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FROM EUROPE.
Great Britain.

Great Britain.
TUE STRIKE.
LONDON, Sept. 14.-The associated employers
of Newcastle, in a letter to the Times, inform the
public that 4l16 workmen are now engaged
daily, and constant additions to the force will
soon restore the former activity to the town.
ELECTION.
The election for member of parliament, in
Truro, resulted in the choice OF Hogg, cOnServa-
tive, by majority of 1863.
LOST AT SEA.
An American brig toundered yesterday off
Lands End, and all on board perished.
France.
CONFERENCE.
VERSAILLES, Sept IA conference, com
posed Of Count de Remusat and Power
Qncrtier, representing France, and Herr Won
Arnlm and Count HerzOg, representing Ger
many is now being held in this city, for the set
Element of the Msatan customs Question. 1t
Is hoped that the conference will be able to ar
range Tor the evacuation of all departments cX-
eept SIN by means of customs concessions.
THE COURTS MARTIAL.
In the assembly, to-day, Gen. DeCissey
stated that two additional courts martial, for
the trial Of communists, would shortly be APP
pointed. He said there are now but one hun
dred and fity-two judges to examine the cases
OF thirty thousand prisoners, including seven
hundred and fifty cOnvicts. Even with addi-
tional courts, the government will probably be
obliged to release twelve thousand i've hundred
OF the prisoners without trial, as it is impossible
to sentence more than one hundred per month.
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY.
In the assembly, to day, Rcmusat submitted,
as result of the recent negotiations, a bill au-
thorzing Theirs to conclude with the emperor
OF Germany customs treaty.
Portugal.
FALLEN ROYALTY.
LIsBoN, Sept. 1.-THE Empress Eugene ar
rived here today, from London. She was visited
by the king and queen of Portugal, aud soon
alterward left by rail for Madrid
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CALTFoRNIA-LATEsT RETURNS.
SAN FRANCIsco, Sept. 14.-By the latest re-
turns the democrats have two majority in the
senate, and the republicans clear majority on
a Joint ballot. The recount of votes of San
Francisco developed nothing fraudulent. beyond
the use of nitrate of silver with which the name
of Bedlam, Il taxpayers candidate for assessor.
had been erased from about twenty ballots, the
erasure not showing until some hours after the
ballot had been deposited
MISREPRESENTATION ENDORSED.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 14.-rhe democratic state
convention yesterday passed unanimously a
resolution commendatOry of Gen Hancock as a
soldier and citizen.
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LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE wORCEsTER DAILY sPW
From Washington.



THE MONSTER DEFALCATtON-LETTER FROM
THE DISHONEST OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 14.-rhe following
is Major Hodges letter Of confession:
WASHINGTON, Sunday, Sept 10th, p. NJ.
General b, ". Brice.-ST:-I have to in
form you that am unable to close my accounts,
and owe lrightlul amounts Of about four hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars, which sum
have lost during the last few years in stock
speculatiOns, going deeper in hope of retrieving
myself. have no excuse or mitigation of my
course TO offer, and propose 10 take the full con-
sequences of my sin. | had thought a week
ago, of escaping from New York, but believe |
have done better in returning 70 deliver myself
up, as | felt | was bound to do.
| can, of course make no pre-
tence Of excuse for the systematic de-
ceit | have pTactced on YOU, and the advau-
tage | have taken of the special position have
held, and feel that YOU especially have cause to
be justly unexorable against me. / ha, been
| led on by an inintuation which always attends
the course | entered on; hoping always to re-
cover my loss and conceal my crime believe it
is really relief to be discovered for ! have
been in hell on earth for years, and the alter
natives of hope and fear | have gone through
and the constant care to avoid detection, were
becoming too strong.
Geslre 10 TURN over any property nave as
silal onset AGAINST my deficiency, and, after
slnlnS any iilorlhauoh, VIII assist III settlihg
| my aCeouh's, or, Il possible, IN recovering
poluon oi WHAT nave losl' cN-
P pr -. ~ taN5 r lle IIll punishment award
t ~ ~ ny 10y oleuCc, III justice 10 TWO par
son,a a sS IitS 'rUGJn mno navS aae
so.lse sPec ;' WISH 70 say that they are
Peilesul lilCceuI Vi any hhoWei"G lnat was
PuoiS tuluS. Ino't 'le sdlaI balances
WIN eaCl Vi iilese paTues 10 NY cre"lt, WheueV-
eI Tue "ccGuuIs are closed, Inc losses made
Almost .i'J gltl,eLy III new lorh, WIN one mouse
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Sporting Matters.

