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Secretary Sherman, who has had presi-
DENTAL aspirations attributed to him for
some time past, is reported by Chicago
Times interviewer TO have said that he had
such aspirations, and that if he could be
assured Of the solid support Of Ohio, he
would announce himself candidate.
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Tho Baltimore Gazette very broadly in
Inmates that the correspondent who pur
veys the Washington intelligence for the
Baltimore american, Mr. A. NJ. So,eldo,
is an incorrigible romancer whose political
statements are utterly unreliable.
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WARS AND RUMoRs OF WARs.-At
this writing Chill and Peru, the model
South American Republics, arc clinehed
in deadly struggle; revolution is raging
in Panama; England is carrying on war in
Afgharistan and South Africa and is
threatened with another ia Burmah, and
Russia is trembling on the verge of revo-
luton.
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We gave last week the substance Of a
decision of the United States Supreme
Court on the jurors test oath law. The
Court held that witness was not obliged
to state whether or not he participated ia
the rebellion. That decision rendered the
law imperative, but on Monday last the
Court rendered another decision on the
same law, aud now declares, as it should
have done in the first place, that ihc law
Is unconstitutional
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saEaMASvs GaASr-Seeretary Sher :
man is on an eleetioncering tour in Ohio.
Il is admitted that be has made rapid
strides toward supplaniine Grant in the
popular esteem. We fear that huge trans
continental procession of welcome will
come TO nought, after all.
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In this city, May s, 1879, Andrew J. Beaver.
aged 5S years, 5 months and IS DAYS. Fu.
neral from his late residence, Main street. this
Saturday morning, at . o'clock.
"a Near Hanover. Pa, May 2, 1879, Nicholas
+. Fleagle, aged 40 years. 'O'@'
on May =, 1879, near Goshen, Montgomery
county Nd, JeFushs AHH Waters, in the s0th
year OF her age, wife Of Richard Il. Waters
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DR.. Russell, who, at the opening Of the
war Of the rebellion, visited this county
as correspondent Of The London Times.
and Is popularity known here as "Bull Run
Russell, is to be knighted and to receive
a valuable appointment This has been
effected through the influence ofthc Prince
Of Wales AMI Duke Of Sutherland, who
are attached friends Of DIR. Russell. DR..
Russell is now travelling with Gen. Grant.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS AT 4 PREMIUM.
The new 1 per cents. bonds are quoted
in New York at sl.01i, notwithstanding
the cry Of revolution set up by the Re.
publicans against the Democrats. Moth
ing better illustrates the hollow election
eering eluptrap Of the Republicans aud
fatty contradicts their false representa-
lions. There is too much intelligence in
the country to impose upon public creduli-
~ by Misrepresentation Of this character.
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INsoLvENTs.s NOTICE.

Marcus NJ. HAYES vs.. His Creditors.
nRDERED this 7th day Of May, A. d.
~ 1879, that Marcus NJ. HAYES give notice
TO his creditors, endorsers and sureties, tbs.
the "a Monday OF August, A. ID. 1879, is hHfa
Tor the said Marcus NJ. HAYES to appear ~
the Circuit Court for Carroll county to an
swer sneh interogatories or allegations as
MS creditors, endorsers or sureties may pro.
pose or allege against him; and tina, eopyot
'hls order be published IN some newspaper
printed IN Carroll county, once a seek 70,
,nree successive months prior to the said "a
Monday OF August, 1879, as such notice.
True eopy,-Test;
may lO'8m FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk
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The Democrats may modify the bin to
prevent ths use Of bayonets at the polls as
much as they please, to meet the objec.
tons Of Mr.. Hayes, but the Republicans
viii not support IT in any shape. They
want to use the United States troops at
the polls, next year, to elect Grant or
Sherman. They resolved on Monday night,
thar they would oppose tile repeal in any
event.
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Representative Lowe, who challenged
Logan, has posted him, and says he fought
side By side with the men calis,ed BY 10
gan; but s,ill more important testimony
than any that be has offered appears in
the following affidavit, published in the
Democrat Of Columbus, Ohio
l, John G. wheaily, a resideat Of the city
and county Aforesaid, 40 solemnly swear that
on the 2sih day OF May, 1861, { went from
williamson county, Illinois, to Join Z. II 4.
Cunningham, Company G Of the Fifteenth
Regiment Tennessee Volunteers; that Major
Gen. John A. Logan, who then represented
the district III Congress, was the chief person
who raised said army and persuaded me TO
join the zane; that said Logan accompanied
u. labout seventy in number in the night
part Of the way from Williamson eoaRty to
PadueAh, the place designated for rs to cross
the river We crossed al Padueah, according
to John A. Logan's instructions, 10 evade
Union troops, which, he stated, were station
ed at Cairo.
When Logan left be agreed to meet Us as
sooa as possible and assigned as a reason for
not accompanying Us then that be waited to
settle up bis affairs at home and raise more
troops. Logan, when be leit, promised faith
fully to join as soon and command our regi-
ment in the Confederate service, bat the next
time we met him was at Belmont, in the Fed
eral service, and in the fight Capt Cunning
ham and chased him 50 closely that he was
compelled to dismount We succeeded in
capturing his horse and delivered il to Gen.
Pillow OF the Confederate army.
served in the Confederate army from the
above date until July 20, 1852, in Capt. Gun
ningham's company, and was honOrably dis,
charged at Tupelo, Miss. Ny son, Il, l..
Wheatly, Thomas Coder, Harry Hays, Vim.
Tinker, jackson Brown, jackson Love, Fler
ing Client, Martin Williams, and others, all
except the first now residing, or When last
heard from them, in Marioa, Williamson
county, Illinois, were members Of said com.
pany and will attest the truth Of the state.
meni. joan G.. WHEATLT.
Subscribed and sworn before me the s0th
day Of September, 1865.
JoHs Q. HARNON,
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BAcoNl BAcoNi

