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VOLUME VIII.-NUMBER 1220. CHARLESTON, FRIDAY MORNING,' NOVEMBER li), 1800. Xii WS FltOM WASH I xerox. WASHINGTON, November 1?. All public uni! private business was suspend ert to-day. Thc French Government has ordered a war res? ect to accompany thc English and American ves? sels conveying the remains of Mr. Peabody home. General I luzon, commanding thc district of lower Arkansas, apprehends trouble from Indians ia thc spring._ TUE Hilt- EA TE It IIOJtXET. NBW YORE, November 18. Thc investigation yesterday Into thee iso o? the privateer Hornet shows that tho coal was un? lit for use, and vindicates Higgins. Tiri xas ix mviiMOxn. KIUHUO.NI>, November is. Thanksgiving Hay was generally observed. Thc churches were open aud places of business closed. Fifteen members ol the Washington press nr rived this morning ami were entertained by the membc H of the press In Ibis city at thc Spotswood Uotcl. They return to-morrow. XOItTII O A HO LIX A. WILMINGTON, November 18. The day was generally observed aud most .f tho business houses were closed, and there wan service In the various churches. About eight thousaud people arc at thc Cape Fear Agricultural Fair to-day. Pickpockets and sharpers were operating pretty extensively, and several were arrested on suspicion, but were re? leased. _. TUE COUIXU MAX. DON PIATT ON THK cit ASK MOVEMENT. Tate Chief Jasticc Again Looming; ap as a Cunuidatc Tor lite Presidency Vitality Qi" tl>e Untcrrlficd Demo? cracy-How thc Cliaac Movement nat Throttled ut Kew York in ISIS?, Ute. Don Flatt, thc Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, tims spicily venti? lates his vlewn as to "The Coining Man :"' I have boen nt some poins since my arrival herc to asccrtulu the force of what la now known ns the Chase movement. Any one look? ing over n collect lon of exchanges, cnn got. ii glimpse of it; bul In addition, il has boon my fortune to meet and convertit! with men vvhoHC feelings, views amt pr?judices moko unerring indication of thu curruut. Thc Biet ls the lalo elections have made the Chief Justice lo thu Democratic parly what Cranl was lo the Republican-a political ne? cessity. lt has boon doloated iu Pennsylvania and ?hio, with BO small :i majority against them, as lo bear Hu: morolo unimpaired-bul Willi tile fact ile in un- l rat eil llv.lt UH long as tho party looks more to its history than its princi? ples, such defeats nm Irresistible. Tho Demo? cratic parly, like l.ul's wile, should be warned against looking hack. There is death in Hie retrospective business. The people will not trust a purry thal Itt forever calling altoniiou lo ils lack ul character ill Hie InVlt. Ton know that I have groat failli in tho im ruortalily of tho Democratic parly. I believe lt will bu on hand reudy lo regard the last trump lo Judgment as a call to Ihc pulls, and como streaming up "to vote thc ticket, Ute whole und nothing bul the ticket." 1 have raith In the vitality of a party that can lake c. Iplo itri arms Sam. Caty and Lew Campbell .. und survive. -This ls more trying td Its con? stitution than was Its infamous war record. I eau bet on thc longevity of un organization that carries succcsHlully thu Hebrew lielnmnt and Ute publican Tweed. But this grim devil, called defeat., must in thc end demoralize, and, i ' if not destroy thc parly, at least leave lt in a deplorable minority. "Thc day drags on, though clouds keep out tim sun." sal?! (hu gen? tleman, whoso morality old motlier Stowe is ut so much pains lo doubt, "und De woe ram de? feated, yet defeated slrugglu on." "Wc must have a new departure," cry the leaders, and they look longingly at thc tall, Imposing form of tho Chief Justice, and wish Hint the everlasting colored man could bc so buried under tho wood-pilo as never to be heard of again. There are live issues press? ing upon tue people for immediate solution, upon whlcfl the Democrat lu party could ride successfully lulo power, if they could bu in? duced lo leave their doud nnd dying in the rear. A gentleman of high political and social standing in thc South, assured mc. the other day, thal Chase, placed on such a platform as that offered the Democrats at thu celebrated . Fourth of July Convention, would BV eep ibo South, taking up In Ils support all parties. Thc shrewder loaders rejoice over the defeat of Pendleton, as ending forever thc monstrous frcenback proposition, that, Justly or unjustly, ad been hts ic ned on Ohio's unfortunate Bon. And, on thc ol her hand, they dread these thieves' and thimble-riggers of Now York, whose success would nut only be the death of the Democratic parly, but a final winding up of the Republic. They lind Bluely iii Hie Chief Justice and the new departure. By-lhe-by, 1 heard, not long since, from a gentleman who churned to bc behind the scenes at tho time, thal thc Chase movement In New York came lo grief through the un? happy condition, for the moment, of an emi? nent statesman who went from a wino party at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel lo iho caucus. Vow, thc Fifth Avenue Hotel drink, In bottles, docs not moko one drunk; it makes ono powerful, and our solemn slulcs naun made his appearance among Ihc dele? gates like a roaring lion. Ho mounted the table, and, in a voice that sounded like rumb? ling thunder in thu very bowels of Hie earth, proccoded to denounce the Chief Justico with more force than elegance. His romarks, in? deed, were exec 'dingly profane. This coming at tho very moment when thc delegates bad resolved to support Chase, und had, indeed, mot on this occasion to devise meuus to se? cure his nomination, was, to s av thc least, embarrassing. To make it worse, thc next day this great statesman, sober or sane, foiled lt necessary to sustain hltnscli. as ho had been nndcr tho Influence-and so the weeping Sey? mour was nominal di on Ihc pal liol io appeal of tlie tender Vallandigham. Rut il may bc only fair to say that Vallandiglmm wu? not the great BlaU'Kinnn who passed through thc ex? perience related. And, by-the-by again : Do you know that herc, and in Now York, where I was last night, tito belief among thc loading politicians ls that Pendleton wus bouton designedly by tho disaf? fected In his own ranks? In a word, that he was stabbed In the house or lils friends. In confirmation of this, they point to tho very rpilct condition of thc canvass on tho Demo? cratic side, in which tho once familiar voleos were wont to thunder, whllo tho windy Cary alono st umped thu Slate. I can not convince them that this waa in conscqtienco of Mr. Cary's advice and high old strategy, looking to the furl her bonellt of Cent lei nan Ceorge. To return lo tim Chief Justice. Thc rook anon which his prospects uro likely to go to pieces is this Verger casu. Il ia drifting into u general consideration of the