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The World publishes full text OF the
Alabama claims treaty, which differs
some from the summary published
few days since:
ARTICLE lst. Provides for settling all
claims since February S, 1858, by two
com iSslOnerS on each side, and an ar
bitrator to be chosen by the commits
SiOnerS.
ARTICLE I'd. Disagreements are to be
referred to the arbitrator, and a sOver-
eign of friendly State may be made
arbitrator, who shall be reported to and
agreed upon by the respective govern
nents. Each government may have an
agent to support its claims, and TO an
swer claims made upon it. The discus
siOns of the commissioners or arbitra-
tor are to be final.
ARTICLE Sd. Requires all claims to
be presented within six months from
the day of meeting, unless good rea-
sons are given for the delay, when three
months will be given. All claims are
TO be decided within two years. The
meeting Is to take place in Washington.
ARTICLE 4th. Makes payment of
claims in coin, within eighteen months
after the decision.
ARTICLE 5th. Makes the result OF the
proceedings final settlement of all the
claims, and bar against all others.
ARTICLE 9th. Provides tor keeping a
record of the proceedings and the em-
plOyment of clerks, the expenses 20 be
equally shared by the governments.
ARTICLE 7th. Provides for the ratifi-
cotton of the convention by the United
States Senate and by Her Britanic Ma
il sty as soon as possible, and within
twelve months from January II, 1869.
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HOUSE OF DELEGArEN.

uESpA1V SII AoO's
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Carroll, of
Wayne.
The following petitions were pre-
scented and referred,
Ry Mr.. CharletOn-Of citizens of
WetZel, MonOngalia, Harrison and
Marion counties asking the formation
of new county out OF portions OF
those counties.
Sy MIR, Kincaid-Of Henry Light and
others, citizens of TaZewell county,
asking that Light be permitted to teach
school without taking the OathS reQnlr-
ed by law.
Nv MIR. Tyson-OI Wm. Patton and
other citizens of Roane, Calhoun, Clay
and Kanawha, asking IL change in the
county seat and boundaries OF Clay
By Mr.. Hulton-Of f. Baker and
other citizens of Randolph county,
asking an appropriation to build a
bridge across Valley River on the
Parkersburg and Staunton road.
By Mr.. Gibson-Of Zalmon Cuppett
and other citizens OF Preston county,
asking an appropriation for the con-
struction OF n turnpike from Cranes
Vile to Cranberry Summit.
By Mr.. Martin-Of John S. Swan, of
Eannwha county, asking to DE allowed
to practice law without taking the test
oath.
Bishop and 81 others, asking the en-
Dlovment.ot Master Thomas Witten AS
postmaster and folder for the House OF
| Delegates.
BY Mr.. Snider-Of Milton Norris and
| Benz. Linn, asking to have an excess OF
| certain taxes refunded.
| By Mr.. CharletOn-Of Louis G. Stitel
and 43 others, asking the employment
of Master +. Shallcross AS paster and
| folder for the House.
The following resolutions OF lnstruc-
| ton were agreed to.
Rv MIR. misunderstanding the Com
mittee on Taxation and Finance to con-
slider the expediency OF amending chap
Ter % of the Code, so il shall conform 10
the late decision Of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals, and provide equal and uni
form taxation OF railroads ana other
property In this State.
nv Mr.. Bowyer-Directing the Com l.
mittee on Claims, &C., to consider the
pxpediency of repeating all laws au-
th0riziug the erection of gates across
nnblic roads, unless the owner Thereon
has gate keeper to let travellers pass
through, at his own expense.
nv Mr.. Garrison-Directlng the Com
mitfee on Education to consider the e1-
nediency OF so changing the school law
as to abolish the offices OF Stale ano
County Superintendents:
BIlls were introduced on leave as
By Mr.. Carpenter, of Greenbrier--
q Authorizing the Judge of the Seventh
Circuit to tiil certain vacancies In oince e
BY Mr.. McClaskey-FOr the Perma-
nent location OF the Capital OF the state
BY MIR. Heermans-Autnorizing tne ne
Auditor ito instruct the Assessors tc
defer commencing their assessments
until April first, the time fixed by the
Code.
These bills were all read first time
and the latter was passed to engross
ment.
that the bill would not accomplish the
r object sought because the :law would
remain unchanged doSe Sett bsos%. she FIRST n9sro
n1a and under the existing Law
were Fs5passy Fs5pFsS to P6sF PssI
on the ,,,a1asoro n6s5 u he a conflict betweer
J, the TeU'a AUDITORS instructions and th'
and the sw sss %GSH to o1E
oorrrcry Notwithstanding. To accom-
Dish what was desired it would be ne
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NEW YORK.
NEW YoHK, Jan. 81.

