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, 1869-05-17
MASSACHUSETTS,.

Lobby DeFelopmenta In the STAT
| LeEtslaturc-The Prisoner n-,-
and His Lobbying Experirnr-
| Ten Thousand Dollar HRuY-s.nt. :.
billiard Touxnnmenr-The ya,so.-
nj Pence Jubi1ee-ExtenatveN NaV.
Robbery.
BOSTON,, May 14-Tne Railroad 1nyrs.tos,t,,,
Committee Of the Legislature had public Ee.ts
!1E tais evening, when testlm1ny given beyon.
Ha LED n PEEafe Maa repeated. The onee:s Of he
ammed. bus nothing VAS shown Of The pa!meut.
e mGssy - szaI,nope5 influence sne
MATCH OF LAST rear. when he WIS at the he1d Al
the View York i E1ie Railroad, and On Ills r.9t ~
from New iosk, Thomas Drew-who has beeu
Gena.e-came to him IN Boston, an,t p aa1s IL
that he pfoposed 10 publish certain articles ayainst
rs RsnAsemens Of 'ne Bosson AMI Hal.foru i
and break down the securities Of lie enmn.a1st ae
far saa hsss esa Tare II
prew 5000 out Of bis oxn pocket, al h. ~; ~:
tns1 S1x eaBBi1g ~ Bi1 o So 90 70 worth ~ of
interests IN both corporations nrrszian - aasaE
M ~; p;em s.d ne could make tseattsayn ua ,han h!m
taat @ ua eonaston ny Hew x9sk by the operation snd
va.pe Of ne securities, aud be fEdrsesae aece m:
daan - S1ps nad neen previously made "a hse,t
Tost. Ia man!x .! xteesIa2ntnz false saies to Se1
~ enss11 ia rom rs D;.. sss
* a0a ccn ~ explained thai the c0arrs th.e
ioTf rde ead M oeG pad By the Boston md Hsr1.
19e - tast shat + WAS cha1ged 70 aSeneses sed 5y
9 ana Ioas from the difference besTeen a.
Drrw " s,1eSs nd the bombs In the martet Ans
1uEore meet!nE Of the Con,mItsee 14nea II
yedas Ky ~ ~ nlarAs tas Billiard Tournament
oreg EsM ne ne M ~ 49, B. e ~ Won ~ WnmasTS
won n o. Aolnhy over Colby. ooo to is sA'e "as
~ ~ dns s.en1x brooks 6ear cotby By $40 tn IRA
i.r,r. oeas Coibs By 500 TO 2a There ~.
II, Ihe votk upon the Coliseum u going fo,v.,.
s1aq,e NH etsas rspidity Though only haY tne ume
e!apseI. II = Already tHoShr1s completei p,1s ~
n1Rarea mechanics aze Constantly u WORK On II
NoKc Ester Mass, Ma. 1a-The AaIe a the
Longtasa AIe AanufactorJ u East po1gisw 1vrS @
opened oy bUgsa1a Inn evening" and rs 81 fa
q coo m cash stolen the1effUN The asic ~ ~
literally torn to pieces. 1Ae "sh
, 1869-05-17

Fifteenth Amendment, aud substitute there
Tor new whipping post and rillory. One
third Of the nAtiye-born citizens of th,t
1ttlo semi mibarbarian State ire disfranch;.ef7 a
and deprived Of thc::s political .iehta
But in lieu Of the hs1,o..
boz and FREQ schools, the o1iea1chv
fasten their serfs to whipping posta, scourpe
their backs with the cat-o.nine-taila, stick
their heads in rillones and pei. their faces
with decayed eggs and dead cata. such Is
Democracy in Delaware. But soon the Fif-
teeath Amendment will place the ballot in
the hands Of G,000 disfranchised Republi-
cans Of Delaware, whsn the present barba-
nan rule will end forever. The new whip.
ping post and pillory viii never become
ancient and wurn-out," but will shortly
disappear in the fame and smoke of bon.
ire
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HOW TO HAVE CHEAP sHOEs.

