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FROM EUROPE.

LONDON, July 17.-In the House of Commons
night consideration of the Irish church bill was nv
tinued. Gladstone approved of amendment GRANT,;
half million for private endowments, made pror t8s
1917, but moved to disagree to provision for copn
of Ulster grants. Disraeli thought that the mn
posal of the Lords reasonable. Stafford Nnrt
and Cole thought that Gladstones proposal would c'
vert the established church into involuntary ms
sionary church He asks act OF Justice and
pediency that globes should be left out. Randall 5
Palmer supported the Lords amendment granting h.T
million pounds for private eudowments. which va
agreed to- but amendment containing Ulster grants
iected-345 to $50. The announcement was cheer,
from ministerial benches. Disraeli intimated thai
was not necessary for the House to divide ons
other amendment, except that of postponing dispG
ton of surplus funds Gladstone moved to dsaprs
and Disraeli supported the Lords amendment Ri
thought government plans were not matured ami 4
ought not to be left for future consideration. Bieh
said that distribution of surplus funds difficult mat
ter. Government bad made minute inquiry as to th4
suitable distinction of income arising from surpu,
funds. He had more interest than any other mem
Der of the House. On the contrary, new issues III
Irish people, every one acknowledged that the mone
was the property of the Irish and should be applied
to the benefit of Ireland. This plan open to test
Objection to leave the question open would only prov
future embarrassment. He appealed not to put al
obstacle in the way Of the passage of the bill. Thu
| eminent, in desire to make Ireland an integral par
of the Kingdom, and her connection with Bingham
closer Amendment of Lords was rejected bv 800 to
| 21S Great cheers on result. Debate church bill
continued until late hour this morning. Disraeli re.
GREETED the course of government on the amendment
intimated, and that agreement has been violated
Gladstone replied if any harm had then been done 1t
came from the other side. All pledges have been
more than fulfilled Lathem hardly thought Lords had
been unworthily treated by the Commons Bright re.
sponed, and a committee was appointed to frame
reasons for the agreement with the Lords The bill
for government purchase of telegraph lines of king.
dom was read second time, and Commons adjourned
Mr.. Bigly, of the United States, had an Interview
with Earl Granville yesterday, with reference to the
release of all Americn citizens now in prison charges
of Feniansm. he presented a petition signed BY
members of the American Congress and British Par.
| lament, urging the discharge of such prisoners.
| MADRID, July T.-Governments of France add
Prussia have recognised Spanish regency.
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MTSCEIIANEOUS.

ST. LOUIS, July IA letter has been received as
Greenville from the Powell expedition, dated Hear7s
Fork, July 4th. They were all we'll and had passed
through the rapids with the loss of one boat
CAPE MAI, July 1.-THE President arrived here
to-day, and will stay till Monday.
New YORK, July 1s.-It is said no more Cuban ex,
petitions will be attempted here. The1Junta decides
to make Southern port tie base of operations Those
captured yesterday we're released last night and it is
reported, will go South in small squads, and embark
for their original destination.
MEMPHIS, July 1s-Agent of Arkansas immigration
company departed for San Francisco and China with
funds and letters of credit.
NEW YoRK, July Ia--Arrived, Murriere, from Bic
Janeiro with sixty-6re destitute American citizen
from that port.
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FROM WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, July 17.-City of Mexico data.
that on the 10th, while President Juarez, his e. /.
and several others were enjoying ride on Ialas
colo, near Mexico the boiler of the steamer e1n..
but all miraculously escaped. p'as
WASHINGTON, July 1s.-The Typographical s,s
of this district have settled the difficulties with ~
eminent printer, relative to the apprentice ous.
by consenting to allow twenty apprentices. H. I
plication Of Douglass for membership, was postno'
until January. rug
WAsH1Sa1os, July ls,-Gen. Writ Adams and !
Harper Hunt arrived to-day in the interest Of I
Yazoo Valley railroad, from Vicksburg to Nem,tS
They depart northward tomorrow
In case landing in Massachusetts is forbidden
managers of the French cable propose connectin.
Pierre and Cuba by cable, thus securing conpeei
with the United States.
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TEE CegRGs.-Fhe Slaughter House Company still
continue to squabbe among themselves in tha matter
of stock.
