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There is a pretty lively agitation Of re.a-

There Is a pretty lively agitation Of Texas
anaifs going on here just now through the in
strumeniahty of the two delegations Of Texans
both claiming To be Republican. The HamIl-
ton party ask TO be reconstructed under III |.
constitution adopted by the late convention
and " no oppose the division OF the State on
the ground Of the expense attendant upon the
multiplication of State governments The
commissioners of the Reconstruction Conyen.
ton of thst State-E. j. Davis, J w. Flana.
gan, and others-are here making a very active
and earnest representation In behalf of a re.
construction Of the State upon "a permanently
ioyal basis As main remedy for the law
lessness and unhealthy condition of affairs IN
Texas, they urge the division OF that State into
three. Without taking all the arguments of the
COMMISSIONERS as proven, there can be 40
doubt that Texas in Its present great size, COW
eriDg an area of nearly three hundred
thousand square miles, is much too I'M
wieldy for single State organization.
In the articles of annex alton, II will be remem-
bered, the State of Texas reserved the right to
form not more than four additional new States
The geographical features of the country and
the location of the population seem to make a
division into three States the proper one. One
State would naturally be formed from the
territory y ing west and south Of the Colorado
river; another from the territory bet ween the
Colorado and Trinity rivers; and the third
from the territory between the Trinity and Sa-
bine rivers. All of these proposed States would
have good outlets on the q ulf and di versity
OF soil and Climate rendering portions Of each
desirable for pastoral and agricultural purpo-
ses.
That the result of the division proposed
would Be TO make three Republican States out
Of one Democratic State is not quite clear TO
Us, but it may be assumed that thus divided
the authorities would have better chance of
suppressing lawlessness and ensuring the free
exercise Of the franchise to all voters. full
expression of public opinion could be reached,
which, we take IL, is not likely to be the case in
she present IN rbulsnt condition of affairs thsrs
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NABINI's FAshIOsABLE pkStry0
Fs ACADEMY, -
-, between 9th aud 10th streets
= .vs opeL i1r reception Of Pupils For ~
lars or By mail W 49,
Days of Il ition' For Misses anc ms.ter,-Tus.
cay, Thursday, and Saturday, frOu 10 10 m
fOr Gentemen-sOndey,w ednesdsy, and Sat
ettsl, uom 70 " D. m seN-N
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nTBAEKRUP TOY The last amendment Of
csedings commenced after the nrst day Of January
lsss, no discharge hhsn be granted to . debtor
oftbe claim S,ored against bis estate, upon which
be shall b lisble - pyinepal debtor. This clause
does net, however, shut from the benedt of the
Law all poor debtors, for IL further provides that
certain petitioners and ell Who comply with csr
though they may have no assets. Notwithstanding
the Irovi,ton, IN view Of It's limitations and excep-
lions debtors without assets are still spDlyiuR for
the benefit Of the lav in all parts Of the country
Persons In this District Who still wish 70 avail
themselves Of its benefit, and Who have no asoets
should examine carefully whether they are in
cluded In the terms Of the Limitation The sub.
eeribef viii give Information this subject ct al
times without charge.
GEO. MASON,
City Hall. a e
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DRoFS. EBKIe' DANCING ACADEMY
rem. sEenae. Opposite metropolitan "a
bo'ei. ~ewonld respectfully announce that -
We are how prepare @ receive pr pil. al -
e.oh prices as vii suit the tn-s, and agree "a
VIII the prices OF other Professors IL the city I1
std see Cs Tor Circulars and Information flAs.es
o. II ksnAs snd "a cuRDAY from ste so'cIR
kspAl and kiHAN, from to 10 O'Clock IL
oosl If -
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2NxO SEEDS, &C. -
hurcbes supplied with choice green houss
Flowers for decorations Flc~ers fre.h dsily from
my g,een houses Beautiful Plants, in bloom can
Fruit Trf es in great VARIETY Of finest on.I;t,
and at lowest rates
Concord Grape Vines, by the 100 or loo, for
vineyard planting, with eli other valuable kinds,
cheap
Blackberries. Strawberries, Rsspberries. Cur
rants, &C. EyeIgreens Shade Trees, Roses, &C
Garden and Flower Seeds, fresh and genuine
from England and the Continent Catalogues can
be had on application JOHN SAUL,
mbl7 eo6t" l46 eth st ODD. Patent Off ce
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A MusEMENr AMP EXERCISE.

