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The New York herald., 1869-05-15
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Phases In the Caban Question.

Phases In the Caban Question.
'h- iigns OF the times from Washington and
TON cuba are presenting some new and
ipi'r','ing phases in the Cuban question.
We informed that Sehor Roberts. the
Sp~n''h Minister, far from being on bis high
hot'' and ready to demand his passports
because the Cubans have been allowed equal
privileges with their cousins the Spaniards in
% ''ning arms and assistance from our ports
J. nn h. best possible terms with the Secretary
d slate aud the American people He is
pi"ssei with the sympathy we have expressed
vim ne efforts OF the Spanish people to estab
'sn better government than the one they
be-, lust torn down, and assures us that 80 far
- SPAIN is concerned she has no disposition to
% usS5 by England or France against tho
United States. Sehor Roberts Is an accom-
'Iish'i 1iplomatist, and this Is a very nice
~s' u putting the question before Brother
l,as'b@n. The fact Of the case is, however.
ih. spain has been making strenuous efforts
% i,s. what she calls the Great Powers
prs.s1t diplomatic remonstrance to the
DATED states on the Cuban question, and has
'hsd obtain it. The Great Power, are as
Hm'd ~ Is Mr.. Secretary Fish. and they are
"'i'ins TO see what General Grant will do.
~ 1'' come into the Presidency with the
t'p"ianon Of being q very Saladin in war. and
th's T'it to see il he is as great in diplomacy.
-s6o' Roberts knows this. and. with all other
h"'op''n diplomstisis, waits for the President
sboT lis hand.
A'o'her curious phase with which the mild
ass u senior Roberts may have some connec-
ion Is he unexpected effect which the seaues-
re'ion iecrses Of General Dulce ore producing
'poo be spanish mind in Cuba. II has begun
% awaken to the fact that two may plsv at
ths g,me, and should Cespedes issue decree
% "ondf,ation against all Spanish property in
'"', serious complications may arise. In
',ci, 'asy already begin TO show themseve,
"-prrai Dulce has given to his DEGREES
retroactive effect, and is laying hands on
large amounts Of property which have been
'os 'n6iect Of bono fde sales month. AGO to
tms'ics1 citizens In this city. From mi.
esusr complications must result. and sehor
NP'-' - sh'No N' bhb tilt UlD3t pointed lnIi-
r'iioo of the drifs of Spanish opiuon in Cuba
Is ibs fact that private meeting Of number
Of wealthy Spaniards was held recently in
Bsvsus o consider the question Of sending
co,nossion TO Now York 10 coufer with Senior
Morales Lemus, the representatives in thi,
conoiry Of the republican government in
Cubs, 10 regard to the sequestratlon dcorees
snd p, reprisals that must naturally follow.
ia view Of recent events these are weighty
eonsJe, atoms II Is evident from the tenor Of
'ceo"os from Spanish sources that the revo-
'olioo i' very far from being suppressed. Not
,niS are operations carried on on an active
'e'Is 10 The vicinity of Nueg,ts, aud Puerto
P'i"e'pe, where The Spanish government is
,o~ ,pocenGatipa ils eforta but The insurrsa-
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

PEsTrLENT TRAPs.-We are glad that the
Mayors Marshal is at least willing to help VIC
timized countrymen or others recover theis
money from the proprietors Of bogus intelli.
gence Offices; but how long will 1t be before q
metropolitan executive will have the force noe
to be content with such remedy, but will
shut up the places and punish the keepers ad
swindlers? There are no worse scoundrels in
the city than these sharpers, who play upon
the credulity and honesty Of the poor to rob
them Of heir pittance
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

