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NEW ORLEANS.
POlitieal-The Races.

New ORLEANS, December Ga
Custom House Republican party states
that Senator Lewis, who was in the
reform caucus at eleven A. NJ, has, by
selling to the Governor at the final vote,
at l P. NJ, defeated the Republican
Reform candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. The price paid was very large,
as the Yarmouth faction was blocked.
Lewis excuse was, he was bound to take
care of himself. The anti-Warmouth
colored men and the Custom House
supported Coupland, while the Repub-
lican Reform, Finchback, colored, a bit
ter political enemy oil the late Lieuten-
ant Governor Dunn, was elected. The
Democratic Senators denounced the
assemblage as illegal.
At the races to-day Madame Dudley
won the mile and quarter, beating
Glencoe and Rice's fflly, out Of Frank
Hampton; Won Moltke, Lord Byron
and Temple also ran. Time, 2:241.
The mile and half was won by Salina,
beating Mamie Douglass, Morgan
Scout and Tom Corbett. Time, 2:52.
The Post stake, two mile heats, was
won by Monarchist, beating Forester
Sentinel and Fireball. Time, 1921,
3:34I. The track was heavy.
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MEMPHIS.

Severe Weather Suicide - Mace
and COburn-A Newspaper Sus.
pension.
MEMPHIS, December 6.-The weather
has been 80 severe for the past week
that the negroes are abandoning the
cotton fields in all directions, leaving at
least one fourth of the crop in Western
Tennessee, Arkansas, Northern Mis-
sissippi and Northern Alabama un-
touched. 1t moderated considerably to-
day, and it is not thought that pickers
will be again injured in the fields. 1t
is thought, however, that at least one,
eighth Of the crop in the districts named
will be lost.
Ex-Congressman John Askmore,
formerly Of South Carolina, and more
recently engaged in planting in Mis-
sissippi, blew his brains out yesterday
at Sardis, Mississippi.
A hackman and a policeman ex-
changed shots this morning on Main
street. Neither was hurt. An election
dispute was the origin of the difficulty.
Mace aad Coburn gave a sparrlns
exhibition at the Varieties last night
and appear again this evening, after
which they leave for the north.
The Memphis Press, an evening
paper, that started some months since
and subscriber to the dispatches ofthe
Western Associated Press, publishes
its valedictory to-day. It's dispatches
were too heavy for 1t.
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MARYLAND.
Extensive Fire I'm Hagerstown-A
Number OF Citizens Burned to
Death and Injured.

HAGERsrowN, Nd, December g.
Rollins & Burbanks' agricultural shops
were set on fire at 9:45 this evening.
The buildings owned by them were en-
tirely destroyed. Nothing was saved.
Heavy loss. The Episcopal Church
was next set on fire by sparks and
burned. Nothing was left of it but the
bare walls. Mrs. Fechbig's house,
opposite the W. c. railroad depot, was
partly destroyed, also DR.. Freshlyts
house adjoining. All the court house
furniture was saved. The court house
itself is total ruin. Two or three
citizens are believed to be burned to
death while in the county hall trying
to save the cupola. 1t fell burying two
or three beneath it. 1t is impossible to
identify them. The fire is still raging,
but thought to be under control. Loss
probably not less than $4,000, which
will be partly covered by insurance.
1t is feared that Mr.. Shank, Of
Smithburg, and Henry Beisten, Of
Hagerstown, are fatally injured. Joshua
Wise and several others were also
seriously hurt by the falling Of q
cupola. One Of the bodies buried in
the ruins, has been recognized as that
of John Friedenger, teamster of this
city. The fire is now, l A. NJ,
totally extinguished.
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KENTUCKY,
Governor Leslie's MessaSe

FRANKFORT. December Ex-Governor
Leslie's message was received in the
House OF Representatives today. He
recommends the admission of negro
testimony, subject only to the same re-
strictions as all other citizens, and the
repeal of all laws ON the statute books
which are in controvention thereof. He
strongly protests, however, against the
negroes being allowed to act as jurors,
declaring them incompetent to act as
such. He says: "Did l believe that
the adoption Of negro testimony could
have such result, I should cease to
favor it. for the wrong thereby inflicted
upon the interests of public justice
would, in my opinion, more than coun-
terbalance all the benefits that might
be derived from unrestricted testimony"
Admitting the existence of lawless
bands in the State, he recommends the
passage of such additional laws as shall
be necessary to reach the depredators;
also law imposing more stringent and
severe penalties upon public officers for
failure or neglect to look after and
enforce the penal and criminal laws OF
the State, and recommends the pro-
vision of additional means BY law for
the capture of offenders.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, December 8.
SENATE.

