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Darts Hall.
COMMENCING
Thursday, December %
FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY.
FRANK MacEVOY :. MANAGER.
NacEVOY's

tional Entertainment.
THE NEW HIBERNIc0N, REPRESENT
i ing . tour in ireland, or Ireland in America,
in con nection with which the following talented
Artists Will appear:
Mr.. Robert Byrnes, the faverie Irish Comic
Vocalist, as Barney the Guide"
Miss Mary Douglas, as "The Widow" and
Mrs. 0'Callaghan."
Miss Ida Lester, as "No rsh.''
FRANK MaeEV0T ......... ..............-LEoTuaER,
MR. CHAe PARR MUSICAL DIRECTOR,
ADmssIoS-50 eents; Reserved Seats rs cents
Children 10 year,, IS cents.
Doors open at o'clock; to commence at 5.
MATINER-saturday afternoon Adults 2;
cents; Childre I5 cents. Doors open a. O'Clock
TO commence at 2 O'Clock.
deel?dlw FRANK O. GARL1Ck, Agent
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FoR SALE.
FGR SALE

ATA BARGAIN. BEAUTIFUL COR
n NER lot, 60 by $50 feet, with q new t-o
story residence, watered by good well and cistsrI
an has all necessary out buildings.
Appiyto
declp-d5t A. T. CUTTER.
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26llvsukee Market.
Telegrsphed to the Argus.
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. IL.
Wheat-Dull and unsettled No. $i vos
No,2 81 o4a. Receipts $1,000 bushels; ship
| ments none.
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Telegrsphed to the Argus.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 10.
Flour--25s Cd.
White Whsst-1ls Id ;red western JOS sdasd
| western.
Coen-30s Sd.
| Oats-3s lid for new.
| Barlsy---6s.
| PeAs---Sos Sd.
1 Cetton-.- Dull with sales of 10000 baass
madiins splsnds 81; Orleans ssss2.
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EPnrse 45o0-For horses never heat two miles
and repeat In harness. go TO s &4U0 second, @200
third.
j. Murphy enters br. m. Lady Sears
d. Mace enters b. IN. Lydia Thompson.
Il. Daniels enters b. <. Butcher Boy
j. z. VI ilkins enters ch. g. George Smith
John Iovet enters q. m. Grace Bcr,ram.
L. c. White enters ch. m. Fanny Fern.
j. j. Bowen enters b. Z. Dcwdrop
j. Odikirk e;.ters b. 4. Unknown
Tro TO at EH O'Clock Cars leave Twenty sixth
street at 81 O'Clock for Morrisana.
II. DATER, President.
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EXTRA MEETING OF ru,
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUND ASSOCIATION.

IL OF THE
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUND ASSOCIATION.
Thursday, July 2Premium and Stake, $a5Oo for double
teams, to wagons.
D. Mace enters Kirkwood License.
Budd Doble enters Jessie Wales and Darkness
Also same day,
Premium 20c-$l 80 10 FIRST r50l to second, T200
tnrd for all horses except Goldsmith Maid Lady Thorne
Friday, July .a-Premln,, $4,000; all to 20 TO the fist
horse.
Dan Maco enters Lady Thorne.
Budd Dobie enters Goldsmit Maid.
Also same day.
Premium 81 500Sl coo to first $3.50 second a15) to
third, for horses that have never beaten 2c6
The above untitled for which entries solicited
will close Wednesday. July l al nine O'Clock p NJ, the
of the association, 1i9 Montague street. Brooklyn
Entrance ten per cent; three 10 I'll and start good
day and track; mile heats best in g. In harness, except
to the whole Of the premium.
Address +. o. READ, Secretary.
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A SS0RTMENT OF SEASONABLE CARRIAGES AND
IA Harness, hand and TO order Purchasers Invited TO
examine stock cave snd get goods represented
HICKS, 32 Barclay street.
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BASKET PONY PHAETON SEATS FOUR AND AssoRr
- ment Pony Phaetons, Shetland Pony Wagons Rumbes
&C., at low prices; Depot Wagons, phaeons, light Family
Carriages, all styles. WITTY o3s broadway
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-A.-MONEY TO LOAN ON GOOD IMPROVED
"A. Property First and Second Mortgages bought Prin-
cipas only dealt with.
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SARATOGA RACES.

