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IA MAN VINO CALLED 70 SEE GRANT.
"A gentleman, evidently Of an ambitious
turn of mind crossed over from Bridge
port last night at AM advanced hour.
Having arrived ut tho corner of Madison
and Main Streets he stood and read that
name which "now-a.ddys"' unlocks the
doors of Office to bid the worthy aspirant
enter on a career Of fame and emoll-
ment His soIiloquy thus ran: "Grdnt
House! This Is the pldce. Ialways
thought Washington was further of-IhiC
hicS. : Well, all right I fought in
the war; d and he will know
me. No offence III ,goip," Having got
in, he asked Tor Grant When tOldhe
was not in, by the good humored clerk,
he told the clerk that he must be drunk;
and insisted on seeing Grant declaring he
knew Just as well as the next man that be
was IN tho White House. "Hic, hic, come
old boss, that wont do. ], want to see
Grant, All effort to persuade him, that
he was in Wheeling failed to convince
him of the fact until he wheeled into the
gutter and lett the good nGtured clerk to
enjoy the joke. Rising from his pros,
trate position, he finally declared that II
the city was not Wheeling, his head was,
and went of to try q remedy, "Stn1iiQ
similib.9 csraHtF.E IfH0hf .s9!iEhli
The whisky over at Bridgeport must be
very peculiar.
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LIBRARY LEcTUREs.-We near that
George Alfred Townsend, whose lecture
here two years ago on "The Pennsylvania
Dutch" will be remembered, speaks again
on behalf of the Library on the 29th Of
this month. His subject and other par.
ticulars Of the lecture will be announced
in due time. This will be the second lee:
ture under the auspices Of the Association
this season, the first having been delivered
by Hon. Horace Greeley some weeks ago.
Others are being negotiated for during
the course OF winter. For instance, one
from DesChaillu, the African traveller
another from Grace Greenwood, in Jan
uary; one from Miss Kate Fi0ld, in Feb
ruary, and ono from Miss Annie Dickin'
son, in March. ' 3D.. .''''''
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Cincinnati Market.
CnIc1NNATI, December 10.

-II0H no " UuUIHNAFI' DecBmDeF TO-
COFToN-DulI ; middlIng t94Si4c. ' 90.
FLoUR-UnchAnked family $8 25dD5 30.
GRAp-Wheat dull red, s. i66l II asked.
Corn arm ut 6165Sc. Rye and Oats unchanged.
Barley quiet at 81 O0Ot 05.
GRoo1RIE8-S1gar &c lower at SGI2c, Molas.
seB lower at 66b70c. ..Ha 4.'
Ons-Linsecd oil Sc. Lard Oh lrm.
E0as-Firm at 28A29C.
BUTTER-UnChAngcd E, .'s. % ..
CHEESE Unchanged
SEEps+C Clover seed dull Rt l0nl0Ke. TimO.
thy seed 6kDllc. Flax seed unchanged.
PROvAlbNB-PoFk SIS 70. Lard nominal At
llH@ll1<c. Bulk meats quiet Ut T0100I0Tc
lOOre. bacon Il0l8K04c. 80 ''E ."F
HOos-Dlll ;'lIVo 81 2OSs SOi dressed, 81 80
offerod 81 20 asked.
CATTLR-Flrm; prime to choice S. 2S05 co.
WHuKX-88C,
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CALIFORNIA.
I SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 1S

: - I San FRANcIsco, Dec. 10.
The citizens of Santa Barbara county
on Saturday surrounded notorious band
OF horse thieves in house at Sespe and
demanded their surrender. Jim Brophy;
attempting to escape, was shot dead. The
remainder were captured md taken to
San Buenaventtlra for trial.
The robbers Of the Central Pacific train
at Verdi, in November, named Al. Da.
Wis, E:SB. Parson, J. G. Roberts, JAS Gil
christ, T. COckrell, r. A. Jones. ]. IL,
Chapman and John Squirs, are now being
tried at Washoe. Jones and Davis have
pleaded guilty. and will be used as States
evidence.
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Gulf Gable Interrupted.

