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MARKETS by Telegraph.
roREiGH MARKETS..

FOREIGN NAEEETS.
LONDON, December l+-Noon.-Consols oa,i;
bonds sc. Sugar tr nc:, anoal nos
PAIRS December i4.-Eourse opened quiet
Rents 7af &C.
IlAvEg, December l4.-Couon opens quiet,
II 35c.
LlyERrGoI. December l4-Noon.-Co.ton steady:
mrlands l,:.d; Orleans le..d; s;.;cs lo.o0o ha!es
Afl"rnooh.-Co,ron steady I;cd winter whca;
SIS 9daSs iO,. Tallow iis Gal.
Evcnng.-Cotton steady: uliands !l'Il; Or
leans l2'.d: safes 10000 ha!es; speculation amd
cXpor; :0Go bales.
DOMESTIC MARKETS..
NEW YORK, december iI-Nocn.-S,ocas IN.
sc!'cd, tut somewhat iirnicr than closing prices
OF las; evening. Money per cent; sterling, long,
SIS; short, o.; gold 2.':: 'G2's coupon 1iiI,:
Tennessee cX-coupons 30; new l:A Virginia cX-
coupons ie4: new, 81. Louisiana. old. sot: new
Ci: levees skies c0aioti: C.hts 80; Alabama
cigh,s oS; Ewes cas- Georgia sizes 81; scycns %;
North Carolina, Oil, 80; new, 2Sis: SOuih Carolina,
new, COS. Cotton Icict nj :5i.c. Turrcntinc
i3'ac. Rosin moderately :ctivc, $. for strained.
Freghts dull.
EvennE.-C0it0n steady: sales a.CO bales al.
:5'.c. Flour drl and heavy; superane State
- aoai 80; common TO fair extra Southern So 40l
O. Wheat to &c lower; winter rcl Western 81 aOa
33. Corn shade Iir,ncr at 81 Hal II. Pork
lower Mt s32a32 50. Lard heavy at I9y:a2c
WHISKY 81 2li:. Groceries quiet. Tnrpcntine
i3ha44i.. Rosln 81 OS. Fre!si,ts dull; on cot
ton Ivy steam H. Money strong. Gold closed
quiet at d. Governments steady; Southern ir-
regular; stocks weak, active and unsettled.
BALTIMORE, December H.-Colton less firm nj
% cents. Fionr quiet and steady. Wheat dull
red 81 25a1 20. Corn firm; white SO; yellow 60.
Oats iirm at &c. Provisions unchanged. whiskcy
81 2ltsal %.
CINCINNATI December H.-Corn steady; new
1Ia75; receipts large, chiefly from Kentucky.
Whiskey e'aos. Pork s3i. Bacon in moderate
dropping nj lilii.
NEW ORLEANS. December 14.-cotton easier at
LOUISVILLE, December l+.-corn 65aToc. Pro-
visions firm. Mess pork s3 Shoulders 154c;
clear sides li'<c. Lard ls1<c whiskey o7c.
WILMISGr0S December l4.-Spirits turpcntIne
dull. Rosln steady at 81 S5a3. Crude turpen,ine
unchanged. Tar unchanged Cotton steady ut
23ao31lc.
AUGUSTA, December l4.-Cotton, market Grmer
and more active; sales 600 bales; receipts 1853
bales; middlings 23lsc.
SAVANNAH, December 14.-Cotton re:eipts 35Se
bales; sales 200; middlings a4tlc. Market mac.
tive.
MOBILE, December h.-Cotton closed Grm;
sales 1850 bales; mldtllings 23s4; receipts 1867
exports 5l2.
2iu:i4c; sales $3.50 bales receipts 50l9 bales; ex.
ports to Hayre 34Ii bales; Barcelona 456 bales;
Vera Cruz SEQ. Gold 22,.. Sigh. = discount.
Sterling g.
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The Charleston Cotton. Rice an, Naval
Stores Market.
OFFICE CHAK .EsroS NEWS
TUESDAY EVENING, DcceInber II, 1869.
CoTToS.-Ihc wta her having been wet ana
unarorab!c to business, the market was destitute
OF activity, prices continuing wihou: qriotatic
change. Sales go bales, viz: = II 22L:; IS al 81;
eS at 23s; |" at 2ail: ca at .s; Is at 25i: 10 n,
2Ss6; 10 a, a3s4: 3 n, ~: I, at 2ir.. We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
0rulnary 10 good ordinary. ......:1 GE23i:
LOW nil''liihS. .23a26C-
aiuuiihS. ............. 49,. ~ SD
RiCE.-Tilc demand fur this grain WAS good
with firm market. Sales about 80 icrccs of
clean Carolina. say 3j ;icrces ut CSC q H. Al at
CO; 81 at &C We quote common to fair clean
Carolina al Gs6&: good Ci;0.c.
NAVAL STORES. There wa, no business toipr.
under this head.
FKEiGnTs-Arc somewhat dull. To Liverpool.
by steam engagements are making at 7id 2
10 On upiands and 1i4d on sea- islands; by
SAL, '-1Gd e lb on up!ands and sld q III
on sea Islands. To Hayre, by steam, nomI.
nal; by sail, nqminal at I'ic on urlands
AMI 1Ic on sea Islands. C0astwise to
New York, by steam, &c = ,b on uplau,ls
ana lc on islands; by sail, 'tc 4 1t on
npnnuS. To .., ..on, by steam, nominal: by SAIL
&c = Iii Oh uplands. To Philadelphia, by stcam
&c 9 lb on uplands; by sail, somewhat NOM
inal. To Baltimore, by steam, ,.Gssc a lb Oh
upands: Icy sal, sumewha, nominal.
misunderstanding co day bills 49,.
nuIEsTIc ExCMANGE.-Si.h; checks were buy.
Ing II; 'sSi. discount; bank sight checxs we're
held Il; i premium; outdoors is@s !, { discount
GoLp-Duying ut %, selling nj 70
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The Editors Song.

