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=. G. I. Z. Z. OF MICHIGAN.
The Proposed Efr Line Road from PORT
Huron By way OF Jackson to Chicago.
=, IErnn thu Iacksan INtclt.A EjtiZen.l

- From tho jackson hltclt.) Cltlzen-I
The project Of a railroad from Port Huron
or RidgcWay BY way Of Pontiac, Jackson,
THREE l{iye1s and Nile. or South Bend to Chi.
the line Of the proposed road. Two consid-
crub1c meetings have been held atthls point,
and the matter left in the hands of a commit
tee consistiD. Of one or two from each comfy.
At meeting OF the committee held last week
1t wns ascertaincd that without much doubt
subscriptions TO- stock to the amount OF II, 900
per mile, might with proper eaest be obtained
would be within this State, and 1t was deter
mined That vigorous canvass shonld ba i'm
mc5,ately made in .beLalr OF the project.
The committee of organization deemed it
prudent to Insert 4 condition In the subscrip-
t1on paper circulated, requiring ut least e, 900
per mile to be subscribed before any constd-
erab1c expenditure should be made, and It Is
Judged to be better that all localities Infested
should be applied to before the anal orgAnt.
cation Of cooperation under the general
law, One reason Is, that by this means q
larger constituency Will be able TO take part
In the important matter Of choosing the tEst
directors, and another thnt no locality can
have the excuse Of eaying that more energetic
or active towns control the organization, and
will build the road without them.
Hthts committee can carry Into effect what
II proposes, the corporation Intimately formed
wi1l,be a very strong one; able to build its
road without ruinous losses, and to make TIE II
original stock q good Investment. Il, on the
contrnsy, 1t does not succeed, no money VII
have been wasted in suIveys, earth Or timber
wotk undertaken Without due consideration,
The project Is good one, the route belne
the most direct across the State possible, the
region traversed being the most fertile and
productive on any line across the Peninsula
the local business wi hich would be command
ed greater than On any othe. proposed route
and withal more wealth already tn the hands
Of the people upon the line, than there Is any
|. whers In the Northwest, Ii townships un5up
pl.ed Wtth railway facilities. = = 20 '-'
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FROM TENNESSEE.
Important Arreat$ In Sumner Cuunty-
Tbreo OF fBRrrer's tan. Wounded and
Taken-The Civil Auth critics AT Work
The Deaptradoea Lodged In jail.

TbFeo OF E1nrrer's tan. Wounded and
Taken-The Civil Authorities AT Work
The Desperadoea Lodged In jail.
IFrou The Nashville Union, ei,h.]
We have frequently had to record acts Of
robbery and murders, In the counties Of Sum
ner aud Robertson, committed by band Of
despersdocs- or fifteen In number
but we are gratL1ed to learn that the civil
authorities have at last got on the right trail,
and captured part of Them, with the pros-
pect OF getting the others.
From perfectly reliable source, We learn
the following 1acts, relative to the efforts Of
these authorities, and the success which has
attended them
Three NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Shy, had been
committing robberfes for the past threo or
tour days, IN the section of country. around
Rich1and Station, Of horses, muics, and
whatever they could appropriate to their
use. Among the large number that hare
been played upon, we ore only able to learn
the names Of Messrs. Mclaughlin, Garrett
pie on the Tennessee aud Kentucky border
determined to feETit out and Arrest the scouu-
drels nt whatever cost; consequently posse
went In pursuit from Kentucky, and oue from
Sumner county, with the Deputy Sheriff Of
the latter at The heal After one or two
days pursuit, the party from Sumner came
up with the nlnrauders near Rlehland and
shaIp's Greek. day before yesterday. Hero a
. terrible and obstinate resistance was made By
the thieves. :"
Some fifteen or twenty shots were t1rcd be-
tween the parties, and not until tho three
shys were all wounded-John, the oldest,
mortauy-wonld they surrender. Resistance
being now no longer OF any avail, they at
length had to succumh. They wera then taken
to Riclland Station and Detained over night
under guard, from whence, our informan.
stated they would probably be taken to Gal
rumorel That ono OF lie shys Committed =
rape upon some female while engagad In their
neiaslous work, but the fact had not been
learned certainty Us yet.
This energetic method Of doing busine,s
will show to the country that the Statements
circulated TO the elect that the c1rll authori-
untrue"
, 1866-02-28

