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FROM MEXICO.
LerdO de Tejado Almost UnanfmOusIy
Elected President - Progress %
the Government Under the
New Regime.

CITY OF MEXICO, November /, via HAVANA
November The election for President o
Mexico resulted in the almost unanimous
choice Of LerdO de Tejad0. The votes agains
him were few and scattering. The programme
OF course, the President proposes for himself
has been made public, AID may be condensed
into this phrase" Little politics and much
administration
since few days ago, the ncwly-elected
President has ceased to exercise any Of the ex.
traOrdinary powers with " hicn he Is invest
ed. PaiferrO has sent IN his own submission
to the government, and the surrender of the
forces under his command. The paper was
dated October sd, near Durango, and the
General promised 70 present himself at the
capital. This makes complete the pacifca-
ton OF the country. 1t is reported that PresI-
dent LerdO intends to restore Generals Paifer-
70, Dearz and LtenerrO &c their former rank
in the army.
Publication has been made OF the names OF
the officers Of the government who are by law
ineligible TO Congress.
1t is reported that Senor Manuel Lazado is
dead.
BY the wreck Of the steamer Guatemala on
T0nala bar, twenty-one Of the crew and two
passengers were lost. The captain, twenty-six
Of the crew and few passengers saved from
the wreck, arrived at Jeh1utepec after WAN
dering in the woods four days.
Gomez Palacce viii be appointed Minister
of FOreign Affairs.
a son Of ex-President Carrera, OF Guate-
mala, was recently engaged in fitting out an
expedition at Chiapa to invade Guatemala.
Information was given the government and
the band was at once disarmed and its or
ganizer banished.
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WOODRULL-CLAFLEN.
Full Report OF the Proceedings Before
the United States Commissioner
The Defendants PIueky.

NEW YORK, November THE following if
full report OF the proceedings in each case
Mr.. Anthony V. Comstock appeared before
7 nlted states Commissioner Osborn and made
an affidavit TO the effect that an obscene pub.
hcation called WoOdhisH and Cgddfa's Weeklu
was being sent through the mails in violation
OF law Upon this affidavit the Commissioners
ISSUED a warrant FOR the arrest OF the pub
fishers, Victoria c. Woodruff and Tennfe c.
Claflin. The Marshals entrusted win
the warrant immediately proceeded to
the oiice OF the parties, on Broad street
which they searched thoroughly but failed
to ind their game. Subsequently, however
lney dlscoNereo the women In a carriage on
Broad street, as II preparing for fight and in
the carriage were two thousand five hundred
copies Of the obnoxious publication The
M.irshals placed the women under arrest, and
al drove in The carriage to the United States
Marshal's oflce, where they were detained
until brought before Commissioner Osborn.
When tne prisoners were arraigned, Mr..
James ID. key inert, their counsel, asked what
was the charge against them? The Assistant
Dlstrlct-Allorney replied: circulating OBJ
scene publications through the malls" Mr..
Reymert then said his clients were noi ready
for an examination, and said Mr.. William II
Howe had been retained 10 defend them,
MI Dawes said they bad not only been
guilty OF sending obscene literature
through the mails, but had also pub
lishcd false, malicious and scandaious
hbel upon a man revered all over the country.
ana thereby inflicted grievOus, If not irrepar-
aD4ei I'M ufy upon his character. Finally.
Commissioner Osborn decided to admit the
prisoners 70 bail in eight Thousand dollars
each, but the necessary bonds have not been
furnished. Mr.. John D. Townsend went 10
JeuersoRMarket and applied TO Justice Fow-
Ter Tor warrants for The arrest OF these women
on charge Of libel. After considerable private
talk between the justice and Mr. Townsend.
and the reading OF several affidayits by the
former, the warrants were issued. Mr.. Town
send then LETT. The warrants were given TO
sergeant williams 70 execute. He and on
GERS Mccormack and Tuily went in search Of
MIs. WoOdhuN and Miss Clahiu, to arrest
them. Who the cOmplainants are has not yet
been developed. II is, however, believed that
the case is IN connection with the infamous
scandal published this week in the paper
owned by these women.
LkTER.-WOodhul and Clahin have re-
tanned William +. Howe as counsel in the two
cases against them-one by the United States
and the other by Challis a broker. An ex-
animation takes place tomorrow. The prose-
cution are very nTm and determined 70 press
the cases against the prisoners to insure con-
Fiction. The defendants challenge an inves-
legation, and declare they VIII make further
scandalous revelations. There is considerable
comment Ia the city.
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QUEEN OF CLUBS
A child Frustrates a Gamblers Scheme
10 Ruin her Fasber-The MOtheF CIubs
Him With a Chair.

