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MEMPHIS.
Alexis MeatherbOnnd.

3 MEMPHIS, Jan. 3.-The ball and banquet
given to Alexis at the OvertOn Hotel last
night, was grand though the attendance
was not large. Owing to the well-knOwn
aversion of the Duke to speeches the for
nal reception as originally laid down in the
programme was omitted. Dancing COM
menced at II O'Clock and continued till
three. The ballroom was handsomely
festooned with Russian and American flags;
over the main door was inscribed Russia
and America, while above the main chande-
lier was a circle Of gas je.s forming the
words "Welcome, Alexis" The Royal
party seemed to enjoy themselves muchly.
After the ball they returned to their quar-
ters at the Peabody Hotel, where they will
remain until Tuesday next, to await the
Great Republic. Should she not arrive by
that time they will take another steamer for
New Orleans.
Negro Hanged.
Edmond Lee, colored, was hung at
Brownsville yesterday for the murder of
Elias King last October.
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A CORRESPONDENT at Vienna writes !:
always calculate the number of strangers
by the number of brides which cross ones
path. Your female readers will ask how l
/ know bride when 1 see one. But
reply, my dear ladies, can tell in an in
stant-and so to say, with half an eye
any travelling ''yOung married woman" 1
have no need to look at the baggage, which
is new; nor at the husband, who looks as
if he is not quite sure that he has not been
hasty; nor even at the dress. No; a bride
walks into room as thing apart. Brides
are divided into two ClasSes-the serious
and the smiling. The first enters with a
queenly step, and seems to say, 'Don't
look at me. Don't you see Pm married,
and that those days are over ?" The other
comes up smiling, as much as to say, DIVE
landed him. Is it not good fun?"
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ANOTHER defalcation has been discovered.
The Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Ledger writes, Feb. ?: "The de-
falcation of VIM. Collins, Pension Agent
for this district, and editor of the Grand
AImy Journal, is ascertained to amount to
$4,000. Collins, like all the rascals who
are found out here, Immediately took to his
little bed, where, it is said, he lies danger
ously i'll in consequence of the excitement
Occasioned by the discovery of his frauds"
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A NorE1 proposition was made in the

A NOVEL proposition was made in the
House the other day for the civilization of
the Indians. Delegate Claggett, of Mon
tana, urged that cattle be given to the In
dians instead of the present class of sap
plies, arguing that such a course would
teach the Indians habits of thrift and in
dustry, and eventually make them drovers
and stock raisers. Mr.. Sargent, of Cali
foInia, told Mr.. Claggett that Indians would
not eat the beef, and that they would not
show industry in any way but in killing the
droYes which the government furni shed.
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SPAIN.
Cuban Outrages Denounced.

MADRID, Feb. 3.-At meeting of the
Radical party yesterday, at which nearly
seven thousand were present, Echegary
alluded to the reported atrocities in Cuba,
declaring he bad incontestible evidence that
children had been shot. He demanded
that stop be put to such outrages. The
speakers called for extensive reform at
home and in the colonies, among them the
abolition of capital punishment and slavery,
a reduction of taxation and the privilege
of trial by jury. All advocated continued
possession of Cuba and the maintenance
Of the Spanish authority in the Antilles.
An Appeal to Loyalty.
The Electoral Committee of the Govern
mental party to-day issued manifesto to
the people of Spain urging adherence to
King Amadeus as the course most favorable
for the future welfare Of the country.
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WASHINGTON.
or for Baltimore.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-President Grant
and Vice President Colfax left Washington
this morning for Baltimore, where they will
spend the day. Their object is to attend a
Fair for the benefit of the soldiers and sail
ors' orphans.
The PIuggerS.
The plug tobaecenists of Richmond, Va,
to-day urged the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue to use bis influence to secure uni
formity in taxation Oh all kinds of manufac-
tured tobacco. Tha Commissioner said he
favored such a modification of the law as
viii meet their desires.
National Bank Securities.
The Treasurer holds as security for Ma
tienal Bank circulation $371, ,45l $50; for
public deposits $l5,S9S,000; National
Bank circulation outstanding at this date,
1929, ,606,751.
Violent Death of q Minister.
Rev. VIM. Hamilton this morning fell on
the ice and died in a short time thereafter.
After fifty years service as travelling minis
ter in the Methodist Episcopal Chuch he re-
ceive1 an appointment to clerkship in the
Patent Office and was on his way thither
when he fell.
The Central Railroad Tax.
The attorneys of the New York Central
Railroad commenced their argument before
the Internal Revenue officer to-day, con-
tending that the eighty per cent interest
certificates issued to stockholders didn't
represent gains of the road. The argument
viii be probably concluded Monday.
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New Music,

