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their soil and increasing the p,oductiveness
Of their lands, But itappcars that Alr, Denis
Mccarthy, who represents the Syracuse Salt
Company in Congress, has induced the
Treasury Department to rule, that, as
" dung salt, ct only for manure" contains
20 pcr cent of free potash, it must pay
duty accordingly. 1nsteaa Of being ma
nure it nust be regarded as potash. That
such decision could have been obtained
al Washington il proof Of tho power OF
monopoly in the Treasury Department,
aud it is also evidence of the remorseless
spirit which induces this salt company to
defend their monopoly by general exani-
nation and analysis OF the dupg-piles
which are thrown upon the fields. a
writer in tho New York Erening Post ut.
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xItHk t"E 4NA&'sH{Hta N0AsFA**p &1uHr
We are permitted to make the following ex-
ton from General August Which, who il now
in Europe: -.
Hers am among the organizing lAbors Of an
on the ltth, and will be 11ished In all It's details
on tho ed The machinery Is SO complete that
this tremendous labor can scarcely be perceived
on the surface: Reginenta: hrisades Of Infantry,
appear as By enchanimeak The
whols nation, men. women. aud eyen children.
which, they mink, viii relieve them from many
cTila A quiet confidence In themselves Is pre-
ya1ltng, but no hoasttng. 0ncets aud civilians I
have heard discuss quet1y the means 81 victory,
esen should the 1rst two or three great battles be
lost. Now, tho fruits Of severe military sud
civil etlucauon Of the Pruhsans T1l4 am SURE.
Pope .the Mos, Christian Monarch shall have
finished his abominAb!e career, the tine fol 70
"1s il not surprising taat tue declaration q, the
infallihty Of the Pope and the declaration OF TRl
bf Caihul'c France agains: Prussia, the only polit
tea an military po*sf 81 P!o,estart1sm on a., tas
! power Of the catholic hierarchy will be broker
with the power Of France. a victory Of the Pms
sian and German armies will be 1ust IS well de
| feai Of those dark powers tn tue United States
which III 10 ALLEVIATE our Catholic feiiow-ctt1zcn
from those institutions which form the very basi:
Of our republic. VIC can well saJ that the hatt1ei
:,alnesi on the Rhine and at PARIS will sare us X
| manT intest tnsl struggles ID our own country.
"1t appeafS that public opinion In the tn!tet
States ae1ties uaort md more down 70 tho eonsic
tlon that their 0nly true, reliable, anL MATERIAL
and intellectually profitable ally IN Europe Nall b
| the German nation.
=" Il this var should Last longer than shsco o
! four months, which can only lake pace in cas-
Of one Or more Lefea:s of the German armies,
Is very psubahle that the United States will iutet
ieEe, Or Mt least allow their uerman-Amer1ca
cluzauB to participate Then, what German
American c0uii nye amongst other nations
hts nadoa should be crushed by the buastln
| French.
ave understand here that the least the En!te
| States can do In the beginning Is to secure Ii
freedom Ct TIE sea tor clgN commerce aXAu
piracy.
Prussia Ia obliged to keep an army Of observ.
ton OF 100 1G1 n1cn in rcSeY7e aXalust thc possib
erit Intentions OF Catholic austria Respectful
etc, August W1Ll1cH." :"
, 1870-08-11

Tt11N0IS.
The new ccukuk makes the population OF East
ST. Louis About 1000.
The CcntrAtia &saiineI estImates the shlp
tncnts Of peaches from Marion County this year
1t con 600 boxes.
The Winchester T'me1 states that hog cholera
Is raging In Scott Count5 TO An alarming extent,
scuc farmers losing their whole stock Of hosA
Yr, law.en johnson. ot Sandy precinct, has loat
oyer hundred head OF shoats, valued At over
| 81, 600. .-.a
Mrs. Campbell, Of Morton. Ta1eFel counsT,
ate,, on Thurslay Of Last week On sbe Saturday
prcy,ous zae accidentally fela, breaking one OF
he. legr, from the effects Of which accident she
died, She WIS one Of the oldest residents OF tnAE
county, being IS years Of age At the time OF aes
death -.-..-.
