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FRoM ErRSPE repay.

THE CRUSADE AGAINST THE SLAVE TRADE
LONDON, Jan. S.-ST Bartle Frrrc visited
the Sultan ~ Zanzibar on the iGsh instant. ac-
comranied by number OF American officers
and also several officers of the British fles.t.
They met with q grand reception. Sir Bartle
delivered the queens letter. The British dag
ship Glasgow and the corvettos Daphne aud
Britton are here. Three slave dhows. with fifty
slaves, were captured last week by the GlaS-
COWS boats. Sir Bartle Frere gocs o. the coast
on the 24th, aud will 80 some distance into the
interior.
DEATH OF gx-EhPRRss CARIorTs
BERLIN, Jan. S0.-SeNeral newspapers OF this
cny announce the death VI the N-Empress Car
lotta at Dresden.
President THIrRs WONT srRNTr.
PARIS, Jan. 30.-President Theirs YESTERDAY
informed n. DeLarey that lac cansot accott
the constitutional project submitted 10 him bv
the committee of thirty.
"A GREAT VICTORY OVER rHB CARIIsr.
MADRID. Jan. S0.-The defeat of the Carlist
undea the Cure of Santa Cruz by General Con
zales proves % have been q greater victory for
the royal than at first reportea. Forty -seven ~
the insurgents wero killed and over one hundred
wounded.
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NEW YORK NOrEs

ANOTHER CREDIT koRILIER wIrSNss.
NV loRk, Jan. S0.-Edxard Simpopds .
this city, states that when superintendent OF q .
rolling stock OF the Union Pacific railroad 4
from letS 20 ls 4, second hand locomotives W D.,
sold % the company by =. q. Butler of Boost,
- nfst-class engines, the company pa,
slc,oS or 81 !o2 apiece for them ,notxithsta
ing his report dat the engines we're dea4
5000, and beside. unfit for any decent =.
other second hand stock wss also purchase
the same way.
THE MISSING STEAMSHIP Alaska
The failure of the Pacific Mail Steam a
company here ~ receive news " the ar
OF the Alaska at okohama. H. not reearl,,' O.
The officers a. anv indication of disaster - 81
steamship, as there are various reasons NJ, az
company would not vet be advised abOlt ue
movements.
CHArLEsrON DISPATCH
states u.at the following wrecks have bee
raised ar removed during the past year from aha
harbor and continuous rivers. The iron-cla
Palmetto State, Charleston, Chicago. the bloch
ade runners Beatrice. Flora, and the st..amer
Come, Randolph. and a torpedo boat; also IN
iron-ciad Wechawken, and nearly all OF th
Fatansco. Only two vessels remain, the keO
kuk a II HcuSatouic
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SINGULAR EPIDEhICs IN ALABAMA AND IT.
LfNoIs.-1he Alabama papers report a fatal
sickness which Is prevailing at hontgOm Nv. A
large number have dIed-among the list three
members of the legislature and one senator.
The disease u called meningitis and pneumonia.
Persons are taken with a chill. and often die
within thirty-siK hours. IL is thought that the
legislature will adjourn 90 Huntsville Large
numbers are preparing TO leave the city, a. the
disease appears ~ Increase in malIgnity."
disease IL prevailing I'm Crawford county
ILLINOIS, from winch not a person attacked ha-
recovered. 1t Is called 10y some the black clol-
era, and by others malignant spotted fever. Ia
the town Of Robinson, of about so inha hit ants
the deaths average two a day. In a small town
near Robinson, Of BOO inhabita nts fifteen deaths
had occurred, and four corI,ses were living un-
buried i'm one house. The disease H. spreading
losing nothing of It's malignant type.
