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MISCELLANEOUS.

LYScHpuRG, JAM 24.-Y yesterday the sleeping car Of
the train which left here at $50 Friday was thrown
from the track BY breaking of Wheel and was dragged
some distance and thrown down precipce and dashed
to pieces Conductor Millen, Gen. VIM. G. Roddy, OF
MISSISSIPPI, and ten other occupants severely bruised
Injured passengers paced on other cars and proceeded
on their journey.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 24-Disters Association protest
against Deanos decision in favor of forty eight hours
fermentation.
Cigar makers are on strike.
BosTeS, JAN 24.-Bark Julia brings Haytien adj
vices to the 18th. Provisional Government decreed
an export tax Of four per pound on coffee com.
meneng lst of February. Troops sent south to sup.
press unmportant disturbances which threatened the
new government; otherwise everything quiet.
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REPUDIATloN.-Mr. Mungen, the Democratic mem
Der from the Fifth Ohio District, threw bomb-shell
into the House the I6tb in the shape of speech
in favor of reputation. When Mr. Mungen had fin.
ished nearly every Democratic member on his
feet in opposition, and denying that reputation was
any part of the tenets of the party The keenest in
terest to have been felt to hear whatever DEM
ocratic member had to say and the entire House left
their seats and grouped around the speaker to catch
every word. Judge Woodward, of Pennsylvania de-
nounced the legatender act unconstitutional and
charged that the Republican Congress had in that and
other ways inaugurated the doctrine of reputation.
Finally the whole thing wound up in the adoption of
a resolution declaring the sense of the House that
the public faith must be preserved. But one negative
vote, that of Jones, Of Kentucky, recorded Mr..
Mungen was accidentally absent from the hall when
the vote was taken.
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PosrMAsTERs CONFERENCE.-The meeting of prom.
inent postmasers convened at the request of Post
master General Creswel concluded their deliberations
on the l4th Among many other suggestions they
agreed upon the following: That fees for money Or
ders be reduced to five cents for any amount below
ten dollars that there be located in all the larger post
offices an agent Of the Dead Letter Office authorised
to open and forward to writer's all letters held for post
age that additional inducements be held out to secure
the more general use of stamped envelopes with the
name of the writer upon them on account of saving
trouble when the person addressed is not found and
they urge new set of posofice stamps, and the
of better article of gum; also that and better
article of envelopes be adopted for registered letters
The views of the conference are to be embodied in
report to the Postmaster General at the close of its
labors.
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BY TEL e Ct r A 2 FL
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
For the Southwestern

LONDON, JAN %, noon.-Consols 90. Bonds 81.
PARIS, Jan. 25, noon.-Bourse opened quiet; rentes
1855.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 25, noon.-Cotton firm; uplands
liz and Orleans II 3D.
LATER-Cotton active; uplands 11H@11a and Or
leans 1l5@12sd Yarns and fabrics at Manchester
frmer and at better prices
New YORK, Jan. %, noon.-Money easy at pet
Exehange-Iong 100 and short 1899. Gold 1911.
Louisiana's, old, 6S and new 63; evee 6s 634
New ORLEANS, JAM 25.-Cotton active and higher,
244c; sales $780, receipts 100 and exports to Lv-
erpoo 1899 and to Havre 1919 bales Flour and corn
shade easier Bran scarce at 81 s5@l 40. Hay
prime $32. Others unchanged. Gold 1919. Sterling
1911. New York Sight s@4Rct. discount
New YORK. Jan. %, evening.-Money easy, closing
at 4Rct on Governments. Gold closed at 1911. ster.
