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Secure Your Christmas and New Year
Gifts.
81, 600, O00$

PY the authority of the Act of the Legisla-
- ture OF Kentucky, OF March IL. 1871, the
Trustees OF the Public Library OF Kentucky
GRAND GIFT CONCERT,
AT LOUISVILLE, KY,
Saturday, December 10, 1871.
100 600 Tickets Of admission, $40 each, cur
rency; half Tickets, SIS: quarter Tickets, 50 So.
Tickets will be sent by registered letter; the
money for them may be sent by post office
money order, greenbacks, or draft.
Each ticket consists OF four quarters value
e2 SO each. The holder is entitled to admis-
sion to the Concert, and to the valuo OF the
$3.50 600 in greenbacks will be distributed
to holders Of tickets, in gifts of from 500 600
the the highest, to 500, the lowest. being 72l
gifts in all.
The Concert is for tile benefit OF the
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY.
The Citizens Bank Of Kentucky is Trea-
snrer, and the corporaters and supervisors
arc the Hon. Thomas Z. Bramlette, late Go
vernon OF Kentucky, and twenty or the
most distinguished and respect abio citizens
OF the State.
The undersigned. late principal business
manager OF the very successful Gift Concert
for the benefit Of the Mercantile Library at
Manager Of this Grand Giit Concert.
The drawing and distribution will take place
In pnoiic. and everything will be done to
satisfy the buyers Of tickets that their inte-
rests will DO as woll protected as il they were
personally present to superiutend the entire
affair.
For tickets and information apply to
C.R. PETERS,
120 Main street: Louisville. Ky; No. 8 Astor
House, New York.
81: N. Hempsted, No. 40 Broadway, Mil
waukee, Wisconsin.
M. A. French, Virginio City, Nevada.
N: A. Wolf, No. BIG Chestnut street, st.
Louis.
Tickets also for sale in every prominent
place in tho United States.
Owing to the egcncra! arrangement OF mails
and advertisements consequent on tho disas-
trous contisgration in tho West, the salo OF
tickets in this enterprise is extended to No
vamber 80. 1871, at which time the main
office. 12o Main street, Louisville, Ky, will
closo for adjustment OF faccounts aud business.
No orders, except by mail, will be received
after December l, and no orders by mail
will be filed after December 10. Tie New
York Office will close December 10: other
agencies December 5. Every ticket unsold
December II, will be cancelled by it's number.
Tho drawing will take place in public. Decem.
ber l6, 1871, commencing at A. NJ, and con-
tinuo until the 72l gifts are awarded Pay
ment OF awards will commence December 10.
At O'Clock A. NJ. Circulars Of awards will bo
iouId at every agency soon as they can be
issued correctly, and will also be sent to oil
ticket buyers AZ soon as possible. No order
Will be filed at main Office for less than SO
Nov 10 t12 CHAS. r. PETERS, Manager.
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Butter.
TUBS Virginia Valley BUTTER,
# 6 tubs Mountain Butter.
tubs fine Goshen Butter.
All nice and fresh and for sale Low.
Oct LORiCK Il LOWRANGE
THE CAROLINA HOUSE
On IL onco more open to the public. under
&l9 tho superintendent OF Mr.. II. BARRY.
~ Tho reputation 0f tho house will bo kept
mp. s3 August ~
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Just Received.
IN HALF CHESTS assorted TEA. Though
lO tho price in market has advanced Il per
cent, wo succeeded IN getting our August bill
duplicated. which wo offer at aame price as
boiOro. LORICK Il LOWRANCE.
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PY the authority Of the Act of the Iegisla-
ID ture of Kentucky, OF March l3 1871 the
Trustees OF the Public Library OF Kentucky
will give
GRAND GIFT CONCERT,
AT LOUISVILLE, KY,
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NEW YORK CITY.
NEW YoRK. May 4.

