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The Blowing Cave OF GeorgIa.

[GainesviIIe (Ala.} Cor. of the Mobile Ttmes.1
Among many other interesting items con-
tanned ii your last issue, noticed para
graph In regard to one Of Georgia's Ereatest
natural curiositfes-I allude to Blowing
Cave" as 1t is called By the Inhabitants Of
the section in which 1t Is located.
Thinking that few particulars IN regard
to this truly strage phenomenon might prove
interesting, and lead to further inquiry, dot
BLOWN. Carc Is situated on the plantation Of
Colonel David Barrow, Decatur County, Ga,
tTenty.seyeu miles from Thomasville, the
terminus Of the Savannah and Gulf Railroad
The cave is At the bottom Of small, natural
basin {Whosc diameter VIII not at any point
exceed eighty feetl. in perfectly smooth
plain, and Surrounded with dense copse Of
the supposItIon that it was occasfoned by
apy eruption Of a volcanic OF conrulsivc na-
ture, as the face of the surrounding country,
IS well IS the immediate nelghborhood of the
cayeiteelf, Is wholly free OF stones. rngged-
ness and other marks of conyulsfre action.
When first discovered and bEonght into
notice by Coloucls Barrow and Mckinley, in
the year 1886 OF 1857, the oriflce Of the cave
was three OF four feet to the LEFT Of the
present one, and much larger. Colonel Nc
kinley proposed exploring 1t, bnt In at;
tempting to sound It with lead and line, and
failing to touch bottom, gave up the under
fnkinp as too hazardous for further venture.
The rreseut mouth Of the cave Is about
one and 8 half feet in diameter, through
| which at one period Of the day there Issues
! a strong current Of air, not in puts, but
continuous stream with q roar that Is heard
| at q Distance Of sixty or seventy yarda.
| In tho winter Of 1864 In company Will
several ladies, I visited the caTe at the TIME
, 1866-08-28
Political @qu5bs.
[Efom the Albany journal :.

From the Albany Jourua1.1
Henry A. Wise Is down On the Philadelphia
Convention as 81 hrmbng-h There are
Wise.
It'll a significant fact that most Of the Gov
ernment officers removed thus far, hare al
waTa been recognized as earnest Seward
men," Montgomery Blair is having his re-
ycnge.
The 44,yas Is soft -soaping the soldiers who
perillcd their lives In the war for the Uniou-n
nR IL ses :5e ts
The argus says: AS yet. no Democnts
hare been appointed" The Coppezheads
arc becoming restless. They cannot sec why
those who arc expected to do the heavy work
should not have the Offices
The bread-apd-butter organs are talking Of
getting up mass conventions Il they are to
lie held, they had better be hurried up; for
az soon as the offices are disposed Of, the brl-
gade will dWindle down to corporals
guard.
The Democrats used to claim two-thirds of
| the officers In the field us their Men- Now,
when about one in hundred nvow them
selves johnson men, they herald the fact as
wonderful
A call to the s'eoIdiers and sailors" who
are in sympathy with the Philadelphia pro-
cramnlc Is signed by some hundred and fifty
| lanes. i hundred and fifty thousand names
Of soldiers and Eai1oss could be obtained to q
cnll for Convention to stand By the Union
as 1t onsht to be. Who will put the ball In
rnotfons
The Restoration Convention Of Maine was
held yesterday. The telegraph reporter in.
uocently says thnt 'sthe attendance was not
SO large as had been expected" Fernando
Wood WIS advertised to appear and speak
h oaldat IT, the iaevi'sh1i ns 81;
such occasions, appeared and made his little
speech.
There we're two "sensations' in the Phl1a
delphia Convention: the arm-iu-arm tab
lcau and the telegaphic announcement Of q
Johnson victory In Colorado. The one IN:
a farce aud the other fa1sehood. Iht
tableau belongs to the Convention, hut tht
victory to the people. The Johnson Con
gresham Is elected-to stay st home, AMI
the .Radieal'' to 60 to Washington
"sl1ght variation"
, 1866-08-28
1obn Brfght on Reform.

