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GRAND TOURNAMENT
AT THE
AGRICULTURAL FAIR,
COLUMBIA, S. c.

VIE Committee to which has been assigned
Il the task OF arranging the programme and
,naIeanng the outline OF the Grand Tourna-
ment, to DO held at the approaching Agrioui-
tural Fair -ara 80 whioh "the KnipSts oY
south Carolina will contend pour rionneu,..
tdmour ettes GeduI yeur des sdan,es-announces
the notice and rules follows:
Tho Tournament will come off on suoh dav q
may be most comformable to the general ar
rangement Of the Fair-probably the Last dar.
All who desire to ride will forward their
names, names, the entrance fec Of IS each, and the
cnalaGtcr Gaa he proposes to represent, to r.
ONcale, Jr., Esq, Secretary, Columbia s. G.
The Course will be in length about $50
sa yarus; THIS distance must be ridden in nino
post, tthe posts will be about GI feet in
height,l viii. be so yards from the starting
point; the next post and the ring will bo at in
serhais Sa Of ,a5opt rs Yards On each post will
be at 1st head fright cut against cavalry" Cd
head "point3. and Sd at tho ring, q inches in
diameter, "tiercc point"
The name Of the Knight will be called-he
Will answer instantly-the buglo will sound.
and tho watch be sprung; and if he makes a
false start he loses his ride. After the answer
to the call and the sound OF tho bugle. no &C.
GT,e Gluent VIII entltle the knight to new ride.
These rules are essential to secure timo for nil
Tho first, second, third and fourth prizes will
be announced at later day.
These four successful knights will crown tho
Queen and elect the three Maids of Honor
AT general meeting OF the knights, to be
hold he ii ii, Columbia; the Judges, Committees,
&c, will be elected or appointed the day pre-.
vlous to the Tournament; and this Committee
will take pleasure in giving any aid within
their power, besides having arranged the
grounds, prepared everything requisite and
obtained substantial prizes for the victors
A. @. HASKELL, Chairman.
]. p. THOMAS,
Il. o. NEALE, JR,
r. G. SHIVER,
w. c. SWAFFiELD.
oct ~ Committee.
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CERIEs, LIQUORS, WINES and FAMILY
SUPPLIES. which they will DISPOSE OF. at
wholesale or retail, at such figures az will be
impossible for dealers elsewhere to go below.
They respectfully invite n call and compari
son OF prices OF articles. Their stock consists
OF in part
grades.
MOLASSEs, including tho genuine New Or
leans. wa
Washing and Fancy SOAPS.
low figures.
Baskets and Brooms of various kinds.
Mackerel, OF all numbers and sized packa pes.
Canned Fr aits, Vegetables and Fish.
Candies, Almonds, Raisins and Figs.
Bacon, smoked and dry salted.
Genuine Sugar-cured Hams, OF best brands.
Adamantine, Sperm and Talow Candles.
Cheese, Crackers OF every variety.
Axes, with or without handles.
Hanes, Trace Chains, Nails, etc
Bagging, Rope and "Arrow Ties"
Wine, Champagne and all grades OF LIQUORS.
"If you don't see what you want, ask for it ~
as We keep many articles not specified above,
We have in connection with our business. a
commodious Wagon Yard and Storo-housc.
Highest prices paid for cotton and country
produce. CAMPBELL & JONES
Main street, n few doors above PmTs1x
OInce Oct 23
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APPLES, f3bu.1 j 25@1 so
BAaaINa, ,Gunny 27@28
Dundee ID sd 3O@32
BALE ROPE, Manil, ,@26
N.Y.orWesTib10S15
BUTTER, Northern @5O
Country, u n. .25@35
BACON. Hams. . .25@27
Sides, u b. ..2l@23
Shoulders =. .i3 &20
BRIoKs, $1,000. .9@I2
CANDLES, Sperm4O@7O
Adamantine ib2lm25
Tallow ...... 14MI6
COTTON YARN1 90@2 90
CoTToN, Strict Md0l25
Middling "a %
Low Midl'g, 20 90
GoodOrdny,22 @
Ordinary. 21 @22
CHEESE, E.D.ip. 21@23
Factory 1S@2O
COFFEE, Rio, 9ib22@26
'Laguayra ..27@3I
Java .;...:.:.37@40
FLoUR, Co. 90061OOO
Northern z 50G1l2 90
GRAIN, Corn / 7O@I 80
Wheat >. L 606c2 90
Oats. 90@1 90
Peas 4 50@1 60
BAY, North, govt.
Eastern ..........
HIDES, Dry, e'ltl24@1s
Green n...........QD COS
INDIGO, Caro.. ;. .1@1 rs
LARD, fsfb .20125
LUMBER, Bds 100 fl so
Scantling >. l so
Shingles, $4,000. 2 IS
LIME, y bbl. 2 7O@2 80
MEATS, Pork, f3ib. 153
Beef .Slb12
Mutton. .123
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= washipHton Hewa.

