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The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

UNION CONGRESSIONAL CoSvENrIoS--The Con-
sressional Committee of the Third Congressional
District met at Msrysyile on the Sth instant, and
resolved upon holding District Convention the
day after the adjournment of the Union State Con-
vention. If the State Convention aalourns on Sat
urisy then the District Convention will meet on
the Monday following. The basis of representation
will be the adopted by the State Conven-
ton. The Convention will be held in Narysville.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

VUNhe Undersigned having been engaged
the last sixteen years trying 10 quench the thirst
of discriminating public, has come to the CONCLUSION
tbs; it was perfect failure that is the quenching part
therefore has changed his base and swung around
around on the other tack and is trying to feed the
hungry public Citizens of Butte county visiting this
plenty to and drink and cooked by the best cook IN
the State
be had At the bar
.is-.s We pEANER, Proprietor.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

IIAVING PURCHASED THIS OLD ES-
u tahlshed Ferry, the direct route North from
Orove hope By careful attention to its business,
and TO the repair and good condition of the ruads to
merit and receive fair share Of the patronage Of the
travelling public GEO. c. PERKINS
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

THE times are so hard that, can hardly keep
my nose above water" said husband the other
day to his wife who was impovtuning him for a new
dress. No" she rpelied with some asperi,y ''hat
you mauase TO keep II above brandy easy enough
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

il Malerials of the above mentioned establishment,
public informed that intend to devote
and attention BscksnitIng in all varieties.
Our work VIII be made Of the bSst material, with the
greatest despatch IL the best style and al prices to
form with the times.
Particular attention paid to Horse Shoeing, and all
work guaranteed to give satisfaction
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

CLEAR AND DEEr.-A land speculator, in describ-
ing lake on an estate in Putnam county IN. Y..1
SAYS il is so clear and deep that by looking into
ii you can see them making tea in China
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RESIDENCE FOR SALE.

r1HE REAUTIFrL TWO STORY COT
tsce residence corner Of Oak and Miners Alley. IS
offered fo- sale cheap for cssh Lot 40 h7 10 Enquire
AZ this oas-e feb 2S-3rn
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

WHAT is the latest and swee:es, thing in bannets
The ladies. to be suTe.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

Gx,zzL1 bears are quite plenty in some portions
of Kern county.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13
PROCLAMATION NO. ONE

Butte county Headquarters. No 9, Mil street, Grass
Valley, Nevada County.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13
WESTERN HOUSE.
IONcVILLE HOTEL.

Il tel is situated in Humbug Valley, Plumas county.
beautiful and healthy location. The rooms are
large and airy and well furnished The table is at all
times furnished with the best the market affords; the
s;abling is of the best II is home for the traveller.
For nvads fine Soda Spring celebrated for its heal
ing qualities is adjoining the hotel. liberal share cf
patronage Is solicited.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

YUNHIS WELL KNOWN STAND Is KEPT
by the undersigned. and is in good repair. 1t is
healthy and pleasant for families during the hot,
sickly also has good accommodations for trav
elers Thankful for past favors good share of custom
is solicited.
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nOl NEW T0RK.

