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we're old men, Thev said that : majority
Of the Indians ere in favor Of the council being
held At White c ~ Creek, near Crow Butte, and
about 6 miles from this Agency, though Spotted
ai1 theE said, woa}d insist on its being held at
Shadron Creek. Red oud said he would "ant
an extra Issue Of boef to feed the lndisns y H.
and this the Commission promised him, pro-
quited be g1yen them. Three thousand extra
beeyes have been ordered hare already to teeo
the Indians.
When the Commission WIS hers last July,
they sent Young II an-Afrald.of-hls Horse ana
Louis Richard, BALI breed, out 70 ofanR IN tne
VI Indians III the northern counties, 10 ornar
that they might be rroseut at tlna council. 1of
this serv1ce promising them 100 American horseS
which have not yet been recefed here. though
the Interior Department: advertised Tor the ur-
chase oS the saIpe ut Cheyenne, but 1lter"atd
Withdrew the I'd ertisenlont, aince which time
nothing hss been heard on the snb]ecs
by the Commission. Notwithstanding pdmoer
Il kilograms have been sent 10 HheunEton ~
referepce to the ma:ter In the talk yestordAy::
Youu Man al. a,d-of-h Ho;s 90 eaid he "aoteo
his horses delivered at this Agency before the
Council is held, hut finally agreed to their oe1nR
delivered as coon - possible. the Coln111astou
assuring hun that good horses would DC seoI
him, though. IL they we're to pe brought on tno
Nissouri River, at least months time *oulo be
-anuired tn nurrhase and send them 70 Red
CLOUD.
To-day the Rev. Hinman end Co. Behuvls
in "a .,one down to Crow butte to select place
for tie Council, which will doubtless be held
mex. week.
Messrs. Bingham and Burke are expected up
from tn. Spotted rail Agency TO-DAY, with Tue
Missouri River Iaaians. Maj. Savllle has not yet
returned from the East. During bis ABSENCE
Dr.. Dan.ets, tue former Agent, acss ~ Ageut II
He'd Cloud
, 1875-09-12
THE MARSH COMMISSION.
HfsAefdt f}sAT,df.h tn fhs Ch3enHp 7f1bftNe

Ak&pHAAtx
WABH1xo7os, D. C.. Sept. u.-Samuel Walker
appeared to-day, aud ~aa examined, dfst ~ to
h,s report Of November, 1873, Of tour Of in
vcst,gauon made oy him in that month By or
der Of tho old Board Of indian Commissioners !;
second, a. 70 hi. knowledge Of the charges made
BY Prof Marsh and lastly, on the general aub-
ject Of fraud. corruption, aud illega1ities ia
the administration Of the indian Bureau.
No naw facts Of importance rere developed.
Mr. Walker contenting himself with referring to
documents On file IN the Interior Department,
vouchers, letters, etc, AID official papels OF the
Old Board Of Commissioners. afidayits Of con-
tractors, employees Of the Government, and
Gmy officials. and facts coming within his OVID
knowledge IN Proof of bis allegations and
such Of thoee Of Mr.. Marsh as he spoke to.
His examination was seveie, sod was
participated III by Commissioner Smith.
At .lmes it was difficult for
the lAtter gentleman 70 conrrot his temper.
Walker Was SUR r1hingly cain aud patiant, and
sustained bsmseK most admirably, demonstrat-
ing that he had made no chnxes reck!esaly and
without fist having weighed the evidence. In
no single instance were tho Committee succees-
sui IN finding weak point in his statements.
Ta:ker WIS too fatagued to oe examined at tho
evening hesH4on.
Bosler, the beef contractor, ia preparing his
accounts for examination Monday.
, 1875-09-12
6oNETHINQ SUBSTANTIAL.

