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Meeting Of Congress.

WAsHINGroN, July 3.-There is quo,
rum in both houses.
In the Senate, thirtvrfour members
answered. Four bills explanatory Of re
construction were introduced. Senator
| Wilson'S provides that aIl offices held un'
der authority Of the rebel State Govern
ments he declared vacnn. within thirty
| Commanding generals may then e them
hv continuance of those III Office. or the
| Appointment of orhers. or NAV order elec
| zion The boards o. registration shat have
power 20 reject permis~inn to register TO
those suspected Of wishing to evade the
requirement, TO examine applicants, take
| testimony, and. within twenty davs after
the completion OF registration, NAV erase
names wronurully registered FreIinphuy,
sens authorizes commanders TO suspend
| or remove State officers, and I'll vacancy.
, and valnIates acts doue here'ofOra in ac
| cordance with the above Eirunds' is
| similar, except that district comnard.rs'
acts are snhlect 10 the approval uf the
| General Of the Armies. Drake's consists
| of twelve sections Sumner intrOAnceI
| some rharhcterisIi" bits: anA. af,.r an
pointing committee 10 wait on the Pre-
s'dent, the Senate ali ,urn.d Ill Fridav.
In ih" House, f2O members answered
10 thar names The speaker announced
that tie first business was To swear in
new members. tn" Kentucky delegation
approached the Speakers stand. The
proceedings were interrupted hy protests
from several members, c cpn'pStiug IA. elec,
tious in Kentucky. when General LOGAN
Offered the fnlowiug:
Whereas there is good reason to believe
that in the eIecrjon recently held in the
State Of keninckv to the fnrrieth Com
grcss. the legal aud loc :, voters IN several
districts OF said 5 ate have he~n oserawed
aud prevented from rne EXPRESSION Of
their "lIl and choice at the polls bv those
WHO have sympa,h'Zed with or actually
psriicp pa'ea IN the late r-heI'i,n. and lhai
such elections wete carried hv votes OF
such disoyal and returned tehe's and
whereas it is alleged that several of the
representatives elect from that State are
dIsl"val; therefore,
RsS0lred. That the creientals nfaiI the
members elect from the St,'e "f Kantuckv
shal he referred to the Cnmmi,tee on
+ ections, to report At AS early dav as
'prac;rc'hie; aud that, pending the reprr,
Of said committee, none Of sari members
shall he allowed To take the oath OF Office
aud he admitted to seats as such
AAer n long debate aud exceptirS NJ.
Adams, Of the Seventh y s,,ict. from the
Of 81,
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PRICE or LANDS ~ NoRru CARoLIsA.
--C'u"n, cora. pot.toas AMI Pea lands
50 70 $50. sod " hiQh As 800. Graps
lands SO to sl5 Corn. cotton, or tur.
penti"e lands 81 so To $40 In the mid.
de coun 'e' Of the STATE, land, producing
cotton, corn, oats and wheat, or tobacco,
corn. oa's aud shest can bs bought from
80 I" S25 per acre. Thin land. in the
same region can be hough, for less. Be.
vond The mountains lands E!r grazing or
the cultivation of the re,sss and fruits,
are bonghr from So to s25 The Intrinsic
value, locality aud improvements regulate
thepucs.
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Con gress.

