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INSURANCE..

What the Companies Lost By the Hos.
ton Fire.
Special Despatch to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
New YORK, Dec. GA Boston correspondent
OF the Tribune gives the latest intelligence Of
insurance Losses by the fire in that city. Tho
following is the aggregate:
Ascertained loss Of "a Massachusetts COM
panies. $s5, ,s51, 600
Ascertained loss Of 80 New York companies 3,8770oo
Ascertained loss Of Is companies Of other
States and England. 4,se2ooo
from: .:.::..-....-:.....:...... soesooo
Estimated losses Of as companies not regu-
larly admitted to business in Masgachu-
setts . k,a nm
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Sale nf T'eIerraph Linea

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HALIFAX, N. s., Dec. 5.-The PROPOSE ct tha
Western Union Telegraph Company topurchasa
the Nova Scotia lines has been unanlmusly &C.
made to GETTY the decision into effect.
, 1872-12-07

BOSTON, Dec. G.-James McElhaney, who
murdered his wife last summer at Highlands, is
sentenced to be hanged February g.
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orders NarInotn 10 deposit immediately, in the
Office Of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court. all re-
turns or other documents he may have relating
to the election, in order that copies may be
mat1a Of them: that they may be preserved to be
:n51 usea Il 81 necessary. Judge Durre4 having fin
lshed reading the decision, ordered the rule for
contempt to be continued till Monday. and the
Court to be adjourned till tomorrow.
Mr: semmes said: '' May it please Your Honor
Wish to enter motion in this matter"
Judge Du1re1l-'I will hear nothing to-day.
motion to-day. will do it tomorrow"
be considered Monday p
Judge Dnrrell-"1 will not permit; it to be
fled d a. without have heard it, and will not hear
The Court then adjourned till tomorrow at
IL o'clock q. m.
After the adjournment, Governor Warmoth
went to the Office Of his attorneys, semmes T.
Mott, followed by crowd Of about five hundred
persons.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec 6.-The following
kilograms were received here to-day:
. New ORLEANS, Dec. s.
70 The Hon. Geo. Il. Fian,s, Attorney General Wash
The United States Court yesterday directed the Mar
ehnl TO aae possession Of the Mechanics Institute sub
let 70 further orders Of the Court, and, in the mean
while, to prevent any unlawful assebago in 7olation
OF the restraining order Of the Court in the pend
ing under any guise preext OF authority claimed by
virtue Of pretended canvass and returns made by q
pretended Returning Board in contempt and violation
Of said restraining order. In compliance at early
hour this morning occupied The building With Depu-
BY General Emory, not interfering With the State Of
ticers in their auties; (signed>
=. B. PACKARD, United States Marshal.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.
10 the attorney General, Washington,
The Court rendered Judgment In the case to-day,
granting IN injunction pendene hte, as prayed for,
gally constituted Board to make the canvass and re-
quircd the producon to said Board Of al election
turns. {Signed) S. B. PACKARD,
United States Marshal.
New YORK, Dec. 6.-The Times New Orleans
despatch states that Judge Durel1, who will
probably deliver decision in the case Of Kellogg
cersus Warmoth to-day, has received several
letters threatening his life, and that he will be
assaesinated if he decides in favor of the Gov
ernor-e1ect. The better class of citizens repro
bate the course Of Warmoth fearing that It will
precipitate the conflict with the Federal authori-
NEW YORK CITY POLITICS.
New YoRK, Dec. 6.-The Apollo Hall Demo-
Gratis met last night to reorganize and make ar
Seventy ct Albany this winter. Senator O'Brien
will. it is reported, introduce bills directed
against three Of the largest moneyed corpora-
tions in this city.
It ia rumcrcd that McGrcgor, Superintendent
of the Department OF Buildings, has resigned,
and TINT Mayor Hall will sppoint q successor to
hold for five years.
LOUISIANA ELECTORS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The following despatch
was received here last night:
NEW ORLEANS Dec S, 1872,
"R cGnd srsagy Stioat eons +,ar
certificates Of election frog. the Canvassing Board and
tay the vote Of Louisiana for Grant and Wilson.
<Sigued) s. B. PACKARD,
President State Cnup,irtpe
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THE BOSTON MAYoRALTY.