70 fhs Ed3oT of TAs Chsea9o 7Fsoa1<:
f. CHICAGO. Sept. 11.-WM you allow mo small
space in your paper, not to discuss tho vision
arJ subject Of love, but = subject more sub
stantia1, which il water. There a-e few nlooka
On State street without water, which is 4 very
great Inconvenience to those living On Thirty
sixth and Thlrty-eeTenth streets. The water is
on Thirty eighth. OWE house on tho corner
Of EdA aud State, and 4m aououa, With the
other rrope1tv-oxrers on these streets. II
would be but one block to bring it. as it ia On
Thirty -eighLh street, TAx-PA1zn-
, 1875-09-12
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.


hu1E~saoo1aSo As @A1AoaS@~
7s the.Edtsor Of The ch'e1oo I'oune'
CHICAGO, Sept. l1.-My attention was called
GONE time ago to an editorial III your columns
~ .;ao .,,,a,;,o .,,a orr RITA c1nu In which
On tne sn'v11us ~nu o.l . -. a..,at;,
you l"1ce at'aoeo " ana. 0e144uo ~ 81, "@N'o
exercise. thought n the a.ne u repiS1nG' nos
it escaued my atteution. Loohng oack over
aona of ronr f1ea I find another article On the
.~... .,,,.ia,, i, .h,c. v,,r aav. .ft, R,ae-
0s"n au'1es4' ~ 49," ~ H. h.s.
enoonnS IL III e1e1case "n'eu 3ena7 ~ oo 0se'
development Of tue muscular system, en-
fulces q large amount OF exercise in
The onen s,r and {2> demands suct tram
49, ~ 49, ~ ~ nro xn1 h.,d am x1}ch cIosa
nh,erxst;on If IN ,,bvs,cal unenomgns Which
s1fect ne resnIt ths: it 1,ossesses natural iu-
+1;na;c ;nte, eat tor man at a.t,yn meutaI antII-
~ 's :" Tt,n fT,ras 49, .-a 1n,ns hsvs divided 1ha
vt ,;nr, cr,,h 5n.o sart,ora f,r reterauca. Win
~ sanaad sortior m ma c.n t;nI fan)t. of
10 ~ - n-.ah.
, 1875-09-12

ILLINOIS RIVER AND CANAL.
Sp<esai DssDateA to Ths Ch.cdao Tribune.
IAsA11E, Ill, Sept. u.-ABR1vED 81 R1vEH-
Prop City Of Peona, with barge from Paru. light.
DEPAHrkD-Prop City Of Peoria, light, tc
Peru: cana-boats Seneca aud Shamrock, fol
Peru, all loaded with lumber from Chicago
stu,r Petrol, towing Eve barges OF ice for St.
Louis.
PASSED 1nro CANA1-Po1ar Star, from Peru
loaded with corn for Chicago.
PASSED 0ur-Andrew Jackson. for Peru.
loaded with lumber from Chicago; stmr Pet1el.
towing five barges Of Ice for St. Louis
Ten feet inches Of water on the mitersi'l OF
LOCK Is. having r1sen II inches since last night.
and is still ris.ug. Weather cool
Ba1D3EroRr, se~t. l.-AnAIvED-W. ]. Rot
buck. Ottawa, 5000 bu corn; Chicago Belle.
Utica, 6,l10 bu corn; Gen. Mcclellan. Joliet.
1874 empty btis; prop G"od. Ottawa, 600 bu
corn; prop China, Morris, q, 100 lbs seed Dol
phln. Ottana, $3.50 bu corn-
CLKARED-Omaha Morris, 81 m feet lumber;
prop Atlsnsc. Peoris, 1308j feet lumber. ". 800
iath; Messenger. Peoris, 50 u feet lumber
prop Mcnt2uk, Locbpor:, 4,215 bu wheat Gen.
Sherman, Morris, $500 feet lumbar, 20 N ahin.
glea.
PORT or ERIE.
8pse31l D1spateA to The Chtaa9o T5t6unx.
ERIE. Pa, Sept 11.-DEPAnruREs- Chi
cago, props Alsska, E. B. Haie coal.
FRuaHrs- -Contlnne dull and lifeless; char
teGs are DOW mostly m1de on private terms
rates range from 75c to 81 per ton 70 Chicago
The receipts Ut coal the past week have been nn-
usually large, but the shipments bare oeeu very
ANAL. Charters to-day-schr Annie Vought,
coal to Chicago, 81 per ton.
VESSELS PASSED PORT HURON.
sp&e.ai D,snatcA to Tae cAieaao rr1oxne
, 1875-09-12
KNIGHTS OF PYTHiAS.

