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- ittee of conference, "ir MonmwL. withdrew the motion to concur, and ‘moved the Senate insist on (he amendment, Agreed to. ‘The committee recommended oon-concurrence ia the House amendment thst no Senator or member receive r but the Congressional Glod-, nor sta- Bor commutation (thereof beyond $125 for work 4p one session, which was agreed to. AMENDMENT OF TUE NATIONAL CURRENCY ACT. Mr, Vaw Winxts, (rep.) of W. Commities, reporied a dill to amend the National C wency act, {t authorizes the Comptroller of tne Cur- rency to replace national bank notes mutilated or de- faced, and provides for tne destruction of the latter by maceration, {nslead of by Durning, Tue bill was pass REMISY VOR DESTITUTE FROPLE IN TITR ROUTH. Mr. Wuaow called up the jotut resolution authorizing the Commissioner of the Freedmon's Bureau to distri- the South such desiccated d during the war as are my, which was FHS DISCHARGE OF FRERDMEN’S BUREAU AGENTS Mr. Witson offered the folowing resolution, whych ‘was adopted: — Resolved, That the Commissiouer of the Bureau of Befus Fook Freedmen aud Abandoned Lands forward for Vase in fo @atiow-of the Senate hus cireviar discharging the officers 4 Boreau, ov the 1th of February proxi with’ the reports of amsia\eat commis. detailing the effeet of the farue of said mo, 1 ceviain State elobers aud owers circular letter, THE MILITARY RFCONSTRUCTION, BLL. At the expiration o: the moratng hour tue Senate re- ®suirod the cossi@eration of the Supplementary Keoon- gsirvchon bill, Mr, Monson, (rep.) of Ind, took the Noor and argued as foliow ‘rat, (bat the constitution guarantecing to 4} the States a:ropubhoae form of government, and the rebel St tm 1808 Being without Stace | govern- monte, aed “berefors beving wo right to repre sentation iu Congress, the Unitea States, that ts, the goverenrems, must reconstruct them. He qLoted from Wve constitution and from judicial opinions to show that thts guarantee could be enforced only by ‘Congress, and gid (bat Senators Doolivie and Jonnsoe had \oed for thts propoaltion. He alvo said, in reply to the stmctures yesterday et Mr. Doobuie on his (Mr. 4 ourse, that as the covstitution did not de- Dine ihe meanest be exereised by Congress in executing the gusrauveopt must be left to circumstances, If the rel totes Commi pot de weconstructed with tbe help of ‘the white citizens living tn them, Cengress bad a right Vo raige up @ess of men whe bad been disiranchised by tho rebel Scate laws tn order to do it, and that right could not be reviewed by the courts, He said that tae Present propowead by bis policy ‘the distrané)isement of a far greater numberof persons oan the CY gressonal plan of reconstruction did; and tue constitutions framed under that policy had never Deon submitued ve the people, and were, therefore, ilie- gal. They looked to revurning the treedmen under th: power of their rebel masters, Congress had determined to uo through 4be rubbisa dows to tl ternal rock end wecure qqial rights to allmena. He defended his speech in Indiana referred to by Mr. Doolittle, wherein he said merely that while headmitted the rights of all men he thuaaght that before the biacks should have suf- frago tuere should bea period of probation. Replying wo-the cuanwe tbat the republicans were overthrowing ‘the constitesion, he said those who talked the loudest abot it were’ men who, if they could, would beve repisced it by the Montgomery consti- tetion, ‘Che so-calied radicals of the South— the seaussionisis—be repealed, were democrats, He next took up and commented on the claim ‘bat harepublicans wought to establish negro supremacy, -euil Lug crilicised Mr, Doolittlws proposed ameudmens. “Of the iret qualification, negro suffrage, roquiring ono ‘a service in the United States Army, he said the, threo years in t he said they army ; of the educational quatifical lowed white meu to vote who did not know how tout their mark W a vote given for whiskey —(laughter)—and du rogard to the third quanfication, requiring the pos- session of @ freehold worth $260, there 1 would cut off b hety-uine out of a hiadred loyal blacks, while a white rebel, Hever in his life worth twenty-five cents, and wc had ever paid one honest debt, was allowed to vote. ‘This disclosed the purpore of the proposition, leaving, as it would, the white revels largely ip the ascendancy, and putting the South again into their haods, He disclaimed ows, in 1865, endorsed the Presdent’s present picy, @8 Charged by Mr. Doolittle yesterday. He bad merely repelled statements made then toat tbe President bad jeft the republican party, and the majority ‘of ibe repwbiicans wore of that opinion. He was doubt- Jess wiser no#, however, than then; men learn by ex- perience. ‘Their present course was dictated by the logic of events, and be would go as tar as might become necessary for revonsiruction on the right oasis and tho restoratiow-of every part of the Union, Thoy bad doue to tittle for punishment that justice itself was not satis Bed. The arch traitor bimselt would never be punished. Bat the time for that bad passed, They simply sought to establish peace now and peace for tne future. The policy &f she republican party was that of humanity; Abat of the democratic party to rouse prejudice of ra The first stood on the platform of mmalienabie righ’ man, tbe latier endeavored to deprive the weak of all protection. The guiler had become densely crowded during Senator lerton’s remarks, which were delivered in a Biting position, be being ip ili bealin, Some one in the gellery who made an ejaculation, inaudible to the re- porier, was quickly e:ectod. Mr. Nye, (rep.) of Nevada, followed Mr. Morton, Baid the amendment was introduced to elicit political discussion, and the object of its action would ve achieved, for the olber side would bave enough of it before the close, The power of the republican party had deen felt on battle feild, and would coutinue to be felt until the work was coin- pleted. There bad been faint-hoarted ones during tae ‘war as there were now, and the Senator from Wisconsin (ir. Dooltitic) had greatly changed since he (Mr. Nye) had sat in the galieries listening lo the musical strains of hus appeais in behalf of liberty. He (Mr. Nye) was a radical, and gloried in it, His friend had been ouce, but ‘was co uo jonger, What, then, was he now? A demo- erst’ | hardly know which to apologize to for saying so, the xentieman or the democratic party. (Laughier.) Yosbow bis distinguisned friends and the worid tue mxuct status, politicaily, of a conservative he read trom “Paradise Lost'’—a work bo recommended to bis hon- erable friend—the following: — “ For