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NEW YORK.
Important Facts and RumOrs.


NV YoEK, Dec. 2L-Thomas O. Acc
ton, President of the Board of Police
Commissioners, has announced his Inr
tention of resigning. There are more
rumors of an organization in this city to
aid the Cuban Insurgents. The Cons
gressional committee On alleged New
York election frauds to-day examined
District Attorney Courtney, Marshall
Murray, and others. Vice President
elect. Colfax and wife arrived to-day and
are guest, of Elliott C. Cowlin. They
will remain till Thursday
At a meeting of the General Commas
sioners of the United States Indian Com
mission, Col Wyncoop was requested to
address the body on Wednesday evening"
on the cause of the recent trouble with
the Indians and remedies therefor.
Report says that the New York Cen
tral road will hereafter probate with the
Western roads in freight
Gossip says IN the Inauguration OF ia,
pres6nt bull movement, Broad street Dor
rowed from ten 80 twenty million dol
lars o! gold and exchange on stock coilau
erals and sold it for currency, thereh,
uuttinr themselves in u strong finances
position To hold their Central stock.
is reported that the gold and eNchang
are 10 Zee returned in January.
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THE MitlSKY tax.
The Washington corresponds. Of /

The Washington corresponds. Of The
New York Times writes as follo,s:
No one here credits the stateLants,
which appear to obtain some degip of
confidence elsewhere, that an etfortNill
be made to increase the tax on whisky D
its old standard Prominent gOvernmeA
officials hold that for the interests of the
revenue nothing could be more disas-
trous, and the common sense of Congress
will certainly preserve it from commit
ting the absurdity Of altering it. The
leading members ofthe Ways and Means
Committee are satisfied with the present
working of the law, and regard its con-
tinuance as the best thing possible TO
the government.
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ARKANSAS.
An Outlaw Defending 0utIaw s-Th
People Fleeing for safety. Be-

An Outlaw Defending NutIRws-The
People Fleeing for safety. a,
MEMPHIS, Dec. 2l.-The A valanche's Lit
tleRock special of tonight says many promi
pent citizens fed from the militia in Con-
way county, to this city. Capt Gibbons,
commanding the militia at Lewisbnrg, re-
ports to the Governor that old man Casey
Wss murdered for his money. His part
ners, Breeder and Bentley, who burned
the stors, fled. Gill & Mathews were
burned out because they were Radicals.
He says: 81 think can conquer the Ku-
KIux in a short time" Gibbons was a
member of the Legislature last session, and
introduced the bill forbidding the disfran-
chished from following any profession,
being mates on steamboats,, keeping stall
Lions, etc. His statements are improbable,
as the loss to Conservative citizens by the
FIRE is six times that of others. Breeder
and Bently fed to save their lives. Gen.
Upham reports from Augusta, on the 18th,
that a detachment under Capt. Taylor,
drove the insurgents out of Woodruff
county into Jackson, killing one, and cap
turing prisoners, arms and horses. Refu-
gees say the half has not been told of the
OutTages committed by the militia.
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A NEWSPAPER AGENT ARRESTED
FOR BIGAMY.
He Forfeits His Bond and Decamps.
The following is from the Louisville
o., To.,..u.J aF -....-l.

