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IN THE HOUSE.

Mr.. Cox presented petitions against fur
ther land grants; also against the recog-
milton Of God in the Constitution.
A bill was passed authorizing the con-
struction of wagon and railroad bridge
across the Mississippi river at Quincy.
After the Arms Committee submitted
their report (which viii be found in
another column of the APPEAL, the
House proceeded to the consideration OF
the river and harbOr improvement bill,
which appFopriates about FIVE million
dollars, including two hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars for the re-
mOval of He'll Gate and other ohstruc-
tons in East river, New York.
A resolution was introduced declaring
Senator J. c. Abbott not entitled 10 his
seat in the Senate, when Senator Thur
man made an elaborate and legal argu-
ment against the justice of AbbOtt's
claim. He said there was not single
case from the foundation of the goy-
ernment down where a minority candi-
date had been admitted on the ground
that the majority candidste was dis
qualified, and there were no precedents
whateveT tor giving this seat TO Abbott.
Senator Cole submitted the resolutions
Of the San Francisco Chamber Of Com
merce, asking the establishment of mail
service between Frisco Island
and the Pacific. Also, 6sking an in
crease Of the mail service between San
Francisco, China and Japan. Referred.
Also, the protest Of twelty-four thou
sand Of the leading citizens Of Frisco
against tbs cessiop Of Goat Island TO
fha f'rTrfrnI Dnafffn Ffn71s-1nA A
some discussion, the memorial was ta-
bled
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, April 15.-The metropolitan
journals are swarming with reviews OF
the discussion of the Alabama claims
question and the presentation of coun-
ter cases at Geneva to-day from their
various political standpoints. The ma
jority are decided in the expression of
the opinion that the ministry must ad-
here to the position taken against the
submission to the arbitration of indirect
claims presented in the American case.
1t is stated that the steamer Republica,
which sailed from New York on Satur-
day, is bringing important dispatches
from Washington on this subject.
Mr.. Schenck, who went to VentOn,
Isle of Wight, on Saturday, will return
tomorrow.
Reports are current that troubles have
grown out of the recent diplomatic ne
gotiations between France and Germa-
ny. The relations between the two
countries are said to be in critical con-
dition.
Advices from Madrid announce a gen
eral armed rising of the maleontents
throughout Spain. II is also stated that
the government is fully prepared and
competent TO suppress the troubles.
The steamers Anglia, Hammonia,
Idaho and Baltic have arrived out
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THE RAINS.
Overflow of Greek Banks = Washing
Away Of Bridges-Ete.

From the Little Rock Gazette Of saturday.
One of the heaviest rain storms we
have experience during the past year
occurred Thursday night about dark.
The keen peals Of thunder and
rapid flashes of lightning; the great
drops of rain which came down in tor
rents, beating pitilessly against exposed
window panes, accompanied by heavy
winds, all made scene of grandeur
which one could but admire with
awe. What promised TO be nothing more
than a small April shower at first, turned
out to be storm of huge proportions.
The fiood-gates of long pent up clouds
seemed to be removed from their fasten-
ings, and the rain came down with fury,
overlapping the small confines of cutters
and flooding the streets and property not
above the common level. The town
branch was full. The angry waters
dashed madly down this little stream,
and against the rock walls with furious
and unresisting force. On Main street,
between Second and Third, on the east
side, the water overleaped the pavement
and flooded one or two stores. Several
small bridges around town were either
washed away or badly damaged.
From the country we learn that the
banks of all thelittle streams were over
flowed, aud that several bridges Were
carried away. Even before this the
rains of the past week have been so Sc
we're that the creeks and bayous were
nearly impossible, This rain, coming
right on the heels of that, will doubtless
impede travel for several days. Yester-
day the clouds were still threatening,
and other rains may yet hs looked for.
The old Arkansas is coming right UP,
and If the rains west of US have been as
severe as at this point the prospects for
an oyerfiowed riveFare by no means bad.
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POISONING HORROR.
To be ''On with the Old and On with the
NeW," a Woman Resorts to Arsenic.
Her Husband, Four Children, and a
Relative Victims to Her Fiendish
Designs.

