VOLUME 4. AMERICAN CITIZEN Ornamental, plain, Fancy, card Book AND nmui -res 1« the Avbltratlon room In the Court HOUM. BUTLER jp A.. •VTK ARE PREPARED TO PRINT,OM SHORT NOK I Bill Heads, Books, Druggist Labels. IV grammes, Constitutions, Checks, Notes Drafts, Blanks, Business Carda, Visiting ■Cards, Show Cards, Pamphlets, Posters. Bills of Fare, Order Books, Paper Books, Billets, Sale Bills, &c. bkinq »UR.Nisn«n Willi fhe Most Approved Hand T, i esses AND THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF Typ®, Bord«r«, Ornaments. Rules, Cuts. &e., IN TIIK COUNTY, We will execute everything in the line of PLAIN AN DDECORATIVE PRINTING CATLY, PROMPTtT, AXT> Ki RIABO.tAI(| HATCfI, }n a style to oxcel any esftiblishnient at home, aud compete with any abroad. ISKILLEI) WORKMEN Are employed in every branch of the lousiness, and we endeavor to meet the wants of tho community, and to re tain the honorable distinction which has been already conceded to this establish-; Arfrtrt, for taBT E IN COMPOSIION ANl> |?lfganco in T'l'psf* ovlc« In all the essentials of Oheap Printing, Good Paper, Tasteful Composition, Beau tiful Press Work, and Dihtpatth, we in vite comparison, from getting out a ' lard r>( a single line to an illuminated Poster, or a work of any number of pages. rstorjEssxowAL CAKDS. L. Z. MITCHELL, a** OtHce N. N. Corner of Dl.rooml Bnttel. * Charles ill-randlei*! OCTi' *. "Poivli west COinoi' Dfwnond, ftut!"r. I'.i .i.*.4J. i»i:uviivt i;, Attoriicys at I' nw ' Cffico, ™ S. K of ril:.tnon.l aad Mnln >t BiiM»r^P» " TOWIN LTO.N JOM* THOMPSON THOMPSON & LYON, •»* ; ID-offico, anMi>i» Slrvel llu««r. P » "<r» w ELA.OK & FLEEGEB, AT LAW» AliD PKNt>iO> AND CL VIM AOKNTrf ,*j>.om.o, You'll KMt Coi ««.• of liiaiivrot. B." 1"'. P" SE WjlH<3" - >IKS. TJ L J\V M >N, *•, null rwptetfull. ii.t r.„ t,. c tl.-.H "112 ,hl ' 112i 1 " lhiit'li'u pi*l«.«l -.•»!. M«I, -. --I;" MAkj-M. fo ', * VV.I-.n» "" * ■ "'"' f . OB- Btt . iCisftel ATTORNEY AT V , Wilt ntti'u'i i" >n biK 'ii --nini " i 1 |y. *IIOIIIkHi Kl»'!'l 1' ' ' • ■ I tiwu. Hid /V» awl i">i'' • ... Will nlsO act .»* rtgoot lo» ' • '■' •- IK. Hi inU estate. it%- , .. r «*»n soiitk siJ" >f PU« * Jlnt w l»a „ | THOS. IvC I3TISTJSO N t , ; Attorney ai A> l> PENSION AND CLAIM AGENT Offfe with (Iharlgs M'Candleas, _ g. w. C illel' ol t'inJUi'iiid . BnTt.Kn Pa Claim Agent* VIIR an»ler*tj<notl eroultl respectfully notify tlie public that he has Veen regularly commisylurwl »s CLAIM for MCiirlnif Bomitjf Arrenri nj Itti/ u<( />ti .iontl.ir i.Uicis, or if I hey »ro ileail, fur their logul tnl.Tt. No cliaryo will belundu for prowculliig II,„ cluim.of .i.lJlo.s, or lU«ir r.| •MDIHIItM nn'll IU. R-inienre collerl«l. i.. K. ANDLItaO^I. I'IIOTOGRAPIIS, AMfljrf, 3 ES, uAGUERREOTYPES FERHEOTYPES, &c M SAMUEL SYKES, JR., KRSPRn FUTiTiT Informs frieivl*, nrnl t'»e public In caneral, that he in prepare.! to take I'HCrOUR ArilS, A M DttOTYJPJfcS. *r., in the latest stnee en«l in all kind" of weather. An aeaortment of Kran»-m Caew. Ac , «<»n Mtnntly on nana. Cull und cxnoiine Spocimen*. AUK on Mairte A .lefTer*on Struts, opposite WKBKU * TUOUTMAN rl Store, Bailea^'a. n. BtTCtHUUtS* T H WlllTS - «.C. MOOS j MMMTMLORS. TUG utnler.l(cnpd h.-iTlng u-oclnt«il th-mjielve, in ti«e Tiiilurir.a Enla«», wuiiW tespuctfiiliy ««y o th. pnhllr In eenfinl rhut thrv hit,, Jimt r«c«lvnl tb«Fall Ati<l Winter liohiuM, »' il are prupare l t« make up , ctnthlng In the tutwt *nd mrmt »p|tm""l "tyl» I'lMff rail una «x*niin« our Fiwlitom *n<l SjMMlluieii. of mcu noil boys' »oi*r. Sd~"I Uttentinn clr«n to l».y« clath |d« 'uItENHULbKU. WUITB*Oi. .