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maAA Meeting AZ Kenoaha, Wis.
KESosnA, WIS.,, March 10, 1865.

Editors Chicago 1Houue: =!
4 large and enthusiastic putllc meeting vas
held IN Simmons Hall last evening, under a
call, "Shall Congress be sustained ~ The
meeting was organized by choosing o. 8.
Head, Esq, President Of the meeting, who
made an excellent, earnest and well timed
speech, aud was followed by hon. a; Van
Wyck, Dr.. Gridley, Dr.. Mckinley, j. T. shep.
herd. Esq. aud Judge Jlsun, In bold yet kind
speeches. 81
The following resolutions were unanimously
passed:
H<9otred, That the pEeeent political cr1.Is de-
mauds full, free ami outspatfn e1presIiou Of he
Ame1ean people, upon The ereat tssncs o. he w1f,
Mhen the foundations of great Staee and 1atya no.
ntleai communities asc 70 Be Horesnlzcd and reeon-
the largest experience md 1he m0sa seafchps scrn.
tiny ehou1d bt exerctsed and encouraged, to 1be
end That essential nEhts be preserved md hat 20
Heso'red. Thai we uphold and sustalp Congress
IN It's undoubted right, ~ The 1fat and trratynaS
ing power as hc highest legislators of the nation,
assumption Of lnneditlon oYer The rccoustIuctlon
4nd fradmtttlon Of the seeded States INTO the
uniop; We call upon Tito ssand firm tn the r1adk,
and The people will suetam them With their tnIcAf
Retetsa1, Thai We deeply regret tho veto Of the
FEeedmen>s Bureau bill a measure f1ught with 20
uss 1nan RIssssnt REe.ee'on 10 hs esds3 and
dent the constitutional right to veto The bull We
eannot but regard hts closing reason soe dong It
a. thFeat and intimat1on 10 Congress that al 9th
ef measures Of Ike nature are 10 RECEIVE eimi-
lat fate unless his ayorise plan Of 1ecoastfnction
y sc9eptto, position nnwat1anted, uuconetitu-
se Tai s " oes nj q II Vo2 of m p,p Of
ntntIy guarantee to every person Of Hha1evcr race
peffecf eooalffv 1teore In ott1. To- y.
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Election.
= March 10, 1868.
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down with the club, take the keys from his
Ef";k pesket' and eseape with the two other con-
| On being tainted by one Of. the other prls-
deargn, "scratch Gravel ~ said be would kin
man II necessary to ret ont Of the Jail. Do
you think" said he to his comrades, " that q
man who did the Roxbury Job would hesitate
to kill q man to get his nberty"' Straight
some Of my work / did tnat job. That
knife {alludlng to the weapon found upon him
when aTrested.l has sent two id Yankees
10 h-ll since l came to Massachusetts. ! am
willing to 60 to State Prison for sear OF 10,
rs an suspected Of doing something bad-'
"sc4atch Gravel then vent on 10 giyc the
most revolving details Of tho eslme which be
declared be had committed at West Roxbury.
IIc stated that he stabbed the JoIcc boy In
the back several times aud thlt having bis
way With the girl. he put her oat Of the way.
These details be repeated to the prisoners ufa-
resesvcdly, on several occaslons-uslng Ian.
gnaEc whose grossness forbIds It's repetition
here. lie stated that since the murder he had
travelled nights and slept daYtimes, in order
to escape detection.
The plan Of escape from the jail was foi1ed
" one Of the prisoners, who haa overheard
nenn the sf The plotse,s On the
oner heard :" Scratch Graver' break the LEG
from the stool. When the turnkey came Ii
to open the cell Of the Intosmes, who occu-
pied the first apartment to be visited, the
prisoner garc him note written upon scrap
Of paper, informing him Of the desperate d.
sign ot a Scratch Graver' and bis conietler-
ates. The turnkey took the note to Deputy
Sheriff Alpheus 2. kimball, keeper of Tic
tall. Mr.. kimball,. With the turnkey and g
workman employed about the premises, went
to the cells and let the prisoners ont ono by
Que, and thus prevented the execution of thc
plan Of the escape. The leg Of the stool was
fopPd in "scrateh Gravel's'' cell, but not9lng
waSsan to him concerning II ut the time.
On receiving his sentence, "scratch Graycl,'
was, as previously stated, conveyed to the
State Prison In Charlestown. In the meantime,
sherltls Ki1nball and Wcsherbea had obtained
additional evidence tending to strengthen
their suspicious Of his guilt, and they soueth
an interview With District Attorney Harrfs,
Of Norfolk county, and subsequently, these
three held consultation With Hon. Gideon
HAYNES, Warden Of the State Prison. ct which
consultation It vas decided, Il possible, to
Awork OF great difficulty hero presented It,
self The criminal still refusing to give any
other name than that Of "scratch Gravel"
stating that be was born II EloE1ds. and could
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be two great riral lines for the transportation
Of silks, teas and treasure indeed for the great
carrying trade Of the world, IN its Dcw chan
nels, and It Is gratifying that the American
interest has been intFusted to "a orgaoIzatlon
20 CERTAIN to do the nation credit. ss the
Pacific Mall Steamship Company. NEXT to
the Pacific Railroad, 1t ia the most fmportant
American enterprise which hss ever received
aid from the Gayernmerf
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DEATH OF COL. ROWERS. =.

