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THE Pope EXPELLED FROM THE FREE
MAsoNs.-At the semi-annual meeting OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons, Scottish Rite
of the Orient of Palermo, Italy. on the
9th of March last, Pope Plus TX. was ex.
PEELED from the order. The decree of ex.
pulsion was published in the official Ma
sonic paper at Cologne Germany, and is
preceded by the minutes of the lodge in
which he was initiated, and is as follows
4 A man named Mastai Ferretti, who re-
ceiyed the baptism of Freemasonry. and
solemnly pledged his love and fellowship.
and who afterward was crowned Pope and
King, under the title of Pho Nino. has now
cursed his former brethren and excommu-
.aicated all members of the Order Of Free
ksons. Therefore said Mastai Ferretti
herewith, by decree OF the Grand Lodge
be Orient, Palermo, expelled from the
Z for perjury"
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r. Cummings. president of the

Oe--~~~.--3Ss S>AN
brs' Union at Atlanta Ga, was struck
ghtning at o'clock Tuesday morning
instantly killed. He was closing a
dow Of his dwelling at the time he
struck.
Hiss Sallie Hunter, youngest daughter
Hon. B. NJ. r. Hunter, died at Font
In, Essex county, Va, on Sunday, 18th
(stant. She had been in delicate health
br long time.
The name Of the psst-office at Meyers
Cave, Augusta county, Va. is changed to
Weyer's Cave, and B. Ragey is postmaster.
Washington and Lee University of
Virginia, has conferred LII D. on Hon.
Nahum Carper, of Boston, Mass.
Rev. Alexander Martin has declined the
professorship in the Presbyterian Theo-
iegical Seminary, at Coluabia, s. G.
The wife of Rev. A. D. Pollock, was
thrown from buggy in Fauquier eoalty,
va. last week, and had two ribs broken.
Boiling w: Haxall, was badly kicked by
a morse pear Gordcnsville. Va. last week,
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y Ol1IOOIOIJ
JAMES H. McMEcHE.

| WHAT A VIRGINIA COUNTY SUFFERS
UNDER RADICAL RULE.-On this side OF
the mountains, the people can hardly
realize the sufferings of the Eastern Viz
ginia counties where the negro and with
him the white radicals predominant. The
county OF Norfolk is in possession of the
Radicals, and Judge Watts of the county
court recently appointed an examining
commissioner Of half dozen discreet cit
liens to examine it's affairs Their report
says:
''That more than forty -tive per cent. of
the entire revenue paid into the treasury
OF n orfolk county, in the way of taxes, is
paid out to support, in filth and idleness,
tWenty-eight paupers. the inmates of the
poorhouse. In other words, nearly one
half OF the entire taxes are appropriated
ostensibly to the support of these twenty
eight unfortunates. For the eight months
ending April, 1874, the entire amount ex-
pended by the Board was ,S17 81. Of
this amount 81, 900. 43 were disbursed on
account of the poorhouse, and $500. 40 for
inquest and burying pauper dead, making
total OF 81, 74O. expended on the ''poor
account, I" while only SIS, JIG. 80 was requir-
ed to pay all the other expenses of the
county Of every kind whatsoever. The
commissioners visited the poorhouse and
made thorough inspection of the prem
ises, and they report it's condition most
miserable" They found it filed with
filth and vermin, and the wretched in
mates half fed, the provisions furnished
them being OF the most inferior quality.
some of them not fit to be eaten, and the
allowance issued very scant. They report
the inmates as having no comforts: that
the house is almost destitute of furniture
and bed clothing, the whole amount on
the premises not exceeding $50 in value,
and this Notwithstanding bills aggregating
about $500 have been allowed by the Board
of Supervisors, within the past few
months, for furniture and bed clothes for
the poorhouse.
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THE NEW POSTAL LAW.-The ssPost-
Office Gazetteer for July summarizes what
the new post-office bill accomplishes, as
follows: l. Prepayment OF newspaper pos
tage after January 1, 1875. 2. Gives free
delivery to all newspapers, to subscribers
only daily, semi weekly, weekly, monthly
OF quarterly, within the county in which
they are printed and published from July
j, 1874. 3. Makes uniformity in all mat
ter other than newspapers, as third class,
limited to four pounds at one cent for
each two ounces. Postmaster Hartman, of
Staunton, has received no official instruc-
tions yet, nor have other postmasters.