NEW York, Jan. 81.
Full particulars of the wreck of the
steamship Gulf City, OIL the North
Carolina coast, shows that twenty -One
sailors and one passenger were lost.
The suffering among the three who
were saved was intense, eight persons
took to raft, but during IS hours OF
hunger and thirst five of them fell into
the sea and were drowned, the remain
ing three being finally picked up and
saved.
A fire nj No. l75, Chambers street, this
morning, damaged the house and store
of GOldstein Bros, TO the amount oil
five thousand dollars; Ensured; and
several other occupants about two
thousand more, all insured.
A Washington special says several
wealthy and leading revolutionary Gu
bans hnve arrived there, VINO have
made their representation to the State
Department upon the condition OF the
Island. They affirm that there are
from 10000 to $4,000 troops in the lnsur-
gent force, we'll armed aud organized,
and that any number can be raised SO
soon as arms sufficient are landed on
the Island; they require no men from
the United States. We have men
enough, all we want is arms and
munitions OF war. They seek recORni-
tion as belligerents, and many in Con-
8resS are IN taVOr OF ms.
The steamship Caledonia, from GlaS-
gov, has arrived.
1t is stated that negotiations are pend
ing between several ship-huilders
and the agents of the Geek Govern
ment for the building of Il fleet of war
vessels. 1t is freely stated that Greece
does not intend to abide by the decision
OF the Paris Conference.
A dwelling and grocery store in
Brooklyn were burned this morning
The dwelling was occupied by two
families, all of them, excepting thre e
small children of Frederick ThOrne,
escaped. The children We're burned tC
death. John Sugen, tho clerk of the
grocery has been arrested as the iu'
cendiary. Loss $4,000.
The Chamber of Commerce held an
other meeting to-day to consider the
best means of securing a redemption Oi
specie payment, but came to II o conclu'
sion, the subject going over until next
Hronly
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, January 81, 1869

THURSDAY, January 81, 1869.
Prayer by Rev. Jonathan Rowley.
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on In
ternal improvements, reported a bill
providing for the improvement OF the
Great KHnawha River. Read first time.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the House
Joint Resolution relating to the loca-
tiOn of the Capital, was referred to the
judiciary Committee, with instructions
to report bill.
On motion of Mr.. Chapline, the Sen
ate Joint Resolution, asking Congress
to take action with reference to trasfer-
ring certain counties of Virginia to
West Virginia, was referred to the
Committee on Humane and Criminal
Institutions.
Mr.. Young introduced Il joint resolu-
ton inviting Miss Anna E. Dickinson,
to lecture i'll the Capitol building, on
the 27th inst, or any other time which
may suit her convenience. Lies over
under the rules.
Mr.. Davis moved that there be Spe-
cial COmmittee on Public Buildings
appointed, but, on motion of Mr.. Chap
line, the motion was laid on the table.
Mr.. Foster presented two petitions
from Il. Il. Stewart and others, one
praying charter for II toll bridge
across Hughes River, i'll Writ county,
and the other IL charter for II macadam-
lied or plank road from Burning
Springs, in Writ county, to the North
western Virginia Railroad, i'll Wood
county, near Walkers Station. Re-
ferred to Committee on Internal lm-
prOvements.
AHiOnrnnH
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THE report of the Department of Ag-
riculture have so CHEEKY tone rs to de-
serve the attention of business men,
and to increase the courage of ALI. Ac'
cepting the figures given as mere np-
prOximations, still there is good heart
in the fact that our corn crop shows Ii
per cent increase in nine years-l37, 900
bushels more than last year, and 67,-
600, 600 more than in 1859. And this
semi official estimate OF IL 9, $50, 900 bale
cotton crop is another fact of the same
sort. We find this crop better cnlttva-
ted and yielding better west of Alabama
than had been pre-suppOsed, and that
free labor is doing for it precisely what
was anticipated by those who argued
that freedom was an econ Omic as well
as n phiIanthropica and political necessi-
tv, Corn and cotton are among our
foremost agencies of wealth. AS they
increase so does the general prosperity
grow, and so do all of the related in
dustries that make up the common
veal
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mISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS. January

