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funding ther Five-twenties now. while it may be so
adya tageously done or of new investments, viii
lind IN the FIRST MORTGAGE SIX PER CENT GoLD
BONDS or THE WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD Cost
PANY-secured by mortgage of only 10000 on
property worth at least $l0,OOOOO0-the required
element of safety, combined with reasonable income
The Bonds are q, 900 each. Interest payable Jan
nary !.
Principal and interest payable in gold in New-York
Full and satisfactory information will be given
upon application in person or 10y letter.
FISK d HATCH Bankers
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RErElPTS or PRODnCE-

IH1TI- Tf,fs- I'IITTO0Ia
Brc " qlH aet cotton 4tsks Ashes a. 2G bis Flour 2,j
bp-f Nt,si Oats, 2O' bush Malt 40 bush Bailey 4J5
l. iea4 w hush Peas. 10 p.gs H. w. Flour o. bb. suu,
lup.nrr Crude Iuycutue oJ bbs Tar $40 bblA Kusu no
bs I. ~ pigs brei ~! pAg Cut Meats 5JU pkga Lard 267
-. l.uf ~ PKG, Cures, 3is pLgs E-gs So pigs Taoa
~, ps.. Due fr $50 Dressed og as page oil Cake o. bbS
Conner lo lgI4 tIs Nh.Ey J5l bags
Do -s H. oo O bale, Hops iJO5 sides Leather 3iB ar. zoo
uf ls iAI Tobacco l.o pgs Rice, 20 Ikes Src 400 rs
aua tobacco bible Muabes 100 bas cotton Seed - bag,
Il. T.. ttas. pA.s Pecan
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Cb,psuso and


held
Ros n. 81 tj. Spirits Turpeutiue dull a. 4JdAtc
OIS-Amsru Lius,ed dg pues weak
iual al and bills Euzsh u Crude l,u
quiet 93a35 for Whale and Sb5 for sperm Manufactured
OILS LarI Oh 6uH. with jObbns
Other area uiei aud unchanged
PROFISIONS-We have dull. trade u PORK
prices uouuai tl sales, job lot 80 Dbl,
~ for
for ETtr
half Of Jsuuar7 AMI P.buary Bes dul
s4G for Si20S for EITa Trrce
steady: sales o. 6 trs az S2J0 BE for Prime Ne
sra luda Beef Hams qu- hb
Cut Meats dull Bellies bulk sold
heavy sales o. 40 boxes Wstu Cumberland
Isle dressed Hogs quote lJ c
Western, "a Dfc for CITY Land trte active bot
Of bids l3!c for No l8alge cor Cts a.a
lgs Tor PAR To- Prime steam dl3ic Kettle Rendered
PETRO LErM-teaued AID aciv. ff closing
bhs stJ aJf here AID Naa5ic Philadelphia
q rude beayv: ~ dI8c.. 10 tgk
small Carolina 561i
SUGARS-No Raw made public, price,
na7 as before strength good Refining l
al h.: Kslued slow AZ ljc for Hari~
shISOuy limited ;bususss IN Cost prices are Rouinal the
the 81 agatou bat
receipts stock sccumuABg We quote:
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COFFEEc general and tue market whout
features Of interest OF O3 bags haacibo eI Aeerii IRON
Hamburg, on private
FLOUR AND MFAIrhere doing market ior
state ami Western Flour to-day and irregular; NJ" an Au-
Shade other grades meet with only lobug
ad prices Of the conf chiefly
'ht though for tie sale, bO bits
Nuperbu 4OOS5 20 for Extta stale
- for fauc H5 Is - tue grades Of " est
kXtrs oj for Coo 10 Choice Spnrg Nhrai Ettr
SHIPPING EytrHs - IS for shipping ONO, Round Hoop
Trade brsIds IS B0G41 - for Family brands
- Amber Winter Wheat state and Western - 20
White Wheat do; 80 5ud - 90 for Family do
250sb 20 LOUIS Extra Single 10 1jaS7 o. ot DO
Double 90 do. Triple. Southern -Four dull aui
sales 81 $40 bbs - Qua t O5 for
10 good Country; IS 7U0 - a. for Georgia
LAM a Dessae 46 ;5Q 10 for family d. do by, Flour
sales uf 80 bh az ~ a0 - 3D.
Meal EuckWhes Flour dul -JGTJ ~ = 100
ur ah0 ~ o. & leo lbs for Pennsylvania
fElGlllSIo Liverpool By l0l bush Wheat saturday
eys 3d. 100 Iaow al lis o. Aud 10 London by sail lJl
bush Wheat 80 HL
GEAIN-At tuy opening Change there feeling the
leages. ~ hg receipts, and favorable foreign 1,ices, but
The private kilograms Of different character To
became heavy and unsettled ihr sales
20 bush al ~ - tor Nos Nike REJECTED
Spring private ~ "a 30 for No Milwaukee, The latter
Muresus: JJd % for Amber Western 10 aud
hCga c. iur DthL Barley is 10 mu-c,e demand;
bush at III To- Dat, ioug demand
prices, sale, 4fJ hush 6ZdOj Tor NV
64c and jersey Southern az
6c is quiet higher though vrly the
bush M III 10 Western Mixed and
sfolt. and New SOutueru bite at = 20.
Comparative NeWlork and Brooklyn warehouses
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THE MARKETS.
Lc,r..an, rsported for Tnr rnlnrss. 1