The following letter Wns written oS John
Brjoht To the Birmingham Reform League,
nnt.daor meeting On the subject Of Reform !:
aRocHnA11, July q, 1868.
unr.p sru: must ask Jonr friends to axCuse
.a Il ! an unable to attend the meeting On the
st he ,nna labor :, q 6n,, es ,sss,9n
fn en1aeetson with the great question on which
Il ihe = sesston has been mainly wasted.
~ suppoeo four meeting will be held In the
opep III, and ! dare not attempt to speak In tho
"@I hope. before another session, roma steps
mar be taken to enrol working men, DOW nnfEan-
hTire their demand for suffrage With increased et-
feet Before Parliament during the next session:
he extent of It viii depend much On their Own
organized e1osts On behalf Of their own cause.
al regret very unch not 70 be able Just now to
take part in yournosetnent.
tef An, yours. respectfully, 1ouH BAI1Hr.
"Mr. John O1fosd, Birmingham"
, 1866-08-28
TIE OPERA IN BERLIN.
Scene at King Willlasns1 Iflrat yta1t
After kllC MINI

A letter 10 the Paris 1tn,ps, dated Berlin,
gives 4 glowing description Of the sccnc
whith Il took place Ut the Open. lionsc On tho
evening Of the 9th, on which occasion tho
representation Was for the benefit Of the
wounded so!t.ivss. *Tle whole Court Was
present, md not u scat was vacant. When
The King entered at hhlfpast SEVEN, the en-
tire audiences rose and received him cnthMst-
aet1caily. The performance commenced " It'll
the SieEes March tthc march to victory Of
Taubcrl. When the curtain rose the whole
company sang royal song. which was com-
posed expressly ior tho occasion. Each
stroplc was received with uprlanse, and
when the tenor, Herr Woworsky, sang the
following strophe:
And when throughout the land ahall fIoat
The dag OF union. then we'Il shout
ffail! Emperor of Germahy,
the whole audience rose and became go cx.
cited that tle singing was for a long time in.
tcrrupted. After the last verse the cries and
braves burst forth again, ard the national
hymn wns demanded from all parts Of the
theatre. The orchestra complied with the
wishes Of the audience, all prcseut-priuces
rrinccsscs and citizcns-iotncd in the chorus
The enthusiasm had no limit. / never saw
anything like it. The receipts amounted tt
near 44ot.0."
, 1866-08-28
THE ARM.IN-ARM FARCE,
A Howl OF Dcrls1on In the South.

A Howl Of Dcr1slon In the South.
Tint our readers may more thoroughly
appreciate the arm in arm farce pcspetsated
at the Philadelphia Convention, when Custer
salutcd the rebel tlag and the delegates boo
hoocd, we make few extracts from proml-
ncnt Southern journals:
From the Charlottesville (va,) ChtonIcle.l
South Carolina walking down the aisle Of the
Philadelphia Convention, weeping on the bosom
pictures sIaee lie iaslns Of ths Aiisatie caslts.
Il that doctn't melt the So1th then they aFc q
ste to ~ n G.
sicrey."
From The Richmond {va.} Timc..]
re,,s;ouny shs delssates from The South were
required 10 swallow resolutions which must have
tasted ahont a. pleasantly q mixture Of SAL,
Orr, Of South Carolina, and tlc dcmure looking
Couch, Of Mo:aachnsctts. walking arm atid arm
tuto !hs great Wtswan,, was, no doubt, very ssrlk
faces when l,c swallowed several OF The Icsol,i-
lie wae forced 10 acyour.
From ahc Richmond, {vn.) Enanlrcr.; =
Did MIR. Orr 70 10 phtladciphia to confess that
md jas'iee a. Ma1.seha.es,ss rial ' the wss an
s4naI eaen4cs', That. INDEED, has often bern
makr It impossible without shame. And hy scr
au tSn rns i: &C.: siYssy sasy Ss IT, 81
sumption q sen;,,efn leadership Or imreSeona-
IFton, tho Mobile Tlmes.l
II must have been thrilliu.. spectacle when
b S;crcTal Conch aud Governor Ofr-enleTcd thu
philadelphia Convention arm, In arm: Quo enthu-
sln.slc observer. ytl1 strong faculty e: :intli.
tn.A fccOrp5yrf f111HJHtArF
, 1866-08-28
BREAD.
Wheat and Its Culture.
How to Make Fcast md Bake Bread.

