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Washington News.

WASHINGTON, May 3l.-Dayid Turner has
been appointed collector Of the post Of
Georgetown.
The Government has advices Of an en-
gagement between the troops and Indians
near Fort Griffin, Texas. Fourteen H.
dians were killed.
John w. Gould has been appointed col
lector for the first Georgia district.
-Four tirst-class iron-clad revenue cutters
are to be constructed by the Treasury De-
partmcnt.
Senator Wade visited President Grant
and received the commission Of Govern
ment director Of the Union Pacific Rail-
road.
The mother of Stephen A. Douglas is
dead, aged eighty years.
The President departs for Annapolis on
Thursday, and for West Point on the 10th
of June.
The commander of the Pacific squadron
is ordered to give all possible MD to the
Aforementioned Telegraph Cable Com
pany.
Minister BaSsctt (negro) for Hayti has re-
ccivcd his Instructions. He is to present
American claims but not press for present
settlement. The President instructed him
personally to assure the Uayticns of his
good will.
General Longstrcet, in replying to de-
mandS from the War department for claims
against him at the date Of his resignation,
demands the vouchers with endorsements,
and adds, "The confusion incident to the
stormy events of the last ten years has led
TO the loss Of great many of my papers,
leaving me with no other resource than
yOlIr recOrdsn
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Another "Pienary' Letter from the

Pope Plus N. has addressed letter to
"all the faithful" in which he bcstOwS
plcnary indulgence and remission Of sins
on the following conditions:
We announce TO the whole Catholic world
IN indulgence in the form Of Il jubilee. In
the name Of God, most powerful and most
mcrciful, supported by the authority Of the
holy apostles st. Peter and st. Paul, i'll viz
tue of the power of binding and looSing
with which our Lord has invested Us, how
ever unworthy, we grant Il plcnary ndul-
gcncc and remission of all their sins, as it is
granted in the year of jubilee to all the
faithful of both sexes either dwelling i'll our
much beloved city of Rome or having come
within her walls who shall, between the 1>t
of June and the day OF the closing OF
The Ecumcnical Council convoked by us,
visit the basilicHs Of st. John Latcran, the
prince Of the apostles, and st. Maria Majorc,
or at least visit one of them twice, and de-
Youtlv pray there for some time Tor the con-
version of sinners. for the propagation of
the faith, and for the peace, tranquility,
and triumph of the Catholic Church who,
in addition to the accustomed last OF the
Embcr DAYS. shall fast for three days, even
not conSccutiyely ; that is to say, Wedne>-
dav. Friday, and Saturday and who, in
the course of time, shall have confessed
their sins. rcycrcntly received the Holy Sd
cramcnt of the Eucharist, and given some
aims to tie poor according to their power.
To I'LL not living in Rome we grant the same
plcnary indulgence and remission OF fhelr
sins, on condition of their visiting, within
, the given time, the churches which shall be
pointed out by the Ordinary of the place,
or the Wears TO whom the charge of souls Is
committed. and fulfilling the conditions
already spoken of. This indulgence is APP
plicablc to the souls in purgatory.
Travellers by land and sea may gain 1t 10y
; fulfilling the conditions and visiting twice
/ the cathedral or parish church of the place
/ where they are.
! =. We also ordain that from the 1St of
June next to the close of the Ecumcnical
/ Council all the priests Of the Catholic world,
, secular or regular, shall add every day to
their Mass the prayer to the Holy Ghost,
and that, besides the accustomed Mass, the
Mass of the Holy Ghost shall be said every
| Thursday, except on II double of the first
or second class. in all the parish churches,
basilicas, or collegiate churches in Rome,
and in all cathcdras and college chapels
throughout the world, by their respective
canonS also. in every church served by the
regulars and bound to say conventional
Mass.
This Mass of the Holy Ghost binds under
no obligation regarding the application OF It,.