alaska Diamond Mazourka," composed
by Henry Farmer, and Published by E. A.
Benson, of Memphis. This is very bril-
liant and Withal easy piece for the piano,
and is the best yet from its gifted author of
whom all Tennesseeans may well be proud.
elegant Quickstep" by Pierre Latour, a
gem of harmony from the French.
We receive the above from James A.
Mcclure, Union street.
We have received the fOlloWieg choice
new publications from the music emporium
of r. Dorman & Co., Masonic Hall: ''Alas-
ka Diamond Mazurka, a brilliant compost
ton by Henry Farmer, the fayorite music
writer and fgtiEt, "Katie's Schottisch,n
musical gem by D. G. Slaughter" {" "Tidal
Wave Mazurka,' one Of Messer's best eff
forts.
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THE Washington Patriot Of the 3lst
nit. saws: "A bailiff of the court was yes
terday in the Second and Third Auditors
Offices subpenaing witnesses on the part Of
the United States to testify in the Stokes
Powell case, which has been placed on the
trial docket of the Criminal Court for tria
this week"
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UTAH.


SALT LAKE, Feb. 3.-An extraordinary
Mormon mass-meeting this morning at the
Tabernacle nominated city officers and a
delegate to the State Admission Convention.
Ex-CongressmanTOm Fitch was introduced
to the meeting as prophet, and made
a speech and was chosen one Of the dele
gates. Wells, one of the parties under in
dictment, was renomiuated for Mayor.
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BALTIMORE.
Our Gifted Dynasty.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 3.-The President and
Mr.. Coifax visited this city this afternoon,
and were the guests of Sam NJ. Shoemaker,
Esq. During the evening they visited the
Union Orphan Asylum Fair at the Masonic
Temple, for the benefit of the orphans of
Union soldiers. During the evening the
President was presented by the ladies with
a splendid chair, and also with a gift for
Mrs. Grant. Mr.. Colfax was presented
with an elegant Afghan for Master Schuyler
Colfax. The President and Vice President
briefly but appropriately acknowledged the
compliments, and left on the $50 train for
Washington
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WE were a bit surprised early last eve
ming when the telegraph announced that
President Grant had gone to Baltimore to
attend Soldiers Orphans Fair. For once,
thought we, he is going to do the clever
thing. But in due time came dispatch
from Baltimore stating that he received a
sssplendid chair and also a gift for Mrs.
Grant" Our surprise ceased, and we may
presume that the Irrational hog was dead
headed into the Fair as well as on the rail-
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FRANCE.
HumOring the CanaiIIe.

PARIS, Feb. 3.-The Duke D'Aumale and
Prince DeJoinville, in communication to
the Official Journal, state that if they had
been present in the Assembly, they would
have voted in favor of return of the As
sembly and government to Paris.
1t is stated that Theirs has induced CAST
mer Perier to wait till Monday before re-
signing from the Ministry.
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JUDGE CHAMBERS, of the Belmont
county (Pa.) Common Pleas, is an "old
bachelor" At a party in st. Clairsville,
the other evening, a young lady was stand
ing in a draught, when the Judge stepped
up and remarked 'AIiss -. l will pro-
tect you from the draught with my person"
She replied 'Do you promise always thus
to guard and protect me?" Through his
proverbial gallantry be replied: 81 do"
Extending her hand she remarked ''Judge,
you viii recollect this is leap year." The
Judge was for moment nonplussed, but
finally succeeded in saying 'You must
ask my mother" IF the old lady is alive
he is goner; if not, he is safe!
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CUBA.

HAVANA, Feb. 3.-The German ship of
war GaZslle has arrived from Savinalio.
Gen. Requelme, the new commander of the
eastern department, arrived from Spain yes
terday. A portion of the excursionists who
come here on the Moro Castle from New
York, will return to-day, the remainder of
them next week.
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THE DENSITY OF A JAPANESE Pop
ULATION.

THE DENSITY OF A JAPANESE Pop
ULATION.
We were nearly an hour in traversing the
suburbs of this vast city, before we seemed
to gain the great throughfare, filed to over
flowing with an immense but very orderly
crowd. There was pushing and squeez-
ing, and from time to time desperate at
tempt was made by the police on some
luc1less wights in the front. Blows on the
bare head were dealt furiously on all; but
the weapon was fan, and although in their
hands a very effective one, it could hardly
do much mischief. We came at last to the
main river, spanaed by bridge three
hundred yards long, well and solidly built,
below which there is an island, covered
with houses, in the midst Ofthe stream some
thing like the island of st. Louis in the
Seine. Not a trace of hostile feeling was
to be seen anywhere, though the curiosity
was great to see the foreign ministers.
Here, indeed, as might be noticed at a glance
was vast population, with whom trade
was the chief occupation; and at every step
evidences of the greatest activity were visi-
bic. Piled up near the bridge l noticed
glazed tiles for drains, and earthen jars for
coffins-the japanese being buried as he
lives, with his heels tucked up under him
in a sitting posture,-an arrangement which
has at least the advantage of saving space in
the cemeteries, till further economized by
burning the bodies Of the poorer classes,
and merely burying their ashes in a jar of
small dimensions. The japanese have
some strange superstitions about either
sleeping or being buried with the head to
the north. In every sleeping-room at the
resting-places, we found the points of the
compass marked on the ceiling; and my
Japanese servant would on no account let
my bed be made up in any but the right
direction.-Bdydrd Taylor, in "TraUels
an JdpQn.n
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FOREIGN.
England Rejects Alabama Treaty
Will Uncle Sam Assent or Fight?
A Home Rule Riot in Ireland.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Result Of Our Russian Row.

