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taryshIpL Of Lhe interior can upon you afor

taryship of the Interior call upon you sfor
action? N
Answer-I have to think, to gek up the
dates. Under the law, as fast as they fin
ished forty miles Of the road they reported
to the President, who cent out commission
ers to, examine and accept IL, whereupon
the company became entitled to land grants
and bonds. s51L %l4@a
immaculate vgiIs0n-and His Wife's
Money.
At O'Clock Vice President elect Wilson
was called. He said he had no desire to
add to or take from his testimony before
the Poland Committee. Atthe time of this
purchase made%ith his wifs's money, he
would have done the same himself if he
had the money. Did not wish tc, cover
himself behind the fact that the money be-
longed to his wife. Ames stood second to
no man in Massachusetts, and witness had
the most unlimited confidence in him, and
would have listened to his advise on any
investment. Things have changed since,
however.
The Last of the MinSOes.
Senator Logan was recalled. He invited
the most critical and searching examination
and was perfectly willing to answer ques-
tions, only if any more charges were to be
made he wanted to hear them before testi-
flying.
The Committee agreed with Mr.. Logan,
and adjourned until tomorrow.
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RICHMOND.
Fearful Catastrophe ON James River.
Eight Mem Drowned and Several I'm

Fearful Catastrophe ON james River.
Eight Mem Drowned and Several I'm
jured.
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. BIT. Fl. Hem
dan and Philip Hampton, employed on the
bridge In course of construction across the
James River, between Richmond and Man
chester, were drowned this morning while
attempting to get their work in boat
which, owing to the swollen condition of
the river, became unmanageabls and upset.
At later hour another dreadful accident
occurred at the same place. A temporary
trestlework across two of the pillars of the
bridge upon which about Is men were en-
gagged in laying the iron superstructure,
gave way, precipitating the whole party in
to the waters. Nine were rescued, and the
remainder either drowned or killed by being
dashed against the timbers and iron which
went down with them. Among the lost
was John Harrison, of Ohio.
OF those rescued, two fioated about a mile
down the river, ON the timbers, aud were
taken out badly injured and nearly chilled
to death. One seized hold of short piece
of rope fastened to the broken timbers,
which had got jammed among the rocks,
and remained there for two hours, but was
finally rescued with ropes and an empty
.hoat which was drifted to him from the
Petersburg railroad bridge, about $50 yards
above the scene of the disaster. No one
dared to go to bin, the waters being SO
rapid, The remainder were taken out at
differe ut points below. E L
se A Railway Jubilee.
There was an immense turn out Of the
popuIace this evening to witness the de-
moustrat. ions in honor of the arrival of the
first through freight train from the Ohio
river over the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road. A long procession composed of the
First Virgin ia regiment, the fire department.,
the various commercial associations, the
city courts, and other city officials, and
many private citizens marched to the de-
pot where the train was saluted by two
batteries of artillery Stationed on the neigh
boring hills.
All the city bells, rang while the steam
whistles OF the engines of the fire depart
ment kept up continuous blowing. Speech
es were made by Lewis Frasier, Lieut.
Gov, Marye, Hon. Jno. B. Baldwin, Gen.
j. Z. Anderson, of New York, ii. Schwar-
zenburg, of Cincinnati and others. Its
proposed 10 have grander celebration in
May. Snow is falling steadily here.
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LOVELY WOMAN.

Those of US who take the street-cars,
sometimes for the purpose Of catching rail-
way trains, are nearly always conscious Of
the gradual growth of a feeling of deadly
hatred for the conductor when we find him
going as slow as bis boyes can possibly walk,
and resorting to all kinds of preposterous
dodges for the purpose Of delay, so that he
can catch a few more passengers. 1t is with
peculiar Satisfaction, therefore, that some
times when we are not in a hurry, and
he is, we observe how dilatory and
aggravating women avenge our wrongs.
We like to watch one of these
women hail a car, and as soon as
1t comes to full stop, begin fresh conver-
sation with companion on the sidewalk.
Then the conductor becomes impatient.
He asks her to hurry. She takes two steps
in advance, turns her head, and gets off in
some closing remarks to her friend upon
the subject of bonnets, or Mrs. Smiths i'll
ness, or the condition of the children.
Then she makes another start for the car,
but finds the approach too muddy, and re-
quests the conductor to move forward few
yards-which he does with mut5ered OBJ
jurgation. MeanThile she 'interchanges
with her. friend some more observations
about bonnets, and Mrs. Smith, and COM
ing up TO tea, and finally mounts the plat
form slowly, while The conductor places his
hand upon The small of her back, Ohey all
perform that maneuvre-for what reason
no man can conjecture,) grits his teeth, be-
comes pictIiresquely profane, and soothes
his feelings by transferring a quarter from
the company's pockets to his private exehe-
Quer. These things are sweet to us. We
despise that woman merely as a woman;
but, regarded as an avenging angel, she is
a most grateful and efficient creature
Mdg Adler.
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NEW YORK.
ROOtIess Booty.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Two hundred
uncompleted bonds of 1,0c0 each Of the
Toledo, Canada Southern aud Detroit
Railroad Company, were stolen from the
office of the Company in this city yester-
day. The bonds are Valueless in their pre-
sent state.
Two Wills.
1t is expected the Jumel viii case would
be given to the jury Monday next.
The Childrens' Aid Society has received
5000 from an old friend OF the society TO
make up for the probable loss in case the
Greeley estate be materially impaired.
stokes struggie-I4 Days Left.
Neither Judge Boardman nor Judge
Davis has given a decision in the case OF
the application Of Stokes for stay OF pro-
ceedings and writ of error.
The fourth panel in the Scannel case was
exhausted to-day, and only eleven jurors
obtained. A fifth panel has been ordered
for to- morrow. @&
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LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
Thursday,F Feb. Is.


In the Senate, petitions were presented
by Mr.. Smithscn, from citizens of Marshall
county, praying the enactment of more
stringent liquor law; by Messrs. Allison and
Tillman, from citizens Of Williamson and
Lincoln counties, relative to the regulation of
insurance; by Mr.. Brandon, from a number
of liquor dealers, praying that merchants
who sell liquor by the pint or quart be re-
quired to pay the privilege tax; by Mr..
Moody, from citizens Of Hickman, praying
a change OF the line between that county
and Dickson. Bills were introduced by
Mr.. Smithson, TO compel ins0lyent persons
convicted of misdemeanors to work out
their fines; also to prevent the payment of
money out of the State Treasury unless
previously appropriated by law; by Mr..
Leake, relative to the collection of
revenue; by Mr.. Allison, providing for
the sale of the States interest
in turnpike or plank roads. Senate
bills to repeal the act for the encourage
ment of planting and other improvements,
and to authorize County Courts to render
DEGREES and issue executions TO compel
guardians TO make settlements with their
wards, were passed Oh third reading. SEN
ate bills for the more efficient manage
ment of the State prison and TO reduce the
fees of jurors TO one dollar per day, were
rejected.
In the House, bills were introduced by
Mr.. Hughes, 10 establish the Offices of
Criminal Judge for Maury county and At
torney General for the same; also, to redis-
trict the State into ten congressional dis
tricts; by Mr. Houk, to change the time of
holding the Circuit Court for Union coun-
ty; also, to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases; by Mr.. Cottrell, to create new
county composed Of parts of Clai-
borne, Campbell and Union; by Mr..
Lindsey, to amend section 9035 of
the Code; by Mr.. Leach, to provide
for the election of magistrates and censta-
bles in cases of vacancy; by Mr.. William
son, to regulate criminal pro ,edureS: by Mr..
Pearson, to authorise the collection of in
terest On interesi; also, for the benefit of
married persons. Mr.. Head offered reso-
luton providing for the appointment by
the Governor of two lawyers, who, in con-
nection with Chief Justice Nicholson, shall
,nseet in Nashville and hear all causes which
parties or counsel may agree to submit; and
that the Supreme. Court, at the close Of its
present term, be requested to adjourn over
to day fixed, aud hold special term of
the court at Nashville, for the purpose of
entering the Judgments and DEGREES made
by the special court. House bills to change
the State depository at Memphis; to en-
coura age the raising of fine stock; and to
rednce the number of peremptOry chaleng-
es in criminal cases, were rejected.
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ing come BY misfortune or something to
this, just live on so from hand to mouth,
from day to day, and do not care = single
lota for the opinion OF the world or any one
in it. And yet, II you we're q stranger, they
would Instantly strike you with their impor-
tance; though net familiar, you would fnd
yourself asking them to take drink, which
they would not be behindhand in accept
Ing. Some days they are lucky, and get
asked to two or three drinks; other times
they get nothing at all, and so about laneh
time they rush in to the table, eat their fll
ard slide out without taking their drink at
the bar. Tney are singular set, indeed;
it is hard TO conceive mat they ever had
any home or family ties, and believe they
never did, but were born for lunch hum
mers, and lunch bummers they always win
be-"
"Wen," We asked, Swhere do they sleep2
They are not of the order ofpolice station
house dodgers, are they?"
ssOh, no, they board around most any
where they can; that is they go to a place
where furnished rooms are let, hire one,
and then never pay"
''fhat very old fellow over there once
hired room from lady knew. He liv-
u AO4 q thOoeIy GA4 ACAu1A-4 " pay n4Q
bis trunk seized n pay the rent. Il was
an old ta.tered affair, and bad in it only a
pair of socks and three dirty shirts. In
disgust she returned the properly and he
Left; but will you believe it, came back in
less than year and tried to hEye the room
over again. Sometimes L believe they
have regular round Of boarding houses,
and others board around just where they
get chance. Then, again, they have reg
ular lunch houses to frequent; you viii ssl-
dom see one off of bis regular beat, and
though they viii look on each other with
the greatest scorn when they meet, never
sJeak TO each other at all.o
'.D0n't you suppose they get to be known
and looked upon as dead beats?''
"O3, yes; but then the bar keepers take
q sort of pity on them and never say any,
thing. Besides they do not ever believe
they are perceived; they sneak IN and out,
eat their lunch and imagine they ara NOT
noticed. Ii they can beat any one out Of
cigar they are then happy, and will stand
on street corner and appear as happy As
king, and expect they are"
Well, we looked at our friend and then at
the ''lunch hummer" AMI though it was
hard to conceive how such things could bs,
we could not but IMAGINE the truth, as we
see plenty of them around US every day.
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UTAH.
10 Feat en- the Level.

SALT LAKE, Feb. 13.-It has been
showing here all day, the heaviest snow
storm of the season. A dispatch from
Alta, Little Cottonwood county, says it
showed all last night and still continues,
with twelve feet on the level. The roads
are all blocked. The trains are on time.
The Utah Northern Railroad is again
blockaded.
More Investigation Demanded-BFig-
ham Young's Credit MebiIier.
The Journal says Congress should sp-
point an investigating committee on the
Mormon tithing funds, to ascertain what
disposition is made of the large sums of
money sent to Washington, and what mem
bers CT Congress and Senators are retained
in the interest of polygamy. Brigham's
Credit Mobilier is thought to be worse than
Oakes Ames
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INDIAN TERRITORY.
killing Horse Thieves by wholesale.

Killing Horse Thieves by Wholesale.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13.-The Fort Smith,
Ark, Independent of the 9th inst. says
that two companies of Choctaw Indians in
pursuit of horse thieves on the Friday pre-
vious captured sixteen, and on Saturday
morning, after holding council, shot six
of them.
The lower house of the Kansas Legisla-
fure yesterday passeda concurrent resolu-
4Son, asking Congress not 20 open the In
Gan territory to settlement until all laws
allowing land grants to railroads in the ter
Tssory are repealed,
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COLORADO.
AI4.OOO a Day,

