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Died.

Died.
DEGRAw.-On Monday, December s, at Elizabeth.
N j., Mrs. MARY A. DEGRAw, Of consumption.
Funeral from No. Sc West Jersey street, Elizabeth
on Wednesday morning. at eleven O'Clock.
For other Deaths see Ntnth Pa0e.l
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OCEAN STEAMER!
CLEARED.

PORT OF NEW YORK, DECEMBER s, 1870.
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Washington Items

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The bill
reported By Senator Sherman to day,
to reduce the taxation, strikes out
for the salaries of officers, and en-
ployees, $561 ,963; special taxes en-
banks and bankers. $1.139. .432; other
special taxes. 1901 $50; gross re-
ceipts, Sc 300, ,999; sales, $9,206, ,S39;
income. about S14 000. 600; legacies
81, pa. .S37; SUGGESTIONS ST, ,1S9. .754 /;
schedule A, $882. $50; passports, $780,
453; miscellaneous, 81 ,240, ,150; total,
$43, ,597.T74. Taxes retained on spir-
its, $45 .026. .402; tobacco $23, ,430. .708 !;
fermented liquors, $6.099, $50; banks
and bankers. e, 196, ,054; income,
about S23, ,229, SOB; stamps SIG, 420, ,710;
gas, $2, 1l6. DOG: penalties collected,
$577, ,08S; excess of guagers fees.
$44 .829; total, 1.161 AL $40.
The receipts from customs last
week were $3.712,569 The report of
the judiciary Committee on thee ques-
ton, whether corrupt or improper
means, used or attempted to influence
the votes of Senators on tho Geor-
gia bill, is to the effect that the efforts
made by one j. Z. Avero, a Director
IN the Brunswick & Albany Railroad,
to improperly influence Senators
against the Bingham amendment. that
Lewis Porter, clerk in the city post
Office, attempted to aid him in his
purpose, and that Rufus B. Bullock, in
paying the publishers of the Washing
tor Chronicle triple price for printing
pamphlets and inserting articles and
speeches on the Georgia question.
also used improper means to influence
votes. There IS, however, no eYi-
dence that any Senator was In
huenced.
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COngresslonaI summary.

lay
sENATE-Pomeroy offered resolution
requesting the President TO open negotia-
tIons with Great Britain, looking 10 the
annexation Of British North America to
the United States. Laid on the table and
ordered to be printed. A great variety OF
bills, petitions, and resolutions were IN
Lrodnced and presented includlng ere q
Sherman, to reduce taxation and the cGr-
rent expenses of the Government. By
Pom er0y, regulating the rates Of postage
with foreign countries. Tne FILteentn
cussed; Hamilton, of Maryland against,
and Schurz, in favor.
HoUsE-gundrv resolutions were intro
duced, Including one ofinquiry as to what
19O to fulfill her treaty obligations relative
to outlaws and outlaw Indians. A bill was
reported to sell certain buildings and
grounds pertaining TO unused arsenais
South and East. SIOcum asked, but die
not obtain leave to report bill 70 remove
vtve the commercial and naylg alton IN
terests of the United States was laid over
till uesday, when Lynch viii press vote
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropria-
tiOn b1li was taken up, It approprlates
1888 047, or Sl77, ,9o7 less than last year. Kel-
sey ex xpIafped that the appropriation Tor
mission to Paraguay was omitted, because
there was no Government there A con-
siderable discussion ensued involving tne
question OF the annexation OF the Island
OF st. Domingo. Wood made a long p0-
ltfcai speech, IN which he employed the
usual Democratic clap.trap. Banks op-
posed the withdrawal of the missions
from Odessa and Paragua, and thought
the United States should have naval sta
tion on the coast OF st. Domingo. Logan
was opposed to the annexation Of st. Dos
mingc. The general debate was closed,
and the COMMITTEES proceeded to consider
the Appropriation Bill by sections. Vart-
Gus amendments were offered, but gener-
ally rejected. The proceedings were very
prOtracted, but no definite action was had
Brooks and Bingham discussed at length
the amendment 10 the Diplomatic Appro-
priation Bill, to send q Mission to Rome,
the former In favor, and the latter against.
The speech of Bingham created much ex-
element.
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EeM York Election. 4c.

