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4 CASE has recently been decided by
Chief Justice SCOTT, OF Baltimore, which
is Of interest to all using express COM
pauies for the transportation Of g3cds
from point to point. Il touches the
power Of such organizations to limit
notices printed on the receipts given.
In the particular case decided, an ex-
press company contracted to convey a
certain sum Of money from Baltimore to
California, and six hundred dollars OF
the amount was distracted from the en-
veiupe before it reached its destination.
The Court held that the conversation on
the subject which the agent O. the K
press company had with the agent OF the
plaintiff at the tins Of shipping the
money, clearly showed that the uuder-
standing On both sides w@s that the
money should BE- safely conveyed TO It's
destination by the company, eud thst
the words " through 10 destination - en-
dorsed On the receipt were 2 further evil
dencs OF this understanding. This freight
which was paid on the package vas paid
in pursuance Of the understood agree
ment that the money should be carried
safely through to its destination, and the
contract thus made could not be invali-
dated by the fact that the receipt Coz
tanned q printed notice, by which the
company sought to limit rs liability in
case Of loss. Had the plaintiff agent
read this notice and sent the package,
with the understanding that the notice
was a memorandum CT tee contract
made with him by the company, it is
probable that the court would have
given Judgment for the defendant. This
decision holds express companies az
common carriers, unless it is provsd that
the notice by which they claim to limit
their liability has been read and accepted
by the person shipping goods, as q state
ment OF the contract between himself
and the company.
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EEEsGEEIAs

NORFOLK, January "Details Of the
negro trouDies neac k~empsvile, In Prin-
cess Anne county, nave been received.
Lieut.. FarTaggt and q .Orce OF white, en-
route to tie farm occupied by negro
squatter5, who were 10 TO elected, passed
an armed force CT seyenty-6ye negroes
il the woods, who made no Ge1OustTs
ton. o. nearing the farm = fresh nuna-
Der, variously armed, retrssted to q
house, which was surrounded. SeFgt.
Cullen advanced 10 the door ana was IN
stantIy shot, which SC Infatuated the
troops that they r~stUrEea the fire, and
rushing into the house ~bgyCneted u or
two negroes. Thres were killed cut
right. TIE troops we're Withdrawn
after affecting the srres. Of 0ne or two
OF l. riuglssders. A delegation
Of negroes then waited on the Officers
Il demanded the captured men
which WIS reused. The spokesman
then reiterated that il that was. the Wsy
things we're going on, every white man
would be run out Of the country. TIE
citizens of kenpsviile picketed The vii
!age, the woods being filled with armed
negroes. This morning they had Gisap-
pesred, and with . view to more speedy
paciicAtyOu, the troops returned 70 the
city. Approximations are still entertained
Of a renewal, and great excitement con-
tinues. Battery A, Fifth Artillery, Sr-
rived here yesterday to reinforce the
troops. A negro named Hodges, former
iy a member OF the Constitutional Con-
vention, Ia reported 70 have -Ocossioned
the resistance to the civil authorities by
an inf Ammatory speech, in whioh he
told them to hold on 10 the property and
fight TO the last.
RICHMoND, VIRGINIA, January g.
AS an Offset TO the operations OF the
Virginia Committee ia Washington. the
State Grant and Colfsz association have
adopted d memorial asking Congress, ia
view Of the deception prscticed by per-
sons whose disabilities have not been re-
moved, that no further steps be tsken in
that direction until the applicants have
proved in the coming election thai they
reconstruction by voting for &c. A
committee Is 70 be sent TO Washington
10 oppose the amnesty movement.
The remains OF John Minor Bolts ar
this evening, and were laid In
state ia the Senate Chamber.
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We heartily endorse the following
timely and common sense remarks Of our
neighbOr the Ledger:
II viii be seen from the proceed Egs Of
the County Commissioners that the SUD-
scriptiOn asked for by the President and
Directors oI the Mississippi railroad has
been voted to the extent Ui $3.50, 0JG. l.
