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ECHOES FROM THE WIRES.

The number of deaths in New York
city last week foot up one thousand and
fifty.
Senators Wilson, Morton and Presi-
dent Grant are at Long Branch cOncoct-
ing plans for the campaign.
Yokohama dates Of June 22d say the
application for a treaty with America
has been refused until other treaty pow
ers are first visited.
A fire at Detroit, Michigan, Satur-
day, resulted in the death Of four per
sons, and the loss Of nearly two hum
dred thousand dollars.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand st.
Louis water bonds have been sold by
Mayor Brown to the National Bank Of
81. Louis, Missouri, at ninety-nine and
three-eighths fat.
David Steele, near Union City, Indi-
ana, Friday, had bis arm cut off twice
with reaper. His horse ran away and
be beeame eutangled In the cycle. His
arm was amputated, and the prospect is
fair for his recovery.
Congress &C its last session approprj-
ated two hundred ana fftv thousand
dollars 20 buy certain private proDertg
for the extension of the Capitol grounds.
but the total valuation Of the ground
and houses Is stated by the appraisers at
six hundred and fifty Thousand doIlars.
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STOKES.
The Jury Brought before Judge Ingra-
ham-They "Agree TO Disagree
The Probability Of a Verdict
Not Yet Dismissed.

New YORK, July 14.-This Sunday
morning, at eleven o'clock, Edward S.
Stokes was brought into court. Judge
Ingraham took his place on the bench,
and the jury, who had been locked in
all night, were sent for. The courtroom
was almost as crowded as on week days
during the trial. The prisoner looked
pretty much as usual, there being no
evidence of his having passed sleepless
night. The jury, on the contrary, all
looked pale and fatigued. Judge In
graham, addressing the jury, said: ~
understand, gentlemen, you have not
agreed
FOreman-No, sir; there is no prob
ability that we can
Judge-I hardly feel at liberty to dis
charge you yet. The case occupied
nearly three wrecks on trial, and was
very fully tried, and the time you have
had for consideration has not been very
long. cannot see any way TO dis
charge you now.
Foreman-We stand now just the
same as at first.
Judge-I do not want TO know any
thing about your division, / will ar
range so that you can send for me at
any time, and counsel will be sent for.
The jury, to their great disappOint-
ment, were then locked up again. The
jury is said to stand-eight for convic-
ton, and four for acquittal.
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FROM CUBA,
Havana Papers Confirms the Patriot
VictOry-Yalmaseda's Proclamation
on Resigning the GeYeTnOr-
Generalship.

KEY WEST, Fla, July 14.-Files OF
Havana papers and correspondence to
the twelfth instant have been received.
The DidrO publishes the particulars of
the defeat Of the Spaniaruls on the
twenty-ninth ultimo near Holquin, and
acknowledges that the Spanish loss was
very severe. The victorious Cubans sub
sequently attacked and burned portion
of the town of Sama. Fighting COM
menced about six O'Clock in the morn
ing and continued until five o'clock in
the evening. The Cubans were unable
TO capture the intrenchments, which
were defended by one hundred and forty
SpaniarCs. The Cubans captured one
hundred horses, two hundred cattle and
other material. The Spaniards lost
eleven killed. The Cuban loss is not
given. Spanish Colonel Huerta pursued
the Cubans, killing several and recap
turing forty two horses and cattle, and
some war material. Five Spanish bat
taliOns are pursuing the Cubans.
Colonel Nalena has arrived at Santa
go de Cuba with thirty-six rifles, two
hundred boxes of ammunition, two
pieces of artillery and a flag.
A correspondence Of the official B1slIe-
CGt dllllOultHS Llldi vent --lA AA4CAAAbGls
Of the Fannie expedition had been
killed. Many rumOrs are current as to
the fate of the expedition. The number
Of rifles captured is out Of all proportion
to that shipped on the Fannie.
Captain-General Nalmaseda delivered
up his office To CeballOs on the elev-
enth. He issued on the ocasiOn a proc
lamatiOn to the people, saying: "Pow-
erful motives moved me to demand my
from the government of the
island. This deprives me of power, of
earning the title Of 'Pacificator' pre-
cisely at the moment when see that,
at a remote period, it will be possible to
announce to the home government the
of the war. But circum- I
stances are superior to the will Of man. |
The realization of terminating the war
is undoubtedly reserved for my success |
sor. l do not think it possible that the
revolution can exist four or five months
longer, it now being PROSTATE, without
with its adherents killed, |
or dispersed, and its expeditions, which
their hopes, captured"
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4 Cholera Scare.

