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Tempest 10 san Franchises

SAN FRANCISCO, February GA
terrific hurricane last night, aecOmpa-
MED with rain, hail, loud thunder and
vivid lightning, produced greater con-
sternatiOn here than an earthquake
would, and did much damage. A fire
wall, twelve feet high and six feet
thick, was blown down upon a frame
building, crushing it and burying hf-
teen or twenty persons beneath the
ruins. Mrs. Mcdonald, wife Of the
Watchman at the State prison, her
child, ten months old, and her daugh-
ter, twelve years old, and Mrs. Hogan
were instantly killed and frightfully
mangled. Several ethers were in
jured; none fatally. Three alarms Of
fire during the storm added to the
horrors OF the night. There was more
thunder and lightning in one hour
than ever before seen or heard OF In
San Francisco, altogether. The ship
ping in the harbOr generally escaped
without serious damage. The storm
in the mountains was severe. The
telegraph lines in all directions are
damaged.
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NEW ORLEANS.



The carnival passed of quietly. The
strangers in the city were estimated
at $4,000, 1900 having arrived within
the past tour days. The hotels are
overlooking, and visitors arriving on
boats during the past two days have
retained their staterOOms for want of
hotel accommodation.
The Mystic Krewe procession was
grand. Sponsors "F'airie Queene"
was represented by about a hundred
figures, tastefully grouped in the pro-
eessiOn. Along the entire route the
spectacle was saluted with one pro-
lOnged ovation, and on reaching the
City Hall with a discharge Of rockets,
etc. Passing along Canal street the
spectators were estimated at two hun
dred thousand. TableauX and a ball
were the attractions at the Opera
House. Elegant balls at every hall in
the city, and all progressing very
pleasantly.
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Friday. March 24th. Is7I.

within legal hours, the following described
property, bo-Wft. Al the right, cite and tl
ler6st Of A g. BetfiB In and O. The two uul
vided Ons-sixth .7sI lurHrs,E or one uulL-
Viued Ona-thiru t5aT lutsresf IN a tract OF au-
lyiI g On the norm side Of the new state .l7e
roa4- east Of and near the city of BE mp p1l-r
In Shelby county. Tenursaer, and desc -lr o.
e. follows, viz Containing ten 10. &c e. aud
being The place upon which Ililnal be-tls
res ided Al the fiue of bis death. ana Lua same
conveys ed 70 said Tillman BstIls 1y TlIIman O..
belt.ss and 70 him by Mrs. Ann g. Harz.s-
wood By deed reg stored tn she Register
ONCE OF shelby county, Tsun-, % WLlcu rs .-
erence ta made for the boundaries and more
particular description Of said land; said gW1
undi ytded e interests We g &C Iuire1 by 81 .1
A. q. BsLtis, e. fOllOWs; One uuclvlcedCl =.
(One-sillhl interest was acquired By uim a-
one OF the dEVlBses OF II. imam Bet i5. de-
ceased, and the other BY purchase from 3 o.
and l. IErDr0ugh, the lat named OF whom
was also one Of the deviseea Of the said III.
man Belts, deceased, which said trdct oil
land was part Of the dover Of Saran Bet.L=r
the WiGOW o. said Tlilmau Belts, dece-s7l.
Terms Of Bals-cash.
EDMUND A. COLE Clerk and Master.
l. III. Pike and v iisou R5aru, S0lE t---
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CONGRESSIONAL

