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"We'd all get blind drunk,
Johnny fill up the bowl"

Il
| Johnny fill up the bowl" -.
Mr.. BuSsIsoroS-Mr. Chairman, you
look, aud doubtless feel pale. Would it
not be well to give up the onerous duties
Of tho Chair for tonight? aaa aa 20
DR.. LEKoruY-I would ask my friend
DIR. Bunningtou) why he don't talk Eng
lish. The Chair is on o drunk. That's
what's the matter. tz7- 12a .'zs-s' E
TIE CuArR-I will say here that 1 have
as much right to get on tear as any
other niger. Ifyou white trash don't
like the show, you can 60 to the door and
get your money back. 9i1 ,p 2q
Mr.. D. @. LuRk-Thc Chair will please
recollect that be is in the presence gen
tlemcn. a
TIE CnA1n-Gen,lemen I'd say
Gentlemen, if / had been as mean as you
are. l would whisper in The ear of Mr..
D. O. Lurk that il he don't keep the
oracular orifce in his conntenance closed,
thars some things may come out on him.
That rebel newspaper fellow would give
bis new boots to get the documents, md
l have 'en. Let my distinguished friend
and cx.nember Of the Board Of Registra-
ton draw that through his teeth and count
the knots. tlt
Mr.. D. G. LuRk-1 trust the Chair will
take no offence at my'remark. I merely
spoke jocularly. "
The CnAlR-I accep. Mr.. Turks apol..
ogy; but warn him not to depend. TO much
upon my lenicncy.
Captain lyg.ss1T desired to know why
the Geihty Convention had been called
without first inviting the colored men.
Mr.. DoaBrahY said he would like to
known how long his distinguished aorid
friend, (NIr. D. G. Lurk) had been a
member of the Catholic Church; and sug-
gestcd that Irishmcn did'n know much,
but they were too almighty smart to have
the wool jerked over their eyes in that
way.
On. LENGTHY l arise 10 question Of
order. In defending my friend (Mr. D.
G. Lurk) L
Mr.. D. G. LuRk-I beg DR.. Lengthy
not to defend me again; for I am now
more than ever Of tho opinion that If
come to an untimely end it will be at the
hands Of my friends. 1t is true that
have attended .hc Catholic Church oflate
SO that the poor. illitcratc Irish could sec
that I was not too proud to associate with
them a litaee! and doubtless many of then
will vote for, me from that fact, notwith.
standing the evil prophecy Of Mr.. Dog
berry. Besides this, I have friend who
owns about thirty votes up The river,
which usually 60 on the rebel side, but
will 60 for me this year; SO what with
The trooly loyal vote, aided by The glorious
Americans Of African descent and The
purgatory Democrats, I have no fears fol
the result. / place the purgatory Demo
Gratis after oil the rest, because, here in
the privacy of our Club room, We do moi
fear to say that that is their proper place
am sure Of election and can easily af
ford to laugh at p. 81. Hale or any Other
man WHO is foolish enough TO say that
shall "be beat two hundred votes"
Mr.. GYMpsos said he would take biz
davy il he wouldn't like 10 know how Mr.
ID. @. Luri got out Of the Wheeling IN
teligcneer. He Mr. GympsoD had sup
posed until now that Mr.. Iurx was on I'll,
shelf.
Mr. Frrrisil remarked that when ht
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WILEY TOWNsHlP.
District Irecutire Committees.

III District Frecutire Committees. Y,
Ma. WorriSpIs:-Below are the Com
mittees for our township SO far as We have
been able to make appointments: 81
LIST district-Gee Lick, etta4p l-t q
Jesse Butcher and A. Nc Donald, t.,
ID district-McCann's Rnn,f9 ~
r. o. Hsrner and David Altman. 4
Sd Observation-Disclosures, tta
PIT. L. Queen and George Castor.
4th district,
l.. Gall and spillsan Norris. I
9th district,
r. A Kempcr and J. slraley.
