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uithstandins the large amount Of psper money
ahoaL, Its fact TINT the banks a1e short Of cur
rency. and have barely enough to pay out 10 de-
positors. As general hing they bold back the
compound interest notes md g1etnbscks. which
ara legal tender for the redemption of pa.iaus!
hauk bills"
The earnings Of the Chie,o and Alton Rsii.
read for the second week in September were $loi.-
~, Against ss,5o4 in 1864; Increase, Sio,17o.
In New York, according 10 the 1Hogid, The
amount Of business paper Is increasing. owing TO
the greater freedom with which merchants are sell.
Ing country dealers On uuc.',
The President OF the New York Dfstllers' As
sociatio1 addressed communication to the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue On the subject Of
1eyyinz On an article distilled rom beer on Which
tx OF Que dollar per barrel has been paid. 1t t.
claimed that this ar1tcla thus distilled Is exempt
from taxation under the lar, which provides that
alcohol made from tuslsf5ala on which tn hxs
: Been pnid, shall be exempt from taxation. The
Commissioner decides That auch an article as above
mentioned Is not alcohol, hut claas or hlghwincs,
md oaly can be converted Into alcohol by seda~
Ing, AID such alcohol so produced By refining, il
not made trum spi1its on which the duties have
been paid. -
There is 4 real estate mania 1t present IN Gin.
einuatl concerning which the Gasetse has the fol-
lowing: -.
1.-THE real estate mania IS raging at preseut with
yer5 large business. at extraordinary prices. Tha
guEes realized both On saIes and rents throw the
shade the highest prices prevailing at any previous
period. The adsante Ii rents Of both stores and
dwellings is from one hundred to two hundred per
cent. and what is remarkable, people are taking
long leases st prevnilspg prices. We viii mention
teu cases in the shape Of rents, by way Of e1am.
pie. A house on Hopkins street. which rented
slnco the war at rs per month was advertised one
nornfng last week, and before breakfast there were
tycuty applicants willing to pay 500 per month
othe. dwellings which rcnted prey1ops to the Va,
and ow1ets thtnk they arc reasonable The net ts,
1t fs almost Impossible to secure a house 1t auy
price, and people arc compelled to pay whatever
landlords nsk.H
, 1865-09-28
Illinois Comfy Nominations.

MCLEAN corxTI,-Judcc, 4. j. MerTjman;
Clerk, Robert S. Mcintyre; Treasurer. J. L. Routt;
School Commissioner, Daniel Witanss Surveyor,
George r. Ella; Coroner, Asrk Ross.
KNOB Coux1r.-Judgc. Dennis Clark, Clerk,
James N. G1ltun; Treasurer, Thomas Harrison;
School Superintendent, James Il. Knapp; Sur
suyos, Halph vorif.
MONTGOMERY corETr.-Juhgc. Hiram Roun-
Tree; Associnte Justices, Stephen r. Briggs, Jsmc$
n. Berry; Clerk. James N. 1fuctt, Treasurer and
Astessor. j. ii. Toacll; School Commissioner, j.
r. Osborn: Surveyor, G.. ". IaynAn-
WISNxHAoo CoCxT1.-JrdEe, Abraaa S. Van
Dyke; Clerk, William Hnlin; Treasurer, Charles
Works: School Commissioner, T. ;. L. Hcn1tus-
ton: Coroner, Isaiah Lyon.
: PEORIA CouE1T.-Judgs, John c. Yates, Of Rad
nor: Clerk, Col J. D. Mcclure, Of Elmwood; Treas.
u,r. Col. Alicn L. Fnhnestock, or Radnor; Sur
veyoz, I. g.. Eash, Of Peoria; Superintendent Of
Schools, N E Yorthipgton. Of Peorts-
ST. c1A1n Cor1u.-Jndga, John D. Hughes /;
Atsociate Justices, WIN. Kzft. Felix Scott CLERK,
Bernhard Wick; Asscesor and Treasurer. Il. g.
Weber; smTeyur, Edward Rutz; School Sppe1an-
tendent, z. J. ralmer. ..-
vEnn111ox xCousrr-Judge, Daniel c1spp; Clerk,
John c. Short; Treasurer. 3. II. Martins supetsn-
tenaent Of Schools, r. D. us1nilton; Surveyor. Afa
Il. Clay.
BoKD CoC11F-Jndge, :. r. Moo1es AssoCA'e
Justices, q. B. Harrison and Francis Dresser
Clerk, o. ". Walls; Asseasor, ]. A. Combs sur-
veyor, Seth Fuller; School Commissioner, 1hoa.
W. uyness
FArETTE CoCx1T-Jnd9e, Lieut.. John r. Van
Dotston; CLERK, Capt Campbell; Treasurer, Lieut..
Seo. ". Bolt; school Commissioner. Major
!. K Jenkins; Surveyor, John Ca,ton.
hopl1Rtk cous1E-Judee, James Elder; Asso-
cate Judges. Htrum Coz, Robert Crowdet; Clerk,
Aelaou E Powell; Assessor AID Treasurer, Clement
T. March; school Commissioner, julius DIckucli
, 1865-09-28
CHICAGO DRY GOODS MARKET.

