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Representative Convention.
FIFTlErH SENATORIAL DISTRICT

FIFTiETH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
A Democratic Convention, for the pur-
pose of nominating two candidates TO rep
resent said District in tho state legislature
win be held st I r4 lH.
Anna, ON THURSDAY, TINE 3RD DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 1873, AT Q O'CLOCK, pm.
The ratio of representation will be one
delegate for each 100 votes, and ono for each
fractional 80 votes cast for Greeley & Brown
in 1872. The counties will be entitled to
the following representation: s... ...
Counties. Vote in -. Delegates.
Alexander, OWLS l,0iO. 10
Jackson, l,5i0. 10
Union, I.130. II
The Central Committees in each of the
above counties are respectfully requested to
call county conventions, and appoint dele
gates to represent their counties In said
convention. by order or committee.
.... 4. j. BouToN, Chairman.
N Newspapers throughout the Distric
will please publish the above call.
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The undersigned citizens, being in
full harmony with the principles enun
ciated in the above call, and DESTROYS
Of cumbining all voters of the State
who agree with these principles in an
opposition party strong enough to put
an end to the misrulc Of the rcpub.
lican party, heartily join in the above
call. .rt
A. q. Hsssing, BIG. Caulfeld,
Herman Raster, Herman Lieb,
John NJ. Palmer, j. X. Doolittlo, jr.
Edward Rummel, Thomas Hoyne,
Jno A. McClernsnd, Andre Masteson,
John II. Oberly, NJ. b. Bailey,
Daniel Cameron, j. II, Joanson,
Chss IL. Lanphier, Richard Michaelis,
a. 0rendorff, q. w. Hotaling
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man intending 10 do business must
first prepare himself 10 meet the re-
qniremenis Of his customers; next he
must let every possible or probable
customer know that he Is so prepared.
In very small place he may TELL all
the people what he can do. In a large
village printed handful, poster or
circular, properly distributed. will be
ef'icacious, hut WHOEVER Is IN A
PLACE LARGE ENOUGH To SUP.
PORT A NEWSPAPER WILL FIND
THAT IT'S THE CHEAPEST MEDIUM
THROUGH WHICH TO ADDRESS TUE
PUBLIC. #
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M MASS CONVENTION
OF the Democrats, Liberals and all
other opponents Of the Republican
party, will be held in the Court House
AT CAIRO, SATURDAY, AUGUST %, / 8
AT2 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
for the purpose Of appointing five
delegates to represent them in the
State convention to be held at Spring
field, August 26, 1874; nine delegates
to represent them in the Eighteenth
congressional district convention to be
held at Anna, September 3, 1874 and
= delegates to represent them in the
Fiftieth senatorial district convention,
to be held at Anna, September 3, 1874 ;
and for the transaction Of other bust
nesr. JOHN HowLEY, Chairman.
Cairo, ILL.,, August IA, 1874.
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Is prepared TO I'LL orders without delay.
He has fine stock of imported leather on
hand, just received from Ntwlrcrk, and has
put down the prices to tye lowest notch.
"a 2m
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Passage OF the Currency Bin By the

The House oI Representatives on Sat-
utday last, following the example Of the
Senate on the day previous, concuTed in
the report Of the Conference Committee
by adopting the new currency bill by the
overwhelming majority oi 22l yeas TO 40
maya The particulars oi the passage Of
the bill will be found In our dispatches
this morning. The main features Of the
bill are that II docs not provide
Tor any increase In national bank
circulation, but tor q redistribution oI
&S5.0O0,OO0, Withdrawing that amount
from States which have an excess;
abollshes the reserve on circulation, but
greenbscks 10 the amount Of 8 per cent
oithe circulation are TO be deposited In
the Treasury-Which amount may be
counted aS part Of the reserve on deposits;
abollShes redeeming agencies, but allows
the reserve OF the banks to be kept as at
present; allows banks to deposit green
backs, and take up their bonds deposited
to secure circulation, provided the bonds
on deposit shall not be reduced below
$5O,0Oo,oOO, and fxes the circulation Of
greenbscks at $ss9, ,OoO0 0O0-the amount
now outstanding. It does not propose
any initiation Of the currency or any specie
redemption. sH ,,s-r, IN
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APAPAL ANNIvRRsARY.
Rio Janeiro Attain.

