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THE OVERFLOW.
No Abatement OF CreTasse-FeaTful
Amount of DfstituiiOn in Louis
lana, Etc.

NEW ORLEANS, May 4.-There is no
abatement OF the cTeYesse oVeTnoW.
Tht following extracts from letters 10
the governor show the condition OF
those living in the OverfiOwed districts;
Edg.9r Fassend, manager OF the Bel
river Z lantatiOn, Assumption parlsn,
ssvs in tnis section Of the parish there Is
population of about one thousand
white and black destitute OF the nIsL
neeessaries Of life, living on rats ana
house tops, with no transportation OF any
kind and tl1eir nearest land twenty
miles. All the cattle they possessed Is
siowned and the water stiu rising ABOUT
six inches in twenty-four hours.
Mrs. ;. A. Briggs, writing from Hes
peria plautatiOn, Madison parish, says:
Permit me to call your attention to the
suffering Of the freedmen on my plan
tstion. one hundred and ten in number.
We are submerged, the merchants are
not extending credit, provisions are ex-
bausted. and the stock destroyed. Wo-
men and children come to me, and am
without means TO help them or myself"
The Brashear NeJCS says: "Brashear
Fy,-y has an average Of three feet OF wa
~ and nearly five feet in front Of the
toHn. There are but three acres OF dry
cyroun 4 in the place. Goods are stored
IN the abroad depot, and the space not
- oecTr led is used for the public mar
ket-" n, p,,r,f
hos six buuL tred acres Of cane ard corn
1ndar water, From Brashear to the
TaiIroad. fifteen plantations are under
water. on Chene bayou five plantations
sra under water, WI III number OF small
islets Of dry grounG occupied by the
syyampers; on ShRuffeis, three pIanta-
tions, and twenty families are IN as
tress asking for assistance to transport
them to highlands; they are now uVlhS
on RATS. On Sweet Boy lake ntteeh
IA miles are flooded out, on Blake lake
sjx teen, and on LOurs sixteen.
4 be following is from the town Oh
Chs reuton: All the front and business
osrt of the town is under water; the
frank lin markethOuse, jail, ship-yards,
,,ooper- shop, warehouses and WharSes
are subi Merged, and the water eXteHds
10 the bas e Of O'Neil's hotel.
The front of Pattersonville and the
business por ton of Centerville are under
water. 80.
on bayou 1eche, on forty plantations
fifteen thousand acres OF cane and corn
are entirely destroyed, and thirty-nve
Thousand acres are submerged. From
the Teche down, upon fifteen planta-
tions five thousand acres OF cane ana
corn are destroyed.
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PERSONAL.

