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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-26
KENTUCKY.

COngressiOnaI-Gen Lewis PrOba-
bly, Elected.
LOUISVILLE, April 25,-Special des-
patch to the CO1trjer-JOlr7ldL indicates
the election of Gen. J. II. Lewis, Demo
crat, to Congress from the third congress
siOnal district by considerable majority.
The negro vote of Bowling Green, with
one exception, was cast for Lowry, the
Republican candidate. No disturbances
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-26
OPENING
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unexcened and unrivzled n exceIenes, smbracin9
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latest designs, being mostly hand-msde and war
ranted IN every instance 70 give entire aatisfas-
ton. We earnestly invite the attention Of al who
desire good goods, which are manufactured with .
special view TO Irst-class retail trade.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-26

A special order has been issued from the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12

The Intelligent correspondent Of the Jour
ndlef ComBa,rcs in Washington writes; Don't
believe reports about the failure of the Cuban
cause. 7zey are tdlse. 1t is now positively
asserted that the Administration will deal more
literally with the Cubans. Your correspondent
asked how Mr.. Fish could possibly be expected
to favor the Cubans, in view Of his previous and
present Cuban policy. The answer was that Mr..
FISH will continue his opposition probably more
strenuously than ever. but that he will be the
humiliated witness Of action taken in many things
relating to Cuban affairs in direct opposition to
his advice and policy" We place much conf
dence in the statements of this correspondent !;
but will Mr. FISH remain in the Cabinet on such
terms us he indicatesP
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when he did the act for which he lie on trin
before them, possessed knowledge Of right
and wrong in regard to the act in question,
they must render verdict of guilty.
Generally the American decisions on this
subject have advanced no further than those
in England. In particular cases, however,
greater progress has been made. In Penn
sylvania, Acently, il has been substan-
TALLY decided that, in addition to the ele-
ment Of knowledge which lie the test Of
the English law, the defendant must
be shown to have had the power to
adhere to the right and to avoid the
wrong" before he can be declared guilty.
There have been decisions similar to this in
New York and New Hampshire. The rule
which these decisions seek to establish is,
that the power of action consequent upon a
perception Of the distinction between right
and wrong must be proved of itself it is
not properly susceptible of being inferred
from the perception. The English rule is,
that the existence of this perception or know
ledge supports the inference that the prisoner
had the power Of acting in accordance with
its dictates.
Up to this point the subject of the tests of
insanity in crime has been adjudcated. The
most important question which 1t presents is
that based upon the difference between the
English rule and the American decisions re-
forrcd to. Ought power Of action on the
part Of the person said to be insane to be in.
ferrcd from his knowledge of the difference
between right and wrong in regard to the
alleged crimeH or ought the existence of
such power to he proved or disprovcd by
further evidences
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Tests OF insanity IN Criminal Cases.

Since insanity was hrst regarded as fur.
nishing an excuse for crime, at least in some
cases, the opinions of lawyers on the subject
have undergone great change. The ques,
iion has recently been discussed at considera.
bic length by professional writers, but we
arestill without any exact statement of the
progress which the socalled law of insanity
has made up to the present day.
The latest adjudications of the courts in
England have gone so far us TO decide that
the proper test of sanity in the com
mission of n crime ia the ability 10 dis
tinguish between right and wrong-the
knowledge on the part of the accused that
the act he was about to commit was wrong OF
punishable by law. From this knowledge of
the difference between right aud wrong, and
the ability to apply it to the particular crime
inquestion, the English law infers the exist,
opce Of the power, in the person who com
mittcd the act, to obey the right and to re.
frain from the wrong. There, this inference
isipurely one OF law, though of course il is
presumably founded upon facts which have
been clncidated by science, The Court, in
all such cnses, instructs the jury that if they
nnd from the evidence that the prisoner
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Secretary FIen is an apt pupil Of President

