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VOL. IL.

| near Memphis at salary of $3.50 year.
They were immediately put on board the train
by this dealer, whose name unfortunately
could not be aseertaned, and brought as far
as Chicago on their way to the plantation.
The emigrants stated that on the way they
were not supplied with food sufficient to keep
them alive, and we're obliged to subsist upon
bread and water which they begged from peo-
pie at the stations. When they arrived at
Chicago they were perfectly exhausted, and
presented really pitiful sight. Col. Kno-
besdorf, agent of the German Relief Asso-
ciation, who had accidently heard of the
transaction, went down to the depot, and
talked to the sufferers. He told them what
destination; that they would be reduced to a
condition worse than that of the negro slave,
and in short opened their eyes to the fraud
which had been perpetrated upon them. The
result was that the emigrants refuse to accom-
pany the agent any further. The man threat
ened and clustered, and attempted to coerce
them by retaining their baggage, but finally
seeing that the odds were against him, wisely
gave up the attempt, and absconded, taking
with him few Of the men who were simple
enough to be led away.
On Saturday another sprig of the plantation
chivalry arrived here from Memphis in search
of his pretended chattels, but strange to say,
could get no information concerning them.
Last evening he applied at the Central Police
Station for assistance in ferreting out his
apprentices" but Superintendent Rehm
informed him that no assistance would be
rendered him BY. the Polios Department.
With genuine Southern impudence the fellow
demanded detail of police to hunt up the
missing emigrants; he had indentured them
to work upon his plantation at eleven dollars
a month. and he wanted them. Snpern-
tendent Rehm, in few words, extracted
large share of the fellows conceit, and he
went away in search of Mayor Rice, where
his mission, no doubt, was equally fraitless.
The emigrats are comfortably provided for
and are beyond the reach of plantation dri,
vers or swindlers
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NEW YORK. Feb.

Judge Shipman, of the United States Cir
cult Court, has granted motion to quash in.
dietments against Barney, Fabian h Chaun-
cey. charged with uttering forged Custom
House bonds. He was satisfied the Court had
not power to try the case.
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We call the attention of our reaedrs to al
article copied from the American Raitrodo
Journal, in relation to our new route to Ne"
York, the speedy completion.o which seems
pretty fully assured. With the construction
Of this road will come also the construction
of bridge across the river, in order to ex-
tend an uninterrupted line of railway from
New York by way of Keokuk to Des MONIES.
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From New Orleans--EIeetion ef Georxia
Senators
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6,

Arrived steamer Mormon from New York.
The Governor has vetoed the bill for the
election Of parished and municipal officers on
the first Monday of March. The bill will pass
over his veto. 4fffasF
On the Both of January, the Georgia Legis-
lature elected Alex. II. Stephens and II. v.
johnson, United States Senators for the long
term.
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Col. WooD, of the Chicago Museum, has
lately come into possession of fortune of
some $500, 200, left him by an uncle recently
deceased at Leeds, England.
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BEAUTIFUL, SoFr AND GLOSSY HAM hose
wanting fine and glossy hair, please read the
card of George Cabus. in another part Of this
paper. Cahus' Tonic is permanent cure for
. the dandruh, cures scurf, erup.ioas, and all
the diseases Of the skin; restores grey hair to
its original color. decl9-2m.
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PLAN Orr YoUR WoRE.-Much time ia los
by the farmer by not having his work planned
out beforehand. IF his days work, or hi
weeks work is mapped out, there will, b.
little time wasted in going from one piece O
work TO another. Everything will be syste
mahcally conducted, and many hours saved
that would be otherwise frittered away, ID
determining what next shall be done. Tims
Is money. Save it By carefully arranging
your work for to- morrow.
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THE EPIsTOLARY JONES.