How to Make Feast md Bake Bread. |
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribunel
BCnlnaToS, Iowa, August IL.
Bread has been Declared, by the unanimous
voice Of Eaukind, to be the staff Of life,
while the Irishman is equally positive that
II this be 20, potatoes are certainly the
c1utches. Bread Is usually the product Of
wheat, the most valuable grim given 10 man
by bountcous Providence, though It can
also be made from other grains. Wheat,
known in botanic nomenclature as tritieum
sulgore, has been SO long enjoyed by man
kind TINT Its origin Is entirely unknown,
though 1t Is maintained that the original
plant, now so unlike its offspring as not to
be recognized with certainty, from which all
the other varieties yespruug, Is now found
growing wild in Sicily and the south Of Italy,
from whence It has been distributed all over
the world. It is certain that during the e1-
tstence Of the Roman Empire, the country
thereabouts furnished the Romans most Of
| their subsistence, and WAS den0minated by
them the grana1y Of the world. This grain
! Is certainly native Of the temperate zone,
tIon, profusion and variety, 6oth winter and
spring wheats now being produced By the
husbandman. Of these the former is much
the best.
The faFortte latitude II the United States.
tor me Productlon ot me best qu1nties Of
about Rchmona. In Virginia, through ali the
States west Of this point the winter wheat
Of Southern Illinois being among the very
best, though Of course 80 useful and neces-
sary plant has vide range Of territory,
and can be grown from the Gulf Of Mexico 70
the Hudson's Bay Company's territory In
British America: In TACT. the further North,
the better is said to BE- the spring wheat, and
the greater the yield. In Alabama, where
excellent winter wheat Is grown, the average
Weld. Der acre. is scarcely II so much as dTe
bnshels, In he more feTfIle and teemlnc fas
Eorth. where nature l. more lavish Of her
PRODUCTIONS ~ greater necessity exIsts for
| Them. about the ferion Of Pe1nbIna, or Lord
Selkirk's settlemept, On or near the line be,
fwccn Rritish America and The Unifed
ststcs. several hundred miles north Of 81,
, 1866-08-28

or high, no locks. however complicated nay
be their construction, are proof against the
ingenuity and boldness Of New fork burg
lars. We may call ont 4tPo1icc!'' '.Police!''
but Of what good are the policee Where Is
mon the detectives to onr assistance :; but
the evidence furnished In our columns from
day to day goes to show that the detectives
are often in eol1usion with the thieves. If
detectives wish to rc.estahlLsh themselves in
good odor With the public, and show how
Tigflant they are in hunting down criminals,
here Is a case which de1nu1ds their utmost
efforts and theiE honest investigation. It is
the duty Of every person In the community
to assist In REFRESHING o system of robbery
which produces tn the minds Of our mercan-
with respect to the custody Of their money
and valuable securitIeS.
, 1866-08-28
Obitu1Fy.
Obitu1Fys
DEATH or A ROYAL FRCssIAE OFFICER.
"a