He Forfeits his Bond and Decamps
The following is from the Louisville
oetrier-Journal of yesterday:
It is doubtless still well remembered that
Harry KEYS, Esq, ex-agent of the Aneri-
can Odd FelLOg, ETC., was a few days ago
held in a bond of 81 900 to answer the
charge of bigsmy, he having in April last
married Miss Buckley, of this city, while
owing marital allegiance to another wife
iu Hamilton, Ohio. The disloyal Keys
was to have been tried before Judge Craig
yesterday morning. When the euphoni-
Gus name of Harry Keys was called once,
twice, thrice by the Marshal, there was no
response, save the echo that reverberated
along the dingy walls and over the sea Of
stringy and woody heads in the auditorium.
Few were surprised that the bigamist came
up missing, for he ia an exceedingly old
bird, not 10 be caught with chat. His
Honor mechanically declared the bond
forfeited and ordered capias for the re-
arrest of Keys. But there isn't the re-
hottest danger of this order being executed.
Harry Keys non est, will 80 remain, much
to the discontinue Of justice, yet far more
so TO his respected mother-in-law, who Is
left TO pay the amount of his bond.
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| plaintiff from the burden Of proving what
| is directly denied by the other plea. LIST
Gritty on Pleadings, page 5l5, aEd the
authorities cited History ola Law Suit,
section 237. os 'sa5 -,
We think there is no error in refusing
the instructions. It is insisted the court
erred in overruling the motion for new
trial as to the defendant, McCrory. This
application was predicated upon the
affidavits Of the plaintiff and the witness,
Harris. The plaintiff states, the witness,
Harris, had been summoned by the de-
PENDANTS, but they declined to examine
him. and he called him to the stand, and
he was asked if he had ever had any con-
yersation with the defendant, McCrory,
in reference to the renting Of these
houses. He answered in the negative.
! He now learned he can prove by Harris
that he had a conversation in which he
stated he had rented them. Harris in
his affidavit states, HE was asked the
question, but did not know the ques.
ton was in reference to the renting In
1862 that he had conversation with
McCrory in which he admitted it;
that he unthoughtedly neglected to state
the conversation; that after the trial Mc>
Crory stat ed to him he had rented the
houses for the year 1852 The evidence
Of Harris is cumulative. The fact In is<
sue was the renting to McCrory for the
year 1862. Witnesses had been intro>
duced upon that point Cumulative evi>
dence is that which speaks of facts in
relation to which there was evidence on
the trial. In such cases a new trial will
not be granted Humphreys, p. 252.
The fact that the attention of the wits
ness was not specially directed to the
conversation had with him by McCrory
relative to the renting, can be no reason>
able ground for granting a new trial.
Upon due attention, it might have been
brought out in his testimony, and under
such circumstances the party cannot avail
himself of his own laches. Where
witness inadvertently omitted to state
all he knows material to the case, it
is no ground for new trial. billiard
on New Trials, AL, and the authorities
cited. 81
We think there is no error in refusing
to grant new trial as to McCrory. There
is no error in the charge Of the court as
to Armstrong, of which the plaintiff can
complain.
The judgment against Morris & Harris
son, executors of Swan, will be reversed,
and remanded, and new trial awarded.
As to the other defendants it will be af
firmed. SaACKELFORD, Judge.
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ROASTED TO DEATH.
/ Shocking and mysterious AGai


A man named John Britt came to
his death on Saturday night, at Will
mington, Delaware, under the most
horrible circumstances, having been
literally roasted alive He was
workman at J. V. Rice j. Co. s Phe-
nix Iron Foundry, where he has
been employed seven or eight years.
He has been a steady, industrious
man, and not much addicted to
drink, except that he would occa-
sionally go on spree on Saturday
nights. He had charge of the sta
Bile .and of the foundry, carrying
the keys.
At about a quarter before eleven,
deceased went to Robinson's restau-
rant, near the foundry, where he got
something to eat He stayed there
until about a quarter after eleven,
and then went out with man, to
whom he stood talking until twelve
o'clock. He remarked that he saw
a light in the foundry, and would go
and see what it was. That was the
last seen of him until his children
went into the foundry on Sunday
morning to hunt him and found his
burning body. They ran for the
foreman, Mr. Harvey, who went
down to the foundry Immediately,
and found Britt's body lying in the
trench against a red hot casting, the
body in blaze and one leg partly
burned off, so that there was no
sign whatever of the lower part of
it, except the sole of his boot. This
trench had been dug the night be
fore around the rim of large fly
wheel just cast, so as to expose it
to the air and let it cool fast. De
ceased knew the wheel was there,
and saw the trench being dug. How
he ever got into the trench, with one
side pressed up against the red-hot
iron, is a mystery. Though he had
been drinking, he does not appear
to have been so drunk as to be I'M
able to control his own movements,
while he was so familiar with the
foundry that he could go about it at
night without a lamp.
The affair is as mysterious as it is
horrible. The body, burned of all
semblance to humanity, almost, was
taken to the deceased's residence.
The Coroner held an inquest on it,
but elected no facts beyond those
stated. Britt was native of Ire
land; has lived in this country sew
eral years, and leaves a wife and q
number of small children, who were
dependent on him for support
Baltimore Amer7caR, Dec, 10.
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ENGLAND.
The New PRrIIamenI-VieWs of PrOmI-
nent Members


