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The New York herald., 1869-03-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, Marc

WASHINGTON, March 3, 1859.
The House met at ten O'Clock, with an unusually
large attendance OF members and with the galleries
crowded to their utmost capacity
After prayer a message was received from the SEN
ate stating that that body had passed the Ierlsla
tive aud the Post Office Appropriation bills.
On motion Of Mr.. sPALDNa. ,repj OF Ohio. the
amendments were nonconcurred in and !, co,or,,
tee OF conference asked for
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF SPEAKER corPAx.
The SPEAKER then, In the midst OF profound a.
lence, rose and delivered his farewell address 10 the
House, prefacing hts remarks with the Announce
menttha the had asked the genilemanlirom Iowa slr
WILSON, TO preside a. speaker pro TEN. until tae
election OF his successor. He said:--
GESTLEsEs-The opening OF sthe legislative day
at the close OF which must enter upon another
sphere OF dutysrequres me TO tender 10 Won this
resignation OF the ONCE. which, By your kind mesa
aud confidence, 7 have held, 90 take effect on the
this session. The sparting word among friends
about 20 separate is always regrefu one; but the
farewell which takes me from this hail. In which 20
many years have been spent excfcs In me emotions
which n would he useless to attempt to conceal.
The fourteen years during which have been assocl
been full OF eyenffu legislation. OF exciting issues
and OF grave decisions, vitally Affecting the entire
republic All these. with the accompanying scenes,
which 50 often reproduced In thus arena OF debate
the warmth or feeling OF our ant9gonizing
constituencies, have passed into the domain
or history. and ! but refer to them
TO express the JOY, which apparently Is shared Dy the
mass " our c0untrymen that the storm cloud Of
war WHICH has so long dnrkeneu our nauonal nOf1-
ron has 81 last passed away, leaving our imperIllcd
Union saved; and that by the decree Of the people
more powerful than presidents, or congresses. or
armies liberty was proclaimed throughout the land
10 all the inhabitants thereof. But cannot leave
you without one word Of rejoicing over the present
condition of our republic among the nations Of the
earth With our military power and almost IllImitable
resources, exefnplifed 10y the war that developed
them; Will our rapidly augmenting population and
the welcome at our gates 10 the oppressed OF all
other clirpes. with vast and increasing aCrcul-
tural, mechanical. manufacturing and mineral
capacltes witt our vantage On the two great oceans
Of the globe and our almost completed Pacific Rail-
road uniting these Cpp0site shores and becoming
the national highway, ,nc uuree states Of America
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The House then, at hafpast four, took recess
until halfpist seven.
Evening session.
The House me. again at haifpast seven, Mr..
Speaker Pomeroy In the chair.
Mr.. DAWES asked leave TO introduce Joint reso-
luton 10 pay to Messrs. Menard and Hunt, claiming
TO represent the Second Congressional district OF
Louisiana, s2,5oo each for time and expenses.
Mr. WARD, (rep.l OF ". Y, objected.
Mr.. DAWES moved TO suspend the rules The rules
were suspended
Mr.. WARD made I'VE minutes speech against the
Joint resolution asking the House to guard tue
Treasury against needy adventures claiming seats
to which they had no apparent claim.
Mr.. DAWES made an appeal TO the House against
the partiality OF the Committee on Accounts which
had paid two thousand five hundred dollars 10 one
OF the Louisiana claimants and had refused to pay
more tEan one thousand i've hundred dollars to the
other two. lie intimated that this was unfair
was entitled 10 the same treatment as q wbiter man.
daughter on the democratic side of the HouseL lie
appealed to the House not TO be carried away by
prejudice against color and race bnt to 10 Justice TO
the first black man who had ever come to the
House with certificate OF election. daughter and
exhibitions Of great enjoyment OF the scene, partic-
larry on the democratic side lie appealed TO those
who had passed the constitutional amendment 70 do
justice to the black man. This treatment OF Mr.
Menard was unconstitutional. lLaughter)
Mr.. BEOoNALL, chairman OF the Committee on
Accounts said that the gentleman from Massachu-
sefts ought to know that the Committee on Accounts
made no distinction on account Of race or color.