From the Detroit Frge Press.i
q man nearly hfty years old, named Alex.
auler lyulug, living on LlaCr0sse street and
owning vacant lot in the sixth ward
a spree and Zen into the hands OF
two rsscals- one Of them is young man
named hldder- a mafn1nist, and the other 9
stranger in the city, but a friend Of Kidder
when DeMing started out he had about sixty
1l--ars with him, and his intention Was q
purchase a Gov % q man on " God ward ave
uue- de was met by kldder, invited 70 drink
and then the Two sat down in q saloon on
- Infatuated did Leu1tnE become that he did
not return home but once in four days, and
abused any 0f hls friends who sought 10 dis
shade him. ktdder won bis money, watch,
and then two notes Of hand Of thirteen dollars
and rW Iv--sEen dollars.
When DeminG had nothing more to put up.
Dr. gave bis own note of hand Cor twenty dol
lars aud lost ulaL- This wa- Saturday noon.
one Of the men got q blank deed, filed IL with
a ade7rription of DeEning's real estate, and then
filed him up with liquor lent him one hun
p-1IertF-ineT % run The chances OF the wife
signing IT, The man accepted the 0rfer, an q
he-ure dark had lost the money and the deed.
Then. while the stranger lent him money %
keep ulrl play ing, kiuder went TO Demings
house and presented the paper for the wife to
sign she is not able 10 read, and he told
Iar rllE a. 10 was her husbands life insurance
policy and that she must sign II, or she
could never get the money in case OF hiH death.
she was about % sign IL, when one Of the chill
lren rad the words o. y arranrV Deed aloud
and she caught the idea OF what The rascal
was about she seized chair, and in a mo-
melr belted" the sc0undreI out doors. MOI
coutented with this. she followed aim two
blocks. clubbing him al every ump, and then
got two OF her neighbOrs % bring her husband
home The TWO meE started for an Officer 70
have k11uer arrested Whsn he handed over
the watch and agreed to refund the money.
Llt ran away saturday night without doing 50.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The President Severely Interviewed
Respect to the Memory OF the Late
MaiOr-General Meade-His Sue
cessOr-GeneraI News.

WASHINGTON, November. 7.-Ex-Secrstary
Of the Interior, J. ID. Cox, called on the Presi.
dent this morning and had short interview
General Howard, who has just returned
from a special Indian mission in Arizona, had
an interview with the President.
Ex-Secretary OF the Navy BOrie and J. Rus
sci Jones, United States Minister TO Belgium
are guests Of the President at the White
House.
General Sherman has issued a general order
reviewing in feeling manner the life and ser
vices Of the late General Meade, and directing
General Mcdowell, at New York, to make all
arrangements for the funeral; also directing
that all military posts on that day to have
their flags at half-mast, and minute guns
fired, and officers wear the ffzEal badge.
II is understood that either Brigadier-Gen-
eral A. H. Serry, now commanding the De-
partJnent OF the south, or L. X. &. Comfy, OF
the Department of Columbia, will be ap-
pointed MajOr-General in place OF General
Meade.
General sherman telegraphed 10 General
Mcdowell TO proceed 70 Philadelphia and
consult with Mrs. Meade relative to the ar
rangements for the funeral Of her late hus-
band. President Grant will attend the ser
vices.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day offici-
ally decided that the Presidents recent pro-
clamatlon relative 70 discriminating upon du-
ties applies to all goods arriving on French
vessels from other than French ports, on and
after the thirtieth Of October, the day OF its
date.
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GENERAL SUMMARY.