II will he seen FROM tie proceedings
published elsewhere tha, Congress- con
vened on the 81 Of Julv-a quorum ~
both Houses being present. An enlarge
men' Of the powers Of ,hsD;s'ric' Com
manders. so ns to defeat tie effect Of the
Auornev-Genpra's OPINION Of the recon
s'ruc,ion Acts. may be lon;"d for "a one
Of the results Of the preset session. II
is also Indicated that tlore will he a
speedy change OF civil 'itcers in the
! Southern States. and po..'"lv ~ tho pro.
visional Governments There ls no 0ro-
position too extreme for the present Rad
cal Congress TO adopt, and we need not
he ss'onishpd at ANYTHING il NAV do
There is cousol,ion in knowing. however
that any charge whicn they may make
in our affairs cannot he greatly for the
worse. In their efforts to still further de,
grade us. they may stumble upon some
thing tbs, will inure TO our Ultimate ad.
vantage.
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NovsL NOrEs The notes OF the Ven
ango Natronal Bank. Franklin County,
Pennsylvania, snd Of all other broken na
ilonal banks. are sellrng NJ y pr-mium.-
This rather snomalnu. fact uf tho bills of
brOk-n national banks s.llint 4, prs.
mrnm on the br.is Of solvent banks. puzl
z'rs lhs comprehension 81 tho nominated
"ot a lu!", and yet the explanation is very
simple and easily uud-rSood The limit
To circulation To national banks under the
national banking law is three hundred
millions Of dollars This limit wa, long
reached, and there are still nslional banks
"ithou, any circulation, and many others
with much less thsn they desire. In or.
der 10 relieve itself of uonbe as much as
possible. the department ha. SAID to soma
OF these b,nks desiring more currency,
that I" the "xt"h, that they Will rSleom
the bills 81 broken banks will il i,.us new
notes To the backs desiring circu'ation.-
This prop si,ion has crea,eI quite rival.
~ among this latter class OF b,nk., and
IN some instances n premium q, high ss
two per cent. - Offered for The broken
bank notes --Jcftr.onidn.
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Washington Correspondence Of the Charleston

| w ENOu correspondence Oi the charleston
Courier.
WAsnINGTox. Jun- 26 New and i'm
por,sut work Tor The summer session la.
been cut out hv the Radical leaders. The
mere bus ness OF pHs.'ny another supple
mental Act TO the Military Reconsrruc
lion Act would not require long session.
ut least not longer rhAn will he nece.
sarv To obtain two thirds msior,tv IN
both Houses. But the public mind is IN
n feserl-h STATE. and Congress will be GOA
ded INTO legislation on other topics, such
rs the tariff, &c. There j. strong par
" in th. North and West in fsvor Of q
further expansion Of the currency. and
another fnr the destruction OF the Inter
national Bank system. a crusade against
the national Banks has hren commenced
and viii no doubt he pursued.
General Butler is here, ard is prapar
ING to urge forward the impeachment
project. Mr.. Sumner is confident of car
ryrng hs scheme for forcing upon all the
S;a,es negro outrage and ehucarion ri
the public expense. Mr. Stevens is las,
rs sure Of accomplishing his purpose oI
dIstfibuiing the lands Of the ir,e rebel.
IN the southern States among the negroes
and Union soldiers "a he is that Congress
will hold summer session Its his
last appearance aud effort. lie doubt.
not OF success. S-natnr and acting VIc-
President, and President Tor next term
Wade has shot "a ahead of all his com
pe,itor- fut the Presidency hy pied ,inr
himself to ths policy Of an eqn.l dvi.
ion "f "II property, personal aud real, in
all the States among the poor and Iahor.
ing classes.
lie no longer couf1es his sympathy to
the negroes, now that rlaver7 is gone
lie regards every man asa negro, and
entitled 10 hS support a. such. The poor
Ishoring whites, ara entitled next u the
negroes, to some consideration on the
part Of the ruling Radical powers. IL
will stir the subject Of eqnal distribution
Of property IN the coming Congress.
Bu: there is more important matters
than all this to lie brought mp at the sum
mer session of Congress The Sou,h is
To be reconstructed. but not restoreG.-
but not restored. This is commnn.,aIk
among the RtdrcaI leaders as to the oh
j.ct Of the July session. No restoration
on an eqsSi footin, with the other States
is. to bs attempted or permitted while
Andrew Johnson is President, nor until a
Radical President shah he in his place
This is the meaning OF Mr.. W.dss em
phstic declaration that the South shall
be rsconstructed by Congress, and in such
mode "a Congress may see NJ.
General Sheridau's dispatch, showing
an insubordiuate disposition. Ia, excited
some indignation and much R,dica! com
mendation. Ilss,ilI the opinion that the
Pre''een: viii not venture, in the face of
Congress aud Secretary StiSton, to rsmovs
bin, LEO
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Philadelphia.