9Th district, -
]. simnon. and NJ. B.-Biiley. q a2r3
18th district,
y. Bond and J. P. Hull. na 81
9Th district,
William Fl.sher and Albert straley. lf.
9th district,
Michael Riley, Son., and James Dorsey.
10th district,
John Walters and John Tiernny.
18th district,
No Democrats 10 be found.
18th district,
william Woofser and Barney Krouse.
18th district,
John Butcher and Hugh CASTOR.
14tl district,
1saac waggy and Z. L. Butcher.
We have been q little slow. but our
township, you know, is the political black
sheep Of the county. Very truly,
WsJ. BAILEY, Chairman.
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the common schools, With their own sons
and daughlcrs-at their tablesi and ac-
knowledge social equality in the lroadest
sense Of the term.
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|NUMFORT AND CURE FOR THE Ky 3.
W tired. Sent post paid on receipt III
Medical Common Sensc) No. 100 Lexington
Avenue, New York. april ls-sn
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Our Village Senate.

MONDAY, June G.
JIG. vandervcrt qualified aud gave
bond as Treasurer for the current year.
The Street Commissioner was ordered
to examine all s,ove-pipcs within the Cor
poration which were dangerous to adjoin-
Ing property, and report to the Board.
lat the ucxt meeting the Board will
take up tue question of Free Hogs" or
Imprisonment for pork."l
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For Recorder--.James Bohan, Jr., Esq

For Recorder---James Bohan, Jr., Esq.
: Among other announcements, that Of
JAMES BouAs, Jr., Esq, should find
place in the minds of GU. people. A
young man of tried honor and integrity
qualified for the position to which he as
pires by good education, and more than
on ordinary share of intelligence and
last, though not least, Democrat crooked
in Democratic CRADLE" he is in every
way worthy Of the confidence Of The pco-
nle. F..s
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The Whittemore Club.
Written for The Democrat.]
NuMBER THIRTEEN.


The Club assembled alta rather late
hour. owing to many of tho members hav-
ing examined the luminary horizon
through the bottom Of glass divers and
suudry times since Pete Dargan brought
in the United States mail. The joyous
news had arrived that Whittcmore had
been reelected to Congress. and could
soon again display to the world the beau
ties of q Republican form Of Government
by selling cadetships or anything else that
would bring the currency of the country
into communication with his pocket. The
Club room had been beautifully decorated
NOTICES were inscribed upon various
parts ofthe wall-and general enthusiasm
prevailed. Among many prominent mot
toes, the one .sr
"WulrTEMonE AND GLoRrr'
-.'. y uHU
ID. G. LuRK AND VICTORY "
attracted much attention, from the fact
that some wretch had written I'm hornr'
directly under it. Over the Speakers
desk was inscribed-"Tho negro is our
equal-let him up! The Democrats are
rebels-put 'em DOWN." Mr.. d. G.
Lurk marched into the Club room bearing
in his capacious inside fourteen quarts o.
beer, and bis luminous exterior was clad
in black star-spangled banner. upon
which, in large black letters, were the
words ..
HFlag of the free heart hope and homo,
By angel hands TO valor given,
Long hast thou fed this hungry body, <
And liquored my innerds with loyal toddy."
Mr.. Tommy Bigot created loud cnthu-
siasm by entering the Club room bearing
transparency, upon which was in
scribcd-
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viii please call and SETTLE THEIR AC.
COUNTS AT ONCE, MS II is important 10 me
TO close my business here as speedily as psssi-
bic. p. L. KEMt,tE.
Weston, Monday, June 10, 2t.
WEST VIRGINIA TO-WIT:
AT rules held In The clerks office Of the cir.
cult court Of Lewis county on the first Men.
day in June, 1870.
George j. Arnold, plainiif,
rs. Fp Hr a1 aiH.
YIN. McAuele and Peter lkAnele, Def'ts.
s In chaneeyy.