New YORK, July IA cholera scare
seemed eminent here yesterday, from
Of death from Asiatic cholera. This
was strengthened by report that the
physician who made the post nlOrtenl
examination had declared it a genuine
case of he Asiatic species. Further in
quiries and active measures by the
Health authorities proved it a case of
cholera mor6us. The quarantine offici-
ais have taken every precaution against
the importation of this disease.
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Stockholders Meeting.

OFFICE MEMPHIS AND NlCKsBURG0
RAILROAD C0mPANY,
Nick~burg, July 4, 1872.
FTHE ANNUAL MEETING Of the Stock
Il holders OF the
Memphis and Yicksburg Railroad Co.
win be held at The office of the Company on
Friday, 9Th Day of August, 1879,
at y clock M, al which time an election
viii be held for Directors for the ensuing year
Tvs W. a FAIECHILD, Secretary.
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SOUND SENSE.
The Detroit Free Press Goes for Gree
ley ami Brown.

DETROIT, July l4.-The Free Press Of
this morning contains the valedictory
of 5. Blatt, political editor, and an an
nOuncement Of a change in the proprie-
tOrship; it also pledges itself to the sup
port of The Baltimore nomination liz the
following language: "Henceforth the
Free Press in the campaign now opened
will be found, as il has been found in
all previous campaigns, rendering
whole-hearted and faithful service in the
cause of Conservative principles, and the
Democratic faith. These principles, and
this faith, embodied in the platform of
the convention at Baltimore, and fully
declared therein to be essential to lust
government, if carried into the admins
tration Of the government, will rescue
the country from Republicanism and
Grantism, and bring back once more an
era Of honesty, purity and Conservatism
in public affairs. To this end we shall
appeal to the Democracy and the people
to elect the candidates whom the Liber-
al Republicans and the Democrats have
placed before them, and thereby to put
an end in this country to Radicalism,
centralization, personal governmental and
cOrruDtiOn -
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The Nen Tnrner Hall a Chleneo.

CHICAGO, July 14.-The ceremony to-
day Of laying the cornerstone of the
new Turner Hall, to be built on the site
ofthe old one on North Clark street, was
attended by nearly the entire German
population An immense procession Of
Turner and other German societies
marched through the principal streets
to The site of the proposed building,
where, after the usual eermOnies, ad-
dresses were delivered by Mr.. Sackner,
President Of the North American Turner
League, Jacob Born, President of the
Chicago Turngemeinde, and others, and
IN English by Phillip Stein, prominent
lawyer of this city. A summer-night
festival at Wright's Grove, attended by
ten or twelve thousand persons, con-
cluded the festivities.
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All About the False Registry Of Vessels.

All About the False Registry Of Vessels
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Treasury
Department officially states that the re-
port that a series Of daring and success
fui frauds on the general government
has been practiced in the matter of the
registry of vessels, commencing about
the year 1866, is a gross exaggeration.
The total number of vessels Of foreign
build wrecked, repaired, and admitted
TO registry, does not exceed one hundred
and twenty. Suits OF forfeiture have
been demanded against six vessels only
out Of this number, and only fourteen
more are reported as suspected.
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THE CUBAN PRIVATEER.
She is Liable to COnflscatiOn to the
United States Government for
Changing Her Name with
out Authority.