Secretary FIsn is mn apt pupil Of President
GRNT, in the matter Of appointing TO office per.
sons who have done him favors. An illustration
Of his proficiency in this respect ia the removal
Of Capt BRITToN, our Consul at southampton,
England under LIScoLN's administration, and
the restoration Of one WILLIAM Thomson, who
had been Consul under BrcHANAN, and who dur.
ing the rebellion was a conspicuous sympathizor
with the Coniederates, and extended warm well
come to Mcssrs. l>NcEY and RosT when they
landed in England in April, 1861. Mr.. FIsn's ex-
cuse for this outrage upon the loyal sentiment OF
the country Is, that when ne was at Southamp-
ton during rHoMsoS's former Consulship, TuoM-
son was very polite and attentive to him. So We
60. The President bestows places upon those
who give him money, and the Secretary Of State
does the same by those who are lucky enough to
have toadied him in the days of his insignid-
canoe.
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This hemisphere is not favorable to Eng
lish royalty, During our war Of independence
the representatives of the King of England were
driven from the American colonies, and it looks
as if the present Queen would have to share the
same faae as far as the remaining dependencies
Of the British Crown in this hemisphere are con.
cemed.
In the mean while, ominous phenomena are
not wanting, When the Prince of WALES was in
vited to bail in this city, the first thing the plat
form did to celebrate his arrival was to break
down. Again, at this time, the Washington
court journal has hardly announced the ap.
proach Of Prince ARrnuR and the British Minis
ter las barely commenced making his house lit
for the reception Of royal blood. when the ceiling
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THE voIcAso IN var srRnEr.
slight Reretifisn 81 the sepfember Exyis-
.ion-Tbe Cold Bank In Cenfnsien-1fhe
Gold Room in a RIutter.


sicn-Tte Cole Bnnk In Cenmuen-Fne
Gold Room in n FIutser.
Thu .cane. ~ issf septav,,her ,vere reoeated an
" ~ w
limited scale yesterday afternoon, AT the hour Tor
having ont balances BY the bank. The dealers, on
'ss,,D., -, %"s -. 80 .,a, ,.,,n ,so 20,
sPp"os"o" lo' "e" onoeNs' Me'e '''o' "''' W. wv
formation that certain parties who had extensive
dealings tbroushout The stree, mad failed to make
goou 'nen oa'"hces' IN aceoruanse WIN u rue y,
the bank that required all balances due 10 he paid
the bank before any check could be paid OUT.
Immediately there was scene OF the greatest con-
fusion. Interested parties c'amored FOR aini,tauce
-. 49,, ~ v'' ~, $50. -
noe-oodled YOUTHS assisted by tue cashier VINO
Iona ipor,r,cs ,yc,o rn,as ror ,be d.,,rorcn,
80 Ivy !, n,aue . , - nv.
brokers, and II was asccrtained that Marvin Bros
Co., 10 Exchange place prominent stock and gold
operators were tho men
Complaint was instituted against the nrm, anda
before which Ta.ker II. Marvin, tho representative
OF the urn In the B1ehange, was summoned.
The meeting was called To order by Mr.. J. r. Tn.
uern' inc iresueht' VINO s'a'ed tha' 'he oruec' OF
the meeting was 20 consider the refusal OF Messrs.
Marvin proa A. IN In co,nniv With tho ,,,,y IA u,s
49,, A.. ,,-..,- - ~, -. -,
ahu 10 ucermne whether ne shouiu We tu7pehueo
or not.
Al this ,rrc,,,e anna ov,,,.,,. r,,,v,a,.i r.o
-, ~, ~ 7V''s .A'"'''0 ,i'u ~
posed the expulsion OF the reporters, bat was
silenccd by the negative roar or the members
Article 10 NJ ,ho Rv.t.,,s "a. ,hcr 81. {. An,
- ~ - ~. -
MEMBER refusing TO comply with tho rules OF the
Board shall We called before the Board for hear.
,,g ana N t,o .,,u r.~., q, ,.,,.,., IA. 80 10
&c 80 P'N' '' ''"a.' " ' "
expened ny q Wothirds vote OF the members
present"
s.or.,.s, ,,.... A., u, 49,. -, 49, 49,.
"'y NN''- "eh reuu Wv "uo'es w "e Nou'
sutuuon which provide means ioi clearing contr acts
| In gold
, "' ih 'noh s''Ppe" up on '"u los"um anu
| stated that II had come TO his knowedge that the
Gold Fxrhaupc Hank had se,t Ia thu Netronoiitan
| N.,to.., nj. 49,, - ~, 80 900 ooo :, a., 49, !,
'""V"" D'"N wv ~" VI Fo'VVo'VVV w tnS SHe VI
two messengers, and that he considered such pro-
| ceedinrs very unsafe, and tnos,nurh NJ - mad I,
| .,oo,, a.. -. . .,,, % !, - -. =, a., :
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We learn that Gov HOFFMAN has re.
signed his position as a member oftho Managing
Committee Of the Manhattan Club. As this
resignation follows the action of the Committee
in Mr. BArEHAN's case, it is reasonable to sup
pose that the Governor thus expresses his con-
domination Of the course pursued by MosKs NJ.
MARBLE, Esq, and his associates. The real gen
tlemen of the Democratic party are fast quitting
the Club. The working Democracy never had
anything to do with il. Gov. HoFFNAN's rslukc
is timely and does him great credit.
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srrurU Corur Gr>FHH TGBN- Enumerated motions. Nos.
~, rs. %, =, 20, ~ -
srrHsss aornt Ca.ssegs.-No 49, 81 ~ 70, 80 99i gg9
SprtH"H tuthT-pArt Nos. 1911, 9ii, li5l
49, i., ta s9e i9f a. nos lOlq ioi iois ioss oii 1871
lss ggs, 1879 ~, ols Ua, lui l05 Part lI-No. ma
~ 1919 1890 1852 ass, l'ss 1874 S4, 1859, o, lSt lSs
10 -, ~ And-9 ~ ~ ~ - ~ y ~
br"s''.'r, c'ru,-Nc. ~ S. ~ sG,S, ~, na IA. isa
I.s, ~ ~ lst u,.t,u
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12

