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CHICAGO.
Broad Farce.

CHICAGO, Jan. PA meeting called
last night at the fremont House to form a
vigilance committee was turned to a
broad farce by those who responded to the
call, and it adjourned without accomplish
ing anything
Religion, Insanity and Suicide.
Mrs. Hard, of Devinda, 10 Davies coun-
ty, Ill, recently became insane in religious
matters. On Tuesday morning in the alb
sence Of her husband, she obtained a razor
and attempted to cut her throat, when her
daughter, aged twelve years, snatched
the razor from her and ran toward an out
house to hide it.
The mother overlook her, and after a
severe struggle regained the razor, and was
about to draw it across her throat the sec
ond time, when another daughter, five
years old placed her hand there, and re-
ceived terrible cash. The mother then
succeeded in cutting her throat from ear to
ear, dying Immediately.
Blown into Eternity.
Donald Campbell, aged twenty-five
years, was killed by blast in the Winchen
mines, near Galena, on Tuesday, which eZ-
ploded prematurely.
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FRANCE.


PARIS, Jan. 27.-The Senate yesterday
discussed the proposition for an interna-
tional coinage system, and Messrs. Cheva-
Eer and Levieres and others participated,
and urged the adoption of a gold coin,
equivalent TO to twenty-five francs, as a
universal coin.
III, House OF Orleans.
The Duke of Brogliea, leading men,
Der 81 the Orleanist', died here yesterday,
IS years old.
Nothing further has been heard from the
rumored death of the Pope.
PerfIde Albion.
Many of the troops recently sent to Lee
creuzot to preserve order among the
strikers have returned to the garrisons.
President Schneider now accuses English
men of having fOrmented troubles there.
Legislative Tempest.
There was a stormy session Of the Corps
Legislatif this morning on the French and
English commercial treaty. NJ. Theirs, in
his speech, demanded the remuneration of
this treaty, and reproached the majority,
asserting that they did not truly represent
the country, or they would overthrow a
ministry having principles the country had
repudiated. Great agitation ensued.
Ex- Minister FORBADE replied that the ma
jority upheld the Cabinet. It is not IN
derstood why Theirs opposed the Ministry
and FORBADE upheld it, but it Is supposed
that Theirs wished to force Messrs. Darr,
Louvet aud Buffet to resign in order to be
replaced by members of the majority.
Lord Clarendon has arrived here from
London to ascertain for the English Gov
eminent the real intention of the Cabinet
of the Tuilleries in regard to the treaty OF
commerce which expires on the 4th Of
February next.
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OHIO.
The Fifteenth Amendment.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 27.-The presid,
ing officers of both branches of the Gen.
eral Assembly to-day signed the enrolled
resolution ratifying the Fifteenth Amend,
ment, and the same was sent to the Gov.
ernor to be forwarded TO Washington.
The Senate adopted a resolution provid
ing that the General Assembly shall ad
journ on the eighteenth of March next until
the first Monday in January, 1871.
The Senate elected ]. Shaefer, Democrat
Enrolling Clerk, H. d. Lees, Republican,
Engrossing Clerk, and r. Leblanc, Republi
can, Recording Clerk.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
Gift Lotteries.