an ar.;.,s ~ 49, -sN.N", u ~ o'i 'eAaets 70
fron, .ba -. n1.ss.t.s...11 poAI' eoheo
1rh;oh ~ 1--... .,;1~o1 s,s~'s--sl 4'p,''e'' Ii
an, .a-;w ' .''A tuo oses-
st1 - An'''f'o"s' no. only 10 au those
| eheae 49,. ~. - .no tiianalae'uIa OF
th;a a-,;.,e 1.s- pouuIs.' Aapots' rom
1scs s,,o,t .:.s - ...,,. ~ f'oeaeeo IL
I ,has. 49, n' pans Q, ooota; ;
lost;n, r,ai,a~s ~ .-o,- W. wv e@e4uaFs!S'
7n,,,,s.et,. - ~. "1"ou "eAf. II Tue
"A ssr.n1 a-+;a,s. .e .@p! oeosa' snele o'e need
,,.;a ~ 80 ee ".nea arc not made IN
Tha ~ ~he,a..,. ~ "nea na'e % % imported
AMI .ha ,--;ts. p " ~. - ABOUT sIoo,
- sd;ns+as N s,s. se'" ~ .aa' u .ne ta.in were
con1d ha ra,7,aaa eu ~Aole"Ale ooss
.h.-s ...,, u '"|nsy,a'e per cent.
aa1,a,z s ~ ~ 10 . e''lnk u ,a1ee masi'ons Of
~ ' 49, ~ 80 p''efs, VINO are generally
xron1a M pshe 1et :. s4asses' @ Ana tne manufacturer
na;. ~ a., aaAo 80, - auen psont as now on each
H. IT, 80 ~ou1a W mucn larger business.
s @poa ~lAea ~ oasas shas caicuia-
~ W. lne'a.foses.ao4e' Inc cost Of pro-
"s 80 Deot7 anu sAoes Ii maze up OF the
~. 0r,a1 ~ 49, .no 'ne e"s' :" ua1eF1a'. Inc
co's oi laoof IS regulated By the cost of 1iv-
.ns' ano tne workman Is robbed Of his earn
'ns'e ~ "s eAeesslse prices ne mas to pay
" ~ n1s 'oo'' LIS caothes' anu oil his house.
noso expenses.
me fedacnoa IN the cost Of shoes must
nc III lne COST oi INC materials The princi-
ian Oh 'neSe arc l. The lasting; 9, the rub
''es sof1ng ana q the teathos- The value
u 'nese articles used IN pair Of shoes sell
@ ~ ~ lynn al wholesale Tor sl.5o, Is 81
.o''' 'ea''ne o,' centa 1or the labor, the
osAef na.eraals insurance, the general e1-
PenSes nnd tho profit OF the manufacturer.
ahe lase'ng Is made IN Engtand, and is sub
]ecs TO 4 duty Of fifty cents pound, and
'nft5 t5-nse cents al o"1orfm, in gold, or
tq"SA 10 one hundred per cent. The rub
Der e'of1hg Is also imported, and pays duty
OF NIFTY per cent IN gold. These two articles,
WIN the leather, make up the principal cost
:" the materials, and before they can bo
Iseo tncy haSe 70 pay, one tax Of one hun
ofed per cent and the other nearly seventy
per cent That tax, included in the price Of
the shoes, Is taken from tho weekly earn-
lngs OF every purchaser in the United
States.
alany Of these nine millions Of pairs Of
1oo'a and shoea made in Lynn in 1865 were
oouen. ny men VINO depend upon their daily
.apo, iof sne support Of themselves and
.ay' Ien patcaasef pad, IN addit9onto
.oe fsai ps,ee ot INC Shoes, from thirty to
iotIy cen's sa.' aos 70 heip the shoemakers
" 1snn' nol 70 project MS fellow mechanics
"no "ofkmen, oat to enable two (only
,"o1 capitalists to engage III making
1ss.'oss IN thls countEy. To pay
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correspondent writes to Us that, in the
discussion Of the complaints by shippers Of
grain to Chicago, We hive omitted the most
important Of MI, which is 1.-THE danger Of
losing the entire shipment" He writes:
"wtnter storage At the rate Of slx and seveu
cents per month affords ba1ls to figure from: buI
when such charKes tneinde no obligation to ,4ke
care Of grain, shppe1s will not take the r.ak Of I
Tn. est ,aa .. sSTse N seek etaes markets
oaiS ons q many such cases which have occurred
within tae Last lew yeaA ves7 many grain buy
there for tho !prlng msrkss d they could hsse ~
ans guarantee that they would not be then nut OF
With worthless Krain. What Is the e1zra charge,
for extra trouble Uniess shs Na1rnousemeu @ ~ as
willing 70 give eomt guarantee that grain Will
,e kept from knolung i the elevators, chicago will
las shipped during the last winter, to Eastern
markets, 1aNO bushels OF corn, and not ono
itlshe! OF this corn hxs been handled By Chicago
H9rehousemen, although quite q large portion Of
II has been transferred in rhlcago-iarchssers
s:pulattng that 1t should not 70 through Chicago
elevators a ln such case IN their opinion no Ger
quantity. GRArN-SHIFfEE.
This matter has been explained IN these
colunns repeated1y. There is rule, which
is not Of modern origin, By which all corn
received from November to January is re-
garaed as Of mo grade" not being sutti-
ciently hardened, and, therefore. considered
as not only liable to heat, but also 10 damage
the other corn in store with which it may
comein contact For this reason the elevators
charge such rates for its storage as gen.
orally prohibit its storage altogether We
10 not believe that ba,shel Of that kind Of
corn w'ns stored in Chicago last winter. It
, 1869-05-17
CINCINNATI


