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Letter from Washington published in the New
York Commercial, says. In addition TO the let
ters Of Mr. Clay to DR.. Goldman and Gen. MI lure,
am informed that our beloved Lafayette has in
terposed to vindcate the reputation Of distinguish
ed statesman from foul and deliberate calumuv.
Clay, it appears, asowed to the Nation, Guest,
at an early day, his determination of voting for MIR.
Adams, and for the satisfaction of the American
people. to whom the fame Of her patriotic sons is
dear. hope the person, to whom this attestation
of Mr.. Ciay's innocence was communicated, will be
induced to allow its publication.


Littleton Dennis. Esq. of Somerset County Md
is again candidate as an Eector of President u.
D. and is one OF the most popular in that State.
lie IS on the side of the Administration. and if we
mistake not, was chosen as an Elector in 1924.


The members ofthe House of Representatives,
who voted in favor of Mr.. P. P. Barbour's motion
for selling the U. S. Bank Stock, were p p Bar
bour, Alexander, Floyd, and Roane from Virginia;
Daniel and Lecompte from Kentucky; Fort from
Georgia and Hall and Turner from North Caro-
lima. IA members voted against it, and thus de-
cidedy rejected the proposition.


| The recent Report of,he Engineers upon the prac-
tlcabiity of rail road from Balmo to the Ohio,
has bad tendency to create great demand for the
stock of that company. The Baltimore papers
mention sales in single day, Of eighty shares. at
t,oelpe dollars and Lfy cents. while yet, only one
doAar per share has been PAID in.


| Backgammon Poarts.-We frequently find back
CANNON boards with backs lettered as if they were
two folio volumes. lhe origin OF it was thi, ;-Eu-
der, bishop Of Suly, forbade his clergy play at
chess AS they were resolved no, to obe, the ON
mandment, x, ct dared not have chess board seen
in their houses closters they had them bound aud
lettered as books. and played at night before they
went to bed. instead of reading the New Testament
or the Lives of the Saints aud the monks called
the draft ches,board their wooden gospels. They
also had drinking vessel, bound resemble the bre-
wary. and were found drinking when it was suppo-
sed they were at prayer.