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NEW YORK.
Rraxton Rrasg,s battery.

NEW York, Sept. 15.-To-day the vet
erans of the Mexican war celebrated the
26th anniversary of the capture of the city
of Mexico. Battery {, of the Sd United
States artillery, the identical battery that
fred the first gun in the Mexican war, ac-
companied the veterans. This battery, it
will be remembered, was under command
Of Capt. Brsxton Bragg and gained consid-
erable notoriely during the war by famil.
iarZipg the rsmark, "a little more grape
Capt. Bragg" Mayor Havemey, who %
years ago as chief magistrate of the city,
welcomed the heroes home from the war,
to-day again welcomed them as veterans.
Arrested ON His Bed.
Cortland Sprague, ex-City Treasurer of
Brooklyn, was placed under arrest at bis
residence this morning on warrant charg-
ing him with malfessance in Office and eal-
bezzlement of city funds to the amount of
SlS4, 900. The affidavit was made by Dis.
trict Attorne7 Britton. The officers found
him sick in bed under medical treatment.
He will not le removed to jail until he has
recovered.
Detectives start for San Francisco In a
few days to bring Irving, the self confessed
Nathan murderer, to this city.
Ihe Express announces the failure OF the
Eclectic Life Insurance Company with a
deficiency of nearly one hundred thousand
dollars.
A Maniac Mother.
On the recent voyage to New York OF
the steamship City Of Brooklyn, woman
who was a steerage passenger, insane from
sickness, threw her little boy, four years OF
age, overheard, and then with her babe in
her arms jumped into the sea. She was
rescued but the children drowned.
Another Car-H0ok Murder.
Walter Bray,who was riding on the front
platform of Third Avenue street car last
night, struck q street sweeper in the head
with 3 car hook because he did not get out
of the way as promptly as the driver wished.
The wound is probably fatal. Bray was
arrested.
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a CASE FOR THE SUPREME COURT.


From the jackson (Tenn.) Herald, Sept. II.
The case of Jesse Mask VS.. The Board of
Mayer and Aldermen of thu city of Jack
son, for the killing of NJ asks dog, "JoWler," :"
by policeman McCabe, under an ordinance
passed by the city authorities in May, 1872,
to ''kill all dogs found unmuzzled in the
city OF Jackson" was tried on w ednesday
last in the Circuit Court, by consent, b3-
fore Gen. CAMPBELL, Judge Brown and F.
B. Snipes, Esq, acting as special Judges.
The case was ably argued by the counsel
on both sides. Gen. Campbell charged
the jury In substance as follows: "That
= man had qualified property in dog;
that an incorporated city had a right to
pass such Ordinances as the safety aud
comfort of her citizens might demand;
and that the city authorities were to be
the. judges as 10 whether sch ordinances
were necessary or not; that an officer act
ing under the ordinance passed by the city
authorities of Jackson, in May 1872, had
q right to kill the dog, IN the street, if found
unmuLzled, but if killed in the yard the Of
Acer would be liable as a trespSsser, since
he would be acting out of the scope of the
authority given him by the city ordinance" )"
The Jury, after half hours consultation,
returned verdict for the defendants. We
understand that the caze will be taken to
the Supreme Court, and there We hope the
slsDdered name of "Jowler" win be ham
died with that tenderness that is due the
memory Of faithful mastiff.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-16

GEN. o. E. BABGeCK, one Of Grants
private secretaries, has gone to Europe.
The Washington correspondent of the St..
Louis Republican says his departure was
wholly unexpected and unexplained. A
movement is on foot to investigate him as
soel ss Congress meets.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-16

The Dresden Democrat of the 18th says
A sad and fatal accident occurred in the
4th civil district last Saturday night. Three
brothers by the name of Morgan went coon
hunting, treed their game and cut the tree
down to secure it. As the tree fell IL hit a
pead sweet gum, which in turn struck a
limb from a maple tree which in falling
struck Geo. Morgan on the side of the head
killing him instantly. He leaves wife in
very delicate health, and two children.
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THE Washington correspondent of the
st, Louis Republican writes, Sept. 13:
"About dozen members of Congress have
&lready arrived here and settled down for
the season. Twice as many more will fol-
low the lead within week or len days, The
executive mansion will be ready for occu-
pancy next week, and the President and the
rest Of the administration viii then return
to remain for the season."
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THE RAILROADS.
Misplaced Confidence.

