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LOUISVILLE.

LouBvnLE, Sept 16.-The last rail was
laid on the South. North Alabama rail.
road yesterday. This road, forming an
extension with the Louisville & Nashville
railroad TO Montgomery, Alabama, Is q
link to the most direct line from Louis.
vile to the Gulf fof Mexico. At Pensacola
and Mobile It opens up third route be.
tween Louisville and New Orleans, VId
Nashville.
The Montgomery q Mobile road will
be completed and opened for business by
the Goth oil this month.
Crowds continue 10 throng the Exposi-
ton. The receipts for the last week were
81, 1000; receipts for the first eleven DAYS,
$25OO0. '
Horace Greeley has consented to be
here TO visit the Exposition on Saturday,
Extensive arrangements are being made
TO receive him and give him the freedom
OF the city. The announcement was re-
ceived with considerable interest by the
citizens.
Gen. John NJ. Harlan and Gen. B. Il.
Bristow, the latter United States Solicitor
General, addressed large audience at
the court house, tonight, on the augurieS
Of the Maine election.
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CHICAGO,

CHICAGO, September 16-Wm. schmei.
gert was arraigned in the Criminal Court
this morning, charged with the murder
Of Kane Higgins, near Wlnetka, Illinois,
q short time since. A jury was obtained,
and all the evidence for the prosecution
presented. It is very strong against the
accused.
John Biddle. who was arrested on
Thursday last, for the murder Of Michael
Callahan, in an interview with reporter
to-day, admitted that he killed Callahan,
but said he was drunk, and only intended
TO cut Callahan in the arm to make him
let go OF him.
The Illinois State Fair commenced at
Ottawa, to-day. The day was occupied
In the entry and arrangement OF articles
for the exhibition, which promises to be-
very fine.
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A NEW STANLEY WANTED.-One oil
our contemporaries, alludlng to the new
imposition OF doubling the unpaid rate on
letters paid only in part, and forwarded
through the mail, which we so fully ex.
posed in our leading editorial Of septem.
Der 5, has the following, which we repro
duce, capitals and all, as therein printed
1.-THE following is the law Of Congress,
upon which the new order Is based:
"a letter deposited for mailing, weigh.
ing over half an ounce, but less than one
ounce, prepaid by d three-cent stamp,
should be forwarded, marked 'dne SIX
cents to be collected on delivery"
1t will need q discoverer more keen
than the African explorerto find any such
"law Of Congress" ss 1t exists only ID
the imagination OF the Washington clerk
who wrote 1t. AS O matter Of fact the
above quotation Is in violation Of the re-
cent law ot Congress, section 15l, which
requires only the unpaid rate to be col.
lected on dc.ivery.-JournGlg Of Commerce
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Va learn that the engineer who Is ex'
mining site for the proposed railroad
b,ij,escross the river at this point, is lin.
.,J BY bis employers to one mile above
,,l one mile below the BISHOPS house
d, ,he upper end OF the Island. This al.
.E, him to come only a short distance
sOE Back River bridge. The narrow
=, place in the river, and probably the
bs, ste tor bridge, is just below the
100, d the Island, but under these orders
As slocslity would be excluded from the
examination. 1t is also the point from
which the business centre Of the city and
5erailrosl connections to be made can
h reached with the least injury to the
sre,; Of the city. We have no idea that
nch 8 bridge will ever be built by such
agencies as now proposed, but il the
hrnLity Of making q location is to be
rne through with, for whatever reason
tnsy be, We see no reason why the CEN
n part OIL the city should be wholly
excluded from the examination for o loca.
Tim
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From the Other World.