NEW YORK, May 19.-The latest
returns leave no doubt that Hon.
Charles j. Folger is one of the two
Republicans elected as Justices Of our
new Court of Appeals. The other is
probably Charles Andrews. Mayor Of
Syracuse; but it may be Hon Charles
Mason. OF Madison County.
The Spanish spies claim to have
known for some time that the Cuban
war vessel, Geo. B. Upton, was In
tended for the Cuban service, yet so
nicely was everything managed, that
the Spanish Minister could do moth
ing to prevent her sailing. Her off,
GERS have been selected With great
care. and are men who have seen ser
vice. They are Commander, Thos.
i. Doran First Lieutenant and Exec
utive officer, Robt. Commers; Second
Lieutenant, Henry s. Cooke Mates, A.
Nj. Masou. Antonia Wemer Winthron
Phillips and Henry p. Lane; Pay
master, Jose Ponce DeLeon: Chief
Engineer, GeorgegDavis; First Assist
ant Engineer. joaquin Aguacirs; Sec
ond Assistant EDgineer, Edward For
alias.
There is on board the Upton, a mill
1tary CORPS commanded BY Eugene
Valiente, late of General Giocourias's
staff, and under him are Col. Drake
DeKay and Captains Harrison and
Waterman. The Upton is assisted by
a tender, and will in due time land in
Cuba a large quantity of war materi-
ais, including artillery. There are
plenty of men on the island who will
join the ranks Of the patriotic army
as soon Is they are armed. Tkis is
really the most formidable exped ition
ever sent out to aid the Cubans.
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CeNpENHEB TRLEGRAMs.


FRIDAY, May 20.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
The steamer Malta has arrived at
Queenstown.
The General Assembly OF the United
Presbyterian Church is in session In Phil
adeIphia.
e. B. shaner, Of New. York. has resigned
Treasury Department..
Thomas Fl. Pratt, partner OF We. Graya
OF forged state bounty bond notOriety,
has been arrested in New York.
a man named Jederles killed man
named Mfdlin In an ARRAY. IN q saloon IN
rested and sent to jail.
The General Assembly OF the Cumber-
land Presby terrain Church South met in
louisville yesterday and Is Largely az.
tended.
Ellmore's shoe factory, at North RAIN
ham, Mass, was DESTROYED by FIRE w es-
6S5y' 6sSs5y night Loss $4,000 Insurance s40'-
The Missouri State Editorial Associa-
tion held its annual meeting at Kansas
City, on Wednesday, with large attend
ance.
A. e. Rroger. indicted at st. Louis for
late City Treasurer, mas been released on
q. 900 bonds ON each Indictment.
The Mexican Congress is now engaged
on the subject of finances, having dropped
railroad mattersss an extra session viii
probably pc called.
The steamers Lafayette from Brest, 3o-
russia from Hamburg. Bremen from Bre-
men and Missouri from Havana, have ar
rived at New York.
It is understood thpt the Industrial
Exhibition Company contemplates nego-
tiating for the purchase OF Madison Park,
New York, as the site for Crystal Palace,
Mexican adviees to the 12lh, state that
the followers OF Pedro Martinez, about
surrendered to the Governments The BAN
dit bravo is s 1ll1n the nela with 600 1ot-
lowers.
B. Newman, a rag picker, was killed by
a dray yn1an named Pat Burke, on the Her
nando road near Memphis, on Wednes-
day. In an alteration, during which
Burke struck Newman with a billet Of
wood. breaking his skull. Burke was ar
rested.
The Evangelical Press Association. of
New YORK, held It's 1rst annual mestfne
on Monday, and reelected q. W. Clifton.
President, and George NJ. Powell, Secre-
tary< The Association has published ad-
last year, and has over two hundred men,
bers.
An interesting and somewhat exiting
discussion was had IA the Board OF Edu-
cation IA New York, on w ednesdayt over
the question OF restoring corporal punish
ment in the public schools. Arguments
for and against fiageilation were put forth
~, zfvffI fa = nv ne rtfsosas n either
report s0f1s pIa0 eA corr zGel0u q shall
meet tae views g ali parties in -tls Board.
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ment, short allowances, aud of the
poor quality of the food. The afida-
Wit was corroborated by the signature
of some one hundred steerage passen-
gers.
The steamer Suffolk, from London.
with the West Indian telegraph ca
bic, bound for Jamaica, arrived here
short Of coal.
The AtIantics beat the Eckfords In
a game of base ball yesterday. Score,
SO to 6.
NEW YoKK. May 19.-At the even
ing session Of the Indian Commission,
Col. Downing, Chief Of the Chero-
KEGS, was present. A letter was read
from William Walsh, Of Philadel-
phia, protesting against the wrongs
to which the Indians had been sub
jected. The usual series of resolu-
tions were adopted. protesting against
the policy Of extermInation, and
approving the course of President
Grant. and calling for strict observ-
ance of fhe treaty stipulation.
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TIE Reform movement, which the
Democrats have inaugurated in strong
Republican counties like Marion aud
Tippecanoe, j. not promising very
abundant harvest Of Fat Offices to the
hungry aspirants. who despaired of
ever obtaining them through their
own party organization. The Repub.
Iicans who were put forward-much
as the monkey. on a certain occasion,
put forward the paws of an unsophis-
ticated cat to rake his chesnuts out of
the fre-are discovering the cheat,
and repudiating the eheaters. In
Lafayette, one or two OF the
most important candidates on the
Reform ticket have refused to
have anything to do with it. and have
published cards, signifying their in
tention OF standing by the political
party which has done SO much for
the country, and of whose general
history they are proud. In Indian
apolis, DR.. J. T. Boyd. one of the
Vice Presidents Of the Reform meet
ing over which the Democratic papers
have been cackliDg so loudly, has
published a card similar to those
which appeared in the Lafayette pa
pers. DIR. Boyd says:
The meeting last night in Mozart
Hall saw proper to elect me one of
the Vice Presidents of the Reform
Party" This movement was entirely
without my knowledge or consent
/ am not ready to leave the party that
| believe has done so much for the
country, although [ may not approve.
of the action OF the late Republican
Convention, and the manner in which
the ticket was elected yet, as / stated
in previous card, / propose to assist
to elect the men who are now carry
ing the banner of the Republican
party in this county and State.
j. z. BoYD."
TUESDAY, May IL, 1870
We doubt not the great majority of
Republicans, who will familiarize
themselves with the history Of these
SO called Reform movements. will
be satisfied that it will be much easier
to remedy evils inside their own or
ganization than By any attempts to
form coalitions with representatives.
of party whose entire history Is an
epitome of corruption and rebellion.
In Chicago and Cincinnati the people
tried these so called Reformers. and
the result has satisfied them that the
experiment is a most disastrous one.
and we venture the prediction that it
will be long time before they ex-
press a wish to repeat it. The Dem
ocrasy never talk aboutreform tickets
in cities. counties or States where that
party is in the majority. Who hears
any talk Of a Reform party in Ken
lucky. notwithstanding the terrible
failure Of the last State administra-
/ ton.
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Destructive Fire at st. Paul. Mfnn.
Loss from $50, GOO 20 S75, ,O0e.

