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THE LATE NATURALIZATION FRAUDS.
Circular Of the Union League CIul,-Inforna.
tiOn Wanted.

The Union League Club Committee. on whose me-
mortal Congress ordered an investigation into
alleged election frauds, have addressed circular
note to the chairman OF the republican committee
In each county OF the State advising them that the
select Congressional committee Of seven, consisting
OF Hon. william Lawrence tchairmanl, with Austin
Blair, Henry L. Dawes, O. J. Dickey BENJAMIN r.
Hopkins, Lewis w. Ross and Michael G. Kerr who
are now sitting here to investigate the naturaza.
ton and other frauds and irregularities in our ecent
election, will presently begin TO sit by sub-commt.
tees In different parts OF the state. The circular
adds
1--WE deem 1t important that the evidence OF frauds
in your county should DO arranged and ready 10 be
presented with as much pronpiness and exactness
as possible; and we beg to ask you for brief note
OF the points which will he embraced and the names
OF the witnesses Immediately. IL has been, aud will
continue to be- our aim TO LET the evidence adduced
be complete and decisive with the view OF collecting
body OF proof IN the report OF the committee
which, while II enlightens Congress as to legislation
s proper TO be had on the subject OF natrralizaon
and the election OF members OF Congress may also
prove convenient guide in the proceedings which
may be found at any time expedent TO take In this
state In reference to the frauds IN the late eectiOnr
The circular 10 issued with the full APPROVAL Of
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requirements OF the statute. II IT had gone to jury
you would have had TO waive objection, and, as
1t is the only effect Il can have win be 70 put on the
trial to Tuesday next The objection, IN fact practi
cally amounts TO nothing We could not had we pro-
ceeded with the case now, have made much head
way before Tuesday. | confess do not pet under
stand the ground of the notion What is the motions
MIR. Shaier-My motion, your Honor, Is TO quasi
the venlre, becauseof the defect 10 which ha.e
called your Honor's attention.
The COurt-You cannot quash a venire.
Mr.. Shafer-Then to quash the writ.
The Court-Iou cannot quash writ,
Mr.. Shafer-We contend that 1t Is IRREGULAR and
defective aud We except to II because OF that defect
in the writ; and therefore aege that it Is conse.
guentiy nun ana voia. Irere Is no technical Ian
motion TO which re.cfred your Honor in the case
quoted from the adthorities was made on similar
AS your Honor properly remarked, II we had gone
on TIL . jury was sworn in the case we would have
had 70 waive objection To the defect. nay motion il
10 set aside the writ because OF the defect In the test
lhe Court-l do not know that IN d case where
other defendants are Joined that single defendant
shond ph,ec ~ p " net 1 ,,,e M e
Court VIII decline to accede. The District Attorney
can withdraw his motion to proceed with the trial.
but the motion OF single defendant TO strike out
to vacate the venire Is not the thing.
Mr. Shafer-The IN otion Is made in the name OF all
the defendants This IS our theory-we are in the
hrst place entitled to constitutional trial by jury
a jury which must be present by proper venire.
The COnrt-NO doubt.
Mr.. Shaffer--We claim that the venire produced
under which the jury has been summoned was, as q
process OF venire, irregular--to w.t. in not being
tested by the Judge OF this court; therefore, the jury
we are entitled TO is not here. and inasmuch as n
motion has, been made 10 try us by this jury, We
move TO set aside the venire because the jury sum-
mOned Is not the jury to which we are entitled.
The Court shall enter refusal to proceed on
the motion OF the District Attorney on the ground
OF informality In the venlre. That viii be entered
on the records and nothing more. The Court then
ordered the clerk 10 vacate the order Issued for
moning panel Of thrty-six petit jurors and the
subsequent order for six additional jurors and now
enter an order for summonng pane! OF foriy-eight
Jurors for the first Tuesday IN January. upon which
day set down the case for trial. and the clerk will
see that the venlre is issued in proper form and
tested in the name Of the Judge OF this court.
The orders as above were entered and the pro-
ceedings in the case closed for the present
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POLICE ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEW YEARS DAY.
superintendent Kennedy has issued an order direct
ing that the entire pol e force Of this city and Brook
lyn shall be on duty on New Years Day.
SUDDEN DEArH.--An inquest was held yesterday
by Coroner schirmer over the body Of Michael
Menzer, the German who died suddenly at PIdgeons
saloon, corner OF East Houston and Crosby streets,
as already reported In yesterdays HERALD. as
death was found to have resulted from heart disease
the jury so rendered their verdict
KNOCKED Down AND BHATES.-At an early hour
yesterday morning otlicer McDermott, Of the Twen.
ty.eIghth precinct found Fritz Blocker in West
Houston street helpless, from wounds about the
head which he had received from some unknown
parties who had knocked him down and afterwards
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUaT-H BANKRUPTCY.
Registers Powers-A Decision.
Before Judge Blatchford.

