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LOCAL JOTTINGs.

The degrees Of heat yesterday were so
various as to afford some idea Of a combi-
nation Of seasons inside OF very limited
time. Early in the morning the weather
was cool enough TO remind Us of October,
but by noon as warm as an August day
ought 10 be.
We ore glad to see that James II. MsuFy,
Esq, has so far recovered from the irju-
ries received by falling from the observa-
tory of his new house as TO be able TO ride
out from home.
James Parrish, the brakeman who Vas
badly hurt LAST Thursday eve ing by fall
ing from train of the Eigefeld and Ken
lucky Railroad, returned to consciousness
yesterd-y morning, end Was removed to
the residence Of ms father in E1geheld.
The attending physician is now hopeful of
his early recovery.
Messrs. Tignor. Heald and PlummeT,
the noyly appointed policemen, last night
appeared at the Office Of Recorder Halle,
took the oah of Office, and began the
performance of their duty.
Patrick Henif1rd died yesterday st his
res dence, near Wilson Spring, in South
Nashville Funeral tomorrow at the Co
thedral.
We noticed yesterday a stalk of corn
thirteen feet seven inches high. It vas
raised by Vim. Newsom of North Edge
field. How is that for high?
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rriminaIrriaI N snsIbrriII.. .

l. is expected that the trial in the Circuit
Cour5 now in session at ShelbyVilie Of VIM.
Wisener, the young man Indicted f1rshOo:-
ing and wounding With intent TO kill Z B.
6 altman, agent OF the Southern Express
Company, will commence to-day. Messrs.
Cooper, ColdTsll, ScuddAr, Ivsy and other
members of the ShslbyVilis bar are en-
ploysd to defend. Col. A. s. CO,yar, and
Hon. Henry S. Fcofe, ct Nashville, and
Col Inge, Of Co-iuf., Mas, viii assist
iha Attorney Gsa4Tsl ia the prosecution.
Considerable public interest IS felt in the
trisl TO be bad, and fcom the publicity al
ready given TO the circumstances Of this
case, and the efforts made by the friends
Of the defend ant to have toe Indictment
dismissed, it may be difficult to obtain
juTy in the county CT Bedford It il prob
able that an effort viii be made to-day 70
smpnunsl a iury.
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The Las; OF Kalamazoo.
MEMPHIS,
sad Tragedy-NichoisOu PRyeIn ent
Death of Jcdge King.

sad DISQUALIFICATION PRyeIn ent
Death of Jcdge King.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 18.-Eiward r Burr,
well known here, was shot and instantly
killed st Magnolia Garden, in the south
ern portion of the city, at o'clock this
morning, by bartender named Lake
Psdden. Burr's parents reside at Bates
vile, Ark, and are very wealthy, His
desth causes great excitement here, and
the greatest indignation is manifested
against his murderer, who is q notorious
desperate. Padden was arrested and
committed.
A. S. Mitchell, who was appointed
q special Master in ChanceTy by the
United States District Court in the case of
S. E. Brown vs. the city of Msmphis, for
paving the streets with Nicholson pave
meut, has rendered decision in favor Of
the plaintiff for nearly 100000.
Judge E W. NJ. King, one of the
leading lawyers of the Memphis bar,
died at Ramsr, Tenn, Wednesday.
LATEI.-The coroner's jury in the
case of Luke Pddden for killing E. Burr,
this morningretuEned verdict of willful
murder. Padden was committed to jGil
without bail. There was considerable
tsik Of nchirg Padden, but calmer
counsel prevailed. He will have pre-
limipary examination in the morning.
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DEATH OF IUpGE VI. KING

