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y @A.DAs 7, y une -Ine typographical Gon-
yention after remaining in secret session until
an early hour this morning, adjourned sine de-
the Albany Union then took charge of the
members and entertained them until the d.
parture of the trains and boats this morning,
when they left the city. g zi1eA9
* ~ CITY AND VICINITY. I'D
New Yonx, june 1S, Brig Emma L. Hale
arrived to-day from Grand Turk and brought
Boston, which was wrecked at Sand Key on
7 the 18th ult, while on avoyage from Boston
to jamaica. ssLi liie eeaasisl - -salc
The Fall river steamboat Providence took.
1900 passengers for Boston tonight, Promi-
nent among them were Madame Parepa Rosa
and 400 musicians engaged for the grand Peace,
Jubilee. NFs7. a1sI +
Vice President Coltax visited Nor-istown. N.
u, on Friday and was given q fine reception,
and having been introduced to the people by
political questions Of ths day. MI EolfaT,
who is now in this city, called % the bulls and
bears at the stosk Exchange on Saturday 4 !
- REscuH or A CREW BIZ A BAEooR BnIc. 9
Brig Walter Smith, Of Bangor, from Monte
viodeo, reports, in April 18th, lat a. 1b, long.
~. tell In with ship Bella Creole, OF Boston,
IN sinking condition and took of the crew,
a IN number The Bella Creole was bound
from Cowes to Callao, with cargo Of guano,
and sprung 2 Ieak in heavy gale of Cape
Horn Landed the crew at Pernambneo on
the 18th Of May. asIsa sssI,s,.srs 80
ANOTHER DIsAGRERMnNT on J6Rx.
ELMEA, june I3.-The jury in the case Of
Daniel Noble, for the Royal Insurance bond
robbery 70 in New York in December, 1885, failed
This was the second trial Of the defendant on
the same charge. The jury were about equal
ly pEslHqfeGp'u pEslHqfeGp' L b1a- 4-e--blRM M
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NO TTCE.

a Ii persons are cautioned' against trusting the
n Crew Of English Bark Irving, as no debts will be
paid by the Master or Consgnees
s4-I NJ G. n. DAVIS g co, Consignees.
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= ysA2skfAA2A VI i44&s NHANx IN 8OSIU&ts 81
! BosTos, June Is. "A spscial committee Of
Grant at the depot Wednesday morning and
informally accompany him to st. James Hotel
After breakfasting official calls will be made
BY Mayor Shurtleff in behalf of The city, and
Gev. Claf1in and Committee of the Legisla-
turs ON the part of the Commonwealth. The
pupils of the Latin and English high schools
will assemble in front Of the So. James and sa-
lute the President. During the forenoon the
President win visit the two branches Of the
Legislature at the State House. at noon he
viii review several thousand troops on the
Common, under command Of Mai. Gen. b. r.
Butler, and in the afternoon will attend the
Peace Jubilee Lieut.. Gen. Sherman and
other distinguished ofieers are expected with
tho President j, -. ''1'''
THE PEACE JUBILEE sai
The near approrch Of the great National
feaee jubilee Is marked by an immence influx
OF strangers seen at the hotels and lodging
houses, In the streets, and filing the churches
to-day with crowded audiences. Many thous-
ands thronged around the closed doors Of the
Coliseum. viewing its inmen.e proportions
with evident pleasure and astonisnment. Sew
eral musical organizations nom q distance
have already arrived, one Lrom Onicago reach
ing the city by midnight train last night All
such organizations are promptly escorted to
comfortable quarters by a1committee q Of tba
Accommodation Bureau. The grand bali to
be given in the Coliseum Thursday night is
attracting mueh attention. Music will be fur
nished by Dodworth's full military band. 1t
promises to be brilliant affair. Efforts will
be made 70 induce President Grant to remain
over thursday. The week promises to be an
evsntiuf one in the history Of the "hpb.
isi2ag LAS 10 rsesGs SUICIDE. In- sss} szofs
SfhISGFIELD, june 13-Lyman Whitman,
OF Agawam, Mass. a merchant and paper man
ufacturer, committed suicide yesterday by
hanging himself i'm his barn.. He was 65 years
years of age. NAJiAHMf sssss. $500 !
- " N sas FATAL AccIDENT.4 - As-A4
! A youth named Hutchings, aged 70, D clerk
for Cobb Brothers, was hit On the head playing
base BAH Thursday, and died Friday night. y
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Watch Lost.

lIl--l.-- - --5-.I W8gc0 LOST q lIll1 q
I'm the evening OF June Sth, between quarter of
" ak and seven O'Clock while driving from the
corner State and Congress streets, up Co gress,
through Neal, Carlton, Pine and Thomas, Spring.
Emery. and Danforth to the corner OF State. La
Engfaven with the initial " the outside, made by
Aphonzo Humbert, Geneva, No. q, 200, marked on
tie inside "From Grandmother T., 1882 Chain of
smail links with plain gold key attached Who
ever will return said watch to No. 70 Bracket street,
viii be literally rewarded. je10-3ts
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sherin.s Sale.

