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WEATHER AND CROPS,

For eight OF ten days past the Their
mometer, as well as attenuated paper col
lars, has fOrcibly reminded us that the
heat of the summer solstice is upon us.
The sudden transition from the cool
weather that Immediately preceded, rem
ders the heat excessively enervating.
An unusually & large crop OF cotton is
growing in this GIBSON county. The
stand was never better, and the prospect
is excellent for large crop. This, how
ever, we cannot think is a cause for con-
graduation to the planter or the country.
Too low an estimate is placed by
our farmers upon the cereals as
source of profit. 1t is certainly
unwise to be compelled to purchase
wheat, hay and corn at the ex-
pense of their cotton crop, produced
with hired lhbor. That corn is now worth
more than wheat is an anomaly, and indi.
Gates an injudicious system Of farming
when we remember that this latitude is
north of the cotton belt.
The crop of peaches was almost totally
destroyed in this county by the late frosts;
but there win be an average apple CROP
Trenton (7e,lu.) Gazette, May 81.
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THE INDIANS.
Red Cloud Gets Merry

CHETENNE, May 24.-Red Cloud and -
chiefst and head men of the Sioux nation
arrived at Fort Laramie this morning, Jno.
Richards with them. They came into the
post on foot, singing their native songs.
On the Kan sas Pac iflC.
CHICAGO, May 24.-News was received
here to-day that the Indians who had made
recent attacks ON white men along the line
of the Kansas Pacific Railroad, had crossed
the Union Pacific Railroad at Antelope Sta
ton, on their way north.
Several parties Of troops are in pursuit
of the savages, and the military authorities
seemed confident that they will soon be
overtaken and punished. The party OF
Indians numbers about sixty.
No Serious Collision Looked for.
Dispatches from Gen. Hancock, who ar
rived at Fort Randall, Dakota, few days
ago on tour Of inspection, states that
preparations are being rapidly made for a
better defense of that country against In.
dian depredations. The General, however,
thinks there will be no serious collision
between the troops and the savages al
present.
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QUEBEC.

Grcat fire--0yer GOO Houses and
ships Burned = Thousands Made
Homeless.
MONTREAL, May 24-An immense fire
has broken out in Quebec; five hundred
houses and two ships reported burned.
TEoY-A Quebec special to the Times says
a great conhagration is raging there to-day
over six hundred houses burned to the
ground, and thousands rendered homeless
The Fenians cut the wires and no fur
ther particulars could be learned.
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s,rnwherrr FesfirnI.

Notwithstanding the inclemeney of the
weather, the Ladies' Strawberry and Ice
Cream Festival at the Central Baptist
Church last night was well attended The
beautiful decorations of the audience room.
certainly reflect great credit upon the
ladies' whose artistic tastes eORtrived, and
carried forward the work to completion.
The room is festooned most beautifully
with evergTcens. Around the spacious
room are seven tables Which are most
beautifully decorated with the choicest
viands and sweetest flowers. In the centre
of the room il a beautiful floral hall This
hall is an octagon, with eight choice pic
lures, one in each square, the many
contributions Of flowers to this hall, and
the good taste with which they have been
arranged, make it a thing Of great beauty.
We understand that the proceeds Of these
festivals will be used for finishing the main
audielce-room. These good ladies' GER
tainly deserve to be encouraged by the
citizens Of Nashville, especially IN 50 laud-
able an undertaking. They are very
anxious to get their church build
ing completed, which, when finished,
will be beautiful ornament to the city.
They viii have plenty of strawberries and
ice cream again tonight, and If the weather
is favorable, we predict the house Will be
crowded to Overlooking The festival was
enlivened with magnificent strains per
formed by members Of the choir.
The elegant Steinway piano used on the
occasion was generously rendered by Mr.
j. A Mcclure, our popular music dealer
on Union street.
Some Of the choicest flowers with which
the hall is admirably adorned are by the
kindness Of Andrew Gregory furnished to
the ladies for this occasion.
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HOUSE OF nEpREsENrarIvEs.

