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Inventive Genius National.

So MUCH has the idea of the inventive
faculty become identified with New Eng.
land, that it is almost impossible to think
of any new notion without the name
Yankee being connected with it. Yet, in
no one thing does the American nation
show its cosmopolitan character more
clearly than the wide distribution among
its peoples OF the inventive talent.
The proportion Of inventions coming
from various sections of the country, on
which, in its past history, the patent office
has issued papers, is about two.thirds to
the Eastern States, and the one.third
balance nearly equally divided between
the West and South. This relative pro-
portion is gradually changing in favor OF
the North West and no section Of the
Union shows greater ratio of inveptive
talent and productions than the city of
Chicago and its vicinity.
For thirty years we have watched with
great interest the many new and valuable
developments of genius from the Ameri.
can mind The early struggles of Bigelow,
Goodyear, Howe, and others, whose names
are now immortal, were well known to us
as matters identified with our personal his.
tory. These and others lived to see their
labors crowned with success while more
we could nsme, sick with hope deferred,
lack of appreciation, and poverty, sank
into welcome grave before they receive
reward
Ordinarily, the inventor is little versed
in the knowledge requisite TO make his
discoveries valuable to himself or avail.
able to the public; and the more worthy
the achievement, the more has he to en-
encounter in the effort to secure the result
of his labors. And, even when his
parchment is in his hands, his enter
prise is in constant danger of death by
suits at law, commenced by a class of pro
fessional harpies, on the lookout for every
birth of inventive genius, Unfortunately,
also, II often is the case that, when the in
yentor has obtained the advice and aid Of a
competent party to protect his claims, he
viii find his agent has given counsel to
others in the same line Of effort who,
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Foreign Intelligence.

The Judges of the Court of the Queens
Bench at Quebec have decided they have
no jurisdiction in the Caldwell extradition
case
The Duchess Of Genoa has positively
protested against her sons receiving the
Spanish crown.
The Spanish Cortez, on the nth, adopt
ed resolution instructing the Committee
on Constitution to prepare bill provid-
ing for the election of a monarch.
The London Times of the 18th, in an edi
torial on the Alabama question, says a
proposal to reopen negotiations would be
acceptable, but it would be useless unless
each side has confidence in the honor of
the other.
The authorities in Paris on the 18th
ordered all Spanish refugees in the city
who were in any way implicated in the
late revolution, to leave the country.
In the city of Mexico on the 10th,
Senior Romero gave grand dinner in
honor of Ex-Secretary Seward, at which
speeches were made by Romero, Seward,
Frederick Seward and others. On the
18th grand ball, attended by 1000 citi-
zens, was given at the Theatre National.
The neighboring streets were decorated
and Illuminated.
NJ Lesseps, cngineer-n.chief of the
Suez Canal, has been congratulated on the
success of his work by the Emperor Ma
poleon and Lord Clarendon.
A Berlin dispatch of the 18th says Min.
lister Burlingame has received official no.
tice that the Chinese Government is fully
satisfied with the actions of the Embassy
of which Mr. Burlingame is the head.
This confirms previous reports to that
effect.
Henry Rochefort's new paper, the Mar
settles, made its first appearance on the
morning of the 18th.
A company of mounted insurgents APP
peared at the Hudson Bay Company's
Fort, near Pemhina, on the night of the
9th inst and took possession on the 10th.
The greater part of McDougalls agents
and emissaries were captured Ii is re
ported that McDougall was absolutely
without even faction, save some fifty
Swampy Indians, the balance having de-
serted.
The reasons given for the expulsion of
the Spanish refugees from France are
that they were implicated with the French
revolutionists.
Advices from Rio Jsnero to the Goth Of
November state that the vomito had
broken out among the soldiers of the a.
lied army. 1t was reported that Lopez
had fled TO Bolivia.
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bringing the highest testimonials as n
character, capacity, and long mercantile
experience.
Religious and Educational