ST. LOUIS, January 81.
The Investigation into the affairs of
the city, and especially into the ac-
counts OF the ex-city officials. which has
been progressing for some months pnst,
shows the following result as set forth
in the report of the committee of inves.
tigation, viz: Positive frauds proved
or acknowledged aud recoverable by
law, $23,747; frauds ascertained by
strong circumstantial evidence, the re-
sponsibility for which cannot be posi-.
lively fixed, S1l2,664; total, Sl36. .4l2.
Eleven tobacconists of this city paid
taxes last year to the amount of $685.
COZ; thirteen iron merchants made sales
amounting to 2,763, 900.
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WHAT effect the recent amnesty proc
lamation is likely TO have on the exiled
rebel leaders is fully shown in letter
received by prominent Virginian from
ex-rebel Gen. Early, who writes that
he will soon come home. as he thinks
that he can do so now without compro-
mise OF principle, and that John c.
Breckenridge will also return at once.
Gen. Early says it his intention to oppose
the new Constitution of Virginia, and
all such settlements as those proposed
bv Mr.. Stuart and his Democratic as
sociates in favor of universal amnesty
coupled with universal suffrage.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
EUROPE.
BINGHAM SES.

LONDON, January 81.
A vessel which left Madeira on the
l4:h inst, reports that nothing there
has been heard of the thirty-nine mis-
sing passengers of the steamship Hi
bernin, which were reported TO have
been picked up and landed there. 1t is
doubtful If they were saved.
Advices from New Zealand, report
n frightful massacre of whites by
natives, at Poverty Bay.
Bullion in the Bank of England, in
creased 1893. 900 during the week.
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WASHINGTON.
MAsH1NGroN, Jan. q

W ASdINU4O17 OUu' II
The National woman's Rights Con-
vention has adjourned. They adopted
a resolution demanding that Women
and Colored men shall be eligible TO
Congress, and that women shall have
equal paw for labor as men, and that
suffrage shall be based on loyalty and
An address will be issued
to the country.
The Preside Mt has nominated VIM. r
as Internal Revenue Asses
sor for the frst district OF New York.
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THE bill reported from the Senate
Finance Committee by Mr.. Sherman
on Monday, was the product of twelve
days. consultation, and was intended
to declare "the embodied financial wis
dom of the Senate" 1t legalizes gold
contracts, applies the proceeds OF GUS
toms duties to the payment of the in
terest OF the national debt, in the form
of n sinking fund;au thorizes the issue of
ten-forty per cent. bonds to be exempt
from taxation; authorizes the issue of
gold demand notes to the extent OF coin
and bullion in the Treasury; and last
ly, gives authority to the national banks
to issue 65 per cent. of the amount of
their bonds deposited in the Treasury
i'll notes payable on demand in coin,
and no bank shall receive less than
$50, 900 of such notes. In financial Cir
cles this bill is certain TO become II
prominent theme of discussion, as it is
believed to be the ne plus M[tIU of Sem
atorial legislation III that direction for
this session.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
COLUMBIA, January 20.

