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The Great Council assembled and the council fire was kindled in the wigwam of Black Hawk Tribe, No. 2, hunting grounds of Covington, on the 17th sun of Sturgeon Moon, G. S. 5623, Great Sachem G. B. Kiteley presiding.

Past Sachems were admitted from Tribes Nos. 2, 4 and 6.

The Great Sachem said: "I am sorry that we were not able to meet at the appointed time, according to law, but owing to the declaring of martial law in Louisville, and the stoppage of all travel, it was utterly impossible for the brothers from any of the Tribes in Louisville to come here; hence the necessity of postponing the meeting until the present time. I instituted in Kentucky and Delaware Tribes a degree council, and would suggest the propriety of its being done by all the Tribes, as by so doing the brothers will get to know the unwritten work of the Order much better than they do at present. It affords me much pleasure to state that the Tribes are in much more flourishing condition than they have been for some time past."

The Great Chief of Records reported:

Number of working Tribes, 5; adoptions, 21; rejections, 1; suspensions, 22; expulsions, 1; admitted by card, 3; deceased, 3; whole number of members, 245; paid for relief of brothers, $158; for relief of widows and orphans, $61.25.

Past Great Sachem A. J. Francis, in a feeling and appropriate manner, announced the death of Past Great Chief of Records, Jas. N. Tyrack, who died on July 16, 1862, in the city of Nashville, Tenn. Appropriate resolutions were passed.

The election resulted as follows:

M. Borntraeger	M. W. Great Sachem
B. B. Wilder	M. W. Great Senior Sagamore
R. B. McCracken	M. W. Great Junior Sagamore
A. Schneider	M. W. Great Prophet
Bernard Strube	M. W. Great Chief of Records
A. J. Francis	M. W. Great Keeper of Wampum

A. J. Francis, W. D. Turner and E. Merkley, Great Representatives of G. C. U. S.

Past Great Incohonee Geo. S. Peters and the Great Chiefs of the Great Council of Ohio being present, they were invited to raise up the Great Chiefs-elect, which they did.

After routine business the Great Council fire was quenched.