ALBANY, Sept. ia misplaced switch
threw the evening train from Saratoga
while entering this city from the track and
the engine and tender and baggage car
went down embankment into Patgo0n's
creek. The fireman was killed a.d the en-.
gipeer, baggage master and another en-
ploye irjur, d.
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The Lawrenceburg Journal of the 18th
ssys: Five new families of Germans came
inlast Saturday, to make their homes among
Us. Messrs. Dellar and Frenke have given
the Railroad Commissioners in the name OF
the German Catholic Association, twenty
five dollars for the purpose of helping to
survey the route f'om here to Wayne Fur
mace. The engineer corps will commence
the survey at Clifton on the 18th Of Octo-
Der and continue as far east as the funds
will admit.
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The Chattanooga Times says: The city
Tax Collector is getting in more cash than
the city has ever had in its possession since
the war, and he will have more on Monday,
which is the last day for the rebate of 20 per
cent.
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POLITICAL.

The wNigger'' Breaks out I'm q New
Place.
ST LOUIS, Sept. 15.-Advices from In
dian Territory say the negroes there, NUM-
bering some 1900, formerly slaves Of tie
Indians, are moving to secure territorial
organization for their own protection, and
VIII soon hold convention in Choetaw ma
tion to consider the subject.
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Tte G-eenevilla Union says: Greene
county has q justice Of The peace, or rather
peice of justice, who is the fortunate
possessor of five acres Of land, said land was
assessed at three dollars and eighty cents.
The tax upon the same is t,Uo and haT
cents. As it cost fifteen cents to assess II,
the State realizes the handsome sum OF
twelve and one half cents profit, oUer the
left. This justice we are informed cast his
vote against the public school law.
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Condensed TeIegraIns.


The cotton receipts at ST. Louis ibis year
are nearly double those OF last.
Gen. Sheridan is in Washington.
Cotton mills worth SIPS, 900 were burned
at Holmesburg: Pa, yesterday.
Lieut., A. n. Mitchell, q. S. N, died Of
yellow fever at Key West on Sunday.
The wild Texan editors are on a splurge
in Chicago, learning the ways Of the wick
ed world.
Gov. Shepard, ofthe District of Columbia,
took the oath of ofice yesterday.
The Broadway Hotel, Lexington, KY,
burned Sun lay evening. Loss $4,000.
The sale of pews il the Jewish Syna-
eogue in New York footed over 100000.
Some 228 New Yo.k families have
formed q syndicate TO colonizs in Southern
Ksusss
Tire President OF the Western Union
Telegraph has ordered all messages for the
relief of Shreveport t to 60 free, and arranged
money order system by which drafts will
be honored there go long as bank remains
open, and the charitably disposed need not
wait for the mails.
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TENNESSEE BONDS were quiet in New
York yesterday, both issues selling at 81.
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The G.eeneville Union states that
Greeneville has an anomaly in the way OF
a citizen, who rs q bar-keeper and tenn
perapce lecturer. II says that he can &c:
better crowds to hear him "down at
Natchezn hau any where else, and at the
same time just the kind of people to whom
bis lecture is addressed.
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Nniam aud Ameritait.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,

GOLD was heavy and lower in New York
yesterday, d,clining from 111s to Ill, and
closing at I'LL.
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COTTON was in better request, but lower,
an New York yesterday. Middling 201.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-16

A fire in East 81. Louis Sunday burned
a mill with 1,200 barrels of -four and 10000
bushels Of grain, besides six tenement
houses. Loss, $4,000.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-16

The Greeneville Union says: There are
plenty of cattle TO sell in this vicinity, but
the people cannot be induced to take song
for them and sing 1t themselves, II
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-16
TERRIBLE LAKE DISASTER.
The Propeller IrOnsides Founders and
Sinks. Jig y
Fourteen Bodies Recovered.
A Boat with the Captain, wife and
Five Pass5uAe9s Missing.