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~Mr. Hughey, Of EddyyiIle. Kv h.. If
seventh wife without having 70 commit bisaay
Phelps, Dodge & Co., have vtthdrsv,
tneI oner Of compromise made 20 the eoycrn-
ment, and wiz allow the case 20 70 10 the
WIN. j. Boyd, last assistant postmaster NJ
Cumberland, Nd. has been arresfed ch.rasS
WIN irregularities in his accounts and taken 20
Baltimore for examination. ~
seventy hvethousand tons of Scranton coal
~. neie 500 at the usual monthly auction sale Of
- Z. u s yesterday. Prices ranged at from
AT Los Angeles, California, yesterday
Dominique Boekart shot his Chinese cook,
probably fatally, and then shot himself dead.
bognart had previously charged the cook with
stealing 81 zoo.
~An explosion OF the boiler Of q range In
bennetts restaurant, ST. Louis, YESTERDAY
morning, demoiished the kitchen and nearIy
killed Charles KraeMer, the cook,
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The PRIZE RING-sTLHr ckaaa6,gs and ,,,s.
Seddons 10 Figd for s2,OJ1.-The prelimiuari.s
Tor prize tight between George Sesidous and
Arthur Chambers are 10 be arranged this week
per ONCE, aud left a challenge offering 20 fight
George Seddons or any man in the country iar
Sl,op side. Yesterday SeddOns accepted the
challenge, and deposited sIeo The frlt j. 70
take place nm Nav. within 90 miles of this city.
Tor 81 900 a side ana the feather weight cham
plonship OF America. The men are 10 sign arti-
cles on Thursday and appoint a Temporary
stakeholder. Chambers H. well known 10 the
votaries OF the prize ring on both sides OF The.
Atlantic. His last hight was with Billy I'd
wards for $1,000 and the championship of Am.-
RIGA, which Chambers won by an alleged foul
Seddons Is also well known. He won several
fights, and in each contes. displayed in.lon Ia
bic pluck. His last night took place near St
Louis i'm 1853. There he defeated Ed Laff.rty.
" Y. Sun.
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THE SHAW FAMILY POISONING CASE
Damaging testimony BE fore TIE Coroner.-AtCam-
bridge, \. V, Marietta Shaw, the second vie
tim OF the shaw poisoning, whose death took
place on Friday morning last, was buried Sun
day Mrs. Shaw is just alive, and that is all
She has wasted to a mere skeleton and lies in
state OF stupor. The remaining three children
are rapidly growing worse, and those who have
seen them say their recovery is impossible. The
examination before Coroner Kennedy was con-
tinued. and the evidence sllicited was TO the
effect that Shaw and his wife had for several
months past had considerable trouble, growing
ont OF Shaw's intimacy with the Briggs woman:
that Shaw had several times threatened TO Kill
his wife and had told his children that within six
months Mrs Briggs would be their stepmother.
A nephew of Shaw's testified that a few months
since he was at Shaw's house, when Shaw aud
his wife had had quarrel, and after leaving
the house shaw told him 1.-THE nephew) that he
would give him $50 IL he would poison his wife
which offer the witness declined. The examin-
alton was adjourned. In connection with the
examination, the house of Shaw was searched.
and two Walls, one Of which contained SOM.
sediment, the other about two-thirds of Hound
preparation, were found in a pair of Shaw's
pants. The coroner now has them in his DOS
session. and will have them submitted to criti-
cal examination.
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An HEROIC BRAKEsNAN.-John

An HEROIC BRAKEsMAN.-John
brakeman on a Minnesota railw' S.1sVn - a
day he heard of a train snow ~ The other
distant, and, not beingc 90 IN seven miles
quantity of cracke-- seaty, procured a large
s self in cloak ,se b"od sse ea,eloped HIM
90 gale and the thermometer txer'r.
Zen degrees below zero, started ont n foot =.
ssi, sss s hungry Passengers. Although he
.. LIS Iace ana ears free zing, he tru,ged ON
until ne reached the train almost exbansisS ~,
unaole 10 speak distinctly. The grateful nas-
shs thawed him out as well ss thew were
Prairie du Chen, Who had some iaS,ss :, i ..
nls care, took from his own neck . Nasty Gold
snalnn, and putting IL around wiison's mech. re.