Mr.. Scott. from the joint committee
on Southern Outrages, reported that two
witnesses, David Gist and Clayton
Camp, subpenaed by the subcommittee
at Columbia, South Carolina, refused to
appear, and offered a resolution direct.
ing the Sergeant.at-Arms to take them
into custody. Laid over.
Mr.. Scott also reported that another
witness, q lawyer, in not having ap'
peared before the committee and declin-
ing to answer certain questions, &C.
knowledges the existence Of the Ku-
Klux organization and bis connection
with them, and offered a resolution
directing the Sergeantat-Arms to take
him into custody. Laid over.
RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS.
Mr.. Anthony introduced a bill to
amend the act to enforce the rights Of
United Stated citizens to vote in the
several States of this Union, amending
the 10Th section of said act, also to
prohibit the employment not only Of
direct force, menace and bribery to pre-
vent the free exercise of the right Of
suffrage, but also the use Of any writing,
device, token, word or GESTURE with in
tent to intimidate voters or counseling
and indirectly procuring the use of any
means of intimidation; the bill to
punish bribery and corrupt practices in
the election of Presidential electors and
members of Congress, being the same
bill introduced by him heretofore in the
last Congress.
GENERAL AMNESTY.
Mr.. Robertson moved to take up the
general amnesty bill, but the President
decided that the motion was out Of
order.
Mr.. Hamlin also moved to suspend
toithis end, but it was uot in order.
Mr.. Trumbull asked for unanimous
consent.
Mr.. Pomeroy objected.
After the reading Of the Catacazy cor
respondence, the Senate adjourned.
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WASHINGTON.
General Items.

WASHINGTON. December 6.-A special
joint committee will pfobably be ap-
pointed to consider the civil service re-
form.
Wells Opera House was burned this
morning. Loss $4,000. : >
Administration Senators state that
Mr.. Sumner will not be restored to the
Craftsmanship of the committee on
Foreign Relations.
The disposition made heretofore OF
the postal telegraph bill, is thought to
have killed it in the present Congress.
The holders of Georgia bonds have
sent large sums Of money to Atlanta
for the purpose, it is alleged, of in
fiuencing the Legislature against re.
pudiation, ... -.
McClahan, who has been Chief Clerk
in the Second Auditors office for the
past eighteen years, will probably be
appointed to the office Of Chief Auditor,
lately made vacant by the death of T.
L. Brown. ..-......
Eighty-three dollars and ten cents
were to-day contributed to the con.
science fund from New York.
Commodore Worden is ordered to the
command OF the naval station at New
London; Captain Howell to the COM
mand Of the naval station at Segmund;
Captain Armstrong as executive officer
Of the navy yard at Mare Island;
Captain Froily is placed on waiting
orders.
The steamer Severn has been ordered
to Boston, where her crew will be
transferred to the Worcester, Admiral
Lees flagship. The Worcester is Or
dered to join the North Atlantic feet
Immediately.
1t has been satisfactorily ascertained
that Indians, and not white men, COM
mitted the assault on the stage party in
Arizona, by which Fred. Loring and
others were killed. The trail Of the
Indians has been discovered. and par.
ties are now out pursuing.
A petition was circulated in the Senate
this morning, and received several
signatures, requesting Secretary Fish to
reconsider his determination to retire
from the Cabinet.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December 6.-0ne hundred
and twelve public school teachers are
ont of EN- ploymeut in this city.
In the Legislature, yesterday, the
-svenue bill was debated, and bills were
introduced to reduce the fees Of county
Officers; allowing the proceeds OF the
sale Of Lake park, in Chicago, 70 Se
"sed Sss for city purposes; to provide
"sS," snow is falling violently this morn. sr
ins't D' The raiIrosds will probably '0neF
somewhat.
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NEW JERSEY.
Died.

