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Tor s.ix monthn, M ., H'. . . . . ;
For three months, 4
.For Quarter Cohtmn. ." cnar:-, 3roontts,
in !piiada, acted under the following jcnn-
mission:
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Richmond; Va., April ai, 1864.
Iloni C. 0. Clav, Jr., &c: i :
Sir Confiding special trust in iyour
izedj J j discretion and " patriotism, I hereby
dir!ict you to proceed at once to Canada,
ifraito car T.cut sucn instructions as you
havtlj .ece' -fed from I me verbailyi in, such
miniier as shall seem most likely to; con
tJujqefito the furtherance ot the interest of
the! Confederate States of America, which
ihavej ibeen -entrusted to you. 7
ery respectfully and truly yours, '
JEFFERSON 1 J AY IS.
I Ufi!e committee says it is well established
bv! Mtter and documents derived from Con-
mitfpo ri'wiraw. 'iinnHtural OF forced ibfeiS
ences from the trustworthy testimony
wnicn tney, have examjnea, oul ruuiei i
present a truthful statement ot lacts. .
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'PABISIAN FAKiUliS JJN hEW OSIL
To sny 'that New York is Paris in minia
ture is to saythat it Is yefy gay, that ; it
womeii are well dressed, hat there is plenty
of out-door amusement arid very little real
hanuines?. .v ' . : . I I -i..--..
liiis is what is beginning t6 be'said of
New York, and in a measure it is. true
TherC are a great niany traveled people ili
New York now who wish to be extremely.
Parisian. There are three times the num-J
ber of wealthy people there were five year;
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atrnz wiioie auuitionai nemuuoriiuuus u
.From the Ne-w York Herald.
THE' IiATE C0IJQEES3.
IE
fejlifite sources, that Clay, under this com- fine houses, notwithstanding that building
mission, was instrumental in. organizing jias been si
anc executiuir, witu more
ihtHrlids upgu the cities
pUHUijehceihe organization of conspiracies
slow, aud six times the number ol
ui icoa ouviicao, tfiorouffn-nrea norses anu Btviisii yeiuyius i f.iie levf..- i -
and towns aloiifft nf pvprr descrintion" "dxc.tOh!,5 infamous re
f -itn-rUaH tmrrttr the-fahcrtetlM I mist the salaries
On finer afternoons, Fifth avenue, from
on
to
GUESS,
:CA5E;.0F JEPFEB.SGN DAVIS IK CQJ
TIH! REPORT ON! THE SUBJECT.
to liberate the prisoners confined in Camp fourteenth street to the Central Park gates,
Dbafelas, Chicago, to destroy our commerce j3 crowded with these e
ffie rivers, lakes and ocean; ana nnany
Lihwart ana oyenuro.w.. mw vvC,u
MSi 1 - ....Krvll wtt in t-n
mentioy inciting a new ivuiuvh
North. . - i .
It is also ascertained that Jacob inomp-
ieverly Tucker, George N. Sanders,
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(Jleary, Bennett 11. xoung anu
r ii i i ;.. f . .. .
esrant eouipasres
while the Central .Park itself, alive with
brilliant turn-outs and richly-dressed wo-
or even the Hoi's
INFAMOUS AND UNBLUSHING CORRUP
TION OF THE PRESENT CONGRESS.
"The Congressmen assembled at 'Wash-
trtrm flirl no n nam -4 WrtI1t-. Zlt.. .
5"'" uuuiu uo u utt anu UlllllclIJb II1U-
ation of the old adage, that whom the
mds would destroy they first make mad.