BosFoS, Dec. 6.-A1oses Kimban declines the
Republican nomination for Mayor.
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Cuba.

HAVANA, Dec. 6.-The Goceta publishes &
decree to-day summouing Plutarco Gonzales,
NeBtor Ponce, the widow Of Morales, Lemus, aud
the wives Of General Jordan, ALBANIA, Mora,
Mestre, and Fesser, to present themselves at
The Artillery Barracks in this city and defend
themselves from charges Of treason preferred
against them before the Court Martial assembled
there.
About aix weeks ngo, Thoma1 G. Fleming, &C
companied by his wife and provided With an
American passport, arrived from New Orleans.
On the following week Mrs. Fleming left tor
New NorE,. and on Monday, Fleming, having his
Fandalia, bound for Hamburg, uia 6antander.
Flemingfs actions are considered suspicious.
New Workers in Havana say that Fleming is
Thomas G. Fields, the Tammany politician.
Fleming is about 50 years OF age, fne look
ing, and very corpulent. He had 8 heayv bag OF
go1d and bundle of bonds in his possession
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Total. SIC, 500
The correspondent says the losses have been
severely underBtated, and, III some cases, the
assets and surplus which assured the company's
life we're equally overstated from desire to
secure the reputation OF having come unhar1ued
out OF the fire with the heaviest load. I have
before me statement Of losses Of the affected
companies, Issued a few days after the fire.
which has had considerable currency in financial
circles comparison instituted between it and
the accurate statement of losses shows differ
ence OF from 10 to 100 per cent. The correct re-
turns sometimes show an increase over earIv
estimates Of 3200,0 900 OF $500, ,000-in one case
before me OF S400, 600. According to this cor
respondent, the following New York companies
have each lost over 900 by the Boston fire.
Arctic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $4,000
Black River, Watertown. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 84500
Brewers and Malters' s'.....--............... 5000
City,. III 600
Columbia. 100000
Continental. 480 600
German American 900
Germania. 4500D
Hanover. 25D000
Irving 1050Q0
1aluar iV3OUO
Loril1ard 129 900
Merchants 100000
National Fire. LOS 600
Republic. 200 900
Standard. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 293 600
Observation-Disclosures. Observation-Disclosures. 12e 600
Westchester, New Rochelle. 100000
Williamsburgh $4,000
Fireman's 100000
Home. 100000
Niagara. ...........................3 100000
Phoenix, Of Brooklyn. n......................4 45O0o0
1rade6nan8. .-......-..- Abouo
American. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $1,000
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A D. HUNTER, Of Civil District No. 2, is a
| IA. candidate for County TaX-Collector,
subject to the decision Of the Democratic Con-
ventioD. NV
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COUNTY

As the time approaches for holding
the convention to nominate candidates
for county Offices, the people begin to
manifest that interest which they should
always feel in selecting candidates. The
convention on the twentieth Of June
promises to be one Of dignity and fair
ness, and directed solely in the public
interest, as it will be controlled by the
people themselves. In speaking Of the
convention, the Bartlett Enterprise.
says:
The city people are disposed to give 70 the
country one OF the nominees, and Il Is likely
thatlt viii be for the Office OfTax Collector. as
there are four candidates from the country -
three from the city.
The convention viii very likely be compOS-
ed Of the best citizens from the wards anddis-
tricts,and we shall have none Of those disVnsf-
ing packed" cut and dried, abominating
q" concerns" which have done 40 much here
tOfO4e 10 weaken the Democratic ticket. No
gentleman would object to having his chances
before an enlightened body Of his fellow.
men, and 2 defeat would not mOrtify a candi-
date 70 that extent.
Under the system adopted by the Ex-
eeutive Committee, it viii be impossible
to "pack" the convention. The dele
gates will be selected by the people
themselves, and if Objectionable men be
nominated, it viii be because the people
are as unreliable as the politicians.
We have heretofore, and shall
hereafter, call upon "a citizens to
aid in the defeat of unsuitable per-
ons for offices. Our admiration
Of intellect and integrity is Of too
exalted a character TO permit US to
c-ountenance the elevation of a depraved
or ignorant candidate, even though be
should claim to be the choice of the
Democracy. We each owe something
to our own selfrespect, much TO our
country, and all TO u God, and when
conscience informs US that a candi-
date is too degraded or corrupt for
public position, we shall not hesitate to
proclaim the fact. The great mass Of
the Democratic party is honest, and de-
sire nothing but fair play in the cleo
tons within their own organization,
and a scrupulOus exactitude with the
provisions of the law, 50 far as relates
to legal elections. Ruffians and vaga-
bonds viii attach themselves to all par
ties, and it is against their infamous
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IT L. PRIDDY is a candidate for Tax-Col-
IL. lector, before the nominating ConYen-
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o GRANT.
o SEYMOUR.
MIR. DAVIS.