spirits, when they pl Can either shape, assume, or both, so uncompounded ts their essence Nor tied oF manacled with joint or It or founded on the brittle strength of bones, Lice cumbrous flesh, but In what shape they Choose, Diluied, or condeused bright or obscure, Can execute their airy purposes, And works of love or enmity fulfil.” (Laughter) Milton bad the Senator ia bis eye when be wrote that. @laugnter.) Mr, Nye then took up the proposed amend- wt to instruct the committee tn ac- amendioent would make humanity yated the question of Mr. Mortoa, way 1m 3864 that reconstruction was the ‘of Congress alone? Not one step had beea tak Jn reconstraction but what had been dictated by neces. The leading papers of the Nor.a and the vile: the North, the Chicago Zimes, bi ‘age from ulterior motives there was a holy horror tust the athera people were to be overridden by a haif barbarous race, As the Senator cated them. The negroes bad, as he Baic, dug tronches for the rebels, but i+ was under ihe yod of thei taskmasters, and of that emancipation was Dora. Like true Christians they raised no insuirection, ‘Det bided their time The pinch wns that ther were to Reconstruction was now @ thing of the past, and rvatism CO¥id uot stop it, Seven hundred thou- mea bad the ballot, and the conservatives could ‘Dot take it awu The bailot only to ‘Wote upon cu oments, end ue Southern ites if they wished could join them the establshin of governments and then fix suffrage 28 they chore, alluded to the hope. ul oi the semator’s speech in regard to the gatherug of (ve clans tuat were to overtbrow the republican pariy. What colums would Jof Davis lead? Under whove Dancer would the Senator come with his squad? (laughter) Would be come with the Northern wing, under Vallandigham and Pendleton? The gathering would be easily numbered. What would be the un: dorm? The Senator would bardly doo the gray, and of course would mot wear the @. Under what banner ywould tke march; the old glory or the stars ana bars? Mr. Baourrie, (rep.) of Wis. would marcd under a baviag thirty-seven stare. (A buzz of applause ip She gallorkes, which was quickly at * Mr. Nr& contiaued, saying thas these hosts could gaiber opd of no other banner than that of thirty-seven hlare, Undin umed by conservatism or rebellion, though poe Senator seemed to wieb to prevent it, He then Biluded vo th @ Course af the democratic party in past years. Ho & ad belonged to it once; but he ought to sa Ym excuse tha (be was then quite young (Laughter, ‘Hie argued thi t disunion took its rise in Kansas, when Aho first blood | was spilied by the aggressive policy of very. Tot \¢ Senator's question weether there had ot been onoug b suffering eutailed on tue South, he re- 1 pposed the fear was that there should be ‘upon (bem the further lafliction of a demo- gratic adminiec: wtion. (Laugnter.) Referring to tb Ee rcppoe tow & educational qualification, he sa) @ Uy 4 the democratic party would disiranchive a an gamed, perl aps, Langston, who would not gutter ia ith the Senate, The property juaiifcation wae a principle brokea up by the oid lemucratio pariy.abid the great God, Tako out of that riy thove that ozi’s read and write, and where would it bet (Laughter.) He appeated strongly to the repubilcan party t stand firmly by their principies, e@vou though they wok the position of a minority. They would yet thar reward, For their former asso- piste, Senator from Wiscomsin (Mr. Doolittis), be would eny ©: moet he ross in hisiory now, Usughter.) Ito demovratic party had put oxt tho: Consurvating fleyvelmen & see how It is going te com out, (Laugbter.) They were sent out as skirmiabe bo eco how it wea id aflec. Grant. He had not much to be He had not com- Compercon in unag respect Atvor king of Goneral Grant's the petioual ‘memory, ho said. the comeervatives, suco ef the Senator from Wisconsin, @tiompiing to Giang ia the path of Groot were like @ certain eultnal on a raliroad, butting ove, While Le admired its courage, Le id not think mach of its discretion, (Laughter,) jrant, wallke the pe bre belonged to the class of animals called vortoprates, The anly sine of Congvess during Whe last twelve month had been sins of onsie jon; thase he hoped would soon be repaired. Sheridan Ber been iximelal on the cowardly platform of cons bervation, ad be did pot know whi: the most dis- Appoimted, thy conservatives Of that body or the Prosi- dent at the weurso of Meade, Quoting from a Goorgia paper a Semark phat they had got rid of a byrant and gota de /\ iuetend, be said doubtless Meade's head would go to. worrow, but that be was the last Bligible officer on ti ‘lst, He denounced asa {aise, he assert: * Of Mr. Doolittle that the radi are se. *sslonieta, Was Sheridan a se- ‘olor tell bim so if be dared, cearjonist? Was their obi been twenty yeara in servic pusicnn party during a mighty NAF bad dope what the Ho | ® eecersionint ? The re- | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1868. power carried through — ae hang om we! food. eA Concluded with levemenis of the post po: Te INTERNATIONAL MARITIM® EXPO sTi0N AT HAVRE. Ao adjournment until w 5 and My. Somer called u; totes hi eerste ing the Secretary of the Y, detail officers to repre- sont che United States at the “orthcom.ng Juternational eritine BXpORen 6h Haviv,, ir, NESE any that it shail poyhe samen witd foswove iment wantirs bome discussion ensu/.a, Mr, PROMBULL opposing the resolution on the grow'id that no authority exrted for dotaiting such officers. ‘They could go without, Mr. SUMNER carme.tly urged the Immediate passage, explaining that 49 exhibition included vessels and everything retaV.ng to navigation, and that every poopie io Europe wo be there r presented by commission. ‘thirty yn American exhibitors bad entered \uedr names, and it was desirable that commissi«nel Should rep’resent their Interests there, 1¢ would i+ Voive but uniting expense. Mr. Syigrman thought it had better go over untli Monday, In bye opinion it would involve a good deet of exponse, Atver further opposition by Mesera, ‘Trumball and Ovoness, the death of Hou, Elijah lise, of Kentucky, was announced by the Seorstary of tho House, and Mr. ‘Davis offered the usual! resofutions, accompanying them by a brief speech. They were seconded Mr Hixpriexa, who also made afew romarks, whereupon thoy were adopted; and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasurvaros, Jan, 24, 1968, CHOLERA ON EMIGRANT VESSELS, Mr. Cuanuen, (dem,) of N, ¥., asked lonve to offer a resolution reciting the facts,iu relation to the deaths on board the emigract ship Leibnite, and providing for the appointment of a select committee of nine to inquire into the means