~ pretty good man that has wors
have n.n' OUT rye found . better, and he shall
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The THREATENED .Corx,,n ,v "a,
inc ereat coal combination continues % agitata
~ rctaai dealers Of this city and Phiadeiphia.
mn generally conceded that IL win be difficult.
NOT Impossible, to break mp the combination
ey an appeal 10 the courts. A combinatiop OF
reteai dealers, however, will be formed for IN,
RufPoce % securing the repeal Of the charter a.
me fhiladelphia and Reading coal and iro.
company. The spring prices for coal mined 10
the Philadelphis and Reading company b.Vs
not yet been announced. The Delaware 49,
huason eanaI company announce the following
Furnace Numpl, $50; steamer Qumpl. al 40.
grate, $50; egg, sos; stove, e5.5e: cbestnn1,
s4.@. Iaese ngures agree With those announcs.i
oy me otner companies in the combination srrl
an advance Of thirty cent per tor
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~Forty-two Internatie nAlists were arrested
in Paris on Tuesday night.

@Forty-tWo ternatienalists were arrested
in Paris on Tuesday night.
SLarge sums a. money have been collected
in PHILADELPHIA for the Meade memorial fund
~GiH concerts, gift enterprises Sc, are
hereafter to be suppressed in Detroit.
~The Seine inundation DESTROYED 1000
rate, and there is now O corner i'm the market
VGen. Cluseret says he will never return
TO this count<y. But still We shall try to be
happy.
~The reeidepce of Mr.. jay, the American
minister At vieEAs, took fire on Tuesday. The
roof Was only destdoyed.
~Waliam Siner, the member OF the Phila-
delphia council, injected for keeping gamblin.
heuse, is 70 be impeached by the council.
The Kentucky legislature all drew blanks
In the Louisville library lottery. New they
want 70 pas q law sb0iiAhing Institutions Of
chance.
Raleigh North Caroiina, despatch states
hat the legislature has defeated the resolution
re3leying Ex-Governor Holden from this dis
ao'nnes imposed BY the court VI impeachment.
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The Anticipated Tr0uble ~ the Lev
tnGt0D. N.Y.. E1ectlOn

CINCINNATI, Jan. 30.-Serious trouble Is
ueiPated az Lexington, Nv, to-day, az the
municipal election. In IL said the negroes will
NOT he allowed 10 vote unless they have pre-
yiously paid their taxes and that nearly all the
colored voters have tended their taxes "a tie
collector who refused % receive them. a com
pany OF the 10th United States Infantry was
sent there yesterday from Frankfort Tor tho
purpose OF keeping the peace. General Murray.
marshal Of the state, is expected 10 arrive there
to-day with . number OF deputies.
Railroad Matters % the Pacific side
SAN fIANClsCo, Jan. 30.-Auch Interest !.
excited here by the report that the Central
Pacific railroad company has sold back the
California Northern Pacific railroad TO the
original owners, and that they are negotiating
with Thomas A. Scott.
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Another Credit Aohilier Chanter.
LETTER FROM JUDGE KELLEY TO JUDGE p,
LAND.

Judge Poland yesterday received the follow.
ing letter from Mr.. Kelley, Of Pennsy lvania
lnclosipg the latter's check for 500, being the
amount received By him from Ames q credit
H% L.E Z: Poia.d, C2airmaa Of The Conr,in.. n,
~ DEAk S,R: Please ind inclosed nv check on Law
Cooke c., bankers, Of this CITY ,daied ysnuaIs
10 ~ yoSf oraef, $50 Il is certified By the house
nfahee OF loan from Hon. Oskes Ames 70 me, bni
~ On GROUNDS made known TO ron in the course OF
ssS to dises e DE. not
the power to transfer which to me he execIfed
.ne Presence Of your committee on Friday lsss.
wien al my request he Was about to deposit II 1sb
YOU nor 90 any Of the dividsods thereon But ina
i - ne Qisciaims all ovnernhip therein ana de-
ss,a cneek and certificate Of stock, and ali Dividend
Tu.da uS % thai nay be declared thereon, to the
m0ee, believe al said property 6elonss Permit me
records o. the proceedings Of your Committee.