But for his unfortunate penehant for epis.
tolary Iabors, Hon. George Wallace Lafayette
Jones would perish out of the public mind
as he has out Iowa politics. But he is fated
to live in these precious documents. His let
ter TO his friend Jefferson Davis secured him
a large measure of undesirable notoriety.
That ran It's day, and now the Reqiste1. has
revived the following, written by said delect-
able Jones TO set of his southern friends in
Washington:
DuBuQUE, Iowa, March Is, 1863
GENTLEMEN Il 1t affords me sincere pleas
ure TO introduce, herewith, to your acquaint-
ance, and through you to your friends, gene
rally, my esteemed friend, the bearer hereof,
sulson Hutchings, Esq, one Of the editors
and proprietors of the Dem. Herald of this
city.
Ny noble friend, Mr.. H., is a gentleman of
the strictest integrity, of superior ability, OF
indomitable energy and bravery and worthy
of all confidence. He is an outspoken and
consistent Democrat, and has from its inau.
guration, constantly, ally aud tedrlessly, OPP
posed the civil war which is being waged
against the noble people of the South, and
for his opinions, expressions and acts on this
subject he has incurred the opposition and
bitter personal pecuniary and political perse-
cution of the present party in power and the
sboltionists generally. earnestly commend
him to the kindness, confidence and services
Of yourselves and any other friends of mine
who may see this.
Your friend, GEO. w. JONES.
Hon. Henry May, M. c., Mai Robt. Rasin,
BALTIMORE, Ma, Hon. j. A. Bayard, and
W. Salisbury, U. s. s., and any other
friend who may see this.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
50 FOR AFTERNOON DISPATCHES
SEE SECOND PAGE.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.

The Grade Of General I'm the U. 3. Army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.
The House Military Committee to day voted
to report the bill to establish the grade of
General in the Army of the United States.
The pay is increased over that of the Lieu
tenant General one hundred and thirty dol
lars per month. There is no increase in
allowance or commutation of any kind.
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Ir is not generally known that soldiers who
have lost limbs in the service of the United
States are entitled to artificial substitutes,
that can be procured upon the presentation
Of evidence of honorable discharge, and that
the wound causing the loss Of limb was re-
ceived in service They are furn shed free OF
charge, and do not affect any pension or
bounty claim the soldier may have against the
Government.
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THE Legislature of Wisconsin has rendered
an invitation to that body in our own State,
to meet in Chicago at such time as shall be
agreed upon.
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miles difference in favor Of the direct route
from New York to the Mississippi river,
In order to inaugurate the New Line at
once, we learn that the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, and the other companies, in.
terested in this project, will on the lst proxi-
mo put on line of through cars, each com
pany furnishing its quota. Until the com pie
ton of the road from Union to Logansport,
the route will be via the Chicago and Great
Eastern from Richmond to Logansport.
Agents of the Pennsylvania Company in this
city will receive the freight destined for all
points on this line. As the cars run through
without change, greater dispatch will be
gwen TO freight than by any other route.
ihe building Of the Pan Handle Railroad
viii thus prove an immense advantage TO the
Pennsylvania Road, and will more than com
pc nsate them for any loss of business ARISING
from the arrangements between the Atlantic
and Great Western and Reading Railroad
Companies.
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man stopping his paper, wrbte to the
editor: i thlnke foxes ottent spend ther
mummy fur paper my daddy didn't an ever
buddy SEE he wuz the most intell5genest man
in the keutry and got the smartes. famuly Nv
| boys that ever dugged taters.'
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HoS. WV. Il. TUCKER, lawyer of consid-
erable eminence, died in Chicago on Satur-
day
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ICE! ICE! ICE,

N7ILLIAM EWERS, BUTCHER, IS
w prepared furnish lee in any quantity. Thoeo
iahtrx to avail Themselves OF rates. will please
leave their With by the Ede Of this month
at my Batchsr Shop, on Main street. near Twelfth.
feAsd1n-
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III. B. TEN.EYCK.
Insurance Agent, Second St.
ST II M u N II
OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Lorillard Fire Insurance Com'y
OF NEW YORK.


