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, 1866-05-22
A SERIOUS DISASTER,
Destfucskon Of the Kltbourn CITY II. n.
Bridge by Fire.

lHAoA1 1uE MuAduKee Sentinel. e1at.1
The The cevouring element has again visited
h!oourn City. place which hns already.
within iew weeks, suffered no little deyast1a..
ton by fire and food. A Telegram. sa1nonnces
the burning, on Saturday afternoon. NJ fha
une bridge Of the Milwaukee 4 1t. Panl
5ailHsy across the Wisconsin at that poinf.
aa.,a ne re IS believed to have orlginated from
Ee-cTossed the bridge few minutes before The
names IIl were discovered. The Importance OF
thus disaster may he realized from The Sac+
snas making no account Of the local travel
wmeh passes over the public highway part oT
INC ouoge, the Milwaukee T. st. Paul railway
has oeen hauling over 1t more than 81 an
bushels Of wheat per day. and larre onantS.
yes OF other freight, ali of which tfatfc viii
1aSe TO be suspended, or diverted Mt a s,o-i
1cc into other channels. One eject NJ tha
disaster was to raise the wheat market n.
seadX rt r. aonoTmaly high, nine cents per bnshel
This excitement subsiled In a measure.
s saoMerer, when 1t vas asccrtaincd that The
II. Pan] company had made arrau0ements 10
put Ill Its rolling stock upon the Prairie du
linen road and that the Joint traffic Of the
Two would not be diminished more than
twenty-five per cen: by the accident.
:, ki1bourn bridge was built in 1857. bv
boomer, o. ChlcaGo, and cost about $a5, ,OG |
lt was a50 feet long, and seyeuty-twu feet |
aooVe the water, of the Howe truss plan, very |
thoroughly bui1t, and the best railroad bridrn |
inc state. Mr. EoomeE, the builder, Was !
Lay morning for KilbouEn, together Win sfr.
aeHl1, general manager, and Mr.. Reasouer. /
upertntendent Of the St. Paul RaiiEav. fas
ne purpose Of making estimates 1or tie ~.
nlldng Z OF the bridge. It Ia thought thar
LIS S. eaa oe elected within fifty or si4ty days.
lediately. o'' "esute H.
, 1866-05-22

At recent 'reform'' meeting in Enc.
iano+ one Of the working class OF disfranz
chlsed men described the embarassmcots mn.
DER Which bis fellow workinr.men 11hor-d
in their efforts to conciliate the conseryat,vas
as follows: '''~&'ss'
hey tell ua that ii We with to ret ro,. -n,,n..
. ounelves WORTHY Of I, By acting the nsri a.
e1oa caufens md oheytn& the iaHr We'll. H. ri.
nsst ts naxe asd o. and fot these sny yeafs
selfrt - loyal, peacefni. and ss nros-l1
thsy hsa hlae blood n sher veins. but 10 .nd ~
n. aed ~ ~ We bare done Tho very things bey
Country that we DO not carc to have 7ole tetanse
,ecetrfd M F Gx a, a1'nsa.e r.. <no ws wish to s.
oiss ,sss ss5 Pss Of ths
.oiesd ne lat reform Til INTO iaw md then % h
nin INT 'ssy Is e1nt 70 Ss
Fnen. foe mea eae!u.'on. en.,, there Is no ple1ans
The embarrassments Of tic English work.
ing men find their parallel in this copntv.
!oe coioFed men Of the United States haye
sno"n themselves as loyal, peaceful, aud Or
oef1y Is those with "White' u blood In Their
seans' but- 10 and behold, they have done
the very things the Conservatives advised
Them to do, yet these same Consesrat,vca tn-n
aud tell the country that the h,acts
10 not care to have vote, because thev AVE
,ot making any demonstration, or cresttnc
oWs or riots to obtain the franchise md
hereby prove their indifference to the no,.-s-
ion OF the ballot. But II they should pro-
eed TO c1treoIties, to obtain by torce what "
enied 10 moral suasion, the cry vou,d ~
alsed that it would be dangerous to let them
ave the ballot. Verify, It IL hard to please
opperheads.- a.
, 1866-05-22

