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The Pleasure Arising fren wcaIinI One g
ssnssnsny feels sense Of 'sAa'd com
fort. No. d12 Broadway
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TERRIBLE MvAces Or Tnf YELLOW FEVER At cALLAo.
TIVE TbeusanA Deaths at Cailao and Lima.
Collector smSthe has received the following
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Il NAurIHHfonoSx Aou IN 1aaa

SIR-The state Department is In receipt OF o
despatch dated 10th alt, from the United States Con-
sui at Callao, stating that the yellow fever Is still
raging with crest violence, both there and at Lima.
one.hsf Of the population have left the city. About
two thousand, chiefly foreigners have fallen victims
70 the disease. II y hoped the cold weather, which
is about setting in win cause Il TO disappear. am,
very respectfully,
J. r HARTLEY, Assistant Secretary.
n A. SvYTHR ESQ.
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A.-Ward,s Perfect Fitting Shirts, Broad
way and Union square also at 3T Broadway
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A.-Wnrd's Cloth Lined Paper Collars and
Cuffs Broadway and Union square, also wholesale and
tail at 367 broadway.
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The Evesinx Telegram.
TIE EvESrSe rELsoRAn HAS THE LARoxsr CIR
cULArroS or ASY OTHER EVENING PAPER IN THE
CITY, AND y CONSTANTLY AHEAD IN ALL MATTERS
OF NEWS LAST EVENING IT WAS AHEAD OF ALL.
ITS CONTEMPORARIES IN THE FOLLOWING
THE LATEST NEWS sY CABLE,
THR SENATORIAL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION.
GENERAL NEWS BY TELEGRARH AND NAIL.
THE MORNING REPORTS FRox WALL syREEr
IN rHs THIRD EDITION IT coSrArsED
THE LATEST FROM rHR cHrcAao CONVENTION,
oAsL SEIZURE THE IE.roRARrf6HAIRrAs.
TIE OPENING srERvdEs
r.t AND
A SENSATION DODGE D, ,ZaK REV rosxsss
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m. r.r-ers and Gs lfdepers.

r, Farusrs and Gs irdeners.
Deubls sdned roadrs;t made rom nsh 'o s!ood
Snsrv and force crops 70 maturity The
late ssason cheaper than other fertilizer mature
third 70 ons.bai Pric sas per ton Apply y hs LoDS
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wi~s. Teupees and Ornameusal Hair.-Bese
tor s. is Bond sr ~
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THE TELE0RA APH.

Cheaper Communication Besween Europe and
Asia.
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acting any business Of Importance adjourned to meet
on Saturday at twelve NJ. There is not quorum of
members in the city, and this gives an opportunity
to put the Hall insummer garb.
Before adiournng Ingersoll, Of Illinois, made a
personal explanation, in which he denied q state
ment made in he Chicago Republican ofeMonday
last that he hadacted as go-between from Trum.
bull and Grims to the Chicago Tribune, and In.
formed the later how the vote on impeachment
would be. He lenied the statement in FULL and dis
claims any knowledge of how Senators proposed to
vote, and denis having conversed with any Senator
on Impeachment since the trial commenced.
After the adjournment an anxious crowd OF mem.
bcrs surrountd the Clerks desk to read the private
teegrams to speaker Cofax and others regarding
the prospects at Chicago for the Vice Presidential
nomination.
The scuat Chauber to Have Its Summer
Dress.
II is not hought there will be a quorum In the
Senate to-Drrow, and an adjournment win prob.
ably take Iace until Monday. Between now and
Monday thenall OF the House will be put In Its sum.
mer dress. The carpet will be taken up the mat
ting put d~n and the heavy cushioned chairs re-
placed by enc bottomed seats The roof, which 10
much out repair, will be put in good order. The
Senate chamber win possibly receive similar over.
hauling, sthat both houses will be able to proceed
with regulr business next week.
Passe A,Outre, NJ the Meuth Of the Mlssis-
sipp to he Placed In Private Hanas. u
A bill Va reported to the House to-day from the
Committt on Commerce placing Passe l'Outre, at
the mout Of the Mississippi river, below New Or.
leans, nthe hands q private parties, who have
agreed I have depth Of eighteen feet Of water
always the channel BY way Of compensatisn
they srsuthorssa 70 charge trty cents pes ton sa
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Royal Marriage RHnOrs Coutradicsed-Par.
liamentary PersonaIities-Queen victoria,.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
CITY Finances.