Before Judge Blatchford.
In the case OF Joseph N. Lane a bankrupt, Judge
Blatchford has decided that power is gwen to the
Register, by section four Of the act "to make all
computations Of dividends and all orders of dstrbu
tion." and. within the power given to him by Gen.
eral Order No. s. to conduct proceedings in relation
to the following matters when uncontested, name
ly:-"Takng evidence concerning expenses and
charges against the bankrupt's estate, auditing
and passing accounts OF assignee's proceedings
for the declaration and payment OF dividends -
The doings of the Register therein are made by
General Order No. ''subecE to the control OF the
court" but when there is no issue of law or fact
raised and contested by any party In regard TO the
question the Register has the power to entertain it
and make the order The fees paid to the officers OF
the court set forth in the bill OF items which
are embraced in the first subdivision in section
twenty EIGHT, and that section directs that the
order for dividend shall direct the payment
of those fees first In full by the assignee An
order for the assignee 10 pay those fees order
OF distribution within section four.
Bnnkrupt's Discharge.
Thompson Greenfield, bankrupt was refused his
discharge on the ground OF rot having petioned for
IT within one year OF being adjudicaJed bankrupt
In accordance with more recent decision OF Judge
Nelson, to the effect that it is only in where
the bankrupt can apply for his discharge within six
months from his adjudication that he must do 80
within one year, the discharge Is now granted, as
the present case Is not III that category.
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The Erie Observation-Disclosures Stay.
Before Judge CardOzo.

Before Judge Cardozo.
Belmont rs. The Erie Raa,cdy Company FISK et
at-At the close OF the argument recently had in
this the motion by defendants to reopen and
set aside the order appointing Henry Z. Davies re-
ceiver, an incidental motion for stay OF proceed
ings on the appeal from that order was made.
Judge CardoZo has decided the motion as fol-
lows:-"It is manfesry just and proper that, pend
ing motion to vacate an order, the moving party
should not be compelled TO prepare TO argue his ap
peal from that order, and the defendant ought not
as suggested by the PLAINTIFFS counsel to be required
to withdraw the present appeal, because In case Of
an adverse decision upon this motion the defendant
II the time to appeal from the original order had
then expired, might be remediless. Neither party
can be harmed except the extent OF the delay of
one term by the stay asked for and which n obvi-
ously right. The order is, therefore, granted"
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attached. Postmaster Kelly stood on the corner of
Wall and Nassau streets and inspected the corps
as they passed by, but owing TO the pressure
new uniform is OF o peculiar silver shade
OF gray, and consists OF o sack coat, bound
with black braid semi military cape with the same
OF gray bound with black. The button is about the
same size the regulation button OF the army ana
bears upon It's face figure Of mounted postman
galloping at breakneck speed the whole surmounted
by large letters setting forth that the bearer belongs
to the p. o. d., or In 0ther words Post once De-
and pretty one.
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

Kenneth G. White and Richard E. Stilwel. United
States Commissioners for this district, have issued
during the year 1858 warrants for various offences
viz:-Brbery, passing counterfeit money distilling
without a license, embeZZling letters in the Post
Office, suDornation OF perjury, accepting bribe
revenue o1lcer-a number OF which were sent to the
Grand Jury to be disposed Of on trial.
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THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
Meeting Yestcrday-The License Laws 70 be
Tested.

