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NTTMBER 8.00 15.00 OCR DIFFICULTIES 'WITH BNG- We believe that it is correct to say that the recent negotiations of Eevcrdy Johnson with the British government for the settlement of the Alabama claims, will prove an abortion. The arrangement jieenis to be so one Bided in behalf of Great Britain that the senate never -srih confrm any such convention. It is understood that four commissioners are to be selected, two from America and two from England, and that their decision must be unanimous to sustain an award made against Great Britain in consequence of the depredations of the Alabama. Bevcrdy Johnson was foolish enough to agree that British residents in the Southern States, who during the rebellion had their property destroyed by the United States forces, should bring their claims before the.eame commission. Most of these British residents aided the southern rebellion to the utmost of their power, and it would be disgraceful to the nation if we paid one cent of damages to that class of foreign incendiariefi.

These gentry have a big bill against the United States; they say much larger than the damages claimed by our citizens for the piratical depredations of the Anglo-rebel cruisers. Seward and Johnson cannot Kettle this great international question. It must be lea to GBANT; he can send out Sherman or Stanton, as a epecial envoy to Great Britain, and Uie people may rent, assured when the administration of Gen. Grant agrees to a treaty to settle our difficulties with England, it will be BO honorable to this nation that all parties will feel that the groat Republic has at last been avenged for the course which England pursued against us during our lamentable civil war. GEN.

GRANT AND THE JEWS. Mr. Adolph Moses wrote a letter to Gen. Grant, dated Quincy, 111., September 3d, iu regard to order No. 11.

It was supposed at first that thin order was instigated by a special dislike to the Jewish people. Mr. Moses, in writing to General Grant, says that he had been informed by high authority, that 110 idea of special drslihe to the Jews prompted him to inane the order, but that a written word from him to that effect would be more satisfactory to the Jews at large and at the same time would free him from any reproach owing to a misinterpretation of the above mentioned order. Gen. Grant, upon receipt of the letter, replied in the following: GALENA, Sept.

18C8. am in receipt of a letter from Mr. A. MoBoa.of the 3d hint, inolosing one from you, bearing name date. My first inclination WM to anewor Mr.

Moses yon accredit; then I thought it would be belter to adhere to the rule of BJleuce iu to all let- tore Were I once to commence answering all political questions asked of me, there would not be flme between now and the 3d of November to (jet through. Mr. Moses, I think, will readily understand this. Ini regard io Order No. 11, hundreds, of have been written to mo about it, by persons of the faith affected by it.

I do. or did not answer any of the writers, but permitted etatcmenl of tho facts concerning the origin of the order to bo made out and civ- one of them for pubhca- Slteteh of the Pollard, Family. The assassination of H. Rives Pollard, at Richmond, has become a topic of national interest, And the cpnmra-; nity desires the fullest details. Pollard connected with.some of the best families iu Virginia.

His mother was a Bister of the celebrated William C. Rives, ex- United States Senator, and ex-Minister to France, one of the most illustrious sons of the Old Dominion. It js quite certain that he has left many relatives who will do their utmost to demand the full penalty of the law upon his assassin. Hauna, who wrote the article which caused Pollard's death, was a mere Bohemian, ready for service under any master: Henry Rives Pollard was still a young 1 more than thirty-five years of age. He was the son of Major Bichard Pollard, an oflScer in the old U.

S. He was born iu Alta Vista, Kelson county, Virginia, and was named after the Hon. Wm. C. Rives, of Albemarle.

He passed a year or two at the Virginia Military In- etitutc, and thence went.to the University of Virginia, but, as we are informed, did not graduate at either institution. He commenced life as a clerk in the Fostomce Department at Washington, but in a few months resigned in order to join a party going out 'SVest. These were surveyors, who were employed by the government on a mission to Kansas, at about the time of the Border War excitement. He remained with this party but a short time, but did uot leave Kansas. He settled at Leavenworth, and here commenced his newspaper career as editor of the Loavenworth Herald.

At about this time he received an appointment as American Cpnsul at Bany- kok, Siam, but declined it, owing to his connections in this country. Soon after the commencement of the rebellion, Mr. Pollard (who was then connected with the Baltimore Sun as its news editor), in company with his brother, E. A. Pollard, the Southern historian, want to Richmond, where they immediately became attached to the Richmond Examiner, owned and edited by the late John M.

Daniel, the latter (E. A. Pollard) having charge of the semi-editorial, or original war news department, while the deceased was the general news editor of that journal. Throughout the whole of the war they both remained on the Examiner, during which time the deceased fought a duel with a young officer of the Confederate navy, in which four shots were exchanged without injury to either party, and also had a difficulty with Thomas W. McMahon, author of "Cause and Contrast," and other minor works, because of some newspaper criticism concerning that gentleman, in the progress of which Mr.

Pollard drew a pistol upon McMahon and fired upon him as he was running up the steps of a building on Main street. Subsequent to the close of the war, the deceased engaged with Mr. Charles H. Wynne, a well known book and job printer of Richmond; in the publication of a newspaper called the Richmond former as its editor and the latter as business connection existed about three months, when a severance ensued because of a conflict between Mr. Wynne and Mr.

Pollard as to the extent of the interest the latter held in the business. The difficulty resulted in the ousting of Mr. Pollard, upon which a suit was entered for what he claimed as his dues, which was prosecuted for several months, and finally settled by compromise. About throe months after tiie severance of his connection with the Times, Mr. Pollard purchased the right to publish the Examiner from Mr.

R. F. Walker, to whom Mr. Daniel willed the paper at the time of his death, and soon afterword re-issued the journal, which he continued to publish with an ultra Southern tone for several months, till its suppression by Gen. Ord, then commanding General of that city; but iu a week or two afterword the publication was resumed by permission of President Johnson, who revoked the order of Gen.

