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WHOLESALE MURpER.-The Marietta (O.) Re
publican gives account of a most brutal and re-
voting murder that perpetrated in Enoch
township, Monroe county, Ohio, on Saturday night,
Nov. oath, by man named Reuben Johnston.
The Republican says:
eve learn that man by the name of Reuben
Johnston Of Enoch township, Monroe county Ohio
attempted 10 kill his wife on last Saturday night
His daughter to rescue her mother when the
inhuman wretch stabbed the daughter. Two others
eliza Koonts and Adam Marshall) went in to put
stop 20 this dreadful work, but Johnston stabbed
them both; and, as is supposed left them with the
impression that he had killed the four On Mon
day, Mr.. Benjamin 5. Stow, deputy constable
came 10 this place from the Of this unnatural
tragedy, and sent Geographic dispatches TO several
points, describing Johnston, and giving some of
the particulars connected with the horrid affair
When Stow left Enoch township, the four unfor-
tunate individuals were alive; but the probability
was, that Miss Johnston and Mr.. Marshall could
not recover. No reason is assigned for Johnston's
course that We can learn.
"Since writing the above, we have been favored
with the following Geographic despatch
EVANSVILLE, Monroe CO., o., Nov. 81.
Reuben Johnston, the man who committed muir
der in this county, was brought TO Jail at Wood
field last night He was arrested near his own res.
idence. Adam Marshall the man stabbed, il dead;
all the women arc yet living"
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7 H E r Il ? T. B l. | G.
WASH N GTON:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER u. 1874
congress-The speakership.

From our Congressional summary it will
be seen that no Speaker was elected yes
terday. The organization of the House is
yet in doubt. No one can read the re-
marks Of Mr.. WINTHROP, in releasing his
party from the nomination made in eau
Gus, without regretting a condition of the
House which may possibly defeat his
election. 1t is probable an election will
take place to-day. We have nothing fur
ther to offer in addition to what we have
already said upon this subject. With the
members rest the responsibility of organi-
zation; and we trust this duty will be
discharged in a manner creditable to Con-
gress and satisfactory to the nation.
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Qualities of the Grape.

The New York Commercial in an article on the
grape states that this fruit is of the best and
most wholesome medicines. This affords addi-
tional inducement for the culture Of this popular
fruit The Commercial says:
'' In the vineyard districts of France Spain, and
other vine growing countries the medicinal proper
ties of the grape are well known and highly priced.
The free of this fruit, we advised, has a
most salutary effect upon the animal system, diut
ing the blood, removing distractions in the liver,
kidneys, spleen, and other important organs, Civ
ing healthy tone and vgor to the circulation, and
generally augmenting the strength of the entire
animal economy. In diseases of the liver, and
peclaliy IN that monster compound attiicuon, dis
pepsia the sautary and potent influence of grape
diet is well known in France. The inhabitants OF
the vineyard districts afflicted with these
diseases, which fact however, alone would not be
conclusive evidence of the medicinal qualities of the
fruit Of which they freely partake, since peasant
life is rarely married with this class of ailments but
hundreds who thus afflicted yearly resort to the
vineyard districts for the sake of what is known
the grape cure, and the result proves to be a cure
except in very long, protracted, and inveterate
cases which are beyond the reach OF medicinal
remedies. The invigorating influence of the ripe
grape, freely eaten, upon the feeble and debilaed,
is very apparent supplying vigor and the rosy hue
of health in the stead of weakness and pallor, and
this by its diluting property, which enables the
blood 10 circulate in the remoter vessels of the skin
which before received only the Serious watery
particles.
" In these remarks, however, we must be under
stood speaking of the fruit when perfectly ripe.
