> >OP VOLUME V. Pittsburgh, ft. wayne and CHICAGO RAILWAY.—On anil after June jg 73, trains will leaveaiatlona aafotlowe: stations Pittsburgh. Rochester.. Alliance .. ■ Orrvillc . ■ Mansfield Crestline Forest Lima Fort Wayne Plymouth. Caicago— STATION'S. Chicago Plymouth. • fort Wayne Lima forest ~ Crestline . jisnsfield . Orrvilie... Alliance... Rochester. Pittsburgh /CLEVELAND & PITTSBURGH R. R. V On and aftet Jane 49, 1873, trains will laav* stations daily, (SanOaye excepted) aa follows; going south— main link. stations Cleveland. • • Hudson Ravenna Alliance Bayard Wellsvillc... Pittsburgh.. QOttNQ stations Pittsburgh..'. WelL'Vilie. Bayard ..f.. Alliance Ravenna Hudson Cleveland DOINU SAST—KIVKK DIVISION. ACCQ*. HAIL. KXPB’B. ACCOM lo.soam 5.40 pm .ft 11.00 5.50 13.07 PM 6.50 1.05 7.68 ...i *55 9.35 j j 3.40 10,80 GQjKQ.WBST—BIYgB PIYIBION. I ACCOM MAO..' *XPB’B.| ACCOM* I , &30AM I.ISPX 4AOPM I ;*»*>: ■:8.06 i. aaa 7.i5 : II 11.00 15.35 9.45 .... 11.10, 8.40 10.00 STATIONS. Bellair 5.451 V Bridgeport 5.55 Steubenville.... 6.57 Wellsvillc..- 8.00 fiocheater. .... 19.80 Pittsburgh...... J 110.40 STATIONS. Bolster.. = ■JKtaUIe- ../,'i M«p0rt...... SsJiiii... TUSCARAWAS BRANCH Leaves Arrives N,Ph!la.« 40am* I.oopm I Bayard. 0.45 am *4 00pm Bayard, l2.lo a 3.00 p. m. ( N. Phila. 3.00 *7,30 p m F. R. MYERS, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. PENNSYLVANIA R. R. Alter December 22d, 1875, Trains will arrive acd depart as follows: Bi-iTWAttD. ; WISTWAHD. Trains Leave'Through Trains Arrive Irion Depot; i Union;Depot. ■rscjflc Exp’s, 2:50 am, Mall Train, 1:05 am ■Ss!l Train. 7:45 a m’ Fast Line. ];,35 a m 1 dirajo Ex 12 40 p m Pittsburgh Ex. 8.00 a m N-.ncmnati Kx. 1:10 pm Cincinnati Ex. 8:40 a m Philadelp’a Ex. 5:20 pm 1 Southern Ex. 12:40 pm ca?t Lme, 8:50 pm. Pacific Expr’s, 1:10 p m local. Way Passenger, 9:50 p ro J*>l. 6:40 am local. » v\; kin.-h'g Ac _ -Walls No 1 6:30 am _.V 1 . 7 03 a m Brinton Ac. Nol, 7:39 a m No 2, 10:20 a m Wilkinsburg Ac ii-n ‘ :i - 11:45 a m Nol 8:20 a m «ilkinsburg Ac Walls No 2. 9:10 a m „. N '’ - 2:40 p m Johnstown Ac. 10 10 a m Walla No 4, 3:40 P m Walls No S, 1:45 p m vohn-town Ac. 4:00 p m W’alleNo 4 3:20 p m Bnntor. Acrom- Wilkinsburg Ac m.xiat'n No 1, 4 50pm No 2 4.45 pm Ac. N’o2 5:40 p in Walls Ac. No. 5 5:55 p m ni l-No 5. 6:15 p m Brinton No 2. 6:50 pm K'inion Ac No 3 0:20 p m Brinton Ac. No 3 7:25 p m "a.;■ Ac.No. 6 ll:uspm Brinton AcNo4 ll.TOpro < hicat'o Express. Cincinnati Express, Fast Line a..a iinuiiin Ac. No. 3 leave daily. f Express daily, except Monday. Ai. other trains daily, except Sunday, i initir Express leaves Putsourirh at 2:50 a mar r '-' in '„ al Hatrisburg at 11:40 am: Philadelphia 3:30 Baltimore 3:00 p m; Washington 5:40 pm. > " \ ork 6:34 p m. 1 hira-o Express leaves Pittsburgh at 12.20 p m; v"’’’l- Harrisburg 10.20 pm; Philadelphia 2.30 am; -Vh 1 ork 6 10 a m. 1 tticinnati Express leaves Pittsburgh at 1:10 p ™ v r: :l! Harrisburg 10;45p m; Philadelphia 2:50 v Hjlt tniore 2:15 am; Washingtons:ooa m. New I "ti. fi: in a ni. I h i iAd»- iphia Express leaves Pittsburgh at 5:20 p at Harrisburg 2:53 am; Phlladtelphia6:ss ■ New \ork 10:14 am. x a-t i.rfie leaves Put‘burgh at 8:50 pm: arrives at Hi-rt- mrg 5:45 am; Philadelphia 9:50 a m; Baltl- L ■'! pra 11 m: Washington H:3O a m; New-York s o, ! 'i * tlurrtl Trains leave Wall’s Station every p '■?- " ‘-hlnam reaching Pittsburgh at 10:00am. Pittsburgh at 12:30p m. and arrive E' >!:ltioI! at 1:50 p m. Leave Pittsburgh io'rv tv I '.? Brinton’s 10:30 pm. r , ~ 1 1!< KET OFFICE—For the convenience '■jOzetts ot, Pittsburgh the Pennsylvania y". * "mpany have opened a city ticket office ’'-.V'th avenue corner of Smithfleld street;-, a! s'|' , ."I'.” 