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BosToY, Dee. Is, IN
4. r. BAILEY, Dear Sir -
The time has now come when N
vautages Of your tub are appareut;l
ly all the butter We are receivingIs
late Fall Or Winter made) is arW
top, which could not be the case if \!
in your tub. If there are any nice
ries in your vicinity, put up in your
you may pay five cents per pound
for them than fer Summer dairsE
in the old style tub. In fact We Z
want any Summer dairc8 at any phi
the old tubs. We can buy common
here lover than you can up then
think. Yours truly,
jon. BIdELow, 4 u
% No. MarhtS
Hon. JAMES w. SIMPSON, dG
bury, says -
"Bailey's tub is just tho thing D
the butter | buy is rancid dow w.
three inahcs.-Lf properly put Pn /
tub, it would keep nice.
WILSON & SAWYER, of GncH
,ay,-"Dairymen should use the B
Tub if they want to keep Their i
nice.
Boston, Mass, Feb. jtb III
We, the Undersigned, butter and chcs
lcrs, of Boston, have examined a Patent \
Tub, shown us by the patcntec, A. R. y
md we have no hesitation in saying that 1
oc great improvement, and We think
will sell better in this tub than in the NJ
tub. We would advise all Dairymcu to .
tub il they wish to get the highest pti
,hcir butter
Lucius Slidc, q Fan'l Hall Square,
English 4 Lampscn, II do.
Griffith & Co., do.
}. Carter & Co., SO Chatham st.
Il. r. Noyes & Co., Salem.
Parker y Carey.
]. A. Spencer & Co., As Chatham st.
N. X. Coffin & Co.
Z. A. Birchard & Co., % City Wharf
Jtley 4 Boynton.
Sartwell 4 Humphrey.
W. r. Doynton, Blackstone st.
L. r. Snow s. Go. y Blackstone St.
iIovey Mead s Co., II North st.
Meloon & Chopin. I'VE advise to let a
make its own brine.
Vim. d. Hovey & Co, 81 +. H. Market
J.&J. +. hanson & Co., IL Blackstone
Delano & Dinsmore, FL II. Market
Crosby Bros.& Co., 81, so "
Chambcrlin, Sturges & Co.79, 81 +"
Goss, Doc & Chaplin, 81, G3 "
\. d. kilham & Co., 5 N. Market St.
Benton, Caverly & Co., 7 N. Market.
J. W. q J. L. Randall, 8 N. Market St
\. W. Mitchell & Co., 10 N. Market 81.
L. NJ. Brock & Co., IL N. Market ST.
Geo. II. Yeaton s. Co.
iona. Bigelow & Co., 20 N. Market St
Putnam, Wiggin & Upton 80 N. /"
Bailey & Martin, s, % No 4 II Market
Willis & Butterfeld, II do.
Nichols & Hincklcy, II N. F.H.Market
NEW YoRK, January ed, y
We have examined A. r. Bailcy's Ps'c
ter Tub, and think il yeryiinc thin,
hutter sweet lVa fhfNx Rutter will cell
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

hE.AII IL0I Z 7
The subscriber offers for sale valuable suSar-or-
Ill consistinv of nine acres, with good sugar
bouse thereon, two miles from johnson village, on
the road to Hyde Park, via Perk!HSyille.
ALSO,
Forty acres pasture wood and timber land, l is
miles from johnson village.
ALSO,
Cne choice building lot Of lo acre, on Main Street
johnson village.
ALSO,
Eigbt acres pasture and tillage land, on the La
noble river road, near Johnson village ,ru
Johpeon Feb Goth, 1861. IL
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Drugs and Medici mes.

T. +. BARNES,
ApoTHEcARY AND DRUGGIST,
DEALER IN
Pa
tent Med
icia,es, Chemicals,
Oils, Dye Stuff, Varnish,
Pertumery, Toilet Soaps, Cologne, .
Hair Oils, Pomades, Hair, Teeth x Nail
Brushes, Bird Seed, Supporters,
Shoulder Braces, Bandayes,
Sryi,.gss + Breast
Pumps Of
all
descriptions, Facoriny Extracts, Pure
Spices, &c.
We also keep full line Of
Hd Sc & CARRIAGE PAINTERS
MATERIAL!
including
GOLD AND SILVER LEAF, TUBE GoLoRs.
FANCY nRY COLORS GOLD PAINT,
STIRLING Il ORNAMENT
ING BRUSHES,
SAND PAPER, and aSUPERloRquaiity Oh uLoE'
Sheet Var and Beautiful Dry Colors for
Fruit and Eo,cers.
Pa, ocular attention paid to fitting Trusses
~ Making the above goods a specially, we
tee the sc.t goods at the lowest prices ana
will not BIO undersold If we know it.
T. F. BARNES, Stowe, Vt.
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MANUFACTURERS OF THE
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have two secondhand stationery aea|@i
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WANTED!
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A Neat and Convenient Article, that is destined
to go into Every Family in the land. None can
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ONE MINUTE without wetting the fingers. No tub
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WILLIAM x. MUN.NS ESTATE.

