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cuts.,avs we,c co-cf,, NJ to ,.,,r e,n;,.s
t..,t;,u..,,ts h,t +,o1 o1as,,ed 49, .,s,. -
,nc,nhers ~ cxnrcss 3bci- .,cu. rha 'aaos.
c1cctiou the Growing rInion sentiment amnna
all c,assts of FIR neontr and the corr.non5
;,,r s1;nnfpr f,o1n connerso.5 ,xnea r. 49,.
,cins az nower. hoe drir., tba,r :. A..
7,rrot1on and now +bcv ,ra st,sx~>1,u or1s.
r,o,t of conscrrat,sn, ~. ~ .,.an. 49, t.1a
xon u cnvo-ed W.hst 1,thas.s ,ea a0 ,.'Hs -
1he r,1,,t ~ f,oo ana,a,, aa -
,,rcss ~. ,,co.1t.o, - 49, 49,
7,;,;str,,on ona ia da.;,o eam =.
49,. +. -. aa, ,ss,4 o,' ~ Ps.~e -
- -.,,s .,,.a,, - .,.,,.4 .,-a .,.se
...,.-,a,-,aa4.,aat - 49,. e.-.,'.
1'a a. es.1s.. ae.s.s,o1 w. ~. ooieetA- ~
''ns1 49, 49, ~ esen' o 11at'ofe
,.r, @ -.'..,, =, r. "uu atc e'f,s'ne
@..o,,,.
-;s,. .,..,, 49, re.s A.s.s - .ns'1 4uu'ua,
>4o'', ~ 'o'e'e' ooi3 .ueW 1to1n 6lsut auo
%one,sn Iuem ~ .ue to'nos VI tne a1nolos
anu Aeea1lote' Ane'F ooom Ii sealed 1ncy
may blustef AND spout their treason
lot Time .et, out IL uay DC vel 1of them to
remember 1nat tne1e must come day OF reck-
%onlne between them ana The loyal people OF
the North, who Will put down this rebellion
though myriad OF these sneakins, contempt
1blc Northefh traitors 1nterpose fheir pany
arms IN defense oi treason"
Lieutenant General GFant Is stripping the
Army o1 the fo1omae 1of ngnt~ Evidently
. Ju'''e''a anything but bruf~" has fallen
among the suffers and camp fol.
lowers, and they are packing up
their fancy -wares and travelling. Officers
luggage is coming to Washington By every
1rain. There is some work to be done which
cannot be effected In raf1led shirts and dog
collars, Grant is gradually getting them
down to Lis tfarclthg equlpaee-the SOLITARY
7ooth-orusn-ano WILL m1 IN some of our
Western boys to give them the e1cksburg
and Chattanooga 1asn1onss anu We warn the
army oi tne rotomae, "hen tne5 staff 1or
lilchmona' lnes nase got ~ ua'e. 1as1 OF
4!Ano's, AnoAanA @alo LUNA ~" w III aac1o
OF them
Elsewhere a1so tne na!y no.e o. Pfepafa'
7'on Is nca1a' tseoui1 Is ordered 20 pe up
anu oo1oe' hes 'eltans ale "anteo at
tu,'aavoEa "'.e; on 1r,a1se ~ te o,asa, onsu ~
senue . nt.,e Ao.s ~ ".'eono.u ~ "uen ~
n'nls tnn' 'utee uuuoiea = .nes - @'use UT W.
~, tnan 1. .uono pso aa 'e1s
"nI4, 'ne ;',. T.s-a - - ,o.,s a,o.a
oouo'e 4u.eA. Aa. s"sA - ~ @u,.aa- =. - ~
!'hs LIE .,ue. us ~ uus'e &c u!u"-
ing anu lne o'o aage once .nofe an'ololnss
ana haunting IN tne 'aees 81 1ae salcm', .,, ana
eRe m1nt aaee' 'o' "do I'LL sa"De LILO 11le WILL
nc lne "olu-
Anc 'ecell@ o. tne neM 'otA oanl'ats far
toi LIZ LIE. .ee 3e, ~ o'eF
."ooo. 80 ooue ~. ~. Ss~1s'
~ IL an e1oqaen. -uoeA VI W. popu'a1 loy
f+ha oo<.rn,,cn+ ttr ov;Jitr NTH ,r,,;o;,
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considering that thcy were dealing with men who
had formerly eerEed in the rebel army, and that
large number Of the uniformed mIlitia charged with
interference were entitled to votc themselves.
