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GREECE.
The Marathon massacres.

LONDON, Feb. ga telegram from
Athens announces that Mr.. Ersmige, the
British Minister, has communicated to the
Greek Government the dispatch of Earl
Granville, contending that the investiga-
ton of the Marathon massacres is insult
ficient, and demanding a fresh inquiry,
especially into the conduct of the officials
previously acquitted.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
4 Governor for the District
Grants Revenge on Hancock
No Amnesty This Session
Politics of the Next House
Caucus Of the Democrats
The Situation i'm Arkansas
Clayton and the SenatOrShip
HaSHeBeen ImpeachedataIl?
MEMPHIS.
Fatal Accident on the Mississippi
CenIrai-SuIcide.

Fatal Accident on the Mississippi
Centrai-SuIcide.
Special to the Union and American
MEMPHIS, Feb. 27.-The northward
bound express train on the Mississippi
Central Railroad broke through culvert
near Holly Springs, at o'clock yester-
day morning, precipitatiug the engine,
tender and baggage,car to the bottom OF
a gully fifteen feet below, instantly kill
ing the fireman (coloreD and severely in
juring the engineer and slightly bruising
a number of passengers, among whom
were several Memphians returning from
the Msrdi Gras festivities at New Or
leans
VIM II. Hunt, a well-known citizen,
committed suicide this morning by shoot
ing himself through the head with pis-
til while laboriDg under temporary fit
of insanity, caused by prolonged sick
ness
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J. r. Tromtham and Conductor Frost,
of the Nashville and Nor. hwestern Rail
road, will, we learn, leave for the City of
Mexico this morning, where they propose
irving their fortunes in the land of the
Aztecs. Success to their adventurous
iOurney
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ThrnWinr Rocks

This abominable practice has caused sew
eral arrests to be made of late, and two or
three parties have been committed to the
workhouse for this breach of the laws Ct
good order as well as the laws of the cor
poration. Perhaps, by the time few
more are arrested and punished, boys who
have been in the habit of throwing rocks
will ha tanoht better manners
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Roof Repairing

We notice that the enterprising firm Of
Messrs. Vain q Walker were yesterday
engaged in putting repairs upon their es-
adjustment near the Public Square on
College street. Similar operations are
going on in various portions of the city.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
ENATE.

SENATE.
The credentials of Senator elect Cald'
well were presented, read and fled
The Georgia Contestants Allowed
Full Pay!
A resolution wss passed providing fol
compromising Senators Hill and Miller, OF
Georgia from the date of their election,
July 20, 1868, and their contestants
Farrow and Whitley from their alleged
eletion to the date at which they weIe
declared not entitled to the seats.
CincinnatL's Road.
Mr.. Corbitt from the Committee on
Commerce reported favorably the bill to
authorize the constr ction of the Gin
c1nnati and Southern r abroad.
Mr.. Davis desired to have an under
standing with Senators interested in that
bill that it should not be taken up this
week. rr..Ee
Mr.. Sherman replied he would advise
with the Senator from Kentucky Davis
on the subject.
Mr.. Vickers, q member of the Com.
mittee on Commerce, dissented from the
report on the grounds of expedfency and
nconstitutionality.
After discussion of the Postoff1ce sp-
propriation bill the Senate took n recess.
Mr.. Sherman moved an amendment to
suspend the construction of the Cincin-
natl and Newport bridge, provided that if
the spans be made 100 feet above low
water mark, with no draw, She bridge
may be constructed. An amendment to
the amendment was offered, providing
that claims shall be made against the
Government on account of the alteration
in the plan of building the bridge. Both
were adopted.
The bill then passed and the army ap-
preparation bill was taken up, when the
Senate adjourned.
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The Somerville Falcon says: stCotton
seed is said by those who know about
such matters to be the very best of manure
for gardens. Many of our citizens have
been spreading it on their truck patches
yery literally"
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NORTH CAROLINA
AKn.KIuxC nptured.

