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Important Decision by the Supreme
CGurt-GsOId Contracts 10 he Paid in
Coin.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lj.-In The SUI
Treme Court to-day Chief Justice Chase
delivered an opinion, which decided that
gold contracts must be satisfied with
coin. Where the kind Of currency is
not mentioned, then legal tenders are
lawful ia such connection Davis and
Swayne gave their qualified assent bat
Miller disseuted in a great measure from
the opinion.
The committee has ordered a certified
cOpyof the proceedings in the case of
Peter Phillips to be produced, as prelim.
mary to the argument on the application
. 10 ISSUE q writ Of prohibition against
Judge Underwood. The application for a
wSit OF habeas corpus IN the case Of
Spangler and Arnold, Dry Tortugas
prisoners, /. to be argued.
The President tC>day sent to the Sem
ate the treaty recently negotiated by
Gen Cushing for the Isthmus canal
The following discussion took place in
the Senate on the bill to pay treasury
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STRENGTH OF THE ROMAN CATHO-
CHURCH.

A Catholic statistical publication in
England gives the following figures cons
cerning the Roman Catholic Church
The total number of bishoprics is ,09i.
OF these, l32 are archbishOprics and 657
bishOprics of "the Latin Rite and 7
archbishoprics and 6 bishoprics of "the
Oriental Rite The latter includes Ar
menian, Greco-Roumaie, Greco Ruthe-
MAN, GrecO-Melchite, SyrO>MarOnite,
Greco-Bulgarian, Syriac, and Syro Chal"
dale prelates. The sees of bishop IN
partiGuS infdeliun number 229; and the
whole Christian world which acknoWied"
ges Rome as "the mother and mistress of
all churches is divided into L patriar-
chates, III arehbishoprics, and 905 bish-
oprics in ordinary At present one pa
triarchate, . archbishOprics, and 102
bishoprics in ordinary are returned as
vacant" ard thus reducing the effective
episcopal strength of the Roman Church
militant to go prelates in esSe
The theoretic number of the Sacred
College of Cardinals is 10; but at the
present there are IL vacant hats" SO
that the actual number of Cardinals is
only SO. Ont of these six are Cardinal
Bishops, - are Cardinal Priests" and
eight Cardinal Deacons. The senior
Cardinal Bishop" (Marius Matten) and
the senior Cardinal Priest philip de
Angeis) were born in the same year
with the present Pope, The senior
Cardinal Deacon" (James AntonelE)
was born in 1906 The youngest Cards.
nal, is Prince Lucien Bonaparte, was born
in November, 1898; he holds the title Of
ST Pudenziana, by which Archbishop
Wiseman was elevated to that dignity
1t further appears that out of the Sacred
College there are now living q Cardi,
nails created by Pope Gregory NYI., and
that the other IS have been either creas
ted or reserved in petto by the present
Pope. EightyrfVe members of the Col
lege have died during the PontiGcate o.
Pic Mono, Of whom 81 were raised t,
that dignity by himself
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4 TEDDISG PARTY DOsEB WIEu
ARSENIC BY A REEEEGEFUL
BRIDEGROOM

A case Of wholesale poisoning has Just
come to light at Warsaw, Ind, by which
one person, a yourg lady, lost her life.
Nearly year ago a man named John a,
Vanama, of Fort Wayne, won the af-
lection of Miss Horn in that place In
April last he married her, much against
the wishes Of her parents and friends,
who used ever effort to pursuade her to
break of the match.
On the wedding night nearly all the
guests, thirty in number, were taken
violently sick, with every appearance of
poisoning. A sister of the bride died
from the effects Of the poison. Within
the past few days the bridegroom of this
occasion has proposed an elopement with
young lady-a Miss Bennet-and his
last letter to her gives a full history OF
the poisoning at the wedding.
He acknowledged that he put guam
tity Of arsenic into the water from which
the coffee was prepared, and saying that
he did it for revenge for the manner ir
which the family had treated him.
This letter was placed In the hands Of
the officers, who effected the arrest O
Vanama on the 9th inst After the ex
animation he was committed to Jail il
default Of bail, which was fixed at S., 900
Great excitement exists in consequence
Of this wholesale murder All the par
ties concerned are among the most re
spectacle citizens,
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BITTEN BY MULE-On Friday Of
last week, while Mr.. Allen Selby, resid~
ing about three miles from this place, was
hauling in fodder, one of the mules,
hitched to sled, trod on the end of a
sharp pointed stick, which flew up and
strucl, him in the flank, when the mule
instantly squatted and drove the stick
into his bowels. Mr.. s, who was a few
steps from his team, Immediately ran up,
and with his right hand caught hold OF
the stick and attempted to pull it out,
when the mule seized his left hand,
which was against the shoulder, and be-
fore he could extricate it tore it in a most
fearful manner, biting two Of his fingers
nearly Off. After eXtricating his hand
from the mules mouth, Mr.. S. succeeded
in pulling the stick out, and instantly
the mule fell charlottesville (H3)
Sentinel
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CUBA-THE MARCH OF EVENTS

