Red Jacket, No. 44, with Hiawatha, No. 7, both of Louisville, quenching forever the council fire of Red Jacket, No. 44. Tippecanoe, No. 29, with Cherokee, No. 8, both of Louisville, the former going of existence. Tecumseh No. 9, which had already absorbed Shawnee No. 9 and Tecumseh No. 12, with Cherokee, No. 8, the former quenching its council fire forever. An extended review is made of the efficient work done by Special Deputy Great Sachem Wm. A. Crader in visiting weak and defunct Tribes, endeavoring to revive where possible, and where not possible closing the Tribes by quenching their council fires forever. The following were appointed to fill vacancies in Standing Committees:-- State of the Order--Ben C. Nunn, of No. 14; Edw. L. David, of No. 5. Great Keeper of Wampum John D. Walker made his report showing balance in wampum belt of $2,537.37. The Great Chief of Records presented his Long Talk, from which we make the following extracts: Members adopted since last report, 1221; admitted by card, 110; reinstated, 35; suspended, 513; expelled, 2; withdrawn, 55; deceased, 25; disbursed by Tribes for relief, $5,247.45; for burial of the dead, $1,050.00; for other purposes, $17,152.19; amount invested by Tribes, $7,742.08; total worth of Tribes, $17,079.23. The election of Great Chiefs was then entered into, with the following results:-- Gustav A. Ellerkamp was unanimously elected Great Prophet. W. C. Pelham, of No. 3, being the only nominee for Great Sachem was elected by acclamation. Horace J. McFarlan, of No. 33, was elected Great Senior Sagamore without opposition. H. H. Denhardt, of No. 11, was elected Great Junior Sagamore on the third ballot, other candidates being W. A. Crader, of No. 8, L. L. Bebout, of No. 60, and O. R. King, of No. 1. C. E. Lyddane, of No. 2, being the only candidate, was unanimously elected Great Chief of Records. S. C. Moore, of No. 7 was elected Great Keeper of Wampum, there being no other nominee. John D. Walker, the former encumbent having served five great suns successively was given the honors of a Past Great Sachem, and he declined to be a candidate for re-election. Past Great Sachems G. A. Ellerkamp and John D. Walker were elected Great Representatives for two great suns each. Other candidates in nomination being F. W. Jones, of No. 14 and John Hafendorfer, of No. 14. The Great Sachem announced the following appointments to fill vacancies on Committees:-- Appeals--J. M. Clifford, of No. 10; Ben H. Schrader, of No. 5; W. B. Eason, of No. 1. Charters--J. G. Sewell, of No. 7; C. A. Woolfolk, of No. 7; L. L. Bebout, of No. 60. It was ordered that the matter of organization of new Tribes for the ensuing Great Sun be left in the hands of the Great Sachem, he to appoint such organizer or organizers as he might deem for the best interests of the Order. Maysville was unanimously selected as the place for kindling the next Great Sun Council Fire.