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The sorosis Rejects a Nan

Jennie June Croly, in behalf of the
New York SOrosis answered Mr.. r.
B. Roosevelt's application for MEM
bership as follows:
Your proposition to become a MEN,
Der of Sorosis was laid before the Ex-
ecutive Committee and subsequently
before the club. l regret to say the
decision WIS not in your favor. The
reasons, II IS only fair to state, were
not those OF character, position or per-
sonai merit, but consisted solely Of So
ciety restrictions as to sex. Person.
ally you have been found very agree
able by several members of Sorosis.
Reputation and position are unlike
unexceptionable; but the unfortunate
fact Of your being a man outweighs
these and all other claims to mem
bership. We willingly admit, of
course, that the accident of your sex
is on your part q misfortune, and not
a fault. Nor do we wish to arrogate
to ourselves because we had
the good fortune to be born. women.
We sympathise most truly and heart
lily with you and the.entire male crea-
ton in their present and prospective
desolation and unhappiness; but this
is all we can do. SorOsis is too young
for the society of gentlemen, and must
be allowed time to grow. BY and by,
when it has reached proper age, say
tyenty-one, it may ally itself with the
Press Club or some other male Organi-
zatiOn of good character and standing;
but for years to come its reply to all |
suitOrs must be principles, not men,
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might consist of, taken from among
his bosom friends and most intimate
confreres. Colorado Jewett as his
Lord High Chamberlain, with the
title of Duke of Claptrap and the le-
gend Sass Ct Brass in his crest. Geo.
4. Sanders. as the Imperial Cup Bear
er, with the title of Lord of the Rag
tag and Bobtails, his chief employ
ment being to hand the imperial cup
to his imperial master, after testing
the Juice, upon a principle peculiar to
Lord George himself, to ascertain
whether. its stimulating properties
have been properly exhausted. Geo.
Francis Train, Prince of Flap-yacks
and Jump-up-J JOhnnies, Grand Usher
of the Household and Tier-up in Cen
eraI of Feminine Apron Strings; his
ROYAL Highness Prince Jefferson Da-
Wis. Baron Jake Thompson and Wis
count Beverly Tucker, Imperial Bum
bailifs and Procurers General of Bail
for his Imperial Majesty whenever his
Imperial Majesty gets his imperial
body into tight places. A court COM
posed of cavaliers like these would
eclipse the Day & Martin shine inn
ported to the court of S0ulOuque, with
all its pretentious and high-sounding
titles Of Duke of Lemonade, Prince
of Softshells, NiscOunt Marmalade,
Lord of the Cocktails, Baron Brown
Stouts, and so on. -.- --.
But we have had q9a7'tHnl s1y. Of
this imperial ridicttIts mus. lSTtts
cum in1periO. IT has been talked about
long enough and imperiously enough,
and our people want its advocates to
cease their clamor in regard to it. 1t
is a fit theme for an amusing negro
minstrel extravaganza, and nothing
more. ereer -r-r-
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ss7,17,52l s27,Ssa,2u
MERCHANDISE,
S56,5S8,6H S57,I86,525 ssI,s95,SOs
n Irnnorts 50 "a Ial ss5. .0sI-26 slI9.5l 10