Enron PUBLIC LEDGER: desire to
ask the City Attorney few questions
with the hope that he will answer them
as the attorney of the city or the attor
ney of the tax payers.
FIRST. Is the city of Memphis legally
liable for the debts contracted by the
Provisional Mayors, who we're placed in
the Office without regard to law by a
military commander, who expended $780,
900 for a military hospital, $500 for
Sherman's supper, etc, etc.
Second. If the city, being in debt to
A 500, has issued its scrip for $500 to
A, to be sold on the market at fifty cents
on the dollar, which scrip was negotiated
not in due course Of trade, is the city
legally liable for 500 or 5000 or, this
transaction?
hope the Attorney will give an early
answer to these questions.
| am glad to see the honest, earnest
effort COL McDavitt is making to get
the city out of trouble, but fear he is
lifting at the wrong end of the stick.
If he will lift at the same end of the
stick with the taxpayers, and call on
the scrip.holders to come over and lift
with us, we will not be long getting the
boat off the bar.
Let him call on the scrip holders
There are not many ofthem-theyhare ID
corned) to come and surrender their
scrip to Colonel Richards, making an
honest statement of its cost with 6 per
cent interest, and ask for credit of that
amount on the books of the city and
they Il find that it will so tighten up the
boat that Colonel McDavitt and the tax
payers will run it clear of the breakers
in future. TAXPAYER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

Mr. Chanler declared that he would do
40, but the promise was not fulfilled after
adiournment, for Mr.. Julian walked
home In peace.
The following Is copy Of the Anti
Contraction Bill as II goes 70 the rres'
dent:
Be II enacted, etc, that from and after
the passage Of this act the authority ol
the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 make
any reduction Of the currency by reuIln !,
or canceling United States notes .naiI
be and Is hereby suspended, but nothing
herein contained shall prevent the can ,
collation. and destruction Of mutilated
| limited States notes, and the replacing
Of the same with notes Of the same char
acier and amount -,
The House Committee on Elections
held a meeting this morning in the Ohio
contested case Of Delano VS.. Morgan
Judge Woodward, Of Pennsylvania
argued the case in behalf Of the sitting
member, Mr.. Morgan. II will be some
time yet before the report ON the case
will be made to the House. -,
The resolution to admit Mr. Thomas
of MARYLAND, was then taken up.
Mr.. Doolittle made q strong speech IN
favor of IL In the course Of his remarks
he referred TO the assertion OF A. b
Brown, of Mississippi, that Mr.. stanton
congratulated him upon the secession OF
Mississippi, in the winter OF 1861 ano
1861.
Mr.. Sumner denied this.
Mr.. Doolittle asked Mr.. Sumner II be
was authorized to make the denial.
To this, Mr.. Sumner replied that Mr.
Stanton's whole life denied it.
Other Senators referred to the matter
but none denied the statement except 10
the general way, that Mr.. Stanton had
always been a-loyal man.
Mr.. Drake spoke against the admission
of Mr.. Thomas, and Mr.. Fessenden IN
favor of it, but no action was taken.
The Freedmens Bureau Commission
for Kentucky and Tennessee have strong
ly recommended the suspension OF Gen
Towards order as approved by Genera
Grant disseminating the Bureau in these
States on the 18th of next month. Gen
Thomas has also sent an urgent letter
advising il be continued in both States
until expiration by law next July. Sew
eral conferences relative to this matter
have taken place between Gen: Grant
Secretary Stanton and Gen. Howard
and while the circular of the latter may
not be revoked, it is probable that thu
Bureau will not be closed, but be con-
tinued IN some later period.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