California has $4,000 school children
-Addie Messer, of Illinois, is the fir.
Yankee schoolmaam at Sitka.
.-One of the largest Sunday School.
in California is composed of Chimes
children.
There have been 121 schoolhouses
erected this year, in Maine, at cost Of
$l75,000.
Secular instruction is the prominent
feature in many Of the California SUNDAY
Schools i tA]t 4NEHlf
Illinois has $4,000 Baptists 7aon
Methodists, $4,000 Presbyterians, and "a.
600 Congregationalists.
Two Boston ladies have opened
school at Grass Valley, Cal, for promoting
the study of Shakespeare.
AT Doncaster Church, England. every
unoccupied seat is made free at the mo.
ment service commences.
The number of conversions among
the Sunday School scholars of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church last year Was
4l,703.
The Methodists of Vermont are "a
have seminary, Tor which $4,000 are u
be raised by weekly ten cent subscrip-
ton.
The English Unitarians are all Uni.
versalists Twenty clergymen are said
to be ready to unite in organizing a dis.
tinct Universalist Church in England.
The twenty-five students of "iour.
nalism" to be admitted to General Lees
College are to be nominated by TWO.
graphical Unions and editorial recon.
mendation. The twenty five elect their
own studies, and are under no expense.
except for board.
The school law in Connecticut re-
quiring all children under IA years of age
to attend school at least three months Of
every year is said to be working well.
One manufacturing firm has sent twenty.
five children to school this term.
North Falmouth, Mass, is mode
town. There is but single church in
the village, and that is of the Congrega.
tional order. But what is noticeable,
every family in the place attends church.
and worships with that church. 1t i
doubtful if another such village can be
found.
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Lead of the best quality has been
found near York, Pa.
"A rich Philadelphia pays his female
employees thirty cents day.
Boston has appropriated $2,759,OOO
for improvements during the past year.
About 10,250 men are engaged in cut
ting logs in the Michigan woods.
-Lansingburg, N. Y, has a bread ma.
chine that makes 5000 loaves per hour.
Indian squaws are running opposition
to the Chinese in saving wood at Port
land, Oregon.
Horse racing was prohibited at the
Georgia State Fair on the ground of its
immortality
Some one calculates than an acre of
buckwheat yields fourteen pounds of honey
daily.
The Star Pin Company of Naugatuck.
Conn, turn out about 10000 packages of
pins every year.
All the cotton presses at Memphis
have been consolidated, and the price of
COMPRISING advanced to 81.
Fifteen thousand two hundred and
ninety five barrels of beer were brewed in
Cincinnati in November.
Benjamin Baker, of Key West, Fla,
recently sold his crop of pine-apples,
gathered from less than an acre, for ST.
000
I'm 1868, the property in Kansas City,
Mo-, assessed for taxation, was valued at
$5,97S,06S. In 1862 the assessment prop.
erty was valued at $S,474,4OO
Many of the best transfers protect the
breasts of their horses by piece OF cloth
about two feet square hanging down from
the lower end of the collar.
"A company in Fairhaven, VT, is max
ing arrangements to erect factory in that
place for the manufacture of paper pulp
from potato vines.
A French colony at Williamsburg,
Kan, have manufactured some silk fabrics
this season, and will carry on the business
on larger scale next year
The Boston Journal says that recently
a firm OF that city advertised for a clerk
70 till a subordinate but laborious position
at a salary SO low that none other than a
single man Of the most frugal habits could
possibly subsist on it, and vet they re.
ceived over three hundred applications for
the place. some of them from parties
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Congressional,

In the Senate, on the 10th, various bills
and resoutious we've introduced and referred, among
which wero-to establish Bureau of Customs and
Revenues providing that the acts of the several
depar'm shall not be called In question by the
olher departments. and fixing the limits OF judicial
power. 60 encourage the establishment of lines of
steamers under the United STATES nag to carry mails
TO Europe The bills 10 perfect the reconstruc-
ton Of Georgia, and relating 20 the appellate iuris.
dictiun OF the United States were taken up and de-
bated Adjourned,
In the House, on the 10th, bills were
iuroduced-for the Improvement Of the harhor Of
kenosha, Wis 70 apportion the representation o.
the several States In the House Of Representative
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Personal and Literary.

