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TIE. GERMAN NATIONAL.

6pecial Dispatch 10 The Tribune
= WASHINGTON, D. G., May 17.-The report OF
Elmer Washburn. Bank Examiner, In the mat
ter of the German National Bank has not yet
arrived here. Comptroller, Knox, however, re-
ceived letter to-day stating that it might soon
be expected, and giving him an incomplete in
timatfon as to the nature OF the report. From
this advance letter 1t appears that Mr.. Wash
burns report differs in many particulars from
that made by the late Theodore Weber, and
shows that Weber's report was blinded to some
extent by prejudice; and contained many mac
curacies. What these inaccuracies are cannot
be determined until the arrival Of the text Of
the Wasbburn report, but It: seems probable,
from all that can be learned, that they re-
late to the criminal features of the case.
On that subject Comptroller Knox says
tonight that he scarcely sees why he should be
called upon to take any initiative in matter
where there is so much doubt. The GrandJury
is open to every citizen OF Chicago, and the
Bank; Examiner and all persous having knowl~
edge OF the facts could be summoned. This
method Of adjusting the question Of criminal
responsibility, which has already been brought
before the Department twice, Mr.. Knox thinks
would have been quite as efficient, thorough,
aud summary as any proceedings to be institute
ed by the Department. Nothing has been
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THF WEATHER.

OFFICE or TIE CHrEF s1osAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nav 1s-1 q: m.-For Ten
nesscc and the Ohio Vally, higher pressure,
variable and northcrlY winds, warmer, clear or
partly cloudy weather, except in the former,
local rains, and possibly followed in the upper
portions of the latter by falling temperature
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis-
souri Valleys, rising or stationary followed oy
falling barometer, cooler followed by warmer
northeast to southeast winds, clear or partly.
cloudy weather.: and possibly followed BY local
rains. =
For the Lake Region, rising barometer, cooler
northwest to northeast winds, clear or partly
cloudy weather, possibly occasional local rains,
and followed over the upper lakes by talltug
barometer. ,.,,
winds at Milwaukee, Sec. !, Chicago, Grand
Haven, Sec. 3, and Port Huron. = ="
), LOCAL oBsEayAT1oys.
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FoRr WAYNE, Ind, May IA H. Webb,
who was shot bs herse:thief Thursday even
ing, died at late hour last night. Coroner
Gaffney held an inquest this morning, that ren-
dered verdict that deceased was murdered bV
an unknown person. An autopsy was held. but
the bullet could not be found. The County
Commissioners have offered reward of $500
for the apprehension and conviction Of the muir
dercr. There is little hope, however, OF finding
him. Three suspicious:looking characters we're
brought here this morning, but they could not
be identified, ard we're released. There IS good
reason to believe, howe ever, that one Ct them
wns the murderer. 81 -
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THE LAW AND THE FACTS. :.
Special Corrsspondenes Of The Tribune.

