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WANTS.

WANIHp.fvo furnished ROOMS, for house
..i Es 81 + s ::: s..s - q so1 II
fursished booms. ]. NJ L., Star once. n
W.sNSTTRn1By re.Seseble White woyn, 4
f f::z 4! ~: =, !: : ~ 80
WtNTED-A ok or eight room .turuisnet
HOUSE. BY o responsible tenant, Tor small
family, In good location. Address II Star Once.
WANTED-By an American lady, !. sITUA.
e ss:s ~; ~
.s r'i ssnaA = the sGrpsr "a Of z 5
W1Eflp@x STEADY AND KELfXBLr
par,nent OF siSres Boarding House. Oiled With
macioo. IN. 1sl Is Patent once; ss'sssn
WAEIED.TveDty ,dve npfarni.hed noUsEs.
sS ;ss rents in advance :f;::;;i;s issif houses
Ym House s.;. yes fS; 90 streets.
WhNTsD,As ITUAT!ON g CbanesTmad, or
family ssoa 20 general hS1 re sSs
as1 lsh street, corner Of st. jyas-2
WANTkD-A WOMAN TO cook, wssh aud iron
mn tor small family. Also. competent CHAN.
b aIs Apply 81 41s 18th street, between
WANTED-A GOOD BLACKSMITH. Must be a
am L E,9.!BkRTS. corner Il and I'D sts. west. =
WANTED IMMRDTATfLY-Ew0M to do
w chamber work, washing and ironing In .
private family. None but the most active and
sSesn ID and dt g. apply at No 900
WANTEl by a Respectable widow, sIfUA
Nv lion IN a small private family; hes Q child
four vars ola wages No object, 10 a. 70 get per
Rsnent homs for herself and child Address box
WAETED-k good COOK, wKsHRR. and
w lBONER. in small family. with good recon-
memo alton one thst UNDERTAKES her work we'll.
hosth sssvs:n Oh g. and 10Th .sfssss vest street
WAETED-A steady and industrioas BOY, one
W that will make himself useful, sixteen sew
ness InsGire at the southeast corner ofiitS snd
Hshment. = Jy8.ats
WANTLD IHMEDIATKLY-A GOOD OPE-
chine. Apply 81 No. GA N ct, bet. 9Th and 5th
SIS jyH st.
WANTKD-Ana active BUSINESS MAN a. part.
a. Sv ~ ner In manufacturing business Must nave
east corner 7ih 1 and streets NN' . og Gasst. n
WANTED-A WAITE WOMAN, to cook,
psr.on.. RefeEences required Hpp IL h st ~ ~
HALLS Real Estate Once. corner 7th sad . sn
WANTED TO BUY.ByK. 5. justin. Ladies'
GsDEsoEoraSSsS soSTs and
SHOES. &C.. &c At 2s4k 7th street, between .
and streets. Northern Liberties
terms. TASTY
WANTED-EEW AND OAST.OFF CLOTH
w ING, Watchss, Diamonds, Gems, Revslyerv
OF any tFffe y c F. Sn,s
street, near Penpsv'va~ts a~snr~. ia asIys
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pAINTS, OILS, GLASS, &C., &c.
We have now in store, and shall continue 20
keer a full assortment of HOUSE PAINTING
MATEkIALS, GLASS, &C. Small pronts and
BUILDERS DEPOT.
500 Seventh street.
" 222w H.W. HAMILTON co.
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HENOTICE.-GkANr AND COLFAX Re
Us LIEF ASSOCIATION will be held at the
THURSDAY, the 3oth day Of July, 1855, at 8
O'Clock p. Ia where all persons are respectfully
invited to attend, without regard to race or color
By order. Uy29ntI B. JEWELL, Secretary.
EMAS0NIC.-A special Commu ication OF
lH the GkAND LODGE, A. NJ, Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will be held at central Masonic
II all on FRIDAY EVENING, the sist inst :, ct I
O'Clock Punc,usl attendance requested.
By order of the NJ. w Grand Mester.
jy s93t NOBLE ID. LABNER, Or. Sec.
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n~O. y. CUMMINS,
u3 SAT SEVENTH STRKET,
AN EXTENSIVE BOOT AND SHOE HOUSE,
Where the public may ind, always, what they
want" and that OF the best quality.
SEVENTH STREET,
Two doors south OF < and Northern Market.
Re ST.
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HHhAfoRS opri e. CITY FALL, ,...
hccce 10 hereby given, that any one found re-
moving stone, sand or gravel from streets wher g
trey cross Tiber Greek, or from any other streets
or property under the jurisdiction of this Cor por
tion: without written permission frsm the Mayor
OF Commissioner of the Ward, will be prosecuted
20 the extent OF the law.
Policemen are requested to arrest and bring TO
punishment oil tho violate the Law in this res pect
Jylo lot 81 BOWEN, Mayor.
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DE. s 4 Z AND pHys,o,.x
zoo PENNsyLvANrA AVENUE, above l,rb street.
Has devoted many years TO the treatment Of female
com paints; and has met with the ereatsst succees
In THE city and New York
LADIES desiring especial treaement will dnd
hin very skillful and copfAeptial.
eli, TrkhtSULARIrIKs, from vhstevsr oause.
Ooctof Je9u
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I6hISNrHAnA LODGE No l. l. O. g. T.
The members OF Minnehaha Lodge, No l, I. o.
y. potiied that their quarterly meeting for
the choice OF off GERS takes place next THU RSUAY
EVENING. July 30, At their Hall No. - Ninth o..
In addition to the usual election Of officers other
very important business will be transacted, for
which n full attendance is desired.
jy?g a. A. } GILMORE w a
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HF AVENUE AND PARK