of preventing sach evil for the futuire, Mr. Spaipina, (rep,) of Ohio, objected to any select commities, and Mr. Cancer moved to refer the matior to the Committee on Commerce, Mr. SraupisG had no objection te that, and the reso- lation thas modified was offered and adopied, APPROPRIATION Biel. Mr. Wasunurye, (rep.) of Ill,, from the Committeo on Appropriations, reported the regular Appropriation bill. It was ordered to be printed and recommitted. Tne bili appropriates between $18,000,000 and $19,000,000, In connection with the bill Mr. Washburne ‘presented a report in the form of a tabular statement. He stated that his object in having the bill recommitted was that the Committee on Appropriations might be examined in concection with the revised esthmates sent in by tho Sesretary of the Navy, woose original estimates amounted to between $47,000,000 and $48,000,000, Mr. Buriea, (rep.) of Mass, suggested, in addition to that, the Secretary of the Navy bad on hand an unex- pended balance of $15 000,000, Mr. WASiBURNE assented to that statement, The com- mittes, he said, deemed the amount reported in the bill @ufficient to meet every exigency of the naval service, He caled attention to the fact that by thi: biil, reported by a republican committee of a republican Congress the estimates originally sent in by a democratic Secreiary of the Navy of a democratic administration, were reduced from $47,000,000 or $48,000,000 to $18,000,000 or $19,000,000. Mr, SPALDING thought it should be stated in justice to the Secretary of the Navy that that officer had rovised his original estimates and reduced them to $25,000,000. Mr, Wasunvuans said he bad been abouts to stare that fact, It was forthe purpose of examining the bill in connection with those revised estimates that he had moved its recommittat. STATUS OF NATURAUIZED CITIZENS, Mr. Stankweainer, (rep.) of Conn,, presented the petition of over one thousand citizens of Norwich, Cona., praying for legislative action by Congress deliviog tno sta‘us of paturalized ct'zens, and demanding toat the Britian government sualt be mado to respect their nights, Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. ‘bir, Wanp, (rep) of N. Y., presented the proceedings of a public imeeting in Elmira, N. Y., and the petition ‘of three hundred citizens of the Twenty-seventh Con- gressioual district of New York on tue same subject. dawe reference, CORRECTION OF THR RECORD, Mr, Wasaeurye, of Ili., rising to a queftion offprivi- lege, calied atiention to the fact that his vote on the Supplementary Reconstruction bill had not been re- corded, aithough he had distinetly voted in the aitirma- tive, He vad been surprised to find his vote was not recurded. The Speaker directed that the record should bo cor- recied. PRIVATE ZIELS, ‘This being Friday, the morning hour was devoted to busiaess of a private nature, A large number of bills was reporved irom sue Committee on Inyaid Pensious aud passed, EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS. The ‘morning hour expired at a quarter past one o’chek, when the SPeEaKsr presented Executive com- munications, as follows :— From the secretary of War, with information respect- ing the capture of Jeflersoun Davis, Reierred to we Cowmittes ov Claims, From the Secretary of the Treasury, with a communi- cation trom the Comptroller of tue Currency relative to joans by national banks. Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. From tue same wilt reference to the revenue cutter serv.ca, in response to @ resolution offered by Mr. Wash- burue, of liinois, Referred to the Committee on Com- merce, GPXERAL DRNATR OM SATURDAY, On motion of Mr, Wasqucane, of LL, it was ordered that the session of to-morrow be tor general debate onl; PREVENTION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE REBELLIOS. ‘The House then procegded to the consideration of the bill reporved by Mr, Wasuburne, of Lil, from the Com- mittee on Appropriations, January 14, aud postponed io this day after the morning hour, to prevent payment of certain claims. It enacts that hereafter no money shali be paid out of the treasury on any claim tn the folowing ciass of cases arising during the rebellion | unt further action of Congress:—First, on account of seizure or {imprisonment of or for damages or demur- vage or devention of any appliances of transportation, whether by cars or water ip insurrectionary S.ate secund, for transportation service, tolls, paskage, & beyond the taritf of rates tixea by the Quartermas! General during the war; third, for the use and occupa- uon of land in the insurrectionary States used for forti- fications and other military decensive purposes during the wai ‘Mr. Marnarp, (rep.) of Tenn., announced the bill as moet glaringly and most wickedly injust, and ove which no man could vote for with a safe conseience, Mr. Thats, (dem.) of Ky., denounced it as violating the faith of the nation. Mr, Wasusvgye said be had no interest in it except to save the government from these classes of claims, He moved the previous question. ‘The previous question was seconded and Mr, Wasn- BURNE (ook tne fluor to close the debate, He had not Auticipated any opposition to the bill, especially on his own side of the House, and he thought that members were entirely under a misappreheusion im reference 10 it, The reason for vbe bill was that hundreds of shou- sands of dollars were being paid out daily on just such aims by heads of the departments, he would not say At tue mst gation of the President, dus outside the line of ordinary procedure at the departments. Mr. BouTwmr4, (rep.) of Ma-s.--By whose order? Mr, Wasavvese—By those in autuority. 4 urweLt.—Who are those ip authority ? Mr. Wasnecrse—The geutlemas from Macsachusetis knows Wo weil who those in authority are. (Laugater.) Mr. Mayxarp inquired why indignation should be visited on honest claimants instead of on the heads of departments, ir. Wasiuornr thought that if there were honest ciajmauts tuey could show the houesty of their ciaims to Congress instead of sneaking around the department. Mr. Maysagy reminded Washburne thas be tad | Voled iat Congress for a resolution forbidding tbe Com- mnjites on Clauus to enteria.n such claims—closing the dvors of Congress against them, and now seeking to close the doore of the Treasury against tuem. He oie a0 oker commentary on the character of the 1 Mrs. erevens, (rep.) of Pa, asked Mr. Washburne if when be spoke ol casualties by the war be meant iba: when one of the United States officers ordered the de- struction of private property for military purposes there should bs no compensation ail ? Mr, Wasuncen® moant to be understood that where a lieutenant