The New York Tribune processes
to have highly important news
from Cuba, and attention is called
to it, in a double loaded editorial.
The substance of it all is that the
instruction is making rapid head
way, and that the whole island.
now, is undermined with revolt.
Beginning at obscure points in the
extreme eastern jurisdictions of Bayamo
and Santiago de Cuba, 1--WE are told it
has spread westward till it seizes rails
roads midway to Havana, breaks unex-
peetedly and simultaneously on both
northern and southern coats, and causes
popular Outbursts SO dangerously near
the capital as Matanzas 1t is even
reported that the insurgent commander
operating on the railroad lines about
Villa Clara has seven well armed regi-
ments uuder him, deficient only in artil-
lery."
The correspondent who transmits
all this, puts in special plea for
American sympathy, after this
manner.
"You are aware of the Cuban cons
plant that the United States are giving
guns to Spain, but will send none, allow
none to come to Cuba, or give or lend
their money; and all this after four
months of Cuban struggle practically in
the interest of the United States, and of
emancipation and republican self gov
eminent You have Cuba within arms
length, which is many miles nearer than
Crete, and withan Anericanized and
liberalized people, willing and anxious
to rescue themselves Of the shadow of
the traditions which bind them I'M
willingly to the forms of slavery
Yet the British are said to be help
ing the islanders where the Yankees
will not. No one knows that any
thing comes from the north. Against
he apathy of the United States the Gus
ban protest is simple, and may be reported
thus: Attend to your Albania case if you
please and win ii, but don't deny us the
outright sympathy, and virtual aid and
comfort which you have given to Mexico,
ireland, and Crete. Does Mr.. Seward
want to-buy the island from Spain, for
$l00000,0002 Perhaps we might let him
have it for thirty times less. Only send
us$3, 900 600 and 10000 guns, and that
is enough. We will trust the rest
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NEW YORK.
Press Opinions of Grants Speech
Bridging the H1dsOn-a shocking
Occurrence


| New York, Feb. l5.-The newspa
pers here of both parties generally com
mend the speech of Gen. Grant made
on Saturday. The World says his speech
is no ordinary exhibition of the character
of the man who thus quietly holds poll.
tieians at bay and eyinces resolute
selfreliance which is one of the most re-
spectacle qualities that can be possessed
by man clothed with great responsible
| ties. 1t considers the burden of his speech
is a virtual demand for the repeal of the
tenure>ef-office act.
The Tribune says his ideas reletive
TO cabinet appointment are frank, strait
forward, and business like, and commends
his reference to economy and the pay
ment Of the public debt.
The Herald advocates the bridging Of
the Hudson river at the upper part of the
city, in order to facilitate communication
with roads leading to the West, thus
overcoming obstacles to fuller develop
ment Of the great volume of trade from
that region.
The crowded state OF the Insane Asy~
lum at Blackwell Island has recently
obliged the placing of two inmates in one
cell. On Friday night an insane woman
arose, seized heavy oaken tub or bucket,
and dashed in the skull ofanother woman
sleeping in the same cell. She then
Scooped out the brains Of the murdered
woman with her hands, throwing them
around the cell. The authorities have
endeaVOred to keep the horrible affair
private.
An immense mass meeting Of citizens
IN favor OF the freedom of Ireland and the
liberation Of the American citizens held
as prisoners by England, took place this
evening at the Cooper Institute. Mayor
Hall presided and made an eloquent
speech, denouncing the disregard of the
rights Of American citizenship shown by
Great Britain, and claiming that to eX>
hibit any further apathy on the subject |
would be disgraceful to the United States |
as a nation. Others also addressed the
meeting, and resolutions affirming the |
right of foreign~born citizens to the pro-
lection of the American flag were unanit
mously adopted, amid much enthusiasm.
The Grand Jury commenced the case
Of Robinson alias Maher, charged with
the murder of Rodgers.
The apartments Of Assistant District
Attorney Hutchins, at the West Minister
hotel were robbed of jewelry valued at
$4,000.
In the United States Circuit Court to-
lay Jacob Dupuy, convicted Of whisky
rauds, was sentenced to two years in the
Penitentiary and fined $500, and his son
Moses to one years Imprisonment.
The Express says there were seven
.lses and two deaths from trichina in
ierman boarding house on Carlisle street,
y eating impure pork.
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PARAGRAPHS.