Given at st. Peters, in Rome, under the
Ring of the Fisherman, the 18th OF Aprl!,
1869, the twenty-third year of our Pontltl-
cate. n. CARD. PARACCIANI CLARELLI.
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COMMERCIAL.
Grain and Flour Markets.
Corn AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND, May 81, 1909.

Corn AND FLOUR EXCHANGED
RICHMOND, May 81, 1909.
OFFERINGS.
Wheut.-Red, 80 bushels.
Corn.-Whitc, al bushels. Mixed, loi bushels.
Odts.-L sos bushels.
Rye.-s bushels.
Nsdt.-s2 bushels.
Whsat.-Red, 30 bushels very good Mt &. 20.
C0rn.-Whitc, go bushels prime at SEC, l5s
bushels on private terms: SIS bushels very good ut
slc.-total. 4 bushels. Mixed, l3i bushels good ut
soc.
Onts.-5o bushels ut SIC.
Rge.-S bushels prime at si.20.
Meai.-White, country unbolted, II bushels Mt
s2ic boted, IS bushels ut s5c. Total, 42 bushels.
RE-E1HBITED.
C"rn.-White, 100 bushels
REMARKs.-Corn active to-day, and prices firm {:
all on the market sold. Oats very dull. Prices on
Change May 80. $685. were Corn-White, S1.li to
81 Is: yellow, Sl.A. Oats, prime. ooc. Rye. very
good. $3.50. The Flour market is quito stagnant.
The aggregate offerings of Wheat, Corn. Oats,
and Rye, on Change for the week ending May 90
1859, 600 bushels against III bushels for the
corresponding week Of last year-showing cx-
cess this year Of s73 bushels chiefly Oats.
SAVANNAH.
MAY 2s.-Corn has appreciated during the week.
owing 10 higher cost Of laying 1t down. There has
been considcrab bic reduction Of stock but there is
IN ample supply on hand to meet the legitimate
demand until two cargDcS can get In that are now
afioat for this place There Is little speculative
feeling manifest to-day but holders are too stiff
and ask too high to show them L margin. One
cargo i now on tho landing, and Is held firmly at
81 To- which figure Is the prevailing price to-day nj
wholesale :l.l2i to $l.i5 for small lots. Stock
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We welcome TO the list of candidates for
the custom Of the large travel which will
find It's way TO the mountains this sum.
mer the SALT SULPHUR STRINGS of Monroe
county.
The SALT SrLrHUR is place hallowed IN
the rccollcc;lorS Of all who ever for \ time
enjoyed its comforts. Who that has rested
in the stone house looking down upon the
green valley where flows the spring can for
GIT the grateful temperature and INSPIRING
atmoSphcrc--how there, after the journey
thithcr, nc rcpoScd 50 swcctly and Profound
" as TO dream only of bliss. One nights
rest there rciuycnizeS old age and gives new
>icor TO the wcaricd frame.
The SALT >rLrHrR was in other DAYS the
chosen refuge from summer heats and south
crn fcvcr> Of most refined society. It's So
lection Ivy them is n striking proof Of its at
fractions. The South Carolnians were cSpc-
ciallv partial to the place. Ii is sad to think
how few Of them will now return to their old
hauut>.
Incidentally, the SALT is enc of the most
cfhcacouS springs in the mountains. The
fountain proper iSa great Alternative. acting.
directly upon the digestive functions and
liver and restoring their energy. There is
nm iodine spring near it which is highly
priced ~ those of the Medical Faculty who
have visited the place.
Under the old administration Of EEsKIxE
y CAEurRERs. and subsequently of the
Ncncrtcd Colonel ERSKINE, there have been
cuicycd 10y thousands some Of their hap
pir,t days. The MeSsrs. PEYToH, those men
cf indomitahlc energy and enterprise. have
leased the SALT. and will open it in superb
style for the season.
THE HUGUENOT SPRINGS.
