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that tends TO multiply, improve or enlarge those ar
terics OF commerce, must result in the common adj
vantage to the whole Union, TO the seaDoard States
equally with those Of the centre.
ResOlUed, That the natural, convenient ana lnevl-
table place for the Capital Of the Republic Z IN enc
heart OF this valley, where the center ofpopua-
ton wealth and power Is frresistibly grawtatlng;
where the Goyernment surfounaen by numerous
be forever safe against foreign foes or sectional Sc
ditlons, and where It would need neither arma-
ments nor standing armies for its protection
Res0ipe7, That while Advocating inc removal OF
the seat of government to the Nssisspp Valley, we
do not mean to serve the interests of any paricul
lar locality but that we urge Congress to appoint
commission for the purpose OF selectlag conyen-
lent site for the National Capital in the great Val
Rtsolred, That in urging the removal of the
National Capital from its present inconyenient. out
of-the-way, and exposed locality on the extreme
border of the Union we are in earnest, and shall
not cease IN our efforts until that end Is accom-
plished firmly believing that the absolute necessity
of the removal will become more appare Mt every
day, and the majority of the American people Will
not long permit their interests and convenience to
be disregarded.
Res0lved, That the removal of the Capital being
only question of time, We emphatcally oppose
and condemn all expenditures OF money for the en-
larG cement of government buildings and the cree
ton of new at the present seat OF the National
Government as a useless and wanton waste OF the
property Of the people.
The President of the Convention an.
nounced the following National Executive
Committee, whose functions are to be to
keep up the agitation of the removal of
the Capital, and to put such measures in
operation as will effect this object. G. f,
Carr, Illinois; G. r Magoun, Iowa j. F.
Miller, Oregon; L. NJ. Reavis, Missouri;
John Cohnen, Indiana; H. G. Yarmouth,
louisiana S. n. Stuart, Alabama; Wm.
A. Pile, New Mexico; j. G. Juggte, Penn
sylvania,; A. J. Killar, Tennessee; 5. B.
Churchill, Kentucky VIM Gilpin, Colo
RADIO; f. 5. Hubbard, Alaska; Thomas
Moonlight, Kansas; Alvin Saunders Ne
braska; Thos. E. Tut, Montana G. G..
Forshe, Texas; G. H. Hampstead, Utah
This Committee consists of one delegate
from each State and Territory represented
in the Convention, and, among other
things, will issue an address to the people
of the Republic
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Foreign Intelligence.

The ceremonies on the completion of
the Suez canal will commence on the 10th
and last until the Goth of November.
Earl Derby, OF England, died on the
23d, after a lingering illness, aged 70
years.
A Lima letter of September 27th states
that there was great trepidation throughout
South America on account Of the tidal
waves and earthquakes the people on the
coast retiring to the mountains.
An immense demonstration in favor OF
amnesty to the Fenians was held in Lon
don on the ODD. PROFESSIONS were formed
and an immense mass meeting, number
ing $4,000, was held in Hyde Park, at
which speeches were made and resolu-
tions passed. The Government prepared
for disturbance, but the day closed
quietly.
Austin Henry Layard, the author, has
been appointed Minister to Spain from
England.
A Madrid telegram Of the 25th says
"The conviction is growing that in the
present state Of parties the selection of a
King is impossible The Cortes is as
much divided in opinion as the Cabinet,
and unless a compromise is effected the
establishment of monarchy will be hope
less"
Al amnesty meetings recently held in
the city of Cork and parish of Car
rigaline, Mr., Gladstone was denounced for
his refusal to pardon the Fenians, and
resolutions were adopted declaring that
the Irish people will accept no legislative
measures for Ireland until the prisoners
are released.
The decree of the Constituent Cortes,
establishing unrestricted liberty ofreligion
in the colonies of Cuba and Porto Rico,
was promulgated in Cuba on the 25th,
and has gone into effect as the law of the
land. One clause of the decree provides
that no person shall be prevented from
holding Office under the government by
reason of his religious belief
George Peabody was seriously i'll in
London, on the 27th, and his recovery was
considered doubtful
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identified with it, and requests ful, and
searching official investigation. ny