Reference la 1ade to the csEes Of Trlsg vs. Pres
ton. md Of 4. G. Clements In the 37th Congress,
which the minority state to be stronger cases OF
military Interference than TINT in hand yet 1t was
decided differently.
4 report By Mr. Moorhead from the uouse Com
mittte On Manufactures, recommended the Com.
nittee Of Why's and Means to inc1easc the duties On
foreign wool as folloWs:-On that costing 13 cents
or under, pc. pound, specific duty Of three cents
Ger pound, ard ca tai0TeM duty of 20 per cent
over Is and not oTer n, specific duty OF 9 ccnts,
and od ta1orem duty Of 70 per cent, over 2i. spe-
cifc duty Of 3 cents, and ad raIorem Of 20 per
cent; duty ehall be levied on valuation
the port or Cnetom House wherethe daty is paid.
In case this home valuation, which the committee
deem vital, Is not adopted, they recommend an
addition Of 20 per cent the duties heretofore
merated. They urged the necessity ot IN advance
n order to increase the revenue as well as to af
ford needed protection to home rHadrcts. They
say the entire anount OF duties On wool paid into
the Treasury during the Last fiscal yea1 was half
million dollars, and incidentally recommend in
creased duties on al imported Iuxurlcs, AZ for
shadowedi in this correspondence.
Efforts aEe being madc by Western business men
TESEtQQ19E QfGtT OF INc tOm11lEH1fY GcUef2l
directing purchasers Of coffee and othe. groceries
far .bc armv II, he n,adc in Scxr York
Admiral Dahlgren remains in the city, and the
question is raiaed, whether he will return to his
squadron -o1 resume his place at The head OF the
Ordnance Bureau. No nomination has been made
for the Ordnance Bureau. He has nadc no appli-
canon 10 oe renewed. nor las Ing NAVY Depaf1"
mcnt man1festcd purpose to relieve him from
luty With the squadron.
mo IN, fnt,odnccd In the sen.te to-day by Mr..
%to{11 c1rea r;strjct Cnnr+e the psme Jurisdiction
In matters OF cost End contract concerning steam
,,oats m lakes and rivers as they now haye over
.s.sa,s -, 4hc ,lch ,e.s-
seeeeae On 1ne oAt,n se10'
Iii. Shersnan's blu, providing for q national cur.
rcncy introduced In the Senate to day, Is steVens
a,,,,.ttute which zyas voted down In the House On
u-~ssasss. ~ sherman sid The b{u ,ras last in
heonesoas' "4' 49,. -. ~ ss..
the Houae throagn "lsunuetstanalns' auo 1n'1-
mated that It would be accepted.
7,he t,1}oxvInr Ia the answer of the Secretary Of
- L. poSd,.ton,a resolution with resDcct to
Maf 10 III: Feho1eton , leaoias.ou .r'1T - IT,
Major l.. L. Mclean: First, Major L. IL. mclean
was ordered to Vancouver because It WAS deemed
rxnedIent for the service that he should 20 there
coaa.a - ~. novs- haon the n,,rtIre oF the Var
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New YoRK, april s--The billiard match between
pt,cInu md Eryanasb last night was Won by Pic
laE by thirty -four points.
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1-U{E%4yV,
NEW YohE, April 9.-Tle I|or'd,s sr7nv or thu
Potomac 3ettes reports reintorcemcnts arriving
daily. Every rain brings up large nuu,be:s Of r..
enlisted veterans and nts rec1r.its -
Au indications point to an Early advance.
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The National Banking and Legislative
ApnortIonmcnt Htl1s-Sc~yfon OF the
Onion State Central Cosh3utttcc
Pcnnhylyan1n for Linco:n-Conven-
tion POktpOneIncnt Question.