~CONNECTICUT AyENUs AND PARK
" RAILWAY COMPANY.
Books for subscription to the capital stock of
this rc ad will be opened on and after TUESDAY,
the 4'h day of August next, from o'clock =. m 70
Soiclcck D m. at the Drug store of Br J l. Kid
we'll. street. near "a b. and at the Real Estate
streets. AUGUSTUS STOUGHTON,
JOHN LITTLE.
JOHN l.. KIpWELL,
GEORGE II PLANT,
LIE ROY TUTTLE,
q. HOPKINS,
iy 2,-IOt Incorporators.
~ GRANT AND COLLAR CLUB OF az
uS DIS" RIOT OF COLUMBIA This Asso-
olstIon vii meet at Union League III all WEDNES-
DAY EVENING, July -, at 8 CLOCK, and be ad-
dresses by Senators lates and Abbott, JcdRe
BinRhsm, Cen1 d -. Howard. 7 i. Mackey. and
Other eminent Speakers The public are respect
APPLETON Y. CLARK, President
Jy28 j. G. DOUGHERTY. Sec
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Aids to Legislation,

According to the published report of the
senate, the following articles were furnished
senators, during the last congress, in large
numbers, al the peoples expense: Fine
damask towels, bathing towels, combs, Eng
lish and American magazines, scrap-kooks,
poeket-books, portfolios, knives, scissors,
gold-pens, cork-screws, tooth-picks, sponges.
324 ink-stands, pin-cushions, medicated pa
per, clothes brushes, flesh brushes, fans, kid
gloves, soap, bay rum, olive oil, cologne,
shaving soap, pure camphor, toilet powder,
razors, pomade, marble clocks, lemons.
buckets, bathing tubs, sugar, curry combs,
and various other like "aids 30 legislation"
Let taxpayers read over this brief list of
articles, and consider how many of them are
proper to be supplied to the senate; or, rath-
er, whether it is not theft for a senator to take
a single one of them. Yet more than hun
dred thousand dollars were paid, during the
last congress, for such articles furnished to
about fifty men; and all TO be paid for by
the over taxed people Indeed, members
of congress have everything they want, at the
public expense; and it is known that some
of them thus steal thousands of dollars. Old
Thad. Stevens admitted this the other day.
In the debate upon the subject of supplying
members with stationery, he said ''some
members procured under the name of sta
tionery, pantaioons, shirts and shaving soap
enough to last them for years. Some mem
bers had run up their account for stationery
TO nearly q thousand dollars" Netc HaDap-
shire Patriot.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FoRErETH CoNGREss, L.