he. vote by which these madmen increased
eir salaries ironi three tLousaud dollars a
far caps the climax of unblushing corrup-
tl)n. the force of total denravitv can no
rther go. This vpte shows that the pre
ti t Congress is lost to all sense of shame
id all considerations of decency. The
embers of the Senate did not dare to put
themselves upon the record by theyeasand
nays; but that was merely a matter, of par
tisan precaution.- As they have suppressed
aiv wi4cnce to the contrary, we are bouuu
How Hk Turned it Off. The York One of Gough's STOBiEi At a
LeaJer ihus relates an exploit of Mr. Hind, I political meeting the speakers and
auaience were very mucn aisturDed
i
somewhere
t t i
owi
I The' Committee v on the Judiciary, tb
"wliom "was referred the resolutions of the
House of Representatives of April 9th anld
30th, instructing the committee to
inquire into the nature of the evidence in)-
plica ting Jelfirson Dvis' .-and others in the
Assassination ofPresident Lincoln and alio
.whether any legislation is necessary in or
der to bring such persons to a speedy aim!
impartial trial, if it should appear that thei;e
was probable cause to bejieve that, said
persons, or any of them, tire! guilty of ip
.citing. concerting or procuring tlie assassp
. nation of the bite President of the United
States, and alifo whether any legislation is
'nec'0'ssary;ii order to brin said persons to
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men, rivals fyquep ivow,
de Boulogne.
The fashionable restaurants Delmonico's
and liaison Dore are no longer visited
principally by men, or even by men accom-
Stewai t wera all employed in ;Cana- nanied ' by ladies. Ladies . themselves go
tJi secret agents for the Confederatp hut alone, singly or iu couples, .order their
Hes. i . pctilc dainty, and hnisu up with ce cream
nroof of this, the committee produces and strawberries, a cup of, cdftee or a bot-
lalbe number of letters, orders and dis- tie of wme, and pay their own bill not a
pa'ltqlies which passed between these; men small one with all the nonchalance, in the
anldiihe officers of the Confederate Govern- world. Between !one and four o'clock,
da
thori
: it
a
iJ " i . Tl 1 f .1 .Al.,..Mnf. 1 t i- a-tr rrira I I . 1 1 . ..r. Inline ' i,i11 1 -k VAiinrl in
acnife directly under its authontyv and. either of the places aboye mentioned as
v,lli!(rhpv rf(eived orders to make the raids e-entiemeri. and their quiet, assured, "at
viiku-ii..-j'- . . i O .' .: ,
aipther ofl'ensive demonstrations pn tha home" air, shows that they are used to it.
ndltinern border of the'.U. S.. . . Moreover it is ijetting I to be very fash
jliestimcny taken at the trial "of tiie' as- ioiiable for a lady to invite a party of her
safcsjns, together with that, taken by the friends to dinner, or, ks it is styled, to
colrtimittee, iustifies them in the inference "lunch" at her .favoritel Restauranteur's.
that! 'the murder of President Lincoln was The number rarely exceeds six, including
procured by the use;of money.turnished by the hostess, and gentlenin are rigidly ex
the 16. S. Government. The remarks said eluded.' Tlie costliuess of these feminine
tolilive been made by Mr. Davis, bn the banquets niay.be imagined, but the edibles
.oU,-Unf i-if Hp inrptllio-ence ' of the death of m-p nnt hv nnv means confined to essences.
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a speedy and impartial trial i for the crime prUtrlpnt Lincoln is in harmony with the ice cream, and syllabubs the food which
l ti e.-ison,, submitted a report to the Houfe t cMersation of his agents, Thompson, poets consider the best 'adapted to lovely
yesterday . 1 tie; report is very long, arid j Tydker, and others; as given . by Richard womenon the contrary,' plump partridges
contains number of letterstud documents I ;Mjoiitomery, a vvitness
'belonging to the 'official reco'rds (if the: latej lllttee and alsgj a
who was before the
witness in the trial
Confederacy, now in possession of the Whr j 0pge conspirators.
:jepai uueiu, iciuimg 10 wiiai was, termeu
thQ-"secret service". of the Confederacy, j.