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The BEEcHER ScANDAL-A POINT
BLANK DENIAL.-Tke following appears
in the Brooklyn New York, Eagle of
Wednesday ''To the Editor of the Brook
lyll "Eagle": | have just returned to the
city to learn that application has been
made to Mrs. Victoria Woodruff for let
ton respecting certain infamous stories
against me. have no objection to have
the Eagle state, in any way it deems fit,
that Mrs. Woodruff, or any other person
or PERSONS who may have letters of mine
in their possession, have my cordial CON
sent to publish them. In this connection
and at this time will only add that the
stories and rumors which have for some
time past been circulated about me are
grossly untrue, and | stamp them in gen
eral and in particular as false.
Respectfully,
"HENRY WARD BEECHER ,,
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BITTEN BY A MAD CAT.-One day last
week, as a son of Mr. William J. Hill, who
dn yss IN Md ab dtr asb PFncs aseg d
was going to field about mile and a
half from his fathers house to catch a
horse, he heard something snap at his leg
as he was going through some high grass.
He stopped down and parted the grass to
see what it was, and as he did so he was
seized by the hand by mad cat, which he
could not force to let go it's hold. He
killed it, but had to carry it home fastened
to his hand, and it was only loosened by
prying it's jaws open. Heleft Immediately
for Baltimore and placed himself under
the care of DR.. Smith, of that city,
Alexandria Sentinel.
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CHEAP TRAvELLING.-The agents of
the great European steamship lines began
yesterday to sell tickets for steerage pas.
sage in this week s steamers for $12. SO each.
Excursion tickets to Europe and back were
sold at from $2S to $35. The competition
which has led to this reduction is said to
have come of the breaking up of the North
Atlantic Steamship Combination, in which
all the large companies were represented.
The combination, was made to maintain
uniform scale of prices. Railroad fares
have been SO far reduced that man may
travel from Chicago to Liverpool for about
SIN 2. Sam.
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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE
COMET.

And it all comes from the corner of AM
brose street and Saratoga Avenue, in the
New York town of Rochester. We have
had some intelligence, I'VE are obliged to con-
fess. from Prof. Parkhurst- which he
predicted that weshould be busted by its tail
at the least, but ,as the Professor has retreat
ed from his position, we intend to holdfsst to
Ambrose street and Saratoga Avenue
where the observatory of Prof. Swift is To-
Gated, and who is strongly endorse as a
reliable man. It is approaching earth's
arbis. direct at the rate of 1900 miles a
minute, or l ,296, 900 miles day, and has
now only IA ,0O0, 900 miles to come to reach
it. and its tail is increasing in length at the
rate of 500, 900 miles day. The Rochester
Advertiser reporter interviewed Professor
Swift, and learned that the comet is start
ing a newtail, and that should the tail in
crease in width. of which there is no dan
ger. and not be curved too much, then we
might get little whisk of it-but only
astronomers would know it. Business
would go along as usual and a possible
electrical display might be noticed but,
the substance of the tail is too thin to hurt
anybody, and then the tall is hollow. 1t is
similar to attaching length of stove-pipe
toa fair-sized pumpkin illuminating both.
The pumpkin might hurt the moon OF the
earth by striking it, but the stove-pipe
would not kill flea, and be itself smashed
in the bargain. So thinsis the tail that
looking through Professor Swift's teles-
cope, the stars could be SEEM"
The old idea, that the earth would be do
stroyed if a comet were to strike it has
died out. In November, 1872 the earth
passed directly through the head of a com.
ct which was afterward seen, and the only
effect was brilliant shower of meteors.
To-day twill reach the nearest approach
to the sun at distance of So, 900 900 miles
Longitude Of perihelion, 272; of node
about the 120 degrees; inclination of orbit
to the earth's orbit, some 6S degrees. The
apparent motion is SO slow that only a
small portion Of it's visible orbit has beer
seen. Professor Tyndall's predictions that
! some time during it's journey we shall bt
''enwrapped in the hazy glories of it's tall
will not be verified. The separation of ma
terial particles from the head forms thu
tail, and in this the heat OF the sun doubt
less has some influence. This is the frs
and last time this comet will be seen b,
the inhabitants of the EARTH
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A SUICIDE INCITED BY LOVE FOR A.
