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The Success
! ne SuCCGSS
or our One Dollar sale has caused such
A o o III p I 4 TIE
R E VOLUTION
I'm Trade
TWICE THE AMOUNT

In any other way.
The best of Boston and New York references
given as to the reliability Of our house, and that
our business is conducted in the fairest and most
legitimate manner possible and that We give
greater value for the money than can be obtained
in any other way.
All Goods damaged or broken in transports-
tion replaced without charge.
Checks describing articles sold sent to Agents
in club at rates mentioned below. We guarantee
every article to cost less than if bought at any
Boston or New York wholesale house.
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STERLING SILVER-WARE
AND
AND FINE ELECTRO-PLATED WARE

TUE Gorham Manufacturing Co., Of Proyi-
L donce, Il. l., having the larges, manutec-
tory of Gold silver ware in tho world, with tho
most improved machinery, and employing the
most filed labor, are enabled to offer an uhe.
qualIed variety Of new and beautiful designs In
dinner services, tea services, and every article
specially adapted for holiday ana bridal gins
They offer alien their we'll known and unrlyal"
led silver electro plated Ware, la which they have
introduced &C., patterns If rare elegance. The
solid silger is guaranteed to be Of sterling purity
BY T. :. Mint assay. The electro-plate is guar
antecI to be superior 10 the finest Sheffield ware.
Orders received from the trade only, but these
goods may be obtained from responsible dealers
everywhere.
'', . +: Marx @tJ@ y s r.:
Silver. ,CsHAM 4sgco Electro
GORHAM MANUFACTURING CO.,
saesroom No ,. Maiden Lane, N 7.
nov3dw44m.
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NOVELTY CORN MEAL MILLS

IN CONNECTION with his Planning MIL tb'
L Subscriber is still conducting the NoveiV
Corn Meal Mills, and has constantly On hand
Superior quality Of white and yellow Rio dT'es
meal, by the barrel or hundred pounds, Highest
market price paid for Corn. The patronage Of
J.A.DIDDIsoN.
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THE PEMBROKE LEGACY.

It will be COpiousIy illustrated by stephens,
and ell run through several numbers. The
genius Of Mrs. Davis, In It's intensity and som.
brenosa. strongly resembles that Of Jane Eyre,
aud Tho Pembroke Legacy will DO found to
possess the highest interest.
No. 5 Is a number Of unusual richness and We
ask the lovers Of good reading and dne engrav-
ings to buy and examine u. Read the
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vTCK's
FLORAL GUIDE FOR 1869,

Tho hBt edition oT One Hundred ThouAand
Of vicks Illustrated Catalogue of Seeds and
Guide IN the Floser Garden 10 now published.
II makes work Of 100 pages. beautifully illus-
Iratcd with about $50 Fine Wood Engnvings Of
FloVors and Vegetables, and an elegant cOloTed
plate,
BOQUET or FLOWERS.
Il il the most beautiful NJ we'll ~ the most
iuHrUotiyc Floral Guide published giving plain
aad thorough objections tor the
CuLrrREOF FLOWERS auI VEGETABLES.
The Floral G4iIe Il published for the beoe6t
Of 'ny customers, 10 whom it 1, sen tree without
Application, hut will be Forwarded 20 all Who
apply by n,il Tor Ten Cents, which "a not half
tho COST Address
JAMES WICK, Rochester, MY.
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MEDICAL ADVISORY noARD,

!. X. BARNES, Surgeon eueta l.. s. A.
Washington.
=. j. HORWlrZ, Chief Medical DOpGr,m,n
U.S.N., Washington.
d. ". BElSS, NJ. D., Washington.
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TO the Afflicted a!
Drs. KNAPP & SON,
CHRONIC DISAASNS,

Payslciuns aud Surgeons, formerly Of New iork
are treating successfully all
CHRONIC DISEASES,
Which embraces the best and moEtapprovcd meth
cd, in this and other countries for the cure Of al
Chronic Diseases. They treat successfully all
nervous aud Neuralgia affections, all forms Of
S,ruflla, Fever Sores and Old Ulcers, pyspopsIu,
DI.easer Of the Liver Constipation, all Shiu pt'.
eases, Pulmonary Consumption in it, onfIy stages,
ParnIvsis. Epilepsy, salt Rhoum, Headache all
Heart Diseases Of children, and
Seminal Weakness y Sexual Diseases
Which are carrying thousands to their graves, and
thcy treat successfully, on new method, all dis
eases Of the Eye and Ear They hive had more
extensive practice and better success in the treat
meut Of all
DTsHAsIs OF WOMEN,
Than any other Physicians in America. They
have cured women who have been confined to
their bed for years. They never fail to cure
RRHUNIATISGI.
In all stages; no matter Of how long standing
Asthma
40 il never returns Thoy have Sure Cure for
the distressing disease,
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Omcers

