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PASSING AWAY.

- An old landmark is rapidly disappear
ing. The courthouse is fast "passing away"
Very few people who saw Its erection are
with Us now. II was built about the year
1Sl5-Almost before the roar of the cannon
at the battle of New Orleans had ceased
-tSince then soldiers have gathered in and
around It for the Creek war in 1886, the
Mexican war In 1916, and the civil war in
1851. Since then peace has settled in our
country, and Improvements, public and
private, are seen on every side. When the
old courthouse was built, and for many
years after, Turnpike was unknown to
Lincoln county-now, they reach in all
directions; sixty years aga railroads
had not been invented-now, the
whistle of the locomotive is heard
in every hamlet, Half q century since,
churches and schoolhouses were well nigh
unknown outside of towns-now, every
neighborhood is supplied. The old court
house has witnessed many changes-more
Than can fan to the lot of its successor. 1t
has resounded to the eloquent strains Of Polk,
clean Jimmy" Jones, Aaron V. and Neill
S.Brown, Campbell, Trousdale, Ross, Yell,
Davidson, Fulton, and many others, most
OF whom have 'gone BEFORE" Will the
new building witness similsr forensic dis
plays, or has the Grace of giants" passed
away? When the old building disappears,
one of the strongest links that binds US to
ancient Lincoln county is broken. We
part from it with reget.-F'GyetteUiL
. Kenny ObSeruer, Apra "A.
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NASHVILLE. TENN, FRI FRIDAY APRIL ,s5, :
THE INDIAN WARS.
Another Massacre. In Indian Ter
~ rit0ry. rrx

aH l.It
Four Men Killed and Q Large Gov.
90 NE ernment Train Captured. & e
9 ST. LOUIS, April 24.-The Democrat has
9 special from Denison, Texas, which says:
A report Is in circulation here, which Is be-
lieved, that train with government sup
plies for Fort Griffin, from here on the 18th
inst, and consisting of "a mule wagons,
was captured by the Indians on Cole CreeF,
IS miles from here. -Four of the eight men
with the train are said to have been killed
and two wounded. >,s~,- y
The oregon indians ON the War Path.
SAN FRANofsco, April 24.-The Indians
have stolen thirteen hundred cattle from
VIM. Wells, In the Yakima, Valley, Oregon.
Three families have arrived. at Dallas from
Klickital, and report the Indians so surely
insolent they did not think it safe to re-
main. -i ~
oNl - n4 The M0dOcs. ttel
Gen. JEFF. G. Davis leaves here for the
seat of the Modoc war tomorrow. Gen.
Hardie, from the Inspector Generals De-
partment, accompanies him. ~ e','
The War Extending into Nevada.
VIRGINIA, Nevada, April 24.-The In
dams Of this State as far as east as the
Utah border are well posted Oh the Modoc
war. A dispatch from Winnemica says
large detachment of troops have arrived en-
route from Camp Halleck for Camp Nc.
Dermot. Fears are entertained among the
people there of outbreak among the Piutes.
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TIE UNDERWRITERS.
Proposed Rules and Regulations.