Is suggested that during the consideration
OF the sGhj5ct the ULJy opposition which
was made apparent arose rom personal
hostility to Mr.. Mitchell, the President
Of the road. We have head Of similar
opposition 10 the Selma road, on account
If the connection OF Gen. Forrest there
with. This is all wrong, come from
whence It may. We cannot get along
without burytng the past as to all, who
as good CiiZ3E9, are engaged and eff
cienG ia suterpr SIS for the pnbiic good
That Mr. Mitchell was q UnioDist, and
that Gen. Forrest was q Confederate is
equally no fault. That one is u RsIubii-
can and the other a Democrat is not the
matter with which we are concerned.
The question ia one OF qualifications
alone. No one doubts tlse executive
ability Of Gen. Forrest for enc road, and
there is no more reason TO doubt the ht-
ness of Mr.. Mitchell for the other.
ae is a quiet and transformations
man. He Is not the les5 efficient
because he makes no large preten-
lione. Men VINO make a q" big blow u
generally make but "a small show"
We understand MIR. Mitchell is an expe-
railroad man. And he has GER
taiilly proved his zeal In this matter by
unisltering efforts for several years,
and bis competency by his success. He
has not oply the support Of the Board of
Directors, Du that s!so OF the intelligent
and Influential citizens along the line of
road, whose confidence be has. He
lss obtained the charter by personal ex-
without which, with the advan-
it confers, II could never have been
obtained. AND nov that subscriptions
If means are beginning to be realized,
ne is too far on the way 10 success to
any doubt that, as to this road, he
8 the right nan IN the right place. We
lave as little use for his political views
Is is possible. But believing him to de-
Ierve respect as a priyate gentleman, and
% have the disposition as well as the
power to do h service required, we
hall not permit ourselves to oppose him
"a the ground Of political antsgonisms
Ia business matters q truce to politics for
he present, and let every man behave
himself,
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THE New York Post is troubled about
The tenure-of-ofice law. The savory
smells from GRANTS kitchen assail their
n%ostrils, yet how to reach the table Is the
question. In speaking of the bill in
question, the Post admits that " many
" who supported il rs an expedient earn
" estly protested against it as a principle.
" They saw that the bill divided the re-
" s%ponsi5ility Of appointments to Office
" among many, and thus in effect de-
" siroyed that responsibility altogether.
" They saw that without direct and un-
" divided responsibility Of the sppoint-
" ing power there could be 40 guaranty
q" against corruption and fayoritism.
+" They cav that any interference by law
4" with this power must, therefore, be 8
" peFilous remedy for abuses; aud could
" only be defended IS n extreme meas
+" ure, for a temporary purpose" The
Radicals, according to the Post "de-
" stToyed the power and responsibility Of
= the President, depriving bin Of ability
" to prevent corruption by removals
" from Office, snd then denounced him
4" Tor not exercising an authority they
" had wFested from his hands ~ It Is
not what harm has been done, but what
spOilg may be lost, that troubles the Post
and other Radical journals.
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UyIyERs,yY or rur soUTa.

We had the pleasure Of q visit yester-
day fgom Prot. DABNEY OF this inEtitu-
tor, who informs Us Of the readiness Of
the faculty TO receive for tbs term oon-
meneing in February, such studsnta Is
may offer. AS viii be seen from an ez-
tract from a lecture by Bishop QUIN-
TARD, published ca cur local page,
buildings have been recently constructed
and are now in condition for the recep-
ton OF two hundred students. Not
only has their comfort been consulted,
but their future ss persons OF col
ture. Of taste, OF education and high
moral training. or this, the accom-
plished faculty called &c preside owe the
several departments, il the very best
guarantee that can be offered. To the
people Of the South, but especially tc
these Of the Episcopal communion, the
University looks for such suBtenance as
: be afforded from full classes. We
hope the guarantees given BY the people
Of the South before the war, hat this
University should be supported up to the
requirements OF any OF the Eogiish Uni
versities, will now be mossurably real
led by those who have it in charge.
