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"a PCDLlo ExHlDlrloN, consisting OF
Cbar,des, Dialogue. choice selections Of Prose
and Poetry, &c, interspcrssd with music,
viii DO given on Friday night. Jan. 1st. 1867
at tho North Charleston school-honsc
Twenty-Five cents admission will 30 charged
,--tbe proceeds, VIZ understand, to % uscd'in
procuring maps &c. for that's school. To
commence q. ! o'clock. Tho frIepds OF Edu-
cation arc cordially invited. ~ i,
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CHRlsraAs-Garia' the fire crackers,
etc.,-passcd or rcry quietly, in fact remarks
bly, so. The day was cold and snowy had
j, been otherwise, we might have thought the
boys were celebrating the 4,h Of July.
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TIE GALAXY for January is on our
table. The 0uduy has two features for tho
new volume, which are to be claSsed AZ i'm
ncnSe." It is to have new novel by Mrs.
Edwards and new novel by Charles Rcade.
All its familiar features are to bc preserved.
The excellence Of its illustrations IL Quo Of
the most marked.
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The Presbyterian Festival on, Christ
mas Eve was superb affair. andia success.
The SUN Of about $500 was realized BY the
Church, notwithstanding the non.arriral OF
the oysters engaged for tie supper. -
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NATIONALITY OF TIE UNION ARMY
Prof i. Il. Could, in his statistical
work. will present the following off,
cial statement Of tho nationality OF
white soldiers in the Union army from
che loyal States and Territories, includ-
ing the Pacific const:
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5; MARR Fl: :.

On; December i7tb, lsa, at thd xidcncc oethc.
brides father, on: Rush Greek o,+ion Towns
ship, BY Elder +. F. Holt, Mr.. LLIAx BEno-'
xR,1.of Bot,etourt County, VII hin, and MN
SARAH WILLS, OF Raleigh q ty, West VIZ.
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Srrc1AI GREExuEIEn C,Dcrlr Corp1

SPECIAL GRESNDEIER CIRCUIT Court.
"A special term OF Grcrnbricr Circuit
Court will be commenced on the sew
enth OF january. l&9. NoGramd Jury
will 6e.rcyuired, but the clerk has been
directed t0hare summoned all ucce>'
xary venires anl-to-isSuc proper pro
cess for the trial Of all Ceases. both civ
Il and criminal, on tho docEcl.--imfe
Deuuleat ''"N'H-.. '''.rz>
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Not! s Take Dispositions.

John Nor sls'IRi;ss:ls3 -. :"
Tho 4ttann and Ell Thaycr, partners una"r the
II EsNfm ]nAuic ol tie Ceredo Lind conpa ny,
: lNst31ata.s ;.fia 81. .-s-
Q ATHoP w Est VIRGINIA. County Of; Wayne. -:
y hs Defendant. will iakc notice. that the goth
H. february, \. D. 1892 the plnintln novr i'an'u
wiHSnkc tho .DElOSlTluSS Of hinsrlr, and others,
EysSa Ito DC used evidence OIL tho. trial Of tho
No entSe,) a, tlr Law Office Of Enuch> Cherrn3t"n,
5hr County Of L.wrsnca. IN The State Of ohlo' We.
ecn ll'r h0ur Of eight A. ~ nnd ak J.. NJ ain .nat
Rtaknp of the s,ic will be ndJunrIri from day to
TX between tho ,ane hUurA. until they utc coIn'
~ ". II. ES0t:llS, Attorney.
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TIE LONDON TINES DExoUNcEs A. Jou:

