The New York Herald Newspaper, August 8, 1867, Page 8

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Settee ere made ner ihe follow! contained Pe a pe ‘Treasury for th of Cy ft nels of communica. the Committees on Bue anrance a jtscat be next war may x4 Reports fro "1 creditors he! ‘Or famine may come upen us, withering The amount of principal of sources of our h only ; ties Finances and Canals, Bimpie snverest at five per cent safety isthe cresting of . ead eid gone a Although the req tut prevalent in public and private br ee aes i Reonomy andthe’ observance of plighted’ public faith. oF . * then current rates a ly. and at the te great power of her influence shal! be Continued Debate on the Organization of the | wc‘: sid sinie Teen oni ond a aaowert rant | Tiered! Cen cat tetaietaa eye tetas fe Legislasure. money sath bas book desteed unjust aad improper ic im. | business iwlereat of he count ° Sige the people. their construction | — The committee have retained all the ns upon the po for . Al ties have regarded the Te worke ae 8 trust io” the ‘Wands Sf the Sister to | contained in the present constitutions and have added damien degen, 161, | | be nels een orien Posing any tax upon the ‘for ‘of internal im. ‘The State Constitutional Convention reassembied this | 0 Meme i tin ‘aration, therefore eves ether sources | proversents. Pha commitice bollave thas the time hea arrived worming. ‘ direct iways been deemed the enforcement by constitutional f a prin. : legitimate, ‘spon teake vevenecs’ ss | ciple which has always been im this Bate. "Th Evening Session. Several memorials were presented for and aga'nat & at an or th : tate can "be ie repair from thelr the Ocnveatidn' we 8 Tee revenues, ant . 5 Bronibitory liquor clause. thall be hereafter authorized, they should be constructed ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLATURE. with current revenues or by the creation of debis con- Mr, Meanitt moved that, unless sooner determi: tracted in pursuance of the constitution. debate shall cease in Committee of the Wnole at one P. The committes have also introduced a provision prohibit- | 4° to-morrow on the report of the Committees on the jog the Legisiature from giving or loaning the money or | O- sniration of the Legislature. <0. Property of the State. This provision will be, it is believed, bes sisa an into 4 lutary, and will result in a large saving to the people The Con’ on 1 went Committee of the It involves a general principle, applicable to | Whole on the organization of the Legislature, Mr. Fuller sume ef money, and’ to others Mereafier’ occurring | ““7re cad og question was stated to be on the 19 suns Oo} an “ PES RR wond wed reo | gt feat techy" Heer a dee 8 for re * Ry ‘i Mothing a more danzerova or more corrupting than the | eight Senate districts, the apportionment to be made by practice which hus lately prevailed of appropriating money | the Legislature of 1! for the benefit of railroad corporations and taxing the people Mr. Govutp, (rep.) of Columbia, proposed to amend to gaoely. he means. aba be, justified on no paineinte, that no person shall vote fora Senator unless he hall and is, usu. s ul by a combination of infu gnces tn favor of ‘diferent Projects, without much regard to | Mave pald.a State ors county tax within the twelve merit of any. Th ites have felt bas t unt Mr. Mongt1, (dem.) of New York, thought a better vein uma naar‘ prmateatn ‘shh | ragatare coud be tered by tne div wit ofthe Sete hora tie for charitable purposes. except si . insti into large Senate districts, and the election of members LIQUIDATION OF THR STATE DEBT. ‘Mr. Cuvrce, from the Standing Committee on Finances 1 the State, reported the following article:— Buction 1. The outstanding debts of the State and other Mabilities for the payment of which ‘the canal revenuen are | Tovctad tng tne conatigution the Coe ene errant che following. on tho Tet day of | We, outstanding debis are paid che time wil have arrive w the old canal debt of 1846 (80 called), $3,258,060; this obligation is to ied. and the committee $eAoats se od ea ga 642.622; the canal debt under the | deem It but an actof imperative justice, demand pilke by Bmeniment of IN, Pie ine toating canal debt, | established policy and _ faith id. by eonatitutiona $1,100,000. advances to the Canal Debt Sinking Fund and J obligation imposed and exacied by thetpecp'e themsdlves, her ‘canal purpose taxation, since 184, and simple at definite and certain provision be made forthe re Faterost at 6 ‘per cond $ie.:00,2e8 mating an agerounte of } Toes shine of ins peonln of tie State if, qerefore. aim 5 iF the us ie lo of the State, If, a peronues 1 Fi, ‘pied or eae fr sen tnmiebiney | bad not been thas advanced the canal dolls would have 4,00 "0 . <i been correspondingly larger than they now sre, and but for ealled, of $26.944,000; besides which is the contingent debt of Pp the Biate et $218,000. the rledge in question The ‘axes would wver have been ‘tc 2 The several debts specified in the preceding mee. } tolerated: a 1840; er Provides for a definite disposition of fund debt a sl aan, poe tO # which may be returned to the, Tresurs to pay thes ‘and the floating canal debt, amounting in the aggregate to | Sdvances in a manner that will reduep taxation ‘upon the , eople to the extent of the aums so retuned. $21,407 622 on Lhe ist day of July, 1867, shall be pald as prox | PA position ns been made. to the sominittes to autho. collecti rize the creation of an additional canal debt of $12,000,000, to setts AES Delinety repate4 bere shail Se spropeinted be used in commencing a new sees ent of tho present t c! en) canals enl ing the hs », until the said ns as the State iteelf owns and controls, But the m of Assembly by counties. tho of taxing the whole people for the support of Joes tries operates vunequally, and cannot, asyour committee |» Mt M. I. Towsseno, (rep.) of Renssalaer, argued im find a justification in any sound principle of public favor of ae district system both for the Senate ‘committer have, therefore, concluded to submit the | Mr. OrpyKs, (rep.) of New York, was opposed to in+ Prpvision prohibiting all appropriations of this character, | eorporating into the constitution the proposed plan for and leave to the judgment of the Convention the question | the representation of minorities, The system was, as whether any modification shall be made in the respects re- ferred to oF not, The committee have considered the ques. | Yeh rau} and for that reason should not be placed in the paren of any portion of the adrances before referred to. Tt i e f the ecified in section two of this aruc! will largely increase capacity o} several debte shall bo fully paid or provided for: and the canals, -cheapen transportation an¢ secure, : creased amonnt of business. Moking fond, togsther with the. jered this proposition, together with such names ai een offered in favor of it, and have arrived at the conclu- tion, which has been for some time agitated, of rebuilding | the organiclaw. The most that should be done would the Capitol. ‘The last