In the Fifth District Court, Mr.. John Wharton. fol-
lowing IN the wake Of Mr.. j. g. Clark, has. entered
suit against she President and Secretary Of the Slaush
ter House Company, claiming onsseventeensh Of The
capital stock OF two millions Of dollars. In accord
aaee With bis petition and prayer similar to that Of
Glar8s published IN full in the Pieayuae iay before
yesterday, the Court issued nandamus and writ Of
injunction directed TO the said President and secrasarv
who 10 obey the same IN the matter Of issuing
to petitioner the stock claimed by aim, or to show
cause Wednesday,, the l4th inst, whT sfeY should
not do go. TPicayune
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CHINESE LAgoR-The question whether the Chinese
emgrants will consent work for less than the current
rate of agricultural wages as now regulated by negro
labor is an open one. Before they arrive in any large
numbers we suppose the old standard will be but little
affected but when VIC come TO consider their limited
wants. their superior industry, and the faculty they
possess in such an eminent degree of coming money
out of refuse, steady reduction seems inevitable
Coming as they do, from country where daily labor
is paid for sometimes at the fraction of cent and the
possession of one hundred golden dollars makes man
almost wealthy, they will have another standard to
Judge by besides that found in the Mississippi Valley
Such has been the result in California, where wages
have been wonderfully reduced 1t is an error to sup
pose that civilization has the same effect in increasing
the wants of the Monso as it does that OF the negro
The former the most unimpressble on the face
of the earth Regardless of surroundings he cngs to
the customs and habits of his country, and cannot be
brought TO feel an interest in any outside subject. In
novation is not only horror but crime to any PEG.
pie whose religion embodes the worship of their an-
ceators and although shrewd enough at bargain it is
only necessary to have Chinese emigration COM
panies thoroughly organised to bring them in large
numbers and to cheaper labor to point which will add
largely to the prosperity and advancement OF the
South.
1.-The Chinese Problem" which now thoroughly
absorbs public attention in California is the less
important to the South What the Pacific slope pos
in such great abundance the South Is starving
for and it only needs little united enterprise upon
the part of the planters and merchants in the formation
of immigration companies to secure the speedy devel-
opment of our agriculture into degree which leave
our region without rival in productiveness. So far,
the planters in the neghborhood of New Orleans are
strangely supne and lstless They must arouse to
the Importance of the labor revolution now almost
upon them and organize further it rapidly pos
| shle New Orleans Times.
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wAEr.-If the female portion o. the population
viii only be quiet il Is probable that IN couple OIL
centuries "they viii rule the world by sheer force 81
numbers The New Orleans Times is sppfehenslve
that The days Of the AmazoRs are returning Fhteso
piers in France and England and also N New England
are alarmed the rapid increase "a the aisPFopeFsen
between tine seSes-she ladies being far ahead. Doe
not the good book say something about seven On taeu
cfngisg 10 one coa6eaiss Thai would make fourteen
A. ZACH feak.
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FROM EUROPE.

LONDON, July ls.-First general meeting of the
women franchise society was held yesterday. Among
notabes present. were, the junior Lord Of the Treas
ury, Henry Fawcett, member of Parliament for Brigh.
ton J. Stuart Mill, Lord Houghton, Right Hon. Jas.
stansfed, Rev. Charles Kingsley, author, and Louis
Blame author. Also many ladies present. Addresses
delivered by many well known speakers and resolu
tons unanimously adopted favoring female suffrage.
PARIS, l9-Marshal Valiant reappointed Minister
Of the Imperial household. The press of this city
gard the new Cabinet one of transition merely
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Tav yxeeyR Tg1AL-Dr Frank a. Ramsey, OF
uem,Li. being placed on the witness stand 70 state
;s no,s lcd,e Of the mental condition Of tue family,
ri which Col Yergcr's mother was ineihpef' 'est.
fed rs follows:
They we're commonly regarded by the community a.
crazy and witness had no hesitation III
~ ,s of rho prisoner testified to by prior witnesses
m he those Of person of unsound mind, ana one
WIZ ought to have been kept within the vans Oh an
asylum The witness believed in transmitted insanity
though il might not manitestltsei unli sonI
such ms religious excitement, doniestc s'ouD' L..
iary difficulties, debauch inigh' ueasIp y, Inv
c insanity thai then developed itself would be but
tbe acme of series of progressive but perhaps un
noticed exhibitions He did not regard the violent
actions If the accused in the cases testlhed 10 ny pre-
v;ous witnesses as due to deirum tremens, under
any possible contingency. Witness was lor'y.eiBh'
wears of age had been practicng physician ,of
tygx years, and gwen speclal ae'eh''A W '''e ''
| festations of insanity.