TIE LONDON TINES DENoUScEs A. JOHN
son.
London. December 2l.-Thc full mes
sage Of President Johnson has been re-
ceivcd. The Times OF to-day refers to
the Presidents stubbornness, dcnounc-
cs his reputation proposition, and APP
proves The action Of the Senate and
House in their disposal Of the docu-
mpnt.
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TBI Nr1fn.IYllfls i ~ 49, -
Z III; fsSxueher Sos;l.llt ~ tepss C,1sxf
iIOsosxh cssr..s 4 ra<tssst. e;
ctsat daA 1bd<rA L6sIoatsas9 tObSepAy.. Geestnk
Llirxfsrs, az Setesess, IesteSssts, 1est 1sttsy1
he ecst 4 ralioa Books "a BeGrlIeS aest uet e.;
e<ed ffua >lt0 b o1IS PER sun.n: 5.c:.i5 -
In respsei 10 Health. beautirui Scsnef and favorable
NoeaI sirosaaIaGs, ths plsee 10 unsurpassed. = =.
.e;SALEx. MARTIN, D. D.. Iresfhent atM Pro:
ie,so< q Mental and AoG,l thlo.opsy: 81
EsEfsA Literature, and Principal Of Preparat.sy Dyt
* Col; =. Il WEAvKR;A. NJ. Professor OF Aathc-
asties and OF Military Tactics. ~,
81 q. ,HTEvESs, A. ~, Professor OF Nntufai
fliesophy asd Of The Natural ssiepSei- =.
2 Hxtkrt 81 HARxAH,; ID. D., Professor OF Au-
eItht and Modern Languages aud liierstare.
OLIVER W. MILLER, a. 81, ASSISTANT il tue
Preparatory Department. ~ ~
dEo: n: HHaASx, EAq., Superintendent Of the
Grounds and BulhnKI. -. = s,l.'i@. :. 6asV
HUoM ~. BROCK, n. D., lecturer on phya::
olGsy ,nd,,iIystepe ~, - .,,,,r IN c,v,, and
:, w., ALEX. uAlrT1S.
Norraatoses, n. Pd..tsy, - So %, .i.s:
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CoAL.-Mr. L. Kaufman has u few
hundred bushels Of Campbell's Creek coal FOR
sale. Please leave orders at Strauss store.
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. BUSINESS NOTICES

# ToWELL, PORTSMOUTH. bio. ,oner. to
the merchuuts Of the EunaSha Valley uperOr stock
Of Dry Goods aud Motions, on the MT reasonable
terms. 'dI <0yl
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ssF9 innst 60 'S ~ RS
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TIE BOARD or SUPERVISORS will
moc. on the 10th day Of January, 1869, cd
Saturday, for tho purpose Of organizing. All
members arc requested to be present.
st G. II. PORTER, Clerk.
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In reasons when our funds are low, s + [.
Subscribera.are provoking slow II ;ss is Is Z,
A few supplies keep, up tho low ~ ~ i
OK dimes; dep Hing rapidly. vi ! !.
But we shall eco . sadder sight - Es> %;S !
. When duns pour in from morn 70 night
Commanding every tsixpence bright "a !. !:
To DO forked over speedily. s:st
Our bonds and dne-bilts arc tlrayed, 4.
Each seal and signature displayed: /.
. The holders VOW they must DO paid, +
With threats Of law and chancery. !;
Then to despair we're almost driven, 1;
There's precious little use Of liyin', A.
. Whom ourslast oopper's rndely riYen
From hands that held il lovingly.
But larger yet these dues shall grow,
Wien interests added on below,
LenStlrnins our chin foot or 80,
When gazing at them hopclcssly..
faTis so, that scarce have we begun
To plead for time upon dun, .
Before there comes another one, .....
Demanding pay ferociously.
The prospect darkens-op, 20 brave
Who would our. very bacon isayc;,,, NNlre
Waive, patrons, all your prctcxts waive,
~ And pay the Printer cheerfully.
All /! it would yicld rs pleasure sweet,
a few delinquents now to meet =
Asking Of US . clear receipt ~ (; -
For papers taken regularly. f'''..,.
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9ew Aapertiseusuts.
NOTICE:

THERE WILL BE 4. NETTING or TfE BOARD or
i OvrrseerG Uf The, Poor for KanawhIcUunty At The
CVur, House thereof Oh SATURDAY, u Oth ddV III
January, lhCa, for tho purpose Of sksulzng, aid
other business. All Oversrrrs must attcI
And the day. prupo.4ls will i received for
suitable person TO take charge Of aud SerImtcd thy
Poor, at the lUor House. JOEL 3. lJAHRlEEGa
5w2. 49,, C7eE III Lon -
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ECLECTIC MEDICAL COLLEGE
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MT!liS colicg" holds three sessions each YEAR. The
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Fcbr l1t, n cumIInura until irtrRnning "' Nay
the Nit yessI"n continues throughput the summer
! IuniIihs.SSSttF
II has satc corps Of Twelve Professors. aud every
Dcpnr mrHSuf Nc,Ilcuc and Surgery u thoroughly
| taught. ~
Every fcIiysia the way Of illuslrati"Is: morbid
specimens. hrrIarIln,. chemical mud ph"'"pi'ca' APP
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ii"n for Examination and dI"Hn""I" VIII os
provided. Isl
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DI..crting Material nlaldaut vi n nuuilIai e""'.
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The Eclectic MeHaal Journal Of Pa,
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Specimen copy sspt free. 90 application. 5..
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REAL ESTATE TRAssgERs,--The follows
Ing Is the list OF real estate transfers for
the week ending the I'd, as appears
from the record in the Auditors OfIice
A. B. Carpenter TO Dewitt c. Keller, part
of Qut.lots and 8, Sub division north
Of Range 10 west, known as the Bulls
Head Property, for 81.
j. J, Chandler to Martha A. West part
of Lot No @, sub division of Out-Iot No 4,
Upper Enlargement. for 81 900.
f. w. Cook to Andrew LongenwaIder,
Lot No. and q of 8, in Block 1, $ nith's
TPaIser Biz TO g. Erers Lot No. IL, in
Block 81. Lamasco City, for F275.
Franc NeIiis to Fra els =. Sitzenich 4,
southeast quarter of northeast quarter Of
Section IS. Township 4. south OF Range IL
William ii. Walker to Joseph Thobucke,
Lot @, in Block 26, in the Eastern Enlarge
ment, for 5000.
SsF.FenchIersto john Streithof, Lot No. 10,
In the Isabella Place, for $500.
Thomas Hauk to George j. Lanuert and
9. W. Barenfanger, the undivided one
third of parts of Lots 223 and "a, Donation
l--Lanes II Gray to Charles Becker, Lots5
and 8, Subdivision of Lot 1875, Donation
Robert TBerrfdge to william Trout, part
of fractional Lot O. in Stockweli's E1large-
Henry stephens to Jane E. scantiin, Lot
5, IN original plan, part the mort west
quarter Of Section. IS, Tewnslltp6, south of
John Ingie, ct al, TO Hester A. Nancy,
| Lot No in Block /, and Lots No. 3 and 4
in Block 10 IngIe's Addition, for 81 $50.
| 4 Pheraba A. Conklfn to Eliza Harmon,
F9artsIf Lots No. Il and Is in Garvin's Sub
al vision of Block IL, in the Eastern En-
iargement, for 500.
- sary F. MeyeEt to Moses Kronenberger,
Lot No. 6. in Block ID. in the southern
Infringement. for 81 900. 6 ~ ~ s>
Franz Korepel to p ter Korepetl. south
east qasrter southw st quarter of Section
8 In Town 9, south of r nge IL west, for
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FHosE FoRrHcoM1Na REpoRrs