Ord. The Examiner wus regularly con- tinned by M. Pollard, till about eighteen months since, when, on account of a difficulty between himself and a gentleman who held a heavy claim upon the office, which culminated in several newspaper publications, he (P.) disposed of his interest in that journal. During the time of his last connection with the Examiner he had a series of difficulties, in one of which, following personal attack from a party in his private sitting room and editorial office, he armed himself with a double barrel shot gun, and with the hammer at half cock stood guard a few paces off while he made his a servant boy post handbills denouncing his antagonist (a Mr. James) as a paltroon and a coward.

During tliis time, Mr. James was just opposite iu the Spottswood Hotel entrance room, armed, and waiting for the approach of Pollard, bntbefore he had time to do so an officer took him into custody, and probably prevented bloodshed. Another of his chronic difficulties followed, in which a woman female with whom he had been living. In this row he obtained an entrance into the house of questionable reputation in which this woman was staying, and with a drawn revolver took her away with him. This brought on a long lawsuit, but how it was settled WB do not remember.

Subsequently he pursued the same female to Baltimore, where he found her in company with Mr. Hopkins, of Norfolk, whom he (P.) shot and on to BOtno tion At tho censed by ttropritna 1 ilo not pretend to sustain Oie order. ic time ot publication, I was m- uounuu by a reprimand received from incton for permitting acts which Jewt. within my lines wore engaged in. There were nmnv other persons within my lines equally bad with the worst of them, but the difference was that tho JCWB could pass with tai- to themselves, but Bimply an and successfully (I say BUCCCBB- of persistently, because there of others within mr lines who through tho The order was issued and sent without any reflection and without thinking of the Jews as nBect or race to themselves, but Bimply an persons who had successfully (I say successfully instead onvTeiPtifcir "BUCCCBB)' violated, an order, greatly inured to "the help of the Mr.

Moses assurance that I have no prelndice against sect or race, but want ctcli Individual to be judged by Jus own merit. Order No 11 does not eustaip this statement, I admit, but then I do not sustain the order. It neverwouldhavcbeeniBsuodif it had not been the moment it was penned, andwithout reflection. Yonre truly, v. S.

GRAM. ON THE amendment to the Banking Law, dispensing with the office of Bant Comptroller after the expiration of the term of the present incumbent, there were 15,499 votes in its favor, and 1,948 against it. wounded in the leg just as he (H.) was getting into the hack to drive off with This difficulty resulted 14 in a criminal prosecution, but was finally compromised at a heavy sacrifice to Pollard. About eighteen months ago, Mr. P.

commenced the publication of the Southern Opinion, on ultra Southern pictorial weekly. Mr. J. Marshall Hanna, the author of the article about which Mr. Pollard lost his life, was also attached to the Baltimore Sun till tie rebellion, when he wont South, and during most of the time was employed in the same office with the deceased.

He is a spicy, bitter writer, very reckless, and hos had frequent difficulties. On one occasion, an exchange of four or five shots each occurred in the streets of Richmond between Hanna and R. D'Orcy Ogden, proprietor of the theatre there, but without injury to either party. Mr. Hanna's contributions have been the principal feature of the Opinion, and he was with Pollard yesterday when he was killed by Grant Mr.

Pollard's mother was a sister of the late William C. Rives and of Judgf Alexander Rives. One sister is the widow of Rear-Admiral Charles H. Bell. United States Navy, who was -drowned a few months ago in the China seas; another is Mrs.

Dr. Barker, of Macon, and another is now residing in Lucerne, Switzerland. The elder brother, Edward A. Pollord, is the well-known historian andmaga- zineist, now resident in New York; the other is Mr. Richard Pollard, a well-known and highly-respectable citizen of Lynch- buxg.

Of Mr. Pollard's capacity as a Journalist there seems to be but ons opinion. He was familiar with every department of the profession which he followed. Many who were in his employment speak of him in kind terms, though he was by no means a popular man. JEFF.

DAVK' TBIAL, it is said, will again be postponed on account of the inability of the Chief Justice to preside. It has tl- CUBA--ITS PRESENT The insurrection in Cuba seems to gaining it met with a heavy loss in the capture by a Spanish man-of-war of a British brig, in part -loaded with arms and ammunition, that had been shipped at W. by the agents of the Cuban provisional government The Spanish troops are well armed and there are 9,000 more onihe way ret inforce them. The city of Principe and the seaport of Nuevitas are about the only places remaining to the Span? iards in the Eastern The railroad" connecting these two cities was taken possession of by the and three trains captured. In the'to'wnbf Nnevitas the government has a company of volunteers and' ninety marines, and 'at Puerto Principe 'about 1,300 men.

The insurgents operating in the two districts of which the above named cities are the centres, number 'from 4,000 to 5,000 of ever, very badly armed. The General commanding is Caspar Aguero, and next to him in authority is General Narcisso Valdes. The insurgents intend as soon as'the city of Puerto Principe falls into their hands to make it the seat of the Provisional Government in lien of Bayams, a town 60 miles northwest of Santiago. The total forces of the insurrectionists in the Eastern Department numbers 13,000 men whole commanded by Lieut Gen. Mtrcano.

Cuba is to be allowed three representatives in the Spanish Cortes, soon to assemble and decide upon a future form of government for Spain. Two names have already been announced for the positions. -The first is that of Senor ftiix de Sana, a Spaniard and resident of Madrid. Hu advocates ''free trade and direct taxation," which is certain to cause his defeat, since the Cubans have already had a full surfeit of direct taxation, and do not approve of this method of raising the required revenues of the government. The other candidate is Senbr Azcaraie, a Cuban now in Spain, who desires as little of direct taxation as possible.