The Chivniric Ultima,um Of Fred Douglass
Ia the Women's Rights Convention the
other day Fred Douglass--black man.
offered the following resolution of his ulti-
matum on equal rights, to wit :-''That until
the constitution OF the United States shall
know neither black nor white, neither male
nor female, but only the equal rights of all
classes we renew our solemn indictment
against that instrument as defective, unworthy
and an oppressive charter for tho seli-govern-
ment of a free people" Very WE'LL But Ia
this doughty black Douglass aware of the fact
that the constitution knows neither white nor
black, and that neither the word white not
black can bc found In the instrument.
and that no such word as slave, slaveholder
or slave trade was permitted 10 go into tho
constitution in the outset, and that until The
Incorporation Of tho thirteenth amendment
abollshiug slavery not even the ord Slavery
itself could be found In t2 But the pending
dfteenth amendment distinctly limits tho sufs,
frage TO men, though 1t Includes usle citizens
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tion mas not been suppressed in any one
district where body of insurgents have eyer
appeared. The journals OF Havana come
to us filed with repeated accounts of victories
over and dispersions of bodies of insurgents (;
but these very repetitions give palpable con-
tradiction to their previous songs of victory.
Villa Clara, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Remedies,
Santi Espiritu, Ciego de Avila, Puerto Prin-
cipe, Santa Cruz, Las Tuhas, Manzanillo,
Bayamo. Gibara, Holguin and Santiago de
Cuba are all harassed by insurgent bands in
their neighborhood, and their local command
ers are continually asking for renforcements
from Havana. On the other hand, every letter
and every message that comes from the in
surgent camps to this country brings the same
cry, ''Send us arms, arms. We have men in
abundance, but we want arms" These things
all prove that the revolution is a living element
in the hearts of the people, and its triumph is
merely question of sacrifices and time.
What, then, should be our course in this tur-
moil of events and breaking up of old political
ties! There can be but one answer The
people of Cuba look hopefully to the American
Union as their great ark of refuge from long
and destructive war and prolonged desolation.
Their geographical position, their political
affinites, the exchanges of industry and trade,
all lead them to union with MS; and the
strategic position of their territory, with its
fine harbors and excellent capabilities for
aggressive or defensive purposes, make its ad
mission to the Union q necessity now
and forever, The administration must
hold these great and weighty reasons
in view and 80 shape its policy
that this favorable juncture shall not
be lost to the nation. Spain must
and will lose Cuba. She may make the strug-
gle so long and 80 destructive that it will be but
desert when she Is driven forth II we refuse
to throw our moral weight in the scale. In
the interests of the Union we have shed 80
much blood and 80 many millions Of treasure
to preserve, in the interests of humanity and
civilization, we must exercise our legitimate in-
fuence in the struggle. Let the administration
announce to Spain that we cannot permit de-
struction to be prosecuted to no purpose, and
that so soon as II is evident to the world that
she cannot restore peaceful authority in Cuba
by reasonable and humane practices of war we
shall assume the right to protect our own In
terests and those Of civilization. Such a step
would be worthy the Saladin- like fame of Gen
eral Grant, and would meet the hearty con-
currence OF the whole civilized world.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

PROGRESS. The Equal Rights women now
want to be free in everything but love. They
want to be free Of all the restraints that have
kept women from the polls and politics. They
want the struggle of life to be generally free
fight, but they piously affirm and passionately
declare that they do not want ''free love. :"
When they began their agitation the great OPP
preston was the tyranny of marriage.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

GENERAL HANCOCK AND THE NORTHWEST. -
One of the st. Paul papers having endeavored
to excite local prejudice against General Hap@
cock, alleging that he had protested to the
President against being assigned to the Departl
ment of the Northwest, with headquarters ae
St. Paul, the Pioneer of that city pronounce
the statement, upon the best authority, as being
entirely gratuitous. General Hancock is not
the man to protest against legal orders from
superior officers. He has always been ready
to 60 where duty called, and sometimes
little in advance of it, to his personal peril
and Is not likely at this day to adopt any other
rule Of military discipline
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

PARIS STILL DrsrURsED. ED.-The election agi-
tation increases in Paris Riots occurred In
several instances in the city yesterday, aud
number OF policemen were wounded when at
tempting to restore order. Disagreeable, no
doubt, to Napoleon, as his former plan Of
pacifcaton may not succeed to-day.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

THE DANES AGAINST THE Ex-PREsIDENT.-
The late Minister OF Denmark in Washington
asserted yesterday in Copenhagen that the
delay in the ratification of the treaty Of sale
OF the Danish West India islands to the United
States was ''entirely owing 10 the differences
which existed between ex-President johnson
and Congress. Very unfortunate for the
Danish treasury,
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New York, Saturday, May IL. isos.
The HERALD IN BROOkl IN.