FoREIETH CONGRESS-, L. S.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. rs, 1868.
Hon. JAS. S. THOMAS, Mayor ofSt. Louis.
DEAR SIR Enclosed please find bin as it
passed the House Tor the sale of the St. Louis
Arsenal. have every assurance that the
provision stricken out By the House, autho
rizing the establishment of an arsenal for
storage and repair ut Jefferson Barracks,
will be restored by the Senate Military Com
mttee.
1t is clear to me, however, that we have
permanently lost the benefit of an Arsenal
for the manufacture and repair st St. Louis,
by the establishment of the Arsenal at Rock
Island This is to be the finest and most
extensive establishment of the kind in the
world. The Department assure me that as
soon as the Arsenal ut Rock Island is COM
pleted, all manufacturing and repairing for
the West, will be transferred TO that place,
and no use will be made of an Arsenal eth.
er at St. Louis or Jefferson Barracks, but tor
storage. If this be true, it is matter of lit.
tie consequence, to st. Louis, whether there
be an Arsenal at Jefferson Barracks or not.
have no desire in this matter but to serve
the interests of the city, and shall be glad to
receive such advice and suggestions as you
may deem proper to give me on the subject.
Very respectfully, your ob't servt,
VIM. A. PILE.
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The state ofthe misunderstanding between
the President and General Grant is now re
vealed by the publication of the mutual cor
resnondence. Lying specials" have been
sent from Washington, within q DAY OF TWO,
as for some time past, denying tnat any snch
misunderstanding existed, though evident
s.o,n The beginning that in did exist, and
r,sre Intended to cover Grants ignominious
retreat Had there been no promise given
TO the President, it was still General Grants
duty, in such an affair, TO act in concert with
the constitutional Commander-in- Chief as
we'll as Chief Executive; and we should have
imagined, that "honor as an officer" and Gin
teprity as a man" would have insured this
ordinary Difference to the Head of the Gov
eminent. 8E&
Upon the whole aspect of the case, Gener-
al Grant was the tool of Stanton, who Is the
tool of the fag-end of the rump faction. We
do not think that any fair-minded person,
upon perusing the correspondence, will feel
that any further letter from the President is
necessary. What he writes has every air of
credibility about it, while only wriggling
characterizes the efforts of the other TO es-
cape from the consequences of his own mis-
conduct.
The Presidents statement of the matter
is strengthened by the whole probabilities OF
the case. That is to say, he desired to put
some one else in Grants place, in order to
test the question at issue, if Grant should
prove unwilling ; and he could only secure
this object by obtaining from Grant, in sea
son, the pledge which he forfeited. The
Presidents own statement, therefore, rea
sonable in itself, and confirmed by the sew,
eral members of the cabinet, cannot be sha'
ken by the mere denial of General Grant,
however insolent and clustering the language
in which it is conveyed, so different from
the tone of the Presidents let
ters. Indeed, the trick played off upon the
President was at once evident to those who
chose to see it and now the permission o
the Speaker to spread the letters through the
country, so as to give the offending party The
appearance of the last word, for a few days
when it was understood that further com
munication was expected from the President
to complete the correspondence, was anoth
er trick, the counterpart and complement Of
trick the frst.-Boston Courier.
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The New FORK Ecening Post, one of the
ablest republican journals in the country, ed
tied by William Cullen Bryant, is outspoken
upon the follies of its party. In recent is
sue it thus reviews the amendment to the re-
construction bill, which proposes to set aside
the supreme court
Congress got into quarrel with
the President sit took of its resentments
not its wisdom; more onerous conditions were i'm
posed until its legislative folly eliminated in the
military despotism which has produced no solita-
~ good effect, which has widened the ehasm be-
tween the races at the south, and which has at
length run to such an extravaganza that, unless
arrested, it will provoke general and most dis
sstrous reaction. 1t is an extremity into which
we shall not follow any leaders; but on the 9th
or hand, we shall continue to protest against it
until the voice of reason shall once more make it
self heard among the noisy clamors of Washing
ton.
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ALL AFRICANS ARE NOT NEGROES

The New Orleans Picayme, abiding o
the silly offer of Thad. Stevens to match
Fred. Douglas, a halfbreed, against anv
white man, in debate, says there is much
confusion running through great deal of
the debating on these subjects, from the
vague use of the word 'ssAfrica," and contin.
ues rs follows:
There are races in Africa, known there for
many centuries, that are not negroes, even
though some of them are highly "colored'
or positively black. There are the Egypt
ians, Abyssinians and Moors, not to men.
ton inferior tribes, among whom the negro
has been servile race from time immemo.
rial. There were the ancient Carthag enian,
and Moors, who founded empires and strug.
gied for mastery with Rome. Hannibal
who Numbered at the gates of the Imper;aI
City, when Rome was at her highest. was in
TINS sense an African, and SO were the Pbar.
aons and Ptolemies, the chiefs of peonle
Seo preserved the treasures of science in
0fica' when the whole western world was
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- oantal darkness, and reared architectnral
:, won , At the grandeur of which posterity
!. s.;ll amazed. Yet to hear the aippan,
talk Of members of congress, one might sup
nose nos. that the intellectual development
made BY these members of the Semitic fam
iIy, whose seat was in Africa, are proofs o1
an equal capacity Of development for indig
enous negro races, of whose physioloeics
and anatomical pecularities Of structurt
science has made such minute analysis; ~
ces that never, since their origin, have riser
above the rudest forms of barbarism; who
discovered nothing and invented nothing ~
the simplest elements Of science, for NOR
than the barest needs of precarious sun,
sistence, until they had been rcacned anu
taught by the white man.
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n.mooratic stste Convection.
ROCKS OF THE DEMOCRATIC SfA1
CENTRAL Cohss'

