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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

E5~ A circular, signeG William p.
Craighill, Captain Of Engineers, Bslt-
more, Md, announces a movement
which has just been inaugurated 10 erect,
at West Point, a monument to the
memory of Maj. Gen. Mcpherson. II is
proposed to deposit the remains of this
lamented and gallant officer at West
Point, il his friends will permit their re-
movai,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

Government, which, il is well known,
leans toward the Fenians. OF course, ii
the United States were knowing before
hand Of an invasion from their territory
Of Canada, they would be bound 10 90
their utmost 70 prevent it; but the Feni-
ans could 50 secretly concentrate their
forces and promptly strike, that, before
the Government could send troops topre-
vent The act, they would be in Canada.
Once there, the Fenians would be entitled
to be recognized by the United States as
belligerents, the Government could disa-
vow their sympathy with the Fenians,
and, following British precedent, recog-
nize the new Irish Republic.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

BZ~ Hon. J. H. Beveridge, the Treas
urer of the Lincoln Monument AssOcia-
ton, reports the amount on hand on the
fourteenth instant to be sixty thousand
eight hundred and sixty-seven dollars
and ninety-six cents-an increase Of six
thousand one hundred and twenty-nine
dollars and seventy-five cents within the
last fortnight.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

RsS- The Legislature Of Tennessee hav-
ing refused 10 allow negro testimony TO
he taken in the Courts of that State,
Gen. Fisk, Superintendent of the Freed
mems Bureau of that district, under
special orders from the war Department,
las issued am order which demands thai
All cases in which negro testimony is in-
Volved, and which have heretofore been
disposed of by municipal authority, shall
he brought beiore the Court for adjudi-
cation.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

The Richmond Enquirer, of the six
ceenth inst, says that the report was
current in the city that Gen. Terry was
about to issue an order prohibiting the
sale of liquor until the fifteenth of Janu-
ary. The streets were alive with men
who had "smelt the rat, " and were busy
with their bottles, demijohns and casks,
laSing in a months supply.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

Rg- At meeting Of the Alumni Of
Amherst College, held in Boston on
Thursday, the Treasurer said that the
College has half million in money, aDd
that he has just received one hundred
thousand dollars nom the estate Of the
late DR.. Walker, of Newport, and ex-
pected TO receive as much moro.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30
ALL POINTS SOUTH & VEST
FRoM
New York, Boston, Philadelphia,

A Nd all the principal Eastern and Northern
n cities connecting At View Orleans with tho
Merchants and Peoples Line 10 ST Louis and
with Harris q Murganis Line OF Steamers ~
Mobile. and 70 Galveston. Terns
Through Bills Of Ladiug viii ssss iSsled a New
YORK Tor Mobile, Galveston, Baton knuua
NatShez Nicksburg, Memphis, Cairo ard n
Louis, and 70 all points and places on the AIis-
course Of the several lines running in conuec-
ton.
Tne Line is COMPOSED OF the Largesf all,f
dost Eieggat Steamships which have ever been
nuiit In the country for any home line. They
are IN every respect fitted for ocean service and
me route upon which they run Their passeu-
ger accommodations are not excelled by those
upon any steamers in the world
All Freight must Ne delivered at the Com
pauys Warehouse, upon their Pier No. y
North River, New YORK City. IT. fri Fier above
loot OF Canal street.l where IL will be l7seefvpl
during all business hours
Through Bills Ladinc viii be given bv the
above Line for COTTON and other MerehSn-
disc TO New York and all points East, without
additional charge, and at A, low rates as By any
other line.
For further f11or1natior. apply 10
JOHNSON >; WRIGHT, AgtS,
80. zs2 Front Street, 1IeHaphIs.
I'M. CoUETZNAY, Agent.
No. SsCarondelet street View Orleans
JAMES a. RAYNOR,
No. 70 Barclay Street, View Y-<s
G. A FULLER, General Western Agent.
dei9 Inn
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

re- A Houston, Texas, paper of De-
cember the first, says: "Main street
has been blocked, for two or three days
past, with cotton teams. From the way
It has been coming in for several days
past, it seems that there is no end to that
precious article in Texas. We hope there
never viii be.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

