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vanees, sud that, alter ryshins
had been settled In regard to
the matter, 1t was Napoleon who re-
pudinttd the bargain. The Dutch Gov.
erpment, 20 tar from taking umbtsge at
The coursc pursued BY the Emperor Of
tie French, even assisted the latter ip
covering bis somewhat ignomintous re-
lItat By pretending that the consent OF
Prussia 10 the cession had been stipulated
IS II d,spcrssble; and it has ever since
lema:ntd on the most cordial terms with
France, and inclired In its foreign policy
t5Ward France rather than Prussia.
Nor Is 1t true, Is the agents of the
Datish Government tell Us that
King Christian IX. consented, but very
1tluc,an,ly, to the sale Of the West India
Islands. Hts reluctance was teigued be-
cause he ,houg hit that the United States
would pay mere for the islands than the
Mr. Seward had originally offered for
him; for ever since the disastrous close
of the war Of 1864, be ween Denmurk
AID Geruany, there had been grest deal
of talk in the political circles OF D-u-
mark about the sale OF the West IuG.a
colonies lor the purpose of filing the
empty ,1essurY OF the kingdom, the King
sno his adherents being s'ro. ely in i4vo1
Il the matter, while some OF the Demo.
era S opposed it on the ground that the
amount realized by the sale would be
squarte1ed by The government in need
less expenditures for the standing army
TIE principal reason why the Dan,st
Government, aside trcm lis desire TO ge1
these seven millions and five hundree
thousand dollars, is so exceedingly anx-
lcus that the treaty should be rat,titd, il
the apprehension that its rejection b,
Congress We uld add to the unpopui4ri',
oil Christian TX. in Dlnmark
where his political opponents woul'
point TO it as Ano:her proof of the unfit
ne:s of himself and his Ministers t,
manage the foreign affairs Of the king
dom with prudence ard sagscity.
, 1869-01-12
GOVERNOR PALMER's INAUGURAL.

GtTeIDcr Palmer devotes large share
ctEis rgu1al address 10 ,wo questions:
Isl, wLe:htr the Leg stature has the
right 10 regulate the charges Of railroads
for trsnspo1'ine freight a1d passengers;
and %, whether Cor gross has the righ:
to chatter Tat'Ioad compsn!es from one
State 10 smother, or thr-ugh several
States. The first question he answers IN
Tie affirmative, AID 1te second in the
negative.
We are unsble 10 see what special oc-
casion exists fer this discussion in the
Governors inaugural address. There was
some p pular txc1tt meat On The former
Of 1htse questions Two years ago, ard
vigorous attempt WAS made to exer-
else the power RI regu1atlng rail-
read chsrEes. The legislature, in
refusing 10 pass the bill, decided
virtually that the power id not exis', CT
that il YVES Of so doubtful character, OF
50 coH duplicated in its opcrat.on, that it
would De urw'se 10 r,1ke The attempt
to exercise II. Ttcrc is, at the
rresent time, no agltation on the
lEC AAA tu4E4F%3A0 LAas
the railroad cempan'es have resolved
to make no stl"r., psw or hereafter, to
oppose the passsPe OF II bill Of tha. chsr~
acter, berg IN iieay coptl'lgrt that 1t
would Re SIT IS ce i,y 'le courts ss an
CT poft ,JtIcto law, ard slolatlun OF con-
tracsa. Hence It step's to us that the
prominence given IN he question by the
Ia sn 4
Ontbe ther at'Lr bt Governor holds
thai the chyr,erlrr OF rsllroad companies
by the Gent ri G 'vEromen. would be an
iDfri1 et men1 nj ihe gh's o1 the Sta e.,
This question IS otscMssc1 IN anu he1
article IN this ,ssue Ct THE TR1DUSE
op7epos Of Senator Sner.n4n's bill
Wat is tie mean up OF The clause OF The
COT siilullcn which says that Coo2res
"sh: II have power tu repu'ate commerce
"with tc1e,gn DAtsnss atl among ths
"kevt1a, St,syse" Cor grgs= has already
CHARTERED ra'Ioed ruonins through ,h'
State OF II nneso:x, Use NM bern Ps
cidc}. !! we IN stake Eof, it has char:
tcrtd Cne in the S,-t. OF C.llf rnis, [ l'
Cen raj p.citic), al: me in the Safe Q
Iowa, be S'.l2 Cay Bratch Of III
Tniop Pac t1s). Wotre WIS the powe
found tn charter hrss rp.ls, ii not in til
claufe We h4re ci ed?