A SARATOGA RACES.
~. Fools
WI be sod every evening commencing Wednesday, July ,S
81 O'Clock and every morning ut O'Clock during the races
In the billiard Union Hotel saratoga ard on the
track under the supervision of the Saratoga Racing
citation, by X. UNDERWOOD S j. MCGOWAN
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MARBLE nIANTELS.

MARBLE MANTELS.
DECoRATED MARBLE MANTELs, wAINscoTING,
~ Furniture Tops, &c, in representation Of all foreign
marbles fl5 TO $1,000 rich designs black engraved IN gold
MIDDLEF1ELD COMPANY, 1859 Broadway; branch ware
room, 427 Fulton street. Brooklyn.
NIARBLEIzED SLATE MANTELs-R1CH AND ELE-
M CANT designs, from SO, t., Sl5 up 70 S25O. T. B.
STEWART CO.. COS Sixth avenue between Thirty fifth and
Thirty sixth streets
MARBLE AND MARBLEIZED MANTELS, GRAVE
NI stones, Tiles, Table and Plumbers Slabs New show
room with finest assortment Of Nantes Prices reduced
A. KLABER, l3l and Ic6 East Eighteenth street, N. "
EXPRESSES.
r. q. bURNBAM'S FURNITURE AND BAGGAGE
n. Express I3 I5 West Ele zenith street ssth
avsnusfurntue. pianos packed shipped. stored honoy
sovsnccds
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EoR BRIDGEPORT AND ALI POINTS on HOUeA.
tonic and Aaugauck Raroad fare ~; stea leave
Cathaitne slip at l. AMI II every night (sundayee
centa-ll.
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sT,nE PENNIMAN "PRoCEss FOR TREATING GOLD
/ and syer 0le"lnqure of the sole agents, who have
tbe entire coIrol In dsposla5 or tie
PLANT 4 HENEAGE Sole Agents,
~ Broadway, room 20.
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r OST-PhRT OF AN EARRING. SET WITH PEARLS
- In going from Nanncst psce 20 Broadway In Beecse
street down Broadway 20 Futon street and Fulton ferry
The 1nder VIII receive suitable reward by returning ,h
same to ls Vauncst place.
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A -A-PERsoYs WHO ARE INSURED IN GoOr
IL life insurance companies, and who do not desire tr
surrender their policies absolute SALE borrow
Agency, " Liberty street.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

OATH AND COSEY ISLAND RAILROAD.-FULTON,
ID Wall, south Hamilton ferry TO Greenwood cee
terry connec, with to the island every forty
minutes.
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FLEETWOOD PARK.

FLEETWOOD PARK.
INAUGURATION MEETING.
NEAR MACOMB'S DAM BRIDGE. MORRISANIA, WEST
CHESTER COUNTY. n Y -
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FINANCIAL.