Special to the Union and American.
New YORK, Feb. 15.-Henry Ward
Beechers illness seems to be serious. He
caught cold Saturday evening and it has
settled on his lungs. He has not left his
room for three days, and his friends feel
alarmed.
An uptown Assessor attempted to de-
stroy himself with laudanum last night.
The alleged cause is his inability to set
tie his account with the government-said
to be $4,000.
A 7. Stewart denies that Grant has
offered him the Treasury, and says that
he would not accept public Office under
any circumstances.
n. ID. Lerkman, for years a reporter on
q German daily, died this morning o.
pneumonia.
The especial friends of Gen. Grant are
alarmed and disguised with the discovery
that the principle of the tenure-of-o office
law has been injected into great variety
of laws regulating the appointment Of
Federal officials, and that the repeal Of
the tenure~of,ofice law itself will but
partially remove the embarrassing re-
striction Of the Senate upon the action
Of the President. They threaten war
and vengeance if laws are permitted to
remain as they are.
Gen. Grants speech, an connection
with the impression that IS gaining
ground that aspirants for office will be
compelled TO undergo a comparative ex~
animation, is exciting great disgust among
the common herd of office seekers. They
assert that the whole is but pretext for
shaking them off entirely.
NEWPORT, Ky, Feb I5--The SMALL
pox has disappeared from the city. Du-
ring its prevalence here about thirty
persons died OF the dreadful disease.
NEw YORK, Feb. ID Jefferson Davis
is suffering from a disease of the heart,
which may prove fatal at any moment,
q. A. Townsend, in a letter TO the Tri-
bune, asserts that Gen. Butler was in
toxicated when he displayed his pugnaci-
ty in Congress the other day.
CBIcAGo Feb. l5--There Is much ex-
citement and wire-pulling here with
reference to the federal Offices in this
city soon to be disposed Of by President
Grant Several thousand Republicans
and not few Democrats are willing to
volunteer their services for the next four
years in the pcstothce or some other fat
position
ST.. Louis, Feb. ia special TO the
Evening Post, dated Hillsboro, Feb a.
saws that one hundred and fifty armed
men broke into the jail at that place, and
took two men charged with murder
theTefrom. and hung them 10 tree
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CoTToN BLANKETs.-Dr. n. j. Bus
sey, President of the Eagle and Phoenix
Manufacturing Company of Columbus,
showed us yesterday one of the improved
cotton blankets made by his company.
1t is beautiful thing-much handsomer
than any wooden blanket and finished oil
in the same way-with the same over
casting and the brilliant stripes Of the
genuine rose blanket. 1t is thicker and
softer than the best wooden, and we have
no doubt is warmer and more agreeable
especially when coming in contact with
the face. We were glad to see so elegant
an article of manufacture from Georgia
mill.-NacOR (G0) Telegraph, Feb
l.,
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We are gratifed to hear from all pats
of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, in which
winter wheat is the principal growth of
small grain, that the fields sown to the
crop are promising an unusually large re-
turn. OF course the danger of freezing
out is not over, but it every day grows
more remote; and it is not common when
the spring opens with assurance of abun-
dance of this staple, that the summer .
yield bellies the prospect.-Neto Albany
Ledger, Feb. Is.
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SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY.
AN Old Man Of Eighty Years
Takes o Pop or two with
his GrandSOns and Son
in-laW.
Nice Family Feud Pistols and
Bowie Knives, Bullets and
BlOOd-Spirited Praeas
Five Persons
Wounded.

