, 1866-12-17
Chicago Gribn1,r.
MONDAY. DECEMBEB II, 1868.


MONDAY. DECEMBEB II, 1863
THE NEWS.
". O'BHen- United States Army wagon.
3nxstrI- writes rs IRON Solomon City, Kansas IN
der date Of December ID. shst while on lhett NAY
20 Srnta Fe last spring, one J. II. Taueey, from
Nlinote, wss Captured by The Indians near Cow
Greek. ColoEad,.
The Board Of Managers OF the American
Btos~ socict. met In New York On the 9th Instant.
G,snis Of books wee made TO the extent Of II no
vo1nnes, and III funds l,on were appropriated
for p7h1s~ IN: the Neu Testament In the R4yel-
Eetuplsn language, in Russia.
4 Convention Of tho German edltors and
publishers Vt Pcunsyl,a ansA il to bo held 1t Ha1-
st>ause On the soh inst, 10 protect the interests
OF German literature, popula.ize It in Journalism.
and Procure ctea:er recognition for It IN the
public schools.
A Convention OF the Freedmen Of TexA. is
called TO meet 1t Bastrop tho sixth Of Deeeua-
he1 1s6 for tic purpose. - ~et forth In the c2ll
OF devisin: plan Of Agricultural tabos. By whien
the soii shall be cultivated, and thetf bread
esrnett by the sweas Of the brow. tn obedience to
Hesvcn%G decree.
The FEeednen's Savings aud Trust Coul-
I,ary. OF SoE1o1L, hi. been fcaping quite haf-
ves. in th" Wy OF deposits raadr by the soldiers
ot tie eolorcd regiments which hare been paid OF
aud mustered ont in that sieiAity. 1he Seventh
Uniicd states colotrd regiment deposited $4,000
HI tLat inat,u1ioc, and the Thirty s11th Fegtment
x:p,sCD-
is the passenger train on the Dabu luc d:
Sonth western Road WIS passing curve, On Tues
DAY evening, the rear car r1n of. the rack and
xo1lcd down the bank. About forty passencsrs
xc,c injured, though none dangerously so.
Axaoug them were B. F. Bornisil1c and u. j.
Me,st1t. Of Chicago.
4 prirste Of the One uuudrcdth Regulars,
ft.uonedl at OTTAWA on Friday rccaived dity
lssbt%. The pr1sonez wat tied to the Gate BY tho
thumbs, md In that position was logged in tho
11.~scncc Of the euti7c Zarzi$on-for staring tast
t.anada woald ec annexed 10 tho United SAt>t
heturc two yeArs.
Ii!.ce. yeass aro Judge Bryan Mulan2hy be-
ucathed cne-,h1Ed Of Ills property In trust 10 the
citY of St Loul.. for tho relief Of poos eusrar:s
xlu Travellers pu*e:tR through the city on their
7sy 70 set&lc In the West The present salus oi
1n1 psopef:y is scScu hundred and d1ty shonsand
-deiars bns :he ''poor esn!grants" have not Jet
Eceri~cd one penny Il ON the fund.
There is said 10 be very large Northern
cIrtrc.t In tho population o. savannah. Boston
men 1rt cepc.7a1l5 numerous. They Ate treated
well, md e,e rar;dly tatin. tie lead In He:chan-
die, pla.tt.g and laundering. This 1ast Interest
uir become very tc'po1tsct sonrce Of wealth to
Grusgia. Her Irur3ense forests arc comparatively
IL 1t
Baltimore il maintaining It's unenviable
reputation for roxIE;srn. That city at present. Is
txr.iblx afflicted nj b gangs Of thieves aud pick
pccltss. uht ctc Committing ttetr dcpredatlous
d., ard night 10 N extent never t'cfoee known.
Ic +omc rsanecs lhcy have attacked ladies Ill
s:r-t day light. and robbed them OF their porto
ncs.raIes-
4 Paris correspondent says that many
Auc.fcan Families y ho cspsscd the Atlantic last
a;:trr,. thinking that b. seltl,u. down now they
world Obtain htusc Accommodations for The co1.-
fAFYF 11{7fd
tats:cly nrdeeeiyed ly hudtng that from The drs:
CT Arr,l no p,cvsous engagement Will stand rood,
md fIe+h terms. pro7o.laona:ely high. with the
tcE,nnd Tor tht III. wall hate to be submitted to.
'ri.~ Hit.ire Of Montreal SAYS: "Afeer the
arrr: cl Il. 2ecoui'ilces, Sutsa't took rclocc In
C:1aoo. ulif.e he r-uuafncd In hiding for several
ne,:ta:. Tie ro)'cr were OIL his steps, and mort
than arcc lis place Of refuge WIS near being dis
ct.cted. Thanks, however, 10 the fidelity o! his
-pa.,i,s1s, ~ho rel,.ed tic hstl1iapt Offers made
b. -t;n.c Of the American police, be was able ie
re:ain At liberty TIL the moment Of his departure
for Eurcpc."
Tit Cuthbert {Aiiss.) -igpta1, Of Decembc,
I'll eays: :" A coloscd man and his wife and Ave
chldrcn, were burned TO death In their cabin. or
the plantation Of Nj. ". c. Hays, Ia thls county
OF thursday night last. The fire occurred aboa
otc o'clock at E,sat, and It is suppo id thst ;hs
sccf OF The cabin caught fire hrst and tell In upor
IT'S sleeping inmates. before they were aroused Il
asetse OF their dancer. The scene. after th'
bErn!r e, Is said 70 have been most ho:F's5tnS.'