reconstruction acts, and this venerable court of ours, with Chief Justice Cluiso at ila hoad, is ns indepond i ont os swine ou congealed water and as plucky i an bull terriers. Now tho country ls sick of agitation of this sort, and hoped to bo near tho end of lt. This ls especially tho case al tho South, where the cotton crop, now en its way to market, has been unusually ubundunt, and commanding a high price Thc poor people arc getting a tasto now of tho peace ami prosperi? ty so long strangers to I heir country. It is a lillie curious that thc Democratic porty, thal now stands al thc back of thc court, ?rging on such adjudication, was the first to question such power, and, nuder Jefferson, denounced ?hu tribunal dangerous to our lib? erties, tint, then, a Democratic platform is only n spring board to turn somersaults (rom. Tho Supremo Court ls made up of aged gen? tlemen. I meet them frequently. Tn their postprandial vibrations, or morning constitu? tionals, and they Bhnko as they walk, In a way fearful to look on. This ut true of all save tito Chief Justice I saw him last Thursday. He agoa slowly. What a superb physique ho has I saoh a trunk, and sueh a massive, intellectual head 1 and, withal, a very winning smile whun ka talks to you. ? rim su uri rons or ni a HAH. Convention of IK-lrgutcs from thc Seve? ral ni;.; rill-,-Organization af u State Survivors' Axsociatiun. In response to ?in Invitation From Hie Survi vora'Association of Charleston District, dele? gates from similar organizations throughout the State met in convention at noon yesterday in South Carolina Hall. The convention was called lo order by Colo? nel B. McCrudy, Jr., who moved I hat Heu I ?I. H. Kershaw be called to the chair umLMossrs. T. l'lnckney Lowndes and Pierre Huco' be re? quested lo act as secretaries. The motion being adopted, General Kershaw took the chair. He said lint to holli the hum? blest position In an association liku this would ls* regarded as a privilege to be prized, and Ulai lo bo called to preside over Us delibera? tions was ?in honor indeed. Ile had hoped thal his gallant comrade, General Wade Hamp? ton, the representative mau ol South Carol!nu In tliM connection, would have been present; but as be (General Kershaw) had been called to preside over Ute deliberations of the meei* big, he could only promise (hal he would do all that he could to conduct tho proceedings with proper regularity and harmony. As explain? ing thc business boforu the convention, and thc purposes for which iL was called, be read a circular I'roin the Survivors' Association of Charleston District, and the following pream? ble and resolut ions adopted by that associa? tion on .Inly Kl, last! Whereas, Tim late war between the Con? federate and United Stales of America ure now fresh In the minds of Ila survivors, and many records do now exist which time and neglect will certainly destroy, lt ls highly de? sirable to have these records" and these recol? lections pul In such substantial Cormas lo re? sist the ravages of time; lind whereas, wc have no governiii'-nt which will collect and pre? serve tho history of those transactions of which wc arc proud, it ls therefore tho duly nt'all South Carolinians lo place the history of the Into war lu Its true light before the world, in order that those who loughl anil died tor their country may have, not only the reward of their distinguished patriotism, bul Hie justin which Iheir achievements deserve; and whereas, the survivors' association til tiny single district may do much In collecting und preserving these records, yoi because ot thc intimate ussocluUuu existing (luring the war between all the troops of the Slnte, tho work will become proportionally less onerous and much more eil'ecilve If Die survivors of the whole Slate were to unite in a con.i ton elf Ort; therefore, be il 1. licsolveil, Thal the Survivors'Association ol Charleston District euruOBtlv Invito ibo sur? vivors of eacli diel rici in Hie State, where as? sociations ol'record do not now exist, to form district associat ions composed of tho survivors ol' the Confed?ralo Army ami Navy, to collect and preservo the records ol'the lalo war. .J. Thal tho various district associations lie Invited lo send (Ive del?gales lo a Convention to meet at our hall in Charleston, on Thursday. November 18, lunn, lo tonu a State Survivors" Association, for the purposes sci forth in UK next, r?solu!iou. . 3. That thc primary object of Hie (imposed Slate Survivors' Association is the preserva tion of all matters of history connected with Hm late war; thal tho proposed means ol ac? complishing Ibis obied is Hie oslidiUshrBent of u Slate Hinca.i, under the control of Gift Stale Association, where all original matter shall bc regularly und conveniently Hied away for the reference ol'sueh persons us tho uasociutlou may see di; thut a competent, person ^l/liaii ". e employed to take charge of this buxomly that thc expenses shall bc defrayed by an assess? ment ol* the district associations: "that the see on dary object ol' tho proposed Statt! Associa? tion, Hie lllturc development of which ls left to the action of tho Slate Association, is Hie preparation of a standard Southern history aud smaller school histories, in which the ?iart the Corifederncy bore In thc late war may ie properly related io Hie world, and that thc rising general ion muy bo taught thal their (laren I s were n?t Hie vile trait ors that the common school histories now prepared by our enemies assert. 4. That a committee composed of the presi? dent, secretary und live members of thc asso? ciation bc appointed to correspond on Hie sub? ject of these resolutions, lo make all necessary arrangements for thc assembling of the con? vention, and to luke such measures as they may deem essential to the full accomplishment of thc intentions ot the preamble and resolu? tions. Under the foregoing resolution, the follow? ing commitlec was appointed: Colonel Ed? ward McCrudy, Jr., president; Colonel C. Ir? vine Walker, Colonel ii. ll. Rutledge, Major T. G. Barker, Colonel J. M. Kinloch, Captain F. K. Huger; Captain James Armstrong, Jr., sec? retary. On motion of Major Barker, delegates were requested lo register their names, and survi? vors lu good standing, from districts not regu? larly represented, were invited to uct as dele gales. On motion of Major Barker, thc presidents or sister associations, present by Invitation In tho convention, were requested to enroll them? selves as members of the convention. Thc following delegates registered their names : j Abbeville .1 T. Robertson, fl. M. Jordan. Anderson-Colonel James A. Hoyt. A. J. Sil? lon, Dr. B. M. Brown. Barnwell-Robert Aldrich. Beaufort-Captain William Elliott, Dr. John A. Johnson. Charleston-Colonel E. McCrudy, Jr., Major T. G. Barker, General James Connor, Colonel B. II. Rutledge, Captain