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sotzed with "irregn1arity," aud q jury Of tnvcs.
slgation II now sitting on him for appropr'atlug
dead mems offocts
a LITTLE TROUBLE IN TEXhs.


Eighteen years ago, tho Sultona and tho Tay-
lora lived noar each other In Alabama. Tho
natural result waB that two representatives Of
tho diTotont families dlnl rear cach otllor. In
lfe they were together and iu dcatl, thoy wero
not Divided, until tlloir respective bowio-ltislvca
were extracted by surviving friends from their
Respective stomachH. Soon after this littlo oc-
curronce. ono family moyod to Wostorn Texas.
As tho evil gouius Of tho Lone Star State would
hayo 1t. tho other, ut tho cfoao Of the War, SOL
tied in the sanio locality. Ohnrloy Taylor began
the prcsont sclimnago by stealing tlo Sutton
Bastrop County tho dny aftor tho sut-
tons caught him. Ills unclo, Buck Taylor,
and Ills friend Dick Chisholm, "expressod
t|oir fco'itgs 80 strongly nbout hiB killing as to
give offonso to tho sensitive soul Of William,
Sutton. Ftluorals In tho Taylor and Chisholm
families onB,1cl Immediately. SO fur tho bal
nnce Of trade wns decidedly In favor Of tho sut.
tons. A little judiolouB huahwhackng brought
tho ecoro ebout ovon Tho Button spirit revived,
and simultaneously tho spirits OF tho Taylors
again bogau to wing their way to their future
homo. Hays Taylor departed this life in 1871.
His hrothor Doboy Joined him noxt Now YEARS.
Mark Taylor oBt oil ntoroBt In earthly things q
few months afterwards, and pitLin Taylor Stop
ped out Of his house iuto oterutty before tho
grass Oh Marks grayo was green. Tho suttous
discovered that the Kellctts wero related to the
Taylors. Tho Ka!letts cumbcr Toxan prairies
no moro. It must not bo inforro(l
Tint tho Taylora wore passive during all tlla
time. They took hand III whonovcr thoy Ind
chance, md succeeded In clearing their happy
huuting@grouudB of at least IlYo adhorents OF
thu Sutton faction. Early Inst spring, tho sut-
toms shared tho Taylors. They cauglt all that
survived OF fhen,, mud, rs Tbxau paper eupho-
,nsticalIy puts it. "would have ended the dif1l-
culties," had not outsde Interference secured
tho eigning of troaty Of peace. This was ap-
parcntly good only on land. for William Sutton
was shot as Roon as tho Tnylors found him on d
steamship. WILLIAM Taylor was clapred into
Jail for his share IN tue ARRAY aud Ills brothor
Snap, who WAS In jul already, was taken out
and shot oHlaud, Oh a ohenrful warning to
William. Texas would now liko to try tho
prisoner, but no jury can be, got. Everybody in
tho neighborhood bas had relative Or two
slaughtered at Home stage Of tho conflict. When
tho case supposed to be near trial the courtroom
llfH up with hosts Of suttons anl Taylors, all Of
them Walking arecna!s. Thcn tho Judge poet
ponos tho trial, and tie two 1ectiona stick 1;nives
aud fro BULLETS iuto each other until they arc
weary Of the sport. Up to dato twonty-shroe
hnse been killed. II tho present rate Of
slaughter il maintained, tllcro is some chance
that Taylors and Suttons cannot DO produced III
sufficient nun1bo,s to nloot tho domand. Until
tho happy extinction OF both families, Texan
, 1874-10-10

It la narrated that III kins1nAn, Trumbul
County, O., Tiers is little girl OF 10 years WHO
has developed faculty Of Baoing without tho
uso OF eyes. Some months ago an oacr sister
was attacked With Inflammation Of tho eyeo, and
tue younger one attondad hor until she rogaincd
hor sight. The llstlo nurse WIS afterwards At
tackcd with the sa1no disease, and completely
Lost her sight. hor eyes were securely baudagod
to exclude tue light, and she was confined iu
darkonel room. By desreos. It III amid, size do
yefopod tho faculty OF distinguishing objeo!a
without tho use Of her uyos. Sho could poiut
out persous, dosoriba thoir attitudes and actions,
aud moreover distinguish daylight and darlspess.
To test her powora etii! tarthor now book vas
tivou to hor. She opened IT, described tho pic
tureB, und finally waa ouablod to read 1t tluoutly,
her eyos all the time being baudaged. sLo has
aimee recovered hor ocular sight, md hor eyes
aro pronounced By physicians to bo perfectly
aound. I)ut strange to cay tile faculty. Of seeing
without thom romaius, and wlon blIndtolaosl
md placea In durls room aho can 500 with
oase. The cauo aas puzzled the doctors. They
aro uncertain 7hother tue eyos hayo actually re-
covered their power, OF whether tho fnculty Of
seeiue without thom haa not survived entirely.
Not many yoars ago THU professcd power would
have pubjootad the child to torture. There are
HISTORICAL oases Of sllsgud second a'aht nhlrh
, 1874-10-10