searching official Investigations.
An earthquake shock was experienced
in Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut and
New Hampshire on the 22d. The shock
u Boston was 50 perceptible that thousands
Of people sprang out of their beds in great
alarm.
The Vermont Legislature has ratified
the Fifteenth Amendment by a unanimous
vote in the Senate, and only twelve votes
against it in the House.
The jury in the Brooks assassination
case, Philadelphia, have returned YER
dict of guilty against Morrow and
Dougherty. Neil Mclaughlin has been
held in $4,000 bail to answer the same
charge.
Inquiries in London show that Lord
Hubert Ainsley, who recently married a
rich heiress of Staten Island, is an adj
venturer, who has no title of any kind.
General Butterfield sent in his resigna-
ton on the 25th as Assistant Treasurer, on
the ground that he desired the charge
against him investigated, and it could be
done more easily when he was not in
office.
A tank of carbolic acid in wood pre-
serving factory in New York city ex-
ploded on the 25th, and Martin Voorhies,
the patentee Of the preserving process,
and Michael Grogan, a laborer were in
stantly killed. Their bodies were blown
fifty feet in the air.
The Erie Railroad strike has ended in
he reinstatement of all the displaced
men.
The old Dutch Church in New York
was recently so badly damaged by fire that
it is quite likely The building will be taken
down. The entire reprint edition Of the
late Westminster RenteW was destroyed by
the same fire
At Graniteville, Staten Island, on the
eth, two children Of Joseph Williams,
while playing with matches, fired the
house, and before they could be rescued
were suffocatcd to death
President and Mrs. Grant went to Phila-
delphia on the Goth to attend the wedding
of Bishop Simpsons daughter.
Several seizures of distilleres have re-
Gently been made in Pennsylvania and
Virginia, for frauds.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

AN apparent paradox has just been an
nounced in the fact that India rubber,
when stretched and exposed to the heat,
contracts instead of expanding fact
very contrary to common experience, as
the result of the application Of heat. This
is explained, however, by the fact that the
rubber is very porous and filled with air
cells, which, when the rubber is stretched,
assume an elongated shape. When heat is
applied, it of course expands the rubber
to certain degree; but at the sane time
it expands the air cells, which, by shorten
ing their longitudinal axis, produces a
virtual contraction of the rubber
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

OUR You've Folks FOR NOVEMBER
In Chapter Xxx. of The Story of a Bad Boy, the
hero proves himself to be the " grandson of his
grandfather by attempting to run away; he is
however outgeneraled and captured by "Sailor
Ben The story will be completed in the Deem
Der number The other contents of the Noyem-
Der number are The First New England Thanks
giving, by j, Ii. A. Bone; Sissy'S Ride in the
Moon-full page illustrauon-by Annette Bishop;
Little Barbara-with illustration-by Georgana NJ.
Craik; The Terrible Cape Bojador-with illustra.
tioD-by James Parton; Chased by Piratc-wth
illustration-by David A. WATSON Mud Pes-full
page illustration-by Geo Cooper; Fourteenth
Packet of the William Henry Letters three ius-
trations-by Mrs. A. NJ. Diaz Taken at His Word;
How Ships are Bnilt-seven illustrations-by J. T.
Trowbndge: etc. FIELDS, OsGooD II Co, Boston,
Mass, $500 per annum an extra copy for every
five subscriptions. The Atlantic Monthly and or
Young Folks $500 per year.
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of moving the gun upward as the bird
rises is the bestSF Ground game coming up
should be fired at point blank little be-
low, for there ismost danger of shooting
OVERT M &P
A lille more may usefllly he added with
regard to holding the gun Many men
hold their left hand close to the trigger
guard, but we never saw really good
shot do so. 1t is impossible in such po-
sition to have, freedom of action, for the
weight of the gun falls beyond the left
hand which is used to support it. The
great object is to be able to move the gun
quickly in the proper direction, and to do
this the left hand should grasp the piece
well forward, and at least as far as the
end Of the woodwork Practice alone can
guide the sportsman to bring the stock
close in to his collar-bone and hold his
right hand so that the forefnger may
pass from one trigger to the other with
the necessary speed. Experience will
soon show him that the pull must be made
without a jerk, and if he will bear care
fully in mind what we have said about
the lateral motion to be given to the shot
he will not fail to make many good bag.
Pail Nal Gazette
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