Legislature aporoprinted the «um of | be to permif the Legislature to make provision for try- $250.000 for that purpose, and limited the expense | ing the experiment, He was opposed to large districts, to $4,000,000, ‘The committee are satisfied, however, that | ‘The question was then takon on the smendmont or the pay M have. act sion that it would be unwise to adept [t at this time as a | \his sum’ will fall short of accomplishing the object, and that iated gn’ tho Int day of October, N67, shall beatrctly or. | Ban oie orgnute awrot the Be, in annual tax of one million of dollars at least for ten years Sarg ere he and ows to ‘smnend on Fy that purpose and to Boe eatt ts tulle paid by ibe ‘The committee do not deem Decessary nor within the | Vill be required, Although the present structure is tnade- 5 jagara, moved to ami whatever, The said several debts shuil be fully y authority conferred by the (Avention to elaberate their | (uate in some respects to accommodate the growing | follows:— eal “year : views upon this question, ap they shall content themselves | Yants of the State, yet it is snflicientiy ample an Divide the State into thirty.two Senate districts. The » fall be contributed from said, revenue at iemtate: | wih brief and general rea ons for opposing the proposed | cmmodious for present public purposes, and in | term of ollice of Senators shall be four year, “The Leguins en ean. ae ey a eet thveare before | Scheme of debtand expesditure. few oF ,dhe high price of every” element involved | ture at its drat session after the adopuoa of this cousti- in its structure, and an overburdened people from additional taxation, the committee have con- Huded to recommend the suspension of the work for ten fears, by which time the public debts will either be paid or nnclenot bo materially reduced as uot to be oppressive. The commit. | Copusucis territory, and aa hear ast feo have, as well to prevent future controversy asin juatice | County shail bo divided. in the formation of Sen the people of Albany, who have contributed to thinob- | Cxeept such. ae are equitably entitled to mon ect, Incorporated @ provision permanently locating the | gonator. At the first election under said arrangement of pital at the city of Albany. districts the Senators elected in districts bearing odd num- The committee cannot refrain from remarking, in cont) bers shall vacate their offices at the end ot two years; and fon with the subject of restrictions upon legislative those elected in districts bearing even numbers at the end of Bat thoy Rave found it extremely dificult to draw the line | four years; and as vacancies occur by the expiration of ween unalterable prohibitions and that discretion whic . rust of necessity be reposed in the Legislature. They have | term {hey shall be filled by the election of Senators the full selected classes of appropriations which they believe might be eutirely cut off: and yet within the remaining powers | The question was first taken as to whether tho term improper and extravagant appropriations msy be made not | of office of Senator should be four years, It was Within the comvetence of constitutional provisions to pre- | carried. Yent without impairing the usefulness of tae legislative | “'Tyequestion was then taken on the second part of bod . = 4 the amendment relating to the formation of Senate "The only effectual remedy for perfect fidelity in the repre. | district. It was lost sentation must be applied by the people themselves. their duty to inform thempelves oy he maneer in which The present State apportionment having been adopted poblic trun have been discharged, and to hold renresenta- | last evening, the question was then taken on tho last ives to a Tigh! accountability for thelr conduct When this was shall be done there will be no. oceagion to complain of cor: | Paragrarh of the amendment, and it was carried by « rupt or even improper legislation. a v1 Aside from canal revenues the State has no permanent | _ Mr. SchooxmaxeR, (dem.) of Ulster, moved to amend ¢ present enlargeyeat of the canals is but just ‘com. shall make this division into thirty-two dis- which shall be numbered from one to thirty. y such deficiency stiall have occurred there shail have deen Ci The Stave gcbeen engaged in the work rere that $2. inclusive, | Sald districe shall be | fommed id sinking fund, over and above the said 7 i Beerey” gue ith seurpies auticlent to makeup the suid | Sow yours and hayagtnded upon, he work 8 (a5 3 § Geficiency; the tax authorized to be levied to provide for the | © Waier way of ap (Oty UY seven. wi "ig of transport: sinking fund to pay the floating canal debt is hereby sus- | Manent stractur), i) been secured, capabie of transport: fter the lat day of October, 1867. Clnited that 412,000,000 will necomplish the proposed work, ‘Buc, 4. After the debis but acrordiew to all the past history of the State in con: Bolder provided for. accord ; Fuctiag yublic works the expeniliture wiil double that sald cxpenses of ecliection, superintendence and ordinary ravaguntiy high, and when the expenses ot ‘vepairs, shall in each fiscal reee-be lary a kw Treges it-will bedouble that of ordinary times. It is assumed that ‘ef the Btate to pay the amount advanced for canal Pi firege | the demmd for further expenditure will cease when the by taxation Fer = i ae “ipbigper meek Ao wet Interest | locks arcenlarged, but enlarged locks may necessitate an ereon, until the whole amount so advavced, Wa ntl any | CBlarcedwater way and a change of other structures, in- at five per cent per anpum, shall be fully paid, Poker canal | Volying tes of millions more of debyand expenditure. amonnt thereafter advanced for canal debts. Wel htm! | Under hese circumstances, and In view of the financial Purposes, with interest thereon at five per c conditionpf the State and country, the committee believe shal tek yy Kee citi rats hha yiona of the third | Sch a p¥ject onsht not to be entertained without the exist- Sno: 8, After complying with, the prover paying said ex- | €ce Cf Ue clearest necessity and the most pressing reason and fourth sections ofahis article, and Ty vomuiuarr repairs, | 804 they are satisfied neither necessity nor sound °, mses of collection, super iture iin each fiscal’ year | Whethergonsidered with reference to the canals themselves surplus soronuea © ine canent of the canals, or in such | 88d the! businees or the interests of the people at large, be disposed of for t oa romere may direct, but shall at no | ¥2!l jus|'y or even excuse its adoption at the present time. cher manner ae the Leginiatur The cwicity of the Erie Canal to do business h time be antteipated 0: j led aid into the Treasury | been redted’ and scarcely approached. ‘This @ whichesball be ; “an I eure whch eel out of unis article shall te | te, cand in alleged bad repair, and with ly the most follows, | MOderas force and facilities for passing througt See OPRIMeG, and applied. i enero hrel section as the { 1cks there obstructions are likely to occur. ‘Accord. | revenues except. the inconsiderable eume ‘derived