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: q hs hiyt-esass Yloarins nm IN every rsspect,
Of 80 bsrrels q iosr Ssr day.. Atsschsd sse nsesS
1y 91lgts houses, sfabline ,1e ivlh As9 ssli the
70 sx serss, handapmsly Laid ont. and Containing
ecoLecum Of hui@ novers nc ~ 81 sas
is necessary to make It 6rst elias residence; VIII
s,so sell about forty acres Of Lang sh So5ssf s
and containing several handsope building Site With
fine views Of Warrington, the Potomac and sur
Apply to EVAN LYONS,
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FOB SALE Oh EXCHANGE.

$1,000 AGES u r LAND In Macon county. =.
so 600 acres In Oherokee county, n. o., an nne
grazing lands and covered with choice timber; SUI
perior fruit climate, especially the apple. Also,
$4,000 acres in shannon and Reynolds counties,
cash and part in goods
d. n. SHETLAND, Federal Block,
nh ll-d corner 7th and streets
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E0R HALE-An elegant new BRICK HOUSE
! Situated on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, q
Hyattsvtlie. ave niles trUA Washingt0n containing
six rooms and hall. Tor terms inquire Of
my9-3Ws j. K.WALLIS, Hyattsvtllo p. o.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-02-03

sts MxSssuxDBR 40 MILES WITHOUT
SU U1o,tACrNrNr OHANGH Of COACHES
&hs Hrosd Gaugs, Double Track
RoutsE
BETWEEN THE
ATLANTIC CITIES
WHDT AND SOUTHWEST.
THs railway EXTENDS FROM
Cincinnati to New York 500 Miles
Cleveland to New York 825 Miles,
Dunkirk to New York 46O Miles
Buffalo to New York 423 Miles,
Rochester to New York 3S5 Miles,
Un TO 27 MILES THE SHORTEST
ROUTE. "a
New end Improved Coaches are ruin from Clncin-
AN, Dayton, Urbaua, Marion, Gallon, Mansfield,
Dunkirk, Buffalo and Rochester to
New York without Change.
oNLYONE CHANGE TO BOSTON.
On snd after Monday, Noyember Is, 1869, trains
WI leave Meadville at the following hours, viz:
FRANKLIN BRANCH..GoinyS south.
Law:
Nsadvillo, SS A. n. II. As A. n, l,eO P. n 4l5 An
ARNvI:
e ssi9ss,,' cssy, .so IS, .S sS ssS sSs" Ss
FRANKLIN BRANCH-.Going North.
LsAva:
~ Ss.SiiIs, sE :s 81 80 A ~ ~ H. &c.
Aadvillss SIS b" ll,a6 7,ls ll,S
GOING WEST.
9.46 A. M. DAY EXPRESS, daily, Mondays
excepted, for Cleveland Cicninnati and the West
and South. Connects at Clarksville. Sundays ex-
espted. for Sharon Newcastle and Pittsburgh; at
l1avittsburg for Youngstown and Sharon; at Cieve.
and with Lake Shore Kailway, for the West and
rsrh-Wesl; at Ravenna, Sundays excepted. for Al
suCo huu TNBUuTsH; dt hhFOn Cufuayt SxCt pteQ,
fUr Orville and Milershurg, at Uybana with Pitts
ourgh, Cincinnati and st. Louis Raw ny Tor Indian
ap Ais and at Cincinnati with the Ohio Il Missis-
Hppi Railway, for st. Lonis aud the South and
Sleeping Coaches arc attached to this train at
nornelsvils, running through to Cleveland without
change. -.
e.45 A. NJ. EXPRESS MAIL, daily. sundays
excepted for Cleveland and the West and North
West Connects at Clarksville for Sharon, Newcas-
tie and Pittsburgh, and at Cleveland with Lake
Shore Raj, way for the West and Northwest
$40 r. M. NIGHT EXPRESS, daily, for
Cleveland, Cincinnati aud the West and South
Connects at Leavit,sburg Sundays excepted, for
Youngstown; at Cleveland with Lake Shore Rail
way, for the West and North Wet: and at Cincin.
aati with the Ohio Il Mississippi Railway for St
Louis and the South and SOuth. West.
"A Sleeping Coach Is attached to this train at New
York, running through to Cincinnati.
lilo A. M. ACCOMMODATION, Sundays
excepted, for Leavittsburg and Way Stations, con.
aeeting for You gstown.
e.2O p. NJ. FREIGHT q ACCoMMODA.
TIUN, daily.
7.15 A. NJ. WAY FREIGHT, Sundays OK.
,itsd.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-02-03
GOING EAST.

