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, 1870-06-06

hcrcncF And lFFe1cvAncy ON the
RoptFum-Thc IS Princess Edfthn -
Rniscs tho DnndeF OF nm Old Gen"
tlemnn from Long Isrnnd-A Mimi"
fest - Sell.''
From, the .Stle YORK. Herald, June 3
Edithn Gilbert Moutcz, whose eccentric and
curious career throughout the world is written
On the memories OF many Of the 1eaaera Of the
Herald, delivered lecturo last night at Stein
way Hall, on the Equality OF Woman. and
Lola 1lontcz." The audience, in reportor1al
ph1aaeology, thorgh very sparse, wsa highly ill.,
iellectuaL Among the few were aome " spec.
tacled'' celebrities, both Of tho uasculine and
feminine gender, mAnifesting strong proclirl-
ties, and ! determination to prove that" wbst-
over Is, is wrong" -.
The "fair~ lcc,urcss, On making her ap-
pea1anee On the stage, created decided een-
sation even among the stronger OF the
strongcst-minded women present. She IL
decided Amazon, with strong animal Instincts
depicted in the fash Of her deep, black, and
DEVELOPMENTS and the contour OF her athletic
and robust f1ame. She WAS dressed in the
most oui1andish fashion, as il she designed to
ape An Eastern Princess, and carried = nanB
koasuth hAt swinging il her hand on the
gtage. During her rambling and incoherent
remarks she sirutted heavily up and down the
platform. her feet falling On the boards with
clephantine pressure.
Mira Eiizabeth Caly Stanton presided, with
her silycred and dishove11ed 1ocks carclessly
arranged, and introduced tho lectures6 to tho
audience az 1.-THE princesB Ediha, daughter
Of King Leopold md tue Countess Of Lans-
fe1dt"
The 'tPtinccss then took the rostrum and
commenced discourse the like OF which is
seldom heard. 1t Eas mixture Of everything
| and Ind no aliusion. save passing one, to her
distinguished mother" 4 hoary-headelt,
old, lanky, epiritualisti e-looking gentleman in
The audience muttered something betwes1 his
teeth, to the effect that he wanted to hear
something noout Lola Montez," which intiuna,
1 ton greatly excited the Princess, and caused
her 10 c1claim, with deep, tragic effects:
Do you want to fling my illegitimacy in my
| face, sir? II you arc Mr. -, of Long Island
have to say that my mother was poisoned IN
your Iouse."
This created profound sensation, and
| cries nroae OF "put him out! put him
out !" and hands were actually laid on the
poor old soul for that purpose: Peace was re-
stored, however, and sttAe Princess" proceed
| cd to admonlBb women against fashionable
! ATTIRE aud to recommend them to roly more
on man. In conclusion, she thanked the al-
dcnce in the name OF Lola Hontez for theii
dollar head, and hoped that sue might prove
more worthy Of gone things than her 1uothel
Was. But her mother was dead Lot thoH
nov draw the veil and, il they did, let then
weep o'cr her grave in silence, and closa
then. ..-.
| The audience then dispersed, giggting AMI
laughing. and evidently With the impression
that they had been well "sold."
, 1870-06-06
THE CITY IN BRIEF.


We md the following story In the Cleveland
Herald OF the 4th instant: IA woman, having In
charge young girl, arrived at the Union passen-
ger depot on the morning express from Chicago,
Friday. The s1s1s appearance Attracted oMcer
Van uasen, who went mp to her and inquired the
cause Of her grief She stated that her name was
Wood, and that she had been residing with a
family by the name Of Kennedy, seven miles
from Waukegan, H., where she had comfortable
home. The woman, she clsimed, bad, under the
rrpresentntdon that she was her aunt, entlccd her
away from her adopted home, AMI was taking her
as she supposed. to Dunktrk, N. T. The acttona
Of this woman, who gave the name OF Payne, but
whose real name, Miss Wood says, Is
Smith, caused her to be arrested
on suspicion that all was not r,9ht
ii various places along the road from Chicago to
Cleveland, Miss Wood AYERS the woman tried TO
induce her to partake Of strong liquor, which was
supposed to have been prepared tor the purpose
of biunefytug her. From the conversation ana
actions 81 this woman Payne there ID no doubt but
XIX for an immoral purpose; oalcet Van Aasen gaa
tnuk charge Of Miss Wood and obtained pass Tor
her as far as Toledo, With request to the on1cers
1t that point 70 send her home Ine WOMAN
payre was permitted TO continue her journey on
the Eastern tralr. NtBs Wood ia about 18 5caEs
old aud Of progressing appearance She = an
orphan und has resided with Nj. and Ars- Ken
uedy for ten years"
, 1870-06-06

