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FROM CANADA.

Railroad Natters-FaiIure OF Merchant.
OTTowA, March - The Erie ana NtarAr,
Extension Railroad Company. and the Erta
and Niagara Railroad Company. have etveu
notice that they Will make application 70 ia.
Dominion Parlisment for powers 0uthoriziae
either or both OF these companies 70 con struct
q bridge over, or q tnnnel under Niagara ri yer
Al or near Fort Erie, 70 co-operats with aay
similar powers existing within the State Of
New York. or created by the Congress Of the
United States.
a. Il l. Ames. leather merchants of Mon
ueal, reported suspenaei. Asavy Liabilities.
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HALLS VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR
RENEWER.

Renews the vitality Of the scaIp
ReRews the hair Co its original color.
Renews the lutritive matter which nourIshes
hair.
Renews the growth Of the hair.
Renews the appearance Of those that are Bald
and Gray, and is a splenoid hair dressing. NOON
or Alcohol 70 clog mp the pores. One bottle sAews
its effects.
X. r HALL CO., Nashua, N IA d, Propristors.
For sale by all df 1Rgists. jals-2m
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FALL OF A CHURCH FLOOR.

IHoMAsroN, NE, March so.-At the Episeo-
Lh hCnnrch- iast evening, ths nor gsve way.
owing 10 the dense crowd preciritsting "A,
persons INTO ne unfinished basement Two
persons Were seriously injured. and NAM
slightly wounded ~"'
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
PERRY DAVIS, PAIN KILLER.

Ii fs real pleasure TO ne O. speak fayoraAly OF
this sfticle known most uni iyersslly - be goed
ano safe remedy Tor Burns and other Pains Of the
body. IL IL valuable not only for Colds 10 the
winter; but for various sumrlsr Oom plaints asd
Demands il may come unsware.-caTisf,as do.
oafe. mar - I'm
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PEDE>TRIANsSN

BUFFALO, March SO. NJ. Paype ana =.
Payson Weston will walk to-morrov To-
purse Of $50. They will start from Wa,
Creek. ten miles above Erie. Pa, and wal.
Bunale, Assistance OF iul miles. No time
cified. First man in wins the purse
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CUBAN APFAIRs.-Two men were killed in
the streets of Havana yesterday, and six were
arrested for uttering sedItious cries. e. b.
Codripgton, the American consular agent at
Gibara. has been brought prisoner 70 Ha.
yana. The report that heavy battle bad been
fought between The troops under General
Poeio and the insurgents, in the Eastern De-
partment, at some point on the road from
Remedies 10 Moron, Is untrue. There was
only slight skirmish between the Spanish
troops and eight hundred insurgents. The
steamer Conan ditario, lately taken possession
OF by passengers, carried one days supply Of
coal A Spanish man. of. war has gone In pur.
suit OF her. The rest of the passengers and
crew Of the steamer have arrived at Gardens.
They denounced the pUrser and engineer as the
leaders Of the plot for seiZing the vessel. In
telligence has been received froru Sagua that a
party of young Cubans organized themselves
into military company, with the intention Of
joining the insurgents, but were betrayed by
one OF their number, and all, Including Me.
duro, their ~ ported leader, were imprisoned.
The Havana journals publish dispatches from
all parts Of the island. The news received is
favorable to the Government. Reports OF sew.
eral ekIrmishes between the troops and the in.
eurgents have been received. The steamer
Comercio has been armed and fitted out as
gnnboat, and has sailed tor Cardenas to inter.
cept the expedition which Is expected from
Nassau.
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HEW YoRK-vrRsr BOARD
lBy Bankers' and Brokers' Telegraph
Lewis johnson e DO. quote stocks and ponc $