DEs MoriEs, Ia:, May 15t-Ata trial before
Justice Moody,:tn Webster County, the other
day, the attorneys raised point Of law which
fosrged the esquire" and he told the lawyers
to go ahead and explain, which they proceeded
uarse, while the esquire" weighed the arGu-
ments. Turning to the lawyers; he.aatd: Z.
"Gentemen, are you ready for the decision
Of the Courtl' 49,. :.-.:s
ttYes, ,s1r!n >-~.,
- Well the opinion Of the Court is, that one
of you has lied.u .r;s g.; :~.,
Last winter, Charles. Ha1quist was convicted
of the murder of Peter Nelson. 4 few DAYS
since, George Cleviuger was on trial as an ac-
compfice Of Halquist, and the latter was brought
He said be sat in the front end Of the wagon,
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for France or the Latin Union to
coin anY more silver, and yet the United States
which had coined in less than twp
years more OF the silver dollars than had been
previously coined from thu foundation OF the
Government, and ten times more than had been
coined in seventy years ofits existence. was to-day
facing the world and denying the universal opin-
ion about bi-metailism By saying that America,
single-handed. could enter the contest and
$500 SETTLE THIS MIGHTY QUESTION ALokR.
This WAS madness. He had once seen dog
on great stack Of hay which had been hoated
out into the wide, oYerdowed bed OF = river. fos
happy; the. ha7-stack Vas there, the stack.
pen Was there, and he thought
that the world was all right But by-ant'-by he
began to discover that the bsrp, and the nonse:
and the surroundings were not all there, as tney
had been before he went to sleep, and ne oesnd
all the prospect as he had done 80 WIZ
the United States We are all afoat on tass
mighty question, and we "bay the moon . ,i1s as
we float down the whirling tide, and say, Me
are WISE" We have been lauhenea a o1,d on and
we bark from our hay-stacks as il we comnalo-
ed the whole. For Heavens sake, let us sake :
soME ACCOUNT OF THE FLOOD
Let us understand that the dcluge means some
thing, and try, If We can. to get our oe41o w
before We undertake to fix it al up 10 in1 aG nne-
of REPRESENTATIVES. To-day We are colnlns oue-
third Of ali the silver that is being coined 10 ,ne
round world. China Is doing another th1ru. anu a
a1l the nations Of the. globe are using tne
other third for subsidiary coin I'VE We
1nteao nan1 With 1 ~ all ' the civilized nations
Of the western world let do it tq this nlll, ni:
What this country needs most OF all Is 1as @.s .s
Congress go home laughter ana applauso " W
the Republican sde and nTc5 let ese and 'p brothe1
t5 ~re.l~ f., 4hnr natural way, and bring us
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A Woman in Lincoln, Nsb., Shoots
=, Twice at the Seducer OF Her
Daughter. "
The ScoundreI Fires Two Shots at the
Mother; Slightly Wounding
Her..
Cohen, the milwaukee Forger, Has
Concluded to Plead Guilty.
The Celebrated James Gang Supposed to
! Be Plotting Mischief.

MILWAUKEE. ..
Stsciaf Dfsaasch to The 1Ttouaa-
MILWAUKEE, May 17.-Alexander Cohen, tne
forger, will be arraigned in the Municipal Couft
on Tuesday. DtstrlctcAttorney McKenny has
notified Cohen and his friends That q settlement
with parties who have suffered by the torgertes
will not be recognized, as such action would
simply be CON upounding q felony. Cohen WILL
therefore, plead guilty and take sentence. Inc
punishment provided by the statutes for the
crime Of forgery ranges from one to seven
ycars' Imprisonment. It is stated Tonight that
Jewish friends Of Cohen, 'notwithstand-
ing his prospective punishment, will pay
in full every cent of the indebted
ness incurred by him through 1oreeu
notes and otherwise. even the expense OF MS
capture. The forged notes alone amount 10
$4,000, without interest The entire amount 10
be contributed and paid to clear his reckoning
will be sl4, 600 or over.
Thecase against Sarah ". Underwood, charged
with uttering forged paper, will not bc taken up
until Friday Of next week, because, the tr'al
OF Charles Casper, late Clerk OF the Municipal
Court for couspiring to defraud the city, is TO
commence on Tuesday, the day originally set
for Mrs. Underwood's preliminary examination.
In her case there has as yet been no talk OF SET
tlemcnt, and, even If there should be, District
Attorney McKenny Will hold to the same course
that he is pursuing with Cohen. since
Mrs. Underwood's arrest, Elder A. g. Under
wood, Of Milford, Mass, in whose name the
forged paper was uttered, has written Letters
stating positively that he did not sign any OF
the notes. Unless he should undergo change
of heart previous to her trial, and acknowledge
+1o+ +ha no,,nr is in reality his OWL, she will un
, 1879-05-18

