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TRAGEDY IN DICKSON COUNTY.
Attempt 30 Drive q Man from House
The Man RetaIiates by killing his

Attempt 30 Drive Man from House
Prosecutors.
In Dickson comfy, about four miles
above the mouth of Harpeth, there lives
a hard working young man, whose name
we have forgotten. He held a situation
in a saw mill, and rented house belong
ing to a man named Hampton. For a
week or two past Hampton has been en-
deaVoring TO get the man out of the house,
and few days since, in company with his
son, met the young man in The road, and
held him while they made negro whip
him.
On Sunday morning last Hampton and
his son proceeded to the house where the
young man lived, and made at him in a
threatening manner. The young man
quietly took down his rife and fred on the
elder Hampton, the bali penetrating just
above the left nipple, wounding him NOR
tally. Hampton's son then started TO-
wards the young man, and Just as he got
in striking distance the young man grabbed
an axe and inflicted blow with the same
on Hampton's neck, nearly severing his
head from his body, and killing him in
stantly.
We did not learn the reason assigned fOr
attempting TO displace the man from the
building. We understand that he was
formerly a Texas Ranger, and a quiet
citizen. His prosecutors we learn were
both Radicals. When our informant left
the elder Hampton was still alive, but nc
hope entertained of his recovery.
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT

SAN Francisco, Jan GA letter from
Durango says Gen. Ortega and POtosi,
the latter recently assassinated, had
in their possession, so their friends affirm
documents showing that the States of
chihuahua and Sonola had been sold to
the United States and would be occupied
by American forces inside of two years
The report is fully credited at Durango.
DETROIT, Mich, Ian. >--Republican
members of the Legislature have nomis
mated L. Chandler for re- election to the
United States Senate.
PLYMOUTH, England, Jan. G-The brig
ship Southern Empire, from New Orleans
for Liverpool with cotton, foundered at
sea on the 3rd inst. The Captain and
crew were lost
CHICAGO, Jan,,G.-A caucus for the
nomination of a candidate for United
States Senator is to be held in st Paul,
Minnesota on the 18th instant. Wilkin-
sons friends are hopeful but Ramsay S
supporters deem his re election certain
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CHICAGO.
Judicial Decision ON the Whisky Act
A Move Against the Prize Ring

Judicial Decision ON the Whisky Act
A Move Against the Prize Ring.
CHIcAGo Jan. G-Judge DrummOni, of
the United States District Court, gave an
important decision to-day, respecting the
Congressional Whisky Act of July 20
1867. After an able review of the argu-
ment, the Court decided that every single
provision of the law accords with the
constitution, and dissolved the injunction
to restrain the revenue officers from acts
ing under its instructions.
To prevent the recurrence of numer~
Gus prize fights that have disgraced this
vicinity, the city authorities will endea~
vor to obtain the passage, at the present
session ofthe Legislature, of an act mod
eled after the Ohio law which imprisons
for one year the principals of a premedio
tated prize fight, with the additional pros
viso empowering the arrest Of persons
training for fight The measure is GER
tain to pass.
The tbirty-three Planning Mills OF
Chicago, last year, made about 200 ,OOO,-
900 feet of lumber.
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KENTUCKY
Tae Governors Message 10 the Lcsis-
Iature.