Tho Chtcago lnser- 0ccooof Oct. BayH:
Tha result Of tho election in Augusta, Ga, ahows
~hat %e may expect from tle violence and iuttmltA
lion which reign In tin Snlith. III 1872, 2321 votes
woFe cast In Richmond County, whcro AuYuata Ia
#tnated, for Grant, Wednesday tho county cast
about 200 Republican vocs 1t IN supposed similar
showing will 10 made in nearly every cqs,nty In tho
State, and that tao Legislature will 10 Ku-Kux by
over 400 majority on joint ballot.
Tho fact is, thoro ia no Republican party in
Georgia. It has ceasol to exist. All tho cat
rot-baggers fled tho State homo timo ago. and
tho largo part Of the colorcd people havo aGiat-
cd with tLo Whites; henco thore is now no Ro-
publican organization, whlto Or bInclt, In tho
State. Tho Legislature juat olcotel will include
among ita mcmbors tho ablcst mon III Georgia,
elected tuainiy without any opposition. In tho
City Of Atlanta, tbs colorod people who still al-
hero to tho Republican pnrty nominated o. A.
Locllranc, who was the Republican Chief. Jus-
ticc Of tho State from 1868 to 1873. aud who is
nov leader Of the I'nirl-Torm party In aoot-
gin as candidate for the Legislature. Judge
Locl,rano, in tho Atlantic Herald, responded to
the nomination III tito following card:
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 9, 1874.
70 tho Editors Of the Herald:
GENTS: wbrn III tho transactions Of life tho pues-
tion resolves itself into whether eEout laugh or
get mad beisya tn gving ahe benuAt Of the doubt TO
tho alle OF good huor-geting mad costs emotions
Of rain wtD good l,ituor hag sucl regrets. These
sentiments nrs applicable 10 ysclf In readg tlis
morning tito Mellon Of colorcd constituents last
night at thu CItyl1nl In nominating for the Lesis-
lRtnro. asuilt to sensitive thfa ia o cauge of
oasc. but 10 exhibit temper about would only add
10 Its unrlcasantnesa. Therefore, in a good hunlor,
decline tho intended honor. aly ambition Is not 20
'nordanao as to nuke appear in the character Of
their Representative n,d carry their Standard and,
hot to put too ne point OIL 1t, I'll DO d-d if do
1t. o. 4. LoonnANK.
There is hardly white To publican III the
State, except tho Tnird-Torm faot,on and, as wo
hsSo said. a considerable body ot the eolorod
people haye united with tho whites. Tnoro was
not tho slightest necessity for Intimidation ia
1noruH
, 1874-10-10
MORTON AND GRANT.