Total imports s93 756 l3j SS5OSl726 Sll9,5I5 80
The above represents the foreign
gold cost, exclusive Offreight and duty.
We have given more particulars than
the items named by our correspond
ent, and every important article is
specified. The nOn-enumeratedi items
of general merchandise make q large
aggregate, but this total consists OF
many hundred articles, drugs, chemi-
Gals, etc, none Of which represents
large value by itself, and full particu-
lars of which we have already pub
lished. 1t will be seen, contrary to
our correspondents theory, that the
total imports Of dry goods, which we
have classed by themssSVes, are only
about One-third of all the foreign pro-
ducts for which we have to pay. Our
legislators have made the United
States the dearest market in the world;
consequently, we sell letle and buy
much. That proposition IS so plain
that the most illiterate reader can un-
derstand it. The theory of the pro-
tectiOnist Is, that by making the home
market dear, we encourage home pro-
ductiOn. The result as shown by eX-
perience is that when our markets are
made dear we lessen our sales TO other
countries, our produce costing so much
they can buy cheaper elsewhere; while
everybody who can comes here to sell
his wares, because everything is high.
This business would soon collapse of
itself if We had 10 pay specie for the
difference; but as long rs we can pay
in bonds, only close observers see any
danger ahead. And in the face of tlis
the old high tariff editors, orators and
legislators see no other remedy than
to make the home market still dearer
by further increase in the cost of
everything which enters into produc-
ton. We buy too much, therefore
give foreigners a higher market here
for their goods! We sell too little,
therefore make everything produced
a little deareri and the people are eX-
pected only to see that labor and pro-
duce are quoted at higher rates, and
TO applaud the legislation that pro-
duces such a result. y dear home
market is not blessing. When that
truth is learned and acted upon the
true interests of both labor and capi-
tai will be understood and conserved. |
How many generations must struggle
and suffer before this truth is appre-
ciated?
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Marine Insurance in War Times.

William 7. Williams was the owner
of the steamer City of New York,
which was chartered during the war
to convey stores to the troops under
Gen. Burnside, at Roanoke Island.
The vessel was insured BY the New
England Mutual Insurance Company.
On arriving at Hatteras Inlet she was
ordered to cross the bar at low water,
and in the attempt became fast
aground and was wrecked. In Feb
ruary, 1862, Williams claimed $50, 900
Of the Government, and $4,000 were
paid him ON the value of the steamer.
Williams thereupOn brought suit to
recover $50, 600 Insurance. In the
Circuit Court, yesterday, Judges Cliff
ford and Lowell on the bench, it was
decided that such an act of gross care
lessness on the part of the master of
the steamer was at the risk Of the in
sured, but as the order of q Command
ing General ON such an expedition
must be considered the same as if
given by the President Of the United
States, it must be held that the United
States at the time assumed the part of
the insured. Judgment for the de-
fendant was accordingly ordered
Boston Herald. lSfh.
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FROM BOSTON
Cruel Treatment OF Stock on Railroad
TraiH--- Meeting Of the American
Tract Soeiety

BOsTON, May "a stock train az
rived at Worcester, Mass, on Tues
day, from Albany en- route to PrOvi-
dence, loaded with Texas cattle, which
were found TO be in horrible cOndi-
ton. Twenty-nine large bovines We're
found jammed into one car, two of
which had apparently been dead some
time. Two Others were dead and
Others were down and unable to rise,
while all were evidently starving and
had apparently been without food or
water for several days. The cattle
We're unloaded, fed and exercised, and
then put into fresh cars and SGT off on
their way.
The fifty-fifth annual meeting of the
American Tract Society Of Boston as
sembled to-day, Senator Wilson pre-
siding. Julius \. Palmer, the Treas
urer, read his report, from which it
appears that the debt Of the society at
the beginning of the year was Sl7, ,495;
the payments and expenditures SlIS,-
906.
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WEATHER AND RIVERS.


LOUISVILLE, May 27.--Up: Burns;
Down, Minneola. Weather warm.
The river is falling, with six feet five
inches in the canal. -......-. z...
+ CAIRO, May 2G.--Up: Belle Menu
phis, IL O'clock last night; Down:
Bismarck, . am, City of Cairo, 1
pm. The river has fallen 6 inches In
the last "a hours. Raining and warm.
CINCINSATA May 27.--- The river
is rising, with ~ feet in channel. The
weather is warm and raining.
ST. LOUIs, May 27.--Arrived: Belle
Memphis; Departed Marble City.
Weather clear and warm. River still
receding.
NEW ORLEANS, May y. - De
parted, Silver Spray, Mississippi and
Belle st. Louis; Arrived, Indiana.
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An English paper describes an in
vention not many removes from one
for telegraphing portrait, which is
said to have been made by Mr.. Meyer,
an official engaged in the French teIe-
graph service. He has discovered a
plan for telegraphing fac simiie.
There is no transmitter wanted; the
sender of the dispatch is his own clerk.
The message itself does the duty of the
interpreter, and controls the electrical
power so as to make it perfectly faith
full. "That which the Meyer system
gives us is not a copy more or less ex-
act of the message sent to us; it is the
fac simile of our correspondents writ
ing, so that, thanks to this apparatus,
telegraphic dispatches viii present, so
far as regards exactitude and authen-
tieity, all the guarantees now found in
postal cemmunieations.n- Weare fur
fher told that the apparatus is at work
on the railway from Paris to Lyons,
and the lines from Paris to Marseilles
and from Paris to Bordeaux win soon
be provided with it. 1t viii not be
long before the invention reaches
Yankeedom, lift has not already.
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FROM ATLANTA.
A Member OF the Press in Troubie--ExpI0-
sion of an old Shell. Killing FOar Men.