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Brooklyn.
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letters for the NEW YORK HsR,,p viii b..
received ~ above.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

CHEAP CoAL.-We have no doubt that the
price Of coal before we reach the autumn
months will range considerably under the
figures now prevailing. There is large stock
on hand, much larger than any previous year
exhibited; and the last dodge Of the dealers,
called ''he miners strike" is too transparent
to produce any effect on the minds of con-
mmers
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

STAMPING Our THE NATIONAL DEBr. -
Boutwells plan to buy up government secur-
ties and STAMP every one bought as the pro-
perty Of the United States is good common
sense way to reduce the debt and carry out
the law. If he will only persevere in using
the nations superfluous cash in that way
Uncle Sans bonds will increase in value
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

PARgPA-RosA has very gracefully accepted
an invitation to join 10 the Boston Peace Jubi-
lee next month. She leaves the terms entirely
to the committee, as no feeling she says,
except the pleasure Of joining in so great an
undertaking can aotuste any artistic" She
will probably be among the most brilliant at
fractions of the monster occasion.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

THE LATEST CASE OF CONSCIENCE is that or
an old soldier who has returned to the Secre-
Iary Of state of Illinois pictorial unabridged
copy OF 'Wcbster's Dictionary which, II
seems, he ''conhscaied' from the post library
when the rendezvous at Camp Butler broke up.
Inc Secretary is Ia dilemma Os TO whom the
WORK belongs, inosmuch as. according to the
chicago IH6"ne, the library. the post the
camp, and everything, in fact. bnt Butler bave
passed away. Send II TO Butler then for he
may therein find some definitions in regard to
hebeas corpus Impeachment, conGscation. in
ternational law, State rights aud 40 on which
may be ol service 10 him ia hi, future poli,ical
career
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

Nor AN INTRRREeNUM. Chief Justice Chase
consirues the statutes very literally in vir-
gna. He has just decided that United States
officials who al the beginning Of the wan
turned government funds over TO the rebellion
are saved by the statute of limitation. This
decides onco more that there was no legal
separation.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

THEY had quite fine horse-whipping match
between two honorable" gentlemen at Couus
Gil Bluff, Iowa, few days ago. These West.
ern people are great fellows. When they have
no enemy to fog they proceed TO thrash one
another
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

WHEN one belligerent tells another he
"doubly lies, and he knows it, he hardly aps
proaches in the vigor Of his charge of meuS
dacity the fable of the ''triple alliance" al5
legged to have been formed between England,
France and Spain in regard to the United
Stataa
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

Hon. BEN WADE, of Ohio, it appears, has
been appointed by President Grant govern
ment director Of the Pacific Railway. About
as good an Office pscunarily as that of Presi-
dent without its responsibilities
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

A MAINE paper states that salmon are very
large up the Penobscot this year. Salmon
and P's are very large in Virginia since the
sweeping out Of the underbrush.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

GIVE Us rHE LETTERS. Lucy Stone, In the
"omans Rights Convention, has begun to read
the letters. We commend to the women
Spragnes example. Let them all print all
their letters, with the names. Ip that wav
thev NAV make sga3stl2o
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

THE Boston Traveller chronicles the suicide
of liquor dealer In that city on account Of
depression of spirits" It was not on account
of the low price of the ardent.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

wAyEpLEY THEATRE, 72p Broadway. Py-~,tto-
Ilf o. PARLE FRANcAIs Matinee at 2.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

