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CINCINNATI.
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CINCINNATI, Dec. 4.-The misunder-
standing between Gen. Burbridge and Col.
O'Neal, Of COyington, resulted, it is said, in
a challenge by the latter. Burbridee ac-
cepted, whereupon O'Neal treated It as a
joke. 1t is expected the correspondence will
be published tomorrow.
LATER.-The hostile correspondence be
tween Gen. O'Neal and Gen. Burbridge
consisted of five letters: On Dec. l O'Neal
wrote to Burbridge, ''My love for your fam
ly precludes my challenging you,' and
adds, ''it is with you to waive such matters.
| demand satisfaction" Gen. Burbridge
replies: 81 am ready to afford you satisfac-
ton, and waive family considerations"
O'Neal responded: Name the time and
place" Burbridge answers al have
placed the matter entirely in
the hands of Col. w. G.. Terrell" O'Neal
asks time till Dec. 2, to select a friend.
On Dec. O'Neal announces the choice of
Capt. J. NJ. Tisdale as his friend. An ap-
pointment was made for the seconds 10
meet at the Clifton House, COvington. at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon, but the meeting
did not take place. The following notes
concluded the matter:
To Col. TerreI-Dear Sir: 1 am author
lied by Col. O'Neal TO say that if his com
munication Of yesterday was construed into
a challenge, that the construction is erro-
neOus. J. VI. TIsDALE.
To Capt. Tisdale-Sir: If Col. OrNeaI
does not mean by his reiterated demand for
satisfaction from Gen. Burbridge and his
request that Gen. B. should fix a time and
place of meeting, what did he mean? Please.
therefore, see Col. O'Neal without DELAY and
ascertain more precisely the meaning of the
note, which my friend understands to be
a challenge. W. G. TERRELL.
To Col. TERRELL am authorized by
Col. O'Neal to say that the object Of his
communication yesterday was based on the
hypothesis that Gen. Burbridge had done
him injury, and be desired to
know from him if he was willing to
render satisfaction to him so as to enable
him to know how to act in the future. Tie
satisfaction he desires is such as two gen.
tlemen would say was due him under the
| circumstances, without reference to the
code OF honor. JAS. NJ. TIsDALE.
Mr.. TIsDALE: Sir: / have no autbOrj-
ty TO act as peace commissioner in this
business, and | shall advise Gen. Burbridge
to pay no further attention to Col O'Neal
W. G.. TERRELL.
Here the correspondents ended.
Heavy Damages.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 4.-Laura sweeney
daughter of VIM. sweeney, a well-knowI
lumber dealer of Xenia, Ohio, entered suit
Saturday against Rev. ThoS. Winters anC
| wife and III. III. Eavey and wife. claiming
$4,000 damages in each case.
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ANNAPOLIS.
Trial Of Mrs. Wharton.

BALTntsRE, Dec. 4-The trial Of Mrs.
Wharton indicted for the murder of Gen.
Ketchum, commenced to-day at Annapolis.
The court room was densely crowded. Mrs.
Wharton entered in a quiet manner and
took a seat. When Chief Judge Oliver Mil
Ter. in a few minutes after took his seat on
the bench and the court opened, Mrs. w.
proceeded to the prisoners box, where she
quietly took a stand, and her daughter,
deeply veiled, with her head slightly bowed,
stood close to her left, but outside the box.
Mrs. Wharton was then arTaigned for the
murder of Gen. Ketchum, and pleaded not
guilty. Only eight jurors were accepted to-
day, and the court adjourned.
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NEW ORLEANS.
Decision in N

Another Decision in Mrs. Gaines Case.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. Am the Second
District Court Judge Twarton Collins de-
cided the case Of Joseph Fuentz ct ais, VS..
Nyra Clark Gaines. The opinion is lengthy
and declared Mrs. Gaines not the legitimate
child of Daniel Clark nar his universal le-
gatee, that the will of 1918 purporting to be
the will Of Daniel Clark probated in 1893
be revoked and declared invalid; that the
probate thereof be annulled. Mrs. Gaines
relied inly on this will in her claims.
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CUBA.
The Late Tragedies - Eight Citizens
Shot Down by RaIding Volunteers.

