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MISCELLANEOUS.
TRED WAY Err,

TJRED MAYER, ,,,
SUCCESSOR OF JACOB KELLER,
i,,,lar In Groceries and Provisions, Southwest
Garner Columbus and Chestnut streets.
aomplete stock always on hand. Highestmar-
kst rates paid for all kinds OF country pro-
duce.
April s,Y69.ly.
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VALENTINE MAYER,

Manufacturer and dealer in Boots andShoes
N lin street, second room east OF Hooking Nal'
Ioy National hank. The best OF work maze 70
order, and repliring promptly DONE
Oct. l, '6S, ly.
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DRUGGISTS.
EOiIGE @. BECK,

6c,lerin Drugs, Medicines, Oils, rants;
PerfImary, &c. All the most approved Patent
Me,Iinues, Cosmetics, Fine Soaps, &c. Corner
OF MliH street and Public Square, Lancaster
Ohio. Prese riptions carefully compounded.
FEB. 27, l8G9-ly
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MT scnLEICH,

S,torney at law. Office in Tallmadge Block,
oynr Waivers Hardware Store, will attend ia
ettsJ, and collections, n thecourts Of Falrhe ID
anil adioiniug counties. may 7, 'Gs.6
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Blood Purifiers

ThssS Remedies ar. a.e bea
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exports Tor the Week ending ThursaMy y
February rs.

FOREIGN.
LIVERPOOL-Per Spanish ship Pedro Plandoltt--
bags Sea Island Cotton. 1749 bales Upland Cot
ton 1886 bags Cotton seed. 100 bbls spirits Tur-
pentip '. 200 Obs Rosin, IS casks OIL AXE.
LlVERPOOL VIA NORFOLK, VA-Per British ship
Scotswood-668 bbls Kosin 100 tons Phosphate
Rock.
WE>r INDTES-Per brig uampden--1O2 S23 feet
Pitch Pine Lumber. S565 teet Dressed Flooring
boards. Per schr Azeda & Laurs-65 900
feet Lumber, "a bbs Potatoes
MAYAGUEZ, R-Per schr Nellie Carr-9O 600 feet
Yellow Pine Lumber.
DOMESTIC.
NEW YORK-Pcr steamship Charleston-11 bags
Sea Island and 1880 ales Upland Cotton, rs
tierces Rice 73 bales Yarn. l25 packages sun
dries ..... For steamship Champions bags Sea
Island Cotton, l742 balcs Upland Cotton, III
tcrces Lice. 90 bales Yarns and Domcstios. SO
packages undries.. Por schr j WM aitland-
50. 600 feet Pitch Pine Lumber, 104 600 ct i'm
Der.
PHILADELPHIA i-Per schr vraic--4l6 6 bales Cotton
Is bales Ia g. 10 tons and IL hhds Iron IL, QUO
feet Lumber. 25 casks Clay, 100 empty Bar. els
BALI MORE Per steamship Sea Gul-228 tierces
Rice, 415 halcs Upland Cotton, 80 bales Yarn, 8
bales Wastes packages Hdos, boxes Eggs,
and Sundries ...Per schr Ada A Andrews-3n9
tons Phosphate Rock, 10 bbls Spirits Iurpontine,
ITO empty Barrels.
NORt ok. VA-Pcr schr Nathaniel Chase 80 tcs
Rico, 100 sacks salt.
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| meet with good market on arrival. W. quote
nominally Cuba clayed molasses at 47GD48; Muse J.
vado 62@64; fair to good grocery sugars at ISx14c
BUTIER-Primo Goshen, of which there is a
moderate stock, may be~quoted at 45@4sc q B
Western and other low grades sell at 3o@40c p fb,
rs In quality.
sALT'-Jobbers are holding Liverpool at 50 10 %
sack.
INDIA BAGGING.-Thcr is q better feeling in
reference to this article in consequence of the rmer
p'iccs in Northern markets. but in the absence of
wholesale transactions we have no quotations to
offer. Dundee baeging A inches, IA lbs. for the
| yard, is held at 800 $50. Sea island bagginr, AZ
inches wide, lbs. for the yard is held at 6O@65
cents.
ROPE.-The demand for ropo is moderate, and
| prices are somewhat nominal at quotations. We
quote hemp at cents q 1b.; greeneaf at 10 cents,
and jute ut 5000 cents u, pound
IRON BANDS AND TIES for cotton, OF the most
approved patterns. are offered on the market and
they are in active demand at 7aSc % ID.
TIMBER AND LUMBER here is modera. G
stock of this article, and quote river foe :.
ing boards at S13 D NJ; scantng and plau
S10@912 D NJ; timber Of shipping and good mill
qualities there is Light supply the marke
and may be quoted ct Sl1112 - M. Common is
selling at s5t@6 V NJ. and city sawed lumber at
5000 25 T Nj.
FREGHTS.-To Liverpool, by steam, we
quote nom.naly sSd. on uplands, and ZSd on sea
island; b, SAIL 3Sd uplands, sS@Z on sea islands
Havrc nominal. To the West Indies, Cuban ports
north side, on lumber, 50 90 in gold, and $40
south side. Coastwise-To New York by steam
go y lb on uplands, and 1c. islands,
50 % tieroe rice; by sail, ST 1904 o bale on up
lands, and ST 80 y tierce rice; on boards
50 q NJ on resawed lumber $40 q M TN timber
$40. To Boston, by steam, via Baltimore 1c. "a is
Gotten and $s tierce on rice; by sail 9-16@
SO q ib on cotton, S12 90 q M. resawed lumber
and S13 90 % NJ. on timber. To Philadelphia. &c,
% ib on upland cotton by steam and C. q
ib by sail; on flooring boards 50 % M; on re-
sawed lumber, $40; on timber, S12 81 50 NJ.
To Baltimore, by steam, cotton SO. rice %
tierce, 81 rs; phosphates, % 1000 lbs. 81 in
pack ages, in bulk per agreement; lumber
u Ss@I0. as in sizes wheat Ss bushel 12c in sacks
BY this line to Philadelphia cotton &c;
rice S tter6e 50 oc; phosphate per ton. ss
In packages. TO ouisville. KY. rice, 75c. a.
hundred To Cincinnati CSC. To St. ouis s5c
BY sail on boards and scanting hence to Baltimore
50; on lumber SO; phosphatcs S5.
EXCHAN Clustering Bills-The rate yesterday
was 45A@4521 for sixty day bills.
DOMESTIC ExCHANaE.-Thc banks are purchasing
sight checks on New York x dis, days 3; discount
They are selling sight checks at par.
GOLD.-The brokers were yesterday buyinr at
IS, ind selling at SO.
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Markets by Telegraph.

