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LOTTERY.
III AL ESTATE LOTTERY.

II EAL ESTATE LOTTERY.
ONE HILTON OF DOLLARS
WORTH OF REAL ESTATE.
LOCATED IN THIS CITY.
To be Disposed OF by Lottery.
tickets are sold under the charter Of the
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY
Granted By the Legislature Of the State in 1868 and which
embraces in ats Scheme some of the MOST VALUABLE
PROPERTY IN THIS CITY. to wit
TEE ST. LOUIS HOTEL. now open to the public and
doing business.
TIE FURNITURE OF THE HOTEL
TIE OLD CITIZENS BANK.
THE DwI LING. STORES AND wAREROoMs, Nos
TO- lis and 10 Royal street, adjoining the HOtsL
TIE DWELLING AND BUILDINGS No As St Louis
street. opposite the Hotel
THE ST. LOUIS HOTEL FARM, BUILDINGS AND
IMPROVEMENTS.
SQUARES AND PARTS OF SQUARES OF HIGHLY
CULTIVATED GROUND
is Prizes Tickets $40
For full and particular description Circular, which
will any desiring and all orders for
Tickets will receive prompt attention by addressing
O.. E. HALL,
st. Charles Hotel.
New Orleans. La.
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TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
THE SATrcnAL
rELEGRAfG COMPANY
A new enterprise 10 be known tbs EATIoSALgTBLE.
GRAPH COMPANY, has been organised, with valuable
franchises of Congress- for the par
pose Of establishing TRUST LINES OF TELEGRAPH or
ell the principal railroads and mail In the Unissd
States The Stock upon the principle q
Of the Merchants Union Express Company re
Gently commenced operations The design interest
entire business community In the enterprise This do
not SO much 70 dispose Il secure the
Of the country through which ths lines pass.
The Capital Is to Be
sIO.OsO.e0o.
La 10000 Shares Of toe par v.lass
Hutlas ctaai Aaoan. to DO pAidi1 Cash Is
Ss5 Per Snare
And this amount Il to paid follows, One sI
cent Of Subscribing and until the entire
capital subscribed calls to m.de o1
the of Directors instruments ave PSF
cent per When thtynvs per OF the par Aat
Of the shares has besa paid certificates OF will
sued This viii give the Company paid ap
CASH CAPITAL OF ss.sOO.OOo.
which viii be sacisnt to duplicate all nsArysn
the paying points reached by tue pressat monopoly
The present Telegraph Companies Of county
consolidated bugs monopoly and esrnins
millions dollars year per
cent their lines, present czpit.
having bee wstsrsd over thousand per eent.
The NATIONAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY have q
coguition from United States mpor
their enterprise With grant o. the valuable
franchises conferred dpon Telegraph Company. Nc
competing line hss had the right granted by Con
gress to Company and operate lines
every Railroad and Mall Route the United States TIE
position Of this Company dHss Of any ccmpsu,
ever before organised The question Of the Right Of Wsy
forever settled.
The Stockholders Of this Conpsay cannot be sold
transferred other Company The Congress
der which this COMPANY hAa bsss organised prohibits
transfer Of the traachsss grsu,sd.
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GREY JACKET RITTERs,

