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ooinm-soId by MEADE Il BAKER,
nm Is pharmacists, 9l9 Main street.
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WHAT COUNT PALIKAO SAYS.

PARIS, August 19.-In the Corps Legisla-
tif Count Palikao, Minister of War, said it
was certain that the Prussians had suffered
severely in the late engagements-their
centre especially being badly crippled. The
enemy had tried to retreat to st. Michael,
but had been unable to effect junction
white Cuiraisseurs had been entirely de-
stroyed, and the French peasants had cap
tured detachment of Prussians.
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E1OR WANT OF DEP T ROOM In
II RICEM1ND wo are compelled 70 notify
merchants 20 whom grain 81 consigned tkat Il
nitst be removed within yWEHTY-F0UR
HOURS after tho arrival OF freight tesfns daily
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& an 12--fm General Feeisht sapartnter6eDt.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.

LONDON, August 19.-The Times say
that the road to Paris is open to the Crow
Prince, who may leave Frederick Charles t
watch Marshal Bazaine.
, 1870-12-26
OHIO.

of n canc,ounti r,rn,.
"nsP. r,.s u,,nuN.s,,,r ssnso rssxrr 1.ia...,
,-PopnIAtaon of the >tnics
ClxctSsAr1. Dec Alt has become publ'c. to-
dur. that T. L, Sure a Co prom,nent drr,gSissa,
hsye hfrhmf actta vIst fr1harras ssad Tnnnrh
IN 1noneyeH snc!es It has heeD fcoxn snfSs.
tine. Ii Waa uot until this weak that thIors tot,k
fHrtr nr, vent shsnr Ii secme Thar sorna fine
sr0s iii. Su,ax en,1prseti. tor d coust,jeraj,;c
afnnuut tn. paper Of the United St1:r8 I'fupr1c
tory Machine COMPANY. the pytpctpa3
7his naner ven, In pnoteAs tn which Nr Snrt.
asEed III, q the nrn Wa fnf,lce. Ia Az an ~
tensien IN its own nsnnr # ia Understood nat
~ rss a;rth n r air fE,sfre nnd siuhten mf1nfhs
md tiaf 10 faf ss nfaYd frnn' rev fay,rahie ~.
soonere have been RECEIVED inc isetlee il al ex-
tenslYe one sEti pesfiy ali It's liabilities are II the
Estf The trm cIsttu Thar il lianilttjes Viii not
errepd slSi nN 1fhi3e ia es.ete arf f3la zoo Tnn
iu nrees,ou prevaIis that it viii Noit tnrunch b
ssf,,i1.
. fnorrr ant made in the Rosr,, AT Aldermen
res.er.s.T" ioos.Ic to euch \ cnanue IL she ritT
, 1870-12-26

The Importance to the Western States
of having the reapportionment of Repra-
.entatives in Congress madc SO as
10 include the Forty-second Congress,
ii heightened by tho fact that, un-
less it is SO made, they will lose the
influence 10 which they are entitled by
virtue of their increased population. in tho
next Presidential election. The consri:u-
ton tArt. II, Sec. !, clause p provides
ihnl-
.. Each slate shall anrotnt, tn such mann.r as
The Legislature thersef nay ttltect. a number Of
electors t9ual to the whole number Of Senators
and ks representatives. n which the State may be
elt,tletl In the Catgrcss," etc
This language is held to mean that q
State mny appoint as many electors az she
Inns Senators and Representatives, in Con-
press at thr time IF the election. The ene1t
Presidential election will take place in
November, lS7.., and, unless the reappor-
tionnent nnder the new census is made III
time to give the Western States the ad3i~
tionnl representation to which they are
entitled in The Forty~second Congrt*s,
they will lose from thirty to forty votes in
The next Electoral College.
, 1870-12-26
ILLINOIS.