more likely to become h law than my sohem.
yet proposed. Mr. 9cheDck u H1ko bard at
work with the House Military Committee
IN overh&uling fnd rendering more pala&able
The bill that failed 90 sigually In the House.
The certainty that the regular army viii be
doubt, b ser1ous disappointment. to the
thousands Of volunteer officers, whoso hopes
ior commissions In the regular service rest On
tbs expectation OF the increase originally pro-
posed. state the fact for their especial
beneat, that they may not indulge In rain an-
ttcfpAttons and turu their attention To other
pursuits. The letter Of General Grant, urging
the adoption Of the original ssnate bill, read
IN the House this afternoon, will produce, Of
course, some impression, but hardly over
Come the objections entertained by a majority
OF tho members.
GOOD EFFECT or THE MERCHANT1' NATIONAL
BANK FAILURE.
1he explosion Of the outrageous sWtndle oi
the Merchants National Bank In thIs civ
VIII. although involving heaRy 1oas to the
Government, eventually rebound to the pub
lie good BY directing the attention Of Con:
press to the shortcomings Of cur, national
banking system. The Houee Committee on
Banks Is now constd dersng various propositions
to amend tht existing lAWs relative to the
,, sa1ne. One Of these is 10 rnhibit entirely
national banks: It b doubtful, howeyer, m
whether 80 stringent a measure c4n be car.
ried through tho House. Another propoai.
ton Is to amend the.law SO as to require pub
Lie officers deposlttng n national banks to
remit the balances every day to the Upltcd
States Treasury. That some measure viii be
taken by Congress to prevent the recurrence
Of such robbcrfcs Of the Government and the
public rs that perpct1ated here ia certain,
The House Committee on Banks would have
reported bill before this hut for the absence
Of its; chairman, Mir. Pomeroy.
, 1866-05-22

| The Colunhus undisoa} Eaion fays that Hon
RALPH Hill, the pteeent Representative In Cone1.e,
foan the third distinct Of that State has eerminet
not to be candidate for reelection, Tho Hnaos
tays thHt but for his refusal to Accent hi. nofn,
| tion We 1xed fact The 1eaton for ht. decIins
uon u the fact thst he hns large family deendcn,
upon hss professional lahorB for support. md be
,! .eeM !nat 1nf1her continuance In political hte
Wonld De IN act Of great io3r.tce to them. :
There wak meeting Of the Radical fr1rnd. or fra.
oofn At Cairo on Thu1tday evening la.t Postm.s.
ter Sloo presifed Gen. Green B. Baum n,d- :.
teAn2 speech, md Tas followed by Dawn r. line.
eafr Esq. 1n one Of his best efforts. Cniro {. .
oaSu neld In Rhtth to disseminate correct nnI,tfr.
adeas, but We have the right kind or working mai
rial to do good work. N'--'~
The Madieon correspondent Of the Mf1wank.a
-eHt'na. In mentioning the return of Corrrno-
Faifchhd from WashipRton, ssys: aIike the mn.
losy OF Union men who have lately visited The na-
aiona cnptaL he resuu1 stronger In the fsdth ,h,t
locpos'ion OF Congress 10 the safest ind best for
tho future prosperity Of the country. and ,b,t At
the polls this fa Ii will be heartily endorsed h, ,hs
mtn Who logtd their county well enonrh tn ft.h+
Tor snd by the rany who. from the recent bI.to,~
OF their country, believe that .eterna, vigilance i
The pzice Of liberts. In bis own e,pohatic ,o,.sN
aHcf oe1ng na1ned nF rebels, be does not 1ne,,:
10 knee1 down to ,hem.;" ''|-a-'
a convention 10 romfnate candidate for f.o,.
g'ess m The Third District {Wa.hbu.ue,s, or nj.
STATE, Will b held at Fretport on The 1e,b of Jrns
ne1f. In anticipation Of this convention. The sf.r.
ing u tostaf, Lanark Udnner, Freepon No,tA,o..f
Gs!7ea q Coszfv 1iTroF. Warren Iadepeade.t md
~ Ugse eo1"19 reporter, have declared IN favo. of
aenoutne- In faca. We believe the eenttmenf of
the disfrict presa is unanimous for Nr- wc.hh,-n
and there IL not a ehadoW Of oouht NJ HI. ,..es
Entl0n by acr1amxtiou
, 1866-05-22
Death of an 1lltnoiAlAn ON q Haflrrav
1raln-Afecsing Ancidept.

