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MISSISSIPPI.

Equal Rights s-AIcSrn and the
Southern Pacific-A New Governor
Special to the Uuion and Ameri an
MEMPHIS, April 1.-THE Mississippi
House of Representatives to-day passed a
bill granting equal rights to negroes in
travelling upon railroads, steamboats,,
stages and all public conveyances, and
Furnishes violstors of the law by fine of
$4,000 and Imprisonment for from one to
six months. The bill passed by strict
party vote.
Gov. Alcorn, of Miss, passed through
here to day en- route to New York to at
tend meeting of the incorporstors of the
Southern Pacific Railroad
A Negro Ku-KIuxed by His Own
Race.
1t is reported tonight that Wilson, the
negro who killed the fisherman at Hazard,
opposite Helena, Friday night, was
caught Sunday aud Ku Kluxed by par
ty of fifteen or twenty of his own race.
.- To the Associated Press.
The Governor recommends the Legis-
lsture to memorable Congress to refund
the cotton tax of 1865 and 1865
Lieut. Gov. Powers assumed the duties
of Governor to-day. Alcorn will be ab-
sent for some time at New York.
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EDGEFIELD AND KENTUCKY
RAILROAD.
Meeting of the Directors.


The newly elected directors of the Edge
field and Kentucky Railroad held a meet
ing yesterday at the Office of the company,
President Washington in the chair.
The committee to whom had been re-
ferred the outstanding indebtedness of the
Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad submit
ted their report of their labor to date,
and reported the amount of said indebted
ness, as far as yet ascertained, to be $685.
$3.50. This report did not include the
amount of $57, ,050. co, Of which the Iegis-
lature by an act entitled can &C for the
relief of N. Hobson and others" had as
sumed the control, as that amount had
been referred to the Chancery Court for
adjudication
The report was received and the COM
mittee continued.
The question of accepting the offer made
to the road by the Solicitors for the State
came up for discussion, but no definite ac-
tion was taken.
The Board adjourned to meet again this
morning at eleven o'clock.
No action has yet been taken about sp-
pointing a superintendent,
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PENNSYLVANIA.
The Miners Ku-KIux WaT-The Nil
IiIia Deserving by Wholesale.

Iitia Deserving by Wholesale.
SCRANTON, Pa, April 10.-The re-
mains of Lieut.. Volume and Corporal
were accompanied by twenty of their
comrades. The entire company was ex-
pected TO attend the funeral, and all but
Elk have deserted. President Sam.
Swan and the directors of the Delaware,
Lackswanns and Western Railroad arrived
this afternoon. A conference was at once
held with delegation of six miners, but
the railroad company will concede moth
ing.
President Dixon, of the Delaware and
Hudson Coal Company, claims that his
company are willing to grant the miners
anything they demand, even more than
the prices paid previous to the strike,
limiting any agreement entered into to
three or six months, and arhitrate and
settle upon a permanent and enduring
basis. These facts will be communicated
TO the miners meeting tomorrow. The
miners will not sccede TO the terms to
the Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western
Company; but they must do something or
starve, their credit at the stores having
become exhausted.
Miners and Militia Mixed as Badly
as Paris Nationals - Continued
Outrages.
Hill & Fellows mine will attempt to
resume work by to morrow. The miners
will fight to prevent it. All the militia
here are miners and boldly announce that
they will not protect blscklegs.
Geo. Finney, operator, while walking
through the woods near his works, this
afternoon, was shot at large pistol ball
passing through his hat. He saw two
men running away, but was unable to
identify them. Everybody is excited,
some are despondent, others hopeful.
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BOARD OF TRADE.
Railroad Matters Further COnsid-
ered-SOme Means Wanted to Pre-.
vent Injurious Complications.