Result of Our Russian Row.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Leading journals criti-
cize the American case before the Geneva
arbitrators with great severity and urge the
Government to declare its opinion in regard
to the demand for indirect damage. The
Times declares that England must give i'm
mediately notice to the Geneva aIbitrators
and the American Government, should such
action not have been taken already, that II
the American case is as reported, all efforts
at arbitration may as well cease.
The Daily Telegraph reports that nego-
tiatiOns to that end have been opened be-
tween England and America and that the
British representations are not received in a
friendly manner. &
LONDON, Feb. Especial to the World
Chief Justice Cockburn has officially coun-
selled the Cabinet that England must re-
cede Immediately from the treaty of Wash
ington, leaving America to decide between
a new treaty or war. The counsel are now
discussing the terms in which this determi-
nation shall appear in the Queens speech
at the opening Of Parliament.
Clear as Mud.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Times to-day de-
clares England must Immediately give
notice to the Geneva Arbitrators and to the
American Government, if such action has
not already been taken, that if the Ameri-
can case is reformed, the arbitration may
be rapidlY concluded.
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CALIFORNIA.
A Treasurer Robbed and Locked up
in HIS own Vault.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-Last evening
the Treasurer of Santa Cruz county was
turning off the gas in his office when he
was seized by armed masked men, who had
been concealed in the office, bound. gagged,
and threatened instant death unless he un-
locked the vault which he did, when the
rohbers took out $4,000 in gold coin,
locked him in and left him. No clue to
the robbers as yet
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THE New York Commercial AdUeriiSer
asks: "Is there another woman in the
world so faithful to the memory of her de-
parted spouse as Lady Franklin? She has
spent thousands of pounds in vain efforts to
recover the bones of the illustrious naviga-
tor; she has been as true as the needle to
the pole, although that pole was her hus-
hands worst enemy: and now she wants
somebody to accept $4,000 and bring her
in return the records Of the expedition in
which Sir John lost his life. Verify, if dis
embodied spirits can be conscious of what
transpires in this 'shoal and bank of time,
must not Sir Johns contemplation of the
devotion of such wife add new charm to
the pleasures of paradise?"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-04

THE GREAT SALT BED OF TEXAS
The Sal del Ray, or the great salt lake of
Texas, is an immense bed of salt
about five miles n circumference.
The salt is formed naturally, and has only
to be shoveled up and taken away TO mark
ct. For table use it should be washed and
ground. The income derived from this
natural salt mandatory is reported to be
only twenty Thousand dollars annually; but
it is said that the Mexican Government
formerly collected arevenue of four hundred
thousand dollars in taxes on the product Of
the lake.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-04

"a BOSTON correspondent of the Rutland
Wt.) Herald thus explains the ''dark
ways" of the lobbyists: 'Afriend of mine,
who has been a member of the Legislature
for number of years, was talking to the
principal lobbyist at the State house, a
Short time since. My friend said to him,
We'll, Mr.. -, you never got around me
when you wanted to carry through any Of
your schemes 'Oh, yes replied the other,
4 always got some honest old farmer to
take seat next to yours and tell you that
his particular friends in the country wished
it done, that it would be a great benefit to
their towns, and you always voted just as l
wanted Won to-"
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MAJ. JAMES D. RICHARDSON, Of Ruther-
ford county, the present efficient and popu-
lar Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, declines a reelection as the Repre-
sentative of his county.
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N-&
KANSAS.
Radical bribery Investigation.