HippOrhinOrrhea has so far subsideC
in Boston that business has nearly resumed
Its usual activity.
Grants majority in Philadelphia il
officially announced as forty-lve thousand
four hundred and forty-six.
In Philadelphia Y serday flags OF
the custonhouse and -4er public building
were placed at half-mast in respect 70 ths
death Of General Meade.
GregoF J. Peri, a Chicago murderer
has been sentenced, and the sentence con
firmed, 70 be hung in that city on the twenty
sixth OF December next.
Pittsburg dispatches report the bors,
catharral fever rapidly increasing, and tina
the principal street-railrOad companies arr
compelled 10 suspend operations.
Ferdinand /, once Emperor Of Austria
is dangerously IA, and the dignataries OF ths
Church have been summoned 10 administer
the last saeraments In the presence Of the
whole Court.
A dispatch from Montpelier, Yer
mont, says that the horses throughout the
State are sick and consequently IL Is almost
impossible 10 give anything Ike fun vote Of
the State vet
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, November THE Standard up
holds the princi pies on which the Southern
States seeded from the Union, and Is opposed
70 RepublicanisIn, which 10 denounces as the
dsideatiOn OF passions Of a temporary major
ity, and - identified with personal and poliu-
eel corruption. In consequence Of the Gu-
premacy Of the Republican party, the states
are loaded with enormous debts, the foreign
holders OF their securities receive nothing;
and the Republicans are responsible also for
the insurrection ln Cuba, anarchy ia Mexico,
and the murder Of the Emperor MaNimllian
The Democrats, however, are no better.
An eItsnsiVe carpet factory ar kidder-Mtn-
ster a. destroyed by IRE last night. A large
number Of hands are thrown out OF employ
ment
Sir John, Duke Coleridge, has declined a
seal on the Bench Of the Probate and Divorce
Court, made vacant BY the death Of Lord Pen
sance.
me ship Mongolia, from Quebec for Queens
town, put into GreenOck, having been dis
abled IN a storm The crew experienced dread
ful sunerings, having been ten days without
provisions and constantly eLpUsel % the sea.
All survived, but reached this port IN a fear
fuIly ernaciated condition.
The Belgian steamship Mosc0a, from Ant
werp Tor Dantzig, sunk suddenly this morning
near Scars. The passengers and crew took 10
the boats, but seven persons are missing.
The Presidential election IN America Is the
principal topic IN the morning papers. The
ministraiion. It's chief subject Of compli-
Tnentary notice Is the orderly manner IN
which the elections were conducted. Much
surprise Is expressed al the completeness OF
the kepubll .an triumph.
M. Dunks, Liberal, has been elected 70
Cardinal Cullin has returned 20 Dublin from
q visit % Rome.
me irish government has prohibited The
importation of horses rom the United states.
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WE VIII sell, TO the highest bidder, at ],
W O'Clock, upon the premises,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12th.

inst valuable vacant ground, near the tunc-
uon oi old Madison and Court streets. with a
iffnI on Madtron OF 81 and on Court Of a feet,
suDdlvided into two lots, running through
nom street 20 street, Nicolson pavements 70
loth points. such a location should arrest
ne attention OF those who are looking for a
business stand in that vicinity.
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ARKANSAS.
Partial Returns Indicate the Triumph
Orthe Clastsn Faction.

Special to the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, November THE BTfndle-
Tails GBroolEsl are certainly defeated.
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DIED.

dence OF DR.. 7. Il. Watkins, Mrs ELIZA A.
WILLIAMS, wife OF Colonel II. b. =. Williams,
of The vicinity OF Wythe Depot, Shelby county.
Mrs. W. was on wish TO l)r. Watkins, whose
wife is her niece, and taken suddenly with a
violent attack OF pneum3nia, which defed
medical aid, and resulted in her death Ia a
few days. In this sudden death Of Mrs VIII
LIAsss a crushing afiiiotiol falls upon her be-
reavcd husband and children and a wide cir
Gle OF devoted friends. Hor gentle nature and
sweet excellence Of character endeared her 10
every one who knew heI, and no death in
our midst has been more severely felt and
lamented.
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the parish of Orleans, 10, 705 votes have
been counted, which give Greeley net
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CUEA.

HAvAEA, via Key West, November 5.-The
horses Arri wing from New York are Quarau-
horse disease.
The government troops defeated a body Oi
rebels today, near trinidad. FOrty-three OF
the latter were killed, and the rest dispersed
Late kilograms announce the progress OF the
cam paign as satisfactory 20 the Spaulards.
Advices from Nassau OF the fth state that the
vessels despatched 70 the scene Of the terrible
disaster 70 the steamer Missouri have re-
turned. The crew report that nOtwtthstand-
ing q thorough search, not the slightest tracs
of anything Belonging 10 the vessel could be
found
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BALTIMORE, November An election was
held to-day IA the sixth ward 70 III a vacancy
IN The City Council just before the closing oi
sons were gathered around the corner of
Fayotte and Broad Way streets. A party
Of men. mostly cOlOred, left the crowd
ana proceeded about midway 10 Broad
way, when they turned and Deliberately
fired upon the crowd in front Of the voting
place, killing Isaac Boss, aged sixteen wears,
ana mortally woundlng John Conway aged
thirty-hve years. Another boy received a nash
wound Immediately after the firing the
uarty broke and ran. when those who were
hred into returned the shots. Some eighteen
on twenty shots weye Bred in a minutes time
Previous % the nfing, which was wholly un-
expected no disturbance whatever had &C.
CURED.
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NEW YORK.
oHrtaT Count for Mayor.

