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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-12-06
,. r. COWI.rS

NAsiND B-LN DULY LICENSED As AUCTIONFrR.
.S-i'ls lis services O. the public in that canlrlt,
a. IS li'-3-izai % sell property al auction i ,,v
t-,.o .. .Ae state Persons desiro1s OF selling pron
Al-t0aecr, dalg ii-5assl 6y,te Tri,s5 49, ~
.-tsiai- lel may De found AZ an s-ason,sis h,r-s
- ms o-lcs .a Covlcs B.o,S Washia-to. Ave,-,.
l-lasiay- CaIrses reasonable. 40,
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! T TnrE An exchange says one Of
the latest fashions with me ladies' i wear
ing long ends Of ribbon around the neck.
Few OF the uninilated know the signif-
canCe thereof Tie wise ones say that
when "tlev wear tie ends banging in front
il means that the lady is married. over
the rig1t shoulder thar " she is engaged 90
down the back that she has a teller coming TO
see ner. '' 0u- isl't engaged % il she doesn't
wear any. .f means thar she ''is engaged. -
a1l don't E.sl 10 have anything 70 DO With
' any other frleT." As our population has
'aa' point where everybody don;
AnJH every body e.se or their business, we
give these points for the benefit Of the
ris4lg generation of the sierner sex. free Of
cAgrre. Have j care.
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ERIENDS AND CITIZENS OF LANSING
L AND VICINITY Having iust rs,,rn-5 r. n, Al
o~ny' an r.aiy % attend O. any tia. nav need on
sfA1ioas on or about th0 Teeth OlHce a, nv r.s.
dencc-sa gIalu street
-" : WOOD Dentist
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II. T.. ATWOOD

1TTOGNEg and Colnse. .or q Law. AND sllc.t1r ia
Catlcery. Particular attention wlI be given g.
caias grow.rg out OF tbs reecat Nsr. o.nce over
Ttsl. Hunter -f0-c 5J0vl
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JNO. W. LONGNEAR
HORATIO PRATT

LAW, Ca1ncsry and Collecting Business. Lansing
Michigan. O.lce over the scoad National Bank
sos
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NOTICES.

THE MASON & HAMLIN GARNET
Il ORGANS, forty different styles ADAPTED % "a
ered and secular music, for $50 q $500 each THTR
Il-flNE GOLD Or SILVER MEDALS. o. other g.,
premiums ewar-cl them AldreSS MASON & HAN.
54IyI
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WAGON aad CirriAge Maser. foot Of Washington
.9l street., below ,he size oi the Ltnsing House.
wagons coasiiatly 9u aani. a. reasonable prices
Repairing I0ae ,'ovt
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AMERICAN unTsE
.IOIINs ~ HALEY

Il HUDSON, Proprietor, Lansing. Michigan. oppo-
site re Capitol hIiiinr. General stage once
A'P. m connection Win the House 5lsyl
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II. q. SpRaNC

PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, lansing Mich once and
rs'iielcs, On Michigan Avenue few doors cast Of
the 20 c one srs,1
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DOCTOR II. W. NELSON

ATTORNEY and Counselor 10 Law aud Solicitor 10
C1a1cergi his'n, lngham County, Nlch Iy550
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MISCELLANEOUS.
I A y : I y G. AC ADEM ~
Classical and Scientific school for
Boys and Girls, and Young Men
and Women.