WASHINGTON, February 20.-SenGte
The resolution lately introduced by
Mr.. Howard looking to the aCquisi-
ton of the British North American
possessions west of HudsOn's Bay,
through the High Commission to as
semble at Washington, was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tiOns.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Wilson
to aid Ia the establishment and sup
port Of public schools in the States
lately in rebellion. The bill provides
for the appropriation Of the proceeds
of public lands for three years after
the passage of the act in aid Of the
schools.
Mr.. Harlan introduced a bill to in
crease the internal revenue derived
from lotteries, and for other purposes.
Mr.. COrbett, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported, with amend
ments, the bill to promote the con-
structiOn of the Cincinnati and South
ern railroad, giving a National char
ter for the construction of a railroad
from Cincinnati to Chattanooga.
Amendments are immaterial. Mr..
LeACc , Jill AoA q uGW l4AANAdA uAoLIlEL
in western Arkansas was discussed
and defeated. This result is regarded
as an expression Of the Senate averse
to any action at the present session
upon dozen similar measures for the
creation Of new Judicial districts and
appointing additional United States
district Judges. The bill provides
for a solicitor for the Department of
the Interior. Passed.
The legislative, executive and Judi
eial appropriation bills were proceeded
with. Mr.. Casserly's motion to strike
out the increase Of salaries cOmprO-
mise, and allow Auditors Of the Treas
ury and Interior Departments, Assist
aut Postmaster General and Com
missiOners Of Customs and Pensions
$4,000 per year, was adopted.
Mr.. Scott moved to insert Pittsburg
in the bill, as one Of the places to
which goods in bond may be trans
ported, under the law Of last session,
and Mr.. Moore moved to insert Mo
bile.
Both motions were agreed to.
The bills then passed, and the SEN
ate adjourned.
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S,ward's Adysgturss Ia China,

LONDON, February 21.-China pa
pers received by the overland mail
report that an assault Was made on
Mr.. Seward, the late American Sec
retary of State, and his party, dur
ing a visit to WOOehong, in North
China. The Herald says that they
went over the river from HankOW to
WOOchOng and then proceeded up the
hiu to pagOda. On their arrival they
found the usual crowd Of boys and
beggars, all of whom were elamorous
for q cumpshaw of cash. The party
was not provided for such demand,
and after enjoyingthe view from their
position, commenced their hOmeWard
descent. On their way down the
bows pelted the chairs with stones,
considerably damaging one Of them,
but they discontinued their amuse-
ment on being yelled at by the Coolies
Mr.. HObson, Commissioner Of Gus
toms, has received q letter Of apology
and regret from Tasti HankOW for
the occurrence.
A memorial has been presented by
the Protestant missionaries in China
to the Diplomatic body at Pekin, dep
reeating the policy OF allowing the
Chinese authorities to escape from
their treaty engagement to grant pro-
lection to Christian missionaries and
present hostility toward foreigners.
The memOTialists say It is not likely to
subside without further violent devel-
opments, unless the utmost hrmness
and energy is employed by foreign
powers for its repression.
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This Isthmus sarvsylsg ExpsdItIsu ssttln
HldaonR.

LOUISVILLE, February 2l.-Christo-
pher StTaub, aged sixty-nine years,
committed suicide this morning, at
the house of his son-in-lsw, Phillip
Brown, near Cave Hill Cemetery,
shooting himself with a horse. pistol,
loaded with balls and pebbles, blow
ing his entire face and skull away,
leaving nothing of his head but the
chin, with his scalp hanging over 1t.
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SPAIN.
THE DYING QUEEN.

MADRID, February 21.-Queen Ma
ria Victoria is dangerously i'll with
malarious fever at AlassiO, and has
received the last saeraments. Her
excessively nervous temperament
makes the case hopeless.
Several persons suspected Of COM
plicity in the attempt to asssssinate
Louis Gorilla have been imprisoned.
A report prevails in this city Of the
death Of Queen Maria Victoria.
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WnnI.

WASHINGTON, February 2I.-WOOl-
en- manufacturers and wooden COM
mission merchants, before the Ways
and Means Committee to-day, ask a
uniform duty of three cents, as on
carpet wool or free wool, and they
consent to a reduction Of thirty per
cent, Gd UalOrem, on manufactured
WOOlens. This is the first time the
manufacturers have appeared asking
for a reduction of the tax.
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Funeral Of ssnsraI Naurudsr.

