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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Lisbon, Portugal, reports a slight earth
quake Monday night.
A Brooklyn revenue collector has default
ed for $4,000.
An unknown vessel has been burned in
the Gulf of Mexico, Of Chincateagues
Pass.
Three young Bostonians were drowned
yesterday by the ice giving way.
John E. Dennison, late speaker of the
House Of Commons, is gazet'ed as Viscount
Ossington.
Spain proposes to lay caLle to Cuba via
the Canaries.
An interview between the Gar and the
Emperor Of Brazil has been arranged to
ccmS off at Nice.
The Prince of Wales has not yet sufficiently
recovered to rejoin his boon companions in
London.
Some $4,000 have been subscribed in
London for the expedition in search of DIR.
Livingstone,
Chicago is preparing for the Japanese
vi are snowbound at Salt Lake.
Chicago reports {, 100000 bushels of grain
in store and afoat.
A New York garroter has been sentenced
for twenty years.
Ohio offers the use of her canals to Cana
dams, if they reciprocate to citizens of this
country.
Fifty Rock Islanders lost their hats yes
terday in wind storm.
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RESULTS OF THE FRANCO-PRUs-
SIAN WAR

In May, of this year, the population Of
.Alsace and Lorraine will have to decide
whether they will remain at their homes
and be Germanized or emigrate. In an
ticipation Of this, mingled with the love Of
France, and hate of the military system Of
Germany, the people are crossing the from
Ger in such numbers that whole villages
have been depopulated and many others
contain only old men, women and chill
sdren. Another result Of the Franco
PIussian war, and perhaps of much
greater significance, is that French ceases TO
be the language Of diplomacy. Bismarck
has given notice that he will hereafter use
German in his communications with foreign
powers. They think the change a very
natural one in England, "for during the
present century it has become the habitual
practice Of the English Foreign Office to
use English only in its dispatches" But for
about century and halfpreyiously French
had been almost the exclusive language
of diplomacy, partly on account of the
intrinsic merits of the language, and partly
on account of the preponderating influence
Of France. Again, the new order of things
must work practically for the best. Those
who write such dispatches can never write
them properly in any language but their
own. They know, or at least ought to
know, what words and phrases mean in
their native tongue, but they can never be
sure that they are fully embodying in Ian
guage what they wish to embody when
they speak foreign language. Of course,
this but adds to the humiliation of poor
France, but she must learn to bear patient
ly the punishment of defeat.
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WASHINGTON.
Tea and Coffee.

ACte sAAA0 NuhAtet
NEW YORK, Feb. ia special dispatch
from Washington says the Committee on
Ways and Means win report forthwith in
favor of reducing the tariff on tea and COT
fee, but not on sugar.
Tobacco.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I3.-The Committee
on Ways and Means this morning resolved
to report in favor of retaining the present
tax of sixteen cents per pound on tobacco,
and reducing the present tax of thirty-tWo
cents TO tWenty-four cents.
whisky.
The Committee on Ways and Means of
the House have requested the Commission
er of Internal Revenue to communicate to
them, in form which shall serve as q basis
for legislation, his views as to the proper
manner of efecting a consolidation of the
various taxes on distilled spirits, except
that imposed on rectifers and wholesale
dealers.
Political Economy and Pig Lead.
Marven T. Read, lead manufacturer Of
New York, argued before the Finance
Committee to-day in favor of reducing the
duty on pig lead. He said that the impor-
tatlons are 9S,O00000 pounds year. The
home production is only one-fourth of that
amount and the United States does not
export pound OF lead. Nearly all the lead
that is produced in this country is mined in
Missouri and Illinois, but St. Louis and
other Western cities are obliged to draw on
imported lead from seaboard cities to sup
ply their local manufacturing demands.
The present duty gives foreign metals
e, IItl., -,
Claims of British Subjects.
The British and American Mixed Com
mission met to-day. The claim of Thos.
Sterling, Of Virginia, for the destruction of
property by Union soldiers during the war,
was disallowed, and the Commission ad-
iourned to March 20.
Grant to FOrney.
The President has forwarded the follow
ing to Col. j. W. Forney:
Executive Mansion, Washington, Feb.
12.-COl. J. w. Forney, Collector Port of
Philadelphia-Dear Colonel: Your letter
of the 10th instant rendering your Tesigna-
ton of the Office of Collector for the Port
of Philadelphia, to take effect from the
first day of March is duly received. l
regret that you have found this course
necessary, because your appointment to
that place gave general, almost universal,
satisfaction when it was made, and since
your services have been appreciated and
approved quite as generally. l appreciate,
however, the reasons which you assign for
the course taken, and hope foryour continued
success as a journalist and citizen. l will
be highly gratifed if successful in procur-
ing as your successor one enjoying the
same confidence of the public and the ad-
ministration, and who will administer the
Office as well as you have.
With high regards, your obedient ser
want, L. S. GRANT.
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Presidential Messages.
HOUSE.