Dr. W 8. Graft, the family physician of Col. Yerger,
was then introduced.
The witness testified to having known the accused
from his boyhood Was called to attend the prisoner
on the occasion when he made attack on his brother
| George with knife and was Knocked down with
chair and cut on the forehead. Felt assured at the
time that the accused had not been drinking and was
not suffering from mania pou, and ne was not treated
for It. Witness was convinced at the time that 1t was
insanity but had never known the accused subject to
before. and not till then was he made acquainted by
the family with the fact of the hereditary faint In
the prisoners CASE witness felt assured he should nave
recognised case of mania potu. Had known the
accused intimately, and knew that he not in the
habit of drinking excess saw him intoxicated
Had no doubt that all the cases Of otherwise unae
countable conduct referred to by the previous wit
nesses were due to insanity.
The Witness who is regarded as very eminent sur
eeon. freely admitted that he did not consider himse
an expert on mania, and had only given special atten
ton to the subject since the death of Col. Crane.
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RECONSTRUCTION IN TEXAS Flakes Bulletin informs
their right of free suffrage, should elect as the dele
gates of their choice majority of conservatives to the
legislature, the simple effect would be Congress would
send" the State " back into military rule" and
worse conditions than ever" This is gentle threat
to eoeree popular choice and is perfectly consistent
with the wholspocy of the Infamous legislation known
as the reconstruction laws. The on the part of
the Government was preendedly waged for three long
years for the purpose of preventing the success Of Sc
eesson and to restore the Union With the failure of
secession the Union STOOD far the objects of the
war we're concerned precisely as 1t did before the
eonmeneed-not seeding State was lost; hut how
changed in all other respects When the war began
the Government not only proiessedly but practl-
cally government, founded on consent, and one in
which the will of the people was expressed however
imperfeey through their representatives, the agents
whom they elected How has the case stood in the
whole South since We returned to the blessings OF
pesees Have the people been allowed to choose their
own representatives. No; prescription of entire
classes has been invoked with the aid of radcalised
negroes stiae onls free speech and free press
but even the freedom of election and the freedom Of
popular choice. And for what purpose? really to Sc
cure peace and more perfect Union? Does any sane
man in the whole country believe this now? Nay the
advocates Of reconstruction no longer pretend it them
selves, The simple aim and whole object OF recon
stsact ion give aseendaney to tho Radical party
IL is the duty of all Texans to resist this party and
overthrow it. II is madness to yield an ota TO its de
ia
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A Busy SrENE.-~-fhe passerby cannot fail to note
the activity aud hustle en- Milan street, near the
Brooks House The StEeet Commissioner has quite
aombeF al laboEeya empleyel there while Mr., Hope
Ina small cloud OF aFkies lowering around the scene
Of his projected hitdm&, II Is something remarkable
haw tho aotQreA population stand the beat, aud IN
pasing as scene he Other day. at that ~ttehRs time
,yheR The thermometer IS eveF @aHst high, We eeaa
but appreciate the force and beauty Of the remark
sometimes made il regard 70 them that It's folly 70
Fy &c frigheh them with the teFrofa OF the lower re-
ons So long the e6@ate there represented to be
wafa. That's True. Instead Of preaching ire and
birthstone ii the preachers Seed pelt them With me-
eaphorjgal haistones and plunge thea Rte spiritual
Ice wa8eF the entire race would be converted m twink
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Msxree.--We have sadly neglected poor Mexico in
our columns of late The fac. is have had nothing
good to say Of her, and it is principle in moral ethics
that should under no circumstances be disregarded
If vou cannot speak well Of one, say nothing. We
have seeapucusy parsned this plan IN regard to Mex
eo 1.-THE day shead ever cone when rohberies, law
fessness and all ranBer of impurities to be Oh
aailv and hourly occurrence, we will take pleasure in
;,G,r readers.