Shot Down by Raiding Volunteers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-HaYana letters Of
the 2Sth give details Of the troubles there
and the execution Of eight students, show
ing that the only desecration % the grave OF
CastanOn consisted of breaking the glass
cases covering the niche of the tomb and
substituting wreaths Of garhcs instead Of
fmmOrtelles. At the court martial the chap
lain stated it was only a students frolic and
did not deserve severe sentences, but the
clamOrs Of the volunteers OveTuled every
thing else, and eight were condemned 70
death, eleven sentenced to six years In the
chain gang, nineteen to four years in the
same gang, four to six months imprisOn-
ment, and two were liberated
The sentences were immediate
" executed, those murdered
not being allowed an hours respite to see
friends. The volunteers raided through the
streets all day, shooting eight Cubans.
Business was entirely suspended, and quiet
only partially restored after the executions.
The students were all quite young, mere
boys, but met their deaths bravely, in the
presence Of an immense thrOng. Their
parents offered large sums Of money to save
them, the father of one Offering one million
dollars, but all were vain. The Captain
General, Valmaseda, vas absent at the
time, but fully sustained the murders on his
return. The authorities appear perfectly
impOtent in the presence Of the volunteers.
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GERMANY.
Threatened ReoecuPation Of Franc'

Threatened ReOeeupatiOn Of France.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-The Echo publishes a
report from Berlin that the German govern
ment has resolved TO reOccupy the districts
evacuated BY its troops in France in case
fresh outrages are committed by the French
on German soldiers.
German COurts-marti M TO Try French
Citizens.
BERLIN, Dec. 4.-In consequence Of the
continuance and frequent commission Of
murderOus assaults on German soldiers in
France, all the provinces still occupied by
the armed forces Of Germany are declared
in a state Of siege. The perpetrators Of
such crimes viii hereafter be tried by Ger
man courts-martial on the spot.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Mavor Hall refuses to swear in the newly
elected Aldermen of New York.
one death from yellow fever in New York
yesterday.
The Kentucky Legislature convened yes
terday.
Alexis visited Girard College, Philadelphia,
yesterday. ,.-
Virpinia's interest in all internal improve
,,evts win be sold at auction Feb. 5.
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AIR BEDS IN THE MORNING.-The wise
bousekeeper should see to it that all the
beds should be aired Immediately after be-
inc occupied. The impurities which ema-
nafe from the human body from insensible
narspiration, are made up of minute atoms
I1yl,ich If allowed to remain long, are alb
so-bed by the bed, and win then, to a
srrsater or less extent, vitiate the air for
considerable time afterward. Let the occu-
nant throw the bed open on rising, and, as
Soon Soon as Is convenient, open the windows and
rentflate the sleeping room. One hours
oorlv ventilation is woTS5 two hours late
airing.
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Practical SCIENCE.-NOt long since,
on a perfectly calm day, with a clear sky,
about fifty vessels were seen lying at anchor
in one Of our haTbOrs, OnaccOunt Of a COM
ing storm predicted by the Weather Bureau.
How many lives were saved by this single
prediction, it is impossible to say, but one
such occurrence alone is sufficient to Justify
all the expense the Government has incur
red in establishing and maintaining the ser
vice. 1t has been,cleariy shown that, If we
had had cable communication with the Is
land Of st. Thomas, and a signal station
there, We should have known of the cy-
clones recent visit to the Florida coast
three days in advance Of its coming, and
most of the vessels which encountered Il
would have taken refuge in time in some
arbOr. The service, as il is already or
ganized, is Of incalculahIe advantage to far
mers and sGaiareTs; but its possibilities,
when it shall become International in its
sphere of action, are such as to warrant It's
extension, at almost any cost, to every por- Z
ton Of the earth with which We are I'D teie-
graphic communication.
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VALUE OF FENoEs.-It is said that the
improved lands in South Carolina are worth
S26,OO0,000, while the fences that inclose
them have actually cost S16,0O0,0OO. The
fences in New York have cost IA, 100000
those Of Ohio $4,000, 900; and according
to an estimate made by Nicholas Biddle,
thirty years ago, the fences of PennsyIva-
MIA had then cost S100,000,000. The fences
Of the whole Union are estimated at ST.
3O0,000,000.
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A GREAT Philadelphia wants
a new building for her Academy Of Natural
Sciences. An institution costing 100000,
,rbicb will be an ornament to the city and
a monument to the muniicence of her mer-
sbants. is what she needs for museum in
which can be placed her $1,000 specimens
Of birds. over 25.000 Of insects, over 5000
of birds eggs, over 10000 Of plants, over
100000 Of shells, six or seven thousand
mineralogical and geological specimens,
nearly 10000 fossils, 27l skeletons, ops era
MIA, and 259 parts of different animals, and
over 1900 human skulls, collected from
every part Of the world, and Illustrating
every known variety Of eur rare
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LOUISVILLE.
death of Gold Dust.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 4.-Dorsey's celebra-
ted stallion, Gold Dust, died yesterday of
Inflammation of the bowels. He was the
most famous horse in the country, and the
sire of many celebrated horses. Afew days
AGO his owner was offered $4,000 for him.
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SPAIN.
No Cnbnn Inter rention.