GALVESTON, TEX, February 20
General Magruder had been unwell
for a week previous to his death, but
the illness was not considered danger
Gus till within two days of his demise.
About o'clock Friday night he be-
came delirious, and at O'Clock Satur-
day morning breathed his last. The
funeral took place from the Episcopal
church. The pall-bearers were Major
b. A. Potts, Captain E. P. Turner, DIR.
Lewis A. Bryan, Colonel LangescOpe,
Colonel L. II. Cushing, E. w. Burk,
Joseph Shannon, John Sheran and
Robert Brewster. The remains were
followed to the Episcopal cemetery.
The last conversation the General Is
known to have had was on Friday
previous to his death. To an en-
plOyee Of the hotel, after sending
message to a distant relative in this
city, the General said probably in
reply to q question): "I don't think l
am long for this world" There was
no display about the funeral Obsequies.
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PRUSSIA.
pIsMARoK,s PoPuLAR1rY -

BIsMARcK's POPULARITY WANING.
BERLIN, February 21.-The N0rd
DelGStc5e Zeitlsgg says: Bismarck does
not follow his personal, but German.
policy. He win be the most unpopu-
lar man In Germany If he does not
bring the peace negotiations to an
issue which the people, after their sac
riRces, have a right to expect.
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CHAHCERY SALE Of REAL ES-
TATE.

No. B.s-F. R.-Firzt Chaaezry Court OF shell
By cOuuty.-JOhu N. Brook, admir- 0f Eli.
fah Brooks, deceased. vs. Anderson e.
8attis.
ID 7 virtue Of an fntsrlocut0ry decree for
ID sale. entered In the above cause. NOvaur
Der s. ls79 ] win sell, at public auction. rI
the iEbest bidder iu fraut OF the Clerk and
Masters Ofics. Green law block. .-ec01I street..
IN the city OF Memphis, Tenuesses. on
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This specimen OF human depravity
comes from Chicago; A few nights
ago an officer was shot dead IN that
town, at the corner Of a street, where
he was standing talking to another
officer by the name Of Hanvetter. No
one witnessed the deed but Hanvetter,
who said be saw fash in the dis
tance, and nothing more. Il turns
out that Hanvetter himself was the
murderer.
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ennseIaa Affairs.

TORONTO, February 21.-The Otta-
wa correspondent OF the Telegraph
saws that the announcement by Sir
John Mcdonald In reference TO the
fishery question and the appointment
OF an International Convention crea-
ted profound impression "a the
House. What the Premier said was
confirmed by the statement made
Saturday to the effect that the D0mi-
niOn government was so far rom
having been ignored in the appoint
ment Of the Commissioners that they
were not only cOgnizant, but
actually OriginatOrs to g very consid-
erable extent.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

MILES-The friends and Requaintancss Of
Richard and EllenOr Niles are invited to At
tend the funeral Of their infant daughter. The
funeral takes place at - pm, to-day, nom
their residence, on Tate street.
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Saturday. March 25lh, 1871

within legal hours, the following des-rl15l
zeal estate, to-WtE Situate. lyIrg and lr.n- &
described a. the east half Of Lot 70 Dl John
ID. ATmour's subdi vision or Original cJllIFE
lot 495, fronting 90 feet on M adlsOu stree. -ll4
running 1acE between parallel lines ~ .71-
on the east line aud ll2 fasE On lne west ilu11
70 an alley; for q better dss1ri pzlOu refer al--
Is made 20 plan uf said So 11l vision OF rec
Ten nessee.
TERMS OF sALE On e credit of months
purchaser executing note with approved ss-
curtty, bearing @ per cent. Interest E4u-Lg
Of redemp ion barred.
This ebEnary o. ls7l-
n. d. l. STEW ART, Clerk snd Master
Humeg 4 PogEou. Sos. le4
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Albert Christy, saloon-keeper in In
djanapolis, was shot and killed BY
another saloOn-keeper, By the name
Of Gotielb Wadchester. Dispute about
the relative merits Of their liquor.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