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YEaLe~ Fgysa-rhs Galveston News OF the SIN,
saws II can safely assert that there is not now nor has
there been this year, case Of yellow ssee % ee eeas
81 Texas and pledges itself 10 report il one saoaa
occur. We confess to have entertained ieeiing o.
aneasiess on the score Of this disease two Or TIRES
weeks back baE II was pretty much On general pfsact
Pies The prospects are, that il viii nef De cpl
demic Il, New Orleans this summer, nor # it should
is there reasonable probability Of its visiting shfese
FtsRt
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SNAKE SroglEs.-We sometime since noticed the re
port of captain of gulf vessel TO the New Orleans
Peayune, giving an account Of running his vessel fo
more than an hoar through living mass OF snakes
The Corpus Christi Advertiser has something on s
similar subject:
Again We repeat, not man living On the bay, o.
rather on the coast islands, but has Witnessed the in
Aux from seward Of great numbers of the spreading
adder All the boasmen who run the bays, speak o
having passed snakes swimming toward the main land
The presumption is that these snakes were set adrif
from the everglades Of Florida, by high water,
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faR EEEeT1ossos fs6s--PaiticaI Parsies IN assnBrr
OF States busil7 preparing for elections 70 be heidi
next tall The earRas Is already active IL Tennessee
and Texas, and III time other States W. take their
turu- TIE following are the States azT rerritaries
which hold elections this year and sAs pctncpaI off
GERS to be eiecheti
henEaesF, Arg 2-creasazes lH.F LegiaaEllre: Aba-
bama, Aug. a-members Of Congress; Tennessee, Aug.
6-GeVernar, Staza officers AMI Lerisa5s,re. Nonsana
Ang f0-neeeafa 70. Cnnarasas Narn,zss,E S.rf. =
aoVernaR, State officers and Legislature Maine, Sept
l4-Taqernar and Legislature EoIaEato, Oct. j.
Deiegara 70 Congress- Pennsylvania, aek. Ia-t1as-
ernors Judge and Legislature Chic, Get Is-6as
ernor State officers and Legislature; Iowa, Oct L
Governor, State officers lad Legislature; California
Get aA-Jadges Of Supreme Court, New York, Noe,
Suite officers 5utiges and Legislature New JERSEY
Nov. g. AegisaEare, Massachusetts Nov. esaF-
eraog State officers and Legislature; Minnesota Sos'
State officers and LegsIaEnre; Wisconsin, Nov =
State officers and Legislature Misa.asipgi and texas
dates nar aseartaHefil -GnVaqnsr Stare aficars anl
] LeuiaIafJlrp
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MORALS OF OUR FayoRrrE SrArE.-Some time ago
there was woman's Prize fight in the godly city OF
Boston, and swo women Of Springfield, We learn from
the New York Herald, following the iastrioas exam
pie Of their chase sisters OF Boston the esther day got
up similar exhibition at which there we're 1880 spec
tators, ene-third Of whom were women Woman,
the word is too beautiful and has many sacred
soeiasions clustering around it to apply 10 such
things as they, Our vocabulary is barren of an ap
propriate term.
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GRANT AND THE CABINET Washington iisnaseh
Of the 9Th, the Cincinnati Commercial, (RaiicaIT
SAYS;
Il generally understood shas President Grant has
turned the administration Of the Government 20
his Cabinet and that he takes little or no interest In
what is going on. His influence with big Cabinet MIN
Lace ri,s1n tta;.r
him Is daily becoming stronger e Gen Grant is now
candidate for resleefIen he very soon viii act ha
one Hls influence and his mantle will gaesiv and
gently fall upon Mr. Boutwell,. whose wise and states
nanlike administration at the TREASURY has given en-
tire satsfachien to all the solid maneyed men Of sf.
eaunEIv.
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THg RAtERpAD.-We learn from oar accommodating
ieaa Col Gee. Haynakeare, 6hss the receipts tFeEa
greaht and passengers forwarded from this place 70
HaFsaah for sbe week ending the lttb, were $500,
And az probably era in the trade Of Shreveport,
~ h noteworthy hat thege i quantity Of feighe BOW
% SO ent Oh the railroad Cor Palestine Ae head d
navigation on she TRjaity. In Years past ShssresioR
of 2oaRtry tributary 10 Shreveport eaG lately The
Texas EeasEal saa beea drawing ii from w, and We
leaea tbs is The FIRST freight seab ases the road fcl
PallasttRe n three wears.
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THs CAplroL.-The 81. Louis Democrat (Radieal)
protests against the expenditure of another dollar in
the erection of public buildings in Washington, in view
of the fact that the capitol will be moved before long
Chicago paper is advocating its removal to St. Louis
One is little surprised to notice this act OF msgnanm
ity on the part Of Chicago man. but then the wonder
ceases when it is found that he does not to have
Chicago the capital, because members Of Congress
would interfere with the commercial regulations of
city, which il thinks can be better conducted by the
city council. The editor in urging the claims Of ST.