MADRID, Dec. Am official denial was
made to-day Of the truth of the rumOr
which prevailed here on Saturday, that
Great Britain and the UIfaed States threat
ened to intervene in the affairs Of Cuba.
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HAIR-PINs.-There is but one hair-pin
mandatory in the United States; but that
one turns out an average Of fifty tons per
month. They are jobbed to the wholesale
houses bv the eask.
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President to pay their respects.
The Presidents message Is well received
by both parties.
Special TO the Louisville Ledger.
COrrupfiOns and DefalcatiOns-
II is proposed to overhaul the corruptions
and defalcations of the administration, and
it has been suggested, among other topics,
TO inquire whether the President, or any
other officer of the government, has been
pecuniarilv interested and benefited by
supplying Seneca stone tothe United States
and Territorial governments.
Shape of the Seneca stone Resolution.
A resolution has been drawn up, and Will
be presented at an early day, providing for
an Investigation into the Sen eca stone busl
ness. and the connection Of government
officials with these quarries; also under
what authority and law the contract for the
material for a new State Department was
changed from granite to Seneca stone.
blaine ON Grants Ignorance.
The Sunday Herald here publishes to-
day the following, in a resume of an inter
view which one of its reporters had with
Blaine: ssMr. Blaine's reference to Grants
Ignorance. in literary point of view, will
be Dublished in full Our reporter asked
Mr.. Blaine what his opinion was as to
Grants intellectual capacity. To this
query Mr.. Blaine responded that he knew
Grant well personally; he often met him in
everyday business, as he passed and re-
passed the White House, and occasionally
stopped to have pleasant chat with him.
Grant said Mr.. Blaine, is very clever
fellow, but be is very ignorant Why, he
don't know anything about public affairs
be don't read the newspapers, and has not
theaverage information in contempOraneous
events. Why, he told me himself that ne
"'Never Read a Book
G1Here our reporter gave smile of incre-
dulity. yes, ,Irontinued Blaine, 'he actu-
ally told me he never read a book. You
remember just after be was elected Presl-
dent. Hooper and a lot of other fellows got
up a subscription to furnish Grant with
new library. Grant told me that he had
lust received a letter from Hooper, saying
that they had selected the books for the
library with the exception Of those relating
70 military matters. They supposed he
had most of these, but if there were any
rare boolS they would supply them Grant
said he replied that he had never in his life
read on the art Of war"
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CHICAGO.
MAYOR IediII,s ,ressnSa