ASs"' uays w. D. KsLLyY.
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FORTYsEC0ND CONGRESS
This AfternOOn's Proceedings
THURSDAY. Jannary 20.

SENATE.-The Vice President appoirtes
Mr.. West as chairman Of the committee on the
levees Of the Mississippi, vice Mr.. Kellogg re
tired cro m the Senate.
Mr.. Cole reported with amendments the nava
appropriation bill.
The hill creating the collection district of
southern Oregon WAS passed.
Mr.. Blair called up the bill for the relief Of
persons 10 whom the governors OF the northwest
ana Indiana territories confirmed lands. which
lands were afterw ard sold by the United States
which, after some discussion, was recommitted
TO the committee on claims.
A number of private PC nsion bills were passed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Speaker laid before the House a number Of Es-
ecutive communications, which were referred o.
appropriate committees.
Mr.. Sargent (Csl) offered a resolution re-
questtng the Secretary Of the Treasury 60 inform
The House forthwith what amount OF appropri-
alton is necessary in each department Tor posi-
age in consequence Of the abolition OF the frank
ing privilege. ADOPTED.
hr. SlOcum IN. W introduced a resolution
calling uron the Comptroller Of the Currency
for copies Of all papers file in his Office in re-
lation u the failure Of the Merchants National
Bank OF W ashington, ID. c., and in relation D.
the deposit in the Ocean National Bank OF New
York OF certain Pacific railroad bonds by JOS
Is. Stewart. Adopted.
The regular order was demanded and in the
morning hour,
Mr.. Willard (Vt), from the committee on
revolutionary pensions and the war Of 1872. re-
ported bill restoring 10 the pension roll. the
names OF certain persons, soldiers of the war OF
1872, stricken from the pension rolls for having
taken up arms against the government OF hav-
ing IN any manner encouraged the rebels
MT. hawley Conn. opposed the bill aud said
ne was content with the concessions made D.
those who were in rebellion, but he wanted
some mark left on the statute books ~ show
that the nation disapProved Of treason.
Mr.. Cox N.Y. challenged the citing Of an
instance where one Of these old soldiers had
raised his arm against the nag.
Mr.. Bufler Mas said his position in opposi-
ton TO traitors and treason was well known
lie stated that when in command at New Or
leans II became necessary 10 disaTm the citi zens
and among Others there came TO him some OF
these old soldiers, who said with tears i'm their
eyes, My arm is too old 70 raise this weapon
against YOU, but do not take from me this sword
which wore under Jackson" and he allowed
them TO retain their precious relic. Whether
they were right or wrong, they had won the
right 10 Dc wrong by shedding their blood for
their country. tApPlause.l The war was now
over, aud being over let US member what hap
pened not in 1861. but in Isl2 and II: not the
New Orleans Of 1861, but the New Orleans Of
1872.
Mr.. Hawley (In) opposed the bill, saving he
could never consent To give pensions to rebels.
After further discussion the bill Was passed.
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TIE JCNEL CAsE-Four Times Married 10 N.
Some Lddy.-ln the Jumel case. yesterday, Mr.
Paul X. q. Perry testified as to his marriage
with Miss Eliza Jumel Chase, daughter of the
defendant, to the effect that he was married.
first, by the marie of Bordeaux; second by a
Roman Catholic priest; next, by a minister of
consul at Bordeaux. The ceremonies lasted two
days. Much time was spent I'm examining de-
positions relating to Seth Perry, and to the ad-
mission of several deeds and other deeds. and
the case was adiourned.-N L. Tines. 2sth.