A Boat with the Captain, Wife and
Five PassoDsefs Missing.
GRAND HAVEN. MICH, Sept. 15.-The
propeller Ironsides, of the Englemann line,
connecting with the D. and M. Railroad,
and one of the largest steamers Of the lakes,
foundered and sunk sevel m.leo eff this
port at noon to-day. Her signal of distress
was hoisted at rine this morning, but so
terrible was the sea and heavy wind that no
assistance could reach her. She labored in
trough of the sea from about $50 A. NJ.
until the time she sunk. The passengers
and crew, of whom there were 1le of the
former and 80 Of tbs latter, prepared the
boats TO leave her at abou 1920 A. M, and
the last boat left her at l1:50 A. NJ. When
the last boat had got about quarter Of a
mile from her she went down. There were
five boats filed with the crew and passen-
gers. One boat having five men and four
women in it, eapsized, and only one man
reached the shore. Four boats have reach
ed the shore up to this time. The boat
with Capt. Sweetman and wife and five pas
sengers has not yet been heard from. 1t is
feared they are among the lost. Thirty
two passengers are known to have been
saved, and fourteen bodies have been re-
covered.
Seven Vessels Ashore-LOss OF Life.
DETROIT, Sept, ia severe southwest
gale prevails over the upper lakes. The
steamer 1ronsides of the Milwaukee and
Grand Haven line, was reported foundered
s7out noon six miles off Grand Haven.
The sea is SO heavy that nothing can 60 out.
1t is feared all hands are lost. 1t is not
known how many passengers were on
board. g.. Six schooners have gone on the
beach at Grand Haven since morning.
LATER -2:40 P. M.-Three of the Iron
sides bosts have reached shore with twen-
ty-three persons. The other boats not yet
heard from.
First Frost. -e EEh
CHICAGO, Sept. 15-There was very
heavy frost reported last night slopg the
line of the Northwestern Railroad and at
some points on the Chicago and Alton road
in Illinois.
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MEMPHIS.
The ScOurge Spreading over the City.
A Wild Hegira Of the Citizens.
Sunday.

sunday
MEMPHIS, Sept. 14.--TheIe was consid-
eIsble excitement to-day in consequence of
the address published Shis morning by the
Board of Health in regard to the prevalence
of yellow fever; and great many left the
city. Several new cases were reported in
the southern part of the city this
afternoon. The total number ofinterments
reported to the board to day were fourteen,
eleven OF whom died of yellow fever. The
weather last night and tonight was unusu-
ally cool, and iG is hoped that early frost
will soon stop the progress of the disease.
Yesterday.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 15,-The widest ru-
mors prevailed to-day in regard to the yel-
low fever, and the trains leaving on the
various roads were crowded with persons
fleeing from the scourge. It is difficult to
obtain reliable information in regard to the
spread of the disease, but it is quite certain
that it has made its appear ance in various
portions of the city, and is no longer con-
fined to sPinch." The Beard of Health to-
night has returns from only two under
takers, who report u interments, nine
from yellow fever.
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Failure of o Leading Arkansas
Banker.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, Sept. 15.-T'he
banking house OF S. Ii. Tucker, the Oldest
in the State, suspended this morning. In
card, published 10 the morning papers, Mr.
Tucker gives as the cause the gre It strin-
gency in money, and the impossibility OF
resliz ng, at the moment, money due him.
He says he has abundant property to meet
al outstanding liabilities, and money due
fIom solvent persons who are not now able
to pay, more than sufficient for that object.
Hence he says his suspension viii be pro-
ductive of 10 loss to any one. ii 7,-oa
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MINOR INCIDENTS.
The Slaves of Song.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.-The police
to-day made raid upon seven houses of
Italian psrdones, and made 152sarrests, in
Guiding 80 girls.
The 'sSabbath.''
ST. LOUIS, Sept. ia meeting of local
clergymen was held here to dsy to devise
means to procure better observance OF the
Sabbath. After general conversation on
the subject it was decided to hold another
meeting next Monday and that all ministers
in the city, including catholics c,shoud be in
vited.
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CINCINNATI, Sept. l5.-Private dis
catches received here by business men state
that there is much suffering at Shreveport,
La, on account of the yellow fever and ask
for assistance. The attention of the
Chamber of Commerce was called 70 the
subject to-day, and one ihOsand dollars ap-
propriated to be distributed under direction
of the President and Board of Officers.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Msyor Hayemyer
is receiving contributions for the relief of
the suffering people of Shreveport.
From st. L0ssis.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15.-Another thous md
dollars have been raised for the Shreveport
sufferers,
The Holt County sentinel., 1873-05-02
Spiritualism and Spiritism.

