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Population OF the Southern
sstAsaa.

We find in the Philadelphia american
and Gazette statement Of the returns of
the United States census of population Of the
entire Southern States, together with com
parison Of what it was in 1860, with what
It now IL. "a follows
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nR. B. P. REESE offers his professional SER
~ vices to the public He will continue
10 give his special attention to the treatment Of
''diseases peculiar to females" Arrangement
has been made that patients can procure board
at twenty-five dollars per month.
Office on Augusta Street, second door above
Spectator building, and diagonally opposite the
Drug Store of DR.. B P. Reese & Co.
Office hours from to IL o'clock A. NJ and 2
to o clock P. NJ AT night he can be found at
his residence opposite the old market house
Sep23-6m-
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This Gays the Press comedies to the
Democracy every doubtful district. The
members Of the Forty second Congress, al
ready elected, number 222, divided as fol-
lows: Republicans, 1885, Democrats, "a.
we hare 1875 Republicans to 1907 Democrats.
This, as we have said before, is exceedingly
liberal as regards the Democrats, and is
open to correction by the official returns.
It will thus be seen that the estimates and
calculations of the World and the Press are
not far aparf, the difference being only ten.
But we observe that the Press claims four
Republican Congressman in Virginia, when
we know that only three have been elected.
This would reduce the difference to but
eight.
Thus the Radical two thirds majority in
the present House of Representatives will be
reduced in the next House to something like
twenty, which to them is terrible humilia-
as well as monition. Who can deny that
Radical decadence has commenced, and til at
the future is full of encouragement 10 the
opponents Of that party ?-Whag.
In 1926, John Quincy Adams, then
President Of the United States, sent Gerer-
81 Gaines to Georgia to manage certain pc
ltical matters in that State, whereupon the
Governor wrote to him that if Gaines at
tempted to interfere with the election mat
ters Of that State, he would aend him to
Washington in irons He did not interfere.
Now, General Grant orders military men
to interfere in State elections, and backs
them with the forces of the United States.
If a Governor complains, he is threatened
with irons and Imprisonment Times have
changed since 1924 7 en- the people were
the masters. Nov, the President falls back
upon oayonets and de6es the people
Philadelphia Age.
The VERDICT IN Missouri.
MeClurg, the proscriptive Radical candidate
for re- election, who has been sustained by
the whole power of the Grant Administra-
ton, is undoubtedly defeated in Missouri,
by Gratz Brown, liberal Republican, who
had the support of the Conservatives. This
is great triumph over the Administration
and its DISTINGUISHING and tyrannical policy,
Of which McClurg was the willing tool and
exponent. It is estimated that 1000 Con
seryatives, now exclude from the ballot box,
viii soon be admitted to the enjoyment Of
their political rights; the result of which
will be the end of Radicalism in that horri-
bly, nisgoyerncd State.
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DICH FALL PLAIDS for Misses and Chill
II, dren at
sepa.tf Mr. P. FJNKHOUSER h cos
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Benjamin E. Butler, who sees in the re