NEW YORK, April 15.-A Leesburg,
Virginia, dispatch says that what APP
pears to be a Borgia case has just been
discovered in that place. A Mrs. MiIly
E. Lloyd, lady of respectability, is
suspected of having poisoned her whole
family, consisting of her husband and
four children, as well as an elderly lady
relative who was visiting her.
After the death of the last child, which
occurred about the close of March, an
analysis of its stomach by Professor
Touny, of Baltimore, disclosed the ex-
istenee of arsenic, and on the announce
ment of that fact, late on Saturday the
coroner's jury rendered a verdict that
the child had been poisoned by its
mother. The case win come before a
magistrate for a hearing to-day. The
other five bodies are to be disinterred
and subjected to an analytical exam
ination. 1t is supposed that the object
for the commission of these crimes was
that the woman desired to re-marry, and
wished to put her children out Of the
way in difference to her new love.
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SWITZERLAND.

GENEVA, April l5.-The board of ar
bitration, under treaty from Washing
ton, re-assembled to-day and held a
brief session. Count Scopis presided.
Counter casGs of the English and Amer
lean Cover iments were presented and
the board adjourned The proceedings
were marked by no special features.
The sitting of the tribunal for the set
tlement of the Alabama claims opened
at half-past nine o'clock this morning,
and terminated at noon. The state
ment that Count Schlopis presided was
incorrect. None of tbe five arbitrators
were present. Great Britain and the
United States only were represented, the
former by Lord Tenterden and Messrs.
Taylor and Bernard, and the latter by
J. Bancroft Davis, Caleb Cushing and
Charles G. Beaman. The official pro-
ceedings were confined to the delivery
of documents to the secretary of the
tribunal, who will transmit them to the
arbitrators,
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nFrORnT nEMANnEn.

Mr.. Leonard SWEET, prominent Re
publican Of Illinois, recently wrote a
letter on the national canvass, which
has been extensively published through
out the country Mr.. SWEET was for
merly an intimate friend of Mr.. Lin
coins. He opposes General Grants re
election, and favors the organization OF
a new reform party at Cincinnati. The
letter was addressed to another Repub-
lican, Mr.. Jesse W. Fell, Of Blooming
ton, to whom he says:
You and I became Republicans az the same
rneetfpg-the ffsI in the state. Although iOI
many years retired members, L presume
neither Of as have ever voted out OF line An
other Presidential election is now upon US,
and we must decide. again, whether We VIII
cling TO the party, stihing our convictions ana
hoping for reform, or whether We VIII break
ranks and 30 70 Cincinnati.
II we stay, when viii reform come? have
been watching for Il for seven years, but the
star OF promise has not yet appeared A change
Of partleS may no5 bring Il; but 10 coatinue
IN power one that covers up and concealsi
necessarily perpetuates those evils nom
~hich the country seeks release. Parties,
ike individuals, may be chastened and puri-
lied By affection, but neither Tanmany nor
the Republicans viii be regenerated BY sue
cess. though their rule be chartered until
dOoInsiay. The disinregration OF one as
solves the other. ], therefore, nlost sincerely
hope the Cincinnati Convention WIZ proauee
q new national organization, founded upon
the principles Of amnesty and liberty ana
reform. and that through its agency the blt-
tsrness Of the past may be forgotten, natlonai
friendship revived and the dressings q lIee
governnssnt dispensed 70 ali people IN the
land
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HURRICANE.
Rain, Hail and Wind-nestruetiOR Of
Property-PersOns Injured.
Frona .she Houston CsGls.lsslppLl Messeneer Of