I AYith regard to the trial of Mr. l)avs, i
the committee a re-oflhe opinion that there
'are no obstacles to a speedy ;and impartial
trial which can not bo. removed by legisla
vtion The evidence in possession of the
tomtriittee connecting Jeff., Davis with tlie
assassination of Abe Lincoln, justifies the
committee in saying that there' is probable
cause to believe that he was privy to the
measures which led' to the commission of
the deed, but'the investigations which have
been made by tlie War Department and
by tlie cpmmittee, have not resulted in
placing the government in possession ofj
all the facts in the case. The committee
.are of the opinion that - a furtlieriinvestiara-
" tion will, result in a full development of
the whole -transaction
of tlie captured rebel
ffiiompson told Montgomery in 1864,
thafc he could, have the. tyrant .Lincoln, put
ojit lof the way at any time. He said he
hat I his friends all oven the Northern States,
aBdlitirequired but the rod of his head to 'it easier than the men.
hke them do anythingjie wanted done. three-fourts of them, seen
-dUw is said to have talked in a similar vein the height of happiness t
ofjjie assassination 'of Lincoln. The com- great wilderness of a hotel, or boardin
rmiUee savs there is substantial harmony be- house; spend two hours every
solution, which not only
of members of Congress
for the future, but has a retrospective bear
ing, and gives them five thousand instead of
three thousand dollars for the session about.
to close.
History may be searched in vajn for 4
parallel to tha corruption, extravagance,
rpboery ana pronigacy 01 mis congress, it
is a vast job or aggregation ot jobs. It is
controlled by jobbers, and every measure
that it passes is more or less a job.
In many countries such proceedings as
those of the present Congress would .be fol
lowed by an armed revolution. Here it
will cause a revolution also, but in a differ
ent way. At the fall elections there will
be an uprising of the people that will over
whelm these public plunderers and supply
their places with honest men. " The politi
cal events since the war have fully aroused
the masses, and the iniquities of this Coi
gress will be the issues at the elec
tions. Nothing can ..save these Con
gressmen or the party-whicli upholds them.
Thfy- must meet their constituents face to
face at the polls and receive the popular j
judgment upon their transgressions. Then
let them explain their jobs and their prof-;
hgacy, it they can
Copperheads and sustaining the war will
save them now. They will no longer be
able to divert public attention "fcpm their
corruption by shouting themselves hoarse
with denouncing traitors and hypocritically
praising the patriotic soldiers, iii whose
company they are not worthy to exist.
They must face the issues which they have
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tnemseives creaieu. x-icciuu as union men,
the actor:
He was playing in a piece,
out West,' where a brigand, confined iii pris
on, files off his fetters with a tool supplied
him by an accomplice; climbs to the top
of a wall, gets, one leg over, and is then
shot by three dreadful soldiers, who rush in
just when his escape seems certain.
I This scene is very exciting. -As the brig
and works at his fetters the audience begin
to sympathize with him, and when he gets
them off and painfully mounts the wall,
they think it a pity that he should 'not se
cure his liberty when he has so nearly at
tained it. , ' j
One uight Hind was appearing, as I said,
in this part. He filed his fetters to slow
W til WV .a
music. - tin cL"npfi th wnii.. threw
bv aimaii who constantly called for
Mr. .rienry. Wlienever a new speak
er came on, this man bawled out, "Mr
Ilenfy! Henry! I call for Mr. Henry!
After several interruptions of this
kindjat each npeech, a young man as
cended the platform, and was soon
airing his eloquence in a magnificent
style, striking out powerfully in his
gestures, when the ol.d cry was heard
tor Mr. Henry. j
Putting his hand to his mouth like
a speaking trumpet, this mat! bawled
out at the top of his voice, "Mr Hen
ry! Henry! Henry! I call! for Mr.
Henry to make a speech!' j
The cbairmau now rose! and re-
one leg oven t-Thfu tin 1 vv aitea Tor the
dienceif the gentleman wduld refrain
soldiers to shoot him, as any respectable
brigand would pave done under the circum
stances. ... '
j Tb soldiers rushed out, aimed thuir mus
kets at the ceiling as soldiers usually do,
and pulled the triggers, but the guns would
riot fire.