LONDON, February 1s s-Noon-securities un-
changed.
LIvERPooL, February 18.-Noon. n.-Cotton nat: up.
lands llNa12d; Orleans 126a121ld; sales GOO bales;
Corn, 3D. 32s Cd. Provisions dull. Tallow ass 3D..
Evoning.-cotton fat; uplands 11Md; oeleans
121ad; sales 5000 bales.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
NEW YORK Februlry 19.-Noon.-M Money active
at T. Ste ling 81. Gold SAX. cas- l4s1. Cotton
dull and heavy at acc.
Evening Cotton Heavy anu &c lower Sales
5000 bales at % cent?. Flour dull and heavy c NJ
mon to fair extra Southern Sc COAST. Wheat dull.
Corn dull: now Western mixed 80. Pork heavy and
lower at S322la32T. Lard heavy at 20M Whlskey
dull at 95 Rico dull. sugar firm; Havana 13Aa
141S. Iurpentino 55a5M. Rosin unclaimed,
Treights declining; cotton L. Governments
closed ly. cas-, AZ Monev roloxnp: de-
mand readily met at per cent Ter inr steadier at
sA. Gold activo and excited, closing at SAX.
Southern securities dull. Teunessoes COZ; now &C;
North Caronas 8lA; virg mas 67M General stocks
active and buoyant
BALTIMORE, February 1s.-Cotton dull; had at
20 Flour in good demand but un hanged. Wheat
dull; prime valley ol' 50 21l2 Soc Corn closed dull;
white, 80 95; yellow. sS 8oo Oats aud rye firm.
Mess pork. S3S 80. shoulders. l51Sa15s5c. Lard
CINCINNATI, February 1s.-Flour lower; family.
STAT IS. Corn dali at 62c. Mess pork, bulk meats
and bacon nominaly unchanged. wi DO demand.
Lard. 2)c.
LouE VILE, February 19.-Pork sS3. Lard Goa
204c SHOULDERS 14Ac; sides 1890, packed.
Whiskey $50.
WHINING TON, February 18 8-Spirits turpentine
dull Rosiu dull at 81 6oa6 rs. Crude turpentne
sto dy; prices unchanged. lar firm at So 95 Cot.
ton dull.
AUGUSTA, February 18-cotton market dull and
declining. Sales 271 bales. Middlngs ees1a27c.
Receipts 4t2 bales.
SAVANNAH. February 1S.-cot'on dull and nomi.
nall exports. to New York, 144s bales; receipts 2l19
MOBILE, February 18-Cotton sales 800 bales;
closed fat; low middlng 26hc; receipts 992 nales;
exports 1893.
NEW ORLEANS. February 18 Cotton unsettled and
nom,nal middiings 27A l2sc, with sellers; sales
300 balcs receipts 1774; exports 3734 Sugar good
demand; common 12Ac; prime IA 41lal5c; yellow clar
flied 16c. Molasses In good dem md; common G5a75
CTS; primo 77a7sc.
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financial ano Commercial.
Tne uharlesaun Money market.