The friends Of the Institution Ia Mem
phis end the clergy Of the Episcopal
Church should make "a especial effort
ia behalf Of it. Those Interested viii
learn all they desire Of information BY
calling on Prof. DABNEY at the Office CT
Col. MOORE, over the DsS0to Bank, on
Madison street.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, January 9-Ths
fuHeral Of Gen. Rousseau this afternoon
wa largely attended, Notwithstanding
the unpleasantness Of the weather. The
services we're performed at Christ Church
BY ths Bishop Of Louisiana. Tie pail
bearers were Gems. HaJch, Mover,
Blckvith, BabcOek, Porter, T0mpkins,
MeClem, Steedman, Heron, Lee, Me
MilaDI Bussey and Quincy, and also ga
equal number OF the Masonic fraternity
Ens escort consisted of tbs Ist United
States Infantry, Battery K, ls5 United
States Artillery company q, 9Th United
States Cavalry, Masonic fraternity, city
officers and Council, State officers, mem
ber5 OF the Legislature, AID a large con-
cCurse OF citizens OF foot and IN car
riage5. Resolutions OF sympathy and re-
srsG were adopted by the Legislature and
CITY Council, and messages Of . similar
character were transmitted by the Gov
erncF and Mayor 70 those bodies. The
Courts adjourned and nearly all the puo-
lie offices and business houses we're
closed along the line Of march of the
funeral coTtsge.
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ADVICE 40 soUrusnN rAaMenz.

Dr.. MALLET, Of Virginia, ia an sb!e
address delivered last isl before an 1850
citation Ct farmers snd hoTticulturists Of
that State, laid down the following rules
as essential TO the prosperity and success
Of Southern farmers
More thorough p-ulverizatiOn OF lhe
soil and to 3 greater extent.
Emlient drainage by means Of tubular
draining tiles.
The more extended Introduction AID
use Of improved agricultural implements
and laDor-saving machinery.
MORE strict attention to 3 systematic
rotation OF crops, pains being taken TO
discover the order Of rotation best suited
to the soil.
The more extensive culture Of root
crops.
The more general, liberal, and yet
properly economical use OF manure.
Better care Of forest trees, aud their
restoration by artificial means when ex-
bauste2.
card in Che choice ofsseds.
Experiments IN agriculture directed by
combination and intelligence.
To the above nothing a. be added BY
Us. These paragraphs comprise Tules
that with thrift AMI energy eannot fail
10 ado One hundred per cent. TO the pro.
d~uetiVeness Of any farm where they nay
be inteliigently applied. Taey SHOULD be
imprinted On the heartRnd Drain oftverv
farmer in the South.
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4 FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, January "a letter
fcom Culin3, Mexico, gives an account
of a terrible earthquake which was eZ-
periencsd in that city on the morning OF
the 20th of December. For thirty days
previous the volcano OF C0lina, thirty
miles distant from the city, had exhib-
tied symptoms of internal commotion,
sending forth smoke and steam, accom-
panied by mumblings and sh2kings of
the earth, and on the morning Of the 10Th
by q gentle rocking CT the earth, which
gradually increased in violence until the
walls of the hoases IN the city cracked
and everything breskable was demOl-
ished. The vibrations from the northeast
to southeast lasted fJrty seconds. The
Cathedral, a warehouse and all the brick
buildings we're cracked from top to bot
tom, and the people startled from sleep,
rushed frsnticaily for the plazs. It Is
reported that a humber of persons were
killed by the falling Of the National
Hotel. The shock was felt a long dis
lance in the interior. Places ia the
ground we're opened, trees uprOoted,
Ellis leveled, the water courses changed,
and q general upbeav.i ~ the earth took
nlace. AT the city 81 MsnzillO the ca
thedral which had stood the shocks Of
earthquakes and s.o-ms for over a CEN
fury, was riven from top TO bottom, and
even the tiles on the roof were broken
Some eighteen or twenty persons were
crushed by the falling walls Of the
American Hotel and the other buildings,
and were buried 10 the ruins.
