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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-12

~ The new Board of Mayor
and Aldermen for the town Of Rog-
ersville organized last week. His
Honor, Samuel L. Chestnut. Esquire,
is Mayor; Joseph A. Kenner. Hu.
@. Kyle, Thos. G. Brownlow, James
Johnston and A. j. Fawbash, Alder
men. We hope the improvements
on the streets will be continued. A.
d. Huffmaster was elected corpora
ton Justice of the Peace.
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- The fall fights opened lively
in town on Saturday. the 1st OF Sep
TENDER. Some twelve or fifteen OF
the boys from Caney came to town
that day, imbibed pretty freely OF
the Devils Delight; got happy and
danced and laughed awhile. then
got an old man stirred up and went
into a free fight. 1t was about the
awkwardest fighting we ever saw.
Nobody hurt Of course. The town
treasury is, however, some twenty
or thirty dollars the better off.
Boys. don't cuss so loud and so
much next tine you get mad, and
perhaps you can fight better!
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(the writer the appointment to tn
place made vacant by Crawtord's dis
/ grace. This wiiter was afterward thu
famous 'aBayard'' of the Southern army
Gen. ]. E. B. Stuart-that Congressman
was afterward the Chief Magistrate OF
]. the nation, the Great Commoner-An.
drew johnson. Mr.. johnson rendered
the appointment to Judge c., and on
his refusing it, to Judge C.'s cousin,
! Woods.
Woods went on to West Point and
was allowed few weeks to make up
this he was forbidden to occupy any
lodgings except those to which the Com
mandant had assigned him. Crawford,
who was at Buttermilk Falls, sent for
Woods to come over to him and he
would make up his deficiencies. Woods
accepted, the faculty heard of it, and
Woods, too, got his congo. Crawford
next fs .E E#
CAME INTO PROMINENCE
as thief. The news came to East Ten
nessee that Robert Clay Crawford had
robbed the u. s. Mail and been sentenc-
ed by the S. Court to 10 years i'm
prisonment A month or two went by
and there came report that Crawford |
had escaped. /
Years rolled by, and Rogersville had
almost forgotten the son of the old |
pedagogue. The civil war came with
its horrors, dividing the cities, and
towns, and families of East Tennessee.
1t was a night in the fall of '63 that
the father of Judge c., living six miles
from Rogersville. was awakened by the
neighing of horses and their tread on
the sod and beautiful flower beds. Then
came rap at the door, to which thesold
gentleman replied by opening it. He
was faced by group of Federal soldiers
he leader of whom ordered HIM to pre-
pare to go to Rogersville. The old gen
Ieman gave his parole that he would
ide in in the morning.
"Report, then, SIR" said the leader
tifflv, "to Col r. G. Crawford, Chief
# Artillery on Gen. --'s staff. I
Judge G. doesn't recall the generals
lame.) .s-s
THE NEXT DAY
he old gentleman reported at the head
uarters on the spot where once this
reat Colonels father handled the
irchen rod; and the jingle of spurs
choed where once the sing-song three
had been heard.
"What do you want with me, Bob
asked the old gentleman
luntly
"Sir!' fairly yelled the soldier, seowl-
lg blackly, you id old rascal, I'm
ol. R. G. Crawford. Remember that. "
The old gentleman merely laughed
nd walked out unmolested.
After the war Crawford turned up in
wild f1libustering raid over the Rio
rande and attack on Bagdad, Mexico,
hich came near bringing on trouble
it'll our neighbor.
Here Crawford disappeared till he ap-
ears, according to Wickliffe, as Pasha
the Osmanli.
Mr.. r. d. Vredenburg, of Memphis,
yes touching account of his expert
ice with Col. R. G. Crawford. Craw
I'd during the war borrowed $3.50 from
m, and the debt has never deere ased.
Such is the new hero of PleVna.
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Married.

At River View, the residence of Capt.
O. E. Dunn, Leadvale, Tenn, by Rev.
DR.. VIM. A. Montgomery, Sept. 8, 1877,
Mr.. JAMES II. CARSON and Miss LIZZIE
G.. FRANKLIN.
mysterious are his ways, whose power
Brings forth that unexpected hour
When minds that never met before
Shall meet, unite and part no more;
1t is the allotment of the skies,
The hand of the Supremely Wise" \
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~ Judge Trigg. Of the Federal
Court, at Knoxville, has re-apPoint-
ed Capt. Thomas McDermott o. S.
Commissioner for Hawkins county.
The Captain is prudent and very
efficient officer.
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I Our farmers are rapidly i'm
proving their stock in Hawkins
county. We see evidences OF richer
blood in hogs, sheep, horses and
especially in cattle everywhere. In
q few years the old scrub stock will
be extinct. Our fellow citizen, OF
the upper end. Mr.. Alex. Smith, a
few days ago weighed two graded
steers With the following result
The first one. 81 months old, weigh
ed 1,l30 pounds; yearling weigh.
ed 900 pounds. At the same time
BIr. Smith weighed a scrub steer
two years old, which pulled down
exactly SAP pounds. See the differ
ence.
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~ The Supreme Court has COM
menced its work by taking up causes
from the first circuit. 1t is now we
understand engaged on the Han
cock and Hawkins county dockets.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-12