WILLIAM X. MUN.NS ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, I'm Probate "our,
Lamoille Dist. 81 held at Johnson. IL
aid dist. on the 18th day OF Mach. o d 1869
Betsey Mum widow Of William X. Mum
ate OF Stowe, in eaid district, deceased. m. kes
application to said Court for license to sell the
Homestead Of said decea-ed In SAID Stowe, be
icnging 20 said widow or minor children Of said
". X. Mum, and also the reyersion of The wild
ow's dover. then in repre-, entng that such
ale would be for the interest Of all parties con
ctrBed,
Whereupon. IL is ordered by said Court that
said application con under consideration and
heard on the 9Th day Of April A. d. 1850
at the Probate Office In johnson and 1t is fur.
ther ordered that oil persons interested be no.
lifted hereof. by publication of notice Of this
application and order thereon. three weeks
-uccessively in the I.amoile Newsdealer. print
ed at Hyde Park. before said time OF hearing
hat they may appear at said time end. II they
see cause, object thereto
By the Court--Attest,
" s. s. PIKE. Register.
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Marin FOR SALE.

The Su sciler wishes to sell his farIn--containini
2ll acres OF good iaad level and easy to carry ON
lying IN tle tvwI VI st we-two miles from Yves
Branch NJ -etin tn use, On good road. The Iarh
Is WELL WArEaED FENCED, and the Buildings are
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plslty. FOR i'll thur part cuars enquire OF tho sur
soriJer on the promises, or a. II. CAMP.
stove, Aut. 81. Vt A. fET Il hsoN'
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RAILROADS
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Begin to encourage us that our labors arc
not in vain.
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Glass az has 5000 members. A man dies The
Association pays over within 40 days Sj,HO to the
widow or heirs, and the remaining members forward
within 30 days one dollar and ten cents each to the
Association TO reimburse it. Falling TO send this
sum they forfeit to the Associate all moneys paid
and the Association supplies new member to fill
tho nlaee of the retiring one,
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TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHINGTON.
POLITICIANS PREPARING FOR
THE GREAT EVENT.
Interesting Story About MAXI
milan.
A Rough Tilt at the Governor
OF Georgia.
The LendOn Times on the Pro-
posed Treaty.
Fatal Accident TO Painters at
ST. Louis.
Mr.. Seward Makes Complaint TO |
Spanish Authorities.
WASHINGTON.
Admiration society Making Ready
for the InRuguratIOn-SOme
WanIed-GOVernmen Printing, etc.

Admiration society Making Ready
for the InRuguratIOn-SOme
WanIed-GOyernmsnt Printing, etc.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-All the mem
bers of the Cabinet were present at a
regular meeting to-day. The session
was short. The presidential elestors
now in the city held a meeting at the
National Hotel this morning for the pur-
pose Of arranging for attending in q
body the forthcoming inaugural ceremos
MES. Electors are present from Mis-.
souri,, Nebraska, Tennessee, Iowa, Ar
kansas and Indiana. - -
The Senate Committee on Printing to-
day reported resolution authorising a
contract to be made with Joseph Crowill
for publication Of the debates in Con-
gress for a term Of four years after
March LIST prOx, in accordance with a
proposition submitted by him In case
Of failure to contract with him or his
inability to fulfill contract, the Joint
Committee on Printing is authorized to
have the work done under direction of
the congressional printer, at the govern
ment printing Office.
The argument on the application for
habeas corpus in the case Of Spangler
and Arnold, prisoners at Dry Tortugas,
was to-day, in the Supreme Court, ad-
journed until Friday next.
Mr.. Thornton, British Minister, this
forenoon communicated to Secretary
Seward the following dispatch from the
British government: Inform Mr.. Sew>
ard that orders have been given for the
release from further custody Of Costello
and Warren.
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A WORD FOR THE sOUTHFIN con
GRESS.