G. II. Moifett. Alter? nates-Colonel C. I. Walker, Colonel P. C. Gull lard. Dr. J. F. Priolc.ni, Isaac Ilnyne, Lieuten? ant T. P. Lowndes. Chester-John A. Braille v. Cheaterlleld-Theo. F. Malloy. Darlington-J. Jonathan Lucas, E. W. Lloyd. Edgefleld-Captain T. W. Ctirwilc, Captain O. N. Huller, Captain F. L. Smith. Fairfield-General John Uralten, Captain Pierre Bacol, J. Muelle, A. fl. (hilliard. Greenville-W. L. Mauldin, John Ferguson. Kershaw-Genorul J. ll. Kershaw, Captain W. L. DePass, Wm. Clyburn. Lancaster-B. J. Witherspoon. Laurens-II. Logare Farley. Marlon-S. A. Dunham, D. E. Gilchrist. Marlboro'-Dr. W. J. David. Richland-Colonel F. W. McMnsler, General Wm. Wallace, Warren Adams. Bpartanburg-C. E. Fleming. Williamsburg - J. Furman Dargan. The following officers registered their names os presidents of sister associations: Colonel '/,. Davis, South Carolina Rangers Charitable Association. Colonel A. Rhett, Moultrie Association, 1st E. C. Regulnrs. A. James Mims, Charleston Riflemen So? ciety. Major O.L. Buist, Palmetto Guard Charitable Association. Major Barker read the following letter from General John A. ITeslon, which was ordered lo bu preserved wilh thc minutes: Coi.UMiiu, November 18, 18C9. ?fy Dear Sir-lt is a painful regret to me that 1 cannot be present at the preliminary meeting of the Bi?t? Survivors' Association. Up to this hour I had set, my heart on being ibero to Join In ils organization, and tdd lr giving thc first impetus lo its honorable and holy work, and lo meet again many who I hud known, honored nnd loved In the field. I am very, very B?rry that lt is so that I cannot bo there. Will not you have thc kindness lo make known to our comrades my profound and en? tire sympathy? We arc all survivors of our brothers and sons who died gloriously for their country and for liberty, ana wo have survived that liberty und that country for which they died. Wo now associate ourselves to keep alive in our hearts, by solcmi. ritos and good deeds, the memory of the virtue, and the great deeds of those who perished, (nat (hereby our spirit may be sw idilamed ss novor to forget the Calino Tur which they died, although thal causo did seem to die willi thom, lt docs scorn to mc thal Ultu is a duty nour to and very close upon our dulles lo that God iii whose pre nonce tho justitled spirits ol* our comrades are living forever-past, all survivorship. lt ls quito npial lo our duties to their und our posterity, and to our own present. Let the initiatory performance ?if this-acred duty be mudo willi the profoundest impression of ull Us solemn relations. In nictating thu terms ot our us*.polution strive lo du Jiisfee to all the hero!.- dead nnd to all tho living whom (lad bas Messed (although condemned to sur? vive their liberty! by having mode thom sol? diers of Ibo army of tho Southern Confederacy. Many of our luthers have been soldiers of Ho crty lor ecuturlcs; hut we may say with proud humility that we have given a new blazon to their shields, by adding to them thu qiutrtcr Ingsof soldiers of I he Southern Confederacy. lt. is us nollie n title of honor as was ever won hy man. Let us. then, bulli! for ll not only mon? uments of mai ble and brass, but tluise ever? living memorials which will dwell lu Ihn . . man heart as long as lhere lives one irop ol' Confederate blood. This association, then, is mcaul to pei notante our own honor und that of our brothers who won it nt Ibo pri?e ol* death. We assume'ihus tho gravest obligations, nnd I do trust that Hie organization will be as pure and free from living passion as il* our hands were Joined over tho graves of our comrades, uni! that, willi earnest nnd patient dollhoiu ilou ii will be so constructed as to hind us id a holy brotherhood, and us our Charleston comrades have already expressed lt, bring comfort and blessings to many ol* ibo "survi? vors ?il* the Confederate army and navy who are disabled by wounds received and disease contracted In the service from earning a live? lihood for themselves and their families, mid many widows and orphans left dcslitttte by Ibo doutlt of (heir husbands and fathers lu the cause of their country.*1 Piny communicate to the meeting, in such wise tis you nay choose, Ibis expression of my earliest anti active sympathy. Faithfully yours, JOHN B. Pniwrox. To Major IUUKHI. On motion of Colonel K. McCnuly, il was JUsol'wl, To appoint a conimlttco of five t-i dniri a constitution and nomi unto pcrmaneni o lucers. The chair appointed as the committee Colonel IC. McCrudy, General Conner, (leno ral Bratten, (?eiier.il Wallace, and Colonel Me M osier. The convention then adjourned until 1 o'!cloek P. M. AFTKKNOON SHSAIOX. The convention reassembled ai half-pus 4 I'. M.. witta a full intendance, of the dole gates. Mr. F. L. 'Frost, of Georgetown. Warrol Symmcs, of Ocoiice, and Myer I?. Moses, o Sumter, enrolled Ihclr names us delegate-. Colonel McCrady moved that Hu- delegate scat themselves around the tables. General .lames Connor, from the cumtnllte appointed lo draft a constitution Tor thc con volition, reporte! tho samo, im motion. I h constitution was considered as a whole, am adopted unanimously. Gencrul Connor, from tho committee ?ip pointed to nominate permanent officers for th convention, proposed the following namoi which wen- adopted by Ute convention as tb ntll cc rs for Hie ensuing year : Lleutcnitni General Wade Hampton, president ; Llei tenant-General lt. ll. Anderson, first \lc< president ; Major-General .hts. H. Kershaw second vice-president; Major T. C. Harket fourth vice-president; Colonel A. C. Haskel 8ccretnry; Captain W. It. Kachmun, treasure Thc? chair then atipointed tho following Ki ecullve Committee lo serve, for the ensiiln year: Colonel Edward McCnvdy, Jr., Colonel V W. Wallace, General Ellison Capers, Culoni J. H. Hlou, General James Conner, Colonel ( I. Walker, Colonel J. McCutchen. On motion, it was Resolved, That ono thousand copies of tb cousin inion be printed, together with the n port of the proceedings of the meeting of o ganlzation. General Conner said that he had been it si reeled by the president of the Cborlestc Assoclalion to state Unit Ibey weald assuII charge of the printing und distributing tl pamphlets. Colonel McMaster moved that the Exccutlv Committee be instructed lo ussess Hie distrh association-. $50 each for thc current cxpensi of tho year, and that they be urged to pt promptly. General Conner spoke of the great Impoi ance of collating carefully the historical mal rial mid records of each district, aud state that the services of a competent man as libr rlan would be required to properly arrant thc data seul from the district association! Ills salary would be paid from thc assassinen made on those associai ?ons. ' Major Harker slated that he had been r quested by some noble ladles who were c gaged in a work of charily