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aoog ~ - bacon and about b.Oco M
IA NV lara Tor sale at wholesale and ,s,o,i Us
ynnuefs'gneds, one mile nesih. sas, ~ ~
windsor; A call Is solicited l''"'sas' o. New
my '0'o'h JAS. W. LANTzk co
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CLERK Of Circuit Court. H.. Alssaader Co.. |!

The caucus Of Democratic members Of
the House, on Saturday, agreed finally
upon bill, to be passed separately, in lieu
Of the sixth section Of the vetoed Army
Apprc priation bill, under the title Of "a
bill to prevent Interference by the army at
elections It is modified so as to avoid
what is presumed to be the Presidents
chief objection to the vetoed measure.
The Republicans held caucus also on
Monday evening, and determined to op-
pose the measure to the bitter cad. No
possible modification Of it would be accep-
table to them, though it was announced
from Washington Wednesday, that Presi-
deui Hayes would sign it, The bill passed
the House on Tuesday, aud will as prompt
ly pass the Senate, it is believed
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Maryland State Vaccine Agency.

physicians Of the State can be s9PPIei ~,
4 with fresh ANIMAL VACCINE J'''
Of cost, BY applying to
W. &. REGISTER, N. D., a.
State Vaccine Agent, IL n. Calhoun os'
may l0-3t BALTIMORE
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SourH AMERIcA.--0 Of the reyolutions
that come suddenly upon the spasmodic Cen.
trail and South American Republics, inst AZ
hailsiorms and hurricanes visit our Gnlf
States and Mississippi Valley, struck Panama
the other day. II occupied about eighteen
hours, the participants being a hundred and
hiiy .'national troops on one side, and about
two hundred and ffly State militia, mostly
negroes, on the other. The plot was laid ~
sundry local politicians Recorder men. or
Gas men, or Tax Office men, perhaps--of the
Town OF Panama 10 oyerturn the State gov.
eminent, so as to put in men Of their own
sort, and to accomplish this, they bought up
for their service a lot Of captains and subal-
terms Of the garrison Of Irrational iroops. y
The plot being discovered, the Colonel com.
manding the garrison attempted to stop II,
and lost his ife at the hands Of the conspira.
tors among his troops. The State militia,
however, conquered the .snasional troops, =
and order reighs once more IN Panama, Al.
though thirty men were killed and about forty
wounded, which are the net results or this
last OF the Central American revelations.
e--a---.--- ----------A
Henry Eroff has haar ,rrnafed a. Q,~.,fl.,
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LIST OF LETTERS