OE ~" H. W. We nHNNs =
Our dispatches chronicle the death of
Judge f W NJ King, Of Memphis. He
died at the residence OF his son-in-la Mr..
J. L. FoElk,s, at Rsmer, Tenn. The
AsdIGRche Of yesterday contains the fol-
lowing reference 90 his death:
In 1850 or 1851 he Was elected Judge of
the G numerical and Criminal Court of
Memphis, holding The position until legis-
lated out by the for natien of the Common
Law and CbarceIy Court, over which the
late Judge TuIley frss presided, followed
by Judge William z. Harris, who in turn
WIS 81 ceeded by Judge ]. P. Oaruthers,
upon whose resignation Judge George
Dixon WIS elected. In 1856, during the
ever-rnem rab,e guberrstoIiat canvass be-
tween Meredith z. Gentry and Andrew
Johnsoo, Judge King was elected to the
Legislature on the Democratic ticket. He
ssrved with distinction, and was afterwasd,
If We mist .ks not, elected Attorney Gen
Cral OF the Criminal Court.
Judge Kings great ability es a lawyer
WA universally recognized He made
criminal practice his specially, and for
many Years Yves engaged in nearly all the
important causes that were trisd at the
Memphis bar. He was one IF the four
great Lights Ct The crimi5al bar of hose
dsys-Yerger, King, Brown ard Sale-of
whom only the latter survives. Judge
Brown pstsed away years ago aud is only
remembered by our oldest citizens 1t
Seems but yesterday thst Judge Ysrger, to
whom after reaching eminencs ut the bar,
had davned a new aud greater career Of
usefulness On the bench, dropped from
the world Of mea, Nov, both are followed
by tJeir old frieId and associate, whose
irou constitution successfully dsGed the
ravages Of time until long sfaer his LARS
had been whitened by the frosts of three
score years.
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NEW ORLEANS.
Jury ErOkersI

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 1S.-Frauds have
been perpstrated recently by the substi-
tuition of jurors, which, it is thought,
will result in many new trials. Judge
Abel, of the Criminal Court sentenced
p. J. Hussey, jury broker, to ten days
Imprisonment and $50 fine. Henry Jones,
falsely representing Lswis Hartmann as
q juror. TO ten days imprisonment and a
fine of 800. The judge regretted the
law was not more explicit for the punish
ment of misdemesnors of this kind, but
hoped even before q similar attempt was
made TO corrupt the integrity of the jury
box, that all persons inclined to engage
in this speculation, would take warning
By the cases namsd.
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signing the Death warrant.

Several Ct the railroad companies have
of late been making efforts to obtain the
signatures of their employees to an instru-
ment of writing, or obligation in which
said employees agrees not to hold ths rail-
road companies responsible for any iIju-
ries these parties may sustain while on the
road in their employ. Holding that tho
companies pay them, in their salaries, an
amount that ahoGld be satisfactory, and
that the employees are thereby FsmUners ted
for all the risk If life and limb while they
are thus engaged. This plan, ssys the Paris
Intelligencer is Just now being attsmpt sd
on the II. G. and L. Railroad, b1t seems
to work very badly Not many seem dis
posed to sign these death warrants.
There is also no lilt!e trouble coming up
in the future, grOviDg ont Of the employ
ment of few brakemsn on our road OF
African descent. We hope there will not
be strike on this road, but We expect it.
SGch thing would be misfortune TO the
pubic nov, as in very short time there
will be 3 large amount of freights to pass
over this road, whose business is becoming
immense, both in freight and trav 81 during
the lsts summer and fall months, with an
annual increase.
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Marrow Gauge Railroads In Ten

Marrow Gauge Railroads I'm Ten
nsssse.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held at Lawrenoeburg, on the III inst, 10
take into consideration the piopriety CT
building a narrow gauge railroad from Pa
laski to that place. The following named
gentlemen we're appointed commissioners
for the purpose of getting up subscriptions
of stock, from each civil district: Thomas
J. Goble, J. NJ Powell, VIA. McMssters,
w. FL Hagen, G. o. W. White, T B. Ksl-
lev, T. Z. Kelley, G T. Hughes, VIM.
Parkes, J. L. Brandon, b. P. Harvey,
Nicholas Youngblood, II. H. Garrett, j.
d. Kidd, Neal Garner, J. N. Pennington,
Leroy Pennington, A. o. Williams, G.. X.
WEIGH.
Tue following resolutions we're adopted:
Whereas, We, the people Of Lawrence
county, being fully aware of the vast riches
of our county both In minerals, timber and
water power, and knowing that the SINE
can only be developed Though the instru-
mentality Of a rsilrOad sffordiDg to us
transportation, therefore, be it
Resolved, That We will use all possible
means, ard that we do earnestly lmplore
the assistance of Giles county in the build
irg of road from Pulaski TO Lawrence
burg.
Resolved, That We, the peOpls of Law
renos county, will undertake to luiid the
read from LawFenceOurg to the county lima
in the direction of PULASKI.
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TINKER DAVE,