Benjamin E. Butler, who sees in the re-
suits of the late elections the speedy over
throw Of Radicalism, has devised plan for
making that party respectable, and securing
its continuance in power The plan is
worthy OF its author, and is neither more
or less than the settlement of the Alabama
claims by Engand's ceding Canada to the
United States, and declaration of war by
our government in case of refusal. He
thinks such action on the part of Gen.
Grant would be popular throughout the
country, and pave the way to Radical tri
umph in the Presidential contest of 1879
Some of the newspapers assert that tn csc
views have already been submitted to the
PRESIDENT for his consideration. It is evil
dent that something must be done to bolster
up the dying cause Of Radicalsm, or the
Democrats will regain possession of tho gov
eminent at the next election. Under the
circumstances, the plan of Butler is probs-
bly, as good one as could be devised 30 far
at the Radical party is concerned, but the
people will probably not be SO read, to
plunge headlong into war which can
promise no better end than an absolute des-
potlsm. Lynchbug Republican
Tns MYSTERIOUS RAINING TREES.
the Editor Of the Register : Having occa-
sion to visit sick person near the Catholic
graveyard, curiosity prompted me to make
some inquiry about the phenomenon of rain
failing IN certain yard It is all due to a
young leaaess wild cherry tree standing in
an adjoining yard This is not uncommon
at this season Of the year with the wild
cherry, craze myrtle, and swamp poplar
trees. 1t is caused by the sap ascending
after the leaves have fallen off, in great
q1fnt!tles, from some atmospheric Causes
The little scar left on tho branches when the
leaf falls off coats over with gum E; the sap
rises and collects under the coat, AMI bv =
'vls tergo" action bursts the coating and
many OF them at time prod aces very fine
shower. There are other phenomena of
this kind in and about the city. One Ga
poplar tree in Holly's Garden) is now, or
was about week ago, giving forth quite as
much water as the one in question. A Grape
myrtle tree on the old Shell road has been
showering every fall for many years. -No.
bile. Nov. 3, 1870 IT
-, Ssps--a----
The HAUNsTEIN FoReEnY AeA1s.-The
Court of Appeals on Saturday granted
writ OF error in the case Of the Common
wealth u.s. George Chahoon, convicted of
forgery. This enables the prisoners coun-
sci to bring ths record of the lover court
before the Court Of Appeals for review.
Apropos of this memorable affair. it is
rumored that gentleman of this city, for
merly we'll known in Radical circles, but
for year or two past resident Of the pen
ltentiary, avows bis ability to make some
startling revelations as to the forgery of
Haunstein's name. He declares that he
was privy to the whole transaction that he
was present when the note was forged and
gives the name Of the man who committed
the forgery. It is the nam of one who has
not yet been put on trial, but the convict
AYERS that there were others concerned in
the crime
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AF P. FLNKHoUsER & CO., are selling
lEAs bargains In mems and boys CAST
mers and Twet DIS
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A FULL a ,SORTMENT of best make of La
"A dies aud Misses Hosiery, at
sep2-f NJ. P. FUNKHOUSER & CO.'S
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Sr. LOUIS, Nov 14.-The Rupubliean
has returns from all the counties in the
State excepting ei.ht, from which it claims
the lower house of the Legislature will con-
tain IS dem 0crats, il fusion, p liberals and
II regular republicans. OF the Senate it
says neither party will have a clear majority,
but there are enough tusionists who will
co operate with the democrats to make that
body substantially democratic.
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At the election IN New Orleans on Mon
day, General I4oagstreet cast his maiden
vote, going tho whole Republican ticket
straight"
So says the State Journal. Poor Long
Street
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New Advertisements.


@SO REWARD.-Stolen from the subscri-
eDCO Der, near Staunton, Va, on Thurs
day night, Oct. 18th, a
LIGHT SORREL HORSE,
about Is hands high, a years old, very light name
white spot large as a mans hand on each side OF
withers caused by saddle, collar marks, small
white spot in forehead, throws his fore-feet awk-
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shoes on hind feet when stolen.
will give $25 reward for the return of the
horse or any information that will lead to his
recovery; and $25 for the arrest and conviction
of the thief.
nov18-3t JOS. REYNOLDS.
L WANTED.
ALL KINDS OF DRIED FRUITS,
APPLES, BUTTER AND
FRESH EGGS.
BUTCHER l. LEWIS,
Next door above Post Office.
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1870. rA11 1870.
AND WINTER NEW GOODS

J. W. MENTIONS,
Augusta street, one door North Spectator flee
With pleasure l inform my frineds, and the
public generally, that have opened at my new
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r AIDES AND OTHERS
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produce taken in exchange for goods.
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TVyU THE CITIZENS OF AUGUSTA
AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
The Uurivaled Breeder, SHILOH, will again
make a season in Stauntoa, next Spring.
noylS-tf NJ. HARVEY.
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# government