CUMBERLAND, IS.
A TTACHkD on sundry writs and viii be cold at
Apublic auction, on Tuesday, the 18th day OF june
ut st0ie corner of Clark and Salem st. In Portland,
and county aforesaid, at n o'clock N, the follow
ing personal property, TO wit: sugar, Flour, Tea,
Tobacco, Vinegar, Molsss,s, Kerosene OIL, Pork,
Lard. ootfee Sal Soda, Msal, Beans, Peas, Raisns,
Maple Syrup, Can Peaches and Tomatoes. oerkius,
Spices, Saleratus, cream Tarter, Nutmegs, Herbs
Candles Starch, Sas, Potatoes, Rice, Extracts and
Oils, Fancy Goods, CrockeTy and Glass Ware
Also counter and spring Scales, Baskets, candy
Jars, Tobacco-cutter, Marble Slab, Meat Bench, Ice
cnSst, Measures, clocks, &C.
1he above stock is fresh and hrst-eass goods.
Dated at Portland, june ., 1863.
M. ADAMS, Dept Shern.
jeiOtd y. O. BAILEY, Ausfionser.
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DosTER PRrNTING, OF all kinds done with dis
L patch ct the, Press ofes.i
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! A05.OO Reward. !

'a ssg TkaW $25,0 Reward.sG
WILL be paid ior information which will lead TO
w the detection and conviction of any party who
shall strike false alarm from any OF the Fire Alarm
Boxes.
-rsAF Ia s~eF IF. G. MOODY. IA ~
1lA4fA Chief Engineer OF Fire Department.
Juae 10, 1869. ie11d1w
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Albany, june 12.--The Typographical Con-
sention after remaining in secret session until
an early hour this morning, adjourned sine de-
the Albany Union then took charge of the
members and entertained them until the de-
parture OF the trains and boats this morning,
when they left the CITY g ~ &Af4J
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impossible to classify them, and
equally impossible to arrange the
schedule OF recitations. The exer.
cises Of the school are thus greatly
retarded, and the few parents who
do send at the proper time become
Impatient, because their children
are 60 slow in entering upon their
studies, and the poor teacher is
numerically censnred, notwith-
standing he has earnestly request.
ed, in his advertisement, the prompt
and punctual attendance Of all the
scholars. er.... a. {
Again. The restlessness which
is apt to pervade q school as the
session draws to its close--aggra-
vated in the case of those who
have been away from their families
for several months, and in some
who are anxious to, escape the e.
nal examinations, eliminating in
their actual departure before tue
proper time I; this is an evil which
10 dreaded by every teacher The
student has scarcely recovered
from the depressing effects OF
home-sickness and become inter.
ested in his studies, when the pros.
pect of returning to the SLOWED
ones far away" looms uP to divert
bis mind from books. and fill il
with images of "home, sweet
home" This may not be an eui2
exactly, bnt every one who has
ever felt it, (and what youth at
school has not D knows that it in
terferes very materially with
study; and the writer can testify,
from some observation, that its
chief victims are to be found
among the inmates OF female
college. Now the recurrence oi
these things is avoided by having
one long, instead of two short
terms. There are other evils and
disadvantages Incident to the lat
ter plan, many of which will oc'
cur to the thoughtful mind, and
therefore need not be mentioned.
If no abler pen can be induced
to pursue this subject, it is pro
posed to present, very briefly, in
your next issue, some of the ad
vantages of the other plan.
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TIE SaffH FAaiIY.--Dr. Snod.
grass, in the Northern Monthly.
estimates the number of the Smith
family in the United States at
about half q tnilfion. But it
seems there are Smiths and
Smytbs. In the effort to maintain
some degree of individuality, the
members Of this universal family
have adopted different modes Of
spelling their names. There are
not only the English variations: of
Smyth and Smythe, but the Ger
man fortns, as Schmidt, Schmit.
Schmid, Smit and Schnitz. 1t is
probably owing to this same desire
70 fhaintsin a distinctive appella-
toH. that the number ef John
Smiths 10, perceRtiblY Diminishing. :,
In New York city there has been.
within Q few years a5falling off Of
tliirty.fve per cent. in the Johns
of the family. Smith comes from,
Smite, and therefore indicates the
origin OF the name to have been
among the workers of metal
These skilled artisans were held in
high repute in early times
Among tie Scottish Highlanders
tile smith ranked not less titan
third In dignity to the chief Of tic
clan; and in Wales spaithcraft was
one of the threo sciences which q
villain or tenant could not teach
bis own child without an express
license FROM. BID lord. So the
Smiths may hold nP their heads
among the first families" As
to their great number, one writer
attributes It to the fact that they
are direct descendants of Skeu,
the son of Noah, the name being
thus derived; Shem,I Shemit,
Schmit, Smith. N - ... ..
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ron THE SOUTHERN ENTERPRISES.
Snakes.