John Dixon, q recent arrival from
Australia, and formerly = clerk in the
Orisutal Bank Corporation At Melbourne,
was arrested to-day for forgery. He had
on his person, when arrested, letters Of
credit end bills Of exchange amounting
In over sS5, 900, written OF genuine paper
the Oriental Bank at Melbourne, pur-
to be signed by the regular OIL
GERS OF the bank.
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FOREzGs.

MADRID, January "a grand ban
quet was given at Seville last sveing.
All the municipal officers Of ths city
and many other notables were present.
OGe of the features Of the banquet was
4 complimentary telegram which was
sent to Espsrtero, wherein the guests
expressed tneir preference for him at the
mead Of the State, whatever tbs decision
% COrtes may be relative to the future
form OF Government.
LONDON, January 9.-Advices from
Gambia 10y mail fully confirm the preyi-
Gus reports Of the submission Of tia Gre
5aBs 10 the Turks
A vessel has arrived here, REPORTING
having passed a ship bound for New
York, with thirty Of the mississing pas
5sngers ANA crew OF the steamship H.
hernia.
CONsTANTINoPLE, January 0.-phs
Greek Blue Book, copies OF when have
osen received here, contain q statement
that Gen. Ignstes, the Russian AmbA5-
sador to the Suilau's court ball, assured
Mr.. Delgannis the Greek Minister here
would lot reprsss any action OF Greece
Ia reference 70 Crete.
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By 7 Telegraph.
WASHINGTON.

WAgHIEGToN, January s-Ths VIZ
giaia Committee had a private meeting
last night, at which they formally or
gained. The proceedings were confined
70 q general exchanges OF We've, delivered
in q collCqalel AMI informal manner.
Although the programme is considered
settled, the Committee Will remain in
permanent organization, keeping g quo
rum OF this cody here until something is
accomplished for the relief Of ths state.
They have pledged themselves TO allow
no discOursriDg CT untDWard events 70
deter them from the earnest and peEsis-
tent pursuit CT the object IL view. No
changes will be made in the COMMITTEE.
A letter has been received from Wen
dell Robinson, stating that although he
hsd baen detained, he would so0u arrive.
The Committee will meet tomorrow at
8 O'clock, a1d remain il full session till
"Wednesday Dext, when all but 9 quorum
will GO hone, nth the understanding
that soIas viii return and relieve those
here On duty, tlus keeping constantly in
session, ana yrs pared 10 take advantage
of any cifeu4-tance which may arise
towards gaining the object Of this meet
ing.
The statement ~teIegraphed TO some
newspapers tJst ChaUUcay II Snow, OF
the NatiC1sGi i1feHigsacer, had been sp-
DOialed Comrsiss;0N5f to examine the
Union Pacific Railroad, in place OF Cor
neiiuJ Wenda.i, resigned, is not true.
He has, however, been appointed q Di-
rector If thst reed vice ]. S. Rollins, Of
Missouri resigned.
Fractional currency printed during the
week, SIG 500; shipments, 1922 3I5;
National Bank curTcu1y issued, siZI ,0IO;
amount III circulation, 1928, So, I79; frac-
tionaI currency Destroyed, 1924 400; u
pom receipts from December 2isJ 20 3lst
inclusive, S3,llI, III.
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NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, JzDussy G-F. s. Rich
ards, Speaker Of the Hause Of Represent
atives and delegate 70 the Chiees8 C0G-
vention Tor the State 1t large, hts intFo-
duced 2 bill ia tho House, to be submit
ted 70 the voice % ths people, authoriz-
irg 4 Convention, 20 be composed Of the
members OF the present Legislature, 70
convene on the 22d OF February, to En-
franchise the disfranehissd people OF this
State. The bill came up in the Houas to-
day, aud Mr.. Richards made sn able
speech ia support lit. The bill, st th0
close CT the DEBATE, wss indefinitely post
poned. Mr.. Richards Is a th0vGagh IA
tional Republican, and in 1868 advocated
the bill allowing negroes 10 testiiy ia the
courts, and voted foE their enfranchisa-
ment, but The majority Of the House diff
Ter with him on the suffrage question,
cut admitting his ability and trust
wOrthiness, they do NOT think Che time
Tor a general Acknowledgement has az
The subject will hereafter come
up in another shape. The Kuklux have
much 10 do with the state o. feeling On
the franchise question.