Railroad Matters Further COnsid-
ered-SOme Means Wanted to Pre-
vent Injurious Complications.
The deliberations of the Board of Trade
at its meeting yesterday were mainly in
reference to railroad connections here, and
especially regarding the proposed pur-
chase of the Nashville and Decatur Rail
road by the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company.
The President of the Board, F. h.
French, Esq, directed attention to the
letter lately addressed to Mayor Morris
by the Cincinnati committee on
the proposed railroad connection
between that city and Chattanooga, &C
companied by the resolutions relative
thereto, which were adopted on the 18th
ult. by the Board of Aldermen of Cincin-
natl. President French spoke at some
length as to the letter and the resolutions
it embraced, and expressed the hope that
the Board might be able to take such ac-
ton as would comply with the require
ments Of the occasion.
Hon. JAS Whitworth, upon being re-
quested to do so, also addressed the Board
with regard to existing and proposed
Railroad complications. Judge Whit
HOhLu SLdJ6u lHbt dlLnOuBn ne was BtOCk
holder in the Louisville and Nashville
road, he would be unwilling to see any
course pursued by that corporation which
would be prejudicial to the interests or in
furious to the prosperity of the city of
Nashville, and hoped and believed that
any such course might be sverted.
At the conclusion of Judge Whitworths
remarks, Msj. B. s. Rhea gave his views
of the situation, and urged the importance
Of some decisive action on the
part of those interested in the business
prosperity of Nashville He also moved
the appointment, by the President of the
Board, of q committee of ten citizens of
Nashville to attend the meeting at Louis
vile, on the I'd of May, of the stockhold-
ers of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road to ascertain what terms could be
made as to the proposed purchase by that
road company of the Nashville and Deca-
tur Railroad. The motion was adopted,
and the committee indicated will be sp-
pointed within the next few days. The
Board then adjourned.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

London now telegaphs direct to Java
and Sunstra.
Commodore John S. Chauncey, who
entered the United States navy in 1912,
died in Brooklyn Monday.
A freight train broke in two near How
ells, n. Y, yesterday, and the engine
stopping, the rear fragment of the train
came down the grade and struck the rest
so .-forcibly as to displace the fires, re-
sulting in the burning of seven oil cars,
two cars of lumber and two of grain.
The ties of the track were burned for
over 300 yards and the rails melted out
of shape.
A Catholic church at Keokuk, Ia, was
unroofed Monday and the Baptist church
injured.
The explosion of an sgitator in
Cleveland oilworks yesterday shook the
whole city. Eight thousand barrels of
oil were burned and numerous windows
shattered.
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The Draw Ttrket Svstem

At the Board of Trade meeting yester-
day afternoon, the Railroad Committee
submitted their report, stating that confer
ence had been had with the proper railroad
authorities respecting the adoption of the
dry-ticket system in receiving freights
and that arrangements had been made to
effect this object. In accordance with the
plan adopted, freights will, in future, be
received by the several railroad lines on
dray tickets or bills of lsding, as may be
desired by shippers; with the only condi-
ton that the dray ticket shall contain the
names of oonsignee and destination in full,
IN order to prevent error.
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Tax BOOK Completed.

John McClelland, the Assessor for Edge
field, has completed his list, and expects
to be able to make his returns to the next
meeting of the Board of Mayor and Alder
men. In the meantime, Mayor Glenn has
appointed W. K. A. Ramsey and j. 81.
Hale as q committee to act with the Asses
sor to revise and make any corrections
that may be deemed advisable. The books
can be found after Thursday at the City
Hall, where those interested would do well
fo call
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HAYTI
Doesn't Admire United states Rule.

Doesn't Admire United States Rule.
KINGSTON, April S.-The President of
Hayti since the departure of the San
Domingo Commissioners has received ad-
dresses numerously signed, from every
town and village of the republic, protest
ing the attachment of the Haytiens t.
their nationality and the determination
to maintain their independence against
intrusion from whatever quarter and in
whatever manner it may show itself. The
odSresses all breathe the came sentiments
Q ,ainst anne Sation.
The Moniteur ssys in the Congress and
press of the United States discussion has
taken place in reference to the annexa-
ton of the whcle Island, aud adds: So
far as Hayti is concerned the Government
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THE WEATHER.
Look out for Squalls.

WASHINGTON, April lit is probable
that fresh winds from the southwest and
northwest will prevail on Wednesday on
the upper and lower lakes, with clearing
up weather, partially cloudy, with fresh
wirds on the Gulf and South Atlantic;
cloudy and falling weather in the Eastern
States followed by clearing up weather
Wednesday night. \ Storm of some di-
mensions, but of short duration, appears
to threaten the country from West Vir-
pinia To Connecticut
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Man Drowned near Columbia,

Day before yesterday a man whose name
we did not learn, except that his first name
was Charles, and that he was q German,
was drowned in Duck river at or near
Columbia. We have not learned all the
details, but are informed that he went fish
ms, and while so employed either caught
his line on large fish or a snag, and
Jumped into the river to secure his fish or
loose bis line, when he was taken with a
cramp and being unable the swim, was
drowned Parties who left Columbia yes
terday inform US that the above facts are
In substance true, but are not able to give
all the details.
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THE NORTHWEST.
rTfdNinter I-FuriOus snow storm
Roads blocked, etc.