WAsHINGToN, July 1.-THE record
of the Cuban privateer Pioneer shows
that she took a register on the thirtieth
Of March, in New York, showing Lam
bert Norton, Of New York, to be the
sole owner, and f. l.. Norton master,
and sailed under the name of Resolute.
The register, so far as the Treasury De-
partment knows, has never been sur
rendered, and her name never properly
changed. If this should prove true, un-
der the act of the fifteenth of May, 1854,
the vessel is forfeited 20 thegOvernment,
that being the penalty for changing the
name of vessel, or attempting to con-
ceal it, or to deceive any officer or agent
of the United States concerning it.
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COLONEL JOHN H. SAVAGE will prob
ably represent the Third District in Con-
rrcsS

4 LETTER PUBLISHED IN our local
columns, from an earnest writer, viii
arrest the attention Of every Democrat,
Whig or Republican who proposes to
support Greeley, and wishes to elect
him. Tfhe same writer shows certainly
his good taste By commenting Colonel
Enoch Ensley as a candidate for the
State Senate.
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WASHINGTON, February IA fall
ing barometer; fresh to brisk southerly
to easterly winds, increasing cloudiness
and areas of rain viii prevail on Mon
day from Tennessee to Lake Erie and
the upper lakes, and northwest and
southeasterly to southwesterly winds
and increasing cloudiness for New Eng
land and the Middle States, with pos
sible areas of rain from Virginia and
Pennsylvania to southern New England.
SOutherly to westerly winds and partly
cloudy weather, and occasional areas of
rain for the South Atlantic States, fol-
lowed by clearing weather on Monday
afternoon or night. Westerly winds and
generally clear weather for the Gulf
States.
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The Reception of the French Rand i'm
Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE reception of
the French Garde Republican band,
which arrived this evening, was a de-
cided ovation. An immense crowd was
gathered at the depot, the streets in the
vicinity being blocked with the people
to the number of twelve to fifteen thou
sand. The several French societies Of
the city, with the Italian and Hibernian
societies, and two military companies,
escorted the band to the Continental
Hotel The streets on the line of march
were thronged with spectators, who
cheered them enthusiastically.
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Railroad Damaged by storm-Train
Wrecked, killing Engineer and
RrRkeSuAu
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American DeIesa alton 20 the German
SehufxeuftSf i'm Prussia.

BERLIN, July l4.-The German rifle
men nom America, who are TO take part
in the Federal Schut1eufest arrived last
week IN Hanover, where they had a
most cordial reception. DR.. Dieper
made an address Of welcome, in which
be frequently alluded to the enthusiasm
manifested IN the United States over
the victories of the Fatherland during
the late war, and at the end proposed
three cheers for the visitors. which were
given with good viii by the large crowd
present at the reception.
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Press Excursion for children.

New YORK, July 1.-THE second of
the TiHleS's excursions to the Peter
children Of this city occurred to-day.
Eight hundred and sixty children par
ticipated, under the care of sixty-five
adults. Mr.. G. +. Williams, one of the
Times editors, superintendent, assisted
by. three Of the members Of the Times's
staff.
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Thursday, July 25th, 1872

TVHESE LOTS WILL BE SOLD TO THE
Il highest bidder, on the premises, on
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4 .Enst HORRIBLE Cr,rne.

ST. LOUIS, July 14-Some unknown
brute outraged the person Of little girl
five years old, named Tilly Gibbard,
Friday night, and then put her in an
empty freight-car on the Iron Mountain
railroad, where she was found in a ter
rible condition yesterday.
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General Howard and the indians.

NEW YORK. July I4.-GeneraI o. o.
Howard spoke ON Indian affairs this
evening at the South Reformed Church,
corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty
First street. Addresses were also made
by some Indian chiefs now visiting the
city. -..-
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WHEELING, July I4.-A German,
named Augustus ViehOffer, who served
nine years in the Prussian army and
received two medals of honor, was
drowned in the river at this place while
bathing to-day. lie had only been in
this country about six months.
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In forwarding clubs. the names must be all
sent at the same time, as we wiz not add to
clubs at the above rates. Anyone sending a
club OF ten will receive a copy free.
Special arrangements made with postmas-
uers and travelling agents.
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CHICAGO, July 14-At Dexter Park,
yesterday, there was pigeon shooting
match between Abe Kleiman and Cap
tain BOgardus, which was won by the
former by a score Of ninety-one to
ninety. The match was for thirteen
hundred dollars, Bogardus stalking sew
en- hundred to Kleiman's six hundred
dollars. The shooting was close and ex-|
citing throughout, the score being re-
peatedly q tie. Eh#
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KEY WEST, FLA, July l4-General
Ryan arrived this evening on the
schooner Express from Nassau. He de-
nies the truth of the Spanish statement
Of the capture of the Fannie's troops,
and says no cannon were landed.
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ENGLAND.