Mr.. Hooper, from the Committee on
Coinage, reported bill revising the laws re-
lative to the MINIS and necessity of some
coin, which raised the point whether the re-
port was authorized by the committee.
The question raised confusion, but Mr..
Hooper stated distinctly that he had been
authorized by the committee to report the
bill, which was made the special order for
the second Tuesday of March.
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The Pistol Mania-ShOt Dead by Her
GrandRhfVH
MISSOURI.
The Rights of Negro Convicts.


ST. LOUIS, Feb. ia special from JEFF
ferson City says the WardeDs and other
officers of the Penitentiary have been in
dicted by the late County Grand Jury for
iOgging a negro convict last September.
Keno.
1t is also reported that true bills ha We
been found against several members Of the
Legislature for playing keno and other
games prohibited by law.
The Labor Party.
The State Labor Reform Committee met
at Turner Hall to-day to elect delegates to
the National Convention, to be held at
Columbus, Ohio, on the 21st. inst, A. L.
Glenny, of St. Joseph was chosen Presi-
dent, and A. W. Mckee, ofSt. Louis; Secre-
tary. After some remarks by John Mag
wire on a subject of the division of the
public domain, finances, and the labor
mOvementin general. The following dele
gates to the National Convention At
large, d. II. French and A. w. mckee, of
st. Louis; b Districts-R. c. ST.
lencc, w. Il. Randolph, L. Beattie, J. S.
Harmon, George w. Bowen, William
Hooper, George W. Bowen, A. E. Cheney.
j. S. Rollins, and J. w. Stockey. The del
egates were instructed to act in the Ma
tional Convention W it'll a view to making
a Presidential nomination, and to oppose
anything calculated to compromise the
Labor Reform party.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
A Message from the President.
Transmitting the Geneva Case.
The U. S. Navy Ventilated.
Five Hundred Millions Wasted
And Nothing to Show For 1t.
SENATE.

SEaNAlAs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The House
postal bill was made the special order for
Friday.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman the bill mo-
difying the law so as to prevent the remov-
al of goods in bond frsm original packages
in cases of accident or legal interference
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Casserly the Postmas-
ter General was directed to transmit infor-
nation as to the detention of mails on the
Onion and Central Pacific and as to the
mail contract with those roads.
demonstrating the Courts.
Mr.. Trumbul called for the bill to author
the President to retire Judges of United
States Courts on full salary whenever they
are permanently disabled.
Reform Postponed.
At the expiration of the morning hour.
Mr.. Trumbulrs bill, TO retire Judges of the
United States Court, went over, and Mr..
Fenton's bill, for customs reform, was taken
up.
Mr.. Cole moved to postpone it and take
up the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Trumbull said there was no neces-
sity for setting aside other important bills
to take up an appropriation bill, which
would not go into effect until the end OF
June.
Mr.. Robertson hoped il the pending bill
should be postponed, the last amnesty bill
passed by the House, would be taken up.
Mr. Trumbull thought it very important
that the bill for customs reform ought to be
proceeded with, buff it was to be laid aside,
he would support the motion of Mr.. Rob-
ertson to take up the last amnesty bill, and
hoped the friends of amnesty would stand
together and vote down all attempts to kill
this bill, like the former one, by putting on
irrelevant riders.
Mr.. Sumner gave notice that If the am
neSty bill was taken up he would press his
supplementary civil rights bill as an amend
ment,
Messrs. Edmunds and Morrill,, of Yer
mont, favored immediate consideration OF
the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. TentOn's bill was then postponed and
the appropriation bill taken up by vote OF
81 to Is.
Mr.. Cole, having the bill in charge, ex-
planned the amendments reported by the
committee, after which the Senate proceed
ed to consider the bill in detail.
Among the amendments reported is one
to discontinue the publication of laws in
newspapers. Mr.. Anthony said he had for
years favored this reform. POmerOy and
Harlan opposed the amendment. No &C
ton was taken upon it.
Presidential Messages.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
two messages from the President, transmit
ting a copy of the case of the United
Safes presented at Geneva, and other re-
ports of Secretary of State and the Secrs-
t9ry of War, in reference to the questions
with Spain arising out of Cuban affairs, and
the orders given to our vessels in Cuban
waters.
The Senate adjourned.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

