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.LATEST Washington advices represent that Secretary FISH will probably remain in the Cabinet

IT is underatood that Senator SCTMKEB Will not accept the caucns assignment to the chairmanship of the Committee on Elections.

ALLUDIKK lo the President's message, the New Albany "Ledger" says: "With a few exceptions it is good enough Democracy for US." ,~y

THE Committee on Elections will report, next Monday, in favor of CLARK and GIUMNOB in the Texas contested election cases.

A TUKBULENT SESSION of the French Assembly was held yesterday,. Appear ances do not indicate that France is near the end of her troubles.

Gov. CAMPBELL, of Wyoming, has telegraphed to private parties in Washington that hid veto of the bill to abolish woman's suffrage in that Territory can not be overcome by the constitutional number of votes necessary to defeat it.

THE Indianapolis "News" has entered on its third year. It seems but yesterday since we penned a notice of its birth, and now it is a healthy and vigorous youth, able to hold its own among strong competitors. He who shall write its obituary is not yet born.

THE place where the minimum of wit produces the maximum of merriment is the United States Senate. During the talk about punishing contumacious witnessess, the other day, some Senators nearly threw up their diaphragms laugh ing at remarks which were not much fun nier than aa average funeral sermon.

IT is reported that Governor Hoffman has concluded that, the Democratic party is dead—"dead an a door nail."—Exchange.

Whether that be true, or not, it is certain that Governor HOFFMAK is politically defunct, and his posthumous opinions are not particularly valuable.'

THE city news editor of the Evansville "Journal" will pardon the friendly suggestioa that the attempt of a poor, wretched prostitute to get away from her shame and misery, by suicide, is not just the subject' th'ftt a gentleman should select to make fun of. Po.»sibly we are too sentimental, but it really seems to us that tears would befit such a scene much: better than sneers and laughter. l-j

WE cannot afford, as a city, to repeal the ordinance, and tolerate the running at large of hogs and goats. The effect of such toleration upon strangers is bad.— Evansville Journal.

There are some Rood citizens here who never feel happy.out of the immediate vicinity of a hog-wallow and when they go forth to take the air, it fails to refresh them unless they find it laden with the perfume of porcine excrement.

THE Chicago "Journal," than which there is not a more truthful paper in the United Sta'es, assures its readers that certain Chicago religious denominational newspapers, which are published as private business enterprises by men who are still in comfortable financial condition, are begging the brethren throughout the country to contribute to them a large charity fund to make good ,their pretended losses by the fire. This is a disreputable business.

IF THERE were no other objections against the postal telegraph scheme, the fact that it would add largely to official patronage, would be sufficient to condemn it. There are already more officers and more office-seekers than the public good demands. But we object decidedly to the government doing any business that can be done by private enterprise. We don't want "Uncle Sam" to engage in the telegraph, the dairy, popcorn, beer, dry goods, or any other business than such as he now has on hand.

MANY fashionable ladies who are partial to low-necked dresses and have not a pretty neck, wear a false neck of wax or alabaster, which, when a heavy necklace is worn with it, can hardly be detected from the real article,—-V. I' Mail.

Judging from this and an endless variety of similar Items floating in Eastern exchanges, we naturally and logically infer that nature plays but an insignificant part in the production of that as tounding compound called a New York belle Eliminating the natural -portion for nocturnal repose, takes from the masa little more than the motive power.. i...

A FKOMINKST DEMOCRAT of this city, whose recent letter lo the "Sentinel" was noticed in this paper, has written another communication to the State organ of his party, in which he says:

The call for an eighth of January convention is becoming feebler every day in this neighborhood, and we think it is pretty well settled now that no further effort will be made in this quarter to hasten the assemblage of that body.

To this mild and gentlemanly statement of fact, the lower Maine street Dem-, ocratic organ makes this snarling retort:

Of course, there is ''no more talk in this neighborhood about an 8th of January Convention." The ring masters, with everything in their own selfi«h hands, have made that kind of talk useless by the lapse of time. When "Vigo" and his co-political schemers get ready to allow an assemblage of the Democracy we hope they will let the fact be known far and wide. Until then we must all keep mam!

Really, the Democratic family is in a happy condition! And it is most amusing to see how quietly the "Jonrnal" submits to the domination of "VIGO and his copolitical schemers." We earnestly hope that "VIGO" will be so kind as to let the "Journal" know when things are *11 fixed np for that Convention!

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That is a perplexing, practical question which, we respectfully submit, ought not to have been sprung on the public at this time. We should have been allowed to fix up the political troobles in Europe fend America, before bothering onr weary brains olver the fate of.all those, "other types of women," in the contingency suggested- But we confess, to greater concern of mind as to the ®e of the "one style" liked "by All the men in tbe(jrorJd," than that of their nnliketMstenu

SENATOR. SDMNEK has a- scheme for legislating greenbacks up to par, or, in other words, for the resumption of specie payment. It seems td-,ns that the country is doing very well it present, and we haven't* any faith in the Massachusetts Senator's ability to do what he proposes. Let Congress make a .reasonable and judicious reduction of tariff and internal revenue taxes, securing only sufficient income to pay current expenses of government, interest on public debt and a small surplus for the gradual extinction of the principal, and it will have done all that the country demands in the matter of finances.