Unripe grapes, like all unripe fruits, are detri-
mental to health, and derange the digestive organs
and those dependent upon and sympathizing with
them. -
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How HOLLAND WAS GATHERED roCErHER.-No
description convey the slightest notion Of thu
way in which Holland has been gathered, particl j.
by particle, ont Of the waste Of waters; Of the
strange aspect Of tic country, and the incesss
vigilance and wOndrOus precautions by which il
" preserscd Holland II, in the fullest sense, an
alluviou 81 tho sea. IL consists Of sand and mud
rescued from the ocean, and banked up all sides
Produced by the most de1tcrOus aud indcfatigablc
eIertions, il be maintained only by artificial
means II the efforts by which it redeemed from
the waters were a. BE- relaxed the ocean would re-
asscrti U rights, and the whole kingdom would be
submerged. The slightest accident might sweep
Holland into the deep. II was once nearly under
mined by an inject. Indeed, the necessity Of de-
strOying insects D. urgent that the stOrk, great
feeder upon them, j. actually held in veneratiOn,
and almost every species Of bird Is relgousy pro-
tectcd from injury BIRD nesting is strictly pro-
hibited by Law. The drift u all this is palpable
enough But u j. curious that the very existence
of a great country should depend upon such guar.
antees.-B entlsus Miscellany.
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WESTERN Hoe TaADE.-The sales of hogs at Gin

WESTERN Hoe TRADE.-The sales ofhogs at Gin
cnnat, on the It'll instant, reached 1886 head, at
prices ranging from So 65 to 50 80. Holders
were endeavoring to get the market up, but buy
mands.
At Louisville, on the 9th, prices ranged from
So Go to So rs, net.
Sales were made at St. Louis, on the Sd instant at
from so l2l to 50 25, dividing 100 lbs; and from
So 25 to 81 50, dividing on 200 lbs
The Madison Banner, Of 9th instant, says the
market yesterday was firm at 50 55 So CO.
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BRUTAL.-A citizen was at the recorders court
yesterday morning, to report resident on Wash
street, named Kastor, who has been in the habit
for some months past, of beating and otherwise
maltrcating his father person of about fifty years
of age. AT late hour on Thursday evening some
disturbance was heard in Kastor's house; and yes
terday morning the neighbors, hearing the shricks
repeated, entered the house, when they found the
old man bound fast, This legs and hands tied with
handkerchiefs 30 that he could not move,) and his
son dccampcd The victim, on being released, in
formed them that his son had bound him, az they
perceived, 80 as TO prevent being reported. We
trust the scoundrcl may meet with his deserts.
81 Louis RepetUs Isf
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Another fatal Explosion.

As the o'clock cars for Carrolton were about
starting last evening from the terminus of the
steam train at Tivol Circle the boiler Of the loco
motive exploded, instantly killing the engineer,
and SO badly wounding the fireman that in n few
minutes he expired Il appears that the horse-car
had Just arrived from the depot Baronne street,
the horses had been disengaged from it, and the
steam train, which was few feet ahead, being
backed for the purpose of making attachment,
when the explosion occurred. The back part Of the
boiler entirely destroyed. 1t seems to have
been blown away, upward and horizontally, por-
ton of il tapping the wheels of the locomotive
on either side, while the stcam-pipe, one end Of
which still remains attached TO the engine,
conclusion was terrible. Every house in the neigh
borhood shook if in earthquake; chimney
tops were tumbled down, and portions of the engine
thrown TO n considerable distance from the scene of
the disaster II is fortunate that the night was in
element, and that, consequently, there but
few persons in the streets and the train. Other
wise there must have been terrible loss Of life; for
although the passenger cars were entirely unin-
jurcd yet under other circumstances the fragments
Of the engine, well az the scalding water, could
not have failed TO have caused the most serious
suits.
We learn that the name of the engineer was
Jacob Hepps. lie German, and was repre-
scented 90 have been skilful and careful The fireman
was an Englishman. His name was John Chapman
The locomotive, VIC understand, was called the In
dusfry, and has been running on this route since
1881 The boiler we hear had been recently re-
paired, and undoubtedly regarded safe,
of course IL would not have been in use.