RECENTLY, in Glasgow, man known
as "Steeple Jack" who earns his living
by repairing steeples and other high edi-
fees inaccessible by stairs, assembled to the
top of chimney, 1870 feet high, having
first established communication by means
Of kite and string, and then used light
ladder and a slender chain. This appara-
tus, he discovered, would not bear his
weight in descending, and he was obliged
to remain there an hour and half at this.
great height while the heat ascending
from the fires below was subjecting him to
slow torture. AT last he was rescued, {.
stronger chain having been attached to
the weak one, and drawn up by the
daring workman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

Legislature on the o. |, Henry Cooper was
elected United States Senator. Theyote
stood, 81 for Cooper; 81 for Johnson.
1t is Said in Westinghouse have Been
discovered that the newly electedsenator
from Virginia, MI. Johnston, as well as
Mr. Gibson, andsone Of the representa-
tives of that State, are still laborng under
disabilities imposed by the Fourteenth
Amendment. 0tfsH 8Ffh AA
The terms of the newly elected Vir-
ginia Senator'S will expire in 1871 and
1878, being reckoned as If there had been
no interruption in the terms on account of
the war
The Governor Of Kentucky has ap-
pointed the 18th of November as day of
public and general thanksgiving
Jefferson Davis arrived in New Orleans
on the 2Jth.
The collection of the tax on tobacco in
Virginia for the seven months ending
September 30 amounted to S2,194,353.99,
and it is estimated the yearly returns will
amount to $3,000,000
On the night Of the 23d there was a riot
at Goldsboro, n c., between the United
States troops Stationed there and some
negroes, About seventy-fve guns were
fired, and one soldier and one negro
wounded. There were three fights, the
negroes retreating in the last. No ar
rests.
At the municipal election in Baltimore
on the 27th, for members of the City Coun-
ell, the entire Democratic ticket for both
branches was elected.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY FOR NoyEM-
Der contains The Small Sins OF Congress, by
James Parton; The foe in the Household -IX.-by
Caroline Chesebro From the Orient Direct by Al
bert 5, Eyens; Earthquakes of the Western United
States by n. S. Shaler Our Phil, by Mrs. Olive A,
Wadsworth; Dredging Excursion in the Gulf
stream-lI.-by Mrs. L. c. Agassiz; In Memoriam;
The Increase of Human L1e--lL-by Edward jar
Wis, NJ. D.; Pedestrian Tour, by W. D. Howeis
The Brick hoon-Il--by Edward Everett Hale;
Mohammcd, and His Place in Universal History, by
James Freeman Clarke The Old Bankers of Flor
ence, by II. T. Tuckerman; Bonaparte, Aug, 10,
1903 Humboldt, Sept "A, 1869, by Oliver Wendell
Holmes; Reviews and Literary Notices. Published
by FIELDS, osGooD s Co., 124 fremont street,
Boston, Mass. $500 per year two copies 500; ave-
$500; ten, 5000; single numbers, 81 cents.
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"A California correspondent of the N.
Y. Tribune says there are hundreds of men
out of employment in that State, and they
cannot get work. Those who do get
work have to carry their beds from place
to place. When the harvest is done there
is nothing for the laborer to do until the
rain falls, about the 1st of November.
The San Francisco papers publish only
the good side of affairs in California, and
say nothing about the bad side. Farm
hands cannot average more than six
months work in year. This is better
country for capital than for labor. A
farm laborer in California must have his
own bed in every instance, or sleep in the
hay -stack; and if he asks the owner Of the
farm where he applies for work, he is told
to buy his own blanket. A man has to do
his own washing also, or pay from $3.50
to $500 dozen for washing, and then go
from one mile to two to get it done, ex-
cept in the city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

AT an industrial exhibition in Vienna,
a new product of art is to be seen, says an
exchange, consisting of various articles of
spun glass, such as head dresses, ribbons,
bracelets, cuffs, collars, watch chains, os-
trch feathers, and the like. They are the
product of Partisan manufacturer. The
threads are reported to be as fine as a
spiders web, and as strong as wool, but
more beautiful appearance. The thread
may be used for knitting or sewing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