We regret that after so free and ran
did a statement Of ex-President Davis's
position on the coming Presidential
canvass, our contemporary, the AUa-
iHRche, should so far misconstrue US as
to render again a word or two from
US necessary. No. Davis does
not necessarily square his political be-
Iiefs by those of Mr.. Stephens; there is,
therefore, no ground for the assertion
that in the present instance he is for
Greeley and against Grant, or vice
versa, because Mr.. Stephens is. A be-
lever in the supremacy Of law, and de-
sirOus that bayOnet rule should give way
to that of the civil code, he is willing to
accept the least Of two evils, and, unin-
fuenced by the d~isinterested kindness
of the philosopher, would vote for Gree
ley rather than Grant. Mr.. Davis be-
lieves that Mr.. Greeley's conduct in
signing his bail bond was die
tated by motives higher than
those of a personal character, and
so believing and approaching,
would not permit himself to be iufu-
enced by it in the choice of a President.
Mr.. Greeley, the friend in need is one
man, and Mr.. Greeley the Presidential
candidate is another. OF the he
has a grateful remembrance, for the
other be may vote should it remain to
him the least Of two evils, and that
without regard 10 the position of Mr..
Stephens, with whom he has been in
full coincidence for a year or more.
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Among the names which figure prom
inentlyin the list of Congressional aspi-
rants from the State at large, We find
that of the Hon. J, C. Vaughan, Speak
.er Of the House of Representatives. Mr..
Vaughan is a gentleman Of ~undoubted
ability, q man Of principle, who stands
by his party and his friends, and we be-
lieve would makea canvass Of the State
that would not only creditably sustain
his own reputation, but rebound TO the
credit of the Democratic party.
AS Speaker Of the House,
Mr.. Vaughan is regarded as not only
D Of the most popular, but one of the
rising men Of the State; and we believe
that in looking to an honor only less
than that Of the Governorship be is not
looking higher than his ability viii
sustain him. His friends in East
Tennessee should be mastering their
strength with a view to second the aspi-
rations of their favoYite.
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Elevators can have drying -apparatuses
attached, by which fifteen thousand
bushels may be easily cured at an ex-
pense or cost of about one-half cent per
busheI, and the shrinkage caused by
driving would not exceed two cents per
bushe1. Such kilndried corn, if care
fully managed, would start, and remain
in good condition while in transit, and
sell at best prices on arrival in New
York.
shall not differ with Reform re-
speeding the Importance of the proposed
ship canal between Barataria Bay and
New Orleans. I eoncede the necessity,
and trust il may be constructed at the
earliest possible period. Nor will l OPP
pose any of his proposed reforms respect
ing the navigation laws, the coasting
trade, etc. / fully agree with him on
many Of those points, and / would like
to see the experiment of grain transport
tatiOn, Via the river route, prove a per-
feet success. There are many other
points, such as the expectation of grain
from New Orleans, the ~practicability of
return cargoes, etc, that | had thought
Of referring TO, but this communication
IS already longer than l intended to
make it.. Yours, etc,
NEW YORKER.
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RRowN.

