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SPARKS FROM THE rELEGRArH.

The Louisiana House has passed the Mixed Educs-
tion bill.
The Massachusetts, State Constabulary force /, 10
be reduced to 65 men.
The feeling In favor OF free Cuba is steadily gaia,
ing ground In Congress,
The Indiana Republican State Convention meets
10 Indianapolis on the 29d OF ofFcbruary.
Tuc sday next has been assigned by the Senate a
the day when the Funding bill shall be discussed.
The Ohio supreme Court will on Monday decide
the question OF " the Bible In the public schools"
Tie Missouri House has passed a bill forbddins
discrimination In salaries OF teachers account OF
The Hon. John S. McDonsli was entertained at .
lnole banquet In Cornwall Ontario, on rhGrday
Gov Butler will convene the Nebraska LEGISLATURE
on g.; I'm nst for the ratification or the Fifteenth
The House Judiciary Committee are preparing q
9i 70 regulate and make naturalization Uniform In ah
The indications are that the Senate will pnss the
HOUSE 6 sbolishins the ranking abuse without any
ganiIed association TO build
TO ply on the Mississippi.
The Committee on Blnking and Currency will rem
the close OF next week
William Hubbard was buried in Hartford, Conn,
time arer lie was extrlcated.
Mr.; J; W. Hill, Of Jelf, rson Iowa, has invented
donele.sho,ted pTojec,ile, by which shot can bs
A delegate from Alaska he's arrived In wushlns-
S lori e R5ss HHS1 GSpsS o hs feUy re
The dInculty between the Lieutenant Governor
and Parliament OF Wfoundland has ended by the lat-
ter Withdrawing the namo of hr, Bennett.
W. n Beckman, OF Exeter, N. H., has obtained
verdict for l 6 against the Boston and Maine aroAd
Company, for eJectng him from the years ago
In Springfield, Mass.. Thomas Hcckerspith a lad
about II yeaIs OF age, accidentally shot and killed hn
cousin. Mrs. o. H. Nib. The boy has become ravlnl
maniac.
William Sherman, OF Worcester, Mass, has bcep
committed 20 Jail In this city In default OF o. 900 bali
Thursday night. on Emory g. BrooSs jswoier II tai
place,
Mrs. Harper, OF Albany. ofers $500 additional re-
ward for the body OF her husbaud The nnder to reta
the u 900 which Mr. Harper had on his person et NJ
time OF his disalpearance. This will make s1.VOo 70
ward now offered
The proposed Rrclse law for Massachusetts, SUP
presses pubic tipping shop. and allows llcen,edsye1
keepers and common victualcrs 10 sol TO tnl gutNa
and drugGIs and others to sell not TO be drank On lhs
sremises' Tia faaa are nIed st 800 ~ sLsoA
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oMINoUs NEWS FROM MosmoxDox

t"F t"o EtFbt httcttou AHef tne
intrcssdften OF Mr.. Culien's BHi for
the Extinction OF Polygsmy-Brirhsm m
founs's STYLE Of Government.
SALT LAKr Crrr, Feb. 11.-A mass meeting
was called last evening In Makers building TO nifty
the nomination OF the ticket In opposition to the Or
thodor municipal election ticket. The hall wss
ersmmed with Orthodox Momons. Before the hour
OF meeting no room was len for the opposition. Tho
orhodo1 ticket was carried by scclamation Much
Ill feeling prevailed on one side, and unlimited hi.
larity on The other. The 7yfbure this morning pub
fishes an Opposition ticket with II. Lawrence for
Mayor In place OF d. II. Wells. The election takes
place next Monday.
OPPOSITION ACCOUNT.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 1.-THE Gen.les and %
called Mormons Of Salt Lake City called meeting
~ the Godbsites' meeting house to nominate ticket
In opposition to the church ticket An immense
crowd OF Mormons, led by the Territorial Marshal
and City Police. took possession OF the hall and
broke up the meeting The Gcntss attempted TO
meet In another hail. but the Mormon crowd followed
and forbade It. Much genuine alarm prevails among
the Gentle population OF the Territory.
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Italian Opera-Drbut OF DR.. Valentine.