ST. LOUIS, MAY ia sedalia, No., dispatch
says fatal shooting affray occurred seven miles
north OF this city this morning, between: Claib
Lowery and Bard Smith, two young men, sons
Of prominent citizens in that vicinity. An
old grudge existed between the parties, and.
meeting on the road, Smith 9 IN q wagon
and Lowery on horseback, Smith jumped from
the wagon, drew . pistol, land fred i've shots.
one of which passed through Lowerg's body,
another through his leg, through the saddle,
aud into his horse. :Lowery returned but one
shot: that missing Smith, who jumped into his
wagon a,ld drove or. LoweEy Is not expected
to live through the night
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= 1ytEE7UI L7Eku{&1E23 70 151Vt17t6
ATLANTA, Ga, May 17-Gov.. 4. H., Colquitt
will leave Atlanta on: Monday for Brooklyn, n
Y, where be goes to deliver the address at the
Semi-CcntenniM OF the Sunday-Scbools Union.
Elaborate preparations have been made for this
celebration, and many speakers will be present.
It will. be a grand occasion. 4 large purity OF
friends will accompany the Governor. He has
been urged by repeated invitations to make this
address, and consents at much Inconvenience.
, 1879-05-18

:1c,tv the attack was universally regarded as IN
feeling Subsequently Mr.. Salisbury, AZ tle
suggestion OF some OF his Detnocratlc 1l'enuS'
apologlzed for the severe language pc hau ,hJ ua
nhout man who was possibly on his ueaIhusG, s.,
This, however, did not prevent senaIof moI ~
from making q vigorous and manly de!ense ~ "
Gen.. Schenck, whom: he charactcslzeo 40 @4A"
peer OF the Delaware Senator +i,o
The Sennte adjourned without h;;i wv
details Of the Legislative Appropr1atlon JILL
THE AMENDMENTS.
RI tfe pesttrn Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., MAY l7.-Cqnsioet;ata,omn w
of the Legislative, Executive, anc Jualcaai Ap-
preparation bill was resumed. 49,,
Among the amendments agreea ~ "aS S'., one
offcred bv Mr.. Voorhees,, from the joni Com
1nittee on Library, appropriating 5000 for tile
purchase OF works Of art. o.
The amendment recommended by the Com
mittee on Finance appropriating S@o'ooo lor tle
Diplomatic and Consular service, to pc expenu. t'e
ed at the discretion Of the president ol LIE
United States, was agreed TO-
Dnrinr the debate on the amendment on tile
snbiect OF clerks in the Post-Ohice Department,
A coIoany occurred between Mess7s. SALISBURY
and Windom, IN which the latter sald ne Noulu W.
not 1oin the former ID his wish to cconomizc the
exnepses BY reducing the army, which is re-
ouired for the protection Of the frontier from
the attacks OF Indians.
Discussion followed With Messrs. Salisbury,
Conkln., md Ed dmunds, using the: name OF
Gen. Schcnck in the use Of troops III Maryland
: and Delaware. ''' ,
Alr, Logan said there WAS no more honorable
man than Gen. Schenck. When treason stalked
about the land and the nation was rolling aud
rocking to and fro like distressed vessel on a
stormy sea, Gen. Schenck reached forth h1s
hand In the countrY'a Defense: He was ono OF
band Of patriots who detlcd treason and r1sked
his life and all other things precious Tor the
preservation Of the Union. He did not claim
Gen. Schenck was entitled to the credit Tor Pc
ing great patriot, but because he was natrtot
was no reason why lie should be maltgned here
or elsewhere. Gen. Schenck was crippled man,
a nensioncr for wounds received in his country,a
Defense and he was patriot and honest man.
notwithstanding the sneers Of the Senator from
Delaware. ...
|, After a short executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
, 1879-05-18

YANkroN, u. T., May IL. B. Partridge
agent for large number Of the best insurance
companies, has skipped out, and an 'tnvestiga-
ton develops q defalcation. of abont $3,0oo
Besides this be is in debt all over the cita He
is the same Partridge who, was known in the
criminal courts Of Vermont d foH years ago In
connection with crooked financial transactions.
, 1879-05-18


e. ost4uA, Neb-1, May LIT Is reported that
Frauk James, the celebrated train robber, is
eneaamtped in The: Wind River country, SOME dis,
tance north Of the Union Pacific Railroad, and
has, besides his own force, a 1arge number OF
deserters from the United States army and lot
Of cow-noys. What their intentions are Is not
, 1879-05-18
A PITY THAT SHE MISSED.