From the Providence Journal, September ll.)
A young lady from New York has been
visiting relatives in this city, living on the
west side, during the past two weeks, and
had made all her arrangements to return
home last Friday night, having strong
impression on her mind that she must 20
home without delay. For the sake Of the
company OF a relative on her journey
home, however, she was induced TO post.
ponesher departure till Monday evening
last. Sunday morning last, alter . quiet
nights rest, she was suddenly awakened
between three and four O'Clock, and as
soon as she was aroused she saw figure
distinctly, or was convinced she die, stand.
ing in her room near the door, which
bore an exact resemblance TO "a
sister that she left at home in New
York in her usual health, and had not
been informed Of her being III. The
young lady was not alarmed by the vision
or apparition, but got up and went to-
wads It, when 1t disappeared. She then
opened q window and looked, but saw
nothing more Of the figure or anything
else unusual enough to attract attention,
returned to her room, retired, and fell
asleep again. In a short time she was
awakened and saw the apparition Of her
sister again with the same lile.like appear.
auce ard in taesame position as before, and
got up again, and as she advanced towards
It, itrecGded from her approach and disap.
peared as before. Again she looked about
from room TO room and out Of the win
dow, but saw nothing more of 1t. Being
now too much excited to sleep longer,
she dressed herself and remained sitting
up in her chamber waiting for daylight
10 come. Her uncle, who Is an early
riser, heard her moving about the room,
and on his inquiring why she was up so
early, she related her experience and vls-
ion as stated above, and when the family
had oil risen It was the subject Of general
remark and comment, Sunday noon the
young lady received dispatch from New
York informing her that her sister, whose
presence she thought she saw twice In her
chamber at 3 o'clock in the morning, had
died at thome quite suddenly at that hour.
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Tho Ruth Mnrder.
NN'A oP DIR. MEDLIcoTT, THE
LEGRD NTTfDDrDpn

''A " DR. MEDLIcoTT, THE AL.
LEGED MURDERER.
Il, oI' readers are doubtless familiar with
',',' s4' ue'alls OF a case in which Dr.. Med.
a "s"'s was tried and convicted Of the
W. ~a'Gef Of one Ruth, at Lawrence, Kan.
u april, 1871, and sentenced to be
lug lhe case was appealed and a
~ 'uSs y Of venue taken to Douglass coun.
w., y, oa the assembling of the District
JO9It THgtI Of O. the Fourth Judicial District,
vJSSe VS9S bassett presiding (the same fudge
m w ,Ss sentenced the prisoner to be hupS(,
Dr,,,a uS tV'h instant, at Garnett, q noie
nav nav Nv was entered by the District Attor.
n2,,S" w. t9at county, and after eighteen
ssU,Hn aUuSls Of solitary confinement, and a
,Sa %Sa'ence enc! Of death hanging over His head
'UT ~ prisoner was released.
U., U'' ,AsdIicott, say tho local reporters Is
win A1 ~ about thirty.tive years Of age
nS1,..aSn I Keen gray eye, iull whiskers and
nsv,u'Acaes, ns, and possesses an atFable man,
hSnaSoua h Sua by many would be considered
Of fSae, SiUo he was well dressed in a suit
sdo,uSGSe Ge cloth, with handsome iewelry
les.oII1 MS person, when he was re.
SnsNSa; % dc had with him a beautiful
X iNIIe! n.y. GG9g, which he said had been borr
psrioS SuS !all and had been his only com,
trunE SI ~ slnce a his Incarceration. He was
and H ,tS 70 confess that he hugely epioyed
oncs e thoroughly no0o appreciated his freedom
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

Mr.. Sumner Declines the Nom ina.
tiOn for Governor OF Massachu.
SettS. 'l
LONDON, September le.-Charles Sum.
ner arrived at Liverpool Saturday. Visit.
Ing the American Club he received the
first Information Of his nomination by
the Democrats and Liberal Republicans
OF Massachusetts, for Governor. Sumner
announced that he would positively de-
cline the nomination.
AS Prince Arthur Is soon to visit Bir.
mingham the authorities have made the
usual appropriation Tor the expenses Of
his reception. The Republican Club Of
that, city at q recent meeting, protested
against an increase Of the local rates for
such purpose, declaring that illumina-
tions, decorations and banques at the
public expense on these occasions Is no
longer In accordance with the spirit Of
the age.
The members Of the international So
ciety metin convention to-day in the Hall
OF sciencein this city. The: meeting viii
continue four days.
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The Presidential Election.
from The phIladelpAia Ledger,