A NDERsON CO., NO. CHAMBERS STREET,
a Money t? loan immediately on property IN New York.
and Securities promptly negotiated fr aud Second Mort
cages wanted.
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A -A.-THE FISHING BANHs DAILY, SATURDAYS
"A. excepted, steamer RIP VAN wlSkLE, Captain Sim
leaving PECK slip ~ a, ~, Christopher street
st A. ~. and rier No. NoTib river :t5 & VI bs,,
lines, Refreshments and music board Fare 81 lsi,.s
60 cents.
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H,ROY LINE FOR ALBANY AND TROY DAILY AT SIX
r. NJ Saturdays executed, from pier A. Spring street.
Fare II bD Sunday, t Connecnz with s railroads for
the West North. Landn. ThY-fourih Ga
O'Clock. j. W. HAkCOA a SONS
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given up all that"
And your father-whelc is he ?''
Don't mention him he taught rue to
drink Ay, he taught me and then
turned the cold shoulder upon Inc when
drank too much But I'm going, Hal -
going, going"
Henry Seaburn gazed into that terrible
face, and remembered what its owner had
been---the son of wealthy parents the
idol of fond mother; the favorite at
school. at play, and at college light of
intellect and beauty, and NOBLE gencr.
ous friend. And now, alas "Alcc, can
| help you ?''
Yes" And the poor fellow started
higher up from his pillow, and something
of the old light struggled for moment in
his eyes. pray for me, Hal. Pray for
my soul Pray that | may go where my
mother is She won't disown her boy.
She could not have done it had she lived
Oh she was good mother, Hal. Thank
God she didn't live to see this Pray
for mc--pray-pray--pray Let me go
to HER."
As the wasted man sank back he fell to
weeping, and 10 moment more, one of
his paroxpsms came on aud he began to
rave. He thought Harry was his father,
and he cursed him; and cursed the habit
that had been fastened upon him under
that fathers influence. But Henry could
not stop to listen. With an aching heart
he turned away aud left the hospital.
He could not 60 home to dinner then he
went down town and got dinner there.
AT night he went to the hospital again.
He would inqnire after his friend If he
did not zee him.
"Pcor fellow. said the physician, he
never came out Of that fit he died in
haitian hour after you went out"
1t was dark when Henry Scaburn
reached home You didn't tell Bridget
where to put those demijohns, Henry"
said his wife. She had not noticed his
face, for the gas was burning but dimly.
"Ah | forgot. Come down with me
Cora, and we'll find place for them
His wife followed him down into the
basement and one by one he took the
demijohns and carried them into the rear
yard, where he cmpted their contents into
the sewer. Then he broke vessels in pieces
with his foot and bade Bridget have the
dirtman take the fragments away in the
morning. Not a word had he spoken to
bis wife all this while. nor did she speak
to him. He returned to the sitting-room
where his boys were at their books, and
took seat on one Of the tete-a-tetes He
called his wife and children about him,
and told them the story of Alexander
Lomberg
"And now, my loved ones,' he added
laying his hand upon the heads Of his
boys, 81 have made solemn vow that
henceforth my children shall find no such
influence at their home. They shall never
have occasion to curse the example of
their father. will touch the wine cup
no more forever. What say you my
hoys--will you join me in that pledge ?"
They joined him with glad, gushing
willingness; for their hearts we're full,
and their sympathies all turned by a
mothers careful love IN rich.
Yes, yes :" she cried And may the
holy lesson of this hour never be forgotten.
o God let it rest, as an angel Of mercy,
upon my boys. Let it be light to their
feet in the time of temptation; and so
shall they bless through the influence
they carry with them from their home
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\ Chapter ON Chinese Walls.
Rl BISHOP KINGSLEY.

All Of the cities of China are surround.
ed by high strong walls, whose massive
proportions a stranger has no adequate
idea of nntil he sees them. The walls
surrounding the city Of Pekin are from
twenty-five to twenty-five miles in length
and on an average, fifty feet high. This
wall is sixty.six feet thick at the bottom
and fifty four at the top, and once in a
few yards there immense buttresses to
give i. still greater strength. AT every
fifth buttress the wall, for the space Of one
hundred and twenty.six feet in length, is
two hundred and ffty-six feet in thick.
hess. 10 several places the foundation of
this wall i. of marble, and when the ground
is uneven immense quantities Of cement,as
durable nearly as granite, and about as
hard, have been used to level up the
ground. The main body Of this wall is
made Of bricks, each twenty inches lcng,
ten inches wide, and FIVE inches thick
These bricks are burned very hard, and
have precisely the appearance of stone.
On the inside Of this wall, as well as on
others in our cities, there are esplanades,
or stairways, with gates to them for as
cending them. And over all the gateways
there are immense towers, as large as the
great churches, and much higher, con- !
structed of these great burnt bricks. On
the top of this immense wall there is
railing, both on the outside and inside,
coming up to u mans waist, which railing
itself is wall, thus giving sense OF Sc.
curity to person walking on the top.
The outside railing is made into turrets,
for the use of cannon, in case of attack.
The entire top of the wall is covered with
strong burned. brick twenty inches square,
resembling the tagging Of our sidewalks
in large cities. only, as have said, these
walks are hfiy-four feet wide.
There is no way of getting into the
city only to 90 through this immense
wall. And wherever there is gate for
the purpose Of getting through there is
another wall built inclosing square space
compelling all persons who go into the
city to 90 through two walls, by passages
at right angles to each other. The walls
are so Immensely thick that these passages
through them. arched over with cut stone,
remind one exactly of our railroad tunnels
in the United States. At each Of these
great archways there is All enormous gate
made of strong timbers, everywhere as
much rs ten inches thick aud covered on
both sides with plates Of iron, ike the
sides of our war ships. These gates are
slrnt early in the evening, generally before
sundown, and moi allowed to be opened
during the night ior any purpose They
are fastened on the inside by means of
strong beams of timber.
have been somewhat particular in
describing this wall, because the general
construction of all walls in China are sim
lar to this one, although they are not 50
high nor SO thick. But there are probs-
bly, thousand walled cities in China,
whose walls will average twenty-five feet
high and twenty feet. thick, and another
thousand whose walls may be somewhat
} less. Then there is the great Tartar Wall
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ireland aud the Alabama CLAIMS.