AunitiOns OF War being Purchased in
England.
LONDON, July 1.-THE mail steamer
from Rio Janeiro has arrived from
Southampton Brazil had declined to
receive General Alitae as the Plenipo-
tentiary from the Argentine Confedera-
ton. The Brazilian Government was
preparing for hostilities. The arrival OF
large quantities Of munitions of war,
ordered in Europe, was expected. The
dispute with the Argentine States origi-
mated in the non-fulfilment of the treaty
concerning Paraguay.
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POLITICAL NEWS.


COLUMBUS, OHIO, July IA Gree
ley ratification meeting was held in this
city last night, at which earnest and
sanguine speeches were made by several
local speakers.
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A British Opinion of the Amount OF the
Direct Damages

LONDON, July 1.-THE Observer an
ticipates that by the awards to be made
by the Geneva tribunal England will be
obliged to pay heavy sums for direct
damages, although it believes the total
amount will fall several millions below
the American estimate.
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NEW YORK, July 14.-All the prop
erty Of the Staten Island Railroad and
Ferry Company viii be sold under fore
closure mortgages, on the twenty-sev-
enth of August, to satisfy the claims of
the sufferers Of the Westfeld explosion.
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A st. Louis Grand Jury Ferreting out
Official DeViIment.

S1tAc1nA DeVtiEment.
ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE Grand Jury
have made a report to Judge Primm, of
the Criminal Court, in regard to affairs
in the House Of Refuge, in which they
say a committee of their body visited
that institution last week, and discov-
cred that great cruelty was sometimes
practiced upon its inmates. They cite
three cases Of terrible whipping of young
boys, and one case where pieces of flesh
had actually been cut out of a boys
back with the lash. Boys were also
placed in a dark dungeon for trivial
offences, and kept there fOrty-eight
hours without food or drink. The report
says that the House of Refuge, as it is
now conducted, is a deep and damning
disgrace, and urges the court to effect, if
possible, a change in its management.
Mr.. f. S. w. Gleason, who has been
Superintendent Of the institution for
twenty years, will publish card to-
morrow pronouncing the statements of
the Grand Jury exaggerations, and ask
ing a suspension of public opinion until
the next meeting of the Board of Man
agement.
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CRIMINAL AND CASUAL.


ST. LOUIS, July 14.-Frank q. Gar.
land, proprietor Of the DennisOn House,
corner of Sixth and Market streets, cut
his throat to-day in a fit Of deIiriun
tremens, and win probably die.
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THE SPORTING WORLD.


NEW YORK, July 14-Dick Risdon,
the hacker Of the Ward brothers, offers
to match Ellis Ward against any one IN
the State of New York ia single scull
race for one thousand dollars a side, or
two Of the Wards against any two men
in the United States for one thousand
dollars a side.
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CHICAGO, July AS. S. Boone, son
Of ex-Mayor Boone, was thrown from
his buggy on Friday night, by the horse
running off, and died last night of his
injuries. To-day was one Of the hottest
Of the season.
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WASHINGTON, July l4-The Demo-
cratic and Liberal Republican Commit
tees were again IN joint conference yes
terday, perfecting their arrangements
for circulating documents and providing
speakers for the campaign.
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Monetary.

WASHINGTON, July a Secretary
Boutwell, will not at present attempt TO
put any more new loans on the Euro
pean market, but will await more IA
f0rahle circumstance.
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The SaDphO an Hour and a HREf Ahead
Of Her CompeIlt0rs-

