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STEPPING STONES TO CIVILIZATION.

Professor A. Hofrstetter last evening delivered
lecture at the Wilett street Methodist church on the
above subject before large audience, the majority
OF which were ladies. During the course OF the
lecture, which was an exceedingly interest
ing and instructive one throughout, and
which rave evidence OF much historical
research the part OF the lecturer the history OF
ancient Britain was minutely detailed, and very
many facts which gave rise to the progress OF Great
Britain even in its earliest days narrated and
commented upon in very lucid and logical man.
ner. From the time OF the invasion OF Britain
by julius Cesar down to the nineteenth century the
lecturer followed the various stages OF the wonderful
career IN the life or nations OF the country that
conquered by the Romans only that future ages
might profit by Its great resources The state OF So
cety IN the time OF Cesar IN Britain was described
ard very many amusing features connected with the
given and conrasted with those Of the present adj
vanced day. The barbarians who were subjected
TO hs SaT oks ne also .oSa
AMI their religious practices The lecturer then re-
TERED at great length TO the Mortimer and the
mIeht OF Inns trusty sword Glove a way for freedom
and caused his people delivered by him from tLral
dom, TO call him the "Good King.- From Alfredis
period the history OF Great Britain was traced from
century TO century, as well as the pro-
greas and diffusion OF the arts and edtca-
ti0n among the people, until the nation had
become second 70 none In advanced civilization.
Leaving England In her greatness and glory. the
ttthftf Ndltc Nitn tOtuulDub 10 AmerlCa ana gave
ske,ca Of her advancement from the day the SPAN
lara first set foot on American soil until the United
states nad extended It's ireedom-lovng ideas over
the entire continent. England ana America,
tbs lecturer said, had, from the first hour
OF their birth as nations. advanced stead.
iy sometimes slowly, but always surely in every
tang that goes to make nation great and people
happy. They had like mother ana daughter walked
hand and hand In the 'front.' ranK OF the army or pro-
xress and had succeeded so to exert their combined
influence for good that at the present day there was
scarcely a spot on the globe where human beings
were known that had not been more or
less benefited by u. great lesson was TO be
learned from the rise and progress OF the Two ma
lions fully as great as that which was taught TO
mankind by the sudden rise and the equally sudden
fall Of other nations which. not having the
inherent strength that England and America
had, were unable TO 20 on the way
70 what a brilliant future had at first
called them. The stepping stones BIZ which
Great Britain and America had risen TO eminence In
SiNlzatlon we're the constructive faculty or skill OF
hand; IMAGINATION or the poetical faculty; language
anu the Christian religion. The Professor received
the undivided attention of the audience during the
az its close
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THE BOOK PRINTERS, STRIKE.

Meeting Of Employing Printers-Report Of q
Committee-No Surrender 70 the Strikers.
meeting ofemploying printers took place at the
Assor House yesterday afternoon, Mr.. G. Martin In
the chair
The report Of the Executive Committee was read
oy the Secretary.
The report stated that several ofces have now all
the hands needed at the old scale, and one firm has
srse number OF applications over what they can en-
certain. Applications for work from country com
gos w. were quite numerous. The representations
VIC pi 49,, m regard 70 certain employing printers
nsssne ylcueo 70 the strike were false. Few had
uneei oompu'on acceeded temporarily, but they
n,u aete!m,neo not 70 recognise the union scale.
meeting should pass resolution 70 the effect that
men not belonging 10 the union should he sustaIned
by the employing printers.
Mr. PBLETSAu said that he would pledge bImself
TO 90 back 70 his ONCE and discharge Al his men
union.
Mr.. BAESR, Of the lrm Of Goodwin Co.. said that
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such action might be very good, but would proba
only increase the present difculty. This strife Is
kept up by the comp0sitors on the morning and
evening papers, because they have in veW thema
selves 9 strike for sixty cents.
The following resolution was passed.
Resolved agree 70 aid each other in the furnishing
of workmen and 70 continue resistance to the strike
resolution was proposed to discharge all union
men. though not actually engaged In the strike
This gave rise to prolonged discussion, about half
the members being IN favor and half opposed TO it.
point committee OF three to consult with master
printers In regard to the advisabiity OF retaining
m0usly
the following resolution was then offered and
adopted
Resolved That the printers Of city, recognizing
the importance Of female labor in composing rooms, do
agree to employ females ~ composors.