DoG.--At Hunters Point, L. l., Monday
morning, Gustave Rellin, aged sixty-two
committed suicide by taking strychnine.
He had an old dog that has been family
pet for nearly twenty years, which had be-
come very aged and suffered from hide
GUS sore on it's back. He was requested by
his wife to remove or kill it. He promised
to comply with her desire, but day or two
since told neighbor he would as soon. kill
himself as the canine. He left letter in
which he stated that he was determined to
close his life, and took strychnite, which
was intended for Ammie-the dog.
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| Mrs. Martha Ann Davis, relict of Johr
Davis, died in Chesterfield county, Mon
day, at the advanced age of 81 years. The
deceased was the last surviving grand
daughter of the Rev, Samuel Davis, the
celebrated contemporary and rival in elo-
quence Of Patrick Henry.
Sabbath-school teacher (reprovingly) to
boy playing marbles on Sunday Boys,
do you know what day this is ~ Street
boy-'sHi, fellers! Here's cove as don't
know what day this is l guess mes oeen
out all night"
VIM. H. Morgan, a well-knoWn teacher
of Union, Monroe county, W. Va, was
shot on the 26til ult., by a man named
Price, on East river, Mercer county. Nor
gan had 'shlowed" on Price for counter
feiting. Price escaped,
William Upkles, a resident of Ruther-
ford Bark, n. j., committed suicide Tues
day. He was general in the Confeder
ate army, and moved to his late residence
about six Oh seven years ago.
A Radical meeting at Heathyille Va,
has repudiated Hon, James B Sener, Of
Virginia, because he opposed the Ciyil!
Rights bill.
Luther NJ. Kibler. aged eighteen, son
Of Rev. Andrew Kipler, Of Page county,
Va, was thrown from horse and killed
on the 28th ult. rtt
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THE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO VIRGINIA.
Whatever the motive of the President
might have been in taking summer jour-
ney to Virginia, he has reason to be graJi-
fed at his reception by the people. While
we are not disposed to twist every move
ment General Grant makes into some po-
lltical design, we are well aware that this
reticent man understands how to seize OPP
portunities without publishing the fact to
the world In all probability he thought
it would be both pleasant and healthful af-
ter his labors during the session Of Con-
gress to go among the mountains of Viz
ginia and to revisit scenes Of earlier years.
This was was shown in the address Of Col
onel Swan, the Presidents cousin, and in
the response of the President. Still, Gen
eral Grant cannot be Indifferent to the po-
litical sentiment of this leading and most
Conservative State of the South, in view
of future political events. Looking at
what occurred in Congress lately and the
opposition OF large number OF his own
party to his views on important measures,
he may deem it prudent to lean more upon
the Conservatives of the South. 1t would
be well, perhaps, if he were to make an ex-
tended journey throughout the Southern
States and there see for himself the terri
BILE effects of Radical and negro rule. The
old spirit of loyalty and courtesy of the
Virginians was manifested, and we have
no doubt the people of the other Southern
States would show the same.-N. Y. Her.
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THEBArTIsT CoMMUNIoN.--A correspon-
dent of the Richmond Wing writing from
Pittsylvania county, Va, says that Rev
MI. Petty, Baptist minister from Chatham,
at the close of recent sermon delivered
at Liberty Baptist church, in commencing
the exercises preparatory to administering
the Lords supper, made use of the follow
ing language, after seating the members
proper belonging to the individual church
in which he was officiating:
''Should there be any members of other
Baptist churches in the congregation, of
good standing, who wish to partake of the
Lords table, we invite them to come for
tesy, believing not only in Strict close com
munion in the Baptist church, as a Church,
put believing that each separate congrega-
ton should commune only as it's own house
OF worship, and have no right to a partici-
patton in commemorating the death and
resurrection of our Lord anywhere else.''