THROUGH TRANSPORTATION
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

Bs5r Virginia is fast recovering from
the terrible effects left upon her by the
war. But few traces are now seen upon
the renowned battle fields of Bull Rum.
At Manassas Junction the Qualifications
have nearly disappeaFed-a scarcely dis
tinguishgble line alone marks their ex-
istence. at Brist0w the graves Of the
fallen are leveled with the ground, and
the ties of the long line of stockades, from
Burke's Station to the Rapidan, have
been made into railroad ties From
alexandria 10 Culpepper, however, the
country Is still barren, almost desert,
out AT Orange Court House new houses
destroyed.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

Tic Ere ~ q NeIU Rsl'0lu'i0a IN Amer
ica-B BT5taiH's -CHickcis C0Ri5ig Hone
20 ROost-Ihe Cs1ndiida Sons 81 Lf'-
e5fg Extend 9q-Tiei- Object AiiHern-
lion 70 The Uaitod iStafcs- Determined
Resistance to Consolidation II British
PJlrsr on tliis C0nfiHeRt-C Confederation
of the CaOnics O. BlOlC at ase French
JaHddions-Ta French and FeB51HS
Working for ER0lald-A FtniaR IL
s-1si0a fReir ElTHsst HODe-HOsc the
C1s0d1S cuD be C5Hqasreo-SspdrotioR ioR
from England Their only Satrdft0I1-
C1aad1 as Base for Fe1tidH Opera
figrg
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Poets in Blue and Gold.

Annuals, large assortment, New Styles;
Writing Desks, rosewood, manOgony q leather
Chessmen and Boards,
Backgammon Boards,
Photograph and BlaRk Albums, in superb bind
ing. New styles;
Bibles, in every style;
I3rayer Books, in every style;
lAsalms and Hymns, in every style;
Psalmist, Morocco and Antique;
Catholic Prayer Books, ETC., etc.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

ET-The Sanitary Commission, in No
vember last, collected nine hundred and
thirty-three soldiers claims, amounting
10 one hundred and thirteen thousand
dollars. All tie labor performed by the
Commission for meR of the army aEd
navy is gratuitous.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

Re5- The examination of a COW which
died suddenly in Maine this week,
showed that a piece Of hoop-skirt steel
spring, about two inches inlength, which
She had swOllo we'd, and not being able
to digest, had worked through the stom-
aeh and penetrated the beart, soon caus-
ing death.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

rsa Owing to the time required for
copying the diplomatic correspondence
with England and France, referred 10 l.
the Presidents annual message, it is not
probable that the transcript will be COM
nunicated to Congress until after the
hOlidaVs
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MEMPHIS BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. "a

fEyHE stockholders OF this Association are
srlvfsi -, 20 into an immediate settlement OF
TIE ssfIalrs OF the company All thossH IN ar
rears are requested 70 call Immediately AZ me
stairs lin the same once with Judge ewayneJ
a,,d ss,sire setfle,uent- J. =. ERWIN,
deo--lw secretary aad Treasurer,
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in Lower Canada. The French people
who in eighteenhundreda and thirty-seven
rebelled, are fully aroused. The order Of
the " Sons of Libertyn is exten8ing all
over the Province. They are contribut-
ing their means and establishing their
organs, which wage a fierce war upon
British domination and coercion Al
ready tie order numbers about fifty
thousand good men and true, who, If
forced into confederation, viii rebel as
certain as they did in eighteen hundred
aud thirty-seven against British Oppres-
sion and wrong. This order is rapidly
revolutionisfng Lower Canada to annex
alton to the United States as the only
afeguard against confederation with
Upper Canada and certain ruin 10 them
selves
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

va. A miner near San Andreas, Cali
fornia, lately found portion of Man
sanita tree, one hundred and twenty-five
feet under ground, the heart of which
appears TO have become mineralized,
presenting the appearance of shining
-iIF7ar
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