A PITY THAT SHE MISSED.
Special Dlspasch to The Tribune
LINCOLN, Ncb., May 17.-considerable eS-
citement was created tonight by shooting
match that occurred at 10 O'Clock tonight be-
tween Mrs. A. G. Barnes, wife OF well-known
liehtning-rod dealer here, aud DR.. J. Z: Denas7
er, q physician of specific diseases Denasef
ruined the daughter Of Mrs. Barnes recently
n,,a .o.o;oht met him near bis dwelling. When
%n0 he ioiu' passed, going home, she fired at It
III h;,r p heing only three feet away. He ran
into Mu' his house. an as be entered the door fred
at her. She then fred aga sodttsfq5 ter 5onae aee
glass IN the door, and as sns passeh a;o us ,osseG
s,5ss h 5sgsS er st soa ssS1es ts IL
arrested ad placed under bombs x ,tts an's Of H,
probably brsng 10 1,f is Barnes sister, sympa
thizes s entirely with Mira. Barnes, and against
the scoundrel Denayer
, 1879-05-18

EVUIdE ElkN THEtobI EKk1A1S0s
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 17.-The General As
se1nblY of the Presbyterian Church South as-
sembled to-day at g. H., with the Moderator,
Joseph R. Wilson, 10 the chair. Owing to the
large amount OF work before the committees,
the Assembly adjourned about 10 o'clock. the
ouly matter of Importance during the sitting
being The reading OF a committee report On Sab
bath observance. The Assembly conyenes again
Oh Monday at a. N.
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SHOT HIS WIFE.

INpnNApo11s, Ind, May 17.-Patrick Welsh,
4 1aborer at Amber, small town'.near Terre
'Haute, Ind, murdered bis wife last night.
Welsh came home drunk and commenced de-
molishing his furniture. Mrs: Welsh, attempt
ing to leave the house.. was :overtaken by her
husband, who, after violently Kicking her,. shot
her twice with revolver. =
, 1879-05-18

DAxvnLE, Ill.,, May 17.-Jay Gould+ Sidney
Dillon, Soon Humphries, Receiver Smith, Of
the Kansas Pacific, aud H. B. Hammond Prese
dent OF the indianapolis, Decatur s. Springfield,
passed west through here to-day. Your CORE
spondent had an interview With these. distin-
guished railtoat magnates. The party goes d.
rect to ST. Louis, and will inspect the Wabash
and Western lines on their reIu1n.
, 1879-05-18
.TRAAIPS,,



ROCKFORD, ILL.,, May 17.-Tramps abound IN
great numbers. A company of twenty attacked
the Assistant Marshal and policeman last
night, but the officers we're successful IN driving
them from the city, Shots were exchanged
the rutfians firing drst-and bne tramp was quite
badly wounded !:
, 1879-05-18
LOUISIANA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-THE Constitutions
Convention adopted articles prohibiting tho
Legislature from passing special or local laws
for the following objects: Extending the time
for the assessment or collection Of taxes, or TOR
the rel1si; ot any Assessor or collestot OF Taxed
from the dueperfoemanco of their official duties:
or,,of their securities from liability, nor anall
anT such ha passed. by any political coroofaton
}sr!dss S ss:ts a$S',s5g so;s ns y55s
my judicial proceeding Of inquiry before the ,s
courts, Or: providing or chanelu; the metnoost y
for the: colleGtuie oG debts Or enforcement t ot
judgments, or prescribing the effects ot 1ua'e'21
sales. ~
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nrverERI0us MURDER:

MYSTERIOUS :A1URDER. ::
crso1sSAr1, O., May 17.-The body OF an un-
known mauIwas found in Spring Grove Cemetery
this this morning with his head crushed. By the
side @ Of tho BODY was found a club and large
stone covered With blood and brains. No c1eW
teofH ~ te murderer is vet gained. No one reeog-
nizes the deau man. When the body was .
strinned the letters s|G. W." we're 1ouna "r1t-
ten on the right arm.
, 1879-05-18