CHICAGO, April lin Polk county,
lows, alone the damage of Saturdays
storm amounts to $50, 200. Similar de-
vastation spread through large portion
of the State.
Four inches Of snow fell at st. Paul
yes erlay.
A very violent snow commenced at
Sioux City Sunday, and ragged furiously
until last night The roads are blocked
up, the telegraph wires are down, and
much other damage resulted.
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Arrests Yesterday.

Two negro boys were arrested yesterday
for throwing rocks on South Union street.
One of the rocks came very near hitting e
white child, and was thrown with such
force that if it had struck her, she would
probably have been seriously injured.
John Thomas and Joseph Young were
arrested for assault and battery.
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CONNECTICUT.
More CaIcuIaIing-The I'd Con-
RressiOnaI District StIII Doubtful.

Hartford, April 1.-THE Board of
Csuvsssers met to-day and postponed the
canvass for Governor of the State and
officers and members of Congress till the
2lst. Unofficial certificates were issued
TO Congressman elect Strong, Stark
heather and Barnum, buts owing to the
close vote in the ID district, none was
given to Kellogg. Kendrick applied by
counsel and claimed that the Board of
Csnvss'e-s is the final judge Of the elCc-
tiOp, and asked that the votes for him
put in the wrong box in New Haven and
elsewhere be counted for him. \ hear
ing of this question was postponed till
the 22d.
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NEW YORK.
immigration Bureau for the Distri
button OF Labor.

Nav York, April l1.-At a meeting
held tonight on the call of Provi-
sional Committee, OF which Horace Gree
ley was chairman, National Emigration
Bureau was inaugurated, having for IFS
object the distribution of labor through
the States and territories by system of
colonial settlement.
wOrkIngmen and the Public Lands.
1t is stated that there is an association
of workingmen in this city about to test
the right of Congress to give away public
lands TO railroads.
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beautiful Lace Work.

Madame Seltz, we'll known to our lady
friends, yesterday presented to the Or
phaus' Table beautiful lace collar, made
by herself. 1t is worthy of examination,
aud we trust our friends will avail them
selves of this opportunity of inspecting
the handiwork of this good and kind lady.
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Masonic Hall has been engaged for a
week by the Kean Buchansn troupe, who
will open next week. 1t has been nearly
an age since We had anything like the le-
gitimate drama in our midst, and we look
for large and fashionable houses to this en-
tertainment,
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TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Tennessee before the House
Our Elections Declared Valid
TheKu-KIuX Bill intheSenate
Protest of Senator TrumbuII
N. Y. immigration Bureau
PennSylVapia'S Ku-KluX War
Militia Wont Fight Miners
From Memphis to Little Rock
The Railroad Line Complete
MEMPHIS,
MEMPHIS.
Last spike Driven i'm the Little RocL

AzEsst Spike Driven IN the Little ROCK
~A Railroad.
Special to the Union and American.
MEMPHIS, April 1.-THE last spike on
the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad,
connecting this city with Little Rock,
was driven at Duvall's Bluff to-day in the
presence of large number of citizens,
and an excursion train leaves Little Rock
tomorrow and will come east as far as
Madison, fJrty miles west of here.
Sorry Fate of George Washington.
George Washington, a negro, was fa-
tally stabbed by another negro at low
dance house in the lower portion of the
city to-day.
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MEMORIAL SERVICES.