GYMNASTICS WITH Music.
The WAsHISsToN GYNSAsrIO assorra
TIE are now issuing Monthly I ckrts eutftltng
the hncers 20 all the privileges q the GysaHaSium
h'aning and fstb Rooms. A few m re share. 81
stock Yet remain un~old Class.s iu Caii-then,cs
Lot light ~ mI esticsl every MONDAY WEnyEs
DAY snd FRIDAY EVENINGS ct o'cl Nck IN b
der the superintendence az a com patent Professor
An excellent opportunity d. offerea Youths ami
shuue iOr amusement, exercise, and phy.ic a TN
provemept. feb ~ ao,n.
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FOR SALE, -
IN 's''s - sssy I'LL z "a s6s 60 q
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IT, ADY'S
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
COLLECTION OF
REPRESENTATIVE MEN
WAR VIEWS,
No 3s2 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
NEAR METROPOLITAN HOTEL
The public are invited to inspect the large and
interesting collection Of PICTURES consi.tine Of
the fort1 arts OF distinguished stAtesm.n Jurists
The Photographs Of the
MEMBERS OF TIE PRESENT CONGRESS
are also on exhibition
BkADYfS great collection OF War Views from,
the hItt to the final scene Of the great
hs in sIng 81 ipeigding the Western cam.
sh1BIDAh. "
sBKBMANy GREAT M4ROH TO THE arA
VIEWS or LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN;
CMhTTANO0GA yALLnY;
SrbfsS ssBosos Battle fsDF FisI E6A AEb; BIZ.
bal PLACE;
I0 94EnsTA, GhGsa GAP BATTLE FIELD OF
fH 81
Ruins on aAVAENAH. GA
WoRk sboPs al GHzFfA sAS dniLIs AND
And hundreds Of the most Interesting and charae.
teristc representations, beth Military and Naval.
events of the age. Imperial CaFtes a specialify
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CLOTHING, DC.

DOTs' CLOrHIno.
Three Hundred end Ftfsy SPRING SUITS re-
eetve4 this morniug q the celebrated
OAK HALL,
tol SEVENTH eTREEr,
nneH os>c~fea 0ffi,A
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COOK STOyE-Where shall buy oner WHY a,
~ GhEGORY6 b, Of course. He has the -
largest stock 10 select from. and gets all ~
the newest sly les soon az ont ~
place, 80 80 IA =
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.is saorning's
philadelphia Trade Renor,.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29.-Seeds-Cloverseed is in
steady request, and $50 bushels sold at Ss@sI21<
Timothy is nominal at 1925 Flaxseed sells in a
small way at 1921.
Bark-In the absence Of sales, we quote No.
Querctron at $50 per ton,
There is but little demand for Flour, the home
consumers being the only purchasers, and they only
operate to supply their immediate wants. Sales OF
400 barrels, including superne at s425@45o; extras
at s475@5I2H; Iowa, Wisconsin, ana Minnesota
extra family, s525a6'25; Pennsylvania DO. do at
s5'25@57b; Ohio and Indiana do, do. at s5'75(965O; (;
and fancy brands at s6T5@750 according TO quality.
Rye Flour may be quoted at s5@512S % Dbl.
Nothing doing in Corn Meal. .
The demand for Wheat has somewhat improved,
and prices steady. Sales OF $500 bushels prime
Pennsylvania red at $780, aud some Kentucky and
Genesee choice white at sl'oO@166. Rye may be
quoted at 81 for Pennsylvania Corn is in fair de-
mand at full prices. Sales OF old yellow at $1@11 'O2
new do at s5@Ssc., according to dryness and West
ern mixed at s1@1O2. Oats are inactive. 1000
bushels Pennsylvania and Western sold at 55C957c
Whisky is quiet. 20 barrels wo0d-bOund Western
sold at 81.
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A COMPLAINT.
The ColOrod People aud the Funer'