FHosE FORTHCOMING REpoRTs,-
When General Veatch" and Hon. W.
e. NibIack had their joint discus
sion at this place, a very short notice
pofq the meeting was made in the
Courier; but promise was made that
a full Q report of Mr.. Niblack's
speech would be published in that
paper. when the reporter could find
time to write it up. The report has
never been published yet. On Satuf1
day morning the same promise was
made in that paper relative to the
joint discussion at Rockport between
! Governor Baker and Hou. I. A.
Hendricks, the report to have APP
4 peastrfed certainly on Sunday (yester-
day. morning; but it did not. These
promised reports will doubtless be
4 issued after the election, 10 supple
mentsry form. The readers of that
paper can wait: - s'A -, -
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lsl.A.ls y .s'-e.-


EVANSVILLE CORNET BAND.-A
new band under the above name mas
been organized in the city, under the
leadershipsand tuition of Prof: VIM
Buck, an accomplished musician
The band is composed of young Re
publicans, and on Saturday night
tnrned out and paid their respects to
This Office by serenade Of one of the
nroprietors. The young gentlemen
7 also j. sssrenaded Mr.. VIM, Heilman and
Mr.. j Ohm j. Chandler. They produce
very fine music, Notwithstanding the
fact, that they have only been prac-
ticing aboutithree weeks. Success to
the young gentlemen, we say. - - e
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z ~
OPERA HOUsE.-There was a very
small audience at the theahe Satur-
day night, and the performance was
somewhat abbreviated, but was for the
most part very creditable.-, ~ &
Tonight will be produced, for the
first time in this city. the great spec
tacular drama of Zorastre, or the
jewellers, EFF the sea-" with ALI. the
original and dazzling scenery, mag
nifcent tableaux and large ballet
troupe Of accomplished artistes, in
Guiding the celebrated Premier Dam
seuse, Mile f.Albertina, of the De-
pal Ballet Troupe; Mile DeVries,
Mile Louise. Mile La Verne, Of the
Paris Ballet Tronpi Mr.. W. Il. Mel
vile, the popular Commedian; Signor
XimeHes,. MaStres de Ballet, together
with Mr.. J. N. Gotthold 10 the Lead
ing role and his entire talented troupe.
all in suitable characters. e5l
The scenery, costumes and appoint
ments are of the most gorgeous and
thrilling character trauscending any
thing ever before devised The grand
transformation scene is the wonder
and admiration of all, comprising a
scene unsurpassed in splendor, or of
light color and effect! sTiF @
Mr.. Gotthold, determined to please
the people, has arranged to produce
this grand spectacular drama at an
enormous expense, and If the people
of Evansville desire to- maintain in
tellectuai : and dramatic entertain
mentssin1this city, they should mani
fest that desire by crowding the Opera
House to its utmost capacity nightly
during the week. a"a
There is no finer Temple of Thespis
In the West, nor is there stock com.
pany of more general talent in any
theatre West of New York; and our
citizens, who for years have cIamored
for fine theater in the city, should
showtheiF Appreciation Of The enter
prise thai has been perfected, by add
ing to its patronage IF the Opera
House is once closed for want of pat
ronage, it will not again soon be open+
ed l,--1 va. s.-..tst - Do "a 7aE
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grant CAVALRY. 90 The Young
MEMS Grant Cavalry to the number
of more than two hundred met at
Turner Hall on Saturday night to at
tend to, important, business. The
young gentlemen are wide awake, and
will make grand display enIthe day
and night of the 10th. We repeat,
much credit and praise is due these
earnest Repubicapsi forrthe interest
they have taken in a good cause! On
Tuesday Of next week they will, many
of them, with much pride cast their
| first vote for State officers, andin Mo-
vember their first vote for President.
In casting their votes for President.
they will feel the more pride, from the
fact that in doing so they support the
| great hero who led onr armies to VIC
tory over rebellion and treason,
Young gentlemeu, you have bat a few
more days to labor Let the time be
employed to the best advantage.
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River Dispatches.