The " BaIIo In Maschera was gwen last even
ing at the Academy, and wss the occasion OF the
nrst appearance In opera of DR.. Valentine, New
York gentleman distinguished for his musical gifts.
He sang the role of Rsinhdrt, and sang 1t we'll Dr.
Valentine has clear resonant, baritone voice, and
has been carefully educated musieslly having been,
We believe, pupil Of Barili's. Hts method is
ceent and his intOnation accurate. sang his solo
much better than his dialogue parts; but that Is
matter Of practice. as Is also ease upon the stage.
When these shall have added TO DR.. Valentino
already admirable requirements he will make, II he
pursues this profession, very effective artist. In
other respects the opera was very well given.
10 dny Miss Kellogg sings at the matinee in " Fra
DiaVolO.n
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Personal INTELLIGEyCE.

We regret to learn that Sister Irene. Dircctress OF
the Founding Hospital Is quite III from oyer.cxcTton
In her benevolent work.
Capt. Commerell, ofH n NJ s shin Monsrch, gave
farewell party on board his ship, In Portland harboT
yesterday afternoon.
The Hon. Carl 1riacca, the eminent cold water
poet OF the Aron society has written an exceedingly
humorous poem on the bail OF the rnlrtysx.
Gen. A. 3. Williams, late Minister to San Saliva.
DOR OF the veterans OF the late relieved from
honorable civil service by Gen. Grant Is stopping at
the e. James Hotel
Gen. Burnside attended WAllack's Theatre last
evening. He visited the handsome Theodore Moss
the nnest Hay he had ever seen, The Hon MT Mos.
then invited MN INTO NJ. prvete once and onered MN
hs lps aud said IL was the nnsst vhiskey he had eysT
tasted.
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PHoToGRAPHs BY Sun REPoRrERS.
Marrying on Spurious Checks and Passing
Worthless Paper on hts Father-in-Law-
The Unexpected Termination OF sump-
tuous Bridal Tour.

Sylvanus Durtis, of 81 Portland avenue, Brook
lyn, was arrested yesterday afternoon by oneer
Mclaughlin, OF the District Attorneys once, for
passing spurious check for sos upon Mr.. Watts
a tailor, in Tiary, near Fulton street. About
week or since, Burtis procured q wedding suit
nom Watts, ana in payment thereof gave him this
check, which was made payable by the New York
National Banking Association, with which the pris-
oner pretended TO have deposited his funds. At
about the time lie also intrusted 10 his intended
brotlcrn-law check for $4,000 the same
sociatiou, which proved like the one passed on Mr.
Watts be utterly worthless On Tuesday last lac was
married, and yesterday on his way to Connect
cut with his BRIDE when the oficer nabbed him
Justice Walsh committed him to await an eKamina.
ton on the 18th inst II is alleged that Burts has
passed lumber OF other worthless checks.
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FLASHES FROM THE oCEANCABLEs.

The illness OF John Bright has assumed more
favorable aspect.
The fapal authorities have permitted the restora.
ration Of horse racing In Rome
The shore end Of the India telegraph cable taken
out by the Great Eastern has been landed at Bombay
The bark Answer, C') from London for Boston
fonndered the stn ult. Her mate and soyen Others
of the crew were saved
The Home Secretary OF Russis, IN view Of the re-
cent mantle tations OF popular dlsoontent, recon-.
mends the Car 10 cancel his recent liberal reforms
The Government Examiner appointed to investi-
gate the operation OF the Colonial Government OF ia
maics has made his report He bestows excessive
praise on the present administration OF the island
At Convention OF the Bishops OF Canterbury,
yesterday, II was unanimously resolved to appoint a
committee whose duty II shall be 60 report az to tho
adyRabity OF revision OF both the Old aud the New
Tegfa
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Other Railway Accidents.

A freight train ran of the track yesterday Il
Rhnebeck, on the Hudson River Railroad the cars OBJ
trucng both tracks and seriously interfering with ths
running OF regular passenger trains.
Michael Mccormick OF Chester, n brakeman on q
freight train fell under the wheels and was ground ts
mincemeat on "wednesday morning, on the Erie Raii.
way. some miles east OF Paterson.
On Thursday, as a market wagon, In which w.rs
two Germans. was being driven the track OF I'D
New jersey Central Railroad at the junction OF thS
Newark aud New York Railroad. a tran dashed assinS
the wagon, utterly demolishing It.
The boiler OF locomotive OF freight train on the
Memphis and Ohio Railroad exploded few miles NORTH
o. Carksvillc, Tenn, on Thursday, Thomas Bradley,
the engineer. was blown several hundred yards anl
his body torn to shreds the two nremen were Killed
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THE LATEST L.iBOR NEWS.

Tic bricklayers OF Brooklyn last nIght received a
communication from Union No 5, OF Ohio anuoune n Z
that there was plenty OF work iut there. Wages SlJ
per day,
The employing m0sons OF Jersey City having
nHed tho rate Of wage, pr abole al ESQ per day on
ana after Monday next, the latter struck, Yesterday
against the reduction.
Last hight Mr.. X. Y. Trevellick, President of the
National Labor Union, addressed very large NEE ting
OF workingmen 10 TcutoniA Hall aud II was voted tU
organize Labor Reform patty
u s said that the average monthly wages 10 be
paid TO the men employed In the Mckay Iron aud Loco
MI reach kN.AN
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Has been busy during the past few weeks in the
Appraisers Department. The candidates for decap.
iaton are utterly ignorant OF their fate until they re-
eeive notice OF instant dismissal. A list OF persons
to be discharged is made out and beside 1t is placed
another list Of their successors in ONCE. Both lists
are then transmitted to Washington and the doomed
men are scratched with tue pen. When the lists
are returned the discharges are made at once. The
the Fifth Division, who has been succeeded In
once by Mr.. Charles Buckingham, Jr, at a salary
OF 200 per Annum.
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House Of Representatives.

Petitions were presented from members Of the
Universal Peace Union, and Priends of Peace OF
America, against the enlargement OF the West Point
Military Academy. From the Cigar Manufacturers
o. Pen fan, N T., to restore the duty on imported
Bills were inttodueed-For the further reduction
OF the army and for the better protection the Gov
eminent In the purchase Of supplies for the navy.
Resolutions were onered-For copy OF the con
tract under which the Congregational GLOBE 10 pub
shed, and for the Introduction free OF duty OF mills
for spinning cotton.
The Appropriation bill having been called, the
Item for folding documents Tor the House was re.
oucod from ts0,0O0 TO $4,000 for the House m d
hom $4,000 to 10000 for the Senate.
-, The death OF the Hon. Benjamin T. Hopkins of
Wisconsin, was announced, and the House adjou
" Saturday morning
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The recent cold nights have filled the Hudson
River with large quantity Office. Ares ly Ice men
between Hudson and Albany are at work; but tie
Ice gathered Is Of an micro quality They say That
II the steamboat Connecticut had ceased running
through It, they would now have a good supply. Tie
last time that vessel went SOUTH ice men stood on
the piers at Castleton and Athens, and booted and
4 Iclled at her,
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m nr Newell Vail, a Long Island Hermit, over
iSS',H ol age residing alone In dilapidAted bad
h,s" Nhch adlons his dwelling. Ia the fall his
t6s Dss 'lnc 40 firmly wedged between the wall OF
Ia s,' 'vh an That Of his house that he was unable
Ic n, el oil day and night the latter proving 10
urc'r, ' ' lhe coldtst OF the season. A neighbor
LIN pu nm on the following day and released
' NON his 'cet aud legs we're frozen
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
A Ghnstly Figure-Uend.

Cornelius Keefe, one Of a gang Of workmcn %
the Erie Railway, was instantly killed by an express
train about mile East OF Paterson yesterday morn.
Ing. His mangled remains thrown up ana
lodged upon the cowcatchcr OF the locomotive and
although the people Of Passaic tried to direct the ea-
gineers attention to the object the train dashed
through the village he did not see It until stoppins
as usual at Passac bridge. The corpse was thus
carried distance Of four miles.
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Thn HncLen.ncl, nrIdae n1r.,nrX.

For some time past malicious or ignorant per
sons have circulated the rumor that Patrick Lane.
who was drowned al the Hackensack bridge on tho
New Jersey railroad. having been elected from a
train for nonpayment OF fare, was stl alive, and
that II was plot on his part to eItOrt money nom
the railroad company. The Rev. Father Doane OF
money in trust for Mrs. Lane. has offered a reward
OF o. 900 to any person who will furnish proof OF
Lanes existence,
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The I'gatbody- Miller NuptiaIs 10 Brooklyn.
A select party assembled in the residence Of
%. d. Miller ESQ.,, Brooklyn, last evening, to wit
ness the marriage OF his daughter, Miss Julia L.
Miller, to Mr.. Calm Lightbody, The ceremony wns
performed by Bishop Johns, The bride was dressed
In white satin, with point lace trimmings and orange
blossoms. Her three bridesmaids appeared In blue,
pink, and orange, respectively. A brilliant reception
succeeded the ceremony.
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HOURS or LEISURE.
Tammany 70 morrow night.

irlin In Tammany TO morrow night.
Lewis Sanders, Eco, will lecture in the Coopcr
Institute, this evening, upon the Dignity OF Labor.
The New Church OF the Holy Innocents, corner Of
Broadwsy and Thirty yseventh street. is TO be dedcsoS
tomorrow morning.
The Seventh Ward Male Evening School 10 Moo
roe street. near Montgomery, viii close on MondaY
evening with appropriate exercises.
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Explosion on a snvannab steamer.

o. Ihe steamer Two Boys, from Dublin, Ga, for
SS"'nhah' eIploded her steam drum when on Sa.
H. ~ pei ana qri,ed to sea In the gale prevailing at
sS @ We Her crew ana passengers, excepting
49," =" n' ''Tmer who swan ashore, were carried
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THE OLD WORLDS NEWS.
RU&ORs OF a NEW AND EITENSIT1
CONSPIRACY IN PARIS.
elicsnan Kiiied-Four Hssdred Perssss
Under Arrest-The Bodies or the Kiiiss
In tho Msrnac-Rochofert still IN Cus-
fAdH- IL m = n NJ L. lsa~

elicsman Kiiied-Four Hwsared Person
Under Arrest-The Bodies Or the kiiiss
In tho msrnue-Rochcfert still In Cus-
tedy-Hs-appesrancee Of La msrseilfstss.
PARIS, Feb. 1l-5 o'clock p. M.-7hcpolice 60
thortiss profess that they have dscovcTedsn extsa.
sive conspiracy against the Government, and are -
lively engaged In searching for the persons fmplics.
ted. great number OF arrests were made hst niEke
and to-day. ia ssid that the editors Of the NsrsR
idse and two editors Of the RepeN we're arrested %
charges connected with the alleged eonspfrscr.
There were no disturbances during the night a.n
the places OF business were open ss usual The o.
diers have not yet been returned to their bsrrsns
The police patrolled the streets In force but did nso
md necessary to make any arrests. Over foss
hundred persons have been apprehended for coss-
plicity In the riotinE during the three days past
The city remains tranquil. The military prepare
tons are still advanced but all revolutionary movs-
ments seem parayzed BY the attitude Of the Govern
ment Flourcns is in Belgium. Ro<hefort rem,,ss
in custody. It Is thought he will be released whs.
the present disturbances are over. NJ. olivier b
understood to advise this course.
policeman In plain clothes was shot and killed
Yesterday by mechanic, whom he was endeavoriss
to arrest In his own house. The man as been taksa
into custody.
La 4drseiadise reappeared today and was eagerly
bought on the streets.
Several citizens killed during' the recent
riots, and their bodies have been placed in ths
Morgue; but the police refuse to give any details
concerning them.
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The British par,iamenr Ia-, N,rbt.

LosDoS, Feb. l1.-In the House Of Commons
to-day, Mr.. Taylor gave notice that he should movs
for an inquiry into the deportation OF South Sea
Islanders. Mr.. Childcrs First Lord OF the Admiral
", explained that the recent cruise Of the iron cads
was undert AIKEN with the intention OF seeing how
they would work together as q squadron. lie said
the adoption OF the Whitwortl guns by the navy was
uncertain
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LOSSES BY FIRE.

A;cheson h Co.'S pottery Newark, was damaged
on Thursday TO the amount OF t5,oooi insured.
Bailcy's livery stable. In Lewiston, H., and Hyde
Loss All 600 - '-s'
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=, tn supreme cour, Carpe,-bass,r.

L. h'ulT' fnv Feb l6.-An agreement In writ.
4hst'I ,,,c nrh made by Mr. bradley OF New Jersey,
bOutb |''".me by the Senate aud assigned TO tie
"''' NIc4lb! tue Court, he will 20 there " live,
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OBITU4RY.

The Rev, Augustus Eddy, Of tho North Indiana
Conference OF the III. u, Church. died ln Charlottesville
Ind op TLufsdAy.
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spain Keeping uer.cIf on a War Koe,inr.

MADRID, Feb. l1.-In the Cortes, during q de-
bate on the naval estimates Admiral Quessdo pro-
posed that the be kept in the naval arsensss
ready for use in case Of foreign war but armed.
Topete, Admiral Of the navy, supporter Of Mont
pcnsier, in replying used the following isnguaEsi
The war vessels OF Spain will never be employsA
by me TO serve the Interests Of my candidates.r
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San Francisco Cor. Middlebury Register.
The Biz Crane Vine.

Las; year | visited she southern coast for. M
health, and among other curious things that 1
saw vas the " Big Grape Vine - This vine or
tree. is growing about three miles south Of santa
Barbara, on the side Of the Santa inez noun
taius. and overlooking the ocean. The trunk Of
it is round ami smooth Ike an olive tree, and
measures thirty-uiue inches in circumference
about two feet from the ground which is the
smallest place. Seven feet from the ground il
branches out over a frame work, supported by
sizty-three posts, forming a beautiful canopy
overhead, under which the Spanish seniors and
pretty scai0faa. for miles around hold their
time-bonored fanda1gofs there being a fine
dancing floor under a small portion Of the vine
for that purpose
The branches cover an area Of more than four
thousand five hundred square feet. One Of them
measured ten inches III circumference, twenty
feet from the trunk and fifty feet from the
trunk il measured seven and three-fourths inches
in circumference. In 1868, the yield in grapes
from this vine was fire tons This is presumed
to be the largest grape vine in the United States.
There is quite a romance with it, being plant
ed, and its present ownership Forty-nine years
ego Sonora D0mineguez came up from Los An
gelos Mission, and with her husband settled here
on Spanish grant of thirteen thousand acres
" neL Starting IRON the AllsslOn, she looked
about for a whip to use on her Indian pony, ,but
was only able to secure bit Of grape vine.
which shs planted in the ground near where
they erected itheir little adobe cottage a fine
stream of water ran along close to it from the
wilds Of little canon Just above on the noun
tain side.
Seven yesrs since the old lady died, leaving
10 her son Josie Domineguez, all the landed pro
perty and to the daughter Donna Louise, the
little adobe cottage aud the grape vine, provid-
ing she would never marry. But if she should
get married the cottage and grape vine would
revert to the brother Jose. With the great iu-
ducemenis for pretty msidens to get married,
and especially the inclination of California lasses
to marry at very early age. here s an honor
able exception to that general rule, for Donna
Louise fingers yet in single blessedness
Learning the facts above mentioned, i thought
here was very fine opportunity for me to &C.
quire nice valuable property, with beautiful
senorita thrown in. l saddled my mustang and
started with young gent from Boston to visit
the vine. We rode over the pretty hills in the
clear sutumnsl morning, near enough to the
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the presence of go many unmerited misfortGnes,
pontanoously-receiving from Us neither ir7i-
tstion nor encouragenent-shs is moved, ard
she begins to act. No Illusion is now left. Let
us no longer anguish or grow weak, and Ter MS
prove by our acts that We cen ourselves MAINTAIN
our honor. independence, integFiiy-all That
makes 2 country pround and free.
"Loag live the republic, one and indivisib!e
New York, Oct. 3l.-The Tribune corTespon-
dent before Metz telegraphed yesterday Ac-
cordng to the statement Of Gen. Won Zastrow,
who held the wood of Vaux on the morning Of
August 70, after the battle Of Grayeotte, Ba-
zaine could have avoided being inclosed IN
Metz After he was thus inclosei he could
have, according to Metzian statements, msde
sortie and joined MacNlahon more easily by far
than MacslahOn could reach him. Alter most
of Bazaine's cavalry and artillery horses had
been eaten, this preceding was Of course more
difficult still his movements are said 10 have
lacked determination, and in the last two sorti5s
TO have been even frivolous. This is charged 30
a plot in behalf Of the regency, by which the
army was to try to remain in siatg quo until the
conclusion Of the war in Western France, and
then was to become available with Prussiau CON
sent, for B0nspartist purposes Gazaine him
self expected in that case TO be Governor o. the
Prince Imperial AID viTtusi regent. Nearly all
Metzisns seem 20 believe ths, and their most
influential people have avovel such Leliet.
Since the time Of the investment, Bszsiue has
never been seen IN the camps ezcep. on ex:raor-
binary occasions Equally seldom Ia he been
seen in the city lie rarely if ever sad word
to encourage his troops. Canrobcrt sometimes
cheere1 their hsrdships a little, snd then they
would cry " Nive tsnrobeit "a has Bazsine o.
}. al - II. B..