Richardson's brain weighed ffty-four
ounces.
Mr.. George Peabody was Congre-
gationalist.
Frank Blair is to make New York his
headquarters.
Prince Iturbide, of Mexico, lives in
Georgetown, D. G.
--Spurgeon has had the smallpox, but
vas only ptied by his congregation, and
moi by varioloid
Young lady physicians are putting
out their shingles in every prominent city
in the country.
The author of the "Sut. Lovengood F"
papers, George W. Harris, died in Nash
vile, Tennessee, few days ago.
Ca plain Reuben d. Moore, sexage
marian, recently died, two hours after being
divorced from his wife, at Concord, N. H.
Richardson's heirs, it ia stated, will
contest the right of Mrs. Mcfarland to
any portion of the estate.
The Savannah Republican announces
that Jefferson Davis salary as President
of the Carolina Life Insurance Company
has been fixed at $4,000 year, and that
he will hereafter reside in Memphis.
Mrs Randolph E. Ladd declined to ac-
cept the position in the School Committee
in Springfield, Mass, to which she was
elected. She says the official duties "are
not properly within her sphere"
The New York Tribune says "Mrs.
Lincoln has returned to Frankfort for the
Winter OF course there is not word
of truth in the story of her intended mar
rage with German Barren She is liv-
ing in retirement"
Mark Twain is thus described: "He
has a well-cut face, deep-set and laughing
eyes, smooth chin and graceful nous
tache. He has also witty way as well as
witty words. Very delicate and kinder
sad like is the characteristic of his deliv-
cry, and while others laugh he looks more
like crying"
Since the discovery of silver in Neva-
da, in 1859, no less than $50 mills have
been erected, and from the various mines
an aggregate of $135,000,0U0 has been
taken.
Two years ago an enterprising Yam
kee went to North Carolina with a few
hundred dollars and began cultivating
peanuts. This year he has sold his crop
for $4,000, getting $4,000 profit.
President Horatio Seymour announc-
es that the fifth annual convention of the
American Dairymen's Association will be
held in Utica, n Y, on Wednesday and
Thursday, January II and 49,
The editor of the Danbury (Ct.) Times
is going into the interviewing " business,
and evidently to some purpose. He gives
notice as follows eve shall interview
number of our citizens this week on the
subject of finance"
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GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Washington News.


