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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-24

B We understand that DR.. A.
cockerille, late of this town, has re-
moved to Shreveport and opened an
office for the practice of his profession
DR. cockerille has practised Medicine
in this parish for many years past, and
enjoys a high reputation as an able
physician and successful practitioner.
We wish him all success at, his new
~ adopted home.
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STATE School BoARD.-Governor
Warmoth has appointed the Stat.
Board of Education as follows. F;r,t
District. L. T. Delasize; Second Di,.
tr'c:, E. W. Pierce; Third District, Q.
A. Guidry; Fourth District, W. =.
Sanford; Fifth District, j. w. MELON.
aid. At large j. Il. West. John Tpr
ter.
From the above it will be seen, that
our feilow-citizen, w. L. Sanford. ha.
received the appointment for our Dis.
trict, composed of the Parishes Of ST
Mary, st. Martin, Lafayette, vermil.
lion, st. Landry, Calcasieu, Iberia.
Rapides, Avoyelles and Catalonia.
The salary is fixed at one thousand dol.
lars per annum.
We know We but speak the full
sentiment of Rapides, when We ex.
press ourself grati6ed at Mr.. Sanford's
appointment, and that he will accent
it and thus aid in restoring onr Public
School system to some usefulneas and
permanency.
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NOTICE,

NOTICE.
LII persons having claims against
"A the Succession of Wm. H. Orsborn,
decd, will present them to the under
signed, and those indebted to the same
will please call at once and settle.
II. s. LOSEE,
Attorney for the Succession.
March oath. lS69-3Od.
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NOTICE.

A Ii persons having claims 'agEpst
IA the Succession of Elizabeth Simp-
son, decd, will present them to the I'M
dersigned, and those indebted to tho
same will please call at once and settle.
II. s. LOSEE.
Attorney for the Succession.
March oath, I669-30d,
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saS Reports from above come to rs
that Red Rivers again on the rise. At
this point it has fallen two feet since
our last-but is again on a slight rise.
We have full eighteen feet bank and
now can afford to feel easy and safe
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New Orleans Market.