Tnat committee had rejected the claims Of two men
from louisiana one OF them little winter and one
4 little darker than the gentleman from Massacb,l.
observation-disclosures OF them q democrat and the
other a republican.
A member inquired which was the dcmocrat
Mr.. BRooNALL was really not prepared 10 say, but
ne supposed tnat the gentleman nearest the color OF
the gentleman rom Massachusetts was. tRenewcd
laugiter.) lie desired TO move an amendment re-
duclng the amount 10 1900.
Affer some Iurthef discussion In the same tpmper,
Mr.. Dawes Welding Va turn TO bis eloquent and
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CLOSE OF YlE FORTIETN CONGRESS
EXCIT ,MG SESSION LAST NIGHT.
<,~~~~>~~@~e>~~~~~-~~~~
RESIGNATION or SPEAKER COLFAx.
~~~~>~~~~~~>~~>~~~~~~~
HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS.
Mr.. POmerOy, Of New York, Elected
Speaker for the Rest Of the Session.
-~~~~~~>~~~~~->~>~~~~-~-
Final Passage Of the Public Credit
Bill.
:rHE F0RTIETH CONGRESS-
.~~~~~~~<~~~>>>>~-->~.--
Third Session.
HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS.
:rHE FoRTIETH CONGRESS-
Third Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 8, 1869,
fhe Senate, having passed the Deficiency Appro-
p fation bill, at two O'Clock this morning, adjourned
. Estil noon,
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er with all the different kinds OF Needles,
Silks, Threads, &c. for the use of Sewing
Machines, and is prepared to give instruc.
tons in the use Of the same.
Having secured the services Of a compe.
tent MATCHMAKER, / am prepared to
execute all work entrusted to nv care. with
promptness and despatch, and warrant en-.
tire satisfaction.
feb lift +. A. WAGNER
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. It,
How HE SAID GRAcr.-A man
being lately on tramp to Canada says
that at esrtain farmhouse in the back
woods, where he had occasion to stop,
the following rich scene took place
4 The family we're about to partake of
their breakfast, and sat down for that
purpose. The old man being q lover
Of squirrels, and that being the princi.
pei dish Of the mornings repuss, had
bis particular piece laid on the side of
the dish merit TO him. The old man
eounsnced saying grace, as follows !:
"Oh, Lord we thank the for the bles-
sing thou has set before US; do thou
guide and direct US through ife"--here,
rsi.iug his eyes, he prcceived his son
Gideon lying his hands on his choice
piocs Of squirrel, and then in hurried
manner cnded the grace--adeIiver us
from evil, for the Lords sake, amen
bJ golly, Gid, that's my piece hand it
here
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The Great Micrati,c and Bhl Purifier

Is IN, most rerf ct vegetable compound n aiera.
tivcs TONES diarri > ID diaplo cites making 1t tho
most cesutive, invigprnting rcnevating and blood
oIeansing cordial known to the world
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Carroll Nursery.
Westminster,


fHE undersigned, proprietor Of this Es,
Enlistment, has on hand, for Spring plant.
ing, 10000 Apple and Peach Trees 1000
Dwarf and Standard Pears 500 Cherry
Trees. Also lot of Plums, AnI%o,s, and
Ounces. 4 good supply OF Two and three
old Grape Vines Of all the leading yariete,
Currants, Gooseberries and Blackberries,
STRAWB ERRIEs.
An extensive stock of Strawberry plants,
selling at low rates--l have the Agricultural,
Russell, Wilson'S Albany Seoahna, and
Fillmore. These will be sold al 81 per hun.
dred, s. per thousand, or S35 per ten
thousand can supply any demand, up to
one million plants, having eight acres of
Strawberries now under cultivation, EN-.
braeing twenty Eve varieties, among them
the Jsconda. Golden Seeded, Downing
Prolific, Triomphe de Gand, Stewards Seed
ling, &c. ! have also Raspberries. Ever.
greens-An extensive stock OF large size,
Suitable for Cemeteries.
