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NRW YORK.

charley Rosa-rArden for =-prger.
NEw YoEK December 2S.-Acting
upon the suggestion made by Police
Superintendent Mailing in regard'to the
effect Of the reward for the recovery OF
Charley Ross without regard to the detec-
ton or conviction of the abductors, his
father now offers $4,000 reward for the
return of the child or information that
may lead to his recovery, no questions
to be asked and no attempt 70 De made
to any one bringing the boy. 4 CAANi
The petition to the Governor OF Massa.
chusetts for the pardon OF Spence Pat
tiers, the forger, has been sigoed BY the
Presidents of the Stock Exchange, thy
Erie railroad Western Union Telegraph
Company, New York Central railroad.
Chicago and Northwestern railroad and
the Fourth National Bank and by nearly
all the bankers on Wall street, as well
as officers of many banking corporations
in Boston. The signers represea, about
500, 100000. Patters has made some
astounding disclosures, which are to be
made public after his case is decided.
Four laborers were killed last night by
a bucket breaking while descending a
shat: at the new railway tunnel at Ber-
gen, n. j. 3BEf
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NinIxnnmed Chnrches.

There are a great many churches IN
this city that are known better by theli
slang names than by any other. First
and foremost is 1.-THE Little Church
Around the Corner" that is never called
by any other name Before il received
that name, however, it was called the
"Church Of the Holy Cucumber" from
the way in which it covers the ground
The present name has become so popu.
lar that few know it by any other, and
could not now tell you what its real name
Is. When the excitement about this
church was at its height, used to see
a drayman's cart about town with The
Little Church Around.the Corner paint
ed in big letters on the dashboard. The
Rev. DR.. Bellows church, which is built
of alternate layers of marble and brick,
is known as the Holy Zebra, or the
" Beefsteak." There is church further
up town of the Dolly Warden style OF
architecture that goes by the name of the
I" Holy Oil.cloth." st. Adams is called
the "Holy Candlestick," from its very
high church tendencies, and there is an
other known as the Great Tea Ware
house OF Prayer" An Episcopal church
on Fifth avenue, in the Reighborhood OF
Murray Hill, whose rector and curate
have each the unenviable reputation of
being cruel fiirts,is known as the Church
of the Holy Jilts" There are other
churches with slang names, bit these are
among the best known.-NeU York
Letter.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, December pa special says
the Times considers the removal of Ben
jamin Moran, Chief Secretary Of the
United States Legation, misfortune
both to England and America, the latter
country never having had more honest
representative.
Rates of discount in the open market
for three months bills is 81 per cent, &c
below the Bank Of England rates.
BERLIN, December 22.-The German
war vessels Albatrass and Nautilus have
not been ordered to seek satisfaction
from the Carlists on account Of the brig
Gnstar affair,
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The English Army and Navy Gazette
has enumerated on several occasions the
various results CT experiments under
taken BY the committee on explosives,
with q view Of ascertaining the practical
effect Of Professor Abers proposed plan
for the bursting OF a common she'll filled
with water, By means Of 9 detonator,
consisting Of dry compressed gun cotton
euveloping q small cap Of illuminate OF
mercury. Some months ago the practi-
cabilitJ c. exploding sixteeu-pounder
common she'll in this manner was salts.
fsctsriiy established, end the result Of
such an arrangement was the bursting
-of shell into three hundred fragments,
whereas only about thirty pieces were
prodaeed ~ the explosion Of an ordi-
nary bursting charge Of guRpovder.
The result Of such an explosion apong
troops 10 the Geld could not be otherwise
than disastrous in the extreme. Lately,
however, says the Gazette, experiments
have been made with nine-inch common
shells, which far exceed in effect that Of
any conducted vith the field service
common shell. On this occasion the
bursting elements employed was vet
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WASHINGTON. December 2S.--For the
Ohio valley and Tennessee, clear or fair
weather during the day, variable winds,
shifting to easterly or southerly. east Of
the lower Mississippi river. slight rise Of
temperature and stationary or falling
barometer. For the lake region gene
rally cloudy weather and areas of light
rain or snow, with soutberly or northwest
winds, followed by rising barometer and
lower temperature in the upper lake re.
gion. For the Northwest, areas of light
snoy, followed by clearing weather.
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overcome with excitement became i'll
On Sunday noon, Capt. Joseph Jscques
Vice President and Superintendent o.
the road, visited her, The big heart Of
the Captain beat faster in his capacious
breast as he looked on the heroic girl
who had done what she could to save life
and property. With just the least
pathos in his soice, and moistening
of the eyes, the Captain took fifty dol
lar greenback from his pocketbcok
and said to the heroine: Here, Miss
Julia, is something you never saw be.
fore" II was an act characteristic OF
the man, thoughtful and noble. Every
employe on the trains, from conductor
down, knows Julie" Concurrent and
unanimous testimony declares she is the
prettiest girl along the line from Rich
mond to Atlantal Tall. black'eyed and
graceful even in her rude dress, Julie
has won all their hearts, and many q
book, magazine and paper has been
thrown to her as the trains sped by, One
conductor has for years subscribed for
the New York Ledger to Julie" and
more than one has been long anxious
for her smile. "Jule" is poor, but has
all the native dignity ands the virtue
which belongs to her Irish blood. -Four
of the conductors, on Sunday afternoon,
made up another purse of fifty dollars
among them, and one Of the four de-
clared that if julie would have him
he'd be the proudest man in East Ten
nessee. Other subscriptions have been
made, and Julia Whalen bids fair to be
on the highway of prosperity. We hope
that a good education will be secured
her, and the heroine girl be made an Or
nament among women, as well as a he
roine. Mac Dooley says that, but for
" julie" the loss of life would have been
greater than it was; without her warning
both trains would have collided at full
speed, and every life might have been
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AN EAST TENNESSEE TRAGEDY AND
HEROINE.