A& ASH*Hx1 1N1XW EK0JEEts
Cuxt1xKA11. Nay lt--1he committees nj ,ne
Tzde held smother meeting to-iaT On III Mbiact
.! tne soutae[n Railroad Speeches wero msde
,3s pL GoSesper seott, ot South Casollns, General
~ asofs tns 9,,a raent md Cbionel Low, En3tneei
g g hae h!ae HsdRe Road, South Carolina; MaJof
E eeetaen md Hon. John q. czuxier, OF Knoxville:
a eo!ane1 H. IetH. 9! the Knoxville i kentucJ Ratl'
Foaa: Co1onel AcGhee. Of the Eaxt Tennessee j
Hso!S.A AAA1osd: Ar- J. D, La Fltto, OF Cbaries-
11u, = -; Colonel Cav, OF Chattanooga; Dr.
ne!d Of Ohio. - 4AAa7
Inc meeting Nas the largest and most interest
!nA tnaf h1s been heh South Carpttn4 pyupoaed
to pea1 the Blue Ridge Road through II Gpciunasi
M.4 meet her and East Tennessee, and thu Geor-
ets foea aR1ets to permit Cincinnati to NJ her
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Symptom. - be e:uardcd Against.

Some of the symptoms Of old usAlishness are
WOMAN begins to drink her sea without BuS71-
tnats sJmptom: Waen wom1n begins 70 read
lore- stories = bed -sn1ts = sympton1- When I
thatt symptom When wotn1n beata8 70 sxF
that hhea refused many an orer-sh1ty y 4 syr3
l1t set Of creatures men are, and that she ronlnsr
be bothesed With ons for nj tho vnrid
thatH = symptom. WIN wpma4 beotna ~
tcm- When won4n begins to have : ca. n ~
elbow n neal tts1c md gtVe2 It sweetened min
that1 symptom When Nu0au bextna II a.
sweetbeaEt-zinaia = sJmptom- Whru 4 Tnn,n
eestna 70 rub her nasa1 Gver the chair md tsnlea
% sse tne1 afe d9xty- shat1 : symptom. Whsn
ana oannea n1knt-cap ota-sha&s aYmpsotn. .
, 1869-05-17
THE CQNPLETR IErTrR.wp1r~