The name calls up the long past Of bright
and happy hours ut this place. The late
Major WoOLpRIDGE, its founder, was the
most prominent and observed amongst its
Mhituc>. His excellent lady WAS the pre-
siding genius Of the social circle. and the
pleasures Of the place were genial and re-
fiucd. The HrGuESoT drew together de-
liGhiful company, Il large part of which was
from Richmond. The location is elevated
and dry. and primitive oaks cherish the
scene with their broad branches and CRATE
ful shade.
The spring is 4 sulphur, and the teStimo-
mails 10 it, virtues III the yicinaoe are very
strong. A fact worth knowing to many in
this day WAS related by Major WOODBRIDGE
in his grave and solemn manner which
made any pleasantly Of his irresistible. 1t
was that, in his young days, he sometimes
got on 4 frolic. and whenever he did he
spent his next day" ut the HuGuEHoT
>rEINGS, which always restored him to per-
feet order and SobcrneSS. In this respect
the value Of the springs greater than ever,
since the liquor Of these times is so bad
MeS,rS. NoRyELL, COBB Il Co. are the les
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ADyESTURER COME TO GRIEF.-Most OF
our readers will remember Il certain DR..
Mueller who visited this city few months
ago and set up for an occulist of special skill
and success. After performing several sur
gical operations, and making. quite repu-
tation for his cccentricites and impudcnce,
he and his wife departed in the direction OF
Bristol, and so disappeared from our obser-
walton.
We noticed yesterday a paragraph in the
Lancaster Pa.) hteHigcncer stating that
Mueller was now under sentence Of death
for killing man some time ago at Oshkosh.
Wisconsin. 1t stated further that the wo-
man who travelled with him was not his
wife. but Il frail creature from Washington.
and that she, rs IN accessory to the murder,
had been sentenced to twenty years con-
lincmcnt in the pcnitcntiary.
1t appears that the two attacked their
victim in his store at Oshkosh that the as
sailed man. struggling to escape, burst
through the window out upon the pave
mrnt, and there fell dead.-Lynch6urg Re
publican.
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Immigrant wagons filled with men, wo-
men, and children, of all ages and sizes, are
mourning into Minnesota from the East,
North, and South.
In New York city last week, at the yearly
meeting of the Hicksite Quakers, Daniel
Hin, of Ohio, said that 14,0O0, 600, 900 lives
had persisted by war since the creation OF
the world-an average Of ,, 600 COO annually,
or 5000 per day.
Hailstones the size of mans head are
said (pv the Columbus IradeL) to have fallen
in NoXubee county, Miss, on the 18th ult.
The same paper says wherever the tor
nado of frozen missiles touched q field, uni
verSal ruin followed"
As to the society Of Richmond which
northern people enjoy, found it entirely
uneyceptionable, for it is confined wholly 10
themselves, and, as they value themselves.
they ought not to complain. The same Is
TO he said of the native reSidents.-N. u.
~. Virginia letter in Neac York 1rtbuneD
A bill is before the Canadian Parliament
respecting seduction. 1t provides that Il
seducer, under promise of marriage, OF an
unmarried female of previous chaste charac-
ter, shall be punished by fine or imprlson-
ment. or both, at the option OF the court,
hut shall not be condemned on the sole evil
dence of the female.
The political campaign in Tennessee IS
becoming exciting. Governor Bro"nlow
has announced himself in newspaper caro-
IN favor of Senter for Governor, and his
friends are working hard for his election.
Tn Fast Tennessee Stokes Is remarkably
stronr. Notwithstanding the bitter opposition
of Brownlow and his party.
Ats o'clock on Saturday morning man
named Thomas Houghton applied at police
headquarters in New York ior an 4 14a new
with Wbe ns M Kennedy WAS
s;ttin@ alone. when, suddenly drawing a
heavy billy, he rushed at Kennedy, striking
Of his head An alarm was instantly raised,
and the assailant secured and taken TO the
police court. The man appeared 10 pe in-
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.--The receipts ut
the Treasury from customs and internal
revenue sources have been favorable for the
present month so far, and will make the re-
duction Of the debt even greater than has
already been stated. The duties on imports
to the 9th instant amount to about 3d.
