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Sealed Proposals.

WILL BIZ RECEIVED BY THE UNDER
w signed until o'clock J.. ". Wedne~-
day. the Isl day OF June. ls70 for furnishing
and setting curbstOne and paving CUTTERS
on Fourth street, between Vine and Chest
nut streets, and for grading the same; also
for furnishing and placing about so perch
OF broken limestone on Denny and Fifth
streets. to BE- distributed under the direc-
ton OF the Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Bids will be received for all or part of said
work. At the option Of the bidder. For spec
lications and particulars apply tO the un-
dersigned.
STEPHEN WATERHOI'SE, Sr.,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Alleys,
Town South Wheeling. ma2
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RE-OPENED.
ST. CHARLES RESTAURANT,
formerly Balls SaiOOn,)
Under WASHINGTON HALL.

THE SUBSCRIBER TAKES PLEASURE
in announcing to his friends and the public
generally, that he has thoroughly renoVate1
and improved the above Restaurant and
will endeavOr to cater 10 the wants OF MS
customers in the most desirable style. Al
ways on hand a choice selection OF Wines
Liquors, &c. Meals served up In the DeSt
STYLE, at shortest notice, al al hour
mara CHARLES p. LUTZ.
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CITY, or WHEELING.


Understanding that preparations more
extensive than heretofore are being made
for the observance OF "DrcOrutiOn bay in
this city, would respectfully call attention
To the foregoing communication, expressing
the hope that the request thrrin contained
may meet with a GENEROUS and GENERAL.
response, so that no one may bc deprived Oi
the opportunity Of participating in In" GER
rmOnirS of the day. =. MCCLELLAN,
mas Mayor.
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONNEN'
TIOS.

The Democracy Of Ohio county met
m Convention at the Court House on
saturday afternoon, and organized by
rallin. Mr.. Alex. Jacob to the chair,
and electing Joseph Burrows, Of Tria-
.lrIphia township, a. Secretary.
The Chairman announced the object
If the Convention, when, on motion of
Vim. {. lIamdlan, q committee consist
,ug uI ore from eaca township was SC
irrtel to report the names Of thirty per
,on. to represent Ohio county in the
state Convention TO be held in Charles
tom on the Sth of June next, and thirty
alrcrnates. The motion prevailed,
The following named gentlemen were
appointed: Washington, j. Baer;
Madison, Peter f. Zinn; Clay, NJ.
Reilly Union, John W. Boring Centre,
Joseph Tollivar: Webster, William
Writzel; Ritchic, w c. Hanlan; Tri-
adrlphia. George Downey; Liberty
Henry Dice; Richland, John B. Wilson.
The committee retired and in a few
moments reported as follows
The committee to whom was COM
mittei the duty of selecting the names
Of sixty delegates to represent tins
r,nnty i'm the State Democratic Conven-
rinn 10 be held in Charleston on the Sth
Of June next, would respectfully report
the following names:
Clark Mcdonald, j. +. Smith, VIM.
>tamm. James Robinson, W. Steele,
Jos. Burrows, Charles A. OtterSon, W.
; Frazier, A. VI. Jacobs, ii. NJ. Henry,
Allen Davis, : Thornburgh, j. Ioeck-
Ter. Jacob AltmNcr Vim. :. Goshorm.
: Mcdonald, 4. J. Sweeney, Vim. II.
Uxrobv. John F. Baer, A. T. Garden,
Thomas sweeney, J. B. Kelley, \. j.
Wilson, John B. Wilson, John W.
Mccullough, Silas Wharton, DIR. j.
Campbell George Sawtell, DR.. Thomas
l.unsford. Thomas Hughes, Georgc
Balr,l, Jacob Lanfried, NJ. Reilly, +. Il.
Crarraft. John Nolan j. NJ. Warden,
Robert Simpson, y. c. Arthur, Thomas
- Brien, John Rhinehart, John X. Mil
irr Nicholas Reister, w. H. Harrison,
Wm. Weitzel, VIM. D. English, George
Forbes, L. D. Wait, John Faris, Jos
". Farrell, VIM. CASTOR, Lemuel Beck,
>prigg Jacob, Henry Dice, James Lu-
~. James McVenice, Lewis Baker,
Iohn II. Hobbs, W. c. Handlan,
stephen Waterhouse Henry Rewit,
August Weidebusch, Benno Hammer,
Nndrew Wilson, f. B. Young, Edward
Wci~eerber, D. Lamb, Joseph ToIlivar,
! NJ Ewing, John w Boring, II: B.
Miller. J. NJ. Bulger, Jacob Hughes,
- :. Long, Israel Updegratt, J. i.
Nhrrpard, j. NJ. Bickel y. Crawley,
i &. Smith, George Roberts, l.onls
i'ranzheim, Louis f. Stifel, Thomas +.
>hallcross and Z. F. Xinn.
The report Of the conlmitte" was
adopted.
ON motion of Mr.. Cracralt the Pres
dent was authorized TO issue his ccrlltl-
,lcto any Democrat who will signify
hi, intention Of attending the State
invention.
en- motion the Convention adjourned
..,, DE.
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PROGRAMME OF THE DAY.