WILMINGTON, Dec. 27.-Henderson Ok
endine, one of the negro outlaws for
whose arrest a large reward has been Of
fered, was captured by party OF citizens
in Robson county and lodged in jail
Saturday night.
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Tbe Hibernian society

Held meeting last Sunday evening, at
which business principally of a private ma
ture was transacted, the chief object being
to appropriate some two or three hundred
dollars for banner for the society.
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In our report of the proceedings of the
Davidson County Commissioners, it was
stated that Squire Meacham said he would
not like to cast the vote of the couhty for
any Board Of Directors without knowing
the constitution of their road. For con-
stitution read condition.
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Special Judge

Judge David CAMPBELL was appointed
special Supreme Court Judge yesterday by
Governor Senter, to sit in cases in which
Hon. P. Turney is incompetent from his
connection with same as attorney, etc.
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HOUSE.


Mr.. Cox presentt petition from
South Carolina, recollnting outrsges on
the whites, and conseq uent retaliation on
the blacks, and urging better govern
ment or a separation of theraces in South
Carolina.
Get Into a TangIe and Adj Ourn.
The House resume d the consideration
of the Omnibus Apr Opriatlon bill.
After various amendments were agreed
to, Mr.. Holman moved to lay the bill on
the table. The vote was taken amid
much confusion aid excitement and the
bill was laid on the table-Yeas lis; nays
II.
Mr.. Dawes moved to reconsider the
vote.
Pending action on the motion, Mr..
Hooper, from the Conference Committee
on the right of the Senate to originate
bill to repeal the income tax, made a re-
port maintaining as an exclusive privilege
of the House the right to originate all
bills directly affecting the revenue.
Mr.. Kerr, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, submitted report in favor of the
claims of the States of Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio for two per cent of the proceeds
for sales of public lands and Indian res
eryations within those States since their
admission into the Union, estimating all
such lands at $1.25 per acre;a also in favor
ofEpayipg the Choctaw nation of Indians
$3.50, 600 in United States bonds under
the treaty of the 18th of April, 1866.
House adjourned.
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On Monday morning, after 1 o'clock,
ten horses and mules we're missing from
Mr.. Pentecosts stable on Deaderick street,
and it is supposed that they were stolen,
as a piece of board to which the lock was
fastened was missing from the door. There
were in the stable five horses and two
mules belonging to Mr.. Ben. Powell, Of
Indiana, and three mules belonging to Mr
Mccoy. Search was made yesterday, but
thus far we have not heard that any of the
animals have been recaptured. AS the
mules were loose in the stable, some sup
pose that they broke out themselves, but
no marks of the feet of horses or mules
ware 10 be observed on the door
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MISSISSIPPI.


Negro Equality and Pulling NOses
MEMPHIS, Feb. 2S.-An Avalanche
Jackson special says the equality bill was
postponed in the House to-day after a
heated discussion, during which one men,
Der threatened to pull another's nose.
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Snnreme OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Cases

The special docket of unhtigated causes
was called yesterday, and a large number
of judgments were taken. 1t was stated
by the court that the docket was still open
to any parties who desired action on causes
of that character.
The court is now engaged in trying the
State docket, and a number of interesting
State cases are pending, among others that
of Federal soldier, who killed man in
Williamson county during the war. He
was tried by courtmartial, was convicted
and pardoned, either by order of the
President or by some military officer, we
are not positive which. After that he was
indicted by the civil authorities and con-
victed of murder, when an appeal was ia
ken to the Supreme Court.
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The mechanics of Bristol. Goodson,
have organized themselves into an associ-
alton.
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The RenutifuISnOw.

We had only very small sprinkle Of
snow yesterday morning, and in this re-
spect were not as fortunate as the people
on the line of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad. A passenger on the train from
Sumner county says that snow fell there
to the depth of an inch, and at Franklin,
Ky. there were three inches of snow.
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Very little wheat is reported to have
been sowu in Fsyette county this season.
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The ST. MnrY,s Orphan AssocIatIOI

Met at the Cathedral on Sunday last, after
high mass, to make arrangements for the
orphans fair which is to be held during
Easter week.
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His brother, returned to the city yester-
day, and found his home house of mourn
ing, ana brother. on whom he dotted, cut
down in his manly pride. The funeral
will take place to-day, which will be the
last act in the sad tragedy. Whatever of
faults he may have had will be buried with
him, while his many virtues and sterling
qualities will live on in the hearts of his
friends and those who knew him.
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Trial of Rev. MIR. Cheney.