N.w YcRK, Oct. 10.
The brig VOORHEES,, from Georgetown, 8.
G., arrived q quarantine to day. All the
hAads are sick With swamp fever. Two have
since died aud two others are not expected 70
recover. Tho fever b rot osatagis9e
A Qusssionable 6nancial institotiOa of Jer<
sey city, known - the Nssional Bank ot
America, this afternoon came TO grief, the
repu.ed Cashier, Wm. q. Arnold. having
been arrested upon the charge Of fraud, and
tho doors we're closed. The accused has
been placed under $5 .0O1 bonds.
A terrible boiler explosion occurred thil
morning st the Erie basin dry dock. Michael
Flanagan. engineer, wat killed
Coburn has Deposited 81 600 TO cover Z
like amount sent By McCool Of ST. Louis, q
6ght fos 5000 s;de and the championship
Of America.
Miss Osborne, young lady in West Fifty
second street, committed suicide yesterday
BY shooting herself. She had been i'll and in
excrutisting pain for several days.
The Democratic Convention Of Brooklyn,
nominased Mr.. KalbAeisch for Mayor.
Several Of our largest rectifyins establish
ments were seized TO day, including the fol
loving: S. c. Bochm l. Co.: Hoffman 1
Curtis; Joseph Jones b Co.; Cuthbe,h 1
Cunningham; Sam'l Angle and A. B. Hayes;
the latterin Brooklyn. Two tobacco manu-
factories were also seized.
The farm formerly owned by Daniel Web
ster, At franklin, N. H., is to be sold at auc-
ton on the 22d.
This evening police officer Robert Nc
Chesney was murdered by prostitute named
Fanny Wright, about 8 o clock. McChesney
being in the vicinity of the canal Of Never,
street. perceived the woman acting in dis
orderly manner. and in attempt to arrest her
she stabbed him in the neck with pocket
knife, severing the jugular vein. The unfor-
tunate man died in q few hours. The wo-
man was arrested by officer Seaman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-20
FROM CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.
A young man named Chafey was arrested
at the Third National Bank in this city this
afternoon for attempting to pass forged
check for S4,650, purporting to have been
drawn by Austin Crewer. Seven or eight
checks for small amounts hsd previously
been cashed for the young man, to which
Mr.. Crewer's name was forged. The young
man is relative OF Mr. Crewer.
Miss Elizabeth Webber had her pocket
picked this morning Of SO at Eutler's auc>
ton rooms.
A base ball match was played to-day at
Detroit. between the Excelsiors of this city
and Detroit club. which was won by the
Excelsiors Score 36 to "a.
1t reported that the California election
resulted in the supposed election of Smith,
the Republican candidate for Superintendent
Of Public instruction, and Sprague. Demo.
cratic candidate for the Supreme Court.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHISGroS. Ocl

ARLINGTON, Oct. 10.
The amount Of fractional currency issued
during the week from the Printing Bureau
was S593 900; shipments S423, 757; redeemed
and destroyed $503, 800; national bank cur.
rency issued $34.O80
The Pr. sbyterian synod Of Baltimore, old
school, nov in session at Georgetown, re-
ceived report to-day from the special COM
mittee on the subject of reunion of the
old and new schnol aharss, IN which the fol-
lowing paragraph occurs: The experience
of our own church before and since its diver
sion, has proved conclusively that the unity
Of the spirit in bonds of peace was better se-
cured by their separation, and we accept
the teachings Of this experience as decisive,
thus far, that unless now agreed upon. the
points which they decided they must now de,
eide that the time has not yet come for q re-
union, and we feel constrained to say that
IN the basis proposed BY the joint committee,
such agreement is not made sufficiently ap.
parent.
The Synod laid i. on the table by vote of
45 against 20.
A resolution, declaring that the Synod of
Baltimore express its earnest desire that the
two branches Of the Presbyterian church
may aeon be united in cordial aud harmo-
nious union.
The receipts for internal revenue for the
week are $l.683,000. For the fiscal year
S65, 500, 900.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 10.
The propretors of the Quaker City Oil Re-
hnery, located here. deny the truth of the
dispatch from Pittsburg that there has been
seizure Of their property by the Government.
No frauds have been alleged against the re-
fnery.
BosToY, Oct. 49,
The citizens of Fitchburg are greatly e..
cited by finding the body Of Frederick Pow>
ers buried in sand bank. The body exhib
tied several stabs. A Frenchman was arrest,
ed on suspicion of having committed the mur>
der.
Ngw YoRK, Oct 10.
The Heralds Havana special of the 18th
says: The election in Mexico resulted in the
success of President Juarez
An Express special Of the 18th says: The
trial Of Jefferson Davis will probably come
off on the 2sth. There is TO be an effort
made to obtain jury of white men. The
jury to try him now stands nine negroes and
three white men.
SAEDrsKy, O., Oct 10.
The Sandusky Daily Register Of this even>
ing contains n five column letter from Jay
Cooke, in defense Of the National banking
system, explaining its origin and merits, and
urging it TO be perpetual
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FROM WASHINGTON.