.Evsrrthtng indicates considerable trouble be-
tween the Eastern railroads during the coming
summer. The notice given by the Pennsylvania
Company that it would no longer be bound y
any. agreements regarding east-bound freight
business has caused much bad blood among the
other competing lines. and general cutting Of
the rates is the result It is stated that large
contracts have bean made during the past week
at 1214c, on grain from Chicago to New Yo1k,
reduction, as very little Is going forward. Like
the Canada roads,: the Pennsylvania thinks
that. Vanderbilt has been treacherous,
and not lived up to the agreements en-
tered into, There is q general feeling that
Vanderbilt and Gould are playing into each
others hands, and that they. simply make =
show Of antagonism. TO mtsleaa the other East
ern railroad magnates. '.Ihe other lines are 81!
preparing for long desperate contest, and
Vanderbilt and Gould will learn before the5 get
through that there is many slip between the
cup and the lip, and that it Is easier to plan
combinations than to carry them to successful
end. ~; - j
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BALTIMORE, Md. May 1.-THE ninth Annual
Conference of the General Secretaries Of the
Young Mems Christian Association Of the United
States. and. British Provinces convened to-day
for the discussion Of questions important to the
Association preliminary to the assembling of
the biennial International Convention Of the
Young Mems Christian Association on Wednes-
day next.
, 1879-05-18
FORECLOSURE.

srec3oF Dispatch 70 TIE 7F76HHG :.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill, May 17.-1n the Circuit
Court here to-day, decree OF foreclosure against
the Jacksonville. Northwestern & Southwestern
Railroad, was entered at the instance Of MessEs-
II. P. Ayers &s Co., BANKERS, OF this cttr, and
their Eastern associates, who propose to reor-
ganize and extend their road.
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FINANCIAL. :,
sr.c,nr Dtsp-.ca tol1zei Tribune =

Hpec{0i UsD@s18 1oS7hs'77'0717'e'
MILWAUKEE, >.Sfav '17:--fhe4sner1t :sto-oay
took possession of william Hcrost's> cream
City :suspentcr manufa: tory "No';376 .bro"d-
wav, on executions calling in the aggreeate lof'
nearly zsG,VoG - The failure Is ea'o@ Go oe'e"n-
.>,a4,
, 1879-05-18

= COUNTY OFFICERS, SENTENCED!
-BE1v1DBhE, Nd, May 17.-Ex-state Senator
J. B. Cornish, convicted Of conspiracy to defEaud
the: county 81 s1o,c0o. and j.: q. Sweeney, ex-
Chief Of Police Of Phillipsbnrg, convicted OF
:year IL State Prison. !, :. .n;~ II j; "a ::
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on the scat; that Clevinser killed Nelson in the
back end Of the wagon; and that he tHulquist)
"did not know that Nelson was dead until ha
{NeIson) pulled his (Halqnist>s) coat-tails."
, 1879-05-18

THE CUMBERLAND ASSEMBLY.
49, MEMPHIS, Tcnn., May 17.-The~ third days
proceedings OF the General Assembly OF the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church was opened
with prayer bv the Moderator. The usual half
hour was spent in devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by the Rev. j. H.. Hour, of Missouri
The minutes OF yesterday were read and ap-
proved. :.
A communication was received from the Rev.
D. E. Bushnell. D. D., Moderator Of the last
General Assembly, and it was: ordered to be
placed on tile. .<, .. ..-- ~ ::
A communication was received from the Res.
j. II. Howard, Brow nsvile. Pa, corresponding
delegate to the General Assembly Of the Pres
byterian Church Of the United States OF Au1eri-
ca, now in session at Saratoga, N. T., stating
that he could not attend, and recommending
that the Rev. ", 8. Danly of Carmichaels, Pa,
be appointed iu his stead, was read aud adopted.
Memorials from the Presbyteries Of: SeaEcY
and Obion we're read, and referred to the Con-
mittee on Judiciary. +,
A memorial from the. Presbytery OF Elyton
was read, and referred to the Committee on
Publication. ..-s :
At noon the Assembly took recess until
o'clock. 49, s'z'r -
The afternoon was principally taken up By
reading the annual report OF" the Board OF Pub
]ication. Accompanying the report was acom-
muufcation from ". E.. Ward, President, and
John Frizzell. ". c. Smith, John N. Grant, P. Il.
Aaplove, members Of tile Board, tendeFing
their designations. The report and conmunicn-
tiof were both referred to the Committee ON
Publications. W; E.: Ward has been President
Of the Board for the past twenty-one years.
A Special Committee, consisting OF the Rev.
Il. r. Sllul, tic Rev. j. G.: White, and Ruling
Elder ". R. Shaver. were appointed On the
EVIL OF alcoholic bcyerarcs.n
At O'CLOCK the Assembly adjourned until
Monday 1t a. nj. Closing prayer blythe Rev.
g. r. Huchanan
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II! STEAMSHIP NEWS. ;,

