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THr THKArERs-.Arrah ma Pogue.n

THR THEATERs.-"Arrah ma Pogue," at
Growers, is drawing immensely, and receiv-
ing the hearty appreciation its merits deserve
The leading characters are excellently per-
sonated, and those sustaining subordinate parts
are becoming sufficiently familiarized with the
play TO avoid the embarrassments which at
tend the first production of such pieces. The
scenery and mechanical arrangements are su-
perb, and the drama cannot fail of hearty
welcome as often as it may be produced.
The Florences made their entree at the wash
Ington Theater last night, and were enthusiast
tfcalIy received by a select audience. Mr.
Florence, at the conclusion of the first piece,
was persistently called on for speech, and
made a happy response. This cosy theater has
been thoroughly renovated and refurnished,
rendering it a most popular resort. The CON-
pany is of average excellence, and the plays
are all replete with those gems of Irish humor
and pathos which the Florences so inimltably
delineate.
At Odd Fellows Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Watkins continue their charming entertain.
ments, 1.-Two Hours in Fun-Land," and are
increasing in popularity.
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Greot Eload Guha.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-The steamer Moro Cas-
tie, with Havana dates to the 1ith instant, has
arrived.
During the first week in October heavy rains
and high winds prevailed throughout the ISL
and, forcing the people to shut themselves up
and suspend business.
Great floods have occurred, covering tele-
graph poles in some places, and damaging rail-
road tracks.
Several lives were lost by drowning, and
much misery was caused.
Information from Hayti says the only vessel
which GIffrard had employed in the blockade
of rebel ports has been captured by party of
three hundred men.
Prince.
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THE WIRZ TRIAL

The Wirz Court-martial met TODAY for tho
purpose of hearing the arguments for the
defense and prosecution. That for the defense
gave synopsis Of he evidence adduced in the
f--.-,r.- ,-"ni' anu claluIeu LuaL IOr the
cruelties alleged of general character, the
accused was not personally responsible. As to
RACES upon Union prisoners, it was argued TIA,
the testimony was too vague to materially
influence the Court. At twelve O'clock the
Court adjourned till Friday, to enable the
Judge Advocate to complete his argument for
the prosecution, at which time the case will no
gwen to the Court, and the doors thereafter he
closed to the public "o
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
che Episcopal Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct Is-The committee on
the state of the church reported a resolution,
when Dr. Patterson called attention TO the fact
that Bishop Wilmer is referred TO in the report
as a bishop Of this church, which he is not
until he signs the required forms.
Bishop Winners name was Withdrawn from
the report, and the resolution as amended was
adopted.
A report was presented establishing freed
mems commission; which was adopted.
The canon preventing clergymen from enter
ing the military or naval service was taken
up.
DIR. Goodwin submitted the following a
substitute for the canon reported by the com
mittee:-No clergyman of this church, whether
bishop, priest or deacon, shall voluntarily en-
ter any military or naval service except as a
non- combatanI, or shall accept or hold any
military or naval commission except that OF
Z chaplain or instructor.
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FREEDMEN,S HOSPITALS

DIR. ]. H. Grove, Surgeon in Chief of the
freedmen at Nashville, Tenn, reports to the
Bureau here under date of October 18th. that
all the hospitals for refugees and freedmen in
the Nashville district have been discontinued
excepting four, which are for freedmen only.
and these are at this time in process of being
discontinued This is done as part of a sys.
TEN adopted 10 induce the people, as far as
possible, to provide for themselves.
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FREEDMENs AFFAIRS IN ARKANs.s

a private letter received at the Freedmeu,s
Bureau from an officer in charge of the freed.
men at Helena, Arkansas, represents affairs in
that district as being very satisfactory. All
the freedmen are at work and doing well. no
rations being drawn except for those in hos.
pltai. Not single case of actual want or des.
ttnuon among them is reported Outraees are
seldom committed, the prompt action OF the
authorities preserving excellent order
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
From Savannah .

NEW YORK, Oct 1S.-The steamer Raleigh,
from Savannah on the 14th, has arrived.
The Herald reports cotton in demand with
holders firm. For sometime past the market
has been gradually advancing at the rate Of
one to three cents per pound, and since We'd
pesday the advance on upland has been from
10 to l2H cents per pound, thus effecting an
advance on all grades of uplands of from 10
TO IL cents per pound within the last thirty
days.
Quotations are nominal for MIddlings from
53a57 cents. ..aH a.
From twenty thousand to thirty thousand
bushels Of rice, the product of freedmen labor
on abandoned plantations, were to be sold at
auction on the 18th inst. ...
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PARDONEn

President johnson day granted one hmm.
dred and twenty EIGHT pardons under the nro.
visions Of the amnesty proclamation. Amor,
the number thus pardnnsd ere the folIowins
from the District of Columbia:-J. r. Crock.
well, w. A. Gordon, John F. Hickey, e. p.
Hickey, Albert Z. Matthews, J. w. Pearca
and J. q. Whitwell. ..... -.--..-''
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THE MuRDERERs OF LIEUT.. WHITE.