A terrible collision oftwo freight trains
occurred last Saturday. ONE mile east OF
Carter's Depot, on the East Tennessee
and Virginia railroad Two man were
instantly killed, several others injured, a
train partially burned and at least fifty
thousand dollars worth OF freight and
property destroyed. The conductor,
Trainham, made miscalculation OF ten
minutes, and has the manliness to say
so in q published statement. The acci-
dent occurred on a short curve, and Is
described by the Press ard Herald as
shocking collision. The trains were
running at little less than full speed
and literally plunged into each other,
the engines rearing up like mad
steeds and falling crushed to pieces on
either side, and, says the same paper, as
the trains approached each other, here
comes in bit of pure Womaply heroism
Julia Whalen, seventeen years Of age
the daughter Of an honest Irish woman
Who lived in G cabin by the side OF the
railroad. heard No come thuuderini
from the east, while she plainly coul'
hear No. G come laundering from tn
vest The girl kneR in a moment tina
mortal danger was imminent. Kunninl
out, she recognized there was a chance o
warning the engineer Of No. 6, becaus
che could see the train approaching
while No. was behind the curve Of th'
road. So she went at headIong speed slonl
the track, waving her hands, and wheT
the engineer seemed not TO notice hei
she seized her shawl froa her shoulder
and Eildly waived it 70 aud fro. neyel
once quitting the track until the irair
was almost upon her. But il was to-
late. The trains came tOgsther and III
Two men Who were killed never eve
knew their danger. Some Of III
sounded we're carried 70 ths cabin c
Jul;a Whalens mother. Julia WhalsI
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River kilograms.

CAIRO, December 23.-Arrived-Iron
Mountain, Pittsburg, pm; Fannie
Tatum. Cincinnati, 9 am. Departed
Tom Jasper, St. Louis, 8 pm; Airing
ton, Memphis, 9 am; Idlewild, Evans
vile, IL am; City of Quincy, New Or
leans, am; Charles Brown, St. Louis,
lam; Fannie Tatum, II am. Fair
and cool.
CINCINNATI, December 23.-The river
is thirteen feet six inches. and rising.
The weather is clear.
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gun.cotton in lieu OF water. 1t will be
remembered that the dsnger hitherto
experienced in the employment OF this
explosive has been obviated by wetting
il, discovery having been made 70 the
effect that It detonated equally well, wet
or dry. Nine.inch shells were placed
upright upon the sands at Shoeburyness,
boarding being erected around them
at convenient distance, to contine the
fragments. The projectiles being then
filled with some eight or nine pounds OF
wet compressed gum cotton, and. a
"detonator as described above, having
been fitted into the fuse, hole socket they
were fred by an ordinary electric fuse.
The result was extraordinary, the shells
bursting literally into thousands OF
nieces.
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400 Barrels Oranges.
IS OLIVER, FISSrE & Co.
GOOD Measure snd RannInE over