The receipts of customs for the week
ending December II were $2,101 400.
The President sent to the Senate on the
10th the following nominations: j. Will
son Shaffer, of Illinois, Governor of Utah,
rice Durkee; Benjamin f. Potts, of Ohio,
Governor of Montana, oice Ashley.
The Secretary of State has made a
requisition on the Governor General of
Canada for Caldwell, concerned in the
drawback frauds.
The following additional assignments
to committees were announced by the
Speaker of the House at Washington, on
the 18th:
On Elections Brooks, Of Massachusetts,, and Dox
of Alabama
On Banking and Currency Barchard, of Illinois.
On Naval s-Starkweather, OF Connecticut,
and Hayee. of Alabama.
On Claims-Strong, of Connecticut,
On Pacific Railroad Barnum OF Connecticut;
Buck, Of Alabama.
On the Judiciary-Kellogg, of Connecticut.
On Military Affairs Hoge, of South Carolina.
On Commerce-Starkweather, oil Connecticut
and Sheldon, of Louisiana
On Foreign Afairs-Myers, of Pennsylvania
TN Invalid feDhlOLH-Henln OF AlhDuHnd.
On Territories Buckley of Alabama
On Patents-Myers, of Pennsylvania.
On Rules-Cox, OF New York
On Revrion Of the Laws-Jenckes, of Rhode
Island
On Railways and Canals-shenod, of Alabama
The following nominations were sent to
the Senate on the nth Amos 7. Acker-
man, United States Attorney for the Dis.
trict Of Georgia; S, L. Whitney, Of Michi-
gan, Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit,
rice Geo. II. Yeaman, withdrawn.
A Washington telegram of the 18th
says: "The President having declined
the request of the Senate Judiciary Com
mite to furnish them the letters of rec
ommendation for the appointment OF
Circuit Judges, the Judiciary Committee
called the attention of the Senate to the
fact, and asked that the President be d.
rected to furnish the letters in question.
II remains to be seen whether the Presi-
dent will comply"
The President sent to the Senate on the
Goth the following nominations E. NJ.
Stanton, to be Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court rice Robert G. Grier, &C.
signed; George w. Ward, to be Surgeon
of the Navy; Wells B. Bell, Surveyor of
Customs at Selma, Ala also several
Postmasters, including William II. Need
ham, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, AS soon as the
nomination of Mr.. Stanton was read in
executive session it was confirmed, 46
against II.
A lurg, number of collectors, postmas-
tiers and other officials were confirmed by
the Senate during its executive session, on
the 2lst. Among the combinations were
Mr.. Blow, Minister to Brazil; Mr.. Low,
Minister to China; Mr.. Wing, Minister to
Ecuador; Mr. Pierce, Minister to the
Hawaiian Islands; Mr.. Pile, Governor Of
New Mexico, and Mr.. Folger, Assistant
Treasurer at New York.
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OUR YOUNG FoLKs-The following IL
list OF the good things to be found in the JanusJ
number We Girls: A Home Story-C Chapter l.
with illustrations-by Mrs. A. T. Whitney In
School Days-a poem, by j. q. Whittier-fullpass
illustrations Story Of Our Magazine, by Lula
Gray Noble; The Historic Cats-with illustration
by Arthur Gilman; Part VII. of Navigation and
Discovery before Columbus, by James Parton !;
jacks Victory-Par L-by Isaac l. Hayes; od
Thorny, by Rebecca Harding Davis; Three Com
panions-a poem, by Author of John Hafts1'
Gentlemen Polly sylvesters Dream-with illus,
tration-by Roee Terry; A Sketch OF the Life o.
Professor Agassiz, with fine Steel Portrait; oar
Pictures; The Evening lamp Our Letter Boz
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annum; an extra copy for every Ave subscriptions.
The Al tanttc Monthly and Our Young Fotis $50
per year.
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ARTHUR's HOME MAGAzINE.-Th

ARTHUR's HOME MAGAZINE.-The Ian.
nary number makes its appearance in new and
handsome dress The illustrations and contents q
the different epartments-fashon literary, etc
are fully up to, If not beyond the usual STANDARD Of
this popular magazine The publishers are 7. s
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GoDEY's LADY's Book A. GoDEr,
Philadelphia. One copy che year, 80; two cOpie''
IS; three, $780, tour, SO; five, and one extra
ia eight and one extra. C21 eleven, and one e1
ira, $3.50 Speaking of the number for January
1870, the North .4mericn says: 1.-The presei'
number is as perfect a magazine as could be de
sired Besides the usual attractive features whleI
commend this number II contains aportrait o. Tax
publisher, who for the long period offoTy year
has done so much to make his periodical the leae-
Ing one of America. There is not department u
which women Of any class can possess an interes.'
be 1t useful OF ornamental, that he has not dsvoeo
his pages to. There Is an originality and graoeiaF
ness in every issue that goes far to place II apoVe
other publications Of a similar character AZ
the engrayings, we never saw finer ones IN ai'
magazine. In presenting his portrait to bis paaon
MIR. Cooley has but yielded to an oft-repesteo ~
quest for II by hundreds of his old suoscnoeis
His late trip to Europe has given him renew.
vigor for the labor of his life, as well as enaul-
him TO make such arrangements with his m,'no-
correspondents as will be of benefit to his booA'
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troops on American soil, to coeree the in
surgents in ano.h.. country.
Daniel Mcfarland was arraigned on the
21st, In the New York Court of General
Sessions, for the murder of Albert D.
Richardson The prisoner, through his
counsel, pleaded not guilty. 1t was un-
derstood that the trial will take place be.
fore Judge Ingham in Court of Oyer and
Terminer, and will not come off before
February or March.
The South. tG 83
A bill to pay the interest on the State
debt in coin passed the South Carolina
Legislature on the 10Th.
In the Kentucky Legislature, on the
10th, the first ballot for Senator stood,
Stevenson, 66; McCreery, 50; Finley, 10;
Beck / Mr.. McCreery withdrew, and the
second ballot resulted Stevenson III
Finley, Rep, 10; Breckenridge, /. Nee
essary to choice, 81. John W. Steven
son was then declared Senator elect.
The Kentucky Legislature has taken a
recess to January 8.
Representative Clark, of Texas, received
dispatch at Washington, on the morn
ing of the 18th, from Governor Davis, to
the effect that he Davis has carried the
State by 1900 majority, and that three Re-
publican Congressman had been elected. A
Galveston telegram of the 18th says: zone
hundred and eleven counties heard from
give Davis majority of l,12S. The coun-
ties to hear from have an aggregate white
majority of 1000 The vote for Governor
is so close that it will require the official
count to decide. The Conservatives claim
majority in the Legislature ON joint
ballot.
The official announcement shows that at
the recent election in West Florida, 1852
votes were cast in favor of annexation to
Alabama, and 66 against This is less
than onethird of the registered vote.
A Nashville, Tenn, dispatch of the
Goth says; "The returns of Saturdays
election for Constitutional Convention are
meagre A small vote was polled wher.
ever heard from. Probably not one-half
of the voters went to the polls. The con-
vention, however, will be carried, and
meet, as provided for, in January"
The Houston (Texas) Telegraph of the
Goth reports returns from 119 counties, in
which Davis had majority of $50 only.
Seven counties were yet to be head from.
The Legislature stood: Senate, ID Re
publicans IA Conservatives, and 3 to hear
from. House, 16 Republicans, As Con-
servatives, and to hear from.
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THE CHILDREN's HoUR-The January
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exquisite illustrations OF Longfelow's sweet poem,
" The Ctildren's Hour" are more than worth the
cost OF the number. Going to School and
Coming from School"two full-page illusts-
ions--are very pretty pictures. Terms, sl.s, "A
year. Five copies for $500 Specimen number, 10
cents. r. S. ARTHUR & Sous, PHILADELPHIA. Pa
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After January /, files Of all papghls
published in Georgia will be preserves"
the Librarian Of that State.
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MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE.