Hind sit patiently until the. prompter
had supplied the soldiers with another set
ot cuns. Jiut it was 01 no use. ine suns
would not shoot. A third set were procu
red, but with no better result. The prompt
er's boy had neglected to load the mus- M h(j teU bim tQ
Kets. . . , -
, Hind, like our Adams, decided that some
thing must be done. Paying no further at
tention to the soldiers, he stiffened himself,
fell heavily from the wall, rolled over to the
foot-lights, raised himself upon his elbow,
stared at the audience, choked a little and
exclaimed: "Good heavens! .1 have 'swal
lowed the file!"
from; calling for Mr. Henrr,! as that
person was now speaking, i
Is that Mr. IIenry" said the dis
turber of the meeting. "Thunder!
that can't be Mr. Henry. Why, that
is the little cuss that told me to hoi
ler!'(. I .
Mr. Gough adds, that in telling
this story to a man who could nev
er be made to see the "point" of a
joke, after studying a few minutes
the man asked him: Well, Mr Gough,
"I wh.lt. did hft tfll him tr 'IinNr fnrv
! After this sublime exclamation ail that
remained for him to do was to give the u
sual kicks and lurches, die in the good old
legitimate style, and so end th? piece and
receive the congratulations of his friends.
i I never look at Hind without thinking of
T , 1 1 11. l k ; this storv. It ought to have made him im
xu iuuu laiiv uuuuu h; . , . ...1 1 j r. :,u u
ruonai. ivu uuiur wuu uuum tuiuisu buun
I a finale is capable of anything.
i Miss McLuslf rarely walks. When she
iloes, it is with the deliberate majesty of a
Dido. Rer small, plump feet melt to the
ground like snow-flakes, and her figure
sways to the indolent motion of lier limbs
with a glorious grace and yieldingriess quite
iudcscribable. Shewas idling slowly, up
appajtiintpltusure., tiitmvtr pruri 10 be tla-ATorsr disunion-. ! tj)C jau one evenin"' jun at twilight with vance,oi North Carolina, in a rece:
Jill 011 American i,ts; pledged to economy and reform, they L serVant at a short distance behind her, aress before the literary societi
e woinen take to have julged in the most licentious extrav- who, to while awaV the time between his of.the 2s?r. Carol,Da Umversit
to consider it
to "board" in a
mornum
.ill "!- IjI! .l
tfyten the evidence lurrnsnea oy ipe omciai aressing ana irizzuug inir nan, aim iuu i oeen passed in. concocting a series ot the
ulMllments found iii the hands of the C. S. rest of the day promenading, shoppmg and j most nagrant jobs that have ever disgraced ;
aj6o'utr inu tcaciuiytij' vwv , 1UIM113 . muwi n iyu.u,i...vv u, , . . i our nisioiy. t? can upon me people iiui 'with a vawn
win js :uugnL j uciuic me LuiHiiiuicu rufMusuu . ujr "c fv . " j only to taKe care 01 tnese uongressmeu m t that fellow
m W the participation 01 Messrs. .Lavis, if miadeipnia man; ne uas jusl paio iori t,e COming elections, but to watch how 'i-.f i,:.
4,4.1 1 nt 1' : c... iL. "' j .in....,-u.U'ti.AA l.on ! . r .. -n i. . . - ,. 1 auu, a 1119
inomnson, Ajiav, Ksipuiy unu umcio, m wio nve inousmiu uuuuis iui a uuccvcuib! icwc j t ,pv Kiiend their i i-crouen trains in alter- lie. r
and spring chickens are discussed, it is said,
with great relislv and an intense appreT
ciation shown ot the excellence qt the
cookery. ,
But m spite ot nil this
airs gralt very
uamis anu luamino. ai c vuu -' i" nave ltidu ucti in the most wceiitious extrav- ...u 4. nn. fi,.. unnan
ar ' 3 c iiu, wi y liuo una) vic unit utiinccu tiis
Jia,"LU nnr.,ne.i Atltist. aDnareiit v nuite lesner- i ,1..: u:.ir
Q .... , t j -j x - steps, was euiiuuyiiju iiiiuscu 111 uuuwiiu
ate 01 consequences, they vote themselves stones afc the cows feeding upon the Corn
higher pay, and they decree that, this in- ino'n A gentleman, with a natural admi
creased salary shall be paid to them from ration for her splendid person, addressed her.