LONDON, Dec. 2l.-Messrs. Gladstone,
Bright and Lowe have been elected to Par.
Lament
Mr Gladstone, IN a speech at the has
tings in Greenwich, said be was not vet
wholly 10 favor of the ballot, but if free
voting was impossible without such a safe
guard, then he was for the ballot.
Mr. Bright also msde a speech before
his reelection, at Birmingham, 10 which
he explained thut he had declined his first
appoiutmpRt as Secretary for India be-
cause The labor Of that Office was too severe
for him ia the present state Of bis health,
and also because he thought the views OF
the country in regard 10 the Indian policy
we're not sufficiently advanced. He ar.
euad that the late parliamentary elections
offered fresh evidence in favor OF the adoI
ton Of the ballot. He denounced the pol
icy Of the Tory party, and closed with
promising 90 the part If the Cabinet, eco.
nomical reforms 10 the administration o
the government,
All the members Of Parliament APP
pointed to positions in the government
have been reelected, except Mr.. Cardwell
whose election will take place tomorrow
| None of the elections were contested.
f. is Senerally believed that the minis
terial change in France is due to the inilu
ence 81 the clerical free press.
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A CARD from Commodore Meade is
published in the New York papers thank
ing the public and the press for aiding to
secure his release from a living tomb.
lie refers to the domestic trouble which
was the occasion OF his incarceration as a
lunatic only to say /; CAS- the pieces of
silver given to Judas explained the mos
tives for the betrayal Of the Saviour
of mankind, so did the marriage Of my
daughter the morning after my eutrap>
ment shed all the light needed upon this
atrnoii1--s
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TIE bill introduced by Mr. Wilson on
the 18th instant in the Senate to "regus
late the elective franchise in the District
Of Columbia" provides for striking out
the word male in the first section of
the election laws Of the District now in
force, and that every word in said acts
applicable to persons of the male sex
shall apply equally to persons OF the fe-
male sex, so that hereafter women who
are inhabitants OF the District of Colum-
bia and citizens of the United States may
vote at all elections and be eligible to all
civil Offices in said District on the same
terms and conditions in all respects as
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SOME three years ago lady named
Mrs Elizabeth Erickson, lost her life in
consequence Of a boiler explosion on
board the steamer Arrow, while on the
way down the Hudson from YOnkers.
Suit was brought by her husband for
damages, and the jury at the time gave
him a verdict for $4,000. The owners
of the boat then appealed the case to the
New York Supreme Court, general term,
and that body on Tuesday affirmed the
decision of the court below, 50 that the
m0ney will have to be paid.
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FLORIDA.

A New Phase of the GubernatOriRI
squabbIe. ..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Dec. 2l.-Tele-
graphic information was received here to-
day, that Judge Mill, of the United States
Supreme Court, on the plea of Lieut.. Gov.
Gleason, has signed citation of inquiry
as TO his title of office uoder The State con-
stitntiOn.
The United States District Court is in
seesion AZ jacksonville.
II is cu1ently reported that { forts will
be made before January 10 indict Gov.
Reed for some failure, or excess of duty,
while agent of the Postofice Department,
previous to his election as Governor; also,
to indict Senator Osborne for some INSIDE
meanor while register in bankruptcy, pre-
vious TO his election rs Governor.
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FOREIGN.

LISBON, Dec. 2l.-Rio Janeiro dates TO
the 9th inst are received. No war news.
The American feet, under Admiral Da-
Wis, had gone up Parana river TO Ascen-
cion, with Minister McMshon.
LONDON, Dec. 2l.-The full message of
President johnson is received.
The Times to-day, refers TO the Presi-
dents stubbornDess, and dsnounoes his re-
pudiatiOn proposition, aPd approves the
action Of the Senate and House in the dis
po5al of the document.
MADRID, Dec. 21.-Disturbances grow
ing out of the elections, are reported 10
some towns, but Of an Insignificant char
acter.
BERLIN, Dec. 2l.-The Prussian Diet
has adjourned for the holidays, until Janu-
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EsOCH ESTER.