TUESDAY, May 24-The House was
called to order at 0 O'Clock by Mr.. Speak
or Perkins in the chair.
COMPTROLLER BLACKBURN.
A communication was received from
Comptroller Blackburn setting forth that
while in office he had incurred certain ex.
pense not provided for by the Legislature,
and asking compensation (amounting to
about $4,000 therefor. The com
munication was referred to a special com
mittee of three.
RAILROAD INVESTIGATION.
The reports of the Railroad Investigs-
ting Committee on the Tennessee and
Pacific, the East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina and the Knoxville and
Charleston roads, we're read and referred
to the Joint Judiciary Committee.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Steele-A bill for the relief Of
Jonathan Bills, late Jailcr of Marshall
county. Passed.
BY MIR. Lackcy-A bill for the relief
of the Mississippi River Railroad Com
! pany Passed.
BY Mr.. TOwnsend-A bill TO facilitate
the business of courts, by the publication
of cases to be tried. Passed.
by Mr.. Cheatham-A bill for the relief
of State and County Collectors who were
in Office prior to the war. 1t grants the
further time of two years TO such officers
to collect unpaid taxes. Passed.
BY Mr.. Rhea-A bill for the relief OF
p. L. Nichol, late Clerk of the County
Court of Davidson county. Passed.
BY Mr.. Rhea-A bill to equalize the
rights of creditors. Passed.
By Mr.. King-A bill to regulate evil
dence in Circuit Courts. Passed.
By Mr.. Cadwell-For the benefit of d
II King. Passed.
BY Mr.. HOrnberger-A bill providing for
indexing and printing the Constitution,
with the acts Of the General Assembly.
/ Passed.
BY Mr. HOrnberger-A bill for The pro.
lection of the wool interest of the State
| Passed. -----
BY Mr.. Walker-A bill to insure print
ers Just compensation for their labor. i
provides that the compensation for pub
fishing legal notices shall be the same, ant
no more as that charged to other parties
| Passed.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS.
Appointing a joint committee to re
district the Judicial Circuits of the State
opted, and the committee heretofor
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ENGLAND.
Mysterious Murder OF N FamiI!


LONDON, May 24.-Considerable excite
ment exists to-day over the brutal murder
during the night of family of five persons
of Uxbridge. The family consisted of faith
Ell, mother, asister-iutlaw and two children.
The sister-in-law was to have been married
to-day, and it was supposed the murder was
prompted in some way from this circum-
stance. No clue 10 the murderer.
I'm Search OF DIR. Livingstone.
Lord Clarendon announces a further
grant in aid of the expedition in search of
Dr. Livingstone, the African traveller.
Vessels recently left England for Hondu-
ras with cars, engines, etc, for the new
road building in that country.
starvation at Sea-
The ship Marian was sighted in distress,
May I, in the Indian Ocean. Twenty-one
of her crew had died Of starvation. and the
remainder we're in dying condition.
Fatal Explosion on ShipbOard.
LIVERPOOL, May 24.-The captain Of a
vessel who has Just arrived from an Ameri-
can port reports that on Wednesday last,
while off Lands End, an explosion oc-
Cured on the bark Asturias, killing the
captain and one sailor and nearly destroy
inc the vessel
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THE CITY.
rr5NicIrAL AFFAIRS.
Regular ueeting OF the Isoard 81
Alaermen.