from | 80 a8 to make sixteen Senate districts, and to provide for Bounty ‘debt, or ‘the debt created in renewal thereof | 12g '0 a ostimate of the present State Engineer, the | auction and salt duties, and these are regarded of doubifnl | the election of two Senators in each district, it. hereinafier. provided, shall be paid or provided [full capeity of the Erie Canal will not be reached | propriety—one being a tax upon the most common necessary Mr. Scnrit, (dem.) of New York, moved to amend as & an ain oF sums shall be appropriated and | Defore I2, estimating a uniform increase of business equal | of life and the other upon trade and commerce. The State | foliows:— bx ihe sinking fund provided for the payment of | 10 theviat twenty. Ini862 the State Engineer, Mr. William | has received but litte more than. $100,000 annually. from said debi or the aid renewal thereof; and the tax to supply | R. Ricbnond, arrived at the same conclusion, andestimatec | both these sources on an average for the past twenty years; | | That an enumeration of the inhabitants of the State shall gaid stoking funG hall be correspondingly reduced. ‘The | the cagity of the canal sufficient to transport to tidewater | ali other means are obtained by direct taxation upon the | be taken, under the direction of the Legislature, in 1868 and Ey a Prosperity of the State, in 1875, and for every ten years thereafter, and upon the The expenses of the State government hare increased | completion of each’ enumeration the State shall be appor- from $780,000 in 1848 to $3,500.00 in 1866, an increase far | tioned into thirty-two districts, Each district shall beyond any public necessity, and attributable only to that | contain as near as may be an equal number of spirit of extravagance, not to say corruption, pervading the | inhabitants who are citizens, and shall remain uualtered Adminstration of public affairs. until the return of another enumeration, and shall con. If the article proposed. by the committee shall | #ist of contiguous territory, No county shall be divided in be adopted. the committee estimate that the direct | the formation of a Senate district. The districts, as the taxation will be reduced at once about $6,000.00 annnalls, | sime are now constituted, shall remain until the enumera- The committee have not considered the subject of the | tion and apportionment as herein provided shall be made, ment and taxation which was re- | and the first @ection under this constitution shall take place y also desire to present a provision | in 1869, by individuals againet the State, | yr Scumus amendment was lost. dheineanore upon thelr subjects. | y4r. Scuert moved to reconsider. He bad offered the ing Comptrolles is hereby aun ia bounty debt, | 5,220,00tons; the ‘estimony of i the engineers in or any part thereof, by extending the tiene of ite paytnant to | the empby of the State has been entirely uniform since the Tet Gay of October, 188 and to issue mock for that pas, | this aubpet has been agtated that there 1x now. ana will ote; which ie may apply either im exchange for’ the ‘nt. | be toyseandelinite periow in futnre, abundant capacity 1a r ‘standing stock, or by sale in the usnal manner, and the appii- to transport all the property which will be cation of the proceeds thereof to the purchase of outstanding brought io Ty and as far as the committes have been able stock; the stock so to be ed shall not bear | toasctrisin tis ts corroborated by those wno are engaged foterest tom wren percent per aunum. payable semi- | 10 tbe sacle bosiness of navigating the canals. Seine Ve tated 01 beg? lai mg beex made by tae latter that the canals are nol In god repair, but they bave never experienced any o purchased at the | Want of woacity. aball be effected, The princi. | (The Auditor of the Department, » several reports hereby authorized to be Issued | 40 the Leralature. ted that he Erie Canal is ‘shall be secured by a sinking fund to be provider for im ao- capable 0 transporting 4.0%%.000 tong each way, eatimating ” cordance with the provisions of the fourth section of this | the longe:t period for se rokwicek which haa ever been 1 YY ever article, After the said bounty debt and the said renewal { ‘la! Mile the greatest quam nsported 8B. CHURCH. Chairman. H. A. NELSOY. amendment in order to secure a new census of the State. Gkoreot shal be paid or provide! tor the amas ceeeras WAY was 916.091 tong, and that wanin ea, ade He is | QRORGE OPDY RE} HARDENSERGH, The last enumeration bad been nomorically admitted to paid into the yury shall be appropriated toward the in oe wbiel wo ithe u — in- | AUGUSTUS SCHELL, HENRY D. BARTO. be incorrect, not that he would reflect upon the distin- ordinary apd necessary expenses of the State governmest; | creased ineonsequence of the war ant the wmade of the | WM. C. BROWN, guished official who superintended it, for he did not orgy and other Western and Southan tutes of transit, T approve of the’ articie and report, except the provision | felieve he wamto de blamed for the incorrectness of the and if ip any year there shail be more than fuiflctent poe = tuto the Treasury fo1 urpose the be tthe Auditor saya in hia report ov taint af i eae We eeab eh AS ones apes any wenrpmnie | Sei tas cl ben eaten MESSE Lee rrr sesereghtAnTOE oman. | Tanti Wek Sat, ag weee Same oe be comipony to fay the interest and redeem the principal of tne | fable fess tme than five minutes) "and that tadwe Ubon ify | qNF¢,concur In the article reported by the committee, witha | {ou ley of "New York, that were never” visited, by the Stock of the Btate loaned or advanced to sucht company shall | basiae( Gui minutes that the canal is capable of tranioort. Tingle reservation. It deals with the canals op the arsump- y + ‘be fairly enforced, and not released or compromised; and | 1g 6,393.60 tons each way, which isconaiderable more ban ; tion that their present capacity is adequate, and that their | census marshals. He referred to statistics and the con the money arising from such claims shall be set apart and | @uble the juantity brought to tide water in the exceptional vearaement will not be necessary for many years, if | stant growth of the city toshow that the returns were far eve led to the: it of stocl ear of Of the ‘correctness of that assumption ‘we | below the real figures. It was, therefore, untair to base mone ‘whlch may be advanced \o pay thecame. Tey | in Speakhg of those win claim that the capacity of the | Sow ta ch egiUDe If the facta. "as they are | q Senatorial representation upon such an numeration. ‘Buc. wanes nals cana} {s ovetax — uree Ascertal ty ox rery contribution or ad to the ca ot | Cramined darogard local interents and other consiierstions|] UDGCr o& Temintion “of ‘the ‘commitice, chail not | FoF these reasons he desired to provide for a new enu meration of the inhabitants, in order that the city might be Poy nod Tepresentod im tho Legisiature. r. source other than their beh apr quaity, the nea mn on which the reported article is mpi ased. we shall desire itn modification to meet any ancer. bgp