1osEP,T NASH, ESQ, q promising IN
surance gNhuenlaH Vi -''SH nv -
ting this civ.
MR r. C. STONE, Of the Nashville
r.-.-,,l,j ri 0yyy1y, Ierce, after interviewing
- Esther Of Wa,ers on the subject OF
iiinfiation," left yesterday for home.
MD ArCHEsoN, the energetic edi-
= - RE Nashville Banner, is in the
ojtv Ne will always find a generous
xrelcome among his numerous Iriehus
here. -,-.s - ,,;s;,,ys
our city is Mr.. Harry Martin, OF
Tsshville. His many friends mere VIII
= Tisased to learn that he Wil remain
a week in Memphis.
AMONG the members Of the press
,,aDg in attendance at the races are
Nsssrs. w. NJ. COnBer, Of WttkeS'S Si(.ftl'
John Atwood, Of the New Orleans I-sod- 'i
,nIrle. and Huntley, OF the ST. hOuiS
GlO5e.
Vr notice thst the st. Bernard coal
= ,eiafion mas fitted up In nice style
- = fiiee No. l3 Madison street, next
- slie +Ss Lsdger Office, and took posses
sion ~ ~ Yesterday Of their new quarters
O,-e old and much esteemed fellow
,;tjzep. Thomas T. Stratton, leaVes ln liil7
1,norSing for an extended tour IN ~ ae6a'. 6ae
.lils,-la ls q ,oaople Of that young and pros
a-ay,s 49,, Sfsts. He is one OF or most re-
49, St,I. Citizens. and his many friends 10
E1Sone,Fis who know his tntegrlty, anu
.aeTsl Me worth, wish him a safe and pleas
ant trip. -, .-.r-
MR. JOHN Kilkenny, genera : ~ ~
liz agent Of the Louisville Al0 I'll CIh-
eng ea.i Shortline, residing at LoulsEilie,
aIensaeky, 1IensSl was in the city yesterday 6 On
hsnv ne wsv ho,ne from trip to New VI Or
issns' nls Where be managed to enjoy nm Kn-
seif and attend to business. aat Mf- :, Nh. tbe
taa1vjs 80 line Is one Of the best in IN the
e1n,..s Ststes in point Of stock, ballast
: ni'ea efe An our merchants knOv y,
~ I,5 sil Il should know Mr.. Kilkenny, whe ,tc
.AnS .Lona - ~ he best railroad men in the
,.oUntry, and one Of the most courteous
and intelligent OF gentlemen
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Regular Monthly Meeting-Large At
tendauee-RepOrt OF the Secre'
tary-Imp0ris and Exports
for the Month.
Reports from the Relief Committee and
from the Committee en- Union
Depot and Rightof-Way.
Debate on the Report on the Cotton
Tax and Kansas City Railroad
MOstinterestlng Meet
IUg-Ete., Etc.

The chamber of commerce assembled
at four O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Vice-President d. T. Porter, in the
chair. The minutes of the previous
meetings were read and approved.
THE VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE AIR
LINE.
A communication from Barney
Hughes in regard to delay in shipment
Of certain goods, especially tobacco, etc,
from Richmond, Virginia, accompanied
by a resolution passed by the Richmond
chamber OF commerce, recommending
the Virginia and Tennessee airline
railway, was received and filed.
FoRRED-DEER RIVER.
The report OF the survey of Forked-
Deer river accompanied b7 letter from
the secretary Of war, was received and
filed.
MONTHLY RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.
The seeretary's report of receipts and
exports for the past month was received
and filed, as follows:
RECEIPTS
or leading articles per railroad and river.
Com mparative statement for three years:
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THE Union DEPOT.


Mr.. Dow, from the committee on the
Union railway depot, reported the ae-
ton Of that committee, accompanying
the same with remarks explanatory OF
the advantages derived from the adop-
ton of the route selected by tine COM
mittee. The report is as follows:
The committee Of the chamber Of commerce
to whom was referred the subject Of the con-
nection Of the Mississippi and Tennessee and
the PadGcah and Memphis railroads, by a
route along the river front of the city OF Men
phis, met this afternoon, Messrs. T. NJ. White,
J. J. Bushy and H: Dow being present,
On motion of Major Busby, Colonel White
was called TO the chair and Mr.. Dow was sp-
pointed secretary.
A map showing the different lines surveyed
under the direction OF President W hite, OF the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad company
and President Wicks, of the Memphis and
Cha=leslon railroad company, IN is3l and also
aprOfile of the Promenade and ClintCc streets
line, were submitted TO the committee, and "A
comparative statement Of the costs of the
most eligible lines was made.
After Consideration, the following res olu-
ton was passed unanimously:
Reso re That this committee respectfully
recommend 20 the chamber Of commerce, as
a practicable and economical route for con
Meeting the q 1iSsissippl and Tennessee and
Paducah and Memphis railroads along the
river front Of the city, the following line: Be
ginning at point on the Memphis and Pa
ducah railroad. north Of Sycamore street, amt
running thence TO the junction Of Auction
4
navy.yard retaining-wAl, on the west side Of
Promenade street, thence southwark with
Promenade street extended 10 point east Of
the Bradley block thence to point west Of
Clinton street and near the inter ectiOn Of
Clinton and Union streets; thence parallel
with Clinton street, but west of IL, TO the south
side OF Beale street; thence southwark with
the center line Of Clinton street to point fifty
or sixty feet south OF Trezevant street; thence
southeastwsrd (crosSing shelby street south OF
the Intersection OF Shelby and Butler streets
TO the north boundary OF the depot grounds OF
the Alssissi ppi and Tennessee road on CalhOUn
street, the said line being shown on the m p
and prodle above mentioned.
The committee further recommend that the
city council be memorislized TO grant 10 the
abOye-named railroad com panies the right Of
way for the FoutR Bbove indicated, or for some
otns,r route that may be agreed upon, across
;he streets Ard other property OF the city, al
lowing the companies 20 cross the streets at
the present grade OF the same, wherever prac-
ticable, put yet SO a. not 70 oostruet the travel
at the street crossings.
The committee then adjoorned.
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adj lOOrned.
i NJ. WHITE,
JOHN JOHNSON,
E, NJ. APPERSON,
J. J. BUSBY,