CALENDAR FOR 1855
First Term tegias Monday, September l. 1sss
second 90 December / IS65.
Third '' March Is, 1866.
During the FIRST Term an especial Class will BE
organized for the benefit O. those expecting to teach
PEICE OF TUITION.
Primary Department, per term 4 %
Common English stu1ies, including Eurllsb
Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography Book
keeping and Peumsushin. in............ oO
Higher Engish, including LATIN. Greek sud
French Languages. and Maiheuaflcs = 90
fxrRA TCirIoN.
Noc4l Music. pgr isrm ..... ........ s1 n1
instrumental Music. per torn. ....... - 90
Oh Painting. Ter Term. .-..-.--... 10 90
-''''7 '-." ~ 81 - &C
fs-Bo1rd can be obtained iu Families IN the In
MEDIATE vicinity Of the Academy or with hefanily
OF the Principal. in thc Academy.
Sonmlnicaioas addressed, {. c. OLDS. Principal
VIII be promptly answered lr-5IS
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ca Hotel aud examine o-r M stock u
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! u UILDING ) VED.-The under.
II siEnei would INFORM the public that he hss I.
complete apparatus Tor moving bslidinEs IS familiar
~lti iae ois mess l. practical mechlnc anc holds
the shortest notice and t The most rea-ola6e tes
Ssn ee io1na at my residence near the middle town
lansing, July 9lst, 1865. Y NORTON
S3r-Tv '- -'|--AN-'-
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FOUNDRY.
II T X F. K 4 r o L y p K Y
AND
MACHINE SHOP '
UasitsnaW Street and Copital Arenue
ADJOINING THE CAPITOL

The undersigned would respectfully an
nounce that he has now his works ia good running
der, and turning out
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ASSORTMENT or PLOWS.

That can be- procurei a. any Ike work The atte
70. d E-Im.-s $ ua-L-cu-a--. o--.,e ~ hLs
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"A Stigma pen. therHumanityI Of thea


4 Gov N 'rton. 10 kis rscen, snnuaI mes.
90 the lsglslsiure, usss ths shays viRorors
language 10 exores. his sentiments In favor
81 sllowiog negroes to testify against white.
men 10 courts Of iussics. His l.ncuspe Il
As follows:
The statute which exclod- negroes from
'es'''yinR in courts Of justice. in cssss 10
which white persons are parties. Il. in nv
opinion. s'igms uoop the hum .ni,y and IL.
tsl'ipsncs OF the State t"
Ihi'' De ei'remembersd. i. The isnrnaps
o. no ess an individual than q ,vs -nor Nor.
'on. snd We wishisir recorded in ,hl. cor.
n'c'iop. that those poli'icisn. WI, dsclsr..
that the d-nocrs'. were sl.ndsring he Gsv.
ernor and his p,rv. when they charged /,
rs part Of their pl.tform 10 eoa.lize the
negroes 9TH the whites. w.rs either greatly
deceived themselves, or what i-sworse. thev
~i''fullv deceived the paopIe.
But 'hs governor 70 NOT ~. onIv b;gh
'nnciionary who Is progressing IN ,hi, ns.
gro equality. We no'ics amongs, he p,o-
eead'ngs of The lspislsrur. ths, Ssn.,or
Ifx-Governor) P g Dunning hss intro.
ducsd - the Sensi. resolution "a
strike our the 18Th sr,icls Of tho consti,u.
non q ne state, which proiib. he emf
grnuon o. negroes and mnlafios 20 the s,.,a
srh also 70 remave the prohibition m nc
croes voting. Governor Dunnine 10 new
convert 20 ihe rspblicsn faih, and Hksa
new conver's. i snxons 70 d. somsrhino "a
ev'ncs the ihorougbaess Of his conversion.
r. sane proposi'ions sre also before tho
House Bn' We dc NOT belisvs thst ,b..s
negro measures can be carried through ths
present legi-'srure. Tire rspuhlic.ns h.v.
,niy twen'vfve member. in the Ssns,e
which renders them poweries. ~ pass snv
sw without st least one dsmocra, voting
far H.
~sfet the sand fsksn Nv Governor Morton
md The nagnates'..of the psr'y throu yhout
he state. show. thar the question will have
n be met bv The people. The governor and
'is psrty being now committed 10 The poli.
y OF rsmovirr The 's'igms.' h Il 70 be hopsd
hs' they will have no double. .dsnIing IN he
uhJect ~ the future. If The people want
'egro equality they should vote fnr ,hoss
rho favor i; snd II they do NO, want il
hey should vote accordingly. But more on
his subject wheniibe time comes Corydon
)emocrst.
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II cannot longer be denied that the sboli
.ion's's and disappointed offiss.seeksrs q
tue Democratic party who sfiilia,e wishth.
'ormer-thoss who have awsys been . terro,
10 freedom and liberty for the white u.o
are laboring uost sssidnously 10 place The
oi'ck man upon perfect absolute eonalitv
with The whites. socially and politically.
But few days sgo, Paris c. Dunning. The
archtraitor to Democracy. introduced =
resolution m The State Senate. inquir,ne
into the expediency Of striking out the ,hir.
teenih clause Of our State Constitution 70 which
prohibits negroes from coming into our
State, and allowing them the right Of suf.
rage and the privilege ,ot.s,ify 10 courts Of
Justice against white men.
Not contsntwith the sacrifice being made
70 lift the shackles OF The shoulders Of
Americans OF African descent" they are
disposed 10 make him what he never can 81
naturally, our equal BY virtue Of legisla
tion.
Dunhing il a new convert 10 The des,ruc
tive aud ruinous doctrines Of AboIilio n,sm
and desiring 10 wear The crown, plungss
ahead, demanding that principles snd theory
snali be put into practice. We presume
the labor, works and wisdom VI our ia thers
y DO established our government, both fedr-
70 and State, will bs efaced, bousd out
and dsspised. spd tbings which shouId mol
% done viii be done. We have but 10
1rspsre 70 be jos tied Ia every svoca
'iobof lie with the colofed gentlemen;
md lhe poor. Isboring shitecissses mas
prepare 70 reduce their wsges,ss Afri.
;ans will labor cheaper. There may
'e some clarel-leiting. and the poor be the
worst Of The wear Open your churches,
'our school. houses. Judges vscate ,ha
'euch-iswyers and doctors retire from the K
isd, for Sambo cometh. All must rise 20
md call him blessed. for be il our brother.
y whom ~e ere well pleased. We would
s'h-r b. fsnned BY ihs evening zephyrs oil
ome fsr or land, where goats milk and
s''d honey abound than live in close prox
Ini'y TO The coIored gentry.-Delpbi Times
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Al Unkind Tear.

