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Havana News

HAVANA, June 9.-The fact is now
established beyond a doubt, that the
fillibusters who landed in Bay Nipe
have effected a junction with the
forces of Qaesado. 4z
The troops have had several skir-
mishes with the insurgents, recently,
near Trinidad. rtss-.
Havana Is quiet. The sugar market
is heavy; sales were made to-day on a
basis Of Sg@SE reals. W r-s
NEW YORK, June 9-Hon. Robt
Schenck sailed for Europe in the
steamer Java.
Cox THONGS j .Keeley, who was
rescued at Manchester, England, by
Larkin, Gould and O'Brien, has been
appointed Superintendent of one of
the city Sub-Post Offices.
A rumOr is afiOat of the loss of the
steamer City Of Paris, which is un-
doubtedly a canard.
Judge Blatchford has granted a
a motion to bond the Quaker CITY and
appointed appraisers TO make the
valuation.
The EIpTeSS ascertains from a relia-
BILE source that the Commission of
the Central Cuba Junta are in treaty
with owners for the charter OF a fast
screw vessel OF 100 tons to convey
300 men and large supply Of arms to
Cuba. 1t is said the vessel will start
an few days .a-.fs
% The hotel walters strike has ended
in victery for the proprietors, who
have taken back less than twenty OF
the strikers. rpaa a ss
NEW YORK, June 9.-The cricket
match between the First Eievens Of
the Philadelphia Cricket Club and
81. George Club commenced to-day at
H0boken. Que inniog was played by
each side, the Philadelphia scoring
100 and the St. George 137, The
match win be continued tomorrow
After the play a silver tankard was
pr septed to Samuel Wright, the
veteran st. George erioketer, By a
committee of the st, George Club
together with a purse of $3.50, on fhe
occasion of his retiring from the
profession, after a service of thirty.
4 two years. The Philadelphia Club
united in coDgFatulatingg him.
/ New YORK, june 9@One million
dollars of {. .20s were, to-day, bought
at 1169116 21-100. are.
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Woman,s Rlghts ConrentIon.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 9.-Iu the
Woman's S Equal Rights Convention
to day. after considerable debate,
resolutions were adopted, that
WHEREAS, The possession of any
God given faculty presupposes the
right to its use; and
WHEREAS, Men and women were
created equal in mental and moral
powers; therefore
Resolved, That their right to use
these powers are equal, and legal re-
strictions are unnecessary and wrong
that one class cannot properly repre-
sent the interests of another, and to
secure justice to all, all must have a
voice in making and enforcing the
laws; that wherever woman has
had tine opportunity, she has
shown herself mans equal, with
refining Influences superadded; that
we will in all honorable ways labor to
remove the legal disabilities that now
trammel women's efforts; and that We
are proud of all Representatives IN
Congress who favor the Sixteenth
Amendment, feeling that women are
quite as competent as negroes to judi
cTously exercise the elective franchise
The convention will be addressed
by Mrs. LivermOre this evening, on
both sides of the woman question. &
An unknown man was run over
near Fillmore, on the Terre Haute
and indianapolis Railroad. yesterday
afternoon, and literally cut to pieces
He Is supposed to have been drunk.
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HALIFAX, June 9-In the Assem-
bly, to DAG, the Attorney q General allud-
ed to the subject of the repeal Of the
UDiol Act. aud SAID, the British Lee
gislature has not tie power to tax
Nova Scotia, and therefore, has not
the power 70 alter her Constitution.
The Province m0stjbe HaeEated from
the Union. Wild measures had al
ready been taken for theo Abatement
of the object, and now they are about
to try stronger measures. He moved
that the Attorney General OF Nova
Scotia be authOTized}Tt5 obtain in
higher English Courts a judicial opin-
ion as to her forced Union with Cana
da, aud stated that If. after all the
freedom OF the Province could not be
secured, they would have TO take re-
source to- extreme steps. lie did not,
however, intimate what the steps
should be. The debate attracted little
interest.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 9.-The
Executive Committee of the Second
Advent Society of the United States,
have decided to hold the next Ma
tional Camp Meetingon grounds near
this city, beginning August 18th, and
continuing over two Sundays.
The Red STOCKINGS. of Cincinnati,
defeated the Mutual Base Ball Club
of this city, to-day, by score of so
to 80.
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SAN FRANCISCO. June J9.-Geueral
Halleck last night was the recipient
of handsome gold badge from vet
Grams of the Mexican war. General
Halleck and staff departed overland
to day for Louisville.
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ONE Luudled aud twenty one
japanese families have arrived in
California or are on their way with
view to permanent settlement in
that State, and it is said that if they
like the situation multitudes of their
countrymen will follow. The Jap
anese are scarcely less crowded and
cramDed at home than the Chinese,
and a portion of them, melted by the
wonderful stories told them of the
luxuries to be found in the Uaited
States, have caught enough of the
spirit Of enterprise and adventure to
sock to improve their condition, and
the tide setting from that far off eoun-
try to our own may, like the not i'm
probable tide from China, be tre-
mendous one before the close of 6ve
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DAILY sBOURN Al
rHuRsn ~. Iul5F %. lsaa.