We LIEUT.. WHITE,
Inc friends OF Lieut. White, who was bru.
tally murdered by John Henry Sothoron, of
st. Mays county, Nd, and his son Webster
Sothoron, In November, 1863, are about to Offer
a heavy reward for the capture of the mr.
derers, who are supposed to be at present some.
where In Canada. Arrangements are being
mace 10 procure TIE services Of some of the
having the guilty parties brought to a speedy
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THE REGULAR ARTJIIrpv

Battery b, LIST United States artillery; Battery
Il, 4tn United States artillery, and Battery A,
otn United States artillery, now serving in the
department OF Virginia, are to be dismounted,
anu the horses and batteries in their possession
turned over to the proper authorities. En-.
l,sled men OF volunteer regiments on duty with
tnese batteries will be promptly relieved and
ordered to their respective regiments.
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TO BE MUSTERED OFT

In obedience to instructions from the War
department, General Terry has ordered the
immediate muster out Of the LIST District of
columbia cavalry, 4th Massachusetts cavalry.
ana atn provisional New York cavalry; all of
Which are now serving in the Department of
virginia. The first named regiment will
assemble at Fortress Monroe, where they will
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PERsoNAL.-MaI. Gen. Terry, U. s A; Gov.
ID. Tod, Ohio; Col. w. T. withers, Miss; Maj.
Gen Meade, q. S. a; Maj. Gen. Butter and
Hon. ID. w. G. Harrington, Mass; Mai. Gen
Hooker, U; s. A, and wife; Hon. III. j. Odell
u. S. A; Admiral Farragut, u. S.N; RF An
drews, N. Y, and the Baron of Badenhausen
ard Mr.. and Mrs. WI. Florence, comedians,
are at WIllards'. .r.T % 2
Mr.. -Chesman, sub-treasurer at San Fran
cisco, Cal. is in the city. 49,.
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THE ALABAMA coNvvvrIou

Gov. Parsons, Of Alabama, has for warded to
the Freedmen's Bureau copies Of, ordinances
passed by the late AlAbam 8 Oonyention. chang.
ing the constitution and laws of the State in
reference to slavery. The ordinances meet the
approval of the officers OF the Bureau.
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IN TOWN

Gen. Hooker, commander of the Department
OF the East, and Gen. Terry, commander of the
Department of Virginia, arrived here last
night accompanied by portions of their
Stats
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0Lieut. W. +. Lynch, formerly of the U.
- Navy, and who about eighteen wears sin ce
commanded the Dead Sea exploring expedi-
uonI died IN Baltimore yesterday He had
been commodore in the rebel navy
s|Gen. K. f. Lee has taken the amnesty
oath.
"Eight thousand bales of Savannah and
Sea Island cotton were sold by the government
IN New York yesterday. Middling fair cotton
brought II &c. (gold at 1i6), strict middlings
4OAc- strict low middling 80 c.. and ordinary
from 364c. to 32Kc-
81 Breyet Major General Bartlett sails from
New York for Europe day, accompanied by
his bride, married ON Saturday last
~A court-martial at Detroit has sentenced
uraiteo men who deserted, to Imprisonment for
three months andthe loss of relationship forever.
"Flfty thousand barrels of herring have
been taken this season of the coast OF Maine
~The Comptroller of New York being I'M
able to pay the Metropolitan Police, Moses
Taylor, upon being appealed TO, has advanced
s1O'oOO TO the city for that purpose.
SThanksgiying exercises for the return of
peace were held In Philadelphia yesterday.
~The Commiss ion ON the bours of labor
appointed by the NJ massachusetts, I,episIatnrs to
investigate the light hour question: has been
ORGANIZED and will give public hearing ON
nT PloPoseo reduction of tn e hours of labor
IL boston, on the 10Th of October.
~Thomas NJ Tying son of Rev pr T
Is on irlaI al New York, charged with Criminal
connection with the wife CT Peter b. Dickson.
The plaintiff lays his damages at S5,OOO.
"The Navy Department will close ont ,ts
sale OF steamers and sailing vessels by dlsposing
of - az auction in New York on the 25th inst,
They viii be sold 10 the highest bidder without
reserve. A larger number of vessels have been
sold IN Washington than elsewhere above the
assessed value of the Government inspectors
"New York had n cotton warehouse fire
Monday night. Loss Sl,OOO,OOO
list Louis lost the steamer Brilliant by fire
on Monday, valued at $4,000.
IA English detective officer was severely
punished IN New York on Saturday while
''epotnhg some Fenians as they were taking
passage in a steamer for Iiyerpoo,
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The ECLIPsE.-To-morrow there will be an
eclipse of the sun, visible over nearly the whole
of the continent of North America, the north
ern half of South America, and the whole At
lantic ocean, and in parts of Western Europe
and Africa. AT this place the eclipse will be
partial, and will cover, ut the time of greatest
observation, something more than one-half of
the suns disc. 1t will begin here about nine
O'Clock in the morning, and terminate at noon
The central eclipse begins at 9.32 a. m, WASH
ington time, on the Pacific coast, near the
mouth OF the Columbia river, and the central
line, extending across the continent in an east
southeast direction, comes TO the Atlantic near
Charleston, s. c., and crossing this ocean. ter
inmates in Africa, near the western coast, at
1888, Washington time. Expeditions to note
the phenomena of the annular eclipse have been
sent TO several positions on the line from the
National Observatory, and from the offices Of
the Coast Survey and the Nautical Almanac.
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OLD CAPITOL PRISON

