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MEXICO.
MetamOras FOrtifying,

MATAMoRAs, Jan. 3.-Troops were
repair and strengthen the works in anticipa-
tions of an attack by reyolutionists. 1t is
reported that strong force of Insurgents
from the interior of the State are advancing
to take this place. Gen. Cortina command
ing the government forces at Carmogo, re-
ceived ammunition to repulse the threat
ened attack of rebels who are at Mier, thirty
miles distant from that place.
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A MYSTERY OF. BLOOD.
Triple saurder-No Cine.

HARTFORD, Jan. 3.-The triple murder
at Windsor Locks Tuesday proves to have
been most horrible affair. The victims
were Timothy Billings and wife, keepers Of
a notorious brothel about two miles from
the village, and Julia Hayes alias Gowdy,
young woman, an inmate of the house.
On visiting the house the bodies of Billings
and the two women were found covered
with ghastly wounds from the butt of a
gun. An attempt had been made to fire
the house. Several persons are under ar
rest
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

An Irishman one morning went out very
early in search of some game on an estate
where the game laws were strictly enforced.
Turning sharp corner, whom did he meet
but the gentleman who owned the estate.
Paddy seeing the game was mp, coolly ad-
vanced toward the gentleman and said
"The top of the morning to your honor,
and what brought your honor out SO early
this morning?" The gentleman replied by
saving 'Indeed, Paddy, just strOlled out
to see if L could find an appetite for my
breakfast" and then eyeing Paddy suspi-
ciousfy, said 'sand now, Paddy, and what
brought you cut so early this mOrning?' ?'
Paddy replied: "Indade, your honor, just
strolled out to see if could find a break
fast for my appetite" "a
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

r. P. Tansey has been elected President
of the St. Louis Merchants Exchange.
The Reading road proposes to make
Havre de Grace coal depot for the supply
of Baltimore and Washington.
The Legislatures of Maine, Massachusetts,
Maryland and Minnesota, opened yester-
day.
New Y ork reports II new cases of small
pox yesterday and three deaths.
A 100000 oil factory on Long Island
burned down Tuesday night.
Gov. Washburn addressed She "Juke" at
Milwaukee Yesterday,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

THE Mikado of Japan has ordered the
closing of the Buddhist temples, and the
priests, like the monks of England in the
days of the Reformation, will have either to
starye or earn an honest livelihood. In a
land where superstition and feudalism have
hitherto held sway over a semi-civilized
race, this is delicate and dangerous exer-
else of imperial power. The decree, it ap-
pears, has caused little excitement in the
cities, but was regarded as intOlerable in the
ruraI districts
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CHICAGO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-The Grand Jury this
morning reccmmenced investigation of the
Aldermanic bribery cases, and will continue
until the work is thoroughly done. 1t is
understood that the trials of these men
will commence on the 18th. Alderman
Glide viii be the first victim brought before
the Court, as he was the first man indicted.
The Omnipresent Smallpox.
The report of the Sanitary Superintend-
ent just made, says there has been consid-
cradle reduction in smallpox cases. Total
number Of deaths s, four cases being in
ants,
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~ sa.ss CUBA. II ..
United States War Steamers Or
dered TO the Coast.

New YORK, Jan. 3.-The frigate Con-
gress moved from the Navy Yard into the
stream this morning and sails this evening
for Havana, TO remain until further orders.
1t is said that other vessels go to the Cuban
coast and the commanders are ordered to
give special protection to such Americans as
have incurred the displeasure Of the Span
ish volunteers.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

THE venerable Paul Lyons, the Oldest
man in Mobile county, Ala, and perhaps
one of the oldest in the Southwest, dleo on
Thursday week. He was born in Savannah
Ga. on the 18th Of July, I76O. he was
therefore nearly o8e hundred and eleven
years old at the time of his death: was
In Savannah during the war OF the Noiu-
He married in 1909, when nearly'hity years
old, yet he had lived with his wife, who sur
wives him, for more than sixty years Mr.
Ivons leaves a number of children, grand
children, and great-grand-children.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