AT the late TuE1-Fcst At PERI, societies Tert
nrcsent rs folIows: Chicago Tusngemcinde, 1e'
members; Auror1, Chicago, 70; vofwE1ts, chi
caso, 30: Gallon. Chicago, -: Peorsa unaoa' 81 y
reessa, &c; F.ccro::, Is; Ottawa .; ealso' 3
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finished tho war, on June 24. Tha Allies
ctossed the Nincio On Jnly /, tho armist1ce bo-
tween France and Austria vaa kgreed to on
Jniy 8, and articles Of peace vera signed by
Eanoleop and Francis Joseph, at Villsfrauca.
on July II, the confederation being the sur
render OF Iombardy to Italy. The whole
campaign occupied little more than nine
Next came the war. in Denmark, in 1864
Tbs Germans began it BY marching into
SchlesWig On February l; took Duppei 90
1pril is. aud Alsen On July Q. Articles OF
PEACE between Denmark and Germany were
eigned On October 8, whereby DenInark hld
to surrender the duchies Of Hossein and
sch1eawiS. This Vas war OF twehtI-two
weeks .-...-..
Lastly. there w1s the Austro-Prasaiau war
Of 1866. On the 18th Of June Prussia c'm-
menced hostihties sgainst AustH.- and Italy
did the same on the 20th. The battle OF Gus.
toza, in which The AustEians defeated the 1tal-
iAns, WAS fought on June a. The battle oi
Eadowa, in which Austria WAS beaten by Prus-
sia, came OF on July 8, and the sea b.ttls o1
| lissz, in which the AuBtnans Again defeated
the Italians, came OF on July 20. Peaee be
tween Prussia and Austrik Was Eigned a
Prague on August o3+ The entire wax lAstet
| only seven weeks.
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Duration OF Modern wnrs+

The time OF long European campaigns y"
pcsrs to have passed awar. The war OF 15l2,
when Napoleon I. endeaFored to fe-estanns9 :
himself On the throne Of France. WAS OF Gimied
cop,iurance- Napoleon took command Of Ms
army 1t Belgium on the 14th Of June, the DEF.
lie o5 lisny waa fought On the 18th. th4s Ok
Quatrn Bins on the 11th, sud the eEentful COZ
test ou the plsins OF Waterloo took place On
tbs 18th o& 1une, 161a- =,
The next important waz in Europe Nss N
the Crimes Turkey and Nuszis dsc1fed IA
aeainst each other in November, 1ssS; Eng-
lard and Franco took part in March, lsaa. me
battles which followed were the Alma, Sep-
tenter 20 Ds]aklAva, October =, ana met ke@
WIS taken By the tFensh "S W
September +; the capture OF sec3s. ~
tonni took plare Oh September ~ tEe
irmo1;tinn of lie dockr, a1eenAle, ana fosse oe-
I'm on November /. 1855 peace Us pro
ee,s;ne,i in AMI, 1855, and the allied forces
Sn;t4sd thr Cgimea On July u OF that year
II point Of fact, the contest y tne cmea n1. ~
rather The eiege Of sehsstopo! than tesntA1
.artest Ms battles Of the Aims Ea1aklaFa,
snd 1nke.1nann, were foughs 10 securo good
~oxifion fof tho be@egers.
Tha Auttfp-1ta4iAn w1x Tss of8nn oy Ihe
An.s1i,ns crossing the Teino on APEl 2, 1853;
~. Frenrh entered Genra on May s; the Aus'
.Esr. -. were defeated 1t Montebello, on Aay20
a, Talfstro, Msy 3o-st It Magcnta, June ;
At ya.isu..c, June 8; and 1t so4l1ino, which
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EDUCATIONAL.
PENNSYLVANIA
MILITARY ACADEMY
Chester, Delaware Co., Pa.

tFar R~rident Cndet- only-l
The following gentlemen. who devote their time e.
elutivc1y to tic bu.nc.s Of the Academy. eofo sh'
ACADEMIC STAFF:
COL THEODORE HYATT. NJ A. .,,,
President and Professor Of Ntsassn1oe@' .s .14
c,, o,,n~op p,r1FS, Graduate q. S. NIL Acad
yitc prr.ident Professor Of HstnesaAs. Is!A 1oa
sfir;,.rT Engineering, and Instructor In Tactics
REr.A. ARMAGSAC. u. Il
Pettstos Of Chemis'Fs .nd Se.ars! ana E.pt'"easal
c,,t THOMAS j. LLOYD. Gf7iuate y. q. NIL At.d-
r,Ic,,or Of Mathematics and Military Sefenec+ md
Instructor In Taetie.-
REV, GRANVILLE TAGER, MA
Froftstor cfthe Ess'ish laaEuaze and Literature and
Instructor In Latin and Greek.
FELIX De LASSoy, MA.
proftator Ct French. German and Spanish, and In
ttrnetos In Entllah Branches.
JOHN r. sweeney. K.1..
Professor Of Foeal and rastsumett1l :tusle-
C.S FAHEESTCCK. ME-.
Pzote,stot Of Penmanrh1p. Bookkeeping and Dy4wfug
xad Instructor Ia EnklIth Bza1cht4.
J.R.K GARTER. CIR
Instructor In Mathematics and TAcslss-
MR.. ROBERT ~ HOFFMAN,
1nstzuetor in Ensli+h Hranches.
The Ninth Annual Eess!on cezouenee Wednesday.
seffembeF7. 49,.
The buildiues a.e new aud the Recommendations for
Cadets Ia all respects Of the 6.st order Y
7horupkh Instruction in the Ene.iah. Cla4aiea1 and
Scientific CooEses-
The DEPARTMENT Of Civil Enknetrfnx II cf the highest
srade being conducted by experienced ohcess and aup
pied with abundant aud expensive apparssus.
Careful attention L. given to the oral and religious
culture Of Cadets,
Circulars may be obtained Of the following sentle-
men. pstrpus of The AtA5emt, IN Chicago: Il. Il stu
Esq. w. F Wentworth. Era. Theron Pstdee. Eaq
orof COL THEO. HYATT.
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It's we'll known that one Of the cheapest
and most effective restoratives Of the ex-
bausted cotton lands OF the South is COM
mon salt. Dy reason Of the tariff ranging
from 100 to 100 per cent on salt, the pco-
,,,e Of the Southern States have been un-
ahle ia use the article, and, therefore, they
have sent abroad and imported what is
known as t.spoi1t salt, fit only for man
ure, md which is styled "dung sat-
With this manure, which, Like guano ano
all other .nanures, is admitted free they
entered heartily into the work Of 1eFavana
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Tho FiyHnHierck.

4 travelling correspondent OF ths London
Daily Telegraph gives this lively picture Of 4
Franch rirandiere:
9. On the field itself the only women whose
presence is tolerated are the cantiHisres These
good dAmcs-for the majority Of them Aro
sturdy ,..eypsy- looking women pf mature age.
and by 20 means resembling the coquettish
rir1ndi4rs aho are true TO the corps in bur
lesques or nasquerades- s-are having 4 fine
time Of It juat now. Yesterday, "a regiment
OF the line waa marching through ths Fau-
bourg st. Antoine. the crowd espied the
s.HandEere bringing 1p Tho sess , Ct ths f., bat.
uasherxoman's cart, hailng. let Us SAY,
chubby horae attached to which she
was driving with hor o@n fair hands, which
were ~ brown ~ berries. 1he cart was aa
packet with good thingn, from Lyons nauaagea
to brandy, from sast1ines to kirsehnasser.
There are not many florists shops in tho Fan
bourg st. Antoine; hut in the twinkling Of
m e5e the crowd began to pelt tho little
woman in the cart with bouquets, and great
hulkinng fellows in hlouses came pressing to
the shafts to pat the horse aud shake The
rirdndiere's hand. She took Oh her little
glazed hat-a man-os-war's-lnan's hat-Rith q
broad brim and low crown, drcked with tri-
co1ored nhbops. and beneath which I erieve,
for the sake Of the picturesque: to say that
she wore ) mob eap-and cried out, - Itrt
TEmreTe4r. I-,re la FTaAce :" in voice sc
GRAFT that it would have done honor to Drnn
Najor:: -,
IA kinhly.hea1ted little woman this, for in
the front Of the c1rt were at lcast seventy
knapsaeks, which she MAS carrying for therant
aud tile-..probably her segimanta1 pets; 4
gallant little woman, assured1y, and with I
stirring history Of her own. Perhaps bel
grandmother marched into Grand Cairo, ami
when the battle-iay was done, administered
comfort from her brandy keg to those who Is!
fainting in the shadow Of the Pyramid. He
mother marched into Madrid. into Rome, ints
| Vienna, into Berlin. She kndled her shor
| pipe from the smoking embers Of the Krem.iN
and waa bayonetcd hy Prussiau In the blood
flight from Waterloo; and the r,raHdiere her
SELF hts been At the MalakoG. At Magenta, a
Solferino, At Puebla. fancy that I saw lie
there, with ller brown face and twlakfing blac
eyea, driving her little vain as cheerilY a now
| Why not Who does not remember DeranGer
etiE1ing refrain, 'katap1.n, plan, plan
:so1iats viola Catin' And Catsn, the canti'
t1trr, i. the only woman, l taxa it, who is ns
out Of place on battle field"
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&sCotitfMbstuh.H

ID thf E!fof Of Ths EhAaQo 1f'bHM- -
Tne.s has been much controversy Of late
in regard to tho happy term "coatrabanda,
=. spp|ied to escapel slAves By General But
le.. Anyone cunous about this matter VII
And the term 90 applied in Captain Canos.
Twenty Years OF an African slarez: eaated
~ p.rs is. Ths paragraph IL as follows. Speak.
sng Of the 1Anding Of Cargo o. saasei, SS;,e H.
@ bsoEe1s ,re selling The blacks 1t the depot, j. j.
Se 1o founl Inocking It lie door Of the capta5t
Genesals Secretary. It is even said tnst ua tat
Captain General hi nself is sometimes pEessn
| in the sanctuary, and, after familiar aa Shs
thc rcouisite rou,r4uy afe insinuated into th'
Official desk, under tho Intense smoke 81
fragrant cigar" =.
GENEVA. Iowa, Aug. Z, 1870.
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THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT,

The Democratic Convention in the Tbir-
teenth (Cairo) Congressional District of
this State has nominated Colonel J. 81,
Crebs, the present momber, for Reelection,
and the convention, in presenting plat-
form, rnada o tumble of political principles
such as is rarely ever seen, even in bodies
where tie greatest political Ignorance pre-
~ lis. Thus, the convention declared in
fo-o~ of an thrift for revenue only.r and
.h.,, ,o..d the whole cas, of the protec.
tior,;sts hv a, ,clarine that 81 ten, cotfee mud
1.....ta ~. ,,r,f ~, tho fro. t;af m. 4
, 1870-08-11

flc ytn1lHBnd Aid &2Nchs0n Ak 4snst
ri. f.ou1s-Dcct>aoM OF Judge <steac<-
PIC OH the Adoption of tho Clause
In the New Constitution.
Correspondence af The Chicd9o 7F'aune-
BEL1ErtIR, III. Aug. 3
Judge Gillespie this morning hec!,eI that the
aenara.c article to the new constitution prohiot-
ting subscriptions By municipal corporations 10
the stock Of railroad companies went Into effect
to-tay, and not upon tho I'd Of JulY. OF after the
Governors proclamation G.