NEW YORK, June 2O.-A letter from
Rio Janeiro states that Don Antonio
Dacoste, Bishop Of Para, arrived there
May 18th, and was Immediately formally
arrested upon warrant of the Supreme
Tribunal Of Justice, and taken 10 the
Arsenal oil Marines, 10 the apartments
previously occupied under the same cir
cumstances by the Bishop Of Olinda.
There was number OF Ultramontape
gentlemen and clergy who got up a
little scene by casting themselves on
their knees In the dust TO kiss his hand
bis arrival has created very trifing in
tereat, and has hardly been noticed out
side Of these circles.
The government has not vet made any
statement In reference 10 further action on
the ecclesiastical question. Il has. how
ever, taken the registration OF the births,
marriages and deaths from the priests and
handed tower TO the Justices Of the Peace,
This measure will be a serious blow TO
clerical emoluments and influence.
Gold and foreign exchange have risen
from Z TO 8 per cent within a month.
chiefly from the almost complete stop
page OF tho shipment Of coffee, owing 10
the great falls which have occurred in
prices abroad. The great fall 10 prices
OF coffee caused very severe losses among
shippers. the lall amounting to five dol
lars on the bag In many instances. An
association Of planters, got up to protect
them from middle men, being unwilling
10 accept the prices, shipped yery LARGELY
Just before the news, and four filihs OF lis
eight hundred thousand dollars was lost,
greatly 10 the delight Of the exporters.
The sugar industry can hardly struggle
along. The slaves in Brazil have decreas.
ed fifty per cent since 1850, when the
slave trade was completely stopped. The
registration Of slaves last year gave the
number at 1,0l6.262.
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The walker case.

The present termination ot the suiI
against the late Public Printer is regarded
by the telegrapher TO the Re9iIer, per,
chance Mr.. WALKER himself, as final. Il
Is announced as being tantamount to az
acquittal 'unless an action be brought
duplicating Gov. JACOB with WALKER In
plundering the treasury" This strikes Us
as an extraordinary conclusion TO come TO,
whether 1t be the Judges or WALKER's.
And 1t is all the more singular from the
fact that the telegrapher just previously
quotes Judge SMITH as saying that "ths
Governor and other officers who had
these matters in charge must be presumed
to have acted honestly and discreetly," !"
and that inasmuch as their settlements
on behalf Of the State ore final as against
claimants, so in like manner they ought
to be final as against the State.
Now, Il there Is presumption Of hon.
estyin favor OF the Governor, and that
presumption Is not destroyed by positive
evidence, why should 1t be necessary 10
implicate him as plunderer OF the treas,
ury simply to replevy an illegal amount
d money paid to any one on his certif.
catel II the suits q suit to recover certain
money belonging to the State, why make
It a acondition precedent to recovery that
the party certifying to the account of the
recipient shall be criminally implicated
Suppose the certifying officer was dead,
would his certificate stand forever as a
bar to such a recoyeryH And If it would
not why should 1t bar the recovery
while he is living, provided the fact can
be proved that the money paid to the re.
cipIent belongs to the stateI 1t tseems to
US that Judge sMITH's decision is not
only dangerous one, but lacks the ele'
ment Of common sense.
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Motion Denied,

sr. PAUL, Juno 2O-Judge Hall, Of
the Court oi Common Pleas, this morn.
ing rendered q decision in the matter Of
the application OF the bondholders 10
have receiver appointed for the St. Paul
& Pacific Railroad, on the ground that
the road Is insolvent, and that the
management Is untrustwUrtby. Judge
Hall denies the motion for a receiver, and
refuses TO grant the prayer Of the peii.
tioners. He says from all that Is made 10
appear the road 10 not insolvent, but that
the security Tor the bond ia ample, and
the management Is efficient aud homes,
enough. To appoint receiver, there.
fore, would damage the interest Of the
petitioners themselves.
In the United States Circuit Court au
application was made before Judge Mill,
er TO discharge Receiver Fairly, appointed
last iall by Judge Dillon, Of the Circuit
Court, 10 complete the unfinished portion
Of the ST. Paul & Pacific Railroad 10 time
10 save the land grant. The ground Of
the = application for discharge was thai
the receiver had accomplished nothing
but Judge Miller refused to hear the mo.
tion because Of the absence Of Judge
Dillon, An application will be made be
fore the latter Judge to discharge Fairly
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CHICAGO.
an rNroRrANr pRoIsIoN.