And popular did they become that they At this
early date ga little three years from their first manu-
f4cturel used al over the South.
THE MATERIALS WE USE NOW ARE THE SAME
AS WERE EMPLOYED By Us AT FIRST.
AND WE HAVE so FAR HEARD NO COM
PLANTS OF GREY JACKET BITTERS BEING COUN.
TERFLITED, while the papers filled with warnings
from Yankee manufacturers Of pretended real counter
fe.ts Of their medcAt.d spirits
THAT THESE SPIRITS wEBE BAD WAS TN
DENIABLE.
But with whom the responsibility properly rested the sOah
ern people ood reasonably know do suppose
they cared
They only ceased to purchase then and bought the GREY
JACEsT BITrEas III their place
Our OBJECT NOW Is 70 PROCLAIM THAT THE
Gree. ssutssra Medicinal Spirits.
-Kuovu as the
GREY JACKET BIrrERs.
Have Never Been Csunterreited.
AND CAN ALWAYS BE RELIED UPON, AND THAT
AS FAR AS IS IN OUR POWER, SHALL ALWAYS
BE KEPT PURE.
WE NEVER HAVE. NOR NEVER SHALL, MAKE
TWO KINDS OF SPIRITS.
We are soHibsrn Manufacturer
BARNETT LION.
SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF GREY JACKET
NJ
10. IL New Levee street
And II Fulton street.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
NOTICE................... ............-...NOTICE
CLERKS OFFICE UsIrKD STATES DISTRICT oouRI, !
December l, ls6S.
In Bapkruptcy-Ths notice issued from this Office tha
John THORNHILL fled his petition t. be declared
bankrupt asths partner Of W. Estn issued through
| mistake 1t should have been Henry ThsrnhiiL
M Io,n Thouh hss nat applied the beneat Of tn
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Actual Capital Eeas,rsd.
The Oo-npsay confidently bs--s that taryaTs per
Of the CaBitA Stock Efu c0nstrass sna fatty saais
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND NILES OF WIZ.
which viii connect csntsrs important
places In the United States This opinion upon the
reliable estimates and responsible offers 10 esustrn
and equip the lines
The NATIONAL TELEGRAPH ooNPArY i,org.nisst
under Of the State Of York. and franchises
erred By an act Of Congress- spprovedJ "a 1866.
President-GEoRGE B. sENTER. OF CleveAad, Ohio
Vice resdent-RoBERI sQUIREs Of New YOrh City.
ssers.sry.-GEoR9E 3. wALTkz Of Ns- YOrkofg
-so1PAsTs OFFICE
ros. o. ANB ga BROADWAY.
NV ToRG.
Admitted amount Of the Capita Stock Of this COMPANY
this locality and having opportunity
subscribing VIII be placed upon eqns With oOgpo
atos will Ike interest al franchises which
have accrued or may hereafter srrs 10 tbs Company
from any and al sources.
Subscriptions viii be recevedb y
DANIEL EDWARDS
Resident Director for the Stssss Q. Alabama Mississippi
Texas and LOuisisna.
Is. 30 and 3 Nsv Lsvss street.
New Orleans.
WEBSTER
A, ias oahos Of R. O puakCo,
70 Cana stree.
Parties Subscribing 10 the Stock tn. sans
letter 90 the Essissas Dtrsctor DANIEL EDTARs Of
4 his l.g, e. tas tla,s d saSscSsssas
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GREY JACKET BITTERs.

GREY JACKET BITTERS.
TO TIRE REAL SOUTHERN PEOPLE.
New Orleans, December L. 1865
Ia the year 1865 the undersigned percsvng that their
friends the South being imposed upon by thousands
vile compounds under the Of Whistles, BrAndies
Gins schnapps Btters etc, determined to begin the
Manufacture Of pure medicinal spirit out of homeraised
soULben herbs supply the Of the public in this Re
which had cpsAied the demand We called cur spirit
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HERNsHEIM,

= HEkNsHkIM'
PELICAN CIGAR AND roBtCCo WAREHOUSE
No. 73 Graviee Street,
Has constantly on hand the chss. brands Of Virginia
Manufactured CHEWING AND EslOKING TOBACCO
A~o-A large assortment Of impoEsi HAVANA and DO
MESTIC CIGARS, Meerscbaum Pipes, Briar aRd Wood
Pines Tobacco Pouches and all Smakers Articles To
baeco in hoesheads and bales for Mexican market
plantation use Cigar Leaf Of oil snds for manufacturing
purposes hand. =,
IN STORE AND now. ,iNDtNG:
100 eAses CARROTS Scotch SN! -.
50 boxes SWEET los
0pOD0 Havana and Domestic ~ Rs Of assorted brands
srd sizes ID
100 boxes PAGES Gold Bar Toy ACCO
s. E. Sam Tbbert's fWits and IFS.
IS q. Mayos Choice Ma IS
sOJ .. Assorted brands, SO nm and Fine Bright,
pcunts. 8 -
500 csddes May Apple TwlET, Bright quarters.
And NAVY TCBACCOS z
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oALLs-H0w TO BE MADE.