Mr.. F. E. Spinner is the Treasurer Of tb
United States, and, for aught We know +
the contrary, discharges the duties Of tia
ONCE with ability, punctuality and despatch
Bat there is another thing which A[,, Snin
ner does with far more despatch and punc
tuaity than ability, and that is, writing let
te1B He has the raroaAts seriJfrdi in th.
most viralent form. The smallest possible
provocation will tempt him to perpet,atk
An ep1stle. Some men are blblionaniacs
some are Ileptomaniacs, some are mono
manlaca, but Mr. Spinner has devclopel a
new disease, and is an ep;stolousniac.
1here are other men who love tc
see themselves in print; other men
WHO love to be Hinterviawad y
other men whose idea Of Paradise il the
ao'oHey Of newspaper and who believe it
lame other men, who love to hear them.
selves tak, persuaded that they arc listen.
ing to the most transporting eloauence ;
but Nj. Spinner hes evidently discovered a
way Of gratifying these several ambitions in
single act He can see himself in print !:
he can be as good rs *'interviewsd he
can gain the notorietr which is supposed to
be fame; he can hear himself ta1k-and oh.
how devoutly he believes in his own eIo-
4uence!-by spEnging upon the public alet-
ter on Ell appropriate and inappropriate
oceahons, with IF. E. SPINNER, Treasurer
l.. United States, bobhing at the end Of it
IKE lantern at the tail Of Chinese Kite.
Perhaps it is rather small thing to CON-
plain OF. for it is impo zsib1o that his letters
can do any harm, as nobody probably-ex-
eept editors, who are obliged to read ovory-
thing thinks Of looking at them,
Nor should we think it worth while TO refe.
70 them nov had he not, from trying to he
wise, begun recently To try to be witty. It
Is unquestionably among the iualienable
rights of q private American citizan In 1naka
n i1onl,ar ~ tf,,,o,f ,.....-.-.--,
"a AA447eA "AeoeVef Ne pleaseS
but there are limits to this license ,rhen ma
c;+iz., .a5. =. - . -. "A'n .ae
auzen adda TO his name an official title,
for in that cssa ha heconoaa q eo.+ ~
~
Aep1esesatAuFo 1ackass IN which othor pri-
-, " e"A1ot'tus'o''a1 oo-
Jecuon 10 accepting any constituent mart,
And Mr.. Sninner's iatos, 1o+to~ ,,a;,.a ~.
mornl so,nc su;nt1,sr ~ nnss- ,,.. u, po.uss 'nls
+ ~ H. a.,..s.:,. ~ :,
~ :..11, .xrua, 49, o %laeu ~ sen
~ ~ 80 ~ sano ~ oe Ateasul5 notes
nonav NJ ~. E.oa ;. aos 60 Ii eood
Mr. simmer IN 1870 ~ r. Gs oasn 1os
- ~. ;. ~ "S ~ eno ouPe11ntehdent
, 1869-05-17
ST. PAUL

ftrcs and Loss Of Life-Atd Voted tn
the Chicago 4 st. Paul Railway.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
6r PACE, XAJ1a
AT utt1e Fails, List night, the hotel barn Of
Peter Rsy HAS burned, md one 11an and four
nofses pe1tshed IN the flames. The barn Of the
also burned, S4 "s7
The efrE Of HasttnRs, to-day, voted IN favor Of
pafn9 oonu4 IN ai1 OF the consuuc91op Of the
Chicago ! s. P1u1 RaNwat ~3 1e
, 1869-05-17
TIE NORTHWEST,