NEW YORK, April 24.-The National
board of fire underwriters to-day adopted
resolutions empowering supervising SCENTS
to examine privately the books of any insur-
ance agent suspected of taking risks at less
than the schedule rates and to report the
facts to the agents of dempany only. A reso.
luton was also adoptedto establish fund
of 100000 dollars to pay rev ards to secure
the arrest and conviction of incendiaries.
After long discussion a resolution was
adopted giving the Executive Committee
power to consider a recommendation for
the adoption of the three quarters limitation
clause, such clause to be inserted in all pol
icies, thereby limiting the liabilities Of the
companies. The bill pending in the Leg
islature providing for corps of sappers
and miners with power to destroy buildings
to prevent great fires, was favorably viewed
and copy thereof ordered to be sent to
each board of FIVE underwriters in the United
States. A resolution was referred to the
committee on legislation advocating the
repeal of the State law taxing the premiums
and deposits of foreign companies and the
premiums of State companies.
The committee on adjustments and sta
tistics offered supplementary report requir-
ing all companies to collect as much stats
tics of fires and losses on the different kinds
of property as possible and furnish such in
formation to the General Agent with view
to as correct an adjustment of the rates of
premiums on property as possible. The
report was accepted.
Mr.. Garrigne offered resolution to the
effect that in losses where a number of
companies are interested no company shall
pay the insurance on its amount of risk un-
til it has notified the other companies.
The following were adopted:
Resolved, that the companies constituting
the National Board will discourage the hasty
adjustment and payment of losses and will
so far as is eXpedient have proof of said
losses sent to their respective offices before
payment.
Resolved, that the payment of adjusted
losses before maturity shall not be author
ised by any company without the consent
in writing of a majority of the companies
interested having been previously received.
Farm Policies.
Mr.. Locke submitted long statement
from the New York State board regarding
the regulation Of rates on farm property,
and giving the principal features Of new
farm policy and regulation rates, asking the
National Boari to endorse their action in
this matter. Locke announced that the
Fire Insurance Company of Watertown
had Withdrawn from the State Board and
refused to agree to the new regulations.
The statement was referred to the Execu-
tive Committee.
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COmPOUND INTEREST.

Attorney Gen. Heiskell has suggested to
as that toe use Of this phrase as applied to
the provisions Of the funding blu Is inaccu-
rate. He says that the coupons are to be
bonded like the rest Of the debt, and will
carry interest from that time, but there is
nothing In the bill to authorize us to say
that the funding bill calls for compound in
:, terest-p 1t provides for the payment of in
-terest on the accrued interest, bit in bond
ing the coupons no compounding is allow
lssd.as The opponents of the measure are in
the habit of speasing of compounding in
terest and In this way be inexact. We no.
i I6ees however, that Representative Kerr in
5 his published speech against the measure
s uses the phrase more than once, and this
has led us to suppose that among the half
dozen series Of State bonds now outstands
ing there had been compoundiag some
where. II is well enough, however, to be
accurate in amatIer Of tiIis kind, and we
direct the attention Of Mr.. Kerr to the su-
thorized statement of the Attorney General.
---JGckS0n PlgsadeaIer, April "a.
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BOSTON
Trying to Flank New York City.


Capital. ..s~-
NEW YoRK, April z@.--The majority
report of the Hoosac Tunnel Railroad Com
mittee of the Massachusetts Legislature, pro
vidiDg for the consolidation Of number
of railroads into one i, corporation,
by the name Of the Boston and Northwest
ern Railroad Company, is regarded here as
the beginning Of det ection of these cur
rents of trade that have hitherto made New
York the shipping focus of the continent.
1t is provided that the Commonwealth may,
after six months notice, take possession of
the road of the consolidated corporation.
Further Details of the Plot.
A letter from Boston says by means of
the opening of the Hoosac tunnel and the
consolidation of railroad interests, Boston
hopss to share in the Western trade which
is to undergo great and rapid develop
ment. Boston expects to become grand
grain depot through the new railroads, the
harbor and dock Improvements, and al
rangements for the rapid transhipments Of
goods. Commercial expedients are even
now needed for rapidly increasing the
Western trade. -Four Western connecting
lines are projected, and connection with Os-
wego is proposed to secure the lake trade.
Chicago will be brought within 924 miles
of Boston, while it is LOIS miles now
from the New York Central to OsWego is
twenty-five and half miles, but Boston is
two hundred miles nearer Europe. Now
Boston gets the sitting of the Western
trade, but hopes soon to get the bulk of it,
and to make producers seek the New Eng
land mart.
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THE reelection of the Column vendoms