We see that even carpet Dagger
representing Southern State, may say
something for the South that would not
be said if there were no representative
from the South in Congress. On the
llth mss, in the Senate.
Mr. Warner, of Alabama, wished to
know whether the Committee ON COM
meree recognized the fact of the recon-
struction OF any of the Southern States.
He asked the question because he had
looked carefully over this long bill with.
out finding single appropriation for
that large portion Of the United States
between the Potomac and the Gulf He
found many items ranging from $4,000
and upwards for the improvement Of va.
riOus little creeks IN Connecticut and
Wisconsin, and elsewhere, but nothing
for important harbOrs on the Southern
coast, like that of Mobile
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NEW YORK.
Grants POIicy-"TO the VictOrs he
long the SpOiIs"-The President Re
fuses 90 Pardon Col. EHrIgbt.

New YORK, Feb. 19.- The SUMS
Washington special says Gen. Grant re-
marked to a Republican member OF
Congress to-day, that he would consider
it an insult TO the party which had
elected hin to think Of putting any man
in his cabinet who was not with the
party during the war, or who had not
acted with it since then. He knew the
party had rights, and he should not al
low his personal feelings to interfere
with these rights.
The President has refused to pardon
Col. Enright, now in prison for frauds on
the revenue.
Edward Munday was caught last night
burglarizing a clothing store on Blocker
street. He is one Of the witnesses in
the Rogers murder case.
Gustave Harmon, who killed Passehl
at ball in Ioboken, about Christmas,
was yesterday found guilty of mans
slaughter by the jury, who recommended
him to mercy.
Edwin +. Lee has been arrested on a
charge of stealing $4,000 in bonds last
August, from the Office Of Mr.. MoHiller,
insurance agent, at No. 90 Broadway. 1t
is alleged that some Of the bonds were
sold by Lee.
The Commercial Advertiser says that
seventy Morgan men were discharged
from the customhouse to-day.
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HOUSE.

FRIDAY, Feb. 19.-The House was
called to order at 9 A. NJ, Speaker Rich
ards in the chair, and sixty members
present.
SCHOOL FUND INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Cason, from the special committee
appointed to investigate the charges
against Congressman Mullins, in connec-
ton with the school fund, submitted a
report, Of which one thousand copies
were ordered printed.
Mr.. Bosom moved to include the res
port of the committee in Col Brownlow's
case. After an hours heated discussion
the motion was withdrawn.
DISPOSITIONS.
House bill providing for taking the
dispositions Of females in certain cases,
was passed on its third reading-ayes 40,
noes 10.
BANK OF TENNESSEE.
House bill On second reading, to wind
up the Bank of Tennessee, was taken up.
Mr.. Singletary, Chairman of the special
committee on the subject, stated that the
committee had met at the bank building
last night, and, after careful investiga-
ton Of the subject, had come TO the con-
clusion that the affairs of the institution
ought to be wound up without delay.
Mr.. Welsh commended that if this
course was not pursued the assets would
soon be eaten up in salaries, expenses
and speculation.
The bill then passed its second reading.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Senate bill for the relief OF telegraph
companies was passed on its final read
ing. Ayes 40, noes 19.
BANK CHARTERS.
House bill to incorporate the Farmers
and Merchants Bank Of Shelbyville was
taken up on third reading.
Mr.. Williams offered an amendment
Incorporating the Peoples Bank of Gala
tin, with 7. Mckinley, the member from
Sumner as one of the incorporates. Re-
jected. Ayes q, noes 80.
Mr.. kerchival moved to amend by in
cooperating bank at Pulaski Lost.
The bill was then passed on its third
reading.
BANKS.
Senate amendments to House bill CO.
were taken up. The second amendment
provides that those who have claims
against the Bank of Tennessee shall put
in their claims within two years or be
forever debarred. 1t also provides for
burning the notes already cancelled.
On motion of Mr.. Welsh, the amend
ment was non -COncurTed in
The fourth amendment authorizing the
Governor to issue the bonds of the State
according to the provisions Of the general
| internal improvement law as soon as ten
miles of the Huntingdon branch shall have
been completed, was non~concurred in.
APPROPRIATIONS.
House bill providing for the appropria-
ton of 100000 in the bonds of the
! State to the Mineral Home railroad.
Mr.. Stone offered an amendment TO
the effect that $4,000 in bonds be is
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vacant, and that a Speaker HEor the occa-
SlOnN will have In ha cboSan