COLUMBIA, January 20.
a motion will be made in the Supreme
Court tomorrow against the acting
Board OF Aldermen of the city OF
Charleston, for a rule on them to show
cause why they should not be attached
for contempt for failing to obey writ
of mandanus issued by the Supreme
Court, ordering them to declare valid
the recent election for mayor and alder
men of that CitV
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THE denomination of Senator Ram
sey, of Minnesota, we hope, ends the
political career and influence OF Don.
nelly, the champion Congressional
blackguard of the Northwest. Defeat
ed for re. e.election to Congress, after re-
sorting to what appears to us, at this
distance, a most dishonorable bolt from
the decision of the party nominating
convention, he formed coalition to
control the Senatorship. Defeated in
this also, we trust we have heard the
last of him, except as frightful exam :.
pie of bad manners, "to point a moral
or adorn tale"
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THE bill which has been introduced
TO Congress by Mr.. Poland permitting
persons accused of crime to give testl-
mony in their own cases before FEEDER.
al Courts, embodies legal principle
which has lately been established IN
several of the New England States: and
which has long been advocated by
prominent legists In this country and
in England. We believe it has wor kect
we'll. so far as it has been tried, and we
are inclined to think it would generally
further the ends of law and justice
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mIsSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, January :

JACKSON, January 70.
The 5Ist annual communication OF
the Grand Lodge OF Mississippi, last
night, reelected Thomas Cartwright
Grand Master, and j. X. Power Grand
Secretary.
The Planters and Manufacturers
Convention was in session here to-day,
with very full attendance.
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LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, Jan.

NEW UKLEANsI Jan. 70.
The ship David Carman, from Liver
pool for New Orleans, loaded with salt,
went ashore on the 10th, on Chandelier
Island, sixty miles west of the south
west pass, ,bilged and sunk. She is a
total loss. The Captain and crew were
onUpH
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River and weather.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 81.
Weather clear; thermometer 81. River
6 feet and falling.
CISCINNATI, January 2I.
River fallen feet with 81 feet inches
in the channel. Weather clear; ther-
mometer 46o.
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CONNECTICUT.

NORWICH, Jan. 81.
The Silk Braid mills at this place were
destroyed by fire last night, over one
hundred girls Ebesides many men are
thrown out of employment; partial
iuSurrncp.
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would be less in numbers than the
branch offices furnished for the con-
venience of the public by the Western
Union Company at hotels, docks, piers
and other places in large towns alone.
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Non.EIcction orU. 8. senator.
IND1ANopoLIs. IND, Jan. 81.

INDIANOPoLIs, IND, Jan. 81.
Two ballots were had in the Joint
Committee of the Legislature, at u NJ.
to-day, for Senator, each resulting,
Cumbock 81, Hendricks G3, Frazer Is.
The Convention adjourned until 5
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Held for Trial.

NEW YORK, Jan. 81.
Charles II. Foote has been held for
trial in the sum Sl5 900, on a charge Of
shooting Daniel McDonough.
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Eire.

Troy, N. Y, January 81.
Haight's paper mill at Saltwater was
burned last night. Loss $4,000. In
sured Tor $1,000.
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CONSULTATION FREE.
TAKE NOTICE.

Patients are hereby Informed that after
the fIrst visit they can take the treatment
nome and use il until cured, without pain OF
interruption to their usual vocation.
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IT begins to seem like old times when
we have Henry A. Wise writing long
letters, plentifully garnished with ital-
les, capitals and exclamation points, on
questions of constitutional law, State
rights, and the greatness and glory OF
old Virginia and hNr sons. He hasjust
published one such, which only serves
as an illustration of how little man
may be changed in temper and in man
ner, by four years. rebellion ending
in total ruin. Mr.. Wise is unalterably
opposed to the compromise scheme for
reconstructing the State, now urged at
Washington by some of the most able
and influential of her conservative cit
liens. He refuses to be restored to his
political rights in any such way. The
Governor Is for "death" rather than
"dishonor"-justa as he was at the out
break of the rebellion. He proposes to
"fold his arms and watt for what may
happen. He wants to be hanged as n
traitor, if the United States can get Il
little leisure for the operation, rather
than be "saved from execution by the
jus 6eLti." And so he goes on declaring
his preferences for one thing over an
other, for IL solid column; but as nobody
cares very much what ho prefers, it was
scarcely worth his while to promise to
write another letter upon the subject
In which to explain himself more at
length.
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has made 3 claim that the tax OF 1-24 of
per cent. levied on capital and stock
of gold brokers should be extended to
money borrowed by them on call loans.
The claim is a now one and brokers be-
lieve it unjust. The Stock Exchange
open board and Gold Exchange have
appointed Joint committee to consider
the subject and to take. the necessary
steps for testing the right of the Asses
sor to levy such tax.
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rwE,.yE PICTORIAL P1;EsENrA!