a recent decision by the Court Of Appeals
OF New York settles two important ques-
lions Of law. A married woman brought
suit IN her own name against a railroad
company for lost baggage, consisting of
clothing and jewelry, and had obtained
judgment for $4,000. The case was taken
by the railroad to the Court of appeals,
which tribunal affirmed the judgment. In
regard to the point made by the defendants,
that the bulk of the property having been
received by plaintiff from her husband, be-
1onged to him, and the suit should there
fore have been brought by him, the Court
of Appeals held that though at common
law the wife's paraphernalia, during cover
ture, ordinarily belong to the husband, and
he cannot dispose of them, except by wills
the statutes have secured them to her even
as against creditors; in equity, the proper
ty given would be treated as the wife,
separate estate, and she would be
protected in its enjoyment and
possession even against the inter
ference Of her husband. This estate, if not
absolutely legal estate, is clothed with all
the incidents thereof, and she is therefore
the proper person to sue. But this question
depends upon the Code of New York, and
h therefore of less general interest than the
other point decided. The company set up
plea that the ticket on which the lady
was riding contained clause limiting their
responsibility for loss Of or damage to bag
gage to 500. The court held that the
words printed on the ticket do not embody
the contract between the parties. They
are mere notice, and a carrier cannot linn
it the liability by notice, but only by con-
tract. Plaintiffs attention was not called
TO these words when the ticket was pur-
chased by her, and even if she read them
when she entered on her journey, she was
not obliged to submit to a contract never
made, or leave the train. Hence the car
riers' common law liability remained I'M
changed.
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FORT SCOTT.
The Memphis Narrow Gauge.

FORT SCOTT, KS, Feb. 13.-This city
and the county of Bourbon voted to-day to
extend aid to the Fort Scott and Memphis
Railroad, and to the Lexington, Lake and
Gulf road, in all $4,000. The majority in
the county was large. The Memphis road
will be a narrow gauge, and built by SAX
ton Il Co, of Philadelphia, with headquar-
ters here, where the machine shops and car
works will be located. These roads will
make seven railroads cenLering here.
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SLAUGHTER OF THE BUFFALOEs.


Public attention has been directed by
Gen. Hazen in a letter addressed to Mr..
Bergh, of New York, to the worse than
useless slaughter of buffalo on the great
plains Of the West, and his protest against
this practice is meeting with a pretty gen
eral response. If the buffalo were vicious
and dangerous animal there would be some
excuse for the fearful slaughter of the
herds which have not yet been found sus-
ceptible of cultivation. Col. Bracket, of
the cavalry force, follows the philanthropic
lead Of his senior officer Gen. Hazen,) and
pFprotests with equal vehemence against the
slaughter of the innocents." He says in
bis letter to Mr.. Bergh:
81 have read with a great deal of interest
the letter Of Gen. Hazen to you respecting
the needless killing of buffaloes. What he
says is strictly true, and there is as much
honor and danger in killing a Texas steer as
there is in killing a buffalo. All the reports
about fine sport and good shooting are mere
CANNON; it would be equally as good sport
and equally as dangerous to ride into herd
of tame cattle and commence shooting in
discriminatory. The wholesale butchery of
bufaloes upon the plains is as needless as it
is cruel. Hundreds and hundreds Of them
have been killed in the most Tanton man
ner, or for their tongues alone. 1t is time
that something should be done for their
protection, and trust you will make an eff
fort TO have Congress interfere in their be-
half. 1t is an abuse of language to call the
killing of harmless and defenseless bulaloes
snOrf y
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E-7N-~
ROME.