One pc. csos o; the Stock - required subscribing
sn subsequent calls exceed Eve Pc, cent pc; mouth
Will be MADE By Board Of scos from time time
may recesssy supply funds 70 construct and eQup tf
lines calls vii BE- made alter toe cent e pst
unt0 tas eatrs Ca.S Stock s5a hAys sabsor5sd.
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ISRNFaT TURPIN, wa LEsALK nANUrAO.
u tErer OF Stitch Cspdy Fancy suies Chocolate Cream
Drops Sugar Almonds, Rock 1e'dy, Juiuoe PASTE, Gum
Drops, and Syrups, by tteam Np0Ter Of French OrnA
nents such Cupi6s Fower S3an Leaves Lyrics, Dsn-
Stands Bouquets Caonsge ~ Fancy Boxes Christ
mss and New Tear PreseDts Cfi5ceFiss, etc, &c Ne q
old Lsy's street. b's'sa s. LIS ahs Cont streets New
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,rr.spOndence Of the New orls.n. or..o,,,
IRVING HOUSE, EKw YORK. Dec .

IRVING HOUSE, NV YORK, Dec. %.
Dear Crescent What wrote you in regard to
the limitations and substitutes for liquors. sold at
the leading hotels and irst-olass " saloons on
Broadway. has been singulsriy and clinchingiy
verified by the World OF this morning. The
World is out in a two column article, in which ID
exposes this wholesale poisoning bus ness, aud
backs up its assertions by the testimony of Pro-
lessor Draper, to whom samples Of the different
liquors sold in the city rad been submitted fer
analysis. The following are some of the interest,"
ing rennIfs
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CLERK's OFFICE UsIrKD STATS DISTRICT ooURT,
December l, lS6o. !
In Baokruptcy-Ths notice issued from this ONCE that
JOHN THORNHILL fled his petition to be declared
bankrupt partner of w. Estn was issued through
mistake. 1t should have been Henry ThsrnhilL
Mr. John Ihouh hse net applied the bensa Of the
Bankrupt Law. ,oru - ,,.-.
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Att0rnsI % tAW'
oYyIuE, rs KoRTH THIRD sTF.EET. ST LOUIS. NO
WI solicit Pstents and prosecute Patent Salts snd ole
,ecsd caams Expecting 70 reap OF prohts such
obtain patents application barely what costs N
having been IN the business fo ms time We are ns
bled shape claims 70 svoi9 !sriagsrsnt anu
ness attended TO prOmptIy-sdv'os :, ttn all o.sss.
Best Of city refsrcnces given vh-fafs'--d
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ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-18
Domestic EEurLefa.

NEW YORK. Aug. 17-7P. M.-Uotton frmer and
more active; Middling uplands 33J q 3Sac. Flour
sales 6i00 bbls. State and Western less active and
10 q 15c lower; supe, fine to fancy State 90 40
do to choice Western 6 90 q IS; Southern heavy
"a IL 20; California quiet at 90 a so. Wheat dull
and heavy and a sc lower, sales &C. 900 BUSH; No
Spring at 80 q 60; White California IS. Corn
new Mixed Western s5c a 1 Is for unsound, and II
a 20 for sound. Oats heavy and decidedly lower;
sales $4,000 BUSH. old Western at 10 a Tic; new do
and Southern 81 a lie. Beet heavy and lower: new
plain mess 80 q Ii 80; extra do 10 90 "a IL co.
pogk heavy sales sec bbls new mess at 80 %
q rs so. Lard quiet and droopng sales 325 bbls |;
steam rendered 1si 2ofc; kettle 201 q 2Otc whis-
Key active and tirmer; sales 25o bbls; Western 1e
irmer; sales 1000 hhds.; Porto Rico 125 a 13c; Mus
coyado ~ q 12c: Molasses quiet. Tallow quiet
quiet. Freights to Liverpool very firm Cotton per
steamer i; Wheat per do 1ol q lid.
0H5cAao' Ang l7IFIour quiet; Spring extras at
no g Wheat .s defining mi SALES ale No At ~;
gust; i'll the afternoon No. was firmer at All a
Az. Corn in good demand; sales No. 2 at 92c
No. steady at 9o sic. Oats active and easier No
Eat act @ !sic; Rye firm at o5t; Barley in tair
| 10 bid. Provisions firmer and quet Mess Pork
3375 g S4oo. Lard at 1871 q 192c. Sweet picked
duh weak IS 90 oq 1 4
| 700 @725 tor good shipping Steers. Live Hogs
steady and firm at so q 80 for common, and 10 III
| @ 10 20 for extra assorted.
| CINCINNATI. Aug. H.-Whiskey firm at 10. Pro-
| visions quiet and firm Mess Pork at SO so. Bulk
Meats-shoulders 14c; sides 16lc. Bacon at 49, %
152c for shoulders and 10 q 19lc for clear sides
Hams % q 24c. Lard dull and offered at 2Oc
MILwAUKEE, Aug 17-Flour dull. Wheat dull
No. at 50; No at AZ. Oats dull; No. 2 at 55c.
Corn steady; No. 2 at 92c. kJe nominal Barley
nominal.
CHARLEsToN, S. c., Aug 17.-Cotton Is steady;
Middlings 31tc.
AUGUSTA, Aug 17.-Cotton frmer; Middlings 800
q Sic. o's
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 17.-Cotton dull; low Mid
dlings 80 q 30tc
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16--Flour quiet at 512 @
". Wheat inactive; choice shir ping nomnaliy at
unusually heavy. being $4,000 sacks. Legal Tenders
TAT.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-18
New York stoek ana Mouev n,,u.,.