The Ph'l'de'phia and PennsvlvaniA
Relief Society has lately. on peti ion ot
DR. J F g MrrAG, consigned to him
$500 and $50 bushel. of corn. n por,iop
81 which has been received hy him -
Thus our people will see lha, D.. Mrrr,e
has succeeded contrary to the prs fiction
Of some Who said that he was l,bn,in,
so draw bread out Of sones"-and PHI
sdeiphia proved herself WORTHY Of the
character Of humanity attrigursble TO The
illusirious WILLIAM PevN. Oar peonle
are truly grateful FOR the eft and view i,
as an evidence Of social recorsrrnc,ion.
hosever much the poiiiicians Of the Sourh
and the N"rth may differ on the subj.c,
OF political reconstruction. Philad.lobia
has hy this noble act Of relief done mo,e
to"gtd efisctlng = hsrmO Nous union be
tween the two sections OF country that
we're lately A. war. th,n all the noisy
polfhciaps Of the country could effect IL
n really cheering to see 50 much kindness.
displayed toward us by those who but
4 sbor, time ago laid waste our coun
uV, sod points as an unmistaksbls eyi,
dencs to ,ha social csmsntiug Of the peo.
pie of this Rrea, Republic, as one united
in feeling snd interest.
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Registration of Voters.
vantage.

1pT9 " 20 m he n M
third M,rd.v IN ,b;. ro,,b mt u,a 80,
co,l;oo T,osla, ho i ,.;,,
according to Genera, S,cUrrs' o,ds,s ,Lo
,e,;s,,,,,or ~ vo,er L.u ,.lo ,Iaoo :,
This Military Di.,ri,
Tho d,,v or al c;,;zo,. J., ,h;, ho
frs, nrsc,ic,I s,a, ,,w,,d rooor.,r,,,;o,
:. .;lo 49,,
! .i. =, : :,
mucb wa ara orr;,,ed ~ roI,i,o
,,a o,r, ,Ioo;,,,. o,xl
where wa can sforws,ds r. wo .r,o.
nor 40 >, do oxs..;,o Tho ,,;.uo,. - 80
,nc ,,or orr o,,s,;or oga,,;uo our .u
! hoi,,, wb;cL mn, hs .,h,,,,oI f., oo,,.
In, on,,o..I -, .o;oo,io, II , A.
ra,;s,a, wbs, ,he or,or,rrj,y :. .fr,,,od
wo gamma, .xaroi,o iii. r,;v;.o o,a ~
u;I, ovar .t., ha rou.,,s.s - ovox.
;oe,ooo -, L,o L,,,o, H., :.
o,.o, ;.sre - ha bo,o Soo.ao4 lou.
,,;, .,o,r sro, ;ss,o ma, iovol.. :;
,ara.,. and safety Of ou,.s,vss On, hn;
Eas and ,.,cLhors
How imnor,ar,. ,hso :, !. TIM, ovorc
c;, gan Who - M, disr,.o,,,;.ad ,oLou;,
frs, .,sn in the r,,b of ,oco,s,,,.,;o,
one which. If taken. can nos.;hI, do M
harm. and Il omitted, NAV leaf, to meal.
culab'a mischief
. We know Of no .uts,sn,i,I opnosi,;o,
on the part Of -ny Of our naomi. I, ,bs
proposed measures Of ,ecnn.,ructinn hu,
the danger is, that. from mere sn.,bv q,
indifference. many who are .nt;,Ied n
vote will fail. bv nsrleo,ing 20 yer,,e,
their names, 10 secure 10 rhsmseIy.s mi.
inporan, sivilege There NAV hevsr;
ou, reason.. apparently .pl.usihle b,
which men may seek 10 excuse ,hemsaIvqs
from the dscha,ge Of this duty. Some
may plead = want of time o,be,s will
feel d.gu.'ed with politics. snd there will
he excuses Of everv grade. aud character
hut considerations like ,hes. shonld no, be
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The London Times, the great represer

The London Times, the great represen.
ktatrve # popular opinion in Great Britain
has leader On lhe release of JEFF Davis.
The gist Of the article is embraced in the
following short exlraets
"Whh the release Of J-f. Davis IL
may be said that the last scene Of the
great civil war in America has come to
an end. It isa worthy close of great
contest, and an act of moderation Of which
the people may be proud, and Of which
they are likely to rereVe the benefit in
the s"bsidence Of angry psssions, and he
restoration; or rather the creation OF
national feeling psryadiOg the entire
Union"
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True as.Preaching.