Gift Lotteries.
| WAsHIEGToN, Jan. 27.-Mr. Patterson
from the Committee on Retrenchment, re-
| ported favorably House joint resolution
prohibiting assessments upon or collections
| from subordinate officials to make presents
to their superior officials. Passed.
Spirits.
The resolution relating to the seizure Of
distilled spirits in San Francisco, was dis
cussed and indefinitely postponed.
En-.tiI GeOrgyized.
The Vice-President communicated TO the
Senate the fact that the President had
signed the Virginia bill
Mr.. Foreman said that one Senator elect
John T. Lewis-from Virginia was pres
ent, and moved that he be qualified.
The credentials of John T. Lewis and
John w. johnson, Senators elect, were
then read. Mr.. Lewis appeared, and the
usual oath of Office was administered by the
chair
Seats
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution for the
Encouragement of the seats of Senators, and
for additional seats if necessary. Referred
to Committee on Public Buildings
Currency.
The Currency bill was taken up, and the
Mr.. Rowe reviewed various propositions
suggested by the Senators who had spoken
this discussion. The Senator from Ohio,
Mr.. Sherman, believed $45, ZOO, 600 of an
increase to be sufficient; the Senator from
Indiana, Mr.. Morton, thought $65, 600, 900
would be enough, and the Senator from
Massachusetts, Mr.. Sumner, believed $780,
600, 600 would be about right
Mr.. Morton advocated the bill as pro-
posed to be modified, to authorize $62,-
900, 900 additional, and taking 5000, 900,
when necessary from the excess of North
and East. He opposed the provision in
regard to coin notes. If bank were estab-
ilshed on the basis proposed, they would
be used for gold gambling purposes.
MIR. Morton quoted from statistics
to show the disparity in the national cir
culation, establishing the fact that the
Western cities with their united population
of 100000 have but SIS, 1922, 600 alto
gether, while the Eastern cities, with a
Of II, 25O, 900 have S130. 9+O,-
600, showing that the great States of the
West needed to have more than double |
their present circulation.
Referring further to the Pacific States |
he said, financially, they had not been |
friends to credit to US, having uniformly |
rejected our currency, and preferred to ad- |
here to gold and silver
Mr.. Cameron moved to adjourn After an |
inefecturl effort by Drake and Sherman |
to secure an understanding that the vote |
be taken tomorrow Friday, the motion |
agreed to, and at - P. d. the Senate ad- |
iourned
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NEW DNb4NEoos
By Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford-A bill to in
corporate the Sons of Relief, eolored, of
Shelbyville. Passed and referred to the
Committee on Interpretations.
By Mr. McFall-A bill to amend an act
passed June 8, 1865, to release the citizens
from paying the State and County taxes for
the years 1924. Passed and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Cubbins-A bill to incorporate
the Southern Oil Works of Shelby County.
Passed and referred to the Committee on
interpretations.
By the samoa billfor the protection of
mechanics and other purposes. Passed
first reading and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To repeal all laws establishing County
Commissioners. Passed.
To repeal the law extending the elective
franchise to certain aliens Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
To relieve the State Treasury by impos-
ing tax of Is cents on every hundred dol
lars worth of taxable property.
Mr.. Morris moved to amend the bill by
inserting after the word property ''as de-
fined in the Code of Tennessee. Agreed to.
Mr.. Green moved to amend by inserting
after the word Tennessee ''and upon polls
fifty cents"
Mr. Slaughter moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Hostages 4, noes 18.
The amendment was then adopted and
the bill passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Cason, Cooper Of Bedford,
Eason, EtheridGe, Faulkner, Green, Hall,
Hart, HAYES, Luttrell, BIillsaps, Morris,
McFall, Nelson-14.
Noes-Messrs. Clementson, Palmer, Cub
bins, Peyton, Pearson, Self, Slaughter and
Speaker Thomas-8.
Mr.. Morris moved TO reconsider the
vote, and moved to lay the motion on the
table.
To change the time of holding Chancery
Court in Franklin county. Passed.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS.
The House amendments to the Senate
bill regulating the mode of paying sub
soriptions to the Mississippi River Railroad,
were concurred in.
WATER COMPANY.
Senate bill to incorporate the Memphis
Water Company, passed its third reading.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To incorporate the town of Maryville, in
Blount county.
To incorporate the Mammoth Springs
Company of Henry county. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
To amend the act Incorporating the
Knoxville Bridge Company. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
To repeal the law increasing the fees of
County Registers. Passed.
To incorporate Niagara Fire Company
No 8, Of Knoxville.
| Mr. Morris offered an amendment to ex-
tend the corporate limits of the town of
Clifton. Adopted and the bill passed.
To repeal 80 much Of the act that makes
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L
Paine moved that such of the Virgin,
members as to whose right to seats there
was no objection should now be sworn in
Messrs. Plat, Ridgeway and Mines, there
upon came forward and took the oath o
Office
One of 'em.
Mr. Wood objected 10 the oath being ad
ministered to Mr.. Porter, and read as the
| ground Of his objections, charges and spe,
| cifcatiOns upon which Porter had beer
convicted and sentenced to six months in,
| prisoDment, which sentence was approved
by Gen. Butler; that Porter was convicted
of declaring publicly in tavern at Norfolk
| that this GOverpmentwas a God id hum.
bug from beginning to end that Abraham
Lincoln was doing everything he could for
his own election, and that this was a rotten,
bogus, corrupt Government from begin
ming to end.
MIR. Paine in answer sent to the clerk 4
desk and had read telegram from Butler,
dated May 3, 1865, stating that Charles H.
Porter, in the heat of discussion, had used
words which, being reported to him, he
was obliged to notice. BE had, however,
omitted all the onerous parts of the judg-
| ment Of the commission, because his
previous acts showed that Porter had not
in fact been disloyal
Mr.. Root remarked that the gentlemen
on the other side of the House frequently
made such imputations, if men were to be
ruled ont
a High Old Time.
During the discussion which ensued be.
tween Messrs. Holman, Smith, Of Oregon,
Beck, Voorhees,, Sargent, Mayham, Wood,
ward, Butler, of Massachusetts, Wood
Morgan and Eldridge, slanderous assertions
were freely INDUCED in, and the excite,
ment grew so great Mt times that the
Speaker was compelled to resort to the
| gavel and request the members to resume
| their seats.
Mr.. Eldridge, in referring TO Mr.. But,
ler's question, as to the joy in HEAVIER
over the repentance of sinners, said ht
could not help but think that there wa!
no gentleman on the floor Of the house
who could create such a thrill of JOY IL
heaven, as the gentleman from Massachu
setts, by repenting. Iaughter.)
Mr.. Porter was then sworn in, as mem
Der from Virginia.
| Franlking.
Mr.. Farnsworth reported bill to abolish
| TIC L1dLhAHS pAlN4lCEo NAASA 10 nASAOu q
have made a special order. He yielded
however, to the general expression of tn,
House to put it on its passage at once, anC
after an hours discussion the bill wa
passed-ayes, 175; nays, II. II goes int,
effect on the LIST of July.
The nayswere Boggs, Butler, of Tennessee
Griswold, Halderman, Johnson Reeves
Ridgeway, Rogers, Roots, Sherrod Stone
Wood and Woodward.
Not Entitled.
Mr.. Churchill from the Committee OF
Elections reported a resolution that II. D
Foster was not entitled to a sea
from the 2lst Congressional district 0
John Covode and gave notice that he woul
call up the resolution for action next Tues
day.
| The House at $3.50 o'clock went into Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. Cessna in tn
chair. on the Legislative, executive and ju
dicial appropriation bill.
Mr. Dawes made very lengthy spooc
in reply to Buffers Of yesterday.
| Adjourned
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BOSTON.
sin Kicking,