DECIDIOUS TREES.
Silver Leaf Maple, Horse Chestnut. Weepin0
Willow, &c. Also, lot Of perpetual bloom.
ing Roses. Address
JOSEPH STOUT, Proprietor.
Westminster, Carroll CO., Nd.
ja23.tf
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A bachelor editor, who had presty
unmarried sister, lately wrote % aabtksr
sdikor similarly circumstaneed, ePlease
exehapsep
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Painless Extraction of Teeth
(W1TH0UT GAS)
Drs. BiilingsIca & Weller
DEN lists

HAVING supplied themselves with an
Ii Apparatusior Producing Local dng,
Mesia, take pleasure ininiorming the eiii,sp,
Of estmins,er and the community Al lsrge
that they are prepared to use this latest im IN,
provemeRt in the extraction of Teeth Ina
advantage possessed by this Apparatus over
all Others is that it affects only The part
operated on,
They have also the most improved s.yleos
Apparatus for manufacturing psns Cds-os
course NIL persons calling on laem can choose
the method they prefer
All operations IN Surgical and Mechani.
cal Dentistry performed in the most approx.
ed style and a. InGdsrote rH6as.
Office, adjoining DR.. james l.. BiHinqslea's
residence, nedr Farmers & Mechanics Baak
WESTMINSTER, Mn.
Dr. G. Billingslea will continue to visi,
the following places:
Union Bridgs, Ia, "Wednesday of every
month. remaining until Friday afternoon.
Ne'e HiadsOr. End Wednesday of every
month, remaining Eati Saturday.
Unioai0ir.. - AID Wednesday every month
remaining until Friday evening.
7dneytarR--Sd Friday eveEy month.-re-
naming until the Wednesday following.
April J., Is69-ly
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Justice 0fthe Peace, scrivener
and Conveyancer.

The undersigned offers his services as
Justice Of the Peace to the people of Carroll
county and the public generally, and in nd.
dition to his official duties, is prepared at
short notice, to write Deeds, Mortgages,
Bills Of Sale, &c., &c. May be found in
the SherifTs Office, in the Court House, in
Westminster, north east corner. Office
hours from 9 o'clock A. NJ, to 40 clock p. NJ.
N. B.-f desired will go out in the coun.
try to take acknowle dgments, &c.
PETER b. MIKESELL.
dee l0--tf
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AN ExckLhESr SNAKE STORM
friend OF ours ~ beutoH county, not
more than hundred miles from Pond
Grove, Is very iound OF getting a JOKE
upon ms neighnors, ana enjoys iaugh
even 81 me own expense The tables
were lately turned 50 nicely upon him,
-howeyer, that We doubt whether ne WIN
.ry h's nand 2. JOKE again Tor a iong
time. ne was la.eiy crossing . neiu
On nus premises wnen &c iei. . peculiar
sensation ~ nus trousers neg, anu 10 an
INSTANT .he 'eiriD'e suspic'on ias,eueu
upon ann ln,' there was SNAKE mere.
iutung OUT ms manu- y ascertain !,
came ~ consacs,ws'h VIVA. ne supposed
" % 'ne neau 81 tue fePsi,e' ~ nashya
across nus nina ~ once ,nat ,ne only
nope q ms ll'e ,ay 70 ms soul.y 20
grasp ana nrm'y nold .ne neaa un'.i 70
cou'e OBTAIN assistance ana ex.rac' nun
sen nom ms uap'easan, Preu,camcn.'
oeizlug " .neie ~. win one manu- ne
started =. ien ~. ior shs mousse, aDou.
