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New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
TIE FRONTIER OUTLAWS.
WAsUISGToE Tuesday Aug. 90, 1877.
The following telegram from Gen. Ord has


The following telegram from Gen. Ord has
been received at the War Department:
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. II, 1877.
To Adjutdnt General, UHited States ATH Washington:
just received from Gen. sweltzer the following Ihree
leader and two Others. The band consisted OF eight,
two OF whom residents Of Texas hye hexcans anu
one whose nationality is unknown Gen Bene vides feels
sure that the balance including the prisoners VIII be
caught Authorities have their names. NJ a..
(Signedj OkD bfls'-uen'
The hand of outlaws alluded to by Gen Ord. Is that
which broke open the jail at Rio Grande City, few
nights ago. and released certain prisoners confined
therein. - - ,,l,,.
From recent advces received at the State
Department from China appears that the ports opened
TO foreign trade under the Chefoo Convention have not
40 far answered to the expectations OF the mercantile
communities The OF this is attributed 10 the fact
that the native dealer tending more and more 10 20
to Shanghai their purchases, avsiling them
selves only the machinery OF steamers transports 10
Law down their goods their place of trade Wen
ehon is the only OF the newly opened ports where
apv foreign houses have established II is thought
that both this place and Wohu might be made places OF
considerable trade II foreign energy and capital were
brought 10 bear upon their development
THE USE OF OPIUM IL CHINA
The United States Minister TO China has
Transmitted to the Department OF copy edct
issued Dy tne Imperial Government against the OF
opium on the representation OF Minister OF China
in London it bringing destruction upon the
Chinese people From this edict IL appears that, not
withstandng the srct laws forbddng the Of opium
by the officials gentry and soldiers, its is extending
day by day and Its terrible results extending the
same ratio The United Minister thinks that vigor
Gus efforts might limit the cultivation Of the poppy N
China which is increasing rapidly and the Of the
drug by officials gentry and soldiers but does not think
that more than this need be expected In addition the
home production, opium II imported into China 10 the
aunual value OF over r4O.oOO.OOO, principally from
British India. More than II .OOOOO worth annually
that
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
rMRrzzLEMENr BY A aoyERNMENr oFFIcER.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 20.-Charles b. Yaden,
Deputy Collector OF Customs ai this port arrested
Yesterday on q warrant charging him with embezzlng
$500 OF the Government funds He admitted 10 bail
hy Com missioner Atkins in $1,000 Upon further inves-
ueation by special Treasury Agent Aver IL was found
that Vadens defacation reached $1,000, and he was
arrested to-day another warrant and bail was nxed al
50 600 aud he held for that amount He says the
money lost gambling.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
ALL Up WITH RANDALL.

FTIII IlII |I7tIH'I
Respecting the Texas Pacific project, he Is
reported said that When the Southern members
ali agree rs geographical line the road should
take would be little opposition 10 It, It is gener
ally conceded THAT such route to the Pacific is
needed" But Randall has talked differently from
this wnen he had LyOrs 70 ask that II not likely any
southern members VIII believe ne is sincere in
favoring what al ways heretofore opposed Hence
while this extraordinary qualification viii win him 10
friend, IN the sOuih West IL is almost certain lose
him friends lu the East he hardly deny the
meuts OF the correspondent ana the letter u pretty
to prove the ana fatal blow at his hopes Of reeec
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

1000 persons and was the largest free thinking CON
vention ever hello In the United States. Prof g u n.
Mills Of syracuse presided ard thirty OF tne yysniza
Counties OF the state represented An orsapzsr
ton known the Free Thinkers society OF Centra anu
Western New-YOrk" " effected Twelve OF the NUS
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
LARGE FIRE AT GUELPH.