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 22.-Y eSterday 6
New York Express says: sour financial
article foreshRdowsr another combination
for look up of greenbacks, and other
manipdlatiohs of b character to admo.
2nish unsu5peoting outsiders, if they are
wise, TO stand from under"
The Washington Chronicle has the fol-
lowing special despatch, regarding yes.
terday's proceedings at Nashville: There
we're four bsllots taken in Joint Conven-
tion, with the following result: list bal
lot-Johnsop IS; Etheridge 26; Fletcher
~; Neil Brown z; Peyton6; Ewing 4;
M. M. Brown g.. This showed gain of four
iYotes oyer yesterday for Johnson, and II
loss Of three for Etheridge, and was re-
ceited with rheers by rJohnson's friends.
On the Sd ballot j Johnson received 48;
EtheridEe 20; Fletcher IL, and the rest
scattering. Johnson's friends are jubi-
liant. ahd are resisting m motionst to adjourn.
On the 4th and last ballot, the Stokes
Repubiicans,' in accordance with an un-
derstanding of last night, voted en- nasse
for Etheridge, in hopes of forcing John
con from the race, with the following
resplt; johnson 49,. Etheridge Al, and
the rest scattering After this ballot.
Johnson's friends consented to adjourn,
to consider the new combination. The
Stokes Republicans will vote for any man
to defeat Johnson, but the general OPT
MON prevails that the combinations
against Johnson have reached their
strongest vote
Private advices show that Johnson's e
friends are confident of making up the
seven lacking votes tomorrow, and his
admirers throughout the State are re-
joieing.
Internal revenue receipts to-day $343,-
Belknap, the new Secretary OF War is
represented as q warm friend of the
Cubans. s,
The Ssdr has the following General
Kryzanowski, Supervisor of Internal
Revenue for the States of Georgia and
Florida, reports to Commissioners Delano
thai Jackson and Washington Counties
in Florida, are under control of an armed
mob which prevents the execution of the
revenue laws. The leader of this mob
one James s. Coker, who is represented
to be wealthy and influential man, has
threatened the Assistant Assessor, Lowe,
OF Mariana, with personal violence, and
challenged him to fight. The Assessor
writes to the supervisor that he can only
canvass his District at the risk of his life.
The Collector of Customs at Jacksonville,
Fla, J.. A. Dockery, writes to Gen. Kry-
zanowski that the State Tax Collector
and his wife have been brutally murder
ed, in Washington County, adjoining
Jackson. That there have been seven
murders in Jackson County since the Sd
instant, and that the Deputy Collectors
and Assistant Assessors of Internal Reve-
nue. nre in immident danger. Troops
have been called for by the Supervisor.
Thomas Irving, ST., of Ohio, fell from
nervous exhaustion, to-day, while ad-
dressing the Supreme Court. He now
lies in the clerks Office in critical con-
dition.
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Executors Notice.

"A LII persons having claims against the
IA estate of the late JAMES l.. CLARK, will
present the same, duly attested; and all per-
cons indebted to the said estate will make
payment to my authorized agent, H. p. Green,
Rock Hill, York County, s. c.
ALLEN j. GREEN, Executor.
OXFORD, Miss, October IL, 1869.
Oct 23 n,oo
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MOLAssEs, Cuba, 57@62
New Orl'ns1 00@1 10
Sugar H'se.. .75@1 rs
NAILS, q kegs 00@7 90
ONIONS. Ybus1 5O@1 rs
OH, Kerosene, e 60@75
Machinery. .75@l 90
PoULTRY, Ducks pr
Turkeys s. 90
Chickens -. 10000
Geese ......,
SPECIE, Gold 1SO@1 81
Silver :. L 24@1 25
PoTAToEs, Iris 75@1 so
Sweet. bus / 25@1 SO
RICE, Carolinalb8t3 3O9
East India.
SHOT, T9bag. 8 1908 25
SALT, Liverp.2 9O0
SOAP, Bb, .74@11
SPIRITS, Alcohol,gl4 90
Brandy 4 00@12 90
HollndGin.5 OO0o7 90
Americana 0e@3 90
Jam. Rum. C O0m7 m
N. F.. " q 00@3 90
Bo. Whisky3 8 50@4 80
Mononghla2 50@4 90
Reetified. 135@1 65
SUGAn, Crus'd, 1Sa@I9
Powdered. 13l@2O
Brown ........ .12@l7
STARCH, T3 lb. =. 94@11
TEA, Green fb1 O0@2 90
Black, 81 00@1 so
TOBACCO, Chw. .60@1 25
Smoking, ib. .5O@1 90
VINEGAR, Wine, .70@75
Cider .50660
French. i 25@l so
WINE, Cham. 25@32 90
Port, f'gal 8 00@5 90
sherry. :. 8 50@6 90
Madeira. q 50@8 90
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Agents Wanted---Agents Wanted.