PROGRAMME OF THE DAY.
NNHE COLUMN WILL BE FORMED On
Fourth street at , o'clock p. NJ, the
right resting or Monroe, by the Marshal o.
the Day and his assistants, to whom all or
ganiEations will report through their Chief'
for assignment.
The column will move AT O'Clock pre-.
ciSely and march down Monroe to Main. up
Main to Washington. up Washington to the
National Road, thence To the Speakers
stand, where appropriate addresses will be
delivered by
Hon. N. Richardson & R. n. Cochran.
And other interesting exercises will be had,
at the conclusion OF which the column will
reform and march TO Mt. Wood Cemetery
and proceed with the Decoration C"rPmO-
nieS.
Committees will leave PetcrSon'S Hall on
Main street at y o'clock 4. VI. TO visit Green
wood, Peninsular, Catholic, East Wheeling
and Red Mems Cemeteries. where relatives
and friends will please meet them with
flowers and cNergrcens, Ia assist in the dec
Grafton.
The Committee would respectfully request
all that can To provide themselves with
flowers and evergreens for the occasion. and
those deSirOus of furnishing them 10 the
Ladies' Committee are requested 10 leave
them nj PeterSon's Hall as early on Mon
day morning as practicable.
The authorities OF Mt. Wood Cemetery
will close the gates 10 all, except the rela-
tivcS OF soldiers buried there and lot-hOlderS,
until the column passes in, when they will
b" thrown open 10 all
Gen. 4. +. Kelley, Chief Marshal ; Col. II.
b. Hubbard and Lieut.. Aug. Rolf, Assistants.
committee OF ArrangementS-B. +. kel-
lcy. W. +. Singleton, r. II. Cochran, j. VI.
Richards, j. b. Trimble. mas
WHEELING. W. Va Nav IL, 1870.
IL IIh Honor lSrnUeI VI C2ellon. Esg., Mryoy
~ the city Of Bheeing!
SIR:-The Undersigned Committee, APP
pointed Ia arrange for the Decoration of
Soldiers Graves on Monday the 18th inst,
request that you issue your
official proclamation requesting the citizens
To close their stores and other places OF busi-
ness at one a. o'clock T.. ". on that day, in
order that they and their employees may
participate in the ceremonies OF the Occa-
sion Very respectfully, Your os't servants.
h. +. KELLEY,
x. II. COCHRAN,
j. NJ. RICHARDS,
j. Is. TRIMBLE,
W. I. SINGLETON,
committee of Arrangements
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Rough and Ready Tobacco

10 BOXES ~. II. TROTTER'S" CEl.E-
brated Il. apd r. Tobacco.
M RoIes Il. X. Miner" Il. and z. To-
lust received and for sale by
VI. REILLY.
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Flour! Flour!

II-EHAVEJUST RECEIVED THE FOL-
w lowing brands ofFlour: Ealtlcr snow
Flake. silver SPRAY. star of the West, etc.
90 barrels Of the above brands fof >ale nj
the Lowest rates. ,., ,.
Ins.r, hLNf1 y. i-iHi n ~
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TrnsfHe's Sale.