to appeal lo ll convention for aid for their Institution. Tl Home for thc (lestilute widows und children thc Confederate soldiers was the name ol tl charily, and one that appealed to the warnie impulses of every soldier's heart. He showi that it was not ti sectional charity, bul was f young and old over thu broad Slate. Maj. F.? "ker closed in au eloquent and earnest a peal to Hie convention Lo give its support this Home. Mr. Berkeley Wilkins seconded Major Bark. In a few feeling remarks, and moved t hal a ll bc opened. Mujor Barker objected to the members prc ont bearing thc exclusive burden, but sugges ed that they should treasure up the stibje at their homes, and represent Ihn charity their own associations, and urge them to c: tend thc aid. General Conner, General Bratten, Caplu DePass, Colonel McMaster and Mr. Robt. A drlch participated lu the discussion, Ibo In four mentioned gentlemen taking the posltb that a list should be opened, and that tl members present could either give or pledj themselves for any amount they felt dispose Thu speakers were anxious lo relieve the Hon from any embarrassment In Its career of ut fulness, und slated that Charleston should n have all tho honor ot supporting so noble ai deserving a charity. General Bratten moved that a lislbe opone and Colonel McCrady, Jr., moved to lay Uial m Hon on Hie table, which was carried. General Connor then offered tho followlii which was unanimously adopted: Tlejtoloed. That lids convention do cordla recommend tho "Widow's Home" to tho ntte lion of Hie district associations in thc Slal and Hie members hero pledgo themselves use (heir endeavors to obtain contrlbullc thereto. Mr. William Elliott moved that tho than of Ibo convention bo tendered te tho Sur vors' Association of Charleston for their ze ons eil") ru in behalf of tho causo which broun them together. No further business being brought to the tcntlon of thc convention, on motion, lt ste adjourned._ _ _ -Thoro ls a papicr-macM church, says I Churchman, actually existing near Bcrgi Germany, which can contain nearly one th sand persons. It ls circular within, octago without. Tho relievos outside, and statt within; tho root, tho celling, the corinthia capitals, aro all punier-mack/., rendered wat proof by a saturation In vitriol, Uane-wat whey er the white of egg*. HlH.tr. lOVS HlSVELl .t si: -ThuChurch uf thu Madeleine, in Pari?, ono critic finest und richest in Europe, ?.cst $3,090, ouo to build. -M. Jules Loyson, hrolhur -?? t ero Hya? cinthe, ami a Professor al Sorbonne, ls about to publish a historical workontlU'/d "i'dssem blcc du CUrn? iii: France <i? 180?.*! -The question whether free ch.?relies cnn be supttortcd Istsusworod by the f?Ai nat of the twenty-eight Episcopal parishes i*. .lie diocese of Maine, twenty ar.' supported Dy the ufTbr lory alone. -In 17S'i. lhere were but 62,0t& utcmbors ol' the various nimmst ie. orders In .'.nuce. In istil, there were 108,111) persons o. both sexes, bound lo conventual lllhand distributed among 14,033 house*. -Latin will bo the language ol tito (Kcutncn ical ( '.ti n *inii ;i iinllbrm pronunciation is to be Axed, In order that the assembly, owing lo the diversity ol' accents, need net degenerate 1 into a second Tower of Kabul. . -The Hoard of Visitors lo the Wolfed Slab? Naval Academy protest .lu. their tl port against Hie regulation which requires .the cadets to pursue their secular studies on Sunday, which rule ls ''.- tringe m ly euiorccd." -The Manchester Guardian si. s thal thc Pope is a great smoker, "InvaH . y laking u elgar aller every meal." He' was lately pre? sented with several thousand illgar* >?> tho manager of a largo tobacco niant :?. :tory. - The hedy of Gorman Lnthor?iis, formerly known an the Missouri Synod, bys nov/ assum? ed tho ollkinl name of "General Gorman Luthe? ran Synod ol' the United Stulc?und Canada." Th.* organiza!ion embraces lour particular synods. -There are two gentlemen, each or whom will he ono of ono thousand to give Slon-j each for the establishment of a coll?ge or university somewhere in the West, to he under the con? trol of Hie General Assembly, as a memorial of ibo reunion of (ho two branches of tiwi Pres? byterian Church. -In Liverpool two Low Church dignitaries, tho Bishop and Dean of Chest er, have been giving addresses lil favor of tho. appointment of deaconesses- women are to engage lu reli? gious work in schools, hospitals and peniten? tiaries-only linne must bo no VOWS, no con? fessions, no peculiar costumes. -We hear from Koine, says the Pull Mall Ga? zette ol November I. that at tho approaching Council red, hine and white nail; ?111 be employ? ed to represent tho votes lu thc Tallowing man? ner: "The red will be utlirmtttlve, the blue n?gative, tho white will cxprcsS doubl or dis? sent, hesitation or skepticism." -Sir Moses Montefiore, Hiv celebrated .Jew? ish philanthropist, has Just Inaugurated a Helli Ham-inklrttsh, ?ir bouse ot loaming, at Rams? gate, England, ll is said lo be a splendid edifice, willi a largo lectura hall, synagogue, and ten suites of rooms. Teri thorough Tttl uiudical soli?la.'i Irani Russin, Bohemia und Poland have been appointed teachers. -The Church Times halls tho practice of the Invocation of saints, lately Introduced among the Methodists lu America, as "a step In thc right direction." ll was at a camp-meeting, where Rev. J. H. Inskip, with both bunda rais? ed, "Invoked thc spirits of JnfjVcy, Fletcher .uml .dj the redeemed, b\ Vi^^fc^-help thom accep. the truUi iirhll tts lengtlf awflOTaiJfh.f -A writer lu the Church Times (English) says that Hie rubric dccluiiug the absolution is to bc said by thc priest alone, dues not mean that the priest alone shall say lt, il only means thal the congregation arc not to Join in il; and further adds Ibal there is no absolution nt all In ll-lt ls merely au earnest prayer for for? giveness-which a layman may use as well. Tie-re ls, U says, no absolution without aurlcu lar confession. -A Conference of thc Free Religious socie? ties of Northern Germany was hold at Bruns? wick on thc 10tit ult., which waa attended by the representatives of twenty-six congrega? tions. The assembly declared their assent lo the proposition that body and soul, force and militer, God and will, cannot exist sep?rale from each other. A new petition to thu Prus? sian Landtag lor the separation from Church and State wits proposed, und Mr. Jllch was requested to attend the Council of Freethink? ers at Naples, os delegate of tho Conference. The assembly resolved that in consideration of tho "backward condition of thc great mass of the people Hie progress ol' religious reform must be moderated." -The Unman Catholics are organizing in Philadelphia an association under thc title of "The National Institute of America." Hs ob? ject ls afTirmcd to be "thc cultivation of every species of