UIO commencement Ol uiu KtSMOU lllUb lius tt m .li iinv .nnnn mnro fp.Pntrir i 1 ntr
Without troubling herself to look at him,
she turned toher servant and requested him,
of desperate emiui, to knock
down! John obeyed his orders;
mistress resumed her lounge.
1 1 f f - A. I i-,-, -v- f Uif 1 I L ... U....1.I -t 1 1 r tT ntnK mif Tt 1 . .1 111 I 1 1 II L ' X '
sciieme ior mi as issiiwuuu ui .iuc x '"i- Qi new uuimmu uu uiwauw..;, urai iuimj, Tliey are the grann loooers 01 tne country. ;rtCt.: nt th rnw Initorrl 1n-iU'nfti
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We cannot compare tnem to any iormer n c.,i, ...nrama nAnan ;rc;cf;u
i 11., , . n 11 : I mi ! l '' i '1 . . ' . . ' .... ! WUVU OUIH Vinu til UOIOUI J IX. m
i W7. i-U . , V. .. l-iii fiicTimfirn' in nns. I ' I1 V, ri innri'inrl mnn hmiu tit cimciimn tfi .i? :.i. f il. U . I. . . .
: Willi lucirviuc n,ouuiu..;..u j.vu i j. ne iiiuim-u iiiu ,"v' ii j coriupilouisi'5, lor uiuy. navt? muicii millions
ion of the bureau ot military justice, the prevailing tashion, but they generally where others have been-satished with a few
sands. They are not like Judas Isca-
Vir ln snlrl tiimarlf tnn rhpnnlv in thp.
.complete, has gone far enough to thrpvv:mittee make the following statement: with a house, and care, and affectation, aiui estimation of these worthies. But their
light upon the general policy of the rebel 4then the committee entered upon this in- housewifery duty, and they feel a sense of napics be remembered like that of
authorities, which in many particulars j in , Hffation in April last, the evidence in disappointment in being! throwu back again j Rpnedict Arnold, who also sacrificed his
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voiveu a total cusregara 01 international 1 t:f,i4 Wnr Denartment. if accepted as true unnn hoardinrr house ite and the clubs.
Invv nnrl nf tin usfirrp! n-T rivjl?-7orl wof t ; 1 ! It ' 4-l. ulU T,QCcsnn I mi ' n.. A I :.. , : 1 1
in.., Ui,u v. v.. "--"iv' v.. ui. i wns ciHiciiiMvt; as iu tuc uuiiv ui ucucibuu i h liib vinti ictiii
The committee in this connection give' Tlixris. The Judge; Advocate GeneraLhad monev making race, and
a detailed history of, the. course pursuedby I tjiiU the affidavits of several persons who easy with them as it do
the Confederate Gpvernmenttowards slaves Hfessedto have been in the service, of the Bjans. They are full of 'cares and anxieties
army. (1. fe. Government, ;ind whohad been pres- and they want the Erentle influence of home
publishel at an interview between Messrs Davis, 1 wife and children tb counteract the exci-iihas been customary since the close of the
V ar xjc- SJufhTt; and Bemamin. - v tiner and demoralizintr tendencies of tht. out-1 ,nr t tvl it. thi hloodist. nnn in fhe
, . . .... . , . . . . -. . ' i o jo j "f- - - "
partirient. in summing up tins part ot the lThose affidavits were taken by the side world. Deprived of them they be-
report the committee says: "'I he declara-, Mge Advocate Gen'l in good faith, and in come careless, indifferent to family and
tions made and the acts done in pursuance llu full hplipf that the .nersons makini? firinl nhlicrntinna. frpntiUnt.lv hsird drfnkers.