IA By VIRTUE or \ DEED uF
SSAE. Trust dated the 2d day OF April. A. II.
S<A lsiEl, recorded In the RecOrders offic"
Of WctZel county, West Virginia, III
DEED Of Trust Book No; 2, page =, and mad"
by Edward Sprung, Albert Ruedinger, Au-
gust Schmuck and Rudolph EBgiehnrt,
Trustees of the Concord Association, Ia the
undersigned Trustee, will, on SATl RDAl, +,
the Ith day ofJUSE, A. ID. 1870, ut the front
door of the Court House OF Wrtzel county,
i'm IN. Town of New MartinSville, offer Tor
sale To the highest bidder the following par
eel or tract of land lying AT the junction Of
Fishing Creek and the ohio River in the
township Of Magnolia, county OF WetLcl
and State of West Virginia, bounded us fol-
lows, tO-wit:-BPginnins AT the mouth or
Fishing Creek, thence down the Ohio River
with the Tneanders thereof and binding
thereon :. II W. lSS poles, =. D W. lB
poles 10 JRmCSC. larnallS line, thence part
~ with Slid line =. " +. 2S poles 10 hick.
Ory, thence :. ~ W. - poles To Lynn and
Ash. thence =. 81 f.. Is poles To II stone pile,
thence y. SO r.. ISi poles Ia a stone In u slip,
thence =. ~ r.. ~ poles To pointers where
the locust corner formerly stood, thence y.
- W. lCS poles Ia sycamore ON the creek
bank. thence down the creek with the mo
unders thereof y. 81 ". ~ poles, y. II W.
- poles, y. - r.. NJ poles, y. ~ r. IS poles,
y. - r.. ~ poles, y. " T.. ~ poles, y. W.
q poles, y. = W. DpOlcS, y. ~ W. y poles,
y. ~ ". 40 poles, y. ~ W. 100 poles To the
plnCc Ol beginning -tDnlhInlnR lOtOl nlA nun
drcd and forty acres, more or leSS-being the
same tract ofmnd formerly owned by Rob
crt ". Cox. The aforesaid Deed of Trust
was made u secure tO Robert W. Cox the
payment Of six promi~Sory notes.-the INST
Tor S3UO, payable September lst, 1862; the
remaining five notes for 500 each, payable
September lSt, 1870, 1871. 1872, 1873 and 1874,
respectively, bearing interest nom April lst,
1850, payable annually, OF which Said sums
OF money the Stid slOOO only has been paid,
without the interest. The said sale Will be
made To enforce the payment Of $3.50 Of in
ter,St due April lst, 1870, which with interest
thereon to the day OF sale will amount 10
slJG6.j0. sale to be for cash "a to 30 much
ilS will pay OF the said slj66.5O and the costs
of this salo. The first sJOoO after this TO lie
evidenced by note with good personal secu-
rity Theremainder ofthe purchase money
to I've secured by n lien on the land.
GEO. r.. BOYD, Trustee.
NEW MARTINSYILLE, April -, lSIu
apTE
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w matter what shade, width and
qr,nlty Of Silk Ribbons and Satins
L.lr- may want Adler. ia the place L"
hri them.
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Wanted.

BOY WHO UNDERSTANDS GAR
\ DESISi Nus b. well recommended.
1nuIy AZ 1'Cpnieu Fac1Ory Of
r BRADLEY & son,
Ius.: Fast Wheeling.
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NorrH WEST VIRGINIA AGRICULTuRAL
Sn.Irry.-A meeting of the Board Of
Directors of the North West Virginia
Agricultural Society was held at the
urii,e of the President. Thomas Horn
hrnok, on SATURDAY afternoon. All the
m,mber> of the Board, except VI. l..
uu. absent from the city, were present
The object of the meeting was TO con
,.d,r the propriety Of holding fair dur
an, the coming fall. After very free
dl,cussion OH the subject, the following
Ms adopted:
Rssolced That the North West Nir-
.Inia Agricultural Society hold a Fair
.nd Stock Exhibition on their grounds
"u Wheeling Island, during the coming
tall. inviting all manufacturers, me-
rhanics. horticulturists farmers and
,l"ck raiSers to compete Premiums
viii only be given on stock. The ia''
>hall be held under the rules and regu
itri"ns of the society, but no entrance
irr shall be charged where no premium
- awarded.
An executive committee of five, con
sting of Messrs. HornbroOk, Bishop
McLure, Botsford and Pannell was ap
r"intcd to prepare programme an'
designate the day on which the fair shal
Toe held, and to report to the Board a
q, early day as possible.
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CONGRESSIONAL
WASHINGTON, Nav -.
sen ATE.