From the Houston CAdisslssippD Messenger Of
the l2th,l
The heaviest fall of rain which has
visited our portion of the country for
several months, fell on Monday. A
heavy shower of hail fell about eight
o'clock am, doing but little if any
damage. From that hour until four
o'clock pm. strong current of wind
blowed from ths southwest, which, at
times, was almost frightful. The water
courses are reported higher than at any
time during the past winter or spring.
We fear considerable injury has been
sustained by the planting community.
Since writing the above, we are in
formed by a citizen living some ten
miles from town, in the northwest part
of the county, that a destructive hurri-
cane passed through that neighborhood
on the Sth instant, uprooting trees,
blowing down fences, and doing oonsid-
eTahle damage to several family resi-
dences. The house of Mr.. Blizzard was
swept of, leaving nothing but the floor
and ground sills. We are panied TO
learn that bis wife and son We're badly
injured by some of the falling timbers,
the former, it is feared, dangerously.
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rs lOiU be seen, all the editions of
the .APPE.AL are printed on neV
type, uhich, 10ith our nelO double
cylinder press, has compelled an
outlay Of more than so, 900, for
10ltieb 1ee hope to be fully rein1-
bprsed by long lists of additional
subscribers from the section of
country in the interest Of Ichieh
the .APPEAL has Ia6Ored for
more than thirty years.
We hope our friends and sub
eribers. apprsetattne our efforts,
lotU help US. and that each
one eiIl taSs upon himself
the office of an agent for the
APPEAL and fOrloard club.
Great as the prosperity of the .4P-
PEAL has been for the last thirty
years, lce are resolved that past
issues shall be exceeded in "a
rted excellence and interest BY
those of 1879. The proceedings of
Congress, the Presidential election,
OUR o1en State and local elections,
and many other impending CUES
tiORs, 1gil1 combine TO invest a
newspaper this year 10ith s.rtraor-
diHary interest.
The.6PPE.AL10tl1 present an in
strWctiUe panorama of the 10OrId.
Every department of the paper
1Otu Be carefully edited and pre-
Sented as an epitoDse of the worId's
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and stimulate reform; to repre-
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Eigiolts and secular; to stimulate
the lore Of knowledge. a taste for
art and the culture of all the better
instincts Of o1sr nature; to sustain
good government and honest
rulers, to condemn the bad and
Uar upon ctiques, coteries and
'rings."
In ,aeso of the Dsonsentous is
s1ses bound up in the hidden
mysteries of 1873, zoe expect a.
large accession to our Subscription
list. We sviU certainly make the
.APPE.zL deserg 6Oupdless pop
1larity. N'otl0it standing the in
creased cost of paper, composition
and general expenses, the price Of
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before the war. lchen expenses
1cere one-third less than no1r.
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CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
wAsHrNsToS, April Is,
LIE SENATE.

A bill was passed permitting the in
terment Of all honOrably discharged
soldiers and sailors in the National Gem
eterles.
Senator Trumbuu presented me-
mortal protesting against the eXactons
on freight and travelzsver the railroad
bridge between Omaha and Council
Bluff.
Memorials were pesented protesting
against the renewal Of the Wilson Sew
Ing Machine patent, but they were laid
on the table, the committee having re-
ported adversely on the bill to renew the
patent.
Bills were introduced by Senator Nor
rin, of Vermont, providing that no
money shall be paid nom the proceeds
in the treasury of any captured or
abandoned property without special ap-
preparation hereafter 10 be made there
Tor.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Conkling directing the sale Of the
ite of the present pOstofficein New York
city to the New York Chamber of
Commerce for the sum Of two hundred
thousand dollars, in such payments as
may be agreed on.
On motion Of Senator Scott, Monday
next was set apart for the consideration
Of the bill reported from the joint select
committee en- Outrages In. the late in
suTectiOnary States, extending disere-
ton to the President to suspend the
writ of hd5eds corpus until the end of
this Congress.
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PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, April I5.-The Reiehstadt
to-day passed to the third reading the
bill ratffying the consular convention
between the United States and the Ger
man empire.
Deputy Georges complainedof the in
security of literary property, and asked
if nothing could be done to protect the
rights of authors.
Minister Delbruck replied, regretting
that it was not in the power of the gov
eminent to prevent book piracy, because
of lack Of the necessary legislation.
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SALT LAKE.
Mormon COnferenee-yigilance Com.
mlttee-Sulphur Mines Developed
Snow Slides and Snow Storms.