wcll.informed correspondent at indianapolis
VTroto lotter to THE TRIBUNE fow days ago
(pnbllshcd Oct. 81 in which ho reviewed tho polt-
eal sltuation in TINT State. and gayo tho partic-
ulars Of socret moottug OF tho Republican lead
orB in indianapolis. Ho further added tho
following statement:
In the Same vcln With tho feeling that produced tho
accret Republican eatiag Of last night Ia talk cur
rently reported with leading Republican .nonbcr of
Congress, man who las stood at tho very pinnacle Of
influence In The party, aul whose nanp is synonym
for iucosruptibity e freely expressed the opInlou
TINT tho atatc waa very doubtful, and that he would
not 10 surprised III thu lsaGt a perfect Waterloo On
T''eaday next lie roports the taaIecion throughout
tho agricultural counties very deep-seatc, extending
to ner who hara hcretofuro beeu the 1,ilury u tha
Republican par!y. An INSTANCE W.T. given of leatiua
aud wealthy citizen Of Ut Tic easte,n eountca,
whose p'rEe, anl Influence and work. ad nlways tccu
nt tho command Of tho party caudtdates
He has entirely kicked out Of tho .races
end would not vote fora single ea1.tilato on the Re-
publican ticket, no even for tho State ocers na,st
whom he could urge nothing that they stood as
tile roprcst usatyc0 of party a desired to sec nut
out Of power. This Congressman aaid we uAould 10
snrprsoa mud overwhelmed at tho reports that would
come ~ from tho country. ia for h1nsctt, 10 ras
frse to say tt TIE nation had bttH cursed .pii th3
.orst Admfa'aFaoa, d,s,tHo tie past t,ro years. eser
Eaown IN is history md. when The prottr ,ae caue
ha ,raa rtadH IL say 50 publicly Upon tho question Of
tho thtrd term. ho believed Grant to be candidate
and aso that be stronger han either Of the exat-
lug parties: that tbs only WAY to defeat him would 10
by peop!os nloyerueut. md by Peoples candidate.
We havo other information which confirms
this statement, mud which alls thai ts1o name OF
the tneuaber Of Congress "who has ntooa at the
very pinnacle OF lntuonee In tie party" is mono
otlor than O. +. Morton. 1Yo hnyu every rea-
FOIL to belioye TINT aIr. Morton was wtl, great
difficulty restrained from ononlng tlo campaign
In Indiana with d general mud specific donuucia-
ton Of tho prosldont, aud from making the
tight IN tao State On the ground Of open losti1i-
ty to tho Administration. II the result Of tile
election on Tucaday noxt shall verify tho prea-
Ont melancholy expectations Of tho Republican
leadorH IN Indiana, thon Mr. Slortou'a wisdom
and foresight will bo vndicatod. ua.l ho and
the Republican State Convention At tho outsot
denounced tho Administration aud tho Prea.dout,
aud maaetha fight as Republicans in hostility to
hin, tho Opposition would nayor hayo boon ablo
to nnito, and the Republicans would hayo car
ried tho etato. Had he appealed to tho people
OF tho State to unite with him In declaring
"that tho nation had boon cursed with tho worat
administrator, during the past two yoars, syor
known IN ita history" ho would hpyo attracted
the vast majority Of tho pooplo anxious to e!vo
olnphaais to thai declaration. Dat he hAa bso,
, 1874-10-10

DEBTS VI IaE Ed1NUE uE WALES.
Tho English press and the English people arc
still vexod ovor tho question Of the Prince OF
Wales' debts. 1t Is said that tho Prince has
dcbts, that tho Queen is going to pay thom, and,
again, that Parliament is to bo asked to pay
tnom. TAon too, 1t is said tint tho Prince
has no dobts, that the Queen IL not going to
Day thom, and that Parliament is not to be ro-
auested to pay them. Tho London Daily 1ele-
graph iA tho authority for tue last Wholesale
deuial. But then, as there are other Journals
which deny this denial, it may he naked how any
one not the Prince, or tho Queen, or Parliament,
is going to know the truth concerning Tho
Princess financial condition. Were 1t any one
but tho Prince OF Waloa who was In
debt, we should say It was noboly's
buainoss how Lis debts arc to be paid, or whether
thoy uro to be paid ut ali. But, slnco it IL said
that Parliament, tLat il tho English people, may
DO called upon to pay them, wa can understand
how tho English are interested III tue question
mau has d right to 10 Interested III question
affecting llis pocket az nearly as tho liquidation
OF the i1obts Of the prluco Of Wales does tho
EQchaIH VI p1u4ao ~ 2At5i"AAs he 3AAAEAA-
cans uro Interested outy as spectators Of ono Of
tho penalties OF monarcby. Why should not the
Prince pow his Wild oats like man not Prince
And why should not the poopls Of England af,
ford him tho means Of having good tlme in his
youth, considering that ho il to le eaddlel With
tile burdou Of their Government ut Tho death OF
Ala mothcr2
Insignificant AZ tho u,ateor may aeon to us, to
tlle pooplo Of England IL is u serious thing. The
duly journals are afraid to ypfes to tho matter
Mt all. Vanitg Far, weekly papor. has less re-
gard for oouseqaoncou md says that tho Queen
las agreed 10 puy them, aud that tho bill intro
ducoa ut tho 1Rat sessfon OF Parliament, to en-
able uor Ma1esty to dispose OF hor psiyate real
ostato by will or otherwise, was passed to enable
hor to psy tl,em. Tho writer In Family Fair
goes so far ss to say that Osborne aud Damorat
1pay undergo tic common lot Of eatatos, and
thoir title deeds pnus iu.o oouYoyanoor'a cham.
bers. Il It be true, IS stated, that tho Quoon
has private fortune Of three or four mlions stos-
ling, thsro s no probability that ahs would sollA
0sborue and Dalmursl aatntaa. whero she spuntls
most Ut Tie tino not spsnt NJ Windsor. II u
, 1874-10-10