A party of Indians recently attacked
and captured the mail coach at Apache
Pass, killing the driver and five soldiers;
they also captured 300 head of cattle
Being pursued, they were overtaken,
twelve killed, and three mules and all the
cattle retaken
November Is has been designated by
the Governor of Michigan as day ofpub-
lie thanksgiving.
The Rodman House, the principal hotel
at Rock Island, Ill.,, was destroyed By fir
on the 22d Loss, $4,000.
The National Capital Convention adj
lourned sine die on the 22d, after the APP.
pointmcnt by the President of Judge John
d. Cation, of Illinois; Sam b, Churchill,
of Kentucky; l.. NJ. Reeves, Of Missouri;
Clark f. Carr Of Illinois; John Coburn,
of Indiana, as a subcommittee for the
purpose of facilitating any business that it
may hereafter be necessary to transact in
the interest of the capital movement
Judge Isaac Davis, of Sacramento, is
dead He was pioneer Californian and
prominent Mason.
Returns from the Iowa election, re-
ceiyed at DesMoines on the 10Th, from all
but seventeen counties give total ma
orty so far for Merrill of 1886.
The Governors of Ohio and Wisconsin
have appointed November Is as a day OF
thanksgiving.
A fire in Manteno, ILL.,, on the night of
, the 25th, destroyed twenty or more build
ngs, including most of the business por-
ton of the town. The total loss is some
100000. Many families were rendered
houseless, and great distress prevailed.
The Governors of Illinois aid Indiana
have issued prochmations designating the
/ 18th of November as a day of thanksgiv-
ing
The tobacco crop in Indiana, Illinois
and Northern Kentucky has been badly
damaged by frosts
! The cotton case of the United States CS.
! Vernon H. Stevenson has been decided in
/ favor of the latter, on the ground that the
/ Confederate Government never owned the
cotton, and that it could only be forfeited
to the United States as prize OF war
! which ii was rot,
A poorly executed counterfeit of the
new twenty-five cent note has recently
made its appearance in New York city
1t is thought that but few have been circu'
lated.
Returns have been received in New
York city from more than two.thirGs OF
all the presbyterios, ratifying the reunion
of the Presbyterian Churches by the re
quired majority, The two general assem-
blies will meet in Pittsburgh, November
10, to count the votes and declare the re
suit.
Admiral Farragut, who had been i'll
in Chicago for several days, was so al
improved on the Goth Is to be able to sit
UP.
Indian depredations Are reported il
Montana, and hopes are expressed thai
the Government will take steps necessary
to give the citizens proper protection
against further raids.
The South.
In the Tennessee Legislature on the 2tsl
four ballots were taken for United State,
Senator the last one stood Johnson, IS
Ftheridre. 81 scattering q
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The South.

In the Tennessee Legislature on the 2tst
four ballots were taken for United States
Senator the last one stood Johnson, As I;
Etheridge, 81 scattering q
On the first ballot in the Tennessee
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IT is a simple thing, says an exchange,
but not every housekeeper knows it, that
good eggs, if put in water, invariably
swim with the large end upwards. Added
ones do not.
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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-22

An Act 70 amend an act entitled An act grant
ing lands to aid in the construction OF a Iail-
rad and TELEGRAPH. Ii t from the Central Pacific
rail. cad in Calf ,,nia, to Portltnd IN Oregon,
approve July twenty-five, eighteen hnhdie'
ard ST ,ty-siX.
Re it enacted ty the Senate and House Of KEEP
re-enlaaiyes Of the United states OF America II
Congress assembled that section six II an AT
entitled IAN Act granting land TO anu IN th'
const u cti.n ct railroad and telegi arh IN
.r. III thu Central Pa ific railroad i'll California, 10
P,rtla d. in ,reg,n," apr we'd July twenty
hive eighteen hundred and -ixty Fix, tie, ana the
same is he ety amended 20 AS TO allow any raii
road co,upany he, etlfre designated by the Leg
islature If the state of Oregon, in accordance
wit. the fl st sectioD of id act, to file ITS asse
to such act in the Department OF the ln'erior
within one year fruu, the date of the passage OF
this art; and such filing o. its assent, II done
within one wear from the PASSAGE hereof, snail
have the ne force ard effect to al lntents and
urp.ees a. if such assent had been filed WITHIN
one v ar after the passage of said act: Provided,
That nothing herein shall impair any nights here
ofre acquired by any railroad eomiany IN el
said act. nor shall said act or this amendment be
construed to entitie more than one company to a
grant of land: And provided further. That the
Ids granted by the act aforesaid shall lie sold
to actual settlers only, In quantities not greater
than one quarter section to one purchaser, an d
for a price not exceeding two dollars anu hity
cents per acre
Approved, April 10, 1863.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-22
Approved, April 10, 1850.
[Puhlic Res .l.tion- No. IS