1i,se A.. n. LIGHTNING EXPRESS. daily.
connecting at Cory, Sundays excepted, for Warren
Pa, Mayville Brocton and Titusvie, and daily
for Erie; at Elmira with Northern Central Railway
for Williamsporl Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Bal.
timore, and at New York for Bosten and New Eng.
land cities
A Sleeping Coach is attached to this train at Gin
~nnati running through to New York
SIS r. NJ. CINCINNATI EXPRESS. daily
vundays excepted connecting OF Bin champion for
ALBANY and the celebrated summer resort, Sharon
springs; and % at New York for Boston, and all New
A Sleeping Coach is attached to this train at
hsadville running through to New York.
l.55 A. NJ. NEW YORK DAY EXPRESS,
daily, Sundays excepted. Coanectsat Great Bena
with Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway
for Scranton, and ut New York with Midnight Ex
phia. i''''
A Sleeping Coach Is attached to this train at
cleveland, running through to HOr ellsville, con.
Meeting with train having new and improved Draw.
New York "
excepted.
% 2.oS A. M. ACCOMMODATION, Sunday.
sspted. NNN1A'' eA
Boston and New England Passengers, with tbeir
Baggage are transferred FREE of change in
New York. "a Ill
The best ventilated md most luxurious s,een;n,
oaches As-IN TIE WORLD-ss ACCOMPANY M
isht trains on this Railway. "'
~ The Eric Railway Company has orsped
sew Ferry from Their Jersey City Depot to the foot
Of 2Sd st New York thus enab. ing passengers to
reach the upper portion OF the city without The er
Iense and annoyance Of q street car or an omnibus
artnsfer
~ The scenery along the entire route OF the Erie
railway Is OF the most picturesque and beautiful
character Admirers of Natures beauties in
daylight journey over this Line will find its ever
changing landscapes subjects OF continual admira
tOn aud interest.
Baggage Checked ThrOurh.
And hrs always m low as BY any other Route,
ASK FOR TICKETS VIA ERIE RAILWAY.
Which can be obtained at all the Princpal ricke,
oness In the West and South West
,ro VIM. B. BARR
~ noChLh, . Gen'l Pass'r Ac't.
Seni S"pt' Jan l8, 1870.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-19

Patents have been granted this week to
John W. Stockwell of Portland, for:water pipe
machine; and to Hiram Bigelow, of Skowhe-
gan, for chisel for cutting gains.
Gold yesterday opened at 116 "a advanced
TO III 8, then dropping, closing at 1167-8
Yesterday was a very warm day, although
there was fresh breere. The mercury stood
at S8o for some hours during the day, At 9
o'clock in the evening it was 85
The Democratic Comfy Convention meets
in Reception Hall at ten o'clock this morning.
A couple of fort soldiers yesterday were
abusing and ill-treating young man who APP
peared to be in q partial state of iutoxication,
on Middle street, when stout teamster came
along, jumped off his team, rolled up his
sleeve and informed the soldiers if they wanted
to fight to take him. The soldiers concluded
that discretion was the better part of valor, and
m arcbed off
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n Il w s
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Domestic News.
NORTH CAROLINA.