DEATH or ROYAL FRCssIAE OFFICER.
From the North German Gazetts, August II
The royal family has not been spared the
sacrifices demanded BY war. The distressing
intelligence has arrived that Prince Anton
von Hohenzollern succumbed the day before
yesterday, at Koniginhof, to the four wounds
he received upon the Sd Of July at the battle
near Konigeratz. BY this melancholy event
the reign1ng family and the court are placed
in deep mourning. The country, sympsthlz-
ing in their sorrow, will once more be warm
1Y sensible that the Hohenzol1erns are ready
to sacrifice their cost1iest possessions with
and for the people. May the earth rest
lightly upon the young he1ol Els memory
will live In Prussfan history.
AUSTRIAN HEROES.
The Vienna Kreuz Zeitung Of August con,
tains the following announcement deeply
afflicted, announce to cur friends and rela'
tires that my beloved husband died yesterday
morning from the terrible agitation caused
By, the death Of our children. Our i've sons,
Francis Joseph, Ernest, George, Leopold,
and Heinrich de Stoyo1inski, have all sne9
their blood for their beloved Emperor ana
master. -Four young widows and IN Only
sister mourn with me- -
De S1oyo1Ss51 nee De RADEZ1E.
, 1866-08-28
j. S. FOWLER, Tcnlcstet,
J0uE D. pEEnEEs, Indiana,
IT I. f.nwNa EfY5yTnfA.


The following IL a correct list OF the members Of
the Union Republican Executive National Con-.
mittee, appointed a Baltimore, June7, 1861:
rnnet +. Hpstey, Maincs A. r., Gardner. Vcr'
.uout; William G. c1aaIu, Massachusetts; 7. G.
cut; Iicusy ]. Raymond, New. York Mascu. L.
Wnid. New JERSEY; $. 4. purvtancc, pcnpsylya:
MA; =. 3. Smithr1r. Delaware Heniy ". Ho0'
man. Maryland c. L. Robinson, Florida Cuth'
bcrt Bul!ift, Louisiana ]. u. johnson, Arkansas;
I. y; Boyd; Missouri; IS. Fowler, Tennessee
iinofs: Marsh Giddincs, Michigan; ". J. Cow
inr. yl.sinia $. Judd. Wisconsin,; b. 8. ssabbs
iGEWsa: James OTIS, C.lifornia Thomas Simpson
Minnceota; i. D. Shastnch, Oregon A. ". Camp
bell, west Virginia J. p. ChsGee. Colorado; "
H.N.iteFs, Nebrsska; r p: Aorgsn; Ne:ads
Dunripr. Washincton; ". ii. Wal1aea, Idaho; ]
s. Tufnet, Arisons; n. r. lAuktord, Montaaa
J. g. Wats. New Mexico; J. J. Coomhs, Dltstc
Of ColurnhIx.
, 1866-08-28


Chi1cott's minority, eN.
The Cnstet-Ewing address vas written by
Thomas Ewing. Jr.. law partner OF Secretary
Browning. General Ewing was TIL quite recently
IN a1tcnt Radical. General 1lnzh Ewing, who IL
announced OH the executive committees as from
Kausas, las not Hired In that 6ta:c since 1850 nnd
|. not c,lzcn thereof. 1ost Of tile Missouri Of
Gcc,s WHO signed tic cali arc Of tho Claybanka.
Gamble SCHOOL. Drown, Vaughan, Ch,ttcuden,
hcFerrcl,, rhili!ps, Phelps, Glorer and Broad
head. wcr colGncls In the Satc militia hitler op-
ponents OF emancipation, anl a!:gnys faithful
clA,.1ncn OF Frank Blair.
F!nncirock l. lbc Ccppcriohnson candidate for
Congress III the Stnlh D!ttrlet Of Ohio, against
General DHctlantt, prctcnt member, nnd one Of
ihr heroes Of tho war. In speech made by
Finnctinci. In 1863, he sad:
pol,s. Kcsst tic sisf, for II blood Is 10 be sheI.
i.mIgit as well he elssi IN sa'aukJ County as iu
Ale 1.hcufn's slaughter pen--"
1l,u 1'ortou Journal, speaking of Hon. Alcxan-
der II. lsscc. prereEt Representative In Congress
from cue Of the 1o.ten At<ltlcts, says;
"Wc arc not authorized to stat: tho Intention
OF wlscs Of ~. Mce f::asdn. reorganization
70 M W fis. XII y, e iss mts
entirely gEntuft0ua. When The pflrcr time nr-
rlyra liz wi!t undoubtedly rleee. himself III Tho
Inpw TIC vo,r,* Of, t!.c district which be las 80
ably represented dc4ire Ills rcronIta:ion, and
IL. majority q lhem have not los s'ns'e moment
lsptANA.--1!on. 11cnry Wilson, OF Massachu-
ecttr will nllstes tho citizens Ut lu1anu, as fol.
lows: Richmond, Saturday, Scp1cmher 9Th +; In
dIanapol's, Monday, September 1Oth; Terfo
Hautr, Wednesday, September 18th; lafayette,
Friday, September 'sIll.
Tie Richmond {va.) 17mt*, while denying The
souutncss Of thc doetrnes set fort, by the Phl!a
delihia Convention, deprccates hostile criticism
T.
, 1866-08-28