MoNSaY. Dec n 1862
ASESPots u moderate demand and steady - g. o
Pearls inactive and nominal
(OITONIutft been rather doing and former
but there appear
The OF hurers OltrLgs fair; OF 500 haes (45 Sd1y
$500 o. a-) Of which Las for export, "a for
sumpuor 4J for speculation and 80 IN transit We quote follows"
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NETWORK CATTLE MARKET


WHERE THE CATTLE ARB FKOM-lllinols 3.,J5; OhO'
392 Michigan. I76; Missouri, 1875 Iowa, 50 Ne"-Jei-
sCY. Is.
REMARKS. Gong over the past week We fnd trW
for The extremes are ie wider than they were one
week ago. when most of the cattle sold al range OF
%. a. n last week, now have very many TuiluS rom
below l2c to lCc.. giving less UNIFORM market me
Is 50 many Texans ~ IA low grade WIN
some Western cattle but little better, ana te
improved quality OF Two drOvcs, when arc pre-
cursurs OF the Christmas cattle now un Tie way OF De
cunning tu arrive. And here viii remind shippers
mat cattle useudcd for The holidays should he Htc one
week ~ advance, that competing butchers NAV "i uN
view tfem at leisure, hut secure ana show tbrh h'l
alive ana dead before the holiday when they are su'u
10 nave tcu on their stands, rather The oal PtE"uH
To TIE holiday Next Monday Will be quite Lac thu"-u
Tor Chrls stock We expect 10 see the most o ID %"
Wednesday ana Friday Of TINS week MI Scissor mas .I-
ready arrived al Oue-hunuredth-st with ho, buJ INC
cattle are not yet The market.
II VIII be noticed that the receipts 1850 In eNccs, o
last week. ana the 1888 OF to-day 500 more than were
on sale last Monday The chief offerings were 20 ca-'W
16lG. at COmuunpaW, aud 1913 at WrenaWkru. There
were 1880 tesh cattle ~ Ouchuudrcdth-st on Iue-a5
aud Wednesday last Trade was not very active to-day
10 especially dun IN The Texan line and al nc
800 head AT COmmuulpaw bid fair Ia hold over, as did
also some Of lie good stock al WrcbaVkeu j A"hs
brought 1OUl2tc. d. A. remarked, uf the fore
runners OF the Christmas cattle were salrouc drove
AZ CoWnunipaw, the tops OF when brouei l7!r 100 dress
CJ = c"t, while sumo SIN heavier cattle "a. MccLa"'
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StEDS'rass SERBS hel: inVef
thy Rough Flax Seed Is selling az - 350 r. 90
STEARlN Gu and prices nominal AZ ~ ~idir bhdA and tcf
TALLON dub sUd weak; sales l5Uy n UtDlc for Common
10 Prime Inferior at Toe
WHISKY trer aud fairly aevsi sales Of 80 bba at 81 O0
81 OBJ
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HDES-Irats Dry lits has been tul Go The huIrss Of
Hides been irregular; Foreign dr, Hou
dull Saugts continue good Hdud AID
L-ather Higrs good deafd l trm Prescott
Dry HIDE: iu-rOs Aves p. d2c Nnrtrg 2.
2llc Rio CTaTdr 2lHl5c; OuuJco, Zc; California zC1c
Cabto G8tc; Vera Cruz l9c; IamyC0 Ia lode
Maamoros o Juan and Central America. lo0 i5c
Marucaho. llaJc; Bugoa ba9c; Rio Haclr dry aua dry
saI@i l50l,c; Nayau aud Cahageua, sailed i504ci Clr
Goa dry ssri 5c 81 Domingo AID Port Platte dry. sailed
lb08c 81 C.4; Texas. 21122r Southern, lj0c currury
cd HitsM7racslhO l2a &c.; Mdrars 2 STE Prram
hucn 12i0ltc Iampco and Matlmuos li0s. Bahia. l2tc
Chill, lJR 6 Wet Sailed ltBueuGs Aftrs ny Re Rio rlu
lie. California lc Para Ice all gold. New Ostus ia DC
Couutrv slaughter and cured d l2r; slaughter
slaughter icosJ cured II UPPER
ami Rio Gralur kp ollie 4oI.
Leone currency Gambia and BsaH. Muo
24a16 Hast iud Sucb-CaIcut'l Slaughter Cow Jd
Calcutta Dead Green l4c Calcutta Iufau l5QlfC Manila
and Batavia buffalo lie Singapore lie Penang Cos, 20i', ali
gold.
HAY-Busaess in this branch Of trade continues active and with light
pc-, sales 81 241 bales 0c r SippR aud
Soc 81 ~ TO- Retail, lots Re straw seHHE al I O5Q ~ 10 for
Long. aud IS sjc ios short.
HUIS-Tbe market quiet quote 2o02c;
Good l-a12c Wisconsin l9a25c Eastern a12e;
Nrari1cs 90 b0lUc.
HBNI-The demand Manila only moderate market
steady quote at ia 4 gai other Aat are inactive asd prices
nominal
LEATHER-poct Sole without change prices Trade ' oulv
fair prices the grades wL iu
# the Receipts from Toe tauuer about 5000 SIDES
leaving moderate stock fairy assorted OaA Sole continue quiet
Rough Is dull O. quiet.
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FinanuI!.