II. V. R., the correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial, writes from
Jamestown, FentTess county: TEF-
After the war two enterprising Cincin-
natians cAms here, in advance Of the
railroad, and went into the dry goods
business. The firm name was Strohmeier
q Bonman. They did something in the
way of claims, as well as dry goods, and
finally took it into their heads to make an
effort TO get Congress TO place Tinker
Dawes men, most of whom lived about
here, on an equal footing with other
Union soldiers, and pay them for their
services during the war.
don't know how they managed IL,
but by some means they got Congress TO
appropriate one hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars for the benefit of Tinker
Dawes men. Meantime they had bought
up most of these claims from the parties,
paying from one TO four hundred dollars
each for them. When the money was
drawn, which was recently, Tinker Dawes
men thought there had not been fsir d.
vide, and raised fuss. They had not got
enough money. Strohmeier commended that
his expenses had been very heavy, in buy
ing up CJrgressmen and the like,
and that he had given the men all
they were entitled to. They all came IN
here one 6aY to have settlement, when
the assemolage broke up 10 row, several
were shot, 6 Deputy United States Mar
saal killed, and Strohmeier and Bonman
took to the woods. Whether they re-
turned to Cincinnati is not known, but |
they cannot live here. Their lives would |
not be worth fifteen cents each. As TO !
whether they were at fault, various opin- !
ions are afost, and hear half dozen !
different sides to the story in 50 many |
hours. Some say that S. and B. |
agreed to collect for ten per cent,
and then tried to keep back seventy per
cent, while others contend that it took
great deal of the money TO buy up Con-
gressmen, and that the agents only con-
tended that the men should l1se portion !
of the purchase money" How this is
don't know, but l do know that Uncle |
Sam has let one hundred and fifty thou.
sand dollars 60 out Of his Treasury which
is in fair way to doAno one any good,
but become fuad TO fight over. But
under our enlightened system of govern
ment such little transactions are common.
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GERMANY.
I.roErcSs of tho Chnis,a

BERLIN, Aug 1S.-Tne cholera has
appeared in theneighborhood CT stellenin.
The disease continues its raYsges in
hOnigsburg, where on Tuesday there were
20 new cases and 81 deaths, and on Wed.
nesdsy so cases and 20 deaths.
Uniform Postage the World over
BERLIN. Aug, 1S.-The Postal Confer
cree in session here suggests the cOnclu
siOn of international treaties between all
groat powers, including America, estab-
fishing n uniform rate OF postage on let
ttrs, regardless of distance. Twenty.
ccntimes when prepaid and forty cen
times when unpaid, with additional
charge on letters which 60 by ses.
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ARKANSAS.
Grants Var against His Party

LITTLE Rock, Aug. lS-Gen. CATER
son, the suspended United States Mar
shal, is just from Washington, where he
has been to settle his accounts and 10 lay
his case before the President. The latter
told him that he had been susp nded be-
cause of packing the United S ates Grand
Jury and procuring the Indictment of
Senator Clayton. Gen, Ca'terson received
but little encouragement from the Presi-
dent, and does not believe he will be re-
stored, although he filed papers with the
Attorney General exones atjng Himself
from the charges, and that officer was
CLEARLY OF the opinion that the Marshal
was blsmeless.
Notwithstanding oyertCres of peace
from the Clayton wing of the Republican
party here, the war between the two fac
lions seems TO grow still stronger.
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PITESTON.
Rockies Whining.