900, 900, while those from internal revenue
arc near SIT Zoo, 600, and will be heavier by
the end Of the month.
The disbursements for the end of the
month are estimated at about $40, OOO, 900.
so that the decrease will probably reach
$4,000, 900 or ST., 0O0,0 900. 4 corresponding
decrease will ensue, the Secretary thinks.
for several months to CONGREGATIONAL In
telligcncer, May 81.
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CROCHERY. &c.

TRESH IMPORTATIONS.-
Il & GIBSON are now receiving and opening
of their own importation, large additions to their
STOCK and are prepared TO offer special induce
ments to buyers. New and handsome patterns OF
Dinner Tea. and Toilet Sets, ia rich. decorated
gold band Plain White China and White Granite,
Rich Fancy Goods Cut and Pressed Glassware IN
great variety, Fine Table Cutlery, OF Joseph Rod
gers and other celebrated makers: Plated lee
Pitchers, Walters, Goblcts, Forks, spoons, &c. :;
Rcrriyerators Water-Coolers, Castors Lamps
Looking Glasses, Block Tin and Japan Ware in
great variety.
Country merchants, hotel-keepers, and house
keepers will consult their interests by calling on
us KELLOGG & GIBSON,
Importers, Wholesale and Retail Dealers,
1907 Main street, Richmond, Va.
EDWARD B. TAYLOR and Il. G. SUTTON, JR.,
Statesmen. my 10
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A TORNADO Yesterday afternoon be-
tween three and four o'clock violent storm
of wind and rain passed over the city, tear
ing down trees and unrooting houses. 1t
seems to have been the most violent in the
northern part of the city. On Seventh street,
opposite the residence Of General 0. O. How
ard, Il frame house, owned by Stephen A..
Bailey, was blown entirely down. The
house was not completed, and when the
storm came up four men took shelter inside.
and one of them was injured severely, but
the others escaped unhurt. Two other
houses in the ighborhood were also blown
down. The roof ola three-stOry brick house,
corner Seventh and Q streets, was blown of,
and landed in a garden on the opposite side
of the street The roof of a thrcc-story brick
house situated at the corner of North Capt.
tol and NJ streets, was blown off, and the
arbor and lattice work at the Second Pre-
cinct Station House, near Seventh-Street
Park, was also blown down. \ large num-
Der of trees in the northern part of the city
were blown down, and a carriage in which
two gentlemen were riding, on Seventh
street, was blown over, making a complete
wreck of it.-Ndtionnl Iraeihgencer, 31st.
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Foreign Markets-TBY TELEGKAPIIl.

LONDON, May 3l.-NoOn.-Consols. o3s. United
States bonds firm At 7s:. Sugar quiet and steady,
both on the spot and afoat the spot, 39s. sd. N
ins.
LONDON May 3l.-Erening.-Co nsols, 81. United
States bonds firm at sos. Sugar, ailoat easier.
LIVERPOOL, May 31.-So0n. quiet up
lands, Hid. Orleans, ND.
ihernoo1a.-Cotton quiet and steady. Lard firm
AT 'JS: naS1 Nav Errnino sh.d..
more active uplands, MD; Orleans, ND; sales
u. 900 bales. Wheat, os. cd.
HAvRE, May sl.-Cotton opens quiet, both on
the spot and atoat
HAygE, May 3l.-Erening. -Cotton closed quiet
and steady; on the spot, lt0f. a,oat, 1857.
FRANKFORT, May Situated States bonds, So.
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THP NORTHERN AND THE SOUTHERN PRES
ByTEgIAN CHURCHEs.-In the General AS
semblv Of the Old School Presbyterian
Church North, in New York, on Saturday
last. resolutions were read rs follows by DIR.