neaa Of their high mission, l91el!tes oven
now u IN paTsz Of he Inhabited ElooS1 4vln9 III
through tse mouth Of his prophet: AZ sven ],
ne a1d 9e.des one ne ansrs 20 saFoS Fs2n
- that be h.a choaen Israel from amongst the Ms.
dons. M aud has entrusted It with such q emitted
mission. Let MS thank h!m tor our dispsrsion iI,
iesu never forget 70 be . witness Of HIN, the
Toly One, the God Of the universe, BY Wa1king N
HsaMnya. Els name be praised for ever aud ever.
, 1870-06-06

PAIsE REPRESENTATIONS, ......
Il. A. Davis Y. Frank D.. Minor. Action on the
case Tor deceit Damages lard nj 81 900. Plaintiff
charges thAt nc Vas Induced By the false repre-:
sentat1ons OF defendant 10 exchange horse and
cfusiFe In Ntams' Subdivision Of the cast half Of
the northwest quarter Of the southwest quarter ot
The southeast quarter OF Section &c, IS, - 10
charcca that defendant claimed TO own the land.
and to be able to convey good title, whereas he
owned but one-thlrd interest in the property.
SCHOOL LASDa ....-
Frederick Welgie T. The CITY ct al. Bill for an
Injunction to restrain the Interference OF defend
ant With complainant, who occupies, rs lessee,
Lot e Block IL, School Section Addition. This is
another proceeding to set at naught the recent aP-
urnfsement OF school lots
, 1870-06-06

The Michigan Central Railway Company an
nounce in our advertising columns thie morning
reduction In passenger fares 10 New YORK and
Boston. Tickets to New York viii be $50, and TO
boston, s21.23. Pull1nanA palace drawing room
and sleeping coachcs arc attached 70 the through
New York Train every Jay, This also ta the only
rond running tic celebrated hotel cars between
ChIcago and Rochester, n. j.
, 1870-06-06

The Best ana Original Tonic q
PtosphorateI Elixir Of Ca1isaya Bari. The Iron
restores color to the blood, the phosphorus r.
news waste OF the nerve tssue, aud the callsay2
gives natural, hcalthful tone 70 me dl9eause o.
waIeruluess general debility, depression Of spir,,
its; n1so the best preventative against fever ana
aguc. MannractuTed only by Caswel, Ha1afu .
Co., New York. Sold by druggists
, 1870-06-06

! The Pittsburgh, Fort Wagnc i Chicago Hals-
| way Company, always foremost In nny good work,
announce reduction OF fares to all Eastern cties
! Of o7er sa This new arrangement goes into CT
| feet tnls morning. Splendid Pullman palace cars
arc attached to aIl through trains Oh this popular
| road East, and every comfort l. offered passed.
, 1870-06-06

next innings, and three IN each = the
following, insktne the game q the beginning
Of sAe nlnih inning u fox the Aatests and 1a for
the Eckforda. This, inning wa watnaed With the
S1tnsls were ii ont 70 for one run. I Nv eenetsiy
regarded a. certainty for the Eckforas: but for
being pnt out On ! foui bound, while the next two
were taken On tue 1y beautifully, the Rsme thus
beng Is all After consultAt1on between the Cap
were falling fast this zame should be coRHdefed
4 draw, aud the dec{d1ng game bp played on
Monday 1t the Onion GFuandA- The following u
, 1870-06-06