PTTsTOE, Pa Aug. 1S.-The commits
tee yesterday app Din!ed to examine the
mine and ascertain the cause of the DIG
aster, report sf,er four or five hours careful
examination in the mines that they found
but one d or N the up cast and airway,
ard thst through this airway men could
hardly crawl. The NINE presented indics-
tians Of an explosion of large sccum-
mulsted gases, which were liable auy
moment from he situation TO ignite by
The naked ligSts of the men at work.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

The Indi .nspolis scientists 10 * iaunt
TO Terre Haute yesterday.
Prince frederick William, of Germany,
visited Plymouth yesterday.
Arrangements are making for the i'm
mediate construction of the LeavenWorth
and Denver narrow rail o3d.
Near Alexandria, LIS, recently two I'M
known strangers TOOK refuge under a tres
and were killed by lightning.
Another sickenilg story of kidnsp-
ping, murder and outrage Of little girl,
comes from WittsbLrg, Ark.
Col. Jas. III. Scovel, has resolved to re-
main in he field as Republican candidate
for Governor of New Jersey.
New York wss charmed yesterday by a
false report of the burning at sea of the
steamer Henry ChaurCey.
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GREAT BRITAIN.
Crimes and CasuaiiIies,

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-TheOdors Thomp-
son, sheriff, substitute of Inverness, was
yesterday sentenced to five years impris-
onment for forging bills Of exchange.
An extensive fire occurred last evening
at Leice ster, which is the principal wool
manufacture center of England, and
which resulted in heavy losses. Several
persons were killed end the dead bodies
81 badly burned So 10 be beyond identi1i
cation.
Six persons were drowned this morn.
ing by cspsizng yacht off Sale ombs,
DevOnshire.
1t is reported thai the Admiralty have
decided that the crew of The irOl clad
Agincourt, which was recently ashore
a. Gibralter shall be paid off and the YES
sci itself put out of commission. The
Admiralty also have decided to super
sede rear Admeral Cormot and Capt.
Bearnes, who were in command at the
time of this disaster.
AJubiIee at ChiseIhurst.
Napoleon has given a fete st Chisel-
hurst at which kilograms were read from
the Gar of Russia, thu King of Sweden,
the Emperor of Austri9, the King OF
Portugal the King of Holland, the
Prince of Wales ana others.
Serious Mining Troubles.
The negotiations for settling by ar
bitrctIon The differences between miners
and their employers in SJu,h Wales
failed. Fresh strikes have broken out
among the workmen in Leeds, VINO de-
mand reduction of the hours Of labor.
Hundreds of new hands have arrived ct
New Caslle to supply the places of en-
gIneeIs on strike there.
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SING.SING.
The COnvICts' EscaPade- Five Recap
Iured.

1ho COnFiCth1 EScAPAOe-tISoh eSap
Iured.
SING-SNG Prison, n. Y, Aug. IS
Oliver Scott, of the GAINESVILLE Institute,
reached here with another convics named
Jacob Weller, the wife murderer, who
was caught at 9 o'clock last night on a
country road. Walter Williams, the bond
r0bber, was with Weller and was fired
upon but escaped. Five convicts in all
arc recap,urGd. D-Gnis ConTay who was
caught this morning, told Russell the
agent, the two strangers on the tug boat
were ex conVicts, but nothing would
tempt him to give their names. Russell
stated that each prisoner captured would
be punished with ball and chain attached
to their legs for three months.
1t is singular fact that at least five
conyicts were well supplied with green
backs. Jack Weller, the wife murderer,
brought in to-day, had twenty five dollars
on his person ard offered his captors
$500 to let him go. He told them that
Walter Williams would not be caught as
he had g, 900 in greenbscks in his clothes
to buy his way through.
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KU-KLUX.
Masked MaI-auders I'm New
jersey.
Senator Casteli's House fRansaeked
at the Point of the Pistol,

Senator Casteli's House EsansaelSed
at the Point OF the Pistol.
MERoHANTsynLs, N. j., Aug. 49,
Two masked burglars entered the resi-
dence Of Hon. Alex. G. Cattell last night
while the male inmates of the family
were absent, and pointed pistols at the
ladies and demanded silence, then they
ransacked the house. They carried off
watches, other jewelry and some money.
TIE robbers after ward broke into the
railway station aud carried away every
thing valuable. Loss not known.
Murdered I'm HIS Wife's Presence.
CAPE ISLAND, N. j., Aug. 1S.-Jona-
than Hoffman, a farmer living on the
Courthouse road two miles from the
Island, was murdered last night while
waking home from a neighbours house
in company with his wife. He received
a full charge of shot and died in few
minutes. The murder is supposed to
have been committed by some vagrant
boot black whom he had detected robbing
q melon patch some time since. The
offer reward of $500 for
the arrest of the murderer.
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KtI.ehnn Inc RaiI-