l1AAHU1a4
The Thirteenth Illinois Infantry wilt hold q Re-.
nnion At Dixon on the 9Th lust.
Anson c. Brooks. OF Ibestyvtur, Lake County,
committed 8nlcide On TutadaJ By hanging himself
tn hia stable, having previously taken Audauuna
NC mad Threatened to Ell himself a. fat hack AZ
1855; and, not n week previous to his death, he
had cut open his arm with razor.
The following named paces are competing 10.
the location OF the Southern Normal School, yiz,
shclbJEne, hvinston, Vienna, Jonesooso, Efnnz-
hafu, Carlyle, Censraf3x, TAmzroa, DuQuoln CsY.
bondale, Benton, Harrisburg, yandalIa, P,na
Bellerilc, Mattoou. Charleston, Golden, Olney.
Paris, Fairfield, catml, Salem and Lebanon.
Asa- BlAeknoEe, OF Hamilton, Hancock County,
m exemplary member OF the ~ E. Church while
ID a1sendanee upon prayer meeting On the even
ing Of the 1lth nst. arose to tell Of strange sen.
tation that had taken possession Of her, shs
satd shc WIS Eoirg to die ve,y sooo that she felt
that half her tody Nas dead already. She desired
het family to be sent for immediately. She said
she suffered pain was not afraid to die, ou, re,s
calm aud happy. In I few moments after speak
Ing thus she SINK back in death.
An ord!naaca has been passed by the Jackson.
souV1le City Council. calling m election upon the
lah dag Of June. for the purpose Of determining
whether the ~ Council shall negotiate loan Of
s1ao, ,coo for the purpose Of building water works
Al Cairo, on the 18th, John Hunnes, OF Louis
vile, H., Was crushed to death while attempting
10 crawl through the wheel Of thu fo1,ho.t sIel,s
lie had got his bodY about half thrnurh. rhrn RI.
wheel commenced . revolution. md hi, tIns and
Abdomen we're r,7,.het. trto q .,or. ~ ~. -.
four inches.
In the State Dental Society. 1t ounrv m rho
ls1n, the subjects Of slyeolsr .hse<s. snx,net1-,
lh dentistry and Mechanical dentistry, uere dis
cussel. resolution xas ndon.cd DECLARING ..th,,
the welfare OF our pasrons "a Eeu A. nm nxn IN.
tereats, viii be greatly promoted hr rrner,l ~
tu1n to the use Of gold. OF other ne,a, nl.,.s -.
base for ARTIFICIAL teeth" The socses, stYourue,,
TO meet tn Bloomington on the second Tuesday In
MAY, ls'G.
iowL
AL Edora II aah TO have taken the abstinence
pie.ige one Sunday night not long sep.
The curious rock tn Dubaopc known ss u ,hr
Pulpit" has been blasted down, "a danreruuA
A title boy named yockerodt Of Keokuk. died
suddenly on Tuesday hight from cyernattn1 nle.
paaut pie.
The Rev. ]. Y. Hanson. Iate pastor Of The Tint.
ye,sailst Society It Dubuoue. has ruo1ed - Ch,-
cagn, whae ne viii edit the Sez, cbrrpnnt IA.
fore leaV1ng Dubuque his fneuds presented To him
! gold watch and chain.
woman With babr md eaYoe.-oa1 t,ronncd
, 1869-05-17
ANOTHER GRIEF FOR sT Yonrs

St. Louis has been Henthnsadr for aon
weeks with the notion that N oet+in, ~
thousand busbe1s of xbeat .arr;sd ~. y,
ba.ces from 1t,nnaeot. ,,,., b.r 49, 49,
10 New Orleans. she v;,1 have ac,ornn1;.., -,
something vonde,fn, ard ,bot azar - 49,
operation should mt honaat ha-so,f :.
might Mt least accomn,;sh ,ha na-s - 800. :.
BLESSING. r;z in;n,s ,ha 49, ~ o.
II anvthinc in ad5;,;or - ~ -. g.
t1ayacances n The s. r.r;. r.o.,a ..s
n,ess IN this enb;o,t ,r.~a - ~ sa- ss-'
vince the pnh1;c that tba o-aat a~no..s.;ss.. - 49,
in regard to the ura;n n,oyenert w. .ha
rivers will come to nancbt Il ronld ~ tar 49,
nished by the fact that tbe Roao7 ~ I'D
Of Nebraska CITY have aJ,on,od ,.so,nt;a,,s
to tba esfact that No., csn,o, traa.@.I ~
St. Louis. becansa tba ~. of ~ .....
per buahel for carv,n, r,..t ~ +t.t
market bv the 11;ason,i R;1a, Tratas :, -,
possible for them to realize any nrot;t ~,
grain. They have. tberefonc an,ai,taa =
committee tn rxmfer u;,b tba cb;.a,o n,
Of Trade in reoarl n snch ~ ,d;5s+,,...
of The ra;1rood t.,,fy IN ,ra;n 49, sri 49,,
al, tba trada ~ th., -. o. - - s T1: .4A
~ e4a1o v. LINZ 1eeion 10 cmca8o.
-, .uo' euen' In " o1ose importance than
~ A'et &c eopposea' anu has bear
11s VI a "oea larger volume OF business
tran ~ '',a' "nlcn ls 'f'o"taFy 70 hebsaska
as' A"oat MY miles north OF Nebraska
s''s' nnu n'ts m''es fuHher by tho river
.,o4 81. Aons, Is onaha, the terminus of
~ w. acne naltoaa, ana the only point on
. .Ns t'11e u eoat 'oao ~nefe 81 Louis might
~ supposed to haFe chance to COM
pe4e io1 portion Of Its business, by
teaSoa o1 nef ooasted river frelghts. But
Is apparent tnat the grain Of that portion
u the 0lssoun River viii not 60 to St
Louis al cost OF "a cents per buAhel, when
II can oe Drought 70 Chicago by rail at from
10 20 ~ cents at the outside.
~ nAs DC supposed BY some that the
ase u =, cen" PEI haahel on wheat
ana .o' Ns0.aSka e"s 10 81. LOUIS Is unusual,
ano u'e ~ some temporary eause,-some
'oca monopoly Of steamboat lines, OF other
similar phenomenon; but such is not the
TACT Twenty-Five cents per bushel is the
, 1869-05-17
Not Entlv.