underiook to destroy property to the amount probably of a miilion of dollars, the government should ‘Bot be compulies ny for it 1 the rebel States, Mr. Stevers k of hundreds avd thousends of claime that oad been brought before tue Vommiites on Claims of tho first Congress after the close of the war, god that hod been favorably reported on ualil they were stopped by ibe resolution referred to Mr. Pict, (rep.) of Mo, im supporting an amendment Offered by him, so aa that it shail pot apply to claims now on tle from ciaimants residing im the loval States, spoke of tbe rising (de of ecomomy, and intimated that aS past there would not g cheap fepuiations by a not in pursuit of reputation, coeap or dear. He was bere to do bis duty as a repressmtative of the peop! rally, aod of Gis coosutueaws partioularly, and be uot be deterred from tie performance of hie duty by guy suen fliugso! gerticmen, The Committee on Ap- propriations dyemed to bil imperative for the public interest, and baving, as a representative-of that com- mittee, discharged bit duly in the premises, he would jeave the matter to the decirion of the Hou-e = If the House rejected th® bili tt would of coume take tho re- sponsibility of euch reyection, Mr, NicHoUsoy, (vom) of bel, a member of the Com- Mmitiee on Appropriaiions, denied that tuat commiee Was unanimous in orderioy ihe} Me. Maysatp iotimated t gentioman from Peansyivan's member of that cominiiice. tan of the committe: | ur, Wasnmogo® said thas the gonUeman could fad out that fact by reference to toe record, bd Min, BuLT#R, another member of the committes, thought that the bill weet further tuan its author (Mr. Washburn) intended. He tuought |: bad economy to | perpetuate injustice, aod he iavored the ameudment | oifered by bir. Pile, Mr. Wasnocane contended y reat pretence of econoiny Mr. Wasununse repelied the insinuation. He wi be had supposed that the fr, Storons) was also @ (Mr, Stevens js the chair that that ameodment claims alreudy tiled claims unilied t Dill was intended to shut Up Lhe Fluices of the Treaewry. iy the House (hought proper to throw them wide opea It wav at Liberty to do #0, THR COTTON Tax. Ports’ !0g the dieposition of the question, Mr. Scnavow, (rep) ot Ohio frum the Conference Vommitiee on the Cotton Ta.* bill, reported that the committee nad agreed to recomma.td (hat the Fenate from its amand- ments and ag."¢e to the bill, witl eniment addi: the fotle words: cotton imporied from | foreign countrin’ on and after July 1, 1868, ahall be exempted from duty.” Mr. Sehenc® expisined the | neanuw nad operaniom of the report, dud the reweon princi had been acting ayn one hand the Howse was trying to stimu- late the production of cotton, it was trying om the other hand o give American cottoh a rival, Mr. Beck, (dem.) of Ky., the third conferee, explained his action as a member of the Conference Committee 17, ing tO the report, One reason was that the pric conferees on the partof the House had agreed V, 1; anowber was that the cotton imported was Dob such pore Sg comes into competitiog with the Ayserican roduct Pele, Mavwanp opposed the report, showing ¥aat cotton could be brought from Brgail and Iodiaend janded in New York as cheaply as it could be land sd im Liver. pool. The tax of three cents per pound on imported cotton had beea required to be paid ip specie, while tho tax on American coon was payable in ¢.arreucy, and to that extent the tax bad operated im favor of the ¢o- mestic article; but the pendi: U ous COMpC- Ution with the domestic aiele, If tno duty was taken off domestic wool why should it not be taken off foreign wool? He was for protection—ib.e protection ef labor and indugiry—and he trusted the House would not concar im the report, A new conference comumittce migut agree to something beitey., It ceriuinly could not agree to anything worte Mr, Aiton, (rep.) of Lowa, ‘said that though be might vote for the report he would do so under protest, be- cause this was the first time ‘where, in tue consideration of au interna! revenue bill, the House was calied upon to treat of a tariff measure, He thought the dill would work great injustice to the holders of cotten prior to the Ast July, 1865, Mr. Buame, (rep.) of We., expressed the hope that the House would vote dowm the report, and see whether, h another conference committes, the House could aot get a better roport, Mr. Scuevck said the committee hed only mado the concerzion it had made from tho assurance that no better terms Could be obtained from that or any future confer- ence committee ou the part of the Senate. Mr. Covone, (rep ) of Pa, said he covid not vote for the report. ‘I'he effect of removing the tax on imported cotton would be to let manufaciurers get iu a cheap article and make goods of a shoddy character. ‘Lhe previous question was seconded and the confer- ence report was disagreed to by yeas 67, nays 79, Mr, ALisson moved for 4 new committee of confer- ence, Mr. Scnexce moved that the new committee of con- ference on the part of the Houge be instructed to adhere to the bill, as he found that the senate cummitice was acting under instructions, The Srxaxxs intimated that it was not parliamentary to instruct a commitiee of conference. It was sup- Poaed to be a tree commitice of conterence, Mr, Sonxxck withdrew the motiap. Mr, Allison’s motion was agreed to, and Mosers, Alison, of Iowa; Blaine, of Maine, and ‘Trimble, of Kentucky, were appointed as such committee. EULOGIRS ON THR LATS REPRESENTATIVE HIST. The death of Mr. Huse, late a member from Kentucky, was then, at a quarter past three o'clock, announced, and after remarks by Me@srs, Golladay, Grover, Tnmbe and Jones on the character and public services of the deceased, appropriate resolutions were adupted, ant the Hougo at's quarter before four o'clock adjourned. THE STATE CAPITAL. SPECIAL CORRESPONDEMCE OF THE HERALD. An Act of Justice to New, York Taxpayers—A Bill to Return the Bank Taxes of 1863 and 1864, Amounting to a Million and a Quar- ter of Dollars, Unjustly Collected by the State from New York County. ALBANY, Jan, 24, 1868, OPPOSITION TO THR EXCISE LAW CHANG? The attorney of the Metropolitan Excise Board, Mr. George Bliss, thade bis apperrance hero this morning to oppose the bill to extend the time for the collection of the annua) license fees now due from the !iquor dealers, in accordance with the present law, The bid weut through the Assembly without any difficulty, but is likely to meet with serious obstacles, if not actual defeat, in the senate, from the republican majority there, Senator Twoed has labored hard to gota report from the Committee on Internal Affairs, to which the bill was referred. A stated