The yTcaeher-ChfiAtttln tttl a w~-tsr mt l.
taou-Goon vas HcGaFtys
8prctal Oespatch to hr Uhiea=o Tribune
arR1S0F1Elp, Dec 2t.-Thc intense cold weather
still contiruts with increased rtgor The thet1non-
elcr marked ls7 below zero this morning.
TIE holldtys a:e openiog Tonight merrlly. This
evening St. psufs Ep:scopal Sun1Ay School be d
Its usna! ChsistmaA tttti7a. procession of suu
teachers anu SCHOLARS marched f:om Pehts l1H Art
oanDcIs at the head at eacn case. 70 tag caasch
where religious services. conducted b7 The Rector.
,ien tissi ma1chcI back 70 .he ars I'll ssl1eIy, r.
where Ehtts1uas t1te, be .utsfuilg decorafeu,
w4a displayed. amt the chiltttcn made aAppy ~
the dlsu,buron of presents. Tomorrow. tull
Cfristmas setricra viii he neld At the Epllcnpa1
and Roman Catholic '.hurchea, which have lteen
most lav7eh'y aud beautifully decorated for tae
asnal. viii celebrate the d:y.
ACKoRA, Ill , Dec 81 The te1eo.apaeYa aianc
thu line Of the ChtcsRr, Rurnnst0a Quincy
Haii1uad ptrseEad II. Tuuos. Superintendent
Of rte tel Erarh line OF that mad, With m lg-
Christmas Fseseut TRe gift Was otstow ii M2 n
him bs his fEsents R!onR tae llue as 81 apprecta-
t,on Of his knds tHs and Un1ge:ssl poeu3astsJ with
tic enpfoJes. the Presentation WA MADE At
ID lie case Of coon r4, McCa1ty, about thirty
Etfnekees VI re rxslntuett. Inc shooting OF the
rnn was only clicunstantl-1, proven. Ths eyI-
hencc was not very ssroD8, snd . Light We si.cs
tain a. E. Listi. opened toe Gaze FOR the ptsluud,
this morning. after the Tehuttal testimony Tas
lie was folio aed hy Hon. cnRa Wheat N ansI
1assfe Fssks for the ttefepdtu!. and u J. M*kz'es
both siica made sc. 1ue pleas, all being men Of
capacify, and wese li.teGed 70 BY larse al.
dtcoce. TIE court adjourned over Hntl Tuesday,
when Judge Moniouy Will Instruct the Jury.
, 1870-12-26
Charged With Crime.

EyQAN ING .sfK VFA &E40HHX1 lsft~
Meet Of rs 50 through life without expe~
.itpcing the be 1satious excited b. al srreas
fer felony, and possibly enjoy \ satlsfac:ury
ccltdeEce that the ordeal would not destroy
Tor seriously distutb cur mental equilibrium,
Same Of ~ doubtless are, while othess are
s9s: to s h sseSs ssSssa 81! *2 ss' Rna5
how it il yourself" is tFuer Of almoet any
e,Lcr poshiele emergency than of tn,s. 4 re-
cent incident, dln,ly and curtly spoken OF in
The journals. illustrates the general truth, and
seems to point mo1al-
ph.lre-Ridely known aud highly respected
in our city-was engaged, like ever SO many
o1hes<, in buying presents for her 1ttic
friend1- While 70 dong she stepped into the
spacious vAtiety etore known - Nscy's, on
Sixth Avenue, then crowded with customers.
Tie girl who wsised upon her supposed she
s2w Fer take, OF conceal. or hare concealed
under her dreas, paper Of candy worth two
dimes, and thetsupou charged her With thets-
She was wholls among strangers the prppri-
! ttor ct tie eto1e wxs aheeut; and the accused
uns very soon IN the hands OF IN officer, md,
eireesly hereafter. On he1w.y to5nstice cox's
I Police Court 1t Jefferson Market.
| Here The girl ewote to what she must have
! believed 10 be the fAet8; thcte WAS nothing
| urged in reply; and. Ia \ few minutes more.
MIS- rheIpe VAS 'teut down" to this lookup
| below, though not 1rauuTed in = cell Here
[ IA~EeF. who chA1cfC to Do present. 91g! her.
{ epoke with her briefly, eaw II oare thst she
t nhole husine+s Has 1 depfo1able hlunder
| vent up and SPOKE to the Jusice, and be ic-
| Grated her On her own recognizancs. But for
] the meye ctanee OF this lawyers presence,
| shr 1nust econ have bsen locked up in cell
| fer the night, and would p1obah'y have besu
found dead or 1avicg mad next morning Evau
~ it vas, the received Ehock which give hel
i family ieasols fox serious appreheustpls
| Ali this, Eou say, woald have been obvi
attd had Mrs. Phelps bad he presence ef mind
to call friends to her zs.iatAnca when first ~
cuted. Certai-ly: bat it you are quite surt
ttat you would have hid the requisite posses
zion OF youF faculties. JUST tess IN that belief
and don't xttenpt to tcat its souudues.. Mrs
r. bsd lived many years within hxlf mile d
the erpt wheEs ehe was accused. and VA:
kncun tc II lesst hundred families wi.hir
th,t ratiu@, uf ample wealth, high character
md & tasel. ~ Efforts and sacrifices 10 pronot,
the eo3d Of otheEs. Cnaccused Of csime
The could hAre named, IN hve minutes
.crres OF pe1sans vithiu easy "a,
who xou1d have conyipeed the tnost suspi
cjous detective OF her unqucstfonAhft integri
tv. But, on being accused Of stealing : pal
tIy package, and placed u.deE atrest. sb
I wis kc11eely eurc ct her oxu Identity, Al
cculd think Of nothing but the astounding &c
cusAtion 1evelssd 4gaIuss her. She did, in
dead name \ gentleman not far distant VII
I knev Aet sod would Spueh for her: bat II
policeman eald that theze wsa not tioao
, 1870-12-26
TEE SOUTH