Business aflairs on the Island are undoubtedly depressed, owing to the feeling of insecurity created by the uncertainties existing as to the political future of Cuba, and on universal fear that tho fast growing insurrection in the East must tend toward greatly lessening the sngar crop for the coming year, upon which Cuba business prosperity mostly depends. A small journal called the El Cubsno Zibrc, has been Htarted at Eayamo, and claims to be "the first free journal published in Cuba." PROSPERITY OP JAMAICA. Latest advices from Jamaica state that affairs are looking much more h.opeful for the Island than ever did before, and there are unquestionable evidences of a coining prosperity which it is impossible to resist The country is regaining its financial strength, and there is now no reason why Jamaica could not be one of the most important and prosperous islands in the West Indies, provided the people will try to help themselves and manifest a greater spirit of self-reliance than they have done heretofore. Capitalists from the United States, England, Ireland, Germany, and Venezuela, are buying up the sugar estates and coffee properties, which have for years past, been allowed to go into decay because their proprietors, from a want of energy and hopefulness, were unable to find capital to work them. A number of New York capitalists have bought one of these estates, and are going to convert the bamboo forests into bales of fibre and felt, for the American market When all the machinery is got together and put in, motion, they expect to turn out ten tons ot fibre per diem, every ton being worth $20 in gold at the ship's side.

They likewise anticipate, before long, to be able to make writing, printing, and packing paper from these bamboo fibres, sufficient for consumption in the colony and shipment to the United States, The bamboo grows in great abundance all over the Island, and has heretofore been considered as useless by the inhabitants. Not only is the bamboo being put to use but also the cocoanui husks are being converted into fibres by a Ixmdon firm, to be used by npholsterers and carpet makers. Six groves of cocoanut trees are being turued to account and men are beginning to learn from experience that sngar, rum, coffee and ginger are not the only ingredients of Jamaica's wealth. The prosperity of the Island is exemplified in the fact thai the taxes which hitherto have been collected with the greatest difficulty have been handed into the collector, and the revenue this year has amounted to 367,559 pounds being 33,745 pounds in excess of last year A correspondent says that this sudden influx of capital is probably due to a change in the administration. For he say that if "House Assembly" only existed and a general franchise, such a happy state BOW MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH PABX1AMEJTT ARE CHOSEN' The American system of pofihcal committees has no counterpart in There however two electioneering headquartere of club for th Tories, and the Reform club for the Liberate.

Each contains an election chosen by nobody, responsible to nobody, weilding an authority, all over the kingdom. Of these two the Carlton committee is considerably the best organized. They raise great sums of money, and spend it at their own discretion and for which no account is ever Tendered to" any one. The Whips of the House, as they are called, may be said to hold the purse strings of the party they represent Each party has two Whips. They are responsible for party discipline, for the presence of members at divisions, are the mouthpieces and exclusive agents of the real party leaders.

The work is hard and one think by no means agreeable, but no place is more coveted by an energetic politician. Althongli a great portion of the election expenses is borne by the candidates themselves, there is also a general party fund, to which, as with us, the wealthy men of the party are expected to contribute. This fund is collected and controlled by the committees from -tie two clubs, Carlton and Reform. It is rumored that Lord Derby contributed to the Carlton Club this last antumn £20,000, equal to $100,000. a great land-owner wants a Peerage, but does not care for a seat in Parliament, all he has to do is to give a sufficient sum of money to these clubs, which is done in so quiet a manner that scarcely any one is cognizant of the fact, till a few months after, the public reads, with more or less amazement 'in the party organ, that Mr.

the great account of public services, has been raised to a baronetcy or peerage. There are four ways by which a candidate is nominated to represent a borough. First, by requisition: a borough is not confined to its own locality from which to choose, but has all England, residence not being essential as with us. Requisition may be employed by the electors interested in securing a good representative, or by the friends or agents of the candidate interested in securing a good seat. A paper requesting Mr.

to come forward as of affairs as there is at present could no last, because political incendiaries wouh have the country in a blaze descanting up on the wrongs and oppression to which th inhabitants were subjected by the gov eminent, and this would be done by dema gogues for no other object than, place plunder, aud power. These things hav passed away, and under the rule of a stron government the Island enjoys peace, con tentment and prosperity, from one end tc the other. i THE OPTICAL, VOTE OP TBS STATEON PEES ELZCTOBS is given as follows i the Madison Journal of Saturday afternoon The average vote varies but little from tha given in our table on Saturday: GBAHT AND OOLTAX. BETMOUE AND BLATB. ffomsgondence.

a candidate is circulated among the electors. If a number sufficient to encourage the movement sign this requisition it is then forwarded to the person named, and becomes the basis of his candidature. Second. A nominee of the Carlton or Reform Committee, may be, and very often is, sent down to a particular borough, backed by all the influence and machinery often by the the party. In such case the electors have no choice in ie matter, but have to accept the person ent.

Third. A candidate maybe the nomi-; ee ot a great Nobleman or proprietor, who as a controlling influence in the borough. he electors b-ave to vote for the man horn their landlord appoints, or refuse their peril. Fourth, and finally, if a man cannot or does not choose to secure a omination in either of the above three ways, he may nominate himself. The first thing a candidate does, is to ublish an address, -which is what we would call Ms platform.

As each candi- ate has to do this same thing, the news- apers previous to elections ore flooded ritb. them. In the smaller boroughs the Candidate has to canvass his own district Votes ate asted and given as favors. No matter what the social condition of a can- Idatemaybe, whether he is the son of a Juke or an heir to tkree counties, he must into the humblest cottage and solicit rom its occupant, if he happens to be a oter, the actual pledge of his vote. There re, however, two worthy exceptions to his custom of personal canvassing, John Stuart Mill and John Bright who have far oo much dignity of character to stooj any constituency.