in home and foreign markets a. follows:
NBWYoRH, March 29.-First Board-U. s. s,e.
iss!, coupon. ll5k; Saws, lsoa. coupons. lis
156s, coupons, =; lse6 coupons, II34; Is6o;
coupon, new, 1l5S; 630s, 156J, coupon, lIS:
10.40's, coupons, los; Pacific Mail, %; OHIO
Mise. Oeruncates, 30; Mariposa, IsX. Attain
DC Mail, none; Canton. 5sx; Cumberland, B.;
western Union Telegraph, 37x; Quicksilver,
lSA; Boston water Power, IS; New York
Central, ls94; Hudson, l36 .; Reading, 81:
Michtean Central, lie; MIcnig@ SOUTH
ern, 95 y; Illinois Central, none; cleveland and
Pittsburg, none; Northwest 81 do. preferred
I3Oh; Fert Wayne, 123; Alton & Terra Haute
36; Toledo z Wabash, 66x; Adams Exp
SIN; Wells, Fargo & %. Express BOY; United
Merchano' Union. is; chicago q Alton, l,Sc
do. prefsrrsd. la9x. Market strong. Colo,
13l a13lL
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HEADRUARTgs OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICg q

WAsHINGTOs, March %, 1869
GENERAL Orders, No. &c
by direction of the Secretary OF War, a lieu
tenant OF artillery will be allowed the option
of using battery horse and equipments while
actually serving with light battery during
his reg ular tour.
BY command of General Sherman
L. ID. TOWNSEND, Asst AdJt General.
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Balsinere merte,s. Te.a.v.

BALrIMoRI, March 29.-Cotton dali AM.
nominally 2eH Flour quiet and very firm Tor
low grades. Wheat hrmer. Corn dull: white 20
to 81; yellow s3 to 81. Oats dull, 65 to 20. Rye
steady. Pork quiet at S32.5O 20 sS3. Bacon firm
rib sides 16*aI7: clear r4aIS; shoulders IS;
hams 2Ua2l; Lard quiet at 20. Whisky firm, 81
offered; 95 asked
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GENERAL SHERIDAN has issued a general
order assuming command of the Military
Division OF the Missouri, with adquarters at
Chicago
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OWING To THE sudden death of the father of
Mrs. Senator Chandler the in vitahons issued by
Senator and Mrs Chandler for party on Sat-
urday evening next have been recalled
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IT sRHNs 70 be thought to- day that Congress
will a6 journ about the middle Of APRIL
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REMOVAL or Gov. WILLS, OF VIRGINIA,
AND THE MAYOR or PRTRRsBURG.-General
Stoneman Oh Saturday iss ued an order remoy-
ing Governor Wells, Of Virginia, and assum-
ing the duties of the office himself. Mayor
Burgess, Of Petersburg, was also removed
The following is the order Of the removal OF
the Governor:
Headquarters First Military District. State Of
Itrginid. Richmond, Va, March q, 1S65.-SpeciaI
Orders No. 62.-"l. All the powers conferred
upon the chief executive ofYicer OF .he State OF
Virginia by its constitution and laws, and here
tofore exercised by the Provisional Governor
thereof, under reconstruction laws Of Congress,
are hereby devolved upon the commanding
omcer OF the First Military District, and will,
until further orders, by him be assumed and
performed.
BY command of Brevet Mai. Gen. Stoneman
). +. CHALFIN, Assist. Adjt General
The order removing Mr.. Burgess from the
mayoralty Of Petersburg does not name sue.
cessor, though private intelligence gives the
place to Gen. w. q. Newberry, who received
bis commission by the same mail that brought
Mr. Burgess's removal. On Friday Mr. Bur-
gess bad long interview with General Stone
man. in which NO reference was made to the
especial order" Of Saturday. The last official
act OF Mayor Burgess was the signing of some
S33,OOO worth OF bonds Of the Southside Rail
road Company. Soon after anhxing his sigma.
ture TO them ne was handed the order removing
him.
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DEATH OF A PRIEST.

ALBANY. n. ", March 29.-The Rev Am
brose O'Neill dIed at his residence an this city.
last evening. Funeral services will take place
at the Cathedral on Wednesday.
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Wall Street Ts.day.