LOUISVILLE, Jan. 6.-Goyernor Ste
yenson in his annual Message says the
people of Kentucky will all unite as
with one heart and one mind, irrespective
Of the past, in yielding cordial support
to all Of General Grants official acts and
measures having for their object the SUI
premacy of the constitution Of the
United States and the restoration and
prosperity of the American Union. The
support of the State governments in all
their rights as the most competent ad-
ministrations for our domestic concerns,
is the surest protection against anti-re-
publican tendencies.
He avows himself in favor Of econos
my and q rigid accountability of all
officials in the administration of the
Government, the supremacy of the civil
over the military authority, sound and
stable circulation in currency, and the
sacred preservation of the public faith.
Also for friendship, peace and unrestrict-
ed commercial intercourse with all ma
tons, and entangling alliances with none;
and the constitutional independence of
the executive, legislative and judicial
departments from attempted encroachs
ments of one upon the other.
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the Hon. William Cumback, Judge
Frazier, Of the Supreme Court, Hon.
Richard W. Thompson Of Terrc Haute,
Hon. Horatio Newcomb, for many years
editor of the Journal, Hon. G. S. 0rth
and State Senator Wolcott. Mr.. Gums
back commenced canvassing for the
place over year ago and has continued
to work up a greater apparent strength
than either of the other candidates, and
will doubtless lead the others. In re-
spect to the speakership of the House,
there is warm contest. Tho principal
candidates being Mr.. Stanton, Of IndiS
annapolis, George A. Buskirk, of Bloom
ington, Col. Pierce, of Valparaiso, and
Stemore, of Bushville. General Walter
L. Gresham will be reelected Agent of
the State.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Col. Babcock,
who was sent by Gen. Grant to Arkan-
sas to investigate the condition of affairs,
In letter to Grant, received this after
noon, reports that the Governor of Ar
kansas is fully able now to preserve peace
without the aid Of the military. lie had
eight hundred men, one~fourth of whom
are negroes, fully armed, and expressed
the utmost confidence in being able to
manage the violent rebels, and prevent
the repetition of scenes of bloodshed.
Affairs have been in terrible condition,
but all danger is now over.
Speaker Colfax declined all applications
for letters and for his signature to petit
tons for office, on the ground that be
does not desire to enbarrass or Influence
Gen. Grant in making his selection of
officers.
1t is understood that Commissioner
David Wells is ambitious of being Secre-
tsry of the Treasury under Grant, which
accounts for so much space being given in
his report on financial matters. No one
except himself scarcely entertains such an
idea. There is some talk of legislating
Wells out Of Office La Delmar, on acL
count of his verbosity and the utter use
lesSness of his Office.
Collector Henry A. Smythe, of New
York, arrived to>day, to look after his con-
as Minister to Russia, which is
IS probable as that Smythe will go in
balloon on a voyage to the moon. lie is
Infatuated with the idea OF being a for>
'ign minister and has crazy ideas which
make him an object of ridicule.
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heard from him. To two or three ram
tlemen ne has said that If il Is nos "a.
peaied, the Senate ought to sit n sInost
CONTINUOUS session next suumer
ne cares less for party Qualifications
IN an officer than for personal on.i;eoa
tons. He said that we suffer frpr, 80
literal interpretation of the maxim wbicb
amrms that the spoils belong to the We
Tor. Offices should be for ms good az
tne country, not for the benefit 1articn,
lariy OF any party This | believe 10 bs
MS view. | think, from what / have
heard, that no man in Office is to be re-
moved merely because he is a Democrat.
II ne was firm for the country during her
struggle, and is faithful, an honest and
a capable official be stands a fair chance
OF Keeping the place. Copperheads, DO.
htlcal time servers, blatant Democratic
politicians, may as we'll send in their "a
to take effect on the 4th Of
next March. Existing vacancies and
vacancies hereafter made will, 1 am sure.
De nlled from the Republican ranks. Yet
the aim, first and last, Will be to get I'D.
right and efficient men, rather thar 10
reward party services. If we prefer
such men for appointment we shall get
the offices, but the show for old party
nacks IS not very good one just at this
time.
How to deal with this problem of get
ling out Mr.. Johnson's bad men and get
ing in General Grants good men
while the tenure of Office act is in effect,
S question for consideration. As fast
IS ne can find them, the next President
Will remove the corrupt and the incaps-
'le-the work cannot be done in one
month nor in two months. Shall tho
vet be repealed, or shall the Senate sit
lere through the spring and summer
md autumn ? The matter is worth your
Ittentlon-particularly worth the attsn-
ION Of those who are opposed to the re,
zeal DrxoS
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MEXICO.
Congressional Approval Of Treati.