About half-past O'Clock, last evening teafn OF
horses, attached to wagon, In which we're seated
another lady. and three Children, ran Away on
West Washington street, and At the corAeT nf SAD
mon. unset The vehicle The occupants were
thrown 10 the E1pn, and all Of them more OF less
injured James Flood spfalned his left ankle, and
Thomas was knocked senseless THo of the cAll-
the nose. The animals we're cangat by ponee-
man, near Uuton street
Shortly after 1e O'Clock, yesterday morning,
woman, who reatdes on Wilson street, attempted
10 commit suicide by taking some oil OF tansJ:
She had had some dt1cnlfT with her husband, anu
more Similar occurrences. Or. Wagner was called
In. and gave her a powerful ahtldote, and Vnea
its eject was oyer, he pronounced her ont OF
langer ..,.to,
Of speckled trour arr caught n the several Streams
chants, ant, daily sent 70 the Chicago masKet.
TrDut arc more plenty this season than usual
-To1n DDpEelI went Into the saloon OF MlA
O'ByIcn on Ktnzie street, near Welts, Iast 1cSsu..
iuE, and attempted to appropriate TIC contents o3
The money drawer, but Vas ca1Rns N tRe a.. ano
The Tcsidcnce Of Charles F. Currler, No: 1
johnson street, was visited yesterday oE ta'eses We
who stole TWO no1es, one note 1oE Ss'n ahu ous
for 800, gold necklace, ring and locker, "ofsu
$40, and s. cash. = M
An insane woman, named Catherine :. ~ ~
street, left her home at O'Clock yesterday uola-
Ing, and hus not been heard of Blnce- 1r
Burglars entered the residence OF EdW1rd y.
Echalter No. 1871 Weht Polk street, carly yesttluay
morning. and carried Of $40 In cash ana sna"1
worth <9a.
The house Of Charles Johnson, No. 100 North
DesplaInes street, wns broken Into about O'Clock
yesterday morning, and watch worth $50 Sto.eA
, 1870-06-06

: Mothers, during your chi1d,s second
GUNNER, you will md Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
syrup 90 Invaluable friend. It cures dysentcry
and dfarrhas, regulates the stomach and bowels,
cnres wind collie, sottens the gums, reduces IN
jarnmatIon, and gtves tone md energy to the
whole system. In almost every instance, where
the infant Is suffering from pain and exhaustion,
relief will be found IN fifteen or twenty minutes
stter the Soothing Syrup has been administered.
1lo not fall to prQCure It
, 1870-06-06

J. q. Humphrey, While WALKING On SAC slretl,
vas vas aeeosied co by two men, Who asked where nc
was going Be replied, .Iiome" and, apon % -ss, b.,
ing asked where he lived, said. "On NE West
would accompany him. II he had no objections.
lie had none, aud they started. Monroe s stseet, t,
west ofDespaines is sreparing, and when ths tn TITO
kicked In the stomacht ,choked until TIC nlood q
issued from hls eyes and nose. and robbed 81 81 SO
and gold watch and chaln worth t?ea uc re-.
1 Ills way to Tic Union Street Station and told Of
Ills loss, He lives on the corner OF Washlngton
either o1 the tslootpads" IT Is probable that they
will not bc detected.
, 1870-06-06

The New York Tsrnes Of the 4th inst. coutains
the follow Ing item OF news: Yesterday morning
Ill. John Carroll, OF No. IS Willow street, Hobo
Ken, and M Edward Croly, Of Trenton, met
1nau IN thcElysian Fields who appeared to be very
much agitated. He was evidently German,
Diack coat. They passed him and in the course OF
4 lev mlnutea returned. As they came near m she
tSyblI'g Grove the found the nat nnd coat, but
.hc Wcsfcr was mIsalug. Information was given
10 the proper authorities and search Tor the body
was made. Last evening 1t was recovered anu
given In charge Of Coroner Crow, who Will noid IN
inouest, Papers found in the pockca proved the
man to be George Pdeser, Of Chicago.
, 1870-06-06
fss{~ar liz 8 7ao
Mutual, 2 3 8 LIS
Ectford. ! o 3 o o 0-D

In a game Of bass bali played On Saturday, be-
tween the Bill Poster Club and the Chicago
Rock lsland junction nine, the former Bcored ~
M1. T. q. HvermoEo umpired the game In very
EAusf1ctory manner.
, 1870-06-06

On the Lake The SARAH VAN Fps leaves ClaIkst.
Bridge ~ abs gsb ~ Il snd. Il = n i1d ND ayydn ri
md .. n On Th1rsday evening. jung ,, Wih ieaVo
1t p m for Hyde Park, 70 the etraEbsEI{ festival.
win WedEwoods Band returu aftcr teatlFal Y oyer;
Moonlight Excursions Saturday nights, With band
for dancing. Enie, 10 cent?
, 1870-06-06

The Deputy Coroner held an inquest, yesterday
Gharles Ford, tbe policeman who tainted and fell
while on hts beat, on Saturday night, and DIED
shortly AFTER being taken to the residence Of Dl.
testimony OF the physicians who maae the posf
usortem examination Was, that death resulted from
hemol1hage Of the ulcers on his left Leg. a Ver-
dict was rendered In accordance With the facts
The funeral Will take place at II O'Clock to-day.
, 1870-06-06
sUBURnAH REAL ESTATE