"A. Z. Taylor, of Georgetown after which
he made remarks strongly favoring union
with the Southern Presbyterian Church:
Whereas, The last General Assembly ac-
knowicdged the separate and independent
existence of the PRESBYTERIAN Church in the
Southern States. and enjoined upon all sub
ordinate courts so TO treat it, thus according
10 it, ministers and members the privilege
of admission to our body upon the same
term. which are extended to ministers ana
members Of other branches Of the IfcSby-
tcrian Church III this country; therefore
RcsOlced, That this General Assembly
hereby convey it, Christian Salutation 10 inc
General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
churches Of the southern states, ana give
expression of It's sentiments TO CHRISTIAN
fraternity and fellowship toward the minis
terS and members of the body; ana rs we
inherit and hold with them the same ancient
symbols of faith, the same forms OF govern
mcnt ind of worship, thus representing De-
tore the world the same sacred prihclpleo 10
which orr common ancestors witnessed,
and which we have maintained toSether III
the past, and especially since we occupy
adjacent, and in many places, common nj de f.
ritory, we deem it due to our LORD ana 10
The best Interest of His kingdom on ealtn
10 express the desire that the day may no.
be distant when we may again be unite III
great organization that shail coz ~ t,a
whole land. and embrace all branches OF inc
Presbyterian Church. .,
Resotced, That the stated clerk be dlrec t.'a
10 forward copy of these resolutions TO tne
stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church III
The southern States.
The report does not state what was done
with these resolutions.
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TERRIBLE KEROSENE AcCIDENT-A HOLE
FAMr,,Y BURSEp.-A terrible kerosene accl-
dent. caused by the explosion of a lamp,
occurred last evening at No. III MEADOW
street. uoboken. A family consisting, OF
three persons were burned. The son mas
since died of his injuries, while the motner
i fatally wounded. The father escaped with
only few slight burns. c.
II seems that William Haese, German
mechanic. was detained at his labor until Il
late hour, the wife waiting tea for her nus
lands return. Haese came home shortly
,ftpr 9 O'Clock, when the family, consisting
Of himself, his wife Emily, and their son
Gustaye, a lad of eight years, sat down 10
the table. o,.. +ho
In some way, while reaching across the
table for a plate, the boy overturned tne
Iann. which broke. The oil exploded IN D.
stnntlv. the blazing fluid scattering Isen
over the persons of all three, ana, sectlhs
fire to their clothing, burned them noltft ~
Their screams attracted the ATTENTION ol tile
other inmates of the house, who rushea lli.o
the room and finally succeeded IN eAtih-
gushing the flames. ,,a,,,s
The sufferers were removed TO St. MAJ
Uospital. where they were attended by Dr'
p +. Chabert, who did all in his power 10
alleviate their su1erings, but without aTali
nv tbe case Of the bov Gustaye, who died
this morning. The mother, Emily, IS also
fatally burned, and will probably die before
light. The father is only slightly burned,
and will recoyer.-Neao YORK fost, fTaoay'
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FROM TIE PLA1Ns.-St. Louis, May %
A telegram from Fort Wallace states that
Yesterday about fifty Indians ran of three
hundred mules from Fort Sheridan belong
ing to private citizens. Two MeXicans were
Wounded. About one hundred citizens
started in pursuit. The telegraph wire was
cut, and no news has yet been received from
them.
An Omaha dispatch says that Samuel NJ.
.Janncv, the new Quaker superintendent OF
indian affairs, together with five Quaker In
dian agents for the Omahas, Attoes, Mem
poes, Pawnees, and Santees, arrived there
Yesterday, and proceeded to their various
stations.
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TIE STORM AT WuEELING.-W Wheeling, ".
Va. May 29.-Additional particulars OF the
dreadful storm yesterday show that the
work of devastation was greater than at first
supposed. The damage to vineyards has
been immense. In most cases they were
utterly destroyed or ruined.
