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Sec. g. Ina, % much of the net of which this is an alteration, is inconsistent heTewih be, and lhe same is hereby repealed. Approved, June 1, l5l3.
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Be t enacted, &c. Tlfal the clerks of the several o1 probate within ihTs State, be, and they arc hereby empowered to administer Oaihs m all cases which may come before the courts of probate.
 Approved, June 4, 1883.
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ouf population, And when it is recOIlected that more than hhlf Of the inhabitants fled from the city. inc mortality appears still more awful.%-LeriagtO LWnsiRdry.
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Rosbery.-Yesterday forenoon. MT. Sam uel Robinson, one of the drivers of the east ern mail stage, received at the Globe Bank in this city, three packages of hank notes, con- taining Sl4.5Oo. which were directed to the Piscataqua bank, Portsmouth, N. H. The stage started at one o'clock, and in crossing the Winnesimit Ferry. man named Mason entered the stage from the steam boat unno- iiced by the driver, and proceeded as far as the Lynn Post Office. Alter the driver had changed the mail bag, and was about so start, he was told that one Of the passengers was leaving the stage. This was the first knOwl- edge the driver had of MasOn's presence he took the customary fare, and proceeded tu Salem. where he first missed his packages,
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ignorant of the cause of dispute. af
 AnecaOte.-A letter from Cincinnati furnishes us with lhe following anecdote. Among tie numerous individuals who waited upon Mir. Webster on his cent arrival in that city aged and piOns gene- man who eompmeuted the Hon. Senator the exc iraordnary services he had rendered a times past to the of juvenile instruction. Mr Webster with some asionishmen,, seemed pot exactly io compre- bend the remark of his eser-hared friend, when the latter added. vhy sir, shall forget ihsgreat advantages which derived from the study of your spelling -book." a My dear sir" replied Mr. Web- ster, lyon are rendering me honors which belong ai- together io another person-to the venerable Noah Webster, sir" "Oh.' exclaimed ,he old worthy. sa far ef-and that accounts for the mislake."
 Naafwckes LRq1irer.
 Anscdote.-The minister of a neighborng parish was called some time ago, to effect reco"eiaaion between fisherman, of certain village, aad h's hepma,e After using all she arguments 'n hisPower to convince fa offending husband that it was ueman ly Co chasse sa0nssalv his beloved earn sposa, the minister coucluded-" David, you know mat the ~'.e s the sreakef pssssL and ye should have py on heT " "COnfound her." replied the moTase hsherma1. n she's the weaker vessel, she should carry the less saii" tA fN&
 The Lee;sla,ure of Rhode Island has given pre- mum off a550 Co Harvey Harnden of Fall River, tor his parsnit and capture of the Rev. EphFaim K. Ave- ry.-N. HavsR PGLLad. q. |
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highland finally that the whole heritage
should, with all convenient despatch, decamp
from the city of Mount Zion. All this the
head men of the Mennonite tribe bound
themselves by written stipulatlons, to per-
form, and the result seems to be that Nor
monism, at least in jackson county, is, for
The present, completely nullifed. Soberiy.
however, Ithe proceedings of the Jackson
county meeting appear rather high handed
and lrreconcilable with law and justice, and
on the whole, are not perhaps the most ef1ec-
tual means of accomplishing the end which
the citizens had ia view-the expulsion OF
their noisy and troublesome nelghbors. -
Give them an opportunity to cry ''persecu-
tion," and converts soon become as numer.
Gus as the locusts of Egypt.
KENTUcKY.-The Frankfort Argus gives
the following list Of members of congress e
lected from ten districts. From the Other
three districts complete returns had not beer
received
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Health of the Tovn. We have no chole

Health of the Tovn.-W have no chole
ra and but little sickness of any kind. From
the first to 18th inst. attacks of bilious fever,
both in town and surrounding country, were
frequent and unusually violent; yet the dis
ease readily yielded to m0l1lfpl treatment,
and generally run but shl eourse. For
the last five or SIX days, there have been no
new cases; and those who are yet lingering
under former attacks are mostly GONZALES
cent. Since the commencement of the sick
ness we have not heard Of a single fatal case
So fortunate state of things we attribute
in great measure to the skill and attention
of our physicians.
