, 1866-02-02


disrs, ssamsn, marines and persons in the ser.
vice OF the United States.
MISSOURI,
by her recent free state constitution, excludes
the blacks from voting.
MICHIGAN,
BY, her constitution, adopted 1850, gives the
oailotto every white male citizen, to svery
white male inhabitant residing in the state Jan :
uary !, 1850, who has declared his intentions,
&c. or who has resided two aud half years ID
the state and declared bis intentions, and to ev-
i cry civilized male Indian inhabitAnt, not mem
Der OF any tribe. But no person shall vote un-
less q full age, and resident three months 10
the 2 ~ aud ten days 10 the town. Like pro-
visions rs to persons in military and naval SER
vice, students, etc.
Every "white male citizen Of the United
States Of full age, resident siI months ia the
state, sixty days in the county. With like ex-
ceptions ofPersons in military or naval service,
idiots, insane persons and criminals.
! WISCONSIN,
Every male person of full age, resident one
year in the state aud being either: l. A white
citizen of the United States; 2. white alien
who has declared his intentions; 3. A person of
! Indian blood who has once been declared a citi-
zen by act Of congress- 4. Civilized persons of
Indian descent not member of any tribe -
| With like exceptions of feons, insane persons,
and soldiers, ETC., stationed in the state.
CALrFoRSIL
Every white male citizen of the United States
| Tor of Mexico who shall have elected TO become
a citzea of the United States under treaty of
Queretaro) Of full age, resident six months in
the State and thirty days in the district. The
legislature has power to extend the right to In
diRns and their descendants. with sundry
provisions as above.)
MINNESOTA.
Every male person of full age resident one
year in the United States and four months in the
state and being either; First, a white citizen Of
the United States; second, a white alien who
has declared his intentions; third, civilized per-
sou of mixed white and Indian blood fourth
civilized Indians certified by district court to
be fit for citizenship. with sundry provisions
as above.)
OREGON
Every white male citizen of full age, six
months resident in the state, and every white
male alien of full age resident in the United
States one year, who has declared his inten-
tons, may vote, but "nO negro, chinaman or
mulattoe."
gives the ballot to every white male adult resi-.
dent six months in the state and thirty days in
the town, who is either a citizen or has de-
clared his intentions.
WEST VIRGINIA
Every white male citizen, except minors, luna
tics and felons, resident one year in the State
and thirty days in the county.
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INITIATING A FENIAN-Just after the
matinee at Maguire's Opera House, Saturday
afternoon, an lrishman named Felix Magee,
entered the "SDug" Saloon adjoining the the
ater, and enquired for Tim Mccarthy, the
proprietor of the Saloon. Tim was on hand
and asked Felix his business 81 heard you
was the head Cinter Of the Fenian Brother
huod," said Felix, land | came to see if you
would initiate me-" Charley Thorne and
several other actors were in the Saloon; they
gave the wink to Tim and the party resolved !
to have some sport at Felix's expense. 81
.am the Head Center" said Tim, and will |
initiate you at once" All hands adjourned |
to the stage of the theater aud the ceremon>
les began. The stage was dimly lighted and
presented a weired and ghostly appearance
Felix was undaunted, however, and stepped |
upon the boards Charley Thorne, who oc.
cupied huge chair on the stage as initiatOr,
directed him to stand upon certain spot,
which was directly over trap door the
place where the ghost of the murdered king
Of Denmark had often disappeared, and the
Corsican brother had often rose in awful maj.
esty before thrilled assemblages. When |
Felix took his position, Charley Thorn pro-
lights blazed from unseen places; a gong
was sounded loudly pistol fired close to his
ear, and at given signal the trap was sprung
Down went Felix under the stage, lust to
sight, tho to memory dear" He came up
again and was laid lengthWise on a trap. Once
more the blue lights blazed, the gong sounded |
the pistol fred, and Felix disappeared the
second time A coffin was so arrnged that
he landed face to face to it. There was
grinning skeleton in the coffin holding can.
die in his hand reminding Felix, doubtless, of
that scene which met the gaze of TamO Shan.
ter, by "AllOWay's haunted kirk, " when
"CUfins stood around like open presses,
Showing, the dead in their last dresses;
And BY some devilish canirapt sleight,
Each in its cauld hand held light"
The scene rather staggered Felix, bis hair
standing out like "quills upon the fretful
pOrcupine;" but be uttered no words Of com>
plaint; he would be initiated though thous,
aud skeletons stare and gibber at him. Felix
crawled up again from under the stage and
was asked number Of questions by Charley
Thorn, when he was once more hurled be-
meath the stage and left ia total darkness.
The crowd that was witnessing the initiatory
ceremony withdrew from the theater, and
Felix had to grOpe his way out alone When
be finally emerged into the street, he told the
boys the ceremony was id rough and
horrible one but be was willing to suffer even
more than that for his country. .-Ecdminer.
TIE SECRET OF SUcoEss'IN BUSINESS
When you find man doing more business
than you are, look at the advertisements be
has in the newspapers. The business man
who puts his sign in the newspaper does
wiser thing than when he fastens it over bis
store and who Would think of neoleetinOt that2