Iam, gentlemen of The Doard,
Your humble servant,
JAS. II. ALLAN.
Chairman Special Com,
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In the whole action of the Convention, in its
ticket its platform, its speeches, and its general
tone, It is difficult to detect any further regard
for the principles declared and the action token
at Philadelphia, than is shown In the purpose
10 use them for strengthening the Demo ocratic
party and restoring II to power. There are
thousands and tens of thousands of Republicans
in this State who long for the restoration of the
Union, and who demand that It shall be effected
by loyal adherence to the letter and spirit of
the Constitution, and by the admission TO their
seats in Congress of loyal men from loya States,
who can take the oath prescribed by law. But
they will be quite likely to prefer taking their
chances Of securing this result from the action
of the Republican party, modified as 1t may be
by reflection and moderate counsels, rather
than seek il in the way marked out for them by
the Albany Democratic Convention.
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PROPOSALS.
A sSISTANT QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE,
n PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September II, 1866.
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE,


~ PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September II, 1866
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office
until II O'Clock M, THURSDAY, September %,
1866 for furnishing this with Forage for
a period of six 10y months, commencing October /,
1866, and ending the 3lst day OF March, 1867 incu-
CORN, OATS, HAY. AND STRAW,
for of ANIMALS IN the public service, etc. at this
depot, or any other locality within this command
that may be directed All grain to be OF the best
quality-Oats, 81 POUNDS to the bushel: Corn, So
pounds to the bushels Hay, of the best quality Penn
sylvania umothy; Straw to be rye, best quality
ali subject to be inspected and approved prior to
delivery. ...
Proposals will state price per hundred pounds for
Hay and Straw, and per bushel tor Corn and OATS
delivered at places OF consumption in such quantI
ties and at such times be ordered (the price
to be stated both in words and fgures)
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons, whose signatures must he appended to the
cent security for five S5000) thousand dollars by the
United States Dis rict Judge, Attorney, or Collector
or other public officer.
The right is reserved TO reject any bid deemed un
reasonable, and no bid from detaultng contractor
will be received.
All proposals to be made out on the regular forms
in duplicate (Which will be furnished on application
at this ofice) and conform to the terms Of this ad
vertisement, copy of which must accompany each
proposal Envelopes TO be endorsed Proposals for
Forage"
Bids will be opened on THURSDAY, September
27, 1866, at IL O'Clock NJ and bidders arerequested
to be present.
H. CROSMAN, Assistant Quar- Itermaster General
GEORGE r. ORME.
9179t Brevet Major and A. Q. M.
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PASSENGER RAILWAYS.
THE SPRUCE AND PINE STREET
l. RAILWAY.
TRUNK LINE.

This Road now. addition TO its man line on Spruce
and Pine Streets through the entire western Dor
ton of the city Passengers from the extreme north
west at FarmOunt Park and along the entire route TO
the extreme southwest Gray's Ferry, take the
cars on lwenty-second and Twenty third streets and
the Gray's Ferry Road and be carried through, via
Spruce street, to the Exchange for a
SINGLE FARE.
In addition TO the several Parks and the beautiful
scenery along the SChuykil 'front.', there are many
objects Of interest along this route TO make attractive
Portable.
Cars leave the Exchange every few minutes during
the day, and every hour after midnight $40 I'm
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Mr.. Johnson's Leanings.