The meeting then adjourned.
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NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


ALBANY, Feb. 8, 1860.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. GENET-To amend the laws relative to the
Metropolitan Fire district, by providing Tor the ap
pointment Of James L. Miller, Alexander Mcleod,
william H. Charlick, Robert O. Brown and Hugh
Mclaughlin as Board Of Fire Commissioners, in
place OF the present incumbents, to hold Office
spectvely for two, four, six and eight years. the
Senate, on the nomination Of the Governor to Nil
any vacancy; and any commissioner accepting any
other political appointment or office shall be c0nsd-
cred as having vacated his once as commissioner.
All the apparatus and equipage now in charge OF any
Boards at present In existence must be transferred
over to the new Board.
BY Mr.. CALDwELL-To authorize raising money for
the construction OF bridge across Byron river, at
East Portchester, Westminster county,
BY Mr.. NlCKs-T0 extend the provisions OF the
acts passed April 2, 1868, to any Commandery OF
Knights Tempiar duly chartered according to the
regulations Of the Grand Commandery.
by Mr.. VAN PETTEN-TO regulate district school
libraries.
BILLS ORDERED TO THIRD READING.
The bills authorizing the city Of Syracuse to issue
bonds and take stock In the Syracuse, Northern and
Chenango Valley Railroads, and TO extend time to
certain towns in The counties OF Ulster Delaware and
Schoharie to issue bonds and take Stock In the Rom
dout and oswego Railroad, were ordered TO a third
reading. Adjourned.
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Rice w esss knss, w.w
BRIsToL FEB e-Arvsd aloop Harvest corwin, Provi.
as Or, ,...
Ss1s s Nav EssDoo
s:.
s.isaBsrs osu:: tso,, Liverpool; schr squrss.
EAsTFORT, Jan N-clsarsd schr Lucy, Hulbus savan-
.TonTREss MONROE, Feb s-P..ss in for Baltimore.
sSK S.s % s d ssass :s:
Clifford Martinique bark Hanson Gregory Gregory Rock
e% oS
Hu o.;ns Gm snox .U VIM
Cumming. Miller %; :eS1: kd~in Reed H:wss. rrca-
!, NEW BEDFORD. Feb s-Arrivsd. schr Dorado, Alsu.
NEWPORT, Feb 5, PM--Arived, schrs Calists Dsrsn.
C, New Haven; op:sy Asr.hsI win.s,pCr for BALI
q Hs wss. ss Mobile with Of
NEW LONDON, Feb e.Arrived, schr Charles Beebs,
Sailed schrs Gertrude Howes carbsrry Boston; B&F
ss ssss Gen Sheridan. Buell.
ss s,f rs Rs .T Rssy Adams. Evans,
Grns, Baltimore; Robert Smith, and Frances Brooks New
kingston ia Sist, Scion Nor, Jorgensen, Aspinwa
Cleared 99th, schr Teumah Hail. Havana 00th ship NAL
den (Br) Widgoose, Greenock schr Everett JONES'
pfG sssS f.so
Cooksey NYork brig Baker, Phean Aatanzas schr
Western Star Crowell, Boston.
Clesred,.schrs Wing, Higbee, Porto Rico; May,
KINNEY, Havana.
PsovipENSE Feb ssn.' Thomas Stone
Union S9
fish for Charleston schr VIM Gesne Egbert New
York. "
7th-Arrived, schrs Butler, Knowles, Craney Island;
Russell, Mehaney Philadelphia; Entire Kinnear Eliza
bethpor Trenon Martin NYork Below brig Hy Means,
toh, and Abbie Ooakes, Rdeout, from do.
Sailed Schrs Rachel Jane, Cook, Elizabethport; John
Snow, Mitchell, NYork.
RICHMOND Feb 6-Below brig Marion (Br).