BS-A petition is circulating for sigma
lures in Savannah, Ga, TO present 10 the
Legislature, asking enactments to legal
ize higher rate Of intere=c than seven
per cent, with a view of inducing flow
Of capital TO the State, which is so much
needed at this iuncture.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

bsS~ The people Of Minnesota have
voted down negro suffrage by a majority
of twenty-five hundred Wisconsin otto
by a majority Of eight thousand; Con-
uecticut ditto by majority Of six thou
sand; Colorado by a vote of ten TO one.
The only State which hassustained negro
suffrage is Iowa
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30
The Memphis and Charleston
RAILROAD

Is prepared "a receive and pay steam boat
charges and drayage on freights consigned TO
parueS-at the following points on the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad viz.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

80 The "Trent,n the historic vessel
associated with the seizure Of Mason and
SIideil, has not long survived the Ameri-
can war. AT last accounts she was at
the Isle of Dogs, where she was TO be
broken up. Her career is ended.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

A RE OFFERING a large number OF Elegant
a Glft Books, bound In various styles. They
have
Tennyson's Poems, Cloth, Extra Illustrated
Tennyson's Idyls Of the King, Cloth, Extra u
iustrated;
Tennyson's S Poems of Imagination and Fancy,
Cloth, Extra Illustrated;
Gems from Tennyson, Antique Cloth, Extra
Illustrated
Golden Leaves, from British Poets, Antique,
illustrated;
Golden Leaves, from American Poets, Antique,
Illustrated;
Christian Ballads, Antique, Illustrated;
omPanion Poets, Cloth, Extra Illustrated;
Reveries OF Bachelor, TX. Marvel, Cloth, Ex-
ira Illustrated;
Gray's Elegy, Antique and Cloth. Extra Illus
trated;
The Rhyme Of the Ancient Mariner, Cloth, Ex-
ira Illustrated;
The Eve OF st. Agnes, Cloth, Extra illustrated
The Deserted Village,
The Pleasures Of Hope - -
Gertrude OF Wyoming,
songs OF the Affections, Mrs. Hemans, Antique.
Illustrated;
Tupper's Proverbial Philosophy, Ant 1ld
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

EZ- a man in Providence, Rhode
Island, asked the city authorities TO give
him three hundred dollars for injuries re-
ceived through the city's neglect. Itwas
refused. The man went to law, and the
jury has just awarded him five thousand
and five hundred dollars.
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

Ia The recent discharge of a number
Of bounty jumpers and deserters from the
Albany penitentiary, has created quite
an excitement in that city, the release
having created a perfect carnival of
crime y in that vicinity.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

re- President Johnson has positively
declined TO aCcept 4 carriage made for
him by the w3rkmen of the army repair
workshop, after their working hours,
and it has been purchased by Secretary
Stanton.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

This declared policy Of England has at
last fully aroused the eOlonlsts, and the
lower provinces are manfUlly battling
for their rights Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick and Prince Edwards Island
have emphatically condemned this
scheme as oppressive and tyrannical, and
now We find the seeds of
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

RS~The Chinese are no more progres,,
sive than formerly. They have, refused
permission to officers, sent there py
Russia, 20 build telegraph line from one
of their ,1orfs 70 Pekin.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

lust RECEIVED, a large and splendid as
u sOrtmeat OF Pocket Diaries for 1885, which
we offer to The TRADE at prices which defy
competition.
d.s-Irn q + CI{AMRFRITN a co
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

ia Three fires occurred in Chicago on
Monday night, by which fifteen iamiiles
were burned out Of house and home, anu
eighteen horses literally rested t. de;tth-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

Rar Miss Reeve, a young English lady,
who for three wears voluntary carried on
q great educational wOEk amongst tAe
poor children of Naples, recently fell
victim to cholera in that city.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

hrA movement is on foot to present
a memorial 20 Congress for the reinstate-
meut of the bosses and workmen re-
Gently discharged from the Brooklyn
NAVY Yard
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

gsS- About fifty vessels per week leave
New York for points south Of Baltlnaore
ard Washington.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

azy- The Montgomery correspondent Of
the Mobile Times says that the negroes
are beginning to appreciate their eondi-
ton, and are rapidly making contracts
for the coming year.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