1t is with deep regret that we learn of
the continued and severe illness of
Governor Brown, who, a few weeks
since, was compelled to leave the capital
for Pulaski, where, under the attentions
of a devoted wife and friends, it was
hoped he would recover. But it seems
otherwise. Hehas grown worse, and some
of his friends, while not fearing any i'm
mediately fatal result, despair of his ever
getting well. This will be sad news to
all the people of the State, and nowhere
win it be received with more regretthan
in the young city by the great river,
where the Governor has q host Of
friends and well-wishsrs, who, with us,
will still hope to hear of his recovery, by
every succeeding mail. just entering
upon a career sof unusual promise, and
having given III an earnest Of states
man-like ability, we could III spare him
from the lead where he has been placed
by the almost unanimous consent of the
people of Tennessee.
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BY a recent act Of Congress the follow
ing States have been grantad an addi-
tional member in the Lower House.
Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Louisi-
ana, New Hampshire, New York,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Yer
mont. This addition win make
the House Of Representatives con-
sist Of two hundred and ninety two
members instead of two hundred and
forty-three as at present, aud the Elec-
toral College consist of three hundred
and sixty-six votes. The following Ia
bic shows the number Of electoral votes
that each State is entitled to under this
new apportionment, each State having
as many votes as it has Representatives
and Senators in Congress.
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Ex-Governor BERIAH MAGoFFIN.
Of Kentucky, is out In favor of Greeley
and Brown. He alphabetically: "Let
us drop our past prejudices. Let the is
sues Of the past be buried with the i'm
mortal dead, who heroieally gave up
their lives for a cause they believed to be
just, and for the present and in the fu-
ture let us act together with the hope
that our beloved country will never be
cursed by another civil war, and that
the pathway to position, and the goal o.
avarice and ambition, viii never again
be recklessly won over the bones of our
kindred and countrymen.n
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THE AMMAN OF CHAPPAaUA.
BY GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.
In the Capital

III 6ENHrE
In the Capital
Fhey may say that they have differed with
car they say they ever triumphed in the
They NAV search through his writings with
their Jealous little eyes
can their own work show such equaItissue2
Liz a man Of the day every day he had his
And he said 1t, Xix q bold writer, freely;
Who can stand in white and black with SO
In me forty years OF honest Horace Greeley2
Hfs heart bled to think of the poor boys in the
That we're dying in the night far from
Did Won never feelit, friend, consistent as you
And sorrow like a man and q brother?
Twice or thrice in the pause OF the n
He T TPdpald hold back the bayonets so steeIy /;
May his fame ne'er decreaseI-that Evangelist
That viii come in the term of Horace
Greeley!
They MAJ say that he looked, as a good re-
Into All the negss isms and notions:
What was good he encouraged, what was
foolish Withstood,
For his life is pure and fun as old OCEANS
Bot in its restless tides one green Isle apides-
A home that the best may envy tTeeiy-
The farm at ~Chappaqua, where che eagles
scream and cav
At the ring of the AZ of Horace Greeley.
The land it is better that he lived in 1t so
long;
Twill Be better when It's ruled by his ex-
ample;
He win come to his estate with pipes of pas
tOral song,
Not with drums up the roads troopers tram
pie.
Down with the purple plumel Let all the
laws resume.
And liberty abide truly, really
We shall never have the State really earnest
and great
Till It's led by a man like Horace Greeley.
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practices that we launch our anathemas.
Without their aid, ignorance and profit
gacy would never he able to seize upon
honorable offices. We shall strive man
fully to overthrow this evil, hit whom it
may. We feel rs much interest in the
selection Of good candidates as any man
in the county can possibly feel, for we
expect to battle for the nominees day
and night until the August election, and
we trust candidates will be selected who
viii give strength to the ticket
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There Is within a fraction Of six million dOl~
lars9f taxes gobbled up by ten defanlters, MOI
one of whom has been prosecuted, OF ordered
10 be prOsecutsd. In all these three hundrea
and forty Declarations, civil suitsehaYe DRlF
been ordered in thirty cases., and not n
criminal prosecution.
But this is not worse than the defaults Of
army and navy paymasters during the war.
They number in al above a hundred. Their
responsibilities are millions upon millions,
and no sureties have been called upon and so
the defaIcations are total loss, because the
statute OF Limitations has now run against the
prosecution of the cases. All this from the
iobbers.
/ would ask any honest man who
reads the above, can he conscientiously
say that Grants administration has OPP
pressed no one. How long, oh, how
long! REFORMED.
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The indianapolis Daily Journal has
been sold by its present proprietors to a
company consisting Of Mr. Ridenour,
formerly President Of the Junction rail
road; Mr. Hogate, Collector Of Internal
Revenue and Others.
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The electoral college in 1868 consisted
q lQf ,-otas u-b;ob vor, COST os f,lIovrs.
FOR GRANT.
FOR SEYMnrR-

In the elections of 1865, three States,
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, did not
vote. These States will have, in the
next election, tweuty-seven votes. The
popular majorities in the election of 1868
were as follows.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.