REMAlN1NG in the Post Office, West
AZ minister, Nd, May Sd, 1879;
Bouier, Lisa Eaton, d. X. due &c.
Babylon, N. l.. Paisali, Mrs.
Blizzard, s. II. Ireland, Miss Margaret
Beck. {. f. t2l Iaurry, Adam
Barnes, Mrs. Martha Morelock J. A.
Ioll, Miss Alverta McCorkey, 7.
Corke, Mrs. Margaret Miner, Miss lGehey
Persons calling for letters in the above U.s.
will say they we're advertised.
may 10 A. II. HUDER, r. ".
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SENSIBLE ADvIcE.-rhe advice of Marshal
Douglass to his brethren Of the colored race
not TO leave the South, tallies with that of
another prominent colored man, Senator
Bruce, OF Mississippi, and is in marked con.
trast with the infiammatory appeals Of radical
demagogues.
"0ur people in the SOUTH says Mr.. Dong.
lass, shave monopoly Of the labor market.
They are the arm, the muscle and the hand
with the vantage ground Of the Constitution
behind them, men sympathizing with them In
every State, and the power to say, "Giye us
lair wages or your fields will go untitled In
the North and West they will have no sueh
advantage. They will be eonlronledby Irish.
men, Germans and Chinese, who can do ali
Kinds Of labor, even TO handling the wood saw
aud the whitewash brush. II the negro has
not WIT and wisdom enough to combine for
higher wages in the South, where will his sa
gacity be when he goes North? Capital il
not diyested OF its central attribute there
that oil getting labor as cheaply as il can. II
you go North you will have to take yourselves
with you--your qualities, your eiicieneies and
deficiencies. Sympathy may be yours for a
time, but u will soon change into contempt,
scorn and detesiation, unless You become self.
supporting and selfsasiaining.
ms IS The true solution Of the race problem
in the South, and, as Mr.. Douglas intimates,
the worst thing the colored man can do a h
give up practical monopoly Of labor in the
South Tor competition al the West which
might push him to the wall, The mere fac,
that The South is dependent upon his labo,
puts 70 his hands an effective weapon 10 nro.
tect himself from the .sintimidationu and
oppression Of which so much has been aid
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Tbs FATM. PACK OF PIx.--The Pitts.
burg, Pa, Post says Mrs. John Weber.
wife Of a south side grocer, whose place OF
business and residence are on Saray street,
between Twenty-sixth and Twenty. seventh
streets, was lying at the point Of death yester.
day afternoon The lady had a little sore on
her left hand, and two or three weeks ago
pricked the sore purposely with the point 81
a pin. Soon afierward the sore became sill
more inilamed; the baud began to swell. then
The swelling entered the arm, and finally ex.
tended TO the shoulder and body. Mrs.
Weber is stout, large woman, and had been
the very picture Of health. The attending
physician at one time contemplated amputa.
ton Of the arm, but dssisted. Mrs. Weber
was not expected to live through The night.
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GoIxe Back. --Gray, the southern colored
man who 50 slrennously opposed the negro
exodus, said recently that he expected % he
appealed 10, before long, FIR aid to return
The fugitive blacks to their former homes.
His prediction has already been fulfilled.
Starving and penniless, some Of them are
anxious 10 return, aud are asking assistance
70 enable them to get back again 70 their for.
mfr employers.
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MARRIED.

April 29th, 1879, by Rev. c. II. Richard.
son, Edwin Jones and Agnes ]. Lester.
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telegram from Buffalo, N. Y, says the
zee embargo n The hafbor there remains i'm !.
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DIED.

Deaths Free Tribute. rO,ty, DC, rir, os.l. per line
, 1879-01-19

earlier period. The ladies were MRS. oiuhelo
and Mrs. Bracegfrdle, and the scene u Ins ~
counter was In the rooms OF Henry t 81. oen'a'
afterwards M Lord Boneofoke ae asse TsSc mss to
sing, but both wished to sing first, aud about
this they quarreled. St. John finally caiieu up,
on Young Aasham to name the one "ho shonlo
sing hrst, and he namea Mrs. braceeifuEE., e, iats.
O1dhelo was so angry that sue salo: we M naYs
been talking Of dueIs just POW Misa sa u m9re
81 DON'T baulk yourself, my dear Oldheld."
replied Mrs. B., with sarcastic laugh, i" WILL
meet you when and where you say. !, VIC ca'i
put on male attire for the nonce aho 1a'1c5 our
selves men.'
~ wish you dare make good your Words
Madam" answered Mrs. Oldield..
II you doubt me and are in hurry We can
step into the next room and settle the ma1ter ae
once" replied Mrs. Braceeirde: -. >, nts.o,e
am willing; We will fight WITH plstols'
am dead-sllot,'' said Mrs. Uldield., !
at this time St. John interposed and su9-
gestea that, as the Indies were Qetermfheo 70
fight they should allow him to arrange tue
manner It should be thus: He would take ga
candle anu step to the further end OF inc
She who first snutfed :. it should 1e
declared the victor. The ladies assentet. ot;
John took his position, and Mrs. Oluheid faased
her pistol, lcvcled and fired: The shot was so
b1nC t4At Tue name HaFcFed+ auA dPp1fAoe G.a-
sued. Then Mrs. Bracegirdlc took her rivals
place, but just as she raised her arm trembling
seized her and she let It fall to her side without
firing.
II cannot 90 this" she cried. II should
mover forgive myself II hurt dear St. John,
and would rather own myself vanQuished."
At this display Of heart the applause was
greater thau before, and Oldic1d put her arms
about her rivals neck and wept tears OF for-
Eivenness. Mrs. Bracegirdie then to show that
she really was dead shot set the candle on
stand near By, and, taking the same distance,
fired and snuffcd it out.
, 1879-01-19