New YORK. Oct 49,
The FINES Washing on special says: The
Treasury Department officials are on the
track of some of the great whisky frauds in
New York and elsewhere, aud special agents
have been quickly despatched to work up the
evidence. Great secrecy is observed; but
there is reason to believe that two important
frauds have been perfected since the new
regulations went into effect. and that they
will soon receive attention from the officials.
One of the most important features of the
Treasury investigation by the Retrench.
ment Committee, will be that OF looking into
alleged over issue Of fractional currency,
There has been large excess OF the legis
innate issue Of the currency, or else thou.
sands of dollars worth Of counterfeit stuff are
in circulation.
The World especial says: The report tha.
the Judiciary Committee had finally agreed
to report in favor of impeachment, is untrue
They have had no meeting on th. subject
full investigation Of the riot of Baltimore,
on Thursday night. will show that the colored
men merely acted in self defence. They we're
stol ed, when they returned the assault vith
shots, one Of which proved fatal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-20
LATE CABLE DISPATCHES,

Pans, Oct. 1s-Midnight.-Napoleon has
made an imperative demand ON the Italian
Government for q strict observation on the
part of Italy of the Convention of Septem-
Der.
The expedition at Toulon is equipped and
ready to sail to the relief OF Rome, and only
waits for reply from Italy, which is hourly
expected. To the demand of the Emperor it
is believed that the Italian Government will
yield.
LONDON. Oct. 1s-Midnight. THE follow
ing dispatch has been received from Flor
ence direct, dated to night: 1t is reported
that Garibald has again escaped from Capre-
ra, and that he left the island on board of an
American ship.
The Garibaldians have appeared in the
western district, between Rome and the sea.
They have taken possession of the railway
running between the city of Rome and the
seaport Of Osta, and have torn up the rails,
preventing all communication.
It's believed here in Florence that the
Governments of Italy and France have per,
feet understanding with each other, and are
really acting together in the treatment of the
Rome question.
LONDON, Oct. 10 The Tines, in q lead
ing article, asserts that the Italian Prime
Minister, Ratezze, is pledged to enter Rome
as soon as the French fleet sails. The place
held by the insurgents is not the seaport Os-
tia, but the town of Orte, on the Tiber in the
Province of Viterbo.
A Spanish frigate has sailed from <Cadiz for
Clvitia yiechia.
The Fenian alarm does not abate. Last
evening repeated efforts were made BY the
Fenlans to burn the police station at Chester,
and thus release some Of their comrades who
are there confined. The Ere in every in
stance was extinguished before much damage
was done. The Government is on the alert
and precautions are everywhere taken to
guard against q surprise.
1t is understood arrangements are perfect.
ed whereby the rates by the cable will be re-
duced fully 50per cent on the present rsduc-
ton, to 60 into effect on the 18th Of Novem,
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
MIDNIGHT REPO1T.
FROn OTTUnMA.

Special to DAILY GArH cfrY:
OrruAvA, Oct. 20--1 r. \.
About o'clock last night two men, named
August Everett and Hickman. got into .
qnafrel on the street, 10 which very hard
words passed, when 6ght was prevented.
About half An hour later they met again on
the hill north Of town, and got into another
quarrel which resulted in August Everett
shooting Hickman, with . revolver, in the
face.
1t il reported the wound viii prove fatal.
He also shot at his sister-in law, but forsu.
uately missed her.
Everett has not At this hour been arrested,
but the authorities are in pursuit Of him.
The large frame boarding and dwelling
house belonging to Erastus Minick. of this
city, burned this morning at clock, and
several inmates had narrow escape from
sufocation. The FIRE originated in . defec-
tive fue. The most of the furniture was
saved. Loss $4,000; insured for $4,000.
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FROM THE FAR WEST.

ST. LoUIs, Oct. 10.
Montana dates to the 9th says that the
Fla,head. and other tribes of Indians. thr eat,
an an outbreak. They are already stealing
stock. pllndering houses, and threaten to xiii
or drive out all the settlers.
Four men were recently killed near Flat.
head lakes, and all the farm products for
miles around were burned. Two hundred
stand Of arms have been distributed BY the
Territorial authorities.
The Platte Valley Stage Company, from
the West Saturday. was chased by the In
dians near Riverside Station, but escaped.
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FROM RICHMOND.

RICHMOND, Oct. 10.
II is understood that the Supreme Court of
Appeals of Virginia will, on Monday, an j,
nounce an opinion declaring the stay law un-
constitutional The question came up in the
proceedings Of Franklin rs Stearns.
Colonel Stanton, Paymaster of this dis
trict. received to day $4,000 towards the
payment Tor registration in Virginia, and
S75, 900 to pay off the troops.
General Sehoheid announces tonight that
he viii give no opinion as 10 the eligibility of
individual candidates to the State Convention
until after the election
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EROM PERU.