Since the census of 1860 West Virginia has
been created separate State, and Nevada
and Nebraska admitted to the Union, with
one member only allotted to each, there
being thus IN increase of but two in the
membership of the House, although the num-
Der of States has been increased by three.
The bill which passed the House yesterday
by vote of sc to S3, and which will doubt
less meet with the concurrence of the Senate
and the approval of the President, fixes the
number of Representatives at 275, after
March 3, 1871, with the proviso that if any
new States are admitted after that date, their
Representatives shall be additional to the
above number, and further "that if the num-
ber of Representatives of any State shall be
reduced by such apportionment, such reduc-
tion shall not take effect in the Forty-second
Congress, but such State shall have the same
number of Representatives in the Forty
second Congress to which it is entitled in the
Forty-first, and that if the representation
from any State shall be increased by such ap-
portionment, the additional Representatives
for the Forty-frst Congress shall be chosen
by the State at large" The basis of repre-
sentation is to be ascertained by the Secre-
tary of the Interior from the preliminary
census report, which will doubtless be ready
in time for the fall elections, although not in
time for the redistricting of the States diff
Guilty which, as will be seen, is remedied by
postponing the decrease in the representa-
tion of the Eastern States until 1873, and the
election of the additional members in the
other States on a general ticket by the
State at large.
Some time since we published a carefully
prepared estimate of the population of the
different States at the present time, which is
doubtless accurate enough to show the proba-
BILE standing of each State in the House of
Representatives under the proposed new ap-
portionment. According to this estimate the
entire population of the Union is 40, ,900 900,
that of the Territories and District of Colum-
bia being 6OO,O 900, and of the States entitled
to representation in Congress 40,200,OO0
This will give, in round numbers, one Repre-
sentative to 900 inhabitants, and the ap-
portionment will stand as follows, as COM
pared with the present representation
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THE WAR ON THE WINNIPEG GERS.
A RUMoB was set ahoat some time ago that
the Canadian Government intended to enlist
the Indians in their service to carry on the
war against the Winnipeggers; and although
such course would be in full accordance
with established British precedents, it was
hoped that, for the sake of civilization and
humanity, the report was unfounded. 1t
seems now, however, that an infamous propo-
sition has actually been made by an indi-
vidual named Denny for the employment of
one hundred Chippewas for service in the
northwest. The patriotic Denny undertakes
to clothe and equip the savages and to be
responsible for their conduct during the ex-
pedition. Every person conversant with the
history of Indian warfare knows exactly
what the latter part of this proposition
means, and that the employment
of the Indians against the rebellious
inhabitants of the Winnipeg country
will be nothing more nor less than general
premium for white as well as red savages to
murder, ravish, rob, and burn at their plea
sure. 1t would surprise no one to hear that
this infamous proposition has been accepted,
and that the Indians, under the leadership of
Denny, are started off on career of slaugh-
ter If the British and Canadian Govern
ments combined cannot subdue an insignif-
cant rebellion like that inaugurated by the
Winnipeggers without calling in the assist
ceof the Indians, they ought, for the sake of
decency at least, to refrain from adding another
stain to the bloody annals of British warfare
by inaugurating the policy they have been
talking about 80 much of late years, and let
the people of Winnipeg withdraw from their
allegiance if they choose, and set upfor them
selves. If these Indians are put in the field,
as is proposed, the Government and people
of the United States should enter an ener-
getic protest that will give the cowardly
Kanucks who have been quaking for the
last week or two at the sight of General
O'Neill's epaulettes some reasonable cause
| for fear.
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VENTTLATTNG TBE CApTTor