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The MoRMoNs.-some strange procec'
dings have recently been had by the citizens
of jackson county, Missouri, against this de-
Iuded set of fanatics. A large meeting was
held at Independence,'at which it was re-
solved that "The STAR" Mennonite paper,
should no longer be published that the
"keeper of the Lords store house' should
bring no more goods into the county,-that
The rulers iu Israel should use their inhu-
ence to proven. furture converts and pilgrims
from coming up to the habitation of the most
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COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS
The annual meeting of the members of this
institution is to be held at Cincinnati, on the
second Monday of September next. The
institution is of recent origin, and not very
Extensively known: its first sitting was held
in Cincinnati last September. Its object, as
Expressed in the annual circular of the ex-
lecutive committee is, by unity and concert
of action, to elevate the character of Teach
ers; to improve the methods and the means
of instruction; to place the science and bu-
siness of teaching upon that high ground
which seems to be required by the increasing
vents and extended lights of the age A no
bier end than that above stated could not be
proposed as the object of any association Or
institution in a free government; and the
means selected for its attainment, experience
shows to be the most effectual. 1t is by Sun
ion and concert" that all great ends are eff
fected: the efforts of individuals exerted at
different points may accomplish much; but
bring them together and their power is re-
doubled ten fold. Conventions, in modern
days care the order" they are the means
by which public opinion acts and exerts its
power, and when those means are employed
IN the promotion of a cause so audable and
so philanthropic as that which the conven-
ton of teachers processes to have in view,
we may safely wish them abundant success.
and form the highest anticipations as to the
general result.
During the sitting addresses on the SUBJ
jects attached to their names, will be deliv-
cred by the following gentlemen.
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Rev. L. Beecher, Cincinnati, o. 'The
importance of making the business of teach
ing Profession
Rev. B. C. Peers, Lexington, Ky. Com
mon School System, or Legislative Efforts for
the diffusion Of Education
NJ. Butler, Esq. Louisville, Ky. The
cultivation of morals, in connexion with the
literary training of the mind
It. H. Quinan, Esq. Louisville, Ky 'Em-
ulation as motive in education'
Professor McGuffey, Oxford, o. 'The in
lfuence of the regular study of the Bible on
intellectual and mora! Improvement
7 J. Matthews, Esq. Cincinnati. 'The
course of instruction in Colleges and Univer-
sites which is best adapted to the present
wants of society,"
Alex. Kinmont, Esq. Cincinnati. 'The
study of character, as connected with edu-
catlon.'
T. Walker, Esq. Cincinnati 'The OBJ
jects of education in the United States
G. Bradford, Esq. Cincinnati. The kind
of education which is peculiarly adapted
to the western states.'
DR.. D. Drake, Cincinnati. Physical ed
ucation.'
S. 2. Chase, Esq. Cincinnati. 'lhe ex'
Ipediency of making the laws and political
institutions of our country, branch Of stu
Idy in our common schools
Rev. Timothy Alden, Cincinnati. 'The
Importance of giving greater attention than
/ is usually done to the Hebrew and its sister
dialects in our literary institutions"
Professor M. A. H. Niles, South Hanover,
la. 'The government of institutions Of
learning
Rev. E. Slack, Oxford, o. 'On the util
ity of studying Natural Philosophy and
Chemistry, and their more general introduc
ton into places of education
M. G. Williams, Esq. Dayton, o. 'Or
the manual labor system"
A. Pickett, Esq. Cincinnati. Con the as
ISOLATION of ideas, as connected with the i'm
provement of the youthful mind in the pro
gress of education.'
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SUIcIDE.--A man by the name of Miles.
recently committed suicide by hanging.
in Greene county, near Carrollton. He
had frequently declared his determina-
ton to put an end to bis life, and had at
tempted to hang himself two or three
times, but was prevented by his wife. On
the morning preceding his death, he told
his wife he would live no longer, and pro-
curing a rope, left the house. His wife
followed entreating him with all the earn
estness and affection Of "A faithful COM
panion, to desist from his awful purpose.
About a mile from their house, Miles as
cended large tree beyond the reach OF
his wife, and attaching the rope to his
neck, told her that if she did not wish to
see him die, she might leave the place.
Mrs. Miles perceiving that Der efforts and
entreaties would be vain, ran for help to
the nearest house; but before assistance
could reach the spot, the unhappy man
was dead. Miles was young man
had been married but few months, and
for all that is known to the contrary, lived
happily with his companion. He is sup,
posed to have been subject to occasional
alteration of mind.
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MAIL CoNTRACTs.-.Fo the conven
fence of our subscribers and the public,
we insert to-day the advertisement of the
Post Master General, inviting proposal:
for carrying the mails in Illinois. We
shall insert it but once; those, therefore
who intend applying for contracts will dc
well topIeserve this paper for future ref
erence. Hereto(ore,in otices of this kind
have been inserted officially in this paper
and we are well acquainted with the hon.
orable, openhanded management through
which they have been diverted into anoth'
er channel. This paper is authorized tc
publish the laws, resolutions, &c. of con,
gress, o6tcially; and it is the only paper
which is so authorized at the seat of gov,
eminent; & accorJing to the usual practice
in other states. and according to former
practice in this state, the advertising OF
Mail contracts would also have been given
to this paper. But some fen of the min
ions of the powers that be have deter.
mined otherwise, and so it must be
"there's magic in it," and we cannot gail,-
say. The world is full of changes and
novelties. Of late it has been discover
ed, wonderful to tell! that the Advocate
is the most eligible paper for advertising
in the state; which we take to be con-
clusion drawn only from observations 'ge-
omatric and globular' upon the personality
of its redoubtable editor.
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VANDALIA:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1888.

a. BENJAMIN s. ENLoE, Esq. is author
lzed to act as Agent for the "Whig" at Wen
ma, johnson county, Illinois.
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The MURDERERs OF MARTINI will
be recolected that the Indians apprehended
and charged with the murder of William
Martin Of Warren county, escaped from prls-
on, and that certain others of the same tribe
who were given up in their place were liber-
ated on the day of trial. A second present
ment of the offenders has been made by the
grand jury of Warren county, which was
transmitted TO gov. Reynolds, the 9Th inst
Immediately on its receipt, the pr sentiment
was forwarded to the president, accompanied
with a request, in behalf of the people OF
the state, that measures might be taken bv
the executive of the United States for bring
ing the real offenders to justice before the
proper state authorities. The promptness
and despatch shown in this matter is truly
praiseworthy, and will doubtless prove very
acceptable to the inhabitants on our exposed
frontier. 1t is doubtful, however, whether
the fleeing culprits are ever again brought
within the reach of the law The following
is copy of the letter of request:
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Erecutire Department, 9Th Aug. 1888
To the President of the United States.
SIR have the honor to lay before you
the presentation of the grand jury of Warren
county in this State, soliciting the apprehen-
sion of certain Indians OF the united band of
Sacs and Foxes. And on the part of the
people of this state, respectfully request,
that measures may be taken by the execu-
tive of the United States for the apprehen-
sion of the Indians named in the present.
ment; and that they may be delivered over
to the civil authorities of this state, to stand
trial for the murder of William Martin of
said Warren county. And moreover, | con-
slider it my duty to demand such witnesses
as may be necessary to investigate the trans
action relative to the murder of said Martin
l have the honor to be, your ob't. serv't.
JOHN REYNOLDS
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HART County.
}. M. Gardner 800 VIM. Allen 29l
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Larz Anderson 89l J. Pomeroy 1888
c. l.. Harrison III
JEssAMrNE COUNTY.
J. w. S. Mitch D.. Woodson 3l7
LOGAN COUNTY.
P. Morehead 724 Mr.. Walker 554
Il. B. Slaughter $40 Mr.. Browning 279
NELSON COUNTY.
c: A. Wickliffe g. J. Simpson 1877
W.. Mortified 800
NICHOLAS COUNTY.
}. 5. Morgan 497 W. w. Norvell 337
OWEN COUNTY.
/. b. Dillon 422 Ben. Hayden go
SHELBY COUNTY.
A. 5. White 1862 - Doake 800
|. 1. Under A. G. White 734
wood 1882
SPENCER COUNTY.
J ohm Cochran 1874 A. w. Garrett 1873
E. w. Ests 38l
teaREN COUNTY.
J. Vanmeter $50 Mr.. McFadin 2e9
John F. Todd 1872
WooDFoRD COUNTY.
John Watkins $40 D. H. Harris 60
REPRESENTATIVES, ELECTED.
Adair-Francis Montgomery.
Allen Robert H. Paris.
anderson -Thomas J. White.
Barren--Samuel Murrel and Thomas
J. Helm.
Bracken-- Ohm Culp.
Bourbon-Garret Davis and John Gun
ningham.
Boone-Jeremiah Garnett.
Casey-George C. Rife.
CompbeH-William Sayres and Jeffer-
son Phelps.
Curhe-John B. Ryon and Samuel
Hanson.
Fronhlin-John J. Marshall.
fayette-Gwyn R. Tompkins, Leslie
Combs and John R. Dunlap.
Gallatm-Samuel S. English.