ITALLENTE.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-The Taylor Winship
crew have challenged the Ward brothers, or
any other crew they have met this season, to a
six mile race round stake boat and return at
Lachine, on the I'd of October, for S25OO side.
THE RACE AT MONTREAL.
MONTREAL, Sept. 1.-THE four-oared race to-
day, was won by the Halifax Barton crew, in
thirty-three minutes, ten seconds. Both the
English crews led, but went three hundred
yards beyond the turning buoys before discov-
ering their mistake. They claim that the buoys
were changed during the night The Renforth
crew came in second, one hundred and fGty
yards behind the Barton and fifty yards ahead
of the Taylor-Winship.
ANOTHER CHALLENGE.
MONTREAL, Sept. 14.-The Taylor-Winship
crew publish a challenge this morning, offering
TO row any crew in Canada for $500 a side, at tie
Lachine lace, " comeOtf Qctober2d
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New England Dispatches.
The Boston Hide and Leather Bank De-
fnlcatiOn-AIIeged smuggIing-DrOwn
ed, etc.


BOSTON, Sept. 1.-THE trial of James D. Mar
tin, delaultiDg cashier of the Hyde and Leather
bank, was today indefinitely postponed, on the
ground of the defendants insanity. Martin was
long ago convicted of the defalcaton, sentenced
and pardoned by President Johnson The pres
ent charge is one of conspiracy, in connection
with the delalcation, which the court ruled was
not covered by the presidents pardon.
An Englishman, named Whip, Storage pas
senger in steamer Tarila some weeks SINCE has
been arrested for smuggling $500 worth of
property, mostly jewelry.
A monument to the soldiers and sailors who
died in the late war was dedicated, to-day, in
West ROXbury, with appropriate exercises. Rev.
James Freeman Clarke delivered the address.
MAINE.
ROCKLAND, Sept 14.-Mr Amos Thompson,
formerly of this city, and his son, were drowned
this morning by the capsizing of their boat near
the mouth of the Weskeag river, while on their
way TO the Island of Matnie, where they re-
sided.
BATH, Sept. 14.-In this city, to-day, from the
yard OF L. & A. Sewall, was launched a finely
modelled and superior built ship, 1000 tons,
named Eric the Red"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
LANCASTER, Sept. 14.-Charles +. Bennett of
Carroll, was arrested this morning on a charge
of embezzling $500 from the Twin Mountain
house. He claims that he retains the amount
in consequence of being unable to obtain a set
Element
CONNECTICUT.
NORWICH, Sept. 14.-In New London, this af-
ternOon, Leonard Rogers half breed Michigan
Indian, shot Hattie L. Lily, a girl seventeen
years old, in the head with pistol, killing her
instantly. He then shot himself in the temple
and fell dead. The cause of the action was leal-
ousy and the refusal of the girl to marry him.
Rogers has wife in Malone, N. Y. Has worked
in New London late, where he bore Il good rep
utation. He left a letter, explaining his rela-
tions to the girl, and asserting that she was the
mother of a child found abandoned in this city
some months since. The letter, with remarks
made recently by the murderer, show the crime
to have been sometime premeditated.
HARTFORD, Sept. 14-The academic year at
Trinity college opened this evening. The college
begins the year with larger class than usual,
about forty new students having already been
admitted.
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Temperance Convention in East Douglas

Temperance Convention in East DOu .Ins.
The Worcester Central district Temperance
union held its quarterly session in the Congre-
gational church, (Rev. VIM 7. Briggs in East
Douglas, yesterday. There was large and
spirited attendance. The meeting was called to
order at ten O'Clock by the secretary, s. d. King,
of Sutton, and the vice president, p. Whitin
Dudley, of Whitinsyille, was called to the chair.
Alter prayer by Rev. j. ?. Burbank, of South
Sutton, and brief remarks from the chair, re-
ports were called for from the towns. For
Blackstone, DIR. NJ. d. Southwick said there
had been some improvement in the state of the
cause there,wher so much was needed to be done.
For Webster Mr.. Ithiel johnson said much
good had been done among the Catholics by the
formation of a Sunday and public school soce-
ty, now consisting of seventy members. The
Good Templars were doing an excellent work.
The Methodist church had also begun work in
this direction in their Sunday school, Com
plant was made that the state constables had
overlooked the largest ylolators Of the liquor
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CITY NEWS.