The expenses of an English election ore known to be very arge and bribery is a common offense, although' not as publicly done as formerly and boroughs are not put up for sale in open market, but disposed of privately at he Carlton or Reform. As a general thing a man cannot regain his seat in Parliament without spending at least £2,000, equal $16,000, but occasionally and very rarely a candidate is returned without expense, as is the case with John Stuart Mill and John Bright. The Kingdom is divided for the purposes of election into counties and boroughs, and the larger ore again subdivided into districts. No county returns more than three members, most of them two, the smaller one. In the counties there are two classes of and occupation.

A man is entitled to vote if he owns an estate of £5 a year, or is tenant of an estate rated at £12 a year. There -are likewise two franchises in and lodger. A man votes if he has occupied any dwelling whatever in the borough as owner or tenant for twelve months and paid-his poor rates; or who has occupied for twelve months as lodger any part of a dwelling house, the lodging being worth £10 a year. SHOTOD BE PABTICUULB AND TELL THE La Crosse Republican -is injuring Gen. WASHBUBN'S prospects for Senator, from the reckless moda with which it makes assertions under the hope thereby of injuring MATT.

H. CABPENTEE, the most Judicial PoTrer and its Exercise. 1 people of State of Wisconsin will soon be called upon to elect a Chief Justice of Supreme Court The duties and" responsibilities of this office are such thai the selection of a proper and competent person to fill it becomes of -the Without, at this time, expressing "any opinion as' to the qualifications of the present incumbent of that' office, or whether; ha possesses the legal knowledge and the studious and industrious habits necessary to a proper discharge of its duties, I propose to say a few words, in this article, on the general subject of the judicial power and its exercise. The division of the departments of government are the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Our first ideas, on reading this division, are that several departments, neither interfere with nor invade the other; that each is separate aud distinct fremthe other.

-Bnthowevercorrector beautiful the theory, the-actual working of the judiciary will show how mistaken this view is. "Its powers invade both of.the other departments. Though the judge does not make laws or execute them in the abstract or the individual cases. He decides that A owes money and sends the sheriff to execute his judgment He decides that a child must be taken from a parent, that a wife shall be divorced from her husband; thai a citizen shall be deprived of Ms liberty; that some street may invade my grounds. He stops the con struction of a public work; fa election; he decides the title to a corporate office; he declares who is elected a Governor of the whether a Senate that has impeached a Governor was a Senate and authorized to try the impeachment; he strikes dead an Act of Assembly, and when called vupon for his reasons he says: "I have found no precedent or analogous case, and I must, therefore, declare that to have been always the law, which in.

my opinion ought now to be the law." Life, personal liberty, and rights of property, are subject to the determination of the judicial power. And what a mighty power is this! The power to hear, determine, decide I And this vast, tremendous, important power is, in our State, confided to the wisdom, rityand good judgment of three men These three in all cases pending in the state courts, finally pass upon, determine and settle the validity of all laws passed by, the Legislature of the State, settle the question of Doe or Richard Hoe owns the property in dispute; whether Jane Smith is the lawful wife of John Smith; wheUier either, and which of the parents is entitled to the custody of the child; whether Thomas Notes or John Pfllbury ia the Sheriff; and whether Titcumb or Stiles is Cleric-of the Board of Supervisors; whether millions of property is damaged or injured, or destroyed by a so-called improvement; whether a street railway is a public nuisance or a public benefit; whether aeon- tractor who, in good faith, has expended his money for materials and labor in laying a Nicolson pavement, in. a huge city, shall be remunerated for that labor or material, or whether the patented pavement can be legally laid at all; whether taxes of any kind shall be levied or paid; whether a citizen shall be restrained of his liberty or go free. In fact every conceivable question within the jurisdiction of the State Courts which can or may effect life, liberty, reputation or property, is to be finally determined by the three men wko happennttae time to be judges of the Supreme Court of the state! And no matter hoio erroneous or unjust the decision the injured party has no relief! In every election of a Judge there is and necessarily must be involved the question of the fitness, capacjty, and proper qualifications of the person honestly and faithfully to discharge these solemn and important trusts. How a bad man might use such a place, and wield the vast powers of a Judge to the destruction of public and private rights, will be shown in another article.

Beport of the Commissioner of the eral Land Office. Tne report of the commissioner of the general land office, the Hon. James S. Wilson, trill equal, in interest, the report of 1867. In addition to the usual official top; ies, it will embrace a variety of valuable arranged under.36 general heads, in regard to tho soil, climate, territorial configuration, industrial and commercial facilities, social progress, and the ptesent status of.

the different states and territories. The states- of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, in which the government title to the soil has been practically extinguished by private appropriation, under the land laws, are grouped together in asingle article showing: some of the results of our beiiqflfcent land policy. In the statistics, each of the other public land states and territories is made the subject of a separate chapter, showing the progress of its settlement, and culture the amount of public lands remaining undisposed of; the.areas of surveyed and unsurveyed lands respectively; and such other topics as. are judged, of interest and value, in bringing each portion of the public'notice, and thus facilitating its prompt disposal; by settlement and sale. The pre-emption- and homestead policy is discussed from a historical standpoint; the general and especial grants lor internal im provemenrs are rehearsed, and the proceedings of tha executive authority, in their execution, are detailed, showing operation of this policy in building up and developing the industrial and commercial interests of the great west.

The land grants of the general government in aid of education form the theme of an article, illustrating the importance'of free community, in' aid of Bo! priva hnke, GES. HOWABD AND Tffg REV. DB. BOTN- new Congregational Church has recently been erected in Washington, of which the Rev. Dr.

Boynton is the pastor. Gen. Howard of the Freedmen's Bureau, is a member of that church, and contributed a handsome sum to its erection. But he haa recently fallen out with his pastor, and a bitter rued has grown up between them. A Washington telegram says.that the following incident actually occurred in the streets of Washington these two distinguished persons.