WuNTsnAT EvXNEG, Sept n.
h decided rt-acton has taken place IN the Dr5
Goods Market llnce the data Of our last report The
attempt m.ds by 4 leading house IN New York to
temporarily dTress tho market, has proved Allure
Euye1s held asoof willis the market was going down.
but a. soon the turning point reached avn
1snche OF orders poured IN for goods, which WAS
quickly followed By sharp appreciation In ya1ue.
Our }obbers report = very active trade 70 fax thts
week. The city Is full OF buyers. and a It Is wr
kroxn that the country u bare = -.~-"7 the pros
poets arc that buaaess win a-.sE. The
atocks In the hands Of our iobbers are
large and well assorted. Offering better
selection than BE- found In any OF the New ToEk
|ohbuE houses. Goods selling hero fully down to
New York figures sud In some Instances lower. Dsown
sheesngs were quoted yesterday At sc, here they arc
ceiling 1t the figure. P1lnts arc In good asaost
tnent and the desaHns x1e new and elegant PFacea
remain about the tAst Quoted. There Is BET
ter Beached Goods. hut ltis inadequate 70 the
wants Of the trade Quotations remain The sane
Brown shhtings are SCARCE aad very nrm- Delalnes
str active aud quoted at sas5c- Stripes, Ticks aud
pYts are unchanged. Carpets aze active and higher
1Dc on common mates and axe on choice styles.
Threads reustn Is before- Foreign Dress Goods ara
quite sctiye and tha market Ii drm. WOrsteds aud
ether Wonlen goods are also active.
nrotA fhe rtnAfnT nffcfa fotfnN9:
, 1865-09-28
KIDNAPPING AT MEMPHIS.
An Illinois Soldier Complafn4 Of Out
FnEe4 Against the Freedxnen-Kta-
nnprlnc Under tIse Flag.