learning, us well os every ?oclu?, political and ilnunclnl Interest which caa bc rendered subservient to the cause of tho church In America." Tho "Instituto" is lo bc divided into twelve schools, each giving attention to a particular branch ol study. Hs objeel ls thus defined In the printed prospectus: "This academy will devote itself with unremitting zeal to the extension of Catholic Ideas In the education of thc people. While acting with prudence, determination and a Just respect for national institutions, it will lose no opportuni? ty ol' combatting tbe fulse nnd disastrous edu? cational system which la at present favored by our authorities." -A London letter to tho New York Times says: "At this moment two clorgyraen aro being tried for heresy-an advanced Rational? ist, Mr. Voysey, for denying tho incarnation and Atonement, and an advanced i...enlist, Mr. Bennett; for teaching tho Real ObJccLlve Presence, sacrifice offered by thc priest, and adoration ol thc Real Presence. Tho case, as all such coses are, will bu carried lo the court ol' last resort. Hut tho decision of lhal highest court will not be, in the slighte.it decree, ac? cepted by either party. If tho Queen In Coun? cil declare these doctrines herclloal, they will bo preached all thc more dcflniitly; if they are declined orthodox, tho Protestant parly will all Hie more violently anathematize thom; and if her Majesty in her wisdom decides that each parly may believe us lt likes, both will condemn her decision, and pray to bo delivered from Hie yoko of un heretical government. There is nothing for them bul to light lt out, and Ihc sooner Ute State with? draws from such a contest thc belter." -Tho same correspondent writes: "Tho Catholic Weekly Register says a largo body of Anglican clergymen hnvo determined to sub? mit to tho approaching Council tho question of Ibo validity of Anglican orders. If tho Council should decido that they are invalid, they will thon pray to bc received Into Ibo Ro? man Catholic Church, ordained as priests, and that those who aro married may bo permit? ted to so romain, but not to hear confessions. Many English Bishops, (Roman Catholic) tho Register says, will support Ulta petition, and, ll granted, tho result will bo an accession lo the Church of Rome of nn Immense body of the very best among tho Anglican clergy. This kr the story; and, in tho ab senoe.of any speelal Information, I am In ?quai wonder that lt should be into, or pub lt*bsd la a paper of nt a stand'*? u* net true. Thora ara, no doubl, two or tlirco hundred' Roman Catholic priests lu this country who wura otu:?', clergymen in tho Church ot' Eng IIIIHI, und, bul loralie marriage question, lhere would bo immy more -?tili thc idea ol' KUCII a movement ru masse lu startling anil almost In? credible. Rut, if Earl Slmllosbury and tho Evangelists succeed In driving tho RUUUIIHIK out nf HU? Church of England before dlsoslab inunl, wo muy ?till soo ti still more formidable movement; mid what ls tho object of the Eirenicon ol' Dr. Pusey and of Hu? English Church Union bul to carry over to Ruine th. great body ol' the English clergy Y -An Archdeacon made u speech at Exeter ihr other day, which sounds rather udd so near 1K70, ami in a country becoming cvorv day more governed by newspapers, ile was speaking at un anniversary meeting of some Christian Knowledge Societies, lu Hie report nf which il was saul thal, though less bot-ks had been sohl iban usual Hie past year, they were of a heller quality. The venerable Arch? deacon considered this a good sign, und re? joiced in thc decadence of "a light, feeble, frothy literature." "I say ibis,'1 said lie, "es? pecially with reference l's newspapers. I hali? newspapers. There were no newspapers In Si. Paul's limo; but hail there been I bellow he also would have haled them. I think they arc some of Hie most injurious things possible; not because they spread abroad n parcel of rubbish, but because they are tiueli feeble things. Then Uluru are thu magazine*. A uiegaxlnu to mc ls simply a rubbish hole, lu Which a largo quantity of goods ls sloreil up, hut out of which you can't Hud anything that you want. Nothing lu Hiern ls sorted ready l'or use. There is nothing solid in them. A mun reading newspapers and magazines is very much like a Rrahmlu living on rice pud? ding, enfeebling lils ititollocl, and lowering the lone of his mind. We ought lo got people to read good solid books, which tell thom BOIUC Ulllig, instead of books which really tell them nothing-such, fur instance, tts Tristram's ec? ology of the Scriptures, instead of nilly tales about '(Joally' this and 'Delly' thal, who never lived. Speaking of I hese kind of tales, a man saul to me once, 'Why I don't believe them-I tim t ?li I they aro tint true, and I Iblnk ll very wrong ?ti you lo give them to rae;' but when I gavo him Jeremy Taylor's Lifo of Christ he read il for three years night anil day, and never slopped." _ NA TIONA I. POLITICK. President. UranPs incense-A Urvout Hxordiuru-Nothing instinctive to lie Rxppeteil in the Mensagi--iton(welt's 1.ulicirei! Helmet-Tile Westen? Mem? ber:! of Congres* ?mil thc Tinri,-Tttc ({.evolutionist* in II?, yt! Dcoianil ?.llenognltlot?"-"Thc mentions li? HUK. st?H!p]>t unit Te xi? s-Bayonne Ilute to 1)0 Unforced. .Tho Washington correspondent of tho Raltl moro duello writes: Ali account-', ollieial and unofficial, agree as tothc probable length ol' the. forthcoming "iness.agu" ot President Grant. IL will hu very brief, mid (na stated soine days ago In these letters) will bo a muru compendium of thu re? ports of (hu several secretaries of tho depart? ments. Mr. Hoar luis finished thu exordium, which I learn, ls very devout. The conclusion ls no', yet completed. Secretary Pish has riunisheiUuR r-nota, I rf respect lo nur ftirclgu relations, the maine features ol' which consist ol' n broad avowal of friendly relations with nil foreign governments, und the manifest impropriety of detailing thc Individual Incidents pertaining lo till par? ticular u ii il ni sh eil negol talions. Thu pub? lic will, therefore, bu disappointed, if ll Ls expected that tiny definite information will bc communicated in reference lo thu nego? tiations with England, as lo tho Imprisoned A monean Fenians, thu Alabama claims, or thc Reciprocity treaty. Thc same may bu said about Cuban affairs. It must not, on this ac couut. bc inferred by Incredulous Irishmen, suffering merchants, or Cuban patriots, that the government has been ut all derelict. Doubtless, an amazing bulk of correspondence, contaiiilng tiny amount of generalities couch? ed in the customary pompous and senseless phraseology ol polite diplomacy, might be forthcoming. Uf one thing wc may feel as? sured, mid Uitil ls thal thu despot of Russia will come in for a large share of fulsome panegyric, lils accomplished minister ut this cnuri