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FRANCE.
The House Of Orleans.

PARIS, Jan. 12.-The Assembly Commit
tee has reported in favor of repeating the
law sequestrating the estates of the Orleans
Princes.
Is Thiers under Bismarck's Thumb?
1t is reported that President Thiers has
requested Gambetta to discontinue his pub
lie addresses in the South of France. A
malicious rumor intimates that he made
the request at the bidding of Bismarck.
Proposed Release of Communists.
The Committee Of Parliamentary Initia-
tive to-day reported to the Assembly bill
providing for the release of all Communists
now confined in the Hulks who are not
known to be guilty of criminal acts.
The Emperor of Brazil visited the Cher
bOurg Dock and Arsenal to-day.
The French Bishops are opposing the
compulsory educational bill introduced in
the Assembly by Jules Simon, Minister of
Public Instruction.
". Rouher, Minister of State under the
Empire is a candidate for the Assembly
from Corsica.
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NEW ORLEANS,
Threat to ImpeaCh Judge Abel.
The Trial Of Garter Begun.
Belllgerent Meeting Last Night.
Threatened elimination To-day.
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12.-The political
muddleis unchanged.
In the Senate there was no quorum, only
II present.
The House, Warmothites, Sc present,
passed resolution appointing committee
TO inquire into the facts concerning the dis
charge of the Grand jury, by Judge Abel.
Impeachment is threatened.
Speaker Carter surrendered himself be-
fore the first district court, a bench warrant
having been issued against him on account
of the WheylGnd homicide. The case is
progressing.
A general expectation of martial law
seems to have a quieting effect.
Later-Judge AbeII Recognizes Car.
ter as the True Speaker.
In the First District Court, in the Carter
case, some ten or twelve witnesses were
examined. Carter was represented by
Messrs. Coltons and Billings; the State by
the Attorney General and District Attorney
At the conclusion Of the trial, Judge Abel
remarked, that as the prisoner had not ask
ed to be discharged, he would adopt the
suggestion of counsel, and admit him to
bail; that it was clear that the killing was
done by policeman; but, admitting that
it was the officer from the Gem, he (the
Judge) recognized Col. Carter as the Speak
er of the House until there was fully Or
ganized Senate and House to order other
wise. Even had Carter ordered the Serge
ant-at-Arms to bring before him the absent
members of the House at ali hazards, dead
or alive, he could not be held responsible
for the killing of Wheyland, because Whey
land, having been unSeated, was not mem
Der.
Carter on the Aggressive.
During the trial immense crowds thronged
the courtroom corridors and the adjoining
streets who cheered Carter upon his release.
When he reached the street the crowd
gathered and insisted upon bis delivering
an address tonight at the Clay statue, on
Canal street. Consequently meeting was
held there and addressed by Carter and
others. Carter stated that he, at the head
Of the legal members Of the Legislature,
would proceed tomorrow at u o'clock to
the Mechanics Institute, demand admission
and the dispersion of the armed police force
from the hall of the House of Representa-
tives, over which he as legal Speaker has
entire control. He will warn the police
force and all other armed posses there to
disperse, and said he wished the people to
witness that they went peaceably and de-
manded their rights.
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Surrender.
THE WHARTON TRIAL.
A COmmunicant.

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 1.-Two or three
witnesses testified to Mrs. Wbarton's re-
putation. DR.. Clande was examined as an
expert. Several witnesses were then called
to prove character-amOng them the Rev.
Mr.. Leeds, Rector of Grace Church, Balti-
more, who testified that Mrs. Wharton was
a communicate in his church, and for
amiability, kindness and humanity, she was
above criticism.
The defense attempted to prove that the
money offered Deputy Marshal Frye by
Mrs. Wharton was not intended as a bribe,
but to insure kind treatment of her servants
while under his charge. The court ruled
tie matter out, and adjourned.
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SPAIN.