sa', , u''ie Instant as he rau NC ,oalu
reel inc rep'iie wriggnng around nus
leg ne was iair'y pa.nea IN a colo
sweat - me thought 'h,' II m,gh
i.seii from ms grasp and give MN the
iatai piow WINE iar away from heip'
ana iear lent wings 70 MS rect. AS ne
approacned the barn, where ms VINE
was =, WORK, ne became fearful OIL the
terrible enects II might nave upon hef
% reveal ms dangerous situation ana ne
therefore slipped siyiy IN at the back
aoor. ueiog into one corner hedivesfed
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a Missousiaa informed traveller,
4ho inqaired hbout bis corn, that each
eeelk hsd nioe ears on il and was fifteen
~ high. That's nothing 70 our corn, 2
replied he trsvslsr ZIP IL Illinois,
whore / came from, We always had
nine cars % eseh stall, and peek Of
shellcd corn hanging to each tasSel !;
bnt We coiiId meyer raise any field beans
With Il. eiNhyz" g Because the corn
- % iast chat 4 al~sys pulled ire
6eans up.y
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Watches, Jewelry,
Looking Glasses and
Sewing Machines.

vENHE subscri.
l. Der has open
ed a Store near
the Depot in
Westminster,
NEARLY opposite
P. b. Mikesell's
oldstand where
he will keep on
hand a good as
sortment of the
above named
articles togeth.
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Alternatives, TONES, e.

HELMBoLD'S Compound Fluid Elk.
IL tract Buchu; Ayers, John Bulls and
A. H. Bulls Extract of Sarsaparilla; Ken.
nedy's Medical Discovery; Rosadalis; Lon.
don Blood Panacea; Mrs. Cox's Indian
Vegetable Decoction; Hoohand's German
Tonic and Bittersi Mishler's Bittors; Zin.
gari Bi,iers; Morning Star and Hosteter's
Bitters; Schmsnner's Yeast Powder; Sta.
tionery of all kinds; best Coal Oil, Lamps,
Fixtures and Chimneys, Gettysburg and
Congress Spring Water, for sale by
mar IL Hopper & Hilmer.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1869-07-17

Is 9'ot bod tetne TlDbe tn, ,~aeiren1
Sdlaf3immer? frus Elm Neilenber bic @ir,
tbtn zines tleinenNlber9o tmYiemcnteff@en.
Nein, lautete bic bsrubiaenbe Mntport, bic
@an3en baben fe ale aufsefreGen.
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4alospinthetmomokreae.
Teuersarben ses @ibeS u. @eifes.

NikberFannnik.
gu elmer Dame auf benz 8aue,
Die alt iApn spar, bod lebr fpfett,
@pra4 ein1t Elm Stubio, Der mie a1e,
@D4f i%ibermltbis par unb fet:
80 fGDnte molten sic %setpdbren
STR einen @unfa gu biefer @tunp,
l1nb meme Yitte eutisft t6ren,
Die bebt auf meines 9er;ens @runb {"
vMit Treuben!" risf ent3idt bic Dame
SD liebe jusenbli4en @derS
l1nb tdul 9t' i6 mid, inrcm i4 a9ne,
sic S9elu,, besebren ppbl rtetn 9er3?"
% uein !! bies tpirp ib ntmmer tpa9en !!
Nief Der @tubent f4ier gang entiebt:
,,Nur mad BEN &ani tier motif i'd fra9en,
Der-Srduleins 3dbne ein9efest"
Ne6tmdbi9er 8e1ts.
Isl bies ibr eis'nes 9aar"
90 fragile einit Marie
Gin iun9er Mann, Der pie
Gin Marr perliebt in ibre 2pden par.
v@ie?" rtef Marte er3irnt,
vBie? Dieies @aar niGt mein?
@ie? @as i9 lelbt setauft,
Sra nt4t mein eisen fem"
New-York tribune., 1869-05-19
TIE HELL GATE CAsuALTY.

Coroner Schirmcr concluded The inquest yes
terday OH the body OF jeremiah Flahory late Of No %
Hamiton-st who drowned on Sunday his boat hay-
ing been run down by the ting r. g. Carter Frank syey
one NJ the Marty I'm the cnpZed boat corroborated much
of the testimony gwen by RobertJ lardnum on Monday,
ond which appeared in TIE TRIBUNE d yesterday He
added that the ptalu Of the tug tOd MN mat ne WOu
not clear tho boat from the vos,es Prov Deceased was
in the hold head dOwnwards. whom the boat was
rIgbted John Quin OF No COO Third-aye. snd John A.