Green Alfred Anderson and Samuel
White.
Greenup-Samuel Seaton.
Heny-ElJah F. Nuttall and Benz.
Allen,
Hardin-John S. Gully, VIM. Conway
and John l.. Helm.
Harrison-S. C. Perrin and John Trim
BILE.
Hart-James M. Gardner.
JeGerson-Larz Anderson and Charles
l.. Harrison.
Jessanaine-J. w. S. Mitchell.
knor, &,c.-D. White.
Logan-Presley Morehead and r. B.
Slaughter.
Louisville City-Mortimer R. Wiggin-
ton and Walker Alsop.
Andrew Crews.
Mercer-Joseph Haskn and Jas. Nor
gan.
Nelson-Ch. A. Wickihe and w. J.
Merrifeld.
Mcholas-J. S. Morgan.
O1Den-Thomas B. Dillon.
ScoH-Wm. johnson and Job Steven
shel6y-Ahdrew S. White and Ishann
+. Underwood.
Spencer-John Cochran.
Warea-Jacob Vanmeter and John F.
Todd.
Noodford-John Watkins.
SENATORS ELECTED.
Richard II. CHM, is elected in the
county OF Fayette, by large majority.
John Roots Thornton, is re elected in the
county of Bourbon, by large majority.
ShlceH Heady, is elected in the coun-
ties of Nelson and Spencer.
Richard Southgate, Sen'r. is elected in
the counties of Campbell and Pendlcton.
George Roberts, is elected in the coun-
ties of Hardin and Meade.
Samuel Dauiess, is elected in the coun-
ty Of Mercer.
William T. Wills, is elected in the
counties of Green and Hart.
John Cofey, is elected in the counties
of Casey, Russell and Adair, without OPP
position.
Price NuttaN, is elected in the counties
of Henry and Oldham, without opposi-
ton.
Henry Order, is elected in the soun-
ties of Warren and Allen.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
The following gentlemen are ascer.
tanned to be elected to Congress from TIL,
State, viz.
D.....os
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INDIAN MAGNANIMITY.--Und this head
or something like it, a story Is making the
circuit of eastern prints, which, if we take
the comments of different editors for author
ity, far transcends, in the moral sublime, all
that has yet been heard or read of, in ancient
or modern story. The foundation of the
tale is the heroic maganimityo Of a portion Of
Keokuck's band, who offered themselves
though innocent, as substitutes to suffer
the penalties of violated law in place oil
their brethren who were charged with the
murder of white man, and had escaped
1t is true that four of Keokuck's young men,
after the real murderers had effected their
escape, and before the day set for the trial,
gave themselves up to the proper authorities,
TO stand trial in the place of the fugtives.-
But those of our brethren of the type, who
can see nothing eff Indian artfice in this
transaction, know but little of Indian char
acter, at least not as it is exhibited in the
"far west" Their ideas of Indian generos-
ity and Indian agnanimity may be correct
ly applicable, perhaps, to the Philips, the
Conanchets, and the Pequot chiefs with
whom the pilgrims fought, but they ,cont
answer for the Sacs and Foxes these ''sa-
bic warriors are rather too sharp, and not
so fond of dying. Keokuck, the famous
chief of the ma gnanimous four, is represen-
ted as man of more than ordinary intelIi-
gence for one occupying his place--he has
been much with the whites-he knows some
thing of their ways, and knows, too, tina,
their laws do not punish by proxy, nor sub
stitute the innocent for the guilty; and hence
he felt perfectly safe in persuading his Young
men to give themselves up for trial--know-
ing that upon his own testimony they would
be liberated. Such is the extent of this in
stance of savage magnanimity; it was quite
a cunning scheme in the old Fox; the sub
stitutes were liberated upon the testimony of
Keokuck, that they were not the persons
charged in the Indictment, and in the mean
time the real offenders had secured them
selves in their native wilds out of the reach
of the arm of the law.
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received.

In the first and second, Lyon and Hawes.
and in the ninth, Mr.. White, from best in
are supposed to be elected
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o. DAVID CROCKETT, Esq. the hero of
many tales, has recently been elected MEM
Der of Congress from Tennessee. His com
petitor was his former successful rival.