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BATH

BALTIMORE. January 9.-Chisf Justice
Scott, Of the Supreme Bench Of This city,
and assigned to the City Court, to-day
delivered an opinion Ia the habaas cor
pus ease OF Henry Drescher, 8 new resi-
dent. Drescner is q resident Of Newark,
n. J., and was arrested and committed
to jail on the l1th Of December, charged
with violating al act of the General As
sembly OF Maryland, which fOrbids n
person, not 9 permanent resident OF the
State, Offering or eXpusing fer sale goods,
wares, etc, without fist obtaining IL
cense go to do. The petitioner alleges
that he Is s citizen Of New Jersey, and
claims that be is not liable under said
act, first, because the act il question
is il violation OF the eighth z tenth
sections OF the first article of the
Constitution and second, that said
act Is in violation Of the second section
OF article 4 Of the Constitution Of the
United States. Judge Scott decides that
the Constitution does not give any con-
troll to Congress over the domestic trade
Of States, and concludes as follows: al
am OF the opinion that our State act 10
question Is not Ia violation Of the Con-
sututiOn OF the United States, and that
and it is, therefore, ordered and R~djndged
that the petition be- dismissed, and that
the petitioner De removed to the custody
of the Warden, until discharged in dHs
of law The prisoner can be ad-
to bail at any time" DrescheT
was accordingly recGmmitted.
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T-ELEGRAPHIO


NEW YORK, January 9.-Cotton opened yale
better but al he close the advance was partly
lost safes ~ 9aiesi upiands ZS5s9-9 SnDer-
hne nOur S586 .. c osins QUIZ. whisky gy1scS
81 o.. Rice dull, C1rOina e%19Hc. Coffee
ste, dy. Suger quiet, cubs Il%9l.54c. Mo.ssses
Dry EoGdsGstsrdard brown sneetings lsa
1916. The tendency of prices In an goods l.
uoWards. Prints, 9 sod styles, l2HGl3c Tor dark
and medium, bat lighter styles are held at nc
above the e rates. Mourning prints advanced
Money The market IS very essy. Call loans
6G7c. The Bank statement Is more favorable
than for a long time IL shows a decrease in
loans and q large Increase in specie deposits
and legal tenders. which indicate continued
ca in money. sterling bs9stss GOlo oo544
S55S. sew Tsnnessees 65 Stoz.
Rev Orleans Market
NEW ORLEANS. January O. Cotton Irregular
and advanced lc this moTnlng but ceellneu &C
his afternoon m.ddbngs 2v14GE7e; sales QUO
paIes; receipts 1863 bales; exports l2.lO4. cold
80, sterling AZ. Commercial 45H. New York
changed. Corn, while 7Se yellow soc. Bacon
scarce; shoulders 1919 sides ls&9lgl4e. Pors
tending upwards; so UO93'. Lard active and
higher; tierces l95a9ZOe EGGS 2lc. Sugar him
com g4gI0hc; PRIME l24c; yellow clari-
ned I4Gl454e. Mulasses firm common tO9o2e
prime d7970c; choice 72g74c. Whisky and
Coffee steady aud unchanged.
Cincinnati Market.
C~1guSEATI. January 9-Family -four s. -
Wheat 81 -. Corn 65c. Oats 609dlc Cot
ION unsettled neld at 25c. WHISKY s3gg9c.
Bacon shoulders i5c; cier sides l5o.
Lard held 81 DC. Hams lie.
Louisville Market
LOUISVILLE. January e.-TobaeeO sales 50
bhds. trashy new Tugs to Warren county cut !
lfuE leaf s4alS IS. Cotton &c. Superine -four
IS 5ia6. Wheat a 30, Corn 5890Jc Rye 81 10.