♦•glut 13, IWl6—lf. RESTAURANT, On Ma n Street, One Door North of Ceurt-House, SAMULL SYKES, SR., lies constantly «>n hand. Fresh Oyatani. Ale. Beer. .Older. an«l Sar-apuriUa. B«rret Meats, and Candle* of »lt kind* : Oiafer l>.e»d and S'Weet of * v «ry rmri 0»y. Nutaof all kinda. If you jjowl oyst*r* gotten np in the eery Heltfttjle. just call In an.\ jou nha4l be waited upon with the *reateat of pU*rne«. Drs 0. L. Dieffeubacher & H. Wise I ' woik. Kill inc. eiaiiiiii Axtractiuk mul luUunting the teeth d<>ue nith 4Ue hee> material* und in the manner. Parfh uhw atteutioi paid to children'* teeth As mechanics, they defy ens. petition; as <i|»eratorH they rank among the beat. Char Ci moderate. Advice free of charge. OBce—lu Boy 4 P*C N s, IM R *7 BTR##T • BATL ® R AMERICAN CITIZEN. FORTIETH_CONGRESS Both Houses Fully Organjz^B. W ASHINGTON, March 5,1867. S NATE Mr. SUMN'KKfnvc notice of a bill to gnarunte<! a Republican form of g'>vern n<-nt to tho fately rebellion* States; also, a bil. to pi vide a iorni of oath to sus tain a rep-biicau form of government. Mr.SUMNhK presented a joint res olutionof thanks to George Peabou'y for his munificent gift® for educational pur- | poses, and directing the President to ■ause a gold medal to be struck for pre sentation to fa iin. Tabled for the prea ent until considered by a Committee. Mr. SU.MNhR introduced a joint res olution in relation to the Pa-is Exposi tion, which passed both House* during the closing moments of last session, but did not reach the President in time to receive his signature. Mr. TRUMBULL objected to the con siderution of the measure without rofir c'oce to a Committee. Mr. STEWART introduced a bill to regulate certain proceedings in criminal cases, feimila-in its provisions to a bill of the toajjye title iutroduced at the' last session. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.' Mr {JtIERMAN introduced a bill to extend the time for the taking effect of j the act relating to woels and woolens to ten days from its passage. This bill passed both Houses yesterday, but not in time to get tho signature of the Prosi ident beforo adjournment. Mr. STEW ART introduced a bill con 1 cerning injunctions and proceedings in civil cases, Oidered to lie on the table until the committees are formed. Mr. TKUMttt/LL, from the c<Wiiniit tee appoiirted to wait on tho President, reported that they had. performed their duty,and had been icformed by the Pres ide-n that he had DO communication to make at prcsnt. Mr. STEWART introduced a bill to reorganize the Judiciary nf the United States. Ordered to lie on the table until ihe formation of committees. Ct is the I b 11 ol tin same title of the session just J cloned, with verbal alterations. Adjourned. UOIJ-'i: OF REPRESENTATIVES. On .motion of Mi:. PRICK the usun' res. lotion relative to drawing seats was idopie l.tin se of Messrs. Win-hUm ne, of 111 <ii its. and Stevens being reserved to ihrut. bill Iho drawing wys temporarily o tpmied. Mr I' A WES reported from ihe Onm w lit ii tlii- President, litat he It.. .. nun. -inn t < in ike to Co i .•« «e . siiMK'iided. and the fo! i v . th vis ilccJared elected and tonk in'im'l. H . ffitre : N 0 O dway, Ser« geaiit«ats Arms, Chin. K. Lippineott, Dimrkveper, and WIU S Kiug, Poslmai-* tor cd the llonse Mr. F \RNttWORTH offered \ re-ci. lutioa directing the clerk of tho House to place on the roll the nitnes of tfce Ter ritorial delegates .whose <*edentials show ed that they were duly e4ected. Discussion took place, fVom which it appeared that, in regard to Colorado, it would be difficult to wfiioh of two poisons claiming seats held the prima j n-ie right to it. one having tho certifi cate of the acting Governor and a major jtj- of i"be Hoard of Ca-ivassers attacked, and also the seal. Finally the resolu tion was laid on the table. Than, on motion of Mr. WITJSON. of lowa, tho papers of the two gentlemen claiming the seat as