CHICAGO, June 90. A Springfield
special says that The Supreme Court OF
Illinois has rendered q decision 10 the
case Of Porter et. al against the Rockford,
Rock Island & ST. LOUIS Railroad, which
involves the question Of assess nent by
the Board oi Equalization OF the capital
stock. The decision suslains the Board
oi Equalization, and Is oi great interest as
1t virtually decides all similar cases
brought before the Supreme Court The
decision concludes as follows:
Even from the appellet's own showing
It is difficult TO conceive that this assess
ment does it injustice. The capital stock
paid In is presumed to have been used In
the corporate business, and this indebted.
ness could have been lawfully created Tor
no other than corporate purposes, but be
this as 1t may, we are not convinced from
the allegation in the bill, taken 10 con
nection with the accompanying ex
bibilion, that the valuation OF the
property made by the Board Of Equal
iz4lion is go unjust or oppressive as 10 be
sufficient evidence Of fraud on the part Of
the Board, OR TO justify US in restraining
the collection Of the tax imposed. Some
further objections are figured on the
ground that the corporation were not no.
llfed oil the meeting Of the Board Of
Equalization. The Constitution does not
provide that the Legislature shall require
that persons or corporations whose prop
erty shall be assessed for taxation
shall be notified of the assessment. But
in the case ol the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. against Leib, where the Board
Of Equalz Ition assessed the capital
RtGGk. The court held that the Board oil
EqualizAti6l >iS empowered 10 assess for
taxation the capital stock oi such cor
poratlons as areAt crested by or under the
laws Of Illinois, SOD that shares Of stock
in such corporatiohs are not liable TO be
assessed for taxation, but that persons
residing in this State and owning shares
In other States must De assessed only on
the value ol such shares that the assess
ment for the taxation Of the capital stock
Of the Western Union Telegraph Com,
pauy, foreign corporation, Is not author.
lied by law Hnd is void; asd that the col.
lection ofa tax levied upon II must be en-.
Joined in the various counties Of the State.
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Seizure of Newspaper Forms at mid.
nIRht.

NEW ORLEANS, June 21-Last night
at 1880, when the last forms oil The
Bulletin newspaper were being conveyed
tn the press room they were seized by the
Metropolitan Police, BY order Of Police
Judge Macarthur and locked up In the
Central Station where they will remain.
The Bulletin appeared this morning with
six printed and Two blank pages, closing
With column ol editorial under the cap
tion oil Another Midnight Order" g An
Outrage on American Liberty" Tho
Press 10 be Bullied and Suppressed"
The BullStiH says, whether Durell, Kel-
logg, Badger, or their underlinga are i'm
plIcated, we can not as yet say. But
that this bold audacious and villianous
robbery on the highway Of newspaper
material on lis way 10 press was effected
simply because Of the BulletiHI daring
and outspoken exposure ol fraud and
corruption is certain. 'I.n.s
NRw ORLEANs, juno 29-LATER-
Judge Macarthur states positively that he
did not issue an order Tor the seizure Of
the Ballstin1 forms. It now appears
thatthe Police acted under orders Of
Badger, The power behind Badger has
not lranspired,
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PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE.
DRBT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION.