An Illinois Soldier Complafn4 Of Out
FaEe4 Against the Freedmen-KlI-
mapping Under the Flag.
CAxf or 155D REGIMENT ILLINOIS 1NFAN1RI,t
h1ru1s, Tcnn., Sept ID, 1866,
Editors Chicago Tribune: = -.
It is the deeire, Think, OF every rizht-nlnd.
ed man, and, know, of almost every officer
IN this regiment, that you should give 10 the
world, through the columns Of your widely
circulated 'JouEna1, some. iacts which have
come 10 our knowledge, in regard to the mau-
ner Of treatment that the colored people here
have received at the hands Of their appointed
guardians, the officers Of the Freedmen's 3D.
rcau at this point. It seems that there has
been for some past guard Of Illinois soldiers
men from tt Old Kane" from Cook, Lasalle,
Will, Stephenson, and evcn Old Abolition
Ninuebago, and the rest Of the Northern Dis
triets Of tho state-kept nj the headquarters
Of the Bureau, whose duty It was-no, not
duty, but whose order It was:-to 60 about the
town and kidnap q believe they use the 1nllder
term Of pick up) all lkely-looking negroes
they could find, and report them to the Pen,
whence, without a chance Of leave-taking, or
even ofreporting to their families their where
shouts or destination they probably not
knowing the lattcrA they are taken ont to
some plantation, aud there put into inyolun-
taIy scr7itudc. am cecdibly informed, By
an officer of this regiment, of an instance
where one. having 1cft bis place, owing to the
cruelty Of Its so.appointed master, WAS re-
turned TO the. plantation in Arkansas by
guard, and go forced 6aek 10 s'avcry.
But the worst feature Of the business is, that
ithaca ,,touf ore 11A "a ,1r1 NAN 1,noh a..
capture and delivery to them Of these people.
Now I do not knew that Gen. Tfllson takes
nny pay 10 himself; but this Is fact that
think can be established beyond doubt, that
by snd with Ills knowledge, the officers have
been induced to take pay for this wicked
work, which the soldiers werp. forced to do.
Aud here let me say, for the comfort Of the
friends at home who would be shocked to
knew that their sons, brothers and husbands
were thus engaged, and that the Government
could find no other and better use for the men
who had volunteered to defend It's honor,
than to be made the lackeys of these returned
rebel planters, that the soldiers are men sworn
to obey orders, and they cannot and dare not
disobcy or stop TO argue their legality. The
responsibility Of their acts while thus oheying
orders rests upon the commander who Issues
them.
lHill cite few f,cts. Our men say that
they have had TO lie around houses until
late hour In tic night and then make . de-
scent upon them and seize and bear of their
inmates, They have also been employed to
patrol the streets and seize upon all who hYd
no pass and bear them Of, under what Il
called u vagraut order, and In direct violation
, 1865-09-28

Statistics Of Pit Hole-Nexv Wells and
their Product-The Homestead Well
Again YIcldsuE-IsurntnG ofthe Shcr-
man Well-The Plank Road from PIT
Hole to Tltusvt1le-TttusvI1le and Its
Buslne&s.
from onE Own co.Eespoaacns.}
Union Mills, Pa, Sept. Is. 1865.
The readers Of the TRIpuSE must nos inlagg-
inc that, because stigmatize Pit Hole as the
"Great Mcgitimate,'' - that I consider 1t an
uumitigated humbug. It Is not thing of
the imagination, but great, muddy, noisy,
sinking, crazy, greasy fact, Men grow rich
there in day, and poor In the same time.
Old established rules Of business are set at de-
fiance utterly; aud excited men rush into
specnlations that perhaps u few months ago
they would have thought themselves tncapa
bic Of. And strange as 1t may seem, those
who dive into these enterprises with the least
apparent heed OF Judgment, seem to Be the
most fortunate. ~.
There arc but few portions Of the oil pro-
ducing districts Of Pennsylvania that have
not recently visited, but Pit Hole eelipses all,
and Is every day distancing them more and
more. It Is the "head centre" Of otldom.
How long II will maintain the position time
will tell-prohably not long. So mnny new
outlets for oil and gas are being pierced Into
her bowels, that the powerful motor that
heayes the gent streams Of oil to the surface,
must soon become exhausted md fail-aye,
The great oleaginous reservoir itself must ere
long be emptied: for hold that, beyond
question, petroleum Is czhaustible, the same
as conl or peat.
/ give the following news which may inter-
est some Of your readers, commencing with
Pit Hole.
No. 1U. Rocker Farm commenced pumping
on the slst-will probably be good vi ELL
$50 barrels per day. -"
10. TO- Ii1npro,ing, though the oil comes
up somewhat reluctantly.
No. IS, llolmden farm, still promises well,
though doubt its ever exceeding 500 barrels
No. Is formerly pumpe.t about $50 barrels
per day, and then nearly failed. It Is i1n-
proving again rapldly. :.
No: z, Is yielding shout $50 barrels, and In
cteasing.
No. Il is flowing finely.
Nos. 100 and 1g7 are promising wells, pump
ing about 100 barrels fespectivcly.
No. 100, Rocker farm, is doing finely. Good
judges estimate her yield at 900 barrels per
10. II, Meing farm, is flowing about 500
80. :, Morey farm, L pumping not far from
The Homestead well-the onc in which
Booth, the assassin, had an intcrcst-has COM
meneed producing again, and Siesas shout 800
barrels.
It Is reported tbat 75-barzel well Was
struck on the Story farm, OIL Creek, on We'd
The old Sherman we'll, and several othcra
In the immediate neIchborhood, were burned
on the morning Of the Goth, consuming all
The adjacent tanks aud buildings. Loss cstf-
mated at f1e,5O. 1t is thought TINT tho well
e. f+~f, n%,I &1,a rrtr. .xnyfn hn{
, 1865-09-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MOSET.AHYe