roatmaetor-doneral Jowoll IL said by ao,no
irresponsible nowHpnror-corroapondc to havo
sont III H resignation. All tho probabilities are
agaiut tho truth of this report The postnastor-
General il still engaged III reforming tho ad-
msnistration of biH Department. Ho would
probably not vouturo to impoaoupon succosHor,
If ho expected one to to Immediately appointed.
his own notions OF what is expcllont. Only
this morutug, correspondence between him and
tho President Of tho Eric Railroad Is pub
lshod, In Which he objects to tho om-
ployinens Of claim, agents for tho collection Of
money legitlmately duo by tho Department, and
declares that llo will tolerate thoso go-betwoens
no longer. This certainly Conveys no lntimatiou
Of all intention to resign. Tho only conceivable
REASON for tho displacement Of ntr. lowell is
that he may DO too honest man for the p,r-
poses Of tho purity.
, 1874-10-10

Mr. j. Fl. pickra'l, Ut Macon County, Ia tho
candidate for Congress Of tho united Opposition
in tic Fourteenth District Of this State. Mr.
rickroll Is farmer 'sho llaB for 1nnny yoara
devoted himself to raising cattio OF tho. 0uest
brocds, finding that businosu moro profitable
than raising common atocl. So successful Inns
ho boen that his hords OF superior cattle hayo
tahea the prlzes ut all the local fairs at which
they havo been exhibited. Nfr. pickrcli has beon
regarded By hia nelGhbors as a sort Of public
bonotactor, and his enterprise in importing
superior cattlo, aud thus gradually improving
tho stock in tint part Of tho State, l,as won tho
commentator Of all classes Of people. His
horila hnyu been tho pride OF Central Illinois.
At last, Mr.. pickroll accepted the Farmers ron,-
iuation for Congress against The Republican.
Thon he was discovered to bo monster OF
iniquity, frnud, and IN enemy Of the farmers.
The Champaign Gazette, edited by Postmaster,
thus proves rickrctl to have no interest iu CON-
mon with the farmers:
Alongside the quiet village Of Iarpcratown ,1r.
pckrc has 1Gn Heres OF land n grass. Here hp paa-
lures the stock le buys, tatteus them sufficiently,
gets mp h,eh-aoundlng pelitrccs, aud sells them at
prices enormously dear. III tia full Ito picks out
herd Of hiA fattcat cows, aud, with Btcaatplaer ut
tho head, advcrtscs Ills "prtzo herd on about tho
sa'na principle that niggerstows aul circ,lHss aro
hcralded. liz then makes terna With tho eat low
down 1nanopolfsts who run railways" by which hc,
Henry ]. rckre Reform cnnliate for Congress. may
make tour will his herd TO certotn number Of Gtatc
hn county tara rcs Of cost at nlout onc-alf tho
rc5',ar ralos of transportation. In short, hu dca-
heads asoNAd tAs country ~s his prizo bill and fat
COVE. unti! ho hns cleared $4,000 $1,000 In why Of
ter-fecd what ls does not ycl, and lyes al hB case
upon tho fat Of the land until gsass cou'es agaiu.
Wofail to eco tho difference between feodiug
Cattle on grass auu selling the CATTLE and feed
ing hogs on corn aud selling tho Logs Nor
do wo comprehend that Mr.. pickrell loscs bis
Identification with tile farmers because lie raiscB
aue shors-iiorn cattle instead Of common stock,
nor bccauac Ao attends to Lis business 30 we'll
that he makes it prolsable. If all his cattle are
60 much better than any others TINT they excel
IN competition aud carry off the prizes, then l4e
sets an example to his ncghboss worthy OF al
commendatiou. The nun who gives evidence OF
au ability to attend to lis own business, is gen.
orally safe nlan to represent tho bueiness Of
others. 1t is ! mntter Of regret that there ia
not as successful a stock.raiHer as Mr. Pickrell
in every county Ia tho 6tato,
, 1874-10-10

The Chicago Board Of Public Woyka ia now In
New York examining tho wator.syHtom Of tho
city md learning how to perfect that OF CHI
cago. The Commissioners arc evidently iu q
dootle mood u IL G 'narx OF their falthfulnoss
sud intelligence that they a,e always ready to
uston respectfully to suggost!ons coming from
respectable SOURCES. The Doarl Of Police aud
F1re Commiassonots Ia otberwlso diapoued, mud
uoulect Of duty,
, 1874-10-10