GUELPH. Ont, Aug. 2O.-A fire here to-
day destroyed J. Horsman's hardware store. Loss,
10000; insurance. 500 600 J. d. Williamson & Co.'s
goods damaged by removal the extent of Sl5,-
600. Loss covered by insurance. j. G. Cormac Sons
goods We're damaged. Everything was removed from
the Bank OF Commerce 0hd the Ontario Bank but only
the fixtures damaged. The losses from removing
furniture will bring the total loss by the fire up to
$4,000,
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
THE CLYDE LOCKOUT.

LONDON, Monday, Aug 20, 1877
The lockout of ship builders nthe Clyde is vir-
tualy ended At meeting Of the masters to-day II was
decided to the works Tuesday the old rate Of
wages pending the settlement OF the dispute, by arb
tration 70 which both parties have agreed submit
The masters and VIII meet Immediately TO settle
the basis Of arbitration
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
EGYPT AND ABYSSINIA.

LONDON Monday, Aug 90 1877.
An Alexandria dispatch says: Information
from Massowih confirms the report that Col Gordon has
suppressed the nsurrecton in Daror without boodshed
Col Gordon is expected at SEMINAR Immediately to nego
tiate peace with Ably yssnia The King has sent ami
cable letter accepting an interview.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
AssoRrEp PRINCIPLEs.

ITINs IfITII'
The Democratic speakers, with Deautlful
Fs of the fitness of things. been paired on for the
campaign according tBei specaltes Thus PendleOn
am Ewing VIII camor for grcenbacks from one stump,
yhie lurman and PAYNE Will howl for hard money
from anOihoT Bishop and and sam Cary meantime eX-
Lortiu. for tempsrance.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

As 10 the intentions OF the Admnlstrat.O on III
REGARD tO the Resumption Aci. Nj. sherman does not
leave in doubt lie saws, with grm dete rIninatlOn.
t1at the secretary OF the Treasury authorized 70 pre-
pare FOR resumption los the Resumption Act and-read
The power can be-, ought be. and will be executed, II
Not repealed This s about ali Tie country Will care 10
hear from secretary sherman. The country now knows
IL dOom Jhe the throne, with emphasis that
vii ,eud pOr 20 the cheek OF hundreds % thousands OF
business despair 10 hundreds of thousands Of homes
suaOr AID wretchrdness and starvation every ham
et declares that the Resumption Act whose menace even
has wrought rretreyabe rum, be, ought 10 be, and
vii be- executed"
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
uIGH ClITTCISH.

From The LOulsute loHief-i i0ttffsdl
On the whole, John Shemans speech is a
failure Il was loudly heraded but 10 comes 10 nothing
II Is the gabbe Of a iooseOined, unscrupuous. Gein
gogle W0 has made pcO0t out OF the public service
anu s increasing his riches secretary OF the treasury
Tie ~hcrmaus are e,scnta ly dishonest family Dut OF
all The -0ges bearing tAe name, tAls John sherman il
Ae
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
TEE GERMAN TROUBLE ABOUT CONKLING.
IrnLl Iha Nalr. T.lL 4 LLlnelu.lNl Z.Lflln