|: il \ feet that cannot he too often ,e
pea'ed, that when YOU wan, the hes, bar.
gains in tho market. always 90 TO the
merchant who sdverti,es that Won NAV
know wha, he has for sale. When YOU
see merchant advertise, mark i, down.
that that man wants 10 sell. AID ne will
NOT 'e' anv customer % Of dissatisfied.
They keep better socks. sell more. sell
cheaper, and are moe accommodates.
All we ask Of our patrons. to convince
them that We are right. is TO try il.
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What VIII the President DOT

This question has been asked quite Of.
Ten "' late concerning the sdmtrrs ration
OF affairs IN he unrepreSen ed S,a'es. hy
military officers who. III their Zeal To serve
Their masters in Congress, run cnuntar tn
The orders OF Their commander in chief
The most striking illustration Of thi. fact
NAV be found in tha cnrresponhence sent
hither 10y Sheridan from Dis,ric, No s.
lie no, onv r~faSes 10 he overned hv his
superior officers but actually avails him
Self "f rh- Opportunity to reflect npnn the
integrity and p'trio'sm nf rhe Executive.
who unfortunately At this time ia absent
from the citv. What he will do, when
he returns, IA jnst now the question Il,
IL thought bv some well informed parties
that he viii square accounts with Mr..
sheridan nv ordering court martial To
attend To his case, or else summ4rily re.
Iieve him Of h,. command, and put hat
Ter man IN lis place. A few days will
sntilc" 10 throw soma additional light on
the suhj ct.
PROGRESS OF THE sURRATr TRIAL.
II any at your res lers expect TO hear 0i
verdict in the Surratt case inside OF three
or four weeks, hsvs ouls TO remind them
that their expectations will not b- Fulfilled
The prosecuting officers seem daterm cd
to drag il out AZ long as possible.
Thus FAR no witnesses have bean called
for the defence. The testimony for the
prosecution NAV possibly bs closed within
week or ten day.. A large number OF
witnesses ara here for the prosecution !;
and hi' counsel expect to prove a com.
plete otibi, showing that on the l4,h and
l5th Of April, 1865, The dav and dav vt.
ter the assassination, he was in EImira.
N. Y, and left there for Can da.- Cor.
Charleston Mercury.
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NEw WHgAr The GuCin Herald 70.
port. the price of new wheat, in the ,o~a
a. 81 per bushs'; and ihs T.ibot,on Go.
zetts understands that parties in lha West
nave offered 20 deliver wheat along the
line OF the Mu,cogee Railroad at $l4S
par hp'hel. IL says that IL is estimated
the wheat crnr of Talbot County viii
reach 100000 hushe's. which will leaves
surplus OF so 900 bu-hels oyoi ,as amount
annually consumed.
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Anniversary Address.

The Anniversary Address Of TIE Tir
zah Bible Society will be- delivered on the
9Th inst, (4h Saturday, at Tmzah
Church, hv our highly esteemed and tai
ented Young townsman, JouN 8RowN.
Esq. The public are respectfully invited
to attend.
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The Masonic Revipw."

The above is The title Of 3 neat weekly
sheet pnhl'shed at Baltimore, Mi., seve-
raj numbers Of which have been received
At this Office. It is we'll worthy the pa,
ronage Of the craft Its able corn. of
editors embrace some Of the hrightes,
lights Of Masonry. Price 81 per annurn.
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The Weather.