NEW YORK, Aug 17-Evening Money EASY At
" per cent, with exceptions at per cent. on Gov
eminent collateras some OF the banks were offering
Money at per cent. on so days. discounts dull at
@ IL per cert for the best Names Foreign Exchange
this aftelnoon very DULL and heavy at 1897 la
firm towards the close at 1889. The rates paid for
carrying to day were q per cent Governments
a. Co. furnish the following Is quotations Omitted
States coupon SIS. 1881, 1911; do 526s 1862 1885, do
1864, 100; do 1865, 1901; do january and july il9;
do 1851 119f; do 1868, 1l9; do lo46s 1924; Pacific
6.s, 1891.
Southern State securities generally steady on the
last call with the only weakness in Tennessees and
North Carolnas The principal movement tod ~
was In North arolinas, new bonds selling down to
40, seller 60, and special tax bonds SO q $751; There
were over 10000 worth sold SO; new South Car
olinas suddenly advanced to 81 bid with an increa.-
ed demand and only small offerings at 65
In this city. Representations Of New York Central
Erie, Pennsylvania Central, Baltimore e. Ohio and
Michigan Southern roads in session on the freight
tariff question: and 1t is expected that the present
more The officials OF Erie, Michigan Southern and
Wabash roads are negotiating tor the consolidation
OF the two latter roads conditions that the Erie
does not build new road from Akron to Toledo.
The Stock market this afternoon was weak and
lower on Vanderbilt stocks, but firm and active on
western shares, more especially in Wabash, Nor h
Western, Michigan Southern and Rock Island. Pa
ciic Mail was the feature of the miscellaneous list
and rose to 90. The market closed dull ana steady
The following are $50 street quotations: Western
Union Telegraph Co, $50 Pacific Mail 8,k ass; New
York Central; 2oss; Reading, ses; Hudson, 1854
gan Southern, 1861; Illinois Central, 1856; Cleveland
d Pitlsburg, 105t Chicago & Rock Island ZIG; CHI
cago North Western, $50: do preferred SO: Pitts.
burg Fort Wayne 152; Erie PSI; do preferred, SOL
lows:-Currency, 81, 900; general, SO, 900
The gross clearances at the Gold Exchange Bank
day amounted to SS1 $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-18