PERu, H., Oct 10.
About FIVE o'clock this afternoon, the
boilers TO Delanys distillery exploded, en-,
tirely demolishing the boiler md engine
house, and throwing one of the boilers com
pletely out OF the building into Main street.
where numbers Of teams and people are cor. !.
stantly passing, but fortunately neither teams
nor persons happened to be near the build.
ing at the time. The engineer was slightly
injured, and also one of the proprietors, bu,
no one Was seriously injured. The dam.
age is estimated at $1,000.
Il is reported that Mien l. Winslov, furni>
tire nanafaSsarsss and dealers, have hiled,
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FROM ST. LOUIS,


sT. LouIs, Oct 10.
1t has just transpired that the house of
General Clinton B. Fisk was robbed several
days ago Of jewelry, laces. and other articles
valued At about $4,000. No clue to the rob.
bers.
Alvin Lloyd suddenly left town to day, after
receiving several thousand dollars ia sums
from one to two hundred and ffty dollars,
from merchants for advertisements which
we're to be inserted in new Railroad Guide
he professed to be about to publish. He has
been operating here about SIX weeks, and COL
lected the money in advance.
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FROM THE SOUTH.

New ORLEANS, Oct 10.
The Louisiana State Fair, announced to
come of at Baton Rouge on Nov. 9th. has
been postponed to the 2ad of December.
MoBILE, Oct. 10.
The number Of interments from yellow fe-
yer for the week ending to- day 10 q, and for
the "a hours ending this evening, Eve.
AuausrA, Ga, Oct. 10.
The publication Of the Atlanta Opiaton
vas sssunsd this morning.
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Eagle w forks
Manufacturing Go.
FOUNDED
|vER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY,

w. GATES, Prssident.
Manufacture Portable
and stationary
Steam Engines and
Boilers.
sugar Cane Mills,
EvapOratOrs,
Rock Breakers,
stamp Wills,
Mining Machinery,
Cards Patent Brick
Machines.
Lalhcs Palmer, Drills,
screw Cutters, Hay and
cotton Presses,
Saw Mills, Flour Mills,
Mill Furnishing,
OFFICE 48 CANAL ST,
CHICAGO.
SEND FOR CIRCULARS
TAGS cHnxsss, supt. Rnpn aAris, Bee. Treas
II fkasHR, Asst W. CHAsy, Gen Agt
and Btsnghuman. Mabbs L Bro Aeents Lake
oct1s d. sup~rior.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
AFTERNOON DEsPATCHEs.

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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

IoLD CLOSED IN NEW YORK IA.
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nRIED BLACKBERRIES.-Ssld n ase
- ~ tsenA, = 1oDo2xDo0 q Al6I1a
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BOOTs 4 SnOEs-WHOLRs
lambleton Huiskamp.............o3 Main street.
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Vencill, Jones Co o.....cor Third / Main streets.
Hess, Stern 4 Co......-cor Second 4 Main streets.
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BANKING HOUSE.
First National Bank ....... Main st-bet Sd 4 4th.
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BOOB. BINDER.
n Pearce. .Mccune's BLDG, Main 1 I'd st.
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CROCKERY L QUEENS
Carey Z lie Faivre.... Main strcet--bet 5th 4 9th
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WOOLEN GOODS.
II Gsiatt. Main et-bet 4th 5th.
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SHOOTING ArFRAY AT orrUnwA.
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Writing Dssks-Yapisr Maehs, Inlail.
8 q Bridses..-..... Nos I : Rstss House.
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bridges. 1 : Estes House.
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Howe 4 Tyler................ .....59 Main street.
Duncan karle Co,......l4o i42 Main street.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-30
CONGRESS SsIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHINGroN, November 2