'''.' NEW YoRK, Dec. 18.
The Cable between Puerto Rosa and
Key West has been interrupted since the
9th, and the transmission Of dispatches to
Key West and Havana has been some.
what irregular since then. The steamers
now chartered for the conveyance Of mes.
sages, and until the cable Is repaired, will
make one trip daily between Puerto Rosa
and Key West: % ''''
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How the Senate stands on San Do.
." 'i1' mingo. SOY "

wv CWA6nrNdToN, Dec. 12, 1870.
u Apartial canvass of the Senate shows
that the Presidents proposition to pur.
chase San Domingo by n Joint resolution
of the two. houses of Congress does not
command the approval oi all those who
supported the treaty in the Senate last
session. Senator Wilson, Tor one, says
that "under no circumstances will he vote
to acquire that island by o joint resolu-
tlon, as in the case Of Texas. While he
taV0Fs Itlie' acquisition Of all the West
India Islands, he will not vote for their pur-
chase unless It be done by regular treaty,
duly submitted to the senate for ratitica-
ton or rejection. There are several other
Republican Senators who entertain simi.
lar views TO Mr.. Wilson, and the prospect
for obtaining q majority vote in the Sen
alto for the Presidents last proposition is
not very encouraging.
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New York Produce PI1Dd,L1 Markst. .

-,-4.;1 ,s,.- ,JNEW, ,YoRE, December u.
C0TToN- -Dhl; middling upIands i6Hc. p
FLOuR-Dull and nominal
GRAIN-Wheat dull; new spring 81 sly; red
amber 81 4G0l 49, Rye dull and prices nominal
Oats unchanged At 9E16lc. Corn shade lower;
new 75Gb b76c; old 3i683c. laHI'
PRovDIONs-MGSs Pork $lg for future. Beef
steady; prime 96O28%e. Cut Meats steady.
Bacon and Lard unchanged. y. .rI..I.. n
EoGs-Prime lsesh 3at3ic; lined 9S223Xc.
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THE PRESIDENT TO VISIT THE PACIFIC
STATES. -TheAkG Californian has learned
by "a private letter from Washington"
that President Grant intends to make a
tour Of the Pacific States next Spring,
and adds, "He will be sure Of hearty
and enthusiastic reception
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PHILADELPHIA Market.

PHu.ADELPH1A, December IS.
FLoUR-UnchAngcd
GRAN-WheAt quiet and unchanged Rye
dnlL No. At Q3G. Corn-Yellow at G96TSc,
Oats unchanged.
RoYIaIoNS-UnehAnged; Mess Pork at $40.
LaFd-Prime steam AE u. .r.a. .r rF
OIL8-PeIOleum quiet.
WuBKY-92c. tr
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Heavy Libel sntt at chioas0.I

Albert Crosby, proprietor Of the Crosby
Opera Honse, commenced m action in
the United States Circuit Court, last even.
ing, against the proprietorO orthe Chicago
7fMGS for libel, damages, $4,000. Mr.
Crosby, in his complaint, alleges that he
Is d citizen Of Massachusetts, hence the
institution Of this suit in the United States
Court. Dad
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FESTIVAL IN souTH WHEELNe.-We
hear that d festival is to be held next
week In stubenrach's hall, South Wheel
ing. for the benefit Of the Third Presby'
terian Church in that place. We hope 1t
will prove grand success. The pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Cross, is one of the most faithful
and deserving ministers in this region, and
we understand this festival is given to as
sist tho congregational in meeting Mr.. C's.
salary. The object is a commendable one
and should receive a generous support.
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Financial, and Commercial.
New Y ork Money aud stock Market.

New Y Ork Money and stock Market.
- VI t2iHIijt!! NEW YoRK, December ls.
Gold dnll and rather weak at Il0KNtIOH ali
day. Loans from 70 I per cent per annuri car.
rying. CleafanceS about forty millions. To-
morrow the treasury Will eell one million. Gov.
Grnments steady, especially Ia $40 issues. Theex
pectatlon that tho treasury wilt buy more on
Thursday than 9dyertised torgiyes steady tone
10 the market Money easy ut U per cent. Stocks
opened steady and closed weak; Reading being
the steadlest aud Northwestern, the Weakest
Speculation In Western Union was active and
prices nrm:: Tho EkpreSs says: Greater iIrmncss
has boen noted tho past low days In the Now York
Central scrip than in tho stock, Ithas alwRys
been anticipated that this scrip, paying equal
dividends with tho capital stock. would b. mUFH.
cd init Tho dni6 for this consolidatiOnis Is now
believed TO have arrived, and an arrangement
will, II IL believed, DO effected In the last week
Of this month. 8tatO bonds arc dull; Tennessee
being about tho only bonds ln which theirs was
any transactions. 'h
STERINo ExcHGNaE-BanRer bills 1857.
MOHRY-MAFket RAaV ..r.. 10. ..tf ei 'Ir.f .
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I The ] Latest News.
0Omuetipr' Win lie Erie Cunal.