IRON TIE ITtOttHe
MIR. H. J. Raymond states the substance of
certain conversations he had months since with
the President, wherein the latter assured him
that he did not mean to desert nor to PROSTATE
the party that elected him. We have heard Of
similar assurances given to others. We cannot
deem these words calculated to outweigh noto-
rious facts. Let us set forth one or two more:-
Our State Convention last year showed small
but finn Weed-Seward majority-how obtained,
matters not to the present purpose. OF that ma.
jority, Mr.. Raymond was the organ. He drafted
and submitted the platform, which was sur
charged with admiration of and devotion to
johnson. The ticket nominated was mainly
made OF men presumed TO be Seward or johnson
men.
And yet that ticket received no evidence of
sympathy from the President. C1stom-house
and other Federal officers were forbidden (veTy
properly, we Think, to assess their suoordl-
mates for the support Of that ticket, as they are
not now torbidden-not by any manner Of
means-to assess them for the support OF the
Hoffman ticket. Great efforts were made to
evoke from Mr.. johnson letter evincing his
preference for the success OF this ticket; 1--WE
believe Mr.. Raymond went to Washington on
this erTand); but all to no purpose. Mr.. John
son allowed himself to be claimed as favorable
to the Democratic ticket without word. Nay,
more Mr.. Montgomery Blar-well known to
be an intimate friend OF the President as well as
of his policy-sumped our State lin company
with John Van Buren) for the Democratic ticket
and the johnson policy and we have heard that
he conidentially assured leading Democrats
that, if they carried the State, they should have
the Federal offices.
Mr.. Raymond says that Mr.. johnson expressed
decided aversion to being surrounded by noto-
rious Copperheads. Yet they did surround him
very soon after his Inauguration, and have
swarmed thicker and thicker around him to
this day. We need not call names, since the
fact is notorious. Some of them would require
that boot be reinforced by kick where their
room was preferred to their company; but many
would not. Yet these men had and still have,
the private ear of the President. We must con-
clude, therefore, that Mr.. Raymond has given
credit to words that were belied by deeds.
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TOR sALE-STATE AND COUNTY RIGHTS
IL Of CApewen a co s Patent Wind Guard and AIR
Heater for Coal on Lampsi It prevents the Ohlmneys
from breaking. This we win warrant Also saves one
third the oil Call them they cost but ten cents
No 2O3 RACE Street. Phila adelphia Sample sent 70 nhd
part Of the United States, on receipt of2 GEMS OW
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The Way our Foreign Policy Has Been
ana Should be Managed.
From the Herald.

From the Herald
1t can hardly be said that we have ever had
a foreign policy, except that enunciated as the
Monroe doctrine, and that has been abandoned
of late years. The power and dignity of the
greatest nation have been lowered and trailed in
the dust at the assumption and dictation of other
and weaker nations. England France, and
even lesser powers defy and oyerreach us. For
TINS amiable trait we are complimented by those
VINO in their hearts have no good feeling
towards us. The London Morning Post, the
organ OF the British aristocracy, "warmly
applauds the policy of nonlntervention Of the
| United States in the affairs of South America,
/ and cordially approves the moderation evinced
| by us IN regard to MeXico.n No doubt it ap-
proves also OF our suppression of the Fenian
| raid, and OF our quiet, submissive conduct with
| regard to the Alabama claims. This is all very
| natural; for it suits the views and policy OF
England. These praises from those opposed to
| our Government, institutions, and progress,
ought to raise the question, ''What have we
done that our enemies praise us ?p They are
suspicious, and should stimulate an INQUIRY
as to the character and tendency of ouI
foreign policy.
By the same batch of news by which we arc
| informed OF these concentrations from England
we are informed, through the Journal des De
bats, of Paris, that the French and English
| Governments have conformity made an active
representation to the Sultan of Turkey agans
the acquisition by the United States OF an islanC
| I'm the Cult of Osina." We do not know whethe
| Sultan for such an island. 1t would be reasona
| bic enough for the United States to endeavor L
obtain an island in that part of the world as
depot of naval stores and a coalng station TO
our navy, whether it has entered upon any Dc
| gotiation or not. We do not want territory 10
any other purpose. We should not, like Franc
= and England on this continent, attempt to e'
t tabsh political influence.
II we have desired the island spoken of 1t is
| very modest desire on the part of great navi
+ and commercial country. But it appears thi
e even tins is resisted by two OF the selfish an
2 naughty monarchical powers of the Old World
J Suppose we were to conduct ourselves in tn
e same manner toward these powers, what woul
y be the result? Why, we should kick France OF
e of Mexico, nOlens oolenS, and let the Fenans {
our own people overrun Canada, and then anne
II it without more ado. That's what we should Z
: if we followed their example, They could NJ
help themselves. Neither power would ventu
s to go 10 war with the United States for bo
3 combined could not begin to penetrate or mai
y an impression upon this country.
j 1t Is evidently time that the moderation Il
e | which we are praised should cease. II is tin
d that we should have vigorous and stTOl
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The Policy President johnson Should
Now Pursue.

