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NEW YORK.
Sectarian Education.

NEW YORK, March REV Dr. Clarke,
of the Forty-second street Presbyterian
Church, lectured last evening upon the
subject of the Bible in the public schools.
He made a severe arraignment of the Ro-
man Catholics, and asserted that the cause
of this sectarian movement was that the
Papacy, which is growing weak in Europe,
seeks renewed vigor on our soil He warned
the people of the Divine displeasure in
seeing Gods Word banished from the
schools.
On the Verge Of Revolution.
Rev. Mr.. Hepworth of the church of
Messiah, preached last evening on the same
subject Previous to the sermon, a petit
ton to the Legislature against sectarian
grants was circulated in the congregation
for signatures. MIR. Hepworth considered
that we were on the verge Of a revolution
whose results would be more important
than anything ever occurring In Amer-
can history since the Declaration of indie
pendence. He said that his principle was,
the bottom dollar for the public schools,
but not one cent for ssctarian grants.
End Of an English LitterateTr.
Relative to John George Harding, the
Englishman who committed suicide in a
house of disrepute, on Twenty-seventh
street, on Thursday night, it is stated
that he was a man of some literary charac-
ter, and author of a translation of Dante,
copies of which were found in his room
He left England and came to this country
in consequence of domestic difficulties,
and squandered all his money in gambling.
Penniless and miserable, he ended ali with
poison.
Mechan Recovering.
Mr.. Meehan, of the HiSL-AmeyjcdH, has
improved very much within the last few
days. His friends are quite hopeful Of his
ultimate recovery.
VIM. H. Seward.
The reception of Gov. Seward took place
in the City Hall this afternoon. He made
a brief speech, complimenting the city as
the metropolis Of the Western continent.
Mcfarland.
The trial of Mcfarland for the murder
OF Richardson is set for the first Monday
n April.
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10 Benefit mississippi.


Bill were introduced and referred, in
GLIDING the following: To provide for
retaining swamp lands in the Mississippi
Valley: To facilitate transportation on
the Mississippi River: For the speedy re-
moval of the political disabilities of the
citizens of Mississippi
CherOkces, Choctags and ChiCIIa-
saws.
Mr.. Clark introduced a resolution for
the organization of Territorial Govern
ment for the Indian Territory, and a free
recognition of the Cherokee, Choctaws and
Chickasaws as citizens of the United States.
Referred to the Committee on Territories.
Mr.. Voorhees, offered a resolution in
curing as to the alleged violations of the
existing treaty with the Cherokee nation.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Postal Telegraph.
MIR. Washburn of Wisconsin, offered
resolution authorizing the Postal Telegraph
Committee to inquire into the whole sub
ject of telegraphing in the United States
and send for persons and papers, but the
House refused the second previous ques-
ton, by Al to 70, and the resolution went
over under the rules.
More CadctshiPS.
MIR. Sawyer offered for Cessna reso-
luton instructing the Committee on Mill
tary, to inquire why and by whom G. A.
Steadman of Boston, was lately appointed
cadet to the Military Academy, and James
?. Canbard, to the Naval Academy, and
both credited to the 10th Congressional
District of Pennsylvania, and to allow any
persons involved of improper or corrupt
practices in connection Herewith full
hearing.
Mr. Logan said the resolution conficted
with the action of the House last week, as
it affected ex-members. The House refused
to order the main question, yeas %, nays
81, and the resolution went over.
Mr. Judd introduced bill for the relief
of builders, etc.
A Matter of $1,000 for Es. r.
Mr.. Bingham offered resolution for the
payment of counsel fees and expenses in
Cured by Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,,
in defending the suit brought against him
by Chas. w. Wooley for his action as mem
Der of the House in sustaining his rights
and privileges, not TO exceed s., 600. Re-
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
Canadian Fisheries.
Mr.. Churchill offered resolution asking
the President for information as to the de-
termination of the Canadian authorities in
regard to the fisheries, and whether steps
have been taken for the protection of
American interests.
Geological and Typographical.
Mr.. Boyd offered resolution allowing
the coast survey authorities to cooperate
in the obtaining of an accurate geological
survey and Typographical map of the States
bordering on the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers. Referred to the Committee on APP
preparations.
Mr.. Schenck introduced bill regulating
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MISSISSIPPI.