Many Of the larger States might well cnS.
thu easy condition OF a:sla1d's e1ca quer. tn
r4-1 debt i. S1g, ~ 5- TIE Largest portion OF 1t
f,t pcr cent, and considerable part ouly At tire
pe. cent. while the productive state property
uAgl1y in can haut and railroad stock. l
+a.:GaSn, leaving rs Inc entire debt the smal
tal-rce Of s:,s7..5a. The Stale also owns unpro
dretive property 10 The amount Of $1soo0, ,oaf
vi proper LEGISLATION is had as to tbs Ia
ttru., witch the State Treasurer thinks can east1
h- E.=te productive. II IL expected that the Stat
H.ll have net income Of $s,o10,0W-
II will be seen by a notice in anothe
co.urn that tie call for ! Rock Rlrer Improve
u.pt Cor. .cnt1on Il Dixon On the aoth lust h
betn Withdrawn by the Executive Committee, m
In 1lcu Of that Convention they recommend 10 tn
sesc1al counties interested in the Rock River In
p;uyement each 10 tend i've delegates to The Car.
Convention, to be held at Rock Island on tho ~
fps. Ttis movement has taken place for tho SAX
OF harmony and efficiency Of action among Ii
ftie1d. OF the different Improvements conten
.ptaied. 1t ID anticipated that the Rock lslan
rrZztlou will b.tng Together large number I
he xc1i-c a,d influential citizens Of the locAliht
Int.teetcd ic thcre great md essential works.
Dr., Joscrh K. Barnes, Surgeon Genera
has made his animal report TO the Secretary
War. ZONE p4zts Of which are Of interest," IT
arount supplied to the Bureau was IS o.
TIC expenzes we're 81, S., sol, leaving balancs
s57. The moat valuable records ot tho
pxxtmcnt arc the mortuary papers- Hhfcn CO.
p:i>r lG Gu fello yuirr4te Of Hospital 1te:c1strr
$3.50 Of Banal Records; 100 lIy Roll incla
a,r ?raLuo names vi white 4nd - 0G1 Of color
sri,.trrp The ,1edicxl history Of The war Is bel1
p.c:ared With all convenient speed Tie tsst Vi
,uu,r bttn. rvadY for tito prc5s-
The official CANVASS Of tho vote of Wisco
sin at III. last election, shows q Union ma}ori
of :5.ufn tnr FIr*t District: 5.9sG In the secon
5asi su the lhiid; 3,55l in tie Filth; 6>5il II
sf1th; and 4 I}-raoc.atic majority o1 4t.' ID
Fourth DIktatct. The total vote Ia l7s.s|f,
nhi:n .!3.3 wc.c Unfou, aud q, 410 were DeH
e,.tn. teasins Union lna}or1ty OF -, ,9G7-a
r,auou Of few hundred from the actual vote,
cou.eque1c~ OF toc vote Of several to~ns
h-,ne counted. becauae Of heir too late tcccpti
or Irregularities
The call for q River and Canal Convent
\. Ilock l.lanj+ Oh the 9Th int. will hc fonna
on! second page. The committee appointtd
xn,yev :be route for extending the Illinois
H,cl,;ran Canal from 1aSalle to the Atssissi.
1i{yel and from ihc summit, on the said route
Hock Run, II Dixon. Atc ready. aud will ms
their report al the coming Convention. The G.
vertion IL one which rhonld call together la
rerrr. Il. talon u tue teopte Of No1toesn llano
,ri ~ t1u.t by united counEel and ezfo.1 Il
rzy t,e embed 10 securc ench rights and tn1
e.;r art adopt euch measures n *ill tusur
sreedv completion Of these great improvement
1 triy{l Incident occurred at LexlnEt'
yi1r1ni., = tew days ago. Ono OF General II
prpla xho. and lIled = respectable black mar
that town. On tis examination be stated that
negro had .'insulLcd him-" Ihis stAseincat !
cotrobosafed by s2ccsstoss Of the occurred
The learned Dochc11y who heard the ease M
the following points IN his dccia1oa: That
Laws uf TifEtnta have 4ls aya recognized the
fc1eucr between the white man and tho bla
thxt a " lie 1pan uaA. protect himsrH knm nc
iasr1ts that, though the deed was clearly pro,
ttwas the 1csu1t Of the scsnlt. and he should
eha.ce the d .ferdallt from cust:dy.
The Scientific .1merioan. In introducing
il. hundred thousand readers full and fflus:rs
dcscz,ptlon Of ChIcsgo'e Immense lako tun
txkee ad, ,sutaee Of the occasion to speak
truly Ut our metropolitan growth and gTeatut
sAonr exchanges bring ~. this week, account.
The virtual CON plet1nn af work Of American
r{peerlng WHICH. for holdness Of conception.
e-.tuc akll, spd uninterrupted SUCCESS, desc
to be clssecd with the pruude.t achievements
the Old World. or OF Aay age. The cre7tcft
duoe market IN tie world, and the most enors
xnd cut-psitsns city on even the American &C
ncnt, Chicago has grown mp In thlny-slx =
flcIn I lair Of wild beasts to Zrrat metcops
!. under sonc Of the Csoescss natural dtAadvant,
: that ever taxed the resolution Of any aimilar {
:: 1unnity."
:. 4 raiiuar company IN Wales, with
= ru,.,inE from l1aoymyuech to Shrewsbury.
- df+7JR f1f&Ak $Na a nF1H hN