lfobbcrJ In FloFrda-xuif for Breach
OF Gonxt nct-1A tragedy In Ceunc>-
.ce-s he impeachment OF t;over-
nor losden.
wAsHtSaroS. Dec qt-A letter rece!red here
southern Express COMPANY was fnboeh q fs<
miles from that place. There we're several pack
skes Of nol ley-one Of fle.G Go from the Navy H.
psE1mtp.. which was prnpabiI Intended for the
and several other small suns, amounting aEio-
Eether to about $500 Q. AL OF <hch Vas s:o1en.
LoCtsvI1LK, Dec ss.-Tne agent Of the Marie
Sceb4ch Trt1pe e. cured fevezRi pa.Ee3 ir0m the
C.nc!t matt i .-0usyti!e thogt ltne rAttrpsd, and
also from IT,: Jehesso- vile i Indianapolis Rsll-
rckd, on the understanding shat The troupe was to
uayel over each OF these roAaa; but instead, they
can oseF the Ohi3 / mississippi r rad Tua
short line has sued the trsl1e for breach OF cnu-
t11cs, nm 1ne JeneTs nshle tnitanspoiis Rai'-
fcsd will probably do the came thing.
NASHVILLE, Dxc. GA dtt1culty occurred n
ShelnJvnie On TnuIshay evening, in which Mf.
stsh1uan. agent ct the Southern E1preas. Was
thot ID tue asm by w. u. Wis1ef, 500 OF tue late
S.shltnan, Wisces shot At Ley II eIlaee. telegraph
oFefator. Wallace y tsutned the shot and lEniet-
ed 4 wound on Wilmer, OF which be died this
tuo1nDr. The difficulty Rrc~ out Of \ fetnss', On
the pa,t Of The express agent, 70 give Wt.uer a
raleigh. y. e., Dec4 s&-(;oyefnnr Il slden ap-
peare1 yesterday. BY his euunsel. before the seu-
Ute. stt1apg Is tt1lt Of tmpeachuent, tn respond
70 the e 4Yges If Impeachment, and asked tot
tt irty dats dtay IN which 70 prepare bis ans Ee7.
iMpe eAchEent to be nled cn OF before Ianuaty 3,
rat the managers n1e their replication within t2s
rs1t HI days, and that the rAse Npnid stand fn1
.rta1 ou 1shp11y % Tne Con then adjourned tc
tn.res NJ tostty, std the Republicans conddea
Of HQfden'5 AcdpltsAt.
, 1870-12-26
The Polttlctana' Chg. M ns,