THE reelection of the Column Vendoms
in Paris, has raised a question as to what
image shall be placed on its summit. M.
Thiers finds it difficult to pronounce in
favor of the restoration of the Imperial
statue to the renovated Column. He is
said to be desirous of placing an image Of
France on its summit. The commission
appointed for the reconstruction OF TINS
monument has about decided that 1t shall
be restored to what it was last, with the
Cesar's statue of Napolean L. At first it
was proposed to supercede it by an allego-
rical statue of France; but not to mention
the general triviality of allegoricsl statues,
the principal prevailed at last that the his
torical remnants of any regime must not be
destroyed but carefully preserved, and
when needed faithfully restored.
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The stontnrton Disaster.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., April 24.-There is
reason to fear that Colin G. Mcpherson, OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, perished in the disaster at
Richmond switch. He was expected to al
tend the conference of latter day saints and
left home, out did not arrive here. The
bridge where the accident occurred was
built in 1884 or 1885. The woodwork OF
the bridge was renewed three or four years
ago.
The remains of another victim OF the
Richmond switch disaster has been identi-
fed as the body of Jerry Creamer, sailor,
who leaves wife and seven children in
Boston. Parts of two more bodies remain
without apparently any possibility of identi-
fcation. Inquiries are made for four or
five missing persons believed to be on the
i'll fated train,
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Michigan.

LANSING, MICH, EApril 24.-House bill
to abolish the present and adopt the county
system of taxation failed in the Senate,
wanting two votes of the required majority.
The Senate passed House bill to provide in
case of the separation of parents that the
mother shall be entitled to the care and
custody of the children under twelve years
unless court of competent jurisdiction
shall otherwise decree.
The House passed Senate Bin to provide
for the custody and safe keeping of persons
tried for murder and acquitted on the
ground of insanity.
2, The final adjournment next week We'd
nesday, will make the session 121 days. A
smaller number of acts has been passed,
however, than at any session for the last
six years.
Kansas Regeneration.
LEAvENswoRTH, Ks, April 24.-The
banquet to Senator ingalls, TO night was
largely attended, many persons from
Atchison, Topeka, Lawrence and Fort
Scott as we'll as uesvenswUrth being pres
ent. Senator ingalls, in response to toast
referred to the political strifes in Kansas,
and said the masses of the people are now
harmoniously united upon all questions
vital to the prosperity of the State;
that from the assurances received from the
press, The Legislature and persons of all
parties, he believes he represents the entire
people of Kansas; that Democrats and
Republicans; men of all shades Of
opinion upon previous issues are united in
their efforts and aspirations for the regen-
Grafton of the State. 60
This crisis, be said, has been hsstened by
the growing conviction among the people
that their honor has been STAINED, their
prosperity retarded and their liberties en-
dangered by abuses which had grown too
bold from success to feel the need Of con-
cealment. When political vices are ar
raigned for indecent exposures, the verdict
viii Danish the culprit from society.
2 All decent men, those who would direct
public opinion, have now golden opportu-
nifty to redeem the errors of the past. The
present is free from all complications. Hon
esty is not hereafter to be improbable, and
merit is not to be an incumbrance nor sub
servency TO braggsrts and charlatans, the
only avenue to preferment and distraction.
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Condensed Telegrams.

The German printers are in session In
Philadelphia, organizing National Unicr
independent of The regular printers Union
The Governor and other officials of Kan
sas are off on Texas excursion.
The stores in Syracuse, n. z, are closed
at six O'Clock.
The Bidwen forger, captured in Cuba,
has been turned over to the British detec
tiyes.
The WelIand canal is unusually low, and
the s'early birds that catch the worms" are
stuck in the mud.
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MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG will not
90 to Europe this summer, but viii spend
The season at her country home, at Cold
Spring, on the Hudson. In the fall she is
to be under the personal management of
her cousin, Mr.. Charles Crosby, of the
American Literary Bureau, of New York,
and will make concert tour Of the States
probably in conjunction with the great Eng
lish taror Sims Reeves,
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Summer schedules-The Green Lime


LOUISVILLE, April 24-The Superintend
ents of Western railroads adjourned to-day,
not having been able TO complete the time
table arrangements for the Summer, and
left the matter to committee TO settle at
meeting the first of May in New York.
The difficulty was with the Pennsylvania
combinations, which could not be srranged
satisfactorily at once. Representatives of
the Green Line organization met here to-
day, their principal object being to obviate
the frequent freight blockades consequent
upon the detention of cars of the Louisville
and Nashville and st. Louis and Iron
Mountain roads by their Southern eonnec-
tions, which appear short of cars. The
convention determined that the roads
should issue 1900 additional cars pro rata
to the roads, and Superintendent should
be appointed at a liberal salary, to look
after the return of cars to the roads to
which they belong.
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A BRITISH officer who recently visited
Sebsstopol says the town is almost deserted
and in ruins. Shot holes and dents are to
be seen in everything that remains stand
ing. Very little attention nas been paid to
rebuilding. The place reminds one of Pom
peii-nothing but stone walls and roofess
wrecks Of houses. '
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The British Turf.
FORT SCOTT.