Congressional Approval Of Treaties.
HAVANA, Jan. Ga steamer from
Vera Cruz brings the following news:
The Mexican Congress, by a large ma
jority, has approved of the convention Of
the 4th of July, made with the United
States for the settlement of the claims of
citizens of both countries.
The Congress, in secret session, has
also approved the treaty with the United
States recognizing the rights of natural
lied citizens
The police authorities of the City of
Mexico had issued orders restricting the
performance of religious ceremonies,
which caused some churches to close
doors.
A police regulation had also been put
in force prohibiting the sale of liquors
after E o'clock in the evening. Several
journals object to these orders, on the
ground that they attack personal liber-
ty, the free exercise Of religion and the
right of commerce.
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MEM PHTS.


Tho election for Municipal Officers.
MEMPHIS, Jan. G.sr-The municipal
election which comes off tomorrow from
present indications will be very close
r. Republicans held large meeting
light for consolidating their force
the occasion.
The City Council this afternoon re-
fused with one dissenting vote to ratify
the sale by Mayor Leftwich of stock
owned by the city in Little Rock rails
road to w. b. Greenlow, who, it is al
legged, represents ring formed by
Iessees of the Mississippi Central
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TIT FOR TAT.

The "UnpleasantneSs" Between Grant
and JOhnsOn-The Inauguration of
Grant and What johnson viii not
Do.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Gazette.
WAsHINGToE, Dec. 81, lS6S.-In no.
ticing the other day the little personal
"onpleasantness" between the outgoing
and incoming Presidents, | took occasion
to deprecate the unSOldier- like dodge of
Gen. Grant in Sinking a visit to Mr..
johnson on New Years day BY an igno-
minious fight to Philadelphia. This has
given rise to the suggestion that another
difficulty is ahead /; that upon Inaugural
ton day" it has been customary for the
Setting Sun to attend the Rising in his
triumphant course to the Capitol, and
that it may not be agreeable to the latter
luminary to permit his efIulgence to be
eclipSed by the superior splendor of the
former. | apprehend no difficulty on
this score. Mr.. johnson will scarcely,
after what has occurred, commence
negotiations upon this delicate and
grave point. Mr.. Adams put on a
stiff upper lip on the 4th of March, 1929.
and did not attend (HsT did he offer TO
dttend) the ceremonies of Jackson's in
auguratiOn. Doubtless there have been
other parallel cases in our history. But
besides all this, | learn that Gen. Grant
has intimated laconically to his Man FRS
day that he desires to break up and for
ever destroy the Plebian custom Of out
door inaugurations, and elaborate "In-
augurals." He will therefore be sworn
in, together with the Vice President, in
the Senate Chamber, without any parade.
President Johnson's presence can there
fore be dispensed with. A principal
reason for this change of base is that the
coming man is mo orator as Brutus is -
His speech PREDATORY to kissing the
calf>skin, it is thought will be exceed
ingly brief, not bigger than a piece of
chalk, Of sufficient dimensions, however,
for marking down certain important and
profound maxims, such as "Let us have
Peace % "Pll fight it out on this line if it
takes me all summer !" Congress knows
more about these matters than | do N.Y.
SELF 81 have not given them thought"
81 have seen the horse Dexter frequently y,
and think the likeness perfect" 1t would
be manlfestly outside the pale OF deco
rum to assemble hundreds of thousands
of eager spectators in front Of the eastern
portico of the Capitol, and dismiss them
thus abruptly. The inside track is,
therefore, indispensable, where the Pres
dent elect may, as succinctly as he
chooses, announce his line of march, and
leave calculation and establishment to
Marcus Schuyler Brutus Colfax, who is
really an orator Of natures own making
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PrimOgeniture is foreshadowed as the
next line on which the Liberals will ad-
vance this winter One by one the bar
riers of class and privileges are falling in
England. The English constitution is
being amended far more rapidly and radi
cally than it is even proposed to alter
ours. Will the timid and ever democrat
lied conservatives ponder on this ? The
elective franchise has been extended in
England relatively to far greater de-
gree than with us. The Established
Church and the tenure of estates are GO
ing. Could revolution be more thorough
or far-reaching2 Yet the crash, the
prostration of business, the paralyzatiOn
of trade, and all the train of dire disaster
so inevitable to the prophetic eye of cons
seryatism have not set in
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NEW YORK.
sympathy for the Cretans-IrIsh Meet
ing-EXtensiVe Robbery, etc.