Delegate from Col orado were referred to the Committee on I- lections, and the Clerk directed to place on tho roll the names of delegates from the Territories. The Delegates from Idaho, Mr. IJoJ brook; from Arizona, Buchford; and from Dakota, Mr. Burleigh, stepped to the Speaker's ehair and took ftio oath pre scribed by law. ' The SPEAKER presented the papers in the contested case of, Burch and Van Horn, of New York, Stewart, of Mary land, and a dispatoh from Salt Lake . City, from Win. McGrater, giving notice that he would contest tho oath of Mr. Uoojmr. Delegate from Utah, whose cre dentials wrr» not received. Referred to the Cmnaiittee on' Elections. Mr. NICHOLSON called attention Jo the fact that he had signed {he protest ,offejed yesterday by Mr. Br.oks, ljirt his uaiue was omitted in the published copy. Ihe Houre then proceeded lodraw 'i he first name .culled was Mr. Beaman, and he selected a *eat immediately in Mr. and it was notice ablt> that all the meml'ors who hud oi-to&te, ehoso tbem in the same locality. The change of bate "let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end, dare to doour ( \,ty as we understate it"-A- Lis COIN. HUI'LER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1861. by Mr Spaulding, who, last session, sat on the Democratic side of the H"use,and 'who now moved over to the Republican side.twoseats in front of Stevens, created amusement and laughter. The drawing reoupied about an hour, which being oon cludel, Mr BALDWIN moved thatthe House proceed to the election of Chaplain.— Agreed to. • Nominations were moved as f< Hows : Rev. Bnynton, Chaplain of the last ; House; by Mr. Pruyn, Rev. Dr. Hall, ! Rector of the Church of the Epiphany, Washington ; by Mr. Randall, Rev. Jno Chambers, of Philadelphia; fjy Mr. Novell, Rev. J. C Bernman, of Missouri; by Mr. Ross, Rev. P. Cartwright, of Ill inois; by Mr. Uolman, Chas. Agar, of Tn diana;by Mr. Hill, Rev. Dr. Crary, St. Louis; by Mr riggs, R"v. Hovt, of Nevy York; by Mr. Banks, Rev. Geo. H. Hepworth, of Massachusetts; by Mr. Eldridgc, Rev Wm G. Brownlow. The House proceeded to a vitii voce vote, After all 'he votes were recorded, Mr. ELDRIDGE said he withdrew the natnc of hi« candidate, as he did not seem to oe appreciated, no person having vi ted for bim. Result of vote: whole number,' 149• necessary to a choico, 75; Boynton re« ceived 87 ; Hall, 10; Chambers, (J; Ber | ryman, 8; Cartwright, 3; Agar, 3; Craig 11; Hovt, 2; Hepwovth, 17; Mr. Bnyn ton having received a majority, was de< clared duly elected Mr. ASHLEY, olOliio, presented the credentials of Mr. Traffic, of Nebr, ska, who was sworn ift. Mr. WOODBRIDGE iutroduced con current resolutions for tho appointment of a joint committee of three Senato s and three Members, to revise and equal ize the pay of eni|doyees of both Houses Adopted. Mr, PRICE asked leave to introduce a bill to amend tho Bational currency act. Mr. HOOPER objected. Mr. PRICK niuv'ed to suspend the rules. Mr. FARNSWORTH moved to ad journ. Pending the motion, the Chair stated that if the House wore in session next Thursday, he would announce the com mittees on Ilu'es, Mileugo and Elections. Committees that were neceisery whether ihe House were in session three days or three weeks. He would tot, however, for obvious reasons, appoint any other Coiimi'tecs atpiesent. unless the House should oth. erwise'order. lie would also, if the Hons*gave its consent, appoint on the Committee of Rules Mr. W XS'IRIJRN'E of Illinois, although he was dii-qualiiied as « on account of absence in Europe, but had been today roengnixad as a member in having a teat reserved for him. Mr ELDRIDf* I '' inquired whether it was expected this House was to legislate for any length of time The SPEAKER rou'd not give any information