PsTter wrcckmaser at Hell Cate testified TO the iacls
OF the accident. ,.,-... . o I,..,o. ,o.,,.
aed flat Ills vessel left Ikors Island on Sunday WIN
two schooners IN tow when Flood Rock was reached
~ o'clock D. H. the wind south aud que stIonsi
an annroacilng tho sGilbOat witness called 10 lhe
men In it TO keep away ana also Iod the men III ~ ~
schooncr 10 hcave fast In order 10 Keep away o to
hoaf. botb these orders were Obeyed IN q Hplnht
afcryard the sail boat struck by the tug, h1 lIe
rt ~ tLe boat carried away aud the boat capsledi
fearl1R that the men would be carried under te Weo,a
NJ the ing witness left his post and ran to h, ais
ance. soon afterward the deceased was hahu'u w i'o
the hatchway OF tho capsized boat -, ,...., ,,,,o
n bs death by accidental drowning, caused by the upset
ting OF sail boat BY collision WIN VIC o'e"' '"e ~ "
Carter on the 10th inst"
New-York tribune., 1869-05-19
THE AKIN DEFALC1TION.

TOTAL loss OVER 800 0O0-NTEREsrIS PAR
TIcuLARs-LIsT OF THE STOCKS AND The
PARTIES TO WHOM THEY WERE soLD-LIsr
OF THE UNITED STATES BONDS.
The dsappearance of Richard A. Akin of the
Gr. D.y.s& Akin, brokers, a No. IS Broadst' sim
continues 10 the topic Of general conversation among
n mills and hears OF Wall and Broad sts 1t has been
t,b.hed beyond doubt that Akin hasintentonaly dis
anpeared as full details OF his plan OF action, whereby he
ohained possession Of than 100000 have come to
lht Prom all appearances there seems to have Deeh
moro nersons than Akin interested In the swnde IL Is
claimed by parties who Informed as TO Akhs Dus
ness capabilities that he Is not possessed OF enough nerve
and brain TO have 80 successfully caedout the robbery
Lave been brought 10 Hight that tend % show much
deeper laid scheme Of rascalty than was At hTst sup
uosed IL appears that Davis never met or hehrd OF hh
nut about TWO months ago, when he was introduced 70
him on the street Davis being In want OF prtasI snu
Akin declaring himself In the same sltuhul, ulo wv
tormed "A copartnershp after few days acquaintance
10 those not familiar with the manner OF doH business
on wall and Broad Sta this would LOOK ko very resn
u,oyemcnt N the part OF Mr. Davis who has been
bro,cr for the past 80 years; but such ~
Dnt nv any means uncommon among men OF the stree,
y,t In "a his share Of tho capital certain amount
OF United states bonds, which Were ueposlleu ~ @ o &
m,tinnaI Rank No. b2 Wallst These bonds have been
~ m the hank during the whole period Of tile oOpartner
nm and of course, supposed 10 do the property W
hhin Bnt his s not the case, much To the asohlsn
, - Mr paws n certain well known banker, mem
hsr M one O the heaviest firms IN lhe oly Goos Iu
and CLAIMS The bonds as ms property, ulu w w"re
- K.aL
k"own 10 have been cut OF tho D0hus lhab 9 hoo9.
mo pan on action which governed Ahlh &
80 eevery and cunnngly cOntrvod ana chtIlr1 % uui
Gn Friday morning he went 10 the Offices Oh thte @ W,
imnwn brolurs and purchased from each ceii Sa
~ ~ stock, At the first he bought 10 tho yalloUt o.,
20 ~ tae second $4,000. and at the lmIu WV" E
cch OF these purchases he gave uncertineI ohoVh
"ntrary 10 die general custom among proAoiS " y,
nertiHed cleols but the brokers III QUESTION @ Il
tbe most implicit confidence tn MI Daysor me
~ s,tnosd the stocks were b0ught-hcVoPtnDe, @ ~,
r,s hnd drllyered the stocks 10 Akln VINO loVA % a
10 the Office Broads and placed Ieen and a. there par
] Ssn nm. Am 6QOs OF GT which WeTo to bo callou w.
