The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-28


Smith, chairman of the committee of arrangements agreeable
to previous instructions reported that the committee had
transportation the Chicago and Northwestern railroad
and the Union Pacific railroad. The report accepted
and there being further business motion the committee
discharged The following committees then ap-
pointed: On Reception-The executive committee On
Music-James Shoaff and J. R. Bailey. On Trains, Trans
portaton and Sleeping CarsW r. Steele and w Edwards
The chairman of the executive committee instructed
issue circular of invitation which will be
printed The chairman of the executive committee
instructed correspond with the railroads leading
into Chicago and request that holders of circulars be passed
to and from Chicago free of charge for the excursion The
committee then adjourned to here Thursday 9th inst
at three o'clock, p.
General Griffin the General Sheridan died at
Galveston, Sunday 10Th September of yellow fever.
The will of the late Bishop Timon has been admitted
probate Buffalo, 1t dsposes of about $4,000 in personal
and 100000 in real property all of which gives to the
Vancouver paper jublaes loudly "the life
and impulse given to enterprise the Northern Pacific
coast by the American purchase of the Russian possessions
The Germans of New York build hospital in that
city for the sick and poor of their nationality very
proper thing for the Germans to do.
It is asserted Washington by the friends of Mr. STAN
ton that that gentleman sa dinner given him in Bos-
days ago. that there existed between him and
General Grant any understanding relation tohis tanons
going out of the War Department. and further that the first
inmaton that Mr. Stanton had of Grants becoming his
successor Grants letter to him informing him that he
had accepted the office In this connection, will be
memberd that the time Mr. Stanton left the Department.
it given out in the newspapers that there was perfect
understanding between General Grant and Mr. Stanton
the subject long before the latter retired.
The frauds in New York city, under the present rule have
been and are stupendous. Rankest corruption prevails
Besides it is extended the whole State The Tribune
says "The leaders of the different rings of the city of
New York have had for long time throughout the whole
State many important allies who best described wolves
in sleeps clothing These meek honest and plausible
enough to the persons their immediate localities and have
the reputation Of being honorable They fill important
village town, and country Offices Senators and Assembly
they have open and generous hands for all objects of
charity KEEN active and energecn all matters of local
Improvement and strive to keep down the taxes OF their
be in any very lucrative office employment
always have plenty of to invest in property may
be somewhat of wonder to many how these apparently
honest local politicians accumulate their fortunes Money
don't from the Clouds is it all made in specializing
in oil stocks gold The explanation isvery simple These
persons directly indirectly the pay of the corrupt
officials of this city, they either Senators Assembly
from the country districts persons who make
unmake such officials who act they told The
rings of this city say these gentlemen Have you not
relative friend who would like good position in
this cy 1t will not be necessary for him to be here; but
he draw his salary all the same In this the
strings of power extended the whole State and many
of the public Of the country districts who take good
keep their records clean home pecuniary
| interested in the frauds of the metropolis"
Lieutenant Colonel Wood Lieutenant Parker, and
surgeons duty in New Orleans have been taken with yell
| low fever and are dangerously i'll.
| The deaths from yellow fever Saturday and Sunday,
18th and 10Th September, officially reported at 103.
Greece.
News from the Levant Greek Legation here which
received to-day states that the wake preparations of the
Greek Government abatng Irrespective of the
ronclad frgaes ordered in England the Minister of Marine
is said to have purchased another oncad there which
be equipped with five Armstrong guns of the powerful
caiber The Greek crew of this latter vessel have ALREADY
left for England is announced the OCCASION that
part of the payment which America gives for RussanAmer
lea consists of six ron-cads said that these roncads
have passed the Straits of Gibraltar and their reaching
the Pirau will be handed to the Russian Admiral and
manned with Russian crews who have already arrived from
the Black The soldiers of the of the Greek
army recently called out will be divided into three camps
formed in the Morea, in Eastern Greece, and the
frontiers of Thessay The commanders of the camps
the eve of being appointed
OPINIONS
In an article on Russia in the East the Epoque of the
31st of August says:
Every believes suspects that the troubles which