The policy of removing the Germans from
Tue oire, HeS ned honor and OF overlooking tnrr
Cdms on every OccasOn-natlOnal, state and municipal
began di Tho time hen thc Republican party, controlled
- llt plDdOmnalng Influence OF THIS autlO ermau COnk
gclque, began u decline. IN the place OF positions
hnrur ana Distinction "a few insignlu lucant persons
received appOlntmt uQe-waeIs; anu one 10y one
TIE prominent Germans then IN Office we're Deheaded
" dei Tie gmll0une 0f the Clique. COnking sharpe,
1phy and BaDcock formed SORT Of Quadrlatera nom
sAe pdrApet Of which continuous nre was brought 10
Dear upon the tIle troop German offcehOders IL If
ss~ lhle OF demonstration that German O1ce-nOldefs
uu received the highest praise from their supelOis
-o Athtuy dscnarg gng the duties OF their Ofce were
hdiuy eJected shOuS cause and IN spite OF protests
apptas Tor no other tAan 10 make room Tor
80 pcts OF the clique In fact Tar this prOscfip
80. POlcy carried that II became well known that
shn some district leader wanted "a place for his
Snss usN OF hanger-On, " Dutch head i'm
th.1a.ey sought out for the guillOtne And while
nS inan otnce-hoders thus fell prey 10 this grasp
a. Siilue' THESE leaders equally careless Of
AS OF the Germans in the matter 0f legislati0n al
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
CONVENTION OF FREE THINKERS.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 20.-The Free
Thiukors Convention, which held walcott
during the last three days. had attendance Of nearly
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE still insists that
Senator Ben Hll has buried bis warhOrse. III the Sem
buried any OF hobbies have yet TO hear OF
iL-tAugusta Chronicle
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery II not cnre
ALL" but 10 does Bl0usness Liver Complaint and all
forms Of blood and skin diseases excepting which
will not PIERcEs MEMoRASDUM BOOKS gwen away az
al HruL AZ
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

ram variations I'm th city BY eutf Of
divisions ri time f0r the p hours
c- in midnight The irregular white ne the OSCILLATIONS
p the mercury during tEose hours.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
TIE INDIAN VAR.

rHR NRz PERcEs IN CAMP AT HoLE-rN-THE-RocK
STATION.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 20.-The hostile Nez
Perces Indians reported yesterday as still camped
at Hoe-in Rock Stage Station, Idaho. They have
destroyed the telegraph line In the vicinity and stopped
all travel over the road for days large party
OF teamsters camped and fortying themselves
a short distance from the North Snake River bridge
reported that the stock OF the Indians Is III
condition, and that they stopping at the Stage
Station recuperate using the propretors barns and
grain.
PREPARATIONS FOR AN ATTACK.
FORT HALL AGENCY, IDAHO Aug. 20-Captain Balm
bridge with company OF scouts enlisted from the Ban
nocks and Shoshones left Fort Hall yesterday for the
hostile camp at Hole-intne-Rock Station about ninety
miles north Of here. Accounts received here yesterday
that the hoses had possession Of the station and
would allow pass either They told those who
made the attempt to turn back and they would not
be mOlested IL is not known that one has yet been
hurt. The teegraDh-line is down and the wires are
strung in different directions. All the young BanDocks
aud ShoshOnes at this agency who raise gun nave
left this morning to fight the hostiles.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
uIDNIGHT WEATHER. REPORT.
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

For the Middle Atlantic States and New
England rising, followed by falling barometer slightly
w,nrr rlclr or partly cloudy weather, southeast u
southwest winds, and possibly occasional light loca
rains.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
A THIRD RAIL on THE ERIE LINE.
LONDON, Monday, Aug. 30, 1877.

At meeting of the bondholders and share
holders Of the Erie Railway this afternoon Sir Edward
Watkn presiding a resolution adopted authorizing
the laying down Of third rail between WaVerly and
Binghamton.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
The -eas de Library.

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u XICrOR AND VANQrI- HE'D. rs VI. G.. H1y...--lD DC.
5s-A DATGHrER OF HErH. By william Black ..... Zoe.
2a-NORAHs LOVE TEST. by Mary Cecil Hay. loo.
an HER DE REST FOE. By Mrs Alexander zoe.
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IA sIMPLETON. By Charles Readc. single No.l lec.
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36-rIE WOOING OF BY MRS. Aexauisr. :gc.
- MYSTERY frs. Wood. Zoe.
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For sae Sv Tew callers .nd sont postpaid receipt Of
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New-York tribune., 1877-08-21