VZR 10 tz0g pof smonthT male nud ,fc1co}es
&S&SSNso &S&NSSNso ss al sse . scslebgsted, and original
CHINE, improved and perfected: IL viii hem
fol. stitch, tabk, bind, braid and embroiasS in
Gmostanperi1r manner. 3 Price only SIS. For
simplicity and durability. is has, hsa no rival.
under the same name as ours. unless hayinr =,
Certificate OF Agency Aligned by,us, as they sre
wn5 n5shless Cast Iron Machines.
For Circulars and TERMS .. npply or add,ess'
b. CRAWFORD 3 CO.,
aiS Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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BLACKMAR. ROBERTS, CHANDLER CO..
3O6 North Commercial Street,
304 Leyee, st. Iouis Mo
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHA NTS.
Mako the purchase Of Bagging, Rope. Bacon.
Flour, Corn and other Western Products a
speciality, giving close attention to freights,
contracts and condition OF goods Oct 23 limo
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PIEDMONT and ARLINGTON LIFE INSURANCE CO.. on Ri

0oN9oI1TDATIo
tEDMOAf AND ARLINGTON LIFE INSURANCE Co., OF RICHMOND Va
H0Ah OFFICE NORTHEAST CORNER MAIN
issued in s,so0Seo i%o %eo % Net Surplus
% I ro:s ssss For % y9s H d g Re
H.nrsoor president j. E. EDWARDS
S00' Secretary J5 HOPKINS Assistant Agencies
SOUTH CAROLINA BRANCH OFFICE COLUMBIA s. c.
l. ihohaA' President L.
GpSe @ @fz r. setr aSn i n5ssn M F. MeMaser
peS sT b ST i ,soE R Kennedy Co.. T c.
spenGaa SsGhssn 1 GnDsp S 5 3 s & 5
bcf tSa will
M name OF new Company
special h@ entan Gbned with the call
cs%p % asa saia nsnasnee snasss on Of
Lille Insurance. to
"Rh HE f FHof14s Ss % ss.s
copany % msy sa sae tne rGS S Sed ts
nsred sedi aa n RaTsn % % others
% H Of The % c%pss sgf s 5 Ps tho debts or
Il II %gG n4f Ti 4MdGsr
@ @ % ali 1fas hts pos s5a part
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seek % f, e o s% @ people heavily
ssa S9 s % % sP :ss di
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loan taken eve % %sy aos gsas % wn
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% 1s ] aag gs f f4a BE 3o n %
teby giving ,ad aadiiGna Ga power to competitors strength anu
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PloWs.
DRINLYS universal PLOWsi.
I'D Reynolds universal Plo 20.
Murfee's Sub-soil.
Ames' Turning, Sub-soil and Side-hill Eagle
Plows.
For sale low, for cash, by
Oct az FISHER, LOWRANCE Il FISHER.
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WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY THE
COL U A BIA BOARD OF TRADE
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Grooeries, Wines. Liquors, 90.