The ChuTIcsdOM N1Ohcy WNFkCt.
THURSDAY, February 18. 1869.
The money rSarket was generally dull and fat
during tho week buyers not disposed to invest
and the demand for securities Of every descr ptlOn
was limte.. No la ge transactions have been
ported, and with few exceptions pricos un-
changed. Southern bank bills apprc ated and
are held at sner figure than the last quota ions
particularly the bills Of the different Charles on
banks. south .ro Kailro I'd shares dun and
fat, with little demand unoer d cline from last
weeks quotation Of II 10 AK for whole shares
halves being 81 to 2114. City sock dull at 6s-
1t quoted last week at 6l state stock advanced
to CT; bonds we're held at 20. Cther securities are
unchanged.
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interior Cotton Tenrkots.

NEWBERRY. February l6.-Cotton quiet at 26>E.
SELMA, February 13-MarSet quiet. No de-
mand.
ATLANTA February 16- Cotton quiet at 9GAc
Receipts hight.
SUMTER, Feb IVY 1e-About 15O blles sold dur
ing the eek at 2Gu27]I.
COLUMBIA, February 1T.--sales Of cotton to- day
about 80 bales at 27l4 for middling.
COLUMBUS, February 10 here was mod crate
shipping demand basis of 27c for Northern
middiings Warehouse sales 3J3 bai,s Rs ejpts lS6
bales
MACON, February 10 THE reports from abroad
NJ favo nbla hence the market ls unsettled. To.
day 1t has been very dul he little done has been
on the basi. Of 26hc for lniddlina heceipts to-
day 14l bales; shipments L ba.os; sales 81 bales
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FLOWERS.
PLANTS AND FANCY suru

PLANTS AND FANCY SHRUBS.
Tor Gardens Eouses. as fo 'owe;:
!UO dlnereht KIND or vcy fin GRATED ROSES.
4OO varieties OF FRUIT int.E~ OF The finest auai-
ties, alnolG w'lc are Tho Cherry Tree Empress
Eugenle) clgh O. tho Cherries weighing one pound.
he buttcr Pear, inco.n larabe, " i,ha from one
to two pound. ench; large assortment Of
Flowers ana Vcaetao C seed
Also very tine Bulbs If every sort, which remain
in bloom from i've to X runths.
Carnation Picks CIV e,ics) recently intro
duccd in France.
Amateur soci!ol 10 cal, aad examine the
above assortmonte at the s,or, No ly2 King street
All OF the above Pants will be drran cd, us the
importers are well known among II rculturists in
this countr nS lcspansi Ole i'll lii il engagements
February II IL pt L!.ORSE 4 60
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LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Postofice at
Charleston, for tho week ending FEBRUARY 18,
1862 aud printed officially in THE DAILY NEWS the
newspaper having the largest circulation in the City
Of Charleston.
a1-Persons calling for Letters Advertised, should
state that they s'Advertised."
NS- Office hours from A. M. to P. M. On Sun
days, from to P. NJ.
STANLEY G. TROTT. Postmaster.
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PaSscnIc1s.
Per steamer City Point from Palatka via Jackson.
VILE, Fernandina and savannah DIR Mitchell King
Il King Rutlcdge. W Lummis, Miss Lummis 4
gilbert, Miss O'Brlcn, j Ammerm IN. f l. Burr I.
Ma her, d A Rodman and lady. 5 w Howe, Is Jane
son and lady Wilson, w McIntvro, opt Bur.
General Cltz. w Leary, Majo- Upham, Captain
Hawkins and lady, Mr. Florence, Mrs Draper Afra W
G Lyon, Bingham Bi, d ard lady, w N Ogden
W Marshall. M skinner Mr. Stone. L Wooten, w
Lippitt, Child, Witie Mir Dewey Il smith,
Mr. Abrams. l. L Cottinet. ard 10 on deck.
Per steamer Emile. from Georgetown, 8 c.
Or L c Hasell, DR. L o Elliott, M>ley, II RsIey,
Major Manigault Alasill, DR. r M Gou, din,
Major G Br srr, and others.
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, v il 81 :. y N & Is ~ q IL a,