1 - 11 Tickets* Commutation Tickets chi..'! . !c ki-ts to principal stations can be pur ,M.n ’ • ! UIV h° ar °f the day or evening at the ' !;■ • •! ,?' a * arL ‘ charged at the depot, f, u ill j be cliecked through to destination i,'' y. 1 ' and residences by Excelsior Baggage ‘ *' *’ 1,11 orders left at the office. , 1 t 1 rl ,. ‘ r "'formation apply to ; ,i :^ S r» TT - D. M. BOYD. Jb., n nera. Manager. Geu. Pass. Agent. \ llegheny VALLEY railroad T;!’ n , !"'h T !!er ‘'?". n day. July 2ftth. 1873. Three 1 daily. except Sunday, will leave , u,t!),,r "h. city time, for Franklin, tv \v . , ’“ a *° an d all points in the Oil Regions, ■ u "-'em and Central New. York. !;■ i c- ; Leave. Arrive V..v yl 7.30 a m 8.25 pm b«v B.3opm 0.05 am Im ij.j V 11.50 am 5.45 am 1-; > „i‘, u- i ■. 0.40 a m *L3O a Hr: 1V : J,, Ac 8.45 a m 8.20 a m t: Ac 3-20 p m 10.10 a m • 1 v ..(! , Wort i•; 440 p rn 9.05 a m : >i .° A Ar 8.50 pm 8.15 fan A M 1c 0,.,, s c „ - ;•••• 10.50 p m 10.45 p m hcndav -i. -'•v 1 n(la -'’ traln ' caves Pittsburgh every I'etnrilinV .'.fl' 0 a " ivin R at Parker at 12.1 S am. P’.tNbmVh er 814-dO P m ' and arrives al S * r i'es aVp»r n -« ,oitU i? from Soda Works (Sunday) jOp’m. leonr Pl' at 10.10 am, and leaves at 11 BRAT, Tlc4l L A^nt ENCK ' Gen ' L Supt ‘ Btav or Railroad?. trains going west. 8XP8.9. JIXIL. •VS AM : rS" iaa“ iffl” WYOMING SEMINARY AND 5.10 ,10.40 13.80 m 5.08 ’ * 855 3.18* *JS l‘n COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, Vao 4ioo 5.40 9.40 R. ne »? r , ttie Boarding School* fdrsaxes In 9*40 5.55 am 0,00 a 9.5 C the Dnltea States. Six coarea of study. Military uoo 7.35 7.55 1115 tactics. Commercial College Course and Telegraph -12 08pm 9.00 9.15 ULSTam J® 1 ™ 8 low. _ Fall term opens September Bd. * *9O 111.50 11.50 £B5 »®o« tor a io Key. 5. COPELA.ND, A. 4,45 l 3.35 pm 3.55 am 5.05 M., or L. L. BPHAGUK, Kingston, Pa. 750 ! 6.30 6.50 8.30 PM pUfijats St CoBUUNiaI lutltata. vu OOING KABT ‘ Heer Haven. Conn. Preparatory to college NSjUOixiu or business. Circulars sent on application. WM. MAIL MXPB’B. BXPB’B. sZPBt. H. RCBSKLL, Principal. 001-OMBU CLASSICAL ISBTITUTS, 'S--:!r «&. -ar ** « 4.00 | 5.08 3,37 8.10 ,amo,a ’ ra ' 3.35 i 6.30 4.05 10.10 6.ooam* 6.50 4.15 10.80 am 6.40 ! 7.19 4.43 11.00 9.16 I 9.30 6.37 I.OOPM 11.00 10.55 8.05 3.39 3.48 PM) 10.40 4.53 4.00 i 3.30 11.45 am .6.00 I Ar \ De THA / Ar f De P. B. MYKRB, Passenger and Ticaet Agent. Gena; EXFB’B. *AIL. BXPB'a.accon . FORTUNE, -How t By speculating In ——*—— ;• A Stock* and Gold. Capital, 110 to 1100; will ! r*S p * pay 1100 to 11,000. Pull explanation sent free. / S.OS 5.33 w. P. HUBBKLL A CO., Banker* and Brokers, 39 s® Wall Bt., Now York. Box 9984. ’ 11.U5 K.lil 0.40 “•J® 100 135 MONEY MARE PAST 11,000. 3*40 10 30 By alt who .will work for as. If on writing yon do imi not find Q * * ll »ft aodmost BQCOeWfBI ITMtUQtIOB ftl tblrcwaWrftoftlke treataaentof Chronic andSex nal diseases. FortennaW tnssuaeat cail or ad* dress by mall Address. ' 8. M, HUNBDON. I 81 Maiden Lane, Albany, N. Y. GRANDEST SCHEME ETER ENOVN. FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT For the benefit of the PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY. $12,000 CASH GIFTS $1,500,000. Every Fifth Ticket Draws a Gift, §250,000 FOR $5O. The Fourth Grand Gift Concert authorized by special act of the Legislature for the benefit of the Public Library of Kentucky, will take place in Public Library Hall, at Louisville, &y.. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3d, 1873. Only sixty thousand tickets will be sold and one ha If of these are intended for the European mar ket. thus leaving only SO.OOu for sale in the United States where 100,000 were disposed of for the third concert. The tickets are divided into ten coup ons or parts and have on their back the scheme with a full explanation of the mode of drawing. At this concert, which will be the grandest mu sical display ever witnessed in this country, the unprecedented sum of 81,500,000, divided into 12,000 cash gifts, will be distributed by lot among the ticket-holders. The numbers of the tickets are to be drawn from one wheel by blind children and the gifts from another. LIST OF GIFTS. One Grand Cash Gift One Grand Cash Gift One Grand Cash Gift One Grand Cash Gift One Grand Cash Gilt 10 Cash Gilts flO.pOOeacli. •30 Cash Gifts $5,000 each.. 50 Cash Gifts $l,OOO each.. 80 Cash Gifts $560 each 100 Cash Gifts $4OO each.. 150 Cash Gifts $-300 each.. 250 Cash Gifts s2< 0 each.. 325 Cash Gif's $lOO each.. 11,000 Cash Gifts $5O each Total 12,000 Cash Gifts amounting to $1,500,000 The distribution will be positive, whether all the tickets are sold or not. and the 12.000 gifts all paid in proportion to the tickets sold—all unsold tickets being destroyed as at the first and second concerts, and not represented in the drawing. PRICE OF TICKETS. Whole tickets $5O; Halves $25; Tenths, or each Coupon $5; Eleven whole tickets for $500; 22 y. tickets for $1,000; 113 whole tickets for $5,000; 227 whole tickets for $lO,OOO. No discount on less 'than $5OO worth of Tickets at a time. The unparalleled success of the Third Gift Con cert, as well as the satisfaction given by the First and Second, makes it only necessary to announce the Fourth to Insure the prompt sale of every ticket. The Fourth Grand Gift Concert will be conducted in all Its details like the Third, and full particulars may be learned from circulars,* which will be sent free trom this office to all who apply for them. Tickets are now ready for csale, and all orders accompanied by the money promptly filled. Liber al terms given to those who buy to sell again. THOS. E. BBAMLKTTE, Agent Public Library of Kentucky, and Manager Gift Concert, Public Library Building, Louis ville, Ky. WANTED FOR THE NEW BOOK Epidemic and Dentations Diseases with the newest and best treatment for all cases. The only thorough work of the kind In the world Embraces Small-Pox, Yellaw Fever, Chol era, and all analogous diseases. No Family Safe Without It. and all buy it. Has 34 chromatic illustrations. The biggest chance of the season for agents. Address H 'S. QOODSPSSD & CO., 87 Row, New York. Sew $3,000 FOR 20 CENTS. , • if PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. TERMS - OofoAHS PEB AMKPM rif BEAVER, PENN’A, AUGUST 29.1873. $250,000 100,000 50.000 33.000 17.500 100,000 150.000 50,(00 40.000 40.000 45.000 50.000 32.500 550.000 9ta %mn gxftirxl. The Radios* fe |mbUshed|pvery Friday morning at the following tam*: Oki Tsab, (payable la tdnaoft,).... fa,oo Six Mouths, « « « i,OO Thbbs “ “ '** ** "V. gg SjKflui Coras oft Papers discontinued to subscribers at the explrs' tlon of their terms of subscription at the option of the publisher, unless otherwise agreed upon. Professional or Business Cards, aot exceeding lo lines of this type, |B,OO per annuo. Advertisements by the month, quarter or year received, and liberal deductions made in proportion to length of advertisement and length of time ol Insertion. Advertisements of 10 lines or less, fi,oo for one insertion, and 6 cents per line for each additional insertion. All advertisements, whether of displayed or blank tinea, measured by lines of this type. Special Notices Inserted among iocs. items at 10 cents per line for each insertion, unless