ONE who did not know that our .distinguished Speaker of the National House of Representatives, Hon. James G. Blaine, was a native of Pennsylvania, would be very apt, in view of her vast natural resources, commanding geographical position, and decisive political influence, to regard the manner in which he has ignored our great State in the selection of his standing committees as an evidence either of prejudice or hostility to her people and their interests.—Philadelphia Press. "Nothing of the sort," you may depend on't. Speaker BLAINE neither prejudiced against nor hostile to the people of Pennsylvania or their interests. He isn't that style of man. But being a native of Pennsylvania, and having had many facilities for obtaining full and accurate knowledge of the politicians of that State| be .knows that their advancement to places of great power in Congress would not conduce to the. prosperity of the people of their own Stale or the country at large. The country appreciates the wisdom which the Speaker has displayed in exclading Pennsylvania politicians from positions of controlling influence. Had the same rule obtained in the Senate—so far as one Senator is concerned—the country would havo had still further reason for profound gratitude. Men who are believed to have bought their way into either House of Congress cannot command popular confidence.

IF a man has money he can do pretty nearly anything he chooses in this country.—Ind. News.

Not a bit of it! We have known an old fellow, with five millions of money, to go sorrowing to his grave because he couldn't marry the girl of his choice—she preferring to earn a livelihood for herself and indigent mother by making vests, rather than share his wealth.

Another instance going to show that he who has money cannot do aa he pleases, even in this free country, occurs to us: A man whose estate was valued, on the tax duplicate, at $1,250,000, wanted to live on half rations of food and to get along without fuel in a cold climate. But he couldn't do it, and his bqdy was found by his neighbors, one fine iw inter morning, frozen stiff as a poker. His hopefnl Bon( "a chip of the old blorjk," shipped the corpse to its place of interment, several hundred miles distant, as regular freight to save exhorbitant e::prees charges!

And yet another illu sration: A. T. STEWART wanted a little patch of land to complete the site for a dry goods palace, ho having purchased the adjoining lots on every side, except the street frontage. But he couldn't buy it, and had lo build arouud it.

In fact there are lots of things that a rich man can't do. But, as a general rule, gold toill cut the meshes of criminal law. Conviction of crime is pretty conclusive evidence of utter impeenniosity This is as shameful as It is true.

THERE are now no retail saloons around the Public Square in Greenca9tle, and the remaining one in the city, that of McMannais, near the South Depot, will close in a few weeks for want of a license.—Greeneastlc Banner.

CHICAGO.

A GOOD ACT BY GOV. HOFFMAN. CHICAGO, Dec.8.—The-fol'owing letter from Gov. Hoffman, of New York, will explain itself:

OCB dispatcher from London leave no jgy gLEGRAPH'

doubt that, before the reader sees this,

the Prince of Wales will have closed his

earthly existence.

IF everybody liked one stylo of beauty, what would become of all the other types of women?—Exchange.

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STATE OF NEW YORK, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY, Dec

MBEB, c. 4,1871.

Gentlemen: I received yesterday morning your letter of the 1st inst., relative to supplying in part the great Joss sustained by the law institute, and legal profession of Chicago by the fire of October 8th and 9th. I have made arrangements this rhorning with Banks & Brothers, law booksellers, to forward to the institute withoutdelay a complete set of session laws and revised statutes of this State, together with State reports from beginning digests and last editio* of Kent's Commentaries. They will be forwarded by express in a few days, charges paid. I have preferred not to wait for anything from the Legislature, deeming a prompt response to your request important. I have no doubt my action will be approved, aftd begjthe law institute of Chicago will accept the books as a gift from the Bute of New

York. If your rooms are not ready, please notify me how long you wish delivery delayed.

Very truly youra, JOHN T. HOFFMAN.

To Messrs. THOMAS HOYN. Chairman, Melville W. Fuller, H. N. Hibbard, Committee.

ENGLAND

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THE PRINCE WORSE AGAIN LONDON, Dec. 8—The first bulletin this i' morning reports that the Prince of Wales, had a very unquiet night. This morning there is considerable increase of fever.

This official news and various rumors, some of them exaggerating the case, cause alarm the effect of which is depressing the stock market generally 'J ALARMING KOMORS.

The Queen is now with the Prince. The city is full of alarming rumors in regard to his case. Newspaper extras are issued giving all kinds of reports. The effect on business is depressing. Stocks and all financial quotations show a decline. Consols have fallen per cent.'"-'

LATER.

2p. M.—A report is circulated around the palace that the Prince is worse. It is given under reserve by the Central Agency of the Press Association, which is considered a trustworthy source of news. The physiciansJiave decided to commence an immediate investigatin into the origin of the Prince's illness, aa, official, report of which will be made..

STILL LATER.

3 v. M.—The Official Bulletin dated 2 p. M., reports that the graver symptoms of the Prince are unabated. The bulletin is signed by Sir William Jenner and all the attending physicians.

MOKE SERIOUS.