Sprin eaeld Jan. sth, lsco.
The democratic state central co .. - /. al -,
Springfield on this date, pursnsIm ...a.
the executive COMMITTEES. -. 80. .,.ss.n. Il.
I ,:.. 80. sy;.ps,;on and national future was the
Pp'hsae, IS sa-nsst and carefulconsiderstion. The
Ss.fs ubich this consideration brought 20 the no.
t;cs of the committee were, that the entire people
of The United States are laboring under . burden
of federal, state and local taxation sach IS has
mover been laid upon any people before. The
fnancisl policy OF the dominant party is such
that these burdens must inevitably increase it
the power of that party is continued. The OBJ.
vious effect of this policy is to create q monied
arissrocrscy. In addition to this general system
Of oppression, large portion of the sovereign
states of the Union are not permitted to ENJOY
republican form Of government, but are crusnGa
into the condition Of dependent colonies, by naa
tsry rule. This system of government Is p,h.,,s,.
BY the dominant party for the purpose OF 'a
ing upon the country the sufrases. Vi ,s' .u
emancipated slaves. The entire pony y, sne
dominant party is therefore eennneo " an ehot.
to retain the patronage OF INC soserhneu. W
maans of negro suffrage, and the influence OF the
;ns,,ant;.i aornorstiens of the country. These
Facts be;ne pafpable and undisputed, the central
committee directed their executive committee to
call a convention of the democracy of the state Of
Illinois, to be held at Springfield, Illinois, on
Wednesday, April 18th, 1883, at IL II.
The democracy of each county are therefore
notified to send delegates to said convention tor
the purpose of declaring the principles which
shall actuate the democratic party in the next
presidential canvass; for the purpose OF appoint
ing delegates to the national democratic eonven-
ton nominating electors for the state of Illinois,
for the nomination of candidates for state officers
and for tie transaction of such other business as
may come before the convention.
Each county will be allowed one delegate for
every three hundred (300) votes cast for George
B. Mcclellan for president in 1854, and one dele
gate for fraction of $50 and over of said vote.
JOHN A. McCLERNARD,
Chairman.
r. E. G00DELL,
e. b. HERND0N,
Executive Committee.
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Radical Testimony in favor of Psndlsto,

Radical Testimony in favor of Pendleton
The Minneapolis Tribune, the leading
radical Journa! of Minnesota, is already
quaking before the coming democratic tor
made. 1t says:
"We are neither a prophet nor the son of
prophet, but we venture to place on record
a predictions prediction amply justified BIZ
the signs which the political heavens now
present to those who closely study and skill
fnlly read them. 1t is this That George
II. Pendleton will be the nominee of the
democratic party for president, and that mn.
DER his leadership the opponents of republi.
canism will prosecute the strongest canvass
'hey have made any time these eight years
q canvass which to successfully oppose will
require the most arduous exertions of ALI
friends OF liberty. Mr.. Pendleton is. for
many reasons, the strongest man the demo-
cracy can bring out. The first, and a pow
erful one, is, that he would make the best
president, If elected, of any man in their
ranks, and the intelligent men of the party
instinctively feel it."
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-11

The Washington correspondent of the n.
y. World says in regard to the published
correspondence between the President and
Gen. Grant, that "it is singular but not
inexplicable fact that the resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Hubbard. of West Virginia,
yesterday afternoon, calling upon the So
called secretary of war for a copy of this cor
respondence, was offered al least one hour
before President Johnson received Gen.
Grants last letter. that the unfinished cor
respondence, as read in the house and sent
to you for publication in the morning, was
IN the hands of Stanton before Gen. Grant S
last letter was in the Presidents hands, is
therefore not doubtful. The truth will ap.
pear that, although Gen. Grant, in his con-
versation with the President before and
since the change in the war department,
and in his private conversations with friends
within the last few days, has frankly admit
ted his opinion that Stanton should resign,
he has at the same time been probably in
collision with Stanton to effect this after
moons demonstration against Mr.. johnson.
So improper and shameless call for cor
respondence of such kind between the
President Of the United States and the gen.
eral OF the armies, could not, of course,
have been prompted by any other-except
secret information and active inspiration on
the part of that party to the controversy
who conceived himself most in need of the
correspondence being made public at the
present time. That party was certainly not
the President, who has not, as will be seen.
yet got through with his portion of the evil
dence.''
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Reque'S Celebrated spanish Rene
dies for SPECIAL DISEASES.