Saled-Schr Nellie Brown Higgins, Boston.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 6Arrived, ships Southern Cross,
Hughes Boston, John Tucke Mathews NYork bark Sarah
Atkins, do.
sATiLLA, Ga, Jan Cleared, bark Elgn Br), shearer
Montevideo. /
In port Sst bark Morn (Br Foster, for Moneyideo dg,
schrs Katie Lnnt Ltn, for Baltimore do; L Tracey
Leeds, for Bath, do
SAVANNAH, Feb 8-Arrived, brig Ella Maria Hoxe, -
Cleared.Bark Ymuri tBr, Knight Liverpool brig Red
lth-Arrived, ship Pilgrim tBr), Richards Bermuda.
Cleared-Shp Japan, Emmons Baltimore; schr John A
French, Burgess, Matanzas.
7th-Arrived, steamship 81 Petersburg Br, Leith
sh-Arrived, steamship Livingston, Cheesman, NYork;
steam yacht Cricket, do.
SALEM, leb ARRIVED, schr Richard vaux, Whitaker,
Jersey City.
WILMINGTON, NC, Feb b-Cleared, schr Addie Fuller,
sth-Arrived. steamship Fairbanks, NYork.
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Bark Havelock tBr). Madden, London-E horgAn's
Sons.
Bark Hugin fNor). Olsen, Gloucsster-Edye 4 Brock
Bark Ocsana or, Aslaksens Cronstadt-Funch Aeincke
4 Co.
Bark Annie Cropton (Br), Gilbert ue-Boyd Hineken
Bark H Lord, Pinkhena. Matanzas-Walsh FIELD way.
Brig Myronus Hggins, Tarragona- u Henry. =
Brig Helen BD Hood, Turks Islands and Puerto riass-C
e Knox Co. -
sehr Zephyr (Br), LeGras, Bahia and Pernambuco-GF
Buley.
schr Silver STAR Smith, Havana Dollner, Potter Co..
Schr Arthur, Jordan, Braz0s-Woodhouse southmayd
Rudd
schr Hunter, Harksen, savannahMuIray, Ferris Co.
Schr Ben, Rollins. Wimington-E Powell.
schr Idela Small, Robbins, Norfolk-c Staples
Schr Cherokee, York, Gloucester.
Schr Nellie Bloomfield, Hobbie, Stamford.
6chr Dart Johnaon. Stamford.
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"A WEEK ~ ST. PETERSBURG"
lecture by Rev. Rober, M noo,,

Lecture by Rev. Robert II. Booth.
Rev. Robert r Booth, OF the Mercer street presbv
terrain church. ectured last night on the above sub
ject In the Brick church, Thrtyffh street between
Seventh and Eighth avenues. lie opened mis- subect
by geographical and typographical review OF the
Russian empire and conveyed his hearers in imau,.
nation on O journey to the capital itself Of whcn
he gave detailed description a. well a. ~
al the varying scenes OF character and life To no n,ef
with there. lie said the location OF St pefershurg
was one OF the results OF imperial autocratc viii
The Russian railroad car, with Its commodlous aa
loon az either end, and Its cabinets TO rest and no
take OF refreshments In, was also alluded to- ine
lecturer also drew picture OF the humble
the Great, and his peasant wife, and dwelt
on the virtues and retiring modesry whoa clarac
terlzcd the life OF that great In room nf tins
house, while the speaker st. PETERSBURG mass
offered up twice day In honor of the denarte ed
Peter and his spouse. The writers OF st. petersburv
who are all Tartars, were next adverteI
10, and their proyerbial civity TO ali
Americans remarked upon. In the DAYTIME
the ~. Petersburg walters were dressed In nice
black dress-coats and white neckties but at night
.fhe proprietor OF the hotel Invested them Of these
garments and hudded whole crowd OF them into
dirty cellar, where they ate and slept promiscu-
oUely The lecturer made bis discourse inter cstng
10 the more juvenile portion OF his audience by 70
iatNg amusing anecdotes which befeI him while
ss0oprning Ia 81 Petersburg.
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ARRIVALS.

REPORTED By THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS.