4 P. M.—All the members of the Royal family have been summoned by telegraph to Sandringham. The Queen and Princess Louise left Windsor together and drove rapidly lo the Prince's residence. The distress of both was apparent.

RDMOR OF DEATH.

5 P. M.—Thereare exciting on 'Change announcing the death of the Prince of Wales, but the news is not authenticated.

I. I,ATER—NO HOPI.

6 p. jc -rThe Standard has just issued an extra announcing that the Prince is sinking fast. Congestion of the lungs has set in. No hopes of his recovery.

STILL SINKING.

6:30 P. M.—The latest official bulletin of the Prince's condition says the Prince continues in a precarious state. Exacerbation began last night attended by great prostration.

CONTINUES TO SINK.

8:30 P. M.—The Prince of Wales still continues to sink. SLEPT SLIGHTLY.' 9 P. w.—The Prince of Wales has slept slightly, but is still very much prostrated.

THE PRINCE DYING.

Special to the Net* York World.]

The Prince of Wales is dying. The Queen is wild with grief. Princess Alexandra is unnaturally and dangerously calm. Great consternation prevails. The Home Secretary has been summoned to Sandringham. FearB of political convulsion increase. The bell ringers have assembled at St. Paul'8, and announce the tidings of the Prince's death as soon aa received. Republican leaders held a secret meeting to-night, and decided against immediate action.

FRANCE.

POLITICAL PERPLEXITIES.

PARIS, Dec. 8.—The situation in France is grave The Orleans Princes are push ing things. On Wednesday they sought an audience of Thiers about taking their seats, but he assured them that their presence in the Assembly would arouse many animosities that the moment was inopportune that the Bonapartists, Red Republicans, |ind Legitimatist's journals would clamor that the republic was menaced The Princes answered that they would not act without further consideration. There was no misunderstanding, but Thiers showed extreme anxieties to prevent the princes from taking their seats. The same night the committees on seats aad on the abregation of the law of exile met. Should they abrogate the law of exile, the princes will perhaps enter the Chamber. ThierR, regarding this as a menance to the republic, will present a proposition for a definite Republican Government. It is believed that the issue must be thus precipitated, or the repab lie will fall. The impression is general that if Due D'Aumale asks now, he will succeed, as it is thought he can command a majority ot the Chamber, on the question of a "monarchy or a republic.

CAPITAL REMOVAL.

PARIS, Dec. 8.—In the Assembly today a motion was made by M. Duchatel for the removal of the Assembly and seat of government to Paris. The motion gave rise to an animated debate which promises to be a protracted one, although there is little doubt that the proposal hm a majority in I he Chamber in Us favor.

APPEALS

of Communist*, convicted of the murder of Generals Lecompte and Tho-n^s and sentenced to suffer death have Iven rejected by .'-e Commissioner of I'mdons. There i*

NO HOPE

that Thiers wiil enterpo-e lo remove this final decision. TlliUKS' MESSAGE recommends that the annual army con» tingent be fixed at 90,000 instead of 30.000 as incorrectly reported last night.

A TURBULENT SESSION.

PARIS, Lec. S—Evening.—The session of ihe Assembly to-day was very turbulent. A vote of urgency was demanded by the question of the form of government for France and was refused. The Minister of Finance announced that he will present the budget for 1S72 to morrow. A bill was presented annulling the decree confiscating the property of the Orleans Princes. A vote of urgency upon the bill providing for the teiurn of the A* eembly to Paris wa^ refused by a small majority. The Chamber was subsequently the scene of angry recriminations betweeo taembers of the Rightand Left. M. Rovier asked leave to present a resolution 'censuriug the Committee of Pardons for its want of clemency toward convicted

Communists, but a majority of the Assembly protef-ted violently against the reception of the document and it was returned io the mover.

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SOUTH CAROLINA.

KLTTX.

COLUMBIA, December 8.—In the KuKlux trials today, four of the prisoners pleaded guilty to th^i charge of conspiracy'to deprive citizens of their right to vote. They reserve the right of reading an affidavit in mitigation of punishment. SUnberry raised apoint-whetber the prisoners could be tried for an offense committed in March and charged on April 21at, in order to brine,it under the KuKlux law passed April 20th. Other points will be raised to -morrow for certification to the Supreme Conrt.

CONDENSED TELE (J RAMS.

The Ohio river is falling rapidly. Steamer Holland, from Liverpool, has arrived at New Yprk.

It was very cold in Chicago yesterday —the mercury standing near zero.

Judge TSmmet, of New York, is danger ously ill of congestion of the brain. General Clnseret has accepted a command in the Mexican Federal army.

Alexis was cordially received in Boston yesterday. He liked the "Hub." Hon. Thomas Settle, American Minister, was sick and had started for New York,

The Argyle Rooms, a famous plafie of entertainment in London, w^re burned yesterday. 1

The Chicago Times came out yesterday in a new dress—a facsimile of the Times before the fire.

The Congressional Ku-Klux Commit tee, at Washington, examined, several witnesses yesterday.

Betting on the result of the Tichborne ca«e, in London, is ten to one against the claimant of the property

A strike of telegraph operators ip Lon don, Manchester, Liverpool and other large cities, is reported imminent.