Casually meet: ing each other. Gen. Howard says: "I take this occasion to pronounce all that yon have said of me an unmitigated falsehood." Dr. you mean to call me a liar?" Gen. mean what I say, and pronounce your statement an unmitigated falsehood.

Dr. "Then you mean to call me a liar?" Gen. sir, I say that you have lied." Dr. "If, sir, you had two arms I would thrash.you for insulting me." Gen. Howard- "Never mind my arm; try it, and thrash me if you this point the reverend gentleman turned away.

THB STATE JOUENAL, in summing up the official result of the recent election says that on the proposition to charter certain savings banks, there are no' votes returned from half the counties in the state, and very few from some others. All the charters were defeated, the vote being as fol- popnlar intelligence in a free The different grants of Congri public schools, of seminaries, and colleges, and especially of agricultural colleges are analyzed, and development of the ednca- sin tional establishment of the country, from the commencement of our national existence, are given. By the census of 1360, it is shown that in that year the whole number of educational establishments was 413,006, with 148,762 teachers, giving instruction to 5,417,880 their annual income be ng $33,370,482. In the absence of later special statistics, the total report, of the educational grants in mostdfonryoung western cities are; cited as illustrations of educational progress during the current decade. The grand totals of these grants to nearly 80, 000, 000 acres transcend to the united area of shire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-' necticnt, New New Jersey, and Dela- rived at Salt Lake, on ware.

Land grants of military reserva- still eastern journey. tions, in the states and territories, receive appropriate notices. The geological survey of Nebraska, under special statute, is reviewed in detail, and the continuation of the geological survey of tho Bocky mountain region, subsequently ordered by Congress, under the superintendence of a capable geologist, is noticed, with general important practical results. IHs ascertained that the country, for 200 miles west of Omaha, is very fertile, find that beyond that point it is only available for The presence of coal is clearly in large workable deposits, in different localities. Iron, especially of a magnetic character, abounds.

Forests of nine timber are frequently met with, giving ground for an extensive enterprise. The peculiar chorography of the paris of Colorads re- cive passing notice. The commissioner urges the importance of geological explorations of the public domain, and suggests that a public building be erected in Washington, with room for the accommodation of scientific representing each state and territory. The reclamation of lands, by practical processes, known to modem science, is the subject of au interesting paper, called for by the wants of different portions of the country. The amelioration of barren lands by irrigation, tree-growing and other processes, a problem, the importance of which is becoming daily more pressing, is discussed with the expectation that practical measures will speedily be adopted to render these wide areas capable of supporting vegetable and animal life on an extended scale.

The mining legislation of congress is thoroughly attention haying been called to the controversies in some of the mining districts, growing out of conflicting enactions of laws. The report closes with a. review of the areas of public lands, at different periods if, fifin Personal Items. to call Patti his "little Davenport Brothers are in a bad way through matrimony aud consumption. Point contains two hundred aud twenty-four cadets now.

little New Hampshire girla have spun of thread from spider webs. the toaisville fctoreSe, who lately, inherited $300,000, is dying of consump tion. Ticknor when he left the firm of Ticknor 4 Fields, put in hia thumb and pulled out a plum of $300,000. London Quakers have commenced sporting moustaches, though still wearing E. B.

Washburne, on arriving in Washington last week, found himself the father of a lively little boy, which, was born juat before hia.arrival. late Dean Milman, of London, left a posthumous work, "The Annals of Paul's which will be published immediately. has made enemies of the whole race of office holders by a decision that so far aa possible throughout the whole Kingdom, the present officers should be replaced by the invalids of the war of 1366. Richmond Whig says that if General Lee hod known the form of reconstruction that would be adopted he would not have surrendered when fie did. We should like to know what he would have done.

Herbert, mother to the Earl of Pembroke, and a recent convert to the Roman from the Anglican Church, haa in the press a volume, entitled "The Mother of St. Augustine." McElroy and her Bister, two domestic servants in Lee, have just rcceiva 1 the intelligence that a wealthy old relative has died and left them $70,000 each. Lydia Meado, ot North Brookfield, completed her 100th year on Monday, Nov. 9. The event was duly celebratedjjy a large gathering of relatives and friends.

Miscellaneous Items. alone ue allowed to applaud or hiss in tho theaters of Alg ors. "bandit tho female display in. New New-York paper of sfamoua aing- er, that few airs and puts good many." women have graduated from the New England Female Medical College in Boston. keeper of the New York City ceives $6,700, and the Governor of the State $4,000 pec annum.

whole of the Upper Minnesota try ia covered with nearly two feet ol Snow eight inchea deep was had at Cotier Center, Iowa, on the 21st, college for the education of seaman ianowbeingjerected at South land. has an endowment of left by the late Winterbottom, of that place. new feature of. instruction for ia about to be inaugurated in It ia proposed, for the blind, an advanced courjeol instruction, kindred to that- jiat established for deaf mutes. Librarian of Congress has Closed to bo placed in tha rotunda of tho Capitol a statue of Alexander Hamilton, heroic aize, executed in Italy by Horatio Stone, of Washington, under an order of Congress.

the 150,000 teachers in tho United States, it ia asserted that 112,500 arefemalea. The city of Boston haa 553 femalo to63 male teachers; -New York city haa 2,206 females to 176 males; the state of Ohio 13,220 femates to 834 males. the past two years over sixty- seven hundred buildings have: been erected in Brooklyn, and the assessed value of the eral 000. a private party at Kiel, the comic sang some verses hostile to niu -Bi, Lonia Napoleon, and ab the instigation of tho Consul of France, was at once banished from the town. generations of the Moulton family, in Newburyport, have carried on the manufacture of silver apoona.