{ A CONTEMPORARY hits the nail on the
head in this style: The idea Of reforming
the Grant administration, by having investi-
eating committees and civil service reform,
q simply preprosterous. The only way to
reform il is to remove Boss Grant aud bis
whole crowd, and put men in their places
who will have some regard for decency'
honesty and the welfare of the nation.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

JUVENILE numskulls who use chewing
gum as luxury, may find it profitable to
learn what it is made of. How do they
''like this picture"
"Chewing gum is made at Podunk, Mas
sachusetts, of gum-arabic, rOsin and coarse
fat. ANY kind of fat, even of dead dogs, is
used in the manufacture, and when all the
ingredients are placed in boiling kettles, a
small quantity Of the most nauseous liquid
foam is put in to whiten the gum"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04
AUSTRIA.
American Antiquities,

VIENNA, Jan. 9.-The Nieye Freie Press
to-day says the speeches upon American an
tiquities at the thanksgiving dinner given by
Hon. John Jay are the topic of discussion in
the leading European journals, and ex-
presses the hope that the United States
Government viii aid in solving the problems
which have been recently developed by dis
coveries in the archives of Austria.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

A NEW W patch of the LIST inst.
saw. -.,any is full of CustOm-house and
Internal Revenue officers, and Postmasters,
working for Conkling and Grant. Their
pockets were full of greenDacks, and in to-
nights caucus they or their greenbacks
elected their candidate for the Speakership.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04
THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
> Sixteen Days Of Storm.
sronterex submereed.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 3.-The sixteen
days storm is apparently over. W. w.
Clark was killed by land slide in Iowa
Hill yesterday. A tremendous storm pre-
vailed in Monterey Sunday night, flooding
the city. Six inches of rain fell in one
hour.
Mr.. Hengar and Miss Sheppard, the sole
survivors of the WyeRtenburg stage massa-
ere have arrived at Los Angeles, suffering
greatly from their wounds.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

THE best womau's rights item we have
seen comes from France. A very beautiful
Iady of the Die Vernon type, living in
Boulogne, sent challenge to the publisher
of humorous journal, who had ''twice con
cerned himself with ber private affairs" A
formal acceptance of the duel was returned,
the choice of arms was waived, but de-
cided preference for those of the lady her
self was expressed. Reconciliation followed
and the wedding trip lis to the United States.
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NEW ORLEANS.
The Wars Of the Radical Factions
WarEnOfh I'm a Tight Place.


New ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-Pinchback,
Harris, Butler, and other Warmoth Sena-
tors in a drunken brawl entered last night
two private residences, knocked down the
inmates, male and female, and shot, cut
and stabbed T. Morris Chester, colored
lecturer, because he was opposed to War
moth. The police would not give Protec-
ton.
Warmoth was severely beaten in the
House of Representatives to-day. Speaker
Carter, whom Warmoth tried to remove,
was sustained by the police massed by
Warmoth in The lobbies, to daunt the mem
bers. The Warmoth force in the Senate
cannot get quorum. He seeks to bargain
with Democrats to save himself from i'm
neachment. All the journals but that
which he owns are sanguine for reform
There is great excitement and alarm les!
the police repeat their brutal experiment OF
last summer upon the Republicans.
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labor Reform i'm Connecticut.
ALBANY.
O'Donovan Rossa VS.. Tweed.

ALBANY, JAN 3.-O'Donovan Rossa's
memorial claiming the seat of Tweed sets
forth that, 5000 votes were fraudulently
cast for Tweed. A memorial of the Com
mittee Of Seventy asks the expulsion of
Tweed on account of frauds, intimidation
and. violence at election. Both documents
were referred. Tweed has not appeared
here. The Senate ratified the fifteenth
amendment; u against /.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

, HORACE GREELEY was at Albany on
the 1st inst. and had Boss Tweed's OLD
reoms in the Delevan House, and slept in
the bed the Boss occupied last winter. That
IS rather 'sheavy joke" on Greeley.
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FRANCE.
AHundrsd Ho1tasss SEIZED