CoTToN-The favorable tenor of the
Liverpool advice has impaired firmel
feeling to the market, and factors are
now asking and getting for Ordinary
25@26c, Low middling 26a 26ac, Mid
ding 27@2sc.
StaAR-The stock of sugar is large
and the market is dull. We quote In
ferior at &c, Fair t3c, and fully fair I4c.
MoLAssEs-Very little in market but
prices not on the advance. Prime is
now selling at 73c, and extra choice at
zoe.
PoRK-Is firm and held at further
advance. Mess we now quote at
s33,75.
HAYS in fair supply and demand,
and very firm. We now quote ordina-
~ at $3.50 per ton and Choice at
$780,.
BRAN-Is quiet, but firm at $3.50
per 100 lbs.
OATs-still continue high and are
now quoted at Csc per bushel.
FLoUR-Large receipts have depres-
sed the market somewhat. We now
quote xx at $3.50, xxx at 1925, and
choice at s11 ,5O@12.50.
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% Phillip II, Duke of Orleans. and
his long sword. has again been re-or-
dered somewhere else besides the De-
partment of Louisiana. In his place
we are to have Major General O. O..
Howard, late chief boss of the defunct
Freedman's Bureau. This is a fair ex
change-and nobody burnt!
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NTHEN YOU want COOKIN8 SODA
w Send to II. st. Johns and Procars
the Genuine article.
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u We must call the attention of
our readers to the Sherif7s- sale of
Cummings Saw Mill. The engine is
said to be a very fine one and of suffi-
cient power for a sugar mill.
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ia The weather, the most of the
past week, has been only SO so. But
since Saturday we can find no cause
OF complaint-real, clear, beautiful
sunshine being our portion. From all
quarters of the Parish, we have tidings
that our planters are taking full advan-
tage of this good spell. Our sugar
planters are mostly through planting
their cane-corn is coming up in many
places and looking fnely-and many
are planting cotton the past three days.
The crop of Rapides, this season, which
our planters will pitch inn will fully
quadruple that of last season. So with
half a chance and no catapillars, we
can confidently hope for better DAYS
and easier times.
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PACKET DEpARTUREs.-The B. L,
Hodge leaves this morning for New Or
laans at o'clock.
The Bart. Able goes down to- morrow
morning at 8 o'clock.
The Selma will go down next Tues
day, the Both inst, at A. NJ.
The Frolic goes down this day at
12M.
The public can, with perfect GER
tairty, rely on these Packets leaving
to time.
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u We owe thanks to the clerks of
the National, Lizzie Hopkins, Evening
Star, B. L. Hodge No. 2, Dora,. Bart.
Able and FrOlie
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rF We are glad that we can inform
the numerous friends and patrons of
Captain John c.. Dewty; that he has
gone up to Pittsburg for the purpose of
contracting for the building of a boat
for our trade. Captain Dowty intends
her to be q clipper and superior in all
her various arrangements. She is to
be 200 feet long, 40 feet beam, 8. feet
"hold;" her engines are to be twenty
six inch OFFENDERS, feet stroke. In a
word she will, in all respects, be the
best that can be built. She will be
ready early in the Fall. In the mean
time, Captain Dowty, with the St.
Nicholas crew, will be in our trade,
with'a small'boaa by the fifteenth of
April.
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az The fne steamer B. L. Hodge
No 2, under command of w. T. Board
man, advertises her card in our paper
this week. In calling special attention
to it we cannot forego stating the fact
that the Hodge has just performed the
unprecedented feat of making the
round trip from New Orleans to
shreveportan and back, and left again on
the sixth day. On this trip she made
up and down, thirty-six landings. An
other item to which we call the atten.
ton of our Alexandria merchants, is
the fact that you can order a bill of
goods on Wednesday morning from
New Orleans and receive them at the
break of day on Sunday morning.
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q Weekly trips to Shreveport from
New Orleans, fifteen hundred miles to
and fro, is now a speciality with our
fine Packets. Another splendid steam
er throws her shinglo, through our COL
umns this week, to the public. The
steamer Selma, one of the fleetest of
the famed "Kouns Line" commanded
by the eldest of the brothers Kouns,
John Kouns, with George c. Hamilton
in the Office, is the entry for every
Thursday. Attention to her card is
specially solicited by our readers.
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| necessary inference, from the fact that both
descriptions, of money were issued by the
same government, that contracts to nav in
either were equally sanctioned by law. Il
IS indeed difficult to see how any question
can be made on this point. Doubt con.
corning i can only spring from that con-
fusion ofideas which always attends the in
PRODUCTION Of varying and uncertain meas
nres OF value into circulation es merey.
The several statements relating to money
or legal-tender must be construed together.
Let it be supposed. then, that the statutes
providing for the coinage of gold add silver
dollars are found among the statues Of the
same Congress which enacted the laws for
the fabrication and issue of note dollars
and That the coinage and note acts respec.
lively make coin dollars and note dollars
tually do. :"
What reason can be assigned for saving
That contract 10 pay coin dollars must he
satisfied BY tender Of an equal number Of
note dollars, which is not equally valid for
saying that q contract to pay note dollars
must be satisfied by tender of an e enna1
nnmber Of coin dollars. ii is not easy tn
see Aor difficulties Of this sort can be aroid.
ea except blythe admission that The tender
must DC dccordiny-to The terms Of the CON
'racs. But we are not left to gather the in.
Tent OF the currency acts from mere COM
parison with the coinage acts. The curren-
y acts themselves provide for payment in
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once kept the Fourth of July. The
lrishman is naturally vivacious. light
hearted and rolicksome, prone to look
on the bright side ofhuman affairs. and
consequently years of wrong outrage
and oppression have not dampened his
ardor in his celebrations of his ,ete. nor
obliterated from his heart the confident
belief that the green ould sod, will yet
be free and independent. Love of
country is planted deep down in his
heart OF hearts and stands second only
to his love and'reverance of God and
his Holy Mother, the Church, and SO
on this day, no matter where he NAV
Oe' IN the Jungles Of India, in imperial
China, on the sea dashed shores of the
Pacific isles, amidst tho snow and ice
Of Alaska or Greenland, no matter in
what part Of the globe he finds himself
his mind turns back to the scene of his
and the green field, sweet
fern, the hills with their sides
u veivlt grass and the deep shade Of
the wild wood, will come up in his
memory with warmth and vigor that
10 adversity, pomp orpower can obliter-
'te' The masses III our churches were
yell attended and in the evening tho
'anegyrie, pronounced in several of
'ur churches were listened to by full
audiences. A supper was given at the
aechanlcs' Institute Hall aud the day
vas appropriately remembered.
Yours Truly,
TIM LINKINWATER
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" 1T never rains but it pours. Our
Steamboat cuts are in full requisition
the present issue. Yet again another
Weekly Packet throws her coaors to-
the breeze. The steamer Frolic. in
command of Captain John Helm, Thos.
Knee in the Office, is now regular
Weekly Packet in our trade. We call
attention to her card to be seen among
our new advertisements, on our third
page.
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DIR. NICHOLS