vacant and that Speaker afor the ocea.
sion" will have to be chosen.
| As to the other point of the inauiry
the committee are not so well satisfied
and it is in this particular case, practical
ly, not of very great Importance, for il
the seat OF the Senator from Granger
be vacated, it cannot be filed by an cleo
ton before the Legislature will adjourn
SINE die. There is no precedent directly
In point, Of which the committee are
aware. The journal Of the Kentucky
Legislature does not show that the seat
oil Speaker Robinson in the Senate was
considered vacant. No one was elected
to I'LL his place as Senator. Nor does
the journal show that the point was raised
or the question discussed. But upon
principle it would seem that tho seat
should be vacant.
The Speaker became Governor be,
cause the constitution so declares. IT.
was competent for the people, in their
organic law, to say what person should
MI the vacancy in the Office of Governor.
They might have designated any other
officer for that purpose, or any private cit>
izen who might have filed the descrip-
tlon required. But they saw proper to
provide that the Speaker Of the Senate
should, after the powers and duties or
the office of Governor deYolve upon him,
he ceases then to be a member Of the
Senate, as the COMMITTEES think, aud his
continuance in the office Of Governor does
not depend upon his being member of
the Legislature II so, Gov. Hall wonld
have ceased to be Governor some time be-
tore Gen. Carroll was inaugursted- fo- hrs I
time, as Senator, expired when his SEN
stoTtaI successor was elected IN August /
1879. And go in the case now under |
consideration. If the present Speaker /
continue to be Governor only becausehe
IS IN fact member Of the Senate, then
be will cease to possess the powers and
perform the duties Of that office, on the
1rst Thursday in August next, for, at
That time, his Senatorial term expires,
and we would be without a Chief Exes
;utlve until after the meeting Of the
Legislature in October, when the votes
or his successor could be counted and
40 Ahous5 ufdlcl-
The committee therefore came to the
conclusion, not only that the Speakership
If the Senate will become vacant, bat
hat the Speaker will cease to be mem>
Der Of this body whenever the powers
md duties Of the office of Governor |
hall devolve upon him. |
They herewith present these resolu-
ions embOdying the views embraced in
he foregoing report.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
VIM Fl. WIsENER, ST., Chairman.
The following are the resolutions &C
the report: ..r
Resolved, Therefore, when the powers
nd duties OF the Governor of Tennessee |
hall deyOlve on the Speaker Of this body, |
nat the Speakership of the Senate is
hereby vacated, and that the Senate
hould elect another presiding officer. L
Resolved further, That when Hon. D.
I. c. Senter shall become Governor be-
luse of his being Speaker of the Senate,
is seat in this boiy as Senator from
ne 4th Senatorial district, thereby be-
ONES vacant.
The resolutions were adopted under
lsnanGiOF, nf III
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The resolutions were adopted under
Of the rules.
BONAPARTE. YELLING ROW AND

The Southern Quarterly, in q
very able article on the Duke of
Wellingtons campaigns, has the
following parallel between the
achievements of the great British
commander and those of General
Robert f. Lee in Virginia during
war:
Gen Lee, with IL force not SO large
as the AnglO-Portuguese regular
army which Wellington had under
him when he encounteredMassena in
l809-nOt half 50 large as his whole
force if the Portuguese militia be
taken into accOunt-in the space of
twenty-e eight days, in three battles,
killed and wounded more men than
Wellington ever killed and wounded
during his whole career from As
sage to Waterloo, both inclusive.
In one of these battles Lee killed
and wounded more men by 5000
than the French army lost, includ-
ingprisoners, in the whole campaign
of Waterloo, and the pursuit to the
gates of Paris.
In the same battle he killed and
wounded more men than Yelling
ton, Butcher and Napoleon, all three
together lost in killed and wounded
in the battle of Waterloo, by 5000
men. In the second Of these battles
he killed and wounded the same
number that both the opposing
armies lost in the battle of Water
loo and in the third he killed and
wounded more by 1000 than the
French alone lost in the battle of
Waterloo. In the three battles to-
gether, Gen. Lee killed and
wounded more men, by at least 3d.
900, than the Allies and French
lost in the whole campaign, includ-
ing prisoners. The force with
which Lee operated never
amounted, at one time, to $4,000
men; the force with which Yelling
ton and Butcher acted was even ac-
cording to English estimates, $780,
900 strong. The force to which Lee
was opposed was, from first to last,
100000 strong; the force to which
Wellington and Butcher were
opposed was but 122, 900 strong.
When Massena invaded Portugal
in 1910, Wellington had 10000 Brit
ish troops, and $4,000 Portuguese
regulars, who, in the battle of Blu
saco, according to WelingtOn's own
account, proved themselves wOr-
thy to fight side by side with the
British veterans" besides 10000
admirable Portuguese militia. He
had Lisbon for his base, with a
British war feet riding at anchor,
and innumerable vessels of other
descriptions plying between the
port and England, and bringing the
most abundant supplies of arms,
provisions and munitions of war.
He had surrounded the port with
the most tremendous system of for
tifcatioDs known in modern times,
and his task was to defend the
strongest country in Europe. In
Lees case, his enemy had posses
sion of the sea, and could and did
land a powerful army to attack the
very basis Of his operations.