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to all who read, is THE ILLUSTRATED PHFE-
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or in clubs Of ten, at 81 each. Hew Volume.
January Double Number now ready -
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way, New York.
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CITIZENS TICKET.
COUNCIL.

FIRST wAED-FIRsT BRANCH.
THOMAS SWEENEY.
SECOND I:IsANCH.
HENRY X. LIST. We. CONNELI.Y
WM. y. GO5HORN. JOHN HUGHES.
SECOND wAED-FIHsT UNARcH.
MORGAN l.. OFT.
SECOND HEANCH.
IOIiN t. WILSON. WI. HERNE
THIRD wARD-FIKsT BRANCH.
w. Is. SIMPSON.
SECOND BRANCM.
JAS. II. McCOURTNEY. ROB'T PRATT
j. T.. UPDEGKAFF. JOS. BELL.
FOURTH wARn-FIl:sT BRANCH.
JAMES McCLUNEY.
SECOND HKASCII.
JOHN OESTERLISG. GEO. K TINGLE.
ALEXANDER LAUGALlN.
FIFTH wARD-FIRsT BRANCH.
~. WILSON.
SECOND URASCH
Ii. Il. HUBBARD. N. WILKINSON.
JAMES MAXWELL. Il. NJ. EOFF.
SIXTH wARD-FIRsr BRANCH.
JOHN RISEIART.
SECOND BRANCH.
PHILIP SCHAELY. w. Il. HARRISON.
LEWIS JONES.
SEVENTH wARD-FIRsT BRANCH.
TIIOS. J. BLAIR.
SECOND BRANCH.
JOHN MULRISE.
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commissioners Sale.
J.D. Maxwell, Committee,
VS.. BIZ III Cn'y.
Samuel Nc Coy, ct al.
Samuel Mccoy

j. u. Maxwell, Committee, O4O9' A'''''
and Others.
IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE ENTER.
ed by the Circuit Court OF Ohio County at
tied causes. which were heard together, and
as.Special Commissioner named in said de-
cree l will offer for sale at the front door OF
the Court b ouse of Ohio County on
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s0turdny. February 2Otn, 1869,

SNIuFIhS Il ~OSNS 4OOS
al IL O'Clock A. NJ, the interest of JOSEPH II Ell
liott (being one undivided fourth paTtl IN
tract of and situate In Ohio County, West
Virginia.. bounded and described as follows
Beginning at "A sugar tree In the forks OF a
run corner to JOhu White, then north W
west twenty poles to a walnut; thence north
so west forty.one poles to an 1rOnWOod on q
branch and in n line of David Adams; thence
with his line south IG' west thtrty-hVe poles
10 an ash and sugar tree corner 10 sald
Adams: thence with his line 6J- east one
hundred and six poles to beech near sal9
nun. thence south q. east one hundred anu
six po!ts TO u beech; thence Soulh 70 eAsG
hfty poles to a sugar tree in Rlchalu lNle2
line: thence with side line up the Gte1A
north o. east ninety eight pores 20 IT. a - u IL
Ory corner to John White; thence WIN ms
line north ) west thirty poles TO q WaIAut'
thence north 10 west one LunuIeu pOIes 70
"A walnut; thence north west LWenty:tWo
poles to a beech; thence nOTth ~ west IoILy
poles to the place OF beginning containing
one huI dreti ana nlty acres from which Is
10 be taken, however, nine acres, three roods
and l2 perches convey ed to William Dennl-
son by DEED dated June 70, 1851, and thirteen
acres one rood and thIrly-three poles, con-
vcyed to Morrow Gibson, April =, 1850.
Terms of Sale-Une-IhlTd or purchase
mOuey or as much more as the purchaser
may desire to pay, in hand, and the.remaln-
der in equal IustalmenLs at OAc anu lWo
years win interest from day OF sale, pur-
chaser giving bond with good $ cuT1ly loL
de. erred iustalmeuts. Title retained uht4
purchase money paid in iull.
WILLIAM L. HUBBARD,
janlS-lawII Special Commissioned
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