Rebeca Katterhom was threatened by Morris
Tuska that unless she gave him chattel mortgage
for $50 900 upon her furniture he would have IT, EN-
levied upon and sold under an attachment against
her husband, and that her husband would be sent to
jail. She became frightened, and wae Frustrated by
brgln fever. She executed the mortgage and then
sued TO have II set inside for fraud The jury gave
verdict In her favor, aad the judgment was yetteI
day affirmed by the Supreme Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12

Among the fifteen directors Of the Tenth
National Btnk, We find the names Of ten prom.
iment members Of the Tammany Ring. They
are PETER BARR SwEENY, WILLIAM MARCY TWEEN,
RcnInD b. CoSSoLLY, joins J. BRADLEY, ABRA-
HAM o, HALL, Isaac BELL, Henry SMITH, JAMES
ii. lNGERsoLL, BERNARD SNYTH, aud IIUOH SMITH
Among the three Election Inspectors Of the bank
are RonERr c. lIurcHNos and JANIS NJ. SwEENY
The city deposits will soon be removed to this
bank.
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ADMISSION or VIRGINIA.
Ubsreos The people OF Virginia have aGontod n Con
.utaton republican in form and by ~ provisions as
summing the equality OF rights IN all cllGehs OF ne Lt
Whsreds. The people OF the United Stated have
received assurance: and arc aiaed way re Pe9pe 9l
ton against the Tinted states renowned all claim
S So9 ANY VIII 5 o. STSr ne "ySrnmcnt othe Unit
ed States, and VAL support aud defend he Constitution
visions and requirements OF the Constitutions submit.
ted under the aSts 81 C9nsress ana fa'
BeH enacted 10. That the state Of Virginia Is emit.
nion under the con;tllnton ratified on ne On day OF
fbsf mo- o' Sers sS "Ra mold any once. evil or Mil
ary In said state, who shall not have taken and sub
Wis do solcmnB swear or affirm that have never
e. n Ga a IN a 81 any an state i
aIure, oras an eXecuye1r Judicial oleer Of any state
thereafter engaged IN insurrecon rebellion against
the same or riyen AID OF comfort to the enemies here
relieved Of disability BY an act Of Congress as provided
smendmeSt 10 he Const9t on Of he Tinted states.
., That the Constitution OF said state shan never be
Class of c'1cn. Of The United states Of he rishl to
vote or h@d Ollie ~ saa STATE EG2 are SnIticd to
punishment foi such crimes NJ are now ielOnes NJ COM
under laws equally a6pca6le to ali he inha6tants OF
said state o. TO prevent any person on account Of race
asa Juror Or parlcipang equally iP The school mnd or
yided that any alteration OF said Constitution equally
apUllCuhle all the said state be made
With regard TO the time and place Of residence of said
voters.
Constitution shah take effect hold orexerclse The nnc
tons OF any executive Administrative or judicial oice
district commando shall contnus 70 discharge the du.
those upon whom .ach duties shall under said Coatlta.
t9n devove, are dny chosen or APPOINTED and quail,
United States Senators by General Assembly ofsaid
validity as iimadc by previous authority oflaw
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Mr.. HExNEssEY's bill for the repeal of the

Mr.. HENNEssEY's bill for the repeal Of the
Conspiracy law passed to 4 third reading in the
State Assembly yesterday, thus leading all the
other bills. Mr.. HtsSEssEY is member of the
Plastcrers Union. If the workingmen had as
ardent q champion in the Senate, Mr.. Henry G..
MuRrHr might be compelled to trail his eolors
in Ihc dmsI.
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Fraudulent As-es-mcur4 in West Fa,m..

Fraudulent Assessments IN West Farms.
Prohigatr evnendimrc Is had government auG o
intelligent people will never submit t. IT,
To ne Ednor Of 7he sun.
SIR 1t being apparent that The tax levy Of Tie
town OF West Farms, now IN the hands Of the Iic
ceiver of Taxes Of Ithai town for collection, is 10
many respects fraudulent aud unlawful, and 81 gr,ss
imposition upon the people Of the town many =
whom are unable to pay the exorOitnnt sums D.-
manded Of them for taxes, and there being hwnl
remedy in the hands Of the people or by an appel
TO tho courts, all citizens should refuse 10 Tay
tax assessed against them for the present year and
they should make common cause and q united q,
TO expose and defeat the measures by which .ul 10
men by whom these unjust and eytortiohatc exc.
tons arc sought to be imposed aud collected 1T
every man refuse TO pay his taxes until leCll ne.
suies are terminated, and let the responsibility Oh
on those VINO, being false 20 their duty A. pnt
officers, have made this action necessary the pat
OF an outraged people
$2i5,OOO taxes or nearly quarter million Of a.
lars, Is demanded this year of few hundred ta1.
payers, and nearly onc-thrd Of II Is for private al
unlawful schemes, The rate Of tax IL nearly double
that OF any other town in the county, and every
man may ask the question, What do we get ioritt
when the rights OF the people are tramplcd upon,
united resistance IL lawful, and becomes the com
mon duty OF every man.
Vigilance and decision now are security for Z
Iutute: indiherence now IL endorsement ~ ~
ther spohation. HAMpUEN
Town OF wrsr FARMS Jan. 10, $50.
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Under the oversight of Admiral PORTER,
Mr.. RoBEsoS, the nominal Secretary of the Navy,
is said TO become rounder aud fatter every day.
lie keeps bachelors hall, and displays great energy
and skill in the gastronomic duties of his high
position. Whenever he goes back to Jersey, he
will not he recognized by his coun,rymen. lie
is not the same RonEsoS that he was when he left
Camden. lie weighs at least thirty pounds
more than at that period, and has fully earned his
diploma as an honorary member of the Fat Mems
Association.
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Admiral Porter's EcOnomy-What the
Luxury OF Port Admirais Costs Us.

In the annual report of the Secretary of
the Navy submitted 10 Congress last month,
great credit is claimed by Admiral PORTER for
many so-called reforms. To "a civilian knowing
nothing whatever concerning naval matters
QiSe our good-humored Secretary, for in
stnncc) the Admiral's many innovations
might seem like reforms indeed but to any
one familiar with the customs and usages of
the service they are absurd, foolish, and q
downright robbery Of the people.
BY far the most expensive as well as the
most needless luxury saddled upon us by
these reforms is the Port Admiral, with his
flag ship, staff magnificent barge and all
the other paraphernala of SO exalted posi-
ton. This is something entirely new. Here
tofore the commandant Of a naval station
was thought allsutficient to perform every
duty in his sphere. During the war,
when hundreds of vessels were arriving
at and departing from the New York station
weekly, the commandant Of the Navy Yard
needed no assistance from any one in recciv-
ing reports, inspecting vessels, and superin-
tending their departure But now, when we
have single vessel arrive in n month, we
have a Port Admiral TO receive her com.
mander's report and 10 utter the storeotyped
congrntulation upon his safe arrivaS Let us
consider for a moment what it costs the coun-
try to support this blue and gold appendagc
TO official dignity. Take for instance our own
New York station. At The foot OF Wall street
lies the Frolc, fitted up in magnificent style,
with gorgeous trappings and Luxurious apart
ments manned by twelve officers and ono
hundred scamcn, and detailed for duty as
flag ship Of the Port Admiral Of the New
York station. Tho items of her cypend.-
ture for ono vcar will he.
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The Mace-AlIen Prize Fight,

Alien has Internationally accepted Mace !
terms In relation to the coming pugilistc match
The fight Is to be contested In Maryland some time
In May. Articles are to be signed in few days
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12