JNhe object sf this suit is 10 cnfor,e vendsrs
i lieu against tract OF 1873 acres Of land,
yylng 10 Lewis county, sold by the plaintiff to
the defendants.
And II appearing by affidavit fled that the
defendant Peter MeAhele is not resident Of
this STATE, and he not appearing, Il Is ordered
that he do appear here within one month after
the first publication OF this order, and do what
may be necessary 10 protecth bis interest In this
suit. A cory ttste.
june la-4t ALLEN SIMPSON Clerk.
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the pleasure Of spending night ut some place
"Of amusement or other. Remember me kindly
"to all, and accept kiss, my dearest Nell.
"till get a chance of another on the steps,
1t is funny mixture Of love and hot suppers ;
but may be that is the way TO write to n bar
maid. One day Mr.. Kenworthy had a cold, and
the tender Miss Marsh dosed him with rum
and honey. We regret to say that Mr..
Kenworthy went home in very sad
state indeed but he wrote the next
morning truly peniteDt letter: " Here
81 sit my head in one hand and pen in the
"other; a pain in my head fit to crack it, sup
"pose it to be made of steel. OhOl rum and
"honey, rum and honey, what hast thou done
"for James7 arrived at Ashton all right but
"of course little would have more, and the re-
"sult as matter of course was James got
"drunk. If James bad been taken before James
"Kenworthy, j. P he would have been fined
"5s and costs, or fourteen days, for being
drunk and incapable'-a letter which 1t viii
be comfortable TO Mr.. KenwOrthy to remem-
Der, the next time he fines vagabOnd for in
toxication. "Dcar Nelly, there is no one like
ga mother; when they take liking to a child
"they do adore them" Notwithstanding which
touching Gf ungrammaticaD sentiment, the
references to the old woman" are disagreed
bly, frequent, and their publication is not cal
cuated we fear, to promote harmony in the
KenwOrthy household.
We cannot feel much compassion for the de-
serted Miss Marsh on the contrary, she seems
to us a very lucky young woman in having
escaped a stupid and unloying husband, and
acquired substantial attractions and social dig
nifty which in the bar of the Thatched House
will make her henceforth belle forever AS
she draws the fOaming beer and serves a
thirsty constituency with goes Of gin, we are
confident that amOrOus tOperS will chuck her
more tendcrly under the chin and flatter much
more strongly her personal charms than if she
had not been Tilted by Justice Of the Peace
and cured Of a broken heart with twelve
hundred pounds damages from a sympathizing
Jury But what, we should like to know, must
be the feelings of the Scotch governess who
has found what the Manchester barmaid lost !!
How did the younger Mrs. KenwOrthy like the
correspondence of her James with his dearest
Nelly the kisses the steps, end the rum
and boney7 And how, on how, did the old
"woman" receive her noble son when he came
home from the trial We fear Mr.. Ken
worthy had no fine roast fowl that night, all
"hot, and good potato TO it, some stewed
mushrooms, and AllsOpp together" and he
has probably discovered that paying G1,2CO is
by no means the worst result of "acting like
an absolute foolr when there is a lady IN
the case
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TIE TRIBUNE ALMANAC, Political and Sta
Gsiical Anuaal for the gear 1871, prepared 'cdh
great care ,riH be ready early an January. 1t
,cU contain, in addition to the Calendar pages
and usual Astronomical information:
L. he Population 6y Counties Of The United States
and Territories for the year 1870, compared Nth
he gears 1850 and 1850
H. Tia Immigration into his country for he past 20
yeq.1-a table shO,oing the nationality Of the
tmui rants
H. CoDiouS abstracts Of the Lars Of tie T. s. passed
darirg the Second session Of The ILIst Congress
". Appr0Dri tti0ns Of Congress for the year 1870.