Tho editor sits at Ills table,
Writing as well aS he's able,
Paragraphs, leader and puir;
His scissors beside him are lying,
While he Is III agony trying
Of copy TO furnish enough.
"Toil, toll, toll
What weary life Is mine!
Wasting the precious midnight oil
On leader. and column, and line;
Working from morn Till night.
Working from night till morn
Oh why was that stcam press ever made.
Oh why was the editor born9
.eToil, toll, toll
And whose IL the gain when wOnt
Whose arc the trophies we achicves
And for whom are the lalrcls wonr
TO stand I'm the foremost rank
or cnch hard-fought party fray
To toil and toll, and only get
Abuse and neglect for pay.
'Toll, toll, toll
What q thanklcss task Is ours.
To bnSc the bread AMI press the cheese.
That Senator Jones dGvOurs
To sit on thrcp-leggcd stool.
While others have halr-stuifct seats.
To prepare the hash ami cook the stew,
But never 10 taste the meats
"TOil, toll, toll
As the constant drop Oh the stone,
So the ccasclcss, endless work,
Wears away body and bone
Though the poet spluttcr and write,
Though the orator bully ami brawl,
II II were not Tor the cftOr's pen,
What were the use OF ii all +"
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Receipts by Railroad. December II. /.

SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
1873 bales cotton, % bales domestlcg, so bbls
nour, 80 bbls naval stores. cars stock. To Rail-
road Agent, q w Williams s. co, Graeser Smith,
Pelzcr, Rodgers 4 co, II Walter Il CO, Bowling
& CO. w X Ryan, A Salinas, Frost Adger, f J
Wiss CO, wnrdlaw & Carew, q F. Sloan, Boil
mann Bros, " Courtney i CO, Caldwell Son,
and others.
NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
Ill bales upland cotton, bale sea island cot
ton. 40 bushels rough rice, tobacco mtlse, &c. To
q w Williams Gu, Rceder & Davis, Shackelford
h Kelly, Walter & co, A J Salinas, Ravenel L co,
Graescr Smith, AI0wry Il co, kirkpatrick a.
Hittc, Frost & Adger, Trenholm & Son, " X Ryan,
Gaillard MinOtt, A Pritchard, w q lee q CO,
Thurston 4 Holmes Wiss co. Palmetto Pioneer
Cooperative Association, Railroad Agent, and
Order.
SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD.
Cotton, rough rice, rn,lsc live stock. TO II
Hoppo;k, Small, W Doyle. IL Blschor & co, a
Cunningham, Miller, II Miller, pelzcr, Rodgers
CO, Fraser & Dill, w Bee & CO, J COcock & CO,
J A Enslow co, T. II hcsserycy, Roper 4 StOney,
Wagener, Stewart & CO, ] K Prin9ie & Son, Mid.
dcton, 4 KanapauX, kirkpatrick & Witrc, Stoll.
Webb CO, II Fraser, W p bowling & CO, a 81.
llnas, and l. Howard & Bro.
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MARINE NEWS.
CHARLESTON, ECEMBER
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Manhattan. woodruff. New York
left Saturday, NJ. Mdse. To Adger L CO,
Aimar, Archer, NJ & A Ashton, f Bates & co, II
nischoG CO, T II BRISTOL b CO, 3 Brown, ) q
Bacon, Brown Ilyer, q Bart 4 TO, ] q Brandt,
Horncr, II Bulwnkc & CO, a II Chcsreux, w Car.
rington CO, T Cater, W II Chafe 4 co, Came
ron, I,arkley co. l. Chaplin co, tlsciua Il Witte,
4 CO, NJ Drake, Douglass 4 Miller, bowie L Noise,
Duncan & Douglass, A w Eckel & co, Fairly
Meco,nb s Fem co g. Pnrresien se & So ncS
Bros, II Gerdts Z co, Goodrich, Whemau & co. d
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Passengers.