DkBE OF Tue DlbThlCT OF COLUMBIA
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION.
WAsHtRoToN, June eO-The President
sent tie following message 10 Congress
this afternoon:
To tho Senate and House Of RepreSentaivS !:
l respectfully invite tho attention Of
Congress to one feature Of the bill entitled
IAN act for the government Of the Dis
triciof Columbia, and for other purposes. {"
Provision Is therein made for the payment
oi the debts Of the District in bonds 10 be
issued by the Sinking Fund Commission.
ers, running fifty years and bearing inter.
est at the rate Of three Hnd sixly.fve one.
hundreths per cent per anuum, with the
payment Ot the principal and interest
guaranteed by the United Stales. The
government by which these debts were
created is abolished, and no other pro.
vision seems 10 be made for their pay.
ment. Judging from the transactions in
other bonds, there are good grounds In
my opinion for the apprehension that
bonds bearing this rate Of interest, when
issued, will be worth much lesa than their
equivalent in the current money Of the
United States, This appears to me 10 be
unjust TO those 10 whom these bonds are
10 be paid, and 10 tho extent Of the differ.
eDce between their face and real value,
looks like repudistipg the debts OF the
District. My opinion Is that 10 require
the creditors Of the District Of Columbia
10 receive these bonds at par, when 1t Is
apparent that to be converted into money
they must be sold at large discount, will
not only prove greatly Injurious 10 the
credit oi the District, but will reflect un.
iaVorably upon the credit and good faith
Of tho United States.
! would recommend, therefore, that
provision be made al the present session
OF Congress TO increase the interest upon
these bonds, so that, when sold, they will
bring an equivalent In money, and that
the secretary Of the Treasury be author.
iEsd TO negotiate the sale ot these bonds al
not less than par, and pay the proceeds
thereof to those who may be asCertained
TO have valid claims against the District
Of Columbia. U. s. GRANT,
Executive Mansion, JUns 2Oh, 1874.
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coopcrf Union to Cresap'a Grove uponG
picnic excursion Saturday.
Tho Express Is to.day's PAtkenbug
boat
The Andes is due from Cincinnati
to-day. Ut.
Saturdays Cincinnati Commercial hu
the following. ~ ~
The Andes returned to Wheeling with
. iair trip Of both freight and people,
The Mollie Ebert leit for 81 Louis draw
l1g Z feet, and takes 1000 bbls Of cement
AZ kock Haven. She received 2 075 keRa
pals from the Andes, and 10 tons from
tue skillinger. She has Is cabin passen-
Sers, including Mr.. T. q. MonR, OF
hGelipg, o we'll known steamboat AGENT
there. Tho Thomas W. Mems and Rtna
passed up, having between them Eve
yAlges Of pig iron and ore for Portsmouth,
IFonton and Ashland. The John Means
and her escort, the Governor Allen, Also
passed up with Iron ore. The Gen, Lysle
arrived from Pittsburgh with d tow al
coal. She was the only boat to bring
coal out on the recent swell. She return.
ed with an empty tow. The Nail Civ
succeeded IN working her bSrges of
Rising Sun bar, and again went 70 the
bank below. She will probably he ahlo
TO pass over tho bar to-day. v
Josh Billings says: I konsidcr mi duty
10 state, ez reliable scribbler for the
fearless and independent press, that the
Ohio river IL the most uncertain brook Z.
laid down on the maps, az far az water u
concerned, for It IL dry Q months in the
year, troZe the other 6 months, aud the
balance Ov the timB hGz more water in Il
than the average ilhabiLant knows what
10 do with.
EBy TeleSrsph.l r,a-
PTTTsDuRoH, June 2I.-River 8 feet 8
inches and falling, Weather clear and
hot. ...... -.
CAIRO, June 2l.-Arrived-Julis, from
vlcksburg; City Of Helena, West Wind,
Ohio and Atlantic, 81. Louis. Departed
-Idlewild, Evansville; Belle Of Memphis
and Mary Miller, Memphis; Julia and
Robert Mitchell, 81 Louis; City OF Helena,
YickSburg. River IS feet Q inches and
rising. Weather clear; mercury 90.
CINCINNATI, June 2l.-River nine feet
and falling. Weather hot
EVANSVILLE, June 2l.-Westher clear.
mercury 20 to o. deg. River about sta
!ionaty. DoWn-Ssndy, T. N. Miller,
Morning Star, Bowling Green. Up
Shippers Own, Paragon. Business
lSlt,
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A Card.
CAarpn1poE, June 10. 1874.

ADNAt o9AV Az AotIs
Editors Of tho IntslllEeaeur: nj. pr.
SrRs-I see a communication In your
paper Of the 17th inst, from ]. L. Kellogg,
Of the firm Of Godfrey & Sons, leather
dealers, New York, which article reflects
too severely on Mr.. Rufus Lane, Condue.
tor. ! was a passenger on tho train men.
toned, and Sat opposite Mr.. Kellogg, who
remarked to me before the conductor
came through tho train that he intended,
as was his custom, to pay strictly thrOe
cents per mile TO Wheeling, which was
% IS instead Of g 70, which amount he
handed to the conductor, who took or ac-
cepted the money, after counting Il, and,
alter passing few remarks, went
through the train collecting the fare as
usual. II there were any insulting words
used by bIr. Lane to MI. Kellogg, Il was
In such low tones that /, directly oppo-
site, did not hear, and think no other
passenger on the train has any sharper
ears than myself; besides, 1 know alter
his return through the Cur he did not
speak TO Mr. Kellogg, but set as far 90
Cambridge with Mr. Henry Blmple, Of
ZsnesVille.
i. My only excuse for noticing this Is to
put Mr. Lane in true position before the
travelling public. APAssENdER.
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River News.

