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ion. The President said he would await

retention. The President said he would await
the arriva, of the official papers in the case and
then decide definitely in the matter, as he de
sired to see no injustice done any one.
| The will of Chief-Justice Chase is dated No
vember 10, 1870, and is as follows:
nominate H. D. Cooke, Of the District of Co
| lumbia, to be sole executor OF TINS, my last VII
and testament After the payment of all JUS
debts make the following requests: The inter
est on So 600 at per cent to my niece, Jane AUD
during her life, and If her daughters survive her
| the principal thereof to be paid to them equally
$1,000 to Wilberforce University $4,000 to Dart
| mouth College Whatever sum may be due to me
by my late brother, Edward j. Chase of Lockport
N v to be RENTED to his widow and administra
trix The picture OF Chief-Justice Marshall, pre-
sented by members of the bar and other citizens
of New York, to the United States for the use OF
the Supreme Court. The residue OF my estate tt
be distributed in equal parts to my two daughters
| commit my soul to God in Christ Jesus our Savior
through the Holy Spirit. ). Z. CHASE
Witnessed by r. c. Parsons and Jacob Schncken
Judge Fancher, of New York, on the 22d, dis
missed the writ Of ha6eas corpus in the case OF
George Francis Train, on the ground that be
could not go behind the record; but suggested
that on a proper application an order could be
granted requiring an examination as to the
mental condition of Train, before he goes to
the Utica Insane Asylum under the order OF
Judge Davis.
The remains of General Candy reached In
dianapolis on the ed, and the final funera
services occurred on the 23d.
The Michigan State homeopathic Associa
ton has elected, for President, r. w. King, OF
kalamazoo; for Vice President, f. w. Wood
ruff, of Ann Arbor; w. K. Calvert, of Jack
son, for Secretary, and for Treasurer, j. N
Eldridge of Flint. The officers elected by the
Illinois Homeopathic Association are Presl
dent, George W. Foote Galesburg; Nice-Pres
idents, j. A. Vincent, Springfield, H. W
Wales, Lanark; S. 2. Hedge, Chicago; Secre
tarv, T. c. Duncan, Chicago; Treasurer, f.
NJ. z. Ludlam, Chicago.
The Congressional eXcursionists arrived al
New Orleans on the 22d, where they met with
a fiattering reception All the excursionlsts
speak in the highest terms of the courtesieS
extended to them along the route, and were
especially enthusiastic about their reception
and entertainment at Galveston.
Judge Charles 2. Daily, of New York, Presi
dent of the Geographical Society, speaking OF
the death of Captain Hall, of the Polarls Arc
tic Expedition, says that the letter-writcr who
started the poisoning story on the expression
of suspicion by an Esquimaux would not
have done so had he known the breed. They
do not know what truth means. Joe" Is
spoken Of as a well-meaning man, but Hans
is a man of very bad reputation, and was neal
being hanged by DR.. Hayes on one of his ex
petitions, so convincing was the proof that he
had been the cause Of the death of Mr.. Sontag
Judge Daily is not inclined to accept as true
the stories told of Captain Buddmgton by those
who have been rescued, and he alludes to the
circumstance that Tyson and Myers were the
men who were reported as showing insubor
dinaton at Disco. Captain Hall, he says
however, was not capable Of leading such al
expedition, and did not care so much that the
North Pole should be reached as that he should
reach it.
\ st. Paul (Minn.) dispatch of the 23d says
William Seegcr had pleaded guilty TO article:
of impeachment, and was formally sentenced
to expulsion from office.