The COlored People aud the Funeral OF MIR.
TO the Editor of the Star:-By whose authority was
IL that the ateCtionate and admirtng tribute of the
colored people OF the nation, through the National
Executive Committee was denied all mention in the
morning papers among the oflcial bodies attending
National Executive Committee of Colored Men met,
and after passing appropriate resolutions appointed
a committee to walt on General Townsend, who
readily assigned the committee O place in the cor
tege. The president of the committee spoke yester
day to the 0ficer in charge OF the procession, and
learned that the National Executive Committee OF
Colored Men had been assigned place next to the
civic authorities Of Washington and Georgetown,
which place they took and attended the funeral.
Is II not outrageous that delegates OF the Union
League should be mentioned as attending TO show
their appreciation OF this great and good mans SER
vices, and that in reference TO coored peoples ad
miration Of the great abilities and greater services
to our race OF the deceased and our sorrow for his
loss as probable breakwater in the Supreme Court
with the prospect OF greater services still to be rem
dered, there should appear studious concealment
by either the reporters the editors OF the morning
papers il may be simply an oversight, In which
case we await an explanation
II IL is not an oversight, we wish TO state that 1t
is useless for petty spite or silly sense OF deprecla
ton OF us, both combined, TO seek to exclude us
in all mention of national affairs. These men who
try 1t will find that prejudces brought over from
will be more potent argument TO them, Injurious
to their own interests. II they deny the nation the
information the people ought TO have as In this case,
that the colored man knows his friend, loves him
while he lives and laments him when he dies and
hOnors his memory In the same way that other
recOrdere GEORGE IL DOWNING, PRESIDENT
SELLA MARTIN, Yice-Presldent,
National Executive Committee C0l0red Men.
- -WGShfngtOn Stdr, last evening.
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CnufRes Against n minister.
Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph
BosToN, Dec. 29.-There are thirty-six crimi-
nal charges against the Rev. Charles Reed, of
Maiden, now missing, to be presented before the
next grand jury.
G. r. Train and the Presidency.
George Francis Train startled our citizens last
night bv saying that the country, society, and
civilization generally were on the eve of going
to smash unless he was raised to the Presidency.
The Warren Centennial.
Yesterday, the one hundredth anniversary Of
the installation of General Joseph Warren rs
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massa-
chusetts, f. and A. NJ, was signalized by the
induction into Office of the officers of the Grand
Lodge for 1870, NJ w. William Sewell Gardner,
Grand Master.
AIumni Reunion.
The Alumni of Bowdoin College resident in
Boston and vicinity held their second annual
reunion last evening. Among the distinguished
persons present were Professor II. A. Longfel-
low of the class of 1925, and the venerable Pro-
fessor A. s. Packard who has entered upon the
second half-century of his service as an instruc-
tor in the college
Massachusetts Mortality.
The deaths in eighteen towns and cities in
Massachusetts, last week were 239.
Boston Bank statement.
The bank statement for the past week shows
no changes having material bearing upon the
future course of the market. The loans show
an increase of $499077, but this is more
than neutralized by the reduction of balances on
deposit in other banks of $509, 1867. Individual
deposits show the large increase of 1885,, POL but
the balances due to other banks have fallen off
$427, ,043. In legal reserve the banks show gain,
specie having increased $25l, l,S22, and legal
tender notes increased $209020. Circulation
has increased $2542.
Alleged Criminal Libel.
Despatch to The EUening Telegraph.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Dec. 29.-The Chronicle
published on Christmas day an advertisement
signed and sworn to by S. s. Scammon, of
Stratham, stating that several notes collected Of
him by Albert R. Hatch, Democratic lawyer of
this city, were forgeres. Mr.. Hatch now sues
Scammon and the publishers of the Chronicle
for criminal libel on separate counts. The case
will probably bringing out some rich develop
ments. The defense claim that the insertion of
an advertisement in a newspaper is by no means
an indication that the publishers agree with or
indorse the statements therein made. The cases
were continued to Monday next.
The Boston Bank Statement.
BOSTON, Dec. 29.-The following is the
weekly Boston bank statement
Capital ....... .s47, $50, 900 Due from other
Loans. .105 81, ,S04 banks. .S14, 1881 $40
Specie. ...... 2690.399 Deposits 3s,235, 1872
Legaltenders.. 11,b9s,76s Circulation. 25,2s5 10
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the Court of Common Pleas, on Friday morning,
at II o'clock.
This concluded the testimony. Counsel on
part of complainant said that If Lingard would
execute his own bond to keep the peace for six
months towards his wife, she would be satisfied.
Mr.. Lingard wanted to know whether that
would operate as a separation between him and
his wife.
Justice Dodge informed him that it would not.
Mrs. Lingard inquired whether that bond
would compel her TO live with her husband and
was informed that it would not She then said
that she was glad of it; that no power on earth
could compel her to live with Lingard.
Mr. Lingard then executed bond of one hun
dred dollars to keep the peace for six months
towards his wife. He was then discharged.
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TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Man Falling from n Window AlIghts ON n
HydranC and is Killed.