Joseph Moulton now conducts the business, employing skilled workmen and the moat efficient ma" Jackson Hainca, the American skater, and the young ballet girl, Leopotdine Adafcer, after a very successful engagement at the Carl Theatre, in Vie na, are now playing at WaltersdorfTs Theatre, in Berlin. C. C. Coffin, the "Carlcton" of the' Boa- ton Journal, who started two years and a ago on a trip around tho world, has arrived at Salt Lake, on hia homeward, though eastern journey. The New York Independent announces: "Mr.

Groeley, to vary his usual articles, baa raised us the successive chapters of 'a new k. the subject of which, by hia request, we will not yet announce." Louis Bissell, an old and wealthy reaident of St. Lonia, died on Thursday. He was an officer in the United States armyiSO yeara ago, winning the rank of Captain at the battle o7 Lundy'a Lane; and waa afterward known throughout the Weat aa a leading Indian trader and merchant. Justin McCarty haa become ono of the editors of the New York Independent.

He was for many yeara one of tho leading edi- tora of tho London Morning Star. He haa long held rank among the best writera in England. Hia thorough knowledge ol British peliticswill add much to the interest the 1 younc men of the senior class of Dartmouth College were recently suspended, and a large portion of the claas escorted them, with-a band of music, to the cars. For this thirty-one members of tho claas were themselves suspended till they should make a satisfactory apology to the faculty. The required apology was made.

Explorations In Central Asia. At the lost meeting of the Royal Geographical Society in London, Sir. Roderick Murchison said the attention of the society had been strongly drawn of late towards Central Asia, and particularly to" the vast regions which bordered the northeastern and northwestern frontiers of British India. The principle region in the northeast embraced the country lying between Assam and Szechnen, the most westerly province in China. A warm desire was expressed by a committee of tha British association, as well as by the Council of the Geographical Society, that, the intervening space of about 250 miles only should be explored, in order to ascertain if there be practicable passes through the high mountains and wild tracts which separated the upper irty in the city has on dollars.

The population ia of San Francisco offer to bnjld a City. Hall, of good architectural finish and elegant arrangements, rooms forecourts and all public offices, in consideration of-tho present City Hall grounds and buildings and 5175,000 in city bonda. few months ago a homo-painter of Worcester, England, purchased for £6 ah old picture of Christ bearing the belonged to a deceased canon ot Worcester Cathedral. It proved, when cleaned, to be a work of great merit, and waa sold by ita fortunate possessor for £700. notice of death in a North Wales contemporary contains the following addendum: "He waa a moral young man, ami a devoted member of the Church of and though he had been brought up in public house, he never tasted a drop of ale oaring his whole life." elevated railroad ia being put up the whole western length or New York city.

It ia to bo ready for the public service, waaro informed, some time hi February Meanwhile the velocipede agitation ia becoming more lusty, and there ia a prospect of there being a atrong rivalry tho city railways generally, and those vehicles bofora next spring. Dane has invented an ice velocipede: the arc ot the wheel is made of groovedateel like skate runners. There ia. a box behind the seat to carry provisions which heretofore have not been carried. citizen of Terre Haufe, (Jnd.) haa given $100,000 to establish a female seminary iu that place.

He requires that this-fond snail not be used in the buildings, but that thu income of hia permanent endowment fond shall be used in reducing the expenses of tha institution. Androacoggin (Me.) Herald says: "Mr. Henry True bringa us a very, old'coin, a Spanish silver doUar, bearing date 1179. The flgurea and let'ering are very perfect. both sidea there are several Chinese letters or believe, some twenty-three mall." "ptirl of the period" comments thus upon Mormonism: How lows: For.

Ag'nat, 8.18.1 Barlow. .108,847 H. D.Barron.. 108,853 .108,851 C. G.

Williams 108,809 Allen Warden.108,857 L. F.Frinby... 108,793 W.G.Kitch ...108,849 TV. T. 108,837 Geo.

B. Smith. .84,695 G.L. Park 84,702 N.0. .84,707 A.G.

Cook 84,704 M.M. Strong. .84,704 H. N.Bmith....84,705 Sam. Jr.

.64,710 Theo. Eodolph.84,709 ready been postponed several times for the same reason, and we suggest that it is about time that this stupid iarce was ended, cither by a epeedy trial or the abandoE- ment of the case entirely. There never was a more disgraceful farce enacted by a nation than this whole proceeding with Jeff. Davis. KEV.

WM. A. BAETIETT, of Brooklyn, has at last accepted the urgent call to Fly- month Congregational Church, in Chicago; at a salary of $7,000. Mr. Barilett's predecessor was the late Bev.

L. E. Matson, his brother-in-law. Average .108,837 .84,704 In consequence of a dispute in Burnett county, who is the legal county clerk, the return from that county was out, in consequence of informality, which would add 73 to the republican and 5 to the democratic vote. In Sank county, 49 republican votes were returned by somelpcal error for C.

instead ol C. Williams, which, if also included in getting the average, would make'the republican vote 108,916, the the actual republican majority 24,207. THOMAS 'Hisiop, formerly of this city, tut more recently of Memphis, Tennessee, (iied in the latter'city a few days since, of fever. in gardening while residing hrire; and has been pursuing same business in MempMB. -The particulars of his death are not; inbwn.

His family are still residing in this city. prominent of the Senatorial candidates Because he is backed by the largest number of members elected to the At this time forbearance is particularly required on the part of the leading newspapers of the state. While generous to our own personal friends, let us to other candidates. The Republican takes the Janesville Gazette to task for counting the Trempedleau Record among those, journals which have favored the election erf Mr. CAEPEOTEE in the place of Doolittle.

The following article from the Record confirms every word which ths Janesville Gazette uttered: "The people of Trempealeau were very agreeably disappointed, on Friday evening, by the announcement that Matt. H. Carpenter had arrived in town, and would address the people at the Methodist Church. A large number of people were soon notified and assembled at the church, when Mr. Carpenter soon appeared, and was in- jtroduced by Senator Newman, as a man in whom we all had an interest, because he was one of Wisconsin's most gifted sons, and would probably be the successor of our recreant United States Senator.