New Brunswick, N. j., December6.-
Hon. Chas. NJ. Herbert, Prosecuting
Attorney, for the Court OF Common
Pleas for the county of Middlesex, died
this morning. OF typhoid fever, after a
severe illness. Funeral on Saturday
Wafer supply Gives Out.
JERSEY CRY, December 6.-The cltl'
zeus of Jersey City and Hoboken have
been considerably excited in conse-
ouepce of the water supply having
mysteriously M given out. The water
commissioners and employees fail to
throw any light on the subject Inc
water supply has been cut Oh during
the fore part Of the day.
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CLEVELAND FOR 1868.
VALUE OF IMPORTS FOR 1868.

VALUE OF IMPORTS FOR 1868.
Toledo $3.50 Cleveland. ssS, ,ss5 ,sS
VALUE OF EXPORTS FOR 1868.
Toledo..sl97,s 7,sl4,24l Cleveland...s7s 81, ,sa
l have not the data to estimate the
lumber and wealth growth OF Sandusky,
but in the last ten years its increase in
population has been SO per cent; 5 per
cent. greater than DAYTON, and 81 per
cent. greater than Cincinnati. The in
crease OF Toledo has been l36 per cent,
or "a per cent. greater than Cleveland,
and a much larger per cent. than any
other city in Ohio; 80 per cent. less than
the increase OF Chicago and 43 per cent.
greater than the increase Of ST. Louis.
This road gives us through route to
the Northwest, with two ends and lat
middle through the very best sections
Of Ohio, and beyond any probable doubt
will give to Wheeling the construction
of shops with an increase Of several
hundred mechanics, citizens and labor
ers. The people along the route are
Jealous and comparatively united. 1t
has an organization and sure future,
closely allied with the best interests OF
Wheeling, if too much Cleveland sand
does not get in our eyes. 1t has the
confidence and is attracting the bids Of
Eastern capitalists, three se's Of whom
are now making overtures to the
officers and with one OF whom con-
tract wiN be closed whenever Wheeling
does something more than talk. Wheel.
ing is asked to subscribe 100000 TO
this road, and 80 become part and par.
eel of a through road, the shortest and
most direct route from Chicago through
Toledo, Sandusky, Wheeling and Cum
berland to Baltimore and Washington
City. 1t crosses and can make the
same favorable terms with other roads
as can the Lake Shore, IA mentioned by
Mr.. Campbell. Now which road will
we "tie to"-the switch from here TO
Freeport, via bridge route, through
Bridgeport, or the other, landing Wheel
ing products - miles further west than
Cleveland by &c miles less OF travel, and
putting us in market where there will
be demand Tor our nails and other
manufactured articles, and not have our
shipments subject to control by citizens
OF another city engaged in manulactur'
ing the same articles, and whose inter.
ests would lead them to thwart us in
our efforts to build up trade for our
selves? Let our people consider and
prepare to act promptly and wisely
when the time come. X. II. G.
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BROOKLYN.
Fires.

BROOKLYN, December GA fire
broke out to-day in a row Of tenement
bouses on Montrose avenue, and was
with much difficulty brought under
control. Four of the occupants lost all
their goods and a large number OF men,
women and children were driven into
the streets by the flames, which spread
ran;dIv The total lose is estimated at
$40 600. No lives were lost.
A fire on a vessel, the Pearl OF India
living at the pier at the loot 0! man
street, to-day, caused damage estimated
at $4,000.
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BUFFALO,.
The Weather.

BUFFALO, N. Y, December 6.-ihe
weather here is intensely cold and q
besvv snow is falling. The wind is
blowing hard straight down The lake.
The canal and river are both frozen
solid. and the tugs will have great dim-
Guilty in the morning in forcing tneir
way through theice. Ess'
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Auction Sale OF VirginiR's Interest
in Internal Improvement Com.
DanieH.