ing-ENIensiVe Robbery, etc.
New YORK, Jan. Ga public meeting
will be held at Cooper Institute Friday
night in aid Of the Cretans)
A large meeting of lrishmen attended
to hea1r5marks from personlate'Y inns
prisoned in England last evening at
Cooper Institute. The meeting closed
by all singing song, while the speaker
danced upon the platform.
Messrs Chamberlin d Pyne, Wall street.,
had $4,000 in bonds and currency
stolen from them during the interval be-
tween New Years Eve and Saturday.
They were taken in two tin boxes from a
safe and as no injury to the safe Is
noticeable, suspicion falls upon a young
clerk of hitherto unblemished character
who has been absent since New Years
and whose whereabouts are at pr esent
unknown to the detectives.
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THE WEST.
PacIac Railroad Appropriations,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Gov. Evans,
President Of the Denver Pacific Ra ilrosd
and Telegraph Company, says the re-
ports sent out to the effect that the cOm-
pany have received aid from the Cows
eminent heretofore, and now asks for
any, except in lands, is erroneous. All
it asks is a transfer Of lands that have
been already granted to the Union Pas
cifc, Eastern Division Company, with its
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The Paris Moniteur, which has been
in turn the official organ of all the gov.
ernments of France since the first revO-
luton, will soon discontinue that rela.
ton. As it is the property Of private
party, and owes its official character
merely to a contract with the govern
ment, Louis Napoleon prefers to have his
own paper, and has therefore concluded
to establish a new organ, which will be
owned as we'll as edited by the governs
ment. The French Tribunal have Just
decided that the official paper has not the
right to assume the name MOniteur.
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BOSTON.
Movement I'm Opposition 10 MOOTes
heads TartH Bill

heAu = Iar1u BtIl.
BosToN, Jan. Cat meeting of the
Boston Board of Trade Mr. Edward At
kinson introduced q series of resolutions
against the MOorehead tariff bill, the
most important of which declares that
the increase proposed in said bill in the
taxes upon iron, steel and other metals,
upon lumber, upon alkalies, upon glas :
and upon salt, are especially uncalled for,
and would tend to enhance the excessive
cost of the production of most all other
commodities, already SO high as to have
nearly destroyed our foreign commerce
and seriously to impair the comfort and
prosperity of the people. The resolu.
tions are to be considered at a special
meeting on Saturday.
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FLORIDA.

ReassemblIng of tie LegisInturc-At-
tempt 30 Dust the Speaker of the
House.
TALLAHASSEE, Jan 6.---The Legislao
turs which adjourned last November,
met yesterday but transacted no business,
no quorum being present in either house.
At the regular session to>day there was
no quorum in the Senate, but the lower
house organized and reported to Gov.
Reid as ready to receive any cOmmuni>
cation from him
An attempt was made to displace
Speaker Moore but proved failure.
Lieut. Gov. Gleason occupied the
Speakers chair in the Senate
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PARAGUAY.