otherwise agreed upon by the month, quarter or year. Advertisements of ft lines or less, ftOcenteforone insertion, and 5 cents per line for each additional Insertion. Mintage or Death announcements published free of charge. Obituary notices charged as advertise ments, and payable in advance. Local news and natters of general interest com monleatod by any correspondent, With real name disclosed to the publisher, will be thankfully re ceived. Local news solicited bom every part of the county. Publication Office: In Tbs Ranxcai. iitnumro Corner Diamond, Beaver, Pa. All communications and business letters should he addressed to SMITH CURTIS, Beaver, Pa. HROM WASHINGTON. A Peculiar Cmc at Co (he Proper Per* ion, Under Certain Conditions* co re ceive Letters front the Poet OMce* n Conflict off Authority —Government Advertising—The Great Inauguration Ball a Living Concern. Correspondence of tbe Radical. Washington, D. C m August 25,1873. Assistant Attorney General Spence, o the Post Office Department, recently gave an opinion that will be highy inter eating to postmasters everywhere, as'caees similar to tbat to which the opinion re lates are likely to arise any where at any time., *. .•■-- ,v - " It seemt th^tAlvaa W. Chw, of Ana Arbor t Micbigan,wmath«^#opifetorof that copyright and the printing bouse to Rice A. Beal, contracting that all letters and packages received at the Ann Arbor post office addressed to him and not having the number of his private box written thereon should be delivered to Beal. The sale and the contract by mail being known to the postmaster such letters and packages as were described in toe con* tract were delivered to Beal for /upwards of two years. Mr. Chase, in September, 1872, directed the postmaster qot to de liver such mail to Beal after tnkt time.< Beal then filed an injunction in one of the State courts restraining Chase from receiving the said mail, and the iujuncth n now holds. The postmaster writes to the Postmaster General for instructions as to bisdutyiotbe premises. Mr. Spence is of the opinion that under the postal laws and regulations (sections 58 and SU. 1866.) that the postmaster at Ann Arbor cannot disregard the order of Chase which di rects him to no longer deliver the letters to Beal. :No one but to whom letters are addressed, or according to bis or her or der, can claim letters from the postmaster, and neither the postmaster nor any offi cial of the Post Office Department has any right to construe the validity of con tracts ; neither can the courts of a State decide the duties of postmasters. The court may enjoin Chase from receiving the said letters, and as Chase has ordered that they be not delivered to Beal, the postmaster will have to hold,them (unless Chase violates the order of the court and asks for them, in which case the post master will be compelled to deliver them to himl until farther arrangea&ats are effected or send them to the Department as unclaimed letters. The case is some-’ what peculiar; the post office authorities refuse to deliver them to Beal, the State courts enjoin Chase from receiving them. Every newspaper man, and every body who baa occasion to look over many newspapers, can not but be aware that the distribution of government advertis ing patronage has been managed very in judiciously. It is quite certain tbat in a large majority of cases the money paid for advertising by government officers has not been “placed where it would do the most good.” The case of the papers pub lished in this city is perhaps one of the best illustrations of the fact that much of this money is absolutely thrown away and might as well have been made a pres ent to the publisher without ask ing them to insert the advertisement at all. A. copy of the Chronicle, Harlan’s paper, now lying on my-' table, contains several columns of government advertis ing, and ln*a majority of cases these ad- &r'~ at«jiQt_mcely to meet the eye pt single individual interested in tfcc badness to which they relate. three readers ofthe whole number who see this paper care a penny aboat the.