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PAryo LrKs A sissrs Several y.nr. ago. in

PAYING LrKs 4 sisSrN, Several y.Rrs ago. In
North Carolina, where It s no, customary for the
tavern keepers to charge ths ministers any hing
hr lodging aud Refreshments. a preacher presu.
'nirgiy s,opp,d na tavern one evening. made
himself comfortable during the night, and in tho
morning entered the stage. without offcrag paw
for his accommodations. The landlord soon came
running up Ia the stage, and sad There was
some one Who had not settled hi. bill" The PISS
senecrs all said they had bu, tho preacher, who
said he understood that he never charged minis.
,e's anything. What youa minister NJ the
Goapcl-a man Of God I" cried the innsepper (;
You cane To my house h-' nish,-you set down
at the table wlthou, blessing | lit you up ~
y0ur room, and YOU wen, to- bod whhou, pray ing
to your Maset'fur lstood there until you retrod;)
YOU rnse aud wssbed without prayer, ate your
breakfast without saving grace! and m yon
came 10 INV house lls. sinner, aud eat and ,lraak
like sinner, ynn have got to pay Ike sinner ]"
There ara eleven thousand husbands IN Ave-.
trail who,s ~'es have tssu lsh b-hird,
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strange Custom

most extraordinary custom prevail, nnonr
The rrees, powerful tribe occupying an extern
s'Ve "i-'rict in Cauhal, among the mountains bp.
tween Prrsa and India. ltis. III fact, n ftmsl.
PTcT"sa'ive that has tn parallel among any Other
people on the earth, and reyer.es what We are in
me habit Of considering tic natural order o
'hings-;he women choose their hu.bsnds. and
not the husbands their wfes.
woman he pleased with man. she send.
The drummer Of the camp 70 pin hapdkerchi,
t" his zap. with pin which she has used TO IA.
ten her hair. The drummer watches hi.
opportunity, and does thi. ia pubic, paming the
woman, and the man is obliged to marry her, i.
he can paw her price TO her father.
The lady who treats the hu-hsndnan with
'eorn berau'e he il n farmer, contributes some.
thing towards increasing the number of csudi
dates for the State prison and the ss!lov,,
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HEAVIER.


Oh Heaven !. bearer than mor'als think,
When they lock with a trembling dread
AT The misty future that stretches On
From the silent home Of the dead.
It's no lone isle in a boundless main.
No brilliant, bu, distant shore.
Where the l"vely ones who are call.d away
Must 20 10 rv,urn 10 uvre
No--h"aven IS near us. the mighty veil
VI mortality blinds the eye,
That We see not the angel bands
On the shores VI eternity.
Yet Of, in hours Of holy thought,
To the thIrsiing soul is gwen
That power to pierce through The mist Of sense
~ the oeaut,ous sceD,s VI ueayen
Then very near seems lis pearly gates.
Ana sweetly lie harpihg. fs,li
III the soul ls rsstless To soar away,
Aud longs ior the angel call,
know, when tn. silver cord is oossd.
When the veil ia rent away
Not long and dark shall the passage DO
10 the realms of endless day
The eye that shuts in dying hour,
VIII open the rexi N bliss
lh- welcome will sound IN a heavenly world
Ire the iare"s! i. hushed 10 tins.
We pas, from the clasp Of mourning friends
10 the arms Of the loved and lost;
And those smiling faces will gree, US then,
"Leh On earth we have valued most.
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In the state Of Ohp. there resided flmiy con.
s'slinx Of an oldmsn by the name at Beaver. and
hl7 four Sous, all of them very hard "pet," whu
had often laughed toseorn the advlc, and pnlr.a,
ties Of plous though very eccentric minister who
rs''ded IN the same hwn. II happened tha, one
vt the boys was bitlsn BY \ railesnsks and was
expected To die. wMn the minister was sent f,r in
great haste. On hs arrival h. found the ymny
man very pen'tent md snxlous to be- prsved with.