Golernr1 Pstu,1's remarks m th
evil coIstqurt res ot spec'.l legislstio
for the iucorpo1at,cn Of companic
which ought to ht uccu1 pushed BIZ ger
eIal laws, are DO I'd ard conclusiv
They wall be tud rs d by the who'
people, al d vi, VIZ ms, be needed b
the Icris1o.urt
, 1869-01-12

The work |. rutt of tbe eeerest ,ps.Rat Into.
and the most praphtc poesjcal skctch1ns OF,
rho work,n,s ri thr d,,tn,bed human soul.
Thot nh.,a ~ ,rant., and sntr,,na, rxna,,.
cncc vh1ch 10 ,omet;ncs des,7nated Al de.
mon,c Is here portraycd with wonderful
skin ia al, lts varied aspects, Nor is the
author of Sau1 a psychological Interpreter |
.lone of ~ cr1,ar dramatic power be Is
nna, g. vol, md mat RI m mean rank, |
T1,s rsrtor1na =, 10 has eracea M marked as lis
r,,mnse, n, the str1qr1e of sp,,;tual torces in !
the scul Of lstael's gloomy king. The book Is
one which no reader Will regret having taken |
In hand.
ovu,rrp pp.ra1u. p.rora ~ 1.r.7.1 IN
Fnr1.h.spe.Eicc ca1n,rIcs Darlne 1875 I'D
1867. By, HAA.ts @ss3xoKTa @ ptIK5. j Wig WIZ
H,on,hers. 1853.
The very low price Of this work-ouo dol
lar for volume of 1re hundred aud fifty
| nsoos-nnd its unusual interest. ought to Sc.
( cr-a that ,ts nuh)f,heta sntI ,nate for IT.
rerr 1,rce sale. No eouallv valuable rccurd
or travel h.s been made in long time. The
| plan Of the writer, If at all well executed,
would alone give his book peculiar interest.
MIR, Dixie has carried ont his scheme with
re}narlah1c intellaence and discretion. al.
! was apprecIa.;nc the scenes which me uu-
dor t;s e1e and sketchfnp them with iudg.
o,ent and skin. His pictures Of our own
| country, through which he first passed, show
great caudoI ard good scnee. He under
stands ,,s as none of bis countrruen have
snne md really attempts to do Justice 10 us,
| Al hit sketches. moreover. in Virginia. In
massachusetts, and in the remoter Vest
OF the " Pacific Railroad and on the Calitor-
MIA coast, are readable and instructive
even 10 a resident Of this country Afr.
D;1ke ueed his eve: here in way to lay rs
nil nnder ob)Ipation 10 him Tor the Inforrna.
t;on which bis volume presents. From Pan.
ans he sailed a voyage OF seven thousand
uiles 10 New Zealand thence to Australia !
and finally to India, making admirable
sketches OF the English civilization Of each
NJ these fields Of observation. We eau heart
liz commend the book 10 all our readers.
ny PARIS: French chsr.cttr Sketches By
En~AsD HING. Lofin2 Boston. 1o's'
M7- kstE's volume IS maae1soeo toe mateel
al Of Paris letters to the Springfield 3tpaotsta'
and Boston Tronserfpf. The original letter.
were sparkling and fresh, md the book mad:
from:them abundantly 5ustldcs the desire fol
reapPearance OF the more interesting
sketches !Mf- MEG ooes not "'te 10 tu u
etfoct, nor does ne aln 10 su eyes. taouRu'
Ills Pas1s Is not Inc Pafls OF STATISTICS, no
that oi political history. 1t Ii thc Parl
which greets the eye OF "a! and ~its5 ob
server, I'll ose chiei Interest Ii Will "nas ~
upon tue sul4aee' Ane pooe - eateis@'n'1
from oesmnlne 10 ena' auu snou'o no1 !,
pmltted " any one VINO "saes u see IL u
lis phases the varied iue OF fa1ls, "clly G
: luxury. .-.