Gauntlet Lodge No. w11l bs reorganized
rhursdsy evening By D. D. William Forrest. in
Grand Lodge Hall. It is hoped that every MEN,
Der hav1ug signed the petition for reorganization
will tent. Officers will be elected and lnstall-
I'd tot the ensuing term
, 1875-09-12
STRIKE ENDED,

Bosrox, Sept 1.-The hnoem akezs Of Cocht-
usAs and Natick. who have bean On = str1ks
for tho past weak. xsaumed Hosk ysstazdaJ at
the old pxioas-'
, 1875-09-12

The Hon. Spencer Eaken WIS unanimooH
nominated tor the Nashville HAyor1lty On aes
t.ent.ssh ballot yestszdsy by thu psfoee
Cuyantion
, 1875-09-12

10 A< Editor of Tie Chseag" iysoune:
CHICAGO, Sept 1.-THE attention Of the
public has recently been directed to one jesse
7. Gleason, who, 81 Town Clerk, has been aid
ing in the raid upon the Treasury. This brave
official is also Constable, and in the month Of
February last be used an execution founded up
On Judgment secured through bank sum-
mons in the name Of party who had no inter
est in the claim, and with this he 1ev1ed upon $50
worth OF booxs belonging to one Of our citizens.
The books were exempt from execution. and eYi-
dence OF the tact MRS .urnished Gleason. and al
so evidence that the man III "nose naue hs was
acsing had no claim against the party. Yet Glea-
son took the properly and hAa secreted it for
seven months Without masang any retlrn OF h1s
execution. Tho pstty whose property WAS taken
entered complaint before the last Gsaud Jury,
hut for vaut Of time the witnesaas were not
called. ae will carry the Gaze to the next GtAnd
jury, and if there is any Law to pun
ihh such officials they shall be pun
ished. During the past week a summons
has been IN the hands Of Constable for service
Oh Gleason aud his boudsmen, and another aum-
mons for service On Constable McNabh and his
bondsmen> and though the parties were ali in
the business centre On the South Side, no
service has been made. Perhaps after few
mouths the party who has been w1onged may
secure Justice. H.
, 1875-09-12

m...s., rh...,.t.k .. 4. r,......
0'~' A>A'.e'~ss =" i" ''s e'f..4S0 ''Sa''''
"Aaa1se1os' =. t'' eept' Ia Strange In
dian story ccnies from Montana 1t Is charged
that the Government has paid $500, 900 in ten
ve,ra 70 eunport 1ndians who do NOT e1ist on
.-.s, - - - 49,. ..-a-.. =.
1'neftcso 70 son' ano WY 4o1e eAase tetao'eo "
Csnad&- The story ~hlcn Inc anthonte6 claim
il authentic is this Before gold Was discovered
in Montana. that country was inhabited
nv R,.ckfees Indians. This na.ion in
s!:,.. 80. - 4~;ta. n,a.1.1.+
ssi''oeo m.o 'ufee o4os'e' o1~eA1ee',
Blooda, and P1egans 1t "as the custom OF
thu Agent for thess Indians to visit the country
once year. distribute his supplies, and return
totae ntatea Tue same seaaon. Ae eo'o-seeaefs
oesan n4nne up tne COUNTY, 'ne npo'ane ino'eo
north sc1oss the British Ane. For ten years not
= Hlacs1oot Indian and not to exceed Eve
ar Amar3c.r so,. e1cant in the form,
of nart,es ~ho v;s;t fh;a eide to stea1
, 1875-09-12