good Measure ana Running over.
Dooleys Yeast Powder has already
taken the precedent over others, from
its we'll known strength and purity; but
aside from these facts, Il is put up in
cans holding the full weight as represen-
ted, which is rarely the case with those
sf ordinary manufacture Hence,
Dooley' Yeast Powder is the best, purest,
strongest and cheapest ever offered to
the consumer, aud every one who has
used il viii readily testify to this as.
sertion. For sale in quantities TO suit
by all good groeers. cod dtw
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Late Literature.

Harper's, Galaxy, Atlantic, Cooley s
and Peterson's magazines for January,
have arrived Of the news emporium Of
James Corwin, the lightning news man,
at 2S5 Main street. All this week
pictorals can be found on his shelves;
also all the leading dailies of the coun-
try Of the latest dates on hand. Don't
fail to stop at Jimmy's news stand and
purchase your Sunday reading. His
No. is 1856 Main street, near Madison.
Don't forget it.
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CINCINNATI.

Verdict I'm the Daniels Murder
Cass-Gambling houses kafded'
eISoIEE4rI, December 2a.-The jury
in the Daniels murder case, after being
out forty-eight hours, returned verdict
of manslaughter, and the prisoner was
sentenced to the penitentiary for ten
years.
The police last night raided eight
gambling hoqaes, and captured a num-
Der OF prisoners and large lot Of gam
bling implements.
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vNow-NorHINGIsM's RIGHT BOWER,

Everybody kuO"s tpos VIZ
AGAINST the naturalized citizens oil TINS
country commenced in the Northern
States We take it for granted that our
white Democratic fellow citizens OF
foreign nationalities, especially those OF
,bam who do not desire to have their
children compelled to sit in the public
schools with negroes, are perfectly aware
what the crusade, termed Know Nothing,
had for its objects and purposes. And
furthermore, while it is true that this
dark.lantern organization arose in the
Northern States, it came from the ranks
Of the Northern Wing party. The infa-
nous "Ned Buutline," we believe, who
headed the Know-Nothing mob in 1855
nj ST Louis, which murdered Irish and
Germans through the streets Of that CITY,
was one of its fathers. Its horrible
mower finally found way into two OF the
Southern States Virginia was the iirst
and Tennessee was the second. And
when its presence was discovered to oe
orm;dable for harm, the greatDemocratic
party Of Virginia-not single individual
-buckled on its armor, and, ordering
Henry A. Wise as its public servant TO
the front, swept the monster from the
old Commonwealth in triumph and ami'
,ho thrnder;nO of guns. Then the De-
mocracy of Tennessee organized ior
like battle, and brought Andrew John
son, its proiessed servant forward. only
10 hear its standard, and by united
effort Of the whole party-not Andre"
Johnson-the same grand victory
crowned the eagles Of the Democracy in
the Volunteer State. As years passed
by and when the bugles of war between
the States were sounding, the wing
marty of the North--the same that gave
strength and life to Know Nottingham
swnng-and naturally. too-to the coll
umn of Abraham Lincoin's forces,
which gave TO the world the present
Radical party, in all its rascality, thiey
ery. oppression and wrong. Andrew
Johnson went right along with those
Nor,bern Whigs into Abrahamg
bosom" and Andrew johnson and
Lincoln brought the Radical party
into such overmastering power
that everything gas swept before
It and to day it stands In The Congress
Of the United States demanding that the
Irsbmans children shall be forced to
ait together with the negroes in yonr
schools ana churches. While this was
Andrew ] ohnson aetion-the greatsntl
Know Nothing Demoerst-the Southern
Wings following the lead Of that noble
old Roman, John Bell, when war With
it's terrors came upon u.s. marched into
the Democratic fold which had always
sheltered the foreign-born citizens Of
America, and there they remained, help
ing to keep Horace Maynard. the Ten
nessee advocate of negro supremacy
ont of Congress- and out Of the guberna-
torial chair OF our State. while Andrew
johnson was assisting him. And Daniel
O'Connel, in his letter to Pat Winters
of Memphis, says that the foreign born
citizens should stand to Andrew john
son for being good Democrat.
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Chriafmns TurIkexa.