CHICAGO, Dec. 4-The new Mayor and
other city and county officers were inaugu-
rated this evening. Mayor Medills mes
sage places the total loss Of city property by
the fire at S2,500,000, The estimated
amount Of take that viii be due under the
present assessment, after making rebate for
loss Of property by fire, is s., 2,2S2, 900, from
which reasonable deductions must be made
for delinquencies and resistance of pay
ment.
The Mayor refers sharply TO a class of
property holders who have acquired the bad
habit Of cOntesting in the courts the pay
ment of all taxes, and harrassing the city
with appeals, injunctions and other devices
whereby the city is defrauded out Of large
sums of money justly due it:
By a decision of the Suprerta Court
since its organization under new Constitu-
ton, special assessments are declared uncOn-
stitutional. This in the opinion of the
Corporation counsel so unsettles the law of
assessments as to render it impossible for
the city to continue its improvement under
the present charter unless hereafter the cost
of all street opening, widening, or improve
ments, and of side walks, shall be paid by
general taxation. Under the decision of
the Court there seems to be no other prac-
ticable way.
The Mayor says the realization Of reve-
nue. from the sale of bonds is cut off by the
new constitution and the lavish expendi-
lures which have characterized the Rast
must now be replaced by rigid economy.
He recommends reduction of salaries and
suggests the appointment of committee to
ascertain where expenses may be re-
trenched.
An interesting part Of the message is a
review of the cOmbustible character of the
city. He says: Hereafter buildings should
be built ofthe thickest stone, and he is op-
posed from this time forward to the erec-
ton of single wooden building within the
limits of Chicago. He recommends a bet
ter supply of water in adopting the plan in
vogue in New York and other cities, in the
construction of subterranean reservoirs at
street corners.
In conclusion, the Mayor points with
pride and admiration to the gigantic efforts
our people are putting forth to rise from the
ruins and rebuild Chicago. All are inspired
with an ambition to prove to the world that
they are worthy of its sympathy, confidence
and assistance, and to show bow brayely
they can encounter disaster, how quickly
repair losses, and restore Chicago to her
high rank among the great cities Of the
earth.
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LIQUOR LAw.-Michigan appears to be
the champion temperance State. Under
her amended liquor law, now in force, any
person found drinking in a saloon, tavern,
or public place, or in the streets, is liable to
a fine Of five dollars and costs, or imprisOn-
ment for not more than twenty days. No
countenance, much less aid and comfort, is
given to the great enemy Of our social
peace. Such measure is equally sound as
a principle Of political economy, and as
cOnservator of morals.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Thos. L. Smith,
First Auditor oft he Treasury, aged S3 years,
died to-day.
The Supreme Court met at noon, and
soon after adjourned and called upon the
President to pay their respects.
The Presidents message is well received
by both parties.
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The Ku.Klux and the South.

A Reduced Taxation Recommended.
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The Public Lands.

l renew my recommendations that the
public lands be regarded as heritage to our
children, to be disposed OF only as required
for occupation and to actual settlers. Those
already granted have been in great part dis
posed of in such way as to secure access
to the balance by the hardy settler who may
wish to avail himself of them, but caution
should be exercised in attaining so desirable
an object. The educational interest may
well be served by the grant of the proceeds
of sale of public lands to settlers. 1 do not
wish to be understood as recommending in
the least degree a curtailment Of what is
being done by the general government for
tbe enrouraoement of education
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Conclusion.

I have thus hastily summed up the opera
tions of the Government during the last
year, and made such suggestions as occur
TO me to be proper for your consideration.
I submit them with confidence that your
combined action win be wise and statesman
like, and in the best interest of the whole
country. U. ,. GRANT, fresideit'
RxRsUTrvE NAEsIoB, Dee. 4, 1871.
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The Census, etc.

The report of the Secretary of the In
terror, submitted with this, will give you
information collected and prepared for
publication in regard to the census taken
during the year 1870, the operations Of the
Bureau of Education for the year, the
Patent Office, the Pension Office, the Land
I. Ofioa apd the Indian Rurpau
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Our UnstabIe CurrencY.