N~%SA@ sAS ASAA~r
The Presidential election this year Is 10
be held on the Tuesday after the frst Mon.
day In November, the 9Th. day OF the
month. On that day In every State ex.
cepting Florida, the males over twenty.
one years Of age will cast their ballots In
their respective States for an electoral
ticket. In Florida the Legislature chooses
the electors as they formerly did in South
Carolina. Each State Is entitled at the
Presidential election 10 0 number Of elec.
tors equal to the whole number of iH Sen.
ators and Representatives In Congress,
and for this year the electoral college Is
based upon the representation In Congress
under the census OF 1870, according 10 the
appOrtlonment bills passed at the last ses.
sion. Thus, Pennsylvania being entitled
inthe Forty.third Congress, which meets
March 4th next, to two Senators and
twenty.seven Representatives, will have
twenty.nine electors and the whole num-
Der Of electors for all the States Is 866.
This Is an increase Of 40 over the number
Of electors OF the Presidential election Of
1868, which was Sl7.
The following shows how the electors
are apportloned among the States for the
Presidential election OF 1879:
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THE CANVASS IN OHIO.
The Republicans TO Receiye Heavy
ReinfoTcements.


COLUMBUS, September 16.-Up to this
time the Republicans Of this State have
relied almost exclusively on home talent
for speeches, while the Democrats and
Liberal Republicans have been more for
tunate and have had some OF the most
prominent speakers in the country. This
has stirred up the Republicans, and after
repeated calls on the National Committee
andspeakers personally, they are promised
speeches from various prominent orators,
among them being J. A. Creswell, of Ma.
ryland, Gen. Ben. Butler, Henry Wilson,
Speaker Blaine and Others. Both politi.
cal parties are doing excellent work and
have perfected good organizations. Both
claim to have cheering advices and say
with proper work they can carry Ohio for
their special champions. Arrangements
are being made for giving Horace Greeley
a reception on his passage through this
city on Thursday. A strong effort will
be made to induce him to remain over a
few hours here. I..U
Governor Noyes has returned from his
canvass of Indiana. He says he is conf.
dent the State will go Republican at the
coming election.
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As compared with the electoral vote Of
1868, the Western and Southern States
gain 80 electors, the Middle States 8, Cal.
itornia l, and Massachusetts, l, making
the total increase of 40. In the Middle
States, Pennsylvania gains 8, New Jersey
3. New York 3, and Maryland Nearly
every Western and Southern State gains
one ormore electors.
In 1868 General Grant received the
votes Of 2l4 electors, and Horatio Sey.
mour received the votes OF so electors.
The totol popular vote cast numbered
5,716,79S, of which the Grant electors re-
ceived 3.013,1S9, and the Seymour cleo.
tors 2,703, Goa majority ior Grant Of
309,5S8. In that election 81 States voted,
Mississippi, Texas and Virginia not hav-
ing been reconstructed. There was no
popular vote in Florida, the electors hav.
ing been chosen by tho Legislature. At
the Presidential election this year proba.
bly, 100000 persons will vote, the mum.
Der beign increased by the restoration of
Texas, Mississippi and Virginia; by the
enfranchisement Of the colored race; by
the general amnesty to ex.confedrates;
and also by the increase Of population.
All these ballots will be cast In single
day, November 9th.
In making any calculations as to the
result Of the contest in 1872, it Is import.
ant to know how each State has voted at
It's latest election. The following table
gives the majority in each State at Its
latest election, the year Of the election, the
chief office voted for, and the electoral
vote, the figures being taken from the
Tribune AImdnac, excepting those Of this
years elections. Where more than two
candidates were voted for, plurallties are
given:
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penE HYAc1NrnE's " ife's name is Eme