BosToN, Jan. 27.-The thirty-sixth an
nual meeting of the Massachusetts Anti
Slavery Society was held to-day. Resolu-
tons were adopted rejoicing in the near
prospect of the ratification C the Fifteenth
Amendment, urging that the nation should
give land to the negroes, and characteriz-
ing the precipitate admission Of half-loyal
States as a needless betrayal of the nation
and foul wrong to the loyal masses, who
look 10 Congress for protection.
Speeches we're made by Aaron II. Pow
ell, Col T. W HiggensOn, Rev. ". A
Chaplin, Wendell Phillips, VIM. Lanhlin,
of Ohio, and others.
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HAYTI.


New YoRK. Jan. Pit is stated in
Charleston dispatches that Salnave was shot
on the 2Oth inst
Haytien advices state that lie was cap
tured on the 18th in the woods near Salt
Row in the South and taken to Port-au-
Prince where he was heavily ironed and
thrown into priSOp
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SPAIN,


MADRID, Jan. 27.-No further returns
from the election for members Of the Con-
stitutional Cortez have been received, but
the authorities here classify those known to
be elected somewhat differently now. Pro-
gresslonists, IS; Republicans, 4; Union
lists, 3: Absolutist. l.
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RloodE SnIIrnnIin.

The people here went into ecstacies at
his capture and the event was celebrated
for days 10y dancing in the streets, and the
festivities Of all kinds. One hundred and
fifty Of Salnave's followers were capture
with him, many Of whom have been exc
cuted. The first day Of february has been
fixed for the election of a new President
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MEssRs. A. T. STEWART & Co., who
generally do a steady and non fuctuating
business. have discharged sixty of their
clerks since the first Of January. Clatiin
& Co, have been obliged TO dispense with
ffiv-six of their men, and Spalding & Co.
thiTiv
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ENGLAND.
Erie.

LONDON, Jan. Pit is said large num-
Der Of Erie shares held in this country,
have been stamped by Erie shareholders
for protection. A member of the firm of
Burcham, Dalrymple & Co, will soon
leave for New York to protect the holders
by voting on stamped shares.
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LOUISVILLE.