-Nessrs. EGStors-On Tuesday,
the 10th instant, Mr.. Edward
Kings dog bayed a rattlesnake not
far from his house, when Mr.. Kings
son, Lorenzo, hearing the barking
of the dog, went to the scene, and
beheld a rattlesnake. Mr.. King
dispatched the snake at once but in
the meantime it had bitten the dog,
of which he died that night. It
had only six rattles, but was large
for its age, and the only fat snake
l ever saw. It was apparently
from three to four, feet long. A
neighbor procured it, and / helped
skin it, and a portion was rendered
into oil which Is said to be q spe-
cific for piles and rheumatism.
Some weeks back Mr.. Lorenzo
King killed still another only a
few hundred yards from where the
last was killed, and q freedman
about the same time killed still
another in the same neighborhood,
very large and containing nine rat
ties. One OF these snakes was kill.
ed Immediately in the Batesville
road, the other two not q hundred
yards from said road I; all in half a
mile Of each other, aGd between
the four and five mile posts.
hear of one being found on q gen.
tleman's bed-rail, and another be.
tween the bed clothes. Can any
other township beat us in the way
of rattlesnakes2 Wouldn't il be
well enough to 60 armed with q
vial Of hartshorn or a bottle OF
whisky duly stampeda Ofcourse
the whisky without the stamps,
such as is generally kept about
Greenville, would be worse than
the snake bite. Good whisky ID
said to be a sovereign remedy, te
be taken in large doses, even ~
much as q pint. M.
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Gold for Cotton.

The New NNSS%= syo-k Herald, of Mon.
day, in its financial article, says:
Now that the Southern States
are about to commence a new cot
ton year, they ought to transact
the whole of their cotton business
on a gold basis, Just as the foreign
bankers have always done in their
dealings in bills of exchange. In
this way the whole Southern States
might gradually place themselves
on a gold currency basis precisely
the same as practiced in Califor-
mia, thus ignoring the Legal.Ten-
der Act Of Congress, just as the
loyal State of California always
has done, from the beginning until
now. The Southern States, by
following the example OF Califor-
MIA in buying and selling only for
gold, would then accumulate gold
aud silver currency. which would
bring about a practical resumption
OF specie payments and protect
them from danger Of loss from any
fluctuations that may arise in the
market value Of the greenback
currency. Cotton commands gold
in every market, at home and
abroad, and il is q better basis for
the practical immediate resump-
tion of specie payments in tho
Southern States than the gold and
silver mines Of California. Every
Southerner is interested in the
question, and every journal in the
South ought to exert its influence
to bring about this result without
delay. Let the South sell its pro-,
ducts for gold, and gold only, and
let them keep their surplus in gold
as the only currency to use, Just as'
California always has done. This
will be some progress on the road
to specie payments, and it will
tend to keep gold in the country!
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thought, remarked, chat ga little
dram wouldn't hurt.n A douceur
he often received at the lady's
hand, and of which he is moderate
" fond e, - rsas ~ gl IA !,
The old man passing next morn.
ing was hailed thus - 3
Lady -" Well Daddy Sam,
whore are the pony and calf, didn't
keep your promise after all, eh ~
SaE. --Oh lmistis. good morn.n ;
hows all the family . Fine mornip'
man," ssa -fg.-.r.a ,...s.,
u Lady--"Old man, I am sorry
for you, very sorry indeed" Fsa'.
Sam" What you sorry fur me
fur, mis- 2" ..-sl ,'.a ''.' - as,a'
Lady-"w Well Daddy Sam, last
night in a dream, I saw you in q
dreadful hot place. 20
Sam (thonghtfnlly) -a Mistis
whar was you bout dem times 3''
Lady (hesitatingly)-" Mel, ]
was-Oh! ! was in Abrahan's
BOSOM" - .s..l.r. ...- !.
Sam (gravely shaking his head)
Mig h-t-y nice place ma'am,
kinder fought you bin heap closer
do. to ha' seen me so good"
Sam had another dream;
49,, !. ~. -. { ......' - :. LYS
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Hon. JUDAH p. BENJAMIN, late
Of the Confederate Cabinet, but
now Of England, has, after two
years appearance at the British
bar, been made Queens Counsel,
an honor almost without precedent
in the promptitude of it's bestowal.'
Aside from making him sonior'
counsel in whatever cases he may
be employed, the promotion will
considerably add to his emolu-;
ments. Being on the Liverpool
and Manchester circuit, he will be-
retained in commercial litigations
of Importance.
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For the Southern Rntsrprire.