ls practicing Physician in regular standing,
and will attend to ali professional calls. Re
member the place. under the American House,
La Ike Street, St. Adams.
dl-tf GREEN 4 NICHOLS
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PICTURE GALLERY,
IN Main, opposite Bank Street. st. Albans
". Cup Stairs) Open all hours of the day,
Sundays excepted) All the latest styles Of pic
lures made ct this Gallery. Albums and Pic
ture Frames, Stereoscopic and card Pictures of
Vermont Scenery, all ALLOW prices. Call early
and often. L. G. RICHARDSON
l51-u Proprietor.
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GLOVES, GLOVES, all kinds of all kinds
" at VIM. N SMITH, g. cos.
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TERMS:
BUSINESS CARDS.
PUBLISHED EACH EVENING.

DARNES & CROWLEY, Dealers in Groceries
ID and West India Goods of every description,
Barnes New Block, Lake Street, St Adams, Yer
mont. 2l5-tf
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b. S. GOODWIN.
DEAR SIR: cheerfully comply with your re-
quest to give my candid opinion of the merits
81 the Weldon Spring Water For some years |
have suffered much from Dyspepsia, and hav-
ing exhausted patent medicines and the pre-
scriptons of many physicians, was advised to
try the Weldon Spring Water. found by TAX
ing glass OF the water before meals it acts as
tome and general regulator of the system, and
enables me to eat any kind of food without in
convenience. The only evidence can give of
my appreciation OF its virtues is recommends
ton to every one suffering from Dyspepsia to
try it.
Yours truly, FRANK b. DIXON.
QUINCY, MASS, Oct. 3, 1868.
Il. S. GOODWIN, Esq.
DEAR SIR My wife has used your Weldon
Spring Water, and has received great benefit
from it. Before she used il she had a bad
cough, and had bled from the stomach or lungs
The cough has entirely disappeared and she is
as well, or better, than she has been for ten
years.
Very respectfully your old servant,
JOHN II. WILEY.
Proprietor OF Hancock House, Quincy.
Scr Letters from many other persons can be
seen at the office.
E. S. GOODWIN, Agent,
HUI 2lS Washington Street, Boston.
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AIOtTHERN RAILROAD.
WINTER ARRAN GEMEN r-1S6S.o,
On and after Dec, 1868, Passenger Trains will
InII H.All.A

On and after Dec, 1868, Passenger Trains will
run as follows
UPWARD TRAINS.
Day Express Train leaves Concord at 40 35 a.
m, for White River Junction. connecting with
trains for Montpelier, Burlington, Rouse's Point,
Montreal, &c., and with Ogdensburgh and Grand
Trunk Railroads, for the West
Accommodation Train leaves Concord at 40 40
am, Tor White River Junction, connecting with
train for Wells River, ST. Johnsbury Barton, New
port, Willoughby and Magog Lakes, Stanstead,
Bath, Littleton, and Lancaster; also, with trains
Point, Montreal, Ogdellsburgh, and the West
Bristol Train leaves Concord at 3.27 d, H. fol
Franklin and Bristol
Evening Express Train leaves Concord at s. 90
p. M, for White Riyer Junction, connecting witt
trains for Montpelier, Burlington, st. Adams
West.
"Or Oh arrival of trains from Boston, Worcester
Portsmouth Portland. &c.
Downward TRAINS.
Morning Express Train leaves White River
Junction for Concord at l.2b a. M, or on arrival
OF train from Ogdensburgh and Montreal On
Mondays at Gas instead of l.20.
Bristol Train leaves Bristol for Concord at
90 u. M, and Franklin at 9.05 a. m.
Mail Train leaves White River Junction for
concord at l2.2O p M, or on arrival of trains
over the Vermont Central, Passumpsic, and
White Mountains Railroads
Day Express Train leaves White River juno
Montreal and Ogdensburgh, Brattleboro, Keele,
Bellows Falls, Windsor, &C., connecting at Con-
cord with train for Manchester. Nashua, Lowell
and Boston.
These trains connect at Concord with trains
Tor Manchester Lawrence, Portsmouth, Port
land, Nashua, Worcester. New York, Lowell and
Boston. ONSLOW STEARNS. Agent.
Concord. n. H. Dec l. 1868 w-tf
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DR.. BURROWS
TOBACCO ANTIDOTE.