CLARENCE II. CLARK, Philadelphia, Presid't
HENRY d. COOKE, Washington, Vice Prest.
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Executive
Committee
EAtRHoN W. PEET, PHI b., ssoy and 40.
tunry.
b. y, = ! , RNEE Washington, Assistant Sec'y.
FhAnGis -, SMITH, Nj. D., Medical Director
y EWING MhAks, NJ. H., Asst. Med. Dr.
rector,
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- These celebrated Goods have taken prem.
iums wherever exhibited, both 10 France and tho
United States
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TABLE or OoNTnNRs:

FAULTS OF INEXPERIENCED WRITERS.
Harriet Beecher stowe.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-12
NASHVILLE.
Leglslatlve-Ku-Klux Ousrages.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 1.-THE House
of Representatives adopted, to day, a
resolution authorizing the Governor
and Secretary of State to employ
counsel to prosecute Butler, of Mem
nhis banker, charged with embez-
Ling a large amount of the State
School Fund. :,
A band of Ku Klux made rad
into Livingstone, OgertonCounty, Ten
nessee. on the night Of December ~.
What particular object they had Is
not known, but they left after sharp
conflict with a party of colored men,
forgetting to carry with them a hall
dozen horses and their scouts. The
negroes claimed the horses as trophies
and sent them away for safe keeping
The Ku Klux returned on the
night of the I'd of January, largely
| reinforced and demanded of Mr.
Lewis, the States Attorney, the dis
position made of the horses. Mr.
Lewis did not know, and so Informed
them. They then exacted a promis
. from him to ascertain, stating tha
thev would return again. Some O
them visited the town next day, an
were very threatening to Mr.. Lewis
who brought the news of the raid. III
, is here trying to get the State author
, tiles to take some action on the sui
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Chicago Market.

By Telegraph CHICAGO Jau' II
EAgTERN gFcxCEIA ANGE-Firm at LILO pre-
MUM selling and 10 off buying-
tLoUR-Low aud medium grades mod
er .tely active; other grades are negaected
and BomlnaI: sales OF spring extras at
IS 25d6 55. ...
and 70 higher: sales OF No. l at 81 20g1 n /;
No 8 Al sl f4al' I5. closing at 81 Az for No.
D. sales or No 2 since Change at 81 H.
'CngpT-Is m fair speculative and shipping
demand and &c higher, .es OF new At
530a54l%c: low CRATES 5O45lc; No. kim
drIeu $50. closing nrm at sic for new aud
SIC for no gradei market unchanged this
a1aTsDL.sss active, nrmer and lal1<c
higher; sales at 47s4a94S1Sc for regular and
fresh receipt closing at 5oc.
BARLEY-Dun and nominal at 81 % Tor
RYE-Aeiive and l92c higher; sales oi
No. / at 81 I7al IS and No. a 81 l49l is,
AIGHwINEs-Quiet at psc.
NJ Ess PoRK-Openeo quiet, subsequently
became frmer, and SO at so on the
spot aud for future delivery.
| LARD-Steadyr and fairly active at l9c or
| spot and l914c Tor future deliyeryi closing
/ at 19c on the spot.
BULK MEA4s-Dry satted shoulders lie;
short ylb middles l4149l4ssc; Cumberlanc
BACoN-Ioose hams I614c for swee
| picked, anu 1514QI5t5c for green.
! MESS BEEF Steady; sales az sl4s c..
BEEF GATTLE-Scarce and nrn, WIZ
| prices unchanged.
sl2 259l3 90; closing at Si2 2oS2 oO
| dividing on 200 pounds. -. =.
| LIVE HoGs-Firmer at - SO9I0 4O 10
good to choice.
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amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, and a bill declaring who
y y ~ Pras,t,ent and for Renresen tatiyes to
CONGRESS, which were ordered to be print
ed and which he gave notice he would
cal MP for discussion and action IN the
course OF q week or ten davs. Section one
of the propo sed amendment to the Con-
stitution provides that the right of any
denied or abridged by the United States In
any State. by reason of race. color or pre-
vtous condition of slavery, by any citizen
or any class of citizens.
Section second gives Congress power to
enforce, by appropriate legislation, this
provision of the first article. .,re
The first section of the bill provides that
no person shall be deprived OF the priv1-
lege of voting for electors of President and
Vice President, Representative in Conr
gress, and members of the state Legislap
ture. By reason of race, color, &C.
The second and third sections of the bill
provide punishment for persons who in-
The fourth section provides imprison-
ment at hard labor for two years, for any
third section OF the fourteenth article to
the amendment of the Constitution, and
subjects him TO Indictment at any time
The fifth amendment gives to the courts
OF the United States the exclusive jursdic-
tion OF all offenses aga1nsJ the act.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Naval Appropr1a ION Bill,
Biaine, OF Maine, in the CHAIR. zeas
rhe appropF alton for repairs of the New
York Nayy-yard was discussed but not
changed. That Tor the Philadelphia Navy
yard was reduced from $4,000 to S25,0O0.
The prov1SO TO reduce the force of the ma
rine corps wasstruck out on q point of or
der by Pike, that 1t was general legislation
and not in order. The third section, regu-
iattng the rank and number OF officers OF
the marine corps was struck out.
On the point of order by Banks that It
was general legislation, the committee rose
and reported the bill to the House.
HuRnGnd
SO that he might offer, as amendments TO
the bill, the sections S ruck out on the
/ points of order. s..-s --
Banks moved to adjourn. which pre-
vailed.
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sewI Eork cold aaa sLoek Marne.