"WEDNESDAY ESESlSu1 sept, Y, lsa'.
On the frst Monday in October. which !. eIosc at
hand, the National Banks make up their regular
quzr.erly statement for the Treasury Department.
This fact bas led to an increased s1tneency In hs
money market within the past two days, Tor tbs
sazous banks in the city hare been calling IN their
1nans, IN oEdet to make good e1nlolt Of currency
on band. Not that there Is any particular scarcity
OF currency but one bank commences the opefn-
ton and another has TO follow anst IN order to pro-
, 1865-09-28

,FLOgR-Reeelyed, u 2sgt hrls; shipped. t69s bsis.
M4,ks aqiss ~ ~ M g saass n xers 70 ~. M5 5a
II s.. s;s, 81 S5sS q # !. % 81, 81. Wssa
b.4s!. IT, aos as@sd a'1s i! ssls
"a @ IL g. ampa qS' " Il a. % hrs Fa91s.
teF" At tA00; ITO brfs" RiPon n0 bsls E1-
iens 6: ~ ~
x,iIs sS1 Is III ss9gsa sEs ~ r.
b No. si.s3x 800 ea Do i slr 800 81 d 4
o 81 ao Gs e :s ba a. ss II ssS; 10 81 M
9as e1I 100 hu do Is u 2eH go buido a m pu
@ S. g It x ss g /: % p q s sps
III Y ss h. .hgs:s - g7 s b.
9 81 d 4 e. sa SS s. s. :? &s e g.
s. s. g 4 e % s s. d e
I1oSa sn 70; = &c s,ioo s. q q 4
Tns market closed steady i &c ioE 10. and sc
OATs-Recetred. nnya bn; snipDedt II 10 hn.
Market Ka Kc lover on MOL and tSeG % So.5. Sa5
Esss; % o bu No 4 ss; 1922 10 &c 5o 4 u i5 !;
bu do II s5c 100 bn Rejected at 11c teoo on 90 -
afsssns e9sst !. 81 81 15sss
No At Sc: 10 ou u. st sc: a:so ou DO "' ''o ~
y ksEsss T 1o oa IN ssfss r. 81 4 s';s
Sales were: 20 bn No 4 Ns 4 &. 100 ba 10 Il
2 500 hu do At sc; 10 hu He'ec'eo ~ '0~
1t. 4 .:1ai; ~: i; o.s. ,as
hKAS-saies xere: 70 t9s. On tfss IA n,s shipped,
:2 ~ aVNNotaloai It tsc foE prime seuo"'
, 1865-09-28