Clarke q Co.. oi thls ely, nave completc
the puhllcat1on OF t<c''s books 81 -tNHFa
Hssso1N IN thIee soiunrs, 'ae 1'os 9 1eoa'
! INC BOOK q 6'fds' anu 'ue loon q -"ssH'
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ard more convenient means Of ccmm1ni-
cation with the country,
On the other point, the power Of the
General Government, Mr. Sherman tor
chilly said:
'An IN object Of government internal com
by spc trainers ot the couautnuo1. 1ney cou!d
mol tossass tne nss modes q ssxn.ls devised ia
naslor, not only over external but internal com
mesee, when between states When the CAME
nc scux, .bs heebost ana the rAfe wtsv tuu
ageIA OF conmrscc on DaFf2ahle rivers, they &C.
enfso me po"es OF Congress- ovr them When
TIE e.il.nk Vessel, owted oy private merchants,
and likes, were the agents Of com.
Mtlce, lu11sdlctlon over them, tho pow
e 70 regulate them, Vas canfnily re.
the dutits lesiea upon cemmesca, To nrcrss4s,
tor unl!osm Commercial feeul.uona. wtre leading
irduccmcnre LOT the fornas,on OF the Na1,unal
6oFtEEme1t AID these puHtf3 Nete clearly nnq
fully Etvsn to tue 1e* government. II the fran ra
Ct the cons ltuuon could usve fokeeeen toe lurty
Thousand 1niles OF tallso.1. and tns etetmsh.ps,
that EoN are tnc AGENTS Of Cummrrc., oy. rapp LIZ
stase itnes Ann eaitn1 nE ,hear operations tuc
ns Of INC Goon; eons not
upon Congress the power over all the=c Agencies
than the languaRe ot the constitution.
Neaf0utng ihuA no III tue fixture ard chaf8 ter
| Of upr EoStTneLt ALu the lansn.Ee VI the con-
sl7lut,on calnot doubt the ful. po"ct u s'oG-
Grtss not only to regulate The com nsrce nm III:
when IL deesns Il expeo1ent pu,'d nnw1a,sro snr,
either directly BY tue motley Of the psooie or oy
s. t. nsory ct he sas
II IS remarkable fact tnst this grant
ofp.wlr to the General Government to
make all necessary law6 for the regulx-
ton OF Interstate commerce was es-
peeially urged by The Representatives oi
New jersey, who desired II as protec-
tlon against any attempt by New York
| ard Pennsylvania 10 tax the commerc.
from those States pssslng through New
Jc1sey The latter S.ate has since p1ac
used extensively ,he oppression aeAins
which She had elaimtl the protcct.on 0
the constitution.
It is high time that the Eastern State
Eshquld sbsndon their protective noIions
| The attempt to prevent computing line
Of railway, aud to collect q tax on III
l1arcl and freight 10 and from >nt city Q
Washington, is {. policy which lhe Sta.
ot Maryland should long since nas
abandoned, Size refusing TO yield, mus
lle nation pay her srlbutes Must 50
be allowed to send her iaz-g .1heter
| through every train to collect s
much head from each PASSENGER, and S
much Tor each pound OF fre,ght pAssin
within her "soyereign lmltss" tn
! country has endured the oppression lon
enough. Maryland anu New jersey, b.
tier txtortlon upon the commsrcc {
the country, have crested the necessit
Ter the construction Of other rou es {
travel, Independent OF the control {
these States, and Congress should nc
hesitate to exercise its urqucs1ionaol
power to extipguish The monopoly at tn
earliest possible DAY.
, 1869-01-12

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, 1869-01-12

EDUR PLAINTIFFS AND SIX LAWYERS,
Tie public will remember that some
lime since the firm Of Carson, P1ris & |
Co., with the assistance OF tout | wycrs, I
cane INTO court and flied acvcnsy-6yp !
pugcs Of manuscript, alleging hat We had |
charged them with thu CRIME Of araon, TO
their damage 10 the sum Of $50. 900, to1
which they prayed judgment WITH coss.
We deEu1red TO the declaration on
The ground that arson was an individual
c1:nc, snd could not be committed by
firm. Without waiting icr the decision
OF the Court on the demurrer. The iour
lawyers quashcd their own declaration
and retired somewhat cres..fAllcn. In
due time thty rallied, procured relnrorce-
meuts, and came at us again with tour
sepsrate suits. one by Samuel Carson,
one by john T. rtrie, one by
Robert Scott, and one by George
Scptt, with lour counts in each
ctclsrntion, making in all about two
hutdred and tlt1y pares Of legal cap
paper, ard claiming damages TO the
| am1unt of S1Uu,000. We advised the
plalrt.ffs (eratis) when they commenced
tLeir secoLd series Of suits 10 employ four
| 'awyt.s spiece, making sixteen IN ~, and
10 select minority ot Them from s'u1eas
in the University Of Chicago, who might
he supposed 10 know what was the legal
definition Of the crime Of arsou.