LONDON, Jan. 3.-AbOut one hundred
prisoners are in custody ofthe Germans, who
have been taken as hostages for outrages
perpetrated on German soldiers, summary
proceedings will be takenin cases of murder.
Unless the actual offenders are surrendered
before the 23d of the present month the hos
tages will be COurt-martialed.
An apparent Contradiction.
LONDON, Jan. 3.-Eye.-In apparent
contradiction to the statement already tele-
graphed that the German authorities have
ordered the trial of hostages in France, a
special dispatch to the Standard this even
ing says that the Germans have suddenly
evinced moderation and that questions aris-
ing from the assassination of Bavarian SOL
diers in France will be settled without re-
sort to vigorous measures.
Gambetta Getting up a Little RevOIu
tiOn at MarseIIles.
PARIS, Jan. 3.-Dispatches from Mar
seilles report that the presence of Gambet-
ia III that city is causing much agitation and
some disorder. His hotel was surrounded
yesterday by friends who endeavored to call
him out. At one time the assemblage be-
came so numerous and turbulent that the
troops were ordered to the scene and the
Chasseurs charged upon and dispersed the
mob. Gambetta was not allowed by the
police to leave the hotel for fear that his
appearance would lead to further distur-
Dances. He advises his friends not to per-
sist in collecting in large bodies in the streets
or attempt resistance to the authorities. He
tells them they have right to hold meet
ings, but should withdraw in the presence
of an armed force and not provoke a COLI
sion. There has been no renewal of the
agitation to-day. Gambetta remains at his
hotel and it is given out that he is confined
to his room by illness.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

THERE is man in Deborah, H., so pc
nurious that when sheling corn, and ker-
mel flew into the wood pile, he removed
seven cords of wood to find it. A neighbor
standing by dropped kernel where the
searcher was looking, but when he found it
he said: "You can't fool me with that
small kernel; the one lost was large
one."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

IT appears that the ancients were by no
means deficient in the art of dentistry, but,
on the contrary, it seems to be one Of the
oldest arts. Cassellus was dentist in the
reign of the Roman triumvirs, and nearly
500 B. c. gold was used in securing and
stopping teeth. Herodotus also declared
that the Egyptians had knowledge of the
disease of the teeth and their treatment,
2. 800 B, c..
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OHIO.
s...s .rr,surturnI Convention

COLUMBUS, Jan, S.-The State Agricul-
tural Convention met here to-day. Resolu-
lions were adopted asking the General AS
eembly to so amend the game laws as to
give farmers the right of property in all
game on his lands; also asking Congress
not 10 change the existing laws III reference
TO wool and wOOlens until they have been
fully tested. Five new members oil the
State Board of Agriculture were elected.
ShernIan's Fate.
The Republicans hold Senatorial caucus
tomorrow night.
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GREAT BRITAIN.
DiIkes-Catacazx.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-A grand demonstra-
ton will soon take place in honor of Sir
Charles Dilkes.
The Times thinks Minister Catacazy
served his government zealously but not
judicioasly.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

WENDELL PHILLIPS, in his lecture on
"Street Life in Europe" the other night
gave one little instance of street life In
America. Thackeray, on his visit here
many year. ago. was anxious to see gen.
uine Bowery boy, aud friend pointed out
to him one of those now defrlnct specimens
leaning against lamp-post, with his bands
in his pocket, his "sOap-locks" carefully
regulated over bis eyebrow, and his cigar
tilted upright between his teeth. Thack-
cray was delighted, and determined to Sin
tervieW" the monster. So he strobe, with
his manly, sweeping gait, carrying that
ever-present benignancy of expression on
his face, up to the ''boy" and remarked very
inuocently. "Sir-excuse me-butI would
like to go to Broadway" The "boy' re-
turned the look with one equally benignsnt,
and replied. "Wen, why in HI don't you
20 2"
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IOWA.
Harlan ON the nafensire.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-At Desmoines, Iowa,
this morning Senator Harlan issued long
circular letter in reply to recent criticisms
upon his conduct. A strong combination
is said to be forming against him by ALI
sion. Dodge and Wilson.
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LATEST MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

MOBILE, Jan. 3.-Cotton active and ex-
cited; middlings 19!6193sc net receipts
$40 bales; exports to Great Britain 1874
bales, sales 1000 bales; stock 63, ,195 bales.
GALVESTON, Jan. 3.-Cotton strong;
good ordinary 1Sc; net receipts 1868 bales;
exports to Great Britain 2,422 bales; sales
1900 bales; stock $3.50 bales.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 3.-Cotton active at
full prices; middlings 19ac; low middlings
1936191c; net receipts 1,28S bales; exports
coastwise 969 bales; sales 2,263 bales;
stock 92,782 bales. -.
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.CorroN is active in New York, with a
good export demand at jump to 2Ose for
middling.
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Lost, with All ON Board.