SPRAGUE.-We are indebted to
Senator SPRAGUE for pamphlet copies
of his late speeches, delivered IN the
United States Senate during the last
session. These speeches are remark
able, not only for what is said, but
the manner Of saying. o4
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Gen. Sheridan Making a
Tour of Observation.


Especial to the Evansville Journall
MI. VERNON, June 9-ll P. NJ
The Morning Star arrived safely, not
withstanding the heavy storm. TIE
gayest party of the season Joy is
unconfined. All goes merry as a mar
riage bell. The boat is preparing to
leave. GAY.
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MEMPHIS, June 9.-The3 Arkansas
papers give encouraging accounts of
.theseFOps ia. that State, despite the
unfavorable start at tie beginning of
z the season.
The Hot Springs are filed to over
flowing with lnvaIids. A paper styled
the Courier, has been. started there,
which, adveeates 1.-the Government
taking possession of the Springs.
Judge Caldwell. Of the IT, S. Dis
triet Court In sseszionsat Van Buren.
Arkansas, has ruled that Indians and
residents of the indian country, can
be taken as bail 10 criminal cases, in
the District Court, and as security on
bonds ia the same. Also, that the
possession OF spirituOus liquors in the
Indian country is printa facie evil
dence of its having been introduced
by the parties 10 possession, and un-
less sufficiently explained, is sufficient
to work conviction, .rz,.- .-....,-.
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OTTAwA, June "a resolution for
the admission Of Newfoundland to
the Union passed the House of Com
mons last night.
The Detroit River Bridge or Tun-
mel Bill was rejected on presentation,
by the Great Western Railway Com
pany, which agreed that il would
undertake the construction of the
work within twelve months.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

I'D Rooms or THE +. L. ASSOCIATION, I
Evansville, Ind, June 5, 1863. I'll
UTHEREAS. The Iast election of the
w Board OF Directors of the E. L. Asso-
ctaLiOn, held on the eveniHg of May 18th,
lo69, was iilt gal, aud for that reason VO Il
Therefore, IN accorda nee with the provfs-
ions OF the cOnsti utiOn Of said AssOcis-
ton, notice is hereby given that there will
be an election OF "A Board of Directors of
the e. L. A soeiatiJn. held on Tuesday
evening. June 22i inst, at p. M, at the
Library Rooms. at which stockholders of
s. id Ass citation are hereby notified and
requested 10 attend for the above specified
purpose
bone by request OF a number nf stock
holders. - +. F.sTINSON.n 4
Jes Librarian. f
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General Sheridan Making a Tour of
0bserYatIOn.