Psst-Once NoceThe foreign mails ior the wess endinz
sATUR RDAY. August Is. 1871 Will close TINS eihce
WEDNESDAY, D. NJ for Europe By steamship >cyihia
via for France 10 be forwarded
by ts be specially addressed and az p n
STEAMSHIP II Laurent VIA Hayre on
1 AZ at 70 NJ, Tor Europe be steamship Pommeraria
~. Plymouth. CherbOurg and Hambnrgi On sATt RDAf.
m and aud North Ot Ireland. DY steamship
Fbio ia via MDviie and Glasgow AMI At 1880 m for Ger
many etc steamshpWe southampton and Bremen;
Britain and Trance 70 be iOf Ared
by tnis must be specially adiresst am az p M
sor Fnrope by BFitalnc Queenstown. The
steamships Scyhia and Bts.nc do not lake mails or Cen
mari Swsasn Norway The mails for the West Indies
via Bumuda AMI st. Thomas and Havana ana ~ Thomas
leave Nav YOgk August 3D. The mails for China and japan
ieave san FraBcsco mber l. The mails Tor Australia
ate faye san Franc SEQ September Il.
Y,rg aur Is. ~. y L. IANES pnstnaNIer
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Gpeclal y otlces.

Advertisements intended for the next issue Of tn
WEEKLY TRIBUNE should be handed IN before D. M to-
day
Rrun Food the Bran and Nervous De-
bitg Price Sl Hudnuts Herald Building Ztzs Broad
way ami stst General Depot Aliens Pharmacy, 18th st.
and Ist.ave. send for Circular.
Kesp,s Custom shirts, made To measure.-Xery best
ak for ~; obligation 10 keep any of KEEPS SHIRTS un
less perfectly satisfactory. b23 BroadwaY
Patents, trademarks. Sc,
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Patents, Trademark
eo.l.Oence Notlce--rhe IoreIgn maII. .or the vs..

ARTHUR '. BRIESES's PA1E AGENCY,
25s Broadway. New-YorS.
Z. o boOk Of ln.IrlcIon
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-06

The lecture season is we'll under
way, Beecher is making from 5000 to
$500 night in the West. Wendell
Phillips has hitherto confined his lee.
lures almost entirely TO New England,
but this year he will make a Western
trip. Mrs. LiVermOre has two ne w
lectures this seasOn-one on Harriet
Maruneau" and the other on " The
Coming Man" Among the candidates
for lyeeum honors is Collector Simmons
of Boston. He will talk about Re.
FORMS" Burdette of the Burlington
Hawkeye will probably come East 10
December. James T. Fields has numer-
GUS engagements in New England
This will be Joaquin MiIIer's last sea.
son on the platform. Coughs pc pu.
larity holds out wonderfully. and he
has far more engagements :han he can
fill. His new lecture will be on the re.
form movements OF the day. Josh
Billings will give his lectures as usual
going as far as Texas. The Rev
Robert COllyer has obtained two Sun
days leave of absence from his church
and will spend the tins ia lecturing IL
New England. Will Carlton will pro
baby come East in November.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-06