p IL Fl . y " & Is ~ rla,
CHAMPAGNE ALE BREWERY,
HARLEM. n. T.
This celebrated Ale is bycwel fresh all through
the year and is guaranteed TO keep sound through
tho hottest weather and That mt is OF an
Aes the best atapJcd t. tue 'oul horn climate. The
proprictors are desroas OF stabisaing trade for
their Ale IL his ,ection, aud wish 10 mako ar
iangements with som. on rSeic. re-ponsitle pary
to take the geDcy for the sue of il IN cha, ston
aid vicinity. RYEitSON Il BATHS
Harlem station, >cw York G ty.
FEBRUARY Is limo
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Wilmington Market.

WHINING TON, February 17.--TuRpENTNE.--
Market unchanged. sales Uf $50 Ibis at 50 80 for
soft and 81 9Sf ~ hard peg oea pounds.
Al bis at Sic, 50 do ut &c. ami 16 DO Ut 50 per
gallon-the market closing t 51c.
Ros1N--Sales Of only 96 bbs at - 80 for No l.
TAR--Is6 cents higher. and we quote sales of 461
bbis at % 85a2 o. per bbl
CoTToNoales OF only 13 bales at 26a27c for mixed
lots.
/ aArsixty oa'es Northern sold from wharf at
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Nashville Market.

NASHVILLE. February 16.--CorroN--DuI-ness
continues t) rule in liverpool and New Yoi Il, and
are only few nuyers ~ the marlKeS and quota
tions are almost normal, the sales to-day being
fdHs hdy o. a ooa give @
ding 26Ha27. Below tine transactions OF the
days hec1ipts 440; sales SO; shipments 40.
RI COTTON sTATEMENr.
stosk on IND september 1868. .......... go
Received to-day. y.................... $40
Received previously .3i, ,958--35 393
Total. ......................,. 3b,458
Shipped TODAY .......... ................ I18
Shipped previously. 80. 08030. ITO
i u
CoRN--Prices rem ain very firm. All offerings arc
taken at 60a63r for G5 &c for sheled and 78a83c
for sacked and do ivered in depot.
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Mlsrellauc0us.
I'M pNRTANT NNIICE.

MI ESSKS: PhiLORsE & CO., HOR ICULTU-
lU RysTs. from Paris hive tie honor to inform
,he pup that they have arrived III this city with
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Consagnoes per soutn Cna ollna Ra1lToaa
VIZ Nerruary la