g The Postmaster at Rome, Oneida
county, New York, On some occasion Of pub
lie glorincation, hung an American flag from
his widnow. This act greatly inccnsed the
Copperheads Of the place, and they made It
the subject ofa complaint ut Washington !;
When the President heard Of the
outrage, be immediately removed the Post
master, and appointed in his stead sup
r>or$nt ef 7r,1- rsn1tex,S
, 1866-08-28

" being GAIN 10 INC E0u[A Oh. II HCALS. |
II the North loses % scats, and tho South |
gains q, the loss Of power to the North Is !
equal to &c votes in Congress. The Copper
heads, with Andrew johnson at tlcir head,
insist on including the disf1anchiscd negroes
for the sole nnd express purpose Of increasing
the political power Of tho reconstructed
rebels at the expense uf the loyal men Of tho
North. Tile ex-rcbcls pcremptorily refuse
to allow the negroes to vote for members Of
Congress, but they demand the privilege Of
voting for them as we'll as for themselves.
johnson and the Copnerllcadz threaten y re-
ncwal of civil war unless the North surTen-
dcrs the aforesaid tuenty-thrce seats to the
teccssionlsts OF thc South.
On the basis proposed by the Constitution
al Amendment, Illinois would be entitled to
sixteen members Of Congress- On the john
son basis to only thirteen. The Copperjohn-
sonitcs purpose to take away from tho State
our Congressman at large aud give tho scat
to The reconstructed rebels of South Cnro1i-
m, who have already two seats on the three
hfths slave basis which rightfully belongs to
Illinois.
The Coppcrjohnson scheme reduce In
Constitutional Amendment will give her
lNCNt@ AAS AUlptaJoAilspA hSAe"G Will
strip 1owa of 4 member, reducing her 10 five.
and giving the distracted scat to the rebels
OF Texas. Inc voter basis plan proposed by
Congress would give Wisconsin seven repro
sentaliscs. Inc CoppcE,ohnson plan II hdop-
ted VIII fcouce her delegation TO I'VE mem-
bers- she has now SIX seats, but will lose
one OF them, which will DC given to Missis-
sippi, which W Tie three-tths Slave rule
nolds one seat 1hat belongs on tho votef oasts
10 Wisconsin. A.cI'sa" is exactly III me
sa"1e eono!tiop US " Aseo''s'h sue .oo' aas s'A
members, tnt WALL gam one on tue aooplion
ot the amendment or Will lose one II the
CoppeEoohnsonltes succeed IN ue'satlnS II
II Michlsan loses scat inc inlld ana amlaoit
rebels OF LOUISIANA VIII gel IL. -
on'o hns no" n'nelee" sca's III INC HOUSE o.
Representatives u the CoppeE1ohnsonp poll
cy prevails, she Will be stripped Of one 0
these seats for the benefit Of the rebels o
Alabama; but if the Constitutional Amend
nent is adopted. she will gain two seats
making her delegation tweuty-onc instead o
eighteen, and milking q difference also q
three votes for President.
The "Old Kcyetone,' will receive a 1ar
blow BY the adoption Of "my policy" sh
has now twenty-five seats In the popula
bt2ncn ot congress- by nuontlne tue COE
peE3ohnaon policy of allowing tho rebels {
Georgia to Offset their disfranchiscd neeroe
against the voting citizens of the Common
wealth, pennsylsauta vii. be reduced I
twenty-five scats. losing tarse Of those whic
she now holds, two Of which will 70 to r.
ward the secess;onfs,s OF Gcorria md tb
third one will he given to the Florida rebel
n thc congressional nlan of rcconst rnct5o
F ~
psnnsr1rania w;11 rct ,,ern,,,.,s,,.n so.,s
co,orcss }hcrchr ea1n,nr Two instead ,
losing three, making a difference OF polite,
pover of five votes in Congress aud i've vot
In the Electoral College.
, 1866-08-28