ADJ
For he chsraoo 7FibuHt.
There is no room Tar you IN the Inn" said tie
la1dlotd to the pair,
1.-THE travel this month Ia lively. aud the house
HEsd everywhere;
The Emperor tlxes the world he rules, and MI
ouenaos rnustRo
Up to the CITY Of Bethlehem, whether they will
OF uo.n
""f.a rot for me- the traveller said "a carpenter
tough snd tEea,-
"1 crave bed bat far The maid who has ridden
nj, asy at my Aide."
"Thy nait, fcrsooth, = :hc landlord eatd, hath
AnAtz1 u'y tcok TO met"
AID te passcu wink to the hotel clerk, who
kn.ckesed chiva1sousls.
The Ruests about the hote, clerk. they did look oa
askant,
The Pharlsse and the sadducer, and the Greek OF
the Leyant,
To marK this comely, asoopinE girl. awhile as'de
they drew,
F:om The themes or taxes AMI Of tolls, aud inter-
nal revenue.
"There is q sail within the barn no camel ret
hath tA'tn;
Twin rest The young gil pleasantly, unless per-
chance II fau:"
1t was = groom who whispered thus: hnsband
he hRd been,
Ard chee:la,iy his lodge he gave to this poor Sa-
EaleLc-
Ye fsthera nuIsirg on four knee the trst.b0rn OF
Jour Lea1s,
The priceless for tAe,r lunestng. the cos,icr for
thcir fears.
Think over In these winter nights this Virgins
lowiy moan
and Jcsephs ltv,ng tenderness for offspring not
hInt tFHHn
All n.ghr the politicians talked aboas the Roman
Jose:
TIC Inn olszed up with moving lights, and
reared with many joke;
They nlI sgreed The Jewish STATE, s-n1ehnw, must
be made free,
But ever acous the "patronage" were sure
disagree.
The tl1omedas1es in the stalls also did rum!uate
Tae abseA ard the satlflc-nags chewcd otr the
themes OF s,ste;
Meme sAT little newborn star out OF the He1v-
euA fail.
AID with a holy glory ktss the stranger IN the
htAA.
Sore heard the mystic choirs that asng across the
glinGlt rtpg n,0ors:
None saw the rtye1eud sages ride up 70 the hostel
doors;
and when the earliest Christmas nom Get
crowded Bethlehem crept
| The Statesmen In the nangcr knelt, the pouti
Clans alert.
Slil taxed, still taxing, Ger the world the w1se
and noisy spic,
They get the tavern cletk's GOOD cheer, the les.
| rOs ms in tue inn,-
I Thank God! Mhose staEs OF choice, scarce seen
! upon the loNlE falf,
! Tao ucthcr. fstutlng By the way, the baoy In tha
! 1taiL
! GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.
WASu1SGToS C17r. $50.
, 1870-12-26
PDLTTIciL.

Christopher Colu1u bus recently was . cantuste
for Councilman IN Buffalo, md was badly de-
feated
III said that Vice Admiral Porter Intends
shortly 70 bring ont di,iscuc work entitled " roe
Complete 1etse1~Wt!sez OF, Wass Eaow About
Eptssles-
a l4r suit OF rather novel nature has been
instituted In the Westchester q. ~ couns!
Ceurr The plAt1ttd, nan named watson. claims
damages 10 the sun OF 5000 for loss Of time and
money, through aav1ng been seat on s. Wild
goose Chase TO TroJ. 1t tae tsss election, IN order
to prtycus him flol vp:lnR tor friend ntmed
KenIcn. wno vas candidate against the defeEd-
a1t, Luat1. fos the once o1 Recciytr Of TaxeA
kenIon WAS be&:en By one vote, and N e6oH
viii be us6e 1t The trial to eao~ ta1I Lunng tad
cog cecteAtnc story which e7nseA WATSON to leave
tor Troy.
The ssase Board Of Cauvsssers Of Flortda Is
still under TIE legal taIunctiou to refrain from
counting and declaring the vote CAST nsthe recent
ELECTION. The question Of mAjottttes remains, ac-
cutdingl3, 4 matter Of Newspaper estimate The
Tal1Ai AA.tt Sentinel now Places the Senate q Il
and ia ue. The Florida Euios Of December Il
| ssys: TIE Democratic mstortss d@uted out BY
the F'orii'au eroEs au4u cy degre.s and beautt-
fully less.' Tartc weeks ago Il ANNOUNCED feyefa
| hundted mslos1ty for Btoxham; 1he next week II
! kte eckcl t1 hundred or 50, and list week Il
| came doun tc f's.tto. Next week. ue nEesune
II viii give up beasen or, 1t mas lingez couple d
vecss 1orscr before sdnltsirz the ,ruta. Tns
F7aridian also gives Up It's claims to Democratic
| majot1ty IN the ScnA1e.-
| Governor IiAight expects to be dominated fol
/! reelection b. the Democrats Of California. ant
tho newspapers are spec culattpg upon the pros
| pect Of his election He Has rerJ popal4r INIT
| the aHetnb1trE Of Tie lazs Legislature, when ht
l aPpTpTA1 OF certain t1eAsu-ss lost him Soot
, 1870-12-26
OpeuIux OF the italian PaFElnua uaent
-Ihn RnYAl SpxECh.