oCHIcAGoy May 9.-Bishop White
house and the members of the Episco-
palian Church who lately recommended
degradation against Rev. Charles E.
Cheney from the ministry met by ap-
pointment. The Bishop was in a con-
ciliatory spirit and proposed to suspend
action on Mr.. Cheney's sentence until
the meeting Of the next general conven-
ton and forever thereafter if that con-
vention shall decide that Mr.. Cheney
has been following the doctrine OF the
Episcopalian Church in emitting the use
of the word "regenerate" in the Office
of infant baptism. MIR. Cheney to con-
sent to its use in the meantime. This
proposition was to the effect that the
general convention should decide bI-
tween them. Mr. Cheney took higher
grounds that the omission of7the word
was matter of conscience with him and
that he could not be induced to use it
by any power upon earth, the meeting
adjourned until afternoon. The Bishop
seeing that Mr.. Cheney might, upon. re-
Fiction, be.induced to change his mind.
Upon reassembling, Mr.. Cheney adhered
to the determination he had expressed
in the morning and read list of Bish-
ops and prominent clergymen who had
written, offering their sympathy, and
announcing their willingness to stand
by him. and also to omit the word ere
generate" as he had done. The Bishop
then left the Church and it is supposed
that nothing will now stay the promul-
CATION of the sentence of degradation
recommended by the Court. 81. g.. ?.
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Not So sure OFT.

The Dayton (Ohio, Journal having
said that ssthere is no doubt that the
Republicans can elect any capable man
whom they may nominate for Govern
or" the Cleveland (Ohio) Herald, like
wise Republican, responds: / fo1.aI
isItis just such thoughtless nonsense,
or needless bravado, that has often cost
us the State. The Republicans have
thousands of capable men in their ranks
that could not be elected Governor. II
is the extreme of folly to say we can
elect any good man we may see fit to
nominate. The Republicans can do no
such thing. The man they can elect
must be picked man, one who has O
clean record, who is, fresh and vigorous,
and can infuse the people who has the
physical and intellectual ability to arouse
the masses and secure full vote. The
Democrats never were more determined,
never better united, never in better spir-
its. We but play the fool to overrate
our own strength or underrate their
strength. They intend to bury all jeal-
ousies, all by y-gones, and unite in Q
strong pull altogether for the State, II
the Republicans prate such silly stuff
and act upon it--that they can elect any
man they see fit-they will find themsel.
yes the worst whipped, party that ever
stood up in campaign"
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differences OF Opinion.

Hon. Anthony Van Wyek, a. former
resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin,a mem
Der of the State Senate of that State,and
who came within one vote of being
nominated by the Republican State Con-
vention for Governor, is now a resident
of Marietta, Georgia. In q recent let
ter 10 gentleman Of Kenosha he
writes: -. ~;
."The Ku-klux don't seem to be around
here, notwithstanding the alarm of our
Republican friends. Every thing lie as
quiet and orderly as a New England
Sunday. Mr.. Grant don't seem to un.
derstand the situation down here, am
sorry to say. A. VAN WICK"
"As quiet and orderly as New Eng
land Sunday says Mr.. Van Wyek.-
"No loyal mans life is a-safe,nf say the
advocates Of military apower. Who
should be the better judgep IL ID lisa.
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The nIsh Comm Ission Treaty.

In every aspect and in every particu-
Jar, this Treaty is a capitulation. The
British Commissioners have overmatched
rs throughout. The Administration has
receded from the positions whiclfwerc
so boldly assumed at the outset, and has
compromised the national dignity by an
unworthy submission. 1t is fit that q
Republican Senate, which has abjectly
yielded to the President, should ratify
this new token of their loyalty" But
such Treaty is not worthy Of Demo
cratic support. And the Senators WAC
are to pass upon it know their duty toe
we'll to beralarmedsby any scarecrow ol
WAR. .as an alternative to its re;;srtion
The responsibility rests upon the Repub
lican side. 1t is their Treaty. Let then
approve, it, lf
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YOudOuism..A Woman Bewitch.
cd. ed. -ta ast' 7-a'i. r.i-'