% 5DETRorT, Dec. i1S.
A private letter from Montreal states That
Hugh Allen has purchased the. Northern
Transportation Cos PropellOrs and will
run them between Chicago, Milwaukee
and Montreal IN connection with his ocean
steamer, TINS giving webtetn shippers
through bills Of lRding TO the British mar
kets With fteights SO low that trade will
Roon be largely diverted to this route and
carried In British bottoms unless the tolls
Sro taken Of OF the Eric canal. . rtysg
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..T bAbTAohA, december ID.
FLouR-stcady; family winterp wGStcr. at 90 20
" WG1iN-wheat steady; Ohio and Indiana red
at 81 S86l 10. Corn quiet; Mol white At &c.
yellow At t7l@19c, 0atB arm al Sl0S9c. ii
PROVIsToNB- Unchanged. N~-
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Extensive strike at Council Bluffs.
-. CHICAGO. December Ia.

Tho laborers on the Pacific Railroad
bridge at Council Bluffs, numbering
about 175 men, struck yesterday for higher
wages. Their places arc being filled by
new men. t..' u
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THE House OF Representatives has passed
a resolution TO adjourn on the 22d instant
until January a. This will probably be
concurred in by the Senate.
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Ohio Board Of Equalization. /.

,.. l COLUMBUS, December lS Y
The board 10 Gquallze the reappraise-
ment Of the real estate Of Ohio met In the
Senate Chamber at 9 O'clock to-day, with
Hon, VIM. GfolSbeck acting as Chairman.
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GENERAL LEUROPEANNEWs
Accomplishment Of German Unity.-a
Surprise. l.fs
NRW YORK, Dec, I

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.
Minister Bancroft writes TO- Secretary
Fish that the accomplishment Of Ger.
man Unity so speCdllyfs is q surprise even to
King William himself Prior 70 the war
King William only lived IN hope that
such an event would some day be accom-:
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PoI1cR CoURT.-There was not SOL
itary case before the Police Court, yester'
day morning. tle
ARRESTED on a SERIOUS CHARGE
Louis Fritz was arrested last evening, by
officer Exley, on a charge of forgery. The
paper to which it is alleged Fritz sub
scribed, tho names Of one Or'two parties
without their knowledge or authority, Is
a note fer $75 which was discounted by
one OF the banks in this city. The accus.
ed gave bail in the sum Of 800 for his
appearance before Judge Johnston next
Saturday, to which day tho examination
was postponed. 1 2
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ST.. Louis, Dec. 10.
A young man named Starostock cut his
throat yesterday and died almost In.
stantly, r u -H.
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New York Dry Good. AIarket.

.ur .NEW YOHK, December IL.
Dry Goods Dull and Market unsettled.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

TIE amount collected for wharfage al
this port during the month Of November
was $442. ,r
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A political organization calling itselI
"Boys inBlue," has completed its arrange
mcnts for q torch.light procession on the
night Of the 2lst, for the purpose Of pay.
ing respect to the President and Vice
President, and to welcome the 41st Ma
tional Congress TO the Capitol city. The
councils have accepted an invitation to
participate in the demonstration. l
NEW COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REV.
ENUE. fr.
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the nomination Of Alfred Pleasanton,
to be Commissioner Of Internal Revenue.
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Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, December IS.
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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
rnE MEAN APpoRT1oN1rENT.

The Western members begin to talk ol
q new apportionment bill to give increas'
cd representation to their States, based on
the returns of the census last summer, the
new members to be chosen ut special elec.
tons, in time to take their seats next De-
cembcr, in the AID Congress- A bill 10
this effect will soon be introduced, and Il
no committee reports it, it will be sprung
upon the House some Monday, in the
morning hour.
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EUROPE. \. \.
War,
Gambetta Resolved to Die in the Last
Ditch. o..
~ w. T.-1.. 20 nc
New YORK, December 10.