CHICAGO, June st rained all
day yesterday In Minnesota, Northern
Iowa and Wisconsin, and to-day up
clock in Illinois and Iowa. The
crops in this state never looked more
promising than now.
Lieutenant General Sheridan, ac-
companied by Brevet Major General
Rucker, Brevet Brigadler General j
w. Forsyth aud Brevet Major r. j.
Asch, Surgeon Of his staff, starte /
this evening, by the train on the Chi
cago Il Northwestern Railroad for
Omaha and Salt Lake, the latter be-
ing located at the extreme boundary
of the Generals Military Division.
Gen. Sheridan's object in making
this tour Is to look after the various
posts and stations along the line of
the Union Pacific Railroad, and ascer-
tain by personal observation what dis
tributiOn of troops may be necessary
In order to secure the better protec
ton from the Indians for those
points. He expects to be absent ten
or twelve days.
Gen. Pope, commanding the De-
partment of the Lakes, announces
BYt. Brig. Gen. Lewis H. Relou.e as
Assistant Adjutant General of that
Department g II Et
II. Ca.Burehard, the Republican
candidate has been elected 90 Con
gress from the, District of this State,
in place Of Washburn.
Burchard's majority viii probably
be 1000 to 5000 There was no
Democratic candidate IN the field.
Hon. j. " Eustis, also Republican.
was the only opposing candidate. He
received the concerted support Of u0
party, aud IN several towns received
no votes III -
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AUGUSTA, GA, June "a letter
from Sandersville, Washington Coun-
ty, to the Chronicle. states that Col.
R. W Flourney, Democratic Repre-
sentative to the State Legislature, was
murdered in his own field yesterday
by a negro man in his employ. The
negro has been committed to Jail.
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LONDON. June 9.-The steamship
Fulton, from New York arrived yester-
day .s
The steamship Hansa, from New
York, arrived at Southampton this
morning.
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NEWARK, o., June 9-Wallaee's :
Opera House was opened last night
by j. f. Murdock, who gives another
reading tonight. The house seats
eight hundred. and good judges say
that in al its appointments it has no
superior In the State.
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PRoMoNToRY, UTAH, June o.
Pullman's palace hotel and sleeping
cars leave this morning for Sacra-
mento By special train on the Central
Pacific.
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NEW YORK. June 9.-The steamer
Henry Chauncey, from Aspinwall on
the 1st, has arrived. News unim-
portant.
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Boston, June 9.-The Prohibitory
Liquor Bill, excepting the cider
clause. passed the House to-day. The
vote stood 152 to So.
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BosFoN, June 9.-The Metropolitan
Police Bill was killed in the Senate.
by a vote of twenty-seven to four.
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UTICA, N Y. June 9-The tannery
OF I. K. Butler and the paint shop of
z. q. Curtiss were burned this morn
ing. Loss, $4,000. Only partially
insured.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-The newly
organized society for the prevention
Of cruelty to animals commenced
operations to-day by arresting the city
car drivers for overlooking their cars.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, June 9-Dispatches from
Cork mention one johnson, prin-
ter, was arrested in that city last
evening. charged with being connect
ed with the Fenian organization. His
particular offense consisted in eircu-
lating documents of a reasonable
character among soldiers.
LIVERPOOL, June 9.-Emigration
to America is setting in very strongly
Eight thousand people left this port
last week.
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MADRID, June 9-2 Pm. The
project for regency was debated at great
length IN the Cortes yesterday and
was at last referred to a Committee.
During the discussion Olozada stated
the election of a King at present was
impossible.
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SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

YEyEIE ANgUA4f EXAMTNATI IONS
- OF the Public City schools will COM
menee on Thursday, tue 10Th inst, and be
continued in order as follows:
SECoED PRIMARY, Thursday forenoon.
FIRST afternoon.
SECOND INTERMEDIATES, Friday forenoon.
FIRSr % afleraoon.
SECOND GRAMMAR, Monday
FIRST q Tuesday.
UPPER Wednesday
HIGH SCHOOL, Thursday ana Friday.
The public are invited to witness the ex.
amsnaBfOnS. 1875
By order OF the Board. je9tc.
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Ohio & Mississippi.
-f.fr RETURNING,
TerFe Haut6 a indianapolis.