In one of the cells of the Parish Pris-
on is colored woman charged with kid
mapping a child. The gravity Of the
ofense and the dangerous character Of
the woman makes her confinement Sc
verer than usual. Whether it is this, or
distress of mind, or some organic dis
ease, she has lately been afflicted with
convulsions. The fearful contraction
of the muscles, and the blood-shot eye,
set teeth and poignant groans of the
poor sufferer is something terrible. To
the superstitious minds of the .colored
people in the same part of the jail, these
violent symptoms have but one mean
ing "She's bewitched," they say. He
would be a good reasoner who would
convince them otherwise. Anxious to
know upon what grounds the idea OF
sorcefy was based, the reporter asked
one of the women why she thought SO.
"Why," said she, ''she opened her
mouth the other day and dog run ont
of it. She's all the time splitting pins I;
and she sees the devil every night" !,
This was certainly. conclusive evidence
as far as it went, and conceding the facts
stated, the woman was undoubtedly be-
witched.-N. 0. Picdyune.
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Read and Ponder.

a 81 consider 1t one Of the most pressing
needs Of OUR days that zoe should return
to the sound practice Of constitutional
government. The safeguards u our CON-
mon rights and liberties contained in the
Constitution are too sacred and ualuable
a boon to be permanently jeopardized in
providing for a passing emergency tits
time that the American people open their
eyes to the dangerous character Of this
tendency, and that neither great name
nor an abject appealing to our sympathies
should be permitted to disguise IL. As. for
me, I haze seen the soorking Of irrespon
sible porer and personal government in
other countries, and T may assure my
constituents that sohile Tam a citizen of
this republic I shall struggle to the last
gasp against its Introduction here. p
CARL ScHUz at St Louis.
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A Legislature Ordered 10 Recon.
vene. .t

Governor Palmer, of Illinois, has IS.
sued a proclamation convening the Gen!
eral Assembly Of that State in extra
session on the oath inst. The Legisla-
ture but lately adjourned, and neglected
the public business SO sadly as to re-
quire that it should reassemble,, though
at great expense to the State, to- do, up
business it should have perfected before
adjourning 1t had even neglected TO
make provision for the payment OF the
ordinary and contingent, expenses of the
State Government Some thirteen SUBJ
iects are embraced in the call, which the
Legislature will be invited 10 act upon.
AS Radical body,th Legislature which
the Governor orders to reassemble and
do the necessary legislation for the State
was the most worthless of the kind ever
convened. Such seems to be the gener-
al testimony Of the press of Illinois. )
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HIf this Administration be deficiep

g-If this Administration be deficien.
in other respects, no one will pretend to
question its singular modesty. Take as
an example the following paragraph
from the ':semi official" statement pre-
pared at the Department of State re-
spec,ing the High Commission: "Five
among the most eminent of the states.
men, diplomatists, and jurists of Great
Britain, with member of the British
Cabinet at their head, land he double
barrelled Earl, too, to meet similar
body of the same political and social
distinction, future Earls, perhaps cit
izens of the United States" ".
This is not bad for Messrs. Fish, ,Hoar
Schenck, Williams, and Nelson, cspeci-
ally as the tribute comes from one of
the illustrious five, and neither of them
ever read Vattel in the original. With
Cameron for, chairman of Foreign Re-
ilations, the half dozen is quite perfect.
How the British Commissioners must
have enjoyed the joke when they signed
their own treaty, and Mr.. Fish touching
ly handed over his pen as q souvenir to
Earl de Grey and Ripon!- Washington
Patriot. L5a.4a. '.iz4I tsej s.
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Tr.buiatl0n Among the Nalmeg
- lNdlGAlAs.s.-- .r,--.-e =