We trust that all tho facts in relation 10 this ter
rbe event will be fully siftcd before the proper ri
bunal. An accident 40 unusual, and occurring in
populous part Of the city, street that at times
is among the most throngod of any OF the Second
Municipality, should not be allowed 10 pass without
a searching investigation into all the circumstances
relating 10 it.--N. o. bulletin, Sd.
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Hydropathy.

One Of the most learned professors of hydropathy
in Germany, DR.. Charles Munde, Of Dresden, has
for some time past been in New York. Science
could not induce him TO forget his duties a citi
zen; he took part in the insurrcctional movements
at Dresden, and wound from which hc still suf
fers attests the energetic ardor with which he en-
braced the popular cause. The success Of royalty
compelled him to go into exile, and to seek asy
lum in the United States. II is in the country
of his choice that the Doctor wishes henceforth to
employ his particular branch Of knowledge; snd
we believe that the acquisition Of man of such
pcrience to any hydropathic institution would prove
handsome speculation. The proofs Of his skill
and ability in the Libraries of all who have de-
voted their attention to the subject of hydropahy
His works have contributed in remarkable degree
to spread throughout Europe the system Of Priess
nitz. The greater part of them have been trans
lated into all the languages of Europe; and among
the best French publications this subject are
casscd two books which have been entirely Dor
rowcd from the labors of DR.. Munde.
COtu. des Etais- Unis
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Colr. des ZINC Unis.

The DEBT or ALABAMA.-The report Of f. ;.
Lyons, Bank Commissioner, laid before the
Legislature Of Alabama on the 10Th ult. From this
document it appears that the foreign debt, created
10 establish the State Bank and branches, amount
cd two years ago, to S9,l70,555 So. Since that
time the interest has been punctualy paid, and the
principal Of the debt has been reduced TO about
S5,G0O,OOO. Besides this, there is in the hands
Of the commissioner about $500, 900 more of specie
funds, TO be applied in reduction, and the prospect
Of further reduction of s 900 900 out Of the funds
Of the bank. The collections actually made from
the bank assets since February, 1876, have amount
ed TO over S5,O0O,OOO in cash. Mr.. Lyons is high
ly complimented by the press of his State for the
ability he has displayed as commissioner.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

IOCSE VI tIiN Eso.
On motion of Mr.. WENTW ORTIZ, the House
Immediately after the Journal was read, proceeded
to the election of "A Speaker
The members had voted the sixth time, without
making choice, when
Mr. THOMPSON, of Kentucky, moved that the
House adjourn,
The question taken, and decided in the neg
atve-ayes l0l, noes lOS.
Amid the prevailing excitement, there were calls
for another trial, which was ordered.
The state Of the vote exhibited to- day, is
follows:
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ARRIVAL or THE BRITIsH STEAMER.-The Royal
Mail Steamer Thames, George Abbott commander,
arrived ut her anchorage in our bay yesterday,
from Southampton via Bermuda and Havana
The Thames has on board 1000 bottles Of quick
silver for Tampico, and brought the following pas
senrcrs: for this city, Edward Mcdonald; for New
Orleans Mcssrs. Montgomery, Wcatte, Tolam,
Stroud, and Mccain.
for files of papers from Nassau and Havana, but
they are barren Of news.
The quarantine regulations at Havana, we arc
happy 10 learn, are rolaxed-the Thames having
been at admitted 10 pratique. Her arrival at
Mobile would have been three days earlier, had not
the expectation If quarantine at Havana induced
her commander 10 complete Goals at Bermuda.
Mobile Advertiser, 5h.
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DEATH or Ma. HoMLLER.--We gave an account,
this day week, Of highway robbery and attempted
murder, on the public road between the Rising
gomcry county, the victim of which was Mr.. Tho
mas Homiller, young farmer Of estimablc charac-
ter, who resided in Moreand township, in the lat
ter county. Mr.. Homiller dreadfuy injured
by the robbers and continued specchless from the
time he was found in his wagon until Saturday
morning last, when he expired at the house Of HE
mother. The villains who perpctrated this bold,
outrageous, and cruel deed Of robbery and murder,
arc still at large. liberal reward has been offered
for their apprehension, and il il TO be hoped that
they may YET be brought to justice.
