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issued:
BY the President OF the United states-A
Proclamation:
Whereas, objects of interest to the United
States require that the Senate should be con
vened at an early date, to receive and act up.
on such communications as may be made tC
it on the part of the Executive, now, there
fore, /, Chester a. Arthur, President of the
United States, have considered it to be my
duty to issue this my proclamation declar-
ing that an extraordinary occasion re-
quires the Senate of the United States to
convene for the transaction of bushes at
the Capitol in the City of Washington
on Monday, the 10th day of october next at
noon on that day. of which all who shall at
that time be entitled TO act as members of
that body are hereby required to take notice.
Given under my hand and seal Of the Uuited
States at Washington the 23d day of Septem-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty one and of the in
dependence OF the United States the one hun
dred and sixth.
Signed CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
BY the President:
JAS. &. BLAINE Secretary of State.
FLIPPER, the colored Lieutenant, has
secured from the Court martial in Texas a
continuance until November, to give him
time TO employ counsel.
Hon. SOLOMON SPHINX, formerly Sec
Rotary of Dakota and afterward Delegate to
Congress, died at Yankton, on the 23d, in
MEMORIAL services in honor of the
late President Garfield were held on Mon
day, the Goth, in probably nearly every city,
town and hamlet throughout the United
States, and also by the American residents
of the European capitals.
GOVERNOR PILLsBURY, of Minnesota,
has called an extra session Of the Legisla-
10 no tote oh
A WASHINGTON dispatch says: The
opinion prevails that the Cabinet will be
changed throughout, with the exception of
Lincoln. Kirkwood and Window, who re-
signed Scholarships to accept Cabinet places,
1t is thought could succeed to themselves, as
neither Iowa or Minnesota has yet elected
Senator to fill the vacancy. 1t is said that
both have already intimated their readiness
to enter for the race.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, on the oath, ap-
pointed several Postmasters in various parts
of the country who had been selected by
President Garfield previous to his prostra-
ton.
IT is stated upon authority of intimate
friends of Secretary Blaine that he has posi-
once. He will send his resignation to Presi-
dent Arthur in few days and will proba-
bly, not return to Washington for some time.
Secretary MacVeagh also announces that his
resignation has been rendered in good faith,
and that he expects and intends it shall be
accepted.
THERE seems to be no doubt that an
alliance has been concluded between the
Emperors Of Austria, Germany and Russia.
The London Tines, commenting on the alli-
ance, sayy it insures peace in Europe, which
is what England is DESTROYS of.
THE Earl of Airlie, of Scotland, mem
Der Of the House OF Lords, died suddenly
OF congesive chill at the Windsor Hotel in
Denver.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Tom WILLIAMS, a young negro muir
derer, was hanged at Henderson, Texas, on
the 23d.
SHERIFF LAMMY, of Calhoun County,
Ill.,, with Sheriff Blades, of Pike County,
and posse, on the 25th undertook to cap
ture the notorious desperadoes, the Max
we'll brothers, alias Williams, who shot and
killed the Coleman brothers, at Durand,
Wis, while the latter were trying to effect
their arrest A heavy reward was offered
for the capture Of the murderers. It was |
recently ascertained that they had appeared |
in Pike and Calhoun Counties, ILL.,, and |
party was formed to effect their capture.
They were discovered in the woods near
Beleyiew by Sheriff Lammy and his posse, |
one Of them sitting on q log with 4 gun across |
his lap, the other lying secreted behind the
log. Sheriff Lammy came up to within
about thirty feet OF the desperadoes,
when he leveled his revolver at the one I
sitting on the log and ordered him to throw
up his hands. He threw up his gun instead. |
and the Sheriff fired at him, but evidently |
failed in his aim, as the desperate returned |
the fire with fatal effect, shooting Sheriff /
Lammy through the head. He fell dead in
his tracks. The shooting then became gen.
eral, but the casualties were all on one side, |
as Churchman, Deputy Sheriff, was shot |
through the legs, and McNabb, one of the |
posse, received ball through the shoulder. |
The Sheriff's posse then drew off, and the
victorious desperadoes, mounted upon two
horses captured from their would be cap
tors, rode off toward the river, where they |
crossed to the Missouri side, into Lincoln
County. @
THE explosion of a car loaded with
dynamite on the Iowa side of the river, OPP
posite Omaha, destroyed several cars loaded |
with merchandise, and demolished the
round-hotfse of the Rock Island road. For
tunately no person was injured.
A TERRIBLE disaster occurred at
Sedalia, Missouri, on the 26th. Frank Glib
bons, who lived in small frame house in
the western suburbs Of the city, got up
about O'Clock, built fire in the kitchen
stove, and then went to an clubhouse in the
rear OF the yard. Soon afterward he heard