We have lew lot4 on tho South &aa, well !oe1seA
shich Fe VIII eeI at bargsig CAV 4 a9r oo1ce No.
, 1870-06-06

CbcRpcst and Bcst.-Hlfss Whit
eomb's STrup for children IS sold hy druggists ct
Is cents bottle, and Is an admirable preparation
for Ipfanti1e disorders.
, 1870-06-06
pERkONAIs

.cs111HsSo1EII~TF THR GRMT WHO TOOK GOLD
eSssn isssa taays aressns seb's = cnntS1ss N 3 x
Mt w r. th4rk. tDo question: askndJ q tha ownez-
~ AANNA&4
, 1870-06-06

CutaneoMs diseases cured by using
Juniper Tar Soap, made bT Caswell, Hazaru Co..
New York,
, 1870-06-06

GUARDIANSHIP
c. 3. Nelson Was appointed guardian Of Waller
C, Nelson, under bond OF Il ,D0o- a.,
Harvey II. Thompson was appointed guardian
Of Dewitt C. Smith, under bond of S300o0.
, 1870-06-06

The late improvements In tho Amor
team HOUSE. Boston, leave little to he Wished for
hy thoae who quarter under the ROOF Of this lead
ing hotel Everything fresh and nice; all I'M
proyements Gdded. and the upe4ualled manage
nent OF the past continued.
, 1870-06-06

ST Jame9 H0tc24 BoSt0ns Mass
During the travelling season, II our patrons vii!
Kindly inforzn Us, either BY telegram or letter. q
their Intended arrival, We can be better prepared
Tor their ccrufort
In accordance win the reduction In tho ss1ue Of
, 1870-06-06

n ~. ii;Tnh.m /: Atcr. I; Ha1fugef
Fiy" da.alt-EmplEe. 2; University. +
nn,1fy,MMr III Enrs;ein, Of the Empire Clah, ~,
av1rs-sHes Heed, for Emptrc:R hAep' 'ot a4n-
nois Industrial University. ...,..u ut.,,...
ACTUAEs VI KCkFnhDs-
From The Nt11 IuTt San, jung 3.
The gpectatotB at the Union grounds yestefuay
were aEteeah}y surprised at the unexpected turn
which Hnaifs took In the game between the h1ta.
ojs and EckfordA 1t was generally expected tlak
inc MusQals would Walk AWAY from the EcIlofns.
bit TIC latter are steadily improving esey aa game
thev play, and 1t was they who maas IT, haIn Fl
to to S he aatusIs then, for the nrst tme began
10 rea,iae the fact that they might get peAsa .se1
Going 10, Therefore, for hard NJ htt'aV' y, tasl! i"
.s.u.sud u kAE W tno " eeeo ~ >1es>
, 1870-06-06

ro.a. II. transient board at the st. James ls re-
ancei to fnW dol1115 pG oW.
, 1870-06-06
Cod Liver OIL

Hazard Casweus Cod Liver on Is the best
dGs7 ss::s."e...
, 1870-06-06

musrsc7s Rheumatlc csMreza4L--
4 c,.cs for raeun1attsm, or HoneJ refunded. Fur
sale II retail q HaHngmS , 1rnS s s.ofe SSfnef q
~ Enifcr Finch FN1lerA
, 1870-06-06
TO lEA&E.

RIO LEAsE-C E-CHEAP-FIvE YEARA. WITH tRlV-
nexv for vc Year, more lou fronting On Lnbef-st
Hsi1tcd street Tairoad IN front- Term reasonable.
budings the lots elhef for rms o. for Ee cheap o.
a. FCSEL- S53 South SsAte-zt
, 1870-06-06
DIED.

paper asneiASs Asa wisAew
shtdes, lstext stykA Pst1psa p.o,as ons &ksss and
, 1870-06-06
nv EDW. r. THOMAS Il CO.