Meeting of the Ladies and Appoint
ment of n Committee of Arrange
ments.
A meeting of the ladies of the Memorial
Society was held yesterday at the Max
well House, and the following named gen.
tlemen were appointed a Committee OF
Arrangements for the Memorial service,
to take place on decoration day, the 10th
cfIMsy:
NASHVILLE COMMITTEE
Gen. Joel A. Battle, Capt Joe O'Bryan,
Maj, Tom Foster, Capt. Matt Pitcher,
Gen. B. r. johnson, Gen. B. F. Cheat
ham, Gen. E. Kirby Smith, Col. J. c..
Burch, Col. J. L. Brown, Maj VIM. D.
Kelly, Capt. Gibson, Capt. P MaDlove,
Maj. Geo. Cunningham, Maj. J. NJ. Haw-
kiDs, Maj. A. Akers, Maj. Geo s Leas-
cher, Capt. Albert Roberts, Capt. T. N.
Steger, Col. E. B. McClanahan, Col.
Nick Malone, Capt. James Thomas,
Gen. ONeil, Capt Thomas Nancy,
Capt. Frank Porterfeld, Col. John q.
Anderson, Capt. Will. Ewing, Capt. Frapk
Green, Capt. r. P. Hunter, Capt T. J.
O'Keefe, Col. Hal Claiborne, Maj. Dick
McCann, Maj. Douglas Cross, Maj. G. W.
Brown, Lieut.. Dickson Wharton, Capt
VIM. Clarke, Gen. VIM. Jackson, Mai
Samuel Cowan, Maj. Tom Marshal, Capt.
Alex. Porter, Capt. Brad. Nichol, Capt
Player Martin, Capt. VIM. Stockell, Capt.
Tom Hamilton, Capt. Henry MassenQale.
Capt. Samuel kirkpatrick, Col. VIM. Reese,
Capt. r. G. Caruthers, Capt. John Over
ton.
EDGEFIELD COMMITTEE.
Maj John Thompson, Col. Hamp Che
ney, Gen. Granville Smith, Capt. Trimble
Brown, Capt. Andrew Caldwell, Col. Irby
Morgan, Col. Baxter Smith, Capt. Ed.
Hickman, Col. Shelby Williams, Capt. W.
H. Morrow.
The committee are requested to meet
at the Battle House next Friday, at p. NJ.
for consultation. 1t is important that there
should be full attendance.
The Memorial Society will meet at the
Maxwell House at IL o'clock Saturday
morning, to make further arrangements
for the observance of the day.
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FHP CITY,
COmmIIfed tn IaiI

George Wilkes was committed to Jail
yesterday by Esquire Spain, cf the Eighth
district, charged with the larceny of a coat
and with attempting to steal mans din
ner pail.
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and people of the United States cannot
be too early convinced of the utter i'm
possibility of such an event.
The addresses with the signatures ap=
pear in the Official papers. The Presi-
dent has not made reply to any of them.
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A bill was taken up and passed three
readings, providing rules for the regula-
ton of the City Dispensary, aud providing
also under what restrictions medicines
should be furnished.
Az ordinance to provide for more FEAST
BILE mode of improving the streets passed
two readings, and was referred to the Street
Committee The bill, among other things,
provides that an engineer be employed to
make the necessary surveys
A bill was also passed sppropriating $3.50
to make the necessary repairs to the roof
of engine houses at the waterworks.
A few petitions and resolutions of no
particular importance were also acted
upon, and the Board adjourned.
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MUNICIPAL.
Reports, Bills and Resolutions.

The Board of Aldermen met yesterday
evening, President Hurley in the Chair,
and quorum Present.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.
The following monthly reports were pre-
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Total.
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Superintendent of the Fire Depart
ment reported three fires during the
month, and two alarms.
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VIRGINIA.
HOrSe-LhicI aud Murderer LynChed
VIII the EadiCaI Party Claim
Him as n Member

sTAUNroN, Va, April ll.-Thomas
Hodges, a noted desperado, horse-thief
and murderer, TEo fatally shot Mr..
Whitlock Friday night, was taken from
iail at this plsc" early His morning by a
mob and fangei Hodges had shot and
killed four mcr i'm This locality before
shooting Wnil ok. THIS is sad to be
the first scl lynchIng that ever occur
red in this community.
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HOUSE.