ROME, Feb. 13.-Minister Jay, from
Austria, arrived yesterday to meet Gen.
Sherman, both of whom were presented to
King Victor Emmanuel, who gave them a
cordial reception.
The Pope will soon send forth an encycli-
cal letter on the subject of public instruc-
ton and its relations with the church and
State
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FRANCE.


PARIS, Feb. 18.-The elections in the
in the National Assembly were attended
with great disorder, and numerous conflicts
occurred between the opposing parties.
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NEBRASKA.
The HOYarnOrs, War.

OMAHA, Feb. 13.-Acting Gov. James
arrived from Washington to-day and has
issued proclamation, revoking the call for
an extra session of the Legislature made
by the President of the Senate during his
absence, and which was called for Feb. IS.
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NEW YORK.

New YORK, Feb. lathe twelfth juror
had been sworn in Stokes case and the
court adjourned until tomorrow.
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CINCINNATI.
Stealing knowledge.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.-Rev. Stephen
Morgan, recently convicted of stealing books
from the Theological Library, and fined in
the Police Court, was tried by council of
his own and neighboring churches to-day.
Mr.. Morgan expressed penitence, and the
council forgave him, but censured him Sc
verely, and sentenced him to receive a re-
primand before his congregation. His or
dinatiOn is deferred to give him probation.
He is required to replace with new books
all books taken from the Library by him.
He will continue to preach to his congrega-
tiOD
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The Senate committee will report favor
ably on the nomination Of Charles Hale for
Assistant Secretary Of State.
A railroad smash in Wisconsin yesterday
was caused by the conductor of a passenger
train forgetting his instructions!
A column about Mardi Gras in New Or
leans reaches Us at q very late hour.
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UNION AND AMERICAN.
10 SURsCRTRERS.

subscribers desiring to give any in
structions about their papers should al
ways give the name of the POstOfice to
Which the paper is sent.
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TIE st. Louis DeaocrGt (RadieaD de-
Clares that "aA liberal Republicans are De-
mocrats."
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One More Unfortunate.

Capt. Jas. Biggs, of Covington, late De-
putty United States Marshall has been ar
rested and sent to jail at Louisville on ac-
count of deficit of about $1,000 in his ac-
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PERSIA.
still Starving.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-Dispatches from Te-
heran state that tho famine in Persia con-
tinues with undated fury, many persons
dying daily.
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AGav Deceiver Uumasked.
To the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.-Quite a scene oc-
CURED at the Merriwether Hotel, in Frank
fort, KY, yesterday, in the arrest of young
impoStoT, who had been representing him
self as a relative of Gen. r. Z. Lee, and by
letters, papers, etc, had imposed upon Gen.
Breckenridge and others. Recently he had
become acquainted with young lady Of
Eminence, sKy., and had induced he
to elOpe with him to Frankfort. Her
was confronted at the hotel with proofs of
his fraudulent claims. A crowd collected,
and he was conducted to the train and di-
rected not to return. The young lady will
return TO her mother at Eminence.
The Pistol MRnia-ShOt Dead by Her
GrandchfId.
A Paris, KY, dispatch to-day to the
Ga yette says, on Sunday Mrs. Elizabeth
Daugherty of Paris, was shot by pistol in
the hands Of her. little grandchild, and died
of the wound To-day. Mrs. Daugherty
cooked the pistol at the request of the
child and said Shoot. The child pulled the
trigger and the ball entered her stomach.
No one dreamed that the pistol was loaded.
The child was son of Mrs. w. Massie,
who was a daughter of TIE deceased.
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ANOTHER COLD SNAP


SWOOptnS Down ON Us.
ST. JOE, Mo-, Feb. 13.-The mercury
fell so degrees in twelve hours Last night
and stood at degrees above zero early this
A. n.
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KENTUCKY.
The Cincinnati Southern.