Up Wheeling Creek valley the destruction
was enormous. Many sheep and lambs
were killed in the fields, and wheat and corn
were cut close to the ground. a number
of accidents to individuals are reported,
some of which are likely TO prove serious.
The town of West Liberty, twelve miles
distant, is reported to be in ruins. Hail
stones to depth of two feet still remain a'
points Oh Main and Market streets, i'll this
city,
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From th" Mobile Register.
From TIE MObic Register.
Proceedings Of the General Assembly
Of the Presbyterian Church i'm the
United States.
SEVENTH AND LAST DAY,


The Assembly met at 9 O'Clock. and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Mitchell.
The Committee on Evangelietic Labor,
through Rev. Henry Brown, made 4 re-
port; which was accepted, and the COM
mi'tec discharged.
pr. Baird. from the Committee on Pub
location. submitted report showing that
they were now prepared TO commence the
issue of their own books, with their own
writer's and on their own presses. They
suggested that as the Sabbatll-school books
are expensive, being illustrated, q large cir
cUlatlon must be secured. The report was
accepted. and the committee discharged.
The Committee on Church Music made Il
report, accompanied by two resolutions,
encouraging -ational singing, dis
rountenancinc operate music. and calling
upon Prcsbytcr> to take action III the mat
ter. The subject was postponed ndeil-
nitcly.
The plan for the relief Of families Of min
listers was discussed. and. on motion, the
whole subject was referred to the Commit
tee on >ustentation for further investigation
with view 10 the perfection of the plan
the committee to report to the next Genera!
Assembly the result OF their laborS.
5 resolution was adopted recommending
10 all the churches in the care Of the Assem-
hly to take up a collection for the relief OF
disabled ministers, and widows and orphans
Of deceased ministers, annually on the first
Sunday in July, or as soon thereafter as may
hc convenient.
The following resolution was adopted:
"ReSoEcea, That the thanks of the Gene
raj Assembly are due. and are hereby ten
dcrcd. to the citizens of Mobile for the gen
crous and warm-hcartcd hoSpitaliticS cN-
tended to this body: to the several pastors
and congregations of the city for the use OF
their pulpitS on the Sabbath and the Varl-
on, railroad and steamboat companies for
free return tickets to the members OF the
Assembly,
Rev. Mr.. Morrison moved that the Gene
raj Assembly, be- dissolved, and that another
General Assembly, chosen in the same man
ncr. he required to meet in the Second Pres
byterian church, Louisville, hy., on the
third Thursday of May, 1870, at II O'Clock
4. NJ. Carried.
The Assembly joined in singing the 11!th
Psalm; after which it was closed with
PRAYER and the Apostolic bcncdiction by the
Moderator.
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Tho ('nSp OF ,EuSJgp RuStpp<1.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, May 3l.-MesSrs.
Bingham, Loughbridgc. and Eldridge, of
the Congressional committee to investigate
the charges against Judge Busted, reached
the city on Saturday night. Judge Bustecd
adjourned the court to-day until Wcdnes-
day.
A number of delegates to the State Immi-
grafton Convention. which meets to-mor-
row, have already arrived.
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The Right Of Franchise i'm Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 31.-The Supreme
Court at Brownsville decides unanimously
that the right to vote is secured to citizens
under the constitutional declarations Of the
bill Of rights that elective franchise stands
equally high with the right to hold property,
which, once vested, cannot be withdrawn
without due process of law ; and that the
power conferred by the Legislature upon
the Governor to set aside these regulations
is illegal, and the Governors action in the
matter null.
I'VE announced this news Ycstcrdayl
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The Presbyterian Reunion North--
The Southern Churches.

New YORK, May 31.-In the Old School
Presbyterian Assembly resolutions were
offered conveying Christian salutations to
the Presbyterian Churches Of the southern
States, and expressing the desire that the
Ga Was va mot ann w9 s all rsGEte h
shall cover our whole land. [See the reso.
lutions in another column received by mail.