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A MASONIC PILGRIMAGE.-A party of
hfty Y Master Masons, under the leadership
Kentucky, will visit the Holy Land. En-.
rope and Africa, this summer. The cor
ner-stone of a new Masonic hall win he
laid in Jerusalem. The party will he an NJ
tertained by the Masons of the East. and
during thirty days will live in tents. vie; A
ting Gebal, Tyre, Hirams Tomb. Baalhac
Damascus, Mount Hermon, the Sea of Cal,
lilee, Nazareth, Na5lous, Bethel, the Dead adj
Sea and river Jordan, Hebron and .Jonna
Lodges will be held under the warrant Of
the Royal solomon Mother Lodge of the he
city of Jerusalem, 0iio
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FORTY DAYS WITHOUT FooD.-Last
November John Parvianes, Finlander,
was sentenced to the New Jersey peniten-
he took an oath that he would eat no food
for forty days. Every temptation has
been Intellectual to cause him to break his
oath. Nothing but ice and water has been
swallowed by him, nor has he been out of
his cell, and it is absolutely certain that
ne has taken no food for full forty days
and nights. After the expiration of the
period for which he "swore Off he raven
ously returned to his mutton in the sha pc
of raw eggs and rum, carefully administers
ed by physician.
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THE KEMPER CORRESPON-
DENCE.

From the somewhat enthusiastic com.
ments of the press, published this morn
ing, on the Kemper correspondence, il
would seem that the Governor has rat. er
mended his hold on the Conservatives by
the publicaaop than weakened it. If the
correspondence was hunted up to damage
him, the job does not seem to have been
complete. And now who instigated it /
Mosby says Ex-Governor Walker did it,
Mr.. Wedderburn says Walker had moth
ing to do with it. Could it have been
Tom Collins
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REV. J. W. PRATT, who has been for
five years pastor OF the Presbyterian
Church at Lexington, Virginia, and who
is one of the ablest ministers in the famous
Lexington Presbytery, has accepted the
Presidency of the Presbyterian College at
Richmond, Kentucky, and on Sunday
week presented his resignation to his con-
gregation.
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'sHENRY WARD BEECHER. ;

The Methodist preachers of Pittsburg at
their meeting last week, adopted resolu-
tion "that proper responses in religious
services during prayer and public discourse
are becoming and profitable
Venice will honor Lord Byron with a.
monument lllo3l ~ "
Six young ladies are announced to be
studying for the bar in London,
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A novel feature of the tournament at
Westminster, Carroll county. Md, on Sat
urday, the 4th, was the distribution of
o,o0o pennies for the boys to scramble for,
ana all boys under seventeen years of age
were admitted, and all engaged in the
scramble were barefooted.
me Petersburg, wv. Va Examiner ex-
emplIhes the sanitary condition of Grant
county by stating that a pair of wrens
nullI nest and Matched brood in the
saddle pockets of one of the leading phv
siclans of that county.
arizona, during Lincoln's administration,
was murdered in silver mine at Tucson.
Arizona, by two Mexicans recently.
x, Yassa e. Collags girls row on the HUDSON
Milton Duhfeld, formerly of Wheeling.
W. va, who was Provincial Governor of
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MURDER AND ELoPENENT. Ripley.
Ohio Monday night, John Coslett and his
son Taylor, were shot-the latter killed,
by Charles Swisher, who was visiting Cos.
lett's daughter against her fathers wish.
An alteration ensued in Coslett's house.
ending in Swisher shooting him in the
thigh. SWisher fled, accompanied by Co.'S
iett's daughter, when they met Taylor Cos
lett and another brother on the street, who
pursued them to bring back the girl, know
ing nothing of the affray at home. Swisher
fired at his pursuers, striking Taylor in the
abdomen, causing death in one hour.
Swisher is not yet apprehended.
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LARGE TAPE-WoRM.-We F.

LARGE TAPE-WoRM.-We saw, a few
days ago, a tape worm which had been ex-
PEELED from Mr.. J. w. Judd, Shenandoah
Iron Works, Page county, Va, which was
624 feet in length 1t had annoyed and
debilitated him for number of years. He
seems to be mpch relieved and cheered up.
Hnsee os ss gs @ 1ea ne %f5d S v da
ger, and at very smali eost:-New Market
(V0.) Vdlleg.
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DESPERATE CIRCUS RIoT.-A serious
riot occurred at the performance of Lent's
Circus at Fredericton, New Jersey, Mon
day night. A dispatch dated the next day
giving an account of it says:
A large number of lumber men were
present, and some dispute, arising at the
ticket Office on the subject of change, took
place, which ended in the circus people
drawing revolyers and firing among the
crowd This, instead of intimidating,
only served to incense those present, and
as fast as the wounded were carried away
others took their place, until the circus
people were overpoWered, and some of their
wagons were run into the river. At this
time the riot assumed an alarming aspect.