We hope he may be, for his speech on that evening more firmly convinced us that he is a man whose abilities will honor our. state, and whose principles and sentiments most perfectly represent those of the great lepnoli- can party. He is a man. who would; grace any position in the gift of a State, of Milwaukee Green Bay and Fort 2,603 6,422 Winnebago County, of 3,286 6.425 Whitewater Grant County, of Boscobel 2,347 6,726 Milwaukee. 1,459 6,483 National of Hudson 2,263 6,481 National of Janesville 2,577 6,482 Bock County .1,847 6,480 Watertown 2.536 6,483 Wisconsin Items.

horse thief, Griswpld, escaped from Crawford county jail last week, has been re-captured and returned to his vacated quarters. young man named Gnstav Fricke was killed at Manitowoc, OB the 20th, by the caving in of a are talking of establishing a cheese factory At Utica, Winnebagd comity. Why not? dwelling of Joseph Wagner, at Two Elvers, was burned on the. 23d. No insurance.

Grant County Herald says it is propoied to erect a woolen mill at start other which would do more else to build up the and urges men of property to lend a helping hand. veritable seeninBich- lond county recently, are as much an every day occurrence there as the. boards during theater season. La Crosse Democrat rebukes the worldly citizens of that wicked town for their unchristian mode of Observing Thanksgiving Day, ty feasting instead of fasting. ItfieemSliteacase of Satan bakingsin.

THE braiaAii conn OF, TOTES in Michigan was closed before a number of counties were heard from, and the declaration was: Grant, Seymour, 82,331. These counties (except Chippewa and Man- iton) have now been officially reporteoVand the count stands: Grant, Seymour, 95,951. -The -Lansing EepubUcan adds: vote of ft- clnding the two counties to hear not vary 50 votes from 225,860 votes, whiea multiplied by 5, would make the total pop-' ulationof the state 1,129,300. Thiswould be a gain from 1854 of 378,290 inhabitants, or more than''50 per tent. 1 of our history, now amounting to 3,000,000 square miles, or nearly 2,000,000.000 acres.

The territorial limits of the United States are An extensive correspondence with state, municipal, and commercial authorities has been condensed so as to sent some interesting statistics from all parts of the union. An interesting article on" tree culture adds special, practical value tothereport The report farther shows that there has been disposed, of. for cost, for homesteads, and under the several land grants, over 6,000,000 of acres of the public domain which a large portion are for actual settlement The total receipts exceed $1,500,000. The land disposed of, for actual settlement, adds about 23,500 farms to, the productive resources of the country. Of these 8,500 are within the limits "of the southern public land states.

The grants for the Pacific railroad, military wagon roada, and other roads, approximate The totalarea of the public domain, including Alaska, may be stated in round numbers at 1,800,000,000. Total number disposed of, undisposed of, 1,400,000,000 acres. The annual earnings of the American people are estimated at $7,500,000,000, and, their domestic trade at nearly $6,000,000,000 a year. The report also contains, a tabular statement showing the lands sold, and disposed of for settlement, during the first and second halves of the fiscal year, with fa summary. There are also statements showing the area-of ttte several land states and territories; how the lands in each have thusjbeen disposed ot, and indi-' eating the various grants for internal improvements, colleges, universities, railroads, wagon-roads, and other important objects.

The geological history of the valley of the Missouri river, and Wyoming territory, and the theory and results of the railroad policy, are fully shown, with Ura, unifying effects on our nationality, and considerations presented in regard to the or five wives to one man; when the factia each woman in thcae times ought to have four or five huabanda. It would, take about number to support her any way decently." Hayes, in hia recent message to the Ohio Legislature, announced that. the balance iu the State Treasury waa $576,120.75. The amount paid on the state debt during the vear was $199,206.10. Tho debt outstanding on the 15th of November waa $10,532,075.43.

million dollars' worth of eyelets were imported into tliia country in 1867. Since then the Union Eyelet Company haa established works at Providence, Bhode lal- and, which make 5,000,000 oyeleta per day, a fact which will probubly tha United States an exporter instead of an importer of tueso useful little things. band of desperadoes prowling around Shelbyville, committing- robberies. Their plan la I viait farm houses, call up tho occupanta, and by extort money. One farmer was hung up neck threo tiniea a few evenings since 1 because he refuaed to tell where hia money waa concealed.

Others have been There is talk of organizing a vigilance committee. San Francisco Bulletin says the cash appraisement of damagea in those portions of tho city most affected bv the recent earthquake, doea not exceed $271,000, in round numbers; while, the moat liberal estimate that can reasonably be made for the miscellaneous minor damages, not specially reported, will not make tha grand total for-tho whole city exceed $350,000 or $400,000. letter from Naples, alluding to the frequency of duels in Southern' Italy, refers to one of a novel Character which occurred a few days since in Torre del Annnnziata. Two sailors, taking off their clothea, throw themaelvea into tne sea, acd there began their mortal combat. Swimmiig about, they fought with desperation-until one waa quite overcome, and sank, when four of hia companions rushed in to the but hia life is despaired of.

missionaries China are liable to make strange mistakes hi learning the-language. The same word may have utterly different meanings according aa It is more or leaa drawled, or is pronounced on a higher or lower key. One of the Preabyterian mia- aionariea'tella how he asked for a hammer and Dad a pola brought to him. Another sent for some steak and received three sheep tails. A requeat for hoarhonnd candy brought hatchet: waters of the the Brah- maputra at its great bend near Sudiya.

