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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-30

The Treasury Programme.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has directed the
Assistant Treasurer OF New York to purchase two
millions OF bonds each Wednesday, and to sell
one million OF gold OH each Thursday during the
month OF February.
Treasury Balances.
The balances in the Treasury at the close of bus
ness to-day were:-Con, s1O2, lbs, 900; certificates
$81, 546 600; currency, S25,S79,000
Duties on Partially Refined ARGOS.
The question as to the rate Of duty on brown or
partially refined argos has been before the Treasury
Department on appeal from the decision of the
Collector OF Customs at Boston, who, Ii appears ex-
acted duty Of six cents per pound under act OF
July a. 1862. This act provided for a duty OF SIX
cents per pound on argos or crude tartar. Under
this provision has been heretofore cassed crude
argols and partially refined argols under the de.
cision that the term argols embraced both kinds.
The ACT OF July IA, 1870, exempts from duty crude
argols and the Treasury Department has decided
that argols partially refined are subject to duty at
the rate assessed by the Collector at Boston.
Admission Of New Mexico.
Mr.. Chaves. the delegate from New Mexico, will
make an effort passed this week the bin pro-
viding for the admission OF that Territory as State
into the Union.
Personal.
Senior Magohaens will not return to the United
States as Minister Of Brazil, having been appointed
in that capacity to Vienna
The Storm Signals.
Regular weather reports will be received from San
Francisco, Cal, and C0rinnc, Utah, three times
DAY after the LIST OF February. This Will extend the
believed, cannot fan 70 prove VI value " the
country.
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A Holland Testimonial in Boston.
nn To, 10


An attractive programme Is presented at the
Globe theatre III aid OF the Holland testimonial for
Tuesday afternoon ana the indications are that 1t
viii prove a handsome pecuniary success. Mr..
Walter Montgomery and number or prominent
actors of the 30 ton theatres have volunteered for
the occasion, also Messrs. NJ. W. whitney, L. N.
Heinal and Others who viii present the musical
oIio as part OF the entertainment.
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EaEGssIY's Funeral.
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 90. 1871.
Jimmy Haggerty was buried this afternoon from
the residence OF his mother The funeral was very
large one. Roughs from New York and Baltimore
and this city were ont in full force and threats Of
vengeance were freely indui yed In by the SchuykilI
Rangers, lot OF rougns Of Philadelphia Of the
worst cnarAcLer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-30
Marie Krebs, Third Pinuo Recital.

This talented young ptd,siste drew another very
select audience at Stenways Saturday afternoon.
on this occasion she was assisted by wenze Kopta,
violinist; Louis Dachauer, pianist, and william
Candidus, tenor. The programme was even more
varied than Its predecessors, may be seen from
its numbers:-
Cnromatc Sonata (piano and violinl in one
movement Miss kreDS and MI. kopta. i. RaG song,
.'Ir0ckne Blumeu'' Mr.. W. Canddus. +. Schubert
Fugue, minor. Handel; SchilnIcd. No. |, IL. Sc
ding; PUlonalse op. SO, Miss klebs, Beethoven; Air
e mlnor), Miss krebs f. Chopin; Song, "Die bose
Tarbe,n Nj. W. Canddus, +. Schubert: Carnival
(Scenes Mgnonnes,, containing PIeambule, Pier
rot, Harlequin; Valsc Noble, Eusebius: Florestan,
C0quette Kephque. SphinNes, Paplions Letres
Dansantes, Chiriarla, Chopin. Es,relia, Reconnais
sance PantOlon ct Columbine, Ayeu, Promenade
Pause Marche DIES Davids bueudler contre les Phil
istins, Miss Kreos, r. Schuman.
Each hearing makes one admire Miss krcbs talent
ana artistic sympathy more and more. One would
hardly look for such signs of deep study high appre
citation OF the works she essays and thorough sat
homeness in everything in one OF her years. Then
her memory is marvellous, and enables her to dis
pense with the written music at her interesting
citais. When time ana experience bring 10 her
depreciation or Beethoven and Chopin IL viii be
difficult TO find her superior among artists. Her
technique Is iauitless and her touch mobile and
crisp Repose VI style more breadth, clear and ais
tinct phrasing and nicely OF expression VIII make
her peerless in her art. AT the next matinee she
VIII he sisted by Miss COthilde Saar soprano and
the unrlyaled pianist, s. b. Mills.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-25
Condensed TELEGRAMS