ROWERY THEATRE. Bowcry.--H AsDsoas I,"s
II,R,Fsn,P RpgtNepS-IHAT RASCAL Pa.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

THE TAMMANY. Fourteenth str-et.-RoBI sos t'Us.'.
A,D lils Man FRIDAY. AC Matinee al T.
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AcADENy OF MUSIC, lith street.-TrA'I.S op-r.
I.gsifsF Astinee az T.
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As THE TwIG Is. &c.--It is given out in
Washington that new reading of the old saw
As the twig il bent the trees inclined" is
now current there. TO wit :--'As the twig is
Dent the chief = inclined"
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

WOODS MUSEUM AND THEATRE Thirus,i i,-,t "a
Br,.i~ay.-A(tsrnoon aud eyenin. ferforInaar-
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. corner OF Fieh.n
gea ,irpat-THK TEnrfbT. Matinee al =
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

BOOTHS THEATRE. e3d ST.. bs,ween 9th a'h ,s.-
Aaiiass-Ul HELLO Evening WILD OA1s.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

NIBlD'S GARDEN. Brpadway.-Tup Btrtsspns ~
Is.YAaAszA oa TUE FoGrY TnlryEs Sanues a. 3.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

GERMAN sTApr THEATRE, Nos. IS ana q sovcI,
kR ~ EIsfI MONT WAS ER WnL, az.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

THR NEGRO MRN or THE South TYRAN-
NfoAL.-Mrs. Pauline Davis white woman),
in the Womans Rights Convention on Thurs
day last said in the course of "a few remarks
on the everlasting niger, that she had been
living down South and that from her obserys-
tons she had to soy that down there s'the
negro men were exceedingly tyrannical and
abusive-much more 80 since they obtained
their freedom;" that they thought that mar
riage had given them completes control over
theic families, aud that ''tbey not only whipped
their wives but often robbed them of their
young children. Mrs. Davis, therefore, was
opposed to giving ths ballot 10 these negro
men until it was given TO the negro women.
especially as those much abused women were
much more intelligent than those tyrann,cal
negro men. There is too much truth in this
for the credit OF those Southern negro men.
They are only yet a few removes from bar
barlsm. and will need yet great deal of re-
construction to get the notion into their thick
heads that emancipation does not mean liberty
to do as they please. and that suffrage is not
a substitute for the free rations Of the Freed
mems Bureau.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

BAD FOR TgE PoPE.Tbe Bavarian Cabinet
has addressed a circular to the continental
Powers, great and small, inviting diplomatic
conference in Munich charged TO devise means
for the preservation Of the State against the
Church. Bavaria ranked as ever-faithful to
Rome few years ago. Her people must be
sorely pressed when they appeal to-day, even
to Prussia, for protection from the Papacy.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

AursrnvN,s rals AFTERNOON AND rvsN,ae
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

fifth AVENUE THEATRE, Fifth aveoue sai f~raP
Fourth ,ir,sS-1Bs hsrMIris BILL. Matinee st ,.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

wALLAcK's THEATRE. broadway and n'h str'.i
CAafF. Ma.il.s az J.
The New York herald., 1869-05-15