HA2HE,: May 17:T;Arrived, Steamship an Canada'
'fGm N1w NsY YoiK, May 1z-Alrived, steaq'shipg
Mas, from Rotterdam, and City OF Berlin, from
, 1879-05-18

Blood vessels burst by whooping g-cough. Hals !
Honey OF HorehounG aud Tar relieves. ~
Pixies Topthachc Drops cure In one mtuuta,
, 1879-05-18

: = JUDGE a SA PACKER. =
,PHnADE1pA1A, NAV 17.-Judge Asa Packer
died ,to-nghtin the 73d year OF. hia age. His
funeral will take place at Maueh Chunk On
Tuesday,. + ..
, 1879-05-18
ITEMS.

The Traffic Department OF the Illinois Central
Railroad makes the following, statement df
earninss for the month Of April, 1879:
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definitely known, but the military company
under Capt. Lawson has been sent OUT from
Tort Steele to arrest the deserters If possible.
, 1879-05-18
CHURCH AFFAIRS.

NORTHERN ANS
<sARATodA, N. T., May 1.-THE Presbyterian
Assembly to-day referred to committee the
memorial deprecating the running OF trains ana
steamboats, on the Sabbath, and authorized the
Rev. Mr.. Thompson, Of Peoria. Ill, D. T.
Burrill, OF Iowa, and the Rev. Dr. W. Calklns,
OF Buffalo, to select the next place Tor the meet
ing of the General Assembly. SO:
The report on ministerial relief showed mat
ters more favorable than ever before; still, con-
tributions to the fund are not sufficient to meet
all the calls. The Secretary said S9Jo,00o nau
been contributed in tweuty-four years. During
the past year 134 churches have given that never
gave before. There are 400 ministers depend,
ing On the fund, besides their families.
R, P. EtHuger, Commissioner from Muncie,
Ind, made stirring speech, calling for as
sistance to the fund, saying that be would see
that his Presbytery would increase the con-
tribution 200 per cent, II he Ind to pay 1t him:
self..
The Rev. Drs Charles a. Dickey and Il. E.
Niles; Elders George Junkin and Charles: Bar.
clay were elected members OF the iernanenb
Board, to serve three years. 49,.
The Committec from each Synod to consider
the subject Of reduced rerresen1ation includes
the following: observation-disclosures w. MeDon~
aid. Truman r. Handy. ColoEado-D. E.
McCnrdy, Chauucev N. Olds: Erie-=.fhomas
Fullerton, Robert B. Mowry. Illinois, Central ;,
". ". Farms, Newton B. Love Illinois, NORTH f'
Robert ". Pattersou,. Henry l.. Mltcheli: ~
sons. ;s' Indiana, North-John F Kendall Z. r.
Eainper. Indiana, South-Samucl Z. Barr,
Danici E.. Kirkwood: Iowa. NoEth-Jqhn 7.
Cowden. Iowa, south-Willis G. Craig, Epene-
trs Il. Se:rs. Kansas-Francis 8. MGCabe, r.
A. Buck, Kentucky-Samuei B. Anderson, =.
". G. Humphrey. Michigan-William s: .Tay-
lor. Jacob s. Farran1. Alinnesota-George y.
Ainslie. Luke Marvin: NebraskaLGeqrgsn g,nd; l.
Little. Samuel 2; Davidson; plttsnare-mn'- no.,aa
William Il. Lyie.: Tolcdo-Henry II. Bacon, ].
l.. Waiter. Wisconsin-lhomas G. Watson''
James E. MosclJ. .~
Adjourned Till Mnuf2f.