A dispatch to the New York Times says FUh's resignation was placed in the hands of the President on Tuesday.

Ljma dales of November 22d are received. $10,000 had been collected for sufferers by the Chicago fire.

The great rolling mill of McKnight Co., at Birmingham, Pa., was burned yesterday. Loss $120,000. Insured.

Seth Johnson, a treasury defaulter, was arrested yesterday evening. No additional irregularities have been discovered.

A postal convention has been concluded with Eucador, going into effect immediately, letter postage to be 20 cents per -half ounce.

Charles Hartshorn, of Cincinnati, died in Chicago yesterday, from injuries received the day before on a railroad in that city,

William H. Wilson's residence, at Fairfield, Ohio, was entered by burglars on Wednesday, and robbed of $3,600 in money and valuables.

Four hundred and fifty canal boats are still frozen in the Hudson River & Erie Canal. Some few boats it is thought will be able to force their way through.

The brass fonndry of Benj. F. Lemon, at New Albany, Ind., was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. It was a frame building. Loss $2,000. No insurance.

Gen. Geo. B. Williams, recently selected by the Japanese government to organize the internal revenue department of that-country, will leave to day for Japan.

Saltillo and all the forts outside the town, are in possession of the rebels, the government forces having capitulated on the evening of the oth inst. Terms not stated.

The trial of Kelly, at Dublin, has been postponed till January. The application of his counsel for the commencement of libel suits against the London papers, has ,Jge£n refused.

The Kansas Pacific Railway, which has been blocked by snow, is now clear from Kansas City to Cheyenne, and the Union Pacific mails are coming over it from the West.

An anniversary of apprentice boys at Londonderry, Ireland, was celebrated on the 7th, and passed off quietly.' An effigy of Ltindy was burned, and there were the usual derisive demonstrations.

The American Woman Suffrage Convention held a session last evening in Masonic Hall, Washington Citj. There was a large attendance, including Senators and Representatives in Congress.

The Committee on Ways and Means yesterday listened to arguments from the representatives of the tobacco interests, who presented resolutions of the convention just closed in Washington City.

Yesterday the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill, with only four negative votes, authorizing the United States government to condemn land in Chicago to be used as a site for public buildings.

The New York Herald's dispatch from Washington says that Senator Sumner is preparing for an active fight to abolish the Internal Revenue Commissionership, and that he will be sustained by many leading Senators.

At Urbana, Ohio, on the 7th, a soldiers' monument was dedicated. Nearly 8,000 persors were present, and .speeches were made by Governor Noyes, General Jo Hooker and others. In the evening the citizens gave a banquet.

Col- Dickey's California mustang mare Kate, trotted twenty miles on a very heavy track, at San Francisco, on the 7th, in 59 minutes and 32 seconds. $1,000 was then offered that she could trot another mile inside of 2:55 immediately.

The President yesterday said to a prominent member of the Senate that he was almost certain that Fish #ould remain in the Cabinet, in accordance with his own wishes and those expressed in the note to him signed by members of the Senate.

Twenty-five lives were lost on the Nova Scotia coast in the gales of last week eleven by the wreck of the packet schooner in Avon river, nine by the Bermudian brigantine Jabez Alto in the Strait of Canso, and five by the schooner Catherine in Yarmouth Sound.

Five passenger trains from the west on the U. P. R. R. are snow bound at Laramie station. Trains from the east have arrived at Cheyenne, but the road is still blocked on the summit between Laramaie and Cheyenne. The temporary winter bridge across the Missouri is complete.

The letter from Secretary Fish sent to Congress shows the payments made from the contingent fund, includes an item of $18,000, on account of the American and British Joint High Commission, and also an expenditure of $29,000. out of the civil service fund with the President's approval.

The Directors of the New York Academy of Mfi8ic have determined not to allow Max Strakosch the use of ther building after the present engagement terminates, because of his refusal to admit them to the seats for which they subscribed and paid tin the night of the first visit of Alexis lo the opera, except on payment of ten dollars extra.

The losses by the burning of McKnight A Co's rolling mill, at Birmingham, Pa., ap account of which is given in this issue,

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as "folio1WBI Machinery about $60,000, buildings $26,000, stock $23,000. The following is the insurance: Home compa nies $20,000 Liverpool $10,000 Delaware Mutual, North Britiah and Mercantile, Phoenix of Hartford, North America, American of Philadelphia, Hartford, Commerce of Albany and International, each $5,000 total $70,000. The fire originated from a' watchman dropping a lighted wick into a barrel of oil while filling a lamp.

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TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA, SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 9, 1871. ?33i5 Estabhshkd MAT 12,1851

Aspinwall dates are to the third inst. A conference of representatives ot Guatemala, San Salvador and Honduras is to be held in December to discuss a project for the formation of a Central American Confederation. The telegraph line between Valpairaso and San Filipe has been completed. The hospitals were insufficient to accommodate small pox patients

The Emperor of Brazil, in an interview with a newspaper correspondent in Egypt, expressed himself much pleased with the reform which the present Khedive is effecting in that country, and stated that the Brazilians expected much from steam ship lines between Brazil and the United States. The shipping interests of America he considered of more importance than the revenue gained by taxation.