3. The IV5hc Dcbt Of the Y. S-d statement Snoring
tn r0yi9,,s kinds of bonds issued by The Gorern-
nirat, their rate Of interest and date Of maturity,
aad also the decrease IN he Public Debt since
March, 1862
VI. The L. s. Government, ErccRtire and Judicial
Viu . list Of Minister'S PeNipotentiary and Hin
,sfsrs Resilient Of The United States at Foreign
CGyitql.
VII list Of ne Members Of the Senate and House Of
Peprescntatires Of ne United states, politically
cldssifed
VII ist ofe Members Of The XLITd Congress, so far
as cy hare been elected
" Tie COrer1mcpLs Of the SererGi Stctes icih their
T0piiiaGo1, Cdpitals, GopeIIors, times for hOdidg
Elections. DC.
Z T5 Pshrns NJ Elections held ia ne sorcrol States
for 1870 6g States, Congress Districts, and an
Ne,r-YorL Ne,e-Jersey and Connecticut by to,ons
CAREFULLY compared nth the returns Of former
gears: togetLer Nth much OTHER uSettA in
tOradtiOH.
Price, 20 cents per copy; seren for -, post
paid. address all orders, ,rih cash inCtOsed, The
TRIBUNE, Ner- York
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ULTIMATE FREE TRdDE.
,incinnnH Commercial says:

The Cincinnati Commercial says:
ct is noteworthy that in Mr. Greeleys recent writings
and speeches the subject Of The Tariff he does not say
ANYTHING about his fayorte theory of quarter of cen
fury ago. that high Protective Tariff is the spcedest
and best road to Free Trade Having metaphorcay sat
at the feet Of the philosopher in those ejune days, we
have distinct recollection Of the satisfaction which Mr.
Greeley then took in expatating upon this fayorite
hobby"
The Commercial is in error. Most certainly,
we believe that we are this day making Iron,
Steel, Hardware, and most Fabrics, cheaper
than We could either make them at home or
obtain them from abroad if we had adhered
consistently to Free Trade, and thus kept our
workshops mainly in Europe. No nation on
earth is to-day supplied with Axes, Spades,
Scythes, and the great majority of implements
required by our people, at so cheap rates, con-
siderng their quality, rs are the people of the
United States; and we undOubtingly believe
that Protection has done much to secure this
excellence and cheapness.
But The Commercials "distinct recollection !"
is mistaken. While we hold that we may most
safely and surely approach Free Trade through
ample Protection, Che road travelled by Great
Britain before u.s. we do not believe that alb
solutc Free Trade will ever be best for us nor
for mankind. Consider Free-Trader's recent
statement, quoted by us, that the Copper miners
of this country. finding their market over
stocked and declining, dubbed together, ex-
ported a sixth of their stock (three millions of
pounds), sold it in Europe at a loss of
three cents per pound, and thereby realized
a profit of two cents or SO per pound on the
fifteen millions of pounds they had left. We
presume this statement substantially true
at all events, it is just what might be done,
and inevitably TU be, under absolute Free
Trade. The merchants and manufacturers of
each country will naturally aim to keep their
home markets eager and remUnerative by just
such expedients as the Copper men are
here said to have rcsOrted to. The result
would be an immense aggregate of useless
transportation and continual arrangement
of markets by SURPRISES thrown hither and
thither with strict regard to the interest of
the senders and in utter disregard of the
well-being of everybody else. Inevitably.
irreguarity of employment and depression of
wages must flow from the prevalence of such
policy, and we are opposed to any legisa-
ton which would incite and facilitate its
adoption. The Commercial misrecollccts.
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We are threatened with high prices for coal
The Grand Council of the Worlingmen's Be
nevolent Association Of the anthracite coal
miners has ordered a general suspension OF
mining to begin on the 10th Of January. This
order is not valid until it receives majority
OF the votes of the members. Whether 1t has
thus been sanctioned we are not Informed
1t is also possible that some of the regions
may refuse to obey it. If one or two OF the
large districts should continue working, the
Others would recOmmence forthwith, and the
general suspension not take place at all. Such
WAS the case last March. The general suspen-
sion must not be cOnfOunded with the strike
which already exists III LuzerDe County among
the miners employed by the three great coal
companies of that region. On the whole, there
is no occasion for any panic about coal as the
projected SUSPENSION even if it should be sue
cessfully carried out will not last more than
three or four weeks and there is a large sup
ply of coal already in the market.