Meeting Yestcrday--The License Laws 10 be
Tested.
An adjourned meeting OF the commercial travel
lers was held yesterday afternoon ut the Astor
House. The attendance was large. Mr. s. A. Haines
occupied the chair and Mr.. w. @. Smythe acted as
secretary. After the reading OF the minutes the
committee appointed to procure the written opinion
OF Attorney General Evaris as to how far travellers
had the right TO sell merchandise throughout the
United States. and 70 the State, county and ml-
nicpal laws relating TO licenses for travellers pre-
sented the following report:--
The committee TO wait upon and procurc the
written opinion Of Attorney General Eyarts re-
specially report that with great exerton they
tained interview with the Attorney General with
out the expense of going 10 Washington After
lengthy explanation the Attorney General expressed
the folowing:-That he was opposed to the present
State and municipal laws. as being obnoxious and
conflicting: cited the OF this State passing a
law taxing brokers one-half per cent, when they
were only receiving one-eRhth per cent: the was
tried through him and beaten IN the state courts and
was never carried higher, the general laws OF one
should put the matter in the hands OF some intelli.
gent young lawyer TO give IL shape and bring be-
fore him, on which he would then give his written
opinion. All OF which In respectfully submitted.
FRED. STEVENS.
>. A. HAINES.
After some discussion the report was adopted.
Mr.. FRIEL proposed that the came committee
ohouu oe SbiPo"Cici w thpioy CuuHbei tO thhe u
case and proceed with It through the proper chan.
nels Of justice to decision In the supreme Court
The motion was carried. AZ test case 1t was
proposed TO instruct counsel TO proceed with
the case OF Mr.. Ward, who was then
under bonds OF $500 TO appear In baltimore 10 answer
q charge Of breaking the License law. Mr.. Ward
stated that he was In the store OF Mr. Day in the
city OF Baltimore, Offering fancy leather for sale from
samples, when detective came In and arrested him,
and took him to q station house. I'm which he was
detained for thirty-six hours After some discussion
II was unanimously agreed TO employ counsel to
take charge OF Mr. Wards case
The list OF vice presidents was then called, and
each gentleman was requested to state what sum OF
money he had'collected In his trade The result was
an announcement that about 81 700 had actually
been subscribed, and that promises of $4,000 or
"a, 900 more had been made. Az q test case II was
Mr. Hurd, OF the firm Of Hurd Houghton, was
elected treasurer OF the association, and after the
OF some routine business the meeting
adjourned for week, TO meet at the same place.
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Calendar OF Contested Issues for January
Term-Tcrm Commences January 8.
Held by Surrogate Tucker.
No. !, will Of Jesse Brown: 2 Janet Logan: 3,
Tunis Van Brunt; T. John Mckinley; 8, Daniel Kins.
man; Q. Michael Gillen; !, jeremiah II. Monarque;
g. Mary flaming; y. Frederick VIM. Dietrich; 10,
allegations against probate Of will OF Robert Watson
IL, will OF Moses w. s. Jackson H. Nicholas Dimond:
13, administration OF the goods OF Henry G. Lyon a.
Will Of John Blackett; Is, Charles Grunow.
The PatullO Case.
The Patullo case was brought to q summary ter
mination yesterday. A consent to discontinue the
proceeding was given by the Public Administrator,
and the mandamus Issued against the surrogate
falls to the ground.
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AUCTION SALE 0F COAL.

Break In the Market-Exfra ordinary Failing
Of in Priccs-Seventy.Hve Thousand Ton.
Disposed Of-Good News for the Poor.
Tne monthly auction sale OF coal by the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company took
place yesterday and was largely attended. Buyers
moved with caution, and the fall in prices was ex.
traordinary.
The following are the qualities quantities and ne
extreme prices as contrasted with the sale a mouth
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Judge Henry r. Low, chairman OF the State Republi-
can Committee, and the county chairmen are called
upon to act promptly and advise the cup committee
without delay OF the proof to be found In their
Spectiye counties
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the LETTER CARRIERS IN UNIFORM.

Yesterday morning the letter carries Of this city.
to the number OF sos men, attired in their new uni
FORMS preceded by fife and drum, left the Post ONCE
at the usual hour and marched up Wall street aud
thence TO the different stations TO which they are
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.

TIE WEATHER YRsrRRDAY.-The ol,w!ny record
viii show the changes in the temperature for me
past twenty -four hours, ss indicated by the ,hcr.
mometcr at Hudnuts pharmaS HERALD Building
BROADWAY, corner of Ann street.
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COURT CklENDAp-THls DAY.

SUPREME CoURT-CHAxBERs.-No 2g9. 30s, 800.
MARINE CoURT-GENERAL TRRM-CALRSDAR.-
Nos. ], 3 3, 4 g. 9, 7S, Q, 10, IL, IL, 13 IA, Is.
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The question now arises VIII the retail dealers
selves ase2ldiAlly?
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Average temperature !.
A vora "a tan, ,nnrafura n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-30
Tho Money Needed In Virginia for Recon-
.s struction.