Our arrangements are completed and
we call on our friends and those of Mr..
Warrington to hand in their orders. In
addition to poultry we will have full
supply of Chamberlain's fresh Norfolk
oysters and celery without end. Goods
delivered free Of charge to any part OF
the city. $40 @. w. REFER 4 Co.,
991 80 Madison street.
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A pishonest Fire Ohief.

CLEVELAND, Ono, December 23.-At
a special meeting Of the Board of Fire
Commissioners of this city, held last
evening. the charges preferred against
Chief Engineer Hill were read. They
charge the Chief with willful neglect OF
duty in certifying to the correctness OF
bills when such was not the case, misap-
plying and appropriatiug city funds to
his own use, mutilating the books of the
department for the purpose of conceal
ing amounts received for city goods, act
ing as agent for private concerns in sell
ing hose, testifying falsely before the in
yestigating committee, permitting wood
en- buildings to be erected within the fire
limits and receiving compensation there
for. Mr.. Hill had prepared no answer
to the charges, but asked that plaintiff
put in its proof when he (HilD would
endeavor to disprove the charges. The
Board went into secret session, during
which First Assistant Chief Bennett and
Third Assistant Rebbeck we're honorably
acquitted of the charges preferred
against them, and resolution was
adopted requesting Chief Hill to resign,
the resignation to take effect Wednesday,
December 23d, at noon.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, December %. = King
Kalakaua left this morning for New
York. Secretary Fish and other mem
beers Of the Cabinet accompanied His
Majesty, in the Presidents carriage, to
the railroad station and there took leave
Of the King.
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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

For n nice Christmas pres.
emit for your husband, SON or
sweetheart, buy a nice hat ut
COhen's at prices 10 suit the
times. 237 Main street. 100
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ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY

TO INVEST A FEW DOLLARS. WITH pos
sIRLE RETURNS OF THOUSANDS, is OF
FERED BY THE P0STPONEMENT OF
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KY. TO THE Z7TH OF
FEBRUARY NEXT, OF THEIR FIFTH AND
LAST CONCERT AND DRAWING. THE
MANAGEMENT ARE PLEDGED TO THE
RETURN OF THE MONEY IF THE DRAW
ING SHOULD NOT COME OFF AT THE
nav NOW AppOTNTVD.
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Chriaimna Meats,

L. Shilling & Bro. 6S Jefferson street,
have now on hand one fine young bear, a
6ne lot of dressed Kentucky turkey,
and as choice beef as can be found in
the city, and everything pertaining to
the meat line. Give us a call before you
buy for Christmas dinners. SO
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Whole Tickets, $50; Halves. SIS; Tenth. or
each Coupon. 8; Eleven Whole Tickets. $500.
For Tickets, or information, address
THO8, =. ARAmLETTE.
Agent and Manager. Public Library Buildins,
LQullxllle ~. oS-lu
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The latest Ku-Klux development oc'
Cured a few days ago ia Marshall
county, Tennessee, near Lewisburg
where one John Hopvood, Q well known
Radical, threw of a Ku-Illux mssb
while chased by the Sherid, and wa
eventually caught 10 the race. BE wa
imprisoned aud win be tried in th'
Circuit Court de is supposed to hay,
had two aceomplices and been guilty Q
numerous Fobberies committed on ne
groes in that vicinity within the last tWt
months.
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SAYS the Courier Journal: "Ali is not
lovely between the Northern and South
sru Republicans in Congress. The car
pet baggers held an indignation caucus
the other night and protested against the
cool treatment they had received from
their brethren of the North. They said
they were not responsible for the recon-
struction measures. They had been only
commissioned to carry them cut, and
they had done it. In other words, they
had performed the dirty work assigned
.hem-had kept up pretty well the dis
turbances and had furnished q good
many martyrs for the party-and they
did not see why they should now be
censured and Stunned. They, however,
renewed their pledges of loyalty to the
organisation, and signed an address
urging that the present Congress make
the necessary appropriations for the
army and for the Department Of Justice
for the next two years. that the matter
might not be left to the Democrats next
session. 1t must be admitted that the
points made By these political pirates are
we'll taken. They were entrusted With
the york of pilfering the Southern peo'
pie and exciting the negroes to riot, and
they have performed their part with un-
questioning fidelity. 1t is ungratefpl for
their Northern allies to turn from them
now because their wretched work ceases
TO profit them"
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ELECTION.