At the present time there are only twenty
sever prisoners in the Old Capitol prison. The
only important prisoners among this number
are Wirz- Duncan and Gen. Briscoe.
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gin Baltimore county, Md, two tickets for
county officers have been nominated by the
Union party. Yesterday convention AT
IoWsontown nominated ticket which is en-
urefy different from that now in the field
Win the exception Of the name of Henry
Shew Tor Surveyor, which is on both tickets
resolutions endorsing the restoration policy of
PRESIDENT Johnson, opposing suffrage by COL
ored men, fayoring a modifi cation of the Reg
lstry law, and thanking the soldiers for their
services, were adopted.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-Flour declined cents:
wheat and corn declined 1a2 cents; beef firm;
pork heavy; lard steady; whisky firm, and
holders ask an advance. Cotton dull at 81
cents
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INTEREAL> RtvKNuE RECEIPTS.
The receipts from Internal revenue yesterday
amounted TO $3.50, 353a5.
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RAILROADS ON THE EASTERN SHORE Tho
cltlZens OF the Eastern Shore of MARYLAND are
becoming alive 10 the importance Of railroad
facilities. On Monday next a county meeting
Is 10 DE- held al Cambridge, TO take measures to
construct railroad from that town TO Rridpe
Nllle- and thus form connection with the
cities OF the North. The cost, it is stated, will
not exceed $:S5O.U0O "
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pROPOSALs FOR RATIONS,

PROPOSALS FOR RATIONs. :
Qnartermas,sr's 0nce, u. s. Marine Corps,
until M Of the ED ss Of e N sh 0es
next for furnishing rations to the United States
MARINES at the following stations for the year 1855
Portsmouth. New Hampshire.
Shariestown, Massachusetts,.
BROOKLYN, New York.
Philsdelphia, Pennsylvania.
GospoIt, near Norfolk, Va.
Mound City, Illinois. ..r.
Zach ration to col sist of three fourths ETA pound
o. Po[n or bacon or one and fourth pound Of
resn or sat beef eighteen ounces of bread or -four
pound Of eornmesI; and at the rate to one huDdrea
Iatlons OF eight quarts of beans or in lieu thereof
week hundred and fifty oupces Of desiea Pei
potatoes aid one hundred ounces of mixed veeeta-
and half pound Of tea fifteen pounds Of snsa Ts
Tour quarts OF vinegar one pound of sperm candles
and half pound Of taio~; four pounds 81
sop and two quarts Of salt. -
eopmanding officer Of each station; the fresh beef
either In bulk by the single ration of good ouaI
and Rdey ., fs1s :pS h iRs
PORK 10. l prime mess pork, the -four extra super
il sns hs bssns Hss ar
eAhIie ssh soap, salt, etc to be Of good quality.
All bids must be accompanied by the following
of he uns sns n. in the State
hereby guarantee that in the foregoing bid Of
- tor ratioHs, as above described, Be accented
ne or they within ten days of the ut 81 the
f1ntrsct at the post ONCE named execute the con-
ACT ior the same, with good and sufficient securi
tles and In the case said - - shali fail 20
enter into contract as aforesaid, we Ruarantee to
MAKE good the difference between the offer of the
saIn and that which may be accepted.
Wtnesss,-E.F A. B., Gu arantor
,ieo-., G. D.. Guarantor
1 hereby certify that the aboyenamed $500 are
Sn no, 70 me as men OF property and able to make
To be signed By the United States District Judge.
ORlts otates District Attorney or Collector
no ProPossi viii DO considered unless acoompa-
send the paper containing the first inse rtion M th
Office for examination ~ eon W luis
Proposals TO be Endorsed 'Proposals for Rato,
for 1866, /" and addressed to the undervipned
WI. B. SLACK
oc is 1sw4w Major and QuartermAster
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Affairsfu Georsetowu,