General Schofeld, Secretary of War,
sent to the House of Representatives, on
Wednesday, as was stated ia our teller
gram of that date, communication from
the Paymaster General, submitting an
estimate Of the amount of money which
would be required TO complete the work
of reconstruction. As to Virginia, we
find the following statement: IF
"In the First district the deficiency Is
$4,000; the amount required for holding
election to vote upon the rejection or
adoption Of the Constitution, and for the
registration Of voters prior to such cleo
ton. is $4,000; the administration Of
iustice by military commission to De-
cember 1, 1868, $4,000. Total, $685.
600. The paymastcr Of the first mill
nary district says IF an election.
and registration are had between
now and that time, and the Con-
s,itution is adopted, the government Of
the State passing into the hands OF the
civil authorities, Of course no further
sums will be needed for the purpose for
which these are required. Should the
Constitution be rejected, and the State
remain in the control OF the military
4utuVFlNtcf ~. - VItuhutc. that ~ it1nl
500, 600 additionatWould be required for
this district up 10 June 80, 1862"
There IS q fine prospect, truly. An
estimate OF what our military govern
ment is 70 coat up 70 June 30, 1907 Il
will be seen that the seventy-hve thou
sand dollars esima,ed for. for Virgins,
will, IL IS calculated. be enough TO pay
he expenses OF registration, pre-
vious 10 the election. Let rs ,bide
our time We are not wanted 10 tie
Union. The States which have negro
nsjsriiies are supposed By Congress 70
be safe Tor Grant, and therefore are
forced into he Union. Virginia has
large white majority and might vote Tor
the Observation-Disclosures. would
Be sure 20 % % II left free 10 choose.
She VII Be allowed % remain 81 she is
gu thai slooUoR Is oTer.-RiehNoRd
Dispaieh 49,
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From Washington.

WAsHIxGrA, June 27.-Everybody is
specializing about the New York Con-
vention. Private advices from New York
say that the New York politicians will
surely put Seymour on the track, but this
is not in accordance with the original
programme, which contemplated the Sc.
lection of Hendricks, of Indiana. aao
The noise about Chase was cover to
the real purpose of the New Workers.
johnson may possibly receive com
plimentary vote frola the Southern States.
Pennsylvania will lead off for Hancock,
with possibly complimentary vote to
Judge Packer. The Southern delegates,
who are arriving here daily, prefer a
military candidate. The Western dele
gates scout the idea of Chsse's noiniua-
ton, some declaring they will bolt in such
an event. fifs
Horace Greeley intimated to a South
ern editor that he considered Chase the
strongest nomination that could be made.
The Democratic Association of Balti-
more, an organization 5000 strong, have
passed a strong resolution against the
nomination of Chase for the Presidency,
Special TO Lou. Courier. r. ,HiFaa "A
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-30
The Reaction.

The extraordinary reaction in South
Carolina and Mississippi. in addition 10
the known viii Of the people as expressed
at the polls 10 Alabama last February.
induce us to believe that We may yet re-
gain the control Of these States, even ia
the event that they are left to battle
single-haDded againsf the Radical inter-
lopers. To attain this end. however, we
should put forth all our strength, and be-
come az united % ihe Macedonian pha-
laux. The cheering accounts which are
pouring in from Mississippi will
fad q parallel in the action Of
South Carolina The Democrats at
the recent election obtained . ma
iority OF the districts, receiving six
teen DOT Of the tbirty-one districts IN
Union district the Democratic gain was
nearly two thousand. in Kershav over
sixteen hundred, in Chester over one
ihoosard, and % on throughoutth The state.
TAo results show that a great reaciics
has taken place, aud indicate vhat nay
b. accomplished By the Conservatives
uhsn they bring out their entire lorcs.
Who knows buf that the seventy eiecto-
RAJ votes Of the Southern States may Be
iustransntal 10 elecfirE . Democraiic
Prssiaenti-Mobls fFfbuas.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-30
BOsTON.

BosroN, June 80.-Gov. Bullock has
issued orders rendering official honors to
the remains Of Rear Admiral Bell and
Lieutenant Commanders Reed and Nc
Kenzie, which WILDE removed from the
navy yard to morrow Aifuneral cortege
will accompany the bodies through the
city to the depot and minute guns win
ha firad
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-30
A Dad STONY Of an E1.confedsrate.