E New Providence Academy. in
Hawkins county, is petitioning the
State of Tennessee for a charter of
Incorporation. AS soon as the docu-
ment can pass through the proper
offices the charter will be complete.
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~ A very spirited revival OF re-
ligion has been in progress at
Shank's School House, in the 18th
district OF Hawkins county, for the
last two weeks, under the auspices
of the Baptist Church.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-12

~ Rogersville Female College
opened on Monday. the Sd inst,
with sixty pupils. We hope the cur
rent session is to be a very prosper
oua one.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-12

~ The public schools are SAID
to be working better than usual IN
Hawkina this wear. The teachers
are energetic and trying to meet
the requirements OF the people,
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T The Supreme Court will,

II The Supreme Court will, at
the present term, we presume, final
ly decide the Rogersviile and Jeffer-
sou Railroad suit. The case, it will
be remembered, was decided two
years ago against the county, but
upon the petition of Judge Heiskell,
the counsel for the county, a new
hearing was granted.
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~ McMinn Academy has about
40 boys in attendance at present
and more will be on hand a few
days.
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lime Table E.T., v. & G. r.. r.
HAWKINS COUNTY DEPARTMENT.

RoqERsvILLE, SEPT. IL. 1877
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plunderiHg operations, he appeared in
Wall street, where he struck streak OF
luck, making million Of dollars in six
or eight months; he bought the magnif-
cent BidhIe estate just out of Philadel-
phia, lived in great splendor and osten-
tation few years, having married a
New York lady, and, about 1870, dis
appeared. He has not been heard of
since. He deserted his wife, to whom
the letter of our correspondent will come
as the first news of a lOng-lost husband
in seven years. All this corroborative
testimony as to the truth of the state
ment that Osman Pasha and Clay Craw-
ford are one and the same person. IF
that be the case, the history of so inter
esting a character can not fail to be of
value to the public. In any event, the
revival of the name of the reckless and
eccentric East Tennessean makes some
reference to his singularly adventurous
life appropriate.
HIS FIRST APPEARANCE. VI
One of the last acts of Andrew johns
son as a member of Congress for the
First District of Tennessee was to ap-
point r. Clay Crawford, of Hawkins
county, Cadet to West Point That
was in the early part of 1853. The lad
was turned seventeen, of respectable
parentage He had had considerable
education for the region and period,
and was able to take q good position
and to make rapid progress at the mill
tary academy. But what he gained in
learning he lost in conduct. He was a
restless, excitable creature, perpetually |
involving himself and others in trouble,
and never content with established law.
The result was invisible, though longer I
delayed than could have been expected.
He was expelled and left West Point
but also for recklessness,
which attended him in after life. In
stead of going quietly to his home in
Hawkins county, East Tennessee, he
had a mind for seeing the world and
aste for adventure. His unruly spirit
would not brook the monOtony of the
Hills and hollOws, and his wounded pride
-ebelled at the thought of re-appearing
Imong his old relatives and friends
With the disgrace Of expulsion upon
him. So, having some money to go on,
lie stopped in New York, and tried life
n the metropolis for while on his own
ccoupt
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and asking that Judge G. use his influ-
eEice with the Congressman TO get him
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scraps of Crawford's history, obtained
from an oil SC hoolmate of his, now an
honored citizen of Memphis, viii show;
Crawford's father was school teach
or in Rogersville, Hawkins county,
Ten n, and man of great energy, which
was vigorously displayed in the use of
his strap on the boys, and on none more
than his son Robert. D ar informant,
Judge Carmack, was his lschoolmate
then. They separated, Judge c. going
to Virginia ID. college. and Crawford as.
a cadet to West Point, where he matri-
culated with honor. This was in 1S49.
A year passed by, and friend Of Judge
c.. wrote him that Crawford, resisting
arrest for some violation of orders, had
been HE f@H ~
EXPELLED,
and asking that Judge G. use his influ-
ON "a a. In n hnsT 0treccnan IN oaf him
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WATCHES!! JEWELRY Y
5O-Cent Lot.