The Missouri River and Texas Railroad
will be built to the Arkansas river by the
1st of July.
Gen. Grant promises to attend the re-
union of the Army of the Potomac in
Boston. May u.
A New York dispatch says nearly
$4O0, 200 of the $500,000 needed have
beensubscribed to the Presbyterian
Memorial Fund.
The receipts of the German General
Consulate last weak, for German relief
funds, were $3,5oO.29; total to date
$340, 845.5 5S.
Mail advices state that on Friday, 7th
inst, number of citizens of Psris
burned the guillotine amidst applause.
Dangerous trifing with edged tools.
In the Ohio Senate yesterday resolu-
ton censuring Senator Sherman for in
PRODUCING into the United States Senate
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad bill was
Indefinitely postponed by party vote.
Henry G. Guion, book-keeper of Meis
& Meyer, commission merchants, Cincin-
cinnstl, absconded with large amount
of funds of the firm.
President Grant visited his farm, near
St. Louis, yesterday A, M, and after
wards drove round to several places.
Last P. M. he received number of visit
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steamboat. and churches.

Somebody perpetrates q funny joke at
the expense Of Capt Charles B. Church.
of Memphis. When the steamboat named
in his honor first made her appearance at
the Memphis wharf, the large lettering,
so. B. Church" on her wheelhouse, ex-
cited good deal of attention and curiosity
among the eolored people daily oongre-
gated about the landing, and the question,
what church is the @. B. Church? was fre-
quently asked. For some time it seemed
difficult for them to determine TO what
particular house of worship the lettering
on the boat had reference. At length the
light broke fully upon the hitherto be-
nighted vision Of one Of these anxious in
quirers after truth, and with a chuckls of
glorious exultation, he said to those around
him at the wharf: why, don't you know
de O. B. stands for? why in de world cant
you see dat it means de Colored Baptist
church," Some, who didn't know any
better. accepted this as the correct ex-
PLANTATION of the mystery, and by these the
boat was known and called by that name
in full as explained by the colored Solo
mon. It was even now and then asked
how often service was held on board, and
if the boat kept q preacher regularly en-
gagged. The curious explanation reached
business circles, and some Of Capt.
Ohurch's friends were disposed 70 ask that
gentleman why a compliment intended for
hlm should be appropriated BY the Color
ed Baptist Church. In order to prevent
further annoyance and mistake, the ser
vices of the painter were called into re-
ouisition, and the name of the boat now
appears in full, CHARLES B. Church"
This settles the two points that the boat
is not g very religious church, and the
gentleman after whom she is named is not
at present much Of colored Baptist.
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Edgefield singing g.SchOOI-Presen-
fRlinn

The usual routine of business of the
Edgeheld Singing school was varied on
Sunday night last, BY an Interesting cere-
mony-plessing alike to all who partici-
psted therein. It appears the young gen
tlemen Of the class conceived the idea Of
presenting Miss Laura B. White, the or
ganist, with token of their esteem, and
Of their appreciation of her. generous and
valuable services. The token "a beautiful
and costly copy Of the Bible) was pur-
chased, and Master John Nokes was de-
puted to make the presentation on Sunday
evening. Accordingly, about o'clock, in
presence of q goodly number of friends,
Master Nokes, after pretty and affections
ate little speech, presented Miss White
with the sacred volume. The reply Of
Miss Laura was brief and characteristic
just what might be expected from heaEt
so gentle, from a soul 50 devoted to all
that is good and true. We may state that
Mr. T. q. Jones deserves much credit for
his efforts to infuse 9 love Of music into
the souls Of the young men of Edgeield,
as well as Miss White, who, in the Ian
euage of Johnnie Nokes, through all the
7;cissitudes of our little singing school,
proved true"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-25
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80, 1885. Il III HaIH
NEW ORLEANS.