TO Az Editor Of rhs Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO Sept. u.-BY all means Let us have
tho decimal system Of weigh1s and measure
ments, but at tho same time let as AVOID al
French prolix:ty. M1llimetars," ''hectome-
tern" "centimeter." and "mynameter can
never successfully take the place Of inch, foot.
rard and mle. nor can "a niliigram," hecto-
gram," "centigram," aud '"mYriagram ever
hope to take the place Of gram.
ounce, pound. and ton. and the
same holds good in measures Of
capacity. hare no objection to French names,
providing they are short, e1mple and expressive.
The peopls who work for = living bave NOT the
time to Naate on taeaa 1nany~gyllabled uatnea u
express very small amounts, especially when Ee
already have names that ars so much shorter
aud simpler. II tue French cannot supply Us
with teams suitably short, let us try some other
nAuou, and, II 10 CANNOT find 4ny to adopt then
let US try our invenuve facu!ties aud let us can-
tine ourselves to slDgIe syllablts, and lot tkoss
be composed Of the fewest letters possible.
LEONARD BRfCKER
, 1875-09-12

will thros out the sk1mishers, and the Conven-
tloo will form the line of battle. 4 three-coruer
fight, With the Republicans victorious, is now
the most likely result.
, 1875-09-12

to the sufferers BY the doo<ls in Franca, IND
hence the part and interest Of tho French
COUNTESS DE La RocHEFoucAuLn,
] who had q hand IN the distribution Of tho funds
to her countrymen. There Is . song In tho pEsr
which WAS sung to An accompaniment composed
| for the occaa1on by the Countess hersai. md
altogether, what with this French favor, md
the real talent Of these American amase1r. whe
comprise some OF the very flower Of American
| grace and beauty. the "Cup Of Tea"
! decided SUCCESS both ~ = social entertainment
and as = charitable enterprise. It seana car-
tsinly in tho poetic order Of things thaz Nsx-
port, aided by French Countess, should
Put forth hand Of help to France, when htss
! on these very streets, In the eatly d4ys Of bar
struggle, France, A. represented By sone IT Tia
beat and bravest blood Of the old regina put
fur1h her helping hand to AMERICA To m4zs
the romance perfect, this very Countess Ia d.
arendant Of one Of those handsome hsroaa. 4
great-g,eat-g,auddaugh Of Commodore stax-
art, who commanded the Constitution, VII ona
Of the actresses. and indeed most OF the dra~
matte personnel is made up from the descendants
OF those uno so3k prominent part In the ReyoIa-
ton.
GAY NEWPORT.
Talk about Newport's being du1 anh
slow. with such high favored doln4n u
theset It takes hor good vhia
to ret warmed I'D to her seasons worx, a kod
while to drum NJ herIaeg,pe masculine secruts.
but when at last they come racht,ns, or s41llaR,
or stes,nins in from Long Branch. sud sa.atoga,
and Cape May, OF from the Name woods and
lskee. thew come Hae fond, rereptant ioverp.
who ofter mnch viii royino' retnru With nav
vows to tbv un1orr.t,en sreesheart-ths eid
they left behind them
Win thasA recr,,irs the dav NJ recant,ona md
nce.n Hmsa hn,rs IA N its mi tida II elory.
Tie other morn1ng. On one Of The preshase out-
~ .neh ,o1.t.eat Thars sre nn,t,nv 1n the
World ~ lively =. morning fMla,ta,
csn h. 1nade Tna evening oarty Or hall d, ssa
,enu, bo ;n sona ,ne.erre reonl.ta11 Il nnsf
W. b;n bH - - ,,,,a and - ,n ard fcv.-* Rne
~. -oii1;,Oa ~ ~ w.xs ,nto wh;c an or,c;o.I
VIVID car wanaor sith tna rnor,,ing resa r. fnil1
eGs 49, thsra ~ M I1so,t ~ rs1i.
t;or, Inst m wn1s down RalteveAn A enue from
~ os s,.b Wsttesn e,vet;as Of ooxn a. van .ss
oE0 1A~0 Ho*"0s@0 H-~@''<AS~s v" &tS = %~N W.
, 1875-09-12
In Listening to Which Commission
or Smith Becomes Exceed
ing Wroth.
RgY The Government Has Been Support
ing Mythical Sagagcs for
Ten Tears.
And How the Honest Agents Have
Pocketed Their Salaries and
PerquisAes.