ling very firm, 1898. Cotton irmer; sales 1900 bales
at 258c.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. %, evening.-Cotton buoyant; up
lands 1ls@1l4 and Orleans 115@125d.; sales 15
900 bales, of which for speculation and export 5000
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ANOTHER STANTON REMINrscENcE. Wendell Phillips
furnishes the following contribution to the post norton
Stanton literature. Verify, had there been an Arnold
in the British army during the revolutionary war,
these people would have nominated him for the Pres
deney instead of Washington:
While member of Buchauan's Cabinet at the be-
ginning of the war, he Stanton) was asked the same
question in morals which has been much discussed
in the matter of Sir Henry Vane's producing his
fathers private notes. Secretary Of the Council on
the trial of the Earl of Straford-'is one bound to
keep reasonable secrets?n This question Stanton an
swered Vane did, by doing his whole duty as cit
izen. We know that the proper Congressional Com
mittee received information of the important debates
and decisions in Buchanans Cabinet within twenty
four hours after they took place. While traitors,
shrouded in secret sessions supposed their conduct
relative to Fort Sumter and the Star of the West
would known only by its results the next never
without seeing in the hands of Congress the mys-
FERROUS pencil notes which exactly described the trea-
son. We have most trustworthy reason to believe
that these came from Mr. Stanton"
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A CONVENTION OF AssEssoRs.-The Washington
respondent of the Louisville Courier Journal of the 9th
writes as follows:
In view of the Importance attached to the
Of incomes this year, and in order to obtain the most
thorough and practical canvass of the districts through
out the country, Commissioner Deano has decided to
advise the Assessors to call at the earliest practicable
moment convention of the Assistant Assessors of
their districts for the purpose of determining the most
efficient method of accomplishing this result. He fur
Their recommends this meeting Of the Assessors and
the Assistant Assessors of the several districts that
by interchange of opinions, they may profit by the
general experience of the officers in different
parts of their respective districts.
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Our STREETS AND wALKs-We venture the as.
sertion that there is no city, town or village on the
habitable globe where so little regard is had to the life
and limbs of its citizens in this goody city of
There are more break-neck places in the pavements
more break-leg articles them, and more mud-hoes
in the streets than any other place boast. Our du
ties called US to the steamboat landing last night toward
the small hours, and we foundered in the darkness
from one mudhoe into another in such rapid success
sion that began to entertain serious fears that we
would be swallowed up and heard of no more forever
City fathers! policemen! Street Commissioner! we
appeal to you a-shall it be in vain?
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SOUTHERN MEN AND THEIR Disabilities" Mack"
the Washington correspondent OF the Cincinnati En-
quirer has reputation for truthfulness and we see
no reason to doubt his veracy in speaking of the rea
son why the disabilities of Southern are not re-
moved sooner than they are. In an easy, otihand
manner he states that people must not misunderstood
the motives of Congress refusing to grant general
amnesty, and preferrng to pass bills every now and
then giving pardons to specially named individuals
This course is pursued for purpose baser and more
vile than mere politics Not alone that they are thus
enabled to drum up recruits for the Repubhcan party
in the South by excluding all who lean to the Demo-
cratic party from the privilege OF amnesty The chief
object is to keep open the door for corruption ana OIL
berry, A general amnesty would yield no money; IN
dyidua amnesties can be- and often are made source
of revenue to the men who deal them out | cannot
saw positively that any member of Congress has been
paid directly for securing the insertion of name in an
amnesty bill, but can say that persons have PAID as
high as one hundred dollars for that privilege The
money is paid to the influential friends OF Radical
members of the Reconstruction Committee, and take
it that this state of affairs is not entirely unknown to
those members Men come here from the South to
get their disabilities removed They want to be eig
BILE to office of some kind. They are very soon d.
reced to some one who can have their names inserted
in the next BILL and for this insertion they are willing
to pay literally. Their money is taken-nor do be-
eve it all goes into the pockets of the men who first
receive it, These are facts of which every member OF
Congress is aware. Time was when the mere suspl-
cion of this truth would have called for searching in
vestigation. But corruption stalks so shameessy
abroad, and permeates every department OF the
Government now-from the Executive who sells bis
Cabinet positions to the highest bidder to the bureau
Chiefs who extort dollar donations from the starving
clerks under themhat it is dangerous to start an in
quiry because it is impossible to tell where will stop
or to what it will lead One Of these days people will
wake up to the fact that greater crimes may be COM
mitted against nation by thieves disguised in the iv
cry of loyalty than by brave men wearing openly the
uniform of rebellion
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COTTON IN OUR WAREHoUsEs.-We have been sui
prlsed to notice the quantity of cotton in store await.
ing rise in price. Possibly this looked-for rise may
never come, and, meantime the planters are losing
interest, and the cost of insurance and storage Al
though advice is what everybody asks, everybody
gives, and nobody follows, will not profer any on
the subject, but content ourselves by remarkng that
this state of things little singular in view Of the
present price of the staple. Twenty-three cents now
Is very nearly equivalent to twenty-five cents in MAY,
deducting charges and interest.
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MEMPHIS AND LITTLE Rock RA1LRoAD.-The follow

MEMPHIS AND LITTLE Rock RALRoAD-The follow
ing appears in the Little Rock Journal of the 18th:
The Memphis and Little Rock railroad war is ended.
The quo parranto and mandamus writs dismissed,
and Epperson & Co. to build the road without de-
lay. They have also taken the contract to build the
road from Eunice to Fulton There is general good
feeling in railroad circles 1t is with pleasure that
that all difficulties in regard to the Memphis
and Little Rock railroad have been satisfactorily ad
jused. The two boards to call new election on
the 10Th of February, and the road is to be pushed
through at once The Attorney General dismissed the
cases pending in court and all the parties to the
late struggle working in harmony for the
not only Of this road but other important enterprises.
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The CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD B1LL.-The Times of
the 18th, thus comments upon this bill:
The reconsideration by the House of Representatives
of the absurd Chattanooga Railroad bill is step in
the right direction. Such bill could not be passed
by any Legislative body without carrying with it the
most damaging suspicious which can possibly suggest
themselves. For the credit alike of the Legislature
and Of the capitalists who have been from the first
connected with the Chattanooga Railway enterprise,
trust that this diseredable bill and its special ad-
vocates will be branded with the stamp of utter re-
pudiaon. With less than half the subsidies solicited
the State could construct and equip the proposed road
to Texas within a single year. Under such crcum-
stances it would be worse than madness IT, give the
bill any further encouragement. Let it pass into the
oblivion it so we'll deserves.
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 25.-In the Legislature last
night the Chattanooga Railroad bill passed after
sion of nearly twelve hours of confusion and disorder
The Bulletin says it is doubtful if confused
excited and disorderly legislature has been
on this continent or anywhere else.
At one stage of the proceedings Lowell distinctly
charged that there members voting for the bill
who had been paid to vote for it. The charge brought
him crowd Of excited MEMBERS and to picture the
scene of disorder at the moment would be simply i'm
possible.
Departed for Red River-Jennie Howell
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THE FINANCE QUESTION: The committee had a
lengthy discussion concerning financial matters the
18th. They talked over Secretary Boutwell's PROPOSE
ton for funding the public debt Also the bill reported
from the Senate Finance Committee providing for S45,
100000 increase of national bank circulation and for
returning the amount of three per cent. cerf-
Gates. There will be considerable opposition, both in
the committee and House, to increasing the capital of
the national banks beyond the present limit of three
hundred millions. The committee will probably agree
to report some similar to the one reported
from the Senate Finance Committee, allowing the
House to take such action may be thought proper
respecting the mode of giving additional banking IA
cilities to the South and West. The committee are
clearly opposed to the proposition of Representative
lngerso issuing forty -four millions of dollars in legal
tenders in place of those that have been retired
Both Secretary Boutwell, and the Senate Finance Com
mitee are opposed to the financial scheme of Senator
Sumner. Secretary Boutwell, says he does not see
why the holders of the 1862 fvetwenty bonds should
be allowed to fund them at higher rate of interest
than the bonds of 1865, 1851 and 1868 He thinks
that if there is any preference it should be given to
the latter bonds the former now redeemabe at
the pleasure of the Government. The finance COM
mittee undoubtedly agree with Secretary Boutwell,,
concerning this measure.