Several military officers from this city will be
present at the dedication of the soldiers and
sailors monument, at Providence tomorrow.
The seasons course of social entertainments,
at the hall of the Anthropologcal society,
opened last evening.
We again urge republicans not to neglect
the caucuses tonight. The places of meet
inc are given in the call which is published in
another column
There was discouragingly small attendance
at the theatre last night, notwithstanding the
superior character OF the play "NIan o. Airlie,'
and the unquestionable ability of Mr.. Lawrence
Barrett
"Thc Witches of New York;" with Albert w.
Aiken in the principal character, will be the at
Fraction at Music hall this evening Mr.. Aiken
is 4 very clever actor, and promises to be well
supported.
In the superior court, yesterday, the case of
Addison c. Jackson VS. Laban Stevens was
taken up, and is still on trial. Very and Bar
thoomew for the plaintiff, Aldrich and Stock
well for the defendants. This will be the last
case tried this week. The first jury have al
ready been discharged.
During the performance at the theatre, last
night, one Major Ross said to be delegate to
the democratic convention at Springfield, YES
terday, and the reputed landlord of a hotel in
Cambridge, was arrested by the police for alleged
disorderly conduct.
Messrs. Henry S. Hall and Alden Rice, two
young men of this city, have procured fifty
traps aud all other necessary accoutrements,
and will start for thc inferior of Newfoundland
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WILMINGTON, N. C., Sept Al. Keller
was arrested IN this city, to-day, for offering for
sale ten thousand dollars of the registered 500
bonds No 1883, issue of 1865, which have been
caveated by the treasury department
FATAL EFFECT.
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 14.-Detective John
II. Richard, shot Aug. Slst by Daniel s. Miller
whom he was arresting, died to-day. Miller
shot himself Immediately after wounding Rich
ard $1,000
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We urge upon capitalists and all having money to in;
vest the most careful iaUe hgdoR of these securities
believing them to combine more safety and profit than
any Railroad Bond now in the market The Portland
and Ogdensburg Railroad line will be the shortest route
by more than MY miles from the Lakes to the Atlantic
The Road will have local business enough to pay all its
running expenses and TO insure the prompt and regular
payment Of interest on lis small 6onded debt 1t will be
the greatest pieaoSue FROhtOdre in the Eastern States
uniting by the shortest route SARATOGA and Lakes
George and Champlain with the WHITE MOUNTAINS.
Lakes Memphremagog and Willough by, MT MANS
FIELD and the celebrated mineral springs of Northern
Vermont
The Road is under the management OF some of the most
EXPERIENCED, SUCCESSFUL, and WIDELY KNOWN bust
ness men in the country who will insist upon the closest
economy and honesty in the administration of its affairs
The managers of the Road have themselves invested
largely in its capital stock the cash subscriptions being
nearly sufficient to complete the Road ready for the iron
uhus showing their appreciation Of the Importance and
value Of this enterprise For convenience of investors
the bonds Coupon registered are of the following
denominations:
$1,000, $500, and 500,
and the interest, SIX PER CENT GOLD, is payabe
semannually in Boston, the LIST of May and The LIST
of November. These bonds are offered, until further
notice. at 90, and accrued interest in currency
For further Information, Pamphlets, Maps, &c, apply
to '''
E. Il T. FAIRBANKS IL CO.,
st. Johnsbury, Vermont.
FAIRBANKS & CO.,
252 Broadway, New York.
FAIRBANKS, BROWN Il CO.,
lis MIX St, Bostsn.
FAIRBANKS Il EWING.
us Chestnut ST., Philadelphia.
FINANCIAL AGENTS
Trustees for the First Mortgage Bontbol5crs.
Hon. LUKE P. POLAND, st. Johnsbury, VT.
ABRAHAM T. LOWE, Esq.
President LIST Nat. Bank Boston, Mass
FOR SALE BY
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Boston
RICHARDSON, HILL d CO.
Sears Building, Boston.
And all leading Banks and Brokers
JAZb dtawlm&w3m
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: NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. al. L. Weir, of
Limestone county, Alabama, who was taken
from his house some days ago by five masked
meu, was found yesterday tied to tree in A
swamp. His captors, after whipping him,
nearly drowned him in stream OF water, and
then tied him to a tree and left him to staryc.
TWO OF the desperadocs have been arrested
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The installation of Rev. Mr. Babb as pastor
of the Congregational church in Oxford, is set
for Wednesday of next week. Rev. A. II.
Plumb of Chelsea is expected to preach the SER
mon
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NOTICE TO BOOK AGENTS.