G. W. Smalley telegraphs from London
TO tho Tribune that dispatch from Gam
beta to LauIier on Friday, says that en-
couraged by the continued resistanceot the
Army OF the Loire, he has resolved to
postpone the request for IN armistice and
remain with the army. 3 la, ID
A dispatch from the special correspon'
dent of the Tribune at Tours, Friday, says
that war a FOptrdneO is more firmly re:
solved on than ever. Cremieux and
Fourichon were to go TO Bordeaux that
evening. ... aa1Ea %.
The Loire Army Sustaihs Another
nhfooRt+
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GOOD >oOAD AD'lCL'-Nc'eF '1lo|
s'one at any one uG'iI you nave
'oo"eo 10 see "he1I'ef 'hGIe IS d "ln'
1o| oo4lnu, or you may nave 10 pay
Fa.4eF uCar'y Ior your revenge
Ne'eF !oa'e your nat III Tie passage
unless 1t Is a Dad one,
never lA your own price Out aeave
IL 'ehIlrely 70 Ihe HoerailIy OF the
gentleman. as 'Ae cAaACeS are you Will
scg a Soou oea' more ny IT,
never sit next a young lady at dln-
ner' Ior sne only 'aiNS' ana docs not
care ABOUT eating
Never oe executor 10 a VIII, as II
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A Fierce Revenge.

The New York Times Havana
correspondent, writing on the 9th
ult., says:
Some time during the month Of
May, party of five robbers appear
ed at plantation, possessed them
selves of several good horses, taking
also various articles of clothing be-
longing to an American engineer on
the plantation, and tnen disappeared.
The engineer, who was in Havana at
the time, became furious on his re-
turn, and indulged in severe threats
against the perpetrators of the rob-
berries. Some friend of the bandits
communicated these threats to them,
and few days later they again ap-
peared, took the engineer by surprise,
tied him hand and foot, and then pro-
ceeded to lash him with whips and
thongs until the man had tainted three
times from loss of blood and pain
They then tied him up On chair be.
fore his dwelling, and two of the
number walked into the house and Vi
olated his wife. Since then the engi-
neer has been almost a maniac, and
bent on revenge. Last Friday he re-
ceived information that the two BAN
dts were then at a neighboring plan
tation, and without advising anybody
of his intentions he armed himself
and had the good fortune to find both
of them lying on the floor in an inc
briated condition. To tie them up
and rouse them sufficiently to under
stand the situation occupied but little
time, and with the help of some ne
groes he brought them to his own
place, ordered fires to be lit and then
threw both Of them into big sugar
kettles filled with water, which soon
began to boil. The men lived fifteen
to twenty minutes, until the water be.
gan to boil. Their attempts to throw
themselves out of the kettles, and
their demands for water and cries for
pity were heart-rending, but their ex-
ecutioner took fendish delight in
throwing in occasionally a little cool
water, which, however, in a moment
began to boil again. At the end Of
twenty-five minutes both had ceased
to exist.
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Here are over billion OF acres IN
all. Nor is any large proportion of
it worthless land. A gradual correc-
ton Of the public mind has been nee
essary and has been going on in that
respect. 1t was not many years ago
that the "Great American Desert" oc-
cupied the heart of the continent on
our school and other maps of the
United States and of North America.
The boundries of that desert, howev-
er, have been rapidly driven in, until
the best explorers deny that there is
any desert. Thus, Idaho is found to
be adapted to all cereals and ordin-
ary vegetables, and to the northern
kinds Of fruits, and is specially suited
to stock raising; Utah already pro-
duces over a million bushels of cereals
annually; Wyoming has fine grass
lands and fertile valleys; Arizona
produces grain, rice, sugar and cot
ton; Montana produces agricultural
staples of all kinds to the amount of
nearly four millions of dollars per an
nun; Colorado is said to constitute
zone of the most luxuriant pastures
of the continent" and to be capable
of successful cultivation by aid of ir-
rigation; and SO on. With regard
to Alaska, not enough is known to
speak with confidence: but there is
no question that the remainder of our
territories are not only abundantly
rich in mineral resources of the most
varied nature, but are destined to be-
come for immense populations homes
as near self sustaining as any locality
can be in these times, when the con-
tributions from the ends of the earth
come pouring into every kitchen and
parlor.
The population of this territorial
domain is now not far from 100000
possibly (for nothing is more un-
certain than the movement Of poDula-
tion both in and out Of it, it may
reach half a million. The tide of per-
manent increase, however, must con-
tinue to swell. New railroads are
continually heading westward, and
the emigrating fever in the older To-
calities Of the Union was never strong
er than it is at this moment. This we
predict will be shown in a striking
manner by the forthcoming census
When we consider, therefore, that our
territories have an actual area great
er by 175,000 square miles than the
area of all the admitted States of the
Union, we get some glimpse of the
vastness Of that seat of empire. and of
that unequaled national power on
earth OF which it is to form a constit-
uent part. The empires of Alexander
and Of Caesar will have been but the
preclldes of the grander drama set
upon the stages of this Western Con-
tinent.-Boston Journal.
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ANCIENT ANGLO.SAyON MARRIAGES

