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NATIONAL NOTES.


lower house acariv SIX hundred bills came over
.ram h-t session. tbe FIRST one on the Speak
els talle being Biu l.2I8, % regulate proceed
mos in Naullmus Next COMES the famous
Senate ban ~. J. known as The Civil Rights
HIl Fernando Wood. of New York, has pub
I,-h.la card ca The New York Tribune 90 the
question &C tbc new Spcakcrship. TIE declares
tat the ucNt presiding officer ct the House
must BE u3i only an expert parliamcutorian,
lut one Y,rscd web ia the needs Of the Demo-
cratic party. ant srliricat.y capable % tight
their cause. ne should be selected without.
reference 90 his past actions in Congress, nor
as 20 what section be represents.
Ex-Guv Seymour. who declined becoming
q candidate tor the L. ;. Senate, explains his
reasons go q letter o. a friend, as follows
eco have made up ny mind that
+ ,.ifa man who ha, reached the age Of sixty Is
+ ..u oct as iuHueutal oui Of office as be can be IN
+ official position. De has iJilel 10 make good
character aud record. At and after that age
+ he should hold au uuseldsh relation to affairs.
+ " mean o. take an interest In public affairs
+ " ana O. serve 10Y country 20 the extent OF my
7 " abilities. Jut shlu ID So in private sta
q" tou ID my experience or counsels or exeF-
tons are cd any value they viii be given 10
/ uphold those principles which l deem to be
" right
Chamberlain. the newly elected Governor Of
+ South Carolina WAS iuaugunted on the lst
Instant ln his oral address. be promised
crcAt things p'elsioS himself tor reform, etc.
Uuu. the ucw Executive cuts the ring with
f which he Is s,closc,y affiliated, all these prom
Uses w.i gn ior uausht.
.H rriA Tbs rfvrr a
,,1. s. e. inteud giving q Far commencing
February next, ior ,be purpose % re-h'iiog rs
empty r,e,,uY This company rs composed
uf tbs survivors ~ the caEps which lent such
active ajl O., thc CIrtelency during cur late
war; l.srlrgose. AS 40 present organized, Is
tie ca,e ot tte destitute families Of those mem
ters who fu iu battle. Ia am allTess the
So. T. l. appeals hits friends 10 the Palmetto
state AMI Virginia Co help tle Fair along. Do
nations. either % money oT articles 10y the ia
lios. vji be gratefully Acknowledged and may
teAlirc,sel O. " =. l.. Honour, t~q., Charles
Rom. y. C. Your correspondent, Is acquaint-
.l with many of Oh. members Of this society
aui knows them % be gentlemen IN every
sluse oi the word
On the I0,h Instant the welding Of Mr. Re
eiuah Fcujai. member % the District Bar,
,rI Miss Annie Calf. Will take place Its %
h.. rsr,.,r..,.o
C,rl. are aut FIR the marriage # Can't. Geo.
" Wheeler. T.. =. A. aud Miss Jennie Blair,
us ceremony O. come or very soon.
R.,,rlir, E,lak,un's oppearluce ere many
l,ys. tbe capital. your realers may like 10
Non, tl. r,r',,0f those c,plp1siug the Can
,.l.,r..si,.t. They are. Governor i. o. Dom
.i,i. cli.t.f,tsH. Gov. j. NJ. K,freua. cover
r.r.ftle ISLAND II Maui: T. II. Mayor. the
t.rs', rr,tate secretary: aud . number OF
servants H.A. Pierce. the American minis
-.,t, Hawaii. accompanies the king hy the
.l,tte,'. invitation The man-eater LETT Frisco
n, tles,st SATURDAY..
A.. h,v..at last. q, democratic name, in this
.-,r Trfs,,llel "a. y-egiHJ ifIT and eti-
I,.i tv Cb,,f.. Az Deuisou AMI James YOUNG
Am.1c me ulauks CONFUSING its platform are
~ Tiicl Il rn, Ss.cis Basis and Home Rule
IN INV l,,, noticed the5e,tb of Mr.. jacob
IIire. Mid arrurr,l on. the 26lh ultmo. On
-. so., nr.-, lis brother Mr. Christian
l Ui,e.sl., lial ar.l "a years.
I H. r.r, Kr,,,t another 1ll citizen. died
..-,-,r, tf. r,,,. p, tba oitv from Phil,Jel-
III, ;o 1s4t a,l lal lived here ever since
/ -, -,,,,-yaI Ms an enrraver in the Coast
J S,,r,7v 0f..o
A ,.,r pr,-,ii. C'rb has beon forme,l here
.,,l.I 49,, . f.or, Norris Dr,Dati, Associs-
,,.., T, ,,.,,ts-s an ia ror many we'll
+ l....,,. ,.,,r.s ,,e.nl. # ,rr civ
Tre Pr.~,t1. r..,,,,,oant which was po,t-
+ r.-sI .r.r. Tb,rk.-;yinr tl,y came off Sa,ur-
+ i,v ,r.r.ir- Ths ,orte-, wound ND with A
/ b,rtre, gwen at ,he Imperial Hotel. An
4 cow ...,a abe tnvr-pv' +. result. First DriZe