ATLANTA. MAs 1A-Cautatn = w.p.,n,
tate q toe United stRtea Army, Who lsat fs,l =.
~ s+ Ae1an H9s n this ctry. shot Ind Glied IN
steu'41sIenee, - kiehasdson \ member Qf the Henr
" " s9,e1 E9n,1nuonat Convention, VA today Found
fqarg nq1 gosI q the charge Of murder, md ieissse1
, 1869-05-17

a despatch from Ncwoastle>- Delaware,
s'atas 8 TINT the new whipping pos. aud
"ptllosy erected in the iail-yard hero By
"thc authorities Of Newcastle, 10 supply
:" the plnco Of the ancient and wo.n-ouf
lone, WAS sinAugu1ated today with the usuh
" interesting ceremonies"
Tho Democracy Of Delaware reject tho
, 1869-05-17

The good looking Wis OF = stout, Eandy-taced
ctuzeo' Of Dubuque fell IN }ore with member OF
Duprex L Denedlct1 Hlustzela when the troupe
WIS there, and the day sfter u le5S Abandoned her
lege lord and babies md followed the burnt
ccrk1tea She left the following rote Tor her hus-
band:
..SlR: When married JOG supposed Fpu had so1ne
p,saey and trina b1& now kUoF that yoo haFr ne4
@xaz but shall resign nnyeeH to the eAsr od ons VIA
nnsde.sands my nature and can mafe ne harry. Tou
o gea fathe than ~ foos H]deF sooi assln,
1HW tAko A~Ae Il zrnexnc"
The Bun fraif.e LAdo1. enprnk tbs Madison
'oo1na! a.zln1k o7eS Sevosai1ns Of last
, 1869-05-17
NEW ORLEANS.

GEnIn Shipments to oEurope-EJert,on
OF Delegate to the NntIouni Tvno.
graphical Union.
NV oK1xAks, May 14-The shippers Of the
M asst ewq cafEoe9 or bulk grain, b. sail from thts
po.t 70 Europe, have recetYed notice cf lie arFAl
e. tae same 70 perfect order In Irerpoo, The hart
Sonn neddes made the passa9e in tFep,y-51x tAIs.
low. 49," "'o1G Ake ~ iot-
~. ane mSef has commenced to srbstde slt1atlv
u ts., 1ne!s WIS considerable danger 1t one potnt
sened, 0os IL IT ~" 1es-
~. d Il. cGwleA fofeman Of the Rtpsbiesn of11r,
"a "a zen elected hy the New Orleans T1poaTapSt.
81 cason ~ delegate to the National T!pograpn-
, 1869-05-17
DES MONIES.
Enc county Bond CAses-Opinlon OF
Justice Miller ~ 1he United Atntes
Circuit Court.

Circuit Court.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tr:bane.
DE5 NOISES, May IS.
Judge Miller, Of the Cnired Sta,es Clrcu,. Cou.t.
delivered the following opinion In the Co1a,Y
bond cases To-day:
"We ase Of the opinion thu, r. ).
nes0 tEese gentlemen IN prison or IN H.. cnsto ~
o. the Msea States 4arsa1l unsu ,he1 ana. nsaa5 ~
nandate Q! this Court We feei 'tsat
were are bound to announce that opinion. hn+ -
1eel happy to aay that the Court w1l cneey1rv ~.
upon the suggestion offered bF the counsel for thr
ieiAto.h namely: that those who ahAG agree 10
fore It's next term. naE be pe.nltted 10 Ia on n.
bail ALREADY given. aad their cases for eonferrne
Will be continued until that ttmer'
, 1869-05-17
MONDAY, MAYs7. lS6?.