One Gents Watch Chain retail price ..... 81 Ok
One pair Engraved Sleeve Buttons retail price X
One Stone-Set Scarf Pin, d" x
One set (3) Spiral Shirt Studs, 90 Y
One improved shape Collar Button, Sc &c 81
One heavy plain Wadding Ring, 90 q
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We earnestly advise every one of our fell
low citzcns to vote to-day in exact accord
nncc with his principles and convictions.
Let every man v"i" col" ra'...y and, Shove all,
i IT,. I0 one vote more than once.
Vote only for honest, capable, and upright
men, who will faithfully discharge the trusts
committed To them 10y the electors.
Do not vote for any man who is n thief.
n iobbcr or guilty of any form of political
Or pccuniary corruption.
In the State Of New York LET every intelli-
gent citizen vote down the scheme of dis
franchi~ing poor men.
Vote for no Senator or member of the As
sembly who is not pledged to make u just
apportonmcnt Of the State.
Vote also SO as to condemn the Fraud
which put HAYES in Office. and to condemn
his civil service folly. Precisely how this
is tn Toe done we must leave to every man TO
find out for himself, if Inc can. II We are TO
Judge by the uttcranccs of that eminent
Democrat, senator HERMAN, by the EXPOSE
tions of the Democratic State Committee,
and Of various Democratic journals, the
only way to rcbukc HAYES is to support the
Republican State ticket. aud the only way to
sustain HAYES is TO support the Democratic
State ticket This. however, is such strange
confusion that no ordinary intellect can un-
dcrstand the right Of it. But one thing is
certain: it Is better not to vote at all than
10 vote for candidates who do not represent
the opinions and the policy you desire to
have prevail.
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vote for Mr.. WELsns confirmation while
this black shadow rests upon his namcY
Fixing the RcspOnsibiIity.

The Committee of Appropriations who re-
ported the Army bill. with an increase Of
5000 men and four millions of dollars over
the bill which passed the last Democratic
House consists Of the following members,
whose names will have interest for their
Immediate constituents: JoHN ID. G.. ATKINS
" Tennessee. JAMES II. BLorNT Of Georgia.
OrHo Il. SINGLETON Of Mississippi. HESTER
CLyMER Of Pennsylvania. ApRAM :. HEWITT
of New York. WILLIAM A. J. SPARKS Of ILL
nois. and MILroN J. DURHAM Of Kentucky,
7 Democrats. and EUGENE HALE Of Maine.
CHARLES FOSTER of Ohio. A. HERR SMITH of
Pennsylvania, and join IL. BAKER of Indi-
ana. 4 RcpuJiicdns
The subcommittee to whom the subject
was specially referred. was composed of
Mcssrs ATKINS. HEWITT and FOSTER. BY n
remarkable coincidence. Mr.. ATKINS. as u
member Of the Appropriation Committee.
reported the reduction bill in the last House.
and now, a. Chairman of the same commit
tee. he reported the present bill on Friday
last. On the LIST Of March, in II sound, CON
else, and practical speech. he gave the facts
and the arguments why the army should
be cut down from 1850 TO 1900 men. The
first and most conclusive reason was that
public policy required rctrcnchmont In the
expenditures, and the second was, that with
diminished revenues. the national faith
could only be maintained by system Of
rigid economy.
II these reasons were good In March. they
are better in November, for according to
he reports of the Treasury Department the
revenues at this time are not equal 10 the
expenditures, notwithstanding the large re-
ductions made 10y the Democrats in the last
Congress. JOHN SHERMAN has become
alarmed at this condition Of things. and the
regular estimates of the different depart
mcnts are to be materially reduced.
In presence Of these facts it will he difficult
to satisfy the country why the army Is to bc
maintained on a footing Of twenty-five or
twcnty-thrcc thousand men, and the rcduc-
tion proposed 10y the last House is to bc set
aside as If il had no value. II the Executive
may with impunity regulate the numbers Of
the army, make contracts for their subsist-
encc, and issue paper tokens Of Indebtedness,
then the House Of Representatives will have
lost its great function OF control over the
public purse. ana have little else to do than
register the cdicts Of the White House
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TliE SIIRIT PHOTOCRIPHS.