PERE HYAc1NTHE's W ife's name Is Eme.
lie Jane Merriman, aged 80 year. She Is
the daughter OF Amory Butterfeld, q resi-.
dent Of Paris, one Of Pere Hyacinthe's
converts.-BuGd0 Express. "a
All a mistake. 1Is. Merriman, now
the vile Of Pere Hyaclnthe Is q native Of
Seneca county. Ohio, the daughter ofsa
farmer named Butterfield. She married
when quite young merchant named
Merrimsn, OF Bucyrus, Ohio, who died
three years ago. Mrs. Merriman was, and
Is, an exceedingly beautiful woman and
as bright as she Is beautiful. She was an
especial favorite Of Henry Ward Beech
er's and through him procured the posi-
ton Of correspondent Of the New York
Times in Paris, in the lifetime Of Henry
]. Rayomnd. She is o sister Of O. W.
Butteraeld, an attorney Of Bucyrus.-To'
,edo Blade.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, Sept 1G.-President Theirs,
when visiting the United States steamer
Shenandoah, on Saturday, compllmented
her commander, Capt. Wells, on the ex.
cellent condition Of his ship and discip.
line OF the crew. He expressed the hope
that friendly relations would always en-.
dure between France and the United
States. Capt Wells replied, cordially
reciprocatiDg the good wishes Of the
President, and thanking him for The
honor conferred on the American navy
BY a visit from the chief of the French
Republic.
Hon. John Jay, United States Minister
70 T., Austria, arrived here to-day from
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SPAIN.

MADRID, September licking ANA.
deus in his speech on the opening Of the
Cortes, declared that the government was
determined to subdue the rebellion In
Cuba, and would send to the Island ali
the additional troops required to bring
the war to close. The Senators and
Deputies of the Ministerial majority In
the National Cortes in q joint caucus YES.
terday, resolved to support Rivero for
President OF the Cortes and Figuerola for
President Of the Senate. Senior Zsrnillv
Prime Minister was present, and made a
loyal and patriotic speech. He assured
his friends that the government would
be administered, not for party but for
the whole country. As for the King he
would stand by him to the last and die
on the steps Of the palace II necessary in
defense Of the dynasty.
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Independent journalism.

(From the chicago Trtbune)
The professional party man Is never
brilliant, either in thought or action; and
the reason is, that it Is no part Of his trade
10 have original conceptions Of right and
wrong. Original ideas are not essential to
his success,-in tact, are calculated to en-
barrass him. He recognizes the party
convention as the beginning and the end,
the absolute arbiter in all that pertains
to political action. The newspaper press
OF the country has grown up as part OF
the machinery Of politics. 1t has never
risen above the party standard. II, too,
has received its inspiration and It's gui.
dance from the party convention. It has
been compelled to accept as true, just,
and wise whatever has been SO decreed
by the party to which it belonged. There
have been exceptional cases where jour
nails have spurned this dictation; and,
IN every such case, such paper has been
subjected to the denunciation and hatred
OF the party managers whose DEGREES 1t
has disobeyed. It's, however, a remark
able fact that, in proportion as these jour-
mails have rejected the absolute DEGREES Of
party, and have incurred the hatred Of
party organizations, they have attained
higher and wider influence, not only in
the party itself, but with the public gen.
orally. Business prosperity has increased
with all papers in the proportion that
they have maintained their independence
and their freedom. The number Of peo-
pie in the United States who have long
since become sick OF mere party organs,
and who desire newspapers which dare
be independent, honest, and truthful, has
reached that point where 1t includes a
great and increasing number Of intelli.
gent readers who do not live by or for
politics. Tho time when men can be de.
ceived by keeping from them everything
but one side Of question has passed, and,
with It's departure, the party organ Is
laillng INTO decay. & J=a
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PITTSBURGH.
Soldiers and Sailors COnventiO,

Soldiers and Sailors Convention.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16.-Delegations TO
the Soldiers and Sailors Convention have
been arriving constantly throughout the
day from various parts of the country,
and have paraded through the principal
streets. The first clubs that arrived were
the National Veteran and "Go Vest
Clubs Of Washington, numbering respec.
lively "a and l50 men. The go West"
Club constitutes the escort Of Senator
Wilson, but owing to some failure OF the
eastern trains TO connect Mr.. Wilson did
not arrive with the club, but will reach
the city tonight. A delegation ofthe War
Veteran Union Club ofBrooklyn arrived
BY special train tbs afternoon and formed
into permanent organization at their
headquarters at the Monongahela House.
The chairman Of the meeting was in.
structed tn present to the New York del.
CATION, at their meeting tomorrow morn.
ing, Gen. Stewart L. Woodford as the
choice Of the Brooklyn delegation for
temporary Chairman Of the Mass Con.
vention, and Gen. James Jourdan as Vice
President Of the permanent organization.
The Convention will assemble at the
Opera House tomorrow morning at 10
O'clock.
The Libby prisoners will meet in the
morning at the Academy Of Music, where
a programme Of the business TO be dis.
posed Of by the body will be adopted.
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PRINTING oPFIcE PERPLExrRs-We
have been trying tOr two days to an.
nounce an auction sale Of SIX HUNDRED
pieces of heavy fine foreign wooIens, to.
morrow. The first day our printers
made 1t 80 pieces, and this morning the
types refused TO chronicle any number.
We are trying 1t again for tomorrow
morning, but are not sanguine Of success,
althoug ID tirst.class man has made the
correction, and at last advices was astride
the form, watching 1t, without once
stopping to wink IN J. Journal Of
Commerce.
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National Catholic Tenpernnce uninn