We call the attention of the City At
torney to the questions propounded to
him by "Tax Payer in another column.
There are many other items included in
the list of expenditures of the provisional
mayors besides those mentioned by our
correspondent We should be pleased to
look into the delightful record We
should like to know how many hundred
thousands we are in debt for oyster sup
pers and other like dignifed triAes, and
how much in all was spent for our bene-
fit in the support of military mayors and
officers who were at the same time draw
ing their salaries from the United States
Government. After the establishment OF
the $4,000 hospital, which our corre-
spondeut mentions, it was abandoned.
Have we any account of the debris, and
what it sold for, or is it all kept for orna-
ment or held for an advance There
are some things we should like to know
as well as others. If we owe half mil
lou on account of suppers, receptions,
psgeants, fiattery of military men for the
benefit of those who had their axes to
grind, and for hospitals and prisons,
which would have been better provided
without city organization, we want to
know how much and all about it.
Suppose we have a committee of in
vestigation, with foil powers of telescope
and microscopic vision, instructed t.
gaze and pry and bore to the bottom Of
the well, where the truth is buried, sc
that we may know the worst al once
II we are liable and the amount is al
great as some apprehend, we had better
20 into bankruptcy, rub out and begir
anew, and afterwards pay all debts tC
which We are bound in honor. We cal
on the City Attorney to make thorough
investigation as to the question Of in
debtednsss, and avail himself of all aid
and advice. Let him tell us what ar
aud are not just and legal claims agains
the city. And let a committee deter
mine what the aggregate Of claims is.
We are pleased to see capitalists am
men Of financial ability going to work Il
establish the credit Of our city. But the.
will make sorry progress if they begil
\ by recognizing every false sss ss''s-ffs
claim which may be set up. II will b
time enough to provide the means 0
payment after we have had fair settle
menL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
FOREIGN.

LIyERpooL, January 25.-Coiton firm,
To-day's sales estimated at $4,000 bales.
Uplands, 7id Orleans, Sd.
MADRID, January 25,-The Minister OF
War has ordered fifty thousand American
breech-loading rides.
CoPESHAoES, January 25.-At the ter
mination Of the discussion in Rigsdag
yesterday on the transfer Of the Danish
West India Islands to the United States,
the President said that he could not leave
the subject without paying tribute to
the loyalty and consideration shown by
the German Government-qualities so
worthy of mighty people.
vienna, January 24.-Archduke AL
brecht, commander Of the Austrian
army, has been ordered to prepare to
take the field.
HAVANA, January 24.-Relays from
St. Thomas to the 10th have arrived. The
transfer of the island has not yet been
completed.
Dates from Atvega to the llth state
that earthquake shocks since the 29th
ult have been constant
Adyices from Venezuela to the 9TH
inst. state that the rebellion is increasing.
The government troops were beaten and
have retired to Curacao. Gen. Palgar
was arrested at Caracas. Municipal
conspiracies against Falcon had disap-
peared.
YouLLA, ABYssISIA, January l4.-ln-
formation has been received here from
the British expedition. Post No. l was
in line of march from Annerty bay to
the headquarters at Zinife, post NO. q
King Theodorus is in comfortable po-
sition between Wadella and Darletta,
near the palace at Magdela, whore u is
presumed all the captures at present will
be held.
The native rebel chiefs have drawn
their forces in his front, and by this hos
tile attitude aided the operations of the
English. The powerful Wagshum, Of
Tyge, is near. He is friendly to the for
eigners, and sent a message to this effect
Napier's forces will probably advance
from Zenife to Umptalla, which will be
designated as the English post No. 3.
A fight will occur as soon, or perhaps
before, the English march over the
ground lying between Zenife and imp
ITALIA.
LONDON, January PA dispatch from
Madrid says that news has been received
there from the provinces of Cragon and
Catilliana which states that speedy up
rising YES anticipated il favor Of the
eldest son Of Don Juan. The widow of
Don Carlos had sent forty millions reals
to aid the insurrectionists-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
Tho Tennessee Radical Convention

Special to the louisville Courier.l
NASHVILLE, January 22.-The Radical
State Convention convened here to-day
at the Capitol. A couple of dozen of
negroes we're on hand as delegates, but
the man and brother was pretty much
ignored, and the resolutions offered in
his interest were tabled or ignored.
A strong effort was made to have a
negro appointed delegate to the Chicago
Convention, but without success. Twenty
delegates were appointed to the Chicago
Convention, and the resolutions adopted
instructed them to vote for General Grant
as their candidate for the Presidency.
The general action of the convention
smacked of vindictive malignity to the
DISTINGUISHED whites, and any movement
looking to the enfranchisemen of the
whites was utterly discountenanced.
A communication from Brownlow was
read, in which he bitterly opposed any
action squirting in the ,direction of gen.
eral white suffrage. The Governor ia
vors the payment of the national debt in
greenbacks except where expressly slip
ulated otherwise.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
TIE extremists in Congress have moi

THK extremists in Congress have not
gone SO far with their work Of disfran-
chisement as the Tennessee Legislature
Nine-tsnths Of The people of the rebel
States are voters In Tennessee not
one-ienth. 1t is q remarkable fact that
the Northern soldiery which overcame
the South is now earnestly in favor Of
giving back to it the rule Of white men
aud the government Of the Constitution,
while the Northern men who bere no
part in the fray, the subjects Of shoddy,
are alone in favor Of oppression. Bat
there is no class Of Northern men who
would 70 so far or act 50 cruelty towards
the Southern people as their own citi-
gems. natives ofihe South, and traitors TO
the land which wss so unfortunate as to
rive them birth. Were itnoi for this the
condition Of Tennessee would be greatly
better than il is at present IL Is re-
served for the Tennessee legislators 10
make BrownIov's bell. which the Bins-
hams, wades and Ssmners, Of Washing
ton. dared not undertake.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
Latast Washington News.