and remedies applied ; but the stroke was a.
tal He fingered along day sfter day On the
verge Of death, and finally yielded peacefully
to bis mortal summons.
at will be o crest loss to us ALL He was
of 80 gcnial.,a sympathy Of nature, 50 free
from at Jealousy and bitterness Of spirit, 50
ready to El7e the need OF pEalse to all, and
TO lend hls assistance whenever 1t was desired,
that be viii be deeply aud warmly regretted
b. ali who knew him.
''.As an artist be was conscientious, faithful
and laborioua refined IN his conceptions and
graceful in bis compositions. He was the
BEST representative Of the classical school Of
sculpture that England, has produced since
Fla1Inan. lie wanted FlaNnan' Is ina asination
while he e1celled him In manual execution.
His work was rather composed than created.
But his loss will be deeply fell for hewas an
honest and hieh-mIndel deYolee Of art.n
, 1866-02-28

"mancnt fund be- established for thstr sup
"port as long ~ there are subjects recurring
"t; not trusting to uncertain provisions to
"be made BY individuals. And TO my
"mulatto man William, calling himself
i" William Lee, give immediate freedom, or,
s'Ii he should prefer II, ION aocounr Of ths &C
"cidcnts which have bth1len him, and which
"have rendered him incapable Of vi liking,
"or Of any active cmploymentD to remain in
IT The situation he now is, 1t shall be optional
"tn him 10 do SO IN either case, however. I
s.allov him an annuity Of thirty dollars, dur
"ine his natural LIFE, which shall be indepen-
1deut OF the vicsuah and clothes he has
"bcen accustomed to receive, If be choose the
alas. alternative; but IN full with bis free
"dGn Il. he prefers the hsst; andthis give
"to him, ~ a-teatimony Of. my sense Of his
attachment to une, /, and for his faithful ser
"vices during The revolutionary war." :.
Read that testament, and then read the
Freedmen's Bnreaa1itn, and Andrew John
sons veto message, mud judge which would
havsreceived the signature Of George Wash
ine{ou.'s !:
, 1866-02-28
THE FENIAN CONGRESS.
Closing Incidents Of the Session
at Pittsburgh.

How They Respondeu 10 the Call for
Fuuds-Nan1es OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and Gossip, Wise and Otherwise, Re-
.ardin. the Fenian Programme.
: (From the Pittsburgh Commercial, 25th.J
TIE CALL FoR SUBSCRIPTIONS.
l. The question OF ways and means was then
taken up, and each delegate was required to
furnish the amount of money, men md arms
at the disposition of the circles represented.
ner, Mr.. T. O'0ay, of Buffalo, moved that q
personal subscription be opened, 80 that any
,de1eeate present might state how much be
could contribute to the general fund, and he
headed the list with his own subscription Of
five hundred dollars, to which he subsequent
,dol1are, which be said was from his Irish wife.
Almost every delegate present added; his
name 10 the list. Including Colonel Roberts
and Pat. W. Dunno, Of Peoria, Illinois, who
gave three hundred dollars each. Senator 2.
Bannon, Of Kentucky, Senator; E. I: Corey,
gavo ono thousand dollars each. Sen
| ntor Sullivan, Of +Tittln, Ohio, gave
ave hundred dollars and pledged his word to
| raike two thousand dollars more. Senator
Fitzgerald, Of Cincinnati, gave i've hundred
| dollars, and. many others gave sums varying
from four hundred to htty. doll9rs each max
iDg IN the aggregate over one hundred thou.
sand dollars cash. Mr.. P. c. Shannon, Of
Michigan, gave seven and one-quarter acres Of
land ID the town OF, Ifllsdale. In that State.
| A Western delegate, In handing fn his per
| sopul subscription Of five hundred dollars,
stated TINT he was the owner OF q schooner
On the lakes which was- at the disposal Of
the Congress at any time, fully armed and
coutpped. Another delegate pledged IN the
name or an irish merchant two ocean steam
crs tulIy fitted tor sea service. at q monenrs
notice. A delegate from Eastern New York
announced that he was instructed By we'll
| known citizen Of his State to pledge bis name
for fifty thousand dollars In support Of Geu.
Sweeney, whenever be chooses to take The
field. Several members present guaranteed
that they will 1T out at their own expense
companies OF infantry and cavalry The en-.
thus1asm was most unprecedented and evinced
the true state Of feeling among the men who
l-compose this Congress. They have evidently
7 entered upon the work before them with thf
determination to succeed. md the foregoing
may be tnken as an indication Of tbeir Will tc
do In The cause Of Irish Independence.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO TIE FUND.
The amount Of money reported from thi
various circles amounts to nearly $4,000. u
addition to this sum, the following persona
subscriptions were made to the fund by TIT
, 1866-02-28
tFrou, the Dewitt tIosTs' onses*el