The Regents Of the University at Madison,
Wisconsin, recently elected Prof. r. A. Chad
bourne, of Williams College, President Of
that institution. We notice that dispatches
have been received from Prof. Chadbourue
sienifying his acceptance The University
and the people Of the Northwest have reason
for congratulation that 50 able aud 50 learned
man is to be at the head Of this Institution.
The new President Is not only ripe scholar
and un accomplished gentleman. but he Is d
practical and very energetic business mau.
He has served two years in the Senate OF
Massachusetts. and Is in all respects Just the
man to give the University leading posi-
tion among the educational institutions oi
, The nation. We congratulate our sister State
on so valuable an acquisition.
, 1866-08-28

Mts. Jefferson Davis VII
Charleston, South Carolina 81
u butsurely wasting away, and I !
his Makers release, II raan dd&
him one. Its vcry kind Of you T.
wants, but beyond cigars AMI
sherry Einea be seem to desire not
, 1866-08-28

FORTYsSIK ELECTORAL VOTES
AT STAKE.

a few months ago the President in an IN
teryiew with Senator DIxon OF Connecftrut
fterlv stated Tint In case a,nen,lmcn,a ,ror,.
rnade ch,npinc tho b,s,s of rcnrcsontat,on
he favored making s.thc number of o,,,t1cI
voters tho basis, md ur1.cd In lts sup,ort
sIt3,at II xon1d ,c,nnv,. FINN conrrcsR iii te-
sre. t., r.f,rnnco IN w.. r,,1it,co1 on,,o,Itr oe
tbe raccs. ,roul1 ,ooro tho sta+cs n ,,n,.r.
r,,,,,o o1,s,,,.,,. 40 ,,,.1fac.,,a,,s ,f 4,,o,-
own rot.rs ~, rsc.ra ~ co,or on, .hrs
the nnmbcr of Tcnrcsento,;rcs In Which flev
Tonld 1,c ,.,,,;,,oi in r,nnorocs rro,,1 d,,,,ona
unon tl,c nu,n1er ,u,o,, ,r,,,,,, th,r ,,snc.r
thc r;rht of .pff-nr,,,
Thc omo,,s,u,,'i ,,~o,,,s.a ,.- c.,
ma1cs cnrInnc1,sca .,o,,,,, ,t,.,, I'm ,,as,s -
rrnrcsent.finu .rhtc,, Ia th,. ..,,,or 1.osts -.
Mi 3ntort. nn5 ,,nrn,s,. M, ,o,,,s -, w
S.n.ea IN ;1o.o+,,,3ne ,v,,., .,,,1 h., ,,,,or.
IJaytnc thus cn,n,,,icd wifi, .Johrso.,,s ,v;ah.
re- In nou, t,,rrs r.,,n ,r,, or,,,.n. ~, ,.or
nronosIt,on hc rcccn,1r ,dr,,c,t,d ~. ,,ur-
sucl the same course IN f,1.ar,1 III III. Frec,,.
mems Bureau and Civil KIrll,s hills. first
cordially anproyfne t,f them. nnd whc,, thrv
xrr,e ,,,ssoj t~ f,,,,,,ro.v nm, ,,r,.o,,,na -
""0 !'e'e".eu :"
ut.h ~" ~" s1eMat"fe' thei' a'eae1lcsonsly We
lung tHeH. llis present Opposition 10 Inc
= sa.1.'a. :. 's" T., i"iaaa"a "1I", VI 'enssen'
..o. .sa. 70 ~ evasei.e"ss y, ,n' u't.1M'aa
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fn,1r Slaves who w,rc ..o,.",..d ] a. ~ S nnmai ~ ~
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n,,r ,,oiishc1 ~. ,n,n s,,,os ~, ..a,o ..
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n.,,u,at,ar :. o.rasaa ~ .,.a1, t .sa"aaa, ~
~ show T,y. Who'll, ,,",,,,,,r ~ s.,at. ~ ~
uarso nf nonrosn,,,.4;,os Is ,;,,;,n,, H., n -.
~ oa1 for 40 ,1,tr,."e,~ os,,an,so1 ST.
Tno e sno um s,asss.
South as faliors: ' '"S ~''' - '''
Free States shaye.-.............-.... 1856 scats
14atc Slave Siates l!nvc .........--.... S. scats
LUIS u','s'oa IS "asca on l"c s'atas VI save
free pcrsons. Rnt sfnycrv hcinr a],o1i.bej
...S c.:,. -, ~" ~
white persons, Notwithstanding they arc al
disfranchiscd, unless the Constitutions
amendment is ndorted.
The cnfinncl,iscl population In tue U,itet
states according TO the census Of 1sGD. !,
round Numbers 1ras M fo1lovs.
In rbe Northcrn STATE. e. ,asAo IN
- fhe ~. sIa,e S,st,.s -'''--- s'nGS' NJ
Total cnfrancbfscd nonr,a,,on - SIN I'M
n;rsdc th;s nun,i,r, liz 4hn a.y sn,t
~ ~.
, 1866-08-28
Call Of tho UuIou Executive Committee
for q Meeting In Philadelphia on the
Sd ofSeprcmber next,