NEN AOIThi NlhJ 'I'
The special plea put in by VIM. Foster,
the murderer Of Avery D. Putnam, in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, this morn.
ing, TINT Judge CordozO, the presiding
Justice, was incapacitated from holding
this court, inasmuci rs hU was one Of the
Judges appointed to hold the general
term, was Uverruled. WhereupOn the
prisoner pleaded not guilty. His trial was
set down for next Thursday peremptOrily.
The loss by the burning Of Prentice &
Co.'S hat factory, Brooklyn, is $9S0,000;
insurance, $4,000, principally in New
York and Brooklyn companies. The
waterproof cloth factory OF Rollins &
Co. was damaged TO the extent OF $50, 900;
insured. A number Of small buildings
were also badly damaged, and u large
quantity Of furniture destroyed. The to-
tai loss will reach nearly half million.
The adjourned examination before the
master in reference in the case Of Heath
& Raphael was continued this afternoon.
Jay Gould, for whom IN attachment has
been issued, voluntarily surrendered him
self 10 Marshal Sharpe, and was present
at the examination. The proceedings be-
ing opened, Mr.. Sou!hmayd called for the
stock ledgcrs used from September 4,
1870, to January II, 1871, and they were
produced. The transfer books were call
ed for in order, and were also produced
and examined by the counsel. The orig
inal convertible bonds upon which the
new issue OF thirty thousand shares of
stock were based, wereGlsO produced and
taken POSSESSION Of by the master. Mr..
Southmnyd then asked Gould II there
were any other books Of the company cX-
cept those produced showing the receipt
by the Erie Company Of money re-
ceived for the convertible bonds,
or the proceeds from the sales OF
stock. Mr.Gould replied that there were no
books but those produced. Mr.. SOuthmayd
asked If there was any book in which en-.
tries were made Of the issue OF COnvertH.
bic bonds? MFR. Gould replied that there
was minute book Of the executive com.
mittee, also q minute book Of the board,
which he produced with the others.
Southmayd-Is there any book in which
these convertible bonds were entered as
the outstanding obligations Of the com.
pany. Mr.. Gould replied that there were
no other books; all the books and docu.
mcnts were then critically examined by
the counsel, and the Master certified that
all was correct Mr.. Gould was then ad-
mittcd to bail by Master White in ten
thousand dollars-H. N. Smith and /, r.
Willard being his bondsmen.
1t has transpired that the production Of
the Eric Railway Company's books in
court to-day was in consequence Of q
resolution passed at meeting Of the Erie
directors held last evening. At the meet
ing in question Mr.. Gould stated that he
was dcsirious oil pushing the litigation to
q termination, and suggested such modia.
cation In the bylaws Of the company rs
would permit him to produce the books
in compliance with the order ofthe court.
The resolution was accordingly passed
unanimously.
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WASHINGTON.
Enforcement Of the Ku-Klux BIll..'
The Treaty with England.
NEW York, May 4.

AVE-" AOAANl %A'J -
The 4fiJunes Washington cOrrespon.
dent says this morning: "Thcre is good
authority for the report that the Prcsi'
dent will very soon, by proclamation or
otherwise, take active measures for the
enforcement Of the Ku-Klux law passed
during the last session OF Congress. The
only circumstance which will be likely to
cause delay Is the absence Of the ySeCre.
tary of War. The President remarked
since his return from the West that he
should not go 10 California until he Ind
initiated measures in accordance with the
provisions of that law for the peOtCctiOn
OF the loyal people OF the South"
The same correspondent also telegrapls:
"Many efforts have been made, it is alIeg.
cd by the ,iOint High Commissioners, to
prejudice the treaty beforehand in,thc
minds Of the people, and TO create false
impression as to It's contents. The most
noticeable is that which seeks to convey
the belief that tho American Commission.
ers have allowed the claims Of the British
subjects 10 be put down as set of to the
Alabama claims. and allowed them to en-
ter into u basis Of settlement to the amount
of about thirty millions of dollars. 1t is
also stated in public prints that the En-
glish Commissioners have presented
claims TO be considered for slaves owned
by English subjects and freed by the
United States government during the
war. AS the British laws make the hold.
ing of slaves by British subjects felony,
the absurdtty Of this report is apparent.
There is also authority for the statement
that all the reports regarding the counter
claims OF Englandare false and malicious"
Judge Granger, Recorder General Of
the Land Office, has resigned
The Postmaster General has appointed
George A. Bangs Special Agent, rico Geo.
B. Armstrong, resigned.
General Pleasonton will not decide the
New York Central scrip dividend case
for some time to come.
Lord Walsingham, n distinguished En-
glish agriculturalist,. left yesterday for
California, and Lord Goodrich, son Of
Earl Dc Gray, is on the eve ofstarting in
the same direction.
A base ball game between the Red
Stockings, Of Boston, and the OlympiCs,
has, In consequence ola heavy rain, been
postponed until tomorrow.
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THE KU.KLUx LAW.
A Proclamation by the President.
WASHINGTON. Nav 4.