ATLANTA, GA, Nay 27.-The Grand
Jury has found a true bill against j.
Clark Swasee, editor at Macon, for a
high misdemeanOT. The bill is pred
icated upon an incendiary article ap-
pearing in his paper some weeks ago,
and is based upon that section of the
Code that fOrbids any person to circu-
late any writing that inculcates re-
siStanee to lawful authority, insurrec-
ton, or conspiracy against citizens.
After the death Of DIR. Ayers, by a ne
gro near Savannah, Swasee published
an iniammatory article calling on
Union men to organize for self-defense.
The penalty is Imprisonment in the
Penitentiary from ten to twenty years.
This morning four men at the At
lanta Rolling Mill on opening an old
shell ignited the powder, when the
shell burst, killing them all.
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THE NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION.
Resolutions of cOHdoleAce for Late Presi-
dent of Mobile Board Of Trade.
Action Upon Report in Regard to Removal
Of Distractions from Mouth Of
Mississippi River.
Report Of Memphis Commercial Convention
on Pacific Railroad in Part Adopted

New ORLEANS, May 2T.---The dele
cation from the State of Alabama M
the Commercial Convention adopted
4 series Of resolutions expressing their
appreciation Of the admirable qualities
Of the late Col. L. I. Woodruff, Presi-
dent of the Mobile Board of Trade,
who was killed at recent fire, and
their regret at his untimely decease.
Upon assembling this morning the
Convention took up the report of the
Committee on DISTINCTIONS of the
Mouth of the Mississippi. W ithOut
recommending any particular plan
of operations, respectfully commend
10 the attention Of the General Gov
crnment the suggestion of the New
Orleans Chamber of Commerce upon
the subject, and that while acknOwl-
edging the liberality of the apprOpri-
ationS for the removal of the Obstruc-
tions, should, in view Of the large
accumulations Of deposit within the
past few years, earnestly urge the ne
cessity OF still further appropriations
for continuing the work. They also
recommend that the control be con-
fded entirely To the United States
Engineer Bureau, in which they
express entire confidence. The re-
port was adopted.
The following, which was embodied
in both the majority and minority re-
ports Of the Pacific Railroad Com
mittee, was adopted: That the main
trunk line from san Diego, Cal,
should be built through the
junction of the rivers Colorado
and Giia, along the valley of the Gila,
and South of the same to FL PasO, on
the Rio Grande, and thence 10 a con-
venient point near the 32d parallel,
west OF the Brazos, at or near the
river, in the State Of Texas, TO which
main trunk feeder roads may be built
from St. Louis, Cairo, Memphis,
Nieksburg, New Orleans or Galveston
on the east, and GuayInas, MaZatlan
and San Francisco on the western side,
with equal rights connection for all,
and which should be known and de-
signated aS the Southern Pacific Rail
road. The discussion of the Pacific
Railroad question was lengthy, and
the longitudinal route from Cairo to
MaZatlan strongly advocated by Tex
ans and IllinOisianS.
The Convention remained in session
until pm, when il adjourned until
tomorrow. New delegates arrived
yesterday and to-day. y few de-
parted this evening.
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NASHVILLE.
The NeI ostmaster---Electioa Relarhs---
East Elected Chancellor.