U win
'ssa Rs' Of "a
brig rugged steamer h let 20 90 lon 6s 30 were
ss,a sass
cry q s.mois sB
Jan 20 Viz Queenstown ast with mdse and passengers to
sssas 81 sses
5 on onto ~ ssn ar
showing one blue light and one rocket bound @ at q
miles east Of Sandy Hook steamship Pennsylvania hence
wien ion
entire q times blowing hurricane with heavy
s gale pPsd . nsa,
y IT. n galley kyn; and funnel s1vs large
%S
@ ST % 4 y q b S
Steamship Heca tBr G Liverpool via Boston 9th inst,
s,e an Europa sr, orss Glasgow Jan s9 and No
peenced very strong westerly gales the ene Jan
& lat as Ion q ~ picked up the brig Brilliant of St
psases lat Is "a lon IS 81 passed through large
steamship America tNG) Hargesheimer Bremen Jan %,
via Southampton 2sth with dse and 2o2 passengers to DEL
Po az Jackson au Prince
s a san 81 o Ss Il. to Se MSy
westward win lightning; the 4h and 9Th had gale from
ksIS T NsS Sdss aa ct
Steamship De- Soto, Eaton, New Orleans and sw Pass,
& and
s 1s Fss with nass ans s
steamship Gen Barnes, Morton savannah Feb 8, with
mdse and passengers. to Livingston, Fox Co.
Steamship Manhattan woodruff Charleston Feb 6, with
mdse and passengers to Fl Morgan Co.
Steamship Fanta Freeman Philadelphia, with mdsc, toJ
Steamship Neptune, Baker, Boston. with mdse. to VIM
mdse and passengers, to Thee Boas Co. Had constant
gales the entire PASSAGE shipped heavy sea- which swept
Bark Neyersink Gibson. Cardenas "A days. with 70
Brett, Son Co Has been days north OF Absecum with
strong NV gales Jan 81 the Straits Of Florida spoke bark
Bark Anderson, prummond, Maianzas Is days, with
sugar, &c to Jas Ward 4 Co.
'ses
causing the vessel to spring Leak Jan y a lon 30 e.
Care q Good Hope; $50, lat % a. lon IS sehr Water
Of and from PhIadsphia for Havana.
Brig Helen Rich srout Jacksonville days, With lum
81 SER sa syiSa as Sisssy, Pn!saslgh,a
schr Lucy D, Higgins, Boston for Richmond
schr Kit Carson, Rich, Boston for Virginia
schr Ann Carlett, wes,cott Providence.
ssT Merrill ss fSos for E1asepo
SchrJ White, Wckes, Providence for Elizabethpor.
schr Elisha Brooks, Mapes, New Haven
scRr Thos smith Lake. New Haven for Ba"re
soop Fred Brown Gardner, Providence via Bristol with
soop Harvest, Corwn, Providence with mdse, to Hw
jackson.
The steamship Lodona Hovey, left New Orleans the
sth u instead of the 18th, enormously reported yeste
day.
The bark Abacore from Demarara, consigned Geo
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Prom the Philadelphia Press, Feb 81
A VERY urgent argument for the control OF the
seoQ aph lines by the government s the consldera-
I'm \ NJ time OF war II II not safe that the wires
enonld We ia the hands OF any corporation private
interest," suppose that In the last war one or two
rrerraph companies had been under the direction
~ rebei 10 mpathlzers--where would we have been
Sninose III ey had been under the direction or con-
,rnt III the reckless leaders OF Wall street-what
sho.id we hove iostY This single reflection s
enoaan 10 determine the postion-Dsy. more. the
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Captains and Purse Of Vessels arriving ss this port WIN
please deliver OIL packages intended for the HERALD 70
regularly authorized agents who attached 70 Steam
fscht beet The New York Associated Press do NOT
collect marine reports attend delivery Of pscsags
- VII be seen by shs following ssrset from proceedings
Of ne regular monthly meeting. hsld March lsess-
Ihat on and after April 1og4 Ne Associasd
tress WI dscontinue The collection Of ship The
heroor o. New YORK. Passed unanimously
~ The once Of ne Herald stsam Yachts JANIS ana
ynAnnsrrn = whitehall slip An from
owner and eonssees 70 the masters Of Inward
sss viii be forwarded free OF charge
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duty-0f the government on this question Tele-
grapny now Is as much the machinery OF war as an
army or navy The chief OF the telegraph lines OF
the country Is as aggressive and active power "a
Welles. Let the government gamer up
the rcins In one hand.