Tie dissolution Of The seco1d series OF
suits, which ttok place in III: Superio.
Court, yesterday, Is 10 be attributed TO
the rrgl. ct Of the plaiu,,Gs to employ q
sufficient number of attorneys, ard 10
selccs them in the quarter which We had
Indicated. Only Sly lawyers appcs1cd
nga,nss US, viz: Miller, Van ANN S
Lewis, ard Hervey, AntboHy & Gais. La
order to mske out charge Of srs from
the article complained q, The six la Eyer,
brought into court snRdry ayerments
| Of tfeir own Of which We had no pre-
yious knowledge, to VIII, that VIII, n .hs
ire occurred on Like s'rect they wess
insured; that the bul'dirg they cccu-
pied Was owned by third person; aud
that it was worth certain aGonnt O
monty. None Of these facts were alleee;
, OF insiuuatCd in the article compliance II
Of. We chronicle them now US lntvfes
, ing and valuable items of ne~e, intro
. duced by the plaintiffs in order to como.
, us 70 say that they set fire TO ihslr s.or,
! to de'raod the insurance companies.
/, Various arguments were had on til
$ points Ct lnH involved In the case, on
general demurrer to plaint,n'5 1cc1ara
i ,,op. After which Judge Gary dcc.de
that the JADullare of the art1r|r i,J mn
, 1869-01-12
DENMARK AND THE UNITED STATES,

DENMARK AND The UNITED STATES.
Among the numerous afgu,nunts by
which the agtnts Of the Daa,su G ,vern-
nent are uytng TO i1duce Congress 70
rat ly tEc unaulhoriz-u negotiations q
SECRETARY Seward in regard to tie y .uish
Wesl 1ntlls 1s!ancs, is the assertion .ha:
noD-rhlification OF the trealy ou the part Of
the Cnitcd States would be an UNI justifia-
bic insult to friendly puwer, and place
The Klng OF DLnmaik IN very cmbar-
rassiDg position.
Even supposirg that the D,nish Gov
crument Was SO ignorant Of the ins ltu-
tions Of the United States as to believe
that the Secretary of State WAS able TO
conclude such treaties, ln7olvlng The pay.
nent OF vast sums Il money, and thal the
appropriation OF the amount by Congress
Was matter Of course, (all Of winch is
utterly improbable, inasmuch Us the
Dsnish Ambassador at Washington, no
doubt. informed his government Of all
the facts bearing upon tht Qucstiou). the
Danish Government would not be apie TO
justify the assertion now made on its be-
hall, that government nego'isrne with
another power for tie purchase oI
part If its territory makes ilse1f lisble
to The charge Of violating the rules OF In
transitional courtesy by reccdlnr
frcm the bargain In consequences
Of grave political obstacles. Al
the prtccdents are against it. The LAKES
OF these precedents WAS the proposet
purchase, by France, OF the Grand Ducny
OF Luxemburg. After the wonde1fu
SUCCESSES Of the Prusslans in the war c
; 1886. Napoleon the Third, ANXIOUS as b
was to soothe The wounoed selfloye g
|. the French, and to enhance. his owl
r waning prestige, had entered into neg
/ tiatIons with the King Of Il oiland for th
t cession Of Luxcmburg for a very la1g
6 sum OF money. The k.ng Of Hollan
G bettg hard pressed for money Ia cons
:. queuce Of his spepd.hrife habits, receive
u the advances Of the French Governmel
d With the utmost eagerness, and at nuf
le ber CT conferences held hesWeen Il
rs aeen,s OF the two governmen 8, both
y Paris and at the Hague, all necessa
l. measures in regard to the cess,ou hs1 u
y ready been concerted. But, all OF tu'
=. den, the prussien Caoihe. discover
x what was going on between Ffauce a;
I'd Holland, and its resistance 10 the pr
s. pcsed MEASURE caused the Emperor N
"a ptlecn to 1etrace his s'cps. 1,1s true I
81 semi-cflcial papers denied at the time.