Ipdp'lis.s:55 A NJ. 7:so a N. las N. sac N
I. H......6 80 A MlO:25 NJ. 4:55 M.II :O5 P N
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FRANCE.

PARIS, June 9.--The following off
cial returns of the recent elections
give the Government thirty Opposi-
tion twenty eight unknown and one
general. The result throughout the
country Is now pretty accurately
known. The next Corps Legislatif will
be composed as follows: Government
213; Independent AZ; Radical 30.
There were serious riots at Hortes
and Bordeaux yesterday.
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ATsTRIA.

VIENNA, June 9. = The reported
treaty has been concluded by Commis-
sion appointed by the Turkish and
Persian Governments TO arrange
b0undries between the two countries.
HALIFAX, June 9.-John Tabin,
ex- member OF the Legislature, com
mitged suicide by shooting himself
this morning.
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TRAINS GO1N0 SOUTH
Transfer Packet Steamer Mo1lie
Nortac leaves Evansville daily
(Sundays excepted,) at,.-....-,....a. 3:I5 Pm.
Iraln leaves Henderson at.......... :45 Pm.
arrive at MadlsOnville-...-......... 80 Pm.
I-tL GOING NORTH.
Train leaves Madisonville daily
r Sundays excepted) at .............. :25 AM
Arrive az Henderson:........... ....... go AM
Arrive at Evansville by Transfer
Packet Mollie Norton. ...... 8 80 A n.
Making connection both ways with
trains on the Il. & q. Railroad.
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Evansville & OraMfordaHIIIA.

Ledve ~ Exp Nail Freight.
4 Haute .4..-.. $40 a NJ. s 90 NJ. 5:45 n
ArriUe
Evansville al &c A M.-lO:q NJ. $40
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FOR SALE.

6 STREET PROPERTY-That splendid
property known as the Egler property,
tuated on the west corner OF Main and
Sixth Streets, fronting 75L feet on Main
Street and $50 feet on Sixth Street Said
property is offered for sale al low figures
on easy terms. Apply TO
J, p. ELLIOTT & SON,
.E ,aa9rE.8 Real Estate Agents
Corner Locust and Third Streets.
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NTAIN ) TREET EXORANGE.

Corner Of EIf. In and sixth Sts..
%IGN 0} BIO REFLECII0 q La NThdN.
Ta LEASANG, airy rooms, clean com
H Portable beds, with excellent board S5
pc eek, 0rsingle meals % cents lodgings
80 cents. The best the market affords " n
always b. fOun1 here, and OF ders for fresh
berries, fruit and Catawb ba wine of the
kretcnmaF i8Tm viii be than fully receiV-
ed and promptly attended to.
Jesd6nn JOHN e. SCHWEIZER. .
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ROBERT A. HILL, Esq, President
the Evansville, Carmi & Paducah
Railroad Company, gives our readers
the reasons determining the seIec
tion of the route made by the geRtle-
ment most active in starting the new
railroad enterprise. As we said yes
terday, we think the matter ought to
be fully discussed before the location
of the road is finally settled, and
therefore cheerfully publish the
communications sent us, reserving
the expression Of our opinion until
such time as it. seems to be neces-
sary. r
A YOUNG MAN named DANL. JOHN
SON was assassiRated on Friday night,
about eight o'clock, on the highway,
almost inside Of the corporaet limits
of Utica, Clark County, Ind. Young
JOHNSON was riding toward his home
on horseback at the time, when he
was approached by a man supposed
to be GEO. BRoY, and before the for
mer had time t. suspect his purpose,
the latter shot him with a pistol, from
the effect Of which he is thought to
have died almos, instantly
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ESTABLISHED. ] 1881.
Rail- O4Gl TBRa Fc-.T ABa.E H.
Corrected May 1yah, IseO
EEausyIlIe 8 CraNfordsEIIIe R.R.