LONDON, Jan. 11.-Gen. Sherman landed
at Madeira, and after staying there seven
teen days, sailed thence to Cadiz, where he
remained five days; then visited Gibraltar,
Malaga, Seville, Xerez, Granada and Cor
dova; went thence to Madrid, where he was
visited by all the public men and received
by the King and Queen. he made a long
speech at banquet given by the American
and English legations; visited the Escurial,
and returned to Madrid, which he lef: Tues
day night for Nice to join the Wabash.
The Cuban Governor.
MADRID, Jan. 12.-OWing to differences
of the Spanish Cabinet, the departure of
COncha for Cuba is deferred.
The Papal legation will soon be re-estab-
lished here. .. ....-...
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HAYTI.
Prussia and France Demand Their

Prussia and France Demand Their
Dues.
PoRT-AU-PRINCE, Dec. so, VIA HA-
vANA, Jan. ia Prussian man-of-war
has arrived at this port. Her officer cam
manding demands a settlement of the Ger
man losses occasioned during the revolu-
ton. A French man-of-war has also ar
rived, with demands for the settlement OF
the French debt. The affairs of the coun-
try are in a critical condition. The minis
try have resigned. The United States
frigate Congress is expected here.
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ONE Of of oar exchanges puts it after
this fashion: There is nothing known of
the ex-carpet-bag Governor Of Georgia. He
is fugitive from justice, but as bis name
is not Tweed, there is no mention made of
the fact in the telegraph dispatches.
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THE submarine cables have been found
20 work so well, and are so much less La
ble to accidents than overland wires, that it
is proposed to adopt the system on the
great lakes. A notice appears in the Tor
onto (Canada) Gazette, the official organ Of
the Dominion Government, that application
will be made at the next session of the
Canadian Parliament for the passage of an
act to incorporate the Northwest Submar-
ine Gable and Telegraph Company" The
object Of the corporation is to lay cable
from some point on the shores of Georgian
Bay or Lake Huron, in the Province of
Ontario, through and under the waters of
Georgian Bay and Lake Huron to Sault Ste.
Marie, thence through and under the waters
Of Lake Superior to Silver Island and
Thunder Bay, and from that point overland
to Fort Garry in Manitoba. The entire
length Of submarine ca,t,ile would be about
five hundred mills, or more than one-half
Of the entire length of the line.
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Saving Souls by sIurder.

The charge of Judge Strickland to the
Grand Jury of the United States Court
Wednesday is published to-day. The
Judge said there is existing a most peculiar
and startling state of affairs. Polygamy
was nothing compared with the bloody des-
pOtism which it forced and perpetuated
above the people--a despotism so strong
that many are afraid to demand eXamina-
ton or make inquiries about murder COM
mitted at their own doors. l charge you
with being in at the death of the most ter
rible relict of the barbarous blood of atone
ment. The killing of an apostate to save
his soul is murder.
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Mrs. LAURA FAIR, like the Prince of
Wales, may now enjoy the pleasure ofread ,
ing her own obituary. A telegram from
San Francisco, a few days since, stated that
Mrs. Fairs attorney (naming him) died on
the last day Of the old year. By some
means it was misinterpreted in many ofthe
leading newspapers into an announcement
of the death Of the noted murderess, who
still liYes.
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THE Shelbyville Rescue expresses a
preference for Andrew johnson for Presi-
dent; Gen. w. 3. Bate for Governor; Gen.
John NJ. Bright for Representative in Con-
gress; Gen. J. B. Palmer, of Rutherford,
for Senator; 1. N. Jones fer Representative
and A. L. Lands for Floater.
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