CLEVELAND, O., September 1C.-The
second annual Convention OF the National
Catholic Temperance Union will be held
10 this city on THURSDAY, October 10th.
This Convention will be one of the most
important assemblages Of Catholics ever
held in the United States. Delegates are
expected from every State in the Union,
as well as number from the Canadian
Dominion and provinces. Arrangements
are IN progress Tor grand celebration on
the day ri the Convention by the Catho-
lie Temperance societies OF this city and
vicinity.
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SALT LAKE CITY.

SALT LAKE, September 16.-Corres-
respondents say that the Indian denreda.
tions In San Pete are notall over. Tolina,
the reported leader OF the hostile bands,
has not yet started from the reservation.
The settlements continue to guard against
raids.
There was aquite shooting affair at
Little Cottonwood with revolvers and
shot guns, andseveral persons injured Sc.
riously. Everything Is quiet tonight,
but more trouble Is looked for tomorrow.
Cause, q woman.
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ACaINSEY THAT WILL Nor SMOKE.
The S:latlfe american gives the fol-
owing hints to those who would "build a
chimney which would not smoke" The
chief point is to make the throat not less
iblu four inches broad and twelve long;
then the chimney should be abruptly en-.
fged to double the size, and so contin.
Ce1 IOF one foot or more; then it may be
gniuslly tapered oil as desired. But the
inside Of the chimney, throughout its
Ebole length to the top, should be plaster.
Cd very smooth with good mortar, which
will harden with age. The area of a
chimney should be at least half u square
iOOt, and dues notIlGss than sixty square
inches, The best shape for q chimney is
circular, or many.sided, as giving less
fiction brick is the best material, as it is
AnoUconductor,) and the higher above
IheOOt the better.
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THE Livingstone. Stanley mystery has
taken new phase. The doubling Thorn.
ases Of the English press, and OF the Roy.
al Geographical Society, hayeso badgered
the great discoverer ofthe great explorer,
that he Stanley has declared open war
against his adversaries. and In a savage
letter to the London Telegraph states his
opinion in no very complimentary terms
that the Royal Geographical Society are
far lass interested in aiding and succoriDg
Livingstone than in getting his geograph.
ical discoveries in advance, in order to
manipulate them to suit their own theo-
ries. So far Stanley and the Herald seem
to hold their own pretty fairly. At any
ratio the cayilers have only suspicious to
oppose the Stanley story.
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CNCNNATr, Sept 16.-River, five feet
and falling.
EVANSVILLE, Ill, Sept. 16.-Weather
chiefly cloudy and mild, mercury 70.
River falling slowly. Business would be
very active II there was water,
PIrTsBURGH, Sept. 16.-River stationa.
ry this evening with about iorty inches in
the channel.
CAIRO, Sept. 16.-Weather clear, mer.
curry IL River fallen two inches.
LoUIBv1LLE, Sept 16-River risen four
inches, past four hours stationary. Wealth.
er hazy and cold this evening. Good
business. Waiting ior water.
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!, srer people were hArried, wearied
.,J3.cs.ed with too frequent elections
~ orrs. It has not been q month
,i,,s We had a general State and Con
..,,foual election; and now those
y, we're beaten want to hold an'
M, election for Congressman next
nr,A. II they do then about two weeks
NJ, will come in the Presidential elec'
m. Then in this cityit will be but q
SspIe Of months till we have the charter
sstlon. Certainly that is rather toe
noch Of good thing. Let US have
,,,ce,