Settlement Of American Difficulties.
PARIS, Jan. G.-Later advices from
Paraguay state that the American Min s.
ter, Mcmahon had an interview with
Lopez, and full atonement has been &C
corded for the recent outrages on Ameri-
canS
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RHODE ISLAND has just had an eccle-
siastical trial, involving substantially the
same points raised in the Tying case.
The ecclesiastical court managed to ex-
tricate themselves from the difficulty with
considerable adroitness. Rev. Mr.. Hub,
bard, the defendant, was acquitted, the
court protesting on the record that its
opinion did not involve any approval Of
his course-a proceeding which recalls
tho old Scotch verdict, Not proven; "
or the more modern one of the West,
:" Not guilty, but the prisoner had better
leave the Territory before night"
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consideration to support it, and the con-
tract is nuduna pdctum and void.
o. The constitutional provision ap-
pines only to executory contracts, or to
bonds, deeds, notes, bills or other evil
dence of Indebtedness used in aid Of the
rebellion. If the contract has been exc
cuted the court will not aid either party
IN undoing what has been done. If not
executed the court will not enforce it,
but will leave the parties where it finds
them.
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Speaking Of the accident 10 Geo. W.
Shotwell Of Cincinnati, an account Of
which we published yesterday, the En-
quire1' Of the 4th inst. says: At noon
yesterday, DR.. Mussey peril the OPP
GRAFTON of raising the skull, which was
found indented and fractured, from ths
brain, and it was hoped that the result
would be favorable, but the probabilities
are the injury will yet prove fatal. Mr..
Shotwell is one OF our most enierprising
business men, and this sad accident will
be deplored by his large circle Of friends
and acquaintance generally. At nine
O'Clock, last night, he appeared to be in
an easier condition, and stronger hopes
are entertained Of his recovery.
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A CHANCE FOR INvENTOks-U ntil May
1869, the Argentine government offers
IS 600 in gold, and the Brazilian govern
ment 80 900, to any one who will invent
a process by which meat may be pre-
served fresh and juicy for six moths
Some American ought to be able to obtain
these rewards
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The King of Denmark was recently
thrown from his carriage, and his at>
PENDANTS, when lifting hin from the
ground, thought at first he was dead.
He was not long, however, in awaking to
consciousness. His first words, upon
opening his eyes, were: "Do not say a
word to the Queen !"
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ARKANSAS.
Citizens Refused the Right of Assem-
bly,.

bly,.
MEMPHIS, Jan. Ga committee Of
refugee citizens from Arkansas went to
Marion yesterday to ask permission OF
Col. Watson, commanding the militia
there, to hold meeting at Mound City,
a village near there, for the purpose Of
devising means for peaceful settlement
of difficulties. Col. Watson replied that
the country was under martial law, and
declined to give the permission asked for.
He also stated that he had been sent
there to arrest some twenty men, twelve
of whom were already arrested. He in
tends to mount his command and
scour the country until he found the re-
mainder.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, Jan. 6.-Republican demon
strations at Seville and Frontera wero
unsuccessful. An attempt being made
at the latter place to seize arms, the
arms were removed TO Cadiz for safety
hT Gen. ROda's tTooDS
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SPECIE PATEESTs-Is is stated that
Senator Sumner il preparing speech on
the finances, andis said to favor a speedy
resumption of specie payments Gen
eral Butler is also preparings speech on
the same subject, and holds that a re,
sumption OF specie payments is inn
pOssibla
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GEORGIA.

s.bIey's Version Of 1.-The OSeecGee
Troubles.
WASHINGTON, Jan. G.-An official
amount of the Ogeechee troubles as fur
nished by Gen. Sibley, attributes al
the blame to the whites, and says the
negroes were acting only in self defense.
We represent the newspaper accounts Of
the affair as incorrect.
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A Lexington, Ky, dispatch of the 18th
says esterday DIR. g. Mcbride, of
Indian pain-cure celebrity, was assaulted
by mob, in front of the Southern Hotel,
when about to enter his carriage-cause,
a young lady. 10 few moments an ex-
cited mob surrounded the hotel, much
divided in sentiment The doctor was
badly bruised, but recovered and de-
Tended himself with a six-shooter, clear
ing the square for time. Soon after
the crowd augmented to a thousand per-
sons, many of whom spoke of lynehing
the doctor, when he made his appearance
in the crowd, armed to the teeth, and
marched through them without their
making a demonstration The entire
police force were called into requisitiOn
and the mob was suppr essed Tor the
present The affair will come before the
court tomorrow, and some rich develop
ments are anticipated.
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London has a Mormon church with
one thousand members.
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WASHINGTON.
Mr.. washburne's speech.

Dispatches to the Associated Press by the West
ern IInion Lima
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NEGRO SUFFRAGE.

In answer to an inquiry as to his views
upon negro suffrage Gin the same conver~
sation) he said /: Negro suffrage is in
evitable. l was bitterly opposed to it
until it was forced upon US by the logic
of events. The extension of suffrage will
not forbid the supremacy of inteili-
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The "UnpIeasantness" Between Grant
and JOhnsOn-The Inauguration of
Grant and what johnson viii not
DO.