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NEm .a1nfrt1sEmen15.
Stewart Cook Stove.
st Da1ton's, 40 Luke Street.

ST. GEORGES SOCIETY-An
1ad|ourned meeting Of tho Ct Georges Benevolent
ASSOCIATION will be neld On Monday tvcn!as, APRIL
1:th, lBGs. -
spill c-5S4 It JAMES JOHN, Fec. Sdc-
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GREAT MILITARY ACTIVITY IN
MISSOURI AND WISCONSIN.
The Veterans Ordered to Has
ten to the Front.
TIE UNI0N CAUSE TRIUMPHANT
In EGYPT.
Griarson Worrying Forests Re-
treating Rebels.
Important from New Or
leans, Memphis and
EickSburg.
Congressional and Military Matters.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tnbune1
NAsH1ScToS, April s, 1854
The Recommendation Of the Commissioner OF In
te.ua1 Revenue for tax Of one-tenth Of one per
cent on all sa'es viii not be adopted by the Ways and
Means Committee. So uuch opposition Tas m2n-
fested to 1t that it has not been passed
Sales Of 1910 bonds for the laet three days aver
aged million and hall daily. The National
Banks have sold three hundred Thousand dollars
to-day.
Ex-coneressmcn Edserton Of Ohio, Somes Of
Maine, and McKihben Of California, ere eauat-
dates for the corcrnorship Of Montana Territory.
Brig. Gen. ]. a. Wilson has been relieved of the
Charge Of the Cavalry Bureau at the request Of Gen.
Grant, to take command Of division Of cavalry
IN the field. Col kurtz, Of the 9th Ohio cavalry,
cas- been placed temporarily in charge OF the Cav
airy Bureau. Gen. Wilson has made important
Improvements In the Bureau since he has been in
charge by means Of which the Government his
been enabled to procure horses at greatly reduced
prices. 1t 1s probable the Senate Military Com-
nlittee will report til1 to reduce army rations to
the standard existing before the and add cor
responding amount to soldiers pay. which would
give them two dollars more per month, without In
c1casins the expenses Of the Government. The
committee have abundant evidence TINT tho present
ration fs larger thau any nan eat, and that the
surplus, 20 far as the Government or soldiers are
concerned-fs entirely wasted.
Reports from the Committee Oh Election. In the
Of Bruce against Loan, OF the eth Missouri dis.
trict. are veEy Soluu.nous- The minority report,
written by Mr. Carson, md agreed to By four other
members Of the Committee, recommends the adpp-
tfor Of resolution that neither sitting member NOR
contestant TO the ecat Aer going Into de-
tails Of evidence to the character OF the election
in zach county, the report expresses the opinion
that there was no necessity for any force toprerent
-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-16
Particulars Of the Late Movement of
.... Gen. Foster.

New YORK, Dec. 9.-By the steamer
Trade Winds, we have Port Royal advices
of the 4th.
On the Goth ult. an expedition left Fort
Royal and went up Broad River, accom-
panied by several gunboats, and the troops
landed at Boyds Point. They then pro-
ceeded inland several miles, meeting with
rebel pickets only. The next morning the
enemy appeared in force on the road lead
ing to Grahamsville with cavalry, infantry
and artillery. We advanced and drove
them gradually back to battery and en-
trenchments, where they made stand.
A hot engagement of seven hours ensued,
during which there were charges and coun-
tercharges, each side meeting with con-
siderable loss. Night put a stop to fight
ing, bota sides remaining in the same po-
sition. r-.a ~
! W. took few prisoners. Our casualties
are variously estimated from 600 to one
thousand. During the evening We fell
back short distance unpursued. q
The steamer Trade Wind also brings q
statement that residents were still under
arms and doing guard duty in consequence
of General Foster having taken all avail
able troops to cooperate with Gen. Sher-
man, who was soon expected on tho coast.
