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A Big BlOW-Ouf.

PITTsBURG, Oct. 26.-Pursuantt to call,
signed by majority Of the business firms
of this city, a citizens meeting, to give ex-
preston of their views in reference TO the
protection, Ohio river improvement, COM
mercial interests, and other questions in
the political campaign, was held tonight.
The meeting was largely attended by both
political parties. Considerable confusion
prevailed, both parties insisting upon speak
ing and offering resolutions at the same
time. The meeting finally broke up amid
GREAT confusion.
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Church Building.

NEW YORK, Oct. pa large public
meeting was held this evening in the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION for the pur-
pose Of considering the establishment of a
Church Building Society. Rt. Rev. Hora-
ito Potter, Bishop of New York, presided.
Addresses favoring the formation of such a
society were delivered by the Bishops of
New Hampshire and Central Pennsylvania,
Bishop Potter, Rev. DIR. Henry c. Potter,
and others, and commendatory letters We're
received and read from the Bishops of Con
necticut, Nebraska, Montana, Long Island
and Massachusetts,; Missionary Bishops OF
Oregon and Washington Territory; Bishop
Quintard, of Tennessee, and Bishop Neil
ley, of Maine.
1t was also stated as probable that large
meeting would shortly be held to take
steps to form such society.
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and that of the Lincoln prisoners was r1ade
BY Fountain, white ofiiceholder.
Midnight Arrests Without Shadow
of warrants.

| Midnight Arrests Without q Shadow
OF Warrants
New ORLEANS, Oct. 26-The following
letter from respectable and responsible
source, TO business firm in this city IS
vouched for. The writer's name is omitted
for fear of prosecution. IL shows the feel
ing among the people Of the country par
ishes. Other letters Of similar purpOrt are
published here.
Grad Parish, oct. 20, 1S74.-Gentle-
men: We have a squad Of United States
cavalry up here; that am afraid will play
the mischief with our prospects. We don't
blame the cavalry, for they are soldiers and
have to obey orders. Last night a squad
came to my brothers house between
midnight and daylight, and arrested
him without warrant or authority, took
him from his wife and two little children,
the eldest four years old, rode him around
the country till just before daylight and
told him TO 90 home. They had no war
rant for him, but when they came to his
house and he told them his name, the Mar
shall looked at the long list and said be had
warrant for him. The two soldiers that
guarded him to his stable to get his horse,
said, while out there, that they would be
damned if they were not tired of this mid
night business, and he told me the Lieu
tenant along didn't have word to say, but
seemed TO be there because he had to be,
and he disliked Il very much. No Demo-
cratic citizen is allowed to sleep all night.
He is likely to be dragged from his family
and he'd any night, to be carried around
through the country to. fntimidate
the white people, and keep them away
from the polls. This is a strong Demo
cratic parish, but am afraid that one-half
the whites will not vote. Gen. Emory
says no troops have been used to carry
elections or for the purposes Of intimida-
ton. They are being used here for that
purpose now, and a great many persons are
saying, it is no use they won't give us a
fair election, and il we demand our rights
the Marshal will arrest us under the in
stTucti0ns contained in the Attorney-Gen-
erals circular. l wish you would see if
that is what the advisory board calls fair
play. l never saw such a deperate effort
made to intimidate white people as is be-
ing made here. I've seen United States
troops used to carry elections before in
Rapids parish, but it didn't compare with
this midnight arrest of innocent people
without the shadow Of warrant. l ex-
pect my turn will come tonight.
The Soldiers Condemn the Say.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 26.-The military
authorities here generally condemn the &C
ton of Merrill at Shreveport. Merrill tele-
graphs to Gen. Corbit that his action has
been greatly exaggerated.
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CHICAGO statistics show that 30,OO0,OOO
bushels of corn have been shipped east
ward through Chicago alone since be-
ginning of the year. The vast amount, as
well as that which has gone by other routes
and 10 other markets, has netted the farmers
of Iowa and Illinois probably thirty cents
per bushel, and on the something over 200, :
100000 bushels of corn raised in the two
States, has probably given them from So
100000 to 100000 more profit thanusual
on the corn sold within the last seven or
eight months.
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FrIghffuIL Loss of Life.
BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, Oct. 26.-The LeNorte dis
credits the report that France offers to sup
port Russia, and cOntradicts recent reports
about Germany sending note to France
endorsing Spanish complaints. 1t also
states the German foreign minister IS far
from approving of the tone of SPANS last
communication to France.
PARIS, Oct. 26.-Le Temps explains the
inactiOn of ;he Republican army in Spain
by the fact that the terms Of service OF
large numbers Of soldiers have expired, and
the ranks are filling up with fresh leyies.
The troops are in good spirits, impatient
for action and very confident.
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FOREIGN.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
for France Tells What
He Knows.
More Carlists I'm Spain to Sur
render.
Sharp Reply from Lord Derby
to the Spanish Ambassador.
English Farm Hands for Missis-
sippi Plantations.
Peace 90 be PreserVed-rreatyW with
the United States.