Shocking Baucakity A private
letter inves some details of Uie case
of child-murder in Medina, N. Y.,
(already reported,)in wmichbclergy
matj named Joei Lindsley jwhipped
his little boy to death because he
would not say his prayers. Taejury,
after examining the corpse, said 'they
never saw such a sijjht ueiore, ana
askei Joel what he whipped the
child with. He said a shingle, some
times with the flat side and .then
with the edge; but, oh, such a sight!
his little fingers were all in strings,
nails gone and the bones broken,
legs all a jelly, and the bottoms
of his feet blistered, aud 'pieces of
flesh gone outot them, his ishoulders
and neck and the sides ofj his head
all jblack. They looked around and
feund a tub full of bloody i-lothcs to
soak; and the verdict was fmurder."
the
his
I
is essentially a
life does not gc as
es with the Pari-
I gave in I who could never before sum
mon energy to sigh I to whom a declar
ation was but a synonym for perspiration
I who ever thought ot love as a nervous
complaint, and ot women to pruy for a good
deliverance I y c s I knocked uuder.
Alhinn "MVLnsh! Thnn vcprt. tnn PYnnisitp.lv
country for his loye of lucre; and their chit- iazy Human sensibilities cannot hold out
dren and their children's children will be r ' ..i
ad and Beautiful. -Ex-Go v.
recent -
ofj the North Carolina university,
spoke as follows:
4iiO mouuments of victory arc for
usi no national jubilee can we cele
brate, no songs of triumpli can our
maidens sing, or,garlauds of glory
weave; there is no welcoming of re
turning conquerors nor trecting ol
triumphal arches lor us, to console
us for our great sufferingi We are
all alone with our great defeat and
that heavy sorrow.which, never flit
ting, still is sitting, in our house
hold;' and all. that we haye left for
our comfort is the sad Vet tender
light which plays around (the mem-
o y of those wha died to make it
otherwise." I
found in the ranks of the Union
iMost of this is taken from the.
' prders of the Confederate States
ashamed to say that their ancestors belong-
! ed to the infamous Thirty-ninth Congress.
The World's Killed in Battle. It
I found her one morning sitting at twelve,
with lier eyes wide open. She was just
from the bath, and her complexion had a
soft, dewy transparency, like the cheek of
venus rising from the sea. It was the hour,
Lurlv had told me, when she would be at
history of the world; but the following the trouble of thinking. She put away,
paragraphs, clipped from our exchanges, with her dimpled forefinger, as I-entered,
of the declarations are conclusive proof? of , Uym were statingithaj; only which was 0r involved in a hundred wild political or.!
tne oruiai anu malignant lec mgs by which The statements made by these wit- financial sneculations.
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the; leaders or the rebellion were control- jses harmonize in every important par- The dress of woman
led, ano rendered it not only possible, bat 1 fttr with facts derived from documents luxury which is tp be seen everywhere.
probable that they would at once engage otherftrustworthy sources. The com- It is amazing whern al the money ;cornes
in projectstor tne destruction ot the chiet Utee, however, thought it wise to see fr0m to support so much extravagance
iiitu ui im,iuiuuiiu ; 1 feidd examine some ot the persons whose Coming dovvn the steps! ot a large establish
A considerable portion of the report of Uffldavits had been taken by Judge Holt. lRent the other day, was a lady 'dressed
the committee is devoted- to the evidence mAWnl nf th witnpssps: wheri hronirht be- in a nVl. mnnvfl eilk with 11 shinimr I ribbed
in the case ot V- lay, Jr.. Clay's letter thp r.nmmittpe: rPtr.ir.tpH nntirplv the cirHmn lik Rntin A iWn and maL'nifi-
Presldent Johnson, dated iNoveiiiber lsMU'.-kr. "..k:t,'. iw., t.fl ,iiv;: tUa 1 i ....iivii-i i,or Atim pv-
to
may astound Mhose Vho are not familiar
with history
eeps pace with the At the taking of Jerusalem, bv Titus,
1,000,000 Jews died by slaughter and
famine.
Marius, in one slaushter of the Teutons,
near Aix, left 20,000.
Cassius at one time slaughtered thirtv-
seven thousand inhabitants of Selencio.
Probus put to death seven hundred
a cluster of rich curls that had fallen over
her face, and nodded to me like a water-lily.
swaying to the wind when its cup is full ot
ram.