NASHVILLE, May 27.-Enos Hop
kins the newly appointed Postmaster,
assumed the duties of the Office to-day.
An election for the Judges of the
Supreme Court, and other courts, took
place to-day. The Republican nOmi-
nees for the Supreme Court had no
regular opposition, and are undOubt-
edly elected.
The election of Chancellor in this
district results in the choice of East, a
moderate Republican, over ReXford
and Brien, Radicals. The returns are
not all in, but ReXford's friends con-
cede East's election by several hun
dred majority. The vote in the city
was very close between Easand Rex
ford. Brien was scarcely known in
the race. A number of the most in
telligent and influential Radicals of
Northern birth supported East.
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FROs RHODE ISLAND.
Resolution in Honor Of 0fzcsrs and Sol
dIers Of the Late War.

PROVIDENCE, May 27.-The Rhode
Island House of Representatives
passed, yesterday afternoon, nearly
unanimously, resolution that the
General Assembly holds in high es-
TEEN the administrative ability of his
Excelleney, Gov. Ambrose L. Burn
side, and entertain unimpaired conf
dence in his courage, patriotism and
loyalty; and also hold in grateful re-
membrance the self-sacrificing gal
lantry of the officers and soldiers OF
Rhode Island during the late formida-
BILE rebellion.
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wOAEN'S SUFFRAGE.
A National WOmans Rights Convention Pro
posed.

Boston, Nay 27.-At the New Eng
land Woman's Suffrage Convention,
yesterday evening, resolutions were
adopted instructing the Executive
Committee to take measures for the
organization Of National WOman's
Suffrage Association. Addresses were
made By Julia Ward Howe, William
Lloyd Garrison, Lucy Stone, Mrs.
LivermOre and Whiting Griswold,
the Chairman of the Legislative Com
miaee, who reported in favor OF ie-
mai suffrage
Th Convention then adjourned.
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EXCESSIVE IMpoRrsTIoNs.
A Strong and Able Argument in Favor
of Free Trade.

From the Financial and Com Jourlial.l
A writer who still clings to the old
idea of protecting home interests by
special tariff legislation asks Us for 81 a
few particulars of the enormous i'm
ports of the last four months at this
port" We have already given in our
regular weekly statements, published
in the daily and semi-weekly editions,
complete details in quantity and value
of the merchandise landed at this
port. But we comply with his re-
quest, and group together in a brief
summary the total imports ut New
York for the first four months in each
of the last three years:
IMPORTS AT NEW YORK FOR TIE FIRST NOUR
MONTHS or THE YEAR
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FROM WASHINGTON
iateraal Revenue RepOrts---The lRdia Com
mission Has an Interview with
the President.
No Further News from cuba.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The inter-
nal revenue receipts for one month TO
date are sl6, ,762, 396. Custom receipts
from the 9TH 10 odd inclusive, =, ,673,-
42l.
Dispatches from Admiral Hoff OF
the 18th inst. contain no intelligence
concerning the progress of the Cuban
insurrectiOn.
The India Commission, accOmpa-
MED by the Secretary of the Interior
and Commissioner Parker had an in
terview with the President to-day.
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ER0M ROCHESTER.
Disgusting Case Of Body Saatchihg

ROCHESTER, May 27.---A disgusting
case of body snatching has just Oc-
CURED at Williamson, Wayne county.
Stephen Burton, a respectable citizen,
died on Wednesday last from an over
dose of chlOrOfOrm, and was buried
on Friday. 1t was suspected that his
grave had been robbed and 1t was eX-
amined. The body had been dragged
out of the coffin and mutiIated, and
was found concealed in the woods
near by. DIR. Brent, of Ontario, and
two medical students have been ar
rested and held to answer for the
crime.
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Thursday. lnna Y. 1850

