Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-01

left for California, where IL Is quite probable
they will be placed in such positions as will
render them useful. They embarked on the
fine steamships s. r. Spaulding and Ben De-,
ford. en- route for Aspinwall, where thew will
take the overland route. The following were
the companies viz: A, B, G, E, G, K. I,
seven in all, with Is commissioned officers and
239 men. 1t will be perceived, therefore. that
Of the entire command, five companies still re-
main Both officers and meu manifested per
feet willingness to go and serve their country
in the distant land of gold. The regiment or
so much of it as is left, is under the command of
Major Harvey A. Allen, who entered the regu-
lar service in 1871, from the state of North
Carolina He is an officer that did not secede
acith his State. --
In one of our wards a few days ago. tho
Registers of that ward refused to register as a
qualified voter Mr.. Thos. L. Bedford a police
man Of the city, on the ground OF his never hav-
ing been naturalized.fsIt vees shown to them that
his father had. come here in 1910, and wads
naturazed by the Superior Court, October 4 8,
| 1854 He 0he sony came here in 1S43, three
/ years after his father, when he was II years of
age. The fact Of the father being naturazed,
according to Congressional enactment, gave the
right of suffrage to the son, if he was a minor
at the time of coming to this country. This
right has always been acknowledged by judges
of electiona III former. years, and the votes of
such persons, when they arrive at the age of
81 years, been received. The fact of such re-
| fus;,l to register was communicated to the Po-
! lice Commissioners, who, being constrained by
law, to appoint only citizens, had the matter
| brought through Archibald Stirling, Jr., Esq
| before Judge Bond, on Saturday last. His
honor decided that there was no necessity of
Mr.. Bedford being naturalzed, as he had be-
come a citizen the moment his father was nat
lralized. Section of the Act of Congress.
of April 4th, 1902, (Which was shown to the
Regsters,D in his opinion, fully decided the
matter. The section which governs in this
question is as follows
The children of persons duly naturalized
under the laws of the United States, or who
previous to the passing OF any law on that sub
ject by the Government of the United States,
may have become citizens of any one of the
said States, under the laws thereof being
under the age of twenty-One years at the
time of their parents being so natural
lied or admitted to the rights of citizenship
shall, if dwelling in the United States, be con-
sidered as citizens of the United States; and the
children Of persons who now are, or have been
citizens Of the United States, SHALL though
born out of the limits Of the jurisdiction Of the
United States, be considered as citizens of the
United States, provided that the right OF citi-
zenship shall not descend to persors whose fa-
provided, also, that no person heretofore pro-
scribed by any State, or who has been legally
convicted of having joined the army Of Great
Britain during the late war, shall be admitted
as aforesaid, without the consent of the Legis-
lature Of the State in which such person was
prOscribed.''
We have something still new for the reading
public. Who does not love to sit and while
away leisure hour two in reading useful
book or pretty novel? l am sure that person
cannot easily be found among the ladies, and
for their especial benefit, I take great pleasure
in calling to their particular notice the
NEW PUBLICATIONS OF MEssRs. HARPER BROS.
of Franklin Square, New York have read
the following works from the above house.
very interesting novel, by unknown strltlror
The plot is we'll sustained throughout, and the
story well told. = ''Carry's Confession - anoth-
er novel, by the author of Matte - A
Stray &c, &c, commencing with Book 1st,
and ending with seven distinct books-in one
volume-making certainly rare publication for
the home circle This also is a we'll conceived
plot and admirably sustained. Our friends fond
of reading should not fail to get it. Both these
novels are rcplete with exciting interest through
out. THE Oil Regions Of Pennsylvania" by
Nm. Wright-a book showing where petroleum
may be found, how il is obtained, and at what
be very interesting in per,lsal by our friends.
| recommend it to all interested in the ''ol ex-
citement,'' and all who are curious to know
the "where and wherefore Of the petroleum
business, which has Of late created such fur
rore in the States of Pennsylvania. Virginia and
Ohio. The writer seems to be well post
ed, and gives some very useful informa-
ton to the public. 'sThe Observing
Faculties by Warren Burton, is a book
that should be introduced in every household
library. 1t treats upon the intellectual devel-
opement of the human mind (which, u says the
writer, "begins soon as child can open
its eyes and put forth its hands" | heartily
Recommend it to the notice of all parents and
guardians as a useful guide in the raising of
the children under their care and charge.
Reading is my particular forte, and when 1 see
new and pretty work or a useful one / take
pleasure in calling the attention OF my friends
to it.
Fall is fast approaching, and already we
have ''bracipg mornings" after the severe,
scorchng weather Of June, July, and August.
Who does not like the pleasant days of Fall,
when nature is robed in her dress of crimson
and gold? 1t certainly is the most pleasant as
we'll as most beautiful season. .
HENRY J. HOWARD.