NEW YORK, March 20 Stocks dull and un.
settled; Money active at per cent. Exchange
"a. Gold, BIZ. North Carolina, 81; new
SIX. Virginia coupons 56k; new 6I x asked.
tennessee ex-coupon, 66; new, 6aX
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Financial Matters In Baltinsre To-day.
BALTIMORE, March 29.-Wm. Fisher & Sons.
quote Virginias. inscribed, old, a. bid; isX
asked; do. 1s66, 81 bid; do. 1867, S. y bid
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DEATH OF EN-NAYOR HARPER.
AnRE

NEW YORK. March 2a-Ex-Mayor Ia
Harper died Saturday night at ~. Jossy.
Hospital. from the effects OF an accident a,
Central Park.
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W. clip the following from the Railway

We commend TO the attention of our reader. the
following note from one OF our itiEeD-:
About year ago i Was attsck ed with H.mor-
rhage OF the Lungs, and have been coughing al
mesf fncessantly since-tiil csmmepcad the ssa
OF Alien LEng Balsam. by which I have been
greatly relieved, in fact almost permanently cured
.R.H%aTSi RrSaT.' &c psc ,,,, ,,.s 2 MIRaLck:
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0svernnent Securtttss.

WAsAuoroH, March -, toe9.--Jay tycoke a
Co. furnish the following Quotatisns OF GOV.
erumOnt oecuritieo:
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View York Grain Market To-day.
NEW YORK, March 29.-F1our market 5aI0
cents better. Wheat market firmer and very
quiet. Corn maaket shade higher.
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Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL RKvENUR.-The receipts to-day
from this source were el4i,222Oe.
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Hon. GILES A. SMITH, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, took the oath of office this
morning, and entered upon the discharge of his
duties at the Department.
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~ John Welsh, a married man, and super
iItendent OF tobacco factory al O.iskany, N.
Y, eloped last week with Mary Skiiiy, a
young girl fifteen years old, who had been en-
plOyed in the factory. stripping tobacco. The
couple went to Cleveland, where thew took
rooms at a boarding -house, and lived as m an
ard wife. An officer from UticA tracked the m
to their retreat, and arrested the gay tobacon
Isl, and took him back to Ori skany, to answer
before an outraged wife and public.
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CATS AND THE SMALL PoX.- A correspou-
dent of a San Franciseo paper has started the
theory that the spread Of the small pox is at.
tributable TO the presence of cats. He has
made a careful investigation. and discovered
that where cats are there always -. or has been,
the Loaf hsome disease and that, on the other
hand. II has avoided catless premises. He pro-
poses q general slaughter of the innocents.
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On DIT.-That the bloomer. DR.. Mary E.
Walker, who goes about in such wonderful
legeins, has essayed on several occasions to
get an interview with President GRAFT but that
the latter has declined to see her until she ap.
pears in female costume.
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Mr.. JENCKRs introduced in the House to-day
bill to repeal the clause In the late legislat ve
executive and judicial appropriation bill pro.
viding "that with the exception Of the Oommis-
sioner OF Patents and the Examiners in Chief
all the od1cers, clerks and employees Of the
Pateat Once shall be subject to the appointing
and removing power Of the Secretary OF the
Interior, in like manner and to the same extent
as the clerks OF the Pension Ohice are subject
under existing laws, and the disbursements OF
the Patent Office shall be made by the dis.
bursing clerk OF the Interior Department {"
Referred to the Committee on Patents.
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THD STIANHR TALLAPoosA, which recently
arrived here from New York, was surveyed by
Naval Board on Thursday, and will i'm.
mediately be repaired and refitted throughout,
rs Q dispatch boat.
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JAPAN AND CHINA-The IKlkado,s p