:. VI. J. l. Jenks, Of Amboy, Illinois, died
MI = Tue sleeping coaeh between Toledo and and
Cleveland, to-day, Friday, May 1sth. He wsz @
formerly resident Of Western Sew - Yors =
Dat has been living in Illinois for about ei"ht il.
Year, His mother lives IN Wisconsin. nsar
Fond du Lac. he has friends lispr lisS' n EEL cat
t.otaegua toa = county, New York. III vile md md
cs4ved every attention that two faithfS,
9meersTvan Husen and Castor-couid Icn-
esi:. aeE, The lady says jerks has not
enjoyed very good health for seYeraI
months, and that bis physician
recommended a change Of residence ior
sho1t T., time, giving them every assurance that
M ns was able to travel without serious fpturv.
NJ. Mra. Jenks had no idea Of suca sad caIam-
ity few minutes before death took place.
ta b1t noticing the pa1eness Of his iace, sho
ssa, sad: What Is ths natter?'' Arc you
and the children ~ He only aaid II am"
and aied as though he was going into a quiet
slumber. It Is fortunate Indeed thnt ha vas
man OF SOMA means, which WILL enable her
to reach home without much trouble, as kind
tettfou possible ~
, 1866-05-22

The Pirate semmes Forbidden 10 Ar
NJ judge.

1nc E1rASo Semmes Forbidden to Art
NJ Judge.
Tho following fs the correspondence be.
tween the Military Commander of the De-
partment of the Tennessee and the Secretary
OF Wax, relative to the late election of Admi-
ra1 Raphael ". semmes to the Judcesh1p nf
the Probate Court of Mobile:
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY Division Tkgs !,
SAsHvELAE, May 10, 1866.
heyet MT. Gen JeG. c. Dams, comaandtoe
department Kentucky:
GESKaA-The following telecrsuhic cn,rean,r-
denee L. furnished you for your Information mi
fHs Gn1dsnSs N gases similar to the mentioned In
q. g. MILITARY rz1EonAAa}
tBy Telegraph from Mobile, aI.bans.i
Rsrhael W Semmes hss been elected .r,do. =,
the Probate Court for Tho county OF Hohise r.
c.R. Woops, Brevet MAI, Gen,
- 9. 8. MILITARY TE1EaRAPu
By Telegraph rom neadqu..tsns' ' ai,seg Is is4
10 Hon. Edwin N. Stanton Secretary or u.r
k.phssf semaes bag been appointed Probate
Judge or Mobile Shall Permit hlm q aeti
MAJ Gen. o. =. A.. Commanding.
US. MI1EARH rELsGnAPH,
..lBy Telegraph nom Wa:hln.ion. Il =,
TO Major General Geo. n Thomas. Gommandtnu
Military Division Tennessee: 1'1A>Des
fonf telegraph respecting Raphael n. ssrnmr,
nas oeen presented 10 the Prcsident, who dirrcf..
taas Semmes be not permitted 10 hold or eIersise
tae INJECTIONS Of Pso6ate Judge IN The CITY or No.
" "nsle ne reu'ains anpardonea BY the President II
u sny time pardon shsN be isstied to rim yot1 viii
as aaiisntd thereof. The same Inarnctous .ylli be-
eNeu oy you In respect to any other u1pasdoue5
I be1s In your command. @-e-Au'Ae0
EDwr II. STANTON.
Nv ors., =, ,,.,.o secEeiaty Of War,
WV. d. WHIPpIE Hrtc- f;+n
, 1866-05-22

me GufTer Fal1Ure-l1s moIaurf,oIx
AeAnlts In his own Dlssrlct.