meet- ing of the committes will be held next Wednesday, when Mr, Bliss and others will be heard in opposition to or in advocacy of the measure. IMPORTANT TO NEW YORK TAXPAYERS, In the years 1863 and 1864 the banks and other instt- tutions of New York couaty were taxed on their capital Stook to the amount of $1,256,258, which eum was col. lected from them by the county of New York and paid into the State Treasury, The assessment of this tax was protested against, and on whe quostion being taken up Lo the United states Supreme ( ourt its imposition was deciared unlawfal. To repair this injustice Mr. Tweed introduced a bill im the Senate to-day providing tor the payment into the Treasury of New York county of the sum above mentioned, the same to bo raised by a State tax in October next, RAILROAD PILLS, Senator Cauldwell bas revived tao Metropolitan under- ground railroad scheme of last winter, which went through the senate but was defeated in the House. He ave notice of his intention to imbtroduce the bill at a atare day. Senator Genet has given notice of a bill for a railroad in Thirty-fourth street. The resolutions instructing the Committee on Cities to investigace and report upon the workiugs of the ate- tropolitan Fire Deparment passed the House to-day. Anaimondment to the eifect that no expense to the State shail be incurred 18 likely to prevent the commit. toe from taking any steps to accomplish the obyect of the resolu ions. ‘The retrenchment mania found another manifestation im the resolution of Mr. Starr, of Ulster, retative to tbe expediency of abolishing the banking and insurance departments, and transferring thoir duties to a bureau of the Comprrolier’s office, It is a question, tt the present incumbents were democrats, whether the demo- cratic majority would insist un their expulsion, Some of the papers bave made a curious mistake in the title of Mr. Reed’s bill, Its object is to tncorporat society of marksmen and not marketmen. ‘The bill has gone io the committee of the House, Mr. Genet intro- duced it in the senate this morning. . FREE GERMAN-AMERICAN INSTITUTE, Senator Creamer has introduc:d a bill proposing to establish, on the east side of the city of New York, an institute containing @ reading room and library ‘aud Classes of instruction, whore superiur advantages are to be afforded for intellec.ual improvement to the working classes of the east side of the city, eaid institute to re malo open until ten o'clock P. M, THe NEW YORK FERRY REFORWA, The Committos on Commerce and Navigation has had under discussion for spine days past the con- sideration of the subject relating to the regu: jauion of fares on borts p ying between New York and Brookiy and what protection is necessary 10 secure the sale transit of passengers to and from those places, It Seems to be the general impression that some change is Tequired, and it is quite probable that this subject, giv- img rise to sharp debate, will occupy the attention of the cvmmittee for somo weoks yet, Mr. Kiernan, the chair- man of the committee, !4 determined 0 have the matter fully mvestigated a ch lawa passed as will prevent the recurrence of such accidents as have jately shocked the feelings of our citizens, NEW YORK MUNICIPAL RIGHTS, Mr, Kiernan offered the foliowing, which was referred to the appropriate committee Whereas ihe city of New York has, through the opera. tion of special commissions created aod appuinted at A- bany, been deprived of many of its corporate mghts and privileges and made subservient 10 a goverument the provisious of its Charter and not idemtited with i terenta, Resolved, That the Committees on the Affairs of Citles te requented to report at as early a date ax possible what con- stitutional meaus may be adopted by ate Legislature to restore to the metropolis it ancient ad en Ce, NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Auoaxy, Jan. 24, 1868, Sondry remonstrances wero presented against the re- peal of the Metropolitan Excise law. AILS REPORTED FAVORARLY, Amending the act rojating to railroads in the town of West Farms and Morrisonia; incorporating Hudson City Savings Bank; for improvemont of Second and Fourth avenues, in the town of Now Utrecht; for (he relief of the Franklin Insurance Company, extending the time for the collection of taxes (a ‘al bill). the time to the Ist of April, im cities where special laws are in operation, BILLS NOTICED, By Mr, Genet, incorporating the New York Citizens’ smen Company; alao incorporating Thirty-fourth Street Railroad Cotmpany; by Sr, Cauldwell, authoriz- ing the consiroction of the Metropolitan Underground Railroad; by Mr. Pierce, to reguiste freight on milk on the Hudson and Harlem Railroads; by Mr. Creamer, to estodlish @ free German-Atasrican Instituto im New York; also tncorporating the New York Stock Clearing House Association; by Mr. Pierce, idcorporating the People’s Mutual Warehousing Security Company, BILUS INTRODUCED, By Mr. Tweed, to provide meant to reimburse the county of New York the amount of Stato tax collected In 1863 end 1864 on o: ¢ stock of banks and other moneyrd corporations, and which tovy and collection has been decided filogai by the United states courts by Mr. Cauldwell, incorporating the Quarrymen's Un: estchester county; by Air, O'Douaell, to m stringent the Excise law, RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZSNB ABROAD, Mr. Fotcer called up tha Assembiy resolution relative to the protection of tho rights of American citizens abroad, and moved the following as a substitute, which was adopted — Resolved, That ovr government, recognial al ait.zeng, should demand od roll pifences not ment to enforce the demand, i nestesury ch a power of the uation. RAMLAOAD TRAVRE, Mr, Nicnora ealled up the resolution for the appotot- Of @ select Comunittes to report what loginauey, ‘ie meceswary JO KooUre greater safety to railrnd travel. Adjourned to Money evening. COLLATION iM LIQUOH LICENS® FRR, ‘Tho bill passed by the 4FPerobiv extending the time for of og — wy the oF FTES Oe ASSEMP vy, . W128 EPOX CRD “PAVORABLY. ‘To prevent gas companies Pa Brookiyn from ‘collecting rents on gas mera; te incorporate the Industrial Savings Bank of Nowberg; to incorpozate the Sizih Avenne Barings Bankef New York; Making appropria- tions for New York State Institution ar the Blind; to 5 regulate the gale of Bay; for the relaer of the Frankha Fire Insurance Company. ILLS INTRODIED. By Mr. Bamsber, to tucorporsge the Bast Buflalo Street by Mr. Prmoee, for the protection of Welliogton, to amend wife w testify god Ralway Compaty cortain railroad employé: by the act to enuble busband egnlont eacn other; by Mr. ited States Fireproof Cempat