The body of aTr. John 7. Oldham, who
resided about four miles from AadisOnvills,
was fond on the track Of the Evsnsvilie,
UendeIgon and Nashville railroad, ons
milo south Of that plnee, or Tneaday nighf
the b inst Hfslsss, ana 'errroy msng
led o. T'nssday Rigid. tbs u D tnst-, a.
or near E4riingtpn, another person. name
NET sscertained, bus said 70 have been
minor. vas killed by tins nlgui tSsin n 'm
HoDLintyille coming north Il Is thought
boih of the persons named we're under tbs
iuAueoes Of liquor at the time Of the SO
cidsnts,
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A Contrast Between Two cities.

L W. McCord, of the Pulaski Citizen,
vino is with the Tennessee Press excur-
sion, writes thus to his paper contrasting
tbs inequalities CT Cincinnati with those
of Louisville, as exhibited toward the ex-
cursicnists:
Tho priDcely, open handed, open-
hearted hospitality of Cincinnati stands out
in striking contrast to the cool treatment
at Louisville, city that We, as Tennes-
seeans, ct least expected would receive us
oivilly. With the solitary exception Of II.
Ksap, Esq, the noble hearted proprietor
f the Louisville Hotel and Max zeil House.
Nashville, who, true to mis- generous ma
ture, paid us every attention, We were
coolly treated, and this to by city whose
interests have ever been defended by the
country press OF Tennessee against tn 1se
of Cincinnati. But the thundsrs Of that
very same country press may jet reyeT-
bersts in the counting rooms and ware
houses of Louisville to the sorrow of her
merchants Every member CT the exour-
sion Is delighted with noble old CincIn-
ER,i, and viii not fail 70 remember her fer
years to come.
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OGDEkSBURG.
The Baron Delivered of His Lecture.

The Baron Delivered of His Lecture.
OGDENsBURe, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-The
excitement about Baron Comes lecture
is abatipg. Oee of the rioters who was
bailed Wednesday, assaulted one of the
most respectable citizens to-day, and then
gave himself up. He was again bailed.
The Baron DELIVERED his lecture This after
noon at the skating rink, before a good
audience, under protection of the Mayor
ard police. No attempt was made to
disturb him.
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NashvlIIe Library Association,

We are requested by the Nashville Ii
brary Association to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of donation Of books from Jas NJ
Sinclair, Rev Il A Young, DID,, II O
Hensley, DIR Paul T. Eve, Philip Linds-
Miss Ellen Winston, Prof Fl P Esrhart, E
Fl Miller, Col A 8 Colyar, W K Dobson,
Frank I Reid, Col Oshill, Jno Ruhm, 10
Hough, G @ GieIs, Nathaniel Baxter.
Joseph Walk having had his library do
stroyed during the war, and not beirg
able on that account to donate any books,
he sent in his mite in the shape of check.
Let others initiate this worthy example.
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THE TURF.
three Races at sa.ratex..

SARATOGA, Aug. 1S-The attendance
at the races was large. The first race,
for all ages, three quarters of mile, wss
won by Belmont's Nellie James, Frog
town second and Moselle third. Frog
t)wn was the favoIite in the pools.
The second race was for three-yesr-
ODDS, one mile and one-eighth, which was
won by Abdel Koree, sad was a clos e
race, the winner running neck and neck
with Lubmsn three -fourths of ths entir e
distance. Time, 1853. s-.-
The third race, for ali ages, one mile
and three quarters, was won by the fa-
vorite, Elliptic, by about neck; Hamburg
came second and Frogtown third. Time,
O.0Sl
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Five Hundred and FIfty Dollars

On Last Friday, while some rubbish was
being cleared up at the residence of Hugh
Frances, E.q., at Shelbyville, his little
daughter found q roll of greenbacks
amounting to $3.50, $3.50 Of which were
legal tender notes. The money belonged
to W. 7. Tune, deceased, and was hid
there by p. X. Coble during the war to
keep the Rebels from getting it with seV-
eral other packages. Il is supposed tina.
rats had made way with it. The little girl
was presented with $50 for her discovery
by James O. Tune, Esq. sr rrr ~.