WASHINGTON, May q.
The act of Congress entitled: "An act
10 enforce the provisions Of the Fourteenth
Amcdment 10 the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States, and other purposes approved
April 20, A. u. 1871, being q law OF eX.
traordinary public Importance, I Iconsider
it my duty 10 issue this, my proclamation,
calling the attention of the people Of the
United States thereto, eDjoining upon all
good citizens and especially upon the pub
lie officers, to be jealous In the enforce
ment thereof, and warning all persons to
abstain from committing any acts thereby
prohibited. The law Of Congress applies
10 all parts Of the United States, and will
be enforced everywhere 10 the extent Of
the powers vested in the Executive; but
inasmuch as the necessity therefor, is
well known TO have been caused chief
ly by the persistent violations OF the
rights Of citizens OF the United States,
by the combination Of lHwless and
disallected persons in certain lOcaIi.
ties lately the theatre Of insurrection and
military conflict, do particularly exhort
the people Of those parts Of the country 10
suppress oil such combinations by their
own voluntary efforts, through the agency
of local laws, and to maintain tue rights
Of all citizens Of the United Sates, and 10
secure to Iil citizens the equal protection
Of the laws. Fully sensible of the respon.
sibilily imposed upon the Executive by
the act OF Congress TO which public atten-
ton is now called, and reluctant to call into
exercise any Of the extraordinary powers
thereby conferred me, except In cases ofim-
peratiVe necessity, I do nevertheless deem
1t my duty to make known that will not
hesitate TO exhaust the power thus vested
in the Executive whenever and where
ever it shall become necessary 10 do, so
for the purpose of securing to all citizens
ofthe United States the peaceful enjoyment
of the rights guaranteed 10 them by the
Constitution and the laws. II ismy earn.
est wish that peace and cheerful obedience
to law may prevail throughout the land,
and that all trace Of our late unhappy
civil strife may be speedily removed.
These ends can be easily reached by &c.
quiesenCe in the results OF the conflict
now written In our Constitution, and by
due and proper enforcement Of equal, just,
and impartial laws in every part
Of our country. The failure OF the
local communities 10 furnish such
means for attainment of the results 30
earnestly desired, imposes upon the Nat.
ional Government tho duty OF putting
forth all It's energies for the protection Of
its citizens OF every race and color, and
for tho restoration of peace and order
throughout the entire country.
In testimony whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed. Done at the
city Of Washington, this third day Of May,
in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.one and the
Independence Of the United States ninety.
fourth.
[Signed, U. s. GRANT.
BY tho President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of STATE.
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SCIENTIFIC NOTES.
Is the Interior OF the Earth Solid or
Fluid3

Is the Interior OF the Earth Solid or
Fluid3
Although the doctrine that the earth is
molten sphere, surrounded by thin
crust Of solid matter, was once almost
universally taught by geOlogists, there
have Of late years been brought forward
several arguments TO hecontrary, which.
apparently, are more in favor of Its being
a solid, or nearly solid, mass through.
out; and these arguments are fully entitled
TO our consideration, as our object Is not
to defend any particular theory, but to
arrive, as nearly as we can, at the truth.
l will, therefore, In the first place, proceed
to sCrutiniZe all which has been brought
forward in opposition To the older hy.
pOthesis, and then to consider whether
any other explanation yet advanced is
more in accordance with the facts Of the
case.
First OF all, We are to answer the Ques.
ton as to whether 1t Is possible for such
thin crust to remain solid, and not ut
once to become melted up and absorbed
into the much greater mass OF molten
matter beneath ii? This latter would
doubtless be the case, II the fluid mass had
any means Ofkeeping up its high tempera.
ture, independently Of the amount Of heat
1t actually possessed when it originally as
sumed the form Of an igneous globe. The
question, however, in reality, answers
itself in the negative, since 1t is evident
that no crust could even commence TO
form on the surface, unless the sphere
itself was at the moment actually giving
of more heat, from It's outer surface to the
surrounding atmosphere, than it could
supply from its'mOre central parts, in or
der to keep the whole in perfectly fluid
condition; so that, when once such u
crust, however thin, had formed upon the
surface, It is selfevident that it could NOT
again become melted up or reabsorbed
into the fluid mass below.
This external process, Of qualification
due 70 refrigeration, would then continue
going on from the outside inward, until q
thickness Of crust had been attained sui
tlclent 10 arrestSor neutralize lowing to its
bad conductlbillty Of leat,) both the cool
ing action Of the surrounding air and the
loss OF more heat from the molten mass
within; and thus a stage would soon be
arrived at when both these actions would
so counterbalance one another, that The
further cooling down oi the earth could
be all but arrested; u, condition ruling al
the present time, since the earth.suriace
at this moment, so far from receiving any,
or more than a minute amount OF heat
from the interior. appears to depend en-
tirely, as regards It's temperature, upon
the heat which 1t receives from the suns
rays.
We have next to consider the argumen
that, II the earth's exterior were In reality
only such thin covering, or crust, llkl
the shell Of an egg, to which 1t has olleI
been likened, such q thickness would b
altogether insufficient TO give to it that
stability which we know It to possess
and that, consequently, 1t could neve
sustain the enormous weight Of It's noun
ltatn.ranges, such as, for example, the hi
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Weather Report.
WASHINGTON, May