It should be remarked that certain weak and
untrustwo,thy inu''rauce companies. having
loss thun tlo capital required by the Insurance
law Of this State, are doing business III Chicago
through brokers'. Tho requirements Of the law
nre wise. and any evasion Of thom ought not to
bo countenanced by propcrty-ownera.
, 1874-10-10

Gen. Miles Inns Beut to army headquarters a
sub-roport Of his recent fight with tho Indians,
in Which ho makes Bpecial and honorable NEIL
GERS. sho by themselves ropused IN attack Of
1926 Comancles and Kowas. The story Of their
action Ia almost incredible. It should secure for
tho surviving members Of tho gallant party
substantial reward.
, 1874-10-10

Somo Now York journals aro spreading
rumors Of failures mud busiuesa oinbarrassments
which seem to have NO foundation in inct. The
ouiy danger yet present III that reports Of this
nature may actually give rise to distrust and
suspicion among merchants. Tho situation Ia
one In which not to fear IL not to he hurt. We
do look for a panic in the stock market, but
there ia no reason why tint should affect
legitimate business.
, 1874-10-10

Ing with September, 1873. wore e1,0os,775, IN
stoad of 81. .95a, ,079, rs reported. Tho working Of
tho Atlantic & Great Wostorn Branch tip to Sept.
90, 1878, WAS an actual oxponso to tho Erie Com
pany. Tho vnrtllot Of tito accountants is Tint
tho tnto dividends Of tho Company ou lraforrod
BtOcl, Woro tuatitlel
, 1874-10-10

ovor-roral'adcd to bo silent conocrnips tho groat
political abon1inatiou OF TIN day. and tlle poup1o
Of lntllana havo most probably goue elsewhere
to express shoir Judgment. II tho State goes
Democratic by decisive majority noxt Tuesday,
Mr.. Morton's emancipation will probably 10
corrloto, n1l1 with him thar Of q worry largo 1te-
publican following.
, 1874-10-10

Among tho candidates for tho Republican nona-
ination III tho F.sst District tho name of John
probably tho best State so.,ator who ever won't to
Springfield from this city. 10 IL u man Of lurgo
commercial information snd experience. hos been
President Of the Board Of Trudo, and is known
to the community al gentleman Of unblen,tshed
integrity.
, 1874-10-10

Reports Of tho accountants ,Ylo have 1ately
bscn examining the books OF the Elie Company
were mnde to the Louaon Stock Exchange yea-
tesdAJ. ~ appeara from thom that tho profits
Of ths Erie tload proper for the tlrse ysAss end
, 1874-10-10

The Republicans OF Boston have nominated
1l1. Frost to succeed the Hon. Samuel Hooper III
Congress-. Tho new man ia not writer or
speaker, but he is powerful voter, and will be
constant in Lis attendance upon roll-call. So
run tho repo.ts. If they aro not pro1ud'cod, Mr..
Frost may still DO m improvement upon Mr.,
Honrar
, 1874-10-10

Scnator Ramsey, ot MinncEota, has carried tho
primaries tu Kamsoy County in which the City
Of St. Paul is situated, "a against Gov. Davis,
who is also candidate for election to tho United
states Senate. Ramseys chaucos OF ro~eIectlon
sro much improved by this preliminary victory.
, 1874-10-10

RATES or auDscrtrTloN trArAnLE IN ADVANCED.
1,atl,, ey n,an.....8 kMtray........ 'ssx'SH
ri. Heekiy,.,,,,. 4;.UU Weekly S.ou
pa1tx Oh = sssr nt tbs sasac rate .
IL r.e.cut drlay and mstaacs. be aurc enu RTa osf
On &c etdlcsA In E !nclung State AMI County. fSst
l,rulttanreN mar DO nads eithcs bydrn o1pross,
CBlca al der Or IN Registered lottsrs. IT uur rtsk.
rEnMa TO err suBscninE1t8.
1.Iy, dcll+oro, Sunday oreoptod u cents per wcok.
Uat1i deli, rted Hundny inr!aast. ~ sshss POI wosk'
Add,r., rfIE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
t,o4,ier stniIrnn mud prarhorn.tts.. UhlcaEu Ill.
, 1874-10-10

Con. Shaer has determined not to reside in
Chicago permanently, aud ho will not attctnpt
tho reorganization Of the Fire Department un-
1ess souoboly asks him. 1t III pretty certain
tllat Mr.. Sheridan. for instance thinks thoro aEo
plenty Of lneu in Chicago competent to do all tho
raorgan,zipg necessary.
, 1874-10-10
TQ.phyt2 ADJUSTMENTS.