The continued fuctuation in the value of
gold as compared with the National cur
rency, has a most damaging effect upon the
increase and development of the country in
keeping up prices of all articles necessary in
every day life. 1t fosters spirit of gamb-
ling on the National finances. If the ques-
ton can be met as to how TO get a fixed
value to our currency, that value constantly
and uniformly approaching par with specie,
very desirable object will be gained.
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The Indians.
Indian Territory.

recommend to your favorable considera-
ton, also, thepolicy of granting Territorial
Government to the Indians of the Indian
Territory west of Arkansas and Missouri,
and south of Kansas. In doing 50 every
right guaranteed to Indians by treaty
should be secured. Such a course might be
the means of collecting most of tire Indians
now between the Missouri and Pacific and
south of the British Possessions into one
Territory or one State. The Secretary of
the Interior has treated upon this subject at
length, and recommend to you bis sugges-
tiOnc
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The POstOmce.

The enlarged receipts of the Postoffice
Department, as shown by the accompany
ing report of the Postmaster-Gene ex-
hibits gratifying increase in that branch of
the public service. 1t is the index Of the
growth of education and of the prosperity
of the people, two elements highly condu-
Give to the vigor and stability of republics.
With vast territory like ours, much of it
sparsely populated, bat all requiring the
service of the mails, it is not, at present, to
be expected that this department can be
made self-sustaining; but a gradual ap-
prOach to this end, from year to year, is
confidently relied on, and the day is not far
distant when the Postoffice Department of
the Government will prove a much greater
blessing to the whole people than it is now.
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American Shareholders Abroad.

Official View of the COrean Campaign
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Increased Salaries.

The subject of compensation to the heads
of bureaus and officials holding positions Of
responsibility and requiring ability and
character to fill properly, is one to which
your attention is invited. But few of the
officials receive compensation equal to the
respectable support of family, while their
duties are such as to involve millions of in
terest. In private life servants demand
compensation equal to the services rendered.
A wise economy would drtate the same
r1Ile in the government service.
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Six years having elapsed since the last
hostile gun was fred between the armies
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Estimates.

have not given the estimates for the
support of the government for the ensuing
wear. north comparative statement between
the expenditures for the year just passed
and the one just preceding, because all
these figures are contained in the accompa-
nving reports or in those presented directly
to Congress. These estimates have my
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Relations with Spain.

Our naval commanders in Cuban waters
have been instructed in case it should be-
come necessary, to spare no effort to protect
the lives and property Of bona fide Ameri-
can citizens, and to maintain the dignity of
the flag. 1t is hoped that all pending
questions with Spain, growing out of the
affairs of Cuba, may be adjusted in the
spirit of peace and conciliation which has
hitherto guided the two powers in their
treatment Of such questions.
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There has been imposed upon the Execu-
tive branch of government the execution of
the act of Congress approved April 20, 1871,
and commonly known as the Ku-Klux law.
In portion Os the State of South Carolina
the necessity of the course pursued will be
demonstrated by the report of the commit
tee to investigate Southern outrages. Un-
der the provisions of the above act issued
a proclamation calling the attention of the
people of the United States to the same and
declaring myreluctancet to exercise any ofthe
extraordinary powers thereby conferred
upon me, except in case of imperative ne
cessity, but making known my purpose to
exercise such powers whenever it should
become necessary to do so for the purpose
of securing to all citizens of the United
States the peaceful enjoyment Of u i0hts
guaranteed To them hy custom e
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Postal Telegraph.

The suggestions Of the Postmaster-Gen-
eral for improvements in the department
presided over by him, are earnestly recon-
mended to your special attention, and es-
pecially the documents and favorable con-
sideration of the plan for uniting the tele
graph system of the United States with the
postal system. 1t is believed that by such
a course the cost of telegraphing could be
much reduced, and the service as well, if
not better rendered. 1t would secure
further advantage by extending the tele-
graph through portions of the country
where private enterprize will not con
struct it. Commerce, trade, and above
all, the efforts to bring a people
widely separated into a community of
interests, are always benefited by
rapid intercommunication. Education,
the ground work of Republican Institutions
is encouraged by increasing the facilities
to gather speedy news from all parts of the
country. The desire to reap the benefit Of
such improvements will stimulate educa-
ton.
Irefer you to the report Of the Post
master General for full details of the opera
tions of last year, and for comparative state
rnpnts of results with former wears