North American, l0h
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COLLECTOR or THE CUSTOMS At New ORLEANS
Samuel J. Peters, esq, has resigned the presidency
of the Chamber Of Commerce at New Orleans, in
consideration Of his being appointed collector OF
customs for that city. The Chamber Of Commerce
has passed resolutions responsive, rendering him
their warncst thanks for the impartial and cour-
teous manner in which he has presided over their
proceedings for a number Of years, as well as for
the deep interest he has always manifested in the
welfare and success of their body and the mercan-
tile community generally.
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FIRE IN RIcHMoND.-A large amount of property
destroyed by fire which occurred in Rich
mond, Va. on Saturday night, consuming part of
the property known the India block. This
building, with the adjoining tenement, entire
ly consumed. The property belonged to Messrs-
Gilliatts, of London, and is understood to have
been insured,
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STEAMER SAvASSAH sUNK.-Wc learn from the
officers Of the steamer Duck River that the Sayan-
nah, Captain Fulton, from Cincinnati for this port
the wreck Of the Thomas jefferson yesterday
morning. about o'clock, knocking large hole in
her bottom, which caused her 10 leak very. badly.
Captain Fulton succeeded in running her ashore,
whore she made fast. The stern of the boat
settled down, and she now lies in fourteen feet
water. There sick deck passenger in his
berth at the time of the accident who drowned
before assistance could reach him. This the
only life lost. Tho other passengers came down in
the Duck River and Tennessoe.-N o. Pic, 3D.
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INTERCHANGEABLE reading of good and we'll
conducted newspaper, even for the short space Of
one-quartcr OF year, brings more sound instruc-
ton, and leaves deeper impression, than would
be acquired probably, at the best school, in twelve
months Talk 10 the members of a family who
read the papers, and compare their information
and intelligence with those who DO not. The diff
ference IL beyond comparison - Irish paper
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NV GAME o. POKEa-Two Irishmen who
we're employed on the public works at Bonsparte,
Iowa, lately got into alteration at a grocery
A. the quarrel waved warm, one Of them, who was
heating poker in common stove, withdrew it
and run the red-hot iron through the others wind
pipe The wound IL very serious, and it IL thought
will prove fatal The aggrcssor was committed to
Jail 70 await his trial at the spring term Of the dis
trict court in Van Burcn county
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MORTALITY oN SHrPBoARD-Th Thirty seven per
sons died on board the British ship Fingal, on her
last passage from Liverpool 10 New Orleans The
cause was ship fever, resulting from the filthy con
dtiOn of the weasel
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of its perpetrators-from their want OF conviction
that there is a God and Divine Government, and
that the SOUL immortal, Will be subject 10 that gov
eminent in future states of being. Mrs Manning,
disbeleying in God, and in the Immortality Of the
SOUL or life, thought only, and sought only TO com
init the murder, so as To escape the penalty OF hui
man laws. The eye of Eternal Justice she per-
ceiyed not her care was TO escape the punishment
of man this side the grave. Who cannot that
the greatest of moral restraints thus lost 10 her
mind and also, that in regarding life rs but brief
extinguishable spark, she set little value on that OF
O'Connor, compared with what II would have as
sumed, he'd she beheld il destined 10 Immortality,
and watched by the unsleeping eye OF n just Cod
its Father. This is matter that cannot be too
well considered, and the more II is examined, the
stronger reason every moral and intelligent being
will find, for having profound conviction of the
existence of God, the Immortality of the soul, and
paramount Divine Government, the best
ties of individual and national virtue.-N. y Sun
s'NoT LONG A wooING. pa few mornings since
a middle-aged Frenchman, who owns good farm
in this State, called at the commissioners Office
and said that he wanted a strong healthy woman
who could milk cows, make butter, and perform
such little work on his farm, and that he would
give her fair remuneration; and If, at the end OF
two months he liked her. he would marry her.