NONEH CAESOLlNAs
THE POLITICAL TROUBLES BEFORE THE COURTS.
RALEIGH, Aug. 18-Judge Brooks has or
dered Kirk to make returns of the wrirs and
prisoners before HIM at Salisbury. Twenty
three prisoners have arrived there. Gov. Hol-
den sent for Chief Justice Pierce, vino arrived
last night. The Governor proposed to obey
the writs to-day which had been issued here.
Some sixteen or eighteen OF them arrived here
this afternoon. After the writs issued by Judge
Pierson failed, Judge Brooks issued writs I'M
der the 18th amendment for the delivery of all
prisoners, and ordered return to be made to
him to-day at Salisbury. Other arrests have
been made recently
Turner, editor of the Sentinel, and % others,
have arrived at Salisbury, and were immedi-
ately brought before Judge Brooks. Kirk was
allowed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to
make return. The prisoners were released
on their recoguizance. Writs have been grant
ed for thirty more parties who are still under
arrest. Bergen arrived in Raleigh this after
noon with the prisoners for whom Judge Pier
son had some time ago issued writs A motion
was made by the counsel for dismissal of the
petition and a retraction of the same upon the
production of Wiley, charged with the MUIR
der OF Stephens. Gov. Hoden's counsel mad e
counter motion for their commitment upon
bench warrant on the affidavit of Berger.
Both motions lie over until tomorrow morn
ing, Judge Pierson bailing Wiley in the mean
while in $4,000. Eighteen other prisoners
brought up to this city are still under Gov
Ho,den'S guard.
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q . M Nj II IL CIAL.


Receipts by Railroads and Steamboass.
STEAMER MONTREAL FROM Boston. 20 bdls
iron. casks and JIG bDls crockery, Is and 10
bales domestics, casks OIL IL jars snuff bbls oil,
~ bis vinegar, 100 water melons, 10 coils cordage,
30 bxs cheese, IS bds pipe 10 crates peaches
bales 0akum, hhds moasses, water gate. eases
Shoes ~ chests tea. 40 bxs spices, plates iron and
fues, 10 bb and 20 half 20 beer 20 bxs tin IS bds
sheet icon 10 extension tables, % Lds paper, % fir
kins lard, sewing machine 202 bxs pipes, "a bUs
Hour, horses and carriages bxs tr,sn fish, IT'S
pkgs to Princes Express, 100 do to order For Can
ada and country 10 bags spocls 90 lis sheet iron,
q prs axles, bags wool Stock &c bales wool, pows,
cook stoves 10 bdls shovels 80 empty barrels 1000
bricks, 3i6 bars iron, sewing machines bales
paper stock, hhd hams, 10 bales burlaps, plates
Iron. casks sand, 10 pes marble, jump seat car
riages 20 bag, dye wood, 40 bulls leather, 10 bags
shorts 30 pcs MARBLE % bbs onr 40 pigs to order
PORTLAND Il KENNEBEC RAILROAD-1 car oil
CLOTH 81 bales wO % cloth, do boots. 81 pkgs
b goods, 81 pigs merchandise, 10 freight for
Boston.
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NEW YN Il Il.
CITY AND VICINITY

New YORK, Aug. 1S-The Commercial Adj
vertiser says that combination OF ultra-tariff
and free traders are preparing to bring oHt
jackson f. Schultz of this city as candidate for
Governor
Joseph Hoxie, a we'll known political speak
er and humorist, died at Westerly, r. L., to-
dav, aged "a years.
Assessor Scaulan and Supervisor Dutch, in
a tour of observation among the Brooklyn dis
tilleries to-day were attacked by n shower OF
brickb and stones, which, however, did no
serious damage. They found twenty places in
one Ward in which Illegal dis'illIng was car
ried on.
Justice Cox to-day dismissed a suit by the
manager OF Booths Theatre to enforce the rule
making worthless tickets purchased of street
speculators.
The number of immigrants to date since
Janoary 1st is 157 900, which is 20 600 less than
'or the corresponding month of last year.
ALBANY, Aug. 1s.-A State Temnerance
TENDER 9Th oe" oN "0P
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MAINE.



