National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-11-05

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egatcs TO a convention to be held at
Cleveland, Ohio, on the 2ith and
10Th of November next. The call
is signed by j. Hutchinson, Jr.
and G. W. Willard, of Vermont.
General Thomas has forwarded
report of his observations i'll Alas
ka to the War Department. He
states in substance that our new
possessions are not worth much to
any body but the officers who are
paid a salary by the government to
live there. The soil cannot be cul
tivated nor stock raised to advan-
tage. What few vegetables that !
can be raised rot nearly as soon as
they are out OF the ground.
y Nashville dispatch says An
drew Johnson, being Sangulne of
his election to the Senate, was bad
ly unnerVed by the result. He re
tired to his room in the hotel where
he resides, and was visible only to
his most intimate friends, who call
ed to cOndole with him. But even
then his priv y was invaded by an
improptu procession hating beneath
his windows. CHEERING wildly for tle
newly elected Senator, and bearing
' o"'''I y ..ri 0f n,, - nn"5 n"oi.
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Strange as it may seem 1t has
actually tranSpired that one man
has died ana left some of his money
to an editor. Hon. Rufus DWlncl,
Of Bangor, Ne, who died last week.
was one of its wealthiest citizens.
aud left remarkable will. He gave.
among other requests, $4,000, dl
Nldcd III different sums, to trustees,
10 be used "purely and solely for
charitable purposes : 900 each
to the editors of the Bangor Wing
to show his appreciation of their
valuable services in the good cause
IN which they are engaged, political
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SENDING LETTERS OUTSIDE THE
MAu..-By recent decision of the
Post Office Department. "communi.
cations may be sent outside of the
+ m0il. if nclo>pl in STAMPED envcl.
+ ones (aud being equal i'm value and
amount in rates of hostage to which
such letters would Ice liable if sent
by maiN, and Dorpprly sealed Sc
That such letter cannot be taken
thcretrom without tearing or de-
>tro1iug such envelope. and The
same duly directed and addressed.
and the date OF said letter on tn,
envelope; and it is not required that
such letter and envelopes he hand
/ ed to tine postmaster at the point OF
destination. Ii is the duty of rout,
agents to receive letters written at
= ter the mail is closed, and all way
8. letters, prepaid By stamps
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=. lANpiNT or a lBA& EAFhpi-
= IloN;-A "p1ir''''' nom Sp" W. ', u
,'"'r! 'c' : , u, say ;, Inv, ne " " L ~
landing OF a Cuban expedition OF
= the coast of Cuba from the Steamc
Lillian. 1t is stated that the eNpe
ditlon sailed some time since, IN i've
! divisions ON the above steamer aut
the Tcazrr, comprising 1000 men
After several halrbrcadth escape
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v %i'''''';,,, - .,,i;,ia, ,ho fnnr, ~,
A. 'o o.'''.'e ,lI,,, I,od ta,,",
10 '''"i' ~ -" ioI ' tnIa,o 'an, ,nann.,
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S'an;,i' ',,,l,nat ho,o IN si,,t nm
u ~" ill;,, ;nst'n,I,. w.iahci anrh,
II ',..l ,..nt,d 60, I-nr, rTr, o,nlir
eS her pulsuers. She was finally ca,
10 ,nroI Lr ,ho p,i,i.h n'an'ocw!
!, '''n ~ o,I +al.an intn N,ss,'
! AMI il = rnnnrtrd subsequently p
~ leased II is rcportcd that the he
III zor was coutu,cd by thc Spaui>
to war stiamer LAfrica. but this
discrcditcd by Cubans here.
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/ ne t e 'o>HGS " '''r i''i , ''',''',
II school fund OF 'Wa,So lar as lca
81. from, amount to S2O.ol9,7L. The
re losses were oCCasiOned by the iallu