A Res luton ena, ling bona fide settlers to pur-
chase certain lands acquired from he Great an'
Little Usage tribe OF Indians.
Resolved by the Senate and House OF Repre-
septarives OF the United States # America IN
Congress assemble, That any bona fide : I'll r
residing upon any portion Of he lands soi' 10 'he
United States by virtue Of the first and second
articles of the treaty consIu-ed between tGe
United States AMI the Great and Little os's-
ihe # ludia $, SEPTEMBER twenty-ninth, ei-h-
teen hundred and sXty-five, and pro- q
January twenty first, eighteer hnndred ana
sixtv-s-ven who is a citizen OF the United states
or shall have declared his Intention to becem+
citizen If The United States, shall lie, and hereby
is entitled TO purchase the same IN quantity mol
exec ding one hundred and sixty acres, at pricr
If enc dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
within two years from the passage Of tt Is act,
under such rules and regular as may D. pre-
seribei by the Secr,try of the luterlor pro
vided. however That both the odd aud even
numbered sections of the said lanes shall De SUP
iect TO settI. ment and sale a. above provided:
And prov ed further. hat the sixteenth AM
tbirty-sixth sections in e,ch town hip OF SAID
lands shall be reserved Tor Stat school purposes
in accordance with the provisions OF the ACT "'
admission of the State of kausa~ Provided, how,
ever That nothing IN this act shall he construed
in any manaer affecting any legal rights hereto
fore vested in any other party or parties.
Approved April 10, 1863.
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Tpuh1Sc-N0 Ae

An Act to discoatinue sault ssss Marie. . port
Of entry in the Superior district, and to estab-
Iish Marquette in lieu thereof.
be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
reseutati, e. Of the United states of America in
Congress assembled, That Ssult te. Marie, in the
district of Superior, is hereby discontinued as
mort of entry, and that the port Of entry for the
district be, and Is hereby, established At Mar
auette, at which place the collector of The dis
trct shall reside. aud deputy collector shall re-
side at Sault Ste. Marie.
SEC. 2. And be il further enacted, That all
acts and rarts of acts cunaravening this act be,
and the same are hereby, repealed. This act
shall take effect from and after the tenth day Of
May next
Approved April 10, 1869.
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1public-No 19l


An Act regulating the rights of property of mar
rie3 wUniar in the district 81 Columoia
Be Il enacted hy the Senate and Ii u-e OF rep
re-eutatiyes IF the United States OF America III
Coz re.s assembled, That in the District oil ooi-
umiia the right ola married woman to any
mr. .,e,tv. per-.ral o. real. belonging 10 her al
re time of marriage. acquired during mar
riaye in any other way than By gift or convey
,uce from her husband, shall be as absolute as II
she were femme sole, and sh III not be SUI 10
the disposal of her hu band. nor he liable ior M
debts: but >uch m,rried woman may convey. de-
wise, and bequeath the sine, or any mteres.
Therein. in the same manner and with Ike effect
AZ if she were unmarried.
SIC ,. And be it further enacted, That any
ma ri.,. woman may contract, and sue and be
sued in her own name, in all matieFe has'he re-
alton to her sole and separate property In the
sane manner as II she were unmarried; pu'
neither her husband nor his property SHAH De
b, uud TO any such contract nor liable for any re-
c,,yery again-t her in any such SUIT, but judge
neut NAV he infmcei bv execution against hei
sole and separate estate in the same manner ~
she were sole.
Approved, April 10, 1869