When us-d 10 Tend store at me. n eo
uh'or.' IN Syrscu--. the gentleman eoa e
ronnd one day. snd he ssv-:
Boys the one thai sells The most twix
nov snd Chrstmss. gsss . vest pattern 40 !
present.
Maybe ve didn't work for ,hst ves D. I.
tern! l tell you th-r- vas scsa~ tn 10.
riss ted in the praise 81 goods iu-l ssou'
that time, but the talls., tslk-r snd tns
one thai hsd m,re cheek shss aay Of a.
~ss certsin Jaa.h Ssnr--. who roomed
with me- lie could '.is dollar oul u .
mss's pockes wh>n th- a,a hid i.rended 10
spend only q sIxasnc-; sni ne ~smsa-
lord bisss you. they htai-l l.~r tfs- ~ poc :
st- -bosks 10 hun sHd let e.tn lsy .at sh..
no iksd fov them
By G.sh. old f-Ii,~. y v.u ,Aink iha,
sre's g'st any cottoL a. 4. IN 5ring dow n
the sleep il vas cut from and make him
s~.sr to :Iis ~vn ~s,lt
'T~ont ~e.r 80 -i,h-r--w.r- . psir ,f
pants n th-i Kind . -tafF .ns..i, fry-a--, !,
snf ~. ~ ,. -onI 49,. = ~i,~n ar-t pssiI
ihern M. f.kr a - ih,.v cant. nj is.Il
~ ssa f"n', Or 80 .ryshng. Esio.,l
carl Wei cssi fs-af. -.g,i -ais-l
What 'd.- ssy Ssh Irsarr. AiiushS
q. bargain.
could issl Jon-h r."l pIsying .bsus
ne bsd-cisthes for - s'.> .ni. 'h~n rip. lear.
~eat sonesh'ng Or ann''1,r, ~ hd my
heal und.s The blsnk-t-. D-rf-ciy y canyus~d
T'sh laughter and sac In-r Jvnah hsd tor = \
'h~ shesi from top 70 bo,ram
WHsn woke ., NIX - rniar foan X |.
-- -ss-, Snkiodsst t-.s - ail-- 1hst shs back K
o. ny n'ght shirt WIS spll. iran al to co "
lar osnd-
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b@hder me ac9v. mere are several ol
companies ~ New York. Paiiads lphia. sn.
lin 9iaer places ne amaunt of c.pitsl rep
resesied therein npt being public: and nan,
private rni-rpriss.. ns' stocked. represent
ng AZ additional capisl 81 one undrec
millions . ,he losr-' figure.
The petroleum region . nov d.velopinQ
lis-if T. in Penn-s v,nia. virginia. Ohio
iCp'orsdy. Csnsd. AID promising indication.
Ia NV iirs. Michigan. Ipdiaps, aid Cali
'cFnlr. rhe demand for Grade petroleum.
- luoFlcasor. AMI the refined sricIs for
lamh-nag. T. greater than the supply. and
Aili be fgr ~! ,ias io come. We look 10.
Pr 'a- source ~ national a. veil a. indiyid
uAi wealth. " one cf the greatest blessings
II the aEr. ana fh- cii business i but vet
n ~ in'spry Probably al no time III The
n's'ary oi 'a- -'lrrDriSes of The world. has
% iArge - amount of capital been invested
n any on.-Sntsrprse whsrs :, sresta pro.
portion n the investments would p.y such0
'af4r stnrnls " capitalists.
\ su-ed not only for Iubricatng snd
Illuminating, bui 10 the manufacture OF sosp
'nh oiher daer article. 81 toilet use, while
some n me most besuiiful shades of colors
Every known are being br chemicsl process
'xrsc'ed ,herefrom. And besides an this
hr ''~'d'um i now being brough, into use
= s'esn generator, 70 navigate tn ocean.
sl'h most hsitering promise OF success