Per steamship Charleston. for New York-M
vttcrlan. l. Cate, J Muh0ltz. J Kerr, J Matscn, L
Chittendcn, NJ Ycllnlee, ] W North, Abrin, q Vol
cut, J Comins, II Mercer,J & Heath and lady,
nnd on deck.
Per steamship Manhattan. from New York-G
" Smith. T + Forreston, y Coke, Miss Mary
Maher, Mrs y T wellington, Mrs Gregg and child,
Mrs Thompson. Mrs II Clark. MerrlcS. Mr.
Russell, ], Odgicrs. @ Il lievcrlin General II l.
O'Brlen, Master 0'BrIen, 8 a MITCHELL hrs Mary
Wells Miss l. Plagler, Burke, " A Sanborn, q
Sanborn. Miss y Meyer. s Meyer,J W Parker, ] 8
on deck.
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FURNISHING GOODS.

FURNISHING GOODS.
Our "PERPECT SHIRT" at ss and So. Heavy
White and Ooored MerIno UndcrshIrts and Draw
ers at 81. Fine Merino Shirts and Drawers, Can
ton Flannel and Joan Drawers. Fine Linen Col
lars mt 81, 81 SO and 81 per dozen. Cloth, Kid,
Beaver and DogskIn Gloves. Merino and Cotton
Half Hose, Bows, TIeI, &C.. &C., at extremely low
prices.
Heavy Double and Twist Casslmeres at retail at
81 per yard.
85- One Price and no deviation.
MACULLAR, WILLIAMS & PARKER,
No. 201 KING STREET,
Store formerly occupied by McDun Cohen.
nOvl5 mwf lino
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Shipping.
FAST FREIGnT l.
TO BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON AND
TIE CITIES OF THE NORTHWEST.
TifRoUGH BfLLS LADiNG GIVEN FOE cor.
roy TO BRE.UEN

The Steamship SEA GULL. Du:,on. .S,r.-a=-.
t"mhi'iitcr VIII san for baltimore, 4, -
on SATURDAY, December rs, at :; O'Clock r. o.
from Pier M. |. Union Wlarvcs.
I'D insurance ly Tie Steamers of This linn /;
per cent. Ia Baltimore and t'lilalclp!Iiu 10 Eus.
ION y. ihilaucfha Frcr.s forwarded TO ;hat
ciiy 10y railroad from Baltimore witlou: al,Ii.
lni'al expense for Insurance.
Ey arrangement with the c.pamsbps Of the
hailnorc and l'rcEicn Line sailing semi n,un,h
IS. Through Bills l:i'lns Tor CuIroX will hcrralIrr
m nc issued TO Tie latter port on accommodating
ED- Through Ellis Lading given to PIiITApTI,
pillA. EOSTUS ald the CITIES OF TILE NORTlI-
WEST.
For Freight engagements ar Passage a,ply TO
COUErENAf X TRENHOLM
Gcci1 Union Wharves.
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fertilizers.
DACIFIC GUANO COMPANY's
COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE OF LINE,
FOR

COMPOSING WITH COTTON SEED.
This article Is manufactured at the Company's
Works under the direction anu superintendent
OF Dr.. RAvENEL. II contains the same elements
of fertility as Soluble Pacific Cuano, except that
It ia not furnished with ammonia. It Is prepared
expressly for composing with cotton seed, which
furnishes the element OF ammonla-the object be-
Ing to render that side.product of the plantation
available to the highest degree as an clement or
fertility.
$i5 cash. or $50 on 1st November, 1870, for ap-
proved city acceptance or other good security.
For further, and particular Information, apply
to the undersigned,
j. N. ROBSON,
Agent for South Carolina,
Nos ! and . Atlantic Wharf.
JOHN. s. REESE & CO.,
General Agents baltimore.
oct27 wrmsnosDkc
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Wilmington Market.