- III
This. the county scat, has untiI recent,v
been the residence Of the a51stoc-acy ana
wealth Of the county, but who nave inss hod
terrible and fatal attack Of Hnancio; "haia n.a
ra BY the collapse Of Culver. Penn e r. "
the tune Of over million Of doIIarsSn,,1vv ~
o. us prominent citizens being reduced frou
4nue1ee to poverty. Yesterday thc aaid
Ion. y. " CaiyeF, representative IRON this
congressional district, who resides here, came
aome tr on a sistt and wns arrested on yarions
ouences and held to bail In near one hundred
1honsand dollars. His failure Is eetimated At
nse million dollars, and it Is doubtful II there
Me any assets beyond payine
PleieI1eo creditors Such credulit and such
credit was hardly ever bestowed nnon anv
one man OF firm, and IN like ratio have H.
Pnol1c been grossly and crfm1nalIy deceived
notn banks and individuals. The ertent ~
me disaster is still unknown. While others
subscribed aud paid in their money fnr stocE
N the different banks In which this tonorohje
VIVA interested, he subscribed larrely and ins
great measure thereby controlling these honke
as We are informed by his cfeGftnrs-e,,5
aiso tbat the late Investigations showed n
stead Of paying single dollar for his stocE
ne vent to New YORK, gave the banks creTK
IN the banking houke Of Culver. Penn 4 ~
70 the amount % Is stock, and SO Uyei ani
lhrived. and gave hiSeatertalnmen MT ~ ~.
gense OF Sa5 900 TO The foreign capitalisfs a. |
tlthoie and the Ike, and pretended to sratter
1ountttu1 charities almost Ike the wind and
1naJly busted, and MI this on other nennle,s
money Els name, that SIX months acn
'llclted almost universal praise. now creafea
.lmost universal aHathema |
, 1866-05-22