Fhe cities cf Moscow and ST. Pster.bnrc.
re no" ht with petroleum exported from
NJ country. The increase of exports cf
'srolsnm from the Uaised States in 1864
- ~ s37 SIG gallons more than ia Is62
md y l. now n great measure taking the
''acs q gold for the purchase Of European
PODS and settlement oi foreign claims.
New York World.
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All who are interested In oil lands, az se
- The pnblir generally. viii doubtless pe.
'use with lively curiosity the graphic &C.
count W. give elsewhere OF the swly dis
covered oil region upon the Hudson river
II il is really true thst petroleum oil can be
found 10 paying quaa,itiss within seventy
miles Of the city Of New York. ia the imme-
dat. vicinity Of . great river add two lines
Of rsilroad. il is fac, Of very Gres, moment
20 the metropolis a. we'll a. 10 the D ople OF
The immediate locality. The supposed oil
regions 10 the neighborhood Of the Fish kill
monsisins are 1t such q short distance or
The ci'v hat II oil ID there il will very 90 on
be "struck ;"
The development or petroleum hss marked
40 epoch in the history OF this country bor-
d-ring upon the marvellous. the more 80 on
account Of tbs inestinsb'e wealth resulting
Ih-refrvm. And not the least strange part
N Z is. that this gigantic interest has sprung
tself upon the market 10 90 short a space
y time. There are new organized. that we
snow %. ID the city n New York one hun
ired and twelve oil companies. repres en,in
J cspital of one hundred snd twenty fur
Millions forty FIVE thousand dollars. The
:iiy ot PaIladeiphis ha. capi'al representa-
ion of one huncred aud sixiy-thrse millions
even hundred snd fifteen Thousand d5llsrs.
We sppeud iabusr statement Of ,he
moUnt of capital represented IL the pelro.
Aun businss. VI cliies Of the North a. fol
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Psps.' ssid . little srcbin 10 his father
~ o'h" dsy. y suw : printer 20 down
street jus, nov
D'a yoa' sonoyi How did you ksov
'hs' 'he person 80 : printer
Became I Do. papa
But he might have been ! esr,eo,,,
slseksnish or : shosnsksr.
IN 10 psps. Ae vss : printer; 70, he
- eas.'as : ssss. b had no s,oeliag.
o. shs crown vss o., u his hs,. md Il.
Sc. vss ~ torn. I'm certain that be !.
spsistsr. psps.'
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a C"L'KED CAsDIpArg r,R cAprrssrr
Sine. i.nessI ButIers arrival In wssh-
'nsson hs hes been eade.vorinr % secure
ne sppcin'mens o. bright. in,rIIig en-, ae.
src s"v . cadet u w-st pint. 70 be
edues'ed 'or the regular army I'ke.,he white
csdes. Whether - indication cf future 90.
h''es' movements. or So ,hrus, !, the req.
u'sr sr'nv. 20 which he sttribatss his rsmov.
=. she effort 10 equsIiy significant and cote.
worthy.
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Homes for Disabled Soldiers.