The Tennessee Senate has agreed to the House proposition fixing the rate ot State taxation at forty cents. The present rate is sixty cents, which has barely paid the expenses of the State government, leaving interest on State Bonds unprovided for. The privilege tax on merchants has also been reduced by the Senate but has yet to be acted on by the House.

At Indianapolii, yesterday, articles of association of the Chicago, Continental Baltimore Railroad company were filed at the Secretary of State's office. The Indiana portion of the proposed line will run through the counties of Lake, Porter, Laporte, Stark, Marshall, Fulton, Wabash, Kosciusko, Wells and Adams, a distance of 165 miles. Capital five million dollars.

A postal convention establishing and regulating exchange of correspondence between the United States and and Denmark has been concluded, and it will be carried into operation on the 1st of January next. It provides for direct exchange Of closed mails by steanier between the two countries, and also by the Hamburg and Bremen line, embracing letter?, newspapers, books, patterns, and samples of merchandise. The rate of prepaid letter postage is fixed at 7 cents per half ounce, but unpaid or insufficiently paid letters will be forwarded, charged with the un paid or deficient postage, in addition to which forty cents will, be, cpUected on delivery.

HEW YORK.

MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—Edward Hagen testified in the Irving trial as follows: I have no occupatiou ,-.t present. The year before last New Years I drew a salary of $1,500 a year from the Controller's office. I received this for doing nothing. I have done nothing ever since.

Yesterday a gang of workmen from Tweed's department of public works visited the Controller's office and threatened the Controller with violence if their claims were sot paid.

Steaniship Denmark from Liverpool has arrived. The Directors of the German Immigration Society report that during the past month 9,280 German immigrants were landed in New York, being an increase of 3,500 as compared with the same month last year.

From investigations of the Brooklyn election frauds, it appears that five hundred votes were inserted in the returns of one district before the polls were really opened.

A locomotive drawing a Harlem Railroad train at Fourth Avenue yesterday ran into a wagon driven by John Jobson, killing Jobson and the horse instantly.

The Union Republican General Committee last evening unanimously passed a resolution complimentary to its chairman, Horace Greeley.

The motion for the expulsion of Mayor Hall from the Union Club, in the committee having the matter in charge, was carried by a vote of 9 to 2. A full meeting of the club will hereafter decide upon the question.

It is understood that there is a strong feeling: against the Mayor in other prominent clubs of which he is a member.

Rev. Dr. Hewson delivered an address last evening upon the revision of the Bi ble now progressing in England. At the concluaion of which it was announced that an American committee had been formed to whom sheets of English revision will be sent to pass upon and the result of the joint revision will be finally adopted.

All the passengers on the quarantine steamer Delaware have been discharged. Only fourteen cases of cholera among the steamship Franklin's passengers left all but one are convalescing.

In all over twenty-five hundred laborers have been discharged by order of the departments for want of funds.

Albany intelligence says that Horatio Seymour of Buffalo, ex-Assemblyman, is preparing to contest the seat of Tom Fields, elected Assemblyman from this city over Horatio Seymour, of Utica, exGovernor.

The demostration of Odd Fellows tonight at Cooper Institute for the benefit of Chicago and Western sufferers was not so large as was anticipated. Schuyler Colfax presided and speeches were made by E. S. Ralphs, Grand Master of the Order, Vice President Colfax. Hon. S. S. Cox, and others.

BALTIMORE.

TBIL OF MRS. WHARTON.

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 8.—The trial of Mrs. Wharton was resumed this morning. Dr. Williams testified that in all his visits he saw no indications of a fatal dose of laudanum. Any dose of tartar emetic beyond five or six grains would be dangerous where a person was not in the habit of taking it. In Ketchan's case there was no indications of an overdose of jessamine prescribed by the witness. He was greatly surprised when Mrs. Wharton told him the patient became vorse after taking the second dose of jessamine, particularly after the soothing effect of the first. Il the General had taken the contents ef the bottle handed to the witness, on Tuesday, he would have been dead or helplessly ill by 2 o'clock next day. Symptoms before death and developments after, were consistent with the theory of poison by tartar emetic. In his opinion eighty drops of yellow jessamine would not produce death. Direct examination were ordered and cross-examination commenced.

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NEW ORLEAKS.

THE RACES.

NEW ORLEANS, December 8.—Metarie, fourth day, steeple chase handicap, about 2J miles," club purpe of $800 won by Blind Tom beating Virgil, Von Moltke, Temple, Tom Corbett ahd.Chalmel. The riders of Von Moltke, Temple and Tom Corbett were thrown. Time 5:48.

Second race, club parse $400. mile heats, three year olds. Madam Dudley 1, distanced Billy Williamson 2. 1. The laot heat Dudley wouldn't start until Williamson had almost reached the pole. Time 1:521,2:05.