So The Masonic Lodge Of the Great
Orient" at Palermo, has issued cireu-
lar letter in reply to the papal alloeution,
in which it is asserted that Pho Nino was
a member Of the order in the early part
Of his life.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

BSy- Garroting and robbery are beeom-
ing so frequent in St. Louis that the resi-
dents i'm a certain section Of the city have
organized vigilance committee for pro-
lection.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

rGA. In Louisiana the sergeant-at-arms
Of the Senate is without legs, the door
keeper of the House without arms, the
secretary Of the Senate and the clerk of
the House are both ON crutches. Late of
the Union army.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

BSF- In the Louisiana Legislature bill
has been introduced providing for the
establishment of Bureau in aid of Fed
eral and Confederate disabled soldiers.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

bST Private advices from Kingston,
jamaica, state that the English Govern
ment is about To send out a commission
10 investigate all the recent occurrences
in that island, and that astounding facts
will then be disclosed.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

neS-Ft is a curious fact that Victor HUGO
should labor un0ter the delusion that he
has mistaken his avOcation, and thar as
a painter he would have achieved greater
fame.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-30

Ia Burglars attempted To enter the
residence OF p. T. Barnum, on Wednes-
day night, but mis- alarm telegraph %
good thing TO have in the house, fright
ened them away.
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IS COM pLETE.
ALI RAIL AND no STAGING.
FAR E L IS s
Than by Any Other Route.
Cotton Seed Cotton Sees!fs

O00O Bushels 3oyds Prolific Cotton aead q.
JOt}O Sacks, Warranted TO be Sound fh9-
years seed. Price per bnshsl, 81 '-'-7
5000 bushels Cotton Seed. m sart. W
ranted 20 be Sound, this years seed. Pri,s ~. ~
ROBERT McGREG0R a ca
ae'-a" omef ~ Front sfrsst.
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TRANSPORTATION.
Commercial Express Company

HAVE perfected arrangements, and are now
II prepared % forward money. vssluabisss aud
freight Of every description 10 al parts or
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana & Texas
special messengers Dispatched regularly 70
New Orleans and st. LOUIS
ut,l - - etc, inquire az Oniee Jefferson. St
Tii,i',I n n numerical Hotel r. a rfI'Tls snosf
81. si1kHE HEvER. President = d,g-frs
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important TO Travellers
RETwEEN
MEMPHIS & EASTERN CITIES.
The Great Broad Guags
Atlantic and Great Western P,u.,~

Atlantic and Great Western RaIIwsy
Il now opsn and running two faII,- r,s4 .
press trains from Cincinnati to New Y1rE a,--s
all Eastern cities. Passengers win rnd fbi- I,
most desirable route The equipments of fiis
road are rneguaied BY any on this runffr..r-r
Elegant Palace Sleeping Cars accompany an
nizbt trains and smoking ears on al trafuS
Ample time is allowed az regular hours ror
meals sud the unDrOlken Bread Guage Offers 10
the traveller degree OF securiiy, comfort and
speed not 70 be found on any other r0uta. Cs-i-
utctiOus rt0 Cairo, ~ Louis or ChieggO for this
route are certain also connections for Pfitz-
burR. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington b
Tickets can be had and baggage checked
through az all principal Southwestern Offices
FOR further infOrmatisn and through tickets,
apply 70 LARRY HAHMHFAD,
Agent III Gen. I.ailroad, Il Jefferson street,
Or - F. II. BIlNGTOS,
Agent Chicago and -. Louis Railroad, No. b
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn. Or
SIDNEY COOK.
deio-dm firvoso House.
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Amount at Risk..... S4yjS7,050
The greatest amount insured on any single
life is $4,000.
No limit as to the amount that may be in
sured in any one cU1nty, city, town or village.
STATE OF MISSOURI, loo
CITY AND COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS,
Samuel Will, President, and William T.
Selby Secretary of the St Louis Mutual Life
Insurance Company, being severally sworn,
depose and say, and each for himself says, the
foregoing is a full, true, and correct statement
of the affairs OF the said company, that the
said Insurance Company is the bona fde owner
of the assets hs above stated, of which the prtn-
cipal portion Of that invested in real estate Sc
ctirity is upon unencumbered property in the
city and county of st. Louis, worth double the
amount Of said principal loans, and that the
above described Investments, nor any part
thereof are made for the benefit of any iudi-
yIdnal exercising authority in the management
OF said company, nor for any other person or
persons whatever, and that they are the above
described officers Of said st. Louis Mutual In
sIirl.nce Company.
Isignedl SAM'L WILL, President.
iS,Vnedl MM. T. SELBY, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me the un-
dsrsiQnsd Recorder OF Deeds for Saint Louis
county In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and Official seal. This 9th
iSlEnedl JULIUS CONRAD, Recorder.
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I have thas briefly indicated the sent-
i-sents Of the Canadian people, and in
conclusion wish to remark that Canada,
at the present moment, is ripe for revolt
There are loyal and brave men here who
would manhilly resist, bat with half the
population praying for change in the
form Of government any revolution that
would give them AN excuse for throwing
OF the yoke Of England would be hailed
with unfeigned joy hy one-balf the pop
ulation Of Ipl,er and Lower Canada. In
deed, the Sons Of Liberty" and The
Feuian organizations have assumed such
formidable properties, and are labOring
- hagplOpioasly fOg tie same end, that
fear they viii not wait for an invasion
70 rise and shake of the shackles that
] bind them ~ in a yfea
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HAsulrox. c. W. Dec. u