gourh ,lr.sS-TBS hsrMir's BILL. Matinee 1t ?.
w>LLAcKs THEATRE. Broadway and '~h s'r-.i--
CAstE Ma.ate at J.
OLYMPIC THEATRE Broaiwsy.-HUSprr poHefr.
VIVA Ngw FgArCsEs. Matinee at ~
FpEECH THEATRE Fourteenth street >i-ia ss'
nu-.-AsNoDT Us-k kAIHARINE AND PFreCc"io.
MRS = ,. coSwAY's PARK rHgArEs srao.'yn.--
Tar SIsASaEs-HoNEYNooS
THEATRE COMIQUE, 5li Drcsiwsy.-CoN.s sN.t"Nts
Arp IIYiSs SIArGrs-PLU1o Matinee sts
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN, 7th sv., bew-so o'b .sa
5sh POPULAR GARDES CoSUEEI.
SAN TRANCIScO MIsSrRELS, 5s5 Broadwsy
Plan ESrEaIAtsaESrs-THeEE sreISss 10 oNr N"H.
BRTASTS OPERA not SE, Tanmany suiin., -
stieei.-E uHorrAS MINSIRELsY. 60
rONY PAsrOe'S OPERA HO Sc. POI Bowsts. aouIo
voGALisn. NEsgo MissIrELsY. &c. Matinee ~ 2if
NEW YORK CIRCUS. Fourteenth stree Si,, .,'s
JAPAsFsE TRoUPr. Matinee al 2l9
HOoLEyS OPERA House, BrooSlyp.--sort e,s
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. sls sr.,e~..
SCIxs1g AND ART.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE. BrDadwsy-HUSprr poHet
VIVA NKw FEArCREs. Matinee at y.
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FpEECH THEATRE. Fourteenth street >i-ia
nu-.-AsHoDs Us-kA kAIHARINE AND PFrsoc"to.
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comptroller Allen, for Albany; Ex-Governor Den
Arson. 'or ONO; w. Ii. seward. Jr., Tor Auburn; j.
H. >aeieii for Albany; City Chamberlain Peter B.
s"'sog Judge Morgan aud family. OF New Orleans.
sod ~. Rochereau leave for Europe to-day on the
sr'i@-' Lafayette Judge Mccormick for Philadel-
'nls: Professor Thorpe, for Baltimore, ana Major
D. v. 9pghes, for Boston.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-09-18
Advertisement.

lessrs. Editors:-I desire, through the
columns of the "lERALDp TO inform the
Taxpayers of Dallas county of gross mis-
application of their money and of fragrant
act Of injustice toward myself.
For months past it has been impossible
to securely keep any prisoners in custody
charged with q criminal offense, and at the
last term of our District Court the Sheriff
of the county was fined heavily on several
occasions on account Of the escape Of priso-
ners. The Sheriff declares that the priso-
ners escape because the County Court neg
lects its duties and fails to build Jail, and
he also says that long ago the Court was
authorized by the Commanding General OF
this District to levy tax and build good
and secure Jail. This is denied by the
Court, or at least by the County Judge
BE that as II may, no effort was ever made
to have o jail erected until the Sheriff in
communication TO Cen. Reynolds threw the
blame upon the Court, and the General in
stituted inquiry as to the facts. All this
however is a quarrel between the members
Of the Court and the Sheriff, with which
have nothing to do. lslt.
Several weeks ago, as I understand, the
\ County Judge, Bledsoe, was authorized by
the Court to contract for the building OF Q
\ Jail subject to the ratification Of the Court
Bledsoe contracted with John Louckx, fol
the latter 10 build Jail Of the dimensions
| Of 20 II. s in. by 46 #. 4 in, brick, with al
iron cage u BY II #. the whole, cage and
all 10 be buiit for $500 in currency. WheE
the Court met Louckx brought 10 extri
specifications TO the amount Of $500 eur
reney, and the Court declined TO stand thu
j raise / was then requested 10 presen
nv plan and specifications, which did a
follows: Brick walls OF the same thick
ness as Louckx's "a by 40 n. two siorie
high, each story 10 II. and parapet wal
three feet, iron cage Il BY Y II. auVthe
room IN lower story 20 contain wo2dei
: cage, really more difficult to escape fror
than the iron ons, aud four god rooms i
the second story suitable for resident
for the jaiior, TINS securing the presene
of some one at the Jail At al timss. This
, agreed 10 build compieie for $1,000 currer
] cy, lsaving OF 5000 as the amount pal
: Joe. Mcconnell for the cage, and | agree
!. % build Jail fer 5000 currency. in ever
, way superior % The one LouckH ssks
$500 10 build. Bah -
The Court alhvugh not persuing sin
L lar course viii Mr.. Isouekx, took ny pa
I and fpsrifcati0n nnd a public outcry !
. then cut 70 the Lowest bidder, snd a. VI
. bid Of By ssrest4sssntsa irrssronsiblsJacl
ass A. she SIN Of S4755. Tins crestur
rhs il unable 70 give bond Tor negro
= surper. Of course failed = give security Z
> ne r.rfsrrnuss Of he work. and. ther
fc-- j. fell ttro8rh Ihis ! Al s-iis-'
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-09-18