their ovu con.,e. The pspez eonrla4ed By knoanc-
1ns ihat the ssenrs would rot participate any tnr~
thes fn dc pFoeetdtDg* q ne Asesnh9.,
the paper 70 lhe Comnittoe on Bi1;s and ovsft1fs
He ptCceeued to rpeak upon the quesusa fatsea y
The p,oteat, ED replied to Dr Tnonsas. de 'oankoa
v eseasoe every man N theseDe1iton run rnsnoes
!. sAip, hlesuae ot their hArtcR been tsoels. ~
tseught Tie recarf. Of Dr.. rnomss III u@so. aa9
aaiuEt. Hc believed 'hss the siue *oua q s: sss1se
ssuepdans T. lie church. Hs da,ended Dz. 9soak.
sesss i. .st ,5Rz a, & tss 'tss P:s5 e
yst IL. 1ncra1s I'D .:salied hin mi u5ag % naka
na11yt Of himself. Rete11pe to The declaration
nd testimony pamphlet, he THOUGHT It xss "a "
He1e Cur hethtrn, md He should treas them kind
y 'nttead OF IN the manner ahc7 haFe bean Rea"
lie referred to The coming here Of The Louisville
Commissioners. They canae from = Prcsbytsry iu
good aiardlnR, yet they wese e1eludcd without
knowing ahAt aIe the ehmaes against lhen1.
not In order. hut The moderator thought that TIE
pessent speaking bad taken aide ran2e. ard The
sas1e privilege *nonld be 11lowed Dr., Boafaman.
proceedings uga3ra; the. Louisville brethren
10 dtnoEEeea the nne-siaed character, e
r. acton ssus:s hen = Y oasags Trey h. h,d
lns 70" aic the deslEnedon uf American liberty and
MI liberty; t.ApplAu'e Y shs x>nSSy-s '!h.'rr WAS
10 haltty IN 3Ec cDufcH II tneu afolHAfY 9C[s 4G
Permitted. II they pesEest such acts, there Is no
religious freedom. 1noee men should bs heard.
IL they a1o not, This assembly viii be on tr,al.
Already there ere manifestations Of discomfort IN
this community among Onlon men, and ibis asseu-
bly, cannot adoId 10 be bereearded II an opponent Of
human rights. We thaI1 be On tr7al bafore the
world. and II this action goes forth unammelcdi II
viii turn ont as With celebrated Geueral who sad
stoue more euth victory will be my ruin"
Mr. crusener read from the book Of discipline
showing lhxt when I member Of the church Is ac-
MA hh
Church until The charge be disposed ot,
Dr.. Boarlman nas glad that one member had
looked into the book of discipline He did mol.
however, refer to tho point raised BY r. Crpsenes.
Hc resumed bis ohjectIoue TO e2claains the Louis
yille tommissioneTs- Upon the conclusion of DR..
bosrdmuns remarks. Samuel Galloway, Of Coinm-
oqr, Ohio. obtained the Goor fos 70 morrow.
TIE 5udieia1y Committee reported In hvor Of
ftItng the sppea1 from the Kentucky synod bY Or.
Bb.eeSi1s.d4 e. and ,ho appeal from the Louisville
a:o, In favor Of sustaining the appeal OF Rev HI.
Ncols. Or The Second Church Of st. Louis, aealnst
Ihe Synod Of Missouri. and een,u1irs the Synod
tof dssobeJtr the DEGREES Of The General Assem-
oly. The report was adopted and the Assembly
, 1866-05-22
The Situation In New Hamps,,ire.

t44tA4 We OO1lQn Advertiser. 17th Inst
The annual aesson Of thc New Hamr.b,-.
gs,atu{e daH ~ viii coayene II Concord % lie
The enlarged and remodelled Canitoi i XIII. T.
ine, a9st xhieh is now nearly completed. The
Gec'aon t;e o. United States Senator, the adop-
state debt, tue charteIing Of several new raIl- Ill
in 5oaa lines, and probably, legislation concern
b1sinsss, will be among fhe questions
submitted. The scnatorship now
u a mixed condition. Ths -caud,.
dates for the position are Hon. Daniel
Clark, the present incumbent, Hon. =. H.
Rollins, OF Concord, Representative to Con-
gress from the Second District, Gen. Gilman
Marston, OF Exeter, Representative from The
First District, and Hon. J. ". Patterson. Of
Hanoyer, Representative for tho Third and
last District. These four candidates have
zach good delegations ia the Lswer House.
Should neither Of these gentlemen cet tie
domination, dtnier retorf would look
toward tho election Of either Hon. George G,
Fogg, Col Mason ". Tappan, Of BradioFd. or
the Hon. Austin F.. Pike, Of Franklin, he
present Speaker Of the House of Represents
lives OF the State,
, 1866-05-22
mR. cHAsE,s STATE RIGHTS