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LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AMERIcA-At a meeting of
the Trustees of the Shreveport District of the Louisi
ana and Texas Department of the Life Association of
America, held at the Office of R. H. Lindsay, last even
ing the following officers and directors were elected for
the ensuing year: President, R. H. Lindsay Vice
President D. B. Martin; Board of Directors-W, E.
Hamilton, R. D. Sale, T. H. Morris, s. Levy, Jr., P.
G. Reiersen, Ed. Jacobs, S. NJ. Asher, W. B. Egan,
Drury Lacy.
Thirty of our staunchest citizens have taken out
policies of $4,000 each in this company, and the
Board will soon be prepared to loan money on first
mortgage on real estate at onethird of its value when
everybody is not expected to speak at once
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WASHINGTON News" Carlos" the special tee-
graphic reporter of the New Orleans Times thus tee
graphed from Washington on the 18th: "There is a
very strong disposition manifested By the friends of
high tariff here to keep up the price Of gold and thus
stave off indefinitely the resumption of specie pay
ment. The Treasury is beseiged with applications
fem protectionsts all the country to this end.
The Pennsylvania iron mongers and manufacturers
after their representatives in Congress with all the in
fuence they bring to bear to urge this policy on
the Secretary. of the Treasury"
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THE CUBAN QUEsTIoN.-The report published in
one Of the New York papers that the administration
about to change front on the Cuban question: and
recognise the belligerent rights of the insurgents
proves, on inquiry, to be groundless. 1t does not
appear that any facts have been developed of i'm
portance enough to warrant even sle merest antcipa
ton OF such change; and Senator Sumner, whose
name is connected with the alleged new movement,
denies all knowledge of it.
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scoroH EMIGRANrs.-Forty- eight thousand acres of
land near Obelne, Kansas, have been sold to the
Scotch Emigration Association, at Glasgow for sl65,
600. Men will leave Scotland in February and March
The Senate bill exempting cotton gins and sugar
mills from taxation has passed the House, and is, no
doubt, law before this time.
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Railroads-Interesting Statistics.

The vast benefits which the country has realized
from the construction of railroads, give interest tie
every consideration connected with them. From
tabular statement of their increase from their first IN
PRODUCTION which find in the New York Express OF
the 9th instant compile few leading facts which
cannot fail to afford interest to the reader The first
steam railroad in the United States constructed in
Massachusetts in 1926. Pennsylvania followed in 1921
Maryland in 1928, New York in 1880, New Jersey in
1881, South Carolina in 1882 and in 1885 railroad
building had spread nearly all the old States and
1923 miles in operation. The railroads of the
country increased gradually from 1885 to 1S4S From
1S49 to 1860, inclusive increased energy shown,
and roads sprung up rapidly in all sections of the
try during this decade the largest increase for any
one year 3643 miles, and the smallest 1860 miles.
The breaking out of the war for time checked rail-
road enterprises especially in the Southern States and
from 1861 to 1864 inclusive, the increased number OF
miles in each year comparatively small, and formed
striking contrast to any of the previous ten years
After the close of the railroad enterprise seemed
to have taken new lease of life and from 1865 to
1869 railroads have been rapidly the increase
The year 1869 is most conspicuous in railroads
and it is estimated that there are now $4,000 miles in
operation in the different States and Territories In
the year 1869 there contracted 7745 miles Of
road, which at average cost of $40, 900 pei
mile shows an expenditure of $3O9, 500, 900. The
present year opened with nearly three hundred rail
roads in process of construction between Maine anG
California. These roads, tits estimated when finished
will represent aggregate of about fifteen thousand
miles, and great efforts will be made to complete then
all within the year Estimating the cost of building
and equpping at $4,000 per mile, the country vii
expend s6OOOO0 900 for new railroads during the
year 1870.
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CAN'T BE CURED.-Dr. Fisher, in charge of the Inc
briate Asylum at Wards Island, New York, admits
that the system is faure-says that the treatment
nor anything else in existence will cure man from
drinking unless he has will to do it, The Doctor
might have added that a confirmed drunkard has no
will where whskey is in question. Those who go to
the Asylum mostly far gone, and it is impos-
sbtya says the Doctor to entirely eradicate their
passion for strong drink" There between so and
females.
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A SUGGEsTIoN.-Our city contemporaries would save
their readers much confusion if in giving the proceed
ings of the Legislature, they would adop, different
modes of designating the Radicals and the gentlemen
And they might without much inconvenience have
different titles for the white and coored blackguards
If they fearful of hurting their feelings they could
do the thing tbusly: Backman Mr.. Lowell; Mister
Antoine
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SENATOR Ross AND THE IMPEACHMENT late ex.
pose by Cornelius Wendell of the impeachment ques.
ton, as reported by the New York Sum- has stirred up
Senator Ross and he asks Cornelius whether he really
used the language attributed to him, viz: that four
Senators were influenced by money in their votes on
Impeachment, and whether he (WendelD had any rea-
son to suppose money was offered to him (Ross) or
to any other person. with the understanding that his
vote could thus be Influenced. Wendell replies that
he did not use the words thus put into his mouth
and that he has whatever believe that any
one received money with the understanding that it
was to be used to influence his vote Wendell SAYS,
however, in his reply that Perry Fuller was offered
several thousand dollars with the expectation that he
could influence Ross vote. but that Fuller declined to
receive it, on the ground that nothing could be ac-
complished with Ross in that way.
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people trampled to death and great many Injured.
| -~e<-
I THE ALABAMA TRAGEDY.-We copy as follows from
the Nashville Union and American of the 10th: We
yesterday gave account of the shocking assassina
ton of Messrs. Granville and William Pillow near
Leighton, in North Alabama. We have since received
more full details from reliable parties residing in the
immediate vicinity, who fully cognzant of the
facts, and whose statements substantially eorroborate
our version of the affair. The details are enough to
scken the heart and curdle the blood of humanity
On last Sunday night Capt Granville A. Pillow was
sitting in bis room about 10 o'clock, reading, when
some one knocked at his door. He asked who it was
and the names of two of the neghboring boys were
given. He arose and opened the door, when a shot
gun fred the load taking effect in his mouth and
chin, knocking out several of his teeth and one shot
passing out behind the ear. They were buck shot
He staggered back and fell. He then arose and ran
out through a window some feet high, and ran to a
neighbours house and told what had happened Some
OF the neighbors sent for. While exhausted
and III dying condition. he lay down and soon be-
came unable to speak, from the wound in his month
In about two hours, after of the neghbors had
gathered In the assassns returned in mask and stood
around In the room for some time. And supposng
he was not dying rapidly enough they ordered all
persons to leave the room, and then went to the bed
and shot him in the stomach, with the same gun after
| deliberately turning down the cover They then
went out and told the men they could now go back
When shot the last time, he simply groaned and turn
ed over on his face and the struggle of life was over
His brother, young that was staying with him,
was missing, and could not be found until Tuesday
morning, when he found in sink hole about
miles from Lagrange He had been hung, and then
shot six times with repeater two of the balls taking
effect in the head and four in the body Either of
four of the wounds would have been fatal He was
then down, leaving the leather strap still round
his neck and dragged to the sink hole and thrown in.
They were nephews of Gen. Pillow and were in the
Confederate army. They polite and affable
gentlemen. OF course there are many conectures as
to the murderers and the of the foul deed but
nothing definite is known. The community we
learn seems determined to unravel the mystery
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NAvAL.-The Government is about to issue orders
establishing naval fleet, to be called the Eastern
Squadron, under command of Capt. J. A. Green, and
to be stationed in Cuban waters 1t is to be distinct
from the Gulf Squadron, under command of Admiral
Porter and destined to give strength to
that the Administration is about to change front the
Cuban question. The flagship of the new squadron will
leave Boston in about 80 days.