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miscellaneous Items.

Eugene Aviller was arrested by officer Gossit,
Of the Second District, charged with being an 60.
capped convict from the State Penitentisry.
London Jones was arrested for stealing lot of
bedding, valued at IS. and Eugene Case being
accessory TO the robbery Of lot of shoes at the
fire on Royal street, near st. Ann, about fifteen
days ago.
James Lilly, young colored man, was arrested
on the levee. at the foot of Canal street, by cor.
poral Green, OF the river police, charged with at
rious United States coin, which was found In his
possession.
Colored Lucy Wilson charges colored Joe Fra
zier with stealing q "collation ticket" valaed at
fifty cents, ON Grsver street, on Monday night.
About noon yesterday colored man reported
to Sergeant Cambas. of the river police. that he
had been robbed of s2s. Two officers who were
detailed TO investigate the matter succeeded in
getting back the money, though how or from
whom the report does not state.
Mr.. Amedee Ducstel, Jr., has been elected
physician of Louisiana Lodge No. of the order
OF the Knights Of Pythias. The selection is an
excellent one.
The romantic Lafont De Coursey. .Anglsds case
has assumed another phase. The petition of ap-
peal Of Mr.. Lafont from the decision Of Judge
DuvigDeaud, authorizing her to marry, having
been rejected, Mrs. DeCoursey now sues Mr..
Lafont, in order to obtain settlement of his
tutorship. The amount involved is about
sl2 Oo0.
Capt. Boyd Robinson, of the third precinct, has,
Se are happy to state, so far recovered from his
illness that yesterday he made a call ct his head
quarters. he will soon be enabled to attend to
his duties.
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The weekly packet B. L. Hodge No. 2, leaves
for Shreveport on Friday 26th instant at P. NJ,
arriving at Shreveport early Monday morning.
Passengers will be put through to Jefferson In
three days.
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FROM EUROPE.


Death OF Almente.
PARIS, March 23.-The Mexican General AL
monte is dead.
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all taxes. Bonds rose in consequence from 65
to 80.
MEMPHIS, March 23.-An effort il being made to
get the DRY docks brought here. $4,000 were
subscribed yesterday for that purpose.
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Corporal Emerson reported last evening that
about O'Clock yesterday morning servant girl,
named Mabel Mcknight, in the employ of Mrs.
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FIRST DISTRICT CoURr.-Geo. Kaufman was
tried on the charge of burglary and larceny and
found guilty OF the latter charge only.
John Donohoe and Thomas 0'Hally were ar
ragned before the bar Of this court on the charge
of burglary, the jury impaneled aud witness
examined, whereupon the evidence justified dis
trict attorney TO enter q nOle pr0sequi in the
case, and then accused was discharged.
Louis Murray was found guilty Of larceny !;
Jsmes DoZier. of assault and battery; Oscar De.
londe, of larceny; John Griffin. of mule stealing
Ephraim Danneway was acquitted of the charge
Of larceny.
SEVENTH DISTRICT CoURT.-Suit of Mr.. and
Mrs. by. johnson VS.. farmers of st. Mary's Mar
ket for $40 600 damages, alleged to have resulted
from the latter's removing the formers milk aud
cresm.cheese stand from the market, thereby it
Is alleged, ipjurng their business several Thousand
dollars annually, was going on to-day, testimony
being taken.
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The vernanden Inters,et,on Case.

The taking down of evidence In this case, which
will occupy the court for some time yet to come,
was resumed yesterday. young lady. whose
name we withhold from motives of delicacy, being
the only witness examined and occupying the
stand during the whole session of the court. Her
testimony entirely favorable to the Defense but
ELECTED no new facts worthy Of particular notice.
At the hour Of adjournment, the court having in-
quired of Mr.. E. Bermudez. counsel for plaintiff
In inierdiction, If he had completed his exsmina-
tion of the witness, Mr.. Bermudez answered that
be had not. and would resume it at the next ses-
sion Of the court. which was adjourned until Mon
day next on account of Holy Week.
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a Deaf and Dumb wanderer.