ape ‘near or more remote, for the enlargement PHAM, (rep.) of Ontario, was opposed to the J. ‘i ‘ AN COTT. amendment. There was no precedent for incurring the AUGUSTUS FRANK. Peer + enormous expense necessary to correct an apportion- ALpany, August 7, ; ia wi ment for representation in the Senate. He was further debs from an} X ‘cont tahail be paid into the Treasury, with Interent for vilved in thé expenditure of public money, we the Btate, out of the canal revenues, as soon as it can be | shall find tieir speculations are merechimeras, and that done consistently with the just righis of the creditors hold- | their fears will dissipate as idle wind. Jog the debts specified in section number two, and, except to Every member of the Convention can easily #zamine for wide for the payment of the debte specitied in section | himsel the dasis upon which their calcuiations have been wamber two, no tax shall hereafter be th ide and che cominittee do not deem it nesessary to incor. Btate ' le of tate rrorme the detailn into their report. Tf the talng exreneo : hel ‘ncreasing the tr the decks will ada \ Mr. mad i opposed to it for the reason that it provided that no . dina te on Sich to the faciiition of ‘navigation: the passaities easumne Haron made a iengthy minority report in,favor of | Ohtncy should be divided in the formation of a Senate my | RMCIRe Yovsion for immediate improvement of the follows :: The first appropriates ot weil, lease or otherwise | At this course will be adopted whénovers necesnity shall occur. ale of the State, but they shall re- 1 *"r. ¢'committes are entirely eatisGed tha/ 1f temporary em- % barrassments have occurred at times wen business was ‘Suc. 10. No moneys shall ever be paid out of the Treasury | Most crowded. they are utable rrore to-a wam of ‘ ef this State, orang of the finds ‘under tis thanagement, | thorough management than any want of capacity. Nor can 4 ‘except in pursuance of an appropriation by law, nor unless | the polloy be justified on the ground of cteapening transpor- such payments be made within two years next after the | tation. tonnage on che canals is row transperted for b appropriation act. And every such law half the price of the tonnage on the railroads propriation, or continuing, or reviving an nd if price alone deterumes the route the ‘all distinctly specify the sum approp! canal woul all other means of transportation. fo which it is to be applied: and it shall not | But the committce believes that the ineresse of indebtedness ict, That would be doing New York a glaring in- vroposes to amend the financial section as Syanieorel ‘city which ven aatitnd to. & F Gentes, ‘ instead of two, as would be provided by this amend. atitutional charges and vaié anni revenues to pay all con- h ment. ‘ To authorize the Lag *ock debts when due. Mr. Hercnme, (rep.) of New York, said the census of to Improve the cansis 00 as a ce to borrow $7,000,000 | 1995 sseaut be okeest aad 6 taight wok. Sinre wae 8 tons. It this sum is ascertained nar tobe Ste Ore B vast floating population in that city; people came into the improvement the money is not to te boiticient to make | Tel oo Morn all aections. He had carefully con- Third—After all constitutional charges npon\., sidered the results of the census of 1865, and had con- are nee are to be levied sufficient 10 keang le cluded that it wasas fairas any other that had beon Mr. Preewax CLanxe made another minority re jn] vi enya’ digg sp be from, the same “conmitien, aking sirone “apatel Sonate dere te New York ve ge ag q in opposition to farther expenditures for Mr. E, Broom q R oved fe enis’gement of the canals. He takes the ground ress, Ho eae eee ge fy coon Oedta the te the coutmay is to be mainly trans. Piethinesn hours, with ent a short recess, and he hoped REPORT CP f consent woul Given to adjourn. Ibe motion was Mr. Laruam, Chatrmac cf te tk Sones os = Mapose of any of the ‘main the property of the State and under its management Mt did be sofficient for such !aw to refer was other law to fix seated, do perpetuate present prices @f transportation if f them. The increase of debt ensures i in eech eum, crease of tolla upon property trans. Neither the credit, money nor property of the oe 16 shall in any manner be given or 10, orin aid of, id thene tol are a {ax upon the commerce passi SENT RE Mata MN cars aati ot | Four See tea Me peek tS eee wot revestoar } endnesed cone rovided | ‘ransporation can be mare certainly e! by, paying ‘direct or | the existing. canal debts and reducing the tolls to auch ny time | & nommal amount as will be necessary to the failures m revenues, or for unexpected expen for, temporarily contract debts; but such contingent, singly or in the aggregate, keep <l 7 ingfrom | canals In repair than}: up the debts of the Committee on Canals, | Mr. E. Brooxs said he supposed the majo i ‘A eed one nd ihe morrTed totkepar, | and. renderfng. ii Mecesxary. a? chutinue or increase | sid that committee had completed the article on canals | for kregiesoccien ie beng Male pon toned ene ‘ Bowes for wrt they were obtained oto repay the debs so | thels ange exactions. Tn round numbers the tolls amount | Me morning, which they would submit, to go on the | was ready for it. He proceeded to denounce the ceases : wae if. in mlciuon to tuerautee anited power to contract aif they could be removed ihe canals could be | privilege to make a written report hearer? MXed the | of 1965 as incorrect aud entirely unreliable, Mr. C. C, Dwicnt, (rep.) of Cayuga, asked if the condition for successful competition, superior to census of 1860 was not takea by Captain Rynders at two placed seh That to be obtained im any other manner, Freedom from { Tbe article reported is as follows: amet comparative fi m Som tolls constitute a polleg, me Sponen i ew Rip monk 7 Be yogi Rory ttorney | cents per bead ? w ‘adopt in reference Reneral shail be the Commission h 3 r Tharanale, and’trom which inshould’oere hare departed. | shalt have power to appoint and remore all ome end | Mr, BRooKs said tt made no difference whether it was D welfth and thir- Shce the commencement of the enlargement the surplye | shall be intrusted with the ascertainment, collect’t, Sng | taken by Captain Rynders or not. “no debts shall be hereafter | revenues of the canals have amounted to $61,307,917, while | safe keeping of the revenues derived from the toll onthe Mr. Dwicur said the point was that it was taken at half of this State. unless such debe | the whole amouot expended upon all the canals bad wen | canals of this State, and, with the Anditor of the Canalve- ] two conts per head. ’a law for some single work or object | Obly $52,610,651, showing that suMlcient revenwes have been | partment and the Sunerintendent of Public Works, shiil') | Mr. Brooke sald that whole stregis were never visited : led therein ; and such laws shall impose | Teceived to, have accom linhea Sil that} qetaee ene nee eee eee an ae eon, ae Va ghe marchals It way in the summer season, whon a off the debt of six millions exis eommencemen: jo 3 7 | wate 7 + aan eee otareat