To THE EDITOR OF The SUS-Sr: | at
tended the sGance in q. W. Kitchcll's Brooklyn
gallery on the sth inst. know j. J. Hartman's
reputation among SpirituPists. and 1t is with
regret that ask space. TO speak Ill OF him. but
the three discoveries | made last week prove
that the late sdance was fraud.
Hartman's business being dull. he arranged
with young man named Palmer to challenge
him publicly to meet him in a gallery Of his
tPalmer'sl selection. Hartman was to prepare
two plates and pay Palmer $50 ia case the con
spirary succeeded. Palmer nrrordinglv chnl-
lengrd him and chose X tchclls gallery kitch-
ell learning the facts. consented. provided he
visited Hartman several times. and WIS told TO
come early in the morning. rs man named
avoid meeting him TO still further blind me-
Hartman had me draw ~ paper wherein
was succcssful kitche signed this after the
s6ance. Hartman also had me introduce him
TO kitchel! us n stranger. having visited kit'h-
ellis gallery two DAYS prior Ia the sennre
Kiichcll took the prepared pilates TO Brooklyn
and made negatives Of them for himself. fear
ing us proved true. that the $50 would not he
paid. Hartman. however. wanted kitchen TO
furnish three clean plates, and gave INN q pat
tern to cut them 10y SO trat thy would ~ ms
nntnly for Hartman. contained four pictures.
He tore of the two that purported 10 b. spirit
faces but lcft the others. and when kitrh"ll
showed them IN me. last week. | recognized
them. kitrhcll thus has his own negatives and
The card pnitern ~ proof ol NE iraui. LOON
IInrtman's negatives away Immediately after
the s6ancr. 50 that kit'hell had no chance 10 use
them after the sitter wis photographed onthem.
Tho most important discovery, however. was
that Of tho original picture from which one OF
the negatives was made. II II the picture Of n
sister ~ q. ). Merrill. and saw II in his house.
Kitrhcll says that Hartman told him that Mcr-
rill would attend the s@anc". and would recog.
nize his sister This proved true, ana he did
not cNincc any surprise AT the result.
Third discovery Three hours before the
sdanrc Hartman took a picture tor Rhode
Island gentleman. and this same face appeared
- for this sitting.
II Hartman wishes to retain his reputation ns
in going before Mr.. II. J. y won, who hns in
vtod him 10 his private gallery or some other
reliable photographer. and prove himself y pe
such Hartman claims that he Is not photo
gruphcr. hut tn" artistic manner IN which he
got up the negatiN" containing the six forms
and faces proves ihnt he. like the heather Chi
mo- Understands IN" Enmo quite we'll.
NEW YORK. Oct. -, 1911. W. ii. CLARKE.
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The Herald Correspondents Testimony

We copied, the other day, from the UrdW,
the statement of Il New Orleans correspond
ont of that journal touching the Vernon
parish returns, which constituted n part of
the fraud by which Mr.. HAYES became
President de fdctO of the United States.
This statement bears the impress of truth
on its face, and it is testimony from tho
writer's own personal observation. lie
states what he has seen with his own eyes.
By the aid Of microscope. that great re-
vealcr of truth, he bchcd the clear cvi-
donccs OF the great crime by which
the American people were cheated out
Of their choice of President, and II
man who was not chosen was foistcd
into that office. Looking at the rcturns
through II microscope, " they can, he says,
"undcr the instrument, easily be seen to
have been tempered with, the erasnro
showing very plainly. The figure 2 has
been erased, and 'li9 inserted The re-
turns were originally 400 Democrats aud
Republicans 1t was in place of this q
that li9 Republican votes were written"
Thus day by day one new witness after an
other rises up to impcach the fraudulent
title of Mr. HAYES to the Office which hc
holds The course Of events and the prov l.
dcnce of COP are against him, and they
will prevail.
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with no exceptions, girl should never en-
gage herself to fellow unless she has no
doubts Of his being la earnest. In these
matters, however, n girl Is just about rs
safe If she relies on her heart as on her
head: and really no one can satisfactorily
advise her She must also decide for herself
as to the minutip Of her conduct toward the
man to whom she Is engaged, bearing in
mind that respect lies at the foundation of
all love that is true and not cphcmcral. and
governing herself accordingly.
We thus advise GRACE MAcDoNALD, and
hope that she will speedily get an offer from
n man she loves beyond mistake, and that
she will never regret her choice.
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4 NkU B.fNhRJPT L.IW.
An Important hin introduced nv Represen-
tati,e Frye Of Maine.