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SENSATION
THE ORIGINAL COLORED
American OPERA COMPANK

in JuLIus EICHBURGls BEAUTiFCL OPERA,
Tine DOCTOR OF ALCLNTIR4D
600, AT LINCOLN HALL,
AUNDAn and TUESDAY, February and 4
The han IS being fitted up with scenery and all
ethef Requirements necessary for the proper prouc
..on 81 ths opera. i his company, numbering over
steal talent, Is the ONLY OPERA COMBINATION
Scngossd exclusively II COLORED LADIES AND
StNILEMEs ever organized in this or auy other
sSaniIy They Viii appear above stated, prior to
their De par'ure for New York -
extra ~ '~~-'' ~ So"'s
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SENATOR PohERoN's DEFEAT-F Fails 30 0,
Reelected. oad is arrested the Charge Of Bribery
Both houses Of the Kansas legislature met in
joint convention yesterday, and State Senator
lorke proceeded to give an account OF alleged
interviews between himself and Pomeroy. He
said these interviews were held i'm pursuance OF
a plan agreed upon by himself and other prom
inent opponents OF P0meroy. The first one was
on Friday night last, when several persons were
present and during which the matter Of the
private, at the solicitation 90 Pomeroy, on Mon
day night At this Pomeroy offered him (Yorke)
5000 for his votes, 600 cash, 5000 Tuesday
and the remainder on Thursday. Yorke ac
cepted the offer. and took $4,000. TUESDAY
afternoon he met PomerOy again by agreement,
AMI received the 5000 promised. He then
produced roll of bank bills from his pocket,
"Here is the s. 900 paid 10 Inc by Pomeroy,
which now desire to place in the hands OF the
president Of this joint convention" On the
conclusion OF Yorke's speech, a motion TO pro-
coed TO ballot Immediately for Senator was car
ried amid great excitement, and a vote being
taken. Mr.. John j. Ingalls, was declared elected
United States Senator to succeed Senator
Pomeroy. After the adjournment of the legis-
lature, a complaint was entered i'm court
against Senator Pomeroy on the charge Of
bribery. anu he was arrested, and gave bail I'm
$500 To appear ON Friday. Senator Yorke wa
arrested last evening on the charge OF bribery.
and appeared for examination. The case was
then dismissed, and he was released Senator
Pomeroy g friends say he denies Yorke's charges
an toto, and is preparing a statement regarding
the matter for publication.
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THE FRENCH "CoMNITTEE OF THIRTY" has
duly discussed, and, to some extent, examined
the constitutional project submitted by the sub
committee. 1t now provides for the erection of
second legislative chamber, for new electoral
law, and for restricting the Presidents privi-
lege OF addressing the assembly. A draft OF the
project as amended, will be submitted to Pres
ident Theirs, who will appear before the com
mittee ON Friday, and explain his views.
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The Contumacious witness

ARRAIeyNENT or MR.. JOSEPH h. STEWART
BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
At one O'Clock to-day the House gallerie.
were well filed by persons attracted thither bv
the prospect OF seeing Joe Stewart arraigne,l
before the bar of the House for contumacy At
l26 O'Clock the Speaker announced that the ar
raignment OF Mr.. Stewart for contempt was i'm
order, ana two minutes later the sergeant-at-
arms, accompanied by the cOntumacious Wit
ness, appeared At the main entrance and adj
vanced down the aisle towards the Speaker,
desk. The sergeant-at-arms then stated that.
brought the body of Joseph b. Stewart
BEFORE THE BAR OF THE HOUSE.
Inc speaker then informed Mr.. stewart anil
deep silence on all sides that he would be per-
mitted to show cause why he had refused to
answer the question propOunded by Mr. Will
sons committee. Mr.. Stewart, who had eviden
iy primed himself for the ccasOn, after pausing
a moment. began by
KhPHATICALLY DENYING ANY INTENTIONAL
CONTEMPT
either of the committee or OF the House.