on that point, Adjourned- TIIK OLD .SYMPATHY —A Mexico let ,orsays: The ftmpir* and Southern Con i ffcderaey are still hand in hand. Miramon I told the gentleman at whose house hero sided white in Zacatecas that the leaders of the Mexican Empire still held corres pondence with the secessionists and were working hard together for each other's interests. That letters had been ex changed on the subject between one of the Ministers of Maximilian and an Ar kansas General (Hinman or Hindmas, I believe,) and that strong htfpes were en tertained that the Confederacy and Em pire .might so play the cards that both would be s success. EDITORIAL Pl.—Newspaper people are proverbially temperate as well as virtu ous We believe one of the craft did eet 'tightly slight' a lew days ago, and the following local' appeared ia iiia pa per no*t day < 'Yesterday morning hb'out four o'clook P. M , a small xnan named Jones oj Brown, committed arsenic by swallowing a dorc of suiciSe. The verdict of the inquest properly returned a jury that the deceased csme to the fact in accord ante with his death. He left a child and six elderly wives to lament the end of his Ainfortnnnte ioes. to death we are in the midst of life.' A tragedian h«5 his nose broken A lady on one ocension said to him : 'I like your aotiug, <mi« I cannot get over y<mr nose.' 'No wonder, the bridge is gone,' ha replied rs-A cUygjuuiui asked a sea captain his views about the future slate, and was | answered that he did not uieddU hinue-f < with stat* affairs. WASHINGTON. THE BANKRUPT BILL A LAW, Tariff Bill Proposed by G n. Moorhead. The President Will Send BO Mes sage to Congress. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4. There were great fears entertained tjiis morning that tho President would not sign the Bankrupt bill, but they woro re. moved a few minutes before noop by the announcement of the fact that he had ap proved it. A pamphlet edition of ihe law is to b* immediately promulgated.* . Mr. Moorhead, of Pennsylvania, asked but lailed to obtain leave iq the House today to iotroduoe the tariff bill, defeat ed jn the Thirty-Ninth Congress. As the objection to its introduction came from tariff men, it is considered *s sig» nificant of an to consider It at this session. ■ A j.">int committee of the >wo Ileuses appointed to-day%r that purpose, waited upon the President fhis afternoon, and informed him that the Fortieth Congress had orgauized. aud was ready to receive tiny message he might be plaim d to make j The President replied that he had 00 j communication to send in. « There will! not, therefore, be any regular message, as 1 is usual on convening a new Ccngr.'ss.— The reason is apparebt. Governor Pic pont, of Virginia, J7«s in town yesterday, and says that his State will soon call a State Conventioa ilti ler the new reconstruction bilTjust jAssed by Congress. At the Kepublica»caU3Uihold to night to pon:inate tbe remaining officers of the House, N. G. Ordway, of fii. H., was ro nominated Sergeant at Aims, without op positiou, and Col. W, S. Lippineott, w ho ran for Congress last fall i» tho 9th Illi nois District, but was defeated by Ross, Democrat, was Selected for Doorkeeper vice Ira Goodenow, of Ntw York, who held that position for three Co' giesso.s. William S. King, of Minnesota, was nom« inated for Postmaster by ono majitrity He was postmaster of the 37th and 38th Congress. A caucus was called for Wednesday night to decide whether the impeach men t question bo proceeded with, find thus pro long the session, or whether a reeess of fhe Fortieth Congress should take place till fall. The .Elephant as a Walker, We have,genurully I'o.und two curious points ovortooked or ignored by writers One is the rapid and noiseless movements of this animtl in the thickest cover; the other, his capabilities of passing* over grouud for him apparently unfeasibh.