Regular Weetinx OF the soard .
u. Aldermen.
4 At the meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men yesterday afternoon, Messrs Steei.l
Carter. Cabier, Hurley, Buddeke, aud
President Carroll. were present. 49,.
Arson Nelson, Revenue Collector, sub.
mitted his report showing collection since
his last report, after deducting commits
sions, to be 800. -, with the Treasurer
receipt attached
John L. Glenn, Water Tax Collector,
submitted his report. showing collections
| for the past two weeks. with commissions
deducted, amounting to 3 666. "a, accom-
panied by the Treasurers receipt
A communication from John Tardin.
Clerk OF the Market, was read and received,
and on motion Thos. Halle, Recorder,
and Arson Nelson, Treasurer, were APP
pointed a committee to settle with the Of
fcer mentioned. and report TO Common
Council on the 10Th list
The petition Of Mrs Jane Gillian vas
resd and referred to the Waterworks Com
mittee. 49,. .
The petition Of II Schiel to erect frame
house ON Jefferson street was granted.
The petiriop Of q W Nance asking that
taxes overPalA BY linn to b Sherida,. be
refunded, was r,ferred 20 tho Finance
Committee. @ 4 ..t
A petition from the Directors Of the
South Nashville Street Railroad Company,
praying TO be released from the payment
Of tax on real estate, as the stockholders
are individually taxed Tor the same. was
read and referred 10 the City Attorney.
The Consideration Of the bill 70 provide
for a'tax upon dogs found at large, was re
newed, aud on motion referred to a special
committee Hurley, Carter and Steele.
The resolution Of the Common Council
requesting the Gas Committee to report
the amount ovsrpaid the Gas Company by
the city, was concurred in.
The report OF the Street Committee ad-
versely to the petition of Many ard
others, was cOncurred I'm,
The report Of the Committee of the Fire
Department On the petition Of NJ 3.
Coombs, counter to the petition of Win.
ston, Push and others, was eoncurred In.
A conditional deed from Mr.. Samuel
Watkins to the Mayor and city authorities.
for tenure park, was read and referred
to the Committee on Public Property.
A resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of committee Of five, two Aldermen
and three Councilmen. in relation to the
tax books, was adopted. and Messrs. Hur-
ley and Carter appointed for the Board Of
Aldermen
The Board adjourned until the next reg
ular meeting.
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appointed by the House were designate,
as the committee on the pert of III
| House.
Directory 10 the Comptroller for tn,
benefit of Circuit Court Clerks. Adopted
SENATE ELL ON FIRST BEADING.
To establish the county of Etheridge
Passed.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To establish the county of Hamblen.
Passed.
To regulate the selling of poison.
Passed.
RLECTION CT FIRST ASSISTANT CLERK.
= The election of First Assistant CLERK
being the special order, the House pro
ceeded to the election, The following
candidates were placed in nomination !:
Clay Roberts, of Davidson; t J Shelton.
OF Fayetie; E III Hughes, of Maury. On
the second ballot Mr.. Roberts was elected,
receiving Al votes.
Adjourned until 2:30 P. NJ.
$780,. Afternoon Session.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Authorizing revenue collectors to cash
warrants on the Treasury. Amended and
passed. er
n Providing for the establishment of
county work-houses, and TO lessen the
number of convicts in the penitentiary.
Passed.
A motion to reconsider was subse-
quently made, which elected considerable
discussion, after which the bin was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Peuiten-
tiary. A sa-
To establish the rules of evidence upon
an indictment for keeping bawdy house.
After long discussion, and the proposing
of substitutes and amendments, the bill
was rejected ayes, 81 noes, 81.
Adjourned until 104 o'clock tomorrow.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The total amount of Philadelphia coz
tributions 10 the Richmond sufferers is now
S14,1
1t is claimed by the friends of Secretary
Boutwell, that the reduction of the public
debt for May will be about ten millions.
A gentle husband of Cincinnati in fit of
temporary insanity, threw his wife out OF
the second story window, with but slight
injuries.
One of the city missionaries preached
in the public parks, in Cincinnati, Sunday,
and defied the authorities to put him out
or stop him.
Laura Woolwine, talented young
soprano of Cincinnati, will appear In
Riching's opera troupe in September.
The Board of Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church North, hold their an
nual meeting in Grace Church, Dayton,
Ohio, commencing on Wednesday. All the
Bishops will be there except Bishop Simp-
son, who has sailed for Germany. The
purpose of the board is to arrange the
episcopal work for the current year.
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A iuvenile, who has not yet reached his
sixth summer, was picked Hp at the wharf
yesterday evening, playing with a toy
wagon which he was backing into the
water, and hauling out again. A gentle.
man who was passing thought the young.
ster TO be indulging in dangerous sport,
and took it upon himself 10 remove him
up the bank. When questioned as 10
where he came from, the little hopeful
said he belonged to the Maxwell House.
The gentleman in ques.ioa took him in his
buggy, and started for the hotel to turn
him over to his parents If founed.
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GENERAL CONFERENCE.
VI. Il. G. S.-Eighteenth Day.