NASHVILLE. Oct. 3.-The river is
falling, with112 feet water on Harpeth
Shoals. Weather cloudy. Mercury
70o. The Ella Hughes departed for
Cairo.
CA1Ro, Oct. 3.-Arrivals and de-
partures-Peoria City, New Orleans
TO st. Louis, 9 P. NJ; Melnotte, Gin
cinnati to st. Louis, Top. NJ; Isabella,
St, Louis to Tennessee River, 6 A. a. !;
Kate Putnam. Pittsburgh to st. Louis,
z A. NJ; Alpha, Nashville packet, 8
a. NJ; Marble city, Memphis to St.
Louis, ga. NJ; Friendship, st. Louis
to Tennessee River, 8 A. NJ: Ruth,
St. Louis to New Orleans, p. N. !;
Cumberland, Evansville packet, 4
p NJ; White, Paducah packet. P. NJ.
The river rose 10 inches. Weather
cloudy Mercury GO.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 3.-Weather cloudy
and warm. River rising slowly. Ar
rived--Silver Moon Departed-Mola
lie. Able, Judge Fletcher, for New
Orleans; Mary Forsyth, St. Louis.
CAIRO, Oct. Port list-Rubieon
Vicksbdrg to St. Louis, SPIN; Grand
le1ake, and Boaz, Pittsburg to New
rOfleanSi I'm lauy Tray, new Or-
leans to st. Louis, II PM; Mary and
Alice, Pittsburg to New Orleans, 10
AM; City of Cairo, St. Louis to
Memphis, P NJ; Anna, St. Louis to
Cincinnati, 2 PM; Alpha, Cairo to
Nashville, 2 PM; Armada, Evans
vile packet, 4 PM; Shreve, St Louis
to Vicksburg, 5 PM. River fell three
inches. Weather clear.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 3.-The weather
is cloudy and cool. A heavy rain fell
yesterday afternoon. There is 5 feet
slowly. Advertisements and Glen
dale, from St. Louis. Departed
Yorktown, for Louisville
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:
:. Hon, ROBBRT DALE OWEN ON THE
STUMP-Hon. Robert Dale Owen.
one Of, the time honored Democrats.
who, in the good old days of De moe
racy, WasIa prominent member of that
party in South Indiana, and a Repre-
sentative in the State Legislature and
in Congress, delivered a speech at
New Harmony, on Saturday night, in
which he eulogized in the highest
terms, General Grant. for his public
services to the country, aud gave a
short sketch of his personal observa-
tons of the services of Seymour d ur-
ing the riot in New York City, in
/ 1863. when the mob attempted, to re-
sist the draft, on which occasion he
addressed that Infamous body of men
as p" my friends" 81
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~ SENT oTo THE 3 E4IgENTIARY. =
SheriffiJ.fM Dnokworth and Deputy
Sheriff VIM, Kettles, of Posey Coun-
ty, were passengers. Saturday night,
by the Rose Hitc, zfsFc Jeffer-
sonFille, having in charge four
prisoners recently convicted Of fell
onies i'm Poseya County. p Their
names. crimes and time of in
careeFatien are as follows John
Price, burglary robbinga negro, by
whom he was shot and seriously
wounded, : sent mp for seven years
John Wagner, burglary. three years
Spencer Morris, grand larceny, two
years. Charles Mitchell. grand lar,
kGenyf TWO iyears;r = I
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sCRoP, PRosPEOTs IN ILLINOIS. Mr..
r. r. Walden. formerly the popular
agent of the Merchants Union Elk.
press Company, in this city, now with
the great hardware house of G. s;
Sonntag & Co. arrived home on Fri
day night from an extensive business
tour through Illinois,. He represents
the crop prospects truly encouraging.
The corn crop is equal to any ever
grown, both in quantity and quality
An unusually wide breadth of land
has been sown with wheat this Fall
and the farmers are in a prosperous
and happy condition. The crop oil
Union Republicans is represented as
as being also extraordinarily large,
and they. too, are fourishing and
happy at the prospect Of a sweeping
victory in November.
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IRennhlIeans.I ] Attsntion !