AN English lady, Miss Anna Blackwell,
has recently had printed, for private cir
culatlon, a pamphlet entitled " Spiritual
ism and Spiritism," which must be rather
curious. Miss Blackwell claims, it is said,
the credit of being the person who first
introduced Spiritualism into France ESQ
long ago as 1850, and now of laying be-
fore the English public T" the far more in.
tellectual and refined doctrine OF Spirit
ISM" Spirltism appears to have for its
distinctive features the doctrine of the re-
incarnation OF souls, and thus to differ
little, II at all, from the ordinary belief in
metempsychosis-though we speak under
correction from any heather reader skilled
In this latter doctrine. A principal diiIer-
ence between the two is perhaps that, ac.
cording to Miss Blackwell, some of the
more highly endowed subjects of tine
Spiritistic reincarnation have not merely
fIatO's dim "reminiscences" of the souls
former habitation in this world, but a
perfect knowledge of their former estate.
Thus, the late M. Allan Kardec could re-
collect the time when he was here as John
Huss, the Bohemian Reformer, who was
burnt at the stake In l4l5. AS l4l5 is only
four hundred and fifty-eight years ago, and
as Nj. Kardec died some time since, it will
be seen that his life In his last human form
If that of Huss was his last-must have
been acceptable TO the powers controlling
the transmigration, four hundred and odd
years being a rather short interval be-
tween human incarnations. In Miss Black
wells own case, If we may trust the
Athen9um's brief synopsis in matter of
TINS degree OF delicacy, the interval since
she was last In human form is rather more
than five thousand four hundred wears
and for reason good. She saws that She
has authentic evidence, revealed 10 her bv
two spirits, that In the year 3543 b. @. she
was a princess of Abyssinia. The first
spirit who communicated this intelligence
to her was her father of that date, and the
second spirit-witness confirmed the faith
er's testimony In the following dialogue:
Miss BIaektOsLL-"Are you a friendS''
Spirit" Enemy"
Miss B.-"Of this life ?"
Spirit" No. Long ago."
Miss BIN what quarter OF the
globe p"
Spirit-''Afiica." ....
Miss b." In what country9"
Spiyft-"Abyssinia."
Miss B." Before or after Christ ?'
The spirit names the date as above
slyen, says that she was one of the at
endants of her questioner IN the state of
which they shared In common |
o long ago, and that the questioner was a |
,ing's daughter. The conversation CON
ludes as follows:
Mss B." Was | goodg'
Spirit" Wicked and ugly"
The fact that the attendant Is still In
he spirit-world, and has not been allowed
D return TO the comfortable life of hu-
lanity, may be taken, we trust, as mill
lting against her testimony, and proba-
ly we cannot be too cautious In accept
" her word as TO the character and
ersonal appearance Of her former mis-
The Holt County sentinel., 1873-05-02
The Way TO Harness n Horse.

You may laugh gentle reader, as hearth
ly as you please, at the idea brought out
IN this caption. But how many men who
are accustomed to use horses from year to
year, can harness one correctly? Not one
IN ten! True, they may get harness on
horse, and it may fit well; and it NAV fit
like fathers boots on his little son eight
years ofage. There is more science, after
all, In Harvesting horse, than we are apt
10 suppose. Let us mention the princi-
pal and important points.
=. The collar is the first thing of import
ance. That large thing that will admit a
mans arm between 1t and the neck of the
horse, is very unfit for horse to work In.
The collar should fit neatly and closely
as pair of boots that fit well. Then II
1t Is soft and supple, as it should be, 1t
Will seldom gall the skin, If the hames are
properly made and correctly adjusted.
The names should fit the collar well,
and not be too far apart at the top, as thew
often are. The staples which hold the
side straps and traces, are often attached
to far up from the lower ends. A horse
cannot draw well, when the traces are at
tached near the top of his neck. If a
horse is apt to gall near the top of his
neck, take out the staples and put them
lower In the hames.-R,wdL World.
The Holt County sentinel., 1873-05-02
RingbOne.