IHN1ILAIING THE CAPITOL.
The Joint Special Committee of Congress on
Ventilation has under consideration a plan
for supplying the National Capitol with pure
air, and yesterday they passed two hours of
their valuable time in examining profess
sional "ventilatist," who undertakes to per-
form the job in satisfactory manner by re-
moving the mephitic vapors from the Senate
Chamber and House of Representatives and
by furnishing the members of Congress with
q proper supply Of oxygen. 1t is to be hoped
that when the Capitol is purged of its foul air
the moral as well as the physical health
of those who do business there will be bene-
fitted. 1t is one thing to purify the Congress
sional halls and corridors and another to re-
move the faint of moral corruption that
sends its offensive odors to the remotest
bounds of the nation. Hitherto Congressman
have not shown themselves either anxious or
willing TO proceed with the work of moral
ventilation, but perhaps this is owing to the
bad air they breathe, and an improvement
may be expected when the proposed air-shafts
are put in operation. AS it is, the iniquties
of the franking privilege are allowed to con-
tinue in spite of the protests of the people;
the Indian ''ring" is backed up by the votes
of Senators and Representatives, and every
effort of good men to bring about an i'm
provement in the management of our Indian
affairs is foiled by the votes and influence of
those who are supposed to represent the
wishes of the nation; and thousand other
outrages are pefpetrated that never reach the
ear of the public, to cover with infamy their
shameless perpetrators There was an attempt
made short time ago to ventilate one spe-
cies of iniquity, the sale of cadetships; but
the House of Representatives, after making
great noise and palaver over the affair,
ended it by excusing its own members, and
expending its virtuous indignation ona single
naval officer, who was accused of having paid
q sum of money for an appointment for his
son when it was demanded of him by Con-
gresham who had cadetship for sale. The
people of the country are not satisfied with
this crooked way of doing business, and the
manner in which the really important inte-
ests of the country has been delayed from
day to day and week to week, until the end
of the session is near at hand, and scarcely
anything to show for it but long
winded speeches about nothing and
schemes innumerable for depicting the trea-
sury and continuing the oppressive taxes that
are weighing down the industry of the nation.
1t is certainly time that some pure air was
admitted into the Capitol; and if the "venti-
latist' who exhibited his plans yesterday
could also devise some means of making Con-
gressmen honest and attentive to the inte-
rests of their constituents instead of passing
their time in making buncombe speeches and
in wrangling about matters that interest no.
body but rings of corrupt spectators, he will
be doing a service for which the American
people will hold him forever in grateful re-
membrance.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1870.
REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS.

REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS-
The House of Representatives has at last
taken decisive action upon the question of
the apportionment of representation under
the census of 1870, by passing bill fixing
the number of Representatives henceforth at
275, exclusive of those from States hereafter
to be admitted. This is q compromise be-
tween the two factions, one of which advo-
Gated the reduction of the number of MEM
bers, at present 243, to 233, while the other
demanded that the number should be in
creased to 300, in order that the rapidly
growing States of the West might secure
their proper quota without loss being sus-
tanned by any of the States which fail to main
tain corresponding increase in population.
The following figures show the status of the
House of Representatives as fixed by law
after the taking of each decennial census
since the establishment of the present form
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AND now comes Mr.. Edmunds with reso-
luton directing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire whether attempts have been made to
corruptly influence the votes of Senators on
the Georgia bill. And the Senate is so i'm
pressed with the necessity for removing this
imputation of corruption that it not only au-
thorizes the committee to look into the
matter, but empowers it to send for persons
and papers. If the Senate had had the grace
to dispose of the Georgia bill without such a
needless waste of time and breath, there
would have been no necessity for this investi-
cation.
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Real Scotch Ginghams, in all
colors, as Cents.
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REPRESENTATIVE JULIAN, of Indiana, saw fit
to introduce in the House female suffrage
amendment to the Federal Constitution, and
straightway his constituents rose in arms
against him, selecting another man to head
the Republican ticket in his district Repre-
sentative Burdett, of Missouri, does not
appear to have been much profted by this
lesson, but rushes into the arena with another
amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting
grants to sectarian schools. Evidently Mr..
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If this estimate should prove to be correct,
it will be seen that but three of the States,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont,
will lose one Representative each, eleven
States will retain their present number, and
the new members, thirty-two in number, with
the three taken away from the three New
England States-a total of thirty-five-will be
distributed among the remaining twenty
three States.
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THE DAILY EVENING Observation-Disclosures TU

Burdett is tired of representing the Republi-
can voters Of the Fifth district of Missouri.
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