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srNatbanicl Hawthorne said Il,

~Nathanicl Hawthorne said that
one of tile most terrible consequences of
the war would be the contenteslness of
the American people with one bullet
headed general, as President, after anoth
er, for thirty years. With the average of
hum bu sgery and obstinacy. in shoulder
straps, this might have leen SO /; but we
have been so excessively favored with the
bad points of the breed since the 4th of
March, 1859, that the people will proba
by forego any further infiction.
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GVWe have looked through the Rad
ical papers Of this district for the pur
pose Of seeing their comments on the
Democratic platform. We have found
them, without exception, to. be not only
unjust but grossly dishonest. ~ :. -,
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~A Radical Congressman has jus
been sentenced TO tile penitentiary. HI
is South Carolina carpet-hagger named
Bowen. If all were imprisoned WAC
deserve it Congress would be left with
out quorum. t.rs iiy,-fe -, y .s.;.->
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HSouth Carolina is negro State
According to the census of 1870, its pop
ulation was as follows: ca i,
White, --.--- 2S6,457
| =. Negroes, saz 4l5.oSO
In the city of Charleston there are 26,-
;24S whites. and; 60,522 negroes, Negro
suffrage hands over the State permanent
ly to the control of the colored race
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Three wives in Twelve Months.

The Waterbury Comm American
says that in the historical sketches of
the town Of Watertown, Conn.,, can he
found the following records; ,ys
"Died, January Il, 1873, Betsey, sec
sond wife of James Merriam. II
..Died,. November II, 1913, Abigail
third wife of James Merriam"
Our informant adds: "The precise
date'wHeA No. 4 was installed is not def
initely known, but the writer, who was
young at the time, recollects it was sai6
that Mr.. Merriam lived with the three
wives within twelve months"
This reminds us Of the cemetery il
New London county, where is lot con
taing five graves, one in the center, the
others rby at the four points Of the
compass The inscription on the latter
read, respectively. after the name of the
dcceased. My l Wife, "My II Wife,
"My lH Wife" "My iii Wife, while
the central stone bears the brief but clo
quent expression, "Our Husband. ,sg
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EyOn Sunday last, at Long Branch,
President Grant, being too much ia
tigued from his previous days, journey
TO and from New York to attend church,
appeared on the road with his family in
4 magnificent carriage (presented to him
by admiring friends) drawn by two
high stepping bays lalso 1present),
with four colored sersants,s two on the
drivers seat and two behind, yall dress
ed in gorgeous buttemut.celored livery
(presented by a New York tailor) A
remarkable exhibition aof Republican
simplicity in President of the United
States, reminding the beholders lof the
better days of tile Republic !ssao.a .hs.H
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The.best '.departure' for the Democra
cy will be when ULYSSES takes.his inalde
parture from the White House.
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DISTRICT TICKET.
For Senator, :.
JAMES o. AMOS.
Dssnscrafic County Ticket.

Deenecratfc County Ticket.
For Representative,
's.e WILLIAM MlLLI1AN.
if>ar5ei Auditor,
81 MICHAEL HOEFFLER.
Sheriff,
GEORGE. CALDWELL.
I ...a ar Treasurer,
-or WILLIAM READ.
',,.'sl - - Prosecuting Attorney,
ALBERT j. PEARSON.
sseif Commissioner,
sspa JAMES ARMSTRONG,
s'. Recorder,
ARCHIBALD HOSKINsON.
-ssc 80 Surveyor,
- OLIVER s. SLOAN.
innrmary Director,
PHILIP SCHUMACHER, Full term.
STEPHEN OUGHERTY, Vacancy.
- - 15'is Coroner,
). 80 JOHN MUHLEMAN,
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W Butler, said Mrs. Partington, on
being introduced to the General the
other day. What! Benjamin Falstafl
Butler, Of the "Gads,hill'' generation
Well, do declare, he looks like the pic
ture of his great progenitor. Sir John
This, then, is the zero of Fisher and
Dutch Gap, Isaac. Ike looked at the
General, and whistled ''Spoons and Bot
tied Up" while Mrs. Partington quietly
resumed her knitting, remarking that
she always observed that degeneration
did affiict-badly-those troubled with
the insect called Ku-Klux. BY, hy,Gen-
eral. Try Humhugs Boo-oo; it will
purify your geneology.
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~Tbc Metbodist Invasion of 4