For the past two weeks deaf and dumb young
man. clothed in q brown coat and light pants, has
nightly sought shelter at the Second District Sta
ton, where he was brought the first time by po-
lice officer, who stated that the young man had
landed from the steamer Nina Simmes." Last
night the writer saw him for the first time, and
after many attempts, succeeded 10 making him
understand that his name was desired, which he
writes as follows: Job Brijon John, the second
name being BrittoH as he acknowledged to the
writer when referred TO the letters T and in
:" maDusl for the deaf and dumb" which the per-
son carries with him.
Several names we're written in capital letters
for him 70 decipher; among Others father. mother
b. me, and the name of some parish but be vainy
attempted 10 read, and finally referred to the
Illustrated book. at a place where the words
"high fence" occur, sgnifyiDg that that was as
far as he had gone in his endeavors to instruct
himself. But when the words papa and mamma
were shown to him, written in pencil, he seemed
overjoyed and desirous OF returning whence he
came. from some country parish. The words
sugar cane, written in pencil by himself, also
occurs on the inside of the cover of the book.
John Britton is about seventeen or eighteen
wears old. and quite handsome. His eyes are
jet black, and sparkle with intelligence.
His form is 1.-the and his motions quick and easy
Altoeelher there is nothing in his appearance de.
noting that he is effected with the unfortunate n-
firmly which has placed him in such precarious
condition. Sergeant Malone. now in charge of
the Third precinct, and the other officers at the
bleuOu treat Dlm Will great hinuncos, auu are
quite anxious that be should be claimed by his
relatives, or that some information be given them
of his residence in order that they may send him
back. Bow he lives during the day is q mystery,
but soon night sets in he calls at the station.
locks around smilingly and moves backwards from
the railing to a corner of the station until he is
directed 10 follow the turnkey to the room allotted
to him In the guard house.
The Young Peoples Association.
In consequence of the incemency of the wea.
ther last evening, the regular meeting of the
Young Peoples Association. which was to have
been held in the chapel of the First Congrega-
tioDal Church, corner of Prytana and Caiope
streets, was postponed until Friday evening. the
26h inst, at 1880 O'Clock. 1t is expected that the
debate on the subject, :" Are thesters, as con-
Quoted at the present time, conducive to pub.
lie morals" will be very spirited. The commit
tee who have these meetings in charge hope
that there will be large attendance. this asso-
citation is not sectarian but simply for the benefit
and Improvement of young people, especially
Twin n, ha Etraf andE urfN Tlfatr
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| Remarkable Law Suit.

INTERESTING TO BUSINESS MEN.
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CINCINNATI.
Destructive FIFe-L0ss Nearly S75. coo
Loss OF Life.

CINCINNATI, ONO, October 20
John Waller fell, this forenoon
five stories, to the floor of Simon
| Wildberg's trunk establishment. or
Pearl Street. His injuries are inter
nal, but il is not known whether thel
are fatal.
Capt. Matt Schwab, of the Pheniz
Hook and Ladder Company, wa
taken out of the wreck Of the College
| building, dead, this evening. He
with others, stood at the head of the
stairs in the buileing, fighting the
fire, until the ceiling fell in,
enveloping all IN smoke and fire.
The others escaped and he was
missed, but, on search. he was
thought TO have escaped and gone
home. Having ascertained thar he
had not, search was made, and his
body found, with his head and breast
burned badly.
The College building is wreck.
The rooms above the Mercantile Lii
brary and Chamber of Commerce are
burnt out entirely. The whole roof
and floor above the Cham5er of Com
merce fellin, taking the floor of the
latter to the cellar; that above the
Mercantile Library did not. A por-
ton of the floor over the Reading
Room, was cut by the firemen, to let
water through. The damage to the
building is $4,000; insured; to the
Cincinnati College $25,000; to the
Mercantile Library, on perpetual
leasehold, $4,000. The Mercantile
Library lost most Tin its three rooms
In the third story of its records and
valuable English books. The Near
thur Library was all removed safely.
Much damage was done to other books
In the shelves, by water, in the Main
Library Room: total damage to
books 10000; insurance on all the
above losses In home companies, ex-
cept the following: Phoenix, of Hart
ford, $1,000; Western. of Buffalo,
5000; Security and Manhattan, of
New York, each $1,000; Cleveland,
of Cleveland, 5000; Sun, Of Cleve-
land, $1,000.
In the fourth story was small
book bindery, five rooms; Appleton's |
picture framing rooms, Fleetwood d |
FleetWood's lithographing room, and |
two or three rooms for storing goods |
and furniture. Appleton and Fleet |
wood lost $4,000. The loss of the |
other parties is S., 900. mostly insured |
in Cincinnati companies.
On the third floor, besides three
library rooms, were Bliss school |
room, law school room and Wink |
ler's book bindery. Loss $1,000. In.
surance unknown.
The stores occupying the first floor
was damaged but slightly, and that |
by water, except the portion occupied |
by j. N. Harris, manufacturer of pat
ent medicines, directly beneath the
Chamber of Commerce Room, into
which the roof and all the floors
above fell. Mr.. Harris loses 5000,
fully insured in the Franklin. Of Gin
einnati. The total loss is nearly
s75, 600. The valuable statuary In
the Mercantile Library Room was all
saved. The Chamber of Commerce
and the Mercantile Library occupied
all the second floor.
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New York Nens-