The Great Fire of Wednesday Night
Over Thirty Business Houses
Burned.
FORT SCoTT, April 24.-The fire here
last night was the most destructive that
ever visited the city. Over thirty buildings,
covering large area Of the central busi-
ness part Of the city were totally destroyed.
The buildings were old wooden structures
built before and during. the
war and not Of great value,
only two of them good buildings, were
burned, aud two or three others damaged.
The loss will reach 5000; insurance not
over $4,000 or $4,000. The fire ragged
with violence for two or three hours, but
was stayed In every direction on reaching
brick buildings.
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NORFOLK, VA, April 24.-The commit
tee on the Clifton Forge connection receiv-
ed communication to-day from President
Huntington, of the Chesapeake and Ohio
tion to construct railroad from Clifton
Forge to Lynchburg at an early day.
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Bret Harte.

Bret Harte.
Osgood q Co., and Bret Harte have be.
gun suit against Albert l.. Aud and George
w. Lasester in this city, charging that GER
tain copyrights Of Harte's works have been
infripged by defendants by importing
Harte's works published in England and
publishing them in this city. The bill prays
that defendants be eDjoined from coDtinu-
ing the importation and sale of these works
and be compelled to render an account to
plaintiffs of sales thus far made and the
profits thereon. "
Al the conclusion of Phelps address,
Judge Fullerton addressed the court for the
people principally on the question of malice
and the difference between the statute and
common law on the subject. Tremaine
made the closing argument. The decision
of the court is not expected before May 6.
A Contractor Searching for His
Rights.
Kelley, who was foiled in his suit against
the city of Brooklyn yestei day to recover
$55, 900 for extra work on the streets, has
brought suit against Jas. T. Stranahan, IN
der whose direction the work was done, to
recover the amount. &
Catholic Dignitaries.
Next Sunday Archbishop Bailey will con
secrate Rev. W. 81. Gross, Bishop of Sa-
vannah, at the Baltimore Cathedral.
Several Bishops will participate in the cere-
monies. The next week the Archbishop
will consecrste M. a. Corrigan, of Newark,
N. j., as Bishop of that diocese.
Indian Peace.
The Indian Peace Commissioners are
still in session here. Awards for clothing
and household goods will be made by
Saturday. On Monday bids will be re-
ceived for transportation and Tuesday for
provisions. ,o
A French Waiting Maid,
named Florinde Doublet, No. 200 West
Twenty-sixth street, was arrested this eve
ming on the charge of having robbed several
families in whose employ she had been of
several thousand dollars worth of property.
On the 5th instant she robbed Mr.. Alfonzo,
of No. 20 West Seventh street, of laces,
silks and jewelry valued at $3.50, the greater
portion of which was found in her trunk,
together with other properly valued at
$500 to $1,000. Mrs Ogden, of No. 20,
West Thirty-first street, identified several
gloves found in the woman's possession as
her property. The girl has already served
term in the Jones county penitentiary.
-y-E Bruisers. 80
A prize-fght between Tierney and Sloane
took place to-day on Long Island. Twenty
rounds were fought in an hour and two min
utes, and Tierney winner. Sloane had two
teeth knocked out and was badly bruised.
Tierney had his nose broken and eyes
closed.
Vice President Wilson was here this
morning. 1a sa
The trial of Z )bert l.. Crawford, brother
in-law of Commodore Vanderbilt, charged
with shooting police officer has, on appli-
cation of counsel, been adjourned.
Uncle Sam's WAR with Vanderbilt.
ALBANY, April 24.--Collector Baileyhas
seized % locomotives aud 3S passenger and
80 baggage cars of the New York Central
and Hudson Railroad Companies for nom
payment of taxes.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.