10y 1g.AaGING, RoP IRON ns
- LIE, BACON, Clear Ribbed
article Canvassed HAMS. Family Lard,
in barrels, kegs. slbs:, 8 and 10 lb. packages.
CHOICE Family Flour, In bbls. and bags. With
g tull assortment Of other grades, LaysrpooI
SSsit. IN saeke. Ascksrel-Nos. !. . and 8. in
COFFEE, Of al grades VEAS, Of al ar srades. is,.
MMolassss-- -MuaSo ysdo. NeT 0rleans and Sugar
sio house Syrup. ToSsoc0 and 6egsrs. Soap; Can
dies, In boxes and half boxes; Cheese, Crack
ore, Pickles. Can Fruit, Bpiced Oysters; Bal
T.a. mon. In cans and glass. Liauors-Choioe Old
key, end variety 9f other fine brands. w
WOODEN WARE, Nests Iron and Brass
6 6onnd Tubs, Psils, Churns, Buckets and Cans,
VANS, OF all sizes, Shot Of ali numbers, Cast.
ing, p pots. Ovens. Spiders, skillets and Fryine
All the above named with many other arti-
cies mas been recently purchased and selected
us call. WELLS I& CAf,DWET.f wv
Near the g. @. and q. ana q. RaiIroaa nsnot
next door to National Hotel. IN bot Ia
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NEW YORK AND ST. LOUIS.
ROSS. ROBERTS & CO..

INOSS' FtObEftTS q CO.,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHA NTS.
No. 91 FRONT STREET, Nrw York,
DAY special attention to the purchase OF
Il Coffee, Sugar, Syrups, Bagging, Rope,
Iron, Ties, etc., etc.
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~ -l2sezENi1&sR 1&sRksak---1EsApRsK,RrT---
fRg fRRgaR 6sSs Xi .fSs ifs s;l, lss|


sgaia aSIIss! sxsss as'ss Sa;Sssi b @ ssss
corTo.sTThe psskst bsai pese tratbsY bare
duriP the- Pestveeks the ssles only reaching
400 taieS; as followA ss at aafi Is 1t 81; lib
as "A; n ss28i; 20 et24a; 44st 2zl;.llt aE 2Ay.
There ia NO oh e.s.e to notice in otlIsr nrtioles
OF country produce -Cosln s7nr0y.
The following ara buying rstes OF, South Ca
&c CO., Brokers'. : 'i''' fH
Bank OF Camden GO EXCHANGE II
Bank Of Charleston. .85 Plantsrs' ...-.t. &
Bank OF Chester. .I3 Farmeru and EIoheeD
Bank Of Georgetown15 State.
Bank Of fNewberry. 80 Union .....e OK
Bank South CaroiinalO 30. Western r.. old. S5
State South Car. old, 80 People's. AZ
State South Ca. new 10 Planters and Mech. 90
Hamburg. ... 6 Merchanta'
Commercial
The Carolina National Bank ~ tb;a citx I.
buying sight exchange on New York nt three
eighths discount, and selling drafts at par.
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Ramie Agency.

AsH"1O HSoHCy,
III AtlNG been appointed Agent for the eale
IL of the RAMIE PLANT In tbis citv onS
also engaged to some extent for elk months in
It's cultivation, | am prepared to give informs. !.
ton as to it's ,adaptabilfty and reeeive orders
lor Rants; also authorized to establish sub
present agitating our planting community.
Oct r. O. SHJVFR
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Family Supplies.

offer them extra Inducements in all article.
usually kept in the GROCERY, HARDWARE
and LIQUOR line. T. J. b H. M. GIBSON.
Oct Is Old Exchange Bank Corner
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OUR WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT.

- So Tho Greenvillo Enterprise, Abbeville
d,reSs, forkvillo Enquirer, Newberry Herald.
Chester Reporter. Keowee Courier, Spartan.
purs hP"li1n, Unionville Times and Camden
Journal will copy to the extent Of one fourth
OF column, change weekly, with the PHRNIx.
for tho quarter comm ehcing October 1 1880
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-24