A Chattanooga justice fined Sheriff Con-
nor and j. 5 Gillespie for smOkisg in q
cOuit room.
Two barges loaded with coal recently
sank at Half Mo n Island, between Knox
vile and Chattanooga.
A thief broke into the railway depot at
Pulaski, on the night of the 9TH inst. and
made a bauI Of dry goods. The Pulask!aus
haven't found him yet.
Two of the Tennessee patriots who
fought at New Orleans under jackson are
still living in Bedford county. Their names
are Col. Jno. S. Neil and A. G. Woods,
EsQ
The GreeneviIle Sent incl says: The
mountains abound in game, near this place.
We are informed that party Of hunters,
on Christmas day killed several deer, one
or two bears, and several wild turkeys, be-
sides other game.
A Young man from the country was rob
bed Of $50 ..seeing tine elephant" in Mem
phis, on the 9Th inst. He was riding with
a party of disreputable women in a hack,
when one ofthem threw a shawl over his
head and another relieved him OF his mon
ey.
There are some sharp girls in Paris.
One of them, in reply to an old maid who
says its presumptiOus to think it is wO-
mans sole object to win husband, retorts.
"Then why DO you all pine away, grow
hOllow-eyed, sunken-cheeked, and steel
trap mOuthed, splitting vinegar, when you
fail to get one? Yes, you must have a
man, or you turn right around and. 60 10
Caressing a cat"
The Memphis Appeal is responsible Tor
the following: Two extremely fat men,
who had knO wn each other in bOyhOod's
DAYS, met on Main street yesterday and
made a frantic effort to embrace each other,
bus failed, owing to the too ample rOtundity
Oftheir respective aldermanic developments.
They continued, however, in close cOnyer-
satiOn for few minutes during which a
little bOOtblack got between them and tug
ged away at the watch Of the fat friend
from the East. Neither gentleman could
see him owing to the aforementioned
corporeaI bulks, but as he was making away
with his prize lively tap of a huge stick
brought him to his knees. He dropped the
watch and fed. The ticker lying on the
sidewalk created a faint suspicion in the
fat mems mind that thieving had been go
ing on and that the little niger was not
running under the arch made by their
combined abdominal prOtuberances for nun
The victimized fat man soon discovered his
loss and paid another bOOtblack ten cents 70
hand him up the watch.
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NEBRASKA.
Another Radical sFuddIe.

OMAHA, Jan. 10.-The Nebraska Legs
lature has passed a bill recalling the Con-
stitutional Convention. This Convention
has framed one Constitution and adjourned
sine die. The Constitution was rejected
by the people, and it is not generally be-
Geved that they can legally reconvene.
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UNDER the present administration the
secret service Of the Postofice Department
is said to have become perfect asylum for
dead beats" The pay is large and the du-
ties small.
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GREAT BRITAIN.
Smallpox Spreading Everywhere.

DHIalIpOA SI'Ee8lIHB EVeTyWMoTW'
LONDON, Jan. 12.-The smallpox is
spreading throughout theBritish Isles. Cardi-
nal Cullen permits the use of meat on
Fridays for sanitary reasons, owing to the
prevalence of the disease.
Only twelve miners were killed By the
explosion of fire damp in Oakland colliery.
Teck.
World Special.-It is rumored in the
clubs that a separation between Prince
Teck and his wife is imminent, occasioned
by the unfaithfulness of the Prince.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-On motion Of
Mr.. Fsrnsworth, a resolution was adopted
directing the Postofice Committee to in
quire as TO contracts recently made for the
transportation of mails, with power to send
for persons and papers. He stated that the
Postmaster General requested information.
[investigation?l
Adjourned till Monday.
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VIRGINIA..

NEW YORK, Jan. IA Richmond dis
p4ch states that the House of Delegates yes
t9day passed a joint resolution submitting
a tlause of the constitution to the people,
fling the maximum rate Of interest at II
Per cent,
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HOW SHERMAN WAS RE-ELECrED.

HOW SHERMAN WAS REELECTED.
John Sherman was yesterday, by open
fraud, declared reelected to the United
States Senate for the term Of six years, to
succeed himself As gross as was the out
rage perpetrated upon the minority in the
organization Of the Senate, that of yester-
day exceeds it in point Of open usurpation
and fragrant violation Of one Of the COM
mOnest rules known TO parliamentary
bodies. A Joint convention Of the mem
mers Of House and Senate, in accordance
with the law, was held IT, the House yes
terday for the purpose of recording the
voc for United States Senator. Lieut..
Gov. Mueller presided. Seventy-three
votes were given to John Sherman; sixty
four to George w. Morgan; one to Robert
G. SChenck, and one to Aaron T. Terry.
Before the vote was announced the Demo-
cratic members began changing their votes
TO Jacob D. Cox. The Radical lead
Gs and plotters behind the throne,
taking IN the situation at a
glance, goaded the presiding officer
into an act which viii cOnsign him for all
time to political infamy. While members
were on the floor demanding that their
votes be recorded for a candidate entitled
to receive them, the autOcrat of the gavel
proceeded to declare John Sherman the
Senator elect. His plea was that he had
commenced to announce the result before
the demand for a change Of votes was
made. This is sheer nonsense. Every
body knOwS-f0r it is a ruling as common
as that motion to adjourn is always in
order-tllat the members of that COnven-
tion yesterday had the right to record their
votes as they saw fit until the final
summing up and decree Of the President.
To say that because he had commenced TO
announce, that right was abridged, is the
sheerest clap-trap and most transparent Chi
canery.
Every Radical upon the floor of the
House, yesterday, and every friend of the
Apostle Of Ohio Corruption, knew that if
the Democrats as a body were permitted to
transfer their votes to Mr.. Cox, that a suf-
fcient number Of liberal Republican votes
would be added to them to elect. They
saw defeat staring John Sherman in the
face, and they adopted the only scheme in
their power to thwart the will of the repre-
sentatives Of the people. John Sherman is
not the Senator elect from Ohio. His pre-
sumed election is fraud, and is therefore q
r,ullity- Il 'jDnjnDUfj E'ug,Ff,-n,-
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National Endowment.
CHICAGO.
Attennptea Incendiartsnl.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Early this morning
an attempt was made to burn Myers Opera
House by kindling fire in McKay's dry
goods store, directly under it. The fire
was discovered and put out before much
damaOe was done
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CUBA.
Another Outrage on an American.