A number of Fosters wounded had been
brought to Hilton Head, from which place
heavy firing could be heard, and since
then an advance had been made in anoth-
or direction.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-16

AT the Tenth Anniversary of the
Massachusetts, Sunday School Teachers
Convention, held in Boston on the 18th
ult, the following touching fact was relat-
ed by one Of the speakers, which was re-
ported in the New York (Baptist) CAron-
icle: ...sr-1 uo. . aaf ..---.a:G
A gentleman, known to the speaker, having
recently visited Washington on business with
the President, was. on leaving home. requested
by friend to ask Mr.. Lincoln whether he loved
Jesus. The business being completed, the ques-
ton was kindly asked. The President buried
his face ia his handkerchief, turned away and
wept. He then turned and said:
when I left home to take this chair of
state, requested my countrymen to pray for
me; was not then o Christian. When my
son died, the severest trial of my life, was
not Christian. But when I went to Gettys-
burg, and looked upon the graves of our dead
heroes who had fallen in defence of their coun-
try, I then and there consecrated myself to
Christ; I do love Jesus"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-16

There VA lsuehabls oocurfsnos, q .
bookstore In this aoity, a few evenings
since, which seems to be altogether too
good TO withhold from the reading public.
A couple Of gentlemen, strangers TO each
other, whom shall name for convent
enos; Smith and Jones, while glancing over
some new volumes in . bookstore, in Penn
sylvania avenue, happened to enter into
conversation about the Cabinet changes.
about which there were 80 many rumors
afoat.
"Who do yon think will DO made Soc
rotary Of War;" asked Mr.. Jones. q
REALLY, I don't know. Mr.. Stanton
does very well, / guess" replied Mr..
Smith. - ...,...'' ....--...
"Well they say Stanton is rough sort
Of fellow, and, any how, he is to be Chief
Justice" said Mr.. Jones. f.e odi -..'.i
81 don't know as to that" remarked
Mr.. Smith, "but ] think he will do very
| we'll where he is"
"Well, said Jones, IS l hope he won't.
The fact is, should like to see General
Banks made Secretary of War, if he could
clear up that Red River scrape of his.
But they do say he stole any amount Of
cotton in that trip. ! don't know how
much truth there is in it, but Banks is q
badly abused man if he is innocent. Don't
you think sol -. s-.3u .s,iy,4s
Mr.. Smith blushed little in vigorous
attempt to suppress smile, which forced
itself out in spite of him, while he replied :
"You mustn't believe all that il said of
men like Banks in these times" .,.,, q,
How much farther the conversation
would have gone but for the arrival and
interference of third party, it is hard to
say. But at the interesting juncture above
noted, gentleman stepped up to the per-
son whom l have named as Mr.. Smith in
the dialogue, and taking him by the hand
said: "General, am very glad to see
you" Jones stepped to one side to in
quire "what General that was in citizen 3
clothes, to whom he had been talking, and
on learning that his name was Nathaniel
P. Banks, he vanished, making bee-line
up the avenue, not little mortified on
finding out that he had been accusing
General Banks to his face, Of "stealing u
cotton in the Red River expedition
| WASHINGTON Letter..
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In the WashinEton correspondence of Tho
Pvsn Of tho 9Th inst the farmers Of Hlnnesots
are urged to pay more attention TO wool gow-
Ing, and the following excellent suggestion
made as 70 it, ale:-"Let the farmers assign
their wool to some responsible person ct st.
Paul, for instance and upon given day
agreed upon, have It sold at auction. Tho
next week let like sales take place IN Wiscou-
sin. the next In Iowa, and 80 on" ...-...-..
We take the United States Economic and Dry
Goods Reporter, in which the reports of wool
sales have prominent place, and in looking
over these reports have often been struck with
the fact that these sales, whether at New York,
Philadelphia. Boston or Cleveland, are At
tended by bidders representing the woollen
factories of nearly every State of the Union,
and with the editorial remark In nearly every
instance, that the prices averaged above what
was being obtained at private sale. 'e.-
These facts alone show the propriety of the
suggestion that the wool growers of Mime
sofa sell all their wool at auction on an agreed
day. DE 3t
It is, however, more important to our farm
ers than to those of the East. They are &C.
customed to wool growing and know how to
classify. Most of you do not, and herein, sell
ing at private sale, the dealer has the advan-
tage of you. Even If not subjected to imposi-
ton by having your wool slassed below its
true grade, still the dealer must have his profit.