Mr.. Chandler spoke at length upon
the subject of the restoration OF for
eign commerce TO American vessels
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned till Tuesday.
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Reduction I'm Price Of Clothes
WringerS.

lust RECEIVED, FIVE DOZEN RELl-
j ASCE WringerS, which will sell at re-
duccd figures. Every housekecper NhorId
have one Of these useful articles.
r. SMYTH,
Corner Market & Quincy streets,
,noI3 And 80 Main street.
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Sugar Cured Hauqs and Beef

IN TIERCEs DAVIS SUGAR CT-RED
IN HamS.
) Heroes Sugar Cured Beef
Just Received r. .SAYTH,
Cnrnsr Market q Quincy streets,
mals And LS Main Eu"<t.
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HOJbrOok.s Monitor Navy To-
baccO.

IN CASES MONITOR NAVY, HI. LBS.
I'D * Rn,,s Pounds.
,noi2 VI. REILLY.
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Ja>. II. Wait and Reuben Waltz
Sarah Wait, 1T aLs.

Sarah Walt, 1T alS.
IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE MADE
and entered i'm this cause at the March term,
lS7U. Of the Circuit Court Of ohio county,
West Virginia, IL was among other things
further ordered that said Commissioner
make a further report, showing the names
of the creditors Of said estate, and the
amount Of their claims remaining unpaid,
first giving motto" bT publication In Tn"
Wheeling ISTELLIGESCER and wheeling
REGISTER for six consecutive weeks, ana rs
provided by section OF chapter ~ Of the
ju-ie Of West Virginia, notifying the cred
itOrS Of said estate to present and prove
their claims before him on or before day
Ia b., fixed therein by him. And that said
Master report such other or turth"r matters
~ oil hnr nArfN mnN TrllliTr.
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MIScELLANEo Gus.
DECORATION DAY !
Monday May 3Oth, 1870.

Associations, Societies, Schools and citizens
generally are cordially invited To
participate in the ceremonies
OF the occasion.
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l,nuMIssIoNEH's OrFICE.

WHEELING, April ,, SiU.J
MI persons interested are hereby notified
that I'm pursuance OF and by authority of
said decree, | have fixed on SATtR
JUNE. (, 100. as the time. and NY OFFICE
In the city Of Wheeling as the place, when
and where ! will proceed To take proof OF
the matters In said decree specified and
rnfeTrrd to. GIBSON l.. CRASNRR,
cnrI Commissioner I'm ChanceTV,
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MAI
, 1870-04-03
Tranx{ers for the Week.

The mos, Significant feature in connection with
real estate Interests now ls that payments falling
due at the Present time are being promptly paid,
This has l,ccn the subject Of remark. not snp}r
among real estate agents, but with bankers noti
others who fcarcd thai the enormous amount Of
liabilities for real estate payuensa Stleh wcxr ~
ure 10 meet n Ilesc obligations, and i eonsequeas
reastion In scal estate aoout The present time
g7o1nds faS anticipating shss spcsulaa,rs soaid @
saa " "ts 1tsu 9'sagns rhe tn
ground iocaiea within six miles of - de K coar III
House, and which was 1ouHht in March Of lass
years. could now be sold q rront Ia most
localities, ground sells readily now at prurt On
last ycals pricrs, 1hat Wuuli te considered large
in hny regular business, and in SONS 41art4ss 81
ns ,ns st rhe,s 1ass ST =; ess
Of from % to 80 per cent On the prices
asked for the same g1ound thirteen months
sso Tns volume Of hsingss Is o9ly Ltle err
Of a much more healthy character, and Ii about
eunl In a,nonnt to the business transacted this
Nal his condion II she rsal ests.s 81 mssies ms has
been sustained under the decline OF 20 per cen.
INC average price Of gold during the iast sir
tions IN Congress- which Two causes hare Kept nll
other business greatly depressed for several
monthh Its apparent that while these causes
H4tS At9O scsu1ttA NtGIlHE III pIICf3 anu ftHl3
Of real estate In New York and some other cities,
there y confidence on the part Of capitalists
esery where, that ~ far - Chicago Is concerned
the present depression in general trade will dlsap-
pear - soon there Is sone settled policy adopted
W Congress in rrgard to the currency. Tnere Is
reason 10 hope that this will yet be DOM BY Con-
Gress during the present month. X It should,
there will only be the tyranny Of our own railroad
and elevator Interests that Wn exercise any ID
ycl1e influence to the most prosperous cr1 that
has cver been experienced in Chicago.
As March and April are usually tho most active
month"; In the Jeor IN real estate Transactions We
give the following comparison Of the weekly AZ
gcRates Of business during March In the last three
yeAI3:
, 1870-04-03