The Tull city vote for Mayor, with only two
districts missing is as follows: Lawrence
1853: O'Brien. -, iS2; Havemeyer, Jl,6l6.
Gold transactions.
There were twenty-0ne bids for gold to-day,
amounting TO s3.As0ln0. at llL76@ll2.J6. The
Government advertised 70 sell one million
dollars, which sold az Il2.5l9ll2-55.
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SAN Francisco November I'D. c. Gil
man was inaugurated President Of the Uni
versity OF California at Oakland to-day.
III. McCOusland, on trial in the Twelfth Dis
trict Court for the murder Of a newspaper re-
porter, Noah Muilend =, put in a plea OF
self-defense.
The Investigation in Ina matter -of the es-
cape Of The forgers Brotherton by the Board OF
Supervisors which is now going on, shows a
great want Of discipline. GAL Kelly, CHIEF
Iai Ter, has been removed already.
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PIrrsBCRG, November THE epidemic Is
spreading rapidly, ana Is seriously interfering
with business. Only few OF the-street rail-
ways are in operation to-day. several iron
mills have suspended for want Of coal The
auth horttieE OF several railroads have issued
orders 10 the East and West directing their
agents 10 receive no heights directga l0
this city, Il being impossible 10 get teHIls ts
remove freight from the depots. several
cases are reported where the disease has at
tackled mules. OK teams are being substituted
foE horses as far as possible.
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ADDITIONAL MARKETs.

CHARLESTON, November7-Cotton market
dun; middlings, lSc; net receipts, 795 bales
ex ports coastwise, 3S5 bales; sales, $50 bales
stock, 3 a7l bales.
SAVANNAH, November 7.-COtton Offering
fair; middiings, ls1Sc; net receipts, 509f bales
exports Great Britain, 208 bales; coestwise,
1888 bales; sales 2062 bales; stock, o., ,s2 bales.
MOBILE, November 7-Cotton in fair de-
mand: middling, $50; exports TO continent,
2i55 bales; sales, 500 bales; stock, n 0a5 balea-
g. sT1eSTCN, November 7.-cotion duh
and heavy; ordinary, l55zc; good ordinary,
l9<@l6ctl; net receipts, 1850 bales; sales, 20
ba ise. stock A S38 bales.
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COntempt Case against the Chicago
Journal.

CHICAGO. November AT the session Of the
supreme Court al Ottawa, Wednesday morn
ing, a fuIl bench was present. Opinions we're
filed in the Chicago Journal contempt case.
Chief Justice Lawrence, with Justices Thorn
ton and Nc Allister, filed opinions iavoring the
issue Of an attachment against Wilson, pro-
prtetor, and sherman, editor Of thai paper,
retQnable forthwith. Justice Walker con-
CURED in the opinions Of the Chief Justice.
justices Sheldon and Scott nled dissenting
opinions. Justice Breese, though dissenting,
4 81 nnlnLnn-
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PRUSSIA.

BERLIS, November IA pamphlet entitled
Away with the House Of Peers" has 6p-
peared. Kari Blind il the author, and It's
publication and sale have IN no way been in
terfered with by the Authorities. A provincial
correspondent intimstes that the government,
while maintaining the basis OF The country
reform bill, win ask the lower house 70 agree
70 partial notifications. In the meantime,
measures viii be taken 70 insure the adoption
Of the bill by the Herrenhaus.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, November THE German troops
have evacuated the city OF Reims and the
town Of NiEry lie Franchise. These were the
OF the Earne.
There was great enthusiasm In Rheims over
the evacuation OF that city BY the Germans.
The buildings were decorated yesterday with
French colOrs and flowers. At night there
was general illumination. The theater was
opened Last evening, for the nrst time since
the occupation Of the city, at Marseilles.
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Desperate Attempt % Escape 'he Cal