— The elastic, noiseless footfall of tho ele>. phant has been frequently referred to by writers on Indian subjects,and h,tre boon rightly asserted to be tho taos* agreeable feature in journeying on elephant back. This peculiarity may be easily explained .by an examination of the structure Of the animal's foot; hut th«sil6nt, stealthy way in which he will pass through the densest thicket.literally "slipping away" when his acute sense of smell tvr hearing wprn him of danser, has been generally overlooked, and appears tP us somewhat difficult of explanation. Let any one unskilled in the mysteries of "bushrang ing" attempt to move even a few pacers in an ordinary fox covert without noise, and h" wi-H form some idea of tho diffi cutties presented to tho passage of so huge an animal as the elephant through the dense.tanged undergrowth of a South ■\ frican • buah " Yet that tho despite his enormous bulk, will "draw off," when within a <ew yards of his pur suer, without the slightest noise, and with the greatest rapidity, even in the thickest cover, is undeniable. Again, his powers 0* passing over difficult cround aro often underrated even by 1 h inters. When experiments were tijrs made in India in training elephants to draw the gun, it was observed with sur prise that the animal's power of ascend ing steep and msrged ground was far greater than had been anticipated. The enn. a light six«pounder, with which tho trial was first male,was drawn up aslope »o stsep as to require the animal to craw| npon its fore knees, which it did wit/iojpt liesit tion. On the other hann, hamp ered by the gun and harness, tbe ele phant. (asmall female) showed unusual dread of soft and swampy ground^, —On some railroads it is customary to have a lock on the stove to prevent pass engers from meddling with the 6ro. A wag being asked why they looked the stove, eo-lly replied that "-it was to pre vent the ire from goiog —When an Extravagant friepcj .wishes to borrow your money', eoasider wbioh of th* two yoa would rather lot* MEXICO. Gea. IMaz Near City of Mexico. Maximilian Defeated by Geii. Escobedo WASHINGTON, March 6, 1867. A letter dated Vera Crux, February 22d received at tho Mexican Le-ation, Washington, says Qen. Diar has thrjwn p»rt of his army between Mexicfl and Peubln, and couimunication in now *ery irregular. For ten days pugt tve have re ceired no tnajU from anywhere west of Orijab.y The telegraph lipes aro cut The French left I'uabla on the 17th, and a nimor is in circulation that Hen. Kiaz captured tßat eity. The Imperialists re pyrt lllcy obtained tiro Victoria* over tho Liberals, ons Corona, at Aien quitjue, the other against tJiiravajal, at (juanajuata. Very little crciit is given to the rumors, and they arc thought to to circulated by tho Imperialists to keep up the spirits of their men, who are beiorn ing uij;e demorali«ed every d*y. It seems that OD the 12th ult, Marquei and Maximilian left the city of Mexico for tho interior with fpur thousand men. The general impression ii lheir object to vetiih tho const. Other*, however, be lisve Maximilian is going to negotiate with Juarefc, or to see whether an armis~ tice can be had, for the purposes of con, suiting the people. Nobody, of course, expects ho will succeed in this, as tho people have apuken, and aro gjtaakinjlr against him. It has been ■repeited too, dnd with a shadow of reliability, tlmt Mir anion, Marque*, Maximilian, ,'dejio, Cos tella, and the supporters of the t mpire aud ?ll t"liejr troops started from Qaoretn roj and were met and complete'y defeated at Abnco on the 10th by 6cn. Kscobeio. The French transports are daily arriv ing. The French troops arj