sad affair is reported by the st. Louis Tri-
bu,te in its issue of the oath inst.:-
terrible accident occurred this morning at
the building occupied by the Western Union
Telegraph Company. on Olive, between Second
and Third streets. For three days past man
named Jean Jourde has been employed by the
company as ''battery man" This morning at
five o'clock he went up into a room on the sixth
story for the purpose of doing some work. The
window was out and he took chair and set
the back of it towards the window, so that he
might stand upon it to put up blanket to keep
the snow out.
While he was reaching up with the blanket,
the chair on which he was standing slipped and
he was precipitated down into the yard, dis
tance of about one hundred feet. Mr.. Jourde
alighted on hydrant, striking it with his
knees. The bones protruded through the flesh
of the knees. The head was badly cut, and in
ternal injuries were received. Mr.. Jourde died
almost instantly He leaves one son, aged
seventeen, who is employed in a telegraph
office at Franklin. Mr. Jourde was man highly
respected for his many excellent traits of char
acter. He belonged to the order of Free
Masonry, and also to the French Society of
Mutual Assistance, and to the French Post of
the G., A. X.
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SINGULAR STORY.
How Rebel Spy Came to His Death by
Speaking of " MitchiRnn.v

n
Speaking of " MitchiGan."
The Lansing Republican tells the following
singular story
Southerners fall into blunder in pronouncing
the name of this State. They call it Mitch
igan, and this peculiar and awkward pronun-
citation was the means, during the dying hours
of the Rebellion, of bringing dangerous Rebel
spy to deserved gallows.
Mr.. Charles Hammond, now a resident of
Parma, jackson county, was private in Com
pany Z, Goth Michigan Infancy, and during the
winter of 1864-5, while the Goth was part of
Burnside's Army Corps, and was helping in the
siege of Richmond to tighten our iron grasp on
the throat of the "Confederacy," Mr.. Hammond
had charge of squad of men who guarded a
drove of beef. cattle, not far from Petersburg.
One morning a tall spruce-looking young
fellow came sauntering from the inside of our
lines to the place where Mr.. Hammond was sta
toned, and wanted to buy a beefs liver which
had just been hung up at the door of q log hut
The stranger wore nice blue jacket and pants
with orange trimmings, and said he belonged
to the 10th New York Cavalry. He offered half
dollar for the liver, ''lf ycn would take your
pay in Michigan money!" rendering at the
same time five dollar bill on the Erie and Kala-
mazoo, or some other worthless wildcat bank.
Mr.. Hammond said that he preferred United
States currency; SO the fellow paid him fifty
cent postal note for the liver. Before allowing
him to depart Mr.. Hammond-whose suspicious
were excited by the clumsy secesh pronuncia'
| tion of Mttcit-igan-inyited the cayalryman tc
| take breakfast, and the hospitable offer was
| accepted. While he was making "A hearty mea
| at the commissary hut messenger was SEN
to headquarters and guards Immediately OBJ
| tanned.
When Mr.. Cavalryman came cheerfully out
with a stomach full of good Union ratlons, h
was stopped for few minutes questioning. Mr.
| Hammond asked him the name of his Colonel
| the location of his regiment In our lines, and
| some other questions, whichhe answered eithe
evasively or wrongly. He was, therefore, pu
under arrest, and in spite of some bluster ant
much profanity and loud professions of "Union
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FROM NEW york.
The Ice In the Uud..u.

ALBANY, Dec 29.-The ice in front of the city
moved at o'clock this morning, and the river
is now clear. Little if any damage has been
done.
PoUGHKEEPsTE, Dec. 29.-The weather con-
tinues unusually mild; boats can now reach the
harbor. 1t is thought all the ice in the river
will be moving from Albany down. Vessels
frozen in above are preparing to make way
south.
SufIocntiOn by Coal Gas.
Theodore Aiken, of Castleton, was found in
sensible in his room yesterday morning from
suffocation by coal gas, and there is but slight
hope of his recovery.
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but were devoting all their time to the care of