SALT LAKE, April 15.-The Mormon
Conference resumed its session to day In
the Tabernacle. The attendance was
comparatively small.
The miners ia the Star, Lincoln, and
other districts in the southern part of
the Territory, are forming a secret or
ganization in opposition to the secret in
duence of the Mormon Endowment
house, and among other objects to bring
to justice the instigator and perpetrators
Of the Mountain Meadow massacre.
Already over two hundred members are
enrolled.
An extensive dspcsit Of c1ystalized
sulphur has been discovered In the Bea-
yer Mountains, three hundred nilss
from this city.
Several more snow slides are reported
today; two additional ones st Little
Cottonwood Snow fell there last night.
In this city, last night, snow fell TO the
depth Of alx tnches, melting rapidly TO-
day, Worst weather this spring that
was ever known, and fears are enter
tained Of fl1ffnsf b|nekHde OF the rail-.
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HERE are the ideas Of a platform re-
Gently adopted by the German Liberal
Republicans in San Francisco:
j. Election OF United States Senators by pop
ular vote.
?. One term principle for Presidents.
5. Reservation OF the public domain Tor ae-
fuai settlers.
l. Civil-serVice reform.
s. New International policy.
"a Tlc ssll5siOisfi9l OF the condition OF the
workers.
:. General Amnesty.
s. Pledging candidates under oath. and II
they perj jure themselves send them 90 the pen
stenfiarF.
81 Against future subsidies.
10 Abolition Of protective tariffs
To this the Fort Wayne Sentinel
saws, as We believe, that the German Lib
eral Republicans of California have not
gone so far ont of the way in platform
making, and it would be difficult toeon-
ceive Of amy statement Of principles
more directly opposed to the ruling ideas
of Grant and his administration.
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WAsHfEcroS, April Is.
There is authority from one Of the
gentlemen mentioned, for saying that
the alleged meeting In Washington be-
tween Senator Schurz and other Re.
puh;icans, with Pendieton, Morgan and
other Denocrats, did not occur.
The Goat Island struggle Is expected
tomorrow. The managers Of the bill,
after consultation with the California
members, have consented to further
qualifications prohibiting warehonsing
charges; sub3scting the property TO local
taxation, and requiring the bridge 10 be
built secogling 70 the plans Of the engi-
leers, With feng spalls. Ihess propis-
ions, with the requirement. Of the goYs
eminent rental, i is slxinea VII 0hyi.
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CALL.
To the Liberal Republicans Of Memphis
and Shelby County.

MEMPHIS, April Is, ls72
The acknowledged leaders Of the Lib
eraI Republicans of Tennessee have IS
sued an address calling upon the several
districts in the State to meet in mass or
convention and nominate suitable dele
getes TO represent them at the Liberal
Convention at Cincinnati on the first Of
May
In pursuance Of that call, many
friends Of the movement have consulted
and determined to take immediate ae-
fion. Therefore, all Liberal Republicans
that favor the Cincinnati Convention
are requested to meet at the Second
Chancery Courtroom, in the Greenlaw
Opera building, on the nineteenth day
of April, at eight o'clock in the evening,
for further consultation and more def
mite action.
MANY LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.
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PROGRESSING.
Iraek.Laying to 6S Commenced On the
L.R., ,P.B. and \. o. Railroad.

The following dispatch, which was
received last night, VIII be read with
pleasure by our Arkansas friends:
NEW ORLEANS, April Is, ls72.
EDIroRs APPEAL-I have Just shipped TO
Chioot City, twenty miles Of railroad iron for
the Little Rock, Pine Bluff and New Orleans
railroad. am awaiting the arrival Of sew
eTaI eargoes more Of iron purchased for that
road, which viii be forwarded as soon as Il
reaches this port. The Company has pur-
chased enough iron 10 complete the road 10
Pine Bluff, and trsek-laying viii be re-
sumed Immediately.
a. H.RYAN, General Agent.
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THE WEATHER.

A Scienttae vass 81 the Next TWentr.
FauF HOurA.
WAsHrHGToE, April I5.-Rising ba-
rome1er, northsrly to westerly winds
and clearing weather viii extend east
HsRrd 70 the middle States BY Tuesday.
her wiz continue from the
mh Atlantic and Gulf
sTirle are not antici-
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HEAVY STORM.
A Schooner Dashed 10 Pieees-0ne han
DroHned-Danages TO Tele-
graph Lines.