w Holman has introduced 4 BIZ, IN n :
II pnse donating 70 each state and terri,ory
an amount OF public land equal 10 thirty
Thousand acres for each ssnstor and repre
ssnts'ivs and delegate IN Congress 10 which
The s's'ss and territories are entitled respec-
iiyely bv the appor,ionmsn, undsr the cen
'us Of 1860 proceeds OF said lands or
land scrip shall be ippropristsd by the leg.
isla'ure Of such stste or territory % the ex.
elusive purpose Of founding and endowinr .
= home or homes in such state or territory
for soldiers and sesmsn psrnsnently de
sbled 10 The service Of the United States
during the present war. or 10 thssuppo
and educstion Of orphan children Of soldiers
and seamen who have died or ehall die in
he service Of the United States during the
present war, or 70 both purposes, in such
manner a. the Isgislaturs OF 81 ch state may
dsternine.
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1Eiernl.y h.. - grsv nairs. The
h'ses fsd-. the h-sr ssih-r-. msa grow
old snd dies; the world lies daxn ia the SEQ
oishrs q age. o., lin. writ-. no ~riskI.-
% ettrnitv- E'erni,s. Sup, nduoas though.
Inc eve pr--enf. uae ~. snsecssinv. snc
undying--thr radls.. cnsia eynpsssar n
ne q Gnd--th- g,d-a 'hr-sd entwiniur
ne dss'in'es ~ 'h- unirrr--. Rsrh hss it,
oesui'-s eat t'ms -hr7uds fh-m for III
s'sse' 80 h'nars ar- hn' -nr~isne 81 an
hour; is palaces. II, pl~.surs-. NV .rs bur
80 bursting bubbles. NJ % ~ sh- unisisd
eeurns- u ne dsslliny 81 the Ainigh,y
csn Gone ~ dempns u d-c,v.
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Stranger, | wsnt 70 lssve INV dog IN
'h's'ere office until the boa, starts; 4 sm
airsid somebody will steal him. .Yon cam,
Do y" ssd the clerk; "saks him out. -
"Well stranger. ths,is cruel; bst YOU are
q sPositioned alike, and no is kinder com o.
ny 'or you" "rsks him out. rosred tho
clerk. well. stranger don't think you're
honest, and you want watching. Here
Dragon" he ssid 70 the dog. ssit down here
snd watch that fellow snsrp;" end turning
% h's heel, sid. "Put him ou, stranger, m
he's uoublesoms." The dog lay thsrs tiDI
me boat started. watching ard growing 81
svery movement q the clerk. who gave him
Ihe better part Of The ofics.--fYxchssre.
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6TAn sddress. recently delivered before
The Typographical Society al Washington
stst's these facts about honors 70 printers.
The Uniied States Senate h.s chosen .
printer for secretary, printer for sergeant,
a. arms. while printer occupies the vice.
prs-ideprs char. 10 the Hoase. printer
nss been elected clerk. printer postmaster.
and 90 The drst Monday Of December. 1859
me House Of Representatives chose 4 printer
'or Their foreman OF speaker; snd also q,
ne iourtsen gentleman who hsd filed ,he
oriee OF Mayor o. Washington. six were
printers, namely: Ra,ins. G,ies, seston.
w Wghtman, Force aud Towers.
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The QuorA OF TsDrAsA By DrsrRrcrs.
The following 4 the official spportionmsn,
Of quotas 70 the various Congressional Die
tricts Of Indians:
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61-Bs the death Of Democratic member
d the New Jersey House. the Republicans
have nsjority Of one ID that body, The o.
gsnisssion Of which hss been deferred By
he tie.
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A CURIOUS ClIcuIArros.-somebody
mskes the following curious calculation.
What Is bllioni The reply il verv sim.
pie: a million times a million. This d
quickly written sDd quicker sill pronounced
but no man i able to count IL. You NAV
count 100 or 100 10 . minute: but let ~
even suppose that YOU msy 90 80 far as 200:
then an hour will produce l2,OOO; . asv
2ss 600; and year Of 3s5 days (for every
four vsars ycu msv rest from counting du.
ring leap vesr) i05.I20Oo0. Let us SUP.
pose now that Adam. a, the first b ginning
Of his!existsnce. had begun to connt, had con.
tinusd to do % and vas counting siil: he
would not have even now. according 10 the
usually supposed age Of our globe, have
counted near enough. For TO. count biI.
lion he would require 9.5i2 years, "a dsys.
hours and 20 minutes, according to the
rule taken abovs. Now. snpposing We were
g allow the poor counter IL hours daily for
'es'. eating and sleeping; he would need
10 024 years, s. days, 10 hours. and 40
minutes.
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%Ths church property Of San Francis.
eehvsiueds q nearly million or doilsrs.
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U-s-"Whas's your nsmsp' said sn officer
% young colored lad, who had joised The
ship u the Cape.
'Algoa Bay sir
Where were you bornr
'Wssa't born At all sir
'Wssn't horn q sli'
No sir! You see, wss washed ashore
in . stormr
0Tltis stated that the first decision Of
Chief Justice Chase. ID the Ssprcms Court
Of the United States. vss ths, Wsst Virginia
vas legally State. The decision was
given on the question Of placing The nsme
of ths, State on the liss when calling the
docket
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-06
Brooklyn City NcNvs