Outrages still COmmittcd-NOyeI
Way Of ExtOrting Money from an
Oppressed People - Unparalleled
Rascaiity PractiCed i'm open Day.
From the Carroll CAIiss.) Conservative.
We have heretofore noticed the out
rageOus calumnies circulated about the
citizens of Sunhower, upon the statements
of lying Carpet-bag deputy sheriff, Sc
lected by Ames from among the gutter
snipes of st. Louis. But we now under
stand why these infamous falsehoOds have
been published and persistently adhered
to. We have just seen a gentleman who
lately visited McNutt and learn from him
that Col. Rice, with about thirty Fede-
raj soldiers, have been sent to that county
with general orders, as the Colonel says
to consult Martin, the Clerk, and Quinn,
the probate Judge-the former a carpet
Dagger from Michigan, and the latter a
scalawag-as to all of his movements.
And the result is that Col. Rice sends out
his troops and arrests every citizen
either one of said vultures designate, and
brings him up for examination. After
consultation with Quinn and Martin, the
Colonel invariably requires bonds Of the
citizens conditioned to appear at any time
in future to answer any charges that may
be preferred against him, either before
military commission or a civil court,
and in the meantime will not use any
disloyal language or ''cuss-words," and
then turns the arrested party over to Mar
tin, 10 give the bond; which Martin of
course writes, and charges the party from
81 so to $40 for writing. The revenue
thus derived is divided of course. And
these twO-Martin and Quinn-are expect
ing to get very rich. 1t is a money
making business, but only one of the nu-
merous ways of creating ''perquisites'
which carpct-baggers in Office have de-
vised in our unfortunate State.
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CAPTURED COTTON.
An Interesting Case Wherein Loy-
atty Failed Go Pay.

An Interesting Case Wherein 10y
atty Failed 60 Pay.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Supreme Court
United States VS.. Henry Grossmeyer;
appeal from Court of Claims. Gross
meyer, prior to the rebellion, was a citizen
of New York and had claims for loans and
other indebtedness against enc Euistein,
resident of Georgia, which, after the war
commenced, through friend who passed
back and forth, he directed to be invested
IN cotton for his use and benefit by Euis-
TEN, and it was. SO done. Subsequently
the cotton was captured by the army at
Savannah, where it was sold by the Govern
ment and the proceeds paid into the Urea
ury.
The Court Of Claims finding that Gross
meyer had been within the Rebel lines, and
was loyal throughout the war, gave him
Judgment for the amount of the proceeds,
$50, 496. This court now reyerses the judg-
ment Of the Court of Claims, Justice Davis
delivering the opinion, holding that all
intercourse between the two sections closed
and became illegal upon the outbreak of
the war without the enactment of any law
on the subjects but that Congress, not in
tending there should be any misapprehen-
slon among Jne people concerning
what it had expressly declared fact. 1t
would have been unlawful therefore, for
Grossmeyer in person to have done acts
claimed to have been done by his agent,
and if the act of the principal would have
been unlawful, that of the agent must
be unlawful also, and it follows that there
was no authority for the purchase of cotton
for the claimant by Eustein, and there
being no authority for Its purchase, of
course no title passed to him and he was
not owner of the property and has no
rightful claim to the proceeds.
The opinion takes ground that there
could be no valid agency created after the
commencement of the war, to do any act
for or between citizens adhering to differ
ent sections, and that the whole transac-
ton was consequently void
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Prim and MOntpenSier.
II SaVagery in Spain.
WASHINGTON.
Cuba Important Information
withheld.