CANAL-ArrIved-B Z. ID. Hartley, with
wheat, TO Hartley & Bro; Maude, with pig
iron, 10 Geo. Waters; and twelve boats, with
coal, consigned to Central Co, 2l34 tons;
American Co, 5l9I6 tons; J. G. Hes.on & Go.
99.7 tons: B. +. McQuade, 1922 tons; Hamp-
shire Il Baltimore Co., 2l4.7 tons; Borden Co,
1l6 tons; Consolidation Co, Hills tons. De-
parted-Boats Maude, salt, to McCoy's Ferry;
Linnet, salt and articles, TO Cumberland; T.. ID.
Hartley, salt &c, to Berlin; and fifteen boats
light.
REAL ESTATE AND STOCK SALE.-Thomas
Bowling, Auctioneer, made the following
sales -S5,O00 Farmers & Mechanics Bank, at
81 cents, to w. III. Tenney; -, 100 Corporation
Georgetown, at 80 cents, to L. p. Barrett $3.50
Corporation Georgetown, al 99k cents, to W
III. Tenney. The Tennallytown Hotel proper
~, with fourteen acres of land, was sold yes
terday TO John o. Howard, for 5000
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET.-Flour-Da
receipts light active demand for extras and
family for the city trade; supers, s95OaSq IS;
extras, so to Sf15O; family, Sls to SIG.
Wheat-Receipts for the past two days i'm
proved; good red SPAS, and holders firm.
Corn, 9ba95 cents Oats, &c cents per bushel.
The weatheris so Indictment that outside ope-
rations unimportant.
PORT OF N.-Entered-Steamer
Philadelphia, Futile, Philadelphia Cleared
Schooner Kate, Scranton, Danton, Dghton.
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THIRD PENNSYLVANIA HEAVY ARr,t