a cack debt eel falie tue, | and nearly, if mot qui eid aif sdvancea which luve | until aliabifitiesand debia recognized or authorized by | York RARRIC.WerO away, and all acquainted with New charge the principal of such debi | been made. and thus have left the canals comparatively this article shall have been paid or provided for, ‘The Com: Mr, GREELEY SoUMerArion was incorrect. een years from the time of contracting thereof. | from debi and the comment passing Mt free fram | missioners of the Canal Fund shall also have such further | 1.0" itemed 128d Of Westchoster, said the census of Fernie fiw shall take effect until it shail at a genvral elec: aticn. wer and duty as now are or mav hereafter be prescribed - ota lat{OP*_, hero’ liad been two elec. * tted to the ved a,mia jor. ‘The debt policy has, sdsorbed more than one-half of all law, not inconatstent with this constitution. tions since an roe Paar ate et recbeucy etike payment of interest on loan. | “kee 2 Thetovernor shall nominave. aad with the oon- | naturalized in that period. These wf persons n Nothing of the 70*s of Inrge sums necessarily consequest | sent of the Senate. appointan Auditor of the Canal De. | terized by interest and exchemougas chara: Upon the hurried expenditure of large amounts ot money | partment. who shall bold his office during the had more than 114,000 votes Doon cast, at no ti TTithin short pertogs of time, and the oecasional deprecie ra. and be shall perform such duties as no ‘Mr. Brooks vepiied that at all elections the . Tt should be borne in wind tn this conneetion that thy | “Sec. a. The Governor shall nominate to the Senate, ana | showed that there were from seventy-five to eighty per ial saarante or gael ca mney arising from plied to the pur with its consent, shall appoint @ Superintendent of Pubic | cent less : . repeal Works, whin shail hold hia office for eight years, and whore | Mr, DALEY, nd may atacy, time, bY law. for years, and if the revenues equal the average of the | salary shall be determined by the Legisiature. He sbail be | gchell wer dette nuder tic! t “4 ‘even years, they will be im nine years, and| vested with the control of ail matters relating to the repatrs ‘oot, in rules tothe debt ond Havin ets | then “if ie should” be Sralitn “iss nokees shal] Sontbcbinete cavgude arlat Un cata end nt Aer te UT eee te ‘showed that the popu. wre bee entracted io pursuance cf such lav, sukil | as toa pen remsporiation, provement. that may be authorized ‘by law and a maton honed. es bo benkd tn.force and be irrepealable, and be annually col. | ther reason, i will bein the of the of the roles and government for their navigation. | lation was Tho Gonvebiibe hae couled the proceeds thereof shall have made the provi. | ‘be Legislature to do so, and thus prolong thi He may be suspended from office and Tenowed | nob ad amendment. fed to pay and discharge the inter- pa ‘of the advances into the treasury. On the other | by the Governor, on the recommendationgof the Commis. | upon apportionment as agreed upon by the last ‘such debt and liability; the money | band, if the tolls are continued, the advances will be rapidly | sloners of the Canal Fund, for incompetene®, neglect of duty Legislature, and it would disturb the regular a ‘ny ‘lonn or stock creating nl the revenue freed from all charge o mal in office: but no such removal shall be made | rent once in ten years to adopt this amendment. He to result in a free chan- shall have been ia aeon tae Tahecenea <4 z would abide by decision already arrived at by the ir course be hel of communication for all the commerce seeking transit iia | Se ome nee oe cae necessity for this meast lew shall bo aubenitisd | ou committee believe it tobe ond if tbe policy and Utithy more apparent, Your committee could not consent Braitied to be | to Violate the constitutional pledge for the repayment of the whic thatthe people damsand ie So far from thie being the use, | foyated.. poses, e man ar D ; ; Ay ye pow fer fg every indication Public sentiment invites and demands | hereby abolia ganar eadeetiy Acti ok m will contain suapie provenies jiiabn ‘offte at the time of the adoption of thi« tion will contain ample Jone for the accomplishment at the tim ‘be made by or on behalf | of the proposed ‘object if it should hereafter Deore neces bolt office until the Mist of December. 1847, rgea. The Governor, upon ‘intendent of P hc 0 ite to, an Convention on this point. tn the. consent of py r porns Ton, ‘A seimtabt The subject was farther discussed by Messrs. Conger eevee, of Pubife 5 et a aeale i office | and Frank, when the question ag = on motion to or ears, n ann’ to wr. Schell’ 4, The Ganal Board the Contracting, Board, nnd the eer er amendment, so as to provide office of State E: shall be divided in the formation of a antess its Faye shall entitle it to more thi Senator. Stee ecotions were made to rise and report pro- ; ‘than is necessary to enable | ary or for anv reason desirable. Src. 8. No money shall be appropriated out of canal reve- ro ay BTor ‘ Th d articl people at any time to | nue for construction or maintenance of any bridge over anv | Breas, but were tind it Patna fa ne case shall such incur ad for any pur ones and the constitution eel can | of the State eanals or feeder, when such bri: ras not 10 Mr. Scnoonmamer moved to amend, providing for fif- oF moR baa six vy | faaliyteyamended as it waa in Bro. 17. “apito! iis permanent! at the people ought foeated atthe city of Sean ee ule Narehs peremenenay | ‘upon the relmvureermest oft fol shall not be undyrakea within tou years from tbe | by taxation, ‘The faancial eon en Of this comsiityion, nor shall any money be here- ive taxation now being imposed upon the peop! ‘aprropristed for \Aobject unti the sxpiracion of thst | to the minds of the committee conclusive reasous, If there | entered into. The i ittee be. | cated and maintained at the expense of the State prior to | teen Senate districts, the Senators to hold office for three Mit insist, | the let of January, 1867. nor for any damage or injury sus. | years, Lost. . tained in navigation or uae of the canaix, nor for any extra | "Sev .ear Other amendmenta were offered and lost. Fat ea ee endired oF contrac: | Frequent motions to rise and report progress wore unity of the State shall not at any | made, but withont success, The determination seemed e were no others, e creatl additional time be waived by the Legislature or any puttic officer or | to be to.co through with the article on the organization Fie caveon then reed be foliowiog as explanatory of | Som RMN OY: tndeies- 1 ay. But Bothing Oils rection contained shall be con. | of the Legislature, as sgh mabe Pen h This condition and the amount of taxes upon the people of | strued to prohibit the payment of just compensation for | at twenty minutes to one o'clock the Convention was abe _— the State will be briefir stated. Th a of ty oF Water appropriated, provided the for still in on. The Commitiee on the tate a fc. in the article | whe amonat to $44,951,682. the debts of the cities, vil. | euch