The Bonnet Care Crevasse-Wtde
spread Disaster Threatened-Ths
City in Serious Danger.
! NEW ORLEANS. April 24.-Assistant
State Engineer, Hatch, writing yesterday
from the Bonnet Care crevasse, says it
is now 600 to $50 feet wide, and vast
volume of water rushes through with a
roar like thunder, piling itself in the
middle in the form of an arch, of which
the center is five or six feet niger than
the sides. The torrent has cut its chan
mel through the front bstture fifty feet
wide. Steadily, foot by foot the great
levee crumbles into its boiling waters.
The closing of this crevasse is beyond
the range of possibility. So the next
best thing is to prevent, if possible, the
widening of the breach. A continuous
body of water extends from here to lake
Ponchartrsin, and for many miles above
and below the disaster is grest and deplo-
rable, and is beyond the reach of remedy,
as every one who has seen it admits.
The following telegram has been receiv-
ed at the executive office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company: II
LOUISVILLE, April 24.-Hon. William
OrtOn, President: The crevasse which
occurred in the levee of the Mississippi
river at Bonnet CaTe, above New Orleans
some days ago, has been gradually in
cressing in extent until it is now entirely
beyond control 1t was, last evening, six
hundred and fifty feet wide and eighteen
deep. The danger to the city of New
Orleans, the jackson Railroad and our
lines is very serious.
a a' JOHN VANHoRN, Gen. Supt.
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NASHVILLE AND DECATUR RAIL
Road.
Williamson County Stockholders.
They Want more Time to DelIberete

The stockholders in the Nashville and
Decatur Railroad from Williamson county
held meeting at Franklin yesterday, to
consult in regard to the proposed lease of
the road to the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company. John O. Thompson,
Esq, in behalf of Nashville, was present,
and made an effective speech to the stock
holders, endeavoring to convince them of
the folly of such a lease. After his re-
marks, the following resolution was sub
mitted and adopted:
Resolved, That the stockholders of
Williamson county in the Nashville and
Decatur Railroad Company are opposed to
the haste with which they are called upon
to rstify and confirm a proposition in the
form of an agreement between the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad Company and
the Nashville and Decatur Railroad Com
pany, through their respective Presidents
and Directors, and they respectfully ask
that the day appointed to convene at Pu-
laski be postponed so that reasonable
time may be afforded for proper consid-
Grafton of so important a matter
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The Columbia Herald says: "a ter
Iible explosion took place at the White
Springs Distilery on the l1th inst about
seven O'Clock. Whisky was put into a
barrel too hot, and when Jim Halface,
(colOred) come to examine it his candle
came in contact with the stream of hot
gas issuing from it, which was ignited ike
unto power. A tremendous explosion
followed, the top of the barrel being
blown to atoms. Jim Halfsce escaped
unhurt. The room was now one great
sheet of flame, and threatened to burn
down the copper house. Hugh Cook
kept the flame from igniting the whisky
in the still by putting mis- hat in the hole.
John Lstta, Jr., aud the neighbcrs around
rendered heroic assistance, and the fire
was extinguished. DR.. Hogle says his
loss is about 800, and returns many
thanks to the citizens for putting out the
| fire.
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ACnse OF SmnIIpor.

The attention of the police authorities
was on Sunday last called to the fact that
q colored man named Rhodes, at a house
on North Cherry street, was badly afflicted
with smallpox Police officer McTigue,
who has had some experience in affections
of that kind, or in other words, has been
there himself" was directed to see the pa
tent properly disposed Of, and visiting the
house, that officer found the facts as repre-
sented and himself in the presence Of a
full-blown and strongly developed case of
that most loathsome and dreaded disee,.a
Taking the precsUtions necessary, NJ. Nc
Tgue immediately had the Unfortunate
man removed to the pestbc use. where.
from last accounts, he wa, doing as well "a
could be expected This. we believe. Is
the only case Of sznsTlpox occurring in the
city since last .all, and It is to be hoped that
the Timely precautions msntioned may
prevezIt any spread of the malady.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-25
RAILROAD MENTION.