The fire bells were rung, and the mayor,
with a body of special constables. hastily
sworn in, after some trouble succeeded in
clearing the ground. Thirteen circus men
were arrested. 1t being rumored this
morning that the circus was about to leave
for st. Stephen, large body of lumber
men assembled at the station, threatening
to tear up the rails. An injunction from
the Supreme Court, however, being served
in time, the circus was detained until
full investigation can be made. Much ex-
citement prevails over the affair.
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FOUR MORE VICTIMS OF THE FATAL
KERosENE.-A horrible accident occurred
about four miles west of Monroeyille.
Virginia, last week. A farmer named
Largen attempted to fill lighted kerosene
lamp, and when in the act the can ignited.
and a terrible explosion followed. nv
Largen was severely burned about the
head, neck and breast, and his three ehil.
dren.,. aged four, six and eight wears re-.
spectively, who were standing by his side.
were SO terribly burned that they all died
IN lew hours afterwards. With great
difficulty the house was saved.
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At rather numerously attended meat
ing OF the Radicals of Alexandria Mondav
night they determined to have a conua conway
ton to nominate candidate for Congress-
The mirrors in one of the soro+ou.
hotels cost cost $4,000. An exchange saws the
GUESTS g;19s ''see double" when they pay their
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II. Clay Ford, a brother OF Jno. T, Ford,
of Baltimore, and manager Of Fora'a
Opera House, has just married Blanche,
l0ne OF the chapman SISTERS.
Aihcasl Trout, of Roanoke county. Va,
one Of the most prominent citizens in that
county, died last week. -
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The HAVOC Docs CoMMIT.-A writer
IN the New Haven Press makes some start
ling assertions about the depredations of
dogs among the sheep. From 1858 to 1861,
the State, and New Haven county has
been almost depopulated. Once, he says.
lambs were plenty in the market at ten
cents pound, bnt now, enough for the de-
maDd cannot be procured within a radius
OF many miles. And hundreds of acres
are going to waste that might be devoted
to the pasturage of sheep, if it were not
for the dogs.
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The WITHDRAWAL OF REV. JAMES
I'll. MCMECHEN, of Wheeling. West Win
ginia. from the ministry and membership
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, has
been mentioned In his letter to Bishop
Johns he says:
From all that I have read of Episcopal
utterances. from the proceedings of recent
diocesan conventions, from the continual
outgivings of the Church press, and from
what | know of the spirit and policy of
the High Church party, the dominant
power in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
there is but little ground to hope that any,
thing satisfactory, IN the a0ay of Prdyer-
Book revision, will be done by the next
General Convention OF by any subsequent
one-nothing that will meet the demands
OF the case, SO far, at least, as those are
concerned who believe that rituaIism finds
more than a mere shadow of justification
in the Prayer-Book itself, and who are un-
willing to be held responsible for the er-
rors, false teaching, and silly practices of a
party so nearly allied in sympathy and
purpose with the Church of Rome.
| have been involved in this entangle-
ment, more or less, for the last forty years.
Others will remain to endure or enjoy it as
best they can; but, as for me, my sense of
duty does not impel me in this direction.
! had fondly hoped to have found, for my
few remaining days, congenial home in
the Protestant Episcopal Church but
this hope, like many Others, has been
doomed to disappointment.
1t only remains, therefore, for me to add
that [ have now determined to retire from
what [ can but look forward to as state
of interminable strife; or, what perhaps
should be equally deplored an absorption
Of the Evangelical element into High
Churchism, the foster parent of Ritualism
and consequent overflow of Romanism
about once in each successive generation.
With many thanks for the uniformly
kind and courteous treatment l have re-
ceived at your hands, remain, Rt. Rev.
and dear sir,
Yours sincerely,
JAMES II. MCMECHEN,
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Davidson College, at Lexington, Va.
has organized for the next session with the
Rev. a. ID. Hepburn in the Chair of Latin
and French, Mr.. w. Thornton, for Greek
and German, and Professor Samuel Bar
nett, of Georgia, adjunct Professor OF
Mathematics.
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Rev. John j.. Lafferty, late of the Lex
ington Gazette. !" has become one of the
editors of the Richmond Christian Adj
Vocate,"