q the first plAee, thu: a.y snch negot
'te ticns had been going on; and, when fore
BY to aemit that this wRs not lrue, IT
be inlima.ed that Holland had msJe
.se effir, and, frightened by the ov4roearl
at attitude pf Prussia, had W1shtraWu q
m btfore Franco had taken 1t ser,ou,'7 II
an consideration. But II has stnce II
", been ascettained beyond = do'
yer !: { lsthat IEEEs4ee bad .msae tho first
ll1rR the year 1,1as LETT the hom:Esss eduits I'll
d 431 children q deaths occurred, ~ bp1pk Of
, 1869-01-12

rc,.,...,.............. stosoi,s9sfs .1os0.s9sss
tAlEs Or c4-AL Il. rs AAu r W. sn!..
Ihe lumh.r 9, seses ot isao SOD y iSe1 ~. ~.
at s1,s9.sS sno rosd :or So IS. OF zown los.
s.s :s .;.s9 lis s. sss Total '''s' Of lands
The afuuunt II Lots tue for lands and 1T
hs1esslnss sod !. IS 9;3;S; !, q 1sas Mnlca s'a'
The nnseId lanas AID lots consist Of the f'llo"-
tpg pstceft: .....
t5 re a' $ Rsae $40
the crsn: Of 1884 b., NOT t1snero offered Tor sale,
- Inc ntle was n dispute; IT, f,s. ~ ~ ds. ,as
Once. The title Of the Satc OF illinois has oeen
declared yall1. II II proper now thst thEst
ss y s. as ae., Ta IL q
uue snd brought TO sale. racts Afe so1s sns!l
lk1sna tsac1e ~h1eh hive nos neen sppEats "a aud
c"Isea1en1lJ not beeh foio they are aos o. eFeA
Oi the town lets ucsnfd ard forfeited therr arc
qu,'o a nnm-er IN TIE ses esresate: IL re tn"o Ct
nebaFo, Il. Ofrhe.e .he1c h.se been Ie.esved
cf4 psr' vi ass d so.s q; 81 Pszs Uti:s4 s..
In thu town OF ksnkasee al Of the original lota
Ncssuies vii Be iakin during ths en.olng sea.
ten 10 nrtrR The untolo tracts os land !uro rnsr'
ket: Al toe un.old tom lou. vita The s1esps!.a
| u the reter.ziloIe noted aoove. are, aoa have
| been open 10 pprrh7sera since 1S!3.
Isz.s9a.a yoseusaa tls5.1 ~.
,opese1s IT sse 70 sf ns yeaF
euo,nE November 80, 1861, tnrslsttns Of
| she E5es1dett the state T1uso and khe So r~ta-
ss ss T. G' @ ss'' aas.r: E e. s'se So. ?s = =
1909, tielutivc. an"ur,tne to ttsi b7b n, wern
81 y 0,s r. s s1 q g. I'D es
icRiefesed canal oonds, during aams penAa;
an med a.d vtrdtd oy loe Aud.tor Of Acco1nr,
MT Joel Aa1nlua, ae appesr. ~. hts sev*rsl r.
ports q ApI ina ~ 1sos tns COMMIT 4 tes es
euE Cd to the e1eeis Of the rEeasuseE Oh the
Tos wh1Ie .1nopns c.rrhed by the committee
to NoTsm, er %, isdi. Is s:.ed u tns annual e..
por1 for 1851 II s., ", 1o.7s:, In a subsequent
md 1 as IT, aassor saa
smined b tsc cum mites, The Feauis WILL be cef-
| lined. "A herelufork- ~
.esoln1,on dsteo aeyember 20, 1858, h.ve Dc; de;
ps.rc psl o, registered c1nsl bonds. payable In
New fork On and atscr the n1ss II Jnday IN 5a1n'
isst ,nr .x IN tho h.rds Of the T1nsteess sNo1em'
ter So itGs. v.ro not snt1cisns to Prov.oe ior
elvsdend pr es VshSct sS ~ Teaae1nT d rn.s M
CcmranY 10 ! po,ns TOO low 10 meet any EIeAt
: cucercT = nicn might af1Fe dur1nx me "ln.es
sprss =. N 1 II
;hts rnture fh1- 1t her timer. acd this ~1tnout
. ipeome deF,,anla from any source. wnetast %
= fore fhe ofet lie " tne AA.4At 'oi AA'Ae-AANN -
March or apE!. 1s6s. ....