An old family feud came to 8
shooting focus last Monday at Alb,
beville, in Lafayette county, Missis-
sippi, about sixty miles from Mem
phis, which, from the disparity OF
the parties engaged, and their pecu-
liar relations, rather takes the lead
OF all the shooting scrapes we have
had the mournful pleasure of record
ing in many years. There is some
thing so incredible and solemnly
ludicrous in an old man with wintry
hair, and little of it, turning back
from the open grave to have deadly
conflict with his grandchildren, that
we would not tell such a story with
out the most satisfactory evidence of
the fact. But yesterday we met a
prominent citizen from Mississippi
who gave US the following authentic
statement
Last Monday one John Clarke,
aged eighty, of Lafayette county,
Miss, and his son, man of years
and family, had difficulty at Able
vile with Mr.. VIM. Wimberly and
Wimberly's two sons, both young
men. Now, Wimberly, senior, is
the son-in-law of Clarke, senior;
hence the young Wimberlys are the
grandsOns of old Mr.. Clarke. The
fracas they had was the result of an
old family feud, which has been on
hand many years, but the history of
it we are unable to give.
They met in town, perhaps by
chance, perchance by a concerted
plan; any way they met; they Skin.
mished, they lourished revolvers
and bowie-knives, fred several shots
at each other and slashed vigor
ously with their knives. 1t is to be
regretted that the spectators inter
fered before any work was made for
the Coroner. When the smoke Of
battle cleared away, it was ascer-
tanned that there was killed, none ;
wounded, five. Every one engaged
was wounded Old Grandfather
Clarke received a shot in the head
that might have killed a younger
man, but he will probably recover
and live yet to kill his man. His
affectionate son-in-law, old man
Wimberly, was well shot in the
neck; he also may recover. The
three young men, Clarke versus his
the two Wimberlys, were
sliced and hacked with the knives,
but not dangerously. 1t is said that
they all intend to recover as soon
as convenient and finish the battle.
The Clarke family became famous
in the line Of tragedy many years
ago. Not long before the war old
man Clarke had two sons, John and
William, killed by aneighbor named
Thomson and his two sons. The
peculiar feature of that tragedy was
that one of the Clarke's killed was
ThOmason's son in-law In the |
fracas ThCmason was beaten nearly |
to death, but his sons came to his |
relief and the two Clarkes were shot |
down like beeves. The ThOmasons !
fled to Arkansas and never returned |
to Mississippi. This makes family |
history when all put together that is |
parallel. Match it.-NeD1- |
DhiS AUdlGnche Feb. u.
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The Texas Constitutional Convention
has decided to erect a new State to be
called West Texas, out of that part of
the present State which lies beyond the
river Colorado, and south of lat. 80. San
Antonio is made the temporary capital of
the new State. The Governor and Sen
ate are to be chosen for four, the House
of Representatives for tive, and the
Judges of the Supreme and District
Courts for twelve and eight years re-
spectively. The act providing for the
new State contains some novel provisS
ions. Women ara secured in their sepa-
rate estates each county is compelled
to provide a manual labor poorhouse ;
when persons have lived together as hus-
band and wife during life, even if not
legally married, they shall be considered
so married and their issue be deemed
legitimate; corporations that commit
Willful homicide are made liable to exem~
plary damages, etc. A letter from Sena-
| tor Wilson to Mr.. E. 3. Turner, Of
Texas, is published, in which he says
there are not twenty members of Con-
gress who would lock with favor upon
the division of Texas.
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VaFfOus Personal and Political Affair
Special to the Union and American.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Presiden
johnson on Saturday accepted the Ofie,
Of arbitrator upon a boundary question
which has arisen between Great Britain
and Portugal, on the coast of Africa.
The National Intelligencer of to-day
prints Grants late speech, but says it is
afraid his pledges will be like those o
the Chicago Republican platform, made
for effect, but not ODE kept.
A verbatim report of Grants speech is
published to-day.
The San Domingo question will be
brought up by the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs this week, and an effort
made TO have every evening set apart for
its discussion.
A committee from Stebenville, consist
ing of Messrs. Chause, Kerr and Wilson.
are here lobbying in favor of short spans
for the Ohio bridges.
Grant received visitors at headquarters
to-day between the hours of 10 and y
O'Clock. He appears to be in a very
good humOr and talks more freely as the
time of Inauguration approaches.
1t is considered certain there will be
six weeks session of Congress after the
4th OF March
Considerable opposition is being brought
against Blaine in the canvass for Speaker
on the ground that he is in favor of free
trade. He voted against the consideras
ton of the tariff bill
Bets are being made that Admiral.
Porter will be Secretary OF the Navy
under Grant. Buffers late defeat has
lesseAed his chances of becoming the
leader of the House. Mr.. Schenck by
supporting him has also lost caste.
The Internal Revenue bill will not pass
either House this season.
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CUBA.