"Lady Albina," said I, iu my softest tone,
"how are you?"
kBettina," said she addressing her maid,
in a voice as clouded and rich as a south
wind on an iEolian, how am I to-day?"
The conversation fell into short senten-
A Wise Enactment. By the new
act to amend the postal laws it is
provided that postmasters shall re-
. ..t - r ' n . it
turn to tne writers, iree pi cost, an
letters not delivered or called .for,
when requested so to do ly the per
son mailiug them. Persins mailing
letters may write on thern a request
to'the postmaster to return the let
ter to them if not delivered in any
number of days they may choose to
mention, and it is. made
the postmaster to do so.
he duty of
American,
best story
3d, isoo, is. quoted, wherein he deines hfaavits, and declared that their; testi- son; a little cap, or what they call a bon
laviug been in Canada at the time of j the tftny, as given originally, was falseiin every net, of blue crape, was perched on the to'p
;Vaisa..tvu. f.f' tum.ii w.Mp is jpyvticular. They failed,, however; to state Uf her head, and festoOhed about it were
Ishown to be a iaisenood, according to evi- tol the committee anv inducement' or con- Rtrira nf noarl boads. Which descended in
flpnfp hptni'P. thenl: I tiPV Knv-thp fnleifv 1 i.: .i n . 1 , , ! ' ; ,.: . .. 1 ? i ...... -.1
piueiauou wnicn seemea to tne committee three large rows, upon her dosoui. ,
dence before; them. They sayUhe falsity
of the statement goes far to show -that he
has some reason for attempting to conceal
the fact as to the time when he left Canada;
and inasmuch as the statement! was made
in orde to relieve him from; the charce cpn-j
tained in the President's proclamatiop, it
has ii s rong tendency to connect him iwith
complicity ih the deed. A number of let
ters are produced to show that Clayi was
in Canada at thettime, and also that he was
the originator of the various raids oh the
fortheru border of the United States. .1 The
first allusion in point of time made to the;
(reasonable explanation for the course
have pursued. The committee are The theory that ozone anu onxozune a.c
VrUrpfnrP. 'tint nf tini- ki c t wo opposite electrical states ot oxygen,
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m the result ot their investigation,! whether aim mat oiumaiv uac,. v.......
tie original statements of these witnesses the two opponents balancing each other,
prpsenoe of Chiy in the South, among all
tlW papers in possession of the Government;
1 Wf cammed, is aletter elated at Richmond J
i oil. nnil writ.tpn ' lv TT. TJ
TIT.,. Qth 1 Rfiij.
pImv tnlC. C. Clav. JrJ The statement; of
Clay that he has never known; any of the
nersons accesea anu cuiiviufu ui i'"1'
nntintr 'n -the assassination
.jLineolu is shown to
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of President
be falseby the evif
safe true or false. 'But the retraction made
V some of them deprives them of all claim
to credit, and their statements so far im
peach or throw doubt upon the evidence
given by other witnesses whose affidavits
were taken by Judge Holt, that the com
mittee in the investigation which they'
lave made, and in! this report, have disre
garded entirely trie testimony of all . these
persons whose standing has been so im
beached. On the, other hand the commit
tee j have relied very largely upon docu-
ii ;. I l - '.t' l-, . . ' .
ipents iouna in tne c. fc. arcmves,, and have
introduced only the testimony of these per-
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sous wnose repuuaiiori iort ..trp.tn ana ve
racity has not been .impeached, bv anv of
has led to the theory that all matter is m
this condition, and several important ob
servations have been made which go to sus
tain the view.
trv. l-i A n.n:. 1 i: . iu ! air.
Belisarius once had to kill three hundred
thousand people to stop a revolt in the city
of Constantinople. . .
The Jews of Antioch got mad at one
time and killed over one hundred thousand
ot the other inhabitants. I t tL- it nn nrl nrPKspn thp nool
At the three days'-battle of Chalons over 'iv f1Ilfrprs tn' mv lins unforbidden. 1 1
i i-,..i i.t . : .i ti i-ii.j - o . j .
oir: mimucu inousaiiu nuns were wuieu, pnfti nnfi lnnkod rito her eves tor conhrma-
il i: . t f i,' rx ' , I J
wun propomonaie numners 01 tne uauis ti - Delicious creature! she was asleep!