WALKERS CHARGES AGAINST pElANo.
SPECIAL DispaseA o The Chsedao TF7oune-
WAaH1aG1ox. D. G., Sept 1.-The Capital
will to-morro. publish another letser from sam
uel Walker in which ho znases some new
chargos against the Interior Department. Wal
kar in substance says
In contracts wath the Government tho contractor
vii te1u1n change to his ois4drsnaRe, End 1t Il
reasonable 70 infer thzt When chanGes made
they ara lor his benefit, and when the 9pEefumeut
orl.t4ls conulve 1t such ch1u6es for loug peraod
tbsa' Int o. Oh TIC sontssry n ias patc TO believe
by Advertisement that such Changes OF contract are
not contemplated, they deceive tue people, and ara
tr.:ion Of tie duties Of their o;ttes Such chAnSrs
have m.de in Nider's md Do<l9s:s contracts:
During ,he hseal ye@1s Ct l9.!,': 1s.-.s y, ana ha
transactions OF the Indian Bureau. Tic
records will prove tha, during that sae, with the
ceton Of the period Of Gen. Francis A. Walkers ad
min s1z4tion, Se rotary De.ano,
Coweo, end the Commissioners OF 1nd3an Affairs act
ed together in constantly viaAtng the Law, ootn II to
vhlle .satang In tie eons.nanston Of such tr.ns4c
ssoDa by facilitating payments from ne T1eas-
'y 's:s nSt ts* '4sy 4so aah. asa tae l. noaia II
Iudtan Commissioner rejeeled vouchers amounting
to %aas,1 Ill Ut wnicn wers sunseauentx pasd
we1e s IN p:ymens Of Illegal eoncacts, snd some
for exorla.4ut price4. In dx mouths Of tas
Jear ls:2. during +. 4 MA'Asss terms ot
teSFlE&1 &cco00U 2H10uuLA& 70 14a.b+u.a0 "a1o
rejected, the greater porAon Q: these being
Payments under con1 acs m&de hcfuss he took charge
Of tho 1ndl4n oce: The accounts were lnid III nile
months Of the year ls7a- DAr1ng the Commissioner
administration the Board ree:e4 accounts Anountil
70 2,92y6 aud nearly I'll tnese were 1sid In sd4-
ton 70 which nsar'J sAv 200 we're e1penaed without
advetikn8 in vioAaou Of law. It tsnot be said that
Secretary De!ano, Coweu, or Com
missioner atnith have made any Of tho payments
aboro teferred to without having hAd thair attention
called % thnm sinee- The adverse action Of the old
BOard and other fbAsons tor such acton. ~ well ~
thu eviaence which they were lased, were Always
laid before the department. accordance with Law.
TIE secretary. therefore, always acted sdvsedly and
napas IN junRel hY hik actlou
, 1875-09-12
ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.,, Seps. 1.-the Industrial Uni
versitJ opens for the fall term On Tueadsv next.
Tho attendance OF both new and old studeqss
Is expected 70 be very largo. III. Gregory, tho
Regent, has returned, together with uumber
OF members Of the Faculty.
, 1875-09-12