JAPAN AND CHINA-The Kilkddo's PdEdce
Brned-1he fnsurrectisnary Forces Rapidly In
credsing-The Fail Of the Celestial Enipire Pre-
diced, dc.-The Miikado Of Japan arrived at
kiolo on February 3, and was married on the
9th. "A dimculty occurred between the fol.
lowers OF Safsuma and Choiste. 1t is reported
that several streets were set on fire, and the
flames reached the palace Of the Mikado. who
ned % Osaka. Admiral Ennomets celebrated
the event Of his taking the entire possession Of
the Island Yesso by Airing Q salute of one hun.
dred and one guns fr0n the fleet and batteries
on shoSe. HIS forces are rapidly increasing,
ana II " no easy matter for the Milkado to
subdue him and retake the island. He is
strongly forofying his position near Volcano o
BAY, intending TO tight it out unless the M,lk
ado complied with the demands of the exiled
Keras, that they return to the Island OF Yesso.
and that the lafe Tycoon Be sent as their ruler'
The ran StoneWall left Yokoh ANA March q.
for Yeddo, 70 be immediately trans sferred To
the japanese Government. ~
The Oatholic priests from the North Of
report the Mohomedan rebels with a strone
force ON the road TO Pekin, and predict the
fsil q the Oeiestial Empire within Q wear.
The Wa:nington treaty Of 1e6s between China
and me United States has bsen receiysd m
shanghai, and only awaits fitting opportu.
nity ior delivery 70 Prince King, at Pekin.
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ALEXANDRIA AHD VICINIrY.-The Gazette of
Saturday evening has the following:
For Their Final Home.-The brother and some
friends Of the late Lieut. Casey, who was
were in this city to-day on their way to the
fort to take charge Of the remains OF the de.
ceased, and carry them 70 the homo OF his
family for interment.
HHRters Ship Ydrd.-lt IL understood that the
wharf properly known as unter's Ship Yard,
has been sold to Jas. Green, esq, for el000, and
that Mr.. Green intends repairing the marine
railway there and commencing the operations
Of the yard at an early day. r-v.I
Property Sale.-A lot binding on Queen and
House square, has BEEN sold by John i. Pas.
coe to WIN. @. Yeaton for $1,000, cash.
Appoinfment-In the list Of recent appoint
menis, II Job Hawxhurst clerk Of the Circlit
Court Of Eairfhx county.
Tnr FALLIN OHuRcH TowlR-A number
of architects have recently visited the ruins Of
the Methodist Church at MorTtsiana, the tower
Of which fell to the ground on Sunday, Feb.
ruary 81, and after examination have sub
mitted very worldly "repor,t" in which they
criticize severely the architecture and con.
struction Of the building ana gave Il as their
the tower. IL was not owing 70 the patent brick
Of which it was constru ctsd.-NeU Fork Heyald,
AereA 27tA.
UThs inmates of the insane asylum fn An.
gusta. Me-, practice on the veDocipede.
~Humbug 10 the name OF town in Cati.
fornia. ~ sf u
~Russia has copn.cated the trsseury Of q
Oatnolic convent IN Poland, for having a.
lowed issuresnts to uss in printing press dur.
Ing the late rsbellion. 10 58GIs
n0Tbs horrible French fAshton Of disneur.
ing the nee with small black patches Of court.
plaster, 10 dahy Increasing IN popularity.
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VICE President OoLHAx has returned from
Ashtabula, Ohio, (where he went with Mrs. O.
on Tuesday last) and presided over the Senate
to-day. His casting vote may determine the
issue on the Tenure-of.o Office question.
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DBsPArCHKs from Green willie state that ex.
President johnson, after suffering intensely
for some time with gravel, is again up and in
his usual health. 1t Is announced that he will
speak AT Knoxville April 3, at Nash willie April
8, ana at Memphis afterwards.
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By the Texas cattle fever
Silver 10 found IN the Alleehany Noun.
tAtns, near the Baltimore and Ohio Rsi,rosS
SConfscaron Of rebel property is heinz
tnked Of by the Spanish newspapers a
o6Ths Mormons are turnipr the,r .t,.,,ion
70 toe manufacture OF porcelain. and have al.
ready produced some specimens Vhich rival
those OF France or Prussia.
~ Springfield, KY, last week, one OF the
SfSos ceosee ever In the Washington Circuit
Ooort was nnaliy deSided. Mary Alison. .
woman o. color and her six chlldrsn, rccov.
ered . judgement for ola, ,000, with several years
intefesI a9asnst the executors and helm Of
samuel Bedding, deceassd
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HOF. Z. B WAsHBURNE was at Galena, ILL.,,
yesterday.
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PREsIDINT GRANT is still suffering from
neuralgia in the face and head to-day, and re.
ceived no visitors. He remains in his room
with his family and has attended to no public
busiL ess.
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MR.. DRAKE introduced in the Senate this
morning bill making permanent the ONCE of
Solicitor and Naval Judge Advocate General,
which was referred to the Committee on Naval
AHhirs.
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THE BILL amendatory Of the usury law, re-
ported BY Mr.. VIckers, to-day, from the Senate
District Committee, is the one to which we
referred on Saturday as having received the
sanction Of that Committee as q temporary
measure Of relief. 1t reduces the penalty to the
forfeiture Of the excess OF interest
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PHALON'S "PAPHIAN LOrlONn
THE * ~ AND COMPLEX.