N'ARRANTED TO remoue all desire for To-
w Odcco: 1t is entirely Vegetable and
harmless. u Pmges and enriches he Blood
ishng and Strengthening power, is an excel
lent Appetizer, enables the Stomach to Digest
the heartest food, makes sleep refreshing, and
establishes robust health. Smokers and Chew-
post free. A treatise on the injurious effects OF
Tobacco, with lists of references, testimonials,
Sc., sent free. Agents wanted. Address Dr. IT,
4. ABBOTT, Jersey City, N. ]. Sold by all
Druggists. "a -i2w
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DLAISDELL& BINGHAM, Attorneys Mt Law,
ID and Solicitors in Chanccry, Cambridge, Vt.
IRA S. BLAISDELL, NJ. A. BINGHAM.
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(tiARLIIS WYMIAN, dealer in Fine Watch
~ es, Clocks and Jewelry, Sterl ng Silver amp
Silver Plated Ware Fancy Goods n great va
rlety. Watch Repairing and Engrav ng. St.
Adams, W. l03
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VERMONT CENTRAL AND SULLIVAN
Y RAILROADS.
WINTER ARRANGE
CommencinR Nov. 80. 1868.
TRAINS t.oIxa snirTu AR VAST

Leave st. Adams at 6.2oa m, 1900 noon,
and 100 y. M
Mail Train leaves st Adams at 600 am, and
connccts at Burlington with Rutlard Road, at
White liivcr Junction and Bellows Falls with
trains for Boston, Worcester, Springfield, and
with trains on Passumpsic r., arrives at New
York at 1915 pm.
Day Express leaves Montreal al $40 A. M, st.
Johns at 1000 a. m, Ogdensburgh at 1900 p. M,
lodge at Malone; leave 7:45 am. Rouse's Point
lO:45 a. m, for Boston, &c., arriving in Boston,
via. Lowell at 1890 u. m.
Night Express leaves Ogdcnsburgh at II 80 a.
M, Montreal at $3.50 p. m, Rouses Point at $40
p. m, st. Johns at l:50 p M, arriving at Boston
at $40 a. M, connecting at Bellows Falls with
Cheshire Road for Boston and Worcester and
with Vermont Valley Railroad for Springfield, &c,
and arriving in NewYork at 1890 p. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave st. Adams for Montreal at G.l0 II. m
and 6:jj p III. For Rouses Point, Ogdensburgh
and the West at G:05 a. M, and 2:l5 and 500
D.
Day Express leaves Boston via. Lowell 500 a.
~. for Burlington, st. Adams, Montreal, Og-
densburgh and West.
Mail Train leaves Boston via Lowell. at 700
H. m, via Lawrence and Fitchburg at 7.30 a. n,
springfield at 7:I5 a. M, for Burlington, and
st. Adams.
Accommodation :. Traip leaves Northfcld t
1:45 II. m, for Burlington Rutland, st. Adams,
iOuse's Point.
Night Express leaves Bellows Falls at 10 10 D,
H., receiving passengers from Vermont Valley
Railroad, leaving New York at 1915 p M, and
from Cheshire Railroad, leaving Boston at $50
p. M, connecting at White River Junction VITA
train leaving Boston at 800 p. m, for Burng-
ton, Houses Point. Montreal and Ogdensburgn,
with Grand Trunk Trains for the
West.
Sleeping cars are attached to both the night
Express trains running between st. Adams ant
Boston, and St. Adams and Springfield
Through tickets for Chicago and the West for
sale at the principal stations.
u. MERRILL. Sun
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DENTON ~ WILSON, Attorneys at Law,
ID and Solicitors in Chancery. Office III No
ble's New Block, St. Adams Vt. Attend Courts
regularly III Franklin, Orleans, and Lamollc
Counties. 159-tf
Il. G. BENTON, W. d. WILSON.
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GILMAN, DENTIST. Office in the
IL KINGMAN BLOCK, Main St., opposite the
Congregational Church. l-tf.
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II a. SOWLEs. Attorney and Counsellor at
80 Law and Solicitor i'll Chancery. Office over
iirst National Bank, st. Adams, vt.
Il. S.-Wll attend to Collections, and prosecute
Claims against the United States for Arrears of
Pay, or Bounty to Soldiers, Widows and Invads
Pensions, &c., &c. 3-tf
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ID UTLAND AND BURLINGTON AND VT
IN VALLEY RAILROAD.
On and after Dec. Cd, 1867, trains will run
as follows, viz:
MOVING SOUTH AND EAST.
Leave Burlington at $3.50 a. H., 1885 D. m. 3:3f
9;i5 p. m. Arrive at EutlanJ at IL :25 a. M, 4:1C
p. m 500 a. H. 1880 Il. m.
Leave Rutland at 400 a m, 1900 m. Arrive
Bellows Falls at 7;40 and 2:20 p. M, & 1925 a.
NJ.
Leave Bellows Falls at 7.5O a. M, 2:25 n. m.
1880 M Arrive at Bratt.eboro' at $50 a. H.,
1920 p. M, 4:27 a. IN.
MOVING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Brattleboro' at II 100 a. M, 4:45 & 900 y.
IN. Arrive at Bellows Falls at l2:U0 y. M, and
$40 and 9:55 p. M
Leave Bellows Falls at 1886 p. M, 5:45 p. m
1000 p. IN. Arrive at Rutlard at $40 y. M,
600 p III. 12:35 Il. III.
Leave Rutland at 600 Il. M, 1920 D. m. 800
p. m 80 a. IN. Arrive at Burlington at 9:45 a.
M, 4;25 p. M, and 6.l5 p. m. 4.15 a. m.
TRAINS CONNECT AS FOLLOWS:
R1- At Burlington with Boats on Lake Cham
plain and Vermont Central and Vermont and
Canada Railroads, for Montpelier, st. Adams,
Rouses Point, Montreal Ogdensburgh and the
West. At Rutland with trains for Troy, Alban,
and New York, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady,
and the West. AT bellows Falls with trains on
Cheshire Railroad for Fitchburgh, Worcester,
Lowell, and Boston. With Vt. Valley Railroad
for Brattleboro, Springfield, Hartford, New Ha,
ven, ami New Yorl-and with Sullivan Railroad
for Windsor, White River Junction, Wells River,
st. Johnsbury, Newport, Littleton, and the
White Mountains.
Passengers for the West will find this cheap
pleasant, and expeditions route.
FOR TICKETS, and all necessary information
enquire at the Offices on the line.
w.t. GEO. A. MERRILL. Supt
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S. H. DAY, AGENT.
st. Adams. Vt. June. 1863 1dtf
WELDEN SPRING WATER