The Memphis appeal says: ''Mahone,
the President of the consolidated Virginia
railroads, says that if it be necessary, he
will spend $40, 900 in diffusing over Eu-
rope information as to the resources and
advantages of the South. He would have
the cooperation of Southern roads and
chambers of commerce, and especially
does he rely upon Memphis for active aid
in sustaining the Liverpool line of steam
ers to Norfolk"
The jackson Wing and Tribune has the
following: Memphis is seriously alarmed
and well she may be-by the movements
of McOombs and others, who constitute
the Southern Railroad Association. They
have already obtained absolute control of
the New Orleans, Jackson and Great
Northern, and the Mississippi Central, and
are fast laying their clutches upon the
Mississippi and Tennessee road, by which
means very much of the trade which now
oenters at Memphis can and will be di-
verted to New Orleans. They are also
moving against the interest of Memphis
by the continuation of the Mississippi Cen
tral road to Nj Kenzie or Milan, in the di-
reotion # Paducsh."
The Memphis A0Gld1lcte of the 23d inst
says: "a meeting of the Directors and
friends of the Mississippi and Tennessee
Railroad Company was held yesterday
morning at the Union and Planters Bank,
on Madison street. An investigation into
the affairs of the road showed that the ma
jority of the stock is now in the hands of
the Directors and friends of the present
management. This is good news, for it
was feared that McComb now had the con-
troll of the stock and would run the road
in the interest of New Orleans instead of
this city, as has formerly been done"
The Knoxville Press and Herald, of the
23d inst, says: ''On last Friday evening,
about 3 o'clock, train of six empty cars
on the Selma, Rome & Dalton Railroad,
and q passenger train on the Western 4
Atlantic Railroad, were racing, about six
miles below Dalton, Ga, at place where
the tracks Of the two roads run parallel
for some miles. The freight train was
somewhat ahead when it ran off the track,
the cars falling over toward the road along
which the passenger train was rushing
The momentum of the latter was so great
that it could not be checked in time to
| avoid a collision, and it tore through the
six freight cars, like thunderbolt, scat
tering the timbeTs and iron as if they wele
made of paper. Fortunately, it did not
| leave the track. None of the passengers
we're injured, and excepting the scratching
| OF the paint on the cars and the breaking
| of the locomotive headlight, the passen-
ger train sustained no injury" s.
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A Robbers Battery.

That portion of Cad Perkins battery
found by Detective Officer VIM. Watson a
the headquarters of the pestiferous Cad,
has been left for the present at the hard.
ware store of Fall, Spain & Fall, and may
be seen in one of the shOw-windows Of that
establishment. 1t consists of q cavalry
pistol, belt and holster, all somewhat d.
lapidated, as if having been long time in
use. Cad said if he had always carried
these trusty instruments with him, and
had done 80 especially on his last rounds,
he would not now be wounded and in jail.
He insists that when he gets out, it will be
long time before he is again caught nap
ping. He will, however, be much older
then and perhaps easier caught.
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PENNSYLVANIA.

The Northern Ku.KIuX-An Old Man
Roasted with Goals of Fire,
Robbed and Tied 10 his Red 10 be
Burned Alive.
PITTsBURe, April PA Commercial
special says that on Saturday night, at II
o'clock, three men entered the house of an
old man, named VIM. Murren, near New
Bedford, Lawrence County, Pa, and
while one held him down, by sitting on
his head, the others threw Goals of fire
on his legs, compelling him to tell where
his money was concealed. They OBJ
tanned $75, and tying the old man to the
bed, set fire to the house, He released
himself and extiuguished the fire. No sr-
rests made.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-25
GREAT BRITAIN.

A matchIess Indignation Meeting.
LONDON, April 24.-An immense num-
Der of match manufacturers and their
employees, bearing petitions against the
proposed match excise, filed the neigh
borhood of the Parliament building this
evening and crowded the approaches to
the House of Commons. A strong force
of police was on The ground and succeed
ed in maintaining order, although the
crowd was noisy and turbulent. A large
procession from East London, approach
ing the Parliament yard, was dispersed by
the police, to prevent danger from the
accumulation of such masses of people.
In the House of Commons, loves policy
was vigorously attacked and the demands
of the government denounced as inordin-
ate and unexampled in time of peace.
Lowe defended the proposed match tax
because it bore equally on all classes of
sOcietY
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81. Georges Ptcnlcs
% ca noArcnI

The celebration of st. Georges Day by
our English inhabitants yesterday, and the
picnic at Priestly's Spring, was altogether
a grand and most successful affair. 1t Is
estimated that fully eight hundred persons
took passage on the good steamer Tyrone,
and participated in the festivities of the
dav. One especial feature of this picnic,
was the large number of families present,
and it Is gratifying also to note that with
the large attendance upon the ground not
a single thing occurred to mar the pleas
ures Of the day.
There were two bands of music on the
boat. the Post Band and Bushs String
Band, and on going to and returning from
the grounds dancing was INDUCED In by the
Young folks. Arriving at the grounds, sets
were formed, and the terpsichorean art was
kept up steadily. There were also other
games provided for the enjoyment of those
who did not dance, such as quoits, GRO
auet, Aunt Sally, swinging, ETC., etc, and
the sociality and harmony displayed was
commendable in the highest degree, and
the whole affair reflected great credit upon
the members of the Society, and especially
to the committee who had everything so
perfectly managed. The grounds where
the picnic took place are well worthy OF
visit. They are beautifully situated In 9
sheltered dell close to the river, and the
weather was what our English friends cal
Queens weather." just as fine as could
be- We congratulate the Society upon
the enjoyment experienced on this then
] first anniversary picnic here.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-25
MEMPHIS.
Tragic End of Two LawIess, Lying
DIsturbers of the Public Peace.