Although as yet no positive effort.has been made to solve the important the Indian authorities are making efforts to open a route of traflc along a more southerly lint between British Burmah and the great Chinese province of Yunnan, now essentially independent of Chinese and most desirous of establishing a trade with our settlements on the Irawaddy. Of still more importance, however, than an acquaintance with the region alluded an exploration of the vast and unexamined tracts on the northwest, Jar beyond the tributaries of the Upper Indus, or between Peshawur and Jellalabad on the south, and the centers of trade and population at Yarkand andKashgar. Thk main object is to define the physical character of the vast elevated plateau called Famir, or "Hoof of the world," from which the Oxna and Zaraishan take their rise, and from which the lofty chains, the KuenLnn, the Himalaya and Hindoo Koosh radiate. In 1867, Sir Roderick urged the essential importance of such knowledge, to be acquired equally by the Kussian and British governments; and ho then said that this great table-land or watershed ought to be constituted the neutral ground between the two empires, and to be considered as a broad zone to be forever interposed between Eastern which Eussia has now the most northern limits of our Indian possessions. With a view to taHn a first step in this desirable exploration, the council- of the Geographical Society sent out last spring a practiced traveler, Lt.

traverse se nd their sons and daughters to'England Education In Switzerland. "TimothyTiteomb" writes from Switzerland to the Springfield "The American idea'pf a woman's education is not entertained in Switzerland at all. Apparently women never touch mathematics, and only in the very highest schools do they, learn ths natural sciences. If a woman is -French, she learns English and Italian; if the is French-Swiss, she learns German andEng- lish; if German-Swiss, she learna' French and English; if she is English, shfrleama French, German, and language if she has time. Here, in Switzerland, men and women now to learning English, for it is out of tiiose whp speak the English and they get their living; Inall the hotels and stores English is spoken by somebody.

Housekeepers and tradesmen this region from Peshawar. candidacy of the the Asiatic trade. full share-of correspondent relates the-following 1 We witnessed, Wednesday, anf unusual and impressive marriage of Hen! ry J. Height, of New lork City; to Miss Mollie B. Church, of this citft the groom, and bride both being mutes- The ceremony was performed in the sign language: by Bev.

GaUaudet, Sector of St.Anne's Church, New York, who came to this city for that purpose. When all had taken their in the church Dr. attired in the vestments of the Episcopal clergy began to read themarriage service of the church, and at the conclusion of each sentence he would rapeat the same in the. signjlanguage of the mutes, the responses being" made in the some manner. The cer- emony was little longer than usual, and.

was witnessed in profound silence and deep interest by a large and brilliant: audience, amorig whom were the elite of city. In. the evening a grand reception and on the following day the newly married 'pair left fbr'New Orleans, from- there they gotoNewYork. A Double Surprise. The New York Sun Jivea the following particuliars of a surprise party which took at the residence of a young widow- in J-, a few evening since: A party of congenial spirits had; arranged a surprise party for the fun-loving widow, and.

had fixed upon a certain evening for carrying out their design. the'mean- tfine, the widow had fixed upon the same evening for uniting-her destiny with that of a gar'and festive bachelor from Wil- liamsbrirg. It intended the wedding come'off secretly, as the widow wished to surprise friends-the next day by appearing in her old rofe of the The bridal consisting of.the minister, the widow and a female friend, the "i ay bach" and male friend! had gathered in the baak parlor, marriage-ceremony was about to commence; whennng- a-hn'rwent'the door-bell, in rushed a bevy "w-fr chatting belles and beaux, and that they may become competent to'assist in the busmesaat home'. As a consequence I of the multiplication of languages, here the Swiss are taking on a very speckled, complexion, so far as the leading elements of civilization are concerned; -The 'universal presence of the Englishlias driven-all costumes out of the None Of tho old picturesque dresses of the different cantons are now seen. So far the effect has been toward unification; but German-Switzerland, obtaining 1 IM best literature from Germany, bdenfleeply one tune a woman conld scarcely througTrtEe atreeisof SinTrancisco without having every one pause- on her, and a child Has so rare that once' in theatre in the same city, where a woman, had taken her infant, when it began to orv; just as the or, cfaeBti.

coimnencea to pit cried out, "Stop these flddlEfl, and let the baby cry. I haven't-heard' to baby cry. I ten veara." The audience appliucted, this 4Kn Beutunenti the orchestra stopped; Oie baby continued its performance amid unbounded enthusiasm, 5- a mbmenfr the feral parlor was taken poasessionof by the jolly The in- take place on tne other side of the folding doors was and compreheB the situation, resolved not to wait till morning before surprising hertriendB, out to spring the grand coup rlnsira once. -Sliding double doors, the Hushing bride her astonished visitors, addressed.them asfollows: I perceive' that yon intend this as ft pleasant surprise for my enjoyment, and as one goocTfurn dasnves another, I offer yon a surprise in'retum. As yon came in I on the point of being.married to my fiiend Mr W- -vfflt please at- yourselves and witness the: ceremony.

It is needless to add tne party remained, and ererythmg-veht off its -merry agBgremTTOHrjage MHB. milr, ot LomDard street, St. 8 80 LOBS. impressed with German and French Switzerland, equally the influence of France, has beconMT'aeeply tainted with French infidelity. Tna English and Americans-are making their impression; -and as the majority of those are pleasure-seekers, and have only a transient residence, you can imagine thatfihey do not leave a very de'fep- tho real earnestness of LA.WBZNCE of recovered in the Superior.

Court at Norwich, Ct, last week, a verdict of ges and costs against the Provideriee and Stoningten Railroad Company-forlfie loss of thirty-three bales shipped by the plaiatifia over defendants road to Groton, and thence boats to New York. The their claim oathe neglect of thede to have boots of sufficient cany connoisseur, thever. lT rare wheat harveat'of gooii ttate 1 have nothing to 'tint it. yellow whui, tho bonm'e broom, tne Jnclthe I that ia, if wo.