BY TeieErapn.I NEW YORK, an. ~.
{ MONEY The week opened with money
IN tree supply .at fpr currency on stock
collaterais, aud on Governments foi call
loans. % the afternoon the demand be-
coming more active, transactions were
IN sde at per cent.-sold mainly to small
borrowers with c0llaterals--and there were
even exceptional operations at I-320l-16
per cent. commission. First class firms
had no difncuity, however, in getting all
the money they wanted att In currency.
The heavy reaction In the stock market
has caused considerable amounts TO pass
into weaker hands for the moment, which
was The occasion OF iuctuating the money
market. ar a4s.nfr E.He uT
sTERLING 9s6G9t<.
5oLD-FIrmer; opened at 3j1k, advanced
TO 359s, aud closed 81 355Sa35%. There IS an
Improved demand for nrst class CONNER
ciai paper, wnich passes at 89l0 per cent. (;
second ciass NnlO owes slowly, and transact
t1onsare reported at l0g216 per cent. l8N
GovERNMESTS = Declined under heavy
reallzatlons and the report that the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury has engaged To de-
diver q Wall street house S5,UO0,00 OF new
'65 before February 1. Tue rumOr has been
distinctly denied by the Assistant Treas
urer,f Mr.. Van Dyck has only $500, 600 to
sell IN any event, and there is no imme0l-
ate prosPy 60 o that being sold. Coupons
of 1881, ll2gll21; o. 1867, llz5<9il21z; OF
1854, l0S569l0S54; l0-40s, l061zgluo1s.
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bert's Skirts, s22 80 per dozen; Pontusie
skirts, $50 90 per dozen. ~ ~ = - ~ ~
K HATS AND CAPs-Th Hat and Cap trade
last week was put moderate, owing 10 the
fact that the merchants were closing up
the years business
E Doors AND sHoEs-But little was done
in the Boot and shoe trade Last week.
Prices were unchanged; stocks large. ~.
QUEENswARE - Trade fair; prices un-
changed stocks f1ll. fnAbrt THA
HARDWARE AND IRoc4.-The trade In this
department continued fair during last
week. The quotations for Tin Plate,
are sl4 00; Bar Iron, 4lzcs Sheet Iron,
boiled, 5sz965zc.5 Charcoal, S1<@9Ac; NGtls,
S. 90 for 10d; Azes, Mann's, SIS 90; Lippin-
colts, SIT 90; simmons. sf7 90.
BUILDING MATERIALs.--Thed demand this
season has been large, and we may con-
hdentIy expect a large Increase of trade
in this department. We refer our read
ers To the best houses to which they
can send their orders, TO our advertis-
ing columns: Sash, &c to lie per light;
Doors. So 90 to 81 90 each; Blinds. 81 IS TO
IS IS per pair; Nails, s. % per keg for 10d;
Glass, ss 70 to s. 90 per box; White Lead,
So 25 to So 70 per keg; Linseed oil, 81 20 to
81 80; Lime, 90c TO SIO0.
trade was moderate. The following are the
per one hundred pounds; Lard OIL. No.
Winter strained, 81 80; No. 2, 81 65; LIN
seed OIL. 81 1Osl Is: Cbag OH, 33s33c. SOdG'
715c for English, and 7cfor American; Quiz
a1i'se, prices 81 2092 25 per OF. Indigo, Mad
ras, 81 30 to 81 so.
PROVISIONS AND PRODUCE 8
Fr fof
d emand. We fix our quotations as follows
N;sw Meas PORK $40 oo@80 90. BltEk Medts-
Egagls at l41Sc. Lard At lSc. tierces, and
Isc in kegs Hogs at 81 1905 80 gross, and
5 OO9@9 5O9IO 90 nett. according to quality.
Cheese we quote at l7c for choice Western
Reserve. and 1S5zc for Factory; Hamburg,
172zc. Batter is in fair supply at Csc 20
s5c for country and Ohio. t,e-t ho
GRAIN Il Receipts OF wheat during last
week were very light. The price continues
steady; market dull.e We quote 81 IS Tor
Mediterranean; 81 Is for English. Corn il
firm, with little I'm MARKET, and selling at
soc in ear for new q shelledi55e. Oots are
steady squotations, 558G0c in new bufiaps
FLoUR-Continues. dull with a declinina q
| tendency; for good saperfine 65 50g6 90;
Extra is offered 81 0OC97 so; Family and
fancy brands, are named at 50 0e@l0 o.
from white wheat ar af sF 3 iIeIs
(;oRN 8iEAL-HVe ind but little business
done in meal. We place the price Of kilI
4 dried at So so TO s3 rs per barrel and dali
HAY-BaIed can be had now AZ Sl69li
per ton; loose at SI29I3 per tom
/ ToBAcCo-very little arriving. Sales Q
a few hogsheads by Martin Headly & Co
Planters Warehouse, at s4 IS to sIl o.
BRAN-Is held at si6gls per ton, and duh
SHrPsFUFF-s25 O0g2s 90 per ton.
sALr-steady; small barrels &c 81 80, am
large 50 50 per barrel.
GUNNIEs s. New stock reserved IS hell
| at 2292Sc; good quality OF second-han'
sold at i59glSc.
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LATEsF NEWS ITEMs.