Another ORtrage on an American.
KEY WEST, Jan. 12.-Letters from Ha-
vana state that the sentence of the Ameri-
can, DR.. Howard, to eight years in the peni-
tentiary, has been approved by the Captain
General.
The reported landing Of ammunition for
the revolutionists is confirmed. The cav
airy volunteers have been sent to Santiago.
Surrender.
HAVANA, Jan. 12.-The Cuban General,
Manuel Agramonte, with eighty armed men
and officers, belonging TO distinguished
families, surrendered yesterday Agfamonte
was received by Spanish Cols. Cubas and
SOmelinO, and several ex- Cuban Generals,
few leagues from Puerto Principe, and
escorted to the city.
The balance of Agrarnonte's band are
are dispersed about the country pre-
pairing to surrender. Ogramonte reports
that insurgent bands remaining near Porto
Principe are preparing to go into the eastern
department.
Execution.
The insurgent Col. Emilio Espinosa, who
was captured lately, has been executed at
Santo Spiritu.
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GOLD opened in New York yesterday at
1OS5, and sold down to 1OSs, but rallied to
100 before the close.
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BAVARIA.

Government Enforcing Burial Service
MUNICH, Jan. 12.-In the Bavarian
Chamber to-day the Government, in reply
to an Interpolation from the opposition,
justified its enforcement Of the old Catholic
Church burial service.
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States agent acted without authority in
making them read payable in gold or silver
coin. 1t is further stated that the legal ten
der act Of Congress authorizes the payment
of greenbacks in Just such q case as this.
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TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New York
last evening at GA for both issues.
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CustOmhOuse Block.

Proceedings have been inaUgUrated by
United States District Attorney Glover to
condemn the land known as PostofFice
Block. This for the present would seem
to settle the question Of the locality of the
new Government buildings.
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Pro. WINCHELL, in late magazine ar
ticle upon the climate Of Michigan, adduces
fo1Ires TO show that, while the July climate
of Michigan is cooler than that Of Wlscon-
sin and Minnesota, the growing season be-
ciDs on the western side of the State thi[-
fPpn days earlier in the spring than it does
AZ Milwaukee, nearly opposite, and continues
from five to eight days later in the autumn;
a still greater contrast being appreeiable If
localities in the interior of Wisconsin be Sc
Iactad. The lowest temperature Of Grand
Haven. Mich, is fourteen degrees higher
than that of Milwaukee-the difference, ac-
cordinr to Prof. Winchel, being all that dis
tipruishes between a fruit-bearing region
and one in which fruits fai.
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A HAPPY instance of cause and effect
was that at the Brooklyn Academy of Mus
ic on New Years eve. "The Blue Devils"
were followed quite naturally by the "Ser-
ious Family" ...xs,s
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GEORGIA.
The Inauguration OfGOV. Smith,