The latest specials contain the follow
ing:
The cotton bill, as originally passed
by the House, simply provided tor the
repeal of the internal tax on all cotton
grown after last year. The Senate sub
stituted bill providing for suspending
the tax one year, and also for the i'm
portation of cotton this year free of duty
Tho House refused to agree to this sub
stitute, and the bill accordingly went into
the committee on conference, which re-
ported this morning that an agreement
could not be reached. The reason was
that the Senate members of the com
mittee insisted on the provision for
laying a tax of one cent per pound
on all cotton grown after the present year.
This afternoon the Senate passed certain
instructions, and the bill was then sent
to another conference committee, which
agreed upon report and will present it
to morrow, when it will undoubtedly be
adopted in both branches of Congress.
The bill, as it will 60 to the President,
provides for the repeal of tax on our cot
ton and also Of the tariff on foreign cot
ton. The present rate of duty on outside
cotton is three cents per pound. The
members generally believe that the
President will sign the bill without delay.
The vote on this proposition was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew,
Cattell, CONFESS, Corbett, Davis, Dixon,
Doolittle, Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Hen
bricks, johnson, Morgan, Norton, Pat
terson, of Tennessee, Pomeroy, Sher'
man, Sprague, Stewart, Trumbull, Van
Wrinkle, Wiley and Williams-25.
Nays-Chandler, Conkling, Drake
Edwards, Ferry, Fessenden, Harlan
Howard, Howe, Morrill,, Of Maine, Nor.
rill, Of Vermont, Mortin, Nye, Ramsay,
Sumner. Thayer. Tipton and Wade-lS
| 1t appears TO be now settled that Sen
ator Guthrie, Of Kentucky, on account o
continued illness, will not take his sea
in the Senate this session, and letters are
to be written him by Democratic Con
gressmen, representing the importance o
having every Democratic vote cast on thu
various measures shortly to come befor'
the Senate, aud suggesting, therefore
the resignation Of MI. Guthrie TO enable
the Governor Of Kentucky to immedi
ately appoint or elect new Senator from
that State.
A personal affair arose between Mr.
Julian. Of Indiana, and Mr.. Chanler, o
New York, based on a point Of orde
made bv the latter on the bill relating Il
swamp lands in the South, and on whicl
the former was speaking. In the war o
words Mr.. Chanier called Mr.. Julian
coward, and the latter informed him tina
be could test that outside Of the House
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

Rev. Mr.. CRAIG, who was arrested a
few months since at Ell Psso, Illinois, for
the seduction of Miss Mcclellan, a de-
formed dwarf, has been tried by an eccle-
siastical council of the M. e. Church, Of
which he was preacher, and convicted
of the crime and his license to preach
taken from him. The young lady is de-
clared by physician to be enciente, and
it is also we'll settled from the character
of her deformity that she is incapable OF
giving birth to a child. Craig has an
interesting wife and family.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
NEW Advertise M EMrs


" OF Trust. ssesatsd BY barney Mcosy. %
secure the payment OF certain indebtedpess
,ssrelp lpssa on The asy 2.
Shelby county. In Book No. %. PAGES i2i. IN
10 which reference Il made, Will. on
wednesday. 9th Day of feb'ry, 1855,
at the corner Of Washington and Second streets
proceed 10 sell TO the highest bidder, for cash.
At public outcry, the following described pro-
perty, to,wi.i Two t9 brown, mare Mules
nfteen hands high.
SAM. p. ROSE, Trustee,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

A Jackson correspondent Of the Gin
cinnat Commercial brilliantly writes:
The brightest omen in Mississippi Is
the fact that its Union party is the az
gressive political column Of the State.
The opposition is lacking in organiza-
ton, cspris, hope, and all the elements
that lead 10 ascendancy. IL has just
adopted a name for itself, but not with
out many ury faces among the thirty six
men who we're drummed together 10 catch
step with the uncertain and not very
chivalrie cadence Of the Democratic
party.
Dspriving white men Of every right
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, January 24.-Mr. Osborn
announced to-day in the Convention the
intention of himself and party to ask
Congress to give validity to whatever
constitution may be passed, without SUBJ
hitting it to the people. This caused
great excitement, and will meet with de-
termined opposition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
BY TELEGRAPH.
Gold ana Cotton Reports.
sn.nlnl 10 tho PunLlc LEpasn..