WILMINGTON, December l3.-SrIRlTs TuRrEN-
TINE.-Recepts l66 casks. No sales reported.
RosIS.-Reccipis 1907 bhls. Sales OF 400 hbls nj
81 50 for sr0incd, 81 20 for low No. =, 81 25 for
No. ], and 81 IS for No. 1.
CRUDE TuErE%TlNE.-Salcs OF s+s hills at SO 50
for virgin and yellow dip. and 81 IS Tor hard.
TAR.-SaleB OF 1855 bills at 81 O5.
O0TrON.-RcceiD,s 25l bales. Sales OF 10 bales
Mt 23izc, and 10 bales AZ 2ic per pound.
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coMMrn%WL NEWS.

NEW ycnx-re. cafs, csarlcs.on-ss bags
sea island cotton, !S2tsssls unIand cotton, I32
30 packages. T39
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TIE GREAT LYING SCOUT.

b U FLA Lo BILL.t
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on and after SUNDAY. the 9Th instant, Passcn-
ger Traii,S ON this road Will run follows, COM
meneing with The 5.30 y. NJ. train:
NIGHT ENrREsS TRAINS.
Leave Savannah daily at.............4,SO at r. NJ
Arrive at l'ainhr!dge tMouday's except
Arrive ut Live Oak daily yai.............2 .22O 4. Nj
arrive NJ Jacksonville daily ot......... 7.0a A. NJ
arrive NJ Tallahassee daily at. .7.0f a. NJ
Arrive at Quincy daily Rt..............9.I5A ut. A. NJ
Leave quincy daily At at..............5.: .5.:.j +. NJ.
Leave Tallahassee day yat.............S.25I NJ. T.. NJ
Leave Jacksonville daily at...........S.S0 S.S0 +. NJ
Leave Live OAK daily ut................l.2S a. NJ
Leave Bainbrdge Sundays cXccptrtD
49,. .....-. -o-.D i. H.
Arrive ut Savannah daily at............IO.b a. NJ
DAY TRAIN.
Leave Savannah Sundays excepted,
Arrive at Live Oak tSunday's excepted,
Leave Live Oak Sunday cXcepted) al 600 a. NJ.
Arr1ve nj savannah tSunday's except
cut ht..-... 53d p. n.
Passengers Tor Stations west or Lawion nm
main line. take Express Train leaving Savannah
1T 4.30 T.. NJ.
BRUNSWICK TRAIN.
Leave Savannah truesday, Thursday
niu saturday, at. t...................l2.50 so p. NJ.
Arrive at No. 6 uunction) at............4.aUP r. NJ
Arrive at Brunswick Eat................GI2 Mt. I2P NJ
Leave Brunswick tMonday. Wednesday
dHu freityj III. .12.50 =. NJ.
Leave NO. tunctlonl ut...............:.O0 7. 81.
Arrive 1t Savannah at...............6a0P NJ
Connect at Jacksonville with steamers for pn.
MtRa, PicolatG, Enterprise, and all points on he
ST. Johns River. Through tickets good by all
steamers OH the river. IT. S. uAISES
dec6 General superintendent
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By TELEGRAPH.
SAyhNSAu. December I4.-Arrlvcd. steamships
wyoming, fhilade.phia; Montgomery ana san
Salvador New York; SLIP Atmosphere. New Yn. - !;
schrs Nellie y burgess, Providence; Whitney
Long, baltimore.
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Railroads.

CHAN SGE OF SCHEDULE.
kAa u Vi 30: ::..
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT rs OFFICE
ATLANTIC Ann GULF RAILROAD,
SAVANNAH, November s, 1863. J
on and after SUNDAY. the 9Th Instant, Passcn-
ger TraiiiS on this road VIII run NJ follows COM
mencing with The I.30 7. NJ train:
NIGHT ENHEESS
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MEMORANDA.
Mcssrs Itiscy & Creighton inform us ,ha, tic
schr Active, which arrived from Philadelphia un
The lath instant. WAS consigned To tiicni-tlr
cargo 10 II + Baker & Gu.
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~ OR LIv RPo o l..