A dispatch from Constantinople an
nOunces that four Greek brigs have been
wrecked in the Black Sea and all on board
nerished.
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Christmas Ku-KIux.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3'--GoV. Brown has
sent Adjutant-General Siegel to Saline
county to investigate the reported outrages
the re Christmas. %
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

The last Iowa Senate rashly elected a
young lady to one of Its clerkships. The re-
suit is that there is now furore among
female aspirants for legislative honors, and
the contest in the coming Assembly will be
likely to test the gallantry of the Legisla-
fIrra
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

THE first narrow gauge railroad on this
continent has been completed, and is de-
clared to be successful. It is built from
Denver, Colorado, to Colorado City, on the
Rio Grande, distance Of rs miles. The
track is three feet wide, and cost $500
per mile.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04

TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New YORK
last evening at 6Ss for the old issue and OSa
-tlr the new.
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GOLD is quiet in New York at 1890
1no1
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Collapse Of an Irish Courtroom.
IRELAND.

A Re-enactment of the Richmond
Tragedy-COIlapse of q Courtroom
Hundreds Killed or Manned.
DUBLIN, Jan. 3.-The floor of court
room in Kittyclogher, in Leitrim, Ireland,
gave way while trial was in progress.
The room was crowded at the time, and
three hundred persons were precipitated a
distance of 80 or 40 feet. The number of
those killed is unknown. Some thirty are
badly injured, most of them fatally.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-04
ROCHESTER,.
Loaded Cannon Trail the Streets

the CITY In a State Of Siege.
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Negro Justice outraged.
A ShreRd Dodge.

Just before Congress adjourned Gen.
Banks reported bin providing for the dis
franchisement of American citizens holding
slaves in foreign countries. This bill was
prepared at the State Department, under
the auspices of the Spanish Minister and
Caleb Gushing, the attorney for Spain be-
fore the Spanish Commission now
in session here. The object of the bill is
not only to prevent American citizens in
Cuba from sueing for damages arising from
the loss of slave property, but also, by dis
franchising them, to prevent them from
having any right TO sue for damages to their
estates. Gen. Banks, who offered the bill,
has given it some attention, and he pro
nounces it a fraud throughout. 1t will not
be reported from the committee unless
specially called for, and then it will I'M
doubtedly receive such an exposure as to
secure its overwhelming defeat at the hands
of Congress,
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WASHINGTON.
rmportant 70 steamboatnaen.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The Treasury
Department has issued circular allowing
towing boats and steamboats, used ex-
clusively in transporting freight upon the
Mississippi and its tributaries to carry a
standard pressure upon their boilers Of one
hundred and fifty pounds to the square
inch, instead of one hundred and ten
pounds, the limit heretofore allowed. The
Supervising Inspectors Of the several dis
tricts have been directed to grant permits
to such boats whenever no good reasons
exist for objecting. Without such permits
boats are not to be allowedt to navigate.
'-'aA "a T11e Civil servicers. sos
The Civil Service advisory Board held an
informal meeting to-day. There were
present Geo. VIM. Curtis, Jas. FL. Black
man, d. G. Cox and z. B. Elliott. The
other members of the committee have not
yet arrived in the city, but are expected
tomorrow. They viii receive their com
missions from the President Immediately
and hold daily sessions. 4yEI (
Negro Justice Outraged. a
Capt. ]. w. Davenport, formerly clerk
in the Third Auditors offic, who recently
pleaded guilty of assault with intent to kill,
by shooting o. T. B. Wall, colored Justice
of the Peace, of this city, has been pardoned
by the President, the principal ground for
pardon being that at the time of the COM
mission of the offense Davenport was sup
posed not to be in full possession Of his
faculties.
A Patent Gazette.
The United Patent Office to-day COM
menced the publication of weekly official
Gazette, which viii embrace all the various
matters authorized to be published by sec
ton 20 of Patent act of 1870, with the ex-
ception of the specifications and drawings
which win continue to be published in sep
arate form.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-03
Remarkable solar Phenomenon.