in the John H. Surratt case all
make up a marvellous record of vii
lainy. To this, however, must be
added the detention of DIR. Mudd, of
Spangler, of Arnold, Of O'Laughlin,
at the Dry Tortugas, after the Su-
preme Court of the United States
has decided the military commission
which sent them there entirely
unconstitutional. No ba6eas corpus
appears to be able to reach them,
and they are thus kept in violation
of the law, laid down by the highest
court in the land. If there is any
thing againstthese Tortugas prison
ers, why are they not brought back
and tried, and convicted legally, be-
fore a civil court? 1t is not their
discharge which is required, but
their legal trial for an imputed Of
tense, for which they are now suffer
ing Illegally.
Supplemental to all this, we have
these Arnold and Atzerodt forgeries,
forming a very appropriate conclu-
sion to dark and shameless chap
ter of Villainy and crime.
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and requested to act as Agents for the
UNION AND AMERICAN, and to receive and
eceipt for subscriptions aud advertisements
the same:
EAST TENNESSEE,
B. G.. Manard, Bristol.
S. N. Fain, Messy Creek.
q. Austin, Austin's Mills.
Will. McCampbell, Knoxville.
Patten & Payne, Chattanooga, /
II. Liggett, Kingston.
James B. Reed, Athens.
Hugh l.. Fry, Sweetwater.
Capt. w. d. Haynes, Blouutville
Marsh Ingel, Union Depot.
Col. DUNCAN, JOnesbOro.
Col. VIM. SPRINGFIELD, RogersSille.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
O.ilyie 4 HazlewoOd, College Grove.
John w. Faxon, GAINESVILLE.
NJ. V. B. Ingram, Springfield.
K. F. Ferguson, Peacher's Mill.
w. K Saddler, Forts Station
G.. b. Wright, Gallatin.
J. III. Brockett, Lafayette.
A. A. SwOpe, Carthage.
DIR. S. c. Bridgwater, Dixon's Springs.
w. G. Cox, Gainsboro.
L. Turney and IA. Fancher, Sparta.
+. Whaley, Smithville.
X. kirkpatrick, Buffers Landing.
Williamson & Martin, Tah,,o,
L. r. Pennebaker,
A. o. II. p. Sehorn, Murfreesboro.
w. II. McFerrin, Woodbury..
Howard w. Newman, Winchester,
II. L. Walling, McMinnville.
o. II. P. Harris, Livingston.
+. +. Hunt, Tullahoma.
d. p. Rathbone, Manchester.
E.G. Curlle, Bradyville
VIM. Barton, ReadyVille.
John Laws, Pennington.
A. A. Steele, Lewisburg.
McCord and Ogilyie, KNOXVILLE.
u. +. Baskette, and NJ. g. Moorman q
Bro, Shelbyville.
Geo. W. Morgan, Fayetteville.
DR.. J. b. Mathews, Edge6eld
Simpson & Cleland, Brentwood.
T. j. Watson, S. B. Rozell, Franklin.
J. b. Stephenson, Spring Hill.
Banks & Drake, Thompson'5 SIS ion.
D. Shelton, Columbia.
w. NJ. Irwin, and J. s. Gnthth, Mt
Pleasant.
A. II. HigdOn, LynnVille
VIM. Harris, Cornersville.
w. J. Ridgeway, Elkton.
J. r. Osborne, Pulaski.
F. G. Tignor,
E. W. Holt, Bunker Hill.
II. Denton, COokeyille.
Matthews q Davenport, Lawrenceburg.
Msj. Brashear, Linden.
w. L. Morris, Waynesboro.
A. G. McDougal, Savannah.
Col. L. McCullum, CenterVille.
w. w. Hobbs, Waverly.
Thos. c. Morris, Charlotte.
g. b. Hughes, Clifton.
John Larkins, JOhnsonViile.
A j. Shemwell, Dover.
j. NJ. Vester, Ashland City,
Z. w. Yates, Mulberry.
r. Fl. Barry Il Co., Lynchburg
Thos. Conner, McMinnville.
DIR. A. NJ. Hall, Petersburg.
W. r. Loving, Richmond.
WEST TENNESSEE
]. M. johnson, Cageville.
w. A. Steele, Camden.
VIM. Laudrum, Dresden.
Louis NJ. Williams, NewbeIn.
ID. P. Shofner, Union City.
Cab. Shull, Purdy.
A. s. Currey, Trenton.
W. l. Westbrook, Brownsville.
Maj. John ii. Bills, Bolivar,
n. Y. Cavitt, Paris.
Scales q Seward, Humboldt
J. +. Davis, Hickman, Ky.
John l.. Webb, Dyersburg.
w. c. Vail, Chestnut Bluff.
Capt. w. Wheeler, Ripley.
w. J. Pitts, Double Bridges.
John T. Douglass, CovingtOn.
DR.. d. II. Thomas & Co., Lanefeld ana
Mason's Grove.
Mai. JIG. Ii. Bradford, Woodville,
George H. Prince. Mex enzie Station.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-24
MARTIAL LAW mo LAW.