NOTICE.-The firm of HAYS \ TOMPKINS,
~ Stool Bale dissolved By e d,, of Matboru, Toupsls,
flr.rI. OF tba
Tho ab.ter Co. 'ur1rur partner Wiz continue tte be,s upoa
d. arrorft % number % Wa'Ift JACOB HAYS.
Dated Nfr s ur.. Us.,fr.-r @. l0r4
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JACKSON. LANSING; and SAGINAW RAIL

JACKSON. LANSING and SAGINAW RAIL
~ ROAD COMPASN PROPOSALS viii De- received by ISAAC
LtVERMORE es Treasurer Mich Genital Railroad Com
p1r A. Office ult the 2stl dy Of December 1862 a.
roo1 Thousand Dollars Thereof OF
o FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS purchased uudrr the contact
g tompuy be- delivered g. sand Treasurer AZ Boston, Oh
sls sss December aud paid Or oy him 90 lelyery.
n. A. HAYDEN.
fnT presflsu L 4 x z
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OFncE o. TaE DrHr9cE ~ Slork CITY 4; &. !.


OEYICK BotKD DIRECTORS OF THE AEEKicAS)
NERCHASIs UsIoN EXPREss t0APANH.
il3 BROADWAN NKv-lOKK, Nov. ., 1919
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF the AmeTi-
Merchants Union Express CompaA have th day G-car
DIVIDEND Of THREE DOLLARS go share the outstanding
capital stock Company tlr
The Books W h cOs ~ 3 of Deeru
o'clock aud reopened at 10 OcoA the 6h day e
January
By onirr Of the Board. j. " hNAPP, Seeretarf
OEYCE TOLEDO PEosIi warsaw RAILWAY Co
n EKCHANGEPLACE. Naw YORK Aor. q. 1889
FTNHE HOLDERS of the First Preferred stock
Of this Company hereby noe a DlgiDND Of ELE'h
39lOO PER CENT has been declared aid Stock such dy.t WI
be represented by per cent Interest bearing SCRIP Cea e
which viii he ready for aterT az tie oh "i
the Company d Exchange alter jan J. @ 10 tlr tLs
holders the the books he tafrf booAs tue fTst re
ferred will becemhe after Jau
TiOS. H. WILLIAMS. Assstant Nrcirtary.
NKwYoKK HARLEM RAILROAD Co, TREAsrEEss OyucE,l
CORNER on FoUkIh-syE AID iwESfi.siNTH.sT,
NEw-loRK. bee. Z, lloJ.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TINS Com
pauy DECLARED DIVIDEND Of FOJR Pk& CENT the
PREFERRED aud COMMON NIOtkS. OF Cove ment ts1
81 day January this The transfer bous WI
b. closed Dec a. 1919 AID opened 10 le 500 day
ofJanuary, 1870. e. VAElkkBILI. l,-. IIelfaIrr -
TNHE COUPONS of the SEVEN PER CENT
i ST. JOSEPH CITY MISSOURI BONDS wi! b. paid maaty
at the Bank Of Commerce in the City VI New-l"rk.
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9slu @antca.