Chattel M0EtGa0o Sale
of Fu,pIturr and effects Of 19Eoomcd residence No.
IS Eorth Hatcdst- Monday. Juno 9, At 10 \ n pre-
RDWARD j. THOMAS + CO. Auetioneesar
, 1870-06-06

7OR NAIB-OR ExcHAxGE-PA1R Matched
n horse1 s,Itsbbs for = family eslri.te Inquire II
4. BSGTHK. eolner Madison aud Desfpor11s
E,op paALRcARRIA0Ea TOP HU0G1R8, OPEN
+ Jc.r:s. Hc1ccz-t weA~-s, &C.,. u reduced tsfaR
II 88I. "A to 50 Hxxxet&<
, 1870-06-06
uopvrn Am x.A1K1Aan

WANIEDG RKHT-A HOUSE " y rs = 3
rrrfnHmI fGemH eenT & I'll. Rooru e MAJOR Block.
, 1870-06-06


Fentetost.
JEpAIEA TIE RELIGION or IuH WORLD.
Yesterday being Feutccost, tho Rev. Dr.. Fel-
senthal preached, in the Temple OF Zion conRre-
cation, the following sermon: Text: :. ye are nv
Witnesses saith the Lord-l, even l. am the Iora
and beside me there u no skvIoz.r-usa. Kill. ;
10, LILY
Wecelebrate to-day 4 festival that bears the
BIbll.s1 name, !" Hno UatA-shob.,oth, tFeaBe o1
Weoa,n SO called because with this day con.
c,uded the seven weeks OF harvesting, whose com
1uencement was, according to IN old Mosaic Law,
fxed tole on the day succeeding the frst Passover
day. AS long II the Jews had been nation II
the polttca1 sense OF the word, and had Is snct
dwa1sln Palestine, al the grain Of the lanH Ea
patsezed IN during these seyen weeks: full we1t
the parus Of barley, Of re, ana OF wheat; ant
n9w nr2pn9 e. aRe 1e1 ssss Gay mad
Btsidea the namess" Feass Ut Weeks," we NEE
In the Bible with another name for tits festival
IT Is also called Jtu7n Hdt-bce,ii1n-D4y o} r.
Frst FTuas-and the reason for calling i e. q
was. BECAUSE Of the various Kinds Of fr.ilta th
ftrst rtpe ONES, were, ia this time Of the Te.r
brought Rs thanks Offering into the temple d IL
II IL easily to be inferred, from the Two name
,,nnted. and hardly DO we need auF other Eitnes
he 5as e1 ts "a r., 991aa 9
d historical DEVELOPMENT however, Il lost it's orts
ipai signincatop, and, IN post Biblical times otht
fhe 1rst causcd the Institution Of Shab1oti., b
zane connected with the day, slnee times n
eoa Israel celebrates sns M az y 19' % hs aes,s f
1ae,nnrated. that God blessed his people In 1sta
LIE lie Torah, and especially DO we 2-da ~
rrsiefni15 remember the pnoela3utos OF the K
e'I T1niy uear friends, the Lords Toraa aad 7
1nrd's 'srniDYnandments-Iney are Hnlts o. n u, Y
niteiy higher value th.n barley ana e waeM ne EasT
not 81 bread alone does nsg Ase a1z,!h4,r ne Ssat
for i En- n spt.tt list Is within him. WIZ Ri 9
HEATS fe a. ID We praise our good Fatherln Heaven I
he corn and xheat, the hEcad ard W ME- a,1s
hIesses nj Vfth Gtin more do ne praise Hlna
ne Eft Of religion this tue bread Of Me Mne1
Win he sttlls the hunger Of our heAsse ana 191
, 1870-06-06

TlOR sALK-HNSpALE H0UHE8 AND LOTS
easy tsrWs-Eih epe 70 IT, tsn ass Lo1 LIN snasrn !.
pleasure il showing the property, on the arrival Of the
Hinedale teeonmadasion taln At ~ p m. averT day.
n II H1H1f1(5H.
, 1870-06-06
WAHTKUErO UCHABaK

urAyrKp-ro ExCHANGE-TWo HOUSES AND
etast nd ,t.s III + s f. sat III
20 nEper GRANHER, merchant tAiLnt. LIZ Etafxs.-
WTASTED-TO ExCHANGE.IAPRov CogS-
W ~ property for Iowa q Missouri Aads: AIso.
Wet S;df tus for hqzse ard buggy COOL PAYING aA
1nnn & HatrrMT D, ia Nsdisoa-st. Room q.
, 1870-06-06