Since our last notice under this head,
he weather has been quite favorable to
farming operations. The CLERK" has re
sumed his usual position ard stands ,ole
,hly steady or The line.
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Crops

Are reported 10 be doing fine. Sever
raj .slks of cotton, contsininr blooms
and holls, we're on exhibition IN the al
at the store ofsM-ssrs. iTAssELrrxe t
CnAFeE, from some Of the principal plan
Ntiors. There seems 20 lie pleasant
competition existing among our Leading
Planters, and as cnmmcnhah'e to the
freedmen, we note the same feeling exist
ing with equal pride. SnOuld any Of
them, however, wish to bring To ramem
hrance The good nld davs of he "Ayri
cn''nrsI Committee" the Local" is
mode'tiy snGgeslsd-lss capital secre,
tAry. Ia
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FoR rHE Souru A Masonic ovation,
in aid OF the destitute aud sun-riny Ma
sons of the South came of in New York.
IN Thursday evening, NJ the Academy ot
Music, and rrova a couple and CRAFTY
ing success. The programme included
musical perfrrmances, both vocal auI iu
strumenral. and an address hv Hon. J4.
J Brady, who VAS frequently applaud.
ed.
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Fran, Rich nsond d.

RICHMOND, VA, June II.
Gen. Schofield has issued circular to all the
r,eohers Of the Board of Registration, urging
them tn finish their work by the end of July.
Horace w. Hovey, school teacher of freed
man, convicted of whipping child not be-
longing to his school, was sentenced to pay a
fine OF 800 and imprisonment for one month
Gen. Schoiield RENTED the fine and the Gov
ernor has pardoned him from Imprisonment
Senator Wilson. of Massachusetts, Charles
W. Storey, I'll. N. Colleridge, G. w. Slack and
II. M Morse, of the same State, George H.
Baker, of Philadelphia, John JAY j. G. Hol-
brook and G. F. Noyes, of New York, and
Hon. Chas. Gibbons, Speaker of the Pennsyi-
vania House of Delegates arrived here this
evening They will meet several prominent
Virginians at the Governors mansion tonight
to have a conference as to how the two wings
of the Republican party-that which was rep
resented by the late Richmond convention and
that which proposes to hold another at Char
lotteville-may be recOnciled.
LdIer.-This evening, at the Governors man
sion, about forty or fifty gentlemen were pres
emit A free expression of views was made
upon the prospects of the State election, the
strength of the Republican ticket, &c. John
NJ. Bolts, Mr.. Hunnlcutt, Judge Underwood,
others, took part in the discussion. About
dozen colorsd persons were present.
LGteSt.-The conference is still in session,
with little prospect of agreeing on common
platform. The representatives of the Rich
mond convention contend that the action OF
that body ought to be final.
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New York IN arket.

NEW 1Okk, June IL.
Cotton-easier; sales 1000 bales; Mddling uplands
at 26ic.
Flour-less active sales 800 bbls State at 90 q
II 50 round hoop Ohio at II rs a 10 70; Western OF
500 9 l3 o0 Southern at 10 30 q Is 80; California at
II % q IA 90.
Wheat-dull; sales 10, 900 bush.; White California
2 81 q so.
Corn-2 q &c lower; sales $4,000 bush. new Mix
ed Western at 90 q o.; old do I 10 g II; White
Western 90 a l %.
OATS q &c lower; sales 81 900 BUSH. State at 81
g s5c; Western 75 "a 76c.
Realistically; new extra 10 80 q 2375.
a 2215
Lard-heavy; sales 100 bbls. at 12 q &c.,
Butter-dull; State 10 a 26c.
Whiskey-quIet.
Rice-CarOlina at III "a &c.,
Sugars-frm; sales 1000 hhds Muscoyado at l0I
e i2se; ID boxes Havana at IL q life.
Cofee-quiet.
Enthusiastically; sales 500 hhds Demarara at 52l
a &c.
Naval StOres-quiet; Spirits Turpentine 5ss a SOC !;
Rosn at 70 a 80.
Oils-tirm; Sperm quiet.
Petroleum-dull crude at 10 aQ 15Ic; refined bond
cd at 25c.
Tallow-steady; sales $4,000 Tbs.
Freghts TO Liverpo0l-frmer.
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LONDON June 2.
Despatshes from Paris and ST. Petersburg
state that there is great rejoicing in France
and Russia at the escape of the Gar from as
sassination. The Poles everywhere disavow all
connection or sympathy with the crime.
DUBLIN, June 10.
Two prominent Fenians have been arrested
at hungarian, and upon examination they
We're identified as Colonies Maggie and Warren,
formerly officers of the Irish brigade of the
Army of the Potomac.
FLORENCE, June 10.
The Italian Parliament has refused to ratify
the convention concluded by Signor Ferara,
Minister of Finance, with Comptoix DIES
compile and Messrs. Fould, Oppenheim and
Eranger, of Paris for raising a loan based up
on the proceeds of an extraordinary tax upon
the church property of Italy.
LONDON, June 90
The expedition to Africa in search of DR..
Livingstone has sailed from England.
LONDON, June H.
The Peruvian, from Quebec, has arrived.
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ON Pearl street, between Congress and Cumber-
" land streets, size about 3s by ieet, with ce
lar all stone. This is tine location for residence
Apply to w. IL. JERRIS.
June 4. 3wed Under Lancaster Hall.
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New York Items.