der Of F. w Langdon, OF Audenried,
who was beaten to death by gang of
buckshots" under the alleged leader.
ship of Kehoe. Representing Kehoe
was the Hon. John W. Ryon, and op~
posed to him were George r. Kaercher,
Esq, Schuylkill's able District AttOr.
ney, and General Albright, OF Mauch
Chunk. Upon the rendition of nun.
Der OF decisions Chief Justice Agnew,
looking as fresh and brisk as ever, called
the case referred to. My RyOn i'm
mediately took the floor and In an arQu-
ment Of an hour aud half duration en-
deavored to prove that the verdict re.
turned against his client was unjust, in.
somuch that the evidence in the case
failed to show that Langdon's 8 assailauts
intended to murder him, but that in.
stead they merely desired to give him
good beating. My Ryon mainly re.
lied upon three points, the one already
referred to that the testimony OF
Dougherty should have been admitted
and that the dying statements OF Lang
don should not have been admitted. to
be used against his client Mr.. Kaercher
spoke for an hour and having given
the Conrt a general Idea of the facts OF
the case arRued, relative to the. admissa.
btlity OF DOugherty's testimony, that
Dougherty was q convicted felon, having
been tried and found guilty in the sec.
ond degree 81, the murder of Langdon,
and that therefore his testimony could
not legally he. considered as evidence.
lie devoted but little time to the other
points submitted by Mr.. RyOn, and
gave place tOn colleague, having mad e
an argument that was listened to with
great attention by the entire bench.
General Albright claimed the considera.
tiOn OF the Court for half an hour and
strengthened the argument Of his cole.
egue, the General being possessed Of a
memory that Is most tenacious In keep.
Ing to the front any little details
that will strengthen his case nnd
show the weakness In the enemy's
armOr. Though the time for ad.
journment was less than half an hour
distant, Mr.. RyOD intimated that he de.
sired to close the argument, and did so
in twenty minutes speech. Upon
the question Of the degree Of KehOe's
guilt he dweit at considerable length.
Appearances indicate that Kenoe' s
chances of obtaining new trial are
limited indeed and he had better devote
the time remaining to, him in prepara
tiOn for the worst.
THE USHER CASE.
The second case upon the list was
Thomas Fisher vs., the Common wealth
carried on writ Of error from the court
OF Carbon county. Greatly. to the sur
prise of everybody Fisher was not rep,
resented, and IN his case the Common.
wealth asked for a mol. pros. 1t was
granted and the last hope of Fisher now
is the Board of Pardons, q hope that
might be with profit abandoned for
the conviction that his days on earth
are numbered, .-..
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-06

The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued statement showing in detail the
amount Of United States and national
bank notes In the Treasury and Sub.
Treasures on September IS. The pur.
pose of this statement, as explained in
a special to the New York Times, is ia
show banks and bankers the amount
Of currency that Is withdrawn from cir
culatiOn and held by the Treasury on
account OF the several. items specifically
mentioned therein. For instance, the
August debt settlement showed that the
item of currency in the cash balance, In.
cludlng that held for the redemption OF
fractional currency, amounted to over
$50, 900, 900. The only other item OF
currency which the debt statement
shows as being in the Treasury ls the
amount held to redeem certificates OF
deposit, which, on September /, was
over $50, 900, 900, but which, las is shown
in the memorandum now published by
the Secretary, amounts to less than
$45, 900, 900. The statement given be-
low shows that the amount of currency
actually held by the Treasury on Sep.
tember Is, and which for all CONNER
clal purposes Is locked up, was nearly
$97, 900, ,009. This amount does not in.
clude the currency held by United
States repositories, which would swell
the aggregate amount withdrawn from
circulation to over 500, 600, 900, or near
ly one. sixth of the entire amount OF
legal tenders and national bank notes
now outstanding. The certificates Of
deposit are really used as cash in com.
mercial transactions, being substantially
Clearinghouse certificates, and may,
therefore, be said for the most part to
be so much currency. The $45, 900, 900
represented by these certificates cannot
fairly be considered as withdrawn from
although the treasury holds
on deposit that amount for their re-.
demptiOn. The following is the memo
randum prepared by the Secretary
United states notes in Treasury ss4. .2l9697 a.
nptional BANK notes IN Treasury, tl2 240S Sy6 81 +;
total, $93, 1881 ,6g3 20. Fund fOr redemption Ol
certihcates OF deposit June 8. 1872, t4479O, ,OOI
Post office Department account, el.542Si7 40
dsbursng officers accounts. S9,S.8.5i3 81. Fund
for redemption of notes OF National banRs fail
ed" '' in liquidation" and reducing circula
tion," Sl3B2o.9lS; s per cent redemption fund
United States notes IN the Treasury. 81 69l, ,93i ,
As per cent redemption fund, nstiOnal bank
notes held bv the National Bank Redemption
Agency, $l0,039 957 s5: Secretarv's special dc
post account, Sl36s9 H.; currency and minor
coin redemption account, S27,Ol6 81; interest nc
count. sS,740; Treasurer's transfer account
checks outstanding. S2,00l ,632 4S; Controller Of
the Currency, AGENT for creditors. S77s,8 3 81
Treasurer, United states agent tor paying in
tere on 3.85 District OF Columbia bonds. SO,
600 10; special fund held for redemption OF 4 ac
tlOnal currency, SS,l65 422 tt easurer. United
States journal account; t3,0I6s97 "a; total, S9G,
| 68I ,6e3 ~,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-06