To the highest and best bidder, FOR CASH,
in front OF the Waldran Block, No. $50 Main
street, Memphis, Tenn. at 10 O'Clock an, all
the right, title and interest, legal and eQuita-
ble which belonged to said several hankrupts
at the dates of filing their respective petitions
in bankruptcy, in and 10 the following per-
sonal property, tO-wit: All the bills OF ex-
change, ,bondSP promisSofy notes, securities
debts. demands, claims, accounts, books OF
account, chooses in action, and all and sin9u-
lar the personal effects and assets Of said
bankrupts OF every description.
Also, the interest Of the bankrupts in the
following real estate3
In the matter of J. II. Abingdon: An undi-
vided half interest in TIS acres of land in Fay
ette county, Tenn, subject to attachment
mn interest ia about g565 acres Of land in
Prairie county, Ark, belonging TO the estate
of j. II. Arlington, deceased; One-fOurth In
terest in the estate of James Biggs, deeeased-
notes, accounts, etc, amounting, per Sched-
ule to S2O43 %.
In the matter of W j. Alkire: 800 acres of
land In Efigham, county, Illinois; one lot In
the town of Mason in said county, and I'D
acres of land in Wayne county, ulinoiS-all
subject to attachment, levied In 1856 by A.
Shields; go acres land IN Jefferson county,
and 40 acres in Wayne county, IllinOis-sub-
ject to mortgage to Isaac Scott, also attach
ment by a. Shields 80 acres land In Brown
county, Illinois, and SO acres in Adams
county, ulinois-both tracts unencumbered,
except for unpaid taxes.
In the matter of J. II. Borum: One lot In
Tenn, containing one acre-subject to ven-
doris lien for about 500; one lot containing
half an acre, lying south Of and adjoining the
above-believed to be unenoum 1ered; and 8
half interest in the equity OF redemption In
storehouse and lot in Durhamyille, formerly
belonging to the firm Of ]. II. Borum & Co,
and sold under deed Of trust In 1858.
In the matter of A. ]. Codman: 50 acres OF
land in the eth Civil District Of Hardin
county, Tenn.-bellevedt 10 be uneneumbered
In the matter of W. B. Wigs: One-sixth-
interest Ia two tracts of land 40 acres each in
Marion county, Ark; one-fOurth interest In
Q quarter section of land in Lawrence county,
Ala; one-third interest In a half section Of
land in Prairie county, Ark
In the matter of W. A. Eaiey: The equity OF
redemption In ~ acres OF land IN kayette
county, Tenn, sold under execution ny the
sheriff Of said county.
TERMS OF SALR.--Cash on delivery, and q
deposit Of 10 per cent. required ON each lot at
The Schedules and other evidences Of prop
:. : y = - Wy. CIRoDE,
my2S Assignee, Etc.
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FOREIGN.
Italian Cabinet. French Elections SEQ,
Peabody.

Florence, May 27.-Still further
changes have been made in the Cabi-
net. Phillippi resigned as Minister
of Justice, and was succeeded by
Piereni.
PARIS, May 27.-Returns show that
there are twenty-eight opposition new
candidates to the Corps Legislatitf.
LONDON, May Geo. Peabody.
sells for New York Saturday.
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Serious accident at shepherdsyills, Ky.

The C0lEier-JotuRal of Tuesday
says: As will be seen by our special
telegram from Shepherdsville, very
serious accident befell Judge Black, of
Pennsylvania, yesterday afternoon,
near Strawberry Station, on the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad. On ar
irving at ShepherClsville q telegraphie
message was dispatched to DIR. d. w.
Yandell, of this city, who was con-
veyed down the road by a special
train provided at once by the railway
officials. DIR. Yandell arrived at
Shepherdsville about eight o'clock.
He found Judge Blacks arm broken
in four places. The Doctor placed the
wounded arm in field dressing and
conveyed the unfortunate gentleman
back to this city, placing him in st.
JoSeph's Infirmary, where he will re-
main for the present. The injury
though extremely painful will not, in
the opinion of DR.. Yandell, necessa-
rily involve the loss of his arm.
Judge Swayne who accompanied
Judge Black returned with him to
louisville.
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CINCINNATI RACES
The Third Oay---A sOOd Days Sport.

CINCINNATI, o., May 27.-Buckeye
Races, Burnett House Purse $500,
three miles, to carry pounds, three
allowed, mares and geldings. King
Tom, l; CounterpOOf, 3; Maggie Hun
ter, > Time, :57l.
Second Race-FazZOlitO, / ,; Onta-
rio, l 4; Little Mack, 2, distaneed; /;
Maggie Bruce, 8. Time, 1:55l.
Ontario was the favoritc. Maggie
Hunter sold $3.50 TO $50.