EtUNARD LINE OF NAIL STEAMERS
Between NEW YORK and LIVER t.f,ss.r.
FOOL. calling nt Queenstown. GSiA!sAa.S
AuSiKAIASIAS, MALTA
aLEPFO. PALMYRA
CHINA, SAMATlA,
CUGA. SIBERIA,
llECLA, TAElFA
JAVA, TRIPOLl.
One OF the above First Glass Iron Mail Steamers
are Intended 20 sail as follows:
From Liverpool for New York direct every SAT-
cRDAY.
From Liverpool calling at Cork HarborI for
New York via Boston every TUESDAY.
From New York for Liverpool calling at Cork
!IarborI every THURSDAY.
Certificates issued TO bring out Passengers from
any part OF Europe at lowest rates.
For Freight or Cabin Passage. apply to
CIiAS. G. FRANKLIN
No. Bowling Green, New York.
For Stceraee Passage, apply To Trinity Build
ing, No. Ill l;roa,lwuy, New York or 10
wM. ROACH CO., Agents
now smw3nOS Charleston.
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felt as sure OF driving OF the foe by their plan as
If they were already In full chase OF them.
Dave Tutt did not express any wish to 20
along, which rather surprised Buffalo BILL for 1t
was duty that brave men would surely court.
But there was reason for this as there is indeed
for everything, rs the reader will learn by and by.
The two friends. carrying their arms and bend.
ing low In the same shadow OF the garden bushes
crept away from the house until they reached a
granncld beyond the trees, Into which they moved
swiftly. They had but o little distance now 10 go
to reach the stock pasture, and they got to the
last in the very nick OF timc
4 half-dOZcE dusky figures were already there
| and The horses. disturbed by the firing were very
uneasy as these advanced.
| Two shr.n calls understood well by the animals
| for which They were Intended, brought two noble
animals, "Black Nell" and Powder Face,n to
the edge OF the grain-neld. The next instant,
| needing neither saddle nor brlde, the two men
| were mounted. and without word, both dashed
| forward upon tho Indians who were after the
stock.
| SO suddenly and unexpectedly were these over.
whclmcd-not by II shot being fired, only the
| tomahawk used-liIat there was no alarm In the
| grove. Then the Two men sped on, not noise
| lessly now, hut whooping and yelling In wild con-
cert, and urging their stccds faster by their cries.
TIL they upon the rear OF the astonished red
| skins, pouring out shot after shot with deadly
| eject on the enemy.
Wheeling and circling here and there, never
missing a shot-it seemed rs II there were TWEEN.
| ty, rather than two-Wild Bill and our hero
dashed on, carrying death at every leap.
The Indians who were Cheyennes, supposing
| this to be Il reinforcement to those who had de-
Tended the house 80 well, soon gave way and fed
in every direction, but not before full half their
number had fallen.
Course them, why do they shoot SO careless
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-06-12

The exemplification of the beauties of uni
versal negro suffrage, as afforded by the mu-
nicipal election in Washington city on Mon
day, is not such an one as to impress the
country pleasantly with this pet radical insti.
tuition. There is no doubt the niger has got
hold of the true puritan idea of the matter,
that every darkey ought to have right to
vote as long as he votes the right ticket; but
when he votes contrary to the dictation OF
his leaders, then the matter is very different
indeed. A few darkeys in Washington city
imagined they had right to vote for whom
they pleased, and so offered to vote the con-
servative ticket. Their mistaken notion was
speedily knocked out Of their heads with
brick bats and other like effective missiles
1t is but a foretaste of what may be expect
ed at every poll in the country where ma
jority vote is placed in the control of horde
of semi-barbarians, led by corrupt and I'M
scrupulous politicians Universal suffrage
may be a good thing where the people are
law-abiding and intelligent, but it is casting
pearls before swine to give it to demi-savages.
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Destruction of the Peru Plow Factory
bv Fire.