NEW YORK, October 20.-A special
Madrid dispatch says that the insur-
rectionary movement inside the City
of Valencia was recommended by the
Revolutionists, when the Govern
ment troops proceeded to enter the
town. After the capitulation tho
soldiers were received, on marching
into the place, with a volley of mus
kerry, aud the fire being returned,
hostilities were renewed. The fight
ing continues at the latest moment.
NEW YORK, October 20-Affairs
In Wall Street remain very dull, and
the only relief to the general dullness
and monotony is the continued bull
movement in Vanderbilt shares on the
Stock Exchange. The Gold Exchange
Bank injunctions have been modified
to-day. They paid a dividend of %
per cent. to creditors. The %, 900
shares of Wabash stock purchased at
So cents by Mr.. Lockwood, late Treas
urer of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroads, has been taken
up by the company at go cents, the
difference between go and S5 cents
having already been advanced in the
form of margin
NEW I DIRK, Oct. "a meeting OF
the National Executive Committee of
the Union League Of America was
held to. day, at the st. Nicholas Ho.
tel, with a good attendance. Gov.
Newell, of New Jersey. presided, In
the absence of Gov. Geary. The
Secretary read a report of arrange
ments for elections in Mississippi and
Texas. Some important arrangements
for the election in New York State
were reported, and the victories in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa were
alluded to with qualification. Various
measures in aid of the elections about
to trans re were adopted and the com
mittee adjourned, to meet at the call
of the Chairman. A movement is on
foot, looking to a thorough revival
and reorganization Of the Union
League.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Archbishop
Kendrick, Father Hecker and the
Bishops Of Dubuque ard Rochester,
were passengers for Europe n the
Russia.
The steamship Denmark, from Liv-
crp0ol, arrived tonight.
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U. s. senators from YIrgInIa.

On Tuesday the Virginia Legisla-
ture elected Lieutenant Governor
LEWIS to the United States Senate
for the long term. and Judge JOHN
w. JOHNSTON for the short term.
Judge JOHNSTON is a brother of the
rebel General JOE JOHNSTON, and
never held Office until he was made
Judge By the military commander.
The Wells party voted for ALExAN-
DER SHARPE and L. III. CHANDLER.
The successful candidates are said to
fairly represent the extreme views Of
their party-one being a Northern
carpet bagger of conservative prin-
oiples, aud the other native to the
manor born " of the Sunny South,
and therefore uuquestionably right.
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More Indian News,

OMAHA, Oct. 20.-A party offmoun-
taineers discovered some days ago, In
Southwest Colorado. between Opal
Fork Of the lilo Grande and So
quachie, the bones of six men and 46
horses, supposed to be the remains of
a party lost from Col. Fremont's cx-
plOFing expedition, of whom nothing
was. ever heard for over twenty years.
Last night snow fell at Cheyenne to
the depth of one inch and at Denver
two inches.
A letter from Apache Pass, dated
the 9th, states that on the 9th a party
of go Indians, under CoicheZ, at
tackled and captured a mail coach and
killed the driver and Col. Stone and
four soldiers ofthe 21st Infantry. The
same Indians captured 300 head of
cattle. Lieut.. Winters, of the lst u.
S. Cavalry, and % men pursued and
overlook them and killed II Indians.
They recaptnred 2 mules, all the eat.
tie and 30 head of Indian stock. The
murdered men were stripped and hor-
ribly mutilated.
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canadian Items.