On The sd Inst, An election vas he3h IN LAST 81.
Ints mud majority Gt votes WAS castin faFof 81
n1lscyintiou hy the city Of $4,000 to tue c&rtal
-tcck Of tho - american Bottom Lime and Marble
Conpan5,~ and this morning number ot G4'
payers male application for A ln'uncaon so IT,
stfalp the city INN .sning hotas, u nccotaanee
| Fith tho votc. The learned Judge hela thah ~
cuac The new constitution had BEEN dcieatcu, tns
| scparate article mentioned would haFe, " ~
terms. formed part Of the Old coasaltoslou, w
| that inssuuch " The new constitution Va aaopf
iet1 the article did ros become part q tne W.
constitution, but Of the ne", and tneleiote es 1S
onlT 90 into Iect when TIE ce~ eonstl:oto1 w ~
II this article took ctccs either on sna u. W ~.
vote or the rroctamsti.n. 1t "ouo pessxaas ps.as - I
singular anosnaly OF . part Of 2 consusnao99 J,
| fnffe On 0ne IaT and smother part postponed !
SnotheF A8s Il the article became At any IN
pars Of the old con5utut!on, "onia "
I uueIy whether II Is no: hhES Ee1ed W tna hsW 81.
sfution. 1t reltevc1t thr fu']rtt OF ~ ~ uasa
tics 10 view this article ~ having oeen &aoNsnA ~
4 pa1t of the new constitution. since tne new coi p
s,5t~ifon wxs slp,,tyd. aud not a. part Of the @
contitus!on which was on the same tay fsJeetsa'
Thc Suoysrc Court will hare an arpostunisy
an car.r day, ty cunscnt OF psztiest 70 sen1t =
/ question:, ~
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1900 tons, aud the, smallest 219 tons and
their g1eatest number Of guns is "A.
The Engll4h have nov ready thirty-hve tron.
clad Eessels, either 1t sea or ready lof y, Ano
fye mora could be added to this number in
less than throe moDths-fprty in Al: otherB,
ot course, are building OF launched, such as
the Sultan, Audscious, 1nvincible, Iron Duke,
Vanguard, 4c., and could soon. be got feAdy.
Still, in number We should have i've vessels
less than the French, though in actual tAct
our feet a. to theirH would be ~ one hundred
to afty. in consequence OF greater size. speed,
strength, and armament. The ayatAge speed
Of the whole English feet Is, a. nearly as POS
,eible. II knots, the highest, the Agincoust, be-
ing 1411s knota, md the lowest, tbs Vixen,
8.d94> Only four vessels in our Lat, tho En-
terprise, Vixen, Watervitch, and Viper, which
are mere gunboats, though a1mored and car.
yipg heavy guns, are smaller than those II
the FEench navy. Class for class, We I'M
mensely exceed the Frenci. In touuage, thick.
ness Of armoT, and number and weight OF
gune. The difYerence on the whols Of the
two lists may be represented between France
and England H five to eight.
TIE following il the Gst ot the French itoI
feet; those Which have asterisks prenxea t
their names are either juat begun or have onl!
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been PLAYING Emperor, suddenly returns,
md tenders his services to Franco in tho
midst OF her disasters, as if conscious that.
Napoleons day and power are past. Chan
gasaier does not, of course, propose TO
serve in his downfall tho Emperor to
whom he would not. cringe in his pros
perity,
The ru1nors that Napoleon has Withdrawn
from active command Of tho army, and
that the Prince Imperial and the Empress
are preparing for flight, even if pre-
mature, arc strictly the corollaries Of
each other. The moment Napoleon
ceased to hold the reins Of the army, his
life would not lie safe in France. He could
not be trusted as a private citizen. lie
must either reign OF run.
Already the attention of the Parisians is
fixed on new plans and new names. The
Emperor is scarcely thought Of rs direct
ing power. Palikao, Changaruier, Trochu,
MacMahon are in the minds of the people.