ATLANTA, Jan. 12.-Gov. Smith was In
augurated to-day. He said be had come to
the chair in response to the call of the peo-
pie after long and cherries night of mis-
rule. he intended to stand faithfully by
the constitution and the laws, and to carry
out the objects Of all civil governments.
The Chief Magistrate must not only call
around him honest men, but must have his
own hands clean. He alludes to the debt
created by ex-Gov. Bullock, and asserts
that Georgia will pay all her legal indebted
ness, and that reputation is not dreamed
of.
C1nIey Pardons Foster BIOdgett
New YORK, Jan. 12.-An Atlanta dis
patch states that Gov. COnley, before retir-
ing in favor Of the new Gov, Smith, par
doned Foster Blodgett and others, charged
with frauds in connection with the State
railroad. The validity of the pardons will
be contested.
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RAILwAYs.-Since the end Of 1860.
there have been built 24,O0O miles of rail
way in the United States, which is a larger
number of miles than is conprehended in
the whole railroad system of France,
Germany, and Austria combined.
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CorToN advanced in New YORK yester-
day to 225c for middling.
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UTAH.
constitutional Convention.

SALT LAKE, Jan. IA bill for the cleo
tion of 140 delegates to a convention to
frame and adopt constitution for the ad-
mission of Utah as State passed the House
this afternoon. The election will be held
on the 29th inst. The convention is to
p,aat nm Fob 10
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ALEXIS,


ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.-Capt. Krammer,
who'll the absence of Admiral Passiet,s in
charge of the Russian fleet now in New
York harbor, left here yesterday with orders
to move the fleet to Pensacola, to be in
readiness to receive the Grand Duke at the
termination Of bis Southern trip.
New Year.
OMAHA, Jan. 12.-The Duke Alexis ar
rived this morning, aud was well received
and entertained by the citizens. As this was
the Russian new years day, the Duke re-
ceived many happy greetings from abroad.
He left at three o'clock this evening in COM
pany with Gen. Sheridan for Fort McPher-
son, Nebraska.
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DEGRADATION OF SCHOOL BOOKS

IOlu lue OlnCInnaJl Enquirer
The Board Of Education, in the interest
of New England carpet-baggers, recently
adopted, in Atlanta, Georgia, an edition of
WOrcester's DictiopGry for the use of the
public schools In that State. 1t is new and
exclusively revised edition, designed to be
very instructive in teaching the ''young
fdea how TO shoot" For instance, the word
'1ocofOcO,' a slang phrase Of the Wings
about thirty years ago, is mentioned in this
beautiful work as distinguishing member
Of the Democratic party" The word ''cop-
perhead," dirty COgnomen invented by
some filthy partiZans during the war, and ap-
piled to those who differed from them in poll
tical sentiment, is gravely mentioned as
'AcharaCteTizing Northern sympathiZer with
The Southern rebellion" An entirely orig
insl definition Of the word Congress" is
also put in this work. 1t is thus stated:
"The assembly Of Senators and Represen-
tatiyes Of the people Of a nation, especially
Of republic, for the purpose of enacting
laws and considering matters of national in
terest, and constituting the chief legislative
body of the nation This reads some
what different from the idea Of Congress as
given by Webster in lis edition of 1847:
''The assembly Of Senators and Represen-
tatives Of the United States, according to
the present Constitution or political com
pact, by which they are united in Federal
Republic" 1t is hardly necessary to say
that the authors of the revised Worcester
never heard-or, if they did, carefully
avoided giving the political signifcation-of
the word ''carpct-bagger' or ''scalawag," as
they are understood in the South,
or of "Black Republican" or
'Radical," as they are used in
the North. The youth were only to learn
the vulgar eipthets bestowed upon one poll
tical organization in the interests ofanOther,
and obtain a strictly partisan Interpretation
of the powers Of the General Government.
We mention this edition Of Worcester's
Dictionary OnlytO state that there are many
other school and educational books issued
within the last few years that are almost
equally Objectionable on account of their
degrading political character. Those who
have any thing 70 do with our educational
textbooks owe it TO themselves and to the
public to carefully scan new ones that may
be offered, and see if they are exceptionable
on the score Of low party slang. If 50,
they should be Indignantly rejected. The
pillory or Chain-gang is too good for the per-
yerter of such books.
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Christine.

The Nilsson opera season closed ta-night,
For size and character of the audiences and
success in all respects, it is unparalleled in
the history of Cincinnati. The receipts for
five nights were over $4,000.