CHICAGO. May ia special to the
Tribune, from st. Paul, says a fire
broke out this morning Ia a building
on Third Street, modelled into a
livery stable, and soon communicated
to Concert Hall. Z adjoining, both of
which were destroyed. The latter
was occupied on the first floor by Ro-
chelle's furniture establishment, and
on the second floor by Bryant q STRAIT
tons Commercial College and lodging
rooms. Nothing was saved. The
building adjoining Concert Hall.
which was occupied by E. Werser as
saloon, and Haggerty & Co., as
commission store, was also destroyed.
The fire then crossed Third Street
and destroyed Putnam's grocery
store. and contiguous buildings,
also the block known as Greealeaf's
building. The loss is estimated at
from $4,000 to so. 900. Two young
mensn the Bryant & Stratton build
ing were obliged to leap from the
third story rear window to the ground
below, nearly one hundred feet, the
building being on the edge of bluff.
Both were badly Injured, and one at
least will die. A woman aud child
also perished in the flames.
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OK Monday last, DIT. Carmel, By
majority Of seventy five votes, decid-
"a subscribe $4,000 to the Indi-
ana division Of The New Albany &
ST Louis Railroad. on the condition
that the road is completed from
sone point on the E. & G. Railroad to
The sast bank Of the Wabash River.
opposite Mt. Carmel, by the first of
Js lary next. The Secretary Of the
Company has already assured the citi-
zens Of Princeton that if Mt. Carmel
getsI the subscription, the road, be-
teeen those points. would be put
lnder contract within thirty days.
There can be no reason, we think
why this section of the road should
NOT be finished within the time des-
iguated. The Gibson County SUBJ
BeripEion added to the Mt. Carmel
abs ,ription would go far towards
paying for the work. and if the COM
pany has the vitality and energy
claia ed for it, there is no discernable
di6ealty to prevent the Mt. Carmel
fss rom coming to our city. by rail.
60 IS end their next new years day.
IN are confident they will be vel
coined cordially.
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Cincinnati Teems