ES IUC WclHVuISt IHNuSIOH Oi TIC
dominions of Brigham Young is in full
blast The agency is big campmeet-
ing tent, and the objective point polyga-
my and heathendom generally. The
huge tent, capable of accommodating
thousands, was pitched in the center OF
Salt Lake city, and the opening services
were attended by large crowds of Nor.
mons and Gentiles. The parsons made
for Brig ham at once, and dealt heavy
blows against his new revelations. This
demonstration will be more effective
than an army with banners, in crushing
out 'tother "twin evil"
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EgIt seems that after all there is
something more than nonsense in the
talk about HORACE GREELEY being can
didate for the Presidency On his return
from, his recent tour to atlie South
west he was received in New York
by large demonstration carefully work
ed up SO as to bring him more promi
nently before the pdblic' In his speech
delivered on that occasion there are
many sayings which, give a color Of truth
to the current report that nomination
would be highly acceptable ohm 1t
is all in vain, however. GRANT has post
masters aud collectors and assessors
enough is control the machinery Of the
Radical, party. and his denomination is a
foregone conclusion. M =,
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The Cleveland Herald reduces mat
tiers to a fine point by the declaration
that "we believe it essential to the sue
cess Of the Republican party in the COM
ing struggle that its leader should be
General Noyes." But even that will
not save you. ' stF ''''t
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The New York Evening Post is severe
on its Radical contemporaries. Itsays
They carefully print the details of every
insignificant quarrel in the Southern
States, under startling headlines as 'Ku
Klux outrages,' and carefully exclude all
news that look like peace and order, or
even ridicute It.
The st. Louis Times says According
to the Radical press it is treason not to
accept the amendments, and trick to ac
cept them, AS the Democracy have ac-
cepted them, however, now let the RAIDS
trump ourtlick if they can"
A wedding was suddenly terminated
at Warren, Ill the other day by the ar
rest of the bridegroom at the altar, on
the charge of having been concerned in
horse-stealing in Nebraska. The Eel
lows name is Albert Doud, and he was
about to wed one of the most respecta-
bic ladies of'theTlace.
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azr'rHeapall Mall Gazette takes ala,

~THe7 Pail Mall Gazette takes alarm
at the, e,facaity with which at present spy,
traitor, or d shell might destroy the only
means Of communication which English
ports and Stations can hold with London
and with one another, instead of being
able, as they should, to hole free inter
course with sources of succor and Gen.
tiers Of commando, even though invested
on all sides by an enemy. To meet this
danger the Gazette proposes that two or
more telegraph cables be sunk in ma
chine: made slit in the land and sea bottom
at such depth that no ordinary amount
of graphing or digging would disturb
them, and they could then be secretly led,
under highways and ty ways, by a round
about course to London. They would
thus prove of immense value in time of
war either at home or abroad.
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Steps have been taken which viii at
is believed, result in union sUfS the
Church of Scotland in Canada and size
Presbyterian Church Union tGsrSs,' 49, sss
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From the Ohio Statesman
Lie Nailed.