Cuba Important Information
withheld.
WASHINGTON, March THE House
Committee on Foreign Affairs this morn
ing resumed the consideration of Mr..
Banks joint resolution in relation to the
contest between the people of Cuba and
the government Of Spain, but came to no
conclusion on the subject
Much important information from the
Department of State has been furnished the
committee, but which cannot now be made
public. The committee viii hereafter have
two meetings week
SchOfield and Tsoderic.
Gen Schofeld was examined by the
Committee on Military Affairs to-day, rela-
tive to illegel sales of cadetships by Con-
gresham Butler, of Tennessee.
Norfolk TO St. Louis.
The House Committee on Roads and Ca
mails to-day agreed to report bill author
izing the construction Of railroad from
Norfolk via Louisville to st. Louis, the
capital stock being $4,000, 900.
TcrritOriaIizing.
The Senate Committee on the District of
Columbia to-day heard large delegation
of citizens in favor of territorial govern
ment for the District of Columbia.
sudden Death.
Mr. J. j. Paul, Minister from Venezuela,
died suddenly to-day of apoplexy. He
only arrived this morning, and arrange
ments had Just been madef or an interview
with the Secretary of State.
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SPAIN.
AuIi.Wonptcnsier,

MADRID, March In the Constitutional
Cortes on Saturday, Prin reaffirmed his
opposition to the Duke Of Montpensier, and
declared that the entire Ministry, with the
exception of Admiral Topete, we're anti
Montpensier.
The statement has given the latter gentle
man offense, and he has rendered his resig-
nation, but it has not yet been accepted.
Anti-Prim.
The Unionists are furious against Gen.
Prim, and are doing their utmost to en-
courage Admiral Topete. A ministerial
crisis is imminent.
Most BarbarOus Murder.
PARIS, March THE GauJ0is gives
an account o. horrible and mystic
rious affair in Spain. which it says it would
not believe had not the details been con-
firmed by letter from its own correspon-
dent. The story is, that on Feb. IL band
of people broke into house at Alciera, a
village near Valencia, by making hole in
tho roof. The owner of the house was III.
Boluda He was in bed with his wifel
The invaders pulled them out of bed and
put gags in their mouths; then they went
TO the rooms where six children were Sleep
ing, whom they bound with cords and then
In sight of their parents tore out their eyes
and tongues. AfterwaTd they cut off the feet
of NJ. Boluda end his eldest son, named
Vincent, but plIrposeiy left the tendon near
the heel unseyered; then they hung them
up head dowr ward. After this they ran
sacked the larder, made a good breakfast,
jeering at their victims all the time, and
left the house at dsybreak. Two of the
villains have bean arrested.
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OHIO.
murderous Freaks of a madman.

MurderOus Freaks of n Mailman.
RIPLEY, March Mr.. Campbell How
ard, living about a mile and a half from
Ripley, while on his way to church was
met on the road by Victor Pohl, with
heavy rifle in his hands. Soon after pas
sing, Pohl turned and shot at him some
three or four times, one ball taking effect
in the elbow of his right arm. Upon the
receipt of the news here, the Constable
with one or two others started with the
intention of capturing Pohl. They found
him intrenched in a log house under the
bed with a heavy rifle, two revolvers
and big dog, and raising the
cover he commenced shooting and
the party were forced to retire.
In order to dislodge him, they began to
fire through the door, when he appeared ct
the window and fired several shots, one of
them taking effect in the arm of Mr.. T.
Courtney, and the other in the hand of Mr..
Benton Howard His mother appearing
on the ground, went in and succeeded in
prevailing on him to give himself up. 1t
was found that he was wounded in two
places, once under the left lower rib, and
the other in the right side near the spine,
both wounds are very severe. Evidently
the man is deranged
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THE INDIANS.

CHICAGO, March In a correspondence
between Gen. Sheridan and Sherman, pub
lished here, Gen. Sheridan asserts that in
the last years 800 persons have been
murdered by Indians within the limits Of
his present command, many being fear
fully tortured and mutilated, and some
women have been ravished fifty and sixty
times successfully.
Gen. Sheridan declares that Vincent
Collyer is undoubtedly in the interest Of
the old Indian ring, and says that the prob
lem to be decided is Who shall be killed,
the whites or Indians?
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BALTIMORE.
RereIsona Lightning Tour.

BALTIMORE, March SENATOR Revels,
of Mississippi, lectured tonight at Bethel
church to an audience of four or five hun
dred person. One-fourth of whom were
white. The lecture was chiefly on i'm
provement and the welfare of the colored
rase;a and Was replete with practical sound
advice and admonitions. He earnestly
enjoined education and economy. At the
close of the address he said the colored
people must be true to their country, to
themselves and t-ue to the Republican par
ty. He was frequently applauded.
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SPRINGFIELD.