Que of the most eminent pianists in London.
har:ur suffered much from the irrepressibie
corver:aticn OF drawing room audiences, devised
tAc other day means of giving little lesson to
tic town. Tic arranged with his VIOLIN
To;oocello, anu the rest that tue music should
come to sudden stop in the midst of the loud
est passage Of the piece, at glyen signal from
him. It was done The baw1ing and shouting
voices were left in the tEinkling OF an eye, high
md dry, as it were. upon shore OF silence.
Joyous, cie2r. and distinct. above them all rose
voice 1roln the foremost seats, the voice Of Lady
but no, tortures shall not drag her name from
me! And these words were ringing upon the
startled air. ave alwaya f.. cure II la.a1"
, 1879-01-19

MAGGIE MITCHELL AND THE COLONEL
While Maggie hfiacllcll was in Cincinnati she
received letter from Colonel in the army
who Is ambitious to slime as q playwright. It
is one Of the most extraordinary literary efforts
that ever emanated from man Of Har-or a
man Of peace. either, for that matter. Wonder
what kind OF a piece he would produce. Here
is specimen of his manner:
~ don't only speak The English Language as per-
feet as yourself, but also imlnetate the Yankee
the Irish the Ethiopian and other Defective Pro-
i'll dozen different provincial Tongues aud am
satisfied wonld make my way on the stIge, if i
only got start, the more 60 by Introducing q
DOZEN new Plays, which would be easy 10 me, Be-
cause j am master Of both Languages and can
translate them myself" lie wishes to be recon-
mended to alrs: Barney Williams: ''who, as i
10 take the stage again. Tor 4 liveIyhood,
ne. ne and ller, might !, NJ perhars make excel
ent ns f wo, in M e ,o m1st s1taoFd
paragraph. which spins along as follows: ''Picasc
excnse my 1ntrution into your Presence in this
manner, because another chance to see you and
be KIND Enough nol to refuse IN Amateur who has
served from the mueket up during fifteen long
Years and has from the beginning to the End
always been considered one at the best members OF
the Company. who has assisted many a'poor Actor
with both money and assistance in Benefit Plays:
{who i,us frequently rcce1yed applause from
chuEchmembcrs} who would have been on the pub
lie stage long nefore and rivalled with the oest
Ut our Stars; II his wife would have concenred to
DO so. she Is dead now and can do what good luck
may direct me. in my present occupation can
hardly euEn buar and cloathcs, in an exposed con-
datlon OF cold and vet. which cannot staua.''
+ JOAQUIN MILLER
is preparing his Mexican drama, and in his own
guile}css way he is seeking to create the taste
By which it is to be admired. To friend he
remarked that "onc Of the reasons why Amer
ican dramas are not successful, is the lack of
color in our democratic life. America Levels
everything, eTeu her heroes. An American
society play gives us pcrsouages who are all On
one plane. The dramatic distinctions of life
and character disappear in land where you
cannot cuff boo.black without fear that he
will be a Deputy Sheriff OK an editor tomorrow,
and arengc himself tenfold. How can you get
color and form into picture where the naoob
and 1unky both wear the same kind Of dress
coatl No, sir, The Inoiau red of our life
, 1879-01-19
A FANThSY.