LOUISVILLE, Jan. 27.-The steamer
Richmond was seized to-day at Columbus,
Ky, by the Q. S. Marshal, under process.
Big Thing.
The Ohio River Bridge will surely be
completed Saturday evening, and trains
will pass over it by the middle Of next
week.
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KANSAS


ST. LOUIS. Jan. Tile Kansas Senate
Yesterday passed IL Committee Of the
Whole a Gi'I TO remove disabilities from
disfrunchised persons Inc Senate also
passed House resolution asking the United
States Senate not 70 ratify the Usage treaty.
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The Virginians are gratified to learn
that there is good demand for Virginia
sumac in Europe, and that it commands
the best prices. Sumac grows luxurianuy
in all parts of the State.
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IOWA.
IA sixteenth Amendsncnt.

CHICAGO. > al. 27.--The Iowa Legislature
have settled Cls differences about the
Fifteenth Amerdme-t by adopting the
Committee q Conference report.
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IT is supposed that Congress will pass a
law declaring that the people have no
rights except those granted them by Con-
gress.
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Afternoon Session.
The House assembled at 2:3OP. NJ.


DELINQUENT RAILROADS.
House bill No. 265. providing for thu
! sale of delinquent railroads, being the spe-
cisl order, was taken up.
Mr.. Cheatham hoped that the bill and
all others on the same subject would be
allowed to pass on second reading, and il
there should be discussion on the subject,
let it come on their third reading.
Mr.. Speaker Perkins opposed the bill at
some length, while Mr. Fleming briefly ad-
vocated its passage. The bill then passed
second reading, as also all other bills on
the subject, except the Senate bill, which
passed first reading and was made the spe-
cial order for tomorrow at 1880 o'clock
One hundred copies each Of two of the
bills were ordered printed, and all were
made the special order for next Thursday
at 1890 o'clock.
BUSINESS CALLED UP.
House bill authorizing the extension of
the Wills Valley Railroad, was called up
and passed third reading.
BANK OF TENNESSEE NOTES.
House bill, directing Revenue Collectors
to receive Bank of Tennessee notes in pay
ment of taxes, was taken up on Senate
amendments, one of which provides that
SUCH uOtoS Suhl De IeCelFou, uOt Only IOI
taxes heretofore due, but also for those
hereafter to become due
Mr.. Steele moved to concur IN this
amendment. Carried-ayes, 80; noes, 26.
The next amendment changed the Nash
vile depository from the Fourth to the
First National Bank, the Memphis deposi-
tory from the First National to the Union
and Planters Bank, the Knoxville deposi-
tory from the Peoples Bank to the First
National Bank. This amendment was non
concurred In in each particular
The amendment striking out the First
National Bank of Chattanooga as one of
of the State repositories was non-concUrred
in.
Before the next amendment was disposed
Of, the House adjourned until 81 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
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TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
NEW BUSINESS.

THURSDAY, Jan. 27.-The Senate met st
IL A. NJ, Speaker Thomas in the chair, and
a quorum present.
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NEW SERIES, NO. AL.

the office of jailor of Claiborne county alec
tive by the people. Withdrawn.
To incorporate the Knoxville Water
Company. Passed
To appoint Commissioners to take charge
of the Fair Grounds near Knoxville.
Passed.
Mr.. Hall moved to grant the use of the
Senate chamber to Mr.. Cronin for the pur-
pose of delivering a short address. Carried.
The Senate then adjourned till to-mor-
row at IL o'clock.
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ROME.
WhODidu-I Die,