Gold closed in New York. yesterday, 81
1881.
4 Ten thousand dollar IRE occurred at
BeIlevIlle, n j.. yesterday morning.
A nfty thousand dollar rre occurred at
Phelps. n J !, on Sunday night.
six bales OF silks worth s10, 600 were stolen
from a Bremen steamship at Hoboken, on
Saturday
The st. Paul Pioneer thinks Gov. Ramsey
ia certain Of reelection to the u. :. Senate
from Minnesota. Donnelly's friends are
also confident.
the Comptroller of St Paul IS impeached
for refa ing 10 countersign City bonds for
the Superior Railroad on technical
grounds
Gen. fitzpatrick received a present OF
5000 worth OF silver ware at Hartford.
CONF, On Saturday night. The present was
from Connecticut soldiers
General stonenan is investigating the
recent negro diniculties in Virginia.
Troops are stationed on Taylor and Wise's
farms. where dimculty is apprehended.
Il is rumored in Chicago III at Father Me
Mullen has obtaired ar order from the
Propoganda at Rome, citing Bishop Dug
Council, and show canse why he removed
Fathers McMulIen, Roles and Mc6iven.
The mail from Richmond, Virginia, to
Washington was robbed on Saturday
night, while being taken from the Poto-
mac boat. Most of the contents viii prove
una vailable by the thief.
The Cleveland Herald of yesterday con-
tains the protest Of three Directors Of the
n. s.~ef
the action of the now Board of Directors
on January 8, making a scrip dividend of
hfteen per cent, and cash dividend OF two
per cent. and s1ndry other important
movements.
A little girl was b'lrned by the explosion
of a kerosene lamp. in New York. The
Coroner's jury rendered a verdict to the
effect that the accident was caused by the
euIpable negligence of the manufacturers
and venders OF the oil. which was much
below the standard. These men were put
under heavy bonds to await the action OF
the Grand Jury.
It's stated that the Congressional Inves-
tigating Committee have accumulated
evidence Of the most damaging character
against some of the most prominent psli-
ticians. Not less than 5000 fraudulent
votes wers cast in the city OF New YorA
by repeaters, who had the system reduced
to q science. The prompt action of Mar
shall Murray alone prevented the intro
ductIoD of the same tacticsln all the prom
inent elites. Some with nasses testified tha
they had voted from nine to thirty nine
times. These witness,4s divuIge because
their employers did not pay according tc
contract. The Committee have summoned
nearly four hundred witnesses upon th'
question of using fraudulent naturaIiza-
ton papers, which we're offered by the
hundred and thousand. The printer who
prepared these papers had his presses run
ming from the 1rst of June up to the day
of election. He printed over 100000 of them
The County Clerks Objects doing its besi
to destroy all evidence of fraud.
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New York Cattle Market.