OF Her OompetttOrs-
HAVRE, July l3.-The Havre regatta
took place yesterday. Twelve boats
started, and twenty hours was the time
allotted for the race. 1t vas expected
that the Guinevre, Livonia and Sappho
would sail, but the Guinevre was with
drawn, and consequently the SaDpho
was withdrawn. The LivOnia was the
only large schooner entered, and the
Douglass would not sail with the Ash
bury the only competitor. The boats
started at four O'Clock. The Sappho
started fifteen minutes afterWard and
ran to the leeward Of the feet, crossing
the bows Of the Iivonia, and returned TO
her aneharage an hour and half ahead
of her
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SAVANNAH, July I4-Sergeant Robt.
E. Carr shot and instantly killed Their
mann Jordan, at Port Pulaski, last
night Both belonged to the Sixth
United States artillery Carr was ar
rested and lodged in jail.
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NEW YORK, July IA German tail
or residing at Union Hill, New Jersey,
has sued Father Barnard, a Geman
Catholic priest, for slander in denounc-
ing him as a fraud and swindler. Dam
ages laid at five thousand dollars.
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Train OF the Track-SeyeraI Persons
injured.
DoYLEsTOwN, PA, July 1.-THE
morning train on the North Pennsylva-
MIA railroad, shortly after leaving this
place this morning, ran over COW,
throwing the engine and two cars of
the track, down an embankment three
feet high. The fireman was seriously
injured, and the engineer, mail and bag
gagemaster, and one or two other per-
sons in the cars, were severely bruised.
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FRANCE.

Ofthe Taking Of the Bastile-
Ganabetta Presides-The Observance OF
Ghe Day Prohibited in other Local
J titles.
5 PARIS, July 14-TO-day, the anniver-
sary of the taking of the Bastiie, was
at Ferte Sous Jouarre with a
banquet. Gambetta presided and made
a characteristic speech, in which he de-
leagues of the church and
Public dinners in honor of
the day were prohibited in Paris, Lyons,
Mines, Rouen and Lille, but
no attempt was made to interfere with
the celebration at Ferte Sous Jouaue.
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New YORK, July 1.-THE notorious
Dutch Heinrich has gone crazy at Sing
Sing prison, and is to be transferred to
the State Insane Asylum at Utica.
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CINCINNATI, July 1.-THE steamers
Fleetwood and Wildwood collided at
California, about fifteen miles above
here, last night. The Fleetwood lost
her wheelhOuse, and suffered injury to
her engine. The Andy Baum went up to-
day to take her place. The Wildwood
is Uninjured.
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Galveston Receives the First Bale Of
New Cotton

GALVESTON, July 1.-THE first bale
Of new Texas cotton, from II. J. Kean
& Co., Of Victoria, was received BY
Locke & wilkins, Of this city.
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Governor Brown Rapidly COnyRleseIng.
New YORK, July 14.-GOvernor B.
Gratz Brown has recovered, in a great
degree, from the attack of cholera NOR
bus which Frustrated him on Friday.
He grew much better during the night,
and yesterday was able to leave his bed
at Glenham's and walk about. Later
in the day he removed to the house of
DR.. Steele, his attending physician, who
is also a personal friend, where he now
remains. His condition is hourly i'm
proving.
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The state of Tennessee.
l, John II. Freeman, Clerk Of the
supreme Court Of said State, for the
Western Division thereof at Jackson,
do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true, perfect and complete copy of the
opinion pronounced by said court at its
April term, 1872, in the case of A. Is.
Treadwel against Aydlett, Robinson &
Co, as appears Of record now on file in
my office.
In testimony whereof l have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal Of the
court At office, in Jackson, on this. the
eighth day Of July, 1872, and the indie
pendence Of the United States the
ninety-seventh year.
JOHN h. FREEMAN, Clerk.
By $. d. HAYS. ID. G.
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BY THE CABLE.
HAYTI.

The CRPturer OF the Haytfen War Ves-
sells CeDsured by his Consul.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 3O.-Mr.
Schultz, the German Consul, has united
with several German merchants in a
protest against the expensive measures
adopted by the commander of the Ger
man feet when capturing the Haytien
war vessels
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Arrival Of ocean steamers.

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE following
steamers have arrived: Bremen, from
Bremen; Scotia, from Antwerp; Colum-
bia, and Britannia from Glasgow.
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Serious disturbances at Niggata, where
some forty thousand persons, high and
low, were implicated to restore the late
Tycoon, has been quelled by the loss Of
many Killed.
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GENERAL SUMMARY.


NEW York, July l4.-It is stated that
a new Federal census Of the city begins
tomorrow.