WE are authorized to announce PEYTON
w SMITH, of Upton County, a candidate
to represent the counties of Upton, Fayette
and Shelby in the state Senate OF Tennessee,
subject to the action Of the Convention. my9
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REMOVAL.

WE HAVE REMOVED TO THE
OLD STAND. No. II MONROE ST.
OUR STOCK CONSISTS OF
Lime, Cement, Plaster,
PlasferinS-Hafr. Bricks.
Sacks. Grain, Hay. shorts, etc.,
all Of which we offer as low as any house In
the city. Terms LIBERAL
mylS PAGE q JOINER.
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ICE.
ICE. ICE. ICE.

MEMPHIS ICE COMPANY are now, and
vi VIII be throughout the season, fully pre-
pared to III All orders for pure lake ice IN
Earge or small quantities. Orders LETT az MOB
Towards Row, IS MGnrOe street, or al our
large house, Moss amt ll Clinton street VIII
meet with prompt attention and g~enuenfanly
treatment, and satisfaction guaranteed % all
~ lee packed and shipped 70 al polnfs D
railroad or river.
HICKEY, BARTLETT q TONER.
Memphis, May Is ISL mylo ecu
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POEMS.
POEMS By MARY E. POPE.

DERsONs having lists of subscribers win
j please report the number OF books 10 be
TO them.
81. Mays school, $50 Poplar street. my2
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Say elevator, shipping, dray-
age commission at Chicago
On corn well known 70 be
excessive by reason of a.
combination of elevator
Interests sc per bush, So lbs
Lake freight TO Buffalo av-
erage 7e - &"
Buffalo elevafing and ship
ping charges and insurance &c 81 -
Erie Canal freight, including
insurance, Yerage.--..-l2c " "
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FIGURES AND FACTS.
Grants Observation-Disclosures and
Fraud.

EDITORS APPEAL-For the benefit of
those among us who declare that the adj
ministration of U. s. Grant has been
the best and purest since the days of
Washington, l ask you to publish the
following brief but hefty extract from
the speech Of General Geo. w. Morgan,
delivered in 1870. 1t only indicates the
condition Of affairs then-how is it now.
Here it is:
THREE HUNDRED AND INTERNAL REv
ESUE DEFAULTERs.
When / tell you that there has been
three hnndred and forty d~efauIters
the collectors of internal revenue, you
surprised and ask one another, "Why
have we not been told of this before" For the
simple reason, my friends, because the facts
have been concealed, and had III ~ dng ont
On the 2lst OF March last it was resolved by the
House That "The secretary Of the Treasury be,
and he Is hereby directed to furnish this
q statement of balance due from col
lectors Of Internal revenue, not H0l0 an Office,
ETC."
And l invite your attention to Executive
Document No. 67, being the reply Of the Hon.
George S. Boutwell,, in answer 70 that resOlu-
ton. Look at 1t yourselves. Here are eight
solid pages OF the names of three hundred and
forth defg8Eters! have not time to read them
all, but win call of ten and you may form an
idea Of what the remaining three hundre
and thirty amount to:
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With fun directions and forms for all trans
actions in every state Of the Union. By THE
OPHILUS PARSONS, LID.
A correct, economical and safe Counselor
and Adviser.
So plain, fu1, accurate and complete that
person can afford to be without it. En-
bodying the results of the labor and study OF
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Freight on wheat is about two cents
per bUhel higher, or averages thirty
cents. This would afford a remunera-
tive price from st. Louis, including kiln
drying Of corn, viz:
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STATES.
STATES,
VINES
Direct Importation.

lust RECEIVED per steamer q Atlantic ~
- aIot OF pure RHINE WINES, . choicest
brands" which We offer at lowest prices.
NATHAN MR0TEERs.
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