Special to the PunLlc LEDoEn.l
Nrw YonK. January 20, IL m.-Gold
opened atl40; at 1920 am. was lAOi at
1850 am. was lao, and is now 1885
Cotion--demand moderate aud prices
firm; quotations nominally unchanged.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

The rolling mills in Allentown, Penn
sylvania, are partially idle, owing to a
strike among the puddlers. A reduction
Of one dollar per ton was made in the
wages, which the men refused to accede
to, and hence the difficulty. All the
mills along the Lehigh are in similar
condition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

save that Of breathing running over
them rough shod with bayoneis, tramp
ling civil law into the earth substituting
the drum-head for the courts, thus in
citing hordes Of semi-barbarians to form
an aggressive political column" and
hunt down their old masters with the
eagerness aud malignance OF blood
hounds, reveals to the Commercial cor
respondent a "'bright omen" We do
not doubt that the effort Of Congress to
muzzle the Supreme Court practically
abolish the Presidency and set aside the
Constitution generally, is another bright
omen" It all depends upon the stand
point from which one looks at a thing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

A LIQUOR law pending in the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature provides that any
tavern-keeper who shall sell adulterated
or impure liquor shall be liable to a fine
Of not less than fifty collars nor more
than one thousand, and be imprisoned
At the discretion of the court.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

ANEw YoRk dispatch says that the
Recorder mas decided TO hold Sveetser,
oftbe Ereaing Nail, for trial on Ahern 5
charge Of fraud in the sale 10 the Latter OF
TIE Evening Gazette. The Recorder re-
views the case a. great length.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

As to the promise Of Grant and his
agreement to inform the President before
resignihg, what course he would take in
case ofstanton being reinstated, the No
tonal Inteligmcer has repeatedly ehAl-
lenged denial. And now again it says I;
General Grant has not undertaken,
aud, we undertake to affirm, will not
venture to deny the material facts as
they have been stated and repeated IN
these columns, and for the simple reason
that they can and will be, 1t there IS
need, established by several men whose
credit with the country is quite equal TO
his own.
Grant now recognizes no order which
does not come from the President And
hence Stanton has no power. and be-
comes mere impotent sinecure.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

MoxrASA dates to the l4th instant are
just received. A dreadful homicide had
occurred al Mcclellan Gulch, resulting
in the death Of a worthy young man
named Smooth. His assailanis we're
rufians, two Of whom, Doyle and Sulli-
van, had been arrested.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

The eight-hour rule has been adopted
on the New York Central Railroad. The
workmen do not appear TO like it One
Of their chief objections seems to be that
the price and the length Of the day 5
work have been curtailed in equal ratio.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

Tbs families of Mrs Jane Mccormick
and Rev. A. J. Want, of Bellefontaine,
Ohio, were poisoned on Monday of last
week, BY the use Of saleratus in making
cake. Fatal results we're prevented by
the prompt use Of emetics.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
PITTsBURG.

PIrTsBURG, January 25.-The river is
rising Seven feet six inches in the
channel. Weather clear. Thermome-
49, 100
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25

rVHIs HOUSE is STILL OPEN, AND HAS
reduced Transient Board to 50 per Day
Regular Board. $ and 50 per Week; Day
Board. So 30 per Week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
Pc oPLE s
INSURANCE COMPANY,
OFFICE NO. ls MADISON STREET.
MEMPHIS. rESSESsfE
CAPITAL STOCK, 100000.
TAKE FIRE AND MARINE RISKS.
DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS.
w. B. GREENLAw. N. s. BRUCE.
G. W. COVER, CHARLES JONES,
JAMES ELDER. WIN. HARRINGTON
JOHN 0vERT0N, JR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
n. N OR R rs .
OCULIsT.i

CURES ALL KINDS OF SORE Eyes.
y Iics in Bethel Block, ~ stairl-- - trn,ee
On Main street. hiA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-25
OFFICERs,

OFFICERss
w. b. GREENLAW, President
JAS. ELDER, Vice.President.
s. y. READ, Secretary.