CONG NoRr1.
NJ deaTs ns9,,1. ,oaie Man. ExPr: Freight:
XXincennes.-- 1:ls NJ. 7:44 P N...I2:40 n
IeFTe Haute. 4:2O P Mo :55 NJ. $3.50 y
.f Terre Haute q Indianapolis.
GOING EAST.
!, Leave Day Ex Night Ex. Mail.
TeTre Haute. :55 NJ. IS A NJ. eco a n
dod IAN apolis-s7 sos P NJ. 20 1r..lO:O5 A n
Sfestiine ...-... 4:lO MIL so 4 M. 6:I5 p n
GieNeland.--.. z: 80 A M. $50 NJ. 8: 5P n
Bu1alo -----.-- 2:lQ p M..l0:i IS M. 4 % A M
Z itts burg .-...-4f:lO NJ. 80 M :. AS A N
PhiladeiphIa.3:f0 A NJ !. 9.25 A M 4:I0 p n
New York.. $500 A MIL ;45 A NJ. 6:t5 n
la.e : Ohio & Mississippi.
GOING EAST.
Led6s Lightning Ex. Acc. Night Ex
Nincennes -. i :33 p NJ. ;43 p NJ. 9s55 P "A
Cinclhnati. -. 9:6Op M-.lI:i5P NJ. sOOAM
Louisville -. Scoop NJ. LILO A NJ. 6 80 A N
1tilfs- aDiD5 GOING WEST.
LeaUe Mail. Night Elk. Day Ex.
Vineennes ..- 4;25P Il NJ. 2:05 A NJ 6:45 A N
A9Tipe
81. Louis ..a.lI SOP NJ. 9.i0 A NJ. 900 n
cairo .....--...... S:bO NJ 4:50 n
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sTEAMBOATLTNEs


To LoDIsVILLEs--Every Monday and
%aturday at 10 O'Clock A. N. Every Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 8
o'clock p. M. Oli
To CAIRorpaily, except Sunday, at 4
O'clock r. M.
10 GREEN RIvER.-Every Tuesday and
Saturday abA O'clock Pm. Every Thursday
AZ O'CLOCK p. N.
TO EAsTPoRT. Every Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday n O'Clock p. n.
To HESDERSOH-DaiIy, except Sundays,
@s3 O'Clock Pm. ~
Saturday at p. NJ.
TO MEMPHIs-Eyery Tuesday at4P.M.
RockpOrtStaget tvfa Newburgh and Boom
Y1lie,l carrying the mail, leaves at A. NJ,
On Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
Arrives by 7'P. NJ, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. rrr
New Harmony Mail Stage leaves Mon
days and Fridays at 7 A. n. Arrives Tues
days and saturdays by p. n.
~. Vernon Mail stage leaYes daily lex
cept sundaysJ at A. M. Arrives daily lex
sept Sundays) by pm. -H =
j To y HEWBURG.-HaeK daily texcept Sum
Aay,) from the Merchants Hotel, at 8
O'Clock p. n.
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CITY ADVERFISEATEYT',,

AN ORDINANCE concerning thee-dfties
and sa aries of the Mayor, Recorder, COL
Iector, Ma shall, Wharf NJ astefs Ir4as-
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President Grant to be Pres
ent.
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rELE CIR AP Il.

Peace Jubilee in Boston.
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JOE PRTNTTNG.

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Mayors CoUET. MospAY-Hnyor Cha