Charleston Enthused-FriRht htful Ac-
cident.
CHARLESTON, April 24.-Fhis has been
a gala week in Charleston, the citizens gen.
orally uniting with the Germans in cele-
brating the Scheutzenfest. This evening
Prof. De Houne, the wooden legged tight
rope walker, while performing fell dis
tance of 60 feet and was dangerously hurt
i the head and leg. His fall was caused
by the breaking of the rope. Next week
will be marked by the annual Fair which
attracts crowds Of visitors from all parts of
the State, and by the spring meeting Of the
State Agricultural Society. .s-ssr ~
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POLITICAL.
Ohio,s ApproprIatIon Rill.

COLUMBUS, O., April 24.-The Senate
spent the whole day in discussing the Gen.
eral Aspiration bill, which was finally de-
feated, yeas IA nays 20.
Arkansas Rushing Things.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, April 24.-Both
Houses have been in session all day and will
be in session all night and until final ad-
journmert tomorrow. About thirty bills
passed the Senate to-day, all without read
ing, except by title. -ss--.-s
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walking ON the waterAFrozen.

MILWAUKEE, April 24.-The Milwau-
kee bay is still blocked with ice. The pro-
pellers Messenger and Ironsides and two
sail vessels are stuck fast. Some passen-
gers walked ashore to-day on the ice. The
wind is still from the west.
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THE TURF.
rhe Bunalo Programme.


BUFFALO, April 24.-The Buffalo Driv-
inc Association to-day agreed upon the fol-
lowing programme for the summer meet
ing, commencing Aug. 5. The premiums
are the largest ever offered in the United
States, beirg $4,000, exceeding those of
last year by $4,000: 2:45 horses, $1,000;
2:40 horses, $4,000; 2::34 horses, 81, 900; 2:90
horses, $4,000; 2:27 horses, $4,000; 2:24
horses, $4,000; 2:21 horses, 10000; free
to all horses, $500; 4-year-olds, $1,000;
5-year-olds, $500. The entries close Sat-
urday, July 26. Premiums will be awarded
in accordance with rule SO of the National
Association.
The British Turf.
LONDON, April PA special Of the 23d
saws the EPSON spring meeting was brought
to close to-day. Mornington won the Grand
Metropolitan stakes, Dutch Skater CAST
years winner) second, and Upton a good
third. The race was a handicap for twen-
ty-iye sovereigus each, two hundred added:
Twelve horses started. Mornington had
also won the city and suburban stakes.
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CHICAGO.
The FitfuI Life and Tragic Death of |
French Marquis.

II
a French Marquis.
CHICAGO, April PA. DeBelloy, a
member of the Board of Trade, shot him +
in the head tonight and will die. he
was French marquis, and at twenty-one
received 100000 in gold. He squandered
it in Europe IN two years, came TO Chicago
and went 10 work for NJ. K. Fairbanks, lard
manufacturer, for S1.75 per day. Mr.. F.
gave him S., 900 and told him to go into the
commission business on Change. He lost
al in stcorners" and became respondent.
He had threatened to take his life several
times, and attempted it last Monday, but
the revolver was Knocked out of his hand.
suicide of a Woman.
Honore Kittel, aged 26, committed sui
eide this morning by taking narcotic. She
was dissipated, and her husband broke
up housekeeping and took her children
from her. ~
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xgan,Iering Wighf.

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-President Grant
and party left this morning for Denver.
They viii stop over at Kansas City tonight
and the President will hold reception.
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CongregntionaI YieWs OF TObacco

CHICAGO, ApriI24-The convention of
Congregationalists concluded last evening.
a resolution expressing desire that the di-
rectors of the Western Education Society
decline to aid into the ministry any young
man who uses tobacco or opium, or is con-
nected with any secret oath bound society,
was adopted.
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A Pretty Good COIIectOr-FOr Him
self

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Suit has been en-
tered in the Circuit Court by st. Louis
county sgainst ex- County Collector Con
stautine Mcclure and his bOndsmen for If
ty thousand dollars, alleged to have been
collected by him as taxes, and not paid oYel
to the county according to law.