VsEWs.
The New York WorId orisinates and the
Chicago Time copies sil!y detenc: Of JET.
Davis in the form Of an attack upon tho State
| rights views Of Chief Justice ChAse- The
| Hoy1d even ssse1ts that to convict Davis Of
treason before the Chief Justice, L., In effect.
TO convict the Chief Justice himselk Such
| assertions deserve no answer whatever, and
VIC nrc too indulgent in giving them eTcn a
paragraph. ..-
In this country no nan Is euflty Of treason
for entertaining any views or opinions what
eyc1. Had Chief Justice ChAsa believed,
| therefore. In the right of a Stats, under the
Federal Constitution, To secedo, which be
percr did, he would not have been traitor
or rchcl, or guilty Of any crime. Tho
laws relative to treason deal With Overt
acts, not with private opinions. Had
JEFF. Davis beloved all he orof
did to- be constitutional and
lawful, but omitted to Art ont MS belief,
Re Fonld have BEEN tncrry a mistaken Tis-
tonarv. mi a crim,,l. But the clrcums
STAGES mn der vht~l-d DR.. Chase defended the
aoc.rine : S.s4e Sovereignty, were where tbs
etate bod grounds of difference and COM
,,,ofnt -r43ch 1t belisycd to be Just, agninst
H. phesal Government But the Southern
stStes ut tho time Of their secession had no
ground of complaint, and claimed to have :
none, a9atnst the Federal Government. They
complained Of incurable sentiments aud acts
Of lie Northern people, kuch as SERMONS.
speechcs, books, &C., against slavery, over ali
Of Which the Federal Government had no con-
troll. Not single State o: tho South, prior
to secession, ever charged the Federal Gov
c1nmcnt with having invaded tho
,1ehts Of any State, but only
alleged its future intent to do 90.
Mr.. Chase took up a defensive State rights
ground, viz: TINT State had rights which
the Federal Government could not lawfully
invade. Mr.. Davis assumed the rery differ
ent position that State conld, BY It's ordI-
nance Of secession, end all the rights of the
Federal Government within that State. Air.
Chase did not attempt 10 sustain The reserved
rights Of his State, as he construed them, by
forcc. MI. Davis did attempt to destroy all
rights of the Federal Government In the South
BY to1ce- The difference is simply that which
exists between u man altogether right and
one altogether wrong md willully guilty.
The 1Eorldx arguments are the results Of =
diseased ingenuity and a depravad mora1
sense, and remind us OF sone of Bu1wer's
unprineapled actions. in which Ai9h|-~n
fore yhniis-4-5 filed arc painted as worse
--m nIlehwaymen. such moustrosItles of tie
Imagination are better suited to tho unso-
vcrdancy Of yonth and the pares
or novels than 10 the world OF fact and fbe
Rctunl Issues arising out of the existencc n,
crime and the necessity for its punfshmcpf 4
, 1866-05-22
Thrilling DtAas1er on Lake puron
LFrom the Ue1lplt Free prcsa 1n.h "a,

IEe schooner Ferret, with q crew Of s,x
persons, capsizcd on Tuesday night Inst, when
az shhensS ~ mnes i outside OF Point au Barques.
tined for Detroit. After cliLginc to the wreck us
lor nme hours, and being Continually snhs
merged IN very cold and tumu]tuons ses
ne crew we're rescued by the schooner Go,
sTlawk, Tn. Which @ took them to Alabaster, on tho
1oWesse Bay. Some or the crew have arrived
here; and state that at the time she cansi1ed
ti these was considerable 1ull In the wind, but
mat the vessel seemed suddenly to lose steer
asc way, and she was half hour n getting
on to her beam ends, during which tks crew
HolRed iudustriously to rid themselves of the
aeck load, to no purpose, she being water !
logged q plank must have sprung from her
thus letting the water In rapidly. She was
nearly new and owned by James Craig. ESQ.
Of this city. A tug has been despatched t.
, 1866-05-22
The railroad bridge at Cl4rksvil1e, Tenn