compensation be made within three years after such following lead ry 00,000, total of | appropriation. / a finve of $lSNISi6eh "The proportion. of | Seer 6 The canal stock debt contracted prior to the let of DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CHICAGO. en of ordinal the nat 186, amounting on the let day @f May. 1867, to — 5 ym the Artie! not 265,000: the canal enlargem debt, amounting at the Cmicaao, Il, Aug, 7, 1867, t . y rtamed na. | time aforesaid to $1/ @ floating debt loan, con $633, 251.632, nace ; " tional indebtedness which bigh authority hae placed os of chap. 27 of the laws o¢ | A destructive conflagration broke out at five o’slock fimsited period. ‘to fuinl | the property invihe'seate fe gieese iso oe ee a eee tar he Reon snd denennied an the, eaaal debt; tng | this morning in the oll refinery of Fairbank, Peck & Co., a . to ful ° rt State 432 6 wi o ad designn 1 an Saye Ni proverve pe, be ‘ben tat thie “state te orm uly indebted to comet’. See oe somites ae tof the corner of Lumber and Union sesh va 00- to prohibit the creation of | erable more than one-third of the assessed valuation of the amounting at the time aferesai in of | curred in the steamers arriving, the building was roperty of the St Th 734, together with the contributions t¢ be made there. rie freer than pI ~ avacue would indienne Sor the income thereot, hall be known and designated | gone past redemption before they fairly got to work. “ iseceucv cal an the canal debt sinking fund The eetablishment was valued, with ite contents, at $130,000. exper To provide outstanding debts wit sdbe obligations of the fretly the public faith; debts in future for any Protection againat in rrectio Jone the same ehdi receive the affirmati Direct taxation fourth ry islature in the ap- | Do. by cor yecessary purposes of a | Do. by cil wernment, and to re- . 7. After paying the expenses of jnperintendence, collection and repaira, the surpiue revenue dail be set apart ‘& total loss; the insurance is and paid into the canal debt sinking fund, and the principal the labor and Industry of (he | Total. secatad ce «802,800,000 a aid fund shail be annually ¢ppropriated and 4 the excessive burdens now | | The whole amount of internal revenue received by the | applied to the payment of the canal and Miswing moseet year an , anale in ; o tes government during tthe ng cating and Nise “debt shall have been paid: tts for which the canal revemuss are Jeciged amount to $21 47,682. 5 mds om the let of Ocober, 1 ‘of enid debia, the debts is ne arth, f—y'~ ‘one-fifth—-$62, 181,908. The wi ole sararaTe Bas, th \nterest and principal of the canal debt : eoted ng due wi nich the peopterof tole stn tit have pl Oe oe eee de To pay the interest on the generdi fund debt due 000 in gold, vm of $: , om. 5 fifth, a x bin the year. \ ‘canals by seotion tkecvi's i. Serresey a gon 00 eae ry wTMrd To Bag pense of completingsbe enlargement Sal the presen constl- | taxation of $180,9%1,09% which is more of locks on the mpiain Canal, and te deficieney, if tion, but " game Assessed valuation of propert; any, in en the priem of eaid’ canal, - rovided by | o seccenpt object, sepa upoo and ¢ chapter for each debt ponmituting the forego! t more than ‘oter. If this $300,000 in the aggregate for such improvements, to the pay. The fire ia su to have been the work of an in- : Ae} Lamieted + : fe past rena eee ue be capitalized it wouiare ire the mf 4 then eriting debt of t ? Stave, until the same | condiary. wok ae om one hundred and twenty of x at six per cent to it, which is $1,400 workmen out en of the canah are to vo paid wari tharseid actee are | Gore thon the. easeesed value’ ef the whote pemener ir Pe nny Tih the foregoing provisions of orks ploym: discharced. whish will bs in (ne year 1878, estimating | therefore, the preseat amount of taration is to be jue of said sinking fund, oF #0 much ‘Bet revenues at $2,418.00, the average for the last ton | as permanent, and cannot be materially reduced, the | WU ‘as may be necessary, ball be annually appropriate: BOWDOIN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Py HI Ie the period the said debts would be | unwelcome truth must de acknowled, ‘that the | to pay the expenses of removing wall br: end furnish. a by the terms 0” the present constitution upon the same | property of the Btate is mort more than the amount suppl Baowswick, Me. August 7, 1867. of ference, section imperatively requires | of fe rut Tt ts estimated that three and « hall larging such bridges and ae The sixty-first commencement of Bowdoin College \ or bythe year Is and proviten for | cent upon ibe value of ‘property is liberal Yor 7upon tke Brie, Orwego and Trom the | took place to-day, at which « class of twenty-four ‘on if the revenues fall short ro) construction Md Yo conse’ ‘Eats brief statement a that taxation has reached in the present locks (so far as the stadenta greauated. the notable re 4 are that i enables the Stace officers to appiy | point largely id the eatire net earnings of the whole | sui sakd canail were ex-Governor h , tn the fundto the it of any of in | people, and ie al e capital fb foarte rapidity. “three Maine, ‘The 4 ae it matures, a1 jus obviates the inconre. ‘No argument ws Me catabien fact that an righ Lb, D.— ¢ wienee @ io hi sinking fuad when extent of taxation cannot be ‘tr: emo This oe oball ‘Willie, of 4 Shere ie iv it aleo prevents the re. | i matter of choice, bu of evan. 7 ferent upon such sesims: | peinodee’ and paussce’ bet thay bere, & Tigh to demand by eecumy. ‘and patience: but t 1 R : Telieve do. deraand, frou. tis Conven: fis 3 §. i it terday morning a fire broke out on the four firemen were promptly at the premise: aga Baker is investigating tl Res ‘atts & Co. have sustained a damage to sam- ples and office furniture to the extent of | by & Queens county Justice, and never endorsed by $600; they are not insured, R. H. Ober & Co», | magistrate of the county of No occupied the second and third floors front; their damage | Smith desired to be allowed to give bail before a justi by water 1s about $600 or $800; insured’ for $2,000 in | in this city his wish was refused, and the Niagara Insurance Company. The store floor is oc- | proceed to Flushing in the col e's custody, and cupied by the Lester Oil Company, who have su-tamed | there incarcerated, It was acainst such outrages as mage; insured for $5,500 in the Trades- | that he protested, and he was glad pany. There is aiso some da organization was determined to put by water to ‘Stored on the first floor; insured for | He moved that aapecial committoe of two be aj $6,000 in the’ American, and $13,000 in the Washington | to goto Flushing, pi Poreemes Poe PR ‘tock of iron fm No. 45, ow: Gillon: , | Ps r fal aes ——— secre in Waiter Boggs suggested that as Judgo \d | the counsel for the associati now had this under advisement, it would be better to leave it wi him and the Executive Committee, who were some slight men’s Insurance Com; for $6,000 in the Star, $5,000 m the Mechanic: Traders’, and $5,000 ih the Westera, of Buffalo, ineur- ance com} i. 6 bul a8 are own joeeph ‘Weeks, “9 they are damaged about $1,000,” and 7. to act with him. insured in the Niagara Insurance Company. Tag Faxians ano tue Ixvasion or Canava‘—In re- | capias ith: I for towi sponse to a call issued by the General O'Neil Circle, MW toas eines notices duty of every man to strike Canada, or whatever | Pilot iaw, other point was directed. Alluding to the presence of President W.