WKsrot9 E8rEH, PA, November 7.-George
Grant, under sentence 70 be hanged on
wednesday for the murder Of a woman panel
Spence. q wear ago, made de- perabe attempt
10 escape He attacked the keeper, B. +.
Haynes, while the latter was going on his
rounds, and nearly killed him. Cooper the
under-keeper. y As attracted BY the cries Of
Haynes aud hred fouS al.ots az Grant without
wou nding him Grant was nn&iiy forced
back into his cell aud haudCu1ed. He is 81 II
savage, and declares t5af he viii sell his life
dearly. He had padded hiz body with blan-
heisr ana the pistol balls did not take elect
Hay nes ls In acrltlcal condition.
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DoYER, y. J., November Two Italians
came here to-day from New York. and visited
the sloe-st0re Of Glovani Bariotti. One OF the
men claimed BarOtti's house keeper as his
wife. aud after q sitght alteration stabbed the
woman \ the mouth with sal letto. She died
imme1iateiy. Bariotti attempted her rescue
ard Was also stabbed Ia the abdomen and
viii probably die. Both men were arrested
The affair creates great excitement, some Of
the citizens wanting 70 lynch the murderer.
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WAsHISGTON, D. c., November lover all
the Northwest and thence to the Ohio valley,
Kentucky and Tennessee, rising barometer,
nOrthWestarlv winds and clear weather, with
fr0sLs on Friday morning; Oh the lakes, and
thence over The Eastern AID Middle states,
clearing and very cool weather, with fresh
and brisk northwestern winds; in the south
Atlautic States clearing weather and north
west winds, veering 70 n0rtherly on the West
ern Calf brisk nOrtherly winds, Veering 10
northeast, with partly cloudy weather Warn
Ing signals are ordered for Delroth, Toledo,
Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester and OswegO,
and are continued for Milwaukee, Grand
Haven and Chicago.
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Associated Press Dfspatch.l
LITTLE Rock, November 7.-Baxter Is re-
ported to have the following malOrtties in the
counties named: Jefferson, $50; Phillips, 3f0;
Mississippi, 450; Randolph, rs; Independence,
20; CLARK, 30; Woodruff, 390; Jackson, 100;
Arkansas, 50; Crittenden, 1900; Union, 800;
counties.
Brooks has the following majorities; St
Francis, 55; Pulaski, 100; Prairie, 81 Conway,
400, Cross 20, Ouachita tie. Nevada, Col
umbia and Drew counties gave Brooks ma
Jor1t1es Of about one thousand. The indl-
cations are that Baxter is elected, and that
the state has gone for Grant by about two or
three thousand majority. Tie Legislature is
Republican. Asa Hodges tRepubltcan) is
probably elected TO Congress in the First dis
Jrict, o. p. Snyder (Republicanl in the Second
and Thomas NJ. Gunter Democrat in the
Third.
Dr. Craven PeytOn, an old and respected
citizen OF this place, died here this evening Of
apoplexy-
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The 'Japs" win gather up their
creased poles and things and depart To-
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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
TabularfEed Statement OF the Result fn
Each state, 0GicfsI aud Estimated,
a. Cleaned from the Tele-
graphic Reports.

The teiegraphic reports last night were very
maaErs As % general results, aud below vii
be found the estimated maiorities As near a.
could be cleaned. When the Official returns
from each stale are received, the popular vote
together with the maioriries VIII be given,
which wiz show the ful vote for the Presi-
denrfai contest:
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MASONIC NOTICE.

A SPECIAL communi cation Of DeSOtO 9
a Lodge, No 2gg, WI be held this Ny
FRIDAY} evening, November Sth, at/'WN
70 o'clock. for work in the L. a. degree.
All +. AS are fratemhllv invited.
By order z. C. WILLIAMSON, W. Nj.
r. W. SHELTON, Secretary. nor
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LorIsvILLE, October 7.--Yesterday evening
the jefferson Vile, Madison and Indianapolis
train, from Indianapolis, ran into pile Of
ties which had been placed on the track al
the bridge six miles bac Of Jacksonville, In
diana The cow-catcher threw all the ties %
the track except one. .W hlch The engine Jumped
over without being thrown from the track.
= o damage Was done. No clue % the villal ns
who placed the ties on the track.
Al HaTrodsburE yesterday, Ben. Hardin
stabbed VIII Harden IN the breast innictiDR
probably fatal wound.
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Columbus.

/ COLUMBUS, November The following is
] the Official vote Of Leonidas county Grant,
Q 82l7: Greeley, 63S; O.COnor, So. For Congress
Barry, Republican, 3lS2; Boiling, Democrat,
20