= Every Republican in the city who
has a lamp in his possession is re-
quested to return the same this even
ing at the Headquarters, of his ward
Let there be no delay in returning the
lamps. Promptness is demanded In
order thst preparations may be made
for the grand torch light procession
eon Saturday night next. Il o.
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ii The GIRcUs.ACol. Ames's great
Me6aeeFie, Circus and Avaify will
exhibit in this city on the 18th inst
This great combinations is said to be
the finest that has ever travelled
Through this country. The best
equestrian talent in all the country
has beer secured by Col. Ames. Thb
large collection of animals will be an
interesting feature in this exhibition.
There will two exhibitions-one in
the afternoonsand one at night
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RIVE II n e w s.
For omer Rtve,- Items see zatrd Page.


The weather yesterday was clear
and warm. Mercury, 840 at noon.
The river, during the twenty four
hours ending at 3 o'clock yesterday.
had fallen three feet, and was falling
at the rate of about two inches per
hour. The receding water is leaving
very little mud on the levee. and a
very little timely attention by our dis
tinguished day wharf-master will keep
the wharf clear. The arrivals and
departures since Saturday, 3 P. NJ, in
clude the Rose Hite, Louisville and
return; Armada. to Cairo; Fanny
Brandies, to Nashville; the packets
to Henderson; Lady Withaup and
Hoosier, to Wabash; Falls City,
Bowling Green to Louisville; Tenn
pest. White River to Louisville;
Quickstep. from Cairo; Ollie Sulli-
van. from Cannelton Morning Star,
to Henderson Emma Floyd, Nash
Vile to Cincinnati. uaa
The John w. Garrett and barges
passed up without landing aud with a
good trip, en- route from st. Louis to
WheeliDg-.....The packets all bad
good trips out on Saturday......."A
large amount of Wabash River freight
was shipped.........The James Gray
had literally all she could carry .........
The Fails City arrived at "a o'clock
Saturday night, not having been able
to go through to Bowling Green....>.
The Quickstep arrived quarter te-
fore ten with moderate trip. .The
Ollie Sullivan came in early yesterday
afternoon with, considers Bile freight
and some passengers......The Morn
ing Star had large trip of people,
but rather a light freight. We were
pleased to meet the veteran Capt. A. T..
Gilmore in command Of the r. 3
Hite, on Saturday nights. CAPT.
w. r. Hollcroft has gone to st. Louis
to take look at the .Vfrgihia. If all
things work to suit him, he will place
her IN the Louisville, Evansville and
! New Orleans trode."...,..T The Taras-
con will probably not come out till
Saturday next. as her new paint is
not yet sufficiently dry....-...We are
panied to announce the death of Capt.
W. A. Gregg. late Of the steamer
Champion, who died at Dayton on
Friday, after very brief illness. He
had gone to Dayton to visit q son
who is there atschool, and was taken
suddenly i'll of typhoid fever, and
died as above recorded. He was in
his forty-seyenth year. and has been
steamboating several years.........T The
Geo. d. Palmer, of the Northwestern
Packet Line, with d barge in tow,
struck the bridge at Quincy on Satur-
day, and sunk. The boat and barge
were heavily loaded, and are probably
a total loss,......-H Heavy raia with q
slight swell in the river is reported at
/ Pittsburg+.......A tow-boat passed
down at z clock last The
Emma Floyd passed up at 81 o'clock
with magnificent "trip. .i-l
! MANIFEST. - Steamer Quickstep
from Cairo, Oct. 3d.. 1868-R r Agent,
/ 6 pkgs cedar ware; Preston & Menifee.
2 dry higes; FL X Wells & Son, 81
pcs sash weights: Preston Bros, Is
pkgs hides, &c; VIM g Brown & Co,
II pkgs household goods; Cook &
Rice, GA pkgs. beer kegs, &c. For re.
shipment per Rose Hite to Louisville,
passengers, 8 bdls gunnies, pkgs
household goods.