stationed between Orilsba fcnd Paso del Mpcho, and Rrc embarking with activity Every day ihcre is a regular stamped# of Imperial ist?. Most all the meu who acted as Maximilian's ministers have left the coun try, or are on their way. SPEAKTOHiM ABOUT HIS SOUL At a meeting for prayer and lasting last Tuesday, a brother who was, I think, the best man amongst them, roadoaoon fc?sion of cowardice, and we all looked at hiu and could not understand how ho cculu bo a coward, for a bolder man I do not know. Ho told us that ihcre was a ivan in his congregation who was a rich man. If ho had he -n a poor man, he would have spoken to hi ni about his soul; but. being a wealthy man, ho thought it would bo Jjikiag.too qiueb-liberty. At last qno of tho members hnpf.aned to say totiim, "Mr So and sg, have you found a Saviour ?" and bursting into tears, the man said. 'Thank you for speaking to me ; I iiavo been in distress for months, and though tho minister might liavo spoken to mo. Oh, I wish ho h»l; I mighj !iav« found peace." lam afraid, that often and often you good people have sinners convinced of sin silting by the aide of you, and when in tho .placo of wcrship, and when the sermon is over, you ought to get a word them—yiw miq;ht be'thc means of thsir comfort; but you forget it and you g° your way. Now, is this a thing to bo forgotten, as if it were no great offence ? Let mo give you a picture which may set it forth. See yonder poor wretches whose ship has gone dowu at the sea; thry have constructed a poor, totter ing raft, ami have been swimming on it for days ; their supply of broad and wa-. ler is exhausted, and they are Tarnishing; 1 h»y have bound a handkerchief to a pole and hoisted it, and a vessel ia in sight. The captain of the ship takes his tele seifO, loiks at tho object, and knows that it is a shipwrecked crew. "Oh !" says he tn his men, "wo are ia .A hurry with our cargo, we cannot stop to look after an unknown object; it miy bo somebody perishing, and it may not bo. but howevsr it is nrt our business," and he keeps on his coutso. His neglcot has murdered those who died on the raft. Yours is much the satne ca»e. only it is wojro, be cause jou deal with immortal souls, and ho deals with bodies *hich he suffers to die. Qli, my brother, Ido implore ypu before the never Jet this sin lie at yopr dooraL'tin ; hut if there be o?o who is impressed and needs a word of oom> fort, tho wings of mercy to such a soul, and help 'o chcor him as God eoa blea you.— Syurgoj). —A lawyor. neither young nor hand some, when examining a young laly wi'. ams ia oourt, d«*irine to perplex her, said, "Miss, upon my w>rd. you aro very pretty." Tho young My replied, " I jrould return tho compliment, sir, wer» 1 not under oath." • « —Beauty is the woman yo< »W she may seam to others. The Decoy Which" Makas Yonng Men Drunkards. Go with us to the public bouses, where a number of young tneu are assambled. All is life and gavety. A few among them may be young nod timid. They approach the counter, and wine, rum, and brandy are called fqr. On# or two stand back, and nay, no. gcntletneu, wo don't driut; please excuse us. Immediately tho rest turn and begin to taunt their friends who refuse to drink, saving they aro afraid of getting "tight," of the "old man,'' jtud soaie whisper audibly, "Well they arc mean fellows j they are afraid they will have to spend a cept 1" Ueio you sea two very sensitive nerve* are touched—Courage and Cleverness. Their bosoms sw«ll with pride; rather than bear these flings of their companions, they stand up to tha counttr and join in tho revelry. The ice id now broken, t lus first great act of the drama performed. Others follow in natural order, until the individual who refused to drink at first, reels along