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lie has performed the duties Of his Office. and
tic assertion IA venttlrcd thht mot ncAtet set
Of books can ,o found auonC the records Oh
this department than tlioso Of this gear.

tic assertion ia yentttrcd TINT not ncntef set
Of books can ho found among the records Of
this department than tlioso Of this gear.
TnB \, II. :, CONVENTION.
The second annual Convention Of tic Amcrl-
can District Telegraph. Cofnpantcs assembled
Monday morning at 1sooni GrunA Pacific
ftntci. The dcfcaatcs ptrsent wcrc. among
eeFs' S Mecss cSo%"sb btore: II NJ p?0' Ner assfr Y9rn
buffalo; ". G. Stewart, rh!ladclphln; George
F. l,uran., g.. Louis; j. g. Hail. C1nc,nnat!; L.,
D. ftrmhn. Chscngu: George G. MAYNARD. WASH
Gtog; Vs. 6 GFSsn Fs. 5'ese 5h'e,t9n II H s,ets n1s
Cicvciand; ". i. fcnn, Buffalo; - Peabody,
Milwaukee. At 10 o'clock the prcsidout called
the Convention 10 order. Reports from stand
fng committees were rccctYod, and the election
Of officers took place. At which the following
were elected: prce!ient, II. ". Pope; Vice.
President, Z. r. McCulluoh; Recording Secrc-
tnry. n. lfuckcr; Corresponding Secretary, ".
G. Stewart. Tie Convention then took recess
At tic AFTERNOON session tho following was
Adopted:
be known as The American nistsic, Telegrapt ,nd
shall bo entitled to two representatives.
4 nfan OF earrinre md coupe service mas laid
beforc tho Convention suti discussed, and tle
Convention adjourned in1 10 o'clock Yesterday
S1pr auoay . f; to On Err par' was
The Convsntion rcassetnblcd yesterday morn
tng. Tic attendance was materially aug.
mcntcd. Rules Of order Tor the government Of
tnc conyento wcrs a'ose. hesSntions S wero
method Of delivering circulars throughout tic
United States. III order 10 establish precedent,
the officers elected tn Monday resigned, mud the
President; II. ". Pope, Vtcs-Psesident; N.
1luckcr, Recording Secretary; W. C. Stewart,
Corresponding BecredAry.
The President will -appoint all standing COM
lnittecs.
The Convention adjourned to meet at Baltl.
more May ,, 1850,
III the afternoon tho members Of the Conycn.
lion took in the sightsrthroughout the city.
Tou011 SNUFF STORY.
JOHN Smith, WIscouan grocer, "came on u
tas the phrase gocs) 10 Chtcago to purchase
stock. Completing his purchases, which were
i1 duo time deposited I'm the docks to be shipped
per lako steamer, Mir. shrdth thought proper To
kcrp bis Eye upon his ttooda until they could DO
taken Oh board. AmosG thcsn was inagnn-
pounds, upon which, for t7,s want Of better ac-
commotlntiot,. tho wcsry grocer seated himself
as he watched the remainder Of tho property
uuo6 the wharf. While titus seated. run'nat-
Ing over current events. ca lculatErg profits that
he would realize upon his purchases, and every
now and then solaetng hts nasal organ from
waller u suun-box. two wcl!-drcased young
men approached and cntcr.d into conversation.
''You take snuff, s!r'" 80; s,i1 ID, nlso Young man
Took it for csgh. years.'' "You use tic Macca.
10y, pereeivcl' aYes. Tint Mid sort suits
1ne best for stcaaly-going snuff" "Let mo
pfoa"es 'sa sve,pae ~ 81 5o1 a m sI'1 s
M American cagle md two shields. II i'm
ported it from Franco. It is the identical snuff
tlscd By the Emperor u1k The officers Of tho
French army" Atr. Smith said, "Certanly,''
and Inserted hts thumb md finger In tho
stranger's boz.
Tic moment ho placed 1t to Ills nose he was