| HOUSE.
The Senate bill to pay Mr.. Schenck's
salary as Minister to England passed.
The Tennessee Elections.
Mr.. McCrary, from the Committee on
Elections, reported a resolution declaring
that the election for members of Congress
held in Tennessee on the Sth of Noyem-
Der, 1870, was held on the day fixed by
law and therefore not void. Adopted.
Senate bill donating condemned cannon
for monument to Brig. Gen. Nathaniel
Lyon of Missouri. Passed.
The Deficiency Bill.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Senate amendments to
Che deficiency bill.
Mr.. Brooks made a lengthy argument
on the revenue system. For every dollar
of revenue that reached the Treasury the
ax-psyers pay at least three dollars. So
when the debt is reduced 800, 900, 900
the people will have $500, 600, 900 for it.
He could point out 2l9 articles on which
import duties were levied from which
the Government only received $3.50, 900.
Congress ought to take action to restore
the American flag on the ocean. Except
On the sea coast of the United States the
American flag no longer floats on the
ocean, but was driven off by the flags
of even the weakest countries.
Mr.. Randall characterized the bill as
one of the most infamous bills that lsd
ever been sent from the Senate to the
House.
Mr.. Niblack said everything done or
attempted by Congress the present ses-
sion had been according to the smallest
and meanest party standard ever set up
in the country.
Various items for officers of the terri
torial government for the District of Co.
lumbia were agreed TO, with a proviso
that no person shall be entitled TO draw a
salary as member of the Board of Pub
lie Works who is paid salary for the
discharge of the duties of any other Office
under the Government of the United
States.
The House adjourned.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
The Amnesty Bill,

| Ihe Amnesty BILL
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE House
general amnesty bill was read twice and
laid on the table.
Robertson gave notice that he would
ask the Senate to take up the bill before
the session of Congress ended.
Edmunds-Then l give notice that l
shall object.
Robertson replied that he intended to
see whether there was a majority of the
Senate disposed to object.
BIOdgett Tabled.
The hour of meeting hereafter was fixed
at II O'Clock.
The resolution to admit Blodgett and
Goldthwaite was laid on the table.
The Ku-KIux BII-TrumbuII Pro-
TESTS
The Ku-Klux bill was taken up.
Mr.. Edmuads explained that the
amendment changing the limit for the
suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
from June l, 1872, to the end of the next
regular session of Congress was agreed to
as measure of prudence. If left 70 ex-
pire at the time indicated, the minority
might be fili5ustering to prevent an ex-
tension of the provision: He was himself
in favor of more stringent bill.
Mr. Ames spoke in verification of his |
statement of the condition of his State.
Mr.. johnson Spoke of the deplorsble |
financial condition of the South under |
Radical rule, the bad personal character |
of the Radical officials there, and the |
onerous Federal taxes which had almost /
ruined that people.
Mr.. Stockton reviewed the revolution
ary and unconstitutional features of the
bill.
Mr.. Trumbull opposed the amendments
Of the Judiciary Committee, as making
the bill 60 to the extent of Furnishing per-
sens for violation of State laws without
any reference to the constitution or laws
Of the United States. The Fourteenth
did not allow Congress to
exercise police power to the destruction
If State authority. Congress had no
light TO substitute Federal for State
Courts. There would be an end to State
government, resulting in an unwise
,hapge in our governmental system. He
danger in unnecessary and
suspension of the writ of
labeas corpus.
Without vote the Senate adjourned.
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WASHINGTON.

1ne mouse unanimously Declares
the Tennessee Elections Valid.
Special to the Union and American.
WASHINGTON, d. C. April II, 2:2OP P. M.
Representative McCrary, OF Iowa, from
the Committee on Elections, reported a
resolution to the House declaring that the
election for members in Tennessee last
November was held on the day fixed by
the State law, and was therefore valid
and lawful, which was adopted unani-
naously.--Al trnuhlA, or the possibility
thereof, is now happily passed.
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No railroad eases came up in the Chan
Gerry Court yesterday,
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AZ bhS 1AooOSiaNSN ANso.
Ben. Wade Gone Home.

NKw YORK, April IA " Washington
special says Mr.. Wade returned to Ohio
this morning. The testimony taken
by the Commissioners and the vOluminous
documentary evidence is now printing at
the government Office. DR.. Howe is still
here and will probably remain until the
testimony is printed.
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THE TURF.
The New Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS, April 11.-TO-day at
the Metairie races the attendance was
large and the weather pleasant. So far,
this has been the most successful meeting
since the war.
In the first race, two miles, s hurdles,
for q Club purse of $3.50, Beacon beat
Chslmette, Virgil, Tanglefoot, Israel and
Chickasaw, in the order mentioned.
Time, 1858.
In the second race, mile and quarter,
for club purse of $500, Corsicsn beat
w. H. johnson, Style and Woodburn in
the order named. Time, 2:24I.
The third race, two mile heats, for
S1 050 uaa rim az follows.