Third race, club purse, thtee miles, all ages won by Salina beating BobShelton, Nannie Douglas, Fire Ball and Richards in the same order. Time 5:43J. The weather pleasant, track in fair condition and attendance very good-

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4' ST. LOUIS. 4 XATIOKAL BOARD OF TRADE. ST. Louts, Dec. 8.—The session of the National Board of Trade is oontiau. to-day, President Fraley in the chair. Ttte Committee on Mississippi levees made a report, earnestly requesting Congress to aid as far as practicable and proper the efforts of States lying beyond and adjacent to the Mississippi river, to protect their lands from inundation and secure permanent improvements of its navigation and levees.

Mr. Thompson, of Dubuque, moved an amendment requesting Congress to make an appropriation for the purpose of investigating the subject, but on objection it was withdrew, it and the original report WBB then unanimously adopted.

The following resolution, introduced at the last annual meeting, was then taken np and discussed:

Whereas, Another Pacific Railroad is imperatively demanded to produce a healthful competition whereby rates on freight and travel may be reduced and greater accommodations secured for the public.

Resolved, That the Executive Committee be instructed to memoralize Congress to grant such liberal subsidies and other needed legislation as will secure the earliest possible construction of a National Central Pacific Railroad to San Diego and San Francisco.

Mr. B. R. Benner, of St. Louis, offered the following:amendment: Said road to be built by the United

States Government

of double track, and on which every one shall be permitted to draw his trains whether as an individual or an incorporated enterprise under similar conditions, as lines of boats are allowed to navigate the canals of the country, taking the tonnage passing over it at A sufficient toll tc maintain the road bed in perfect order.

Mr. Benner advocated the amendment in an able and lengthy speech. The plan proposed, he said, is that the government shall build a railroad from the Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean to be of double track and of steel rails, built in the most substantial manner, furnished with station houses and water facilities. On this road bed, ample tor the accommodation of thousands of trains, every one who chooses may enter upon the business of transportation, subject only to such rules, restrictions and stipulations as shall be prescrib ed by Congress or a government superin tendent. Tonnage passing over it to be charged a toll only sufficient to keep the road bed in the most perfect order the work of construction and supply of material to be let to the lowest possible bidder contractors to receive in payment government bonds at par, as soon as the road is opened the public bonds along its line to be brought into maket at the lowest prabticable rates to actual settlers, the proceeds of which shall be sacredly pledged to the retirement of the construction bonds. By this mode of construction the government is informed in advance of the exact expenditure required. There are no government employes save the chief engineer and his assistant.

Mr. Busby, of Philadelphia, hailed with satisfaction the new departure made by the gentleman from St. Louis, Mr. Bonner he believed that the government in the direction of these railroads exercises a power peculiarly invested in itself and which in its magnitude can with Bafety be invested in nobody else. To give definitions to the proposition he submitted an amendment that the government shall not build more than a certain length of road in any one year, to be de determined by the amount of public lands adjacent to the proposed line and lo bear a certain ratio to those sales.

Mr. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, argued against the proposition in a strain of quiet and effective irony. He found one great objection to the enterprise that it started from the centre, and proposed an amendment that, Whereas justice to the whole country demands such liberal legislation as shall give every town and city in the United States railroad connection with such main line, to be conducted by the gQvernment in the same manner as the main line, and subject to the same conditions and regulations, excepting that towns of less than five hundred inhabitants shall be satisfied with a single track. (Laughter and hisses.) The amendment of Mr. Busby was lost.

George Opdyke, of New York, objected to the enterprise on the ground that it would inure solely to the benefit of those who live along the line of the road, and these who have occasion to use it, who were fresh emigrants, and not to the welfare of the whole country. It would be in a competing line with those roads built by private enterprise, assisted by the government, and would ruin absolutely every dollar of private capital invested in railroads in the United States. The proposition was as monstrous as for the government to manufacture all the cotton cloth in the United States.

The measure wa9 also discussed by Holton, of Milwaukee, Welsh, of Cincinnati, Wetherell, of Philadelphia, Seeley. of Maryland, McNeal, of Cincinnati, and others.

Mr. Monroe, of Dubuque, said that for all railroads incorporated under the laws of the United States they had a remedy. If roads were inclined to abuse their power, it is in the power of Congress to govern and regulate their mode of operation and charges, and the Legislatures of the several States have the same power over roads within their limits.

Mr. Cook, of Cincinnati, moved to continue the subject until the next annual meeting.

Mr. McPherson, of St. Louis, was opposed to the proposition as not practica ble, and he thought they could dispose of it now. The government was the last body he would expect to do a thing on economical principles. It is synonymous with extravagance to delegate to the government the construction of any building in the conntrv. The danger of monopoly he believed, was greater in the hands of the government than it the road was own 1 by private individuals. There was wday a sufficient protection from monop oly in the competition between different railroad lines.

Mr. Bonner responded in behalf of the proposition, arguing that the road was to be built and equipped and owned by the people, and should be placed under the control of Congress, which was the people. He believed this was too great a matter to b« decided on a hasty consideration, and he wa» willing that it should be continued until the next meeting. Debate then ceased and the whole subject was indefinitely postponed.

A communication was received inviting the Board to hold its next meeting in Nashville, which was referred to the Executive Committee.