On Monday the members Of the S6tl, III.
regiment held their anniversary ut Peoria.
Col. r. G. Ingcrsoll, the commapdnnt, matle
u speech md paid his respects to thu men now
protesting, to be the best friends OF the sol
diers. He said:
"This Is not political meeting, and yet
cannot forbear saying word or two concern
ing tho soldiers friends. There are men here
in our midst pretending to be your dearest
and best friends. They belong to 6 party,
some OF whom-I will not say ail-were not
your friends when you were fighting the bat
tics Of your country. They laughed at your
wounds they snecrcd at your scars !;
they Knocked tho corpses Of your com.
radcs; they ptophesled your defeat !:
they hoped for your disgrace !; they prayed
for your overthrow ind death; they despised
the cause for which you wert battling they
were the allies Of Jour murdeEers. Now you
have reached home covered with glory; you
arc welcomed by the true people Of the
North you arc radiant With success, and tho
very men of whom have been speaking
crowd around you and say they we're your
friends Beware Of them ALI They do not
want to help yon they want you to help
them. When they come, tell them that you
can have no confidence In their sincerity TIL
they bring back the thirty pieces Of silrer,
the price Of your blood tell them to 20 and
follow to the bitter end the example Of their
fllustrfous lendeF+H
, 1865-09-28
MAoxAx1Mous.-Gcnera Palmcr's Head

MAoNAxIMous.-Gcnera Palmcr's Head
quarters Is sometimes the scene Of laughab1e
Incidents. The following amusing episode
Was rclatcd 10 rs yesterday A parsonage de-
voted to the welfare OF the Freedmen, (hin,-
self bearing the mark Of Ham,} was In the OF.
fee the other day when a aestltnte contra
band entered, and, In unfolding his plteous
tale, grayely declared be had tasted no food
for three days, except one little green apple.
The disciple OF Charity eyed The narrator
closely, and walking up to, him, safd, "You
tell me you have eaten but one little green
apple In three dnys:" "Yes, Rah-de troor,
If cher spoke it.n With look Of mingled
establishment and seriousness, the b1ack 3d.
maritan took from his vest pocket u }tte cent
pi<ee, and handed 1t to the hungry brother,
spp rshan ~ hee ay sssa &
and bur good meal!" It Is doubtful
whether the donor will long survive such an
attack OF l1l'crality. The receiver perhaps had
festive time at some one Of the restaurants.
- I1tifst11}e .Xl3fff-nn{.
, 1865-09-28
have not yet signed the treaty. Nearly the
whole day was t pent in sisnIn the treaty.

whole dag was spent in sisnln the treaty.
SINGULAR BEHAVIOR OF THE caERo.
Eon1 sxr1n, ARK, Sept. Il.
The following chiefs and head men Of the
Wichitows this mo; ming signed the treaty Of
pace, to wit: Shad-do~tt, C-Je be, Jacob
!. Jnl n White, Joseph Ellis 6a1nusl Hill. AicI.
Jol ns9n, Fire ;Gfbson, lilly, HoH.was-te:hi-
yah. Through their oEator they said: wye
a1e glad to meet tho commissioners Of our
.Hyeat ather, and renew our pledges Of fdel-
ny and friendship to him and to, all these our
red brothers. At the same time we dcclase
than st1 fctly true and loyal during the late
war The pretended treaty with the so-catled
Confederacy, as reported By Dir. A. Pike, Is a
pure forgery. The men whose names arc
affixed to that treaty with the Confederate
States we're prisoners at the time In the bands
OF the rebels" ~
4 portion Of the Cherokecs also signed the
treaty. The action Of this tribe, which by
common consent, and through their superior
Intelligence and learning IS considered the
leading tribe, Is tnexplfcab1s. They pretend to
have loyal delegation here, but they haye re-
fused to sign simple treaty Of: peace, on the
most frivolous excuses. There Is but little
doubt that tho adverse and subtle influence
work a1nong them, Hc did not make his ap.
pearance IN council I'LL this afternoon when 1t
was given out that the rebel delegates would
be received. The proceedings Of the Council
this afternoon arc not given to the public for
the present, for reasons not proper to state,
all The representatives of the press hayipg
given to the Commissioners their solemn
pledge that they would withhold the pro.
ccedlngs for the present. 4,
, 1865-09-28