e41 palos Cotton. so bales Domeshcs. 16 hhds Ba-
con- 80. To Railroad Agent, q III Hoppoor. Peluer,
Rodgers h Co. w O Cour, nay & 10, Johnston. Crews
b 90 Mowfy & Co Reeder & DAVIS, Dowiing q co,
"A Salnaa, Y II Walter a Co. Frost & Adger, Kirk.
pa,rlok g. Witte, N Robson. 81 Wiss Thnrston a.
Holmes, @ w Williams & Co, A y Mulligsn. Graeser
horn. Herring Co. Klinck. Wickenberg d 90. j u
Milnor & 90. acldsrnth n Son. stotl, webb Is 90.
Ccnsagmcos per ChnElestom and gavam-
neh Railroad. Fehraary 10.
Cotton, Rice, 1--we Stock. Mdze., &c. TO w Cad.
don, W y Bce " CO, lW ~ Lawton, J livingstone, U
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PO4SI CIALENDAIS.
PHASES OF THE MOON.
Last Quarter Sd, IL hours, SO minutes. morning.
New Moon, l1th, hours 81 minutes, morning.
First Quarter 19Sn, IL hours. 46 minutes morning.
Full Moon, Goth, hours, A minutes. morning.
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GENERAL hJPERINI ENEFh1pS OETuOE 4,
CHARLESTON, :. g.. II, brla IA iseo
4 Nm AND AtI Elk NUA DAY, EEURUARV 1frtr
~ tne PASStNGER TRAINS OF tho south <Jaro.
luf NailTOiu VIII run 0S tOllOWJ
FOR aUlN,,JS
Leave Charleston. ....,. ...... ........83 40 A. NJ
arriya M aun,,st, ~ -" ~ ~ W.
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.Marine Msms.

Port OF Charleston. February Is
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-13