the pjablio street without shame. This is the manner in which thousands of our promising you.ig men are led away by a false ambition ; nnd thousands more will fullow in their path unless tbey learn the meaning of courage. We have in our mini a number of no ble hearted, good meaning men, who do .not j strength enough to face oppo sition. Ratbei l than be called mean they will follow up these habits of drinking until tho appetite beeomo uncontrollable We advise you, young Innn, when you are in company, and solicited to drink in toxicating liquors, to soy frankly and de cidedly that yu do not indulge in such things, and you rommand their respect, and they will be forced to admit that your courage is sufficient to boar all their tannts and not yield tho right, '1 hoso who stem the tide always meet opposi- 1 tion ; hut never despair—press onward. Our only hope of rescuing tho race from this brutal, slavish passion rests with the young. Will you, young friends, hare courage, true, high nnd God-like eour« tee, to face this growing evil and banish j it from our lands. NEGRO SUFFRAGE. Tho Alexandria, Va,, Election. WASHINGTON. March 5,1887. Tho President t(S day virtually com menced to enforce tho Military Govern ment Reconstruction bill. In view of trooblo at the Alcxsnlria. Virginia, mu nicipal election, he directed Gen. Canhy to station troops in tho oity. It was ex pected that a riot might take placo, as it was the first Miction in the South since Mie passage of the bill for tho more effi> cient Government of that section. It is olaimod by the Republicans that, under the provisions of that bill negroes havo a right to vote, and they have been urg ed to exercis* tho privilege today. Gov. Pierpont says that nndcr tho Military Kill, all male citizens aver the age of twonty-cno years, except those disqualU Bed, are entitled to vote, and that there fore the colored paoplo are undoubtedly entitled to the oleciive franchise to-day. This position of the Republicans is con tested hy their opponents, who contend ihat negroes eauttt .vote until a Conven„ tion. is called to reconstruct the State, and tho Commissioners of Kleotion find them selves in»a quandary. They held a meet ing yesterday morning, at which a com mittee was appointed to proceed immedi ately to Washington, atjd conauU the At torroy General upon the question of the legality of such negro votes as may he at» tempted to bo polled today. Tho Re publicans, in anticipation of unfavorable action on the part of the commissioners, held a meeting, and appointod a commit tee of four each, two white and two black, to tato lists of such votes at theCommia sion6rs may reject. Under this arrange mcot over one thousand negro votas wen polled to day* without any trouble. The Attorney General declined to givo bis opinion* on so short a no tied, and the whoia matter was before tho Cabinet today. —A distillery intcroal revenue case in New York is enteied is Court—"The United States vs. Two Large Worms." —lt is with :ho votes of men. as with their actions: it all depends upon tho *ay in which you treat thorn. —The gravest events dawn witi no ! more noise than the morning star makes j in rising. —Tho last plaoo to look for the milk j of huaian kindness is iu tho pale of civ | ilizivtion —The milk of human kindness Pows v«fv profusely at Oe*es. NUMBER 14. HEWS ITEMS. —Dickens is aa object of hatred on the part of printers, his eopy is so bad ) —Maine has a legislator who stands six feet so.en inehee in his stooklngs. —At Holiday-burg last week, tho Re publicans carried the borough eleotUa*. —Tho editor of tbo Louisville (Mi>» ; Bulletin livos aul prints his paper in jail. ln the forty years from 1820 to 1860, we took from Eur0pe4,512,171 emigrant. Portsmouth, Va., is delighted