1000. -.
AGENTS WANTED everywhere to SELL tho
n AMERICAN KNITTING MACHINE. ths "u prNitieal Family
KunuHS sr1Sr ureurd tIes s3S hh si 2yS9 IsAss
Address AAkkcAN kSlttlNh MAJ hlNE TO- Boslas~
Mss. a. IONS. NO. N ' 20 '....- Z. %. EFT. ..A
A WHOLESALE BOOT and SHOE HOUSE
- viii tFso more reliable SALESs 81
tan con rsud ltSt address T. o. Bor
WaNTED-AGENTS $40 per month, 70
w skill tbs oyir GENUINE TAPRUgE6 COMMON SsNSa
FAhILI sYWlSG MACHINE sB Great isdsoslsss
pspass Sswi McAas he the fSnoa
Elastic lsck sutR DO Ov u that es Ieses az,
AIl isgand NoE ia lie
as b iate an As.psy. ecna Eassss lnsgsr Al
su.ss SEC0NR ko, Basoe ss. iEfsonss IA or,S es Ne
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specimen of old English work and is pleasant as an
historical record. A
Ben Nevis In shower by Francis Powell shows the
old mOu ntAin great advantage and reminds US OF
many OF the hills along the Hudson. And after see.
ing SO many good pictures how pleasant It is. to
American. come ut last to thoroughly bad
conventional works. They seem so like homo and tho
National Academy exhibitions that they make hearts
beat faster and our blood grow warmer, Who will
that really bad picture has right 70. eaist IN
this wordi Why cOnfess to most unnatural fondneAs
for them dvdY from home They bring back 80 many old
friends vvioy ana reviVe 50 many memories OF pleas
ant social evenings at the National Academy Of Design
where one always meets nice people and aSays sees
so many, oh so many. ba --+. Well We won't say IT,
We fear that too many Of our readers will be saying
It for u.s. with perhaps, too much seyeptyq These pic
lures by @, Branwhite brown enough in tone to
most GeTmanized American taste, aud they arc as
clumsy and unnatural in drawing, they are coarse
in manipulation. Had space and time, we conld
mention with pleasure many other pictures very deserv
ing OF notice, and must net conclude without word
of praise for the most admirable cattle paintings OF H.
Britain Wills, in which all the skill and anatomical
knowledge of Rosa Bonheur seem initiated, TO much
more natural and truthful theory OF color They are
large drawings but strong and deep as any oil painting
The sea- sky and boat painting Of John CanpY too must
not be forgotten. , aus ..If ,,5,fa.f sra. r ,f.
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Newns4 with mono Of It's ostentat'ouS display. -
town ran show list Of sons more wldeye Anev
and rssnscted The Rev Jonathan Edwards was mn"
mere and among its Of note in the Past veIo
Calnb strong Eli r. Ashman, Elijah H. hils, ana iss1
r hates the first a Governor Of this commcnw
II vears and all OK United states Senators q eanV.
che historian Mrs /. Maria Child and Dr. J'd, ho -
claim Northampton their early homes WINE Hjetetio
nd ded Dr sylvester Graham, tho father VI Oliver
svsteTo hearing his name. Henry Ward BescnT Child
Wendell Holmes "TimOthY TitcOmb, anu sons ~ 1857
have immortazed the place In Ithelr ~ tctnring has
The incubation exceeds 10000 and mhnu''on villaee
onsdTIied ia ten years Florence, sun. nasr,v o
and corporate part OF the town n."nns worstes
& aTes naner baskets Shirts tapes ana ouey ~ IT.
items of production While one company e,DPVys ~
hands I'm the manufacture OF pOcketOOoks anu % ~
Inch thew can tnrn out 500 dozen per mehtn ahu az
the soIe nan,,faefrArs I'm tins country ny
Seworl canitai built entirely the street raoaas W
FLORENCE and Northampton being nrst proyeot1u ~
NORTHAMPTON will find many places Oh inte.esr Isone
asy,uh nvV Of which DR.. Piiny Earle Of New;Y0T6S
ia Observation-Disclosures the Clarke Institute Tor Dea5 anu
Dumb and the Bureau Of the Smith Charlues IT. H.
smith of Hatfield deceased loft property now
To 5000 900 for the establishment OF an ARrle &
school here 70 bear his and also made M. and
adjacent towns. BY the provisions OF the VIZ
BOYS aud girls OF twelve years OF 1t ,onnn
are willing to be apprenteed 10 some hohOFap.e T.,
ton receive loan OF $500 attaining nlalorty % -
I'M three years thereafter they eynce INTEGRITY anu he
try the amount is made absolute gIt 70 H. he
building occupied by the trustees OF Inis
surplus moneys, is an ornamental DroWh-sVono OIL
p ms
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SOUTHAMPTON, MASS.