The minister, callin.on the family, sneelsd dow
and prayed in this wise:
% Lnrj. va thank thee for rat,le.naks.; We
hank thee because rHtle.nske has hi, Jim We
pray thee to send aattlesnake to bite John scsd
"ne to bite Bill stbd one To bite Sam; aud. o
Lord, send the biggest kind Of ' rs,tle.n,ke 10
bite the old man. hr nothing but rai,lesnake.
will ever briog the beaver family to repentance 7"
--SyraeuSe Sior
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4 Slight Sfistake.

A'cksr IN THE CABIN oP An ALABAMA BOAT.
Enre reverend gentleman, pointing out a
trunk 10 the porter. said
Here porter. take this trunk ashore.
Frsnchmsn ri.ing from n char close by "
claims
Dat ish my thrunk What for YOU want to
carry my thrunk ashore fort Dish is not ny
place"
Rev G,nt-"You are laborirg under come
ms'ake, sir. That is nv tr.uk."
fre"eh'aan Your trunk, hey No stree
dat lsh NV thrunk"
r" GsnL-'I repeat, that you must be labor
ing under"
FrsHchHsr ---"Bv dam, you tink dat ish vopr
trunk. hey May be you got one KEY to that
thrunkf Igot one KEY. May toe nv kew will
unlock that thruns too" Takes oct and apple.
the key to the lork and opens the trunk.
"Ah ali my sry Fl, your lock You say dis
Is your ,hrunk. May he dis is your fshtin' iron
tooF-holding up and exhibiting revolver
You say you thrunk hev You pi,toli By
dam My thrunk. too Di. ,h nv r-volvr. By
earl lookee here: dis your Him Buk i--hu fling
d'xterously pack Of cards All. shl you HIM
buk Dish ia nav pack of cards You ore black
leg. .nh. hey :; Is."'lss ipse' you one, two, tree
lhe reverend gentleman could stand no moY-,
"ut bnl'ed through the Companion way amid lhe
roars of the passengers We will save his credit,
hy saying, hat hs painted on The deck. trunk
similar t" the FrtnchRan's. having the same ini
t!"I- on The eni' whlchtbe porter seized and car.
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Meeting at the Court House.

SPRNGfirLp Nav IS. 1859
Al meeting of 'i'l-ns. j & Conkliug was
elected chairman, and c. Rrdg.ly, secretary.
James n Brown, president of the state agri
cultural s"eiiy. explained the object. Of the
m'e'lng-to ascertain II the eitlrns of Spring
field would provide grounds. fixtures and police
for the annual fair and cattle show Of SAID socie.
ty.
On mo'ios of John Williams,
R.'olr'd That n committee Ia appointed ten
who shall procure names of y guarantee tn the
executive committee Il the state agricultural So
oi'tv, that al the, may require of the citizens o'
Springfield .lall be- dop.
The chair appointed John il'ams, Charle,
W. Chat'srton, Thomas g. Taslor s b. Op
se, Charles W. Mathrnv. n W Edwards
J"hn Calhoun, Ely,h llrs, A. q. Hrrndon and
j, A. Hough said committee.
R.mrks wrr. made nv Mr. Brown. DR. Ken
nic"t'. Nr Murray, Mr., A. g, Hrrnion and eth
srs, on different subjects connected with the ap
preaching state fnir.
The meeting then sdiourpcd till the next eve
nng, to be held al the same place.
j. Z. CoNKLlNG, Chm.
c. RrpoxLy, Sscy
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JAcKsoSs ErIrArH or Hrs WUE-lhs Rich.
mond Enquirer has br.n furnished by a lady in
the west with copf # Andrew Jscksons cyl
,bph "n hls wife. / is known to have been hl,
own composition, yet although it has been reHi
by hundreds on her tomb in Tennessee, it has
never "rfeHre'l in rrIn, before, This singular
Inscription reads this
Here lie the re,.in- Of Mrs Rachel Jackson.
WIFE OF President Jackson who died IN the 22I
nf December, 1896 aged 6l. Her face WAS far.
her personal pleasing her temper amabe and
her heart kind. She,rlghi.d IN relieving the
wnn's OF her fellow creatures. and cultivated tn (
divine pleasure by tlp mo-t liberal and unpre-
tending methods II the p"or she was Lene
f"c're.s, to the rich lie was m example; 20 the
Ure'eheds cNmiorer To the prosperous an orna.
m-n'; her pity went land in hand With her be.
nevoIencs: and she ,l,nseJ her Creator for hr.