From the DeNut A.,
I'm sunday afternoon last, lnste lraglca.
oos fdsa 'easaR passsss' s9as e a79s
malss & sa5a ~ are substantially a. follows: Ben
near tnen,, eol,natt md William Laycock have
3anm ~ na1 hT side, With no line fence betweon
latns s,ai snd a9p,mals - belonging to either farm
then. ~ aee enmInon rnnEe Of both at this ses-
havet,bs have ~ wear. Bitterness sprang up be-
tse r. xe als atlara md Fssen aasa
apcemaiscs. panli they were shut up, and ten dollars
demanded for their release, which was re-
fused. But on Sunday, the 18Th Inst, ".
Dauuatt, his vito and son went IN sleigh
over to their ncishbor'sto to gct the colts Nls.
Ia5cock warned them that she would shoot
havlng a ahot-gun In her hands} i they at-
tempted to release The cults. Sealing fhs VAT
ike attitude Of the opposition. ". pannass ..s
thought best to, retire in. good oraer bus
When theS started, probably sIpposlns tney
stil intended taking the colts, Mt. L. drew
her gun and fired, and The retiring Parties.
seeing thc motion. laia down In tho alslsn
Int % t6c aim Eas too good, and ono shot struck
Nh nannatt n the cheek aud came ont at
hark of ber head, making ke1tons. not 4
Ssta1 'Touud. Tho case is now On trial 9efosq
Justice Mcneil, Of this place.
, 1866-02-28

E1cas would not fndorbe. Esd they intended
70 ssree with Congress In so important mat
ter, they had only to convene 9 c9nsrsss At sny
; for proper legislation to guide them. That
they preferred that Congress should not meet
I'm they could no longer prevent It, shows
that hey knew In advance that their plan
would not satisfy the representatives of the
1ova1 PEOPLE. The articles we have quoted,
Illustrative Of The Republican sentiment :of
that time, show how they knew It, II by 20
other means. We are therefore led to the
conclusion that the present quarrel with Con-
gress arises from deliberate plot by the
President to adopt q Southern rebel policy
tending to the restoration Of slavery. Il has
worked precisely Ri was predicted and now
is It any wonder that the lrrepresable conflict
Is as active d. ever, and Is sure, TO continue
until the house now divided against itse1
shall cease to be divided, and political. rights
shall be given TO all American citizens, espe.
'clallv to the oppressed ,.
, 1866-02-28

RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT ROBERTS,
. President Roberts sent In q communication
rendering his resignation OF the Office OF Pres
ident, which be had only accepted 1n compll-
ance with the provisions OF the constitution at
IN important crisis. The resignation vas tof,
into q ballot for President. Senator Daily and
Col. Coyeny were appointed ta11cre, aud the
result Of the ballot showed that Col. Roberts
lad been unanimously reelected. The an
nouncemeut Was received With loud cheers.
j committee Of three was appointed to wait
land, q veteran officer, who arrived by. the
"City of Baltlmorc,'' and reached Pittsburgh
by tbs mid. day train, appeared before the
Congress and made his report, which was re-
ceiycd:. President Roberts having entered the
hall WINS warmly received. lie made speech
which is By general couscnt the finest effort he
has ever mnde. 1t was most eloquent aud fn-
presslre, and created a profound sensation.
lie accepted the Presidency In obedience to the
decision Of the Congress amidst great cheer
Ing. -.
the o1MAuoSEr BONDS.
A resolution was passed declaring the bonds
!sfuel by O'Mahoncy, which had been declar-
ed illegal by the Senate, to be null and void.
oM1SOUs IF ANYrHlSG.
On motion, the State Centres were request
ed TO send to the headquarters Mt New York
accurate reports of the military strength Of
thet departments. :
The Congress which hns Just adjourned,
after SIX days session, will probably be the
last that will eyer meet. Gen. Sweeney pro-
poses to proceed at onceln carrying ont his
plans, tho details of which can only be known
ns cTcuts reveal them IN the near future.
THE ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
The committee appointed by tho Cangress
to draft resolutions expressive Of their scutt-
n.euts On the subject Of Irish independence,
and prepare an address TO be presented to the
I1iah people II America and tic friends Of tho
Fenian cause, have partially completed their
task. The resolutions mud address will Ghort~
lv be given to the public.
THE WORK ABROAD.
The delegates 10 the Congress hare gone
away determined to lay themselves ont for a
eisnntic effort at their several places Of resi-
dencc 10 help the canse. It is confidently cK-
pected that. tn :lr circles will be largely in
creased in point Of Numbers, md large sums Of
money raised for the fund.- Senator Daily,
sepator Morrison and. other noted gentlemen
hnve made arrangements to speak IN behalf Of
Fcpianism at different points In the East and
West. On st. Patrick's Day there will be 8
nrand demonstration at Boston. On the f2th
81 March, the FenIans OF Brooklyn, N. T.,
WI hold great meeting ut the Academy oi
Music, and next Wednesday night the Fenians
Of Philadelphia will meet to hear some Of tho
brotherhood.
, 1866-02-28
GE0IsGE WASHINGTON ON THR
VITO.


Whatever VIC may think of anything else in
TIE Presidents recent speech to his ssmpa-
tll'zert, we 1oust I'LL agree with him that the
10 consider the position Of the nation on the
great issue Of Justice to the nation'e freed
men. Whether or not We recognize Pror1-
0cntial plan in the chronological condolences
Of history, we cannot deny that they produce
great moral results At the outset Of the war
the enthusiasm Of the people became deeper
and more religious TOW when the Baltimore
massacre occurred on the anniversary Of the
battle OF Lexington; md 80 was our
thsnktulucss for tho t1umrhs Of Gettysburg
and .rirksbu1g deeper and more religious, be-
canse they established American liberty on
the Fourth Of July. Prompted by the same
instinct Ia lis owu heart and relying upon It as
power in the heart of the people, when Abza~
ham Lincoln organized grand united ad-
vance Of all our armies, he ordered that II
should commence on the I'D of February.
HIS order was not carried into tul! effect be-
cause our commanders were not all men OF
souls equal to tho President, and Tor the same
cause the war fingered.
Now, By accident or by plan, the question
"AeIhe1 .no A@i1oa - ~ 40
SUCCESS to the principles and men who
Aavcd 1t In Its agony, catuc to an Issue In the
ht;'c internal between the natal days Of
Abraham Lincoln mud George Washington;
and VIC are Invited to consider Andrew John
so''s decision In the Light OF tue memory Of
LIE faiher OF M MS &c Gount'y: ~ T. 11e = appeal Is
We, wen T. .aken Me "'n * eo ue'o[e OF .aais'srs ,,
out as nc f1's continually As Modc.a'or IL our
na1onnl eoafl o. puonc op'Mon' enee1'ns M all
@ mese passion anu pa1.y sPna1, anG ~ .ue
s.,.ne 80 as as;an.s NJ ue " .e 4os1 =.
.sm 1sm.aau aaa op' ~.u1,na ~ tue e'nsts'enee u
'e,s,oas 1sa'n. LEO. .eeo''e' :. .p..,. =.
"ns' .neo' Is "asn'agsons acc,s1on H 10
%na, u aoe no'n 1ne ha,lon 10 as f1eeameu
"aspngton never naa Inc gseaI opportunity
% l'sae Me f,oe'atnas'on o. 1naactpaton,
,,, y, ~ .usuuts ~ uaae WIZ LUG -as'ory o.
~ - .Ioa .9e s~e measn'e1 ~ WHICH
~, t,at ~ .rnen hIe IT, no he as
, 1866-02-28