We're stranger to be waited over our cat! n bsl-
loon, to descend. aod not knowing anything of ouF
present condition. to visit the arketa Ge might co-
cint aud not without reason, that mighty srmy was
hesieEfns the city aud shutting ns OF nom Amost ~
means OF ofeoEnuEicatIoo Win the surrounding coun,
regulate psee4- ths pFcdnetseo of any article of
common nse u rendered taster and cheaper, pFtees
present Il would seem that these natural laws arc snb
xez1ed, II 20: entirely reyesoed T.ke NJ inssa9Sn
sefms 70 b Increasing IN psice ne
reasan for H. of HE ntp to ihe decrese
prodnctioa sad the increassd sonsam pon esnsed b5
the densud froM the amy. Tho depreciation OF cur,
rescy too. helped to put up The price The tfst soa
1sssess q tnsss ssnse. i eew o9sr shs ssheton
and ca1 row engage a4stn In the work thclr FARMS
Tbs demand for cattle has decreased And this, too
cown were SLAUGHTERED for beef which Fill now be
prevented. Bnt Notwithstanding all this the price Of
butter Is steadily Increasing. week ago it was SIC
= on Thursday It Vas quoted At 3ioo and on Sat
urday Il - T&5 demanded,
, 1865-09-28
MARINE ITEM3.

\ D1sAsrKa OF LAH ER1K.-The scbr Wro. o. Brown.
Gom Buffalo, loaded With $50 tons coal and ps iron
for a. D. cek Of this city. co1lIded with the barque
Nichols ycste1d neat Bar Point, Lake Este sank
tn s11 fathos Of wBter Che viii probably prove To-
t4l loss. Vessel and CARGO insured
ForSnkE1D5eIne ach9oner 1ocheai, C Gapt. sSott.
wheat, fonnfeEed ID gale on Lake Ontarto, 1t day.
light the rnornin. Of the 18th nst Is miles east Of
Gtnesee Light. Nothing saved 1uE the vessel No
lives lost.-ntFoN Tribune.
.Co111MoN OK 1uH FLA1s,-On Sunday morning., At
shout 10 O'clock the schoo1era Morning Lark and J.
s. Austin were being toWcd over tho St Clair Fl1ts,
the latter benz Foremost tt TIE kow a,d driving tae
former running foul Of her. The d4maxes to either
vessel probably VIII not exceed 80 Iet the detention
r than the repairs. This III arose from the sss
cArse most al other accidents which taxe place tn
that locality, viz that OF arranging the tow improperly
BY having deepest draf yesset nearest to the tug
NhIch should at this point st least be conisavse.-
YtfrnI TrfhtHe.
, 1865-09-28
rh, Hafvest In Great Britniu.

PEE ApsrAAlAslAs.s A.s1seoes- seFs..,
y.r, rounrehcusre letter On the harvest and the
crnps lis bean published b. NJ James san9eIson Iof
n;cafons Te haze hetore had oecaaon to notice. Mr.
Sanderson's observations are formed oa a e5tensve
md ibt rrntsnl result Ia less than local
reports might havefe The public to e1Eect ieM q
his rrnerpi remarks are Noteworthy He says " toat
il lie upland disst1eta hntveat has not been so e4
since 9 hairs crops ripened 90 EQUALLY ainee 1nat
lie Vsie Of Tweed as on the hanh Of the Taamss
Willie rom the hot annshine that Gtesans1 tnsnnSn.
beeu as early Is those Il tho lowest. 1hs smalts-
ueous stpenfng Of the crops has rcndstea po5
catneIy. Mr sandesson also says: Al cereal csoPs
hayc been 70 variable this n7Sse @ "
fndeea. VS. not aneommon 10 w1tnsss two sa2tntng
nells d The same tasthe ore sle!q1g Enoa one
farms G'nsl J." xhers a de- crops tle ons were i
lli average nd tnesf H. 81 ost tedcisnt fo,s:oe
, 1865-09-28
CHICAGO LUMBER MARKET.