WAsmxgrox, August 2l.--The undersigned,
members Of the Union Executive Committee, Ap-
pointed By the National Union Convention hetd At
dlcni and proper that meeting Of the said conf
Inittcc be held ut Philadelphia on the Sd day Of
ancc Of iher associates al that time aud place It
Il snEecsted that the Stale Central Committees f
all vacancies which may haze occurred in said
committee The nca1ness Of the proposed t3mo Of
meeting prevents our getting otlcr names to this
call. !. J. CooABs. District Of Columbia,
H.W. Hoff1Ax, Maryland,
j. IS. FowInn, Tcnucstec,
, 1866-08-28
The President in his speech to the Com

The President in his speech to the COM
nitteo from the Philadelphia Convention
denied that he is addicted to cgotism, eay-
ing:
..AIr. Chairman and Gentlemen Let me, In this
connection. 1ek you what can Wish more than
much oppoeed 10 the indulgence Of t3oasm %
any cI.c."
In proof of his charming modcsty which
he claims to be one of his most conspicuous
CHARACTERISTICS, in this ame speech Of 1ecen
minutes he refers to hiineelf more than a
, 1866-08-28

AA% AA43 1-SA+
Ben Lewis belonged to what
the Slockbridge Indian tribe, i
among the Delawases. He va
Soto johnson County, + -.
Indian parents, and vas
years Of age. His parents tliet
yet young, and he resided \
He was at school about .
Mission, and learned to read.
worked on farms In johnson c
came here in 1850 He eulii
Briggs company Of the Fou.
but was very dissfpated and !,
soldier He remained with
about q year, when be de-
home, and never was with til
terward. He was always ees
perate man, and his connte
ceive the desperate character
Living altogether in idlena.s
what he could steal for q iavf
known how many other Grim
he has committed, but tn
there were several ; cue Of VT
burned q little child S1deat.
ago.
, 1866-08-28

lndrcd times, ns follows !: