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WASHINGTON.
Revenue Raid I'm North Caroline.

hcNemue khl0 IN Noren Car0tfnas
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Supervisor Per.
~, of Raleigh, reports that large quanti-
ties OF tobacco, whlskey and other property
has been seized for violation of revenue
laws daring ten days raid through the
third district Of North Carolina. Warrants
have been issaed for the arrest of the
guilty persons. The revenue officers max
ing the raid were accompanied by soldiers
Where the Soldiers Ought TO Have
Been.
The Interior Department to tey was
officially advised By telegraph of th murder
Of surveyor by PARTY of forty ur fifSy
Indians calling themselves Cheyenncs hlle
in camp, twenty miles east of Camp sup
ply. Only enc man was wounded an The
camp destroyed. On the 10Th of III :ch
four surveyors of another party were nur-
dered fifty miles further north, where Cim-
msron river crosses the Kansas boundary.
Robe { Martin, Messenger, has been
missing since March I. Surveyor Barrett
who sends the telegrams ask: "Will the
Government protect us ?"
Mr.. Risley, agent for the Indians at the
White Stone Agency reports, under date
of Sd inst, from Fort Laramie, that D..
Rogers, United States mail carrier, was
killed by the Indians on the 31st ult., while
carrying the mail from said agency to
Laramie.
Legal tenders outstanding $35S, $50, ,514.
A $4,000 Judgment against Kansas
POmeroy.
In the Supreme Court, d strict of Colum-
bia, judgment by default on bill for Sl0,-
900, was given against ex-senator Pomeroy
at the suit Of Henry Clews & Co., of New
York.
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INCENDIARY FIRE.
A Pennsylvania Town Gutted.
Seventy Houses Burned---LOss $780,.
900.

PITTsBURG, April "A fire occurred at
Parker's Landing, Pa, last night, which
destroyed the most valuable part of the
town. AT half past nine o'clock flames
were discovered issuing from the office OF
Farrar q Tuft, adjoining the Parker House,
which swept with alarming rapidity up and
down either side of the street, consum-
ing, in its course, some seventy buildings,
including among the number the Exchange
Bank, Savings Bank, Postoffice, Parker
House, Central House, Union Pipe Line
Office, Western and Union and Pacific and
Atlantic telegraph offices. The fire is sup
posed to have bsen the work of an incen-
diary, Deing the third fire in the city d.
ring thirty-six hours. Total loss is esti-
mated at $250,000, but will probably ex-
ceed that amount. There were some two
hundred offices destroyed which had been
temporarily fitted up by non-residents.
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STRANGE PHENOMENON.
Fire Coming Ont of the Earth I'm
Rutherford COunty-What Does 1t
Mean?-Amd what is Itg
FFsm the Murfreesboro News, April 4.

From the Murfreesboro News, April 4.
The discovery Of this fire occurred on the
farm of &. W. Wade, Eear Florence Ssa-
ton, on the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad, in the following manner: Some
two years ago Mr. Wade had a well drilled
664 feet deep, from which he had been
using water, but which did not supply as
much as he wanted, but was very good
quality. Recently be determined to have
his well bored deeper, and procured the
service OF Mr.. John G. Kennedy, with his
improved diamond boring machine, to bore
it 20 or rs feet deeper. On Saturday, the
I'D ult., Mr.. Wade had his pump taken
up, and on the Monday followed Mr.. Ken
nedy commenced boring and finished "a
feet by O'Clock Monday evening. By that
time the tools were Withdrawn the supper
bell rang, and nothing further was done to
it till Tues lay morping. When Mr.. <.
and hands commenced to pump the water
oct to see if he had obtained any more, he
heard a strange rumbling noise-something
similar to pot boiling, but much louder.
An old negress 90 the place says she heard
q similar noise all night, and told her COM
pafiions there was a thunder storm in the
ground, and that it ran along under her
cabin.
Mr.. Kennedy and his assistant, Terry, on
Tuesday morning, got down into the well,
and with glass and candle intended to re-
feet light down it to see what caused the
noise; but as soon as the light was brought
near the hole there was an explosion. Can
die and Terry both disappeared the can
die down the well and the negro out at the
top, with whiskers badly ginged. They
then lighted torch aud hell it over The
hole, when Il Immediately took fire and
continued to burn until Mr. Wade and
family became alarmed, when it was put out
by throwing wet cloths over the hole.
Mr.. Kennedy then inserted casting
pipe from the bottom to the surface of the
well. When the torch was applied to the
mouth of he pipe, the gus caught fire and
blazed up four or five feet high, and con-
tinued to burn with increased vigor till, at
the request of Mr.. Wade it was put out,
but with much difficulty, By dipping seven
or eight yards of baling cloth in water and
pressing it down over the mouth Of the
pipe.
This well is creating great deal Of ex
element in the neighborhood, and projects
are already on foot for lighting Murfrees-
boro with the gas, which can be conveyed
here much cheaper than it can be manufac-
tured.
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THE LEGISLATURE.
Caustic-An Extra Session.
From the Columbia Mail.


We notice that quite a number of o ur
contemporaries, in enumerating the meas
ures or bills passed by the last Tennessee
Legislature, have fallen into the very natu-
raj mistake of including a revenue bill
among the number. Now, while all legis-
| ative bodies ever consider it a prime duty
to provide the ways and meaBs TO meet
all obligations incurred by their action,
anomalous as it may seem, this body, by
proceedings as riotous as they were dis
graceful, prevented the passage of a bill
absolutely necessary to meet the
appropriations made by themselves.
Net content even with this Step,
taken in the direction ofrepudiatioA, num-
Der of the anti-fundiDg members presented
TO the Legislature protest against the bill
passed for meeting the interest of the rec
ogaized public debt. This protest showed
upcn its face such disregard for facts and
did such violence to the truth of history,
that the usual courtesy of spreading it up
on the journals of the House was denied it
by an overwhelming majority. And not
satisfied with this abortive effort to impai
the credit of the State, the same protes,
ants have procured the publication of their
protest, in which, with vittuous indigna
tioo, they repel all insinuations that they are
repudiators, and affect the most s. lcred re-
gard for the credit Of their beloved State,
While at the same time they are very careful
TO let the holders of the State securities
know that the funding bill is a sham, il
tended Only to deceive the uuinitiated and
allow the favored few to profit by their
sp culaticns therein. Now, stock jobbers
will not be de oeiged by this protest, but
Will, at 4 Ol2Dcp diScoUar that IL ia q mOVa
IN The Interest of the Bears, tUhether they be
Td.troGds 1ChO are indebted to the State or
OWsrS. Yet there are thousands of wild
o"s and orphans who are hollers of our Sc
curlt!es, who may be deceived into the sac
Hhcs thereof. Knowing that the sovereign
PeopS OF tennessee are honest, and were
Ueifloly IN earnest when, in the last cleo
IloN, tDey, oy taelr votes, instructed their
servants, the representa- ives, to provide,
py suitable legislation, the means to meet
IN L lhdeoVeuness, We now in the
name and in behalf Of an outraged people,
invoke our most excellent Governor to call
an extra session OF the Legislature, to con-
vene at an early day-which should, in
tones unmistaksbe, declare to the world,
not only oar ability, but also our fired de-
termination to be honest with our creditors
and cur benehciaries.
The members of the Legislature who
have put themselves 10 so much trouble to
disregard the expressed wishes of their cor
stituency, and to damage the credit of tie
State, we leave to the tender mercies Of
their masters, he people, who will, at the
proper time, if we do lot greatly mistake
their temper, administer the Corrective for
all such bgeeches of confidence.
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LATEST Markets BIZ TELEGRAPH

CHARLESTON. April 4.-Cotton dull;
middlings 1Ss61S3c; low middlings 184c;
good ordinary 174c; net receipts 637 bales;
exports coastwise 265 bales; sales 200 bales;
stock 80 ,359 bales. Weekly net receipts
2.O26 bales; exports to Great Britain 913
bales; coastwise 1871 bales; sales 1850
bales.
MOBILE, April 4.-Cotton dull and
nominal; middlings 16ac; good ordinary
15c; low middling 17Rc; net receipts 44O
bales exports cosstwise 20 bales; sales 200
bales; stock 80, ,222 bales. Weekly net re-
ceipts 3,940 bales; gross 3,610 bales; exports
coastwise 1,663 bales; sales $500 bales.
SAVANNAH, April 4.-CottOn-mid-
dIings I8se; net receipt 693 bales; exports
20 Great Britain 2,36S bales; coastwise :
621 bales; sales 357 bales; stock 47,48S
bales. Weekly net receipts 5,S17 bales;
exports 70 Great Britain 5,5S3 bales; to the
continent 1853 bales; coastwise 227 bales;
sales 4, ,627 bales.
CITY POINT, April 4.-Net receipts of
the week 677 bales.
GALVESTON, April 4.-Cotton weak;
middling Texas ordinary 14sc; good ordi-
nary 16c; net receipts $40 bales; exports to
Great Britain 1,734 bales; sales 200 bales;
stock 66,265 bales. Weekly net receipts A.
363 bales; gross $40 bales; 9exports to
Great Britain 1,734 bales; coastwise ], 1868
bales; sales 4,100 bales.
Evansville Market.
EVANSVILLE, April 4-Flour quiet and
unchanged; city family $7.506S00. Wheat
-English Sl.65; white S1.70. Corn 47c.
Eggs l2612ac. Pork $3.50. Tobacco
So 5069.00 for medium leaf,
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A Handsome Sum.

Mayor Kercheval and Maj. Albert f.
Akers, the committee who had the ar
rangements for the recent lectures of Rev.
Mr.. Sheehy under their special charge, last
evening paid to that gentleman the sum
of 5000, the amount realized after all ex-
penses were paid. This is a handsome sum,
and the distinguished divine, we are salts
fed, appreciates the efforts of our people in
his behalf.
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HUGHES AND MOFFIrT.

From the McMinnville New Era.
Senator Hughes and Repre- sentative Mof-
fit have reached home, and we presume
will render an account of their stewardship
to their constitusnts the first favorable pp-
portunity. Whatever may be considered
the shortcomings of tbe recsnt Legislature,
we are gratitied to say that our Representa-
tives were always at their post and ready
to DO their duty to their constituents. They
dodged no questio-, nor reduced their re-
spective bodies below quorum by rum
nng ave..
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Personal.

Mrs. Laura G. Holloway, of the Brook
lyn On. W Union, is in the city.
Mrs. Haskell, State Librarian, leaves to-
day for Helena, Ark, to be absent several
weeks on visit to her children.
W. II. Finch, Superintendent Southern
Department Brooklyn Life Insurance Com
plny, is at the Maxwell House.
Hon. Ed l. Golladay arrived in the city
yesterday morning and left for his home in
Lebanon by the evening train.
Judge Burton, of the Supreme Bench,
passed through the city yesterday on bis
way to jackson, where the Court convenes
on Monday next.
Judge Williamson, of Wilson county, was
in the city yesterday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-05
PITY Poor Old Horse.

LOUISVILLE, April 4.-Cspt. Shinkle, of
the steamer Charles Bodman, was arrested
to-day while the boat was at the wharf, on
complaint of b. f. Avery, President of the
society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, fJr having put crippled horse of
on the wharf and leaving it to die when the
Doat was here on trip up the liver week
aEo. Capt. Shinkle was released on one
hundred dollars bonds.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-05

THE following gives the mean average
of speed attained on nine of The principal
railway lines having termini in London:
Great Western, 81, miles per hour; London,
Brighton and South Coast, 453 miles; Grea
Northern, 45a miles; London, Chatham
and Dover, 444t miles; Southern, 49, miles:
Northwestern, 434 miles; Midland, Al!
miles: Southwestern, 404 miles; Great
Eastern, 37t miles; general average on the
nine roads, 49, miles per hour. These
averages, arrived at by taking the speed on
different parts of each company's line, are
not applicable to certain portions of the
lines where express trains are numerous
and usually run faster.
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ThR MRllnoa.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-On April 2
The Peace Commissioners had a talk with
the Modocs who made the same old speech
es. They refuse the proposition for re-
moVal, and want to be let alone, and have
the troops sent away. Capt. Jack, in an
insolent, oyerbearing manner, said he had
already stated his terms; knew no other
country; would go to 10 other. Schou-
chin's speech was of the same purport.
Col. Mason's command was ordered to
move at once. The camp is two miles op-
posite Jacks camp. asF
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FOREIGN.
!. Rude, nl-chosen and Ungraciou

SO Rude, IIl-chosen and Ungracious.''
LONDON, April, 4.-The Pail Mai Ga.
zette to-day confesses that the language. .oi
its article which gave rise to the motion
and debate in the House last night was rude,
ill-eh0sen and ungracious, and says the pub:
lication of the article was owing to an acci-
dental failure of editorial supervision; but
it insists on characteIizing much OF the agi-
tation in Ireland as a species of noisy dis
loyalty, and maintains that certain men,
bers of Parliament are at the disposal OF
the priestiy party.
The French MOnarchfsts Ahead
PARIS, April AIN the Assembly the cleo
ton for President of the Chamber in place
of NJ. Greery, resulted: M. Louis Joseph
Buffet 304 votes; III. Martel 2S5 votes. M.
Buffet was declared elected and was warm
ly congratulated by the members of the
Right. The Lyons bill was then passed,
the Left refusing to vote.
Pho Mono.
ROME, April 4.--The Pope is recoY ering
from his recent illness.
Several bank note forgers have been ar
ested in this city.
The Spanish Conundrum.
MADRID, April 4-The Permanent Com
mission Of the Assembly demand the i'm
mediate meeting of constituent Cortes if
the Government continues its present unen-
ergetic policy. Senior Figueras denies that
there is any crisis in the ministry, and de-
clares that the situation OF the country is
better. The train from Saragossa for
Barcelona was stopped by the Carlists to-
day.
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IT is interesting 60 note the various phra-
ses taken by the temperance agitation in
different localities all, however, indicating
an earnest movement of the popular mind
The Minnesota Legislature has just passed
an act, which has been signed by the Gov
ernor and is now a law, to establish fund
for the founding maintenance of an asylum
for inebriates. 1t requires sil saloon keep
ers and venders of liquor to take out, in ad-
dition to all other licenses, a special license,
renewable every year for which they are to
pay ten dollars 10 the County Treasurer.
These license fees are o be deposited in
the State treasury, there to form a separate
fund to be known as The Estate Inebrian
Asylum fund" Whenever the fund shall
exceed Sc, 900, it is to be invested in Uni
ted States bonds and when it shall reach
$4,000, the Governor is TO appoint Com
missioners to locate and erect State Asy-
lum for inebriates. This is new way of
compelling those who help make drunkards
to help reformthem.
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A StrRN Memnhian

ST. LOUIS, April 4.-Jacob Morris has
been arrested here, charged with abscond-
ing from Memphis few weeks ago with
$500 belonging to Newburg g. Bro, in
whose employ he was.
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The Detroit Free Press computes that
there are now on the lakes no less than s.
429 steamers, sailing vessels and barges, hav-
ing an aggregate capacity of 7l7,29O tons,
and total value of $53, 3,34S, 900.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-05

AT GadsoD, Ala, Mr.. G. M. Crouch, hear
ilg noise in his hen-coop, fred and
brought down his son, who had also heard
a noise and was looking for thief. IL is
thought that young Crouch cannot recover.
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haiuir aud Smertfam.

GOLD was active in New York yesterday,
ranging as high as 1lss and closing at 11S9s
Al1ss.
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"DIED POOR"

"It was sad funeral to me-" said the
speaker, "the saddest have attended in
many years."
''That of Edmonson?"
eyes"
Chow did he die?,
"Poor- poor as poverty. His life was
one long struggle with the world, and at
every disadvantage. Fortune mccked
him all the while W ith golden promises,
that were destined never to know fulfill
ment."
"Yet he was patient and enduring" re-
marked one of the company.
"Patient as ChTistisn-enduring as a
martyr" was answered. 'Poor man! He
was worthy of better fate. He ought to
have succeeded, for he deserved success"
'Did be not succeed" questioned the
one who had spoken of his patience and
endurance.
"No, sir. he died poor, Just as l have
stated. Nothing that he put his hand to
ever succeeded. A strange fatality seemed
to attend every enterprise"
81 was with him in his last moments. ~
said the other, sand thought he died
lich."
"No, he left nothing behind" was re-
piled. "The heirs will have no concern as
to the administration of his estate"
"He left good name," said one, "and
that is something"
Sand a legacy ofnoble deeds that were
done in the name of humanity" remarked
another"
"And precious examples" said third.
"LessOns of patience in suffering, of hope
in adversely, Of heavenly confidence when
no sunbeams fell upon bis bewildered path, -
was the testimony of another.
"And high truth, manly courage,
heroic fortitude."
"Then he died rich" was the emphatic
declaration. "Richer than the millionaire
who went to his long home on the same
day, miserable in all but gold. A sad fun
eral, did you say? No, my friend, it was a
triumphal procession! Not burial of a
human cod, but the ceremonies attendant
upon the translation of the angel. Did not
succeed? Why his whole life was a series
of successes. In every conflict he became
the victor, aud now the vic or's
crown is on his brow. Any grasping,
soulless, selfish man, with a mod
crate share OF brain, may gather money,
and learn the art of keeping it; but no one
in hundred can conquer bravely, in the
battle of life, as Edmonson has conquered,
aud step forth from the ranks of men a
Christian hero-rich in neighborly love and
rich in celestial affections. And his heirs
have an interest in the administration of
his affairs. A large property has been left,
and let them see to it that they do not lose
precious things through false estimates and
igonrant deprecations. There are higher
things to gain in this world than wealth
that perishes. He dies rich who can take
his treasures with him to the new land
where he is to abide forever; and be who
has to leave all behind on which he places
bis affections, dies poor indeed"
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THE ATLANTIC WRECK.

Recovering and BuryIng the Dead.
HALIFAX, April 4.-The Atlantic is still
almost intact. Only few packages of her
cargo have come ashore. The swell con-
tinues SO heavy that the divers can not
work. Ifthe weather continues fair, mo t
OF the cargo can be saved. One hundred
and sixty-four is the exact number of the
bodies found up TO this morning. The Cap
tain says the stories Of mutilation of bodies
by the crew are exaggerated.
The Captain can give no explanation of
the cause of the disaster, except miscalcula-
ton as to the current ana the vessels
speed,
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CorrON continues duh in New York at
l9se for middliDg.
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TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New York
fast evening at s04 for The both issaes.
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A Narrow Escape.

The agents of the White Star Line going
to the Atlantic from New York had mar
row escape last night. The train on which
they were came in collision with a freight
train, killing the engineer and baggage-mas-
ter of the passenger train.
1t is now proposed to bring all the bodies
to this city and bury them together in the
public cemetery and erect monument over
them. The City Council, on application OF
the Provincial government, resolved this
evening to place lot in the cemetery at the
disposal of the friends OF the dead.
The Collector of Customs will commence
his investigation tomorrow morning.
Reduced to Want through Charity.
Many of the fishing families at Prospect
expended all the provisions they had to
feed the shipwrecked passengers and crew
and are now in want themselves.
Rev. Mr.. Ancient and several Roman
Catholic priests and Messrs. Ryan and
Lanyard, resident magistrates, are look
ing after the personal effects and Valuables
found on the bodies.
Proposed Reception at FaneuiI Hall
BOSTON, April 4.-The entrants saved
are expected to arrive here from Portland
tomorrow morning. The agents of the
White Star Line, in this city, have engaged
Faneuil Hall for the reception of the unfor-
tunates, and preparations are being made TO
provide for their wants upon arrival. They
will remain in Boston all day, and Saturday
evening proceed to New York.
NEW YORK, April 4-Tbe proprietcrs
of number of hotels in this city announce
that they will entertain, free of charge, all
passengers of the Atlantic passing through
here to their destination.
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Pho Nome
The Spanish Conund
Condensed TeIegrams.

OCuVc0sSu Io1e&EAmBs
Abill providing Inspectors to regulate
the quality ofgas in New York City has
passed the Legislature.
The Michigan spring elections come of
next Monday. -
The attempt to remove the capital OF
West Virginia from Charleston to Wheel
ing has failed in the Legislature.
Ohio sends seven commissioners to vi
emma without compensation.
The Kentcky Legislature talk of leaving
to juries the option of death or life impris-
onment In capital cases.
g The verdict of a Philadelphia jury max
ing bank responsible for special deposits
of which the bank was robbed, has been
overruled by the judge and a new trial Or
dered.
In Washington yesterday lion-tamer
was fearfully bitten on the left side of his
bead by one Of the animals.
Miss Nettie w. Cronise was admitted to
the bar at Titfin, o., yesterday.
Tbe bursting of centrifugal machine in
Baltimore sugar refinery yesterday, killed
one man and wounded two others.
The gas workers of New York have given
official notice Of coming strike for the
eight-hour system.
Near Dubuque yesterday large boulder
on the track threw a locomotive into the
river, only slightly iDjuring the engineer
and fireman. The cars were damaged, but
the passengers escaped unhurt.
California complains Of Geld hail storms
and frosts, injuring the fruit.
Miss Emily Faithful held farewell re-
ception in Steinway Hal, New York,
Thursday.
Brig. Gen. Wooley died at Milwaukee
Thursday from an overdose of choloroform.
Twelve Of the thirteen wards of St. Louis
give population of 42S, ,126, an increase of
1lT262 over the census of 1870.
The Bidwell arrested at Havana has been
recognized by 8 United States detective as
an cid acquaintance of our police.
The Bidwell arrested in London has been
released on bail.
Prince Charles Of Roumania, assures us
that he will send no diplomatic agent to
Washington he might get contaminated.