panies.
Colonel w. D. Coleman, Secretary OF
the Board Of Public Works Of Virginia,
announce this morning highly impor.
tant sale OF. railroad, canal, plankroad
and turnpike company stocks at public
auction, by Davenport e. Co.. stock
auctioneers, on Monday, the 5th OF
February next. These stocks consti.
tute the entire interest OF the State Of
Virginia in the various internal i'm
provement companies OF the Common
wealth, and are sold in accordance with
the eighth section OF an act Of the
Assembly, approved March %, 1871.
We notice, in the catalogue, among
other items, 1852 shares of common
stock in the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company, 20, l40
shares OF common stock in the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad Company;
43l0 shares of common stock in the
Richmond and York River Company
one bond for 100000 executed by
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Rail
road company. and secured by second
mortgage on said road; balance due
by the Richmond and Danville Rail-
road company amounting TO A27, 7,OOo,
on account OF loan to said company,
and secured by mortgage; three bonds
OF the Alexandria, Loudon and Hamu-
shire Railroad company for sl6,S54;
1900 shares OF preferred stock 10 the
James river and Kanawha Canal com.
pany, and 10000 shares OF common
stock in the same; also, certain shares
OF stock not enumerated in the Chesa.
peake and Ohio Canal company, Kenps-
vile Canal company, Rivanna Naviga-
tion company. and Upper Appomattox
Nav sigation company. The llst OF other
internal improvements in which the
States interest is TO be sold embraces
nine plankroad companies, eighty-six
turnpike companies, and four bridge
companies. Sale will be made in each
case TO the highest bidder, payable on
delivery in State bonds at par.-RieA
nond Dispatch.
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PHILADELPHIA.
Masonic.

PHILADELPHIA, December 6.-Ihe
Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvanis Ancient
Free and Accepted Masous held com
municative session which occupied ten
hours. Over four hundred members
were present, representing, according
~ Official reports, 10000 Masons in
Pennsylvania. Samuel Q. Perkins was .
elected Grand Master for the ensuing
wear The other business transacted
was of q Masonic character.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
State Temperance Convention.

CONCORD, December 6.-The New
Hampshire State Temperance Conven-
ton assembled here to-day. DR.. D. c.
Babcock, OF Nashua, presided. The at
tendance was large. Rev. A. S. Cum
mings, temperance candidate last year,
declined another nomination. Strong
probationary resolutions were adopted.
The Convention nominated John Black
more, of Sandwich, for Governor, giving
him 42 out Of 40 votes. j. S. Kendall,
OF West Swansea, was nominated for
Railroad Commits .ioner.
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perfected last session by Mr.. Cook. 1t
provides Tor 28l members, on the rep
resentation basis OF l36. .ll9 Inhabitants
Mr.. Mercer submitted substitute
providing that the House consist OF 2So
members. .
Mr.. Butler submitted an additional
section, providing that elections for
Congressman be held on the first Tues
day alter the fret Monday in November
in escn alternate year.
Without taking action the committee
rose and the House, at Is, adjourned.
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MISSISSIPPI.
The Stale Fair.

JACKSON, December 6.-The State
Fair opened today. and was attended
by large crowd. All Of the depart
ments were well represented. There
are l40 bales of cotton entered to com.
pete for prizes.
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r'road Accident.

Af' D., December Oh.
i b. aseman 81. on a freight train
Ishi. ~ L'ne railroad, fell from q
.asao p.afe last night. Several
b. H., H. him, mangling his body
was twenty years of age.
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ERIE.
The Weather-vesseI In Distre

The weather-vessel In Distress.
ERIE, Pa, December 6.-The weather
is very cold and it is showing hard.
This is the coolest day of the season.
There is a large schooner off the
peninsula, flying a flag of distress. Her
foremast and mainmast are gone and
her bows are stove in. 1t is believed to
be the James D. Sawyer, which cleared
from Chicago a week ago, loaded with
wheat for Buffalo. The supposltlon is
that the Sawyer had been run into by
some other vessel in the binding snow
storm OF last night. The vessel lays IN
bad shape, with the sea running very
high aud the wind blowing gale. The
bay is frozen up solid and there are no
tugs here of sufficient power to break
through the ice and assist her. 1t is
thought that a tug will be dispatched
from Buffalo to relieve the crew and
draw her off.
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OHIO.
Farmer Murdered at Cincinnati
Trial OF q Murderer Postponed
Wooden MIL Burned.