sas b. sea q nf rtaii lfiIa ED
dee ihfsrfh De- itfaInff. af tIIflf
lIl tIlff hfnIlfi n al Coat i.f.fff FL
sflffi ~ frrIr f'ileHfafi afff aaif r.II
ful.I ~ iIa aftrulIt tIffIaaT HI NI.l.
~. = fhafsfisflfiis o. shift ~ BE- isI.aHf
oI faihtf a. nurls
Amer ~ hHan " ils sl1fs nfailansl
iael ass a. ave ils bead, AS reiamlssiea.
90. sssoIilng h 40 urisIsisaiiuF rla,fi
iht natter ia ne hanis u hlstsos asi a.
ihorifsi him "a sonirssi for, aai hafs :
jail buili, sui thai verify indiEiiuais closed
: contract wiih Loastk ( haHa % baisi q
jail upon The Iian aui spfsiheaiions hrsi
submitted b LouckE, isF he saa " sn-Vn
esusuey sksla.iss " ihs sasi n AGA eage,
Hhieh Is buili ~ Msconnsli foT S-isil. aud
thus Lonekt stis lhs eoEiTsei riues neFs
than tie Irice NLieL lie hrst assei, ana
$3.50 mere fHan that for which ProPesed
10 bald jail, in every gay ils superior,
and MIihsUm0Ie shangss aeTe Iads in ne
speeifeatiOn, aud those changes tsnsEied
tie contractor every time,
This Jail, fslloW-eiiiEsns, for which you
Nill pay Ss2o0, will he eaIatle q keeping
securely, only The humtsr u prispnsIs
which can BE- confined ia the iron eage, u
hy " n, which will not EXCEED siA on seven,
The other r0eh, according TO The sperihea-
lions, | unhesitsii ely assert Hill not hold
a criminal who is determined 10 escape,
three houTs. Il is 10 10 built as follows
About II BY Is n, square, 10 4, high, CON,
mon brick wall 10 10, thick aud 10 Be esiled
overhead with in, pine luhlber, over Ghieh
will Le lin roof,
. A - a11aua. /. LHafNN natN la
the specifications as let out 10 LQaotK 8
Mann, exclusive OF the iron cage, for lO1l
currency, and would have built it for Ihat
sum II il had been let oni 20 the lowest bid
der, as my plans aud specifications were,
aud then, INsHld Aers H.dds $500 sls'ir On
ne jsL, ia les han M days,
For $1,000 this county could have had
good jail containing two rooms either of
which would have held any prisoner, also
a good, comfortable, handsome house for a
jailor. Whereas you pay $500 for jail Of
two rooms, one OF which, any man u com
mon sense viii pronounce entirely untitled
for the purpose " oontaing felons, for this
reason, the walls are TO be 81 brick, aud
can pick hole In any brick wall In this
city In two hours, with penkniie.
have written this article TO expose the
iniamy and corruption existing in the
minds OF public officials, who are appointed
10 keep watch aud ward Of your interests
and charge that on account Of being n
political opponent Of Bledsoe, that ineor-
ruplible (?) Judge, prevented my getting
the contract 10 build tho Jail, and that my
differing with Dledsoc In politics has cost
the taxpayers Of Dallas couniy somewhere
between $1,000 and $1,000 | am posted in
this matter thoroughly, aud know the hg-
urea are correct and IL this is disputed
will yentilate 10 the bottom. ..
A. NJ. MOORE.
Dallas, Sept. 10th, 1860.