s This regiment which is now ON duty Mt
Fortress Monroe, will be mustered out rs soon
as it shall be relieved by detachment of the
5th United States Artillery, which has been
ordered 70 that point. - 80
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THE ENGLISH ToURIsTs.-Sir Morton Peto
and his travelling companions were this morn
ing taken in charge by John w. Garrett, ESQ =,
VIM. Prescott Smith, Esq, and the directors
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and left
for Harper's Ferry in a special excursion train
The distinguished party was accompanied by
Generals Hancock, Meigs, McCullum, and
other officers and a number of representatives
of the Press. They will visit the battle fields
OF Monocacy, Harper's Ferry, and possibly
Martinsburg, the scene of railroad destru ction
by the rebels. returning this evening to Balti-
more. At nine O'Clock tonight the capitalists
will leave that city for Philadelphia where
they purpose remaining tomorrow, and will
then leave Tor New York, to take the steamer
for Europe.
Sir 3 Morton Peto. Baronet Is a member of
Parliament elect for Bristol, and the chairman
of the London Board of Directors of the Allan
tic and Great Western Railroad. He is now
the greatest railroad man in England. Some
idea may be conceived of the magnitude Of his
operations when it is stated that he controls
the employment of one hundred thousand men,
on railroads having their qualifications not
only in England and this country, but in Aus
tria, Russia Italy. New leland, Australia and
Peru, not TO mention the newly constructed
underground railroads OF London. In Austria
alone he employs no fewer than eight thousand
men; While ms entire army OF employees num-
bers more than the fighting army of Great
Britain. The other members of the party are
known as merchant princes and distinguished
capitalists. Several attaches of the London
papers accompany any the tourists ;,,-
sank OF Virginia have adopted resolution
tnat the bank VIII redeem its circulating notes
ana pay deposits standing on the list of JuIy
Iool, as they do now, at the rate of twenty-fye
cents IN com or the equivalent in currency per
dollar, or Will advance sixteen cents per dollar
In coin or the equivalent In currency To sucb
holders and on such deposits the parties 10
receive In addition a ratable proportion of such
amount as may be realized and made available
from the assets of the bank for distributor,
when its affairs can be brought to a close.
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a PERSONS IN WANT OFF DE
~ slRABLE FURNITURE of every -
Hdescription, from the smpleJt to ~
the w.
COSTLIEST CHAMBER SETS
And from the least expensive to the
FINEST p ARLOR RNITURE.
Would do well 10 examine the stock now tn ba saan
at the Wareroems of
MEssRs. JAS. C. MCGUIRE CO..
pennsylvania avenue, corner Tenth street
All that can be obtained in the markets Of the
North can be found in the collection referred To
and can be purchased at prices moderate as those
asked LOT them In the cities Of Boston, phia,
ALSO,
BRONZE CHANDELIERS, LAMPS. &c.
from the celebrated mandatory of Hiram Tucker
4 Co, of Boston. oc IA a $3.50
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stockings.
BY the Defsns,- There fere eight prisoner.
in all in the same cell with the prisoner and
witness.
CoPaRTNxRsHIP NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Court,
Judqs Ola October 10, lS65.-Charles III. Gard
ner and Augustus Clark VS.. Henry A. Foster
and j. w. Howe. The bill in this case states
that the compliments and SAID Poster entered
into ecopartAership in the month OF August,
1865, for the purpose Of prosecuting General
Claim Agency business, without any agree
ment as 10 the duration Of said copartnership,
the gains, &c, to be equally divided between
them: that on the 10th of August Foster notified
the com plainants that said copartnership was
dissolved; that for some weeks prior to said no.
tice. said Foster had been engaged in buying
soldiers check books, for, or upon account of
said Howe; thai some hundred thousand dollars,
or more, of soldiers cbeck-books had been so
bought; that the commissions or compen satlon
due from the said Howe TO the said Foster for
and upon account Of his services atore-
said announced to some three thou
SAND dollars; that il was agreed and un-
derstood between the compliments and
Foster that the business done as aforesaid by
the SAID Foster for and upon account Of Howe
should be regarded as part and parcel Of the
Same eopartnershlp business of the complain
ants ana Foster, and that the complainants
should share equally with Foster ali thai ne
should receive from Howe for or upon ac-
count OF anything done or services rendered
by Foster; and the bill charges that Poster
terminated the copartnership for the purpose
of cheating the compliments out of their
euaie vi "hatcNci IlAkht W uut from MOVIE 10
Foster aforesaid, and that Foster has re-
fused to account, &c; and the bill prays
that Foster may be enjoined, &c, from receiy wing
anything from Howe, and that Howe may be
enjoned &c, from paying anything 10 Foster,
and that Foster be ordered TO account 10 the
complanants, &c, and that a receiver be APP
pointed to receive from Foster all moneys due
from him to the compliments, and from Howe
10 Foster, and TO hold the same subject TO the
future order Of the Court and the rights OF the
parties. Injunction was granted as prayed,
and John II. Trcok appointed such receiver,
who gave bond with surety in the sum of three
thousand dollars. NJ. Thompson for COM
plainants.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE-W. l.. Wall Il Co,
Auetioner, sold yesterday afternoon on the
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1.-TWO HOURS IN FUN.LAND.-Mrs. Wat
w klns as the Strong minded Woman Roman
tic Female; Greatest Plague Of Life Boarding
school Miss; an Exquisite; a Gushing Young Crea-
rure; a Drummer Boy; Lady from Ireland, etc.
Odd Fellows Hall. oc HIT"
~ATTENTION PAINTERS-An Journey
US men Housepainters of the District Of Co.
Iumba partic ularly requested to attend meet
ing of the Journeymen House painters Association
to be held at Temperance Hall, WEDN ESDAY
EVENING, October Is, at ~ O'Clock, to make ar
rangement. for participating IN the grand mass
meeting to be held on the 3lst inst: BY order.
WIN. BERON, Prest
j. MURRAY, Sec ry. oc l6-3tf
NJ WASHINGTON, OCTOBER IS, 1865 -
U The STOCKHOLDERS of the National
ONION Insurance. Company Of Washington are
hereby notified that meeting for the election OF
Directors will be held at the Office of the Washing
ton and Georgetown Railroad Company, corner Of
New York avenue and Fifteenth streets, on SAT
URDAY, the 18th day of October, 1856. at II NJ.
DAVID WALKER,
J. W. MAGILL,
JOSEPH j. MAY,
AUGUSTUS z. PERRY,
BENJAMIN r. GUY,
oc IL lot Commissioners.