The report was, on motion, approved
by the chamber, and referred TO the
board Of mayor and general council,
with recommendation for its approval.
THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
Mr.. /. NJ. Hill, from the committee,
reported verbally, that the committee
had collected in cash about $4,000; in
provisions, ETC., about 5000; and had
forwarded to the distressed locality
about $1,000 in supplies. The following
are the full returns 30 date:
]. 7. HILLSMAN All W, A. CASES COL
LEU IONS.
C. P Hunt Secretary Relief Committee:
DEAR SIR-The undersigned, appointed 10
solicit aid on Monroe aud Union streets Tor
the oyerfiowed district, beg leave 10 make tne
following report OF subscriptions received;
W. B. Galbreath, slQQi B; Bsyless 4 CO., ~;
Clapp, SO; Hanson, W, & Estes, Sc J. W. Wes-
cot. 81; John i. Cameron, So H Netter CO,
ss5: Charles Myers, IS; Day Preadht, 80;
Thomas 4, Allen co. So VS. W. :; Bryce o, = Go, CO.
& CO., IS; Hendrix, Carter 4 co.. s.; Schmid-
lam 4 Bro, Is. Total cash, SIS. Estes, tizer
4 .o.. "a barrels of iour, slo0; NJ. L. Meae ham
a CO., cssk u saoplders, $50; ": x. Moore 4
Bro.. 10 barrels OF -four, 800; Pettitt & simp-
son. barrels OF -four, $50; J. N. Tighe, barrel
oi nour, SIC; WebD & Provine, barrel OF nouE,
$40. Total supplies, s4SG. Very respectfully
w. A. GAGE,
District No. }, including Union and Monre
strsels.
n. GQDWIS AND c. c. CLAT'S C0LLBC-
TIOSS,
F-arqasop A CLAY, 10 barrels hour: Brooks,
Seely & Co., 10 barrels Of -four; +. NJ. White &
CO., barrels Of nour; Forster, kealhofer a CO..
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,ccupy their pa positIon -beIwesn both

occupy their old position between both
parties.
Hon. r. J. Berry, who claims to have
been elected auditor on the same ticket
with Brooks, and who was prevented
from prosecuting his claims IN theconrts
by prohibition against the circuit court,
issued by the supreme court, publishes a
letter, favoring the submission Of the
whole matter 10 the legislature
Of the State, but Mr. Brooks
publicly announces that he will not
abide by any decision of the legislature.
The Gazetfe and other conservative
journals favor the call By the legislature
Of a constitutional convention, with a
view Of resubmitting the whole matter
to the people.
Brooks received a few recruits to-day,
as did Baxter also.
AN APPEAL TO GRANT.
WAsHIEGF0N, May THE sheriff Of
Pulaski county, Arkansas, has tele-
gFaphed the secretary of war stating that
he had asked the commander OF the
United States troops at Little Rock for
aid in serving writs Of hdbeds corpus
for the judges arrested at Argenta, and
requests President Grant 30 ask the COM
manding officer at Little Rock to de-
mand the surrender Of the arrested par
ties.
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NEW MEMBERS.