Wefcalled attention some days ago to
slanderous Communication. from LAM
caster, printcd5in tie Cincinnati Chron-
icle, relating TO Judge Geddes of Mans
field, the Democratic candidate for Su-
preme Judge. The venom and faIsity
of the thing was so apparent that it car:
ricd it's own reIutation with it. But the
neighbors of Judge Geddes, including
humber of prominent Republicans, and
among them ex,Chief Justice Brinker-
hof, have deemed the slander deserv-
ing of more direct contradiction, and
have caused the following card to he
published in the Chronicle, which speaks
for itself:
MANSFIELD, June Q, 1871.
To the Editor of the Times and Chronicle:
The undersigned, members of the bar
of Richland county, have had our atten-
ton called to a communication, purport
ing to ernanatc from Lancaster, Ohio.
and published in the Cincinnati Times
and Chronicle. Of the 9th inst, in which
the writer describes a disgraceful scene
as having occurred in enc Of the Courts
of Common Pleas of this 1.-THE SIXTH
Judicial district Of this State, in which
Judge Geo. W. Geddes was presiding,
and representing that during all such
scene Judge Geddes manifested no ap-
probation Of its character, nor ability
or disposition to control and suppress
the disorder The writer of that COM
munication does not name the time when
the alleged scene occurred,nor the coun.
ty in which it occurred; but, being nei-
ghbors of Judge Geddes, and having a
high and favorable estimate of his abil.
ity and character as q judicial. officer,
we, without distinction of party, deem
it no more than an act of justice to him
to say that among his high qualifications
for judicial position, his disposition and
capacity promptly to repress and stead
lily control any tendency to disorder and
professional impropriety is prominent
one, and one which is uniformly exerted
whenever occasion seems to require.
JACOB BRINKERHoFF, MosEs R. DICKEY
L. B., MATsoN, A NJ. BURNS,
GEO. A.. CLUGsToN, J. W. JENNER,
HENRY c. HEDGE, AND. STEVENSON
THos E. DOUGLAS, ISAAC GAss,
G. F CARPENTER, r. B. MCCRoRY
A. R. ScHEBLE, MANUEL MAY,
| D. DIRLAM.
:. From an intimate personal and pro
fessional acquaintance with Judge Ged
des for twenty-five years, / chceriully
concur in the foregoing statements. Du
ring the time he has been on the bench
period of over twelve yeais, have
been in attendance at the courts in hi:
subdivision, and have never seen ol
heard anything which could give thu
slightest ground for the malicious story
3 referred to The whole thing is fab
rication In behalf of the profession
and in justice to Judge Geddes, we chal
lenge the author of that communication
to name the county, and it will b,
promptly .disproved by every membe
of the bar of said county. -
i u r BURNS.
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Of Jefferson County,
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
EA nj UEL f. H U N T,
- Of Hamilton County.
,asIi~6K b Supreme, Judge.
sdi'~s G.7aW g Il D D e s,
ss. of Richland County.
:s.i :Tss.t.sn Attorney General.
e1si. EDWARD s., WALLACE, =
sahat.s of Clarke County.
Auditor Of State,
>. JOSEPH X eOCKERILL,
Of Adams County.
Treasurer Of. State
..'rss EDR. GUSTAV BRUEHL,
ias ~ OF Hamilton County.
Member Board of Public Works;
:. ~, ARTHUR HUGHES,
rsid Of Cayahoga County.
School Commissioner, .a
ere WILLIAM VI. ROSS,
~. -. of Sandu,ky County.
Clerk of Supreme Court,
CHARLES / PATTERSON.
.an Of Franklin County.
Sfs - A---o-
ga DISTRICT TICKET.
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Horrible Tales of Horrible Deeds
-.DOiDgs OF DenlOniaC Women, :
The Vengeance of the VerSailIisis
80. ..NlurderIng in Fun.

+ The detailes of the scenes in Paris at
the time of its capture have been re-
ccived, and the extracts that follow are
mainly from the correspondence of the
London Times: ..~
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swAt the Morse anniversary in New

EEAt the Morse anniversary in New
York, the following greeting was sent
from the Academy of Music to every tel
egraph office in the country:
"To all the telegraph operators
throughout The world:
"Peace onearth, and good will toward
men. God bless you all. HvgT
ss.. .1is4jtS. F. B. MORSE.
The Indianapolis Sentinel states that
this was transmitted through the office OF
the Western Union Company, in Indian
apolis over twenty different circuits
throughout Indiana The only response
came from a railroad office, from an ope-
rator whose organ of veneration certain
lya needs cultivating. 1t came back
promptly in these words:
''How are you, Sam p,
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Historical Verdicts!.

GRANT - e..e1 e.. Ta
As far below his Fortune is his WORTH s7s
As from the dome of Heav'h it is TO Earth.
DAVIS >.i..:.l
Nor clear. nor deep, nor, tho o'erhowing, full;
Bold, without strength. and. though resound-
ing, dull. ,g
SHERIDAN p
Gesler of Governors The great Ccntaur,
Grants model Envoy-mighty in Horse-warl
BEECHER.- d. ,.z7,, g..I
Wit. Hate Hypocrisy, Women's Rights, and
Fun;
swift-Cain-TartuFe-Pu -Puhch-ahd- Judy, all in
WADE =.
Worst, yet least guilty, of tn internal crew;
Though he lap blood, it is his nature to-. I:
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MORE OF THE WOMEN OF PARIS.