Louis says nothing of the probable interference with its
commerce.
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FR2 ElNasseN Re4p.--As the ate sessiea oil the
Police Juicy aR tbs parish the petition Of Nj, b L,
6ioeg TO eeBaeGeeg bridges and lesees on the Kings
sea road aad ta cbapee Che direction Of said road
constituting u targPitt, @as granted This, unaet
tbe following festiyeqae a9&eEeF; that the toll es
liked BY this gy and sReh ether changes as the jaf'
eeas FeQqhe h. aade b. aid Gitneg ADD sbaa tht
Jury shalt have Ihe righs 10 take possession Of sait
eqsd af any lime BY paving fam value fer il.
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Dispatches, from Tuesday Mornings \
FROM NEW ORLEAHs :

Enterprise. '@-o i'F he'd Ria.
NEW ORLEANS, July le-Messrs. Faur4s
des, chief clerks of the house of Coutourie a.
whom warrants were issued on the 15tb " ! sssss
themselves to Marshal Packard this mornin, uefgs,
released on $4,000 bonds. 'I'hs' and =
One hundred and ffty-six thousand cigars :.
collector Stockdale, and labelled Q. Csc ssiasa
taken possession of by Marshal Packard to.Soss y
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weaAss R1ezTs PRACTICALLY ENFORCED - The
gonhan, rexas1 News states that Young OF that
place was the happy recipient Of sound thrashing at
the hands Of some women, who tied INN DO esd-post,
aourisaed ssxshee6ers and administered cowhiding
And speaking of thseshing, the sane paper states
that the planters are busiy engaged threshng wheat,
the Weld Of which surpasses the expectations OF the
most saBgaine.
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RAPIpEs, learn from the Democrat Of the l4th
that rhos. Neal an old citizen of Rapdes parish, died
on the tn,
The river &C Alexandria had come 10 . staga, and
was TWENTY-FIVE feet below high water marx The
crops are still dong finely and Bossat gives the pleas
ing assurance that no stray caterpillar has been yet
packed 10 town for general inspection.
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BARRETT ON HAMILTON. Flag OF the 10TH, lin

BARRETT ON HAMILTON Flag OF the 18th, has
the following;
As n matter of State publish the address OF
Gen A. j. Hamilton to the people of Texas, this week
IL must be confessed that he talks and writes we'll II
we could have confidence in what he says, We would be
pleased to support him for Governor Not having that
confidence, we have idea of supporting him when
we do, we are Of the opinion that water will run up
hill.
Barrett, we greatly admire your spirit, and probably
if we lived in Texas would find it difficult matter to so
crush down intense aVipathy to Jmen OF the Ham
ilton school, as to vote for him We should be sorey
tempted go your way whether the path led us to the
devil or otherwise. It is however, no funeral OF ours
properly and hence we have not been lavish of tears
Or advice And, moreover, it is a delicate question
which we would much prefer our Texas friends settling
among themselves. If the conservatives hold back
Davis WILL of course, be elected. If the Democratic
party have fully determined against the policy of max
ing nominations, appears to be the case, it would
seem that you must pertorce swallow Hamilton bitter
dose as he is See here. Barrett, couldn't YOU take
him by the other process? =
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YE Moseuro.--How to guard against the bills OF
this devsh sly little fellow is puazling ques
ton than to guard against those OF your tailor or shoe
maker The latter will in time weary OF fruitless at
tacks and prosecutions, but ye mosquito never despars
In legal parance he puts in an appearance and shortly
thereafter bill" without the least regard to the forms
of law or the comfort of the hapless victim. lnunc
tons in his case are not worth the paper they are
written on and threats OF prosecution for tespass he
gaily sings to Philosophers and the most CUT
ming artheers of muslin bars and the greatest paentees
the world has yet Produced have failed to circumven
the little singing ctss. Still, some wise thinks he
can beat him. and gives his PLAN If any of our readers
wish to squander tine aud camphor they can try it
none of il for us;
"Take of gum eamphor piece about one-thira the
size of an egg and eyaporate it by placing in tin yes
sci, holding It lamp candle, taking care that
it does not ignite. The smoke will soon ELL the room
and espel the mosquitoes who win return more, al
least for that night even il the windows be left OPEN