Prepared expressly for Ladies, and is superior
TO anything else for regulating the system in ca
ses of obstruction from whatever cause, and lie
therefore of the greatest value TO these who may
wish 20 avoid an evil TO which they liable.
If taken as directed it will cure any case cur
able by medicine, and il is ALEC perfectly safe.
Fun directions accompany each bottle. Price,
$40 s-Rememher: This medicine is designed
expressly for Obstinate Cases, which all cheap
remedies have failed to cure also that il is war
ranted as represented in every respect; or the
price will be refunded.
p. 5. All letters must be directed to DR..
R0QUE'S, IS fremont Row, Room ?, Boston,
Mass. febiodly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-11

Ez we're a sort o privateerin'.
o. course, you know, it's sheer an sheer,
An, there is sutthin' worth your hearin'
III mention in your private ear;
Eff you git ne inside the White House,
Your head with lie III kin O mint
BY gittin you inside the Lighthouse
Down to the eend O. Jaalam Pint.
An now, you see, dun an sed it,
hope you'll bother me no more;
You see this talkin-wy, l dread IT
Ispose you hearn o tibet afere.
But when you git TO thes Convention
hope you'll put me on the courses
Jes one more thing I'd like 10 mention:
Hotr do you ike my sorrei 'orseF
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Building stone,
UNEQUALED QUALlTf
FARM FOR SALE.

1.-THE subscriber offers for sale 75 acres Of land
s;tuated in Block Hawk township, betwssn
~. Rnoxville and Monmouth roads, and adjoin.
;ns the corporation Of the town Of Camden Mills,
IN the county Of Rock Island and state of uli-
pois. On the premises there is about 20 acres of
improved land, o small frame house, some bearing
apple and cherry treee, considerable small garden
fruit and shrubbery, an abundance OF never-fail.
ing spring water Sufficient in elevation and guam
tity 20 supply all of the town Of Camden), and a
good site for brick making, and in all probability
is underlaid with q bed Of coal. q
TERMs--$st per acre. 0ne-half cash down,
and the remainder on reasonable time, ut 6 Der
cent interest Enquire Of tn. subscriber, ad-
joining the premises.
DAVID j. LLOYD.
January goth, 1858. jsn21dwSw
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-11

We omit the table of counties for the
state, on account of its length, but will state
for the benefit of the democracy of this region
that Rock Island county is entitled to del
egates; Mercer 4, Henry and Whiteside 3.
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ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A Gentleman who suffered for years from Yer
uous Debility, Premature Decay, and all tn ef-
fects of youthful indscretion, will for the saLe of
suffering humanity, send free 10 all who nee it
the recipe and directions for making the SIMPLE
remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers wiaing
TO profit by the advertisers experience, can 30 go
by addressing, in perfect confidence,
JOHN r. OGDEN. AZ Cedar St., New Iork.
W
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-11

The Peoria National Democrat of recent date
contains article favoring the nomination of
the Hon. W. W. 0'Brien as the democratic eandi-
date for congressman at large. We don't know
of better Offset to John A. Logsn.-Roek Island
ArgHs.
Though well intended by our friends of
the ARGUS, this is certainly doubtful CON-
pIiment to Mr. O'Brien. - Illinois State
Register.
Rather se-but Mr.. O'Brien is entitled te
the benefit Of the doubt
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TO ooNsUn6PT1vHs.

The Rev. EDw ARD A. WILSON will send
free of charge) to all who desire it, the precrip
ton with the directions for making and sing
the simple remedy by which he was cured of a
long affection and that dread disease ConGmp
ton. His only object is to benefit the ssicted
and he hopes every sufferer will try this prrcrip-
ton, rs it viii cost them nothing, and may prove
a blessing. Please address,
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
No. 165 South I'd St, Williamsburg, New York.
mayl1wlydIawly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-11

Forney says that the radicals of congress
on Friday last "were uplifted." We are
glad to hear it, We hope that every rope
stood the strain.-Prentice.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-11
INSTRUCTION I'M MUSIC.

r HAVE OPENED A ROOM IN whDpnn ~.
i Block, over Kiesow's store. and am nov ~
pared to give instruction upon the io, ,oa,,,
and other musical instruments. either 81 my - -
or at the residence of my pupils, as may DC NC
sired
Pianos tuned and instruments repaired.
VIM. BABC0CK.
oo~k Island. March il off.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-11

Whose tool is Ulysses Grant to be? whose
fool?-Spranatield Rep"b.
Stanton's; and Washburne's, who proba-
bly, wrote his letter for him. Boston Post.