TIM FLOATING DEBT or CnY. The Board Of Super
" Non held their regular monthly meeting at four
o. lock yesterday, Supervisor Crooke In the chair
con Nluncation received from the County Trca.
surer which shows that the floating debt Of the city on
che 81, tof July last the close Of fiscal year. was
sl7o5b 20, Of which amount e23s $50 is the balance
Ouisiandi W. OF certificates issued 20 drafted men
The entire noating debt consists Of certificates of in.
Aebtedness bearing Interest ut the rate OF seven per
cent which we're issued without any defined period for
che payment principal interest and were Intended
FOR Temporary purposes When the certificates were
rst issued the plan proposed for their redemption was
Through the proc scds OF the sale ak DOR cent bonds
which were then selling at premium but the con-
anued calls BY the government for more troops kent h
county constantly vrrcwing, and tho United States
dom from TAXATION TO, ved the bonds Of the county out
sf the market These Vftmcaes are all held principally
ny the banks or the CITY, whose officers tho Treasurer
ptated In his report had voted with commendabe patri
tesm and beralty, and without whose cooperation
@e Treasurer wcud have zen unable 10 furnish the
Dounay Committee with the vney required by them in
nis0ursing Dounes The Trei eefef recommended that
we Board authorize him 10 sell 1sae oonds at their
present market value for the iq u1asacn o. the floating
4sbt o. the county In 0n with the subject
oupvSeor studwei offered resout Yn snoh was car
ne1 nas sns Treasurer be authorised sei the State
eonds ~ The liquidation Of the debt Of Che county In
Rupsd - paying bountes 70 soIdier y
FtsuRAL on Nh Curnss Tho funeral y tho late Mr..
pOrum Win take place this afternoon rol the Pierre
Pont srsst Baptist church. Brooklyn insse. v or from