SPRINGFIELD, March During the fire
scene in the 'Lost at Sea" at the Opera
House tonight, Mrs. Selley Browns cloth
ing caught fire, and she would have
been fatally burned but for the
promptness of Messrs. Schell and
AIcDorr, members of the company,
who rushed upon the stage and extin-
guished the flames All three were pain
fully but not seriously burned
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WALL STREET.
Fluctuations = Runors Efusi
FrnNpaa7e6.

Fluctuations Rumors - business
Unsettled.
New YoRK, March THE speculative
interest in Wall street centered chiefly in
the gold room, where there was considera-
BILE excitement and frequent fiuctuation in
the premium. At one time the price sud-
denly advanced from 1921 to 113 on ru,ror
that the funding bill was postponed. This
was soon denied, and later kilograms stated
that the bill was being debated, and night
session would be held until disposed Of
The room commenced to discount on pas
age of the bill An avalanche of sales
took place, and the price tumbled to 1929.
The fresh decline to-day has had the tend
ency to weaken the greenback prices of
produce and merchandise and unsettle
business generally.
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Europe is laughing at the shame of the
London Times over the conduct of the
provincial mayors OF England. These
officials had hand in the reception of
the King of Belgium at London, and
lately went over to Belgium to return the
visit, to the number Of AS with their
families. Many of them carried their
municipal trappings, of medieval antiq
uity and great bulk, so that all the rolling
stock of Brussels was required to trans
port them from the depot. The King
was actually compelled to move into a
larger palace TO getToom to entertain his
guests; and even then he had not room to
give them banquet all together, and the
ladies were invited to the opera while their
lords were taking dinner. The Times
is very angry, and scolds the civil digni-
taries rOundly.
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CALIFORNIA.


SAN Francisco, March There isgreat
excitement in the extreme Southern coun-
dies over the discovery of new, rich gold
fields about sixty miles from Santiago.
The quartz exhibited is free from sulphur
ties or other metals, and is literally full
of free gold. People from the counties of
Santiago and Los Angeles have gone in
large numbers for the mines.
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CHARLESTON.
Aground.

CnArLrsEoN, S. c., March The
steamer Eagle, from New York for Havana,
is aground at Body Island, ard feared to
be total loss. The passengers and crew
are doubtless saved.
IlaSIy and Unnecessary.
b. F. Whittemore has published letter
defending his sale of cadetships, and an
nouncing himself a candidate for re-elec-
ton. He says recent developments have
satisfied him that his resignation was hasty
and unnecessary.
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LARAMIE.
Ahead OF nIe World IA Female
Gr;lud Jury EmpaueIed

LARAMIE CITY, March The judiciary
Wyoming sustains the rights of women
to,,serve as grand jurors. All the ladies drawn
as grand jurors were present at IL O'Clock
A. Nj. A motion was made to quash the
panel but not sustained. At 11:55 A D.,
the first panel of lady grand jurors in the
world were sworn. None asked 10 be ex-
cused. A lady bailiff was appointed for
the grand jurors. Splendid address by
Chief Justice Howe.
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PRUSSIA.
Weighty Matters.

BERLIN, March THE weights and
measures of Germany are to be assimilated
Immediately. The coinage is also to be
established on a more convenient basis.
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MAINE.
Tho Elections.

PoErLAND, Ne, March Republican
Minors were elected, to-day in Rockland,
Sach and Auburn, and a Democratic
MayNN in Bath No choice at Lewiston,
thouglSthe Republicans had plurality.
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FRANCE.