The resolution on inland water communication, introduced at the last annual session, was postponed until next year.

The Board then took up the proposition of the Dubiique Board of Trade, asking assistance of Congress in the completion of a Northern water line from the Missis sippi river to the Atlantic Ocean along Wiscftnain and Fox river route, through the lakes and around the Falls of Niagara

The Board then took a recess till 2 o'clock.

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After recess on motion of Mr. Thomas, of Dubuque, the proposition was laid on the table.

Mr. Kukland, from the Baltimore Board of Trade, offered a resolution memorializing Congress to direct a survey for a ship canal between the Cheseapeake and Delaware Bays, and asking that it practicable the canal shall be constructed. An amendment was adopted providing that by a survey, the Board shall in no way be committed to an endorsement of the project or bound for any expenseother than thesurvey. The question was argued by Messrs. Thomsan, of Baltimore, Atkinson, of Boston, Oppyke, of New York, Wright, of Chicago, Monroe, of Dubuque, McLaren, of Milwaukee, Slanard and Shryock, of St. Louis, Windsor, of Pennsylvania, and ethers. There was a pretty general belief that this project was not sufficiently national in its character and that it would subserve the interests of a section too much to be recommended by the Board. After a long debate, the previous question was called and that not receiving a two-thirds vote, the proposition was lost.

The Bevemh proposition on the programme for improvement in the security afforded by warehouse receipts issued for property stored was on motion of Mr. Taylor, of Cincinnati, referred to a special committee of five. Adjourned.

MISSOURI.

REPUBLICAN UNITY.

ST. LOUIS, December 8.—A meeting of the Republican members of the Legislature, without distinction ot past differences, was held at Jefferson City last night. Resolutions were adopted endorsing the action of the two State Conventions at St. Louis on the 6th inst., in urging a call for a State Convention, de daring that said action demonstrates that the Republican party of the State is now a unit condemning those individuals who having been honored by the Republican party in the past, now seek by chicanery and dissembled professions of liberality to prostitude their positions and destroy the Republican party for their own aggrandizement pledging to stand by the action of the National Republican Convention, and expressing a belief that the administration of the Republican party compares favorably with any that has ever existed in the nation.

MEMPHIS.

STEAMER SNAGGED.

MEMPHIS, December 8.—The steamer Fanny Brandies, which left here last night for Cairo with two hundred bales ot cotton and a few passengers, struck a snag near Head Island last night and sunk to her boiler deck. The boat and cargo will prove a total loss. No lives lost Impossible at present to obtain insnrance.

FALSE REPORT.

The report that Eugene Greenlaw had wounded his mother in law and then killed himself was untrue. It was a man named McKessock in the same neighborhood.

LEASED.

The Pennsylvania Railroad has leased the Memphis & Charleston Railroad for forty-five years, guaranteeing three per cent for the first five years, then six per cent. The question of lease will be submitted to the stockholders.

BOSTON.

ALEXIS.

BOSTON, December 8.—The reception of the Grand Duke.Alexis in Boston, Cambridge and Charlestown to day has been cordial, and evidently enjoyed by the distinguished visitor. At the State House the Duke was welcomed by Gov. Claflin, in a short address. At Cambridge the party was received by President Elliott. At Charlestown Navy Yard a salute of 21 guns was fired. After inspecting the various departments Alexis and ,8uite_returned to the Revere House.

THE MARKETS.

NEW YOKK. MARKET,

By Telegraph.] Niw Yoax.Dec,8. COTTOM—Demand active and prices advanced upland, 195*.

FLOl/R—Market steady, with a moderate demand Receipts. 6,000 barrels. Superfine Western and State. 5 75a6 00: common to good,6 30a6 55: choice.6 55a7 10 white wheat extra. 7 05a7 25i Ohio 6 45a7 10 St. Louis. A TftoQ 21)

HY EFLOUR—Firmer 4 50a5 25. CORN MEAL Quiet. ... WHEAT—Demand fair ana prices advanced. Receipts, 10,000 bushels: o. 1 sorina. 1 50al 52 choioe Milwaukee, 155 Western winter red, 1 59aI 60 white, 1 65a-1-75: amber, 1 62a 1 65.

RYE—Quiet and unchanged. ^ARLKY—Quiet«nd unchanged, MALT—Quiet and unchanged. CORN—Demand fair and prices advanced: receipts 22.000 bushels. Old Western mixed afloat, 79)4: new, 76a78 new yellow, 78a80.

OA^ —\jnchanged. Receipts, 22,000 bushels. Western and Ohio, 56a57.

COFirEE^Demand fair and market firm:

R8l)SA^—Demand

fair and market firm:

CM0LAS8^S—Dull

44a56.

RICE—8V4a9. PORK-Firmer: mess. 13 50 new prima, 12 00, prime mess, 11 00,

BEEF—Steady. HOGS Dressed, 5 75a6 00. CUT MEATS Quiet. MIDDLES—Quiet. .. LARD-Heavy No. 1 to prime steam. .»a9K kettle, 994

BUlTER —Dull Western, lla23. 'CHEESE—Dull: Hal4. WHISKY-Firm at 1 01.