“proposals for cut granite work** for house and poet office building at Bocldmd, Maine it is not likely an ad*rrt|«effient.;for “proposals for the erectlonof a light house at Hereford In* let. Neer Jeney." published in a Wash lagton paper will get any bidders; and 8> is certain that no pieraon wishing for furnishing mess pork and fiprd fbr the troops in Nebraska will etersee these advertisements, Bnt ffen worse than this is done. Here I see proposals for forage to be delivered, in I^^!Oftgon, and other points Oft coast. This la nothing Pjfo Th* Ofcaicfc and Jfc ptyftont-tn not the first papers so £». thing has been going on ®ir mahy years. In fiact'Washington derive their main sup* Sfhencter the administration changes hindgthey either change their politics or •con: kfcc?. etwpend. Some of them are enough to do the former, and thetebymake a good thing of it for quite • ■ ■ Secretary Belknap has issued an order advertising to be done only in sQckiP4peTs aa' I ftoin their location and circhhUfoit 1, sre apt to be read by persons intCfustedin the hnaineas referred to. Thiiit a vory Just order and ought to be obscrredrstrictly, hot it will go bard nt the Washington papers if it should be enforced. Mobs of the great In to the evening of the ib pnblished in the pa* entire country, nor pvo*9i to represent the ion pnblished in the he entire country, nor posed to vepresent the. lon, pnblished in the A. huge building dollars each. But, somehow or other, the sale of tickets was not rapid, and when the Fourth came it was an extremely o ld and disagreeable day, and those who at tended the ball that night in evening dress almost froze to death, as it was im possible to beat up so large a building. The ball was siimiy attended and the pro jectors found themselves ont of pocket to a considerable extent. Subseqnen tly bails were given with tickets at two dollars, and afterwards promenade concerts at fif ty cents, but it was impossible to realize enough to cover the expense. A. few days since circulars were sent to the members of the committees who bad the matter in charge calling on each to come down with three hundred dollars ont of bis own pocket to pay the expenses of the concern and liquidate their debts. CORRESPONDENCE. Industry, Beaver Co.. Pa., ) August 25th, 1878. ) Since the date of my last letter, and after a long and wearisome rile, I have sat down with friends at home, and now “sink to my accustomed level.” The morning was clear and beautiful, (July 2Sth) when we started up the Yel lowstone. kll were anxious to see the partially explored river. Soldiers were detailed regularly to. keep a constant lookout for the approach of any Indians, and a few were looking for game. (As I badtbeen presented with a needle gun and forty rounds of amunition, at Fort Buford, I was among the litter.) Oar pilots had never ascended this river, con sequently, it was as new to them; but having maqy years experience on the upper Missouri, they were enabled to judge very correctly of the water and we made good progress. We numbered the islands and named the binds and bends to suit our own convenience, in short, we felt as if we were “monarchs of all we sur veyed." The day past delightfully, and all were particularly happy, hoping to be entirely