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ACTING LIKE An ABSOLUTE FOOL.

1tJING LIhE An 4BSOLtIE fOOL.
A breach of promise case has just been
tried in England which we have not the heart
to leave unnoticed. There was no denial, on
the defendants part, Of the main facts, and
his only effort was To obtain IA mitigation of
damages His counsel remarked that many a
man cool enough in matters of business acted,
when there was "A lady in the case, like an
absolute fool" and this great truth was
never more perfectly illustrated than in the
story of James KenwOrthy, esq, of Ashton
Villa. near Manchester, "a gentleman Of prop
erty and a Justice of the Peace Mr. Ken
worthy was frequent visitor at the Thatched
House hotel in Manchester, where Miss
Eleanor Marsh onciated IA barmaid. Miss
Marsh had neat hand for punch and marked
talent in the line of mushrooms. She was
apparently n young person of circumspect
behavior and respectable character, and al
though she was in the habit of receiv-
ing those delicate attentions with which
it is the custom of the English "gent"
TO testify his admiration of that variety of
lovely woman found at houses of entertain
mcnt she looked upon such ciyilties strictly
as incidents of business, to be considered il
the wages Among the most ardent of her
customers, Mr.. Kenworthy j. r., shone con-
spicuOus. On account of the fair hands which
bore the rcircshment, he called for the flow
Ing bowl and appetizng broil much oftcncr
than was good for him. Whether he compared
Miss Marsh to llebe and himself to ,Joyc apos-
trOphizcd the tap as nectar, and talked non
SENSE about ambrosial kidneys, we are not in
formed but Judging from the style of his let
tiers we should say he probably did not. BE
this IA it may, he asked the young woman to
marry him. Unsuspicious that his aspirations
scared above teddy, she thought he was chalr-
ing, and asked time To consider The result
was an engagement which lasted three or four
years, with apparent satisfaction on both sides,
until one day Miss Marsh read in newspaper
that Mr.. Kenworthy had married Scotch
goyerness. Then she went for HMM a court
OF law-and got Gl,200 damages.
OF course there was the usual reading of
love-letters IN court, and very curious produc-
tons they seem to have been. my dear Nelly
writes the enamoured gourmet, IL arrived here
all safe last night ut 1910 | found the old
woman" This motherl all right, and better
than all II fine roast fowl, all hot, and good
potato TO it. some stewed mushrooms, and
Allsopp together. | felt that WIS at peace
with all the world. Now. Nelly, take care of
yourself TIL return, and then | shall have
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RHaDllfayTBUs IN MULBERRY.ST

Mayor Halls new Police Commissioner
Mr.. Thomas j. Barr, has shown disposition
toward severity in maintaining the discipline
of the force, for which he is entitled to our
grateful acknowledgements. Last Friday, how
ever, it became his duty To examine certain
charges against Patrolman Thomas Doyle
which he must have found painfully embar-
RAISING. Officer Doyle pleaded, in extenuation
of his alleged Otlense, that "he had heard
% there was a good deal of money to be made
lin the precinct, and he wanted his share of
"it.r We are not informed what Commits
sioner Barr said to that; but we are quite
certain he must have been disagreeably re-
minded of the suit brought by Willard and
Swceny dgt. Pettgrew and Sherman in the
Superior Court on the 22d of December. 1854
to recover compensation for bribing Mr.. Barr
and other members of the Common Council in
favor of the Broadway Railroad. The testi-
mony in that case proved that "thcre was a
good deal of money to be mado' in the
Broadway job, at least eight Aldermen and
Assistant Aldermen being mentioned as
selling their votes, and that Mr.. Barr,
then Chairman of the Railroad Committee,
wanted his share of it, TO be exact, he
wanted between three and four thousand dol
lars, but he did not get so much. 1--WE had
ito buy Barr swore Mr.. Pettigrew. 81 paid
chin seven, eight, or nine hundred dollars at
different times. Barr said he had
"bctter give me note Ill case anything
should turn up, and if the grant did not pass
hc would pay the note. Barr want
"cd twenty five hundred dollars more
We may add that Mr. Barr was called TO the
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Trims or THE TRIBUNE.