WAsllNuTONi may t.
Synopsis tor Past 7irsntyJoSr Hours
The barometer continues low on tho Pa
cilic coast, with cloudy weather and high
westerly winds. The lower pressure is
now central between Lakes Ontario and
Huron, and has extended southwark into
Georgia. It's the highest on Lake Supe,
rior and in Maine. The temperature has
risen somewhat in the Gulf States, but has
fallen on the Atlantic and lakes. North
easterly winds have prevailed from Lakes
Erie to Superior, but are now turning to
the northwest. Brisk northe0sterly winds
on the east and middle Atlantic, and east.
erly winds in the southwest. Clear
weather is reported from Minnesota to
Louisiana. Heavy rains have generally
prevailed on the lakes and Atlantic.
Probablities-C Cloudy weather with brisl;
northwesterly winds are probable for the
lakes on Friday Clearing weather for
the Lower Mississippi and Gull, and high
nurthcastGrly winds followed by westerly
winds and cloudy weather for the Middle
and Eastern States.
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American Medical Association.

DAN tKANClSCo, CAf.., NlNy4.
The Medical Association indefinitely
poned the motion to construe the consti.
tuition so as not to exclude female dele.
gates.
DR.. Henry A. Martin, of Boston, Chair.
man Of the Committee on Vaccination,
was removed for insulting language used
towards the Association in on article on
vaccination, published iu the Homeopathic
Journal.
The Association elected the following
officers Tor the ensuing year: President,
DIR. D. W. Yandell, Of Ky; Vice Presi'
dents, Thos. NJ. Logan, OF Cal, G. S. Ives,
of Ala, r. NJ. Mitchell, Of Ala, ]. X
Bartlett, Of Wis; Assistant Secretary, D.
Murray Chester; Librarian, +. A. Ash
ford, Of Philadelphia; Treasurer, Q.
Weston, of Philadelphia. The Associa'
ton will meet in Philadelphia next year,
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malay as Of Asia, or the Andes Of Ameri.
ca, which are, rs It were, masses Of rock
piled uphigh aboveits mean surface.levcl.
at first sight, this style Of reasoning not
only appears plausible, but even seems to
threaten to upset the entire hypothesis
altogether. 1t requires but little sober
consideration, however, to prove that it
Is rather, so to speak, sensational in chur-
aCter than actually founded on the facts
Of the case; for it Is only requisite for
US TO be able TO form in our minds some
tangible idea Of the relative proportion
which the size Of even the highest noun
tain bears 10 that Of the entire globe
itself, 10 convince lis, il such a crust could
once form and support itself, that 1t could
with ease support the weight Of the noun.
tains also. The great Himalayan chain
Of mountains rises 10 u maximum altitude
Of thirty.One thousand eight hundred and
sixty feet, or six miles above the level of
the sea; and, If the earth could be seen re-
duCed in scale down 10 the size Of an
orange, 10 all intents and purposes 1t
would look like IN almost smooth ball,
since even the highest mountains and
deepest valleys upon It's surface would
present to the eye no greater inequalities
in outline than the little pimples and hol-
lows on the outside of the skin of IN ordi-
nary orange. II this thin crust of the
earth can support itself, 1t is not at all
likely to be crushed in by the, compare
lively speaking, insignificant weight of
our greatest mOuntain.chains; for, in point
Of fact, it would be quite as unreasonable
to maintain such q disposition, Us to de-
clare that the shell Of q hens egg would
be crushed in by simply laying piece Of
n similar egg.shell upon its outside.
That very thin spheroidal crust, or
shell, enclosing body Of liquid mat
ter, such us an ordinary fowls
egg, does possess in itself m enor-
nous degree Of stability and power
to resist pressure from without, Is easily
demonstrated by merely loading a small
portion of It's surface with weights, as
long as it docs not give way under them.
Even when placed on It's side Tor least
strong pOsitiOn), it is found that q portion
ol the shell, only one quarter OF an inch
square, will sustain several pounds weight
without showing any symptoms Of either
cracking or crushing; or, in other words,
this simple experiment indicates that, II
the external crust Of the Garth were but
as thick and strong In proportion as an
egg.shell, it would be fully capable Of sus.
tanning masses, equal In volume and
weight 10 many llimalayas, piled up one
atop Of another, without any danger
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GENERAL NEWS.