OFFIcE o.
WASHINGTON FiRE AND MARINE INs. Co.,
~ MADISON STREE.
MEMPHIS, December 10, 1874.
TIME STOCKHOLDERS OF THIS COM
i pany are hereby notified that an election
will be held on the LIST proximo, between the
hours Of 10 am. and 3 pm, for seven direc-
tors 10 serve for the ensuing year.
800 GEO. w. u. CROOK. See,y,
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Billy Lieben, at bis news rancho on
Main near jefferson, has Leslie, Harper,
Galaxy and Demorest for January; also
ell the latest publications from all guar.
tiers.
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SID Cook, Of the Peabody cigar stand,
has a select lot of pure meerschaum
pipes suitable for holiday presents. l0S
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Coke burns we'll in crates, STOW

OoAC puHAAH We N bl~.0'i - -
ranges, cooking stoves and church tur-
nsces, and makes a hotter ire than
coal. Price ten cents a busheL For
sale BY ,he gas company and all the coal
dealers. Try 1t, lo'
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Gro. p. RownLL s. Co.

conduct an Agency for the reception Of adyer.
tisements for American Newspapers-tho most
complete establishment of the kind IN the
world. Six thousand Newspapers are kept
regularly on file, open to inspection by cutto.
mers. Every ADVERTISEMENT is taken at
the home price of the paper, without any ad-
ditional charge or commission. An adYer,,
tiser, in dealing with the Agency. Is saved
trouble and correspondence, making one con-
tract instead Of dozen. a hundred or thou-
sand. a Book Of eighty pages. containing
lists Of best papers, largest eirculations. reli,
Rious, agricultural, class, political, daily ana
country papers, and all publications when
are specially valuable to advertisers, Win
some information about prices. is sent FREE
to any address on application. Persons at
distance wishing TO make contracts Tor adver-
Using in any town, city, county, state OF Ter
ritory of the United States, or any. portion OF
the Dominion Of Canada. may send concise
statement of what they want, together with
COPY of the Advertisement they desire IN
serted and will receive Information By return
mail which will enable them TO decide whether
TO increase or reduce the order. For such In
formation there is no charge. ORDERS are
taken for single paper as we'll as list; for a
single dollar as readily rs for larger sum.
0fices Times Buildingl, f-sl
4PAaK Row. N. Y.
"a Io1swlQls d
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ALExANDRE's aud Convoiseur's best
kids, of all shades, at 50 a pair, at
991 SPRoULE & McCowN's.
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Finest meerschsum pipes for Christ
mas presents at Sid Cooks cigar stand,
Peabody Hotel. 1903
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The financial bill agreed upon by the
Republican caucus embraces the follow
ing points: First, free banking under the
law now regulating national banks;
second, the retirement Of greenbacks,
amounting to sighty per cent ofthe new
national bark notes issued, until the
volume of greenback currency is re-
duced to $sOO.OOO,OOO. below which
limit il is not to be reduced; the Treas.
ury Department to prepare itself to
redeem greenbacks in goid or end after
January l, 1879. 1t is believed that the
measure will pass both houses Of Con
gresa soon after it reassembles.
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249 Main Street.

n. R.-our store will be kept open
this week until nine o clock pm.
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BUsISEss coats, Of broken suits, at 81
partb $50, at SPRoULE q McCOws's.
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OFFICIAL.
Notice to Taxpayers.

OFFICE OF CITY TAX COLLECTOR, I
MEMPHIS, Tenn, December p. 1874.
nHOSE WHO HAVE NOT PAID THEIR
i city taxes for the year 1874, will save
trouble and expense by settling their accounts
at once. as distress warrants will be issued
against ALL on January 4. 1875.
FRED. @. SCHAPER.
9-106 City Tax Collector.
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ALAxAEDRR's and Convoisieur's best
kids, of all shades, at "a a pair, at
991 SRRoULE & McCowN's.
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The House Of Representatives stands
adjourned from the 23d inst. to the 9th
nroximo