The present moment, when the invas-
i've and apprehended conquest of Canada,
by the Fenians. is attracting 80 much At
tenrion. have thought il would not be
iroppurtune FOR a few remarks upon the
-elaIions existing between England and
her Colonies, Colonial destiny, and the
great political Questions now agitStini;
tie minds of the Canadian statesmen and
people. The better 20 perfc. m the task
attempted by me, it may be proper for
-. -. - Z. L.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-13
CIRCULAR IN RELATION TO THE
SHIPMENT OF COTTON, &c.
Headquarters Department Of North Carolina,
Raleigh, n. c. May 30, 1865.

Headquarters Department Of North Carolina
Raleigh, y. c. May 30, 1865.
General Orders No. CO.
All seizures of Cotton or other products. o. sa'
private property of whatever kind. are prohibited
All restrictions upon The purchase and shipmsa
Of the products OF the country have been remove
All persons except those in the military service
authorized 10 purchsse and ship 10 market, c,r'
and other products without restriction. Tie TO-.
ernment tax of twenty-five per cent. upon Coiea
will be paid At the sea port from which the shR
ment is made.
The Qhartermaster's department will afford .
possible facilities for the shipment of cotton aa'
other products over the military railroads.
All commanding officers are required TO enoh'
the prohibitions of this order, and to encoar't'
people 10 send products of the country TO marx
They will also give purchasers and Shippers n'''
sary protection as far AS practicable.
/ BY command Of Maj Gen. Schofeid,
J. A. CAMPBELL, Asst Adj "''
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-13
Directions for Administering and Record,
ing the Ammesty OaM.-The following official
circular has been issued:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, May 20, 1865.

SRA copy of the Presidents amnesty
procla mutton of this date is herewith appended
BY a clause n the instrument the Secretary Of
State is Directed to establish rules and regula-
lions forsdministering and recording the am
nesty oatl, so as TO insure its benefits to the
people ant guard the government against fraud.
Pursuantto this injunction, you are informed
that the cath prescribed in the proclamation
may be ia len and subscribed before any commits
stoned Off esr civil, military or naval, in the ser
vice of the United States, or any civil or militia
ry officer Of a loyal State or Territory, who by
the laws thereof may be qualified for admins
tering oaths All officers who receive such
oaths are hereby authorized to give certified CO.
pies thereof to the persons respectively by
whom they were made; and such officers Are
hereby requi red to transmit the originals fsuch
oaths at as early day as may be convenient, to
this department, where they will be deposited
and remain in the archives Of the government
A register thereof will be kept in the depart
ment, and onapplication, in proper cases. seerti-
fcates of such records will be issued in the Gus.
tomary form Of official certificates. I am sir,
your obedieut servant
WILLIAM ii: SEWARD.
Secretary Of State