The Greer Bay {Nis.) advocate, which hes
been lor a long time one OF the very best
local papers In ihe State, has BEEN. obliged to
enlarge 10 eight columns on page, and 1t Is
now exre1led by few papers IL. the State tn
quantity OF reading matter. It gives de.
tniied statement Of The commerce Of Grcen
Bay, from ,DeNre to 0conto and Door coun-
tics, which It sums up as follows, rcmarking
that with all 1t care It is only partial c1hf-
bit, showing nothing Of the exports Of fdour
and grain, iron. livestock, provisions. &c,
not The imports Of all classes or merchandise:
Lumber, 2ia co.. 600 feet: shingles, 1O0, ,ooo,.
0o0; lash, IT, Dh, 600 + square timber, $780,
o01 feet; slaves. 100000; cord wood,
5000 cords; 1,0o0, 900 pickcta, $500 cords
bark: &c, 900 barrels nsh; 700 cords stone !;
10000 fence posts; 90 railroad ties; s., 900
telegraph poles; 1000 cords shinsle bolts !;
bcs!des lime, FAX, barrels, hoop poles, doors,
sash md blinds. hubs and spokes, Turning
foo}s. &c From three to five tons a day Of
Ike trout aud wbitcdsh ore now daily coming
IN from both shores Of Green Bay, from points
a. far down as the Door. The whiseAsh are
caueht Ia nets, which arc stsung along under
Ma Ice, BY means Of holes cut Tor that pnr-
posa Inc trou.~sse caught BY means OF hooks
ard Liner
, 1866-02-28
Remarkable Well In Indfana.

Wehaye mentioned several times the pro-
crcss In boring an oil we'll at Lodi, on the
Wabash, some fifty miles north OF this city.
A few dsys since the auger broke through the
roof Of a cavity. The anger was taken out,
when gas began to come up In considerable
quantities, pnshtng the salt water before It,
ductor. After the salt water was driven out,
sulphur water continued to flow In a small
stream. Tie we'll was sunk four fect deeper,
wl,ieh opened new cavities, aud increased the
a,nount Of water to ten galions minute, md
il Il nov flowing i've hundred barrels day Of
white sulphur. Tie water a. IL lows from the
eonduetor ,s white ; at1er Standing while It
Oh l,eing aeitaicd 1t bolls and emlts gus. In
mine1a] Ingredients, disagreeahle. smell and
specific gravity It is said to exceed the Lafas-
et.e artesia1t especially the sulphnrons odor
and II is clailaed that It will rank with the
most famous mineral waters OF the world.
The company, ne understand, will cease
boring until the water is analy1ed and tested.
, 1866-02-28