NEW MEMBERS.
On motion, TIE rules were suspended
and Messrs. Kortreeht, Craft, Scales,
Estes, Booth, and Fisher were elected
to membership. m
REFUNDING THE COTToN-TAX.
Mr.. Trousdale, from the committee,
presented the report of the special COM
mittee on refunding the c0tton.tax,
which ELECTED lengthy discussions, the
opposition to the report being based upon
the appearance Of a job Of speculation.
Below we give the report:
Your committee 10 whom was referred
communication rom me board OF
trade Of Columbus, Mississippi, covering
states relative 10 the manner OF refunding
the cotton-tax OF ls54-5-6-I-e, respectfully re-
Fiirst-That this chamber OF commerce gave
the hrst Impulse 70 the consideration OF the
rsturn-Of this tax to the cotton producers, oy
an elaborate memorial 10 congress, afsWn Si, 10y oy
Colonel Robertson Topp, in 1871, which was
fransmitted TO other commercial bodies
throughout the United states. s3e az lanOE aD'e
eacond-Thst we still deem appropriate leg-
islntion By cOngress 70 be deEnanoed Oy simple
ipsfice and wise policy, inasmuch a. such
gg-tton would do more TO rebuild the fortunes,
rasfore the prosperity, Rnc permanently re-es-
tahliA the cotton trade OF the south, upon
which 8 greater share Of nat-onal ana inter
ns.te,v,sl commerce sGapends, than any other
measure OF finance whatever. -
Ihird-Ihat in order 70 cOnsNmifale thls
..henae Of eouitable legislation, II is Inn
o-tsnt 70 unite IN Us active support eysEy
interest, local and national, whlch may l pe
conciliated in It's behalf The planteI ana the
T,,,sTehant should alike JOIN N urging us &C
coupliskmept, and our northern iTlends
should also be 6opci listed to sustain Us IN an
@odeavoT 10 secure justice from great and
rtsSnanimous government, and Las 70 re
sIore ~ lie southern states sum about eq ua
~ oae-third Of al entire cotton crop, sIn03ot l {
fno IN tie aggregate 70 aboAl seventy Inlliloh
aeilars. which, at a time OF genera cQIl iuslon
- before ths passions Of war nad suDsi1eU
"a Wrenched from an already impov overisnee
,.s.,ie and which would kaye suiheed 70 re
P,.rs ne productive wealth Of . Ysst agric ul
11yal section and 20 greatly strengthen an IN
pOrtant element OF natlSas 49,,
~ such magnitude that, while cone ~ affihl ~
sitb The Columbus board ol e%Iaos % - - ~
= ,eo,osy-ess. We would not EN- 0arrass the
toiv Win details, which diner aceofelhy y
sse dlyersified views Of indfviq aals, Ana w
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ARKANSAS
Snap-JudgneHt Taken or Two UnsuS-
pecting Jugdes-GrGnt APP
pealed toe