On the NJ aav er Ham, A n rsAa
H.d. !. u. Auditor 81 a. s,,,. ~ row.
4"aae - 'ae haat1' y u'e 'sa'e ION n, Pnr-
sMaaf 70 Ae Stof*fes 81 fAat State.
rance Conpany
n ascuns OF its e.patsl stock ID N 00o o0o On
4 The a..ets "a The con,n.nv srs =
l. Cash on hand ia Bank
and in the hands of
q K-al Estate unepeum-
bered .-.............~...- 1000 90
g. Bonds and a, oek ks owned
ty the Company how
secured and rate OF To-
.eres, thereon tses
schedule - col 80 90
Debt. Of the Companv
secured by morfrsss
8. D-s.. assr,e other .i.. secured
lses sch-dule)....-.... $500 90
g. Debts for or erniums 1904
y All other securities fmee
srheduie1 interest 49,. 20 oss "a
Total sss -ts - - n .o3 es1 "a
uastIIrIn
S. The amount Of Llsh;lise. du.
not due 10 Banks other
cfeditcrs ...--..--.-----...--..
0. Losses adjusted and due.
I. Losses adjusted . not due None
g. Ls@sos un.dIust-d. ............. Is e50 o.
o. Losses In suspense i. Aiting1
further proef-.-.....-........ -
TO- All ether claims against sons.
the Company ..........-......
Total Isbtlitiea---.- q a5o no
ii. The greatest amount insured In any one risk
IA The allowed by The rules Of N C
psny he insured in any one city town or village
depends upon circumstances.
l3 Toe greatest allowed to he insured n any ne
block
"a Tns act of ofincerporstion % the Compsnyi hI4d
srArE Sxu YosK,
Comfy ofse~ York
Carlisle Norw cd Pr sidsvt aud John C. Mills secre
tary cf the Loriliard Fire Insurance Company or New
York, being s@vs&iy and dRly swern depoxs and s.y
and each fer himself sats, that he foregoing true
full correct Eiaiem@n Of the Affairs o Corpora
ton and that they the above officers thereof
and that part OF the capital earnings said Co
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A question for debating spciety: Can
q man marry his own widow mother-in law?
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MONTREAL, Feb. 8.
The Governor General Of Canada, is ex-
pected on the steamship Austrian, now due
at New York
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a woman thrown from a wagon was saved
q broken head by striking on her waterfall.
Oil discoveries in Canada grow daily
more abundant
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Particular attention given TO the sale or purc hase
cottor prnvisons ard Produce ConsigrMe4ts
R,.,, -o-stste Savings Association, 81. Louis, and
nrincpnl Nation III Banks Of Iowa.
febtd3ni
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On the 1st day ~ jan, A. ID. 1879.
Made 10 the Auditor of the State Of 10 VA, pur
ssaat TO the .stat.tes Of that State.
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LAKF's crHcss.- -RelaeuDSer Fhat sIelse's
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

The demand for petroleum In Europe .Gir
1866 Is estimated 81 %, ,OC,. Oh gallons. IN n
1884 It was 30,000,000 gallons. There Is a
brisk demand everywhere.
Lafayette $. Foster, President of the
United States Senate, Is q descendant of
Miles Standish, the famous Puritan soldier.
While workmen were tearing down an
old saloon in Milwaukee, on the BOTH one of
them found cigar box two-thrds full of
silver coin. The amount was S2lO,
I Major ,Iarnes-F. Mlilgan, the wei known
chief OF the Signal Corps Of General Lees
army OF Northern Virginia, has been Of
fered similar position In the Imperial
army of Austria by the Emperor Francis
Joseph.
a merchant of Cork has brought an ac-
ton of El0,000 against u magistrate for
sending sixty policemen 20 search his house
for Fenian arms.
The Chincba islands do not exceed in ex-
tent two and a half square miles, yet for
years past they y1lngo supplied g,tqlo at pn
average Of 400 ships per annuhi, wifi
freightage of not less than $9,0OO.O 600, the
value OF such cargoes In Europe being up
wards of $4,000 in gold.
The oil wells In West Virginia, in the
vicinity of Parkersbusg, are yielding about
5000 barrels per day. The s'butning wen"
has been sqpelched, and now runs 500 to
1000 barrels per day. ....'
The County Treasury of Green Lake
county, Wis, was robbed Of $80,G00. on
Sunday night last, lit Ffsiu
Ashley, of Ohio, made speech In the
House, on Tuesday, declaring himself in
favor of niger suffrage In Ohio. Latham
has reached his level. Nature is vlndicated
The Indiana State Soldiers Association is
arranging for grand Fourth of July
celebration at Indianapolis. Generals
Grant, Thomas and Sherman are expected
to be present.
a woman and two children were drowned
Monday night by the capsizlng of schoo-
ner on Lake Ponchartrains q
The steamer Oak, laden with cotton, was
burned In the Savannah river day before
yesterday. Nine lives were lost.
Aiyoung lady named Busher was killed
by the careless handling OF firearms. at
springfield, Illinois, day before yesterday.
A little boy, seven years old, Jas. Brad
ley, had his head nearly cut OFF and his
arm and leg crushed, In Cincinnati, by Il
street ear.
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Matters at Washington.