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anu uieir ainus.
Uibbon estimates that in the various
crusades five millions of Europeans lost
their lives.
The Best Yet. The
(N. Y.) Times tells the
yet concerning recent freaks of the
lightning: A person, whose name it
did not learn, was sitting inau ope-i ,
shop door, when, apparently, two
flashes met directly over Ins head,
and passed down his body, nearly
stripping him of his clothes, and
With the I threw n's 6"oes some teet m the
otrauge 10 say ne was not kiu-
mi , t .. 1
i ne .niaioo'ue uecaine a nionoiouuc
.1 I ' ll w- O . J
tuousanu iauis, upon reaucmg tneir coun- j cntered up0n my declaration.
trv I . . , rt ii- i i: i i ilir. ouiuik iu aav uu v us nut nait-
assistance oi xJtiiina, wno suppufu uui mis- , . . i - j i-'w j
ao . . , T I ,. cd, but only recjived slight damage.
..oa tnifh nnlnirno T k frt hpr nttpil 1 1 nil fl 1 1 Vfi ' J . P O
through the incipient circumstances. Sym- ;
natives were soon told. I came to the
avowal. Her hand lav reposing on tne
arm of the sofa, half -buried in a muslin
Native Boilvx. Ajlake about
two mies in circumference, from
which borax is obtained: in extrcmej
ly pure condition and in very larger
quantity, has recently been discovt
ered in California. The; borax hith ¬
erto in use has been procured by
I never have had courage to renew the!'"'"o
gotten it altogether. ; Upon reflection, too, l" W quantit;es m Eng anil, the
I'm convinced . she would not! survive th potteries of Staffordshire alone con-
dence defore the committee.
Clayjwhilej
the investigations that have been made.
Kor has it been the purpose of the . 'com-.
Among the Emperor'i improvements in
Paris is the leveling of the Hill of the Tro
caders, The 2roun4 is mined, and four
miues are sprung at once by au electrical
battery. About two acres are raised at
each explosion, and cars are ready on a
temporary railway to' carry off the earth
thus loosened. I i
The force of the explosion of gunpowder
is greatly increased when the powder is
previously heated nearly to its point of de
composition. This may partially account
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..;fmofnrti,0,or.nnnrnnloM tti,l..4 sumiug more tnan nop ions annu-
CAtllClllbUk UI invvn vuiiiij ww.o,., i.ivi,
The famous Mexican guerrilla
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iiA-vr. ,vM.uAI..-nBve. ' courage 10 fa sIl0Uia sIee betwecn the responses and
obey your Maker, at tl.e nsk of being rid- the . ilan) 6tU .levoted! however.
ICUlfil uy man. i iii-.L u .1.
TT -it , c r i auu.n uii'ic Biiuuiu tunic a oi ui au caiiii . . ... Ji ,
nennrietv to fashion, in all thinirs. . 11 ' i, -.. . . At, frnm intpmnl bldedincr caused
i r - - ? , i mpnee. or 11 anv mini? nannens that ran i "w , : .
Have the courage to acknowledge your l, hftr uV:' sni il;ui by being hurled from his horse
, rather than to seek credit for TX." u: I While flying from the Imperial
troops under Gen. Overa.
The man who objects to the adorn
ment of Confederate graves would
ismorance
for the bursting of guns after.long firing, j will not lend bim your money, .
Iniiin'vnfinn O Vkt, r ATT, O flll4 AW tvlll K,r n ..li vl am
11 1 1 a. ; 1 uciiuiativuiauwiuiiaivU iui tuc uv datuuiai-
knowieace unuer iaise pretences. ilr- 1 r- 1 u . 1
Have the courage to provide entertain- ; T- V : -j r -
ment for your friends, within your, means! . - v . .
notbevond. 4 , P . i
Have the courage to tell a man why you I ' Ice is worth two pence j a pound iu-scarcely hesitate to violate them.
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3d other large cities in England.! Prentice
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