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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-08
AT THE CAPEPOg.
Closing Scenes

Two events have transpired during the
last two weeks of no ordinary interest to
the city of Nashville and to the people Of
the State. We refer to the adjournment of
the Constitutional Convention at the court
house. and the Legislature at the Capitol.
The former completed its labors after
somewhat protracted though harmonious
sitting, and the members returned to their
homes, leaving both branches of the Legis-
lature still in session. Yesterday the Lee
gislature came to a formal adjournment,
the regular business of the session having
been brought to close on Saturday last.
Both bodies were composed of gentlemen
who, in their aggregate capacity, were or
naments to deliberative assemblies, and
honorable alike to the State and the con-
stituencies they represented. The results
of their sessions will, no doubt, have 2
beneficial influence upon the destinies
of the State for years to come.
The Capitol yesterday morning looked
lonely enough. The Hall of the House of
Representatives was vacant, as was also the
Senate Chamber. The halls and corridors
resounded to the echoes of an occasional
football of some one connected with the
building, or an attorney interested in the
legal proceedings of the Supreme Court.
The voices of members to questions of or
der and privilege were no longer heard,
and the voices of the presiding officers were
silent. The letter boxes we're labelled,
''Drog no more letters in here" At IL
O'Clock precisely, the Speakers with the
Governor and attendant officials appeared,
and in formal manner declared the Ten
nessee Legislature adjourned till May o,
1874
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GLEANINGS.

In Pennsylvania the colored vote will
range from 10, 900 to 1900.
The death rate of Paris newspapers is
two a month.
There were $50 applications for divorce
in Philadelphia last year.
Sunday study in the Naval Academy
has been discontinued.
4 Missouri town is raising money TO
buy tombstone for man hanged for
hOrse-stealing who had been found limo
cent.
Eugene has new notion of economy
in dress, and has sent word to Worth that
she will hencefqrth employ a less expen-
siYe miilineT,
Philadelphia has a ebay Nursery, ;.
where, on an average, twenty-three chill
dren per week are taken care of and fed
while their mothers go out to work.
Paraguayis reported to be in avery bad
condition, people dying from starvation in
the provinces, and even in the city of As
sumption.
Z negro murderer in Virginia considers
lIdg ing O+tCI VI pl,OVy IOF MS arrest
is extravagant, as he meyer vas worth
that in the best days Of slavery.
Half million dollars worth of cotton
is said to be lying in ihe fields of the re-
giOn tributary to Memphis, which cannot
be picked for want of labor.
Parties selling patent rights and taking
notes, and not inserting in the notes
''given for patent right, arc liable TO 20
to Jail in the State of Ohio
England has a fleet of forty-one IRON
Glad vessels, from lae hrat 70 the sixth
class, including broadside and turrcted
ships, besides numbered smalleriron YES
sells.
The detection Of the Catholic Armenian
Church from the Ecumenical Council
leaves the Eastern Christians represented
at Rome by the prelates of the Frank
population of The Leyant, and It deprives
it Of the support Of the only wing OF tie
Oriental hierarchy which had heretofore
remained faithful to the Vatican.
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RIVER AND WEATHER.

The river continues rising at this point,
with fifteen feet on Harpcth Shoals. Wealth
er raw and cloudy, aud at this time of
writing, 10 P. NJ, indications of snow.
The Tyrone arrived on Sunday and de
parted again last evening, with her usual
compliment OF passengers,
Ilke Petrol No. 2, with three barges Of
salt in tow, arrived Sunday, and departed
for the Ohio River last evening.
The John Lumsden is due this evening.
and is the regular Wednesday packet for
Cairo.
The Spray, from Cincinnati, Is expected
this morning, and retGras ON Wednesday
at P. NJ
4he Armada, with goodly number of
passengers and a large freight, arrived last
night, and will depart for Paducah at 10
o'clock A N. We are glad to see that our
river trade has increased so much as to in
duce our boatmen to purchase a large and
fine side-wheel steamer for the Cumber
lrnd river packet business. Capts. Ben.
T. Egan and Z. Y. Northern are gentlemen
well posted in marine affairs, and know
what they are doing. We predict for them
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a successful career, and endorse them and
their fine packet as worthy of being sus-
tanned by the public.
Lord Palmerston's white vest viii shine
respondent to-day, and his oountenance
beam with unusual splendor. The pride
and boost of his heart, bis pet packet Ar
mads, has certainly arrived
IBy Telegraph
LOUISVILLE, March The nver is
falling with nine feet six inches in the
canal.
New YORK, March Sig inches ofsnow
fell in the city last night, and the storm
still continues
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ProdigaI SONS Conc Home.

Two of the fast youths who lately came
here from Chattanooga, and fixed their
residence at suspicious house on Criddle
street, were yesterday given up upon the
order of their parents, and taken back to
Hamilton county to reflect upon and re-
pent the course they had chosen. Their
sojourn in Nashville was brief, brilliant,
and sorrowful. They are promised the
privilege of coming again, but not until
they have grown better and wiser In the
case OF each there is room for considerable
growth Of the sort mentioned May it be
fully filed up.
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rRamBLE MANUFACTURING cow
RANE



Getting Ready for Esusiness-FsIec-
fionO of Directors.
At a meeting ef the incorporates Of the
Trimble Manufacturing Company held
yesterday, the following named gentlemen
were elected Directors for the ensuing
twelve months: ]. B. Romans, r. Fl.
French, john n. Sperry, Thomas Chad
well and John j. Mccain. The next
meeting of the Stockholders and Directors
will be held tomorrow, the 9th inst, at
which time important business is to be
transacted. The matter of location is not
yet determined upon. Sites for the factory
in South, North and West Nashville, and
over in Edgefeld are suggested and talked
of, but nothing definite in this respect viii
be done for the present. The offers of the
Trimbie Manufacturing Company are
John Hollopeter, President; E. Elliott
Adams, Secretary; w. w. Woodmansee,
Treasurer
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bULk MHATs-Clear sides, Isle; clear
rio sides, 15c; shoulders, il5c.
bAcoN-Clear sides 1870; shoulders i3c;
NIB none; country hams i65c.
OHoIcE HAMs-Hart & Hensley's sugar.
cured Z. y, T., guaranteed, canvased, I94c;
uncanVased l9c; plain c. q. G. 1Sc.
AARD-Cholce pastry 1899 in tierees;
NO. z tlerce, l6e; kegs, Isle; 8 and 5
pound caddies, 1910.
MESS PoRK-29.00 z barrel
BEEF ToSGUEs-Sugarc cured Sc. 30 z doz.
DRIED BEEF-Sugar cured l6@Is5c.
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Messrs. Budd & Hinesley, produce deal
ers, have shipped, during the past month,
to the Eastern cities, the following: $50
barrels of eggs, each barrel containing sew
enty dozen; 81, 1853 pounds of poultry, 5S4
live geese, 104 live chickens, 1O7 live ducks,
76S quails, and 2, 2S9 ponds of butter
Indianapolis Commercial.
The Mr.. Hinesley mentioned in the above
is also senior partner of firm in this city,
which has shipped hundreds of barrels of
eggs, ETC., during the past few months
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CITY NOTICES.

Broom Corn Seed! Broom Corn Seed!
One tkcusand bushels, for sale by R. A.
Toon & Co, No. 81 Broad gtrest.
InarS-3t
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Ont of Jail.

For stealing too many rails from the
farm Of Felix Rains, Esq, Titus and Par
thenia Mitchell were on Saturday commit
ted to jail by Justice Basket, to await a
hearing tomorrow. The prosecution
against them having been Withdrawn the
defendants were yesterday released 1t Is
hoped that learning wisdom by experience,
Titus and Parthenia what names,) viii in
future carry of only such rails as rightfal-
lv belong to themselves.
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Goa. and Hat stolen.

A youth named Armstrong had his hat
and fipe new overcOat stolen from the
hall of a SuInmer street boarding house on
Sunday evening, while the inmates were
at supper in the Dining room. Persons
can not be too cautious as to how they
leave articles Of value in halls of evenings,
as several thefts Of this kind have been
Derpetrated recently.
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Gold was again on the decline yesterday.
1t opened in New York at I13 and closed at
1928. Dealers here buy at 112 and hold at
ia, with but little doing.
Exchange may be quoted as firm at par
buying and premium selling 10 @
Government securities are lower. There
is rather more disposition on the part of
holders to sell, and dealers will not now
buy except at under the New York rates.
The following are the latest quotations:
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Nashville ana Northwestern Rail-
road

The arrangements necessary for putting
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad in
good and reliable condition are being rap
idly perfected, and will be completed as
soon as wind and weather" will permit, if
not before. 1t is in contemplation to have
the night passenger trains of that road con-
meet directly with the night passenger
trains of the Nashville and Chattanooga
road, and also to increase the freight-car-
rying facilities of the Northwestern.
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Fer SAN Francisco.

Profe ssor Todd, Of the Howard Female
College at Gallalin, with his lady, have
been at the Maxwell House since Saturday,
and will remain during the week, when
they viii take their departure for San
Francisco ala the Pacific railroad. They
Will be absent till the middle of June.
Hosts of friends wish them pleasant trip
and a safe return to and from the Colder
Gate City.
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London sdvices Of yesterday quote 5 POS
of 1862 at 9O3; 1865, old, at .9O5; 1867's
at 80, and 10-40's SG2.
There is slight improvement in Ten
nessee bonds, the old being quoted at 81
and the new at 4G- There is scarcely any
thing doing in these bonds here, though
occasionally there is some inquiry for the
old bonds, which dealers sell at 10 over the
New York rate.
The nctes of the Bank OF Tennessee are
decidedly weak. Dealers are selling over
the counter at 75997c and are paying &c.
While for large lots they would not nay
oyer Iimf2c
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Rabbi sncersOhn,s second lecture.

The second lecture OF the learned Rabbi
Sneersohn attracted large, intelligent and
interested audience to.Douglass Hall last
night. His discourse was of Shechem and
Hebron, cities of Palestine, their present
condition and inhabitants, their history in
brief, and the condition of the Jews in
them. OF the Cave of Macpehah, the burial
place of the fathers, he gave a vivid
description. From this he passed to the
marriage and funeral services and cereno-
MES prevailing now IN that land-from
which the race of Abraham is excluded
He pictured the condition of tho Jews in
the Holy Land as extremely oppressed
not daring to appear on public occasions
without danger of violence, and forbidden
to approach the graves of the fathers except
at their peril. The Rabbi then discussed
the return of the scattered houses of Israel
to their ancient home, and their restora-
ton to the promised inheritance in the land
given by God to the seed of Abraham. He
spoke with fervor and true eloquence upon
this theme, and while contending that the
restoration would be partial, contrary to
the views of some Of his brethren, satisfied
all that his opinions were disintarested, and
that the Lord would bring salvation to them
and to all else in his own way and time
Paying happy tribute to liberty in Amer
lea, ha concluded by q solemn invocation
of the Divine blessing upon all.
We know not whSp the Rabbi goes from
this place, but we heartily commend him
as gentleman well worthy a hearing in
any community
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A pair of damp, cloudy and unpleasant
day-Sunday aud Monday. The weather
OF the first wa SO extensively damp as 70
cause sliIA attendance at the churches. and
that of the second 50 rough as 10 make
iresides the most popular institutions
about town.
The modern style of asking friend to
imbibe-eWill yop surround soTnsthing 2
Mt. N. Maxwell citizen Of Memphis,
Tein., who had resided in Macon about
eight months, committed suicide in that
city about nine O'Clock on Monday night,
by shooting himself in the night temple.
Everybody is talking of the probable
return TO specie payments, and greenbacks
were never regarded with greater favor.
Col Sam. Tate has completely recovered
from the injuries received In the late rail-
road catastrophe at Oxford.
Three fights without serious results were
reported at headquarters up TO seven
O'Clock last evening" and not considered
very good day for fighting either.
Tie young lady who made and lost the
bet of kiss, got off from its payment by
the ingenious plea that she did not put up
the stakes.
Miss Caroline Godsey, the sleeping
girl, - eleven miles from Union City, Tenn,
and who visited Nashville some time ago
for medical treatment, is still living, and
as usual, arouses and remains awake nine
minutes eleven times in twenty-four hours.
| Twenty years have passed since the sun
shone upon her. She looks well, and is
very beautiful.
At Somerville, Tenn, last Wednesday,
| Charles Fox, an engineer on the Somer-
| vile branch of the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, attempted suicide by shooting
himself with pistol. The ball took effect
in the body, and there is but little hope of
his recovery.
Some of the Southern railroads are
adopting liberal scales of transportation
for immigrants. The Mobile and Ohio Road
carries them free Of charge The charge
on the New Orleans and jackson and q c
Vicksburg and Meridian Roads is one com
por mile On the Mississippi Central two
| cents
Several Pennsylvania gentlemen, repre-
senting families who wish to locate in thii
part of the country, arrived in this city
yesterday.
Coroner z. w. Bren, who, the othe
day, while ascending a hill, fell anC
| sprained his ankle, is gradually regaininl
his former agility, and was yesterday in thi
Office transacting business as though moth
ing had happened.
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IEOBERRY AND ARSON.
a Grocery Store Robbed and Fired by
an Incensiiary.

At s o'clock Sunday NIGH it was discoy-
cred that the grocery store Of James Dryer,
on the corasr Of Cedar and MeLemOre
streets, was threatened with destruction by
fire, combustiblc material having bs.n
lighted at two or three different places
about the building At the time, and for
an hour before the occurrence, Mr.. Dryer
and his sons were absent from the store,
the latter being at church. The flames
were extingGished before much damage
was done, and 1t was then discovered that
the till had been robbed OF SO, ana coal
oii ana other combustible material freely
used in the attempt 10 destroy the house.
The guilty party is still unknown, hut may
not remain undiscovered as long az he
hopes.
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WORK of tic Grandlurr.

The Grand Jury Of the Criminal CourI
has transacted a great deal Of business
within the past two weeks, mainly in rela-
ton to charges Of felony, otc They began
yesterday on misdemeanor cases, and the
prospect is that they viii have lots Of that
sort Of work
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TrnnhIesonc rlomcK.

An individual who is lame, alleges that
an individual who is not lame, feloniously
extracted $50 from the lame man ; pocket.
The party against whom this serious oaense
is charged, was on Saturday last arraignei
before Justice Cassetty for trial large
number of witnesses we're called upon to
testify as to the facts in the case, and the
investigation is not yet through. Further
hearing is deferred until this afternoon.
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Moving Freigbt Forward.

The work of moving forward freights by
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad is
progressing in gratifying and encourag-
ing manner. About hundred cars filled
with grain and package freight have been
dispatched South within the past two days
Arrangements just completed for increasing
the facilities of transportation will give
opportunity for much larger shipments
this week than have hitherto been made in
a similar time.
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DRIED FRUIT-Market dull at DC from
wagon. Shipment to-day of 5000 lbs
apples.
PEANUTS from wagon to-day of 200
bushels white at ST. 10 per bushel.
HAT-Sales to-day at S2G 2 ton from
store.
BUTTER-The supply continues good,
and is sold by the lot from wagons at 1sc.
tEATHEEs-The market is dull at GO@65c.
CHEsTNUTs Receipts light and no sale.
EGGs-The stock is good We quote at
BEEswAx- market is dull. and deal
ers only offering 30c.
GINsENG-We quote nominally at Coo.
IRISH PoTAToEs-We quote Northern at
$3.50 3 Dbl.
GREEN APPLEs-Stock good. We quote
Northern S3@4. so Q Dbl.
cotton SEED-We continue to quote
at zoe . bushel of 33k lbs.
SHIPsTUFF-We quote at 1924 2 ton.
BRAN-Has advanced to $27 . ton.
MIDDLINGs-Are held at $40 Q ton.
RAGs-We quote at 4yc.
WooL-We quote bury at 10000; IN
washed without burs 25@26c; washed
without burs 35@37c.
Nashville Flour and Grain Market.
FLoUR-Market fairly active to-day, at
S5@7 for supers to fancy.
Com MEAL--Market steady at 81 {
bushel.
CoRN-The receipts continue large; but
there were no shipments to-day.
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Lost His Money.

On Sunday evening about 3 o'clock,
Policeman VIM. Fitzpatrick left about S55
IN water closet in the Maxwell House. In
ten minutes after he missed his roll of
greenbacks he went back, but the money
was not to be found. The individual who
secured the prize should bear in mind that
the amount includes nearly an entire
months pay of a faithful guardian Of the
city, and return it Immediately.
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AEcnrrnIRnir

The rain fall of Saturday seems TO have
been quite a general one. In conversing
with parties along the lines Of the several
railroads, we learn chat it extended consid-
cradle distances both above and below this
this point. The weather was quite cool
yesterday, and prospects indicate that we
will have no more rain for at least several
oavs to come.
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SOUTHERN PRODUCE MARKETS,
Macon, Ga, March 4.

Macon, Ga, March 4.
BACoN-Clear sides, smoked, Isle; cleal
rib sides, smoked, 19@184c; shoulders I5c
baamls-counitr!y, none; shgqr-cured, ESQ
BULK MEAIs-Clear sides 1GJc; cleal
rib sides 16@1G4c; shoulders 13Gl3{c.
GoHY-YellGw, miEed and white l.35@
14Q.
MEAL 4O@L50.
OATs-95c@1 %.
WHEAT-Per bushel, 1. 5O@2. 90.
HAY-Northern I90@2.00, Tennessee
Timothy 200.
Atlanta, Ca, March 4.
QRAE-Wheat l.5G@1. so, corn I.25@
1.S0 oats S24@S5c, rye 1.40@1.50, barley
MEAL-l. 30@1.35, feed meal l. "a.
ouR-Iiemam's fancy brands 1000
$50, family s.O0@8.5O, extra 7OO@7.5O,
superfne 5.65@6.5O.
BULK MEATs-Clear sides lie; clear rib
sides 1870; shoulders 13@134c; hams III
@1Sc: gross pork 104@11c.
BACON-Clear sides 1S1@19c; clear RIB
sides 1S@1Ste; shoulders I5@IGc. Hams
sugar cured, 'earyased, 25c; plain canvased
24@23c; new city cured, smoked, SIC.
LARD-ln bbls 19@193ci in kegs and
cans 10000,
SaEaanRn, tsss, March ,.
0ATs-There is large stock; prices in
active; demand dull We quote imported
black at 1.10@1.15; Maryland white from
wharf at 75@S0c, in round lots; from store
90c; heavy black mixed S5c from wharf;
SOC from store.
PoTAToEsANP 0YIIgtyNsss -Faiatoes-Ohoies
9palitie9 6Ia Arm. We quote Northern
prime Peachblows at 8. OO93. 80; Pink Eyes
$50; Chill Reds 3. %; inferior 2OO@3. 90.
Onions-Priees stronger at 6.0O@6.5O q
Dbl.
PEovIsIoNs-The stock of prime meats is
light, demand good and prices shade low,
er. We quote at 14S@I5c Cor smoked
shoulders; 174@1sc for clear rib; clear
sides lS81s4c; breakfast bacon eac; choice
sugar-cured hams 25c; plain 2l@23c, Mess
pork 80 O0@33 for inspected; prime inspect
cd %. 00@31.00; rump free of joles 81. O0@
80. Fulton market beef 81 O0@32;0O q Dbl:
mess beef 21.O0@22. 90; beef tongues /. 40
@1.5O. Dry Sailed Meats-We quote
nominally: clear rib sides 164e; shoulders |
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GENERAL MARKETS.

The following are the cotton quotations.
received at the National Savings Company,
corner Union and College streets, where
cotton, geld, bend end stock quotations
are received hourly, ana are always aaces-
sible to the public;
LIvERPoo1, li;15.-Cotton market heavy.
Sales 5000 bales; qplands lid; Orleans
ll54
AEy 4ahR, 10; 20. market dull and tend;
ing downward.
LIVERPOOL, 1:20-Market heavy; up
Land I'D; Orleans lid.
New York, 12;15-Market dull and
prices lower; ordinary 1Sc; good ordinary
zee; low middling 2l4c; uplands 22iic;
good middling 23fc; Mobile 223c; Orleans
222se.
New YoRK, 2:2o-Afarket duh and prices
nominal. Sales 1, 700 balos; sales on time,
April 209c; May 20Sc.
LIVERPOOL, 5.-Market steady. Sales
10000 bales.
New York, 3.-Market dull and prices
lower; ordinary 1sc; good ordinary 1S4c,
low Inli@ling 21Ac; Vpiands 22sS; good
mlddling 234c; Mobile e2sc; Orleans 22Sc
Sales l, 900 bales for Export 400 bales for
spinning; 80 bales for speculation.
Nashville Provision Market
Market quiet to-day and prices I'M
changed; as follows:
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Louisville Markets

LOUISVILLE, March Sales GO hhds
tobacco at 390@5.50 for trash; 5. 700
$50 for lugsJ e.O0@12. 90 for Leaf. Cotton
very dull at 20!c. Flour-extra family .. 90
@5.5O. Wheat l. 1901. 20 Corn 93o. Oats
63c. Rye 90c. Groceries unchanged. Pro-
visions dull, Mess pork 27.OO. Bacon ~
@l54@lG{c, Bulk meats 1O3@144@15!e.
lard-tlerce 1859; key 163c. Hams 19c.
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The prGprietors of the Southern CARR
age Mandatory on Front street, are max
ing handsome Improvements TO ~their
building, and with the fine front now in
course of construction, the establishment
will present an attractive appearance.
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RadIv Hurt

A boy, whose name we did not learn,
was run against by wagon, near the cor
ner of South Union and Summer street,
yesterday morning, and knocked senseless.
Though severely injured. he will recover.
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Interfered with.

The alarm of fire on Sunday night very
much interfered with the congregations and
devotional exercises of the several church
es, many of those present hurriedly leay-
ing, to see the occasion of the alarm.
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This tribunal is still engaged in the trial
of the Mundy and Phoenix Insurance Com
pany ease. The testimony on the side Of
the plaintiff was closed yesterday, and the
examination of witnesses for the Insurance
Company commenced.