LONDON, March THE French officials
have as yet produced no evidence of the ex-
istence of plot against the state and life
of the Emperor The plot is now consid-
cred a fabrication of the police
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NORFOLK,
4 Sscamcrin DiStrcS,

NORFOLK, Va, March --latest advices
from the steamship Eagle reports her lower
hold full of water. Some passengers and
the crew landed. The remainder will be
landed at the next low tide.
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The etiquette of The first Congress I'M
der the present Constitution was thus
sketched by Brissot, the French traveller ::
''The President of Congress, Mr.. Griffin,
is Virginian, of very good abilities, of
an agreeable figure, affable and polite.
saw at his house, at dinner, seven or eight
women, all dressed in great hats, plumes,
etc. 1t was with pain that / remarked
much Of pretension in some of these
women; one acted the giddy, vivaciOus
another, the woman of sentiment. This
last had many pruderies and grimaces.
Two among them had their bosoms very
naked. was scandalized at this indie
ccncy among republicans. The table was
free from many usages observed elsewhere
no fatiguing presentations, no toasts, so
despairing in numerous society. Little
wine was drank after the women had re-.
tired
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IpIItI'
The irish Question.
IRELAND.


DUBLIN, March Great preparations
are being made in the north of Ireland for
the reception of the Prince and Princess of
Wales
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RELICS OE POMPEH

NJ. Castellani has found in one of the
houses at Pompeii 700 medals, mostly sill
yer, of the consular and imperial periods;
and large collection of gold jewelry, in
Guiding magnificent chain nearly three
yards in length, formed of golden iresses.
There have also been found two splendid
bracelets called ophiS, composed of great
serpents, to be worn upon the upper part
of the arm; two gold ear-drops or pend
ants, set with pearls; and two other
bracelets formed of double row of
globes cut in two and chained together;
and six rings of various size and value.
He also speaks of an item found by him
in the same excavation, namely, we'll
defined impression of the body of a ma
tive of Pompeii in the act of flying from
tire doomed city.
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NEW. ORLEANS.
Extra Session

NEW ORLEANS. March THE Legisla-
ture met in extra session to-day.
Thermometer 80
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ENGLAND.


LONDON, March THE fact is encOur-
aging that the vessels which left New York
before the City of Boston are just arriving.
The managers of the line think the steam
er's engines were broken down soon after
sailing. She would be obliged to depend
on her sails, with which she was not very
well supplied
The irish Question.
The Pal HoH Gazette approves of Mr..
Gladstones land bill, but thinks the repres-
sion of anarchy in Ireland is the first duty
of the Government.
Governmental TcIegraPhing.
meeting of representatives of the Press
Association is summoned to consider
what action was required of public journals
in consequence of the continual misman-
agement of Geographic service by the post
al authorities.
Founding.
Strong evidence has been elected be-
fore the Chancellor that the claimant to
the Earldom of Wicklow was founding,
taken from the Liverpool workhouse.
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FRom CUMBERLAND mOUyrAIy

Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Enquirer
JAMEsowN, Tenn, February, 1870
If there is healthful region
in the world it is to be found right here,
and those whose souls have been nearly
shaken from their bodies upon the prairies
and river bottoms further north, can find
sure immunity here.
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A Kentuckian has raised IL, 900 pounds
of hemp from nine acres of ground.
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The japanese Government has ap-
pointed Myeda Roam, high officer of the
Court, to visit Europe snd America, to
inquire into the condition of the Japanese
subjects scattered there. With his suite,
he has already left japan on his mission.
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POLITICAL

A London medical journal reports q
number of cures in East Indian hospitals
by the application of petroleum in com
binatiOn with other materials, to form a
consistent ointment. Petroleum is found
to take the place of carbonic acid as To-
cal disinfectant II has been successfully
used, also, by American physicians, and
has long been sold in this country as a
patent medicine" under various names.
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JOB PRINTING.
JOB PRINTING

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
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Gov. Scott, of South Carolina, has par
doned nearly two hundred convicts in the
last three months.
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B OK AND JOB ROOM

OF TIE
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LETTER-PRESS PRINTING

EXECUTED AT THE
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Cutrages still COmmittcd-NOYeI
Way Of ExtOrting Money from an
Oppressed People - Unparalleled
RascasitY PractiCed i'm Open Day.
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FANCY PRINTING,


IN ANY STYLE Oh
Mercantile and Insurance Work.
Bills of Lading,
Dray Receipts,
Bill-Heads,
Letter Heads,
Shipping Tags,
Checks, Cards,
Enyelops and