-1nr AofAl Speech
The italian Chambers we're opened on De-
from lie throne. said With Rome a The
capital Of Itals bava accomplished the prom
ises and crowned the enter prise which my
magraEinpua father inaugurated twenty-five
years sgo- Italy il fHee aud united. Hence
forth It zssts but with you 10 make her great
and hsppy. While We celebrate this solemn
iuaugursiira Of the accomplishment Of the
glorious representatives Of modern CIV
ilization, are Eenaing one another
in q horrible struggle, Bound both to
france and prussia bY the recollectiors Of re-
cent beneficial alliances, se are compelled to
obsetse strict nentfa!it7. which WAS Also iaa-
ihe copdagr1tion, and oy the dosirs Of always
bsing able 10 ioterpose Cur impartial couusels
between the 6elGgerent pa11iee. We shall con
tinue TO discharge this duty to humanity Aud
friendship By uniting on: efforts to thnae Of
tie neutral powers, IN or der to terminate tha
! war which should neres have broken out be-
tween tive nations ~hose Greatne.a IL equally
| nece asaty. for the civilization Of the world.
| Public opinion rattfyilg this policy has Ahown
| once more that : free and united Italy il foy
Europe N element Of onlef, liberty, and pace.
| "He hare entered Rome in tbs name Of the
national right, and have remained there, and
now We hare solemnly undertaken for our
eelyes tho engagement to establish freedom
Of The Church. ibe complete independence ol
I the p4pA Sec in the exercise Of It's Religious
! offices, and it's relations to the Catholic world
The approaching trAusfer Of the seat OF the
government to Home compels me to examine
fbe proper mcAna for reducing the admiu:.
tratfbu to the grsateat simplicity, IN adminis
tration giving the eommnnes and provinces
thei- proper attributes" Tne King an
rounced that several bills relative to tho mil
itsry req ganization, ,education. and the f1nAnct
will be Il d before the Honse, and conclude.
AZ fo1lowa: "Thl1e Italy advances in the pstI
Ct p.eg.ess. : great sister nation has eontsde4
10 my ron the mission OF governing her desti
| MES. I retoics in the honor thus rendere
to my d3naaty and to Italy I entertain tn
hope that Spain will increase her psosperit
| by the loyalty OF hos Prince aud the ri i.dor
Of her psepls.' The speech Was received wis
I loud chaers.
, 1870-12-26

doing. So long as this boarding poltoy is
clninued, the business OF tho banks, and
OF eli commercial houses, must be daranged
hy every rise and fall in the market. spocu-
latlon OWES i!s existence to this unuatural
state Of things. So long as gold Is at =
premium of more than per cent, 60
long will the public shrink from rosu,np.
ton Of specie payments; but with eold
reduced to something near par, all populas
objection to specie payments will be re-
moved, and the country will onee more do
business on real insteAl OF fictitious
value. As the Secretary seems to be inn
1novab1y determined to continue his policy.
ought not Congress to intepose the ~ -.
quiremcnt Of Inv to put an end,.o ',.;.s 80
strange anomaly of goreznn,ss ~ .o.esas ,saas
up the national treasure in order TO Keep
sfs own oxeYdne naper II d'sc2unt1
, 1870-12-26

oiples which unde1lie all Treaties viz: fAo
equal sovereignty Of nations, and sbc.lo, =, a.
best, only be deemed obAg.tog enlans .ue :.
lifetime Of tho generation ~ as:,, :. ~ s.srt-
The Distinction taken BY Af. ma :. h,.aa
II logical. We arc not aware .ns. aa,..aation.l ~
on my settled principle Of 'ase1rao1ua nns ana
law, b1t it deser1e. p.. =, snd G1s. es,,hr shu
,annoa.a eaons .s coward peaceful settlement of
,h.D1 ,ns nsadiDe 4aestion. It's value consists
LII ue II .,6 fact that it IS cosmopolitan
~ w.. English.
, 1870-12-26

e1prcas 70 the "surseFora" h!s regret that his
property runst ueoessatilI Be 70 greatly damaged.
Then the " "-uFFeJors" would mildly hint that for
conaIdezatIcn the line might possibly be srerseI
little a that particular point, 70 - to leave bis
but'dtogs unha1med. The farmer would aetap4
to9cther such 6um al he WAS able to command,
'hty won.d run the llne wherever It suited him
that 1t shculd 60, tho trick vBa played quite ex-
tenAisely. and the unsuspecsins Ps6stncials were
relieved Of considerable money To tho sdvantage
| Of TIE sogue1,
, 1870-12-26
RAILROADS.