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Co.
steamship Irancon,a, sherwood. PorlsDd-Jr Ames
tteamship Rapidan, Mallory, Boston.
BARR james Borisnd tnsw) Baker, Cadis-J Borand 4
Bark Carobel Orr, Ross, yokohama-s Merchant Co.
Ths cleared 9Th for Hong Kong, but receared today
Bark Fannie, Lewis, vaiparaiso-Fabpri 1 Cbauncsy.
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SAILED.

Ships Robin Hood, San Francisco; Hengist, Liverpool;
bark Craig Even, Trieste (and anchored at Quarantine
The frigate Franklin anchored the compass
buoys at the SW Spu tine steamer Narraganset has
chred at Quarantine.
Wind at sunset S, very light.
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A SMITHS NEW YORK PALE ALE.

From La Liberte, Paris, July H. 1s67l
In folio wing down the gallery to the left OF the
Porte dAfrque halt front OF the elegant stall OF
Messrs Macpherson and Donald smith proprstors Of the
Prize Med their excellent Porter Stout and
East India Pale These New World brewers have
kinds OF Beer according
the Engsh mode Of brewing the decacy hygenic pro-
peres Of which only complete WITH but In opn-
Ion supass of the best products Of the brsweres OF
Great britain.
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CUINNEas' STOUT.

D0yAL HAVANA LoTTFRY.-PRT2Fs PAID IN GOLD
LII Informe'ion furnished IN nll legg,ed Lotteries.
GALLAGHER BRO. $40 Chestnut street
Philadelphia
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DR J. n. sCHEHCK, or PHILADELPHIA, WILL BE
~ In New York 10 see his pacnts professionally, Tues
day Feb IS from "a NJ TOD r. NJ, his rooms, No. 81
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worms, BuNIoNs, ENLARGED JOINTS AND ALI.
~ diseases OF the feet cured BY Dr. ZACHARE 700 Broad
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aTrAs snfr CRY or BALTnoRE--New York. Feb a.
rbe-To the Editor on the New York Herald-we, the nm
dersgned cabin passengers Of the steamship Ban
more on her recent passage from Liverpool 10 this port
az empress, ~ you VIII permit, through the nedsm Of
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NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY FEBRUARY lseazrRpIE SHEET

widely s.Ss.s .s q her
; u: a;ss :as .S:.r.s
circumstances Since leaving oueenssown We have
which our .na under
have been unceang in their vigilance and untirns
ossSsr inspired =. with Sorosg
&c n s u
psen II their profession and as attentive to the comforts
ss.s Henry
dsss ses:ik Sas
s1r AADEs R wiSagoSs:s cleared = rsns.cC. ooh
States.
Notice 70 Mariners.
COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Notice hereby given that BY authority Of the SECRETARY
e n % on 70 MssS r0
and after March ID. 1852 -
washington SSso DC, Feb .. 1862 'Ao 'A-oA o--
x1prrERRAsxAN-yRANos SOUTH ooAsr-oHANax IN
% 10: s Ia. from ii. LIST
e :'sSss
sew
prsosdsS eclipse sag oa
waited IS feet above dear weather should be
The position, as given Is IN lat IS 80 isN lonl East
The entrance Of Gran dAgues Mores win continue be
lighted small fixed red light on the head OF the northwest
FIXED LIGHTS AT PORT OF cyrTR.
s The % has w nos ss from Ss 18th
trance Of the port Of Cette, south coast Of France
l. fixed red light from tower the northeast head Of
the Breakwater, elevated 10 feet above high
q fixed red light frem tower the extremity OF From
light. II is eevated44 feet above high water.
lights in clear weather should be from distance
Of miles.
The Breakwaer tower rs feet high that OF the Jey
SO feet they built of sheet iron white
position Of the light lat 4 deg 80 min
Also that from the same date the two lights Rcheieu
Citadel will be discontinued.