ST. LOUIS, May A Democrat spe-
cial from Little Rock says that Judges
Searle and Bennett, of the supreme
court, were arrested last night, on their
arrival by the Memphis train, at Ar
genta, opposite Little Sock, by Captain
Willisms, acting under orders from Gov
ernOr Baxter. The judges refused to be
arrested without proper authority,
whereupOn Captain Williams made a
signal, and a band OF armed men en-
tered the cars with cooked revolveFs,
and Searle and Bennett were forcibly
taken from the train, and up to the time
this dispatch was written, had not been
heard Of in Little Rock. The supreme
court was to have convened in Little
Rock to-day. Judge Stephenson, also,
of the supreme court, wes on the train,
but it seems that his presence was not
known, or he too would have been ar
rested. The affair has created great ex-
citement in the Brooks camp, and seri-
Gus trouble is apprehended, unless
Colonel Rose interferes for the release of
the judges.
ARREST OF JUDGES BENNETT AND
sEARLE.
LITTLE Rock, April 4.-Judges Ben
nett and Searle, of the supreme court,
were captured last night by q body of
about ten armed men when the train
from Memphis arrived, at Argenta, OPP
posite this city. They were taken OF
the train and carried OF where no one
seems to know. The Brooks men charge
that it was Baxter's SQUAD who made
the arrest, while on the other hand the
Baxter men say that it was
a Brooks crowd. 1t was reported that
the supreme court was to hold special
session to-day and pass upon Judge
Whytoek's judgment in the Brooks
Baxter case, and that the Brooks men
spirited the judges away to prevent them
from reafIirming the quo lCdrTG71tO de-
cision. The Brooks men charge that
/ the Baxter men captured the judges to
prevent them from affirming Whytock's
decision. A squad of United States
/ troops were out looking for the missing
[ Judges this morning, as was a squad un-
/ der command of the sheriff They did
I not and them.
I ANOTHER RAID IN JEFFERToN COUNTY.
/ Reports from Jefferson state that q
squad of General King Whites men
/ encountered body of sixty Brooks men
/ sboye the Arkansas Post yesterday even
/ iag, and dipersed then. One report
says Ave men were killed, though il
needs confirmation.
wARLIKE ASPECT.
The preparations on both sides look
very warlike tonight, end all sorts o.
iumors are afiOat; one is to the eftee
| that Brooks intends TO assault Baxter
and another that Baxter intends to a
sault Brooks. The United States troops
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IasOlVent Notice.

HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
III estate Of David RobersOn, deceased, no.
tice is hereby given TO all persons having
claims AKA Ist said estate 70 appear and file
the same with the County Court CLERK, au-
thenticated n the manner prescribed by law,
on or before the 81 day Of August, 1874; and
before an appropriation Of the funds of said
estate Is mlce, shall be forever barred, both
in law and equity.
BY order o. County Court Clerk
May 4, 1874. JAMES A. MURRAY, Admir-.
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FURNISHING GOODS.

The celebrated True-Rt Shirts for ss8 per dozen;
former price, $4S %
Shirts for sS3 former price. 40 90
Shirts for s24: former price. 33 90
British Socks. "a; former price, 90
IisIe Uudervl,irts for 81 former price, 200
LINEN Dravverr for 81 75 former price, 225
Satchels, Trunks, VaIises Umbrellas, Ties, Scarfs
Bows, Etc, at prices lower than offered be-
fore n this market.
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CLOTHING.

Suits for s22 so former price, $50 90
Suits for $40; former price, 81 so
Suits for SIS former price, 20 90
Suits for IS; former price, 12 90
Black Cloth Coats for s24; former price, 90
Black Cloth Goats for $40; former price, so
Cashmere Goats for ss; former price, 400
Cashmere Goats for sla SO former price, 90
Black Doesin Pants for s12 so; former price 90
An equal decline In all Fancy Cashmere Pants.
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Iect, m WHICH a uumeraIIy grauuateu
semi-eiFeular plate of glass is laid by
the telegrapher over the map to be trans
mitted, and a pencil of mica, attached
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-.---s.-,. Owu1s ~a7 q ON weussu
banker. who sold it to Queen Christine
for 500 000 francs, and she in turn ceded
it to Napoleon III, for l,l00,OOo francs.
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The Greatest Sacrifice tfEhs Ssassa!

L my Spring
sacrifice. LOOk yourself at Q following decline
prices, FOB CASH!
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per cent. shall not be paid on deposits.
Whenever II shall be deemed advisable
by the trustees to wind up the entire
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The Paris papers lately announced that
Madame Lenoir-Jousserau, who has just
- Ln-....- lofL hnr
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therefore regard IL as far more necessary now
10 arouse such earnest action and cO-Opera-
ton in the matter rs shall secure the speedy
refunding OF the obnoxious tax. and TO this
end, we respectfully recommend:
Sixth-Ihat this chamber Of commerce ap-
point permanent committee TO be COM
posed OF i've members, whose duty st shah be
TO correspond with other similar organiza-
tons, ana nom time TO time te suggest or
adopt sueh measures as may be eXpedtent to
promote the desired legislation
k1ghth-That havidg been advised that a
convention OF tie masters Of the Patrons Of
dnsoandry Of the cotton producing States
VIII as semble at Montgomery, Alabama, on
the nrst OF June next, 70 take into consideTa-
ZION this important subject, we respectfully
suggest 70 our merchants ann buoiness men
that they heartily and earnestly cooperate
Wild that convention In any practicable
method they may adopt of brioging about the
desired result. ] X. GODWIN,
LION TROUSDALE,
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Old Fclks Of Shelby County.