The trial Of the rioters at Reading
commenced Tuesday. Two indictments
we're presented, one against eight men,
charging them with the burning of the
Lebanon Valley bridge the other
against thirty men, charging them with
riotous disturbances, the burning of
cars, tearing up of tracks, etc. Samuel
Humphreys, one Of those indicted for
burning the bridge, pleaded guilty, and
turned States evidence. He confessed
that he held lamp, while man named
Smith saturated kindling wood, thrown
by accomplices from the upper part OF
the bridge, with coal oil, and then set II
on fire,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-06

The President said Tuesday to Mr..
Leonard, Republican Congressman from
Louisiana, that, from what he had seen
during his recent trip South, he believ.
ed the Southern whites "were really
anxious to accord to the colored people
their full civil and political rights, aud
the trip had strengthened him in the
conviction that his Southern policy
would rebound greatly to the interest
of the blacks" He also said that he
had lately received from leading Re.
publicans renewed assurances of theiI
support of his Southern policy.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-06
The examination of Tweed goes on

The examination of Tweed goes on
developing some sickening rascallty at
almost every word. There was per-
feet and widely ramified system of
swindling the city understood and prac-
tised by a very extensive ring. Forty
thousand dollars were paid to each of
number OF Senators to obtain their
votes for the charter which subjected
New York to the rapacity of Tweed,
Sweeny, Connolly and others. This
charter enabled the ring to rob the city
Of many millions without any difficulty
or any check. Besides the money ac-
tually stolen, Tweed exposes the fraudu-
lent character of a claim now pending
against the city for millions more. He
also tells how he spent part of the
money he stole. He paid q monthly al.
lowance to a list of persons he names
for no special work but doubtless either
to secnre their influence in q genera
way or to get them to act as spies and
go.betweens. The New York Alder.
men had to get 100000 divided be
tween them 10 vote million and a hall
for the Brooklyn bridge. These are
only few instances OF the extreme
venality and dishonesty which Nert
| rampant In the not remote days of thf
| Tweed ring.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-06
Says q Washington dlspaI

Says a Washington dispatch con-
stantly recurring inquiries are made Of
officers of the Government as to wheth-
er the extra session of Congress will be
convOked. The proclamation as made
on the 9th of May last, has remained
unaltered. 1t is as follows
Whereas The final adjournment of the
torty i0ur'h Congress without making the
usual appropriation for the support OF the army
for the fiscal year ending June 81. 1878, presents
an extraordinary occasion, requiring the presI.
Constitution to convene the House OF COngress
IN anticipation Cf the dav liked by law for their
next meeting: Now, therefore. Rutherford Il.
Hayes, President OF the United states 10 by
virtue OF the power to this end in me vested by
the Constitution, cOnvOked both Houses OF Con.
Rress TO assemble at their respective Chambers
AZ u O'CLOCK, noon, on Monday. the 18th day Of
october next. then ami there TO consider and
determine such measures az in their wisdom
their duty, and the welfare Of the people may
seem to demand.
In witness whereof have hereuntO set nv
to be a1ixed.
Done at the city of Washington this 5th day
OF Nav In the year of our LUid one Thousand
elRnt hundred and seventy Sc ven, and Of tine In
dependence Of the United states OF America tht
one hundred and first. r. b. HAYES,
BY the President
W. ri. EvARTs, Secretary Of State.