NEW Y ORK, june II.
The painters of this city are on a strike for
the eight hour system. They are receiving
five dollars day for ten hours work, but ex-
press their Willingness to accept four dollars1for
eight hours.
A bonded warehouse on Greenwich street
occupied by Myer & Smith, was robbed by
burglars on Sunday night of $4,000 worth Of
black silks and velvets 1t is presumed that
they were concealed in the building at the
time of closing up. Two watch dogs usually
kept on the premises were found stranglsd and
thrown into Beach street.
In the Supreme Court to-day, in the case of
Mayor and Aldermen of New York VS.. the Po-
lice Commissioners, decision was rendered
against the latter. 1t will be remembered that
the case was brought on behalf oil the city to
test the right of the CO mmissiOners to exercise
the licensing power recently conferred by the
State Legislature upon them.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, june IL.
The reports in circulation of the loss of
$4,000 in bonds from the Treasury grew out of
the fact that ninety-nine sheets, partially pre-.
pared for bonds, are missing from package of
completed bonds have been recently lost from
the Treasury, and that these missing sheets,
even if not found, being in an incomplete con-
dition, are not likely to prove loss to the Gov
eminent or to the public.
Ninety-three suits We're commenced to-day
by the claimants of the Savannah cotton al
legged to have been captured by Gen. Sherman,
and sold in the city of New York. The claims
amount to about $4,0OO,OO0 in gold, and the
suits are authorized by the recent acts of Con-
greSs. i"
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Miscellaneous ID dispatches.

GARDINER, June II.
John Ackemacht of Pennsylvania, an in
mate of the q. s. Military Asylum at Togus,
committed suicide on Saturday last by taking
laudanum.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, June ii.
A match game OF base ball at Amherst to-
day between the Dartmouth and Amherst Col
lege Clubs was won by the former, the game
standing 80 to "a.
ALBANY, N. Y, June II.
Governor Fenton has issued proclamation
directing an election to be held in the 18th
District, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Harris Hiscock.
PHILADELPHIA, june IL.
The Democratic State Judicial Convention
met to-day at Harrisburg. y. e. Boyle of Lafay-
cite County was elected permanent Chairman
Geo. N. Sherwood was nominated for Judge
of the Supreme Court
LAWRENCE, KA., June II.
Kansas river has risen IA fe ct in "a hours,
owing to heavy rains on Republi can fork.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June IL.
A paper has been drawn up by some negroes
In this State, to which signatures are being So
licited, praying Congress to extend the right of
suffrage and of testifying in courts to the me-
groes in Kentucky.
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iChicQEO Markets.

CHICAGO, III, June II.
Flour less active and easier; fancy Spring extras al
10 90 a IL 20. Wheat closed quiet and unsettled at
decline of &c; sales No. at 10; No. at 81 a 9G,
closing nominal at 93 a 81. Corn less active at
aecne Of &c; sales at 7S q SIC for No. No. at IS
'Ss Oats declined a 1c; sales at 50 q Csc for
closing i at 10 g II for No. in store Barley
al 81 M dull Mess Pork declined 5Oc sales
80 for middng TO butcher steers Gu Hoo du
and unchanged Aha' ohe'p uu'
Receipts-2,4O0 bbs. -four, 10 600 busb v,,oo+ ON
900 bush. corn, q 900 bush. oats 1900 hoes Shi,-
ments-9,000 bbls. -four, 10000 bush. wheat ~ mo
bush. coin, 1000 bush. oats. "'' "'""o