Messrs. Editors--As 1t has been
decided that the next Scholastic
Year of the Furman University and
of the Greenville Female College,
shall consist of One Term of Forty.
one Weeks, with one vacation of
about three months, occurring al
together in the Summer, instead of
Two Terms of Twenty Weeks each
as heretofore; and as the expe-
diency of this change is questioned
by some, 1t may not be amiss to
present q few considerations which
eend to show its propriety. 1t is
a subject of some Importance, and
as its discussion need not arouse
the passions at all, it can be con.
sidered camly and deliberately
- In the first place, then, it is q
fact, that nearly all of our more
prominent institutions of learning
have abandoned the plan of hav-
ing two terms with q short vaca.
tion following each--one in Sum-
mer, and one in Winter-and have
adopted the other. plan, and it is
reasonable to infer that they have
done 30 from experience of the
disadvantages attending the form
er. There are such disad vantages,
and soIne Of them are OF q very
serious nature. i n @'4'i5
Those who have had any expe-
rience in teaching, know that the
two most trying periods in every
school, are the opening and clos.
ing--the first week or two, and the
last week or two. The lamentable
lack Of punctuality, of being sup
to time,n which is 90 prevalent.
and which works 80 much mischief
In other things, is perhaps no
where more perDicious than as IL
Affects the commencement and bro
gfess Of 0 school, This evil. and
Its consequences, the teacher has
to encounter at the beginning OF
every session. Parents thinkeLo or
rather their children tell them 30,
and unfortunately they yield Che
point--that little or nothing will
be done for the first week or ten
days any how, and % they (the
ohildren) might as well stay at
home and wait until every thing
gets under way. - "a .
Did It ever occur to them, that
the, very. reason why nothing il
done, is that there 10 nobody to dc
any thing with, OF so few, that
very little can be doDsi or course,
II the scholars are not there, It ID
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Correspondenee Columbia Phenix.
The Cinnamon.

Dir. Editor AS the question of
a supply of labor by means of an
extensive importation of Chinese is
at present uppermost in the minds
of many of our citizens, who claim
to have the future welfare of the
South at heart, it may not be ont
Of place to give q short account of
the character, the habits aud the
industrial capacity Of these people
whom we propose to bring into onr
midst. A celebrated German land
scape painter, Edward Hide.
brandt, lately deceased at Berlin,
has left an account of his recent
journey around the world, which
10 not only highly amusing and in.
structive, but also entirely trust.
worthy, on account of the high
character Of It's author. He says
The Chinese are more cleanly
and more industrious than the
Hindoos; but they are fearfuIly
perverse and immoral. / saw on
my Journey. (through the 'celes.
tial' empire, numerons corpses Of
children foating in the rivers. In
Hong Kong, my friends had al
ready prepared me for these horri
BILE symptoms Of Chinese, immoral
ity, but when I saw the fact before
my eyes, ! ALMOST lost my self-con
troll. y Infanticide 10 the order ,oi
the day, owing to the crowded pop
lation and the difficulty of gaining
the necessary Subsistence for the
family. The new. born girls gen.
orally fall victims TO this horrible
practice--especially W b Q n they
have q weak constitution and uiI,
attractive features. The unnatur
al parents throw their children in
to the river, or expose them alive
q prey to dogs and hogs. In the
larger towns, which are not situa.
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For the soasasrn Eaterpriss.
GsEKNvnIE, g. O.,
Augnst 14th, 1859. I

.Mesrs. Edstors---f was 60 much
amused at the following colloquy
between lady friend of the senior
editor, and Daddy Sam, his faith.
full servant, that I am tempted to
send 1t for your column OF items,
as an original specimen Of negro
humor. 49,. ia
The lady q night or two since,
was reused from her slumbers at q
rather late hour, by srap at the
door. Daddy Sam had come to
say, "be would jist be sure and full.
fl bis promise (so often neglected.
to morrow and as an after
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: a"'@ EDITOR. -
&. & z Z. .AiHaIi HIaonbi. ! A...sl.s. raissr..