BY Telegraph NEW YORK, Jan. II.
CATTLE = Receipts for the week sac
beeves. rurH us HU
sHEkP-Receipts 2,758 head.
HOGs-Receipts 5, ,D22 head.
AS predicted last week, The high price OF
beef caused a perfect rush of cattle to the
market, but as with the cessation OF hou
day purchases, the demand for poultry
had subsided, the buyers entered market
more freely, and the whole supply was
sold eat fun prices until Friday, when the
buoyancy fell OF; best cattle sold high at
isc. while poor Texans brought ll@l2c to
J, BOZ at Conmunipaw, and $50 at Bsr en-
Hill. The market was dull, and though
holders at f1rst were not disposed 10 sub
mt 70 the reduction. still prices had TO
give way, and fell OF almost 1zc on all
grades. but mostly on lower grades, IA ark ct
closing dull and heavy: sales ran ge n ON
&c 70 lSc, with a few extra choice at lBMc.
The quality OF the offerings was pretty
ialr, and bat for this circumstance the
decline would have been better; poor TO
medium ll@l2c aud l21zcs medium 10 fair
and extra steers l6al6zc; premium 1870
lSc. The majority of the sales were At l49
l5c; average price l4zc
SHEEP AND LAMB5-Stnce our last re-
| port there has been only a moderate de-
/ gree OF activity ia the market, aud prices
have nepreciated triie; the demand IL
active; prices ranged s. TO s., arrivals ex-
ceedingly light and business restricted In
consequence; prices I'll m: there were on
Drought SIg %; Qu ofatlons ~ prime neaNy
| corn-fed are $40 0V0lO IS; medium $40 150
| SO 50 common Slnll0 p; d. essed l31465
I31zc for " esterni lS54gl4c for city.
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those from whom i nave. SO lOug Anu
so radically differed on political ques-
tions, for the generally kind and
almost uniformly courteous. personal
treatment, which l have received at
their hands.
Endeavoring, therefore, to be true
to my party in everything which 1t has
a right 10 exact. shall always try to
remember that there is common
brotherhood aud common citlzen-
ship, whose claims are above all mere
party considerations, because they are
ordained byGod and the CONSTITUTIONS
If nv official and personal life shall
he such that it can be truthfully said
of me when / am gone. " He was an
honest aud safe magistrate this. In
NV Judgment, will be better Inherit
ance for my chi dren than 1t would
be to have either my cotemPorarles or
those who shall come after me, to say
of me. He was successful polltI-
cian."
10 conclusion, can only promise
that In my efforts to meet the just ex-
pectations of the people, In the posi-
ton to which / have been Called
whatever may be accomp plIshed by very
moderafe natural endowments. some
experience, fair share of industry
and sincere desire to promote the
welfare of our beloved State and the
happiness of her people. shall be
cheerfulH done in humble reliance
upon the Almighty Ruler aud Parent
of all. fT 81
Immediately after the inaugural adj
dress of Gov. Baker was concluded,
Hon. Wil. Cunback was inauguratedi
Lieutenant Governor, in the Senate
Chamber, and delivered the following
address:
SENATORS 1T is made the duty of
the Lieutenant Governor, by the Con-
stitution OF the State, to preside over
this branch OF the General Assembly.
Having had little experience as a
presiding officer, / am fully aware of
the difficulties pertaining to such
position, and cannot, therefore,
promise you that will make no mis-
takes, or that my decisions will always
be in accord with parliamentary law
| will promise you that / will tryfo
be impartial, and will endeavor to, do
equal Justice to all alike, and j will
ask you to cover all my errors with
the broad mantle of generous
charity. 4
Let US all strive to make our Off
cial relations mutually agreeable.
From the able and elaborate mes
sage of His Excellency, the Governor,
we are advised that there are naany
important interests that viii claim the
attention Of the Legislature this ses
sion.
Let us not shrink from our respon-
sibility, but with an eye singletO the
welfare of the people, and Impressed
with a solemn conviction of our duty
| to God and our constituents. let US
keep our great and growing State ! d
the front rank in all things that con-
stitutes the true greatness and goods
ness of a State.
1t is certainly a. matter Of cougratu-
lation that our State will soon be free
from debt.
! Let us hope that all that may be
done by US may hasten rather thar
hinder the early coming of that good
time.
Hoping that all we may do may
meet the appreciation, of those whC
have committed these importan
trusts to our hands, let US enter a
once on the diseharge of eur duties