incorporate the New York Draniaiic Union; also for the construction of a railread in Tairty-fourth aud other streeis, Now York. ; RESOBUTION OF INQUIRY, Mr. Srane introduced a resolution that a committee of ninebe appointed to inquire whether the offices of su- periutendent of Insurance Departinent, Superintendent ot Banking Deparimeut and Superiniendent of Peblic Instruction may pet be abolished without detrimest to the kervice of the Stato. Laid on tho table, INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES, ‘Mr. Fauan cailed up the resolution offered yeeterday refterring all resolution providing for investigating commitiees to the appropriate siauding committees, Adopted, 60 10 47, NEW YORK CITY COMMBIONS, Mr. Kmrwan offered the following :-— Whereas the city of New York bas, through the operas tions of special commissions crented and appointed at Al. Dany, been deprived of many of its corporace nghis and priviloges and made subservient to a government ioreicn ot the provisions of ita charter and not identified wich its inte- rests; Resolved, That the Committee on the Affairs of Cities be requested to report, abas early & day as possible, what cous stitational means may be adopted vy the State Leyslature to rentore to the metropolis its ancient power aud inae- pendence, Laid on the table, ROPOLITAN FIRE DEPARTMENT. Mr, Jonxson called up the resolution providing for an investigation into the affairs of the Metropoliian Fire Department, Adopted, Adjourned to Monday evening, ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE PASSENGER ACT. Seizure of the Morro Castle. e Yesterday officers from Marshal Murray’s office, act- ing under a warrant, proceeded to the dock of the Morro Castle and seized that vessel for alleged violation of the Passenger aot, similar to thoso charved against the steamers of tue European limes. The Morro Casile plys between this port and the island of Cuba, FIRE IN CANAL STREET. ‘ Shortly after eleven o’clock iast night a fire broke out @n the third floorof No. 101 Cana! street, supposed to bave beon caused by carelessness, Tho whole upper part of the building and a store on the first floor are occupied by Frederica Kalberer as a cigar store and lodging Bouse, The damage to the furaiture will be about $1,600; insured for $3,000 in the New York Fire iusurance Company. The adjoining store in the same building is ovcupied iy 3 Tooker & >chmidt as a boot apd shoo store. Damage by water about $200; insured tor $2,250 in the Germania Insurance Company, ‘The building is owned by J. Maicom. It is damaged about $1,000 and is insured. THE BENNEHOFF ROBBERY. The Tideonte (Pa) Journal, commenting on the Bennehot robbery, the particulars of which we have already published, eays:— Somo time since one of our citizens ferreted outa well arranged plan to rob Mr, Benneholt and at once took meals to prevent it. He committed all the particulars to writing, and sent a man over in the night to notity Mr. B, Any one knowing the road knows what a jour- ey it 15 on, dark, rainy nigh, The messenger de- livered the message sud received $5 for lis trouble— enough to pay borse hire—while the sender received “thanks.” “Ihe matter leaked out and the robbery was notatiempted. Whether or not the robbery last night was by tue game parties remains to be seen. Mr. Bennchof has just sent the following character. istic note and protest to the editor of the Titusville Heraid, which ix published verbatim: — Pioneer, Jan, 21; 1868. Mr, Epitor:—Sm—I see a note in your paper this morning 1 which you allude to a geutieman cominz from ‘Lidioute, to ikjorm us, of an auticipaed robbery for which we paid the bearer of said information five $5. 1 say it is damdably faise, the gentieman came in the evening aud not at night os stated in your paper, the gentiemec stayed ali night in the morning I asked him wat it cost him to come dowa he toid the bire of his boise was five dotlars, which 1 paid, theu not know. ing that he was a poi T dideuk, wish to pay hun more Ull J was savsiled that he was not an imposter or cut throat, aud bad taken that plan to got some moucy, but however in a few days 1 sent him five dollars more, 1 also See an nove in your paper of the otber day stating tbat the other safe iM Our house contained @ larger amount than that taken, which 1s also not correct and hereatier you will do me @ favor not to advertise for rovvers, until 1 tell you to do so, Yours, . JOSEPH BENNINGHOFF, GENERAL ITEMS, The Fire Department of Chicago tast year cost the city of Chicago $130,300 52, and the 250 patrolmen and 16 oflicers, $: 20. Daniel Eastman, of Bridgeton, Me., a wealthy man, sixty yeara of age, out his throat with a razor in his barn jast Tuesday, Dickens Las been invited to read at Cairo, Iil., the people of which city propose to show ‘Boz’ that we Edea of Marin Chozziewit has got out of the swamp, The Woodtord (Ii) Journal says at Mount Zion church, in that county, there were present lust Sunday no jess than «dozen brides and bridegrooms, six cou- ples, all “bran new.”” A few days ago a chicken flew into a grain bin in the elevator at Lacon (Ill.}, was carried down with the grain and then carried up the elevator, emerging at the top, wich a loud cack.e, alive and well, Towa hunters find prairie chickens so numerous thie eeason that there is no sport iu killing .uem. Tooy can be Kuocked down with a stick and bagged by the uun- dred, The subject of a railroad between MeGrogor and Dubuque, iowa, jong talked of and much agiaved by tue people of both cities, tangible saps. Yale College has instituted a most sensible reform. ie about to termigne ie as Orations, not according to schoiarship, The packing season bas closed in Keokuk, 68,000 bogs were cut, Which 1s double the number of thy previous seasov, Tho total for the State is giveu as 172,914 against 115,241 the year before, Tbe faliing of in Weight, bowever, 8 beavy, beng neariy torty-Ove pounds per bog, and in lard and grease tbe decreased production is jarger in proportion, being nearly twelve pounds per bog. Mrs. Browsher, charged with poisoning her three chil- drea in Upper Sandusky, bas been admitted to ball in the sum of $2,000, Une of the witnesses testified that eighteen months since Mrs, Brow to get rid of Ler five children, and that she could pro- cure arseoic from her brother-in-law at Fort Wayne, dministering it at diflerent times #o as not to excite During the examraation she was indiiferect Towa; Towa, recently, charged with the brutal murder of an old man named James, in Humboldt county, om tie 16tb inst, It appears that James had been to Fort Doi and MeCorwick, learning that be bad some eight dred dotlars with bin, obtained the priviiege of riding and when near Dakota City beat out the ‘he body and started East. The body found sooa afterwards, aod the murderer ar- Fested the same evening. NEW DIPLOMA AND DECORATION HAV been bestowed upon Mr. HOFF, of Berlin, inventor of HOFF'S MALT BXTRAYT, BEVERAGE OF HEALTH, by the EMPEROR oF AUSTRIA, (Translation of the original dip 8 Apostolic Ma, THE EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH OF AUSTRIA graciously decided, on the 26th of December, to confer ypon Mr, Joann Hott TRU THE GOLD CROSS OF MERI, WITH THE IMPERIAL CROWN, and graciously Landed him | 2 the decoration at an audience, Viaxna, the 28th of Docember. Count VAN PFLUG, Master of Deoorations.”’ HOF'S depot, 642 Broad re daily recolved—many of This diploma may be seen at way, Now York, where ie which we have published—from persuus who have found benefit, strength, vigor, appetite avd health from the use of HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT, BEVRRAGZ OF HEALTA, which i recommended expecially im (hia season by to tnvailde and dyepepiies and people suffering trom colds, eatarrhs and coughs. Priee $0 per 4: Goren, $11. Bold at the depot and by druggists, grocers and special agente CIRCULARS AND INFORMATION PURNTSITED IN . . OLUTH, Broker, Assasin mie wig and 165 Potton treet, T y GALLY OBTAINED IN ae York and [al desertion, drunkenness, elgnt cause; no publielty ; no eharge unl divores vice free, M: HOWES, Attorney, gy 78 Nasenu treet phyaicta two ©. { fer Se ep cats | - 1s acer r ‘uscw) ayeoo™ 8 TBLEGRAM HAS THE LARGEST jtervoon paper in the city. It is Ia medium for ad TRUMP CARD iy bile Ea A EDITH av! Tak wRona, A ihe alatiagulsned Fughsk novelist, author OF the Heir of Moulton Hall,” WiLL BE COMINGAD AT GAEAT LENGTH IN THE BUNDAY MEMOUSY TO-MORROW, y ae four ehantere of his extraortiiary sory waif At erika hotel resding publls te pene ootayalaree fore: oiieaver i Shadowed in the introduction,-and ifddemand be the measure of popularity, “kdith Aveland” is the most adseptabie cone fibotton witch tmagiaative terasure ‘hes ger mode 10 16 conumus of THE PEOPLE'S PRESS, he commencement of Edith Avelsnd the ews bave largely increased the prospect is the increase wil! _con- the entire period of ita puolication, thus aford- ing to the advertising world unusual advantages at a keason of the year whea the circulation of newspapers of every class ordinarily dioops und languishes, Probably there is not public journal im the United states, with the exception of the sunday Meroury, ‘he issues of which have uot mates rially dechoed this winter, On the other band, i Sunday uewspaper of the age has added many tho! Vis regular edition since iast June, aud its progress upward and onward steadily and rapidly conunues, Contempor sheets complata bitteriy of the siagnution of business an curtail ther expenses accordingiy, but the Sunday Mercury, unaffected by the “dull umes,” practices no such pett: fogziug economy. Expendiug larger sums than ever In se. curing original stories of ihe most interesting class aud constanuy improving all its departments wihous regard to ; REAPS A GOLDEN HARVEST while fts would-be compeciiors ure groaning over the meagre returns which are the legitimate eonsequeuce of their lack of enterprise and thelr inability tv unde rsiand tho wants aud Wwishos of aagncious, wide awake community. ‘The chapters of the uew story wo de pubiisued in to-mor- row's laste are of the hixhest teres. i QUARKEL at the village inn, between the mystertous stranger, Paul Lygan, and the v us sieward of sir isdwara Morsely, is Oue of the most siriking seenes to be nwt with in the whole range of modern uction. Dumas, wish all bis skitl Jo the del Deaton of she passions and his power of xiving expression to them in terse and vigorous dia ocue, has never equalled it, and the tauupa of straighttorward honesty over eoasclons gullt 1s & inasterpiece of elfective deserip- ton, ‘he MYSTERLGS OF JOY LODGE, the pivot upon which the main interest of uh thickens .# it proceeds ‘Lhe ule of the UkDeR OF GUY HORSELY, by a shot from the window of the esttage, aud the inexpll- cuble circumstances connected wisi the deed, are cloqucutiy harrated by George Upton; and the question WO WAS THE Addansin? will haunt the imugivation of every readi innumerable conjectures, which will prot ry burns, and rise to in the end to be wide of the mark, or, in the #guiticant words of the title, “ali in the Wrong.” Gut of tue uomicide of Guy Horsely, the discovery of the corpse of lis alleged murderer in the lake the auspicious conduct of Stephen veering, the sudden lighting up Of the deserted cottage at mudnight, and the other Marvels conpected with Lhese events, many theories wili, of course be covstructed; but it is sare io Bay that uot one of them will anticipale the wonderful denouement. Jt is the opinion of compaceut critics to whom the romance has been submitted, that the plot is the most ingenious in the whule range of seasstional My and its tinwie tue most compete wurprise that ever startied (he nerves of tl ding public. ‘LWo pew Churacters, admiravie types o1 tbe classes of $0. 4 0 ciety which flourished tu the days of George the Third and hin hopecul son, the Prince of Wales, ati wards George the Fourth, are iutroduced in the forthcomi instalment. Renard Blantyre, the jaunty granafather of Clement Cleve: Jana (.dith’s auuirer)” wud dlwjor Ace, @ gamber and a dueiist, upon the ascend. ‘The former is # inan of Tushion of the era waen men of fashion had no morals aad No cohcences—a Varnieshed scouudrel of ihe first water, whose only scrupie as to the commission of wuy atrocity is the fear oi comprothisiug his artificial reputation by beng found out. Hew a genteman by viriue of his elegant set 1p. his handsome diminutive user, luxuriously fur. uished “chambers,” perfect aim with u pistol, talent for in. trigne and various other amable peculiarities proper to “a mano. honor” atan epoch When the heir apparent to the Brush crown was a Liveclog aud a sot. Major ace ls Blin. \yre’s counterpart in morals, but wis seputacion having been Mretrievauly damaged at cards, he is dependeat solely upon the infallible -ccarwey with whick be shvots down all those who offend him for such conside:auon as he enjoys. The tragic Passages of the stury and tae ncidents which impart to some portions of it sues a terr.ble fasclaadon are dehghifuliy relieved by touches of quolit humor aud cen. chant sauire. ‘This contrast of light and shadow, sunsune and gloom, is kept up throughout ihe entire narrauve, aud itis diuicul: to say Whether the genial wit or the deep paiuos Of the cuchoy is mnont infectious, the sitnpie viriues of knglish peasant life and the vices of the “pravite, ged classes” have never had a mora successtul mith. His characters in Loth these are likenesses, not caricaiures, wud the Teader recoguizes them as creatious founded ua & Wouder- ful insight ailections, passions and monves which iniiuence the Auman hear, Asveryoodypeads good sensational novels—nobody, com- paratively speaking. (he dull, prosy objections to the. The Sunday Mercury 1s puoiixhed to piease we milion aud not the quidnun dd (uereiore it spceaus besore its muluiudia. ous patrons the best specnens of tuis class of productivas thas money can procure. People who are averse to sense, tious aud Wish lo keep thelr imaginations in a stale of per- fect quiet can Udy matvematics and iet “hair-Dreadth es ing accidents vy flood and feld” alone. But ry few prefer apathy to excilemen yen in religion the Humdiums are voied insuiterah it is your eushusiast., seui-drai arry all before them, th-owing the Jo, Plesely into the shade, What spurgeon F. smith is as @ bovedst, ie aims at stron duces ‘hem, tie i a Surt of apostle of Sensational litera. tore, and Bence his popuiarity, ‘the Sunday Mercury fixes AULHOFS as its eh vice contributors, and pays them tueir pitce, wnd it is by catering for tue public taste aud gratifying 1b tuat the Yo? \PER OF THE MASSES has obtained a circulation which nearly equais that of all th otWer sunday newspapers published in the commercial caple tal tour umes told. STHMA SPECIFIC. rot pastors com. a preucher, J, ‘ffec\s and pro- DATURA TATULA GIVES IN. slant reiiet, ‘tins 2s , and 10s. Cigars and Cigaretios. boxes Bs., Ms. and’ 15s. 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A member of my own fain iy, and the dearest of all, be- came aifecied with this dead.y malady, and, a9 may well be judged, everything that science, experience and affection |, could do were calied into requisition without avail, when, bythe merest accident, a which covered the whole subject, I at once observed that it corresponded with a Mfe.loug opinion of my own—that con- sumption cannot be cured by any agent or combination of agents of the materia medica, except by mere chance, as It: happened in my case, as ubove stated. I at once sentto Philadelphia for the remedy, and on opening iny offle, om. Monday morning, I found the Moward Express before my door with the article required. immediately administered! Upham's Fresn Meat Cure, ua ordered, when, to my aston ishment, she found considerable relief the very @rut day., This was on the 2tth day o October last, She bas con- if by a charm, she ts daily” and geometrically improving in health. The truth ig, her relatives and the whole neigiborhood are astonished at the: effects of thie valuable remedy, ANTHONY a, McDONOUGHy M. D., Nos. 215 and 217 South Fisth sizeet. Rxapino, Nov. U, 1867, @ UPHAM'S FRESH MEAT CURE. TESTIMONIAL FROM "ENERSON BENNETT, 7H, EMINENT NOVELIST, ‘ PurvabELruia,March 14, 1867. Sir—When man, either through invention, discovery, or any other means, confers ‘@ biessing upon mankind, it ia right that he should re ceive the due mecd of praise from any one cognizant of the fact. iJ w tinued its use ev since, on 8. C, Urnam, Esq.—Deai A lady far advanced in years, for some time a member of my household, was so serivusly afflicted with Liver Com plaint, Cough, Dysentery, Chronic Diarrhea, Night Sweats, Loss of Appetito, and General Debility, that her life was almost despaired of und her restoration to health bes Heved to bo impossible, ‘Ihrough the physician attending her abe was induced to try Uptam’s Fresh Meat Cure, and the effect of = single b tile was almost miraculous, She soon regained betier oulth than she had enjoyed for years, and still retains it, and she and her friends atirfbute the cure entirely to your remedy, The foregoing state: ment I make voluntarily, as ao act of Justice to you, and you are at liberty to use it in what manner you please #0 ib ‘throu result in proving a blessing vw sutfering humanity. Very respectfully, EMURSON BENNETT, 7,206 North Twelfth street, UPHAM'S FRESH MEAT CURE is not an alcoholic preparation, It does not contain Brandy, Gin or Whiskey, Alcoholic preparations irritate, infame and congest the lunge, Upoam’s Meat Cure is a syrup jo bottle will convinee the most skeptical of ite virtues, Read the following medical testimony: Dr. John H, Steck, of this ely, says:—“"We have it in our power to give personal evideuce of the value of Mr. Up. finm’s Fresh Meat Cure, im the case of @ young friend of ours for whom it was proscribed, ‘The immediate effect was an increased appetite, a gradual, steady gain in flesh and a general improvement in healib, These results are due toe Pleasant to the taste, and a sit single bottle, Dr, G, W. Blaydes. of Jenouo, Ky., under date of August 9%, says:—"I have used up the box of Fresh Mest Cure f purchased of you some ive weeks ago, and confess it hap surpassed anything I have ever tried in consumption,” Cone sumptives, try Upham’s “Fiean Meat Cure.” If you have not passed too far into “he valley and shadow of death” it will cure you. A 082 OF BRONCHITIS CURED. PMILADELPuTA, May 20, 1867. 8, C. Urtam:—Sir—My wile has had the broebitis, wits a violent cough of several weeks! could not «peck above a whisper. I purchased » bottle of “Upham’'s Fresh Meat Cure,” and she commenced using ft according to directions, Aiter taking the first dose her cough was better, and after (our or five dones she was cured of her cough and soreness, and her specch was restored, “E will always keep a bottle of ihe “Meat Cure in my house, for I am satisfied that all thai te necessary to convines any one of itn merits iat make a trial of it, and I cheerfully Fecommeud it t0 all whose condition demande anything of this nature. T want some of your elreulars to wend to my frleuds in New York and own. JOSKPS J, KAVERS, 763 Howara street, UPHAM’ FRESH MEAT OURK ANOTH OR CERTIFICATE Mr, Luke Davis, of Irondale, Moy under date of June ly. writes:—" With this you will receive $6 (or seron bottles of ‘Upham's Frese Moat Cure? fo I received? rom, and said be hed received more benetit from it than ali the medicine be bad previously taken, § aiso let a Frans ear Scat from wie ‘uve of one bottle than from sa (he medicine she bas takou the past two years.’* UPHAM'S FRESH MEAT CURE. preventive as well as a cure for consumption, hemorrhage of the Lungs at onee, ohitie ylelds aperdily to ite influence, VOUS Prosiration and goneral debiltiy it has no igs nutriment and stimulus to ti ‘pemateasenee:searunate by bottle will the viriues athe great bya is remedy of to piace UPHAM'S at fant sea oor mats ous AND PRRERRYR 1m jumption, per was placed in my hands 3