NAaHINuTON, May u.
The Hamilton County or First and Second
District appointments are getting into u
muddle. The nomination of S. +. Cary was
made by the President hastily aud upon the
urgent request of Hon. Thomas N. Stillwell,
q member of Congress from Indiana, and q
brother-in-law of Mr.. Cary, Is reason, how
ever. to believe that Cary will be confirmed
by the Senate directly, II his nomination be
allowed to remain in that body.
Ii Is probable that the President will ad-
here to the appointment of Colonel Harris
and Colonel Basett Langdon, respectively,
as collector and assessor. In fact, there Is
no doubt about Langdon. for no one oppo-
ses him up to this time: but the President
has not considered carefully the showing
made as TO Spooner and, of course. there
fore, the appointment of Colonel Harris is
yet In doubt.
II is now authoritatively stated that the
Government will not be prepared for the
trial OF JEFF. Davis ut the approaching June
term ut Richmond. The Inference from
which Is, that the trial can not come off
earlier than October.
A contract has just been concluded be-
tween the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Adams Express Company, by which
the United States agree to employ the ex-
press company as the exclusive agent for
the transportation of all moneys and secur-
tiles belonging TO the United States.
General w. l.. b. Hazen, of Ohio, gal
liant officer of the army, has been commits
stoned 10 make tour of military inspec-
ton through the territories.
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Destructive Fires.
New ORLEANS, Nav 8

NEW URLKANs, May 81.
q. n. Morrlson's drugstore, No. IL Ma
guire street, was burned at midnight. Loss
$4,000; insured for $4,000. The adjoining
stores were badly injured.
ST. LOUIS, May 81.
A building on Market street, opposite the
Court-house, known as Wyman's Hall. re-
Gently occupied as the Metropolitan Thea
ter, and several adjoining stores, were
burned tonight. Loss estimated at $780,
600. Only partially insured.
The loss by fire on Wednesday night Is
much larger than was rstsupposed. About
25O0 barrels of whisky was burned. The
total loss by fire Is over $200,000 mostly In
sured. The Government tax was not paid
on the whisky.
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Especial dispatch to the New York Hcraldl
ToRoNTo. May 81
Distress In Alabama.

Governor Parsons has addressed letter
to General Howard urging the necessity of
the Bureau Increasing its dlstrlbutations of
rations. BY a recent census of that State
forty-three out of flfty-two counties return
5292l destitute persons. and he averages
the starving poor Mt $4,000. During the
war Alabama lost 10000 men; over one
half of whom were heads of families, and
there are G0000 white widows and orphans
Feeble women and decrepit old men walk
miles to obtain ratlons, and IL Is quite Gus
tomary to meet frantic mothers on the road
side crying with their starving children.
There are 100000 destitute whites and
blacks, and TO the 20,S00 TO which rations
were issued daily during May, he urges that
the number be increased for June 1000.
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CLARKsvnLE, TENN, May 81.

A grand tournament took place here to-
day. Among the celebrities present were
the late Confederate Generals Il. II. Cheat
ham, Cerro Gordo Williams and General
Quarles who delivered the oratlon. Gusta-
yus Henry, styled formerly the Eagle
water of Tennessee, was an attendant.
Upward OF 10000 persons attended the
tournament. The exercises took place at
the fair grounds. In large circular am
pie. The tournament was given for the
benefit Of the widows aud orphans of the
Confederate dead. The total receipts were
over $4,000. 11'
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Breadstuns from Isnrone.

The Consul at Liverpool writes, under
date Of May Is;
Some two weeks ago advised you of
the shipment from this port TO New York
of iifteen thousand bushels of wheat. i
now have 20 inform the Department OF
State that the City of Cork, which sails to-
morrow, takes as freight four hundred and
nlnety-eight casks OF French wheat fionr
valued at fl,0i6 sterling. l think this Is
the first instance of the shipment OF French
nour from this port to the United States
and probably the first time -four has ever
been shipped as merchandise from Europe
70 America
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Steamboat Disasters-Loss of Life.