ROCHESTER, Dec GA fire yesterday
here destroyed the Democrat Office, Sar-
gents bank, lock factory, and the Union
Bank building in which was stored -four.
The City Bank was damaged; also a few
other buildings in which were grocery,
hat stores and offices. Total loss, 100000,
mostly insured. Four fremen were in-
jured by falling from ladders.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings i'm the senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-Mr. Thayef
presented a remonstrance against the rsti-
'fcaiion of the Usage Indian treaty, except
on certain terms. Referred.
Mr.. Sumner offered two resolutions, one
directing the Secretary of the Senate to in-
form the Senate what was done IN pursu
ance of the resolutiol authorlzlng HIM TO
furnish each State set Of standard weights
and measures on themelricsl system, anG the
other directing the Postmaster General to
give information as to what had been Done
towards furnishing postal balances Oh the
same kind. Adopted.
Mr.. Patterson, of New Hampshire, IN
troduced bill to reorganize and increase
the efficiency of the medical department OF
the navy. Referred.
Mr.. Rice called up his resolution TO add
two members to the Committee on Paeltlc
Railroad as representatives of the South,
Adopted.
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution which
was adopted, directing the Secretary OF the
Interior TO report what Indian Agents or
Superintendent are absent from their posts.
Mr.. Thayer offered resolution request.
ing the President to instruct the Special
Committee who have examined the Union
Pacific Railroad west of Omaha, and the
Eastern Division of the Union Pacific
Railroad, to examine 10 the same way all
Pacific railroads so far as constructed, and
to report what amount is necessary to COM
plete them according TO the standard. OF
first class railroad as required by law.
Mr.. Stewart objected to the consideration
of the resolution and it went over under
the rule.
Mr.. Howard offered resolution request
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to COM
municate to the Senate reports of the Union
Pacific Railroad and its branches, as al
ready requested by resolution passed last
July. 800
Adjourned 70 fifth January.
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ESTABLISHED MARCH 80. 1886.
Greeley en- BEorEOn's specie Paying
Policy COIfax .FOreshRdOwing
Grnnf,a Ahr.nfuliaf raffnn.

Gfeetey en- M0rt0mS specie EhyaME
Policy = COIfax .FOreshRdOwing
Grants Administration.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 2l.-Greeley has q
three column letter to Senator Morton on
his recent speech upon the resumption of
specie payment. Greeley differs from Nor
ton in that the former believes that
prompt resumption is practicable and
argues upon that point at length.
In q speech at the banquet at Phila-
delphis, Saturday night, Speaker Colfax
said, relative to the incoming admins
tration: The most searching retrenchment,
honesty, efficiency and high character in
all connected with the public service,
rigid guardianship of the treasury
against universe and extravsgsnt schemss,
a financial policy which shall maintain our
credit untarnished, appreciate oar currency
and place US on the rock of specie payment
win be the purpOseand aim Of the new Adj
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GREECE AND TURKEY.
Probable Abatement OF the Eastern
War Cloud.

Probable Abatement OF the Eastern
War Cloud.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 20.-The Por e
approves of the conduct of Admiral Habart
Pasha at the hsrbor Of Syria.
The Ambassadors of the Yves ern powers
decline to exercise protection over the az
fairs of the Greek residents after their ex-
pulsion from the Turkish doIninions.
PARIS, Dec. 2l-Evening.--lt is repor.-
ed that Prince MetterBich has received
instructions from vienna TO net in concert
with France on the,,Eastern difficulty.
The Presse represents the excitement as
intense in Constantinople az in Athens,
and states that the Russian tag has been
publicly burnt in the streets of CONSTANT
nople.
CoNsTANTIEoPLE, DEC. 2l.-The Greek
subjects Of tie Sultan have sent a memo
rial to Athens praying the government to
avoid war with Turkey.
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The Montgomery, (Ala) Advertiser
says that Rev. j. e. Davis, Of the Meth.
odist Protestant Church of Montgomery,
has announced his intention Of uniting
with the Episcopal Church. Mr.. Davis
has been one Of the foremost men Of his
church and is universally regarded as a
man of great intellect aud piety.
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THE PLAINS.