Energetic, intelligent Ladies' and Gentlemen shoud
apply Immediately for territory and circular of terms
tor local agency In any part Of the United States and
British Provinces, for REV. JoshPH Z. THOMPSON ID.
D., great work now in press The title is Hone WoR
SHIP FOR EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR" This Is a valuable
religious work for all denominations of Christians pre-
pared and published expressly for the subscription
paruneht OF JAMES X OsGOOp & Co. Canvassers will
md this new book eXcelng all other Subsc Books
IN attractiveness. Liberal Terms given. Address all
applications and orders to
III, A. BROWN a CO.,
~ dlm NJ fremont ST. boston, Mass,
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Criminal Record,


, INAI1 UAKELESSNES5
CLEVELAND, Sept. 14.-H. Hattersly pur-
chased, this morning, two bottles of medicine,
lor external and internal use. The drug clerk
carelessly transposed the labels and IIattersly.
using the wrong medicine internally, died soon
after -
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ESTABLISHED IN 1S3S.-P. YOUNG.
- Dealer In Fancy Goods, Toys, and Useful Articles
Umbrellas and ParasOls Repaired. Pnking in a num-
Der Of styles; stamping for Embroidery.
Agency of the French Dye House, OF Boston Goods
sent TO the Dye House. on Fridays.
ease observe the sign Of THE Variety Store No POS
te27 N'%nAs
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An Unlucsy Kick.


A minister in one Of our orthodox chur.
chcs, while on his way to preach a funeral
sermon in the country. called to sec a
member, an old widow lady who lived near
the road be was travelling, The old lady
had just been making sansagcs, and she
felt proud Of thcm-thcy were 80 plump
round and sweet. Ofcoursc she insisted
on the minister taking some Of tho links
home % bis family. He objected on ac.
count Of not having his portman'cau with
him. This objection was soon overrulcd,
aud.lho, lady, aftcrwrappins thcmi in arsg,
placed a bundle in either pocket of the
minister's capacious coat Thus equipped
he started for the funeral.
While attending to the solemn duties Of
the grave, some hungry dogs scented tho
sausagcs, and were not long in tracking
them to the pockets Of The good mans coat
OF course this was great annoyance, and
he was several times under the necessity Of
kicking these whelps away. The obscquics
at the grave being completed, the minis
ter and the congregation repaired to the
church, where the funeral discourses vas
to be preached. After the sermon was
finished, the minister halted to make some
remark, to the congregation when broth
er desired to have some appointment CIV
en- out, ascenled the pulpit, and gave the
minister's coat hitch to get bis attention.
Tue divine thinking tia dog, having a de-
sign upon bis pocket, raised bis foot and
gave sudden kick, and sent the good
brother sprawliDg down the steps.
"You will excuse me, brethren and Sis
ters." said the minister, confused and with
out looking at the work be had done, "for
| could not avoid til have sausagcs in
my pocket, and that tarnatiou dog has been
trying to grab them ever since ! came up.
on the premises"
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enough to have been almost full acdged
before you we're born, aud here he is still
in the days Of his gosliug green, with the
shell sticking on his head to this day! It
is a melancholy absurdity. One can't be
young unless one is young. Only once is
it given to US to be uutried and soft, aud
the gushing and superlativc, and when the
time comes for it to go. no sort of effort
can hold back the aee'ins days : -Lippia.
cots Magazine,
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A Remarkable Balloon Ascension.


A reporter Of the Titusvillo Herald had
a rather unusual experience at q balloon
ascension at Cory, Of which he writes:
"I was special reporter for the late bAl,
loon ascension here, and | therefore had
the best seat that could be afforded mo on
tho occasion. Our car was small basket,
and there no, being room for myself md
engineer on Tho inside, | simply tied ?
rope around my neck aud hung on lho
outside. All things being ready, hey
cut the ropes and away wc went, sky high
| had heard Of "Ascepsionists," "Sccoad
day Advent '"Up in a balloon, boys
"llow's that for high" and even Of '1
being hung, but | never before cxpcrs3l
ced so much in few minutes. Wo a3s
we'd at Constellation" when tue mAcy yNe
stopped, aud not having any sand baS'sqloj
throw over, it was necessary to throw 1sI
something as near sand as possible, as
nothing else would cause us 10 rise. It
was ascortaincd that was mado Of clay,
aud orders were given to cut tho rope
Ny hair stood up; | know it would case up
on my neck, but | was afraid ii might
spoil my boots when landed However,
the rope was cut, my hair still standing,
which fortunately caught on the willow
basket. Wo went down as fast Us | want.
cd to. When almost down ! caught the
end Of lightning rod in my mouth, swung
my feet around and landed ona roof safely.
Icame near jerking the old balloon to pie
ccs, stopping so quick shall not 80 up
again"
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Wonderful sagacity Of q Dog.