rid of the mosquitos by the following morning—the Yellowstone does not abound with these troublesome insects, and if any, which had followed us, made their appearance, it was sure death to thera. t i Late in the evening, when look ing for a “soft place” to lay op over night, we observed in, the bend above, a descending steamer. Gen. Stanley, who was in command of the expedition, bad ordered her (steamer Key West) to re turn to Fort Buford when she was to be considered as discharged, and the steamer Josephine was to take her place- It was We laid all night, on at Fort Bertbold, at which place we met quite a large crowd of Indians, anxious to sell or trade anything they had. | took the op portunity and purchased a couple of pairs of moccasin tops of a squaw. One ot the bills I offered her she refused, be cause it was a little torn on one corner. Her reply was, "Witnich,” which means “not good.” I then 'got the brightest bill I could find, which she accepted re plying, “Lele washta,” which means “awful good.” At Bismark, (a town on the Missouri river opposite-Pt. Abraham Lincoln, built up since April Ist, and which is the pres ent terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad,) Indian Commissioner H. C. Smith with wife and daughter came on board. At Grand River Agency, Mr. Smith had all the Indians about sum' moned to meet in council. In a short time we were all assembled together with the Indians in the shade of an old cabin, when the leading chief, “Running An ttlope/’ stepped forward, shook bands with Smith, Fred Grant, and the agent at this point, and began his speech. He would speak but a couple of sentences and then wait for it to be interpreted (This was done by a colored man by the name of,“Black Hawk,” who thinks he was the first “white” man that came to that country.) He complained very much of their treatment by their grandfather meaning President Grant—and. wished that be wonld give them bouses and fields of corn. When the by-standing chief approved of what their speaker said, they would give a loud groan as if to pro nounce the word “how,” by drawling out the diphthong. No speeches were made by. any of the white they merely asked them questions, and told them what they wanted them to do. Sam. We arrivfed at Yankton on Thursday evening, August 7th, where I found quite a number of letters fori me, also a copy of The JRadical, Argus and Commercial, consequently I bad employ ment to a very late hour. On the following Sunday I attended Methodist Sunday School in Yankton, where we examined the same lesson that was being taught here on the same day— understood that I should change off os to the Key, West with Gapt Todd when we-met her. Meeting her ai this point and under raoh circumstances, was quite a disappointment to me, but nevertheless 1 must make the change and go back down the rlver.UnlU a very late hour we talked and commented on the appearance of the new boat, of the Yellowstone, of the expedition and of the mosquitos. We bad the mall for the expedition party on board, and upon its being opened to my surprise I saw a copy of Tsb Bbavbb Radical, dated June 27th- Having turned back from this point I am not prepaired to give a very foil description of this river, but from what 1 have seen and can learn; I should judge it to be very much like the character of the upper Missouri, except perhaps, a little more difficult to navigate. When about forty m lea from the month, we found shoals and gravel banks, and these become more numerous as we ascended. In many places the banks are composed of a yellowish clay, colored -perhaps by iron, which gives color to the water. Along the banks are found