Radical Bribery Investigation.
Topeka, KANSAS, Feb. 3.-The House
passed bill releasing from criminal prose-
cution witnesses who testify before the
Bribery Investigating Committee; also bill
appropriating So, 900 to the State Agricul-
tural Society for premiums at its next
fair
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NEW ORLEANS.
John slideII'S COnascated Estate

New ORLEANS, Feb. 3.-The children
of John Slidell have brought suit to recover
their fathers estate confiscated here during
the war.
The Congressional Committee
continue their labors unearthing the evil
deeds Of the legislators and State officials.
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Clear as Mud.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Tin
IRELAND.
Home Rule in Galway-A Free Fight
Several Seriously Wounded

AAU1llO A1lEAo m N7t1A y q ~ n IC6 II SuI-
Several Seriously Wounded.
LONDON, Feb. Sat meeting in Gal
way, Ireland, to-day to nominate a candi-
date for the Commons a show of hands in
dicated that the majority favored Nolan, a
home rule candidate. The result created a
great uproar which eliminated in a riot be-
tween the opposing parties. The police at
tempted to suppress the disturbance when
not restored until several persons had been
severely wounded.
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The Central RafErOad Tax.
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The House met
for general debate, about dozen members
present. Several speeches on variety of
Subjects
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CorroN is firlner in New York and has
advanced to 222c for middling.
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TENNESSEE BoNDs closed in New York
last evening at 65 for both issues.
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UNION AND AMERICAN.
TrRwS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
To sUBSCRIRERs.

Subscribers desiring to give any in
s,ructions about their papers should al
wavs give the name of the Postofice TO
,rl,ich the paper Is sent.
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GOLD is dull but steady in New York at
lO9s61O95.
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l am your obedient servant,
Recovery OF stolen Goods.

Within the last few days the police have
been raiding the dens of thieves, capturing
quite large amount Of property.
About two weeks ago some one entered
the Dollar Store, in the UNION AND AMER
ICAN block, by means of false key, and
stole several blankets, a trunk, six checked
wooden shirts, etc. Thursday the proprie-
tor of the store recognized one of the shirts
on ColOred man named lack Davidson.
Officer Mckinney, being informed Of this,
repaired TO lacks room in the rear of the
store buildings on Church, between Cherry
and College streets, where was found
large amount of goods embracing many
varieties, enough in fact to stock a
country storehOuse. lack was ar
rested and confessed his guilt, accu-
sing a negro named johnson as being a
pQrtiCepS crimiRiS to the felonious transac-
tons. Officer Bourke arrested johnson,
who also lives in the vicinity, finding in the
room q trunk, napkins, cups, saucers house
hold ware, and sundry articles too numer-
Gus to mention. The parties were arraign-
ed yesterday before Justice Cassetty, and
lack, in default Of $500 bail to appear be-
fore the Criminal Court, was sent to jail,
while johnson, who claims 10 have pur-
chased the goods found in his possession
from lack, was released. Two dozen nap
kins were identified as those stolen some
time ago from the Merchants Exchange.
One umbrella was identified, and also most
Of the other articles, as those stolen from
the Dollar Store and other places.
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MARRIOTT italian Troupe.

This celebrated Opera Troupe make
their debut at the Opera House tonight in
Verdiis 81 TTovstore," concluding with the
first act of ala Traviata." The house has
been handsomely painted, re6tted and re-
furnished, and in excellent trim for the
large and refined audience which will be in
attendance tonight. The Dayton Herald,
of late date, referring to the troupe, says:
The production of DOniZettrs ever well
come Lucia di Lammermoor" by the
Marriott Italian Opera Troupe at Music
Hall last evening, drew together the largest
audience of their brief engagement in Day
ton, to whom it afforded intense gratifca-
ton. Individually, as we have previously
remarked, the artists of this company are
very superior to the general run of opera
singers, but taken collectively, it may be
truly said, that a better combination
has never made its appearance in this
country. Every representation, moreover,
given by the Marriott Troupe is so thor
ougly complete as to leave very favorable
and lasting impression on the audience.
The cast last night included Mad. Marriott
and Signors Baccei, Reina and Nicolini. Of
all the roles which Marriott fills Lucy Ash
ton" may be justly mentioned as one of her
best. Fer Interpretation of the character
last night was as near perfection as any
thing Of the kind could be, for altogether
apart from her magnificent vocalization,
which is faultless, her acting was admirable
and evidenced a keen appreciation Of the
part.
Marriott displays great taste in her cos
tune. but her magnificent toilet was not
necessary 10 regulate the good opinion of
her audience. A handsome face, and withal
a lady of high culture and grace, whose
every movement and gesture indicates the
nobility of her character, place her in an
attitude that demands universal respect and
admiration. Marriott has brilliant career
before her, for already she can be ranked in
the galaxy of the first lyric stars that Italy
has produced.
Siguor Baccei was in excellent trim last
night. He contributed to the character Of
Edgar voice that was listened to with
pleasure in its rich and true resonance, and
he sang the music with fine effect. The
other characters were admirably rendered.
Nor can We omit a word of hearty COM
mendalion for tie touching manner in
which otis the Last Rose of Summer"
and "Kathaleen Mavoulvaen" were pre-
seuted by Mad. Corani, whose powerful
and melodi0us voice fairly entitled her to
full share Of the hOnors Of the evening.