ROME, Jan. 27.-The report Of the death
Of the Pope is false.
And Who Did.
Col. Darcy, commander Of the Ortibez
Legion, died in this city yesterday. Dur
ing his last sickness be called the officers
of the Legion together and enjoined them
to fidelity and honor TO the Pope and
France.
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Senate chamber to Mr.. Cronin for the Dur
pose of delivering short address. Carried
The Senate then adjourned till to-mor
row at IL o'clock
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, Jan. 27-Ths House wa:
called to order at $50 o'clock, Mr.. Speaker
Perkins in the chair.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. McClary-A bill to protect depos.
ltors Of money, goods, wares, etc. 1t i'm
poses penalties on brokers and bankers
falling to return deposits when called upon
by the rightful owners. Passed.
! By Mr.. Owen-A bill for the benefit OF
the Tennessee Institution for the Blind.
Passed.
By Mr.. Owen-A bill to amend the
criminal laws, by making it unlawful for
the party on account of whose misconduct
divorce is granted to marry for five years
after the issuing of the decree Of divorce.
Passed.
By Mr.. Jones-A bill to amend certain
acts, by giving the Circuit Courts of Obion
county concurrent jurisdiction. Passed.
By Mr.. Jones-A bill to amend the re-
plevin laws. Passed.
By Ir. West-A bill for the benefit Of
Lowry, Thomas & Co. Passed.
BY Mr.. Nicks-A bill to incorporate tho
White Bluff Manufacturing Company.
Passed.
By AIr. Dillin-A resolution providing
that no new business shall be introduced
after the 31st inst. Laid over.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The consideration of House bill to enable
the Cincinnati H,v,Ho-Io,I
Charleston Railroad to complete their road
to Paint Rock was resumed.
Mr.. Fleming withdrew his amendment
offered yesterday, authorizing the Knoxville
and Kentucky Railroad to raise a loan to
complete said road. The vote on the
passage Of the bill was then put and the
BILL was TeJected-ayes, %; noes, 81.
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr.. Rheas bill introduced yesterday.
regulating the appointment of Penitentiary
Inspectors, being the special order, was
taken up and passed second reading, and
made the special order for tomorrow at 10
o'clock.
BUSINESS CALLED UP.
Senate bill providing for the appoint |
ment Of State Directors for railroads hav- !
ing received State aid, was called mp. Con- /
siderable discussion followed, after which !
Mr.. Speaker Perkins offered an amend |
ment that in roads where there is such in |
crease of Directors, the stockholders shall |
adopt this bill as an amendment to their !
charters.
Mr.. Fleming moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Carried-ayes, so; |
noes, 10.
Dir. Dilhn offered an amendment that
the Governor shall not appoint exceeding
two State Directors for any railroad which
has paid its interest upon bonds loaned to
or Endorsed for such roads. Adopted.
Mr.. Speaker Perkins offered an amend
ment directing the Governor, in connec-
ton with the Senate, to appoint four direc-
tors for each road having received State
aid, who shall serve for a term of two
years.
Me- Fleming moved to lay the amend
meDt on the table. Carried-ayes, 40,
noes, p.
Mr.. Enloe offered an amendment, which
vas adopted, providing that the Directors
shall enter on the discharge Of
their duties as soon as confirmed
After some further discussion, the bill
passed third reading-ayes, 80; noes 8.
Adjourned until 2:3O P. Il.
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HOW s.FROM GREENLAND'S ICY
MOUNTAINS HAPPENED TO BE
WRITTEN.

Some thirty or forty years ago sermons
were to be preached on particular Sab
bath in the towns of Wrexham, in the
north of Wales, in behalf of the Society
of the Propagation of the Gospel in For
eign Parts. The clerk of the parish
church, to whom in those times belonged
the selection of the singing, came in
very discOnsolate to the Vicar of the
parish and told him that there was no
hymn suitable fOrEsuCh a subject. The
son-in-law of the Vicar happened to be at
the time visiting him, and the Vicar, tnrn-
ing to his son-in-law, said, "You are a
bit of poet; you see the distress of my
clerk, and what he has to do wish you
would relieve him by writing hymn for
this occasion, and we viii have it struck
off and printed. Let it be of a simple,
easy measure, and we will have it sungOn
the Sabbath" The sOn-in-law of the
Vicar retired to a corner of the room, and
in an hour and half produced hymn.
That hymn was sent 70 the printers,
sheets were struck off and distributed in
every pew, and it was sung on the next
Sabbath.
Twenty years afterwards, the same
Congregational minister of Wrexham
hunted up in the lumber-room the manu-
script of this old hymn, and this was the
autograph which / had the pleasure of
looking Reginald Heber;" and
the hymn was,
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"From Greenlsnd's icy mountains,
Prom Ipdias coral strand -

q hymn which hasinspired, perhaps, more
of missionary spirit in the churches than
any other.-ReU. w. Morley PInShOn.
The familiar air of Bishop Heber's
hymn, ''From Greenland's Icy Noun
tains," was composed in Savannah, Ga,
in 1927, by Lowell Mason, then resident
of that city, who soon afterwards pub
lished it in Boston, with a dedication to
the lady who brought the hymn to his no.
tice-Miss Mary w. Howard, afterwards
the wife of Rev. F. r. Goulding, author
of the ''Young MarOoners," etc No
bile Register.