Special to the Union and American.
FRANKFORT, Feb. 13.-Goy. Leslie has
approved the Cincinnati Southern Railway
bill, and the same is nova law. E. Al.
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u feet water. Injured by ice. She will
probably Overturn.
Later "Details.
The steamer Nashville, when she sunk
this evening, was loaded to the guards. Her
freight was largely groceries and furniture.
She had on board four hundred and forty
tons. The value of the freight was about
one hundred and seven-fve thousand dol
lars-insured in the Ocean Company for
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. She
was owned by Henry Hart, her captain,
James Mack and Robert Semple.
She was to have started for New Orleans
at 3 o'clock to-morrow-is valued at $780,
600, and is insured for $4,000. The
steamer Robert Burns by dropping in under
her had showed her out in the stream. The
Shore Gorge came down and struck her
under the Starboard cylinder and cut hole
twenty feet long in her hull.
Her chimneys went overheard and lot
of parlor furniture went into the river.
There is danger of the boat and cargo being
a total loss, or nearly so. Full particulars
are not attainable tonight. No loss of life.
The water is within two feet of her boiler
deck.
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slL15gEEL GA 10IxJ
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Later Details.

went down at the whsrfboat this evening in
u feet water. Injured by ice. She will
Drobably Oyerturn.
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New YORK, Feb. IA special dispatch
from Washington says the Committee on
Ways and Means win report forthwith in
favor of reducing the tariff on tea and COT
fac b,,F mt IN, suoor
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WASHINGTON, Feb. I3.-The Committee
on Ways and Means this morning resolved
to report in favor of retaining the present
tax of sixteen cents per pound on tobacco,
and reducing the present tax of thirty-two
cante N tyraTf1z- f,or,r oantr
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-24
Di. Ira &. Wood.
Editor Home JOurhdl :

Editor Home Journal:
Ii /, becoming more and more apparent
in ;i,c changing political temper ofth'
times, that the liberal principles upon
which our fathers founded the Republic
are ahont to be %Subvertr,l, and in thclI
Stead established elements OF crltrallZA'
which, sooner or later. must destroy
the remnant of political liberty yet let us
This result will become inevitable nnlcS'
our ppoplc awake from their slipincnesS
and again place upon their political WATCH
towers those of our trlluw-citizrns VII,
know the right. of the people, and, know
inu, care maintain them.
I'm the person of DR.. Ira Il. We
bnvr Il citizen who j. not only profoundly
yerspd in the principles II history o
our government. but one VINO mas l''
courage and patriotism to maintain an'
defend it. principles. DR.. Wood is II MAI
of modest merit. and if he has ever siIhI-
fled IN aspiration or Willingness TO i'o''
osire II has never come to the knOwledG,
of fine writer; but it is Il debt he owes 10
the people at this %conjunrturc to give
ri, m the benefit of his COUNSEL ana ser
vices. and if he will Indicate his willIn2-
mes, to accept the office. there is but lIlt''
doubt the people would glally declare nm
rl,cir choice us their member for the next
session of the Legislature. PATRIOT
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Nonresident Notice..

f.. l.. Best vs. john q. stewart ct llS.
Upon motion. and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the tlrrk 4 Master. from
the bill Whirlt j. sworn to. that the de
PENDANT. V. II. stevenson. is Il nuu-rr"iIcut
o, the State of Tennessee. 50 that TIA" orlll-
nary process of law ann"t deserved upon
him
1t is therefore ordered that publication
he made for iQlr consecutive week, III the
Home journal. published in Winchester,
Fem . requiring said non resident de
trnlant to appear on OF before the 7" rtt'
Monday in June y before the Chan
rcrv Court III Winchester. franklin r"un-
is. Tennessee, and plral. answer or drmlr
10 compartments Till. or the same Will he
taken for confessed and set for hearing rN
plrtc Witness my hand. at office. this
April &. 1872. T. II. Finch. t.N VI.
Fitzpatrick. Gregory u Davis. solicitors
for tumpIainnnt
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