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

RAILROAD BILL
The Oregon Railroad Laud bill, which was before
the House when 1t tpoK recess yesterday, Wa,
by consent, remlitet to the Speakers table.
SHALL HOCfE.
Mr.. WOOD objected to proceeding with business
she House. Se.gatlye.I-Yeas e; uays, 1l3; ulure
than a.quoEunt voting.
nNrnl,c1 1T private bills were Irp0rted anti ra>..es,
aud some adverse reports were presented and
laid ou the sate.
Among the hills iaesttl were the following: Civ
icE tepktut Of ConErcss to The city OF fur
constructing and maintaining crib on Lake Erie,
IN e. ey xh .e an
her husband, y. II. Parker, as discoyeref Of two
Islands In tas Pacific Ocean. a It'll to authorize
mel Under the Niagara Rtser, and TO erect anil
mahtatn an Inlet ptrs therrftotn. vas also passed
n,. IN, ntd, s,Is tS5nppssEn: IT. ror ~,
dtmptt0n, In eutna IF Sa5, Uf l,EuIlzc and nickel
Coins; fur the COLLECTION Of debts due tho United
states from certain Southern railrosd cosI'orn-
suL AxLA11yE1o BE1121p ARAr OFFICERS
Thc Senate joint resolution provtdipG that the
Of srtired amy ot:.reT to duty shai not aTTay 10
of1eers selected for duty At the Solders Home tn
the Dst14ct Of Columbia, vas passed.
THE Tariff HItI.
The House went into committee On tie T2T10 l4l-
Tia clausc 11hlg the iutJ on tea attNenty cents
RI pound, rs diseased y Messrs WOOD,
MARSHALL, 4ud CLARK.
s,AtnerdmcEts looking to reduction, offered hy
Aessrh. WOOD, 1SliERsOLf, and LNCt;H-
RIDGE, were rejected. aud the tax remains a
reported In the bill, Ft[, twenty Cthta
bu7nE the discussion. Nj. ScrESCK, n reply
to aquestion. tal1 an internal revenue bill would
be reported, reducing the total amount II lea
~. COO oao He declined to 80 into psEstculaEA =
NJ. SNRED0S, Of Louis!an2- moved TO strike
out the line taxing coffee cents pef pound, pFo-
posing that it be put on the free LIST
The morton VA tiscusses! by AekMA LOEGH-
RIDGE, STEVENSON, SCHENCK, KERR, coz,
DAWES and McSEEIf, AM, withdrawn.
instead al e. Retected- No other Amendment.
weFr oncred. and the ta1 on coffee rt11sItls, Al
provided In the LII. At cents per pound
Some lew ether clauses Of The bll were read,
and no amendments n1aac. The question Of su.
Ear was reached. When the committee spse and
the House adjourned.
, 1870-04-03
Sfnxe PemCi1M

Twenty veats ago III the slAtc pencils used
were manufactured in Germany She than
supplied america With this o4,n1nodits. In
ls5o there ~aaa !onng man living n Nsst
discovered supply Of stone for milking ftss-
class article Of slate pencils He begnn b!
whtuina out the pamela and sailing them to
school children. Being better tIticlc than
that for sale in the Etorta, be found rcady
ssle {of Ill he could whittle out
He argued thA& Il thsy would sell THUS
readily u home, they would seQ readily ever!
where. He became possessed Of the idea that
there was fortune IN the business, and his
dream has been realized. This quarry Of slate
rercQ etone Was Situated in = large Eayine,
tour mile. north Of Csss1esoo. IT.. neaf
situated WI for sale At one hundred dollars
he purchased it, apd began operations By sAw-
ing opt the pencils md whiting thesu round.
The business of making them grew nunenae-
II On his bands, that 30 it WAS impossible to
keen clean order book. ...-.
Nsrh;nrry v1s invented 10 fkcilitake the pro-
ccee. which hAs reached some thing hks par
lection, and enexznousls increasea tae prcduc,,
ton Of pencils. At present the quarry and
mills aFa owned by Joint stock company,
They are s.lned at thrce hund1ed Thousand
dollars. From 6ftF to one hundred thousand
pencils Ase turned out daily, and upwards OF :
Hundred hAnds are employed IN tho quarry md
in tho MIL.
AfeEr the stone is qaar1iet II passes through
four prpeesscs before il is made into pencils
1t il sawn into roctznE1ar b1ocks Ave inches bs
ssven, and trlit by hand into slats OF the sas1s2
length and breadth, which s1ecaxrtn1fs ahsorted
Thcee slabs paas through nschine wf1it
shase4 them al 10 the ulaifoen thickness of =
quarter OF IN inch, vnen the< are ready to-
the final process.
Tbs machinery for rc3uins these slabs /.
PENCILS eousists of hon n1atos fitted to receive
them, fastened to An ens1le6a chain which pas
, 1870-04-03
FOREIGN.
GREAT BRITAIN.