The Peru Plow Factory of T. d. Brewster
s. Co. was totally destroyed by Ere on Thurs
day evening of last week. The fire originated
in the paint shop, where no fire had been
kindled for two months past; SO that, unless
there was something among the paint material
to cause spontaneous combustion, it mast have
been the work of an incendiary. The latter
seems to be the accepted theory. There was
a watchman on the premises, who had care.
fully inspected the room less than an hour be-
fore the fire, and is confident all was then
right
Adjoining the Plow Factory was Leopold
Burkhardt's livery stable, which was also de-
stroyed; but all the horses, carriages, and
everything else in it that was valuable had
been removed before the fire reached it, SO
that the loss is not serious The building be-
longed to the Chambers estate.
The loss of the Plow Factory was, however,
a very serious one, not only to Mr.. Brewster,
but to Peru. 1t was large establishment,
the building and. works covering nearly a
block. and giving constant employment to
from so to 100 hands. The loss of such an
establishment always makes serious gap in
the business prosperity of any city of mode
rate size. 1t was purchased by Mr.. Brewster
about ~ years ago, being then but small
affair; but had grown steadily into its late
colossal proportions. The concern was manu-
featuring about 5000 plows year, besides
doing a vast amount of other work. About
1000 plows finished and ready for market, and
5000 in process of completion, were destroyed
with the building, together with an endless
amount of machinery, tools, stock &C. The
total loss Is estimated at $4,000, of which
but $4,000 are covered by insurance. Mr..
Brewster, however, is wealthy, and man of
such financial standing that he will find no
difficulty in procuring the means to rebuild
and re-equip his factory, an undertaking to
which it is understood he will address himself
Immediately.
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We cut the following from the Living.
ston county Democrat 1t is no less just than it
is gracefully and pleasantly done:
JAMES STOUT.-Our old editorial friend and
brother James Stout, editor Of the Pontiac Sen.
hnet, has received from the Government the an.
pointment Of Receiver Of Public Moneys of Idaho
Territory. He will take his departure for Boice
City lhis residence during the next four years.
in the course Of two or three weeks Mr.. Stout has
been an able and efficient worker in the Repub.
loan party for over forty years--one Of the old
wheel horses the principal spoke in the hub,
the grand master and father of the Republican
party OF Livingston county. He has devoted
his time and talent to overwhelm Democracy
and establish Republicanism in its stead, the re.
suit Of which is apparent in our midst; yet,
while We confess that he has dealt our party yery
hard and telling blows, and has been our worst
political enemy, we respect and admire the man
for the bold, firm, decided and outspoken, manly
course he has pursued. Better to fight visible
enemy in the field than snsaking foe in the
brush. The battle is now over, the past is for.
gotten, and We hope he may gain as many warm
friends in his new home a. he leaves behind. Mr..
5. will make watchful guardian in the dis.
charge OF his duties; Uncle Sam may sleep sound.
ly on his downy pillow an honest man needs
no watching Mr.. Stout is we'll qualified for
the position, and We are glad that his party has
remembered him in the hour Of need. Farewell,
James ;'our best wishes be with you.
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Swinging Damages.

Those who take an interest in matters Of
domestic infelicity have doubtless paid close
attention for the last week or two to the daily
reports in the Chicago papers Of the progress
of the trial of Craig against Sprague, in the
Dupage Circuit Court, for breach of promise
of marriage. Sprague is rich old carmudgeon
in Chicago, described by his own attorneys as
about as unloveab!e an old cuss as could well
be imagined; but who yet had address enough
to engage the affections of handsome, polish
ed and attractive schoolmarm of Cincinnati
named Amanda Craig There was an en-
gagement of marriage between them, but be-
fore its consummation, Sprague tired of his
bargain, and broke it off. Thereupon Aman-
ola claimed 100000 damages as balm for
her lascerated affections. On the trial Sprague,
like an old fool, undertook, by hiring a couple
of rare scoundrels from Cincinnati to swear
the thing through, to blast the young girls
character,-an attempt in which he signaly
failed. The dastardly attempt excited such
indignation among the jurors as we'll as every
body else, that at the close of the trial the
jury awarded Amanda verdict for the full
amount Of her claim-$l00,O00.
1t is probable the jury allowed their feelings
to carry them so far as to vastly override the
thing A verdict for the amount is very
different affair from having 100000 cash in
hand. There is the inevitable motion for a
new trial, and the appeal to the supreme court,
and the remanding back of the case for
another trial, and then the chances of another
jury differing widely from the late one in their
arithmetic OF the affections, and SO on through
many years Of painful litigation, ending finally
in half a dozen of thousand dollars, usually
about half enough to pay the lawyers
sprague might have paid 10000 or so to be
rid Of the matter; but he is different from
most rich men if he don't fight the 100000
to the bitter end