Water from Weldon Spring, st. Adams, Yer
Scrofula, Cancer, and all diseases of the skin.
and also for Dyspepsia Kidney and Liver Com.
plants, General Debility, &c. &C., is now for
sale, at Wholesale and retail, at 2l9 Washington
Street. where books may be obtained contain
ing an analysis of the Water, with certificates
from physicians and others, testifying to it's
beneficial effects in numerous cases where it has
been tried. " $3.50
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NJ BUCK, ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL
W. LOR AT LA I. Also Agent for first
"lasr Insurance Companies, and for obtaining
.'oldiers pay, &a.
Office over Weeks store.
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MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK,
70 State street, Boston, Oct. T. 1865,
&. s, GOODWIN, Esq, Agent Weldon Spring
Water.
DEAR SIR l write to acknowledge the bene-
ut l have received from the Weldon Spring
water. have been troubled with Disease of
the Kidneys tor many years. have consulted
some OF the beet physicians in the country and
received no relieI: Some few months since |
vas recommended to try the Weldon SHRINE
"ater. | had not taken it long before | was
surprised to see how much good IL had done me.
since then always keep it in my room and sci.
dom drink any other water, knowing eventually
1t will cure me. AS am anxious tina: Others
should be benefited by my experience, | cheer
fully recommend 1t to all suffering with the
same disease Respectfully.
j. j. MAY.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-22

OK the 18th inst, the treaty between the Uni.
ted States and Great Britain, for the settlement
Of the Alabama claims, was signed hy Mr..
JouNsoN, the American Minister, and EnI
Clarendon, the Foreign Secretary, on the basis
of the original protocol, which is, substantially,
the original terms presented by the United
States Government, as follows:
ARTICLE 1. The two Governments agree TO
the settlement Of all claims nnd differences
which have arisen since the Convention of 1883.
Article 2 provides for u commission OF four
persons, each government being entitled to two
representatives in this commission, Ia agree up
on plan of settlement.
Article ] prayidss that q majority of the COM
mission shah decide the questions involved.
Article provides for eases of disagreement
on the Commission. In such m event the two
governments shall choose an umpire. The
President Of the United Statcs-shall act Tor the
United States, but the umpire selected shnl not
be qualified unless confirmed by the Senate.
Article provides that in the event Of tho re
fusAl Of the umpire tn decide, the question shall
be decided by lot In preseuce of the C"mmi ssi"n.
Article excludes frnm the jurisdiction ot the
CnmmiS ,inu all cases arising from chm' which
have bscn adju Heated by tha Court, ut Admir-
atty.
Article provides that clainuuis shall have
first proved that they are BRUSH ruhlucts, that
they preserved strict neutrality during the war,
and dill not aid the South.
Article S. The sessions of the Clmm sSiun
10 be held in Washington,