PIMPLEs, MOTH BLvTCass. IAN. etc
and renders THE SKIN SOFT.
FAIR and BLOOMING.
For LADIES in the NURSERY 4. e invaluable
For GENTLEMEN after SHAVIEG q it has no eQuss
"PAPHIAE LOTION" is the snly reliable rom
sdy for diseases and blemishes OF the SKIN.
PHALON's .PAPHIAN sOAPu
br the TOILET. NURSERY and BATH. viii sos
chap the BkIN. Price IS cents per cake.
"FLOR DE MAYO.-
sFLOR DE MAYO.-
4 NV PERFUME FOR THE HANDKRR-
GILL Exquisite, DELICATE, LASTING
PHALoE q SON, Nev Ycrk.
es-u Sold by ell Druggfsts
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PIRsoNAL.-Hen. q. A. Washburn, Of Cali.
fornia; Hon. q. A. Halsey, OF New Jersey and
Baron Schlozer, Charge d'Afairs of the Ger.
man Confederation for Mexico, are a. the
Ebbitt..... General VIM. g. wickham, OF
Virginia. il at Williards.
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The JOINT RESOLUTION recently introduced
in the Senate by Mr.. Wilson, providing that
the pay and allowances of the enlisted men of
the army shall remain as now fixed by law
until the 3th of June, 1870, was reported back
from the Military Committee this morning and
passed,
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MIR. DoCKKRY introduced in the House to.
day bill, similar to the one recently intro
due in the Senate, providing that hereafter
all persons owning lots, Of any size, in Oak
Hill Cemetery, in this District beyond that OF
a single adult person, shall be entitled to ali
the rights and privileges Of those now holding
lots o feet square.
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ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN ABOUT To
MARRY.
Essays for YoHng Men, on the Rrrors Ab1ses
and Diseases incident 20 forth and l. .rly Man
hood. with the humane view Of treatment aud
cure, sent by mail In seasd letter nsslopes free
a charge. Address HOWARD AssOCIATION
Boz p, Philsdelphia, Pa. IA lss sst
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THB HOUSE OF RRPRRsRNTATIvR to-day
concurred in the resolution which passed the
Senaoe a few days since authorizing the Com
mittee to Audit and Control the Contingent
Expenses Of the Senate and the Committee on
Accounts Of the House Of Representatives to
act as a JOINT committee for the purpose OF per.
fCcting and reporting q bill defining the num-
ber, duties and compensation Of the employees
Of the Senate and House Of Representa- YES.
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The UsURY LAWS OF THE DIsfRICr.-Sen.
ator Vickers, from the Committee on the Dis
trict Of ColumbIs, this morning reported in the
Senate a bill to amend the usury laws Of the
District Of Columbia. II enacts that the legal
rate OF interest in the District shall be six per
cent. per annum, and that If any person or
corporation shall exact, directly or indirectly,
tor loan Of any money. goods or chatteis, to be
paid in money above the value Of six dollars
for the forbearance of one hundred dol
lars for one year, and SO after that
rate for q greater or lesser sum, or
for loncr or shorter time, he shall be
deemed guilty Of usury, the penalty Of which
is a forfeit OF all the excess above the real sum
or value Of the goods and chattels actually lent