Pat Doyle and John Montgomery, en-
gagged in excavation in q gravel pit on th(
Ohio & Mississippi Rail Road, neaI
North Bend, Ohio, were overwhelmed by
the cavingin of the earth, Thursday, an(
killed.
"A child Of Lewis Hoffman, thre,
years old, iell from fourth story window
in Cincinnati yesterday and was instantly
killed.
The destructive fire in Plymouth
Ohio, Tuesday night, was supposed tC
have been incendiarism-loSs $4,000
J. G. Street, Bachroch Bros, Masonic
Hall, Richard: Clark and John Metty
were the principal sufferers.
There were Forty-two bids for gold
yesterday, in New Jersey, amounting Ia
about $S,G3O,OOO at 110.13 to 11i.1G
Awards will be $2,OO0,0OO at .0J lii
10 111.1G.
"A dispatch from Wilkesbarre, says
the Wilkosbarre Coal and Iron Company
resumed work yesterday morning, except
in breaker No. 5, whiclr is not in repair.
David Moore, q laborcr on the rail
road, was struck by train on Wednes
day morning, and found dead near Sny,
der'S Station, Clarke county, Ohio.
Charles Morgan, colored, IN emplOyt
on the II. G. Gray, fell overheard at Gin.
cinnati yesterday and was drowned.
Bill Gordon, n noted counterfelter,
was arrested at Cincinnati yesterday
morning by Downs, Of Col. Whitby's Sc.
cret Service Corps.
John G. Carlisle, OF Covington, WIS
nominated for Lieut. Governor Of Ken.
lucky by the Democratic Convention al
Frankfort.
"A Book Clerks Mutual Association,
similar 10 one In New York, is to be or
ganizcd in st. Louis.
The Mace .COburn fight Is the absorb
ing topic of conversation among the sport
ing men Of Buffalo, N. Y. A large amount
Of money has been staked on the result
Steamers will leave Detroit, Buffalo
Eric, Pa, and rendezvous at Eric. The
H6ulluS Bluunu uulllCl ID uluu' LII
place selected will not be officially an
nounced until the day OF the fight.
The members Of tho Society OF tht
Army Of the Potomac who pay full fare
10 the reunion to be held at Boston on the
18th inst, will he furnished free return
tickets. Gen. Grant will not be present
The returns show that nearly every
town In Massachusetts which voted Tues
day on tho question of licensing the sale
Of beer and ale, voted no by Nlarge ma
jority.
John A. Berklc, a young drug clerk
committed suicide with strychnine, early
Thursday morning, in Covington, Ky.
The sawmill of Henry steinberg, q
Meyanmega, Wis, was burned, Thursday
and Touring mill adjoining. Loss $40,
600.
The wooden mills Of Dean & La
martG, ut Bridgeport, Conn.,, were burned
Wednesday night. Loss $4,000; insur
anCe $j500O.
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FIre at PainesrilIe, Ohio.

PAINEsvIILE, May 4.
A fire last night destroyed two ware.
houses, cabinet shop, dwelling, two
barns, the railroad block, blacksmith
shop and lumber yard. The occupants
were S. Anderson, J. s. Lindsey, ]. Il,
TAYLOR, ]. Seth Marshall, c. o. Childs,
the Gas Company, Kicker & Steel, and
the estate Of Il. Williams. The whole
north side Of Main street would undoubt'
edly have been destroyed but for the new
fire steamer. Most Of the goods in the
railroad block were removed. Loss esti'
mated at thirty totorty thousand. lnsu,
rance fifteen to twenty thousand. Chlel
enginrer Ferris was disabled by Sprain
in the early part Of the fire.