Miriam Chapter No. i, Order OF the Easten
8tar, meets every Saturday evening 1t No. IL;
, 1875-09-12

That tbs etr1lRbt Democrats do not intend to
allow themselves to be run BY 4r. Hea1nE. OF BE-
swallowed up By him. appears from the follow
tnR call:
Tne Democrats of Cook County, and III otlers who
are opposed to tho present National Administration
are req uested to meet 1t Judge Roaern' courtroom
In tho City Hail. the 18th Of Septaber, i. D. Isis
1t o'clock m to more fully complete the org.niza-
ton of the Democratic party, and maks Arrangements
for the calling Of County Convention to make noen
nations for ths ensuing election.
They haye no personal objection to Mr. Hes
ing, but they want him to como into their net
aud d2 not intend 10 20 into his. They do not
want to be run by J@nersoDians or Cosmopol,-
tans, OF to 20 after strange gods OF any name,
but to fight straight fight.
Among the uamea OF tha sterling Democrats
Who have sigued this cs1 are those Of J. H. No
V,cker 4. 8eebargar, ]. N. Stiles, John C. Part
ridge n. ". Fnller. o. r. HAtheway,
7. T. Gurue7, Henry H. Rosa, George Cater,
R. Y. Gannon, Henry Adams, ). B. Calhoun,
Harley Green, Frank Scales, Henry J. Goodrich,
+. u. Eld,idge: Joseph sherEin, (. G. s'oy. J.
AcCarty. G. s. Baldwin, e. ". Ma1feld. 1t.
slas Sutherland, J. B. Walsh, 8. D. Baldwin,
Frauk 7. Sherman, G. Y. Hotaling. Edward Ke-
hoe, William Durham. Clinton Briggs, Henrv 8.
Monroe, R. J.Walsh, ]. ~ Headeld n. B. Boyden,
Florence MCCARTHY. Charles Andrieux. M- F,tz-
gerald, D: Kr1eRh, John conlev, n, Guerta.
hour, C. H. a1&in. G. II. Bsrna1d, and William
GogRin.
Il Is underrtood that Cv1us q. Mccormick and
". F. Coo baugh are also in favor OF the holding
Of = Democratic convention Iii. Healux has
called on mAn. of the eigners Of the call, and
has endeavoTed 20 induce them to back w2ter,
but thus lar *ithout SUCCESS, and 1t is believed
shsv viii stick fast to their original design
TO sum mp. It may bo safefy stated that The
picket firing has commenced. The plimxs1eS
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FROM CALIFORNIA;.

\ private letter from California, dated Little
River Mendocino county March 9th, contains the
following interesting matter:
perhaps you would like to hear how We arc
getting along in this country. According to &C.
counts it is very different here from what it i:
with you. We have had very fine winter, greer
feed has been good all winter, cattle are fat and
sleek with only grass feed We have from Octo
Der to May, to plant and sow in so you see we arr
not hurried up as farmers are in Maine. There il
no banking of houses, nor packing Of apples, po
tatoes, or other vegetables in cellars; but they
piled up outside anywhere, without being frozen
OR frost bitten. Business is good things go lively
so on the whole we are doing well.
Some Of the people here are talking about who
is to be next President. Some have mentioned
James G. Blaine. He is my man every time.
was a member of the convention at Waterville,
that nominated him for Congress, the first time he
was elected, and have always been proud Of that
vote ever since. He has been an honor to those
that nominated him, and TO those that elected
him. No man would ! rather see occupy the
Chief Magistracy than he. | shall do all can for
him. should be very sorry to have him defeated
for you know be is man that was never beaten.
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GENERAL NEWS.