I 11r,sols AND ascH4aAs CANAL B1 fHh CIT o'
. iron tbe application Of the. Roard Of pnoit'
Works rf tne CITY Of Chicago. AetrR for said city
t,,r ~ extcps3 OF TIM snd eenut uance o
rrra:n pr,v. ex-s Aecured to said city. II th'
serfau cut nj = ttecbcs 4 1s65, h twrrn ta,t
| aun Mte h{sa1 CaraL to RI sale the wo:k Of en-
/ I.rsemrnt 10 be prosecuted uEir irte17up:edJ -
4 Bosrd Of f1tus'eee did, BY res"lptlcns Of Ju.e
\ II tN+fh fhHf3 ~ fTNR
Il addltior u penod of thEse Isars, upon taa eaua
Q | principles and eouolttoEa which Hete epnta12e
, 1869-01-12

With the close Of the present season. the ean.t
will have been o. ! cd Tor naEtRa'ton tWenty-one
every ecsson W1,n he execution Of the ,e.l is5
The eapplv Of vat from he river ieedeEs alone
~as In ufhclent for the purposes Of nA71Ya'fon.
nteritR reeost 70 TIC npIng enxiIe neSes-
tors'Un inY, With the repsirs of engines. IenT"a.
Of no1lers, xbeele ETC.. quite An Item oi tod1ti3n-
al ext" nse. lot usual In canal operations
Diviulpg rhr 6rst twelts i ars into two periods
OF ten ,e.Ft each the following table will c1hihIr
fne aptroI!nate coat p|r aptun .! mstnfenance,
and ths pumping engines:
0tdfraev repaire. e.......... ...$35 $50 &9o,9o3
Extraordinary rcpalra AID re. ,.
ueWAlA ....>..-....-.. .-..'. @o,tf 1f.@A'
TT Tcssl ss.s s,,,S:, .; W
prorer, 81 niles; FEEDER. 26 1n,te';> 1t wl.l oe
seep thar tie ross of maintenance. Iepatr.
to is57 incln.ve. at the rate Of 1881 iyr esch
mile OF canal ard feeder PCT auuuu, and. iof tne
seeoLd Q. rcd. 1853 to 1857 Lcuetse. at the RATE
oi Sis per mile rer anunE- For thu ens:r': period
OF 10 fesIt the average cost per nlle per ahnom
Ibe aysrare amount received Tor toll. for the
rhe tte.uc neiod fal7, ,3ss AMI fos the 20 yeart
AZ ast1apa $1s9,tF1s per anbum. ~
In ihs report u the "etrstsry oi me noafo ~.
ne nt}x B.) xi!l be found cor cise etatemeut oi
re.. rs ma tess oflnteresi II laslnt TO tie cana
| subjects con, ecteu herewith. lhe o1t-r pe.'ed
s,oi3 OF the pece-sits OF the Improvement Of tbs
10 lie State. and without whtcn the canal acro:d
l,p IT, tic Ell ertrncc Il nj re 1ha9 twenty 5etrs
can never rise hey. nd public w.Ik of the second
- magnitude to take ralk in the Krear lnierlal
lraprorv Z tnss Of the cont II, ~lth tac E:e,scst
| Il i'll In n.'fal uauI'as tue En-: Canllt aens
The tTane uc1tA,,oD OF the sEriculsu al products o
| the ", Ct. the railroso between the great iskFs
1 @Frtn Ia In Ns1YF7fLt Faff r.
tntp1 lor onts fyr gone eight months Of the ve4r
| Ii thf tatre r. port Appendix H, 2.,ful1 det4'
Will be fJapd o sit artlc IS ol property c4esrtd
| Ste several collectors Dflcts for tac year 1858
| aiso t.bIt uf rome Of the leading Nttcles uaad
| ported on tho canal rom 1854 to 1866. fnciusiEe
| sepe Of the nufe TINT Of ant 1T thete erttces.f
| ths RI years iyom e63 10 1868. l17lnttTe, will b
fund exhibited In the fol ow.nx tAb!e:
, 1869-01-12

r-r,,em,r " ho+el th,ei was captured st Rnf-
f,io. On Fr.ay, sfter having yisired hYe hates n
A. mary dsye. and cufls0 ass1 hocA eaea =
eppye1t1 Of his y14.t.