-K Roberts in Paris, he stated that the visit of that gentleman to the French capital, bad for its object the furtherance of the cause only and partook in no sense of the character of a ploasure trip. Mr. Carey stated that he had received documents by the tast steamer ie Se Roberts had perfected the mort compiete Engiand, ireland and Scotland. Di ry nd, Ireland and Scotian uring the proceedin; General O'Neii Guard, armed and uniformed in grees, | NOUS. While attempting to shoot one Haugh last nig entered tho room aud presenied arme to the audience. Several new members were enrolled in the military com- | 2° pee er a ee and sworn in. and a number also joined the civil Pirele. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed throughout SHIPPING NEWS Ne the proceedings. tere Saree ettatetetetete young widow, tired of life, committed suicide on Friday Bight, at te howse in which she boarded, No, 143 West |p, Seventeenth strect, Decoased found # two-ounce wal of | G Meigs. B sweat of Sal laudanum on the wasbstand of one of her fellow board- * ers, swallowed the conients and died ina few hours. A | Birk Eliza Bares, Cooper, of and from Bermuda, 6 toyed in ballast, tot E Harvey. beam: at once afforded nothing but her scattered timbers wil remain to mark tne erous passage through Hell Gate, ing also informed on the subject, Presented the Andrew Fletcher returned to the lower béen previously fumigated, ‘The heaith officers had 7 having certified that all were in a fit state for removal, | '26 through the “Gate” to take on board a regular piloty the passengers and baggage were taken on board the | bears heavily on the owners of the tagboats that are eme Fletcher and landed at the barge office of the Custom | ployed to tow tho craft making the passage, and weals House in a few hours after the arrival in the lower bay. culated greatly to impede their legitimate business,’ In Sosite kassiae Chae Sovions _Sivier nie Nramell | POM on oeseaination foetus wedacten aero acknowledges the receipt of $6,133 10 from Francis | torests, the animus of which is sct forth in the follows Riggins, Esq., Treasurer of the Young Men’s Association, | ing excerpt from the preamble to the by laws of thé as:the proceeds of the eleventh annual ball in aid of the | 26 association : Roman Catholic Orphan Asyium, sels through without a pilot, terday, Commissioners Acton and Manierre in the ex- | laws of the United States, éc. aminers’ chair, After some ninety patrolmen had been ti tried for violation of police rules and regulations, Ser- | A: sociation,’ is formed, geant Burns, of the notorious Murphy, who accu: Whereas the present laws of the State of New York, com, pelling sailing vessels to take a Hell Gate pilot, whether ‘TRIALS AT PoLice Heapquarters.—The Police Commis- | quired or not, and pronibitng steam tugs from taking vese 8 sioners held their regular weekly meeting for trials yes- | Scrmehts’and in our opiawu a violation of ibe nesigatie to commit a violation of the Seventh commandment | of by-laws. The meeting was called while she was a prisoner in his station house, The ob- | o’clock, the chair being taken v Mr. L, Boyer, chairman ject of the defence went to show that Bridget was a not | of the preliminary meeting hel over virtuous character in the of taking ber neigh- | A. R. Berry acting as secretary, bors’ goods, and that her charge against the sergeant The Executive Committee previously appointed had no fouadation in fact, and one man testified that | ported thai noarrests of pilots of tugboats bad been madq- sho was his brother’s daughter, and that he was grieved | by the Queens county authorities since the last_meetin| pei adopting a code a8 i HE ali fy ga The Hell Gate Pilot Law—Meeting of St , tom | Tag Owners and Pilote=A Peti the Next Legislature. i t bay with the ‘The Hell Gate Pilot law, passed at the last seesion of revenue officere on board to inspect the baggage which | the State Legislature, compelling all vessels before pass, Hgatio The preamble goes on to recite that this new organiz jon, to be known as the “New York Mercantile Town neteenth Precinct, was Last evening the steam tug owners met in large nume called up to answer a charge preferred by one Bridget | bers at Washington Hotel, No. 1 Broadway, d the officer of having solicited her | fected their protective organization b: io nd order at eight last week, and Captain by the relationship on her account. A Mra Ebbitts | ing night, and that the two pilots previously arrested ha charged officer Healey with baving, ‘‘withont provoca- | been allowed to go on ba’l, a writ of habeas corpus havi: tion, killed a cat.” Healey testified that a dog | been sued out in their behalf before Judge Blatchford, and &® cat were fighting in an area way one | of the United States District Court, The committee alsa dark night, and that be “punished something,” he | stated that Judge Dean had taken the interest didn't know whether cat or dog, and that the | pilots in hand and would prosecute matters to a con. following morning the feline was discovered | clusion. dead in the street, and that the catastrophe The Commit of th on By-laws, through Captain Walte not having occurred in Jersey the Coroner was | D. C. Boggs, chairman, then reported a code of by-la mot notified, but Mr, Acton was. A Mr, William | for the government of the organization, which wi Stevens, who does business in Park street, complained | adopted. This code admits to membership all owners that officer Jobn McGill of the Fourth precinct one fine | pilots of steam tugs on payment into the associati early morning attempted to fill his gill with milk out of | fands ot $20 for each tug represented; and also admi hia (Stevens's) cans, but that he (Stevens) didn’t like the | to associate membership, on certain payments dein “a idea. The man with the gill swore that he had heard it | made, all agents and masters of towboats, and me given out in the neighborhood that Stevens | chants, agents and masters of sailing vessels. The oth watered his milk, so he got sto the latter’s | provisions are such as usually apply to protective orga. wagon one day just to ‘taste the milk’’ as | nizations. ho says, After getting imto the vehi he alleges ‘When this business had been completed Mr. Boyerg that Stevens started bis horse on @ run much to bis | the Chairman, remarked that he considered the action, (McGilPs) disgust. So after tasting the milk he jumped | of the gislature in practically locking up Hell Gate out of the wagon, stopped the horse, ‘had a few words” | and preventing free navigation through it contemptible. with Stevens and then the milk question was sottled. It now behooved the steamtug interest to take this mats Fire 1 Broap Streer.