MEMPHIS, May 81.
The steamer City of Memphis, from New
Orleans for 81. Louis, exploded at Buck Is
land, 407 miles below here at eight o'clock
this morning, tearing away the forward
cabin and setting the boat on fire. She had
deck.
The following persons are lost: Mr.
Smith, Evansville, Indiana; Mrs. Donne,
Deagle's Varieties; Pilot Frank Perdue
George Britton, steersman George Hanger,
81. Louis; First Engineer Harrison Fox
Second Steward c. A, Hamilton; Cabin boy
James Robinson.
Scalded-Mrs. Wakefield, st. Louis: Mrs.
Seldom, Jefferson, Texas.
About sixty persons are supposed to be
lost and injured.
The City of Memphis was owned by the
Atlantic Steamship Company, and was val
ued Mt 100000. Insured.
The steamer Prairie State struck snsR
at South Bend Arkansas River, on Tuesday
night, and sunk over her lower decks. She
was owned In st. Louis. She will be raised.
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Tobacco Convention.

LOUISVILLE, May 3l.
The National Tobacco Fair took place to-
day In the four tobacco warehouses the
number of hogsheads on exhibition was
$40. from the following States Virginia,
Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana and Ken
tucky. The tobacco was certainly very
fine, and sold for fabulous prices. The hogs
head that took the first premium for man
ufactured tobacco, sold for $50 per hundred
pounds. The fair was great success, and
will do much TO fix the price of tobacco for
the balance of the season. II win be con-
tinued tomorrow and Saturday.
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AudusfA, Ga, May 81.
Inlthe case Of w. Law, contestine the
Of the test oath. as applied
TO lawyers, In the United States Court at
savannah, Judge Erskine to-day decided
The act Of Congress, approved January n,
1855. so far "a u was Intended to apply 20
This case, Is repugnant 10 the Constitution
Of the United States, t
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#ourtary and Commercial.
CIncinnnti NIarkets.

CINCINNATI, May 81.
FLouR-The market Is quiet with a fair
local business doing. We quote superfine
ut ~ 20@9 10; extra, $40 50@ll; family,
$ll 0O@l2 80; and fancy, Sl3@l5.
WHEAT:-The better grades are dull, and
accurate quotations of all kinds are difficult
to give. There were sales of No. 2 spring
at 81 50@l 40; 800 bushels rejected spring
sold at 81 35 and 600 do No. red at ~ 25,
CoRN--There was demand for mixed
shelled IN bulk, and prices advanced TO Ci t4
62c. for No In elevator In sacks it is held
at 726o73c.
OArs-The better quality of Oats are
scarce, and prices have advanced TO $50 56c.
for No. ! elevator.
RYE-The market is steady Mt S5@9Oc.
BARLEI-There is no change In the mar
ket; prime fall and Canadian 81 4O@i 60
GRocERIEs-The market has undergone no
material change since our last We quote
fair to choice Rio Coffee at 2362Sc. Raw
sugar l216 "a lbc.; hard refined l7@17lSc.,
and Molasses 90@95c. for Porto Rico.
WHIsKY-A firm market for bonded, at
DC. with fair demand. Duty paid Is In
fair request and the market steady and
rather firm ut 50 ~
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Fenian Movements Canada ISS-
o. 'tNA VA " cited.
BUFFALO, May 81.

t'lNlVAIT1l cited.
BUFFALO, May 81.
More Fepiims arrived here last night
from the West. There are now about one
thousand In the city. and more are ex-
pected. Nothing can be learned from the
men, They state that they are laborers,
bound to California, They have, appar-
emily, no arms, but II Is understood there
are plenty secreted here.
SEIZURE or FENIAN ARMS. ...ta
'~''e NEW 1oRK, May 81.
United States Marshal Murray has seized.
on the steamer General Sedgewick, from
Galveston, 1900 rounds of ammunition and
ilfty revolvers, consigned 70 the Adjutant
General OF the Fenian Brotherhood From
which fell into the Mar
shaPs hands, II appears that the property
was stolen from one of the Federal camps
In Texas.
BosroN, May 81.
Two hundred able-bodied young men
left titchburg depot by the half-past five
train this afternoon.
Especial dispatch to the New York Horaldl
TORONTO, May 81.
The Ddily Telegraph of this evening has a
dispatch from Montreal to-day, saying one
thousand stand of arms were seized at st.
Albans yesterday concealed In a box
marked ''machinery." When seized they
were turned over to the American authori-
ties at Burlington.
The city, during the morning. has been
rather excited. The Canadians now admit
that Sweeney Is desperately In earnest and
will attempt invasion. A ~
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railroad Accident,

1stn.l CLEVELAND, May 81.
The train omSandusky, to-day, stopped
for broken engine three miles west from
herc' aud was run into by the day express
from Toledo. One lady, name unknown,
was killed, and tour or flve more seriously,
and several slightly, hurt. HI'