Addret+ TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Chicago. Ill
MONDAY, NAY II. lS6?,
INDIANA RA71F1Es TAs. 18TH AhENl
MENT,
The Legislature Of Indiana ha, rattle
he Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitu
,iun. soufer1ing impartial suffrage on a
citizens Of tie United States. This act;o,
renders its ratification By The reorisit
number ct States absolutely certain. tn
"niT States which have voted asainst h
amendment ere Kentucky, Maryland, Della
ware, New jersey, Ohio, California an,
Oregon. Al! the others either have rat;iet
~ viii ratay it. Twenty-eight states az,
reluir.sl to give it validity. Ten can de
feat 1t; Int not more than seven can h, al.
t,.iIel asainst it,
Ike circumstances under which thf
amendment WIS ratified in Indiana are
somewhat peculiar It Will lie remembered
that the Democrats, by rcsieuins thei,
seats, broke mp the regular session in
March. for the purpose Of preventing vo;e
On the amendment. The Governor ordered
especial election to fill the vacancies, auG
issued his call fot special ses lion, to begin
April :. The Republicans made no cou.
test in those districts, and The tunaways
we're reelected without opposition. al.
ter two OF three days prelim.
mary ehadering, the Republicans agreed
that the ratification question should not
come up again before the llth Of MAY, and
the Democrats, with that understanding,
qualified and resumed their seats. The
work Of the session proceeded with industry
and harmony, and most Of the necessary
Legislation was accomplished, including all
the appropriation bills, except those known
as the "specidc Appropriation and the
"Aozgan Bald bill" These had both
passed the Senate and wcse before til.
House, The period Of the truce On the
Fifteenth Amendment had already passed,
and the Republicans we're ready for action
81 II. The Denocrnts in the House in
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ahead OF the Specific Appropriation bill.
which the Republicans resisted, bnt agreed to
vote on the former as soon as the latter had
passed. The Morgan Raid bill involves about
sa3', ONO Of taxation, and these claims for
damages mostly belong To Democrats, either
as original sufferers or as spectators who
bad purchased them. Thursday, the 18th,
came, and when the House was called to
order it wEs noticed that all the Democratic
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: --'> 81 - LONDON, Ma. Is
MI. Johnson, the American Nintstes. took tu,7a,
al leave Of the Queen BY letter, aud nit N w.
souaI interview, u was reported. He h,,i ap IN.
ters1ew With Lord Clarendon, the Foreign srr,-.
tasy, on Thursday. when he oa1cialiy announces
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sfEEcH or TIE KXF,KKoR FRANCIS JOSEPH 1x,r,s
x9 rHK aEssIoN Or THE RE;C1lsHArH
TfESSA, Nav IL
The Emperor Francis Joseph, IN closing ,he .ss-
sion Of the Reiehsa:n yesterday, Made ,ou, M
pleasant speech lie recalled the situation Ut Az.
uia IN 1s66, compared With the present con,.,t,on
Of things and traced the course Of the ,estslaro, -,
the ReEhTatb since that time. lie vas re,,r,,
at the friendly Arrangements nlsl,. WIN
Hungary and she condition OF the
finances and the army, anI lelt that peace va, IN.
dlspensable to the nastona! prosper1tv, an, M.
present relations Of Austria with other rpx,r, n,
the world assured him OF It's continuance. H. ~.
viewed the late reforms enacted hy the Kechsr,t,,
and hoped they would become thu basis OF h,r-,,'
aions and pacific relations hetwecn the thur,,
and State. III concluding, he thanked ut I'M.
members for their past exertions and rxprr,.,,i
the hope that all would support tho eons:.,s,,nn
as Austria offered full liberty to the p.o,... at
eyery nation, and guaranteed thcEs ziyh, II: .e.
government
The Emperor was often interrupted ,,y ,oni
cheering.