A0An oau of1uEse NJ ClArksVille, Tenn.
the scene Of the appalling casualty dsy or ,gu
e1nee. va one Of the most elegant, and WA nm.
posed 10 be one Of the most substantial s,fuc,urr.
On the continent. 1t was one Of AecalIum,s tna.11
ole tsuss oftcges' behcved By engineers 10 be he
strongest wooden bridge ever Invented, Tho ar,w
tpsn, however, which was 276 feet IN lsnsth. Vss
new Invention, md onltke anything which has eyer
eeen erected before. Il vas selEsustatntnR. with
oot lower OF hog-chairs a are usual viii draw
nrdgea. 1t worked well for seye,al years before
the var. and no defect was discovered. though COM
petent eng1neezs have maintained That the pructpte
vas wrong, and thst the draw could not stand
A'1et inc iaA Of Fort Donelson the draw was turned
up End down the river. and hls stood In that poaI
uoI. sustained upon the rest piers until abopt Two
Weeks ago. The span On this side Of the river vas
burned blythe Confederate authorities. sna WIZ NJ,
eeas!y rebuilt by Bnttol 4 Co, OF Cincinnati, The
original builders. Tho bridge WAS never covered.
md 1t 10 likeJ tha. the Je1rs Of expo.uro to The
weather which II has underuono haye rott.a SONG
1.-The TIMBER md resulted in thcpssssut acc,deat.
, 1866-05-22
OLD SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN AZ,
SEMBLY

committee appointed 10 Invea&I.atc st,e
GAAe OF The LouiAvl1le Freaby GerIan
Report OF lhe Board OF Ppb,fcatton-
lntereAilng memorial from the 5dIn,..
1ers and ruling Elders, CouvcntIo,,-
1hc dnty OF The Church toucnIn. l1,e
Iate 1nsfafutfon OF Slavery-Rcsolu.
t'on offered concernln. Church detIr.
efauctes-HcmoustrR from the
e1e'nded Lou1Ap1lto Commis,tonefs.-
General diAcusafon on the Loufavlile
cAACs
, 1866-05-22
"A FENIAN DISASTER.
Fifty Thousan6 Dollars LOST In RroAk.
lyn by Centrifugal Force,
IEFnNt fhA Mar Yotfr te,E.,.a..


From the Now York Express, May 1871
There Is quite an excitement amonr fhe
Feulans OF Brooklyn In conseauence of m
alleged mysterious disappearance Of funds
belonging to the Brotherhood.
It WAS supposed tnat the gentleman WIN
mad charge OF the funds, some 10000. had
paid them over regularly to the trustees at
Union Square. and It Is now ascertajned "a
asserted that this WAS not don.. After tha t3is.
coyery Of the dctaIcatton, It Was resolved to
call meeting Of The officers OF the Yarious
Circles In Brooklyn and Long IsIand to s,:a
what stePs might be taken ID regard to he
matter: The meeting was held q few days
since + hen It was decided to make thorough
Investigation as 10 where the funds had eune.-
a COMMITTEES was appointed to examius tha
books at Union Square, and Wednesday cren-
ing, another meeting OF the officers WIS held
at Montague Hall, at which time sono forty
Clseies n brooklyn and Long Island were
represented
The committee appointed to examine the
books made partial report, in which they
allegc they had discovered some larre discrep.
aneies IN the regular account. The commit.
tee for the present withhold the name OF the
gentleman alluded 10 In the premises. but Al
soon as the Investigation Is completed thc az
fair VII! be made public, The correct amount
said to have been taken cannot, Of course. be-
for the present. bat it NAV nossi- !
bly, be IN excess of that given,
, 1866-05-22
Street sprtnkItnz.

EUHGI1 THlbU1E.
lhe s,reef spnnkiing question comes up Agatn
urplea*antly. Is usnal. Tie truth IN this nattsr
u tnls; Tie Fprsnklers have been making fortunes
out ot ttoHe compelled TO employ tham, and In
e1oghl'aut rstes demanded hencs ths parties whe
would be yil;lne 10 pay what Is demanded. aeo
mace 10 suffer alike with thoso Who rafuse, myaclf
arruns the numher,
Now, wonId Ii not hs better for The CITY 10 la1e
his nattex tn hand (as they do In England, fnr
tn-tancs} ant sprinkle our afseeta eoUoahat aft1e
the tame rule ~ l, Nghts our sttettA or EunrjJeH
cur wissef Econou5 tot III suggests the pl2a.
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