uub WCio uVNObihB hii ohOh biihO w ShS SNAS W
their families
SPANISH oUTRAGRs AND MASSACRE.
The forces of the enemy at Maniabon not feel
ing entirely secure there, retired to Puerto
Padre about the 18th of the last month. They
had, however, before retiring, assassinated
great many people of the neighborhood, who
had been met in excursions, among whom were
numbered seven women and five children. The
enemy, however, when assassinating often
makes pretensions to victories gained, and
counts the poor victims of his barbarity as
among the slain soldiers of our army. In proof
of this, among thousand others, might cite
to you the case of Juan Sanchez Ysaguirre, a
distinguished lawyer of Manzanillo
This gentleman, because of a pulmonary COM
plant, had retired with his family to place
near Nagua. On the 9th the house was at
tackled by the Spaniards, and because of the
pitiable state in which he was at the time, the
poor man was unable to fly, and consequently
had to remain along with one of his friends,
Ramon Salazar, who had been attending him as
a brother, and was unwilling to leave his side.
Both were assassnated and their bodies horribly
mutilated. But this affair was made to figure
in the journals as feat of arms, it being said
that these men fell in an engagement.
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FROM THE WEST.

Celestial Lnborers on the Way to New OrIrnus.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-Two hundred and fifty
Chinese arrived late last night by the North
Missouri Railroad, and were placed on the
steamer Mississippi for New Orleans. They are
in charge of General j. G.. Walker, contractor of
the Central Texas Railroad, who brought them
from California on his own account. Their con-
tract with Walker is expenses paid from San
Francisco to Texas and return, $40 per month
and board for three years.
Female street Contractor.
Mrs. NJ. Rigney, of this city, has received a
$12, 900 contract for matchmaking streets.
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LATEST BIZ TELEGRAPH.
More About the Earthquake on the
Pacific Coast-Serious Charges
Against New England
Clergyman.
Financial and Commercial
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
A Grand FiddIIng Project.


SAN Francisco, Dec. 2S.-The meetings Of
musicians at Sacramento, Stockton, Marysville
and other interior towns, have decided to send
delegations of performers to assist at the grand
musical festival in San Francisco, under the di-
rection of Camilla Urso, for the benefit of the
Mercantile Library Fund.
The Recent Earthqunke shocks.
A despatch from Virginia City, dated the 26th
says that distinct shocks of the earthquake were
felt in the Mariposa Mill. The water of the
Cole Tunnel Mining Company increased thir-
teen inches, and at Steamboat Springs the water
was forced through the earth this morning and
last evening. The mines have not been injured
by the earthquake.
The Sin Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S-Flour quiet and
unchanged; sales of choice wheat at $l60.
Legal-tenders, S319.
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sentiments, he was taken, well guarded, to head

beHIIWeHJs, NC WAS VaheH, WUII BUaIUVUi 10 HVHu-
quarters.
A rigid search Of his person by the Provost
Marshal led to the discovery of complete maps
and plans of several Of our most important for
tifcations, on tissue paper stitched in the collar
of his jacket The fellow would confess nothing;
so he was tried by drumhead court martial AMI
quickly sentenced to the established doom Of
spies-that of dancing himself to death on
nothing at the end of a rope. He was hung
before supper on the same day.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEeRApH,,
"Wednesday. Dec. 10 1850 (

OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEaRAPH,l
Wednesday, Dec. ~, 1869.
The Philadelphia money market reflects correctly
the general condition OF trade. The mercantile de-
mand is very light, and, poor as the market un-
doubtedly Is in loanable means, difficulty is ex-
perienced in supplying all wants. There is an entire
absence OF speculative feeling in the stock and bond
markets. and call loans continue very easy and
quiet. There is some calling In of loans to-day and
for the balance Of the week there will be, as usual
an artificial activity in the market incident to the
shifting process The rates continue at about for
mer rates. Six per cent is the average on call and
ten per cent on discount with very little doing in
either.
Gold opened weak, with sales at 1884, dropping
to 1192l, and closing at noon at 11956.
Government bonds are dull, and fraction Off
from closing prices yesterday.
The stock market continues very inactive and
prices this morning were rather weak. State loans
first series, changed hands at 1O9h, and City skies
at 80 for the new bonds.
Reading Railroad moved slowly, with sales at 49Sl
b. O.. ; Pennsylvania Railroad was stronger, and sold
at 4@4S b. o.; Camden and Amboy Railroad
changed hands at 11sA @1lSK Lehgh Valley Rail-
road at 80 81 and Philadelphia and Erie Railroad at
25% 34h was bid for Catawissa preferred.
In miscellaneous stocks the only sale we have TO
report was one Of Big Mountain Coal, which went
of at
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
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