I OTTERY.-Omoisl drawings OF the Ms
- souri, state Lottery. CLASS 81.
81, 73, 80, q, 81, "a, ., 4. 43 As, IL, p, %.
GLASS So.
9, q, 68, Il, IS, 8, 81, 73, %, so, n, 70, "a.
Prizes nom SIO0 to $50 900, paid in money.
Lotteries drawing daily. Infarmatlon fur
nished In the above Lottery BY J. Is. FRANCE,
46H North Court street, Box l47, Memphis
Tenn, p. D. MURRAY, MILLER & Co, Kan
aggrs st. Louis. No. fsbl8
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HOME DISPATCHES,


HorFIbIe.
WHEELING, w. VA, February q.
This evening a baker named Kemptr
aged sixteen years, was caught In q
wheel at the Wheeling Iron and Nail
works, and torn to pieces.
Ths IsthmHs Surveying ExpsdltIsn Settling
on Will.
AsPINWALL, February 10-via Ha-
vana, February 20.-The first Darien
surveying party left here on the 9th
instant for Astraro river. The COM
mander, Selfridge, prOce eds to sur
vey the Pacific side, commencing at
Simon Bay.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

TVVHERE win be sn adjourned mgetlng q
fSe stoekholders OF the Memphis wood
and willow Ware mann lae-aElns SQLn ~
~, 74arf saturday, FebEuarF 25th. at 10
7Igloet AZ the Chamber OF Commerce HuG-
irssz of frunortanGa viii be brought before
ne Company, and g q hoped there wa oo a
mil attendance
BY order Of the President
fsa @. W, HoFFMAlT, ssc'Y, pro teHa.
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CHANCERY SALE
sATURDAY, HARCH 18Th. 1911

No. 4ls5-In the Second ChaEcsTy Court o.
shelby county, Teuuessee-James d nc
Clurs et a. Vs. Ianstie f0stsT GO a.
HnV virtue Of an order Of sale made lu Ll..
ID cause, 7 viii SELL at puDlic aucLl1ll % me
highest bidder iu front OF the Once OF o. e
CLERK and Master Of the Second JuauczrE
Norrl In rra eI-E nf MamnniE. La-...-..- u
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MASONIC NOTICE.

THERE VIII be a special meeting Of
I ntSOtO Lodge No. Zs9 this WED "
n NESDAY) evening, Feb uary 23d, at T/W'N
O'Clock, for work IN the j.. A. Degree.
All Masons in good standing are invited 10
attend.
r. @. WTLLIAMSON, ". N.
r. W. SHELTON Secretary fs22
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NOTICE.

s. !. o OF 7.
I B. No. viii meet At Rocco Hall, corner
i Second and Madison streets, Wednesday
evening, February I'D, st X All the stock
holders are requested, 70 transact business Of
great mpOEtance. By order Of
JAS. 3. ROSA, Post Regent.
L p. BURR, Bec'y.
ID, WILSON. Com
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HEW ADVERTIsEMENTs.

III II -. " z N G.
Has removed her
MILLINERY AND DRESS MAKING
ESTABLISHMENT
10
No. 302 Main Street, Up Stairs,
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NOTICE

IN PURSUANCE OF ACTs OF TEE GEN
i khAL ASSEMBLY, Of the state Of Ten
nesses, passed November "a 1850. chap
ter 10, section S, and Of the acts OF 1850
and 1856, section g, chapter II8 and Of the acts
OF 1883 and lA74, chapter rs, section - 70 81
tncluslVes and the act Of d arch %. 100. chap
ter l04, section We, the undersigned Com
missto1ers, this day proceeded to organize
the
PhgniX Insurance COMPANY.
And finding all the requirements of the
charter fully complied win, held an eIsefiuu
for seven directors as provided for by the
enRrter OF said Company when the folLOWlug
named persons were duly elected.
THOS. h. ALLEN VS. BRUCE
W. r. CUN&INGHAM, Nj WICKS
NOLEN FONTAINE. JAMES DAY
CHAB. e.. PARTEE.
]. d. WILLIAMSCN.
(Signed-l ". q. BRUCE,
3. MANSFIELD.
Feb. ls ls7L Com missisonsrs.
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HOME INSURANCE COMPAHY
OF NEW YORK.
OFFICE, no. 1875 BROADWAY.