ING permitted TO do g,od A being So gentle. and
vet so vlrtuous slsnkr might wound, but could
not d.h"n"r, Even bath. when he tore her from
the arms Of her husband, could but tIsntplan: her
10 the bosom ut her Qai"
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Crying children in church are usually consider
ell nuisance, and taken nut But TIN. is not al
wave the ease, as the following anscdote from the
Ladies' Repository for Ap'll will show;
"A brother. just returned from California, saws
he vas pressn, in the congregation II brother
Owen. when n baby, in the arms of lie mother,
b-gsn to cry. A thing 81 unusual in California,
attracted not a little attention, and the mother
rose to retire. Don't leave" ssid the preacher
"the sound Of thN hahcs voice IA more interesting
to many in this congregation than my own ltis,
perhaps, the sweetest music many man has
heard, since long time ago, he took leave Of hi-
distant hume" The effect was instantaneous and
powerful, and large portion Of the congregation
melted lnto ,csrs."
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Rrx.sAsLr scIcrpE Steward, . lad Of
seventeen. residing st Elkhorn Grove. (6ftssu
miles rom Dixon hung himself in that place %
the 18th ins'. He had gone to the sbl. to har.
ness the horsss far the purpose of'akine the rest
"''he family to Sunday School. His abienAs at.
tracing attention, he was found in the stable. with
the rsns tied arou d hi, neck. and the o'bs- end
fas'.nd to bsam thoIt q 4 o, above hi, head,
bu, so slack that when bic body was raised up
rlSh, the, hung loose. A. no csuss Whatever 10
known to have exi.ted that would have melted
the boy 70 such m act it is prssun,able that il
was the result Of 'hough,lsss experiment.
Karsiall County CearitY.
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S2s 20


II will be seen bv the above statements. RAYS
the New York Express. that over 81 600, 900 Of
Gold has teen received this year more than has
been shipped, and nearly $50 Oos 900 have bsrn
received since the 18th Of September last, more
than wac shipped during the ssnls time The
amount held IN private hands must he yer, large,
S the vast amounts received IN the country for
year past have not added largely to the specie
strength Of the Bank. THE amount will be al
ded to very largely during the summer and fall,
a. the receipt. from California are rather ncrpa.
ing than otherwise. and we do no, helipve that
much Of 'hr large aggregate vet to be rsssived
will he reqn red for foreign shpmsnt,-T pre-.
snt ligh, s'rngency eths money marss, way
msy be looked upon Nc temporary. The large
imports, which created somc hesitation in money
engagements. ara consumed by the increasing
population. and tn" prosperity fshe farming in,
terest encourages them.
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see the result Of tho 'eroli step In the develop.
ment Of the grea, motor

MYsTEEiots-On cold stormy afternoon in
the latter part Of March, u girl some eleven
years OF age aud thinly Slad. was sr.n walking
back and forth several times In front Of the resi-.
denee of Nr, Edmund Morris, one and a hall
miles east OF tins village Soon, shiverlng with
cold. she asked ndmltiance into tie house
aud The privilege Of warming herself by
the hrc. The lady of Mr. Morris and hi- family
we're at once Interested in the kDtorn condition of
ID" mite stranger They gave her food and with
s'nd words sought to a-suage the grief portray ed
Ia her looks and actions
They found tn. child intelligent and remarkably,
sensitive. Her story ran thus She il the child u
English parents who snigrated to this country
some SIX years ago. and settled in the city Of
BuHdo-wsre wealthy and commanded he luxu-
r'es of lile. She had win sister who died
ABOUT two years since. He, father became III.
teinperair-brr mother died soon after her sis.
tor. In less than wear her ia her married and
died IN less than zysar thereafter She had been
:ri' ih"rs by her step mother who wa. passing
with her "n the railroad from New York to Al
hany. They stopped A. the poughkcepsIe sta.
ton, when her mother took her in the sitting
room "f Ibe station house and had her change her
clothes for common ones, or such as she wore ~
sr, day when at hone. The woman then walk ell
with her through the village, and on, as far q.
she then was, and left her by saying she wished
to call on friend near by. and that she would
soon return and take her to the railroad station
10 Keep warm. she haR walked IN front of Mr.
III until The c"ld impelled her TO SEEK admit.