The same writer says: The barricade
fighting has by no means been 50 awful
as we have been led to expect. met
many parties of prisoners being con
Quoted to prison: great many of them
well dressed men, with silver headed
walking sticks and patent leather boots.
There was one group of twenty or thir-
ty girls, well dressed and pretty shop
women of. a sewing machine establish
ment, who we're accused Of having in
veigled company of soldiers within
their doors, and, after dallying with
them, like Judas, having poisoned them
all with wine. The throng of ladies
tripped along, smiling on the crowd that
was execrating them, and marching gay
ly to the Place vendome, where they
probably were shot. The women of
Paris appeared late upon the scene, but
their appearance was inevitable Many
have been killed on the barricadcs, some
insopen street c,mbats, bat the special
work has been the, organization of the
system of fires, which has unfortunately
answered but too we'll Three hundred
women, dressed in National Guard uni.
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COUNTERFEIT q oHEY.-For The iEforma-
ton OF our readers who nay 00L be aware
of the fact we would state that in many
banking institutions Il complete register Of
all counterfeit money presented at the
counter is kept, in which description Of
the bill is given, the name Of the party
presenting it, and from whom he obtained
it. A bill can thus be successfully traced,
and if placed again in circulation after
being pronounced counterfeit, the parties
cannot only be held RESPONSIBLE for The face
Of the bill, but may al,o be prosecuted for
circulating counterfeit money. Persons
cannot be too particular in tiis respect it
they would desi;e to avoid trouble, respon.
sibility, and Inconvenience, which they are
liable to Notwithstanding tue fact that they
announce it as counterfeit ut Tho time of
passing it.-NoJolE IIrgtm0a.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, December H. Senate
Mr.. Simmer introduced a bill for mixed
schools in the District of Columbia. lie
urged early action, and hoped the example
would he speedily followed in the States.
Mr.. West introduced the following reso-
luton:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on FL
nance he requested to inquire into the eX-
pediency of eXempting from the payment
of custom duties all materials, including
iron ties, imported into the United States
which are used for the purpose of baling
or bagoing cotton.
Mr.. Morton's motion to adjourn sine die
on the third Monday in May was amended
with the DroysO that no adjournment
take place unless supplemental civil
rights bill, q bill for the reduction Of the
tariff, and the civil service bill, pass. No
action WAS taken On the resolution as
amended.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
House.-The Committee on Expenditures
was directed to examine the financial con-
clifton of all the deDartmcnts.
Mr.. Farnsworth's post-o(lice bill was
passed.
The bill for the relief of purchasers of
lands sold tor taxes in the revolutionary
States was also passed.
The bill to pay The interest due to South
Carolina was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Adjourned.
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LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.

- WASHINGTON, December y, 1871.
The Efforts of Senator Morton to have
Congress adjourn sine die on tho third
Monday in May is regarded by the revenue
reform and free-trade men as move in the
direct interest Of the Administration, and
as intended to prevent the originalion Of
new and important issues to attract the at
tention of the country; which, coming on
the eve Of the presidential election, may be
disastrous to the present Administration.
1t is already evident that very strong oppo-
sition will be made to the poslponements of
important measures of finance and trade.
Sumner is pushing his mixed-school
dogma for this District in the hope Of
passing it before the holidays. The white
citizens, Republican as well as Democratic,
oppose it, and it's not probable it will pass.
From present appearances 1t does not
seem that the general amnesty bill will be
passed before the recess. There is q strong
determination OH the part of number Of
Radical senator's to delay action upon it as
long as possible, notwithstanding the Ex-
ecutiye recommendation in its favor.
General Pleasonton, eX-Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, was thrown overheard
by bis friends in the Senate to-day, and
Commissioner Douglass was confirmed
without opposition. The chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee (Dawes) de-
MES the truth Of the statement that be had
given tobacco men any assurance of his in
topt{cn RI faUor n rpductioD of tho tav IN
sixteen cents pound, or that he has made
any explanation to any one of his position
on the question. TIMoS.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.
Letter from Petersburg.