Elizabeth: Elizabeth!
Can Llfc be lessa gain than Death?
LII. tell the what joy fol;oweth
Since pas. The river thUu hast bre4th,
Freely unlettete Il, :s ore saith
Sure that no foe belcagrereth-
Elizabeth! Elizabeth!
Tic tide ~ wade anc white tonight:
4 stormy warrior. in his might
He t:its against q lesser knight
And asl the weak opposcr's fright
le lest be topp1e from the hight
here, shield abreast, he halaneeth.
And keeps the old love pure and bright
For thee aud ti1ine-Eliza oesn.
CHICAGO, Jan. +, 1871 LILLE SCHBHIDGE.
, 1879-01-19

son. Fiske got up weak sort of conadepc. =
shat tb Vnf f1.t was ro'n,tedhorse loot
, 1879-01-19

AT HOME.

THE SEASON OF COL MAPLEsos,s o,r,-.
TROUPE AaA
has over-shadowed all else that is nusfca, :, =,
city. We have followed it SO closely firm, suo ,1o
to day and given to It's performances so ~.
space, but no more than they me,ited, that 81
need not 90 over the ground again. We nre,..s
elsewhere our general Impressions Of the season
and some Of the suggestions which it convex.
so that it is only Necessary in this place to m,ls
the announcements for the coming week ,ns
these are so attractive that it will be yerv dis
cult for opera-goers to stay away any nIob.
The following operas will be gi7en In the os;1".
in which they are printed:
, 1879-01-19

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.
EPISCOPAL
Jan. 19-Second Sunday after Epiphany.
Jan. 24-Fnst-
jar. 25-Conyersion of St. Paul
CATHOLIC.
Jap. l9-Second Sunday after Epiphany; Feast
Of the Holy Name Of Jesus; SS. Ma
rius and Comp, MAJ.
Jan. e0-SS. Fabian ana Sebastian, MM.
Jan. 2l-St- Agres, +. II.
Jan. 22-SS- Vincent and Anastasius, NM.
Jan. 23-Espousais Of the 3. Y. 3i- and St. Jo-
eepn; ST. Emerentiaua, Y. VI.
Jan. M-SL Timothy, B. NJ
Jau. 3-Conycrsion OF ST. Paul.
, 1879-01-19

EI19C IL al Allf t14AE LUZ LlIE 6llU OIL 1t
isreportel that J. L. Too1e ia to be tie SUBJ
lessee, while some Of his friends say new thea
tire is to be built for him on the Thames EN-
bankmcnt,
Fanny Davenport, In denying the story OF her
marriage to Pittsbnrg man, said to an inter-
viewer: line only possible reason why such
story should be in circulation is from the fact
that q certain gentleman from Pittsburg was
very attentive to my sister aud myself while We
we're III London. Besides, he isn't q bachelor
as people say, but kind Of widowcr. Now.
you may rest assured that the world shall know
it lust as soon aa anything Of that kind happens;
but 1t is useless. can't get married if T woulu.
nobody would have NEIL
San francisco dNa-Calforafa. Jan. :. uon
Thursday evening Mr.. Barton Hill left for the
East in the Interest of the management Of the
California Thcatre. It is nearly five wears since
ne wended ms way across the mountains. A
great deal Of interest has been attached to oh
tanning knowledge Of his mission. From n
variety OF sources we learn that Miss Clara
Morris has entercd into an arrangement hv
which she will play season at the California
theatre, her terms being IS per cent, and she to
support. These she had selected, and it is Mr..
HIPS object when he reaches New York to
eneaec them. Miss Morris will produce ali
thc plays Of her Two last ENGAGEMENTS in
act date OF the commencement Of her
engagement at the California Theatre Il not
fixed, but 1t will conclude before the first Mon
day 10 May as on thai date Fhe is under contract
TO appear m Chlcaso. We also learn that Miss
Morris last terms at Baldwin:s Theatre were
S2,No week, and that it was q refusal To mr.
cept 81, week Tor another engagement that
CAUSED the present arrangement to be madc.,'
Mr5: Stephen Fiske writes to the St. Lonis
fepxotcan that she Is delighted by her hus-
bands retirement from the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, and adds: where's the next idints T
SUAi[ watch Lf}1 yFrnfph1s
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AttcntsDn. Roger Murphy EuRrdsA
meeting will b held On THURSDAY. October
III. at The club room, corner 81 Chippewa and
Louisiana Avenue to rntify tho nominees Of
tho Baton Rouge OonveLt.on. We hope to have
the u nnsnte OF seeing our honorary Vice uresl-
dent Gov. T.. "a. VII y. Mt our meeting. oc12
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WANTS.

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w the cheapest and best advertising In the
atty Ii In this column. ut ten cents per line t0r
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