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LOST HoRsEs.-We insert to-day copy OF
a letter from Governor Reynolds to PETER
HAeNER, ESQ. Sd Auditor, &c. relative to his
construction of the acto congress providing
payment for horses lost in the late Indian
campaigns. A construction has been put on
that law which entirely contradicts its spirit,
and which will, in great majority of cases,
where, doubtless, congress intended to afford
relief, render it wholly imperative. Proof
must be made, according to the decisions of
the Auditor, that the horse actually died.
is not sufficient to prove that he was sto-
len by Indians, worn down by hard service,
wounded but not killed, or that he had be-
come so enfeebled thro' want of forage as to
be entirely useless, & nothing but an encum-
berance to the active soldier; the volunteer
must show that his horse actually died before
he can claim remuneration with any hope of
success. This fact must be proved, not a
lone by the oath of the party asking relief:
his testimony it seems must be supported by
the testimony of corroborating witness
generally by his commanding officer. With
what ease such proof can be made, those
who endured the fatigues Of the campaign
can best judge. In nine cases out of ten, it
may be safely said, it cannot be done .-Cap-
tains of volunteer companies had other busi-
ness to attend to, than stopping to watch for
the last breath of wounded, jaded, broken
down or starved horse.
In the hands of the Auditor, the law be-
comes almost nullity-at least a deception.
1t holds out the prospect of relief, but SO
narrows down and restricts the means of at
tanning it, that the end appears scarcely
worth the pursuit. Such illiberality, we are
unwilling to believe, is chargeabIe to the fra
mers of the law. The Auditor has doubtless
mistaken its spirit; and though it can hardly
be expected that after thus much progress in
the execution Of the law, more liberal con,
strnctlon will at present be put upon it, still
an expression of public opinion on the sub
ject may be of service towards obtaining de-
served relief in some other way,
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ALLEN COUNTY.
Rob't. II. Paris 638 no opposition.
ANDERSON COUNTY.
Tho. J. White 332 j. G. McCoun 1913
Boone COUNTY.
Jer. Garnett $40 J. d. Petty Asst
CAMPBELL COUNTY.
VIM. Sayres 936 G. Fisher 500
JEFF Phelps 789 J. w. Tibbatts SIT
CRY OF LOUISVILLE.
M. r. Wiggin- w. F. Bullock 866
ton 1887
Walker Alsop 1889 S. M. Brown 500
CLARKE COUNTY.
John B Ryon 598 w. Mcmillan 273
Sam'l. Hanson 55l
FAYETTE County.
6. r. Temp R. Dunlap 81
kins 1857
Leslie Combs 976 John Curd FOG
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
J. J. Marshall 456 S. Fenwick 400
GALLATIN COUNTY.
S. S. English 52l P. o. Turpin 4O2
GREENUP COUNTY.
Sam'l. Seaton 423 w. G. Garter 4OO|
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position.
Price NuttaI, is elected in the counties
of Henry and Oldham, without opposi-
ton.
Henry Order, is elected in the soun-
ties of Warren and Allen.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
The following gentlemen are ascer-
tanned to be elected to Congress from th,,
State, viz.
Sd District-Christop Tompkins.
9Th District-Robert P. Letcher, by 70
votes over his competitor, T. P. Moore.
9Th District--Thomas Chiffon.
9th District--Patrick H. Pope. by seven
votes over his competitor, Henry Critten.
den.
10th District-Chilton Allan, reflect.
ed, without opposition.
18th District--Amos Davis.
18th District-Thomas A. Marshall, re.
elected.
18th District-Col. Richard M. John.
son, reelected.
In the 4th District, it is generally be.
lIeved that Col. Martin Beatty has beaten
DR.. Gather.
10 the 7th District BENJAMIN. Hardin,
Esq. is supposed to be elected by small
majority over Dr.. Rudd. Hardins ma
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our most ob't serv't,
JOHN REYNOLDS.

we also record the death of Z. Ora
nam, Esq, of the firm of Collins and Ora.
ham, who died in the country.
UfDJust as our paper was going to press
We received intelligence of the death, b,
Cholera, of Mr.. HENRY C. WIswALL, Of
the firm of Hook and Wiswall, of this
town. He died this morning., at his ia
Tiers residence, few miles from town.
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ysE,E MS.

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II f"' IA, reeeiycd Tor a less time than siN noh''
ser'ra" Il b. discontinued dat At the discretion oil
snd ~ 80 upi all arrearuges are paid IN 1870,
me ',oyEk rISEuEEFS will bs nss't'n u. ~ 80 III
II ,c.. the fir time, ani ~ = cents ie' s"oh
poF iace Those from distance mus ne pa'a 'o' ~
,tsir insertion, er the payment asS"'neu ny SUM-
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the Editors must be post pd'a
- ,hey will not be attended 10.