'ance Her name she said. is Fanny L Edwin.
ihIs story and the appeara c. Of the grl.
made her an ntlrct Of tender soliciude with Mr.
~ ana hi- family. They promised her home
bought her clothing, and lavi.hrd on her their
best niirctIons She is fond Of rradng-ean play
t"leraby well for one Of her age. on the piano.
Bu, at the end of some .our weeks from the time
she entered that house, she disappeared leaving
all the cohine Snd every thing provided for her
her save pair of shoes How. or whittier she
went IL truly a mystery. Poughk'tpsis 4meri
can.
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Ths cALoRIc snrr-Ths Cslorie Ship having
been laid up tor the season. the report went
abroad thati had proved u failure This ropor,
has drawn from Mr.. Ericsson the following cr
tlanation. which We find ip the New York Aa
reriiScr;
81 have much pleasure in assuring you tha,
nothing whatever has occurred in working the
machinery indicating the difficulties that can pre-
vent the succss-iul re.lis,tlon Of this important
enterprise. The only difficulty we have NE, with
IL that OF the cy ylinder bottoms or heaters having
r'vrd too elastic and yielding mir tight, or tn ad
mt ot full pressure heing carried On the return
"f the ship from the South. two month. sgo. il
was deemed advisable to replace thr.. heaters
which are made Of hcller plate, by other. Of cas-,
ir"n, M that material admlts Of beng made o
any required thickness. Only one foundry having
been found willing to undertake the casting oil
these. requiring from ak To eight months for their
conple,"n, we have been compelled ~ adept a
different plan: one, however. that will insure IN
creased powcr and speed
"As tho modification which this involves call.
Tor work ofgreat magnitude, our friends will have
to exercise some little patience. Allow mp. IN
connec'nn with this remark. to remind YOU that /,
ia only thirteen months slnce the keel " the ca
loric ship was laid and that steamships Of her
class usually require eighteen month. fw compile
ton Mr.. Collins, in building his ships, found
nearly twice that time requisite
"AAs the mobilization of q patented machine
is not properly subject tr public discussion un.
I'll completed, You will. am sure, -ee the pto.
piety NJ my mt furnishing n statement of wha,
IL now being done 10 ih. sehn,tv Of the calotic
ship A. saon A. the work |. .conp pletsd the own.
ers Of the .hip will bs most happy again TO invite
tho in'oll'gsD. and liOsral press Of New York to
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DOUGLAS AND DEsrsY-A correspondent Of The
nat'"'dI DeWOcrat seems ,o be fascinated with
Douglas especially upon the Monroe Qur,,lrL
he Keen sye--the cuil of tue half scurnfu lip
III. decisive tone, the intellectual contour uf hi ,
head, under fiu- head ui black and curling hair
give to Dougla' personal appearance. aaxDsl rae.
lIon which few men in the S-raie, slibou9h it il
fuIl OF hns lo"kIng men. pusssss 1hs small
stature Of the Orator is fngotten. You see and
ierl the tli intellect, booming mp ana looking on.
ward 10 the future M man has gras1ed tn.
idea si American destiny. with such precedence
and ability as Douglas lIisowncar..r will have
much To d" with that desIidy. The correspondent
oi The Democrat speaks Of him;
Douglas of Illinois. rose to speak and he gal.
lrry bent atten.lyrly over Ia See gni hear hun
lls b"ld. fair sighted iai b in the power snd
destiny ofthe Union bad penetrated he Suuth,rp
hehrf, and MsrIn turned from hs own affairs to
listen with eager, br-sthle.s delight |, was our
good fortune to hear that dsy DUuyias sesching
wthefIng determination ui the "hencefouh' sup.
porters OF the Munr. doclIinc. The onward. in.