RINGBoNE, SPAWN and even splent ar
OF three kinds-hereditary, structural anC
incidental, and all are produced by tn,
similar causes, and ending alike In ossifi
cation Of the surrounding parts. DIR
Perciyall says;
"Ringbone is but species of exostosii
Ia bony tumor, which In one situation
constitutes rlngbone, in another splent, II
another SPAWN; yet the three differ as wei
In their origin as in their effects. Ring
bone has an external origin and though
1t may, from spreading, interfere with the
motion Of joint, 1t does not, that we are
aware OF, produce any affection of the
synovial membrane; SPAWN, on the con.
trary, seldom confines itself TO the external
or documentary Tissues, but affects the
synoyial membrane as we'll and splent
originates In the very jolnt--the f6To
artttaginops-which IL aiterWard blocks
up and grows from.
"hinRbone when once formed and given
TO spread, no tissue, save the tendons'
escapes conversion; TO contribute TO the
osseous mass and even the tendons them
selves have been known TO become partly
ossitied. In fact, when the exciting cause
has been great, or when there exists an
evident proneness In the constitution To-
ossliio action, such is the extensive and
varied form osslficatlon takes on, that we
can hardly say when 1t will end, SO long
as any soft tissues yet remain to be con,
Yerted.p Nv w.
The Holt County sentinel., 1873-05-02

sole person responsible for their appoint
ments, shall he be prevented from exer-
cising his Judgment, and admitting to the
examination competent and energetic
officers outside of the particular group in
which the vacancy occurs? The Presi-
dent thinks not. He has made an ex-
ccption, and because he has done so he
form.
In his late letter to Joseph Medill the
President assures the former that the spirit
OF the civil service rules will be main
tained. This is what Is required. The
question of civil service reform is one of
the most vexatious and difficult problems
that we have to solve. We cannot expect
That a half dozen men, honest, learned,
capable though they be-. can get together
and adopt rules that shall cure all the ills
OF the system at one sweep of the pen.
What Is needed is trial, consultation, ex-
pertinent; changes here, notifications
there, improvements and suggestions, un-
I'll finally the system may be shorn of its
most Objectionable features, and the
offices be tilled with honest, capable men,
no matter from what class, grade, or con-
dition they may be selected The country
Is indebted to President Grant for the in
itiatory movement in this reform, and we
hardly think 1t will condemn him If ne
sees proper to conduct IL according to his
own ideas of fitness and proprietv.-
CHICAGO Inter Ocean.
The Holt County sentinel., 1873-05-02
The Passion Flower.

The history of this singular and beauti-
ful flower is thus given in The Ga, den:
The flower was originally named Passi-
nora, or the flower of the passion, by the
Catholic priests who followed closely In
the track opened up by Columbus to the
new continent of America, In order to
attempt the conversion of the aborigines
to the Christian faith. Many of these
Catholic missionaries were men highly
cultivated in all learning of the time, and
were consequently more or less natural
ISIS. AS students of nature, we may inn
aglne that they were much struck with
the beauty and singular structure of this
remarkable flower, which they found
growing In wild luxurianee and abun-
dance over the rocks of Hispaniola, jam
alca and Cuba; and also climbing the
great trees to their tops, and hanging
their beautiful foliage and blossoms in
thick festoons from the branches. The
structure of the flower, upon careful an
alysis, appeared to them a "miracle," :"
which seemed to foretell that these new
countries were foredestined to Christian
ity; for the structure which they so much
admired at a first glance was found, upon
more careful examination, to contain as
they conceived, representations of the OBJ
jects most closely connected with the Cru
cifixion and the events which Immediately
preceded it.
The Holt County sentinel., 1873-05-02

The old and heroic treatment of years
past by firing and bllstering, is not now
resorted tO by the better class of surgeons.
1t Is now known that there Is no real cure
for ringbone more than for SPAWN. If we
can relieve the animal from lameness un-
I'll ossi6cation is completed, 1t is as
much as we can expect, but the animal
is left'unsound and perhaps with stiff
Joint.
When the disease is first discovered, the
treatment should consist of cooling lo-
tlons, cold water bandages, etc. A good
application during the inllammatory stage
Is four ounces muriatic acid, two quarts
water and six ounces tincture Of blood
root, to be applied daily by means of q
sponge. In old cases, acetate of canthar-
ides may be employed daily until the
parts become hot and tender, when cold
water bandages may be used, the process
to be repeated as often as is necessary. In
any case In treating spavin,s ringbone,
splent, etc., absolute rest Is required as In
hip disease, In the human subject, since
when a cure Is effected Il is through
anchylosis, or a stiffening Of the parts.