Trial OF Murderer POstpOneo-
Wooden Mill Burned.
CINCINNATI, December GA farmer
named Daniel Bollard, was shot and
almost instantly killed yesterday after
noon by three men, one named John
Kline, and the others supposed to be
brothers named Brinker. Kline was
arrested. No cause OF the shooting is
known.
The trial OF Mcdonald Cheek for
murder. which was to take place in the
December Court at Crookville, Indiana,
was yesterday continued 10 January.
The Building of the London Woolen
Company at this place, was totally
destroyed by fire this morning. Loss,
$4,000. Insurance, $4,000, $4,000 OF
which is in the Andes OF Cincinnati.
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9TELEGRAPH.
cor the Register.
81. and Atlantic Line.
ls,... G,''IIc Ics Main street.
,EW YORK.

liars 10 be Arrested
. siIV5f of the Grand Duke.
'''S pscember 6.-The Rus {
~, >, b,s requested the police .
;~.5, u. Russian sailors found
-. >. ,aer6 P. NJ, as desertl0n
:. ;s becoming quite preva'
.,.; Duke and suite bid fare
. TS1',,sndon tomorrow morn
y ..irs special train to Boston. s!n
81 SE:;,ot furniture with which
{, ~. at the Clarendon were
he Russian Government
=; ;;.}sstood, be presented 10
,.,cosnition Of its courteous
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SECOND DISPATCH.

ERIE, December 6.-The vessel before
rer orted off the harbor flying flag OF
distress is not the schooner Sawyer,
that vessel being laid up at Port Huron.
The vessel now turns out to be the Luxe
Forest, Of Chicago, loaded with wheat
and consigned to Buffalo. Great anxiety
is felt for the crew. The weather is
intensely cold and the ice prevents any
aid being rendered them.
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From the Whe' ling Intelligeneer, 6th.l
THE PROTECTED RAILROAD.

The Wheeling Creek and short Creek
ROutes Compared.
To the Editors of the 1nteligencer:
Referring to the article of Mr.. Camp
bell in the htelHgenrer Of Saturday, |
think it is still exceedingly doubtful
whether the Wheeling creek route to
the Northwest(N is "the way we long
have sought" whether We have
more cause to mourn because we'd
found it not" than we may have for
creating the impression that in that
route we have found it. Let us examine
the two routes:
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Fish.

Fish.
MACKEREL IN HALVES AND KITS.
vi Lake Herring In Halves.
White ish In Halves.
Lao. Herring In bDls. For sale
sepI2 MAXWELL, TINGLE 4 co.
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Oils.
IN BBLS. CARBON OIL.
CU 20 bbls Extra No. Winter Lard OIL.
For sale by
sepl2 MAXWELL, TINGLE a 90.
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Raw Sugarp.

on HHDS. sT'RICTLY PRIME p. n.
w Is hbds Good z. r., Ior sale By
sepl2 MAXWELL. TTN0IEA CD.
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Refined sugars.
CU Grandulaied.
20 DbIs. "As,' ""Ex. Csr and aCs.r
p Yellow sugar, for saIe By
seoiy MAXWELL TTNGI,R CO
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New Orleans MOlassea.
IN BBLs. STRICTLY PRIME.
CU For sale very low.
sepI2 MAXWELL. TINGLE 4 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-22
SPECIAL CorrTFsrEe


In consideration of the fact that members o.
the Washington fraternity have received special
oOuTtesies at the hands OF the Grand Roys
Arch Chapter of Massachusetts the officers Oi
that Commandery were provided with carriages
and under the escort of Sir knights John +
Mason and Noble ID. LarneT % this city. vis;tet
various points Of public interest this afternoon
EXTENT OF THE PAGEANT.
Probably ECO Sir knights W r. I'm line to-day
At least 5o,00O people viewed the proc, ri N
eiher from the sidewalks, windows or from the
roofs OF houses on the line OF march. IL WAS un-
doubtedly the most imposing Masonic demons.
uation ever witnessed in Washington.
During the day not a single accident or un-
pleasant incident occurred to mar the enioy-
ment of the occasion. Every body seemed Ia De In
good humOr, and no one was disposed 20 find fault
with the programme laid down By the committee
OF arrangements Everywhere the visiting
knights were warmly and heartily welcomed by
Their brethren and our citizens generally. ami
mace TO feeilpertectly at horne on their arrival.
They expressed themselves highly pleased with
their first impressions of the capital and we
oline that they will return 60 their respective
ht mes carrying with them pleasant remem-
hrances Of our city.