nrpii spirit snd will of ihe TINES, snake OF, 10
hi voice hen he lashed 80 k.eliy and iearlessiy
the crown policy which WAS forever rolling out
hr.re words Of what II would do If Europe pr.
sumcd I" make encro,chn"pts On this coulinen mt
hsneJorih. but m.rklT shut IL. ewes aud folded
I' hands most patiently, over the vast. vital and
persistent .nrr"achm'ts, going on at the actual
moment IN Central america, and tie ls.es tha,
sentinel our Amelicsn sea
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NHw Drsco'LEY oy ELECTRICAL IspluEScs 1t
:, the general impression among scientific men
that only small portion Of the power and inau
en"e NJ electricity has yet been developed One
Of is recent application. has been the lish ting of
cities. A. one Of the rssult. of this new april.
cation, We notice tn. following statement, which
We copy from the rari. Correspondent Of The
M ional lntelligeprr:
Science. particularly electrical science seems
to be making fresh triumph every dav We
have now to rerorda new application Of sl,c, II
i'y by Dr. Joseph Watson. which il exhibiting in
the n.ighhorh"oa of Wsndswor,h. The great
feature 81 the invention is. that the materials
consumed IN 'he reanrtion If electrical light are
emrln,ed for a rrof sNe purpose independent
of the illumination, and more ,hnn renrmara'irg g
the entire expense; 80 'hst the light which IS
rendered constant and brilliant ia produced for
nothing, Thus viii, s,he livh, i. being produced
hv gslvSnlc action, materials are introduced into
he battery nv which pigments of,he finest onal
Nv are obtained; 'hes. nre co vslnshl-, that they
considerable exceed the sn'ire eos, of the onsra.
ton. DR. Watson thus sn.nts of his invention IN
pamphlet not vet rnhlilhni.
"Opr battery we have termed tire rhroratir
battery, and its produce ia rolors |, may .sem
difficult N imagine how INV number ~ ealv.nie
nrrangsmsn'sr,n he made IN Weld 10 , yres, Va
'tie'v ~ colors; hm when il I. remembered that
the real ,nmher NJ ra'rra' celor, is ANAL. and
that difference of'in' 'nd shade impNrt. IN each
separate prodpr' dia'inr' commercial existence
na rolnr We msv then h. believed when we ssv
thai nv N" nee ~ no' moro th,n Ave substances
introduced into nrr batteries W. are ahle 10 rrn
dws nn le.s than m" hundred v,'u,hls pign,ent.
ex"ecaing in va'n. nv prrat r.r eentaee. The
original v,'u" ~ tho nr,icls contributing toward
,heiy rroirc'ion Our moSs NJ rrodurinv the
rolors eon..' not in INV .nhssquent misnv NJ
the rroanr's resulting from, 'h~ working NJ our
he''errio. hNt !. tho result ~ the netrs, devel
orwsn' ~ the electricity in the battery"
The ex,t n'oee'. c,nnn, he made in'~Ili,ih'a
nv q short rS'rnc' fron, from the pamphlet IN,
the discovery !. allowed - he N" mo.' valuable.
ard its perfect Accomplishment, undoub'cd
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Fac Smile TElroRAra-ws have 4, srys the
Buffalo Republic iorm the best surhority that an
experienced operator on the Western line has ai.
ter long steady and cons,sn, experience. succeed.
ed in p'odaring fac simie telegraph. The .f
fee, Of such an invention will he greater than can
be Immediately conceived, ~ every description
Of legal business and commercial transactions can
then be performed directly And in lepend,n'ly.
This invention will bring ,.l,praphing to state
of perfection heretofore deemed impossible, and
the author oft de.erve. to be richly rewarded.
AZ he undoubtedly will be.
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4 MODEL VALgDIcrolr-Ths most snguae
'>Iedc'ory address oil record vas delivered by
sidney Smith to syoung English missionary, whs
was abou! to proceed to Van Deimau's LAID. II
was as foows:
Farewell my dear friend farewell. YOU 70
to country where IL il tina custom Of The stsrigi.
nails to ha'ea clergyman on their side boaris eve.
ry morsing fnr breakfas.; but lie, US hop.-lst
Ne earnestly hops-tha, you will prove very in.
disssto!s to the savage who eats you !"