A telegram from Lexington, KY, to the
Cincinnati Commercial, under date of
August 30, makes the following statement !:
81 A solor phenomenon Of wondrous mag
nifcence was witnessed here to-day.
Shortly after II O'Clock thin, hazy halo
was observed about the sun, which was
shining in cloudless sky. Gradually
this halo assumed bright yellow
tint, and then, one after another, five
rainbow-hued circles enveloped them
selves around the sun. Soon myriads
of glittering globes apparently half
an inch in diameter were elected from the
various rings. Some came into view slowly
and sailed southwark in a straight line,
while others shot forth at tangent, like
the balls of Roman candle. All of them
cleaned with an intense white light, which
grew less intense as they approached the
earth, and totally disappeared at apparently
the height of half mile. The display
lasted over two hours and was witnessed by
every person in the city, and created great
alarm among the ignorant and superstitious.
The only other noticeable phenomenon was
a marked reduction of temperature.
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Texas News.

Brownsville, Sept. 2.-The Nucces VAL
ley stock raisers, who have been giving i'm
portant information before the border COM
missioners, left yesterday. Fears are en-
tertained that they will be attacked by
Mexican outlaws, a conspiracy to that eff
feet having been discovered.
The aggregate claims before the commits
sion are reported to be over $S,000,000.
The general opinion is that searching in
vestigation has been made of the troubles
on the lower Rio Grand. Satisfaction is ex.
pressed at the general result. Anxiety exists
among Texans to learn the proposed time
of action of the United States regarding
these claims. The commissioner left to-day
for Rio Grand city by steamer, to make
a personal examination of the localities OF
cattle depredations, &c.
General Cortinas has issued circular to
the people of both frontiers, denying COM
plicity in the cattle thefts, and appealing
to their general good opinion. He charges
General Palacios, recently commander at
Matamoros, with making false reports
about him, and is very indignant towards
General McCook and the United States
Consul at Matamoras for their efforts to
procure his dismissal from the command Of
the line Of the Rio Bravo.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-03
Greiti,,a State Saltrnat
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Washington Star of yesterday
evening has the following: !" Thomas and
Hugh Morrow were before the police court
on Saturday, charged with making an as
sault and battery on Hugh Hammell. The
latter testified that he went into the restau-
rant kept by the Morrows with colored
man whom he had met-an old servant of
his-and went into the back room to treat
his old servant to refreshments, and had
done so, when these men assaulted him in
most desperate manner, beatings him and
forcing him into the street. His face was
marked badly by the blows he had receiv-
ed. Witness lived some twenty-four miles
in Virginia lin Occoquan), and was an entire
stranger to the accused, and their action to
him was unaccountable. The case was
continued until next Wednesday,"
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-03
FROM WASHINGTON
An Editor Gained.

Washington, September 2.--Judge Louis
Dent attacked Mr.. Reed, one of the editors
of the Capital to-day with cane, on ac-
count of an article in yesterdays Capital,
charging Mr.. Dent and his brother, General
Dent, with being concerned in securing a
consular appointment for pecuniary con-
sidcration.
According to Mr.. Reeds statement, Mr..
Dent struck him with his (Reed's) cane,
while the latter was at a desk with his feet
cramped underneath, and that he made the
attack without explanation.
Another statement is that Mr.. Dent,
being informed by Mr.. Reed as to his re-
sponsibility for the article, called upon the
latter to defend himself, and Immediately
made the attack. A scuiile ensued as soon
as Mr.. Read could get up, and the attaches
of the Capital establishment rushing in,
separated the parties. Mr.. Reed received
two scalp wounds and cut on the temple.
Judge Dent was subsequently arrested and
bailed on his own recognizance for a hear
ing tomorrow on the charge of assault and
battery. ."."..