BENNETT 4 TEAsDALE. Publishers.
The Portland daily press., 1869-04-05
xL1st ooNaREss---First Session.


u +
WAsHNoroN, April 3.-Mr. Cole introduced
10 mt resolution to make San Diego, CAL, a
port of delivery. Asi's - ssati
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill to repeal the
act to prevent the importing of slaves into
States the laws of which prevent such impor-
tation. He said this act repealed the only re-
manning law relating to slavery, and asked its
immediate consideration.
Mr. Davis objected, and it was laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson the Judiciary Com
mittee were instructed to renort bill defining
the eight hour law for mechanics and laborers
IN the United States service. -
HOUSE
The resolution OF yesterday, resembling the
oder for printing was modified SO as to apply
oily to the Treasurer's accounts, and adopted.
Nj. Butler of Mass. reported the bill allow
ins parties in criminal cases in, United States
couits to be witnesses at their own request and
allowing wives and husbands to be witnesses
against each Other except as to private CONVEX
saticas between themselves.
The Miscellaneous Deficiency bill was then
aiken mp.
yaious amendments in reference to the ap.
poiltnent and compensation Of clerks were
offered and agreed to.
The pommittee then at 40 rose and report.
ed the I'LL and amendments to the House,
The seHral amendments were agreed to and
the bill vas passed.
Mr.. Banks presented petition sM
Casanop, a citizen of the -, set.
ting fort the indignisies received by himself
and brother from the Spanish government Of
Cuba, ami asking the interposition of the gov
ernment II their behalf Referred to the Com.
mi;tee on 1oreign Affairs.
On motin of Mr.. Dawes,
The ccRclrrent resolution for final adjourn
ment was AIKEN from the Speakers table, and
the Senatl amendment, fixing Saturday, the
10th inst.,hS the time for adjournment WAS
coucurredin
Mr.. Gaiield, from the Census COMMITTEES
reported abll to provide for the taking of the
ninth ceBsls and subsequent ones.
Wuhoutta taking action on it, the House at !
o'clock adjourned. -