Casa Capital, S2,500,000 90
Asssis, lsi lazy, 1871, 4,578,008 o.
Liabilities, 1868 %
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eHAs. J. HAHTih, President.
As, WILLnaHIH, Flos-PTs8l1a1t.
b. A. HEALD, % Ni6B-7Fss3,
~ wASHBUBa, s eFsiaFY.
. " GE0. @. LYON. As8't S86'Y
TB, GREENE "a Asst SsO'Y,
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NASHVILLE, Let Janusry, ISL
J. Ed. H. PENGEBAkER, Comptroller o.
the Treasury, do hereby aaTllfY that tns
HONE INSU RANCE COMPANY. located 90
New YORK, IN the STATE q New y OK lill pro
duesd to ma satisfactory evidence ElAt aal4
ComuRnv haa complied vita all t1a res llfa-
unants of ths laws OF the state OF Ianueasae.
Ir-----grf On TrGurauea Companies ana
furtheF esrEifg that CAHRINalDA M-A--sc.s
agsnt of said Company naa ai5o CON 49,
r7ith fha rFuufrarl uEa o. lle Avs OF --a
Ffsfa r9ade and provided IN such cases
WThereupon said Insurance CON peny -
authorifT 70 take Eisss an9 transact - 49,. 49,
80 81 fusuranCa In E155 lslalei q 9-sl- ~ P---'
7'--,-,s.-s5e- Id. &. PEN NN E3aAa.t.
Uomptrollsr Ct Lenneasae-
eaRRHGT0H AAS0A
a r-rsr-- NsurrH
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A BsTRACF OF the TaIRTY-FIFTH sEsI-
a ANNUAL STATEMENT, showing rh8
condition Of the Company on ne hrst day Of
January l8lL.
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PLANTERS
INSURANCE COMPANY
or MEMPHIS, TENN.
Office Cor. Madison and Second.
FIRE & MARINE RISKS TAKEN

J. s. L0ASDALE, D. q. TOWNSEND.
President. Wee PTEgideBt,
v. a. 6OgDaAa, Is, L0hSBALE, lf.
Secretary. A8st Secretary,
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INSURANCE.

LE5URE8 AGALNBT Loss BK ELRE. "a.
ser RIHE AND RIVER RLsEa
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From the Jackson (Rsdiosl) PllOt.l
INTERESTING CASE IN THE SUPREME
gOTTRT
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eaRRlHGT0A AASuA
A0szi, Es. 9 Hadiaaa Street.
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NEW YORK.
Tweed testimonial = The CrIspins.