sunscRrPrrox Two Dollars per ennum. 4
= ADvnasrsRnEsrs Inherited st the rates Of
Sns dollar Per square Of twelve Minion lines
this sissd type) or less for the hrst insertion,
6fty cents ssch for the second and third inssr-
tious. and twenty Ave cents for subsequsnt
insertions. Yearly contracts win DO made. 3
All advertisements must havv the number
Of insertions marked on them, or they will be
inserted till ordered out and charged for.
Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements
will invariably bc displayed" ggtl
=, Obituary n9ticYs, and all matters inuring 10
10 the bene6e. Of any one ere regarded a.
Ads ertisements.
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STAMP REvENuE.--A compare.
tive statement Of the sale Of reve.
nue. stamps from March to July,
inclusive, 1858 and 1869, shows
that the receipts from that source
for those months in 1868 was So
195,146,37, while in 1860 it was
$7,050,S30,6 ,65, a gain Of $s61, 1885,.
rs, or 13 9.10 per cent. in FIVE
months Of 1869 over the CORES
ponding period in 1863
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A BANDIT IN TENNEssEE.--The
Banner says: "William Hill, q
prominent citizen of Tennessee,
was kidnapped last week by Budd
Carter, and carried into the noun.
tains, from whence word was sent
that he would be hung or shot il
not ransomed by the payment OF
$4,000. Hill sent word to raise
the money, and IL was raised and
sent to the point designated"
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CRoPs I'M FLoRIoA.-Accounts
during the past week from this
State are decidedly cheering, and
show that the Florida planters
were far worse scared than hurt.
Having lost every crop since the
war, they may be excused for be.
ing q little demeralized by O few
showers and the appearance of q
caterpillar here and there. fgr
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= United States VS.. James Moore.
Same. -Tasa ai-a iiaas ~" '0aifg@s
{. United States VS.. John w. Car.
ter, Same. se = .,,f 700 . ''.se
United States vs. 20 Barrels
Distilled Spirits, One Distillery
and Appurtenances; found at
Richland County in possession OF
W.. II. Stack. Information for
forfeiture for violation Internal
Revenue Laws. d. T. Corbin
District Attorney. e 81 "s,
pa Jury No, 1 charged with this
case on Monday and the argument
was closed to-day, and the further
hearing continued till to morrow,
when the Judge will charge the
Jury. % NJ ,.d'Is . 9,s - t,'.u s,.
w. ID. .,.,.'S,,.,,e 10 s.,@ FRIDAY, August 81.
Court opened at 10 O'clock A.
M. Petit Jurors answered to their
names; |; the Grand Jfry were dis
missed until Wednesday, let Sep
tember. .s-, g.raa.s asa.'S ,,,. aa',,
United States ;vs. John p.
Wynn. Violation Internal Reve-
nue. Laws. Distilling without
paying tax. d. 7. Cor6in District
Attorney. ~ $40 '' '
Defendant plead guilty and sen
fenced to pay o fine Of eleven hun
dred dollars and seven months
imprisonmert - ~ '
United States VS.. 20 Barrels
Distilled Spirits One Distillery
and Appurtenances; found , at
Richland County in possession OF
W.. III. Stack. Information for for
feiture, for violation Internal Reve.
nue. LAVE. d. T., Corbin District
Attorney; w. X. Easley anu Sam
uel w. Melton for claimant. s.
Jury No. I charged with this
case, returned into Court with q
verdict of "Not Guilty" ... ..
d. T. Corbin, District Attorney,
moved for a new trial. ".S NOSE
United States vs. John Bevis.-
Distilling without paying tax.
Jury No. 2, charged with this
case, returned into Court with 9
verdict Of Not Guilty" ..
| United States We. Thos. A. Holtz.
claw. Violation Internal Reye
nue. Law. Indictment as retail
liquor dealer without paying tax
On hearing argument in this
case, on motion of E. p. Jones
ordered that the judment be Sc,
aside and q new trial granted.
United States vs. Frank Arnim
Oppression in Office.
The above named Defendan
having been called, and failing t.
answer, on motion of District At
torney, ordered that a bench war
rant do forthwith issue for his ar
rest for trial. '-.' '
In Bankruptcy.
| Ex parte M. Lesser. Petition
for final discharge. w. E. Earle
pro Pet. 60.
Register, G. G. Jaeger, report
ing favorably. the, Judge signet
an, order, and certificate of dis
charge under seal Of Court.