"Giye rs, demandn the army, "Gcuerals
whom we can trust" "Give u.s." SAY the
parisians, ga Cabinet, or committee, or
Fo- prrss;, tha aet1,roncnent of Napo-
lam after ,7afe,,;n, tha FRENCH armies
and absorbing the French Rhine provinces,
would be the climax of victory. She could
NJ. ns,n,;, harso)f n ass or dream of more.
When n;smark was asked. Mt Yiennn. if.
in raSa of a lefeat of The French, Prussia
nnc,t not to demand the nbd;cation of Ma.
,,,1a,, be ansrened coo,,v an,7 u;sa1y.
.No: prussian subjects cannot afford To
.;cht the WRONGS OF Frenchmen- Ria.
.mark is TOO cool and wise In eont;nua . anc-
cessful xu1 one hour after .ho sn,casx ia uon
and nm hororah1a r,aaca ra,, ,,a h,a Tho
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Is TIE EMPIRE AT AN END i!

H." Predictions Of revolutionary move |
-1:.t- ;,l"': 10 tefall France, in conse-
80 4 i..r three days of Iefeat at tho
80: IS t.r clt,paign against Prussia.
~ l'r:1 -, >scclnng that many consefv-
,'I," ts1!...> are inclined to draw back, anu
:";,t't "s!'',!.er ,Aey ctn be verified IN
IRIS Lat.arI or America, such defeat
: tt" fr..:::h have sustained might be only
!" l,s.tlalr i" a successful war. Scarcely
,:.,LaIs VI thu French army have been en-
',.,''' il. he recent battles, and not half OF
;."~r n,'usiusly engaged have been under
'.'~- Bad yencraieLip has been developed
y ttv French. aud. ss both Napoleon aud
i.'ht1lf nEe now practically removed from
,llsni. why should not the French
a::"y r,,ly and DIVE the invaders from
'!,t. .''il: p1l,a:ans OK Englisbmen would
:, VI, n.1l VIC doubt il the French will. 4
iii alun the territory OF France is always,
;,e.. T:-nsllnan. disgrncc- No victory
~: s.t.i'.ys the dishonor in his mind. h
s. IL !"r glory, and in war in which !,
IT, 4l',ry. Fttachman eau have no heart
S'''':L.r pu~er than France would hav'
s.'"l.r~t war nude, the circumstances whic]
..rts.s HE recent declaration. There wa
.'.~' v..*'sssh Of arrogance in the p1etension
i. which the war WIS bascd to pleas
ir:.rLu."n. Had il teen promptly m
,;:."'v,;sly pushed into Germany, Il
zach army would have been Eanguine an
IT,! e roaraGe, and the war would ha'
l,,n t.n,,lia., True. it had no merits
, 1870-08-11
Total tax..... ...--..-.
:. A protective tariff !:


The government needs a certain amount |
Of revenue every year. OF The ta1 levied
On tea and coffee, md, to large extent,
on sugar, the government receives every
dollar paid by the people. OF the taxes
levied on the other class Of articles, the
Government receives but 4 per cent, the
other oo per cent taken from the people,
being given directly, as bounty. to the
! manufacturer, This convention, while
DECLARING in favor OF the first tariG by
name, proposes to repeal the taxes los'ed
for 1evoaue only, and, by putting that
class of articles on tho free list, to neces-
state the increase of the duties on iron
and every article n.ade from it,
from hair-pia, and horseshoe, AMI
blackuaiths anvil, TO locomotive
and marine engine. To repeal the taxes
which yield 100 per cent revenue, will re-
! onire the increase Of ta1cs which yield only
pcr cent revenue Moreover, If tho tariff
, was confined to tea, coffee, and sugar a'
only the present rites, and to some twenty
other articles, includiug spices, wines
q spirits, tobacco, silks, &c-, the whole sas
h levied by the government would be onl.