CINCINNATI MARKET.

By telegraph I Cmci!i«A*i. Dec. 8. COTTON—M rket steady, with a moderate demand middling,IS. ...

FLOOR— Demand fair and market firm:

11^AT—Scarce and firm and higher

"ioRN-4-6Demand fair and. market firm

*6RYB—Quiet and unchonged 80a81. PORK.--Demand light, but holders firm, there is a demand for mess for future delirery at 13

to January. 13 75 but very little

offering, there being but little disposition to

8lVKD%emandbeirghtabut

holdfri firm

E A an

ers firm shoulders. 5a5%: clear nb, tiafl/i: clear 6%a6% outside rates for lully cured sales of clear rib at 6)4 to February

BACON—Dull but unchanged shoulders. 7 a a HOG-*—Demand fair and market firm 4 35a4 5*. Receipts. 10.860.

GREEN MEATS—Market steady with a moderate demand sales at4% 5?4 8a8H* WHISKY—Excited and prices higher, at 92 closing at 93.

NEW YORK MONET MARKET.

ByTelegraph.il Saw Yoaa.Doe.8_ GOLD—The market ha* been agitated by reports from the othcrside in Jl

it *is°V^mPra£y. Gcdd r/nged from *ito

CHICAGO MARKET.

By Telegraph.] CniCAOo. Dec. 8.

FLOUR—Demand continues good on Southern account, aad fair extras are ready sale, with firm market on all grades.

BUCK WUB AT—Scarce and strong, at 8 50, WHEAT Demand iair and prices adadvaneedsKo. lspriag. 26 No. 2.1 20%.

CORN—Demand fair and prices advanced No. 2 mixed. 42%.

OATS—Demand

WAB

^Strong and higher,

STUCKfr-Opened firm: market at ose was a fraction ofl from the highest point of

^J&ERiT^aTE BONDS—Quiet and steady.

fair and market firm,

at 33. BARLEY—Quiet and weak 62j. PORK—Dentii good at full prices: mess, 13 00.

LARD Demand fair and market firm

MEATS In rood request, and

firm: hams.6%a7% sboaHers. 3*8 rough sides, 5)£s short and long rib, 6%a6 meats on salt from ten to twenty days in moderate request and unchanged.

HOGS-Demand active and prices advanced, live extreme range, 4 t0a4 30: bulk. 7 00 sales at 4 05*4 25 dressed hogs. 4 S5a4 90.

WHItKY Demand fair and pricc.i advanced, to 92,

ST. LOTJIS MARKET.

By Telegraph Si LooiS, Dec. 8. COTTON—Unofcanired, at 18. KLOUR—Held firmly, business smalt and prices.unchanged.

WHEAT-Stiff buyers off. o. 2 spring. 1 32K No. 3 red fall. I 49 held higher. C-'RN— 44a44H.

-Slow and easier mixed on track.

OATs—Dull and smal'. sales track. 3ta-5. BARLEY—Unchanged.

mixed on

RYE—Firm: at 75 forNo. 2. WHISKY—89*90. PORK Unchanged: order lots, 13al3%.

DRY SALT MEATS—Jobbing and order lots loose shoulders, 4% clear rib, 6 clear, 6Ji Packed. 5. 6^, 6H.

BACON-Jobbing and order lots: shouldera 7Xa7K clear rib, 7^a7K clear. LARD— Good inquiry, but held above buyer's views small lot choice kettle, 8H.

HOGS—Dull and lower, and some 20,000 unsold, prices range, at E0a4 15 mostly at 4 00a4 10.

LIST OF LETTERS

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MEDICAL.

The Great World Tonic

AND

SYSTEM RENOVATOR. What the Public Should Know. WABASH

BITTERS These Bitters are a purely vegetable Tonic. The component

Drugs having been seleoted

with the greatest oare as to their medicinal Properties. They are no cheap compound prepared with common whisky.

ABASH BITTERS Just ibe thing for morning las"itude and depression of spirits caused by late houra or overwork. WABASH BITTERS •w Aro an infallible remedy tor

Dyspepsia, Heart Burn, sc., imparting toneand impulse ta

the d:gestiveorgans, by their healthy action on the Stomach. Liver and Kidneys.

WABASH

BITTERS Taken regularly three day in small wiorglassful

doses will give strength, health

and vigor, and a cheerful and contented disposition-

MTAB \SH BITTERS W Take it.if Ton want pure. rich. electi ical blood—bloou tnftt invigorates your jtybtem, una, gives the glow of health to yourobeek.

ASIA?ea!ure8Preventive

ot a chill

and Internment Fevers.

ABASH BITTERS Cannot be excelled as a morning Appetizer. Promoting good

Digestion, and are infallible,

for all the manifold diseases arising from pmnged and debilitated rtomach.

ABASH BITTERS

Are the best bitters in tho w.c&ld for pnrif)tas the Blood, efeansing the stomach, gently stim

ulating the Kidneys and acting as a. mild cathartic. Da. A. ArNAUl. i^e Manufaturer of WABASH BITTTEhB. B--K, corner Ohio and Fiitb streets. Terre Haute. Ind, angl-Mf