Tr:buiation1 Among the Naimeg
Rndicaissq ,~v~y- =
sThs Connec,icut Radicals have been
psrseveriasly labpring Tor about a month
% accomplish ths difficult mathematical
trick Of lsubtr.sting larger number
from smaller one, and leaving bal
ance In favor of the smaller. All man.
ner Of ingenious DEVICES have been EN-.
ploved, as the result would be to count
EssLIsH out and JEWELL in, rs Cover
nor. 80 az 's ~ - - : : ~ -
Their last vancouver "soured" on
them. They learned that there was a
discrepancy in one precinct Of 100 be-
tween the official retuin, aud the check
list. Assuming that this 100 had been
improperly counted for ENGLISH, the
legislature disregarded a constitutional
restriction, and proceeded to open the
ballot-box, and have a recount. The
air turned blue with Yankee curses when
they discovered that it was JEWELL who
had the 100 votes In the. returns which
he didn't have in the ballot box!r -;5q
They profanely swore that the ballot
box had been tampered with, but the
Radical moderator who has had the Gus.
tody of the box officially swears that i,
has been kept securely scaled all the
while. -'@ .'' Q nc -'
They are now advising with some car
net'bagger experts as to what dodge
they shall try next. r, ISIS
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. = = g.. : !
HThe capital of Europe, as Paris
was wont to style itself, has lost all its
grandeur and glory. 1t is said that the
changes which have. taken place. in its
aspect are 50 great as to be beyond the
power Of description, and that they can
only be appreciated on the spot. The
life has gone out of it. A correspon-
dent says: "It is not only that the
streets, are half empty, that carriages
have disappeared, that the shop win
dows are bare OF wares, that trade is at
stand-still, that house after house is
shut up, that there is no building going
on, that beggars are 10 be met with ev-
erywherc; there is besides this an una
voidable impression forced upon you, as
you wander about. the city, that Paris
has outlived its prime
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:.
Thepackins ofthe snprehAe Court of
the Enited Stats for she purpose of se
curing areversa! % the legal tender ae
cisicn, rendered last year, i. elicitipg
oeadennasionS SMs thu Administration
from Radicals as we'll as Democrats;
The New York Tribune says of the re.
Acent decisions
at is a-decision in the;interests Of the
great railroad companies,and il has been
reached through the @iusttnnentality Of
their former paid advocates and sto.k-
holders now on: the benell.'
This refers to Justices STRUNG and
BRAnLEr, both Of whom were placed on
the bench with a distinct understanding
that their otficisi acts would be agreca:
bic TO theiwealthS corporations TO whom
our President bows So humbly. AS the
Chicago Tribune says, he dearly loves
rich man. But the comments Of the
New York Ereniag Post are particularly
pungent. That paper says; nlr
"After the main question Mt issue has
been decided by the coiirt, and the de-
eision accepted by the public mind, the
Government, itself aparty1tc the issue.
added 10 the minority ofTthe court jud-
ees already known to have expressed
opinions adverse 10 the decision.in num-
ber sufficient to reverse It., Under these
circumstances the, new decision is me-
eessarily regarded as the: voice.. not Of
the la,c, ,sbue OF lAe Standardization The
new poirS estabfisheahyysitist not that
the decision in The case ofsHepbuF,
against Gfiswold Masavrohg, hut tnat,
when asdeeisioa4 is snn1e.by tbe;court
which limits ne Bewess ;efeaei General
Goyernfbent, ,trider atfe Constitution, tha,
Government may ireeoa.tiSute the Cow,
so as t9secare a decision Tess ,distastefu
to IT. If this practice is tolerated the
Constitution and its interpretation CEASE
to limit the National Government, and
become just what the appointing power
chooses to make them" - is'f' $50 .'10,
Thepolcy, ef the Government in re
gard to contracts, in4yiew of .his deeis
ion, is we'll worth considering. .ss5s ~
Debts contracted prior to. 1862 on
gold basis are now payable in adepre
ciated currency, but the 'bontlholder7 who
a year and half later invested in Gov
erpment bonds on 3 paper basis, paying
thirty or forty cents for d dollar, is nov
paid the face Of his elains7in gold. Th,
packed Supreme Court eonstrues the Law
in favor of rich corporations, and by Sc
doing violates the .sacredness- Of con
tracts, enabling these capitalists to pa,
their gold debts in paper, But when i
comes to question of paying the bond
holders, the principle is reversed Th'
contract is violated in order to pay theu
in gold. In both cases the dfscrimina
tion is in favor Of wealth, and against tn,
Government and the people. ..,