LONDON, Aug. 17-Attegnoon.-Consols at 90 for
money.
American securities-United States 5'20s, 1862
s3s do do 1885, 62s, old; do do 1867, S2f Illinois
Central shares 95; Erie shares 195.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. E-Afternoon.-Cotton--M :
ding 4plands 12t q 1870; Middling Orleans l3l q
13sd: California Wheat lis I'd; Red Western los
receipts of Wheat for the last three days quar-
ters of which $4,000 were American. Corn 31s. Lard
hrmer at IT'S.
LONDON, Aug 7-Evening-Consols closed at 92h
"a SO roI money and account.
American securities-United States 5-20's quiet
ana steady at S3s for CPS 82 for 65s old and s for
shares 1874. W I'D Xiv
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 17-Evening-Cotton active: :
Middling upands 13Bd; Mddling Orleans 13ad: sales
$1,000 bales, OF which 5000 bales were fur exnort and
speculation. California White Wheat at lis.
LONDON, Aug. 17-Evening -Linseed Oil cal lie
Spirits Turpentne 2Gs 3D. -'
HAVANA, Aug 15.-Flour firm at % m IN m
Butter firm at 80 a 35c. Bacon DECLINING: onot.d
at I9c. Petroleum steady; bbis a ami tins ii reals
Lumber fat. Exchange on London Is q 1874 per cent
premium; on Faris q 81 per cent. premium; on
United States, 60 days SIGHT, in Gold, a 81 per
cent. premium; do short light, "a per cent pro :.
MUM 60 days sight, in currency, 2as per cent dis
count. Freghts-To Northern p rts on Sugar SO ~
box, SIS 625 y hha; on Molasses So 375 " hid; to
Falmouth and orpers 46s y ton Shipping in port 80
hips 81 brigs and schooners.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-18
The Conditions Of Health.

1t is lille to expect health if the precautions ne
cessary TO secure 1t are neglected. The human Or
ganization is delicate piece of mechanism and re-
quires as much intelligent care and watchulness to
keepit in ORDER as are requisite in the management
OF the most complicated combination of levers,
wheels and pinions,
AT this season of the year the body is peculiarly
sensitive because it is greatly weakened and relaxed
by the continuous heat. The skim in summer
with its millions of pores wide open is very differ
ent sort OF tegument from the brous cover
ing which it becomes under the action the winters
cold. The muscles, too are comparatively haccd
the nerves tremulous the blood poor, and the
whole frame less capable OF enduring fatigue and
sisng disease, than in cool weather. These ndica-
lions depressed condition OF the vital forces are
many unmstakable hints that nature needs REIN
forcing.
Ordinary stimulants will not affect this object.
They in1ame and excite, but do not strengthen
The only preparation which eau be depended upon
to impart staminal vgor to the system, and enable
it to endure the ordeal of the heated term without
giving way under the pressure, is HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS, a tonic and corrective So
utterly tree from the drawbacks which render MANY
OF the powerful astringents employe ed in medical
practice more dangerous than the ailments they are
employed to cure, that it may be administered
without fear to The feebest female invalid or the
most delicate child. The cathartic and alterati We
vegetable ingredients, which are combined with
bowels moderately free and perfectly egular,
while the work of IMMIGRATION is going on. The
finest blood depurents which the herbal kingdom
affords also among its coDponents that it re-
cruts, purifies and regulates the system simular-
taneously. aug17eod-w1w
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-18
WEST INDIES.

HAVANA, Aug. 17.-At the opening of the
Casino Espanol the Captain General made a
spsech He congratulated the gentlemen who
had established the institution on having car
ried an idea pregnant with good results. He
believed it would serve to tighten the bonds of
affection that should unite good Spaniards on
both sides of the ocean. He warned members
of this, as well as those of similar associations
that they should avoid political discussions, as
otherwise their reunions would degenerate into
political or revolutionary clubs, presenting OBJ
the Casino and the editor of the Preusa made
replies, fully according with the sentiments of
the Captain General
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-18
y o M M II RCIAL


Receipts by Railroads and steambo At.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-605 bbls -four cars
corn. AZ do lumber, do oats do laths 1 do clan
boards, do shocks, do bark II rolls leather, 1O
boxes eggs, 40 bales hops, 20 bbs. OIL car hides
dries; for shipment East, 200 bbs. flour.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROADS. cases boots 10
do carpets, Is beams yarn, thrashing machines.
bbs. flour. car cal tie, do laths, do lumber do
shingles. 95s sides leather, 16 rolls do bdls do
bbs. beans, SO pkgs sundries.
PORTLAND & KENNEBEc RAILROADS. cars lum-
Der, do bbls, bbls taow, do flour part car fur
nture, 80 DOORS boxes tobacco, do raisins. bds
sash 3s5 cases mdse 20 do boots baleSt woolens n
cars freight for Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-18
MEXICO.
THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST JUAREz.