2Eem2lork Daily Gribm1le,
MONDAY. DECEMBER 90, 1870.

1t is reported that Gen. Chauzy has suffered another
defeat - Tue Army Of the North has been routed by
Gen. Mauteufel. =-== King William reports that the
last sorte from Paris easily repulSed. === Bis
marcE has issued circular charging that French officers
break their paroles Of honor. Queen Victoria has
congratulated King William his acceptance OF the title
Of Emperor Of Germany. =- The observations Of the
eclipse at Cadz were successful
The sPottswood Hotel at Richmond, Va. was burned
yesterday, several lives being lost. = The steamer
Aries ashore Cape May Friday, and five per
were drowned. = The Southern Express Com
pauy has been robbed OF $1,000 -= Mrs. Be1nap is
dangerously IN in Washington. The articles Of i'm
pcachmont AGAINST Gov. Holden presented to the
North Carolina Senate by member Of the Ku-Klux
Hlan.
Christmas was generally celebrated in the churches
yesterday -= The Wcstchcster annexation scheme l.
opposed by the residents. -= Several alleged kepto
mauacs ha.o been arrested in Mays store. - Gold
uO,, I0s Thermometer. Saturday, Is, %, Is Sunday
J., q.
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correspondent furnishes from that Capital an
estimate of the forces of the three power
likely TO come into conflict in the East III inc
event Of the failure of the LONDON 'onsi
He states that numerically the forces of Russia
will eopol hose Of Austria and Turkey com
bincd. and he very little inferior to those
of III tho probable allies united. In
no;rt Of military organization, arms &c,
the superiority of Russia is unqucstioned; ana
While She has few formidable internal enemies
70 keep in subsection, Austria and Turkey are
distracted by rebelliOus vassal races ana
provinces In the event of war, the proba-
bility of which the calling of Conference
has not wholly dissipated, the success OIL
Russia would seem assured, if invasion does
not entail upon her Unexpectedly great con
tingencios of a disastrous nature.
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Since the arrest of Mrs. Phelps the other day
at Macy's shop in the Sixth avenue, that es-
tablishment seems TO have been in a sort OF
panic about theft. Three other respectable
ladies have been charged there with stealing
small articles, and two, less fortunate than
Mrs. Phelps, have been Obliged to pass night
i'm iail In all these cases there seems to be
strong presumption that the accused persons
we're innocent, and what distress has been
caused by their ignOminious treatment our
readers will have no difficulty in comprehend
ing. Shopkeepers, no doubt, during the hol-
day season suffer a great deal from the depre'
dations of well-dreSsed thieves, and any detec-
tive will tell you that lady-like appearance
il no test of honesty; but such mistakes as
Macy's saleswomen committed in the case OF
Mrs. Phelps, and probably in the other cases
also. are entirely unjustiiiable, and ought not
70 be parloned. The explanation offered by
these ladies of the circumstances thought to
be suspicious were credible, 10 say the least;
and it is monstrous to assume that shop
keeper has right for the sake Of u few cents
worth of candy to risk plungng an innocent
woman into the depths of distress and shame.
and doing q wrong which can never be atoned
for. The presumption is always in favor OF
the accused in court, and il ought TO be in the
shop also. That is only commOn-senSe and
Christianity