BANGOR Me, Aug. 49, The Republican
County Convention was held to day. John b.
Nichols of Kenduskeg, the candidate OF the
Chamberlain men, was nominate TOR Senator.
A. e. Flint was nominated for Register of
Probate, and jesse Kinds for County Com
missioner John Fl. Wilson, Horace j. Nick
erson, Chas p. Stetson, and E. G. Brett. were
respectively nominated by reclamation as
candidates for Sheriff, County Treasurer,
County Attorney, and Clerk of Courts Reso-
lutions were passed endorsing the admnistra-
ton of Gen. Grant, the Republican nominee
for Governor, the resolutions Of the State Con :
venton, in favor of ntemnerarce and prohibi-
tory law, and endorsing the nominees of the
Convention.
ACCIDENT.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 19-George Burgess, of
Warren, Me one of the wor K men employed in
building the iron bridge for the P. &. X. Rail-
road in this city, while at work on the tenn
porary bridge unloading iron from car, was
run over 10y one of the cars, breaking one leg
and arm.
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TEL EERAPHIU JCNus

The Newark Advertiser of Thursday nrints
letter from Hon. Frederick Frelinrhuysen
addressed to the President, declining the an,
poln.ment of Minister to England.
The report that Col. Hay is coming back
from Spain o. business connected with the
Cuban affairs, is dsbelieved at Washington.
thirty OF the Big Horn expedition have re-
turned to Camp Brown; the renal nder have
gone to Montana.
wv me Germans of San Francisco had Jubilee
Wednesday night over the Prussian victories.
Canon City, Oregon, was DESTROYED nv fire
on Saturday last, only one house left standing.
Loss $3.50, 00O e
The population of Oregon is estimated at
$4,000. N'
:, The total shipments of specie from San
francisco since January 1st were $22, 664 900,
including SS,O49, 900 sent to New York by rail-
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WASH lNGTGN.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-Tbe authorities of
the Naval observatory have closed contract
with ALVIN Clark & Sons, of Cambridge, Mass
to construct new telescope for the Observable
ry. for which Congress at the last session ap-
propriated $50, 1000. 1T is to be a reflecting in
strument with an object glass of 26 inches in
dlameter. 1t will be the largest perfect glass
IL VIII require four years to complete it.
THE CUSTOMS RECEIPTS
Tor the week ending Aug. 18th were as follows.
New York $3,099, 935; Philadelphia $117, 929;
Boston $426,770; Baltimore $3.50 891; New Or.
leans, from July Both to Aug 9th, S132, 1888:
san san Frrnciscc. from July Both to Aug 9th,
$3O2,629. Total $4.G7O, 292. 0'N'
APPOINTMENT.
The Attorney General has appointed Joseph
a ~, w are special counsel with regard to the
cotton cases before the Court of Claims.
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Sound Logic for the sick.