The Policy President johnson Should
From the Herald.
The breach between Congress and the Presi-
dent, which has created much bitterness of
feeling, while there is little difference between
the conservative majority and himself makes 1t
necessary that he should raise other questions
of public policy and take new line of depar-
ture. Judging from the signs of the times, we
conclude that the people of the North are going
to sustain Congress in demanding the guarantee
OF the Constitutional Amendment from the South
before admitting members from that section to
take their seats. The end will be the same, and,
as we said, there is little or no real difference
between Mr.. johnson and the majority IN Con-
gress, setting aside a few virulent Jacoblns who
call for more blood, coniscation, and other hor-
rible measures. But there is tancied difference
and much bad feeling.
Now, our advice to the President is to let this
matter alone in the future. He has done his
duty and all in his power to restore the South
Let him, now take up our foreign policy, the
Alabama claims, Mexico, and other questions,
and elevate the character of the great republic
in the eyes of the world. Mr. Seward, with his
trimming, timid policy, must be set aside. He
has served his day. The dignity of the country
demands another sort of policy-a sort of Bis
mark -Prussian policy-at the present time. An
imm ediate settlement of the Alabama claims or
lien on Canada is the first question. Then the
regulation OF the destiny of Mexico.
The President should also take up the import
ant matter of our national finances. Let him
call the ablest men around him to advise him
on this question. A thorough remodelling OF
his Cabinet, a vigorous foreign policy, and an
able financial policy will touch the popular
heart and make his administration successful.
Every one believes him honest and patriotic,
Notwithstanding the rawlings of the ultra radi-
GALS and by taking fresh and vigorous course
upon new measures he may be master of the
situation.
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foreign policy, worthy Of the dignity and great
ness of the republic. That is now the role for
w he, 10 oh4a;S, az s.eoHI a., - ,s rhare
is no need OF raising questions to accomplish
this object; they already exist. The Alabama
claims, Mexico, Canada, and other subjects
afford ample scope for such policy. Let the
Administration at Washington take up these
questions with something like the ability, deter
mination, and frmness of Bismark in Prussia,
and then the nations of Europe will regard us
IN different light They may not be so ready
to praise us for humiliating moderation; but
they will respect us for our courage and power.
What does President johnson say TO this There
is way open for him still to make himself
popular by raising the country to that pinnacle
which IL is entitled
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DENTISTRY.

nR. KINKELIN CAN BE CONSULTED
confdentially on all recent, local, chronic and
constitutional diseases at his old establishment north
west corner VI Third and URion streets, eA6m
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A Second Great War In Europe Threat
ened.

From the Tribune.
Our special dispatches from Europe deserve
serious consideration, for they come from
source which is worthy of trust. They are not
sensational, nor untounded; we are satisfied
that the facts we give are entitled to almost as
much credit as if they were official.
The news is of extraordinary Importance. The
peace which the world thought to be permanent
is threatened with speedy destruction, and the
danger comes from defeated and PROSTATE Aus
tria. But few weeks ago the Austrian empire
was at the mercy of Prussia and was ready to
abandon everything for peace. 1t was fully un-
derstood that there would be no difficulty in
regard to the cessIon of Venetia, and that with
that gain Italy would be satisfied. Austria now
Bismark has termed insulting, and for which he
threatens immediate war. 1t is but a question
of hours whether the Prussian army moves
again upon Vienna.
We are not willing to concede that another
war is inevitable, even upon the authority of
b these startling facts. Europe should be salts
fed. Prussia has gained enough. Italy has
gained enough. Austria has lost enough. There
is but one of the great powers concerned directly
in this struggle which could have any reason to
desire a renewal of strife, and we do not hesi-
tate to predict that if Austria has seriously re-
solved to make impediments to the cessiOn OF
Venetia, it is at the instgaton OF France. Upon
no other hypothesis can the sudden boldness of
this ruined power be explained. Louis Napo-
leon has good reason for dissatisfaction with the
adjustment of the late war, and his demand for
the cession of Prussian and Bavarian territories
was met with an emphatic refusal. If then
Europe is again upon the verge of war, there is
every reason to believe that France will be one
of the combatants.
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PHE NEW YORK PRESS.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS OF THE LEADING
JOURNALS UPON CURRENT TOPICS.