a great deal of petrifaction, and agate stones ate picked up in large quan- tities. It haeonly been navigated as for as the mouth of Powder river, a distance of about 235 miles. An abundance of ash and cotton wood are found, sufficient to supply boats with fuel The coal of which the western papers speak so much, is of a very inferior quality indeed. We returned, to Fort Buford the next day, and oh, the mosquitos, they seemed as thick as bees when! swarming. I put on my bead-net and gloves, and went up to the fort with some soldiers. The Win dows and doors of the houses were cov ered with mosquito bars to keep out the mosquitos, and at the same time to let io the fresh air. In order to gain admission we usually had to go to the back door, io front of which there was a small fire made of potion wood bark. We stood in the smoke of this fire until the mosquitos had left us, and then “went” for the door, and gained admission. Since then I hate considered it tpo trifling a matter to fight two mosquitos. WckftjJufordon the evening of 29th. Withacompany of soldiers FortJfiice* and Lieut. Col. Fie£' officers for Yankton. I had met Fred a few days before, but had not had an opportunity of forming a very extensive acquaintance with him; however, as be remained on board about ten days, I be came quite well acquainted with him. Of his personal character I shall not speak, except to say I found him very plain and unassuming. each using the International Series of lessons. Hiss Jennie Todd, the Captain\i daugb teir, having heard of sickness at home, ■ desired to leave Immediately, and I hav ing no particular engagement at the time, the Captain wished that 1 should accom pany her. Agreeable to his wishes, we left Tankton on Tuesday morning August 12th, and arrived In Wei Ist ilie on the following Thursday afternoon. We oc cupied a Pullman Palace car to Chicago, and when night came on, attempted to take our usual rest and sleep, during which time we were hauled, feet fore most, nearly across the State of lowa, and would not have objected to have been hauled the same way the neat night, but all the sleeping berths were engaged. Arriving in Chicago, we changed cars for Cleveland, via the Lake Shore and Michi gan Southern. If you have ever traveled over this road» you know what a fine view one has of the lakes from the train. The scenery along the whole route is beautiful. At Cleveland we changed cars again for Wei la villa and Industry, via the old relia ble C. A P. R. R., and arrived at homo on the evening of the 14th. The chaage of atmosphere waa very great for me, at least I think 1 can feel it very sensibly. Whilst in Dakota I never had a cough or cold, dept frequently in the open air, but sincel came home it seems I cannot go out without catching cold. I could sec objects nearly three miles when there aa clearly and distinctly as I can see them here but one mile. As tbia will conclude my letters for the present, at least, I will say that I have not offered them as any literary produc tion, but simply as a short and brief ac count of my trip expressed in plain words. Very respectfully yours, J. S. Brigkjs. MB STiTB TICKET. The Republican State Convention met on Wednesday the 13tb. at Harrisburg, and our telegraphic columns contained full accounts of the proceedings. The platform is an admirable oae, and will meet with very general approval; and the whole spirit of the Convention gives tokenofthepreralenceoftberlghttein jwrMdof aconwioaaaeMofthenecemi ties of the occasion. > The nomination of Mr. Mackey for State Treasurer was a foregone concln sion. He has made so good an officer *nd given such general satisfaction, tbit n