The invalid has often good reasons to exclaim,
"save me from my friends" As general thing,
each Of them will have o different medicine to
propose, and if he follows all their prescriptions
in turn, the well-meant advice may be the death
OF him. The only sensible course in any case of
sickness is to resort promptly to a specific which
has stood the test OF long ard widely extended
public experience, and obtained on solid and sui-
cient grounds the reputation OF Standard Remedy,
This rank among the restoratves of our day belongs
OF right, and beyond all dispute to Hostetters
Stomach Bitters. Let those who are taking it at
this facilitating season an invigorant answer for
themselves as to its tonic properties Can any dys-
peptc, who has ever used it, question its superiority
as stomachic over every other medicine? Can any
person of bilious habit, who has ever taken it for
liver complaint doubt its efficiency? 1t is belle
among the tens OF thousands who are now using, or
nave heretofore used 1t Alternative and correct
I've, not one can be found who would exchange it Tor
any other preparation in the kown world. For in
termittent levers, nervous debility, constipation
SICK stomach and all complaints arising from indi-
gestl0n or mpovershment ct the blood 1t is the only
article which can he cOnscientiOusly guaranteed,
and no who l. thoroughly acquainted with its
virtues will allow interested dealers in worthless
Stops, which they make larger profit, to furnish
them in ;he place of the great vegetable esto ative
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JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-State VS.. John Starkey. Assault
and battery his wife, Satisfaction ackn owledged
On payment of costs. Dismissed.
State vs.. Dennis McGovern. Drunkenness and
disturbance. Fined IS and costs. Committed
State VS.. John Maloy. Search and seizure Fined
$50 and costs. Committed. ID. Fl. Ingraham.
State VS.. Cornelius Connolly. Search and seizure.
Fined $50 and costs. Continued one week,
State Mary j. Stafford. Arson. Continued
till tomorrow.
Howard s. Cleaves. Strout g. Gage.
M. p. Frank.
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Buitdtn0 Loan Mortgage.
Notice of Foreclosure and Sale.


WHEREAS, Timothy Loonev and catherine
~ Looney, wife OF SAID Timothy. both Of the city
OF fortiaud IN the County OF Cumberland, on the
twenty-second day It June. 1884, by their mortgage
deed OF that date, recorded in the ,stTy of Deeds
Tor saidcounty, book 1856. page H. conveyed to said
city certain lot Of land and the buildings thereon,
situated on the northerly corner OF Monument and
Mounliort streets in said Pc tlan and founded
and described follows:
Beginning in the corner of said streets, thence
Monumen MT street, forty five feet and four tPDths of
l0ot 10 stake; thence nor h-wesiery at right
ges with sail street sixtv-teet to stake; thence
south-w sterly parallel with said Monument street.
eshty-one feet to Mountiort street; thence south
eastery IN the line OF Mountort stree 10 The place
De9uh at oeing the same premises conveyed to said
Cithet'he Oy samuel l.. Carcton, and ny her con-
Ye' ell TO saif Tim thy by her d ed datei June
fourth Is Z, and recorded IN the Reglst OF Deeds
tor SAID county book 35I. page 81 with authoiiy in
the case OF the breach tue milton in snd mort
gage TO Sc said PREMISES at auction and from the
projects TO pay the debt secured thereby And
whereas the condition of said mortgage deed has
been broken by said Leoneys:
his Is 10 give notice that said house aud lot will
be sold at puolic auction on sad premises. on the
fifteenth day OF September, 1870 at ten o'cock IN
the forenoon. Tor the reason and purpose Aforesaid
In wi ness whereof, l, Henry W. Hersey, IN be-
halt of said city, Treasurer thereof by virtue OF
the authority given me in said deed. have hereunto
set my hand, and give this notice this thirteenth day
OF August. 1870.
HENRY W. HERSEY,
Treasurer Portland.
aug l5-M&Tht sep15
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Domestic Markets.