WASHINGToN, November %.
SENATE-Sherman presented a petition
OF the City Council of Cincinnati against
any further contraction of the currency,
and in favor of having the national debt
ggaId ggabds of f In Backs 1epIng ii os such oh
their face. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Pomeroy presented a petition of forty
citizens of Wilmington. Delaware. for inn
mediate legislation to secure TO women
equal suffrage with men, in the District of
Columbia. Referred to the Committee on
District of Columbia.
Chandler offered the following joint res
olution:
eign powers and States; and WHEREAS,
hOSiilit1eS have unhappily commenced be-
tween Great Britain and the K1Lg Of
AbySSinia and WHEREAS. we being at peace
with the government of Great Britain and
the King of Abyssinia; therefore,
ReSoLUed, That we do now declare our de-
termination to maintain strict and par
t1al neutrality in the contest between the
said Kingdoms and parties, granting to
each OF the belligerents the same rights.
privileges ana immunities, both upon land
Chandier said: That is a verbatf,n copy
of a proclamation Issued on the l4th of
May, 1861, with simply the change of the
names of the United States 10 that of
Great Britain, and the Confederate States
to AbySSinfa, and therefore 7 presume
there will be no objection to it,"
The resolution was then read a second
Morrin introduced the following bill:
Be it enacted. That, on and after the
fourth day of July, 1859, the Secretary of
the Treasury be, and he is hereby author
lied and directed to pay, in coin, all United
-tates notes not bearing interest," and
commonly called legal tender notes, which
may be presented for such payment at the
Treasury Office. at Washington, or such
other places as may be designated, or shall
be given by The Secretary OF the Treasury.
Sec. 2. A9d be it further enacted That
hereafter. and until January lst 1859,
whenever there shall be n the treasury OF
the United states, after paying interest
and coupons falling due on the lst Of Jan
uary and July in ach year. and deducting
from the gold certificates of deposit any
excess of coin over and ebove the sum OF
SeVenty-hye millions of dollars, The Secre-
tary the Treasury shall be authorized
and required, With thirty days rom the
Ist day of January and July as aforesaid,
to sell the same as af reSaid in such man
u er ia his jud ment viii best promote
the public interest He may receive IN
payment thereo. United states notes
( mites of national b MS of the United
I States, United States compound interest
{ notes, and three per cent cert tactteS.
is--3Eec. Sd That IL National Banks having
less than twentA per cen;um OF Speeie on
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NEW YORK. O
Arrival of Steamers Weiser and City
Of Paris---ReWardS Paid by Under
WriterS-SeizuFes of Cigars, DC.

New YORK, Nov. 90. = Admiral
John Drake Sloane died on Staten
Island, yesterday.
Grau received a dispatch from Ha-
vana, urging him, under no circum-
stances. to sail for Havana with Ris-
tori, on account of the prevailing
sickness there. They will not, there
fore, leave until February.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The steam
ers W,asier and City of Paris. from
Europe, have arrived at New York.
The Board of Fire Underwriters
have appropriated fifty thousand dol
lars for the payment of rewards for
the arrest'of persons guilty of incen-
diarism.
It is reported that 10000 cigars
were seized on the Havana steamer
Columbia.
The entire lot of tickets for Dick
ems first series were sold to-day,
mostly to spectators.
Edward S. Hall, Eli Fields, and
Charles W. Wright, have been arrest
ed, charged with having obtained
checks from the New York Exchange
Bank.
NEW YORK, November 29-Ad-
vices from Kingston, the 10Th, say
there is no truth in the report of the
outbreak among the blacks, and that
it was likely the Government would
be compelled to call out the militia,
and adopt a severe measure of repres-
sion.
A disturbance occurred at Fal-
mouth, consequent upon a body of sol.
diers belonging to the Third West
India Regiment having made a cow
ardly attack upon the constabulary
and inhabitants. Several Constables
and citizens were maltreated. Event
ually, the Captain in command sue
ceeded in getting the soldiers into the
barracks; and on the following day
several of them were tried at the Pc
lice Court, convicted, and sentenced
to prison.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The fnan-
cial report of the Secretary of the
Treasury will probably be mailed to-
morrow to the principal cities North
and West, in care of Assistant Treas
urers- or Collectors of Customs.
The Presidents message will be
put to press tomorrow, and copies
transmitted hence In advance of its
delivery to Congress.
The public debt statement will be
issued about the 9th of December.
It is probable there will be found an
increase of debt, which is mainly
owing TO the fact that twenty-six mil
lions Of dollars were expended the
first of the present month toward the
payment of the interest on the public
debt. The receipts of customs and
internal rev 9nue will be about the
same as those of October.
WASHINGTON, November 29.-The
Senate was in executive session about
three hours this afternoon, and con-
frmed the following nominations
Horace Greeley, Minister to Austria
A. G. Hunt, Governor of Colorado
Colonel Horace Capron, Commission
er of Agriculture. The Senate ad-
journed until half past eleven o'clock
Monday.
The House has a meeting to-mor-
row, but no business will be transact
ed
The Senate has no intention OF
electing Sergeant-at-Arms in place
of the presen+ incumbent.
WASHINGTON, November 29.-The
Presidents message was read to tht
Cabinet to-day. All the member;
being present, including Secretar!
Welles, who has not before attended
its sessions for several weeks past
owing to sickness.