Tweed Testimonial - The Crispins.
NEW YORK January 4.-At a meet
ing Of the Executive Committee of the
Tweed Testimonial. held last evening,
letter from a namber Of gentlemen
signifying their willingness to accept
the trusteeship Of the fund was read by
the secretary. As soon as several others
who were notified Of their nomination
have responded a meeting will be called,
and board of trustees will be formally
organized.
There are now but ten shops and sixty
Crispins on the strike. Two Of these
shops are expected to resume work in a
day or two upon Crispin conditions. The
Crispin mem)er Of the State commits
sion appointed by Gov. Hoffman to in
vestigate the present State prison sys-
TEN will advocate the abolition Of the
contract system, and recommend the
State to dismiss the middle men and
make contracts diFectlywith the dealers,
more particularly in the matter Of shoe
making.
In the United States District Court
yesterday the Government called the
case Of the steamship Florida, hbelled
for attempting to carry arms and mu-
nitions Of war 10 che CBhans. Ater the
examination Of one witness the case was
adjourned until to-day, when It is sx-
pected important evidence will be taken.
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A letter in the Philadelphia Inquirer,
dated Tien-tsin, November 6, supplies
the following intelligence concerning
Mr.. Stewards movements: The arrival
of Hon. William H. Seward, accompanied
by Admiral Rogers and staff, with about
sixty marines and a band of music, at
this place, created more excitement than
any event since the horrible massacre of
Christians on the 2lst of June last, and
for long time previous. The officials
we're disinclined to give them passport
to Pekin on first application, but finding
they were determined to proceed without
one, not only consented to grant it,
but dispatched two mandarns of high
rank to accompany and protect them
from danger and annoyance. They left
in small boats and proceeded up the
Peiho river and canal, and expect to re-
turn overland in about two weeks. At
least 20, 900 Chinese collected to witness
their departure, and fierce and bitter
were their imprecations against the
Western barbarians, and showing other
demonstrations of their disapproval OF
the presence of the party and the dis
play made. The protestations of friend
ship contained in a letter from Prince
Kung are looked upon here as mere
meaningless words.
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The Fate of Paris to be De-
cided in a Few Days.
French Massing their Strength
Within the Walls.
Desperate Battle i'm one Of
the Northern Provinces.
THE FRENCH ARMY VICTORIOUS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, January 4-Jules Fayre is
expected shortly to arrive in this city, to
be present as the representative of the
French Republican Government at the
Conference Those CT the republican
party and their numerous sympathizers
in this city have resolved ON rendering
Favre public and honorary reception
in recognition of his faithful and valu-
able services in the cause of the repub-
lie. Preparations are being rapidly
made for the occasion.
A Versailles special telegram says
that the fall of Paris il now talked of as
certain to occur within few days. The
preparations of the German armies be-
fore the city are now perfected. The
besieged have been pushed to their last
extremity, and reduced by famine and
warfare, they are now massing their
strength within the walls and concen-
trating their united power for one last
grand effort, which is TO decide the fate
of Paris. All the observations made by
the Germans lead them to anticipate a
grand and, probably, final sortie almost
Immediately, and preparations are being
made in the German camp accordingly.
The sortie will probably be made on the
south side of the city, which seems to be
the point selected from which to attack
the Investing army.
A telegram from Bordeaux contains
information of an engagement which
has just taken place near Ervillers, a
small town in one of the northern prov
inces, between the French troops and a
large body of Germans. The battle was
ferceiy contested for FIVE hours, and
heavy losses were sustained by both ar
mics. A telegram received from Lille
states that the Prussians were beaten
along their whole line in this engage
ment, and that the losses suffered by
several battalions were terrible, their
ranks being completely decimated. The
losses on the French side have been also
severe.
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WASHINGTON.
The RepubIicaus Alnrmed-San Do
mfugO-Ex-COIiec of Texas AR
rested for Embezzlement.

The RepuDihCuuh AlnFhheu-Hom uO-
fngo-Ex-COIIectOr of Texas AR
rested for Embezzlement.
WASHINGTON, january A. Leading Re
publicans have for some time past mani
tested considerable alarm as to the part
the Southern States will take in the next
Presidential campaign II is generally
conceded that the Democrats will be
able to carry every State south of the
ancient Mason and Dixon line, except,
perhaps, South Carolina, This Is dis
appointment to those who have been re-
constructing the late rebel States in Re
publican interests.
Several prominent Republicans here,
and others, it is expected will cooperate
with the econstructionists in Congress
in an effort that viii be made in the
House tomorrow to take up the San Do
mingo resolution Unfortunately it is
nj the foot Of the calendar, and will need
to take its turn. In the meantime the
Tennessee has been ordered to be held
in readiness for sea on the 9th instant in
case the resolution shouldpass the House
tomorrow.
Ex-Collector Tails, of Texas, arrested,
charged with embezzling go, 900 of Gov
ernment funds, has handed over 81, 900
to the officials at Galveston. He will be
tried the latter part of this month.