ts Ss-LtR 10Y.
MEMPHIS, May 2i.-The Conference
came to order, Bishop McTyeire presiding.
Erie stocks and Wall street.
The debate on the report of the Com
mittee' on Missions was continued. That
portion declaring the action of Mr.. Smith
son, Treasurer of the Foreign Board, In
investing funds in Erie stocks, as a reck-
less Wall street speculation, was bcussed
at great length without any action.
Explosive QuarterIies.
Ehe report Of the Committee on accep-
lance of BIedsoe's Quarterly Review pro-
voked an extended debate, during which
one member said he understood Bledsoe
was an Episcopalian, and this looked like
bid for him to come over. Another char
acterized the Review as an Armstrong gun.
DIR. Bunnell said, experience had shown
that most disastrous consequences follow
ed the explosion of guns of large oalibre, and
thought an explosion would follow the
adoption of the resolution which would
shake the church from pillar to dome.
The report was finally adopted.
Worldly Amusemcnts--Miss
On motion, DR.. Miles resolution was
adopted requesting the Bishops to issue a
pastoral address on the subject of worldly
amusements.
The report of the Committee on Mis-
sions, in reference to the organization of g
consolidated Board of Missions, was taken
up and discussed until the expiration of
the morning session.
Afternoon Session.
Bishop Paine presided at the afternoon
session.
A resolution was reported authorizing the
Bishops to organize Conferences in the in
terror of the General Conference not oc-
cupied by any existing Conference, after
which the report Of the Committee on Mis-
sions was again taken up, and the Office
of the Corresponding Secretary was stricken
out.
Other items were discussed at great
length.
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THE GOOD TENIPLARS.
Proceedings "A National Maine
Liquor Law wanted.

Proceedings "A National Maine
Liquor Law Wanted.
ST. LOUIS, May 2t-Tbe Right Worthy
Grand Lodge Of Good Templars met in
Temple building this morning Delegates
were present from Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas,
California, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Kentucky, Illinois, Nebraska,
District Of Columbia, Virginia and Canada.
Secretary Spencer submitted long report
which shows the Order to be in q very pros
porous condition.
The number of Good Templar Lodges
in the United States, Canada, England and
Scotland, are 5,90S, representing a mem
bership of 359,027. The majority for
Degrees is II $50.
The Secretary favors national prohibi-
ton party, and argues for persistent eff.
fort in that direction, believing that the
battle of prohibition must be fought out at
the ballot box.
The Tressurers report shows good fl.
nancial condition. The Treasurer urges
the establishment of weekly paper.
Delegates this morning visited Shaw,
Botanical Garden and other places in the
suburbs, and tomorrow will have ban
Quet
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NEW YORK.

Convention OF American Isrneiites
New YORK, May PA General Conven
ton of the Board of Delegates of Ameri-
can Israelites was held, yesterday, at the
synagogue in Forty-fourth street. Abra.
ham Hart, of Philadelphia, President OF
the Association, occupied the chair, and
there were delegates present from all the
principal American cities.
The Demon OF Speculation.
The temper of speculation in Wall
street to-day showed remarkable change
all the markets being strong and higher.
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SOUTH AMERICA.
4 Eriehtful ADMINISTRATION - lscrOi
Observation-Disclosures

4 Erigbtful ASSa>siuatiOn - Heroic
Daughtcrs-s Neutrality-suspicious.
NV York May 2i.--By arrivals OF South
American mails we have full details of the
assassination Of the South American Gen.
Uruuega. which took place on the 18th of
April Ia Duenos Ayres. The scene was
irishtful The General was sho. in the
mouth by a band of political opponents
WHO broke into his hOuse. His two heroic
daughters attempted to defend him, and
the elder killed one of the assailants. The
murder was one of the incidents Of the new
rebellion now raging in the Argentine Con-
federation.
Gan. Lopez Jordan, who is sou in-law
of Gen. Urquega, has surrounded the pal
ace of san Jose with four hundred men.
Upon killing Urquega the troops all
marched upon Conception, where the Leg
islature was then sitting, and surrounded
the town, which mp to the latest held oGt.
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Rev DIR. Lilianthal, of Cincinnati. viii
lecture at the Reformed Synagogue Doug
las Hall, North Market street, tonight,
commencing ut s o'clock, upon this inter
esting subject. We can assure our friends
and the public generally, that an intellec-
tual discourse viii be delivered on the oe-
casion, such as we do not every day have
an opportunity Of hearing. DIR. Lilianthal
is a scholar Of vast and profound attain
ments, and a gentleman Of elOquence and
experience He Is prominent citizen Of
Cincinnati, a shining light in hB church,
and has long been prominently. identified
with the educational interests Of the city.
His subject viii be handled in a mastery
manner, and We bespeak for him fun
house
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THE PREsBYTERIANs.
Southern General Assembiy-Lay
Preaching.