BumOred Defeat of Gen. sheridan.
ST. LOUIS Dec 2I.-Ruusprs are current
In Western Kansas that Gen. Sheridan has
met with defeat at the hands Of the In
diaps, but they are unfouuded. No battle
has lakeu place stree November q, " hen
Gen. Custar defeated Black Kettle and his
alice.
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SIT. LOUIS.
A Female suffrage Association at
Work.

81 LOUIS, Dec. 2l.-1be Woman sui
rage Association OF this city IS actively
epgaggd in getting signatures 10 memorial
Ize Coryteas and the State Legislature,
praying for the privilege cf voting. a
memorial TO Congress, eigncd hy over :, 600
persons will be forwarded to-day. The as
sacintion holds regular meeting every
week and considerable general interest is
manifested in the matter.
The expedition under Col Carpenter,
which left for Wallace last month has re-
turped. no evidence was found Of Indians
heing in Gen. Sheridsn's rear, and no fears
are now felt that any further trouble will
occur north Of Tie Arkansas during tht
winter
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The Columbia Herald of Saturday gives
the Transactions in cotton at that place
during the week as follows:
Harris, Frierson Co., have bought 236
balls, at prices ranging from q to 2l4c.
Martin & Pickard, So bales, at Il to
2l4c
John Frierson & Co, SO bales, at 20 to
2l3c.
Col. VOORHEES,, l03 bales, at q to 2l$c.
L. Ii. Jamisop, l04 bales, at Il to &c.
ID. A. Davidson, q bales, at q to 2l4c.
A contract for building railroad
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Keokuk has been closed with the Key
stone Bridge Company, of Pittsburg, for
ten million dollars The bridge is to be
of iron and like the one at Dubuque, and
is to be commenced in the spring and
completed within the year
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A CAR is building in California for the
first through trip to New York over the
Gaelic Railroad. The finish is to be Of
Platforms laurel.
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Proceedings of the House.
E. B. Washburne called the House 10
order.
Mr.. Van Wyck made report from the
RetrenchDent Committee on Whisky
frauds, when the House adjourned 10
January 3
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The Neuo Era, Republican paper of
Atlanta, opposes further Congressional
interference in the reconstruction of
Georgia. .
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-22

Basale as the state Departments sun
dsy-EngIssh and American Affairs
Report on she Revenue Frauds. etc.
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All of which will be sold
greatly below value, as we
have determined to
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BY order of
EghT


HOW 10 PAY THE PUBLIC DEBT.
4 portlY gentleman with a large bank
account and the balance on the right side,
and large special deposit of gold, solilo-
quizes thus: next Monday my prop
erty is to be assessed. l have on hand
$1,000 in currency and $4,000 in gold. l
can not afford to pay taxes on all that, yet
don't want to swear that have less.
Let's see, how am to manage it? All!
l have it now,' and he walked rapidly
down to the National Bank.
Good morning, Mr.. A" and the
smooth featherod Cashier is all smiles, for
he knows who "Mr. A. is.
"Well, l thank you, c." replied the
aristocratic A. "Have you any 7-30s on
hand?"
90, yes" responded c., how many Will
You have?"
well (calculating) the matter of SlO,-
900 or so. The fact is, G., l want to re-
port to the Assessor Monday, and | want
to get rid of my yellow boys for few
days. These taxes are devilish high,
and don't feel like paying the govern
mcnt taxes when can avoid it. These
poor devils that are toiling in our machine
shops, on our streets or tilling the SOIL
will do that for ne"
so much, my boy" patting Mr.. C. on
the shoulder, "for having good Radical
government
Aud this is the mill which, day in and
day out, IS grinding the poor men of
every nationality and color deeper into
the mire of poverty and distress. This
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ONE Thomas W. Conway, a Radical
emissary in Louisiana, has been effect
ually exposed by the officers of the first
United States infantry as malicious
slanderer and falsifier. The Lieutenant
Colonel charges him with persistently
attempting to draw money from the gov
eminent through that officer in 1864, to
which he was clearly not entitled. This
fellow Conway is 4 specimen Of the car
pet-baggers who make it business to
misrepresent the Southern people.