MILWAUKEE, April 16.-A very severe
storm commenced about midnight and
has ragged with nlIy until TWO O'Clock
this afternoon. The telegraph lines are
pfostfated st several places. The
schooner Liberty was dashed 10 pieces
on pier While trying 70 nsaka the har-
Dor last nlghf. and lEa saeHaEd. nnned
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MADRID, April 15.-The authorities at
Lerida have arrested two French Inter-
natienalists, who, it is believed, have
been actively connected with move
ments against the government. I'm
portant documents were found upon the
prisoners.
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THE NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
--LATEST REPORT BY YTELEGRAPHJ
IsEE THIRD PAGE FOR GENERAL RKPoRr.l

tsEE THIRD PAGE FOR GENERAL RKPoRr.l
NEW YORK, April Is.
The dry goods market Is steady, and the
jobbing trades are doing good business, while
many Of the commission houses are compare
lively quiet. In printing cloths speculation
has carried prices to high figures, viz: SC for
standard cloth, prints are consequently held
firmly, and ali desirable styles are taken
readily at l2c, and passe styles at II &c; while
new patterns of Dolly Nardeng go of quick at
l27x&l3e. Brown sheetings are steady and in
demand atl41z9I5c for best makes, and I31z9
l4c for second. Brown drills, best brands,
bring I53l47<c; Amoskeag brown deniu1s, 26c !;
Boston improved do, l2e; haymnker DO, 131zc; I;
Warren A do, lie; yard improved &c. Bates
ginghams, l4e; Hartford do, l27<c; LRuark
No. checks, lOc Everett cOttonades 2e@25c
10 style; American A bags, 35c; workin5mans
denims, Isc; Garner & Co. \ glazed caInbrics, 9
@9s4c for plain and high colors.
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coLUMRus. Ky.

CAIRO, April 81. B. Tiekert, pro-
prietor of large saw mill on the river
above Columbus, KY, was drowned this
morning by the overtuTning Of a canoe
in the baek-water near the mill.
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CASUALTIES YESTERDAY.
NrW oRLRANe-

NEW ORLEANs, April 15.--The boiler
of the Louisiana paper mill exploded,
killing n. G. Mahan, seriously wound
ing Sandy Ross, and slightly wounding
I Mrs. Rasher.
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PARIS, April 16.-The abrogation of
the passport system will take effect on
April 10th.
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PTrFsBuRG. Pa.

PIFTsBURe, April 15.-Benjamin Tel
linger, a brakeman, was crushed to
death while coupling cars on the Cleye-
land and Pittsburg railroad this morn
ing.
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Nol0 is the time to subscribe for
the DAILY, WEEKLY or SUN
DAT APPE4L, the terms for
tohteh are as foltOtcs
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FOREIGN SUMMARY.
xrAEY.

MILoN, April I5.-The Prince and
Princess Of Wales have arrived in this
city.
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aud other books, and We sell them IS low Is
looks made In New York and Boston Or else
whsra. Bay books aLAoE IN A[E4PHIs, AND
kip TouH MONEY AT HONE.
Oar fRclfttles for turning out Beok, News
naneB ansl 4Gb Printing are second tc mons
n : haee also Just received q new and COM
ulsie stock Of StnlioDel-7, Flat PAPER, etc.
which Ns intend 10 sail s low Is Epy hoqee
annf1
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
MISSOURI STATE LOTTERY.
MASONIC NOTICE.
DISSOLUTION.

FTlHE partnership heretofore existing be-
4 tween the undersigned under the style of Fl.
A. IfttietOn & Co., was dissolved lst November,
is7l, by the withdrawal Of Joseph H. Shepherd,
II. A. LittletOn c continuing, without change Of
firm name. and assuming all liabilities Of the
firm, as also all debts que them
II. A. LITTLETON,
apis JOSEPH H SHEPHERD
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"WE WANT MANUFACTURING
ESTABLISHMENTS"

TsHEY furnish smploymsnt TO men, women
4 boys and girls. and they create de1aanS
for houses, dry goods, grUceFtes-in iaet, every
thing We nlanufaefure
Lsagsrs, Journals. Day.Bootks,
Note, Cheeh. Ezehanse. Eetter,
Rsesspt. Dray. Cotton Record
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Furniture,

and have marked It down to such prices q
win insure quick sale.