This profit you save to yourselves by selling
directly to the agents Of the Eastern factories,
which you can only do, generally, as proposed.
The Eastern factories would be more largely
represented If the other suggestion of sales on
successive weeks could be had In Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Iowa, and to this end CORES
pondence should be opened at once between
our State Agricultural Society, or Wool
Growers Association, and like organizations
in the States named.
There are numbers of responsible parties In
st. Paul who would have storage room sufi.
Gent for the present at least. 90 e. '.... .
What is said of wool sales ia equally appli-
cable to the sale of furs. In fact we think it
safe to say that if all the furs sold in st. Paul
were sold in one day with proper notice given,
they would sell for rs per cent. more than they
now do. ,.t .~'.. -.. ,,.t
We are Auctioneers and the direct motive in
calling the attention of the public to this mat
ter is to promote our own interests. We
should, of course, be glad to make the sales,
and should be glad to see them result profit.
ably to the Wool Growers and Fur Dealers,
and to secure this result would advertise lib.
orally in all the principal commercial papers in
the East and West
The suggestion Of the correspondent struck
US as sensible and practicable, and having an
| interest In the matter we again bring it to the
notice of the parties interested.
a. FAIRCHILD & CO.,
Auctioneers and Merchants, Rogers Stone
Block, Third Street, st. Paul.
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VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION FROM GOV. MILLER,
STATE or MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE DEpr..l
ST.. PAUL Dec. z 1854

'~-NoHAS~s OoAsA RAboAAON cdOA GOV. AILIER.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE DEpr.,l
81. PAUL, Dec. 2, 1854.
Mrs: W. y. Smith and Others, SoIc;s;no Com
"ssttee for tie Sanitary Fair, st. Paul: - "a
herewith donate for tho benefit of vour
enterprise, colonels sword, sash and belt
valued at 800. which were presented to ma
during my term of service In the army Of
the Union, by the gallant non-commissiOned
officers of the Seventh Minnesota Regiment
Many precious associations cluster around
these mementoes OF regard and part with
them with the greatest reluctance. But am
persuaded that the patriotic donors will agree
while the stability of free institutions for ali
coming time, is being vindicated by the flash-
ing blade and pointed steel -
therefore ask that you will place It In the
| hands OF that Minnesota officer below the rank
| OF Brigadier General, who shall during the
continuance of the Fair, receive the greatest
number OF votes accompanied by fifty cents
| Of your Association. also present for the
ticles: 49, = =.
One hundred steel plate engravings Of tho
present Executive of Minnesota.
One piece of rebel shell taken BY myself
from Little Round Top, on the battle field Of
Gettysburg One explosive rebel rife bullet
and = portion of a tree containing rebel bali
both from the same battle field. - - ~
One finger ring, taken by Lieut.. Hammond.
formerly of the First Minnesota regiment
from rebel prisoner. One rebel pay roll
captured ct Brandy Station, by Sergeant Jas.
K. Kerr, Co. A, First Minnesota Sharpshooters.
copy Of the last number of the Rome
Weekly Courier, as left in In Its unfinished con-
dition by the rebel publishers when our forces
marched through Georgia. This paper is &C
companied BY letter from the captor, Private
Charles P. Russell. Second Minnesota. III
Also ADD to the above contributions the orig
inal ballots this day cast for President and vice
President of the United States, by the electors
OF Minnesota, and the telegram of President
Lincoln to Hon. Fl. M. Rice and myself. sus-
pending. the execution Of the five deserters
now under sentence of death at Fort Smelling,
Very truly, your obedient servant,
STEPHEN MILLER
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yssa the Clseaanan os6ceag ~. I. ae,l-aq si:T
Agood hoax 10 sometimes allowable.
and the following statement OF oecurren.