TEte CapIain General Not Mach AfEatd
OF American FIlibusters.
New York, Feb. ia Havana letter
says that from some Of the cypher tele-
grams recently passing between Capt.
Gen. Lersundi and Gen. Mera, command
ing at Puerto Principe, it is learned that
the Captain General was not under much
apprehensions from the fiibustering eX
petitions from this city, as he was in
formed that the United States govern
ment was all right with Spain.
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m EMS PHIS.
Prospects Of Ihe Mississippi BiVer
Railway.

Prospects Of The Mississippi BiVeI
Halfway.
MEMPHIS, Feb. IAN engineering
party left yesterday to survey the route
of the Mississippi River railway to Troy.
Sufficient stock has already been sub
scribed to build the road through Shelby
and Upton counties Soon as the en-
ginecrs designate the location the work
will be Immediately commenced.
Mrs. Mason, sister of the late Major
Harvey who was killed by the Arkansas
militia, arrived in this city yesterday
She will remove the remains OF Maiol
Harvey t. Alexandria, Virginia, for m
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The EdgeGeld 6. c. AdUeyttseT, in
describing the funeral of Gov. Pickens,
says: "Ono most touching feature of this
impressive funeral was the grief and
lamentation Of the crowd of farmer slaves
who flocked to pay the tribute of respect
to him who had been to them the kindest
and best of masters. And prominent
among these, standing in one of the
upper corners of the church, with his
white head reveren.ly bowed, was old
Harper, his body servant, whose love
and faithfulnoss to his master through
fifty long years had never known change
or hadow Of turning"
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Boston Spertsmen are now making
great preparations for the spring trotting
season. Large premiums will be offered,
as was done last year, and the entries of
first>class horses will consequently be
numerous
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The Masonic Hall at Worthinglon,
Ohio, was entered on Monday night, and
over one hundred dollars worth Of Jewels
and other property was carried off.
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TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.


MONDAY, Feb. Is, 1S69.-The Senate
met to-day at half. past 10, Speaker SEN
ter in the chair. For want of quorum
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow at
10 O'Clock
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HOUSE.

MONDAY, Feb. 15.-The House met at
10 A. M. Mr.. Prosser, Speaker pro tenn,
in the chair, and fify-six members
present.
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Reflected

House bill to create new chancery
division 10 the State, to be composed of
the counties of Hancock. Claiborne,
Granger Union, Campbell. Scott and
Morgan. After some discussion the bill
was laid on the table.
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TAN COLLECTORS

Senate bill regulating the qualifications
Of revenue Tax Collectors were taken up.
Mr.. Myers offered an amendment,
which was adopted, authorizing County
Judges, where there are no County
Commissioners, to vote either by person
or proxy the railroad stock of the county
in all railroad affairs The bill passed
first reading.
Adjourned until 10 O'Clock to-mor-
row
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INTERPRETATIONS,

House bill to incorporate the Gibson
County Agricultural and Mechanical AS
ISOLATION, as sent back from the Senate
with various amendments, was taken up
and the amendments concurred in.
House bill to incorporate the Lebanon
Wooden Mills, with an amendment in
cooperating the Lebanon Manufacturing
Company, with an additional amendment
Incorporating the Lebanon and GaIlatin
Telegraph Company, passed its third
reading
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Prospects Of Peace i'm the East.
WASHINGTON.
VArIOus Personal and Political Affairs

By THE SOUTHERN. ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC LINE.
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WASHINGTON.

TO THE ASSOCIATED rRKss EY TIN WEST