Wilson committee this morning denying the ac-
curacy OF the photographers report Of the ex-
animation before it Yesterday, and repeated his
tss1 mSny relative to the subject under inquiry.
every attorney In the country. The written law
on one hand commanded HIM to keen secret the
matters OF his client, under pain Of being dis
barred from his profession and liable to special
damages, and on the other hand this august
body commanded him to violate that law
When he declared that ii he was consigned to
q bastiie under that resolution, the secrets Of
his clients would rest in his bosom, there was
applause an the gallery and cries Of ..Gsod.,
on the floor; and again, when he real
the resolution, and declared that. with Ali
due respect to the honorable committee. he
would rather be the victim than the
author Of that resolution. Both times.
however, the noisy demonstration of apnroysi
were promptly checked by the Speaker
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Stewart speech
which lasted just enc hour, Mr. Dawes offered q
resolution reciting that he had
FAILED TO SHOW CAUSE
why he should not be considered in contemnt.
which was adopted with but one dissenting
vote.
Mr.. Wilson then offered resolution that the
witness be committed il he still refused 10 am
swer, and IL was under discussion when our
would be adopted.
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The POLICE COMPLICATION AT CHICAGO was
increased Yesterday by the mayor remoy,,,p
acknowledge the right OF the mayor to remove
them. superintendent washb1rn. who vas
suspended By the Commissioners on Tuesdav
tains refused to acknowle9e his eutharitv Wy
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nLLED 81 FALL PROM A TREE rn7ns
rsn named Spencer l.. Frsnce, son OF :. -
shlne William county, Va, mounted tree M
noncure.s Postofhce on Saturday a. enable bf,,
81 mot % some game, and In the e;i.at 10,
was almost Instantly killed
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Fire.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 3n-The steam tannefv of
Martin, Evapis y Co, NJ Lancaster, OHIO. MaS
burned yesterday. Loss, Sal ,pco no Insurance
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ADJUSTMENTS.

SAVsLLE's. Bfsls, are
WILLARD HALL,
srRyzT, CORNER FouRfEENrH.
1sH NEW TEMPLE OF THEspIs A SUCCESS
BRILLIANT INAUGURATION BY
BFRS. JAMES A. OATES
And her
CeNIC OPERA COMPANY.
THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING, January 30,
The charming Ofrnbarh Comic Opera,
TIE FRIHa DONNA OF A NIGHT
Preceded by the amusing farce Of
Al ALARMING SACRIFICE.
FRIDAY EVENING,
EENEFIr OF MRS. J. A. OATES,
La GRANDE DUCHESSE.
SATURDAY. AT ?, GRAND MATINEE,
LES BAFARDS.
MONDAY NEXT, COMPLIMENTARY TIES
TIEONIAL TO Manager J. G. SAVILLE Js
WILLARD HALL.
Grand coaPL ihf,aS ift TRsHTa6 i
$1,000 MANAGER J1,SG, sAy1LLx,
y h h "a Tfssnns of the
Tickets, 81; to be hal Of the members Of the com
uuu pTtDCipai music ana UOOkStOl
loii particulars in Tomorrow. papers:
10 T. l.. HUNK, Treasurer.
THE JUBILEE SINGERS
FISH UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TENN,
ONE Concern ONLY
LINCOLN HALL, WEDNESDAY. February 5:h
The original company has been enlarged and i'm
proved by important acceesons. Many new and
touching songs have also been added
sung The Concert viii sGTpa-s, both in vsriety and
sywer, those vheh were received with such univ er-
These Students endeavoriSg ia crease the
Twenty thousand Dollars of lsst year TO Seventy
Thousand. This will pay for the new site of
twenty FIVE acres and complete Jubilee Hall.
Tick - cents; reserved seats 10 cents For sale
~ BsllaHtNnes, 42s 9Th street. sale to commence
SATURDAY February I. AT 80 a. m. Doors open AZ
Concert will begin az = O'Clock ISj6i-