We are permitted to make the following
extract from private letter just received in
this city, describing the illness and death Of
John Gibson, the eminent English sculptor,
80 long resident Of Rome. The letter vas
written by q welllnown American artist,
also resident OF Rome:
q Yesterday poor 3lr, Gibson died, and TO-
morrow his funeral Is to take place IN the
Protestant cemetery. BE, was, suddenly
struck with paralysis about ten days ago,
md since then has been lying In hopeless
and helpless state, struggling, but yainly, IN
The terrible embraces Of death. he had been
calling on Col. Caldwell, when he felt = sud
den ta1ntness, but soon recovered and re-
fused to allow carrfagc to be
called, pc1ststlng in ,returning home
on foot: When, however, be a.11rcd
at the Piazza d spagna. he found himself
unable to 60 on, md hailed q carriage, Into
which bcgot, ordering the coachnaau to drive
to his studio.. On his a.giva}the he vas m
able 10 move, end wns' lifted out Of the esr-
rfage quite pafalyzed. ,He Was im1ne ediately
caill:d to N apart p physician calico
, 1866-02-28
.s0cc,denf's,' Reply ito .sProtection.

EMtora Chicago Tribune: -
Protection should keep his temper. Losing
II In the course Of q discussion Is certain
sign Of failing cause. In argument on lire
Issue affecting the welfare Of tue entire ma
lion, be ties OF into an eulosy upon dead
party, having no connection whatever with
the case IN point =.
With tho kind permission. Of the TRIBUNE,
crave half the space: occupied by Protection
, 1866-02-28
ECHOES OF TnE PRESIDENT.

We cannot allow to pass without comment
the following editorial Endorsement Of tho
ProsIdcut's speech by the Chicago Times: :
ave do not he.ltaie to declare th1t 1t is the SOL
emn outy Of tho President 10 follow hfs woraz by
deeds> He do HM hesitate to declare tta' It u ls
seana cry Of Ms H.esdea e eomand ~ "a ssyfst
61'ae+, and thetr con- {edtrnes In CoHgrest md az
oger he eoyat'y, 1or hk crime er trtason- In no
hsr :'ay can this Northern rebellion be promptly
qoelled and The pMblc quiet restored.
,.'And Il the Bump congrets shall notfpeedlly
ahsDdou its tedluous. revolutionary and lawless
plac.iees:-u II ehal p1sis. IN exendlnsth ropre-
ind In exercising the powers at the coneress Of .he
United State.-We do not hesitate to declare ttat
4 sa1sss sess : fs saS K. fg ns5l sf e e. s .oa as
dtssotot TIE fsFnp tv military posoer.'
IT Is Of very .lltt1o. Importance what the
Chicago Times would OF would not hesitate
to declare, as VIC know It wonld " hesitate TO
declare" anything that is loyal, manly and
decent, md that 1t would not q hesitate to
declare" anything that Is reasonable, rillain:
Gus aud vile. The bitter pillin the above par.
a.raph Is that, reasonable as 1t Is, it Is only
in practise the logical results Of his own
teachings. If Congress and all Northern Re.
publicaus are traitors, as President johnson
seems to assume, then It Ia his duty. to. ar:
rest and punish them. If II is treason Ia
question whether the President can by mere
proclamation abolish State Governments In
eleven States and establish new ones over
which Congress has no Jurisdiction, then arr
| nine-tentls OF the loyal men of the counir,
| traitors, aud none hut the. traitors Of yes
terdsy are loyal today. II they are traitors
] who Affirm that eight y-ciEht rebels ought not
, 1866-02-28

who was Lifted BY Sortuitous ctrcmnstssces to
station abova his merit, only 10 fnA+ In his
accidental enlnence higher pedestal for bis
own dlshoppf.=
, 1866-02-28

The amount OF money reported from tho
various circles amounts to nearly sso, 90. In
addition to this sum, the following personal
subscriptions we're made to the fund by the
, 1866-10-30
Total &264,698 OF

Total 1904, 698 OF
Balance of deposits S 51,726 10
S new deposit accounts, viz:
l Groom. | Servant.
L Laborer. 2 Various.
s Withdrawals amounting to.$735 90.
Receivers for Saturday, 3rd Nov. 1866.
IN CHRIsTIANSTED
Lieut.. A. J. Boye, Trustee.
Capt. McGregor, Member.
In ~FREDERIKSTED
W. PEBBLES, Esq, Trustee.
Il. J. Robinson, Esq, Member.
GEO. BEHAGEN,
President.
st. Croix, 29th October 1866.