CENTRAL CITY, Col, Feb. 13.-Four
large silver bricks, each weighing ll5 lbs,
were brought to this city yesterday, from
Caribbean mine-total coin value $50, ,924,
and is the result of four days run on Car
ibean ore. This mine is now yielding
about $1,000 per day, and is regarded as
second only to the Comstock lode in Neva-
da. The Leavitt gold mine in this county,
yielded $4,000 gold bullion last month.
The Bobtail tunnel, the largest in Colorado,
struck the Bobtail mine last Saturday.
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sUes sgsz LOUISIANA.
ALI Troubles Adjusted, If Grant As
81et.s Sents. e.res

New ORLEANS, Feb. 13.--At meeting
of the members of both Legislatures to-day,
the Republicans agreed to accept the prop
osition of the fusionists to organize Gen.
eral Assembly composed of the members
returned by both boards, provided that such
course is acceptable to the national ad-
ministration.
\ A committee was appointed to telegraph
to the Washington authorities TOR informa-
ton.
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An Air Line to Nashville by Rail
Via OwensborO, Ky.
VMcEHNEs, Ind, Feb. 13.-A new rail-
road and an important railroad enterprise
was inaugurated here to-day, resulting in
the organic alton of the Vincennes, Peters
burg and Owensboro Railroad Company,
for the construction of road connecting
with tie Chicago, Danville and Vincennes
Railroad from Vincennes TO Owensboro,
and thele connecting with an airline road
now building from Owensboro to Nashville,
and filling up the link in an air-li ne road
which will extend from Chicago to Nash
uille, establishing direct communication
between Chicago and the Middle Southern
States. Il will penetrate the coal fields OF
Pike county, the richest and most extensive
in the State, and furnish coal in endless
quantities at very low rates. The officers
of the company are: l.. l.. Watson, Presi-
dent; G. NJ. Allen, Vice President; l..
Noble, Secretary, and Fl. A. Foulks ,
Treasurer.
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In Maine, a proposition viii be submitted
TO the people in September next to amend
the State Consultation so as to provide for
biennial elections and The change of the
day of election to the FIRST Tuesday after
the first Monday in November.
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CHICAGO prides herself upon her liquor
saloons, some of which are OF the most
gorgeous description. One Of them cost
sixty thousand dollars, and contains the
largest mirror in America, with a marble
bar thirty-seven feet in length. Another Is
splendidly fitted up W. pictures, mirrors,
and stssuary, and dispenses five hundred
dollars worth of fluids daily. The saloons
in the city number nearly three thousand,
and it will at once be perceived that the
temperance cause does not flourish in that
lively Western town.
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Condensed Telegrams.