LIGHT ON PoINT vIscAnpo cFpHALoNIA.
lighthouse has on the point Of Port
Vscardo Cephalonia, In which fixed white light s exhb
ted to serve guide for vessels entering the channel be-
tween Ithaca and Cephalonia.
ALGERIA-LIGHTs AND NEAR ALGIERs.
From the yuh day of December 1865 the flashing light
the Isle de In Marine, Agiers changed fixed light;
the Illuminating apparatus Of the and lights the
head OF the jees eachde of the changed
diopric by enses OF the fourth order elevated feet
above high water and In clear weather should be from
o distance of nine miles.
With reference Notice Mariners No 18th Oc
tober 1885, notice Is given that the fixed white light
Masou and the revolving white light Cape caxine therein
The bearing magnetic Variation IL westerly In 1852
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-07
3usuraute.
YOU OUGHT TO INSURE IN THE
CHARLESTON BRANCH
LIFE ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA.
FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
1st Because 1t is q home institution mlnhged and
controlled by your own citizens.
I'd. Because 1t Is the only monied institution OIL
the kiud that loans its funds in the States from which
they are derived.
share In Its profits or earnings. Its large and In
creasing assets belong exclusively to the policy
holders.
4th Because its rates are cwer than those of most
other companies And its diyid ends will be larger.
5th Because It invests Its funds at rates of interest
averaging ten per cent, while Eastern companies
rates average less than seven per cent This makes
the divdeuds Of the Assoiat larger and the rates
OF premium smaller. One hundred dollars improved
at six per cent for fifty will amount to ST. 8l2U1
The same amount invested at ten per cent. will pro
duce Sill 799 o. Difference in fiyo. Of the ten per
cent investment .S97 0S.
9Th Because you ought to insure in successful in
stution and the Life Association % America Ia &C
knouledged by its enemies well as Its friends to
be by far the most successful life insurance institu
ton of its age IN the United States.
NET ASSETS OF THIS DEPARTMENT IN
VESTED IN THIS COMMUNITY.
100000 deposited in the Insurance Department
of the State of Missouri laccording 10 law for the
protection Of policy holders.
Officers.
H. G. LOPER, Prcsnt Cashier Peoples Nat. Bank.
W. G. GIBBES, yice-President W. G. Whilden & Coz
e E. JENKINS, Al. D, Medical Examiner.
Directors.
JOHN B. STEELE tof North. Steele L wardelI)
O. IRVINE WALKER Walker Evans & Cogswell.l
g. w. AIMaR, Druggist.
B. I. PEABE, GenI Superintendent S. G. Railroad.
Q. F. PANKNIN, Druggist.
JAS. E. SPEAR. Jeweller.
d. q. SILCOX, Wholesale and Retail Furniture.
Mp. CARTER, Secretary and Agent,
March 20 Tyr No. 40 Broad.street.
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The New York Times learns that General
Gonzales, so highly esteemed by all who
know him, is among the prisoners banishsd
to the Island Of Fernando Po, few weeks
ago, by the Spanish Captain. General Of
Cuba. We unite in the call Of the Times
upon the American Government to investi-
gate the matter forthwith, and demand 8
release of the General if improperly held
as q prisoner.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-07
rector Of the Erie Road, brings suit for libel.
Damages 100000.

rector Of the Erie Road, brings suit for libel.
Damages 100000.
1t seems to be settled that the mechanics
and laborers at the government navy yards and
other public institutions will be subjected to
party prescription. So much for Radical love
for the working classes. Even the few Conser'
vative printers at the public printing Office IN
Washington are to be made to feel the ven-
geance of party malevolenoe.
-Agentleman in Hornellsville, New YORK;
recently bought velooipede, for which ne
paid one hundred dollars; broke plate-glass
window, for which he paid forty collars; cut
his face and neck, for which he paid the doctof
five dollars; ruined one pair of pantaloons' lot
which he paid eleven dollars; frightened
horse so that the animal ran away and broke a
buggy, for which he paid damages amounting
TO- sixty dollars; and to cap the climax, ne
finally, smashed his velocipede by running into
a brick wall, leaving him two hundred and six
teen dollars out Of pocket, and court-plaster.
ed face to show for it.