Mn. Eplrog Should it not prove too
great trespa-s OH your columns, permit
ME to touch upon the Alabama claims
and the present condition Of Ireland
but first rendering due thanks to Mr.. o.
Donnell for tue information given in
reply to AN article on the movement"
against Canada, published in your paper
Of June I. The article last mentioned
Was written not 80 much from desire to
maintain an argument, rs to gain infor-
nation concerning an organization that
has in some states proved strong enough
in point Of numbers to decide by its bal.
lot local questions OF prime importance,
as il did in the election of Gov. Fenton
of New York. The aforesaid article be.
ing hastily written, it seems slight am
biguity was left as TO the meaning of the
word, mo, emcnt," which was not intend.
ed to include the whole history of the
Fcuan Brotherhood, but was simply
conjecture at what might be the meaning
of the last attempt against Canada.
As to the sentiments of the majority Of
the brotherhood feel in honor bound to
accept the statement ofMr. O'Donnell. so
generously given but sheer hatred Of
England can hardly account for the fact
of so many rushing on their mad errand,
unauthorized and unsupported by the
majority oftheir comrades, for every effect
must have an adequate cause, however
strong it may be; let us pass on to consid-
er other issues, not to enter into formal
controversy, but only to have friendly
talk on these affairs. If it would not
seem inpertinent for one young and mex
perienced to consider what cause We have
for making war with Great Britain, and
the condition and prospects of Ireland, to
which Mr.. O'Donnell has alluded. As
to the justice of making war on ground
of the Alabama claims; for your humble
servant TO offer an opinion on point Of
International Law which has perplexed
our ablest statesmen, would be the height
of absurdity; but let me confess my ina
bility to see the justice of war policy,
unless We educate our ideas Of the causes
of war up to the European standard for
the United States have already proposed
to settle the question by diplomacy, thus
far England mas hcsitated whether the
delay is owing to the management of
Reverdy johnson seems uncertain.
Forbid that We should ever become IA
war.loving nation. Forbid that our fair
heritage should ever be trampled down in
human gore, and wet with the tears Of
widows and orphans, or that we should
ever inAict the same upon others, for any
pretext that may be found by quarrel
some politicians and professional revolu-
tionists. True the eternal principles Of
justice must be vindicated by the sword,
when no other remedy remains that a
Christian nation can honorably devise.
Wars are moral thuuder-showers, that are
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a little north of Pekin, one thousand five
hundred miles long, and older than tho
Christian cru, thicker and higher than
any of the rest. There are said to be one
thousand FIVE hundred prefectual cities
in China. All these are surrounded by
walls built by the government, besides
the great expense Of the city government
alone. And when we have spoken of the
walls surrounding the cities, we have by
no means done with the subject. For
example, IN Pekin, inside the incasing
wall, there is another Of miles in extent,
surrounding what is called the Imperial
City. Then, again, inside of this is an
other immense wall surrounding what is
called the Prohibited City. Within this
inner inclosure is the residence of the
Emperor, and all the other buildings con-
neeted with royalty. And so the Altar
and Temple of Heaven are surrounded by
two concentric walls, of great extent and
magnitude, which must be passed by
means Of immense gates. Then there is
the great wall covered with dry thorn
brush, surrounding what is called the
Place Of Punishment, where criminals arc
bcheaded, d,and their heads exposed in cages
for terror to evil doors, and where other
criminals are crucied, and yet others
starved to death, amid the most pitcous
meanings and insane rawlings for food. -
Again, the Hall of Literary Examination
where forty thousand men con pete TOR
literary degrees, and where the longest
purse is more successful than the hardest
study, is surrounded by another wall and
entered by gates. Then all places of
idolatrous worship, and they legion, in
these great cities, are surrounded by high
walls The old city Of Nankin, on the
south banks Of the Yangtzc Kiang, is sur
rounded by wall eighteen miles long
The city Of Tiensing,in the northcrly por-
ton Of China, has wall fifteen or sixteen
miles in length. The city Foochow, with
one side exposed to the river Min, is sur
rounded by high wall, Wherever stone
can be had it is used for these structures.
The city Of Ranchack, also on the south
side of the Yangtze, is surrounded by a
wall, running over the top of the mountain
a thousand feet high, | also saw, while
ascending the Yangtzc, monstrous wall
surrounding an area on the top of the
mountain, where the Chinese Of that re.
gion took their wives and chilren for
safety during the terrible rebellion that
swept over a great part of China a few
years ago.
Then in thousands and tens Of thousands
of instances in China, high wall is built
right before the door of a private dwelling
to ward off spirits Of ancestors, who are
supposed to be blind, and obliged to move
in straight lines, and who will consequent.
ly, stumble against the wall when they
come to it, and give up the pursuit. AZ
ter giving a good deal of attention to the
subject, | am satisfied that the whole
amount Of wall in China, if put together
would build one twenty feet high and
ten feet thick, entirely round the globe,
and would require five thousand men to
work steadily for two thousand years to
accomplish the work .-.Cemrd Adrocots.
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S 7 f; A WI e r GU r I. F. w
carr. y. CRANE