CINCINNATI, May I9.-The Qener-
al Synod of the Reformed Pres6yteri-
an Church of North America began
its session last night. Rev. w. Har-
shaw, retiring Moderator, preached
the opening sermon. About forty
delegated are present from Nova
Scotia, New York, brooklyn, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia, Illinois. Indiana.
Wisconsin, and Ohio.
The SangeTfest Committee has de-
termIned, at the request ofprominent
citizens. to change their programme
50 as to omit the grand procession on
Sunday through the city. They will
hold their picnic. however, on that
day, and will have the procession on
Thursday. This change received The
unanimous assent of the General
Committee.
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The people of Pikeville. Pike
unity, have been so troubled by in
#alarie5, thieves. robbers and ras-
cals generally, that their confidence
in ne usual means for furnishing such
Of aders has become impaired. They
aavs accordingly organized a Vigi-
feHee Committee, and propose to make
thair neighborhood altogether too hot
for he scamps who have been lurking
in hat vicinity. The knowledge of
sh existence of this committee will be
very apt to occasion an exodus on the
part Of the rognes who dread the
hal far.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, May 19.-The Times this
morning, in remarkably bitter edi-
torial on the alleged mismanagement
of Erie Railroad affairs, asserts that
the standard of commercial morality
is lower IN the city of New York than
anywhere else In the world. What
here in England would be deemed
crimes, there would be regarded as
masterpieces of fnanciering. 1t con-
Germs the American people to purge
themselves of this reproach, though 1t
will be a task equal in difficulty to
the abolition Of slavery.
The Times also has an article on
the yacht race. There is probably no
schooner ia England that can sail
with the American yacht Sappho,
which. throughout the match. was
handled by an English Captain.
q dispatch from Madrid direct
says that the State Council of Minis
ters have determined TO confer upon
Serrano the royal attributes, If no
candidate for the throne is found
within a short time.
Additional Madrid and other dis
patches say the crown will be thrust
on Eapartero, and it is thought his
declination is not absolutely final.
David Octarius Hill, an eminent
landscape painter, died 20. day.
Dispatches from Hong Kong via
Bombay, give aatteriBg accounts Of
the prospect of the tea and silk crops,
which are said to promise largely !;
about the average yield.
PANS, May 19.-The Emperor will
visit the Chambers. Saturday next,
and receive the official announcement
of the vote on pLebiscitlan. He will
deliver an address. which. it is said,
will be an expression Of gratitude 20
the people. and promise to fulfill all
liberal aspirations. The ceremony
will be similar 10 that of the opening
of the Chambers. Senators, Depu-
ties, Members of the Cabinet, high
officials of the Government and the
principal dignitaries of the Court,
will be present.
1t IS reported the Italian banker, Ger
unschl, has not received permission
to return to France.
The Prince Imperial fell from We
loeIpede to- day and spralned his foot.
PARIS, May 19.--More arrests on
suspicion of connection with the
regicide plot, have been made. The
houses were searched and more
bombs found.
BuHo or IL The Bank Of France has
jnera2st 1900 fEanes during the
week.
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IETTER FRoA INDIANAPOLIs.
Grand Lodge /. 0. 0. F.-Intcrestlng
Session.

INDIANAPOLIS. May 1S-1 P. II.
Editors Journal:
We left Evansville on Monday
morning. en- route TO attend the semi
annual session of the Grand Lodge
and Grand Encampment /. O.. %. E.
The delegates from Evansville in at
tendance here are G. K. Drew. VIM.
G. Furnock. Harry Smith. and the
undersigned, from Morning Star
Lodge No. z; r. E. Schor, from Cres-
cent Lodge. No. 122; John Dannet-
tell and Andrew Jausch, Of Schiller,
No. 138
The only event of note on the route.
was the big dinner at Vincennes, got
ten up by Capt. Mass. on the reopen
ing of the Junction House. lately de-
stroyed BY Gre. The supply Of sub
stantials was inexhaustible. and the
quality Of the same could not be ex-
celled. The CHEEKY tones Of the vet
erar and popular Captain gaye an as
surance of welcome to his hosts of
old friends, who rejoiced greatly that
he was again on hand to attend to the
wants Of the innvr man. and furnish
hungry natures prompt restorer.
"Long may he wave."
The attendance at this semi annual
communication is very large-mofe
than usual at the May session. The
Grand Encampment met at nine
O'Clock yesterday morning. and sew
enty-nine new members were exalted.
Ihe oBIg quea ton Ok Particular area-
est TO the FatEiarohs was the pass he
of a rssetftian inetFur inc f6e rarra.
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Tho Indianapolis agent Of the Associ-
some patent construction for extinguish-
Ing fire. Some gudgeOns may be betrayed
into publishing IL gratuitou8ly. The
all such advertisements, either al home or
abroad.
A terrible shooting ARRAY occurred ct
the French Garden near Fort Pickering,
Memphis, at A. II. yesterday morning,
was fatally wounded; Albert Baer, a news
peddler, shot 1rr the knee and severely
wounded; and Josh Moore, q bar keeper,
severely wounded IN the thigh. s. Howell
has been arrested for shooting Reardons
and acknowledges II, bat says he shot, him
In geif-defense.
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TIE Dubois Democracy. we are
sad to say, are not harmonious.
Some very injudieious nominations,
if sge may credit the statements of the
Jaapsr Courier, have been made. lie
roy Cave, the candidate for Senator.
will not be supported by some of the
sding Democrats Of the County.
They boldly declare his utter unfit
ness for the position on account cf
his illiterate mind, and his not being
competent to write three consecutive
sentences correctly, or understand
ITEM properly after they might be in
eorporated N the draft of law"
We cannot but regard these COM
olaiats as unreasonable. The De
nooracy Of Dubois. Of course, desire
: o be represented by a man Of the
4cooIe"-one who is in all respects
Ike a large majority of those who
Il vote Cor him. How unjust. then,
20 the impracticable few to insist
th,t the Hon. Leroy Cave should be
able TO write. or understand "consecu-
tive sentences" when written.
u the dissatifaction is as deep and
vide spread as indicated By the C0u-
r.e9. one might reasonably conclude
that rare opportunity for q reform
NOV ment" presented Itself The
basis Of the reform would be, Of
course. the ability of Senatorial can
disa es to read and write. Since our
city as felt the necessity Of sending
to that county for some of its most
prominent officials, we confess that
We feel an interest in any measure
tha ooks to an Improvement in the
aah6y of the politicians of that
souadly Democratic section. Having
alrsady furnished as with a Chief of
Police. it may aspire to furnish u, IN
line. with State Senators. We trust.
therafore, that reform will be inau
gula ed to the extent, at least, Of
a9mp pslling aspirants for Senatorial
homo 5 to be able to read and write
Ehres consecutive sentences.
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VOL. XXI.