M.vrcK FRS MISREPRESENTATION stre:t. betwsen
ciisii froupe: Al'cnS1n; = @ @in9s do Lsm'nor-
, 1874-10-10

uon1EY'S TTEArnE--Rande!rt sszeet; hetwesT
Eynnlut; " {tutuldt.h
, 1874-10-10

MYERS. sroot, 6et%ssn e
tho FresildlKitatcut, eto. Afternoon and eventnH'
, 1874-10-10

ACADEMY or Atua1C-1la1ead street. .het~etn Man
non Ind aiu;rnr. EnNnEctnunt of LAWRENCE Anrfoft.
Xfternoon: "'rho Lady Ut lyuna." Rso"'nR: 'Aohaf'
, 1874-10-10

havo tithorto boon troatol aB myths. a soyaro
tcat OF tho present case would throw aomo light
upon that utterly unintolliglb1o eoionce which.
for tho want OF d better ramo. Inns boon termed
psyoholoKy,-a torn nobody can dot}no.
, 1874-10-10
OH Obmapp Uril>nze.
Saturday Morning, October 10, 1874.

Only threo counties in Georgia have returned
Republican maJorities. Tho ohtira Congress
aiuual delegation will bo Democratic.
, 1874-10-10


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on account Of a lull In the wind. aud ttuu
allowed sato passage and that tho pursuing
Eyyptiana wero ca,,f1ht. m aiua1o travellers hAyo
HometimcB boon ejnco hv tim nnrthnn nd ruel OF
tho water driven by auotbnr Hmm wind fro.n t1,o
south. This plausible theory. which ,ocouci.oa
tho Biblical account with tl,o pcaafbil;tou OF
scienoe, wna nenora}}v acconte,1 bv I'm cnnorcen.
Tho Brooklyn Arous uaya lint nr. +. y rLnmu.
non, Of tho Now YorI, ra1nr,,oc,o boa o1rca5v
como 10 tl.tg conclusson. ona Tint II. hox M,
been alono III hlB yiovs, Tho euhn,itston NJ Tho
theory shows that scientific ,oeonrcbca mav con.
firm. as vol aa opposc, tho D,bto.
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Although tho olamor Of tho great ph,ts;,c]ph,a
Centennial Inns suba!dod, aud thu country ID
speedily forgetting that tloro liz s,loh +, fI,inn.
evory now and aeaili como smaller celobrutiuu
occtl1s to warn lii TINT our npontling fete ca,,-
not bo Stunned. So fur lhe celebrations haro
occurred in Now England. Not ,nnuy mouths ago
tito ladIos Of Boston celebrated tho hundredtIl
anniversary Of whnt they faco!iously formed tho
Ten Party, where patriotism waH ut maximum
mud scanttal at minimum, and wloro the ton
Nan frnt1n In oot1 wnfnr. Mnnfav tho rno,l nm
t rle uf Hnlem celebrated tho oentennial OF tho
sitting Of tho last Great aud General Court Of
Massachusetts under Brstts, rulo. which rcsolvcd
Itself into the first Provisional Cnnrroag of thu
| United Colonies, Tho ceremonies occurred at
| the Essex Institute. An nddross commumora.
| tive Of tho event wan deivorea l,y Amor q
oooden ncylater Of Probate, Tho orator TO-
| cnllod Homo interesting historical facts, On
June II, 1774, Gov Gage, fortified Ut tie 1cets-,
lat'on OF tho Assembly, sought to dissolve liz
but the Secretary, who was intrusted With tho
onnornatorsal warrant, was refused adulttouoo
to tito l1ouso, and read It On tho stops Of tho
Fown-House in tho prosonce OF NJ, excitod
tluoug. at that session tho first i've ae|orates
wcre elected to that great uoneresa whicI, 1,v
successive elections continued through tho War
Of Independence. About ninoty of tho rnon,nara
| Of that Congress- mot ut Salem Oct. s. 1774.'
aud, after organizing and taking q recens far two
days. aolemnly declared tLat the conduct Of tho'
Governor wan egainat tie express words as vol
truo seslAo OF tho charter, and uncaoatttuti,na,