TORONTO, October ia Special
to the Herald says:
All Of the Toronto Battery have
been engaged in packing up their kits
and necessaries for a start, If reduired,
and they can be on the road, fully
equipped, guns and all, in two hours.
Fifty kegs of gun powder have been
sent by express to Goderich. All the
arms and guns stored at Kingston at
the time Of the last Fenian raid, are
now being distributed. The gunboats
Rescue and Prince Alfred, fully arm
ed and equipped. are ready for sea -
the former at Kingston, on the st.
Lawrence, and the latter at Goderich,
on Lake Huron, under orders to sail
tomorrow "wednesday morning.
Troops here are notified to be in
readiness, and can move IN couple
Of hours notice.
GoDERICH, CANADA. October 20
The gunboat Prince Alfred proceeds
tonight to Sarnia under command of
CAPTAIN Stewart. The Goderich Bat
terry and Toronto Field Battery are
on board.
ToRoNTo, October 20. - Bishop
Lynch left TO o-day for Rome, to attend
the Ecumenieal Council.
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all other commands a cordial invita-
ton is extended to join with US IN our
reunion.
The papers throughout the State
are requested to publish the proceed
ings, and aid in bringing together the
many regiments in Indiana, belong
ing to the corps.
Resident members Of committees
will meet at the headquarters of the
Executive Committee, Col. Blacks
room, above the State Offices. on Sat
urday next, at 4 o'clock.
The Executive Committee will meet
at headquarters on Saturday, II NJ,
13, 1869.
By order Of Executive Committee.
2 Dan n MMAGAULEE' M5A ga,E Secretaries.
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Americas Christian Missionary So,
CietT Convention.

LOUISVILLE, October 20.-In the
American Christian Missionary So
ciety Convention two reports were
submitted, the FIRST being that of the
Boards Of oENanagers, which was read
and postponed; the second was that
Of the committee of twenty, seven sec
tlons of which were adopted
s Owing to illness, the Treasurer did
not present bis report.
: The Chair then announced the
committee on foreign missions. home
missions, annual and semi-annual
conventions, Sunday schools and nom
nations, after which the Convention
adjourned.
a large number Of additional dele
gates were present to day.
The Masonic Grand Lodge Of Ken
lucky to-day eleeted Chas. Fqinton
9rand Master; a. g. Hodges, Grand
Treasurer; J. ~ McCorkle, Grand
Secretary.
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San FrancIscn Naws.

SAN FRANcIsco, October 1g.-The
first rain of the season to- day prevails
tbroughout the coast.
A largo force of men aud teams are
employed on the California aud Ore
gon Railroad. It is expected to be
completed by February j, for travel.
The forty miles already built is doing
alarge business. Itruns through the
richest agricultural portion of the
Sacramento Valley.
A heavy earthquake at Sen Bernan-
dina is reported on Che 18th of Octo-
Der.
Rich orc was recently struck In the
Florida and Harkee Blade Mines AT
Austin, Nevada.
Late Oregon advices are favorable.
4mmigraats are rapidly filling up the
unsettled territory.
a party of soldiers had a fight near
Camp Mcdowell, and killed eighteen
Indians.
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Richmond Items.

RICHMOND, October 2O.-For some
time past the authorities at Washing
ton have been apprised of the exist
ence of a gang engaged in the mar u
facture and sale of counterfeit inter-
nal revenue tobacco stamps. A
detective was sent here to catch the
parties engaged, and to-day the fol-
lowing persons were arrested, charged
with having IN their possession and
selling counterfeit stamps: Fred.
Bonnashe, Ex-Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue; Captain Thomas
P0ach, exldeteetive Of the Revenue
Department; Lieut. John II. Stone.
late United States Whisky Inspector,
and at present q special detective.
Counterfeit stamps to the amount of
S3 600 were seized in the hands of
Bonnashe. They were sixty-pound
stamps, class thirty-tWO. The United
States Commissioner bailed Bounashe
and Roach In $4,000, and Stone.
against whom the evidence is not so
strong, in $4,000. to appear on the
22d inst. Ii is said the bogus stamps
were sent from manufacturers in
New York, and are pretty thoroughly
in the South.
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CHICAGO.