WASHINGTON. Nov, 5.-Thc bill introduced
10y Representative Frye OF Maine. to-day. q" to
amend the Bankrupt law proposes u repeal
the Bankrupt act OF March ?. 1861, and all the
supplemental acts that subject. and TO enact
in lieu thereof the following
- itcnactod. sc. that Whenever any debtor iudivii
ual nrin. ur corporation lu f4ln- fr ul-IaNfl shah
make voluntary .tff.lgr ur u.>!-uW.r' oi Hli tffir
property. assets estate. rni 'r Nr h' nrutm their
ans rrefcr'r,e r c'n'mr'Hr u of hnnkrurirv unior
a. laW~ o the state 800 Wil, sn Do d'hfHt -lHh ft>l,
m winch ur prn .iIW tni.. ni tlU' N|IlNraiNu is
Doat.h su.h ilttur -nI Doe ir-' 'rNm Hl Iurfhrf
Inability iU. lNHf- tN-fiN- 10 fiH NIuf -'.i l--lti
mont " ,nr l.r PROVIDED ur .ln'' r-intr nil
rurtf. shah lH -u' rut u amount o. NnN ~ ifr ccun
su,h l,f. alUi prNsli. Of fuuhrr lNu il~ Hot shall.
mott auflN fnfs itDf. owing il ais nluri} caple nv
e,f. uuDtr sa4t. l.. eeult ha'n- .ui'tt o i' t
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II can be truthfully said Of JoHN Nor
RIssEy that while Congressman and state SEN
ator he was never charged with or suspected OF
being Influenced in his action upon any mcas-
urc by pccuniary considerations.
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willprcyail.

Tho DISTINGUISHES are Doomed. They
cannot get the people Of this State to take the
first stop in voting away their right 10 yotri they
cannot soduco universal suffrage into setting
up an ogarchy over this city; they cannot
procure special privileges for themselves at the
ballot box, they cannot secure for themselves
the control of the city treasury; and, in trying
10 do these things. they will make the most dis
credtable failure ever known in the politics of
lhls blAtc.
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There are rich men in this city who pro-
pose TO confscate the votes of the vulgar herd
10y DISTINGUISHING them. and who are SURPRISED
that these people should contest the ground.
step by step. But suppose the vulgar herd
should be seized with desire to confscate the
property Of these rich men. would not they con-
test the ground stop by step? Would they not
fight against the scheme soon rs il made its
appearance in the Legislature; would they
not struggle to defeat the men who sustained
IL Would they express their willingness 10
let it pass through the Legislature twice. AT
successive sessions. under the pretcXt that in
the last resort. It would be- submitted 10 popu-
lar votc' We trow not Well. then. political
rights are Just rs valuable H. property rights.
and the attempt 10 coniscate one mans ballot
is no less wrong than the attempt 10 conns ate
another mans dollar
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The official journal of the Spanish Coy
eminent in Cuba. in giving list of the slave
owners Of tho island, credits Mcssrs. s 4 w.
WELSH with ono hundred and thirty-oight
slaves. Messrs T. X W. WELSH are well-known
West India merchants of Philadelphia. and
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An immoral newspaper Of this city has
been urging the dislranchisers not To- trouble
themselves about electing candidates of their
own stripe 10 the Legislature. but to raise a
fund for the bribery Of members whose votes
can lie purchased in the interest Of disfranchse-
ment This unclean suggestion. which has
been made seriously and repeatedly. shows
how far some Of the disfranchscrs will 20 in
corruption to secure control of the city treasury
Let every voter see that he casts his ballot to-
day for candidate who cannot be brihed into
the support of the neiarious. olgarchical
scheme OF disfranchi-emcnt.
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Advertisements for THE WEEKLY SUN. is
sued tomorrow morning. must be handed Il, his
sruptug before sir o'cOct
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Among thc rnsslhIItics Of thc futnrc IS thc

Among the possibilities of the future is the
reproduction Of the words and tones Of the
human voice long after the person who has
uttered thcm has crossed Jordan. Ii II pro-
posed TO accomplish this, a. may be seen in to-
days SuS. by the phonograph. the latest iuyen-
ton of Mr.. THOMAS 4. Edison. the electrician
OF New Jersey. In the election to-day let the
voice Of every freeman rcpudiatc fraud in tones
that will echo through coming centuries.
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Nj. JOHN WELSH has been partner III
the firm of 5. 4 W. WELSH. West Inlia mor-
CHAINS since the death Of his father II ISL
Mcssrs. 5. 4 W. WELSH. sugar planters. Of the
town-hipof Caabazar. Cuba, cleared sl5. 900 last
year by the labor 81 their i3s slaves. This profit
is almost equal TO Mr.. WELsH's annual salary
from the United States Treasury. II he i con-
nrmll Mlnlsior 10 Englnnl.