SOME OF ITS NOTED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. O.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Aug. 9.--No Summer
in the Connecticut Saoy Is deservedy popu.
lar than this beautiful town. where invgorang air fine
drives, and mountain scenery cqpbne with one Of the
most attractive Inland villages, to relieve one Of
the fatgues OF city life and the burdens Of
every day duties For 200 years, Northampton has
held prominent position among New-Engand towns
s early settlers OF marked character and the
present inhabitants are people OF general refinement aud
culture Being the shire town Of Hampshire County
which formerly embraced Franklin and HAmpden Coun.
Ties Also 10 has grown 70 no inconsdefable size
and Is resorted 70 by seekers Of Summer pleasure
from all parts OF the country More than 100 families
from HeW-fork' Boston, Philadelphla and Cincinnan
have cottages here and their fine turnous, frequent
s'ees and dinners mpArt 70 the place the Rayety Of
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GERMANY.
THE HUNDREDTH CELEBRATION OF HUMBOLDTs
IYRoM Our OWN CORRESPONDENT

IPRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ..
BERLIN July 3O.--Ihe fact that the hundredth an
niyersary of the birth of Alexander Won Humboldt
falls within the Summer vacation Of tho University
Sept ~ led the students DESTROYS Of participating
in the tribute to his memory to celebrate the 2th OF
this month. Repairing at o'clock TO the great GulG
of the University, found but small space remain
ing moccupied for the invited guests the place
assigned TO tho students was already densely
crowded. Beside the Students the festival was at
tended by the professors and teachers of the Unver
sity. many members Of Humbodts family, Mr.. Ban
croft and his secretary DR.. Osgood Of NewYork and
many artists and scholars of various countries In
the midst Of bed Of flowers, before tho speakers
desk was marble bust of HUMBOLDT crowned with
laurel wreath To the right and left were seated
tho representatives Of tho different societies
of students, with the short cap of rather
brilliant colors, and several other decorations,
including a duelIng sword. The ceremonies
were opened by tho Academic band in singing the
One Hundredth Psalm, after which student
delivered an Grafton, not in honor Of Humboldt, the
naturalist scholar, but Of Humboldt the poet.
grand light procession was arranged for the
evening but was prevented from being successfully
carried out by heavy fall of ram. But sight well
worth seeing, peculiar to Germany, was the Com
mers. Those who have never seen a Commers can
night about 1900 students assembled in hall
adorned with flags and emblems of many kinds, AID
were seated at about thirty tables. Each student
who could procure a cap OF a luminous color did so,
and the chiefs Of societies. Of which there were two
at each table, In addition to the cap, adorned their
persons with the short ducling sword At the prin-
cipal table were seated the professors and
other invited guests and the galleries
were crowded with ladies. The Commers was
opened by a "salamander' to the memory
of Humboldt, full sedel of beer, here nothing is
drunk but beer. swallowed of without interruption
After the saamander, the Rector of tho University
proposed the health Of the King. Other speeches
and toasts succeeded including one 10 the health OF
Mr.. Bancroft to which he responded as follows:
America participates in the hundrodh celebration IN
honor OF Humboldt and with reason, for tho name OF
Humboldt ssynonymous with liberty science and Deheh'
II gives great pleasure 10 be with you to-day
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TILE ROMAN CHnRCH.