MAYORS CouET, MoNDAY-Hdyor Cha
hoOn presiding. - Charles Hare (negro),
charged with assaulting, beating, knocking
down with brick, and severely wounding,
Margaret Lawson, was arraigned. The row
being initiated, "a it appeared, by the
woman, Hare was discharged.
Charles Walsh, charged with being drunk
and disorderly and interfering with police
man Weimer in the discharge of his duty,
was discharged.
David Green, charged with trespassng on
the premises of Mary Wesley, was dis
charged.
Joe Cheatham (negTo), charged with steal
ing three hams from Thomas Heath, was
discharged with n lecture.
Oscar Jones (negro), charged with having
In his possession some clothing stolen from
Sophia Hutzler, was discharged, the rob-
berry having been committed so long time
since.
The continued case of Robert Lowry,
charged with stealing n pair Of pants and
vest from VirginiayDickinson was called,
and further continued.
John Pearson, Jim Campbell, and Napo-
leon Bonaparte (negroes), charged with
stealing two dollars in currency from Miss
Mary Clarke, were arraigned. Pearson was
discharged, and the rest sent on to answer
indictment.
Robert Mccarthy was arraigned for as
sauting and beating Edmonia Newton, and
his case continued.
Jim Forbes, charged with being drunk
and using obscene language in the street,
was discharged with the much-abuscd adj
monition $50 and sin no more
Stanley Meekins, charged with stealing q
pair of shoes from Sarah Johnson, was dis
charged.
Rebecca Walker and Tom Briggs me
groes), charged with assauting and beating
Susan Morton, were discharged.
Della Smith (negro), charged with stealing
six dollars from the person of Alexander
Moore, was arraigncd, and the case con-
tinued until Wednesday next.
Columbus Robinson (ncgro), for being
drunk and unable to take care of himself,
was discharged.
Joseph Mcekins (negro), charged with
asSaulting and striking with Il rock Benja-
min Dabncy, was discharged.
William Baughan and Emmett Pcro,
charged with unlawfully beating William O.
Goode while in the discharge Of his duty rs
watchman at ShockOe Hill Cemetery, were
required to give surety for their good be-
hayior in the sum of 800 each.
B. Loring, charged with treSpassing upon
the promises of the Petersburg Railroad
Company, was discharged.
Nj. III. Crcnshaw (muatto), charged with
assault and battery upon George Vaughan,
was discharged.
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The assessment for 1868 was :

RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE COMMENCE
MEST.-Wc acknowledge with thanks the
receipt Of IN invitation to attend the COM
mcnccmcnt exercises of Randolph Macon
College, Ashland, on June 22d and 24th.
The marShals for the occasion are as follows:
Washington Literary Soclcty-J. Wilson,
Jr., X. &. Irby, }. w. Compton. Franklin
Literary !SOciety-T. +. West, W. l.. Daugh-
try, j. ID. Owen.
Bishop W. NJ. Wightman, ID. D., will
II O'Clock \. NJ.
The regular commencement exercises will
commence on Wednesday, and be continued
two days, rs follows
FIRST DAY.-M0rninJ Exercises: l0H
o'clock A. Nj. Address before the alumni
by John Lyon, Esq, Petersburg, Va. ,.
Address before the Washington and Frank
lin Literary Societies by General John 5.
Preston. Columbia, :. c.
Ecening Exercises 8 o'clock p. M.-Celc-
bration of Washington Literary Society
/. Address by President elect Rev. }. G.
Granbery. ,. Grafton by X. B. Harwell,
of Virginia. 3. Debaters j. NJ. Barrow,
of Virginia; f. N. Atkinson, of North
Carolina.
SECOND DAY.-Morniu Exercises: 1Oh
o'clock 4. Nj. Addresses by Representa-
tivcs of the Washington and Franklin Lite
rary Societies l. "Duty the Watchword
of the Greut"-J. Hannon, of Alabama.
,. . sAdversity, Like Night, Reveals the
Stars rs'-CharIcs Carroll, OF North Carolina.
3. ":Mutability Of Goyernmcnts"-F. c.
Woodward, of Virginia. 4. Sat Spes Non
Fractu"-J. W. Dutfey, of West Virginia.
II. Honors Awarded by the Literary Socie-
ties !. Honor to best debater of Franklin
Literary Society. >. Honor to best debater
of Washington Literary Society. 3. Honor
to best declaimer Of Washington Literary
Society.
Erening Exercises: S o'clock P. A.-Cele-
bration of Franklin Literary Society: !.
Original Poem by President Elect Rev. "
G. Starr. 2. Grafton by J. B. 7. Suttle, OF
Virginia. 3. Debaters: ". W. Smith, OF
Virginia; James +. Twinney, of North
Carolina.