has already commanded his Bert's throughout our land (there arc probably a couple of dozen yet In Alaska) to pray for thc prosperity of the United Slates on thu 19th of thu current month. It is u riddle hard to solve, this crews-ice cordiality between the greatest and most despotic government In tho world, and thc greulesl nnd cluiined-to-bu the frc oat republic. Extremes sometimes mool. Is Russin to become another model republic or America another model despotism ? Rut thc chief interest Just now seems to bc concentrated lu thc "report" of tho Secretary of the Treasury. This dlgultary has again sud? denly departed for his "home" In Massachu? setts to revise his labora of last summer, some screw seeming to be loose. - He has already thus spent about three months upon his vof iimiuocs "reporl." It is said he cannot mot ho - i dlzc and put into language the thoughts ol' his ponderous mind anywhere cxcupl In u certain room of lils own domlcll, "ilxed up" in a pecu? liar mininer, und lie nee his frequent exits from tho metropolis, lt is known that he thus pre? pared his tremendous elfort delivered with so much etl'eet lu tho great lin peach me nt. trial. It may be thought by some that this apparent slngulurlLy ls without n parallel. Not so. Biography furnishes mauy examples of very great men being unable lo express their vast or beautiful ideas except in certain situations and under special circumstances. Goldsmith could nol for his life moko a rhyme except inn garret, with n mug of beer and the remains vi a leg of mutton before him. Byron was in? spired by Hube.i, nnd wrote always lu tho breakfast room, mid il is Raid that, the most, pilby und inosl elegantly expressed speeches of General Grant himself have been composed under thu inspiration of n sixth cigar, und In thu solitude ofhis own bcd chamber. It ls not probable, however, that the elabora? ted views of Mr. Rotitwell, or any of his com? peers, or even or the President himself, will liillucncc Congress In thu slightest degree ibis winter. Thc election In Minnesota hus scored tho very Ufo of Radicalism out of Western members. They see In lt a warning not to hu unheeded. Thc people ol thu Creal West de? mand to ho relieved fruin ut least a pai l of thu burden which oppresses thuin unendurably and thc tores loifi IK rcdiuxd, or thc Radical fordon dismembered. Our adjourned Alabama difficulty with Great Britain threatens to bo further complicated hy thu peculiar condition of Illings in 11 ay tl. Tho revolutionists or "patriots" lhere Insist upon ti recognition or belligerent rights. Stunner would seem to bo cornered in this matter. Two petitions have been received here from merchants in Iloston and New York Insisting upon "recognition." Thu petitioners assign as a Hullicieiit reason for thu government's compliance willi thu petition, the long con tluuunco of tho war, and thu fuel that thu fol? lowing Important towns ure In possession of tho revolutionists: Jannel, Aux Caves, Jere? mie: Mlragoanc, St. Mare, Connives, and Acul; while Sulnavc holds but three: Porl-au I'riuce. Fort au Paix, and Cnpu linyltnn. This precl.se argument, was used by the Confederate Government to Great britain and France, to? gether with others, founded upon facts still moro weighty. TheTOXM and Mississippi elections ure to be carried at tho point of the bayonet, if practi? cable. Tho Memphis Avalanche of Wednes? day (according to a telegram,) publishes a Hst of persons residing In thal, city, who, lt asserts, have buen Imported by General Ames Into Mississippi os managers of tho election there, In the Interest of tue Radical party, and calls upon tho authorities at Washington to Inter? fere. Tho authorities nt Washington have al? ready interfered. At the Cabinet mooting on Friday, the Secretory of War submitted Gen? eral Ames* regulations and details of officers for tho election ia Mlaaleelppl, walch are ap? proved by the President. IM roar A NT M KUTI .v<; Tin: Asheville ICuWrimcl Rite ??'lion. in accordance wiib previous announcement, tv inecllng of tho friends or Hie extension of tho Sparenburg and Union Itallroadte Ashe? ville, Not: lt Oitrollna, was held lu ihr court house on Tuesday night, (bc hH.li instant. Delegations from Charleston, Columbia, Union nutl Asheville, North Carolina, wont present, (in motion, Colonel (?agc, ol' Union, was madi' chairman ol' Um meeting, and lt. W. Slmnd. secretory. Thc chairman briefly explained tho object of Ino mooting, alter which letter? from Ashe? ville and Columbus, North Carolina, wera read, expressive of thc deep Interest reit by Hie people ?il Western North Carolina lr. Hie extension of Ibo Spurtanburg and Union Rail road, and appointing delegulcs to uttcmi the meeting In Spurimiiiurg. HT raqtiust, Colonel Hlake, ol' Asheville, made sonie Interesting remarks in relut ion lo the enterprise, Hhowlng that there1 nm hut Uv? gups to bi? provided ftirtu make. Hie connection between Louisville ami Cliurlvslon complete. Tim one between Morristown ?nd Cuniburlniul Cap - forty miles -ls already purl hilly provided for, leaving only Um aap between Hpurtntitiurg and Asheville--"seventy miles lo hu built. An extract from ii letter, written hy Colonel Kink, sn|ieriiiteiidenl of the Louisville anti Nashville Mund, wau read, in which ino writer expressed tito liveliest interest in tilts extension, which, il* bulli, M Hld Influence (he building Ol' a branch of the Louisville and Nashville Hail road io Cumberland Cap. Mr. Joter, president of the Spartanburg and Union Railroad, being calivil upon, inudu a long and Interesting .speech, in which he pro? posed a plan lo remove the present Indebted? ness of thc Bparlunburg ami Union Railroad, anti then mortgage the rand Lo secure ami lo complete the extension. Dr. Witisiniili then made some very Inter? esting remarks as to Hie areal, beueflt ibis e.v loiwion will provo lo Un; Slate at. large, and advocated applying lo tho Legislatura lurHtulo aid. Ur. Vnndlvor.ln a few Interesting and iituiu* ina remarks, advocated Immediate action, of furing Hie unterprlso a subsorlptiou of lund. On iiiolion of Colonel Cannon, our members ol' the legislature were requested lo ucl us a eoiiiinittee, and thc directors were untltorbied io appoint acommllteti to cu-oi>cralo with Hiern III an endeavor to secure SI alt; aid for completion ol'this enterprise. TUE WI NTH Ii IS WASHINGTON. Society Gossip-The Arltngtoit mut tl??; l-':iv;O lonalili ((.liai ter-Tile. Pttllien of Congress ii ml its Luxuries. A gosslpping Washington lutter, alluding lu the pr?parai ions for Hie coining winier lu Hie capital, says: Members of Congress are thickly livre, sel? ling their houses in order for tile session. Whether ll. is so or mil. everybody believes Ulai, we are lo have n festive winter. The be ilvf comos lu part front Hie tact i hal. the ses? sion is ttl he one ol linn, longer