LLNpER-Rece d,sa3 n shipped, LII n The
1,rae receipts Of yesterday End to-day had drpress
iuc effect On the market, and prices gs7e way ncS
pe NJ with fair deyres Of activity II the decline.
The scarcity Of shipping facilities md docfa2o a1so
bears hesvJ On the market. Sales were: Cargo sehr
Holt from Muskezon, 70 II coarse mi1ed At $1s.oo. !.
cargo schf Helgol1nd, from Mus4egon. 30 N good v
styips balance assorted, At 10: ergo schr aml1ton
rom Menonlnee, 10 strips, balance mill run, at
3la3o; cargo schr William Smith, ftom Aenomluec,
laa n strips, boards, axis, &c. At stsoo cargo schr
Porueruy from Saginaw, $40 N Mill run o fir logs
at <1q,noaeo1o; cargo schr Pilot rum Chambers
Island Is good common assorted X srips. st 1850
cargo schr .. o. Dickenson, from oconto 40 III strips
and boards rafte fAir common. 1t tlss0: cargo schr
Commerce, from KAlamazoo. Is N y strips, balance
common mixed Ut 11s,10; cNGo schf Rainbow. from
Kcvsnee $50 N good mill run from No logs at sls
cargo schr Petrol. rom kalamazoo. 81 Z, atipa bal!
suce assorted It 5000.
", ountH ynr1d prices rs fpifQWD.
, 1865-09-28

upply hnl1ed. FTies src held 1fu 1t tho ADVANCE
1oted yesterday. Wuquoto:
lest White VI, @ + hfl Aa-c
.PRDV1sl0Hs-keeeaved to-day. I, 81 lbs Cured
sut Neat. % brls Reel. and t,0t! 6sls Fork:
Owing 20 motn favorable tnteiscnSe nom New Yofk.
a1r demand bpt buyers md selesa spart IN tbetr
Ftew4
, 1865-09-28

HARRIET MARr1SEAU.-The intellectual
activity and rigor Of this woman, now IN her
blind and deaf, She is one Of the most con-
slant, us ahc Ii certainly one of the ablest,
ed}torinl writers In the London Daily .Se,cs+
She Is besides contributor to several literary
periodicals, and has inst put to press two vol
umcs Of her 's History of England during the
Great Pe4ce,"
, 1865-09-28
NEWSPAPER C1RCULATION.
SENATOR DooL1TrLE,s LETTER.

Senator Doo1ittle, of Wisconsin, has written
a 1elter, whiahtwc publish elsewhere, setting
forth the points which he shall attempt to
establish In lis public speeches during the
political campaign in that 6tate. The first OF
these points Is that the policy Of Mr. Lincoln
and Alr. Jahuson, In leaving the question Of
negro sutingc to b. determined by tho South
cln Slater, is the only Wise and just policy.
1nasmuch as letter from Mr.. Lincoln llas
just been published in which the opposite view
Is held, Senator Doolittlc's attempt to beg the
question has already fallen through. II is
competent for him stiN to show, to the extent
of his ability, TINT such policy would be
wise and just, but ii Is not competent for him
TO fortif5 himself with the great name and
prestige Of Mr.. Lincoln. On the contrary, It
wia become him to defend himself against
that great name and prestige, which will
assan him on every stump.
The second point which Mr.. .Doolittle will
attempt to make Is that the policy which he
espouscs "is in accordance with the letter
and spirit Of the Constitution" While he Is
upon this point We will think him TO put his
finger upon that part OF the Constitution
which authorizes the President to appoint
Provisional Governor, and especially one who
cnnnot take the oath prescribed by law for NIL
Federal appointees. We will thank him to
point out the clause Of tho Constitution which
pointed, TO appoint the local officers oi a
State and to call q convention to
amend the Constitution Of a State.
We shall be gratifed il lie will
also Indicate in what part Of the Constitution
, 1865-09-28
IHEGREAT INDIAN COUNCIL.
The New Treaty Of Peace aud
Amity.

Proceedings Of the Council 10 the l4tla
1nkt.-Thc Treaty Signed by the Sen-
ecna, SemInolcs, Creeks, Shawnees,
Quapaxsk, Osagos, Cl11eknsaws, Hlcl1-
ttaxTn, aud Loyal Cl.erokecs-Unpleas-
ant Conduct Of the Rebel CAcrokees,