Indian NeWs-Col. Stone and Four
Soldiers or the TWeatyaFiFst United
States Infantry MHrdered-SuFFeY-
ing Party Of twelve Men Killed by
the Indians on the Republican
River.
CHICAGO, October 20.-An Omaha
dispatch tothe Tribune says, a report
was received at department head
Quarters from Colonel Duncan. who
recently commanded the expedition
on the Republican River, leaving no
furtheF,dOubt that the surveying par
ty Of twelve men under Nelson Buck
were murdered by the Indians on the
Republican River in the latter part Of
August or early in September The
following is just received from Santa
Fe: spl p
A letter from Apache Pass, dated
October 9th, reports that about sixty
Apaches, led by a Chief named Ca
chez, attacked a mail coach on the
9th inst, killing the driver, Colonel
Stone and four soldiers of the Twen-
ty- First United States Infantry, act
ing as an escort. They left the bod
les of the murdered men naked and
horribly mutilated, and carried off
the coach and mules. They also cap
tured 300 cattle, owned by a man
named Scott, in the neighborhood.
Scott brought the news to Apache
Pass. ThereupOn Lieutenant Winter
and tWenty-seven nen of the First
Cavalry started in pursuit. and came
upon the Indians ninety miles south
of Apache Pass, Friday forenoon.
Twelve Indians we're killed in the
fight which ensued. The others re-
treated. The troops recaptured the
mail coach, mules and stock, as well
as thirty horses and a large quantity
of supplies oWaed by the Indians.
A Des Moines dispatch states that
additional election returns indicate
that the Republican majority in that
State will exceed $1,000.
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Washington News.

WASHINGTON, October 20.-The
President has appointed David g..
Carr Collector of Customs at Peters
burg, Va.
There was Cabinet meeting to-
day, continuing In session for an
hour. All the members were present.
1t is said that the mere routine of
bushes was transacted.
WASHINGTON, October 20.-John
Nj. Moriarty, President of the Irish
Republican Association of Philadel-
phia, had an interview with President
Grant and Secretary Fish to-day, In
behalf OF American citizens of Irish
birth now In British prisons. Mr..
Moriarty states that these men had
been convicted, not for expressions or
any overt act in England, but for SEN
timents uttered il the United States,
and that as Mr.. Gladstone had re-
fused to liberate them, he thought it
was the duty of this Government to
insist that the prisoners should be set
at liberty.
The President remarked that sew
eral delegations had called upon him
in relation to the same subject. His
sympathies were with those prisoners,
and therefore, he should be gratiied
at their release. He had placed the
matter In the hands of Secretary
Fish. Subsequently the last-named
gentleman informed Mr.. Noriarty that
he had already exerted his influence
to secure the object Of his visit, and
would perseYere to that end, aud he
gave the assurance that the Govern
ment would adopt every means in its
powers to protect all American citi-
zens, both at home and abroad, In all
their rights.
WASHINGTON, October 20.-Mr.
De Catacsy, Minister Of Russia, has
/ informed the State Department that
certain parties are trying to put into
circulation at the New York Ex-
! change. some bonds of the Credit
FoRcier of Poland, which were stolen
from the Bank of Warsaw during the
late insurreetiOnary movements In
the Polish provinces. He disclaims.
on behalf Of the Government Of Rus
sia, all responsibility for any losses
which may accrue to the citizens oi
i the United States, from the purchase
of the bonds referred to.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Supervisol
John Mcdonald. who was recently
appointed, has been assigned to thC
District of Kansas and Arkansas
where he will make thorough lnves
tigation of internal revenue matters
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Tennessee Legisla BallOtiBg for
US. SenatOF-NO Choice.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 20.-The Tennes .
see Legislature, in joint session, had
two more ballots for United States
Senator. First ballot-Andrew John
son 10, Emerson Etheridge 30, scat
tering IS. Second ballot-Jo Johnson
Al, Etheridge %, scattering 80. There
being 20 choice, the Legislature adj
journed until tomorrow. The seat
tcriDg votes are mostly compliment
airy, and will doubtless soon be con-
soldated.
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HOme.
BALTIMoRE. October 2O.-A large
eSItoWd throDged the Wbarves Of the
9Ieamship Company this afternoon
10 10. witness the departure of Catholic
,D.lS5hopss; who left for Rome. Arch
Ols!nSop epaluldingwas escorted from his
residence by a large procession 10 the
steamer, and two lares Steamers
densely crowded, escorted the Bremen
steamer down the river to the bav.
The following arc among her pasgen-
Most Rev. Martin j. SDauIdipr
Archbishop b Of Baltimore; Bishops
Wood, OF philadelphia; hcGil, of
kIchmohd; Mullen, of Erie; Domi-
mic, of Pittsburg Jas. Gibbons. Vicar
Apostolic Of North Carolina Jas. M.
Agorman, Vicar Apostolic of Ne
lbraska; Rev. Chas. O'Conner. Vice
Rector Of the American College al
Rome, and several priests, together
with Benjamin and CarriRan, stu
dents from College at Rome.