on 1er not lim? ited by Hie futelltlcs ol' March. tiver}' Hay we are hearing eliber of some new nolublv who will onterlaln, or somu parvenu who wi" come a notable enough entertainment. Fish and his Assistant Secretary, Fernando Wood mid ti score or more, uro among the number. Then Corcoran'? new lintel, the Arling? ton, is tn become ii viand centre of ult mellon. The whole town ls cantering lip around Hint. All about lhere for a. square or two, utiiier the shadow of ?ls lolly eaves, will intike such u court circle us Washington lins not known formerly. For a beggarly Italian lo gut his peanut stand in tho edge of lt will ht! to be in good society; at. leasl it is likely to bo so regarded here, where society t'exil?tes Itself byj?ticr-j^trmigc caprices. I have spoken with h:ili a dozen goiiiletuunly elephants nlready, who, by thc right of lona purses, propose lo take winter quart era ut the Arlington. Creal business shrewdness waa evidenced In thc choice of this euphonious name. It rolls under the tongue like un aris? tocratic morsel, und to Mrs. I'ustcdliinionds will be Irresistible. Inside ol'(lils huge show temple lhere will be gathered, from January to April, more members ol' the Veneering family than ever knotted together in one Washington liolel beforo. "Fire fe?bai/utelles, vanlly and vclvcl trains!" will be lite mot io ol' that house. Meantime, at thc other end ot the. capital ls heard, these two weeks, the unceasing sound ol' hammer and trowel. The lust repairs are being put upon the capitol, and the carpels are being laid in the legislative chambers. This laying of carpets is the last, loucli to thc capi? tol before the coming of a Congress. A Brus? sels carpet lasts thc House of Ucprcscntalivcs Just three years; the Senate four or live yours. In proportion to size, tho iwo chambers have about un equal populousness of members. Bul your Congressman in the Lower House is al? ways walking the floor, shinning his feel, ex? pectorating on tlie carpel, and uneasy general? ly nulli he get? into Hie Senate, where they have better poised manners, il" not morals. Tills account? for the difference ol' lime lu wear of carpets. They are puning down a masterpiece ol new Kiigllsli Brussels in the Representative hali, a massive green, threaded willi gold. This carpel is ex? pected to Inst a year longer I linn usual, as waahwtrne, who was always snorting und paw? ing there, is-hupplly shilled to Versailles. Lei Vlsmptrtur look oui for lils tnpet. On the whole, thu cupllol will never huvc been plas? tered and polished KO elaborately us for the coining session, ll. has been repaired Inside and outside during the Slimmer, witli u cost without slim. Taking everything into consid? eration, it is now Hie completest polaco lu Hie world. AU a man'? bodily mid moni al needs can be furnished Inside ol' lt. Sleeping on the luxurious sofas of his committee room, hy the light aud warmth of hickory-wood lire?, draw? ing for lils iiilellectunl wauls on Hie great library, and for those ol' the stomach on thc splendid saloons below, a bachelor Congress? man, willi quint tastes, would not have lo go ont of tho building from December until Muy. Il might be well lt' thc cousin noni s of sonm ol them woola swear them before coming herc to keep within Bitch prudent linois. Closing for thc present this sketch of Wash? ington winter prepa~atlon, the perspective now indicates timi Arlington House and the Ctipilol building will be Die Iwo model pninLs of our society-the former for a display of tho vanity ol'woineii, the latter for thc vanity ol' men. TUE F VT VRE OF LABOR. (Krom thc New York Times.] Organizat ion for I hu protection of class in? terests is rapidly spreading umong the vari? ous ranks ot' artisans. Liku other divisions of society, they have discovered tho strength which results from combination, and the wis? dom of that policy which makes thc wel? fare of the individual Identical with thc wel? fare of thc mass. As soulely Itself is but ono organic whole, Ibero seems, however, to bo a growing danger of sectional reforms being prosecuted lo the neglect of more com? prehensive measures;, which equally elevate, und ought. therefore, equally to Interest all. The truly regenerating forces ol' society are '?'.sie which tend to break down the barriers which mark the divisions of rank, and more closely to assimilate ail classes willi tho Ideal of thal perfect organism whoso grad? ual increase in shared by nil its paris. Tho Ural requisite of cordial ooporatlon ls a con? viction of Identity of Interests; tho second, a belief that tho existing relaUons of ono class to another aro a? they ought to be. Thc de? clared aims and purposes of labor organiza? tions, cast a doubt on both these facts. Their constitution presuppose!;, with greater or leas dis! ind ness. Hun. Ino Interests ol employers or capitalists ure opposed to theirs, and their per? vading tendency ls lo rectify the unequal dis? tribution Of prolltS, which, lt ls maintained, at present exists, without altempllug lo deter? mino tho relative Justice of these positions, lt must bo remarked thal their oxlatencc cann ol bo too steadily kept In view by ali who en? deavor to cement thc bonds of human fellow? ship, or aim at clfocllng any comprehensive Hcheine of social elevation. Antagonism of classes has hitherto been found inseparable from human progress, and lt ls highly probable that lt will be a very tong period before lt ls eliminated. Kept within proper limita, lt ls by no means so muon op? posed to general advancement aa might ai first appear, we aro familiar enough win tho pe utfcai vitality whioa. resalta Cram party ssaU, Hllll Contending ROClul ItlltlieitCCH BtTVt) ii simi? lar purpose ?I causing moilun between Hiern. Their coti*e(|ueiici>8 tiru lo Ira dreaded, how? ever, win n nothing i.-ss ||mn the extiucUon of inn one will ButUfy.Uie other. Nothing can he moro obvious than Ibm inbor ls Iniiehtod to capital B?r one-hill, or lin power. Lea lo Un own resources ll cull neither lie properly dif UUHMI, nor prolituhly directed, lu results aro waalcd In a place wintro Hwy aro nul required, while In another locality they would und their uatural value. A large poiiion ul the grain of the Mississippi valley would Ira us useless tu? Un* carcasses td* Allai milan sheep, wore means af transport, equally wanting lo convey n to tho proper market. A n ulli so obvious latmiy needed !