The Curlew will run between
VERGENNES AND POR1 HENRY,
Landing nj Fort Cas-in. Basin Harbor and West.
port, connecting at Vergennes With the Rutland
and Burlington Railroad, at Westport and Port
Henry with Lake Champlain steamers, US follows:
Leave Vergennes daily (Sundays excepted) at
. a. m, after arrival Of train from Rutland.
Leave Westport at II q. m, arriving at Port
Henry at 1880.
REruRyINO-Leave pou Henry at $50 p.
M, connecting with the line boat from the South.
Arriving at Nergennes at p. IN.
Arrangements have been made for transporting
merchandise from New York. Albany and Troy, 10
Vergonnes, with dispatch and low rates
Nsu and Direct Route 10 The Adirondack.
By Rutland and Burlington Railroad to Yer.
gennes; by steamer Curew to Westport; thence
by stage through Ellaabethtown and North Elba
to the Lower Saranac. Tourists and sportsmeu
will find this route to the New York wilderness
uusqualled by any, for its Wild aud romantic
scenery.
The CaIlew is p.~ and powerful prope!ler
having good accommodations for passengers am
pie room for
CARRIAGES, HORSES AND fREIGHT
and combines
speed, COmfori and safety.
She cannot be surpassed by any boat Of her clas
on Lake champlain.
EXCURSION PARTIEs. Es.--Excurslou and pleasur,
parties will be carried to Wesport, Port Henry
Crown Point and all intermediate places, at
large reduction from regular rates.
Apply to the Captain on board, or to
W. O. BIXBY Sec. TIea,
vergennes, April 90, 1870 ';u
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Agents, Read This

$50 to 1900 per month made By agents selling
TIE HOME or WASHINGTON,
Or Mount Vernon and its Associations, by Benson
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Very liberal terms given. Send for our illus
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Philadelphia complains of the high
price of vegetables
Philadelphia gulps down 100 tons OF
strawberries daily.
White stove pipe hats are iabooed III
Detroit.
The copper business of Michigan il
nearly dead.
The Prussiau executioners have struck
for more pay.
And now Palmas wants to secede holn
Liberia.
There are but two ships over five hun
drcd tons now building in the State Of
Massachusetts.
At sale of books in London, DreS's
Essay on Souls" was knocked down to
shoemaker, who, to the great amusement
of the assembly asked the auctloneer il
he had any more books on shoemakingtO to
SELL
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w II y DO N e YOU TR Y
Wells Carbolic Tablets.

Disherid, Catarrh or Hoarstness; also saccessInl
remedy for kidney DFeuliits. Price 2j cents per
box. Sent by mail on receipt Of price, by ]. Q.
KELLOGG, 81 Plat St., New York, sole agent
for n. Y. Sold by Druggists. O0ws)
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I IFE INSURANCE.

Il 1s1H%VOE
IL Taking the mortality In the thrty.thres
companies which did business In the State Of n.
York, for four years, (65, &C, CT, 6s,) as basis,
me COS, Of assuring In the CossEcrIcur Mutual
BENEFIT COMPANY will be IS csnts per week for
5000; Ss cents per week for Sa,50O; 1t being
lsss than one-third the cost OF lnsuring 10 any
othsr company la the United States
AMOS DOUGLAS, Agent
AiddisLary, Vi. - 46yl