From the Nashville Union and Dispatch, Dth.l
Qnite sensation was created in front
Of the ST Cloud, on yesterday evening,
BY the boisterous denominations Of an
apparent inebriate, who, under the ex-
element Of the gathering throhg of
our city gamfHs. INDUCED IN the widest
and incoherent rawlings After diligent
search, an NJ. p. was found, who took
him into custody. An imprevised con-
mission dc iunofico soon ELECTED the fact
OF lunaey on the part OF The supposed
offender who had just arrived in our
city from Alabama, and vas on his way
TO the asylum at the time Of tn dis
turbance. Hisfrieuds gave ne the follow
ing history Of the unfortunste adair
W. II. Robinson was citizen Of Belle
fonte, Alabama, a lawyer By profession,
and q captain 10 the Fourth Alsbama
during the recent war, and vas promoted
for eaila-try even in this splendid regi-
meat. he was wounded In the Wilder
ness. Being disabled By the loss Of
leg. be reformed 20 his home only
10 End Il desolafe in the ruthless
hand Of the invader Breeding
over his misf1rtunes, which cane IN
bauahons, his mind becams unhinged-
Reason va soon entirely dethroned, and
The lights II oaee brilliant Intellect
veut or IN hopeless night. The snicted
sufferer vii b. carried 70 the asylum To-
day, aud uuier Ire kibd treatment Of
thai excellent institution. nay We DOT
bops that BE- uillyet - resior-1 - faaily
and friendaf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-30
WASHINGTON.

W1nWoros, June 80. = Senator
Thaydf's bill to regulate and fix the mil
itary Establishment of the United States,
amends the act to increase and gil the
military establishment of the United
States by repeating section 10, which
fixes thu number Of captains iu the
quArtsrmaslsr department at thirty, and
the pumber Of majors at fifteen, and
prohibits the filling Of vacancies until
the number of such officers is SO reduced.
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rhs Bursau-0sn. sehoasld- Gen. Howard.

The Bursau-Gsn. schofsld- Gen. Howard.
A Washington letter in the Sun says:
The President has now before him for
confederation the bill to continue the
Breedmens Bureau for another year,
but leaving it discretionary with the
Secretary of War to terminate its opera
tions in the States which may be ad
mitted to COMPRESSION Misrepresentation.
There seems TO exist no doubt that
the President will veto it. In the
meantime the Radicals have become
fearful that General Sehofeld may wind
up the affairs Of the Bureau without due
regard to their political schemes. Ac-
cordiugly, without waiting for the action
Of the President on the bill which is 10
his hands, Mr.. Howard has introduced
another on the same subject, which
carries the Bureau absolutely over until
the first Of January next, nearly two
months after the Presidential election.
By this the retention Of Gen. Howard
as COMMISSIONER of the Bureau is Sc
cured during the whole of the coming
campaign; ADD as he has adroitly mani
pulated 1t for the accomplishment Of
political ends in the past, his will and
ability tohdo so in the future are not
questioned In addition to this, the
power to discontinue the operations
Of the Bureau in the States which may
be admitted is taken from the Score
tsry and conferred upon General How
ard Ifths President sends in the other
bill with his veto it is now thought prob
able that this Office Of Mr.. Towards will
be substiisted for il. There is, however,
considerable opposition even among the
Radicals to investing General Howard
with this proposed power, there being
quite q large portion Of that party OPP
posed 10 him.
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Flpht.

A perIonal diticaIiy took place in
Marion, Tuesday, betgeen Col Favetie
MeMullin and John p. Wright. editor Of
the Marion Radical Record Il appears
that Wright had Published a bitter and
abusive article upon the Governor.
which indrcsd The latter to call ADD DE-.
mand an explanation. Wright fell upon
the Governor suddsnly, sEd-siruck bin
several blows With stick. zhen the
Governor got him down, and vas ieaiiug
the scslasag soundly. when persons
cane in and separated the ccmbsfsuis
The Governor is not much hart, and win
soon take be var-path sgain.-LyncA-
burg Republican
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MISSISSIPPI.

4 JAoKsos, June 40 The second day o.
the election closed here with Radical
majority Of eleinthis county. The reg
istered colored msjority ia Kinds couniy
Is 100. The election win not close
throughout the State for severatdays.
Full returns have been received from but
few counties. Some Of the Radical
sttoneholds are yet to be heard from.
The Democratic majority up to the
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The Brownsville Courier says the
spirit Of dissfection with the guarez gov
eminent il quite stormy IN Matamoros-
An unusual feeling has for some tune
been exhibited By the military. The ferry
has been closely watched, and persons
have not been permitted 70 cross alter
nine o'clock At night Outbreaks and
pronunciamentos among the troops are
feared A citizen was notified the other
day that in case Of an outbreak, The ciii-
Gems would be expected TO support the
government troops. Discouteuis and
plols are rife within the town and with
out