Some person in the office jestingly remarked that
there were several women in the office who would
answer his purpose, and that he might as well
marry one of them now. The Frenchman replied
that he was of the same mind, and had scarcely
uttered the expression, when up started laughing,
good Hooking daughter OF the Emerald Isle, and in
formed him that she was ready and willing to
marry him that mement. magistrate was ac-
cordingly sent for to perform the ceremony, but,
"alas for feeble woman" before he arrived the lady
changed her mind.
The Frenchman was not, however, TO be so easily
put off. He therefore walked in front of some
score of women, of all ages, who were sitting III the
office, and having selected healthy, good looking
woman, about thirty years old, he proposed mar
riage to her, and the lady, nothing 10th" imme-
diately accepted his offer, and the happy couple
forthwith united and set off TO spend their
honey. moon.-.N Y. Jour. Com.
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"THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-It was announced
in the Philadelphia Ledger of Saturday, and also by
telegraph TO the Washington Union, that the Pres
dent's message would appear in the Sunday Globe
of the 9th, "a copy having been secured in advance
from the office Of the Republic The Republic
treats this annunciation as hoax, and il may be
so but still have strong suspicious that copies
of the message and documents have been procured
from some source, Certainly not from the editors
of the Republic and that they will appear in Bal
umore and Philadelphia, and perhaps New York,
in few minutes after the telegraph shall have an
nounced their delivery to Congress Indeed, no
tce has been publicly given that the message and
treasury report will be so published The latter is
said to be long document, and would, of itself,
require several hours to be placed in type with all
the exertions that could be made; so that if these
documents appear in the time promised it will az
ford conclusive evidence that they had been pre-
viously received. 1t may turn out that manuscript
copies, as in the case of the Postmaster Generals
report, have been taken by some of the newspaper
correspondent in the departments who have access
TO official documents. We shall see."- Clipper
We do not believe that there is the least
foundation for the many rumors which
have been put in circulation, to the effect
that the Presidents message and the Sec
rotary of the Trcasury's report, or either
of them, have been sent any where, or in
any shape, from this city A report of
this character was in circulation before
either of those documents was completed.
So far as II is possible for any one not
having entire control over these papers,
we can assure the public that no such
copies have been forwarded any where;
we feel authorized to say that none have
been sent away in any direction. The
Clipper will have perceived, before this
notice is in print, that we were not
wrong in treating the advertisement in
the Ledger as a hoax. A part of il
we knew was a miserable falsehood, and
the rest we regarded as worthy of no
respect whatever We have been in
formed that the greatest pains has been
taken in the Departments to prevent the
possibility of these papers coming before
the public, except in the usual and regu-
lar way. Believing there has been no
fraud practlsed by or upon the copying
clerks, and being quite sure these docu-
ments have not escaped through any other
channel, we are persuaded there is not
copy of either any where out of the city
Of Washington
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PATHOIIc HuSGARIAN.-M Mr. Ernest Scene
lonyi, native Of Hungary, and recently engaged
in the struggle Of that unhappy country against it's
oppressors, has settled in Baltimore where nc has
been appointed 10 professorship in the Patapsco
Female Institute. In a letter published by him in
the Baltimore papers, be proposes 10 give musical
concert, .hc proceeds Of which are TO be appropr-
atcd TO the relief u his distressed countrymen,
their wives and children and, with this view, he
invites The professors Of music generally TO join
him in the good work
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ASoTHER AMERICAN ADMrHAL.--The Lynchburg
Iwginian states that Captain Ralph WorInley,
native oi Virginia, and connected with many
highly respectable families Of the State has lately
been promoted TO the rank Of Rear Admiral in tn.
British navy. lie entered the royal navy at an
carly age, and has seen hard service distinguishing
himsclf on several occasions. lie has long been
poet captain, and reached his flag by seniority
lie married a lady Of Boston, where he has resided
much Of his time.