The remains of Gov. Geary were inferred
at Harrisburg yesterday.
Philadelphia reports an accident to an oil
train in which ''engine, tender, and a tank
of oil were burned, -,e5
Philadelphia will get up centennial
mass meeting on the I'D.
France is now paying on her fourth mil
lizard of German war indemnity.
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THE following was perpetrated on Hen
~ CleSs, by Jerome, the other day, at the
Union Club: Clews was speaking, as he
always is, of his being self-made man, in
the presence of Jerome, when the latter
gra7ely said TO him: "Did you say, sir,
you were self-made-man?" eyes, sir" re-
piled Clews, undoubtedly expecting a word
or two about the great credit be had done
himself, ETC.; but be was sorely dissppoint-
ed, for Jerome's next words were, as he rub
bed bis hand over CleW's bald head. "Well,
then, if You are selfmade man, why in
the world did you not stick in Jew more
bairs?n I'D ~ H.F
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JUNTUs HENRI BROWNE says that "the
masculine and feminine strive toward each
other; wanting rest until conjoined." An
Indiana paper says good many also fail
to find much rest after that conjoining, a nd
strive toward a divorce lawyer tolerable
earnestly. They know how it is in Indiana.
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TIE census of France, taking in 1872,
shows loss in population, aside from That
occasioned by The cesslOn Of Alsace ard
Lorraine. The census of 1866 showed a
population in all France ofSs,591,O94. The
population off the territory now ceoed was
1,5S7 ,23s; leaving as the number Of inhab-
itants 10 what is now France, 36,469, $50,
The ascsrtained population by the census OF
1872 was sc, ,021, showing loss OF
$685. or rather more than one per cent.
NJ. De Goulard, Minister of The Interior, in
.irf his -eport on the census, ascribes the de-
crease chiefly TO the war, next to the raVages
ofsmall-pox in many departments, and third
80 p TO the decrease in the number of marriages
during the years of the war.
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DURING recent run on savings bank
in Chicago, man fell into the line Of de-
positors at 9 O'Clock In the morning. lie
did not reach the cashiers until three
O'Clock in the afternoon, when hebrew $1.60
which he had deposited there. He lost his
dinner and days wages of two dollars to
save that dollar and sixty cents. l1-0,T
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A DETROIT Government defaulter has
received double gift. A pardon from the
President and $4,000 from a relative just
deceased. The last, however, came first.
Did Grant hear Of that before he pardoned
the defaulter?
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A LADY writes to ask the origin of the
phr2se-"The army swore terribly at Flan-
ders," and what occasioned the profanity?
Mr.. Flanders was sutler, and his prices and
general disregard for all the rules of trade
so incensed the army that it cursed bim
with all its strength.
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DANIEL WEBSTER, in bis last days, said
to Professor Silliinan, "The law is uncer--
tain, and politics are utterly vain; but there
is nobleness Of certainty in science which
commands my admiration. and would
willingly pass the rest ofiny life In study
ing it's truths.v ss.,. -s- ff-.s ell
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THE Cincinnati Commercial Say: @Sen-
ator Caldwell only used money for the
customary election purposes That was
all. He did not do anything more than
was customary. The pity is, there is a
good deal Of truth in what the Senator
SAWS" ,.ss .-.-- Eaa
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ATHENS, Ga, has a beer, saloon that is
haunted by spirits, not Of just men made
perfect, bat those who wresEled with the L.
quid spirits sold there and were van
quished. ss
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INGALLS,, the new Senator from Kansas,
is sail 70 be In favor of woman suffrage.
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The PennsvIvania Ccrrnorant.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 13.-It is stated here
to day that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company have leased the entire line OF the
Northern Central Railroad and will take
possession on the LIST of July. 80
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TENNEssEE BONDS closed in New York
las evening at 70! for both issues.
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THE MODOC WAR.
prosest of am Outraged People.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.--Gov. Grover,
ofkOregon, addresses letter to the Modoc
Peace Commissioners, protesting in the
name of the people of that State against
any action by which The crimes of the Mo
docs shall be condoned.
He says the people demand that murder
ers shall be given up and delivered over to
the civil authorities for trial and punish
ment, the rest to be returned to their reser-
walton; and further that the project for
new reservation on Lost river ought not to
be entertained.
Gen. Candy and party reached Linkviile
this morning.
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GoID was firm in New York yesterday at
l14s61l4s, hut closed at lI46114s.
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CorroN is duh in New York at 2o5c for
middling. $50
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FOREIGN.
Various Views OF the Spanish Sit
~ sswmpFrT nation.

Amadeus Gets Out Of the Country
-GmTeiI h Safely. -ss9ll-g s
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CHICAGO.
Via OwensborO, ky.

An Air Line to Nashville by Rail
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Roush wresrIe of Two L,.conotfves.

CoRRINNE, Feb. ia collision oc-
Cured last evening near Elko, New, be-
tween an east bound passenger and west
freight. When the engineer Of the pas.
senger train saw the freight coming at g
furious speed, the trains were not 400 feet
apart, and he reversed his engine, put on
the air brakes and jumped down the en-
bankment into the river, followed by the
fireman, just in time to save themselves.
The engineer of the freight whistled down
brakes and reversed his engine, but it was
too late. Both engines struck, le:lped into
the air and fell on the side of the track, a
mass Of ruins. Several persons were
wounded, but none killed.
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posthumous BenevoIeuce Deseated

CINCINNATI, Feb. 13--rhe court to-
day set aside the will OF the late Rev. Sam'l.
]. Brown, whereby $500, ,00U was bequeated
to endow college.
The relatives agree to give a hundred
thousand toward the endowment of the
Cincinnati university. The ground for
setting aside was the testatol IS unsoundness
of mind. --a .lsT'