a S15a, COG, coo, all OF which tho government
. would receive; while out of the !, 900 oshe
v articles taxed for protection, the govern
a ment does not receire 10 per cent OF Ii
IA taxes paid thereon by the people. II "
ID understand the dclivefance Of this conTet
ve ton, it proposes to repeal the tax OF to-
or coffee, and sugar, now reduced to MOI
no crate rate, and increase The tax Q
Tor iron and leather goods, on cotto
aly and woollen cloths, on the clothir
I've of the 10000. 900 Of men and wome
ion in the country, and on every plov, spad
ing hoe, and rake, mil, saw, horseshoe, wago
ing carpet, pane Of glass, knife and fork, a,
nd tea-cup used in tho Thirteenth Distric
roo and als. Crebs accepts the nouainatio
pledged to make that change. The Repu
No. licana Of Illinois have been fighting
ous Congress 10 abolish all these oppresa
ex- ta1ea, levied for bounties To private in
ling viduala, which anount, perhaps, to $G0
ais, O00, 900 a year, and relucs the tasid Il
the tax Of $3.50, 000, 600 ouly; but here cor
Tha Mr.. Crebs, and announces that ha inte'
he to vote, with Morre1l aud Kelley, to rel
,oxs SO much Of the tariff as furnishes reveu
'nont that they may make up the deficiency
! 60 increasing the ts1 on the hats, shirts,
vera calico and woollen dresses OF the men
seat | women Of his district.
, 1870-08-11
rurEsp.Y. AUGUST IL. 1870.

TIL, ,:..ice ,i1er Of ths Tn WEEKLY {not the
r.;y {: Tri-Weekls) TaDrsz OF April 8,
1s-,' having leen uislaid. tho subscriber who
W.. ::-t srul ue copy Of that number st,ll
il, s...:..el With three months subscription
, 1870-08-11

Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchtc vas the tenth OF
family OF seventeen children.
-Auber Is now s. years old. In 4 letter to
rrieud he complains that bis chief disease Is con-
ttnucd desiEc to sleep.
Cornelius Vanderbilt had Fifteen children BY
his nrss wife, elcycn Of them dauqhtera-
-General ctants ester. Mrs Abel Cotbln. Of
Elizabeth. y. J.. pas delivered Of girl on Friday
naotntnE last.
-pr. Eltcn T. Ferguson sars that "a woman
VINO can excl In COOKING Is just a. noble as one
wto et1iss newspaper, or the woman who may |
eventually enier our Congress OF Legislature"
90 G. L u. plche. OF San Francisco. has decided
to present to tho University Of California his pF
yasc collection OF minerals. valued at fSo,ooa
| Two ceutenarlans hare resulted from the
| cc1sus In Caroline County, Ma1y1aud-Jane Hut
| scn, aged 1lG, aud Aun Murray, aged ITO
jacob r. Glrard let, 80, coo to yassar College.
| fae TIC purchase Of spccnena OF North American
1 birds AMI The endowment Of Natural History
| E1ofessorshtp.
| The French Academy of Sciences has award
| I'd p1tze Of 800 francs TO u. Gonjon for demon
stratins that marrow cngrafsed elsewhere In the
bod5 possesses the extraordinary quality OF re-
| producing huEe- .....
And row Dr. Livingstone has not been heard
| from. Sir Rotleltek SAYS So
| The University conyccauou, being 4 senate Of
the instructors In the colleges Of New York, hare
| Conferred The title of l. H. D. tLttAunuH Hu-
nanorun4 Deetor,, Doctor OF Literature, upon ilo-
rxtiu Seymour aud WILLIAM Cullen Bssant
/ -,le1e II Characteristic advertisement:
"Une Tom and Aunt Nars. at Raleigh Sersnrs,
in tttusa, vi. Pratt the former proprietor, haS'
ina sc.ircd on account Of !ls-ncalth. We respect.
c friends lSeLA 1oa AIst MARI.
i The venerable seIousner Truth has lust made
Q visit to yew York city, and, In view Of III mis-
1u,e. IL corrupt legislation, III election frauds. It