PORK $50. Lard 1870. Bulk shoulders PKG !
csc; clear rio sides lSHGl6e; clear sides l6l{@ I
IG%c. Bacon shoulders 1870; sides us glSc.
raw, Tree, 81.
Ko-sfsn
LONDON. January 9.-ConsOls closed at gsfa
and. u. ). ID bonGs.75.
FRANKFORT, January 0-United States 5 29's
,losed at 78%E.
PARIS, January a.-Bourse quiet. Rentes 7Of
0c.
ales 10000 bales; UPlsnds ll5s9ll2d; Orleans
IsS9ilZd.
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THU SUNDAY
oRIsEARY.
n Bolts.


Tbs telegraph reports Of yesterday an
0onnced the death Of this noted person.
age, 1t Cuipeppsr Court House, on the
8 b inst, in the 69ih year of mis- age.
Mr.. Boris hss occupied q large space Ia
The political history Of Virginia, having
entered public life as a warm defender Of
Whsg principles In 1884, c-o-extensively
with the organization Of that party.
From 1888 to 1899 be sat In the Legisla-
tGre o. his native State, and for tbs
county Of Henrieo, so well fulfilling the
expectancy Of his constituency as that
10 the latter year they elected him to
the tTenty-seventh Congress. In that
body he distinguished himself by =
strong advocacy Of the programme OF
aEr. Clay national bank, a protective
tarif, and the distribution among the
States Of the proceeds CT the public
lands. He retained his seat N
Congress untiI 1s4S, when he YVES
Gefested; and was thereafter unoc-
cupied, as s public msn until lS47, Z
cept during the memorable snvas Of
1874 when he repUdisted JOHN TYLER,
Notwithstanding a lifetime friendship,
and c~ontepded with all bis might for
the great Kentuckisn. After the death
OF CLAY, he attached himself TO the
American party, voted in Congress with
the Southern members opposed to the
repeal Of the Missouri Compromiss and
to the passage OF the Lecompton bill in
1858. Upon the breaking out OF the war
ne esPoUsed the Union side, remaining
neutral, and c0ntenting himself with
watching the course OF events only &C.
~czaionally being brough. to the notice Of
the puoIie by either side. His conduct
since the awful struggle was not free
f-om blame or censure. Like many
Others, he vaseiliated, and assuming
cause, manifested a bitterness toward
his opponents that could not have been
anticipated from his course al the ineep-
tiol OF the contest.
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NEW YORK.

NEW York January 9.-The Her0td's
Washington dispatch says the Treasury
authorities have aseertained that the re-
cent raid upon Ciarksville, Texas, and
tie murder OF inspectors Phillips and
Hammond were committed in the inter-
est Of the whisky ring; and, moreover,
that certain telegraph companies are ia
league with tia "riBgn Teiegrsns
that were sent from here 10 officers OF
oustoms and internal revenue, at New
Orlerns, were known to outside parties
almost as 5000 as they were put on the
wires, and dispatches ron the officers in
New Orleans, in reference to affairs 10
Texas. were known to members OF the
whisky ring here before they were re-
ceived at the Department. Measures
have been adopted by b War Depart
to C the safety, in future, of
officers Of the Government on duty
along the Rio GrRnde,
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WEATHER ARD RIVERS.

LOUISVILLE, January s.-Departed-
American and Virginia for Nav o.
leans the lstter with . good tli1.
The river is falling, with IL feetiD the
canal. The weather is cloudy and turn
ing very cold.
CINCINNAII, January 9.-ArriYsd-
John kiigoUr. Departed-Alaska, Juo.
". Garrett for New O-leans, aad CHI
ton for Memphis.
CAIRO, January 9.-D0wn-Mlnneoia,
10 Am Louisiana, Silver Moon, 8 am
Atoiiis Able, II n; +. Farrow, 8 pm.
s pm; Decatur, 2 am.