The schismatie Bishops of the East persist
In their refusal % attend the Council and tho patrarchs
Of Antioch and Jerusalem have returned the Pope his
brief Of invitation The brief OF invitation has been re-
tanned by tho Bishop OF Bethlehem the Armenian pari-
arch and the Jaoobe Bishop but they state that they
regard 10 as private communication The Vatlcan az
Russia - -' III ,.' .f :" r.'-
Before preventing his Bishops from attending the
Council A. Rome, the Car WAS asked whether he would
undertake " submit Invitations to the Council 10 the
Bishops lnreply Prince G0rtschakOw demanded an e1
act explanation on the purposes Of pe Council aud 10
particular precise definition OF the difference made by
the Cura between Catholicism and Polish patriotism
on this Cardinal Antonelf forwarded memorial emu
neratg the acts Of injustice the prosecutions which
the Catholic Church had spsreg fQp the Russian Cow
eminent, even IN the most r6celt UIhes Doc . .#. q
ice courier Rsse etateA that some STIR has been Gre
ated IN the diplomatic world by said TO
be2n made by Aan Pasha to Cardinal Ant0nel Tor
tho reception OF a nuncio at Constantnople. Similar
overures were made In the time OF Abdul Medd Dut
we're OTerruled by French influence. I'D '
Tine Linz VoIksoa Catholic organ. denies that Bishop
Rudiger OF Linz declined the pardon rendered him by
the Emperor on the contrary says he has IT,
without implying that he committed any crime. He
has written 10 thank the Emperor aud has applied 10 the
Court OF Appeals to have tho Judgment nullined
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for this hour recalls 10 my memory the time when was
so fortunate TO belong German University Unite
with me- them in toast to the free immortal youth of
Germany" tAA>NfI,r1 Isr o.
Throughout the meeting. which lasted until day
break, songs were sung accompanied By the deafen-
ing accompaniment of tn clashing swords.
Another interesting ceremony, which took place al
the University few days ago. was the solemn act OF
comforting upon Charles f. MacLean Of New York
the degree of Doctor of Laws This Is only the
second American who has succeeded in passing the
strct examination at this University, which is con
Quoted entirely 10 Latin although there has been ar
average Of fifty Americans studying here for tile last
twenty years. 10 ..'.a. ,oIl 'L' 's'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-02
The Memphis, EI Paso and Pacific
Railroad Company.

From the N. Y. Wall Street Journal, Sept. 25.l
We have received reliable accounts
from Paris. that General Fremont ia
making rapid progress 10 the disposal OF
the bonds of this company, and that the
more the advantages of this road are un-
derstood by European capitalists, the
more suEiops they are to invest.
The executive o&cers, both here and
in Texas, are driving With the utmost
energy the construction of the road, and
we DIRECT the especial attention of rail-
road contractors TO the notice which ap-
pears in another column from this COM
pany, stating that sealed proposals will
be received at their office, 80 Broadway,
New York, pntil October 10Th, 1869,
when CONTRACTS viii be awarded ior the
grnbbing and clearing. grading, naaaopry,
bridging, ballasting, cross ties and track
laying of the second division, embracing
one hundred and fifty miles.
We understand that Messrs Campbell,
Gentry & Co., the contractors for the
consirsetipp of the Texas division of this
road, entered int g contract on Septem-
Der 23l, 1869, with Mr.. Z. KooPnan-
schap for 1000 select Cinnamon, to work
syop their job, and that the money, 10
gold, has 6seE deposited in bank for the
payment Of their transportation. A
large force of frst-class mechanics, snch
as carpenters, blacksmiths, bridge-build-
ere, sfeata engineers and axe men, has
already started FROM Chicago to Texas
TO work on this road. These contractors
are shipping large quantities of tools,
portable saw-Eills, steam pile-driving
engines, and other machinery of the
most approved kind nov used In ths
construction OF railroads, With view to
pushing this road to sspid aOupletiOn'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-02

Andrew Johuson and his Union friends.
BE is the warrior bold who remained be-
hind the line Of battle and made war on
the helpless and uneffsnding. Then, at
ter coming to the Office Of President, the
plebeiau, who raised himself on the
sole idea of being d tailor, was
bold to enunciate my policy" which
required all men of the South who
were worth twenty thousand dollars
to bow down and ask for pardon OF him
for having done nothing more than did
our Revolutionary fathers. 1t cannot be
forgotten that the rejection of the Sher-
man and johnson treaty by this bloodless
hero was the cause Of oil our subsequent
ills. ff
These and ten thousand other reasons
could be assigned why. Andy johnson
should not represent the people of Ten
nessee in the Senate of the United States.
We owe the man no grudge, but cannot
forget the wrongs he has perpetrated
upon our people. Let him stand aside
and get out of our sunshine.