Senator Howard, of Michigan,
said the other day in the Sue Muir
ply debate in the United States
Senate: "The case only illustrates
the old maxim of the common law,
inter arma leges silent, -(there
is no law in a contest of arms. Mr..
Davis, of Kentucky, said: There
is no such maxim as that in the
common law" Mr.. Howard replied
The honorable Senator has been
very forgetful Of his Blackstone. i
would commend him, if he will allow
me, to enlighten his already brilliant
intellect by a perusal of few pages
ofthat somewhat forgotten author.
Ifear he has little regard for Black
stone, and l am very sorry to see
it," But Mr. Howard is wrong. He
might as well say it was a law
MAXIM that
Those who take shall have the power.
And those shall keep who can.
Such doctrines are not recognized
by Blackstone OF any other English
lawyer. On the contrary, Black
stone says Of the military license
called martial law that it is " in
truth and reality no law" and he
states it as the real law Of England
+" that no commission shall issue to
proceed within the land according
TO martial law" Another great
English lawyer, Selden, says of it
The commanders need not com
plain for want Of it, for our ances,
tors have done gallant things with,
out it. So have ours. There is
still less pretense for the existence
of such mo law in our constitu
tional government, in which inya
sion and instruction are expressly
provided for. The phrase " iRteI
dfma lcge& SILENT is classical; i
was uttered by Cicero in one of hi
speeches, but has no authority will
US as a law maxim.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-24

Grant, and his party in general are
afraid of him, and wo hope their
fears will turn out to be perfectly
we'll founded. 1t is a good sign
that those professional treasury
grabbers and swindlers who know
most of Grant fear him most. He
is the coming man, but to what pur-
pose will he come? That's q ques-
ton that agitates both dishonest
and honest alike.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-24

The investigation into the affairs of the
city of st. Louis, and especially into the
accounts of ex-city officials, which has
been progressing for some months past,
shows the following result, as set forth in
the committee of investigation, viz. {:
Positive frauds proved or acknowledged.
$23,747; frauds sScertained by strong
circumslantial evidence, the responsibility
for which can not be positively fixed,
SIP 624; total, SAG, 4l2.
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PACIFIC RAILRoADs AND RINGS

The Chicago Times utters a sad
aud revolving and yet almost ludi-
crOus truth, when it says that the
Union Pacific railway has been built
thus far by taking away from the
people their property, the public
domain, and making a gift of it to
a corporation, and then lending to
that corporation the money for the
construction of the road, taking
security upon the property so given
away. Official documents prove that
the Pacific Railroad Company,
through the corrupt favor Of Con
gress, have made n clear profit
of full sixteen millions of dol
lars in the construction of the
work without laying out one
dime of their own, and that, III
addition to this enormous profit and
the ownership Of this road itself
have become the owners of land:
equal in area to one of the large
States Of the Union. Surely it Il
no wonder that their extraordinary
success has prompted the quick or
ganization Of other companies
got up imPromptu, are applyin!
for railroad appropriations, AM
that thenumbcr daily increases, tn
engineering of the whole being il
the well-oilcd hands of lobbyists
gamblers, and spectators of all dc
scriptions. Before the 4th of Marcel
the piled-up applications will loo.
like a haystack. The raging seeker
after greed resemble a mile Ion
flight Of vultures.
The rings are evidently afraid {
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MEXICO.

Mexico is again in a ferment, and
the question of Northern Republic,
>including Sonora, Chihuahua, Dur
ango, Snaloa, Lower California,
and portion Of JaliscO, is agitating
the people. Great discomfort pre-
walls against the Juarez government
and an outbreak is expected, In one
portion of the country Ortega is
heading the discontents, supported
by Negrete, Outrage, Vargas and
Canalles, while in another, Gen.
Martinez is said to be opposed to
the present order of things, and
anxious to effect a change by means
OfrevOlution. The clergy are also dis
cQntentedr and several Bishops have
been arrested for protesting against
the occupancy of church property
by the State authorities. These
elements of revolution, if man
aged by adopts in that bust
ness, will give those in au-
thority trouble of serious charac-
ter But Juarez has the soldiers
with him, and the purse in his hands.
These are valuable auxiliaries in any
country, and especially in Mexico,
where the people have been trained
in bad school of national morals.
Besides, Juarez has the reputation
of being supported, to some extent,
by the United States, and that gives
him additional strength at the pres
ent time. There may be outbreaks
in Mexico, but the chances are they
will be put down in a prompt man
ner, and Juarez continue to hold
the rcins of authority.
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The Central Congregational Church,
Berkeley street, Boston, the Rev. Mr..
Todds, inaugurated this year the custom
of presenting handsome Bible to every
baptized child of the age of seven years
on Christmas morning, The service took
place at the church at the usual hour for
the Sunday service. A sermon was
preacbed by the pastor