Tragic End of Two Lawless, Lying
Disturbers of the Public Peace.
MEMPHIS, April 24.-The Avalanche
saws shout ten days since the office of
David Schaffers, ex-Sheriff of Weakley
county, at Dresden in this State, was
broken into and valuable papers con-
tanned in the desk were abstracted and
others burned on the floor. Suspicion at
tached to William and Ed. johnson,
colOred. The latter was arrested and
confined in Jail, while his brother Bill
made his escape, and sent word back
from Paducah, Ky., that he had list OF
Ku-Klux in the county, which he had
found in the desk, and would send regl-
ment of colored troops there to squelch
them. a few days since Schaffers, ac-
companied by Sheriff Vincent, proceeded
to Paducah, and, with q requisitioD, ar
rested Bill, and started for Dresden with
the prisoner. This morning about
O'Clock, when the train carrying the party
stopped at Rslston, on the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad, some eight miles
from Dresden, about forty men, with
masks, suddenly appeared, and sfte1
pointing pistols at the railroad officials
took the prisoner off. This morning thG
bodies of Ed and Bill were both founC
hanging in The woods. 1t appears tha
they had forced the jsilor at Dresden Il
give I'D Ed and had taken him to Rslston
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ROBERTSON COUNTY.

SPRINGFIELD, Tenn, April %, 1S71.-
The closing week has been too dull to
talk about. 1t really makes fellow duh
to think about ii, and the wind and the
dust and the cool weather have been any
thing but agreeable. The corn crop is
well nigh planted, but farmers complain
that there is not enough moisture in the
ground to sprout it. There is probably
more dust than truth in the complaint.
The chilly weather for the last few days
has kept us in constant dread of Jack
Frost and but for the clouds of last night,
death TO tender plants and buds and fruit
would have been abroad in the land to-
day A.
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THE COURT s.
Federal Court.

E. G. Belts vs.. Shepherd d Mitchell;
cause dismissed and defendants taxed with
the cost.
Hooper, Harris & Co. vs.. ]. I. Lyons d
Co.; set for trial on the 10th inst.
United States vs.. B. A. Rodgers; for
feiture set aside and case continued until
next term.
United States vs. D. Baker; set for trial
on next Friday.
United States vs. J. NJ. Hughes and D.
P. Erwin, for resisting United States Mar
shal; taxed with cost.
United States vs.. T. q. Richards and L.
F. Beech; judgment set aside.
G. q. Williams vs.. w. Spence; judg-
ment for plaintiff.
The Law CoURT.-The jury trying the
case of O. W. Nance VS.. Peter Harris,
Yesterday rendered judgment in favor OF
the plaintiff for 800. In order to give
attorneys opportunity to attend to business
in the Federal Court, Judge Guild an
nounced that the Law Court would stand
adjourned until Monday next.
CHANoERY CoURT.-Still in vacation.
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THE FROST.
And the Fruit.

CNoNNAT1, April 24.-Reports from
the frost Saturday night indicate that
great damage has been done to fruit of
all kinds especially in low lards. The in
jury is slight on high ground. The mer-
curry fell to "a at Lebanon. -r..--y,. = d,
ST.. LOUIS. April PA heavy frost
occurred in this vicinity Saturday, doing
much damage to grapes and Strawberries
and somewhat injuring peaches.
LOUISVILLE, April 24.-Reports from
all parts of the country speak of great
damage to the fruit crop by the frost
Saturday night.
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BAYTI
And San Domingo.

PoRT-AU PRINCE, April s, via Havana,
April 24.-The Hornet is again offered
for sale, and will probably be purchased
by the DominiCans. The excitement
over the question of the annexation of
San Domingo is subsiding.
SAN DOMINGO, April 12.-The troops
of Baez have again defeated Cabral.
Several indecisive engagements between
the forces of Luperon and Baez have
taken place recently in the northern prov
iDppo