NEW YoKK. April a--A Dublin despatch states
thst an Indignation meeting was held fast night at
the RutundA The hail, as we'll as St1e street, was
crowiied with people. Speeches we're made and
resoltt!onR adopted repudlAttng the reace Pre.er-
rast0n bill, uow under Consideration In parliament
q threatening to destroy the remnant Of tih+rty
yet remaining 70 the 1s!sh rrople. cnuulttee
wna appointed 10 ~ult upon III. Gladstone aud
represent to him thst the policy Of the government
in this respect receves the rensurc Of all classes
and earnestly urge him to modify the BILL Re-o-
iuttens were sIso adopted Trying rrpea3 Of The
union existing between England and 1fetenY as
the interests Of both countries are an:agonisuc to
lB perpetu2tton.
LONDON. April 2--An unusual number OF pro-
motions hare recently been made In the nays. To
tnect this many senior ofdcess have been traus-
fctted to the retired lsRt
The Eretafor an1enta the utter ayiAity Of the de-
bates In Parliament. AseIy.
The aanae paper thinks colonial independence
would divert the tide Of emigration now running
80 strongly nom Great Britain 70 tne United
StateA>
I1SroS, Aprt' 2-Rey. Dr. pusey rahllshes
communication In the Record arguing avAtast the
revision Of tie recognized version Of the Bible,
, 1870-04-03
WASHINGTON,
Debate in the House on the
Tariff Bill,
Duty on Tea and Coffee Agreed
Upon.
The Presidents Views Regarding
the Fifteenth Amendment.
Special Dcspstch to Tbs Chicago Tdhuna-

Special Dcspstch to Tbs Chi71s 30 Ttihuna-
TEE FCSxHAL OF GKSEHAL THoXAa
WAsHlSGToS, ApEl a.-1n reply to suggestion
from General Sherman, that the funeral OF Gen.
eral Thomas be 1t Vest Point, and that hls re-
mains 10 placed IN the Military Cemetery taeze,
Colonel Willard has replied that It Is the deahe II
MEs- Thomas that the tnnefa. anu burial khal b
At TruJ. As the President and General Sherman
hare agreed to asteni the annual meeting Of the
Army Of the Potomac, next Saturday evening, in
Philadelphia, and as large nunaef OF officers DC
sire to be Present on both occasions, 1t seems prob
Ahie that the funeral will either be on Friday Of
next week. or THE Tuesday following. General
Sherman will 0Tdcr battalion u engineers from
Nllets Point Is portion OF the funeral escort.
FRESHEST GRANT AND THE FIFTEENTH AAESp-
AESf-
The President In private conversation, last
night, spoke very strongly OF his satisfaction At
the ratification Of the Fifteenth Amendment He
said he had been somewhat Uneasy about the mat
ter for several ~eeks, AMI had more qualification
than be could we'll express In signing the bill TINT
made the amendment secure. lie also spoke on
the question Of education, An.i said he hoped the
people throughout the country would grow Into
more liberal deas on the subject, aud see that the
safety and Well-betng Of the republic depend on
the enlightenment Of lta citizens
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
FEENQSI'S HAlLK0AD SCHEAk.
WasutSG1pS, ArrN a-Generai Fremont, In 4
le{tr- TO the Senate Committee on Pacific Rail-
rua,ls in relation 70 The Memphis, E paso ! Pa
clflc Railroad, s1ys that Minister WaahhuTae WIS
using his olcIal position and the weight Of the RoE-
ernment for the gr8tincatton Of the personal hos-
tsS 70 hteaf down American sntspiss With he
ceEsfu! with the government, but bis efforts
Against the company had haA a hAd effect on the
nls1ket,Isaustng IT nuea embarrassment b.
.ngtpn ne1. week, On business before the Commit