IHE CONsfihACf AGAlNSf JUAkEZ.
HAVANA, Aug. 17.-Advices from the city o
Mexico to Aug. 18th state that the conspiracy
against the life of President Juarez, the dis
covery of which has already been reported, wal
completely frustrated. All the principal con
spiratOrs, including four generals were cap
tured. One of the latter has since escaped
from prison and is in Michoacan. A humble,
of persons arrested in connection with thi:
plot have been set at liberty.
RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY
The Mexican army is to be filed up by en-.
listments instead of CONSUMPTION. Recruiting
parties will be sent throughout the country and
extra inducements will be offered.
THE INDIAN REVOLT IN YUCATAN.
The Indian revolt in Yucatan is growing
more serious. The Indians are 1000 strong and
their numbers are increasing. They have
burned seven hacendas near Isamel.
The Cuban residents of Merida have offered
their services to the government to assist in the
defence of the CITY, .+
Two Indian chiefs have been captured in
Chiapos and shot.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The Indians in Michoacan are becoming tur.
bulent.
The revolution in the State of Tamaulipas is
ended. The pronunciad0s have been dispe rsed
and are asking for an amnesty --.r. 49,
The question of state rights which caused
the difficulty in Queretaro has not yet been
settled.
foundations in the state of Jalisco have
caused much damage.
Senior Solahar, formerly chairman of the
Mexican boundary commission, has become
insane.
John Black, for many years Consul in Mexi
co, has gone to New York.
A copy OF the treaty between Mexico and
the North German Confederation has been
forwarded to Berlin for ratification.
The National Military Academy at Tacu-
baya is full of students aad is in very pros
porous condition.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-18
Boston Stock List.
MARRIED.

Ian naT re,r' Aug H. Aaron Burnett and Miss FL
Gray. "'ieh and Mary e.
81! In lam aug, TO- Sas L. Savage, CT woolwcb
Wood. anu EnZa
In Wscasset, Aug. II, George Phbrook Of po.
ton and Jeanette Fl. Fredson, of Wiscasseto oos-
In Lewiston Aug. 10, Wesley w. Carlton of Soco
and Rebecca e. Lane. of Lewiston. ''
In Brunswick Aug. ID, by Rev. j. S. Burgess.
Prof e. II. Cook. OF Orange, N. j., and Hiss Cara
w. C0burn, of Brunswick
In Belfast. Aug. 8. N. B. Alenwood and Angie
Hatch, both OF Belmont.
The Portland daily press., 1869-08-18
PENNSYLVANIA.


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-THE proceedings
of the second day of the National Labor Con-
yention commenced this morning with the an
Douncement by the Secretary of the commit
tees on coincidence, Presidents address, plat
form, organization and constitution The conf
mittee on labor made a report on the eight
hour law, concluding with a recommendation
that Congress should be memorialized to make
provision for the % per cent. of the pay de-
Quoted from the wages of those in government
employ.
Mr. Field of Michigan offered resolution
declaring that Congress should provide for the
funding of that portion of the national debt
not required for circulating medium by the
issue of long bonds bearing interest not exceed
ing 365 per cent, and that United States cur
rency notes at the option of the holder should
be convertible or re-cOnvertible into such bonds
at par; that we demand such an adjustment of
duties on all commodities produced by the labor
of foreign countries as will adequately protect
American labor and restrain excessive impor-
tation of commodities from abroad, while we
have raw material, skill and ability to produce
1t in our own country Referred to the Com
mittee on Reform.
Mr. Walls of Philadelphia offered the follow
ing: Resolved, That the action of the Conyen-
ton in refusing to admit Miss Susan B. An
thony was not based upon grounds personal to
herself, but simply because the organization
she claims to represent is not bona fde a work.
ing womans association" After considerable
debate on the resolution, the President declared
that Miss Anthony was entitled to the floor as
she was delegate last year to the Convention
Miss Anthony at considerable length defend
ed the attack made against her by several dele
gates. Adjourned till p. M.
ARRIVAL OF GEN. GRANT.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 17.-General Grant and
party arrived here this evening from Wilcox,
Penn, and are the guests OF Gen. Cameron.
They leave in the morning to visit the iron and
coal mines of Lebanon and Schuylkill coun-
ties.
THE RACE BETWEEN HAMMIL AND COULTER.
PIrTsBURG. Aug. 1.-THE boat race between
Hammil and Coulter will take place on Thurs
day next instead OF Friday.