—Shortly after five o'clock yes- | ter oarnostly home, and stand together as one man, di floor of termined to use all legal and honorable means to brea! up the monopolizing system that the Legisiature sough| No, 43 Broad street, in the premises occupied by Bryan, | to establish. If the owners and those interested 11 Watts & Co., tobacco commission merchants, The | Steam-towing were united in this respect they woul the fire in a very short tim the roof only being burned.’ Where the fire appears to Mr. mattor, Bryan, ie damaged by waier to the extent of $1,000; the hands of Judge Dean. i those present :— iteolf, In t or New Yore:— der Spear stated that no orders had been issued pointing out ~aay 4 pomp a & movement, ul hough, as Secretary pe Fgh om ge nyt et ‘ar The motion to appoint a special committee was lost. ¥r. Carpenter, owner of the steamtug Reed, wi Gate without @ regular pilot, said that Captain Smithy Fenian Brotherhood, about five hundred persons assem- | ad been liberated op $250 bail, and his case was aleo im bled last evening at Milliman’s Hall, Seventh avenue, and were addressed by General Spear and Mesere, Joyce, | next, at the same hour and piace. Rafferty and Carey. It was anticipated that the meeti was called with a view to certain movements on Canada bat nothing of 6 positive. Resare having. thie sapept | 5S g,7my HonoRanie tune SExArE AnD LeGisLaTunx oF a “The meeting then adjourned to Wednesday evening Fi to an end to th 1d oxtin; soon find their wishes practically realized, and ali furth. ‘ 1 root ‘beams aad mar od | interferenca with theiF legitimate business ended, i mes Loughlin gave a summary of the pi have commenced there were stored some boxes of books | {ngs that were taken by the Queens county authoriti and music, which had b:en undisturbed for over a year. How the fire originated » not known at present. Yriro | Was now released on $250 ball. That gentieman wi taken into custody in this city by a Queens county constable, the warrant for his arrest havin: im the matter of the arrest of Captain Davenport, wh % been ew York, When Captai he was forced * 424 gee that v Subsequent to the adjournment copies of the follo' t petition were circulated and numerously signed ' of sailing veo. masters ‘ gate the waters of the East river and t Brotherbood, he believed it to be the | Island Sound, feeling. the hardship of the present Hell Gat the Pilot laws that wi on of the friends of the cause throughout | 4 man oamed Wood. aaa shot ip jail, ids us to tow thro it a pilot, na freights not justify! ~ on ‘fone * out a and our nol 6 e ae Por ® pilot and tug, pray, ‘hat yout Honore will pal tour interest shalt demand A WOMAN SHOT BY HER HUSBAND. emrms, August 7, 1867. of a pavy yard heen | wife through the heart. He was arrested and ig Sora wy Taxixa Levpaxe.—Frances Fischer, a PORT OF NEW YORK. AUGUST 7, 1867. Arrived. inst, but aistained no jury returned @ verdict'in accordance with the coroner's b fects and ceusured the druggist for selling poison con- Below. ~ a law. Bark Arracan, from Mareetiles. SHERI. Wind at sunset NE. ~——FING IN NEW ORLEANS, a SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO rie New On: Augast 7, M1 o'clock A. My ‘A mass meeting of white and colored citizens was MISCELLANEOUS. heid in Lafayette square last night, for the purpose of expressing approval of the administration of General Sheridan. The attendance was ierge, Sevoral speeches INJUNCTION AGAINST THE JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA £ St Clair, Bolles, Trapani, 68. da jen 15 day Porta. — NY. ASEARLESTON, Ale? Hallet hip AF Cramer, HER ~ Por Other Shipping News See Seornth Page. Q TO LONDON, ENGLAND. SAMUEL OTHE) Merchant Tailors, keep ti {OT Madan] ible Clothi with salt, to Joh Island, with cal i and fog, and great quantities of rain; bad the gale of un Mm ane, were made, fully endorsing all General Sheridan’s acts, tay nua eS 4 ber Of sulwmensu Seuree ats lowest aa | ‘i see CANAL COMPARY, Aid, Clactonat Gusene, adelp! [From the Bvening Telegram. Sorelle } A ICHMOND, A’ 7, 1867. motion of George Chahoon, Caited rates Commis- | bz Al Ve Ci for dupa ~ ibn, Dear On sioner, Ju Underwood to-day granted an injunction — against the James River and Kesewha Canal Com » HOUSEHOLD | WORD. Cbahoon represents about a quarter million UY YOUR Cpe Glass, Cutlery, Plated Ware, + be declared ~ | Ctensile and louse Furnishing Arilcles tise SDWa BASSFORD, corner store. Cooper Inatitute, Astor place ~ aa ‘eo? York cause, No publicity or ci free. panies ow THE NEW ORLEANS CITY SCRIP QUESTION. New Ontears, August 7, 1867. BSOLUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED yd States, where desertion, rge ull divorce is, Attorney, \, dacs, biained. At Nasna\ The Picagune says the first act of the new City Counci! is encouraging, and helps to dissipate-the fears of a ro- Rewni of the dispate as to the legality of past issues. courts of several States, BOLUTE DIVORCES Be FROM Ti ted. Also Commissioner of pes pubt ‘a A resolution has been sent to the Finance Commities id eves SH Agent. Law snd other inal document in adopting and legalizing all outstane city issues as on id transl tions ‘an equal footing, and pledging the cll to arrest the PL ly prepared tn TRG, Counsellor at w, 240 Broadway. further issue and do all in their power to relieve the A® OLUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED I circulation. ny State without publicity or exposure, every. oye Scone ORGIES LINCOLN inept Nanay eultat ree, ' i a WEWS FROM NASHVILLE. = Oil itera 7 , Nasuviine, Tene., Avcust 7, 1867. A OFFICIAL DRAWINGS OF THE KENTUCK® The Militia hi been withdra@n from Frank! in. + State Lotteries, 47, avovst 7, 196° e At Clarkeville, on Saturdi ight, Frank McGuire was RENTCORY mgr, ew a “* y Inet, i shot dead by the young darkeeper that recently killed 6 © Sudo erase oaber 7, tasr 4 Nick Caner, the guerilla. hs. ms Ce ae s Sunday the mate of = none J. 1, Grabam was ” pea. bey oa On” aes BxTKA jauer 7, 1887. po mm @ difficulty with ® young man in Ts a, Be. iF @ at 9 3. 4 Full returns of the election in this Stat mony “hs Brownlow's majority will be ov: renlars of Kentucky State Kv, EDDY & CO. Covington, Ky, nO ATELLGENE niet ths 31 S'& do. Wtertes add are not yet re Takes 7. 1Bi7. forty thou- 3, 8 K NCE, HORRY a ae) Man ress MU Bor Drowsen at Curtos.—i fine boy, of age, ton of Mr. Myers, of Hérieon street, Stapleton, ome. left bis home on Monday last. 4s he had @ line with Fae italiana him at the time, it was suppose that he had gone tsb» | '™ . ong 4 ing. His anxious perents ha > ay — AF, SY search for him, until nD &, 88 8 GS, ‘was discovered floating near Townsend dock, a rARY- ton, which proved to be that of ue loss boy. “ %, re ca Mel ENLARGI the’ fet cared by Lass 989, avi ee, a. 8. + 90, WPT a obs Goatees Atay OF CASHED IN LE@ALIi irculars and informati ‘2. OLUTE, Broker, 176 Broadway ann tn Palin street. , —QrFIOIAL DRAWINGS OF «State Lottery, for the beneft of the be HB GBORGL jasonic Orpl a 5 5 gem