itv. It's ipse dirlts on this point are
numerous and oracular. Where it is
best known but few have the temerity
to take issue with it on questions of
that character. But while we extend
to the Ledger our sympathy for being
placed among the bad BY the Courier,
our admiration of It's pluck compels
as to copy the closing paragraph Of
its article in reply to the dogmatic
criticism Of that paper. The Ledger
says:
It, therefore, appears that the fault
primarily lay in Mcfarland and his
wife, and a man suffers the penalty of
the assassin's bullet for being only the
occasion of the new affection. He
suffers death for that which no court
or jury in the land, no Law in civilized
nations would even hardly condemn
him to q convicts cell. We submit,
therefore, that the morality of our
criticism upon the acquittal of Nc
Farland Is every way just and proper
in the sight of human and Divine
law. and only q debauched popular
sentimentaIism, in6del IN theory, and
most atrociously deleterious to the
we'll being Of society, could in any
way have secured the acquittal Of Mo-
Fariand from the just consequences
of his great crime.
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Man and Wife Killed on the
NorthWester Railroad.
Dssp srate Attempt Of Pris-
Oners to Escape from
the Joliet Peniten-
tiarys
Important Foreign News.
Miscellaneous kilograms.
Destructive Fire at ST. Paul,
Mimi, Loss Estimated
at 5000,

4 Nan and Wife Killed By the Cars,
on the Northwestern RallFOad--
Desperate Attempt Of Prisoners TO
Escape from the Joliet Peniten-
tIary, etc, etc.
CHICAGO, May 19.-This morning,
at nine o'clock, at Stade's Crossing,
near Palatine, Ills, on the North
western Railroad, as a German. named
Lisapech, and his wife were crossing
the track in a wagon. they we're run
into by the Woodstock .accommoda-
ton train and both fatally injured.
There were pleasant showers last
night and this morning, extending
over q large area in the Northwest.
which did an immense amount OF
good to the crops, although they had
not begun to suffer to any extent from
drouth.
Yesterday afternoon a gang Of six
or eight prisoners made a desperate
attempt to escape from the State pen
itentiary at Joliet. by rushing through
q gate while a team was passing
through The guards fred on the
runaways. killing two, and the ball
ance were captured in a few minutes.
Judge Dillon, in the United States
Court at Des Moines. Iowa. has given
a decision in the railroad bond case
of christopher Lansing VS.. the Coun-
ty Treasurer of Muscatine County. It
appears that it was impossible to is
sue writ of mandanlus, executed by
the State, and collect the taxes. 1t
must be done by the United States
Marshal, and he viii do it in the
counties of Lee. johnson and Mus
eatine. The Court said it was i'm
portant for the people to understand
that they must abandon all hope of
escape from the payment of these
bonds. They must be s5aid, and the
officers of the Court will be sustained
bv the mower of the Govawnnoonk