The Lewiston {flll Union learns thRt the entire
line Of Western Extension Railroad, through
HAVANA and Ipav4 to warsaw, has been teased
to the Pcnrsylva MIA Central.
- letter to THK TRIBUNE from Charlton, Iowa,
December n, xays: +" rne Iowa South Weste;u
Raiicad, West Division, was yesterday inco,.
potated at this place. The road Is hacked By
Eastern capital, and wilt be built to K1usss City
next hunne1-pastinR through Clinton, Iowa
City, oskaaoosa. and Leoa, ID this State"
The ssth 1nst. has heen nxed as the lsy for
the formal opening OF the Saltwater i St. Paul
RAIIrMd.
, 1870-12-26

aeal.of favor. To Onset this, ho Il alleged to bo
:be steadfast enemy Of the RAILROAD uaonnpollsts
who s1u bestfgpg the atatc Treasury. Tue San
francisco cut, which takea An Independent view,
rays: !" It u believed, 1T the present time, that
there IL sueh nor!ty OF the votes1 Of tho State
~ho are opposed TO taxing the people indefinitely
for the henett Of railroad corporations. that theJ
would re-e1ect Governor Insight IN opposition 70
any candidate whose vieTs hare not been ~
plainly expressed "a his own"
The Sprt:. Sueld {MA8s.} Repabhean saJs that
there Is some prospect OF complete change IN
-the Congressional delegation from New uamp-
shire. ~ MI. ElA wsa defeated La the nominating
convention ot the Flr1r ptsuict. int week, By
William B, Small; Mr. Benton, In the Third Dis
ttict, has Withdrawn fiom the contest, and thera
Ia fsr chance that General a. F. Stevens, In the
Second District, maJ be deteated BY Austin F.
Pike, who has been speaker Of the House Of
Representatives, The reelection Of candidate
tor Governor l. likely to be difficult TASK, aua 4
bad nomination would encourage The Democrats
10 couteat the election once more. 1ecoh Strauss,
OF fARuchettes, Is much talked ofby portion Of tho
railroad tntetea. IN the State bus there ID IN In.
rresaiou tnat the Sta:e has had shout railroad
Presidents enough IN the ONCE OF Governor"
-Gene1at scterex has had lscg.r sers1cn 10
CorgIeks than any member Of the House, having
been I men Der Of eight different Congresses, -
fEcm the Twenty-e!gnih to the Thirty-arss and
from the Th!r1y-eghih to the Forty -ntst, king
sixteen 1ears vi C1ngt eaMcraa experience. There
| is not singIe member now sitting Ia tae House
| who wRs : member when General Scherck tot \
nis scat 10 l5.a. Fernando Wood, however, had
been member Of The preceding Congress. and
| Senators DAVE, Asmttn, and Ramsey wers ther
| zrembers Of the House.
The london Saturday Rtsittr pays the following
compliments to Geue:al Benjamin. +. Butter;
"Tbe Dckt pruni0ens member Of tiass OF POI.
d! iucln8 rscn1tlr to the CLtted States, Cen.fa
! Butter scarcely rresentla to se1t-tespect 70 hon
stly, or 10 REGARD ior Justice. In s0n9s respects
| GeLtra1 Butler might be thought not 10 be
| futtultable enemy. b. the hest Of his own coua
sE1mcn be BIS bern repeatedly denounced as ths
| I16at dtscTet!sxt l. specimen Of ao unscrupu.ou
t.lakF. As AZ adutuistiaf0f ne WIS loudly accuset
OF petuntaEJ corruption: as y 8 sder he Incurred
| the contempt and censufe Of his cnef. In pol1ti"
ntk most eGecttge weapons nave nesn hlostee ant
eslumt , ; ard when he acted al nanazer Of tn
impcacln,e3t OF President Johnkon, his foul
Entutheh y1alaLce provoked the indignation eve1
cf the uttra-Repub!itar majority OF the Senate
In all respects he resembles the cleou Of Thncyd
ltes and Ar,stathanes, except that he neve
schfeyed y casual military success. CnfortuuAte
II. 1t is poss bic he may also res+m1lt Gloon
directing or II 1usnclnR for time the policy &
! the lattnn Khicn tolerateA him"
, 1870-12-26
Pork.eack.ng In the Wc~.,

81. LoC1s. Dec. ~ The Secretary Of the MeF-
chang E1cnztRr. has iecssEes, the t,s'p*snE
1st.o74: sane time ta+f year. 17a,sla chicago.
s3s.943: last >. ar. sat.ssh Cincinnati. 72s.s's:
last ye1r, 971sSo. Lnui.vlle, al1,sa4: list Jes1,
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disnapol!s. 6s,sas; I-ona+ 1f.eoo: Bn-trnRt0r,
1,oa0: Galfna, lA3ss; Sn.inR 1eld. s,!st- The
9lS ptUIds.