o.: that actually transpirsd Last evening
wiil DO to laugh oSer once, but their, rope
tltlon IN any community would soon cali
Tor some efiectual measures to detect and
punish the rogues. .a..-.y- Id III
1t Was after nine O'Clock when ono of
our mtnisters-who, from his genial and
lively disposition, is fast earning the rem
tation Of the Marrying Parson-returned
from bis Wednesday evening meeting. and
was handed note by his wife. signed
Chas. NJ Ray, that requested him to call
at certain house on Fifth street to per.
form marriage ceremony. Inclosed was
the liberal fee of ten dollars. Not to be
behind time, the parson hurried off to No.
| = Fifth street. When the door was
opened he found gay assemblage of
young folks, the gentler sex prepondera-
ting. Announcing the object OF his visit,
he was surprised that no one seemed to
understand it; and the giggle of the girls
gave him an inkling of the fact that q call
from one Of his profession was a novelty
to that crowd. He was assured there was
to be no marriage there, whereupon he
beat hasty retreat. o.. 80 :
Thinking the figure 8 in 9th street
might be meant for 8, our parson hurried
OF in that direction, but, although he was
treated more courteously at the corres-
ponding number in that street, he found
nobody disposed to be married. Being
satisfied that be had been hoaxed, he
walked by No. Fifth street, and while
talking with couple of policemen as to
the character of the house, his friend. a
popular undertaken, passed him in solemn
gait, with bis cooling board under his arm
and assistant by his side. Turning
around, and exchanging bis good even
ing" the minister was astonished to see
the undertaken stop at the same door
where he had met SO strange reception.
81 have come, isaid the grave voicesof
the man of death to lay out the corpse in
this house." "There is no corpse here, :"
said the servant; and he needed no fur
Their assurance than the burst of laughter
from the giddy heads within to satisfy him
Of the fact, and he, too, turned away to
look for the object of his mission else
where. But the irrepressable ssHa! hast"
of our jolly parson called him back, and q
statement of bis own experience at once
convinced the undertaken that the propos-
ed marriage and death were alike fictitious,
and emanating from the same party. The
serious part of the joke Is, that the parson
found his ten dollar bill to be as spurious
as the rest of the affair.
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/ TIE ELEoroRAL CoLIReH-OAsrlHa OF
THE ELECTORAL VorE-The 9th inst. being the
day fixed by law for the Electors to meet and
cast their vote for President and Vice Presi-
dent, the Electoral College Of Minnesota as
sembled at ~ o'clock in the Secretary of States
room at the Capitol.
The College was called to order by ]. n.
Murdoch, of Wabashaw, who read the Cover
nors Proclamation of the election, and called
the list Of names mentioned In the Proclama-
ton as having been chosen by the people as
Electors, viz: Charles II. Lindsley, J. w.
Aorford, j. N. Murdoch and John G. Betz, all
of whom were found present. -ia..-
Theirules and order of business adopted at
the last meeting of the Electoral College [cop-
led originally from the Ohio Electoral College
proceedingsl were adopted for the guidance of
the business.
On motion of j. NJ Murdoch. Charles H.
Lindsey, Esq, was chosen as President of the
College, and Penneck Pussy, Esq, Secretary.
The President then announced that the first
business in order was the ballot for President
of the United States, which was then gone into.
Each of the Electors then took q ballot and
wrote thereon i".1 i-aIstEi ifJaa, 5..t 81,
For President Of the United States:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. OF ILLINOIS.
The roll was then called by the Secretary,
and as each Electors name was called, he
stepped up and handed his ballot, folded, to
the Secretary. After they were counted, the
President announced, that Abraham Lincoln,
of Illinois, had received four votes, being all
the votes cast" ...,,.f roria .1' nnei l1o'
The ballot for Vice President was taken in
precisely the same manner, and resulted four
votes for Andrew johnson of Tennessee. ~
On motion of Mr.. Murdock, Mr.. Morford
was appointeda COMMITTEES on mileage and per
diem Of the Electors. ''' ""' 's'''' 10 1Do
The College then adjourned to three o'clock