The English Budget shows favorable financial
condition, with a surplus Of more than one million
in favor Of the government.
Mr. BENJAMIN Moran was received by the King
of Portugal Wednesday and presented his creden-
dentals as Minister of the United States.
1t is stated that Frank Walworth, the parricide,
is in deplorabc condition of mental and physi-
cal arrangement in Auburn prison.
By orders of Queen Victoria. Boynton is to
give an exhibition of his life saving apparatus at
Osborne, England
A dress worn by the Princess of Wales at a re-
cent drawing room, of yiolctte deparme vel
vet bordered with fur and ornamcnted with dia-
monds She looked lovely.
The stallion Abdallah valued at $4,000, was
instantly killed at Paris, Ky, by coming in con-
tact with team and being PIERCED by shaft.
The English New Testament revision company
at their last meeting, revised the version OF st.
Paul's Epistlo to the Romans to the middle of the
| fifth chapter.
| Baron De Waldeck, Partisan artist, is 100, and
his latest pictures his best. BY the end of the
century he will be pretty generally known. His
youngest son will then be so.
| In a recent English suit for breach Of promise
the Judge refused to accept as valid defence on
the part Of the naughty man the fact that the wo-
man was addicted to the too free use Of beverages
that cheer and inebriate.
Three priests of France got up ring to corner
masses. They actually succeeded in fixing CIV
ing rate, but the authorities stepped in, and now
they are condemned to Imprisonment for ten,
three, and two years. respectively.
Dispatches from Montevideo state that the de-
cree suspcnding the payment of the interest on
the public debt, and providing for its redemption
in new paper at forced price, applies only to the
internal debt of the country.
Rev. Mr.. Hepworths new Orthodox church in
New York city is sad financial failure. Ii is
SlSj, 900 in debt, its rentals arc 5000, which
only pays the interest while the current expenses
are ssl3, 900 more. The bretheren are asked to
'come over and help Us"
The japanese government is not only initiating
the United States way of managing Post Office
matters but, according to Photographic views for
warded to the Post Office Department, has erected
Post Office buildings at Yokohama, Nagask,
IIiogo and Toxic according to the Western style.
Gen. Butler characterizes as false the story that
he, as counsel, is prosecuting claim for $4,000
property seized by himself when in command at
New Orleans. lie says he is not counsel for any
claim pending before the Treasury Department,
and in no event would he become counsel to re-
cover for property seized at New Orleans by the
military authorities.
The thirsty Christians of Troy are troubled with
clergyman of uncomfoitaby curious habits. He
is liable almost any pleasant afternoon to take scat
at one ofthe most frequented bar-rooms, and keep
sharp eye out for the imbbng parishioner 1t is
reported that an astonishingly large number of
men drop in merely to ask what time it is, or to
inquire for the residence of Mr.. John Smith.
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Known" In explanation the editor says that
ii has ceased to be distinct power"
The services of Gov. Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, in the cause Of reform have been indi.
rectly recognized by an invitation which has beer
extended to him by the Faculty of the Yale Law
School, to deliver an Grafton at the next Com.
mencement before the officers, alumni and mem
bers Of that institution.
A convention Of colored citizens Of Virginia ha:
been called to convene in Richmond, on Thursday
August 18th, for the purpose Of considering and
adjusting all political financial and other questions
touching the interests and prosperity of the COL
ored race. The call is signed by twenty-five col
ored members Of the Virginia Legislature.
From a careful analysis of the Representatives
chosen in the last New Hampshire election the
Dover Enquirer concludes that in every class
of towns choosing from two to seven Representa-
tiycs, the republican towns cast more votes than
the democratic ones for the same number of Rep
resentatives, and in several instances the dfferen
ces are so marked as scarcely to be accounted for
except by democratic frauds.
The old worn out SANDER that Senator Logan,
of Illinois, recruited soldiers for the confederate
service is so thoroughly contradcted by Thorn
dyke Brooks, of Baltimore, an ex-coniederate
officer, that the silly lie will probably never show
its head again. This recent emphatic and over
whemng denial is brought out by the affidavit OF
John l.. Wheatly, published in the World a short
time since, reviving the stale falsehool