with • cat having six logo, and a dog with two beads. In Westehj T»?as tfrey are begin ning to employ Mexieaa laborers in rals» iog corn and cotton. —Tho average money value of every European emigrant reaching this coun try is 81,089. I" Qar France, straogji to say, there were in 1860, 100 births, 1(H» marriages, aud 100 deaths. Iu London, during tho week ending January 14, psrsons, twenty-tflfi> of them women, committed suioide. --If Cupid insists upon ooming to ft lady's door,how would she like him to come ? With a ring, but not with a rap. —At a recent wedding in New York, tb* bride's presents, consisting of silver, jewelry, India shawls, and laces, were e*S timated to have eost ono hundred thous and dollars. —An old woman at New Buffalo, Mich igan, a few days since, on bed, confessed her guilty complicity in a mur der committed twenty six years ago, st Wntertown, N. Y. —lt is estimated that the total cost of clearing the streets of Boston of the su perabundant of snow which fell during tho two last great storms will amount to at least 110,000. ! —A season ticket to tho Paris exposi lion, including ajuweskm on the day of the opening, costs sixty franos, is strictly personal, and must bo accompanied by the signature or plir-tographio representa tion of tho owner. Since 1821 Mexici has bad twenty, threo presidents, seven dictators, two em | pen>is, one vice president anil one genar- I nlissimo— or an avorago of a new ruler ; avcry sixteen inoo.ths. The longest rcigti has been three yoarj. —lt is estimated that there va 1,00") paper mills in the United States, witji about 840,000,000 capital, antl about 1,200 tons of paper daily. Tl;3 rags that aro used up annually aro said ty be worth 560,000,000, and amount tj 37,000 tons. —An eaglo, measuring twelve feet frojji tip to tip of wings, recently attaokcJ a targe dog of mastiff and Newfoundland blood, in Marquette, Wisconsin. Tho dog had disabled tho eagle just aa a boy came up with a pitchfork, when tho bird attacked the bey, but was eventually cap tured. —An editor thus indulges his delini quent subscribers: 'We don't want mon ey desperately bad, our creditors jOj and they no doubt owo you. If you p&y us, we'll pay them and they'll pay you. That* the way t<? pay debts—we think ao. —By a veto of tho West Virginia Legislature it has been decided that Mor gantown, iu Monongalia oounty, is to b.i tho new capital of that Stato. Hereto fore the seal of governmont has bean »♦. W heeling, in tho extreme northwest c<Jr ner of West Virginia. Morgaatovn w. situated on tbo Monongaliela river. —An association of ladles has boil) formed in Memphis for the raising funds t» erect ai Memphis,or sSrff." designated spot, dftuagnificent church ed ifice to tho memory of tho fallen confs?, erates. Among tha honorary nerabef.s are Mrs. .Jeff. Davis, Mrs. Gen. Leo, Mr# V. P. Elsir and Mrs. Andrew Jolinebn. A correspondent, writing from lioino pn tbo 12th of January, »ajf: Xii« Americai. arms were yesterday hoisted on the facade of Mr. Maopherson's house, and the United States Legation archives transferred to tlie large room in it a^ed j by the American Episcopalian tion, so that Dr. Lyman is no tougar in j Jaeger of being ousted, as Messrs Lewij j and Williams bavo been. As American , visitors to the Eternal City are awry ye%r on the increase, however, It is apprehend j eJ that their present chapel aoaoaiauoi** | :ion will soon be end I ations are being entered.i»to by tbeir | ohurch oommittee to obtain for the ansa : tag year the building outage the Port* | del Popolo, which was used as a by the British Protestant ooagregution befom removing to their present <ucse commodious establishment a few nearer the gate. 112 . ' . •
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