Atr1endly game Of base baii, the Nsst Of the
season, took place st the grounds Of the Empire %
between the Empires, OF Champaign, and the Illl.
mis- Industrial University Club 4 targe crowd OF
spectators witnessed the strongly game:
While the Empires were terrific At the bas TOUT
nome runs being scored by them, their opPonenls
we're superior Ia the reld, quite number et me
fy catches being made ty them. Tae = ,a,ME sanu-
I,ags werc also Intended 10 u msanss % h!$a.iy ni
bonnfl catch was made ghy AeLain, ot eaG En-
pircp, at cntchcr's position. The regular pitcneI M
81 Tic Empires beng absent That Iosision1 =. ~
Ee INTENDED to ny s1 n5ol SOP lis regular
POSITION Inc nIEt base vas ven attended, ~ 70 ~ p
Faurht, a Rpot, batansn, and, IN tact one oi LIT Int
hest pja5ers in the Empire nine. Atnold. the reg
uar catcher played With MS us9as 81 Ss ss m mn M
led BY waters and Faug eacn making H snhs hs
md une out aud on the part OF thet oppoaents DY
Wclard. ScfIpp, end Reynolds. eacn seoranE 1on1
rnnR. Eith only one out apiece. In tue IniEu ~,
ntnrs. McIaln took The catcher's posAson, avg
Arnold vent to b.se II TIC fourth n n1ag
Scott took the pitchers position, and t1faaa1l
nfeyrd short stop. The umpire, At. q. y. Epl
aatejn ~ the Empire Club, gave entire sauslaGtson
inig seven innings were played. inc 1o4o"'
iugis
, 1870-06-06

A YOUNG MARRIED LADY: OF 2,,,as, Mos1oAhs sr A.
,Innn ss thrIr nous. Addrtss ADfLE auAoi'
ssxxAt - ne
, 1870-06-06
THE SPIRIT OF LOLA MONTEZ.

An Extraordinary Display OF Inco~
hcrencF md 1FrelcvAncy ON the
Rortruu-Thc IS krlucess Edfthn ~
Raises the DnndeH OF an Old &scns
llemnn from Long Is1nnd-A Mimi"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-09-30
VOL. VI.

carefully that remarkable speech of
ex-Presldent Johnson delivered at Gal
latln--remarkable, we infer from the
CRITICISMS upon it in some Of our ex-
changes. We confess we don't under
stand what the eX-President is driving
at. III lie wants the race for Congress
IN the first District we presume it can
be secured for him, but we can't pos-
slfl see how he can get into Fowler's
seat IN the Senate through the instru-
mentality of the Leg gislature to be elcc-
TED IN November. If the last is what
ais Hannah-a seat in the Senate-we
see no hope for satisfactory adjust
ment, uuless Senator BrOwnlCw would
have the grace to die off out of the
way, which we can hardly expect
when the eX-President is to be the
chief beneficiary. We await further
developments with fear and tremb-
ling.-AtheRs Post.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 21.-A shooting af-
fair occurred this morning on Front
Row, near Madison street, between
Mr.. Boyd, of the firm of Boyd, White
and Davis, and Mr. James Ashford,
book-keeper for Messrs. Brooks Neely
d Co. They were brothers-in-law.
Several shots were exchanged. Mr..
Boyd was badly wounded. A ball In
the right shoulder and one in the left
side. Ashford is unhurt.
Col. w. w. VAUGHAN.-The De-
mocracy of the Memphis District have
nominated as their candidate for Con-
gress, Col WILLIAM w. VAUGHAN, of
Haywood county. He will make Il gal
liant standard-bearer, and carry his
District by all overwhelming MAORI
ty
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-09-30
Commercial Convex
lf0D.

The Southern Commercial Conven-
ton, whereof Millard Fillmore was
President has called u new Convention
to assemble at Cincinnati, Oct. 4th,
1870. Each Chamber of Commerce or
Board of Trade in the Union is invi-
ted to send a delegate, and Governors
of States and Territories may appoint
delegates not exceeding one for each
Congress district. The subjects pro-
pounded for discussion are these
l. Direct trade between southern At
lantic cities and Europe.
2. Southern Pacific Railroad.
3. Obstruction to navigation by mar
row span bridge piers.
4. Continuous water-line commune
cation between the Mississippi River
and the Atlantic seaboard.
5. Removal of obstructions from the
mouth of the Mississippi River.
9. Constructionof permanent levees
OH the Mississippi River.
7. TO abolish all toll charges on the
navigable rivers of the United States.
8. The enlargement of the more inn
portant lines of canal in the United
States so as to render them navigable
for vessels propelled by steam.
8. Finance and Taxation.
IL. a settled policy in the public in
terest in regard to the disposition oi
the Government lands.
II. That all railway viaducts over
navigable rivers he made highways fol
railroad companies which will pay
their pro-rata toll on same and that
efforts be made 10 secure legislation tC
that effect.
II, To abolish throughout the whole
country all license imposed on com
mercial travellers.
Is. Removal Of the National Capt.
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