River News
The river was recedlpg slowly last even.
ing, with about 8 feet in the channel at
dark.
A little craft called the Katydld arrived
from Parkenburg yesterday morning,
loaded with lady and gentlemen excur-
siOnists from that city. She left Patkers.
burg about II o'clock Saturday night,
making the trip, ninety.slx miles, In
twelve hourr. Forty couple came up, with
brass and string music, She Is very neat
little craft, and is running between Par
kefsburg and Gallipolis. 1t Ia said that
while she was being built the owners Of
the steamer Chesapeake challenged her
owners to race when she would he
completed. The challenge was accent.
ed and the boat was soon ready
for the race. The name uKstv'r
was painted on her side, and
blank was left for the remainder Of the
name, the owners saying that II sho beat
the Chesapeake in the proposed race Il
would be "Katydid," and II sho 20,
beaten 1t would be sKatydidn'tn The
name Of tho boat shows the result Of the
race. She departed for home at slx
o'clock last evening.
The Courier departed for Parkersburg
ct her usual hour Saturday morning.
The Hudson lett for Cincinnati Of Or. Y.
Saturday. u
The Granite State, for Por1mouth,
passed down at an esEly hour Saturday
morning, .lss;
Tho Iron Valley and barEes took the
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A Crisis in the Hague Ministry.

THE HAGUE, June e0.-There Is q
crisis In the Dutch Ministry. The
Chambers have rejected the government
bill lowering the franchise, and the minis.
tiers have in consequence rendered their
designations to the King. The Chamber
Of Assembly was crowded to-day with
deputies, and the galleries were well
filled. The municipal organization bill
was again before that body. IL appear
Ing that though the report Of the Dtcen-
rallsation Committee yesterday Gnnounc.
ed Ito withdrawal, the minority Of that
Committee subsequently, took II up,
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The COmIpg saenrerfe,t.

CLEVELAND, June2l.-The coming Ma.
uonAl Saengerfest promises to be great
success. Many visitors have already ar.
rived. The immense hall has been elab-
orately decorated and presents beautiful
appearance. The pupils Of the public
schools, who are 10 take part In the saen.
getlest, held a rehersal In the building
yesterday TO teat the acoustic qualities OF
the hall, which proved 10 be excellent.
Tomorrow will be devoted 10 the recep-
ton Of the arriving singing societies and
their assignment to the quarters provided
for them. The Fest will be formally OPEN
ed on Tuesday.
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THE TURF.
DRIVING PARK RACES.

PrTTsBuROH, June 19.-Thc races at
the Pittsburgh Driving Park closed 10
Gay. The great trot Of the meeting took
place to-day, for horses that had never
beaten 2:So, for purse OF $1,000, and
was won by Stewart Mallory 10 three
straight heats. Time, 2:92t, 2:89 and Q. .3l4
slowgo second and Lady Alice third.
The second race was for 2:4O horses
and a purse Of $500. East Eudma1 WOE
ihls race In three straight heats; Silver
Maid second and Blond third. Time
2.49, 2:46I and e.44.
The third race was match race, purse
$40O, best two In three, and was won by
Philadelphia Bay 10 two straight heats.
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Tho Elm Grove nridr,.
ELM GROVE, Junc 20, 1s7l,

h0 NhVNht Juuc SVl 4SIAs
Editors Of the IntOlIgsnccr.
l see by late number OF your paper
that Mr. Samuel Buchanan has been crlti.
cising the project for q bridge over the
creek at Elm Grove, he does Injustice
to the magnitude OF the project when he
says that only the Poor House paupers
arc to be benefited. There are also six
or seven farmers and as many as two or
three doctors who will be accommodated.
lts advantages to tho city OF Wheeling
may possibly amount 70 $100 per year.
Considering that the bridge will only cost
the city and county ten 10 fifteen thou.
sand dollars, the Investment will pay big.
Don't you see II? ELM GRovR,
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An Immen,e water spnn,.

HAVANA, June 2l.-An immense wa.
ter spout formed in the hsrbor to day and
passed through the shipping. causing con,
siderable damage. The Russian boat
Jenny was capsizsd and several small
boats were sunk. No lives were lost
The men.ot'wsr fred blank cartridges
which. had the effect OF dissolying the
column of water. '-AS
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Weather Report.
oFFToz OF FHE CHTEP SIGNAL OS1IoTu
WARRINGTON, D. c., June aI,-G00 P, n,
PROBABILITIES.


For New England, the Middle sss,es
and the Lower Lake region, partly cloudy
weather, northeast 10 southeast winds
will prevail with stationary or rising tenn.
perature and slight changes In barometer.
For the South Atlantic States, partly
cloudy weather and light rain south Of
Georgia, easterly or Boutherly winds,
stationary temperature and caullonary
high barometer.
For the Gull States, Tennessee and Ohio
Valley, generally clear and warm weath.
er, except near the Gulf Coast and in the
Lower Missippi Valley, east or south
Winds ana stationary or rising barometer
south Of Ohio Valley.
For the Upper Lake region and north.
west, increasing cloudiness, easterly or
soulherly winds, high temperature, slow.
ly falling barometer aud possibly local
rains near Lake Superior.