paid for by hin on saturday morning lie aso S9v for him
T,nsa NrCnre aud gave them nn Orilsf u p"S * ~ dn,
spsu ~ & o. ~ = o - T tn bo delivered 10 him on SuIuhy
n1rU,ng Thns closed nus arrangemens lor II Il' arl
saturday aud he Wa cary q. ~ % ~ esseneers 20
3ur 90 bndred ana forty fourtpft and ElghtD ava be
WuslpJ nan mat no need not ,huu y
S9o@,R hnt night say an hour or Two and see lhg ~,
horses on Tie rood. There wac J,, "rJ |IorJ in carug
aotos uea.iI al dag II uast be uH-IsS"0d 'H"' ''''
New-York tribune., 1869-05-19

truCulcnt boody-mnded and ignorant Bohemian oysfer
house newspaper writer's prolonged cheering and an.
plause who condemned ali his music before they had
heard it, (Cnes OF "Oh!" "shame"l Why, where
would these supercous critics have been il IL had mot
been for the common schoOlsi syeepipp tho
streets for their bread and molassesI "A
voice. Moasses are too good for themul Tho
common schools have kept such men out OF tho
gutter but what have they done the Opheon Society
What has anybody done for iti II you asked the Com
Council for assistance they would send you to Blac
welrs Island. Even the Directors Of the Academy OF
Music would not let him have the use Of the building
without paying for It. Groans or course; they were
business men, and what did business men care for uc
They were business who managed the BROOKLYN PHIL
harmonic Society which spraBg up like mushroom on
dunghiu' hourished for q while in an atmosphere
OF sckenng exhaatons and expired leaving the odor OF
an cgg-well an egg not Overburdened with freshness
Commoton In tho boxes several people go out) They
were business men who established Mr.. Beeohers
Plymouth great Bethel with marked expression-a sort
OF place OF moral entertainment for and Beast ere
most OF the audience sneeredO and what the result
Why II panied him 20 say that OrpheOn classes had
ever been admitted to that establishment Mr.. Hopkins
then proceeded to demolish quite a large number Of
churches Lowell Mason's Psalmboo the late William
Bradbury all the musical journals except The O,pheon
asf and Philharmonic Journal, and the managers of the
various places OF amusement I'm this city, and after elo
quenty setting forth the claims of his free singing classes
to public support, sat down amid salvOs OF applause,
which shook the Academy 20 ITS very foundation.
New-York tribune., 1869-05-19
SOROSTS.
THE MURDER OF THE INNOCENTs-TEsTrMoNIA
TO IDA LEWIS.

THE MURDER OF THE INNOCENTs-TEsTMoNIAL
TO IDA LEWIS.
Delmonicos was again enlivened on Monday
last by a meeting OF SOrosis. large number OF the
ladies present in the city to attend the May alniyersa
ries among the guests OF whom may be mentioned
Mrs. Pauna w. Davis, Miss Cora l.. V. Hatch Tappan,
Olive Logan, Mrs. Ernestne L. Rose, Mrs. i. Joslyn
Gage, Mrs. Oliver Johnson, and Mrs. Wendt OF Miwau
kee After lunch which remarkable in that wine
was taboOed and cigars discount the business OF the
meeting entered upon. and with the exception Of the
time consumed I'm reading long report from the Com
mittee Founding Hospitals. was one succession OF
brilliant addresses female fusiades which were dis
charged with energy and vehemence which showed
that the speakers interested in the matters whereof
they spoke The report read by Mrs Dr. Anna Dens
more Chairwoman OF the Committee. ana contained
brief histories OF the most prominent Founding
hos pitfalls abroad. giving well many satstcal ana
other facts relative % their management.
After the reading OF the report animated discussion
eusued but finally 1t adopted. Before aournlng 1t
decided that SOrosis present Miss Ida Lewis the
heroine OF Lime Rock Light House, In Newport harbOr
r. L. n testimonial OF some kind, together with letter
expressive OF the admiration INSPIRED by her noble and
courageous conduct.