FEHHE members Will attend the regular
i monthly meeting on TUESDAY, 5th Inst,
at o'clock pm, in rooms of School Board,
Odd Fellow Hall
BY order OF the President.
my3 J. p PRESCOTT, Rec. Se7'y
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lem. leaeun 4. 5onassOpss SNarrasave
saf Mllalerx la.aEallona, Inst Ont.

VNHE undersigned, as the authorized Agent
/ OF Shelby, Haywood, Hardeman, Fayette
and Upton counties, viii i'll orders BY mail or
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NOTICE IS hereby given hat Joseph Rogers
IN & %. have this day executed an assign
ment to the undersigned OF their stock OF
goods, book accounts, notes, etc. at their
store, $50 Front street, for the benefit OF their
CREDITORS Z. B. BROWN,
GEORGE P. BOONE.
Memphis Tenn, May 2, 1874.
- IN connection with the above, the IN
dersfRned i9eis it his duty TO his creditors 70
state that I has used every po- siole effort 70
avoid the rove step; that he has within the
past year Pad and adjusted nifty thousand
dollars of debts owed BY the late nrm OF
Ro0sFT Dar, ridge a Co., and that some unRd-
Iusfsd claims owed by SAID nrm have caused
him to ADOPT the above measure in justice 70
the crsdito OF his new business.
Nav 2. ISL JOSEPH ROS ETiS.
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or leading articles from Memphis, by rail and
river, for the month OF April, 1874.
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On motion, TIE rules were suspended
and Messrs. Kortfseht, Craft, Scales,
Estes, Booth, and Fisher were elected
to NJ embefship.
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A wARLIKE ASPECT.

The preparations on both sides look
very warlike tonight, end all sorts of
rumors are sfiOat; one is to the effect
that Brooks intends to assault Baxter,
and another that Baxter intends to a.
sault Brooks. The United States troops
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The report Of the committee was
adopted without dissenting vote.
TIE MkMPHIs AND KANSAS CITY RAIL
WAY.
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Fargason a Clay, 10 barrels hour; BROOKS,
NeeIy 4 Co. 10 barrels Of -four; +. NJ. White &
co., S barrels Of nour; Forster, Kealhofer a co.,
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THANKSGIVING.

-
Proclamation by the President
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The Pres.
dent has issued the following procla-
nation: S"' :.
By the President Of the United States
Of America ~ 81
A PROCLAMATION, .-qa
We are reminded by the changing
season that it is time to pause in our
daily vocations and offer thanks to
Almighty God for the mercies and
abundance of the year which is draw
ing to a close. The blessings of free
government continue to be vouchsaf-
ed to us, the earth has responded to
the labor of the husbandman, the land
has BEEN free from pestilence, and
peace has been maintained with
other spowefs. 1t is fitting that at
stated periods we should cease from
the turmoil Of our daily lives, and
unite in the cultivation of kindly feel
ings toward each other. sdE g =
Now. therefore, recognizing these
considerations. L Ulysses S. Grant,
President of the United States, do
recommend to all citizens to- assem-
blelin their respective places of wor-
ship on Thursday, the 26th9 day of
November. next, and express their
thanks for the mercy and fayors of
Almighty God, and laying aside all
political contentious and all secular
occupations to, observe .suchia day as
a day of thanksgiving and prayer
In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States to be Affixed 81
Done at the. city of Washington,
this 9th day of October 1874 and
Of the Independence of the United
States the 99th. - u. S. GRANT. :
By the President: 80. r..-..s,, .-a
HAMILTON FISH, Sec'y OF State.
4 81