seSr,1rD EVERY DAY pOR EVENING TErpanAFH'
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farmers department.
Cleanliness OF Swine.

In one respect farmers commonly
show their worst management in fat
tening hogs. These animals appreciate
cleanliness, yet their owners make
them live in dirt, and then charge them
with natural fondness for filth. This
is oppression and SANDER combined
Every person familiar with their habits,
knows that when clean straw beds and
other comforts are given them, they
are scrupulous to keep them clean.
When shut up in q narrow pen, where
they must eat, sleep,and live in one
apartment, they cannot but be uncom-
Portable; and such condition greatly
retards their thriving A "hog pen
has become proverbially " repulsive
place; this is the owners fault, and
should never be suffered. There is no
reason why it should not be clean and
even attractive. We hear farmers who
raise grain say that they have more
straw than they can sometimes use
while Mt the same moment their hogs
have not enough of it to make dry
and clean bed.
Animals can never thrive well unless
kept clean. Every one knows that q
well groomed horse is better than {
neglected one, with a shabby coat
Nearly the same result has been foun'
when this treatment is applied t
swine. Let every manager lay dow
this rule, that a hog-pen should nerer b
distinguished By It's odor ticenty feet DIS
tant The sleeping apartments shoul'
be separate, and kept perfectly cleai
and dry. The other portion should b
daily cleaned out, and the manure
once mixed with muck, loan, GOA
ashes, &c, to make compost and DIES
troy the odor, which is as injurious t.
the health of swine to breathe as it /
to human beings. 1t is not hecessar.
that piggery should cost five hundred
dollars that it may be kept in splendid
order cheap and simple structur
may be subjected to the most perfec
system of cleanliness. The satisfaction
it will afford the owner, the comfort t
the occupant, and the profits to til
purse, will be a three fold compensG
ton. Exchange
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SARATOGA IN THE OLDEN TINE. Prof
Silliman, in his diary, speaks of visit
he made to Saratoga in 1897 1t was
rather in contrast with the Saratoga
of orr times. He says: eve mount
ed our horses one day and rode seven
or eight miles through the pine forest,
with its delightful fragrance, and ar
rived at place where they said there
were some mineral springs There
was not even village, but only two
or three Lighthouses standing among
the;pine trees. The people were civil
and provided some hay for our horses
and for ourselves bacon and eggs
They piloted us into morass wher
nature was unsubdued, and steppin,
cautiously from bog to bog, we 500
arrived at spring which they Gale
the Congress Spring which staste
as it does now.
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p@- Some saen keep their goodness
as people do their pianos. They have
them shut up, most of the time, on one
side OF the parlor; and when they
have looked after the affairs of the
kitchen, and taken their meals, and
waited upon their company, aad at
tended to all their other duties then,
for relaxation, they open them, and
play a few tunes upon them. Some
men keep their conscience shut up a
good part of the time, and once in o
while, for a change, they open it, and
play upon it. They find it little out
OF tune; but they do not mind that. =
Beecher.
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MANsLAuGHTER. On Sunday evening
last, two men named 5enkins and Cum
bingham, of E, Burke, went 10 vile
place in East Haven, where they found
two men, one named Pierce, and the
other named Bean. A quarrel ensued
IN which Pierce and Bean were so badly
qeaten that Bean died in about an
hour, and Pierce could not be re-
moved. On Monday morning, officers
lde and Walker, of Lyndon, proceeded
to the spot, arrested the two rascals
and took them to Burke where trial
was commenced.
1t is said that Jenkins and Canning.
ham were on big drunk which hac
lasted them since the Fourth. -Ne,o
port Express.