The signs of decay in The popularity of
Mayor HALL are painful. Ills old friends espe.
cally, who knew and priced him ten years ago,
when he was still Republican, behold his down
fall with regret, notwithstanding he Is q rene
gadc, and has sold himself to the Tammany Ring
The fact has been published that his lecture on
the Prism Of Charity, which he delivered at the
Cooper Institute last Thursday evening for the
benefit of q Catholic institution of the highest
merit, melted only Mbty-seren doigTI So faded
are the attractions Of Mr.. HALLs eloqucnce in
the estimation Of the public. The lecture was
fully advertised and noticed in all the journals,
but II didn't draw. Only thrty-seven dol
lars for oAkEr Halls beautiful genius in its most
Demosthenean style Perhaps he had better
turn back and be Republican again.
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This OF course does not include the cost of
fitting out the Frolic, which may safely be
estimated at 100000 more. Thus our Port
Admiral, at the end of the year, will have
cost the nation just 100000, and we have
screen ofthem-one at every naval station
1t is no doubt proper that the officers
who, by long and faithful service, have justly
earned marks of favor at the hands Of the
country, should be rewarded in some sub
stantial manner; but doing il at the rate of
100000 per year each is rather TOO ex.
pensve a method of showing our appre-
citation OF these long and faithful services.
The Office of Port Admiral should at once be
abolished by Congress 1t is expensive and
needless, and its maintenance is repre-
hcnsible
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ofhis pariors, bevidered BY The idea ofhaving to
look down ugon so much splendor follows the
example Of uALEs's platform and also breaks
down. We are as sorry for the ceiling as we were
for the platform. They both have our sympathy I;
but we entreat ARrnuR not to be discouraged,
and not to dsappoint Mr.. JENKINS, Miss McFLIn
sr. and the Pumpernickel legations by backing
out Of his Washington trip
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12

Deposit your surplus earnings In the Mutual Bene-
&c hsv.lgs Bank, sun building ado,
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ADMISSION or VIRGINIA.

Mr.. BINGHN, rep. Ohio having withdrawn
his bill. Mr. FARNswoRTH dep. MI reported the
folio Sing as tue Reconstruction Committees bill
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-06-02
Anecoote of President Lincoln.

President Lincoln once said that the
best story he ever read in the papers OF
himself was this:
railroad, and were heard discussing the
probable termination of the war. L
think said the first, that Jefferson
will succeed" Why does thee think so?"
ask the other. because Jefferson is a
praying man." And so is Abraham a
praying man. objected the second. =
Yes but the Lord will think Abraham
is joking" the first replied, conclusively.
Among some anecdotes, said to be new,
that have Just been furnished to the In
dependent by personal acquaintance of
President Lincoln, is this
One evening, during the last winter of
the President S life, when extremely busy,
and weary as well. after the many duties
OF the day, he was called to the reception
room to see Mr., Speed, then Attorney
General. The latter had called to intro
duce friend and, seeing the weary
look on the Presidents face, he at once
began b to apologize. for interpreting him.
II am very sorry, said MIR. Speed
''very sorry, Mr.. President, to disturb
you. Speed" he replied, you re-
mind me OF & story of Henry Ward Bee
cher. One Sunday as he was going to
preach. he saw some boys playing mar
bles in the street. lie stopped and look
ed at them hard. Boys" he said, pres
ently-5oys, l am scared; scared. -
Then why III hill don't you you run p
answered the boys. If you are so sorry,
Speed, why did you come ?''
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-06-02

ed in getting word to some neighbors,
and was recued from the clutches of the
Williams. They were arrested and con-
fined. The correspondent OF the Gin
cinnati Chronicle, writing of this affair,
says: There is great Indignation in
the community against Irvine and Keith,
and all felt that Irvine's ofense is ineom
patible with sound mind. He has been
drinking great deal lately, and this GER
tainly has crazed him, for he has not
heretofore been an unkind father.
Let young man at twenty years of
age put twenty dollars at interest, instead
of expanding it for tobacco. Then at
the beginning of the next year, and thus
include, also, the principal and interest
of the preceding year, and thus continue
to do from year to year, until he shall
reach the age of seventy, the amount he
will realize would exceed thirty thousand
dollars
Petitions are being circulated in New
York and other cities for signatures, ask
ing Congress to remove the duties on
| coal. People everywhere who use coal
should do the same and demand the
privilege of buying coal where they can
buy it cheapest. Compelling people to
pay 81 ton for coal that can be afford
ed at on half thai price, simply to enrich
coal monopolists in Pennsylvania, is an
outrage that the lahoring and poorer
classes should not su6:nit to any longer.
While the amount per capita of our
national debt is $66 05 in gold, that Of
Great Britain is $l26.75, and that OF
Holland $lO7 35 while France and Spain
average more than sos of each inhab;-
tant. We pay more interest per head
than any nation but Great Britain, which
pays $4.53 to our S3.691. In annua
expenditures, however, seven countries
exceed us namely: Holland, Great Brit
ain, France, Denmark, Bavaria, Spain
and Australia. Our expenditure is Sis
per head in gold, while that of France |.
50. 43. and that Of Great Britain Sill 81.
This is est mating our population at 3S,
coo. 900.