CORES pnucCnce CT the Richmond Dispatch.
PETERSBURG, December - 1871.
1t was announced week or two ago
through the columns, originally, Of the
Richmond Christian Adrocdte, that the
Virginia and North Carolina Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South (co-
lorctl) would meet in this city on the 18th,
and members were directed TO report them
selves to the Methodist cbuich on Union
street. The day arrived, and the bishop
(Miles) and also several colored ministers;
but the Conference was not held in the
Union.Strcct Methodist Episcopal church.
On the other hand. the announcement is
now made and published that the session
of the Conference will begin tomorrow in
the basement of the Washington Street
church and thereby hangs tale
Not long since, it seems, the members Of
the Union.Street (colored) church, which
belongs Of right to the Washineton.Htrect
church, and which is held in trust by GER
tain members of the latter church, appre-
hersive that their church building was TO
be occupied by this Southern Methodist
Conference. made application to the Circuit
Court toc change Of trustees. Judge Wei
sioar, not aware Of the situation nor sus.
pecting theic purpose, gave the church such
trustees as those officials representing 1t
applied for. The consequence was lot Of
hard. headed. intensely prejudiced. and big
otcd men got possession OF the church, and
to-day it was found closed and locked; nor
was the Conference permitted to hold its
sessions there, because it Is under the aus
pices OF the Methodist Epi,copal Church
South. Not long since Rev. w. L. Jud-
klns was not permitted to enter this same
church for the purpose OF marrying cou.
pie.
This little instance will serve to show the
temper of The so called Zion Alethodsts Of
the North, and Of the 'colored MethodIsts
here who follow their leading.
Bishop Miles is in town, and will preside
over the Conference tomorrow.
Last Sunday evening pistol'shot was
fred by some unknown party through the
residence Of ex-senator y. &. Carr, on Old
street. Fortunately no one was Injured
by it. The person who fired it was not
found.
Rev. Joshua 3. Hutson will be ordained
Thursday night at the Byrne-Street Baptist
church, of which his brother (iteV. y. Il.
Hutson) is pastor. He is spoken OF as q
young man of great promise. HIS neld OF
labor will be Sussex and Che sterhed coun-
ties.
Judge Rye, State Treasurer, was in the
city to day.
The exact amount of southside Railroad
bonds which the finance committee Is au-
thorized to dispose OF Is Sl0,I00.
The temperance cause is reported to have
recently undergone refreshing revival
here.
The dinner tomorrow Of the Rihemen
will he grand affair.
Clear and pleasant to-day.
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NO NEGRO EQUALITY.

Tn the House Of Representatives at WASH
ing'on on Monday there was introduced by
Mr.. King, Of Missouri, joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution.
II provides that It shall not be lawful for
the white inhabitants Of the United States,
either male or female, to contract bonds Of
matrmony or enter into the marriage rela-
ton with the African or other colored In
habitants OF the United States, and all such
marriages are forever prohibited. Section
provides that the fourteenth amendment
shall not be understood or, construed as
prohibiting the States from making and en-
70! cling such laws as may be necessary TO
provide for the education OF the children
of the colored inhabitants Of the United
States in schools and colleges separate and
apart from the schools and colleges for the
education OF the children Of the white in
habitantR,
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CONFEDERATION In FfncastIe.

Special telegram to the Dispatch.
LYNcaBuRa, December 12-At o'clock
Monday night fire broke out in the sta
be attached to Prices Hotel, in Fincastle,
which was destroyed. The tire spread ra-
pdly-the wind blowing a gale-and de-
stroycd five fine dwellings and number Of
out.houses belonging to Mrs. DR.. Charles
Williams, Colonel w. II. NJ. Word, Mr..
George Garman, Captain j. NJ. Figgatt,
and Mrs. Ann Brewer. Nearly all the fur
niture was saved. Six other houses caught,
but the flames were eXtinguished with but
slight injury to them. Loss heavy, amount
not known. The origin Of the fire is un-
known some believe it incendiary others
that it caught from lighted cigar, care
les>ly thrown into the stable by drunken
man. .- a...