wants Virginia and Texas to be let alone
until after the constitutional elections in
those States. He also deprecates inter
ference with Georgia.
The Mississippi delegation here now
numbers twenty seven, no three Of whom
are in accord On the matter Of reconstruc-
ton. =
j. N. Tiff, of New York, agent Of the
Mexican Government, is here.
eenor Roberts, the Spanish Minister to
the United States, has arrived at New York
from Havana, and on the same steamer
arrived company of the Fifth United
States artillery from Key West.
Naval orders revoke the sentence Of court
martial against Captain Collins, who lost
the Sacramento, and Commander Bache.
There was full Cabinet meeting to-day,
except Secretary Fish.
President Grant said to-day to the Alex-
andria (Va.) delegation of mixed color,
headed by W. D. Massey, postmaster, that
he hoped before the end of next year Vir-
GINA would be restored to self-government,
and be represented in both Houses of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Boutwell, assumed charge Of the
Treasury Department to-day at noon.
General Sheridan hss arrived here.
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THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD EN-
BRoGLIo.-Ne,o York, March 11.-Messrs.
Durant, Ames, Dillon, Bushnell, Alley,
Crane, and Tracey appeared before Judge
Barnard this morning, and gave bail to an
swer on proceedings against them for con-
tempt in violating an injunction prohibit
ing the holding of an election for directors
of the Union Pacific railroad pending the
determination of rights under certain deci-
sions asked by James Fisk, Jr.
In accordance with Judge Barnard's in
junction the directors of the Union Pacific
railroad did not count to-day the vote given
yesterday for the new board. Mccormick,
of the reaper, and General Dodge, late con-
gresham from Iowa, are the new directors
The old board hold over, according to law,
and transact business as usual.
At the present rate of progress the road
will be open next June.
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MARRIAGE IN FORBIDDEN TIME.-Arch.
bishop Spalding has issued the following
important order enjoining on the clergy OF
his Church to bear in mind that it is for
bidden-First, the blessing of nuptial:
during the Tempus Vetitum-or forbidden
time-even in the mass, Notwithstanding
the previous episcopal dispensation to per.
form the marriage; and second, the bestow'
ing of the nuptial benediction at all other
times outside the mass pro sponso ct sponsa
The practice of giving the benediction with
out the mass, OF first allowed in some par.
ticular places by the decree of June %
1858, has since been strictly forbidden
with the appreciation Of his Holiness, II
various DEGREES. -Baltimore Sun.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, March l2.-HoaSe.-The
House passed resolution ordering joint
committee OF Indian affairs.
There was no announcement Of regular
committees this morning.
The committee consists Of three senat ors
and six representatives, and has cognizance
of all Indian affairs, legal and political.
The discussion indicated that the establish
ment Of the committee was to take from the
Senate and the President the exclusive
management of Indian affairs.
Mr.. Julian, arguing in favor of the reso-
luton, characterized the conduct of the
Senate with regard to Indian affairs as
corrupt and Ubiquitous" This language
YVES ruled as parliamentary. Mr.. Ju-
liam withdrew the assertion and prefaced
it with the words that /" it seemed to him"
He said that he was apprehensive that
honest men could not be obtained from the
Senate and House to act on the proposed
committee.
The resolution ordering joint Indian
committee was adopted SO to At.
A concurrent resolution to adjourn on
the fourth Monday in March was adopted
1l8 to ID.
Mr. Banks introduced joint resolution
authorizing the recognition of Cuba when
the President shall be satisfied that re-
publican form Of Government exists in
that island. Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. He also introduced re-
solution authorizing the President to nego-
tiate with the Government and people Of
St. Domingo for annexation. Referred to
the same committee.
The Judiciary Committee was instructed
to report bill for the prevention Of natu-
ralization frauds.
The bill strengthening the public credit
was passed, after erasing the second section,
by vote of 81 to At.
The Speaker announced the Election Com
mittee as follows Messrs. Paine, Churchill,
Heaton, Cessne, Battle (of Tennessee)
Stevenson, Burdett, and Randall.
The Speaker stated that he would an
nounce the other committees on Monday.
Mr.. Boutwell's resignation was presented
The House adjourned until Monday.
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Knife handles and fine-tooth combs are
now made from potato pulp by chemlca
process.
Miss Maria L. Sanford is candidate fol
county school superintendent in Chester
county, Pa.
The story told about the Rogers murde,
by the prisoner Cunningham, which ap'
pears in this mornings papers, does MOI
obtain the slightest credit with the authori
ties.-Ne,o York telegram, 18th.
The Secretary Of the Navy has issued ar
important order settling the long-mootso
question of the rank of naval officers. The
order says that commanding and executive
officers ashore and efoat will take r-ece
dence over all stsff oftcer..
The courthouse at Ringvcod, West 10.
was destroyed by fire on Monday n'rcIny
The clerks aud recorders Office, With Tho
records of nearly half century, were also
consumed. The Journal, which was pub
lished in the building, lost all its material
A Baltimorean named Henry M. Steele
nephew of the late Philip Barton Key
committed suicide in his room in New York
Wednesday, by blowing his brains out with
pistol. He Was troubled in regard to his
separation from his wife, and had taken t
excessive drink.
The Canada papers assert that his Roya
Highness Prince Arthur is coming to Ca
NADIA next fall to join the Royal Artillery
and will be attached to Captain Turner'S
battery, stationed at Montreal. An elegant
mansion has been secured for his residence
while on duty. The Prince is nineteen
year of age.
After the Tammany Convention, Genera,
Grant, against whom no unkind word OF
deed against Hancock is charged, met thu
latter in the streets Of Washington, and il
his usual good humor gave him cordia
word of greeting, which Hancock passed
unnoticed that is, he "cut" the General
Hartford Courant.
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SPEECH OF GENERAL BRECKENRIDGE AT
HIS HoME.-On Tuesday Hon. John c.
Breckenridge reached his home at Lexing-
ington, KY. At half-past ten o'clock at
night he was serenaded, and made the fol-
lowing speech:
Fellow Citizens: In returning home after
so long On absence, I would be q very
strange being if were insensiblo to this
very cordial reception from my friends and
neighbors. I feel it deeply, and / thank
you sincerely. Recently I have observed
that it is very difficult for persons in my
situation to pursue that line Of conduct that
they might wish to pursue. Nevertheless
it may be proper to say that I accept this
informal but most cordial welcome as pure
ly personal, and containing no particle OF
political significance. IA voice, "That's
right."1
Indeed, I can and will say that the ire
mendous events of the last eight years have
had great tendency to deaden, if not de-
stroy, old party feelings; and for myself
can truly declare that no more feel the
political excitements that mark the scenes
Of my former years than If were an ex-
tinct volcano. I will not now say more, ex.
cept to express the pleasure that feel in
coming back to the people whom I 80 dearly
love.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-13

The Indianapolis Journal states that the
boiling Democrats of the Indiana Legisla.
ture-who, of course, expect to be reelected
to fill the vacancies caused by their own
resignation-have determined not EQUALITY
unless the Republican members will agree
to abandon all attempts to pass the fifteenth
amendment.
Ex-President Pierce writes to a friend in
Georgia: Since you left the North lin De-
cember) I have been Frustrated by illness,
but my physician thinks may be quite on
my feet again when the green grass puts
forth and the birds come back.'
A bill is before the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature to change the rule in "shelley's
case"
A prophet is said to be often without
honor; perhaps honor is quite as often
without profit.