ANCIENT ANGLO-SAXON MARRIAGES..
If the old Angl0-Saxon law con
ccrning marriage were in force now,
there would be less occasion for run
ming of to Indiana to get divorce.
1t was the custom Of that people who
were the forefathers of most Of us, to
buy their wives, although the transac-
ton was not so bluntly designated
The contracting parties were "hand-
fasted,' the husband making promises
Of good treatment and protection, and
the wife Of love and affection. The
husband then handed over to the IA
thcr or guardian Of the bride, the sum
in money or cattle agreed upon. But
as courtship was out Of the question,
and the bride was generally taken on
the representation of her relatives, the
bridegroom not unfrequently found
the pig he bought in a poke was but
a runt, aud swore some good mouth.
filing AnglO-SaXon oaths over his
bad bargain. To remedy this, Ethel
bert, the first Christian king Of the
Anglo Saxons, promulgated this law
"Ifa man buys a maiden with cat
tie, let the bargain stand, if it be with,
out guile; but if their be deceit, let
him bring her home again, and let the
man give him back his money"
or course the law was sometimes
evaded 10y the purchaser agreeing etc
take his bargain "as she stands"
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Daniel Webster's Great Argument.

Of the way in which Mr.. Webster
prepared himself for a great legal ar
gument, we have an account from the
pen Of his friend Mr.. Ticknor, which
Mr.. Curtis has done well to insert in
his volume:
In the spring of 1924 Mr.. Webster
was much concerned in the discussion
then going on in the House of Repre-
sentativeS at Washington upon the
tariff. One morning he rose very
early-earlier. even than was his Gus
tonic prepare himself to speak up
On it. From long before daylight till
the hour when the House met, he was
busy with his brief. When he was
far advanced in speaking, note was
brought to him from the Supreme
Court, informing him that the great
case Of Gibbon V. Ogden would be
called on for argument the next morn
ing. He was astounded at the intel
ligence, for he had supposed that at-
ter the tariff question should have
been disposed of, he would still have
ten days to prepare himself for this
formidable conflict, in which the con-
8titutionality Of the laws Of New York,
granting a steamboat monopoly of its
tide waters, would be decided.
He brought his speech on the tariff
to conclusion as speedily as he
could, and hurried home to make such
preparation for the great law argu-
ment as the shortness of the time
would permit. He had then taken
no food since his mornings breakfast;
but instead Of dining he took a mod
crate dose OF medicine and went to
bed, and to sleep. At 10 P. NJ. he
awoke, called for bowl Of tea, and
without other refre5hment went imme-
diateIy to work. To use his own
phrase, the "tapes had not been off
the papers for more than a year" >
He worked all night, and, as he has
told me more than once, he thought
he never on any occasion had so com
pletely the use Of all his faculties. He
hardly felt that he had bodily organs,
so entirely had his fasting and the
medicine done their work. At9 A, NJ,
after eleven hours of continuous men,
tai effort, his brief was completed.
He sent for the barber and was
shaved; he took very slight break
last of tea and crackers; he looked
over his papers to see that they were
all in order, and tied them up,-he
read the morning journal, to amuse
and change his thoughts, and then he
went into court, and made that grand
argument which, as Judge Wayne
said above twenty years afterward,
released every creek and river. ev-
cry lake and harbor in our country
from the interference of monopolies.
Whatever he may have thought of his
powers on the preceding night, the
court and the bar acknowledged their
whole force that day. And yet, at
end of FIVE hours, when he ceased
/ speaking, he could hardly be said to
have taken what would amount to
half the refreshmenJ of a common
meal, for above 30 hours, and, out of
the 36 hours Immediately preceding,
be had for 81 been in a state Of very
high excitement and activity.