and the legal interest on sucn sum or value,
which forfeiture shall inure to to the benefit of
any defendant who shall plead usury and
plead the same. The plaIntif shall be entitled
10 recover the sum OF money or the value OF the
goods and chaitels actually lent with legal in.
rerest from the time the same was SO lent, and
all laws inconsistent with the above are re.
pealed.
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NOMINATIONS s-The President to-day SEN
the following nominations to the Senate:
George Earle, to be First Assistant Postmas.
ter General
BENJAMIN H. Campbell, to be United States
Marshal for the District Of ILLINOIS.
Alfred B. Meacham, to be Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs for Oregon.
Postmasters-E. w. Keys, at Madison, Wis.
William q. Cawley, Manchester, Iowa; George
M. Yard, Oakland, Cal "a Gamaliel Fisher, Fer
nandiua, Fla; Il. B. Cockern. Carthage. ILL.,.
Hugo Wanelin, Bellville, ILL.,; Jno. l.. Camp
bell, Olney, ILL.,; Jas. Cunningham, Centralia
Ill; William Z. Manchester, Hitlsboro, Ill.
Collectors OF Internal Revenue.-H. f. Nuk-
leuburg. 9th district of Pennsylvania: VIM. R
Cleptman, I'd district of South Carolina; Fran.
cis Widmer, I'd district of Alabama.
Assessors OF Internal Revenue.-Wells 5
Jones. 18th district of Ohio; George p Rex, I'd
district Of Alabama.
TROUBLE BETWEEN THE ENGLIsH AND
NATIvRs IN CHINA-Rsar AdElral Rowan,
commanding the Asiatic Squadron, writing
from Hong Kong under date of January 26
le69, gives an account OF another dfhculty
which had taken place between the English
naval authorities ana the Chinese, near Swa-
tow. The commander Of ner Majesty's IN
boat Cockchafer took his boats some six or
eight miles from the anchorage to exercise
them, and in passing the village Of Perlins the
villagers commenced pelting them with stones
and falling to ind the elders of the village,
decided to take the head man Of the party in
one Of the boats to Swataw. The villagers
resisted and fired on the lieutenant, who
returned the IRE and very soon dis
persed them. Lieutenant Kerr re-em.
barked, and when q short way his
who had cut across the country. The vii.
layers hred on the bosts, wounding eleven
men, two Of them seriously. The fire was
returned, and eleven Of the villagers
were reported killed and wounded
When the news reached Hong Kong, Vice. Ad.
miral Keppel dispatched two corvettes and
two Runboats with four hundred seamen from
the flagship Rodney, to Swallow to redress the
unprovoked outrage on the English flag. Com.
modore Jones, commanded the expedition. No
report of the result.
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THH ST. THOMAS PURCHASE TRsArY-Gen.
eral Raaslof, the Danish Minister OF War,
who came to this country in January last to
look after the st. Thomas treaty, left here last
evening for New York, and will sail from that
port on Wednesday next for Europe Before
leaving here he informed the President and
members Of the Cabinet OF the views Of his
Government. The questions at issue in ref
eIence to that treaty are now before tie Sen.
ate, though II is not probable that any action
will be taken at this session.
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