new hoRk. Aug. 49, Cotton firmer; NIililing
uPahus at lSac; sales 729 bales. Flour-sales S5O6
DDS State AM Western quiet; State at 40 a 60
ho on HOOP ONO 6 Is q 81; Western at 5 40 "a
oS va 1outnern at 6 90 q 1000. Wheat quiet; sales
BUY Dusa; NO Spring at 20 g 20; No Sat Os
NO. and mixed at 10. Winter Red and Amber
Western at 40 g 40. Corn % &c better; sales
s3.Uoo push; new Mixed Western at 81 a soc. Oats
dul ana lover; State at 81 q 5sc; Western at so %
DC; ofK neavy; new mess at 20 %; prime at "a 90
glE,; Butter firm; Ohio at q q Sic; State at IS q
SIC. Whiskey steady; Western Tree at DC. Rice
qliet; Carollna at % Ole. Sugar in fair request;
Porto hico at 81 q 1Clc; Muscovado at 9 9ac; No.
II Dutch standard at 10hc Naval Stores Spirits
Turpentlne quiet at 3s! "a 33c; Resin steady at so
q So. Petroleum steady; crude at 12c; refined at
gag q 25c. Tallow heavy at 81 "a 92c. Freights to
Liverpool unchanged; cotton I'd; -four Is 81; wheat
cd.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1s-Flour unsettled. Wheat de-
Ginning at 93c tor No. Corn active; No. at 72c-
Oats heavy at Csc Tor NO.2. Rye quiet at 72Ic for
No. 2 Barley easier at l Os for No. 2, High Wines
steady at &C. Live hogs frmer at 20 "a 10 rs for
common to choice. Cattle moderately active at 10
a 80 for comm IN Texan to good shipping steers
Recepts-4,5O0 bbls. flour, $1,000 bush, wheat
$4,000 Dush. corn, $4,000 bush. oats, 1000 bnsb'
rye 900 bush. barley, 1000 hogs '-''
Shipments-2,o00 bbs. flour, 1877 900 bush. wheat
900 bush. corn, 10000 BUSH oats 5000 bnsh re-
5000 bush. barley, 5000 hogs.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 1s,-Cotton firm. Mid
ding uplands at 17Ic.
nike.
III CChhaAa,tfEsToN, Aug H. Cotton Middling up
SAVANNAH $3.50 c
at 17lc.
rOfeAsm n3rlxefs
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RHODE ISLAND.
THE CAMBRIA WINS A RACE.

PROVIDENCE, Aug. 18-In the race of twenty
miles to wind ward and return to Newport. to-
day, between the yachts Cambria and Idler.
for a cup valued at 30 guineas the Cambria
came in thirteen minutes ahead beating Idler
with an allowance of 10 IL minutes.
A WELCOME.
The various Catholic societies, numbering
1900, with baners and music, to. day paid visit
of welcome to Bishop Mcfarland, who return
ed last night from Europe.
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CLAM BAKE-The Merchants Clam Bake
Association propose to have grand clam bake
at o'clock Saturday afternoon on the rocks in
the rear OF Cliff Cottage, Cape Elizabeth. To
ensure success one hundred tickets must be
sold, which can be had at Railroad Ticket
Agency corner of Fore aud Exchange streets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-19

WEsTBRooK. Yesterday James Slower was
brought before Trial Justice Moses G. Dow
charged with murderous assault at Sacca-
Kappa Respondent pleaded guilty and was
committed to Jail to await the action of the
grand jury in September. f. M. Ray appeared
for the State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-19

The following names of the aged Brother
hood were omitted in the list published yes
terday: Joel Allen, age 20; William Boyd, 81;
Nathan Cummings, "a; ferdinand G. Pudor,
65; Henry Trefetherin, Joshua Stevens &C.;
Francis Radoux's age should be 80 and Curtis
Meservey's "a.
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on 10.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION
LABOR CONVENTION.


COLUMBUS, Aug. 1S.-Hugh j. Jewett was
nominated to-day by the Democrats of the
seventh District for Congress.
LABOR CONVENTION.
CINCINNATI, Aug. IS The Labor Congress
to-day discussed at length and with evident ia
vor the proposition of s. p. Cummings of
Massachusetts, looking TO the formation of a
national labor reform political party. A plat
form was reported. 1t demands a repeal of the
national banking system, withdrawal of green
PACKS: a lower rate of interest, payment of the
public debt in currency, taxation of United
States bonds, revenue tariff and no more
land 2rands to railroads. Mr. Delano of Cali.
fornla Offered resolution to be added to the
platform, declaring the presence of Chinese la
Dorers in large numbers an evil, entaiiing
want and crime, on all other classes, be pre-
vented by law.
After the platform resolutions in reference
TO natinal banks and lower rate of interest
was adopted, and Mr.. Cummings proposition
was discussed at length.