<. show the suicidal tendency of ?di Movements which would exult any "tie Inter? est or society hy Hm extinction ol' another. Tim growing llilelllgeiictt of workingmen, and Hie rectifying Inllucnco o'- practice over theory, will ilottblless prevent Ino (infusion of sueh errors as wo have alluded lo. Meanwhile tho extension ol' fuclllllcs for international coiuiuimlcallon, and the gratitud weakening ot' intortuilionnl jealousies, univ reasonably bocx pccttll lo i iiiiulfiaet Ihr tiradliesl ovil which labor lins tn undergo-Its aggregation In ex? cessive untase*, lt hus bren remarked, that as the struggle for exist niuo iraoonies loss i ti leinte, tho society Urns lellovod ussiimus a high? er level which ll does not readily lose, lu our Kaslern centres ol' popnlutlnn wo arc already beginning lo experience sonni ol Hu: Industrial phenomena which hilve already Uren fell hy ultlur communities. Tho recoil from such u prossurt', winch may naturally ho expected, will leave irtcleiy (Vue lo alt alu a furl lier Hinge vf iluveloiiinent which will mirvo lo prevrni th<! rcenri'encu of such un ovil. And so by snccesaivu singes, Hie gradual chsvalion of tim still us uiltl dignity ol' labor will hr. tumid lo bo accomplis! eil. TUB VORETON COSSVMl'TlOlf OE V O T roy. I nt (treat lng Statistic.;. Accoi'illng to stol islles furnished by Mr. Trtimpler through s. H. M. Byers, united Slates Consul ut Zurich, the following ate thc number of bales ol'colton consumed lu Kurope during tho year ending SDUi September, I860: No. of bates No. of bates Tears ending Sop- from from ItMiibcr 30. America. uli sources. IMltl. 1.402,000 l,i">en,oco IMJS. 1,7110,000 4,?04,000 ISI17. 1,049,000 4,147,000 IStlll. 1,217,000 3,?3.*>,000 I8II.?. ?10,000 3,095,000 1804 . 242,000 2,5(13,000 I?03. 139,000 .j.tin.ooo ibtrj. fid2,oou 1,003,000 is?n. ::, iitt.ooo 4,:iss,otio IViO. :i.4U7,00O 4,272,000 li will bo seen thai, according to Mr. Trump lor'aslulumcnt, the lowest ebb wm In 181111. Tiie impression that tho coll?n i.ianit?aetur crs ore fiifferlng lliroiiglin decline In lue dc mund abroad ls mil eorroel, the demand being greater now Ihtui ever. Tho Hirco years Im inedlalcly before Hie American war, 180V, 18(?(>, 1801, wero exceedingly favorable lu Kiig IIHII collen Interesla; bm. lim return for I bree years, 180(5. ISH7, I SOS, hat-? a Billi better rts "puel. 'I'll'! following ure ibo returns til'the rx ?mi'ls ol cotton manufactures ol' all descrip? tions: \ arda. Yards. IS.U).2,5f.2. ?.t.Vl?ii I WO...',.r.7u,lH?s, 13S ism).'.',77 1,1118,427 1807.2,832,023,707 1 SH 1.2,501,450,007 1 .<.' ?"?.2,0tM,7uu,54'i Total.. .7,002,222,910 8,374,423,387 Showing 'in Incrcaso in Hu* quantity of rx porteil colton goods iil'47212t).r>.t77 yards over the exports ol is.v.Miii-tii. Tho cxlunslon of commerce is duo lo Hie i'pening of now inai krt.s lit India, lu lb<! two periods quoted lhere wan a decrease of 311,382,'iOO yards, or Lt per cent. In UngHsh-lndlaoxuorts, ifyarns wore Included. Hie decrease would appear still {realer. The tables of exports and Imports show that tho sale of British colton goods In count ries which ure thought to bo outstripping Knglautl have Increased ll per ceul., whilst ibo Imports front those countries have deerouiu'd 2.1 per cent. Thu following are Ibo tjlgurcs of tfit; exports: . Y 1S50-60-01 , 1880-67-68 Pounds. Pounds. Franco. 12,247,289 37,500,050 Holland.128,841,125 118,537,386 Hanse Towna.142,302,588 138,229,809 BclglllP.. 4,824,100 11,572,922 Total.288,275,708 300,030,203 Thc increase In the value of exports ls ?10, lun,si;:! or nearly 00 per cent.; thc total amount In tho drat period of three years bolng ?18,09'!, 553, and in the second period ?34,254,410. It ls the homo consumption Unit lias tallen oil'; thc amouiiLs oi'the value In this respect being ?32, 324,000 in Hie tint period, and bul ?28,858,000 in Hie second. The pri ent depression In the Mon trude occurs through a falling og In the ?dc abroad, lt is a remarkable circumstance, of which notice should be tnken, thal there ls al the same time an iucrenslng expenditure In Intoxicating drinks, na exhibited In olllclul re? turns. In I sui; Hie amount in value was ?101, 282,651; In 1807, 100,000,502; and in 1808, ?102, 8Si;,2S0; a total In throe years of ?304,039,333. Whilst this large mim was spoin in intoxicating liquors, longland expended upon cotton goods, tho staple productiou of tho country, only ?28,858,000. _ A FAMILY PUZZLE.-Alluding to the report that M. Lesseps and Iiis son-who ure referred to ivs "MM. X. pire et /?/N"-arti about to marry two sisters, Hm Happel suggests thu following complications as likely lo arise from these double espom als: To begin willi, M. X.. thc son, will bo Hie broilnjr-ln-law ol' his father, anti bis wife will become Hie sister-in-law of ber own sister. If M. X. senior hus a son, and if. X. junior a daughter, and ihcy should marry, tho daughter of X. Juuior will become the sister-in-law of lier lui her; and the son of X. senior will bc the Hoii-lii-luw of his brother and ol his sister-in-law. If there should be a chilli ?if Hits second marriage, ll will have two grandfathers, MM. X. senior and Junior, whence il follows Huit X. senior will become the brother ol lils own son. More than that, If a boy, lie will be the brother of lils own mother, since ho and lils mother are alika grandchildren of X. senior; and as a mother's brother ls an uncle, be will be lu the anoma? lous pusitiou of being bia own uncle. JUT- JUST RECEIVED, A LABOE ASSOllTHENT OF FINE BUSINESS ENVELOPES, KOO. 5 AND C, Which will he furnished to our customera with Business Card neatly printed thereon at 14 to ts per 1000. CALL AT T ?? E NEWS JOB OFFICE AND 8KB aAUn.BS. novio p?- IMPAIRED DIGESTION. - ALL thc organs of thc body are, so to speak, the pen? sioners of thc stomach. In that living laboratory ls prepared tho nourishment required to aastaln them, and by the vessels and ducts emu ectcd with the digestive apparatus, that nourishment la convoyed lo every part of the ay.item. Upon the quality and quantity or this clement of life, and apon the manner In which lt Ls distributed and apportioned, physical health mainly depends, and an thc mind Inovllnbly sy inpalhlzes with the body, tho vigor nf tho on? ls absolutely necessary to tao well-being of the other. It ls because HOSTBTTRR'S STOMACH BIT i'Iii ts accomplishes this double object that It en? joya a reputation aa A preventive aad curativo sever heretofore attained by any medicinal prep iratlon. But Ita direct beneficial operation apon tho weak or disordered stomach ls not lu sole re? commendation, lt la thc most comprehensive of ill known remedies. It ?ones, strengthens ana regulates tho discharging as well as the aaalml atlng organs; gently moving thc bowen, promo? ting healthful evaporation taronga the pores, rousing the Inert liver from Ha torpor, and'Iodat? ing harmonious and natural action ia tho whola Anim al machinery. This benign reanlt ii not pro iaced by any of the reactionary drugs whlok aro ?sod so lavishly In the ?ld ?.hool pr ac ll oe, fota? ed by Paraeebmi; kat ky nalia, taft an? acretak** rtf etable agauU lataraUxea with span aaa mal? low stbaalaat walt*. eMTasta tater In on me? mroagk UM tyattsa and roaateri their sanit?r? properties attlvt ant tahtetive. MTM> ??MM