LOUISVILLE, May 2i.-The most interes
| ing discussion to-day in the General Pres
| byterian Assembly, was on the subject o.
| Law preaching. One of the boasts of the
Presbyterian Church is the high standard
of education required OF her ministry. A
year ago the Assembly authorized the hcen-
sing as exhorters of men who had not re-
, csived this thorough training. One of the
Presbyteries requested that this authority
be Withdrawn, and the request gave rise to
lengthy, animated, earnest and able de-
bate. This question comes up again To-
morrow. rrff
Theological Chair-Missionary
Nominations TO fill the chair Of Pastoral
Theology, in the Columbia Theological
Seminary of South Carolina, being in or
der, Rev. DR.. Jos. II. Wilson, of Augusta,
Ga, Rev. ]. A. Lefevre, of Baltimore,
Nd, Rev. DIR. H. H. Hopkins, of Ovens
boro, Ky., and Rev. DR.. Jno. III. Rice, of
Franklin, Tenn, were nominated. The
election will take place tomorrow.
At night an enthusiastic home mission
airy meeting was held and addressed by Rev.
Messrs. Rutherford, Boggs and Robinson.
The Proposed Reunion.
Rev. Messrs, Van Dykes, Backors, and
E Dodge, delegates from the Northern
Assembly to propose the opening OF cor
respondence between the two bodies, ar
rived in Louisville this afternoon and will
probably be heard in the morning.
General Assembly of the United
80 a states.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-The morning
session of the Presbyterian General As
sembly was occupied with further discus
sion on the reconstruction report. The
final items on the boundaries Of Synods
were acted on.
General principles for the formation of
Presbyteries were agreed to, but no action
taken on boundrries to the hour of ad-
journment.
Reformed-The Question of Union.
CINCINNATI, May 24.-In the Reformed
Presbyterian Synod the entire day has been
consumed in the discussion of union with
the United Presbyterian Church, on terms
agreed upon by the joint committee, which
was substantially that the Churches should
form an organization on the basis of prin-
ciples contained in their respective testi-
monies and other subordinate standards,
and that the name of the Church should
be the United Presbyterian.
The discussion was opened by DIR. Nc
Master, chairman of the committee, who
spoke one hour and half. He traced the
history of the union movement from 1888
down to the present time. He urged the
reasonsbleness of the terms agreed upon by
the Joint committee and the necessity upon
the church to move.
In the afternoon, Mr.. Robert Guye, OF
Philadelphia, and the venerable DR.. Clarke,
Of Nova Scotia, spoke in opposition to the
proposed union.
A recess was taken until half-past Q
o'clock this evening, MIR. Morton of the
committee having the floor.
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SPAIN.
rIoutpcnsier Wants the

nontpcnsier Wants the Crown.
MADRID, May 24,-The HI Tempo news
paper in its issue Of yesterday said that
the Duke of Montpensier is very much an
ncyed at the course his sdherents had taken.
The Duke demands that his candidature
be passed upon openly by the Constitu-
ent Cortes. Otherwise he will withdraw
and publish manifesto making a complete
exposition of the acts of those parties who
compromised to him the aid of Espartero if
he agreed to accept the crown of Spain, if
the CoItes elect him.
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Restored to Light aud Liberty.

The gang of seven white men committed
to Jail Monday evening by Justice Baskette
for alleged connection with the robbery Of
a negro's house near Hyde's Ferry were
yesterday released by the same Justice,
with the exception Of Joe Masters and Ed.
Burns. The two men named are held fOl
trial at the Criminal Court. The liberated
men were subsequently circulating on
Deaderick street. as happy as so many sun
flowers, If not more so.
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THE MISSISSIPPI.
Another steamer Sunk.

ST LOUIS, May 24.-The steamer Clara,
bound down the Mississippi river, heavily
laden, has sunk 1O5 miles above here. 1t
is feared that she will break in two, and
prove a total loss.
LATKR-The steamer Clara which sunk
in the Missouri river yesterday was owned
by the Miami Star Line, and valued at
S45, 900. She was insured for $1,000 in
the Boatmen's, st. Louis, 5000 each in
the Citizens, Eureka, Boatmen's, Pits
burg, and 81, 900 each in the Allegheny,
Peoples, Western and Mononghela, Pitts
hnrp
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The warm weather Of the last ten dlys
has increased to an appreciable extent TIE
travel on the street ears. Old Sofs per
pendicular rays, refracted from the rocks
and sidewalks, are not very inviting, es-
pecially TO adipose pedestrians, who have
to make their way 10 and from the center
Of the city and the suburbs, in the heat Of
the day