The Portland (Mainc) Press snys: The
following story, strange rs it may appear,
is vouched for by several witnesses whose
testimony is unimpcachablc A short
time ago a female Newfoundland dog was
in the habit Of coming to the house OF q
lady in this city who would throw it pie
COS OF cold meat, which the dog would Ont,
and, having satisfied It's hunger 60 away
again. So confirmed did this habit bc.
come, that at certain hour daily the lady
would expect tho dog and the animal would
mako its appearance. A few days ago,
she said to her, why don't you bring
me one Of your puppjes?' repeating the
question several times as she stood at the
window, tho dog looking at her in The
face with an expression Of intelligence, as
if it understood every word the lady said
The next day, to the lady's astonishmcnt,
at the usual hour, the dog returned aud,
10 and behold! was accompanied by q lit
tlo puppy. The lady fed both dogs, and
then took up the puppy into the window,
when the old dog scampcred of aud did
not return for three days. At the ond Of
that time the dog again appeared, when
after feeding it, the lady said, Next time
bring all your puppies, | want to see them
and yesterday morning, sure enough,
the dog returned accompanied by three
Newfoundland pups Several Of the neigh
bors saw the whole transaction, and dccla-
red that they considered this ono Of the
most wonderful proofs Of tho sagacity Of
the dog they have ever known. Where
the dog came efrom and to whom it belongs
is not known, but we have tho name Of
the lady and also Of those who were eye
witnesses to the occurrence as narrated to
ueD Il
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Divorces and Weddings.

II Is wonderful to find how often bus.
band discovers his wife to be incompatible,
offensive and good for nothing, when some
younger or moro attractive woman has ia.
ken bis fancy! 1t is no less surprising to
observe how often wife discovers for tho
first time, suddenly, that her husband is
drunken, british or fendish, 'whcn an.
other richer or more prospcrousman stands
ready to marry her it her husband were
but out Of the way! Ii the law should Of
fer to grant divorces freely, tcn.lold more
freely than now, and at the samo time
should forbid persons from marrying again
does any one believe that there would bo
one divorce asked where now there arc
a handred2 Years ago a legal gentleman,
who had procured large number Of di-
vorces in bis earlier practice, and had af-
terward rcnounccd the business absolutely,
in speaking to US on the subject, said:
"Iu all my experience never found a di,
vorcc asked for for The sake Of being un-
married; divorce was always the prclim-
mary to a wedding, and with women quite
as much so as with mem -Ch@rhman.
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A Negress 1871 Years Old.

The editor Of tho Planters Banner,
New iberia, Louisiana, recently visited an
an aged negrcss, named Mary Ann, who
was brought from Africa when she was
fifteen years old, and she has lived in St.
Mary's parish ever since She formerly
belonged to the Pellcrin family. aftcrward
to Joseph sorrcll, brother Of Martin Sor.
rell. This woman, Mary Ann, is very
black and has strongly marked African
coun,enaDce. She has been blind aud con.
fined to her bed for about sixteen years ~
Her youngest child, Aqua, is now seventy
ninc years old, and is quite active. She
waits upon her aged mother with great
tenderness. The old mother cannot bear
the FIRE, even in tho coolest weather, but
has to be warmed by putting hot bricks to
her feet and hands, and BY an abundance
Of blankets. She cannot walk or even
stand, but is able to sit up in chair
She has good appetite, but does not sleep
we'll. From facts and information which
seem reliable, Mary Ann must have been
born previous to the year l74O, aud was
brought to the parish Of St. Mary long
before the old revolutionary war, about the
year 1876, or before that.datc. Hcr hus.
band, Bernard, died sixteen years ago
TIc was older than Mary Ann. lie was
forty years old when he was brought from
Africa in a slave vessel.