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src.ra-In old vermca,. time past. lived
QUEER old man. named Fuller. lie had loss pss, ef
his palate and wasa rare specimen. lie had q
mil. the water to which vas brought to soGs die
'ance through wood~n hsmv. One morning. ous
Of h" apprentices insormsd him that the Aumes
were full OF suckers Fuller posted hi,ssslf q, tic
mouth, plaelrs agalas, 1t large basket to catch
the suckers ia, while the boy ven, To the other Ia
host the gate. There came "rush Of many va.
tiers carrying Fuller aud basket over tho over
shot wheel and thirty feet below. All dripping,
he scrambled out. spn,'rriny. you may think
am an idiot. but I amt quite au,h fool but I
can see through that jok.i"
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WHAT NrIri-Rober, Mills. the Washington
engineer aud architest, has published a card i.
The Union, IN which he nimaies TO the public tha,
M improved railroad engine has been perfected
by him. that will be capable Of running mile =
mnr'. 'or any distance. and ,ha, he has nearly ,c-
e"thpi,hed mn improvement in the construction of
railroads, by means of which this rate of speed
may be made IN safety. Hs anticipates from his
l'nWosements the ability to cross the continent.
nom the Atlantic to the Pacific IN Us many
hinute' IA there are miles Of distance. HIS i'm /.
proved road, he states, combines safety Of Esvcl
With eeoEeiLy VI construction.
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From the State Register.
State Agricultural Society.


SrslssvsLD My rs, 1853
Pursuant to call Of the president. J. n
Brown, ESQ. the executive committee iuet at the
American House,
On motion Of DR.. J. A. K.pnieott. seconded
by Dir II. q. johns, 8 Francis was appointed
recording secretary, pro. TEN.
The president stated tha. the board was organ.
lsrd fut business
Doctor K"nnlco, moved that the society hold
then fret annual stock show aLd tar the ensuing
fall which was agreed IN.
Adjourned till O'Clock, ?. S
On motion of Mr. Murray, the hoard took IN
tor consideration tho Question Of place for holding
the show and rrhihiilon
On motion, the following resolutions we're al
opted;
Huoirsi That hi. society can hold it's annual
fairs At n" place which will n", pay the expenses
ol ground. figures aud police
ksDirtd That before any arrangements are
mad, for the h"dIng of such far. by any exycu.
tive committee, u is necessary that sati.faFtory
guarantee shall I've given to the president ot this
society for compliance with the above conditions
Rrsoiroi That thi. soci-'y will hold heir fir,t
annual fir in Springfield, on the llih, l'th,
18Th rnd lith da,s of October next, prnvii-d.
the present session ofthe executive CommANee-
that IN the even. Of the non acceptance ~
SI rlDpheld that H.. bls' fair of his society all
h' held on the dnys Bhoys named in such Of the
follow ny places ,hall first deliver to The presl
dent IT, complnrc. win the absS. re.oluuons
VIZ: Alton, Jacksonville, Peora, 0rswI Gnd
Chicago
Rsso'rfG Th,t in case there nre no adequate
gnnrant.rs. Rs shove rnniemp plated. the pre.i
dent tr au hor red To call a meeting of the exec
uuve committee. or postpone the fair for the
prs-,nt vrrr.
Rrsoirsi IhS, he CORES ponins secretary Of
:he sorIcty hsrrqurrd to correspond with the III
prrntendrnt4 Of railroads and other trsn.p"rta
tlon companies in ,hi. state. in relation to the
tan por'a'or " stock ard other articles for eAh
b ton nj lief ir. and also N r-f,ren,. to the rams
p IT zion Of serg-rN ING and returning from
.lld far ant that the secretary be also instruct ed
10 acknoU edge the compliment +" thi. society nj
free toket. To i'a ttlic,r., On the Chicago and
Rock Island railroai md On the AmaIinia
steamer on the Illinois river.
Adjourned til! tomorrow morning at O'Clock