Peace 90 be PreserVed-Treaty with
the United states
PARIS, Oct. 26.-At the banquet at Dor
deaux, the Duke Decasez, Minister Of For
eign Affairs, spoke as follows:
sPresident MacMahon has entrusted me
particularly to watch the maintenance OF
peace with other governments, and shall
not fail. Peace, however, must rest upon a
basis compatible with our interests and dig
nifty, namely, the rights Of France in re
spect to international treaties. claim
they have been strictly observed in the
past, and shall faithfully execute them in
the future
The Duke foreshadOwed the speedy con
clusion of treaty with the United States
insurfng more liberal treatment Of the com.
mercial interests of the two countries, and
said the Government had similar objects in
view with regard to the South American
governments.
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THE Peoples Reform party" of
Shelby county is ventilated In an article
which we copy from the Memphis Ap-
peal. Ait meeting held Friday night,
every candidate on their Legislative
ticket declared ex-President Johnson
to be his choice for the United States
SenatOrship.
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INDIA.
Capture of the Supposed Leader OF
the Mutiny Of 1857.

Capture of the Supposed Leader on
the Mutiny Of 1857.
CALCUTTA, Oct. 2j.-Nena Sahib has
been surrendered into the hands Of the
British officers by the MahaTajah Scinde.
1t is understood that the letter from Nena
10 the Maharajah, asking for protection,
first revealed the whereabouts Of the chief
tain, and led to his capture. In
his confession to the political agent
the prisoner declared that he
was the famous Nena Sahib, adj
mitted that he took leading part in the
mutiny, but denied that he had anything
to do with the CawnpOre massacre. He
gave an interesting account Of his subse-
0uent wanderings in BhOotan, Assam, Ba-
reilly. The prisoner, however, after max
ing this confession, sought to withdraw 1t.
Physicians have examined him, and eX-
press doubt as to his identity, because his
appearance is too youthful. A surgeon
who was in CawnpOre at the time Of the
revolt, and often saw Mana Sahib, failed to
recognize the prisoner as the man. Other
witnesses have been summoned. The
Maharajah, Of Scinde, at first sought 10
have IL stipulated that the mans life should
be saved, but he afterward surrendered
him Internationally to the British, who
placed him in irons.
Bala. a brother of Nena Sahib, has also
been captured.
FrIghffuI Loss OF Life.
LONDON, Oct. GA Times correspOn-
dent at Bombay, telegrsphs that it is esti-
mated that two thousand persons were kill
ed in the town and district Of Midnapore
during the recent cyclone.
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CONGRESSMAN GARFIELD, who was
IN Washington day or two ago, is re-
ported to have expressed the opinion
that the same causes that operated so
hardly against Republican, party IN
Ohio and Indiana, will have a similar
effect in Pennsylvania, New York and
New Jersey, and that at the approach
ing election the Republicans Will lose
heavily in those States.
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MEMPHIS.
The Spirit of SeVenty.Six!
Freemen Protesting against BayO
neted BaIIOt-BOXes.

Freemen Protesting against BayO
neted BaIlOt-BOXes.
MEMPHIS, Oct. ga mass meeting is
called to meet at the Greenlaw Opera
House tomorrow evening, to take action in
regard to the presence of national soldiers
in the city on the eve Of election, and pc.
tition the President to remove them.
Memphis Avalanche, Oct. p.
A detachment of United States infantry
is in camp on Vance street. So far as the
mere presence of these troops is concerned,
it is a welcome one. With rare exceptions,
the behavior of regular soldiers is such as
TO command universal respect. But their
presence here is understood to be in con-
nectiOn with the coming election. Why?
Our elections are notably quiet and peace
full. Massachuset does not contain a
county freer from political disturbances
than Shelby county. Any man. no matter
what his color or politics, can vote without
fear at any election precinct in which he
may reside. There is no reason for send
ing troops TO Memphis that will not apply
with equal force to Cincinnati, Boston or
Albany, n. Y.
till after the election, is designed by those
who sent them to be taken as evidence that
they are necessary TO secure a fair election.
The announcement will 90 to the country
that the presence Of soldiers is required in
Memphis to enable Republicans to vote; yet
there never was an election trouble in the
city or county, nor is there the slightest
probability of an outbreak of any kind.
These troops did not come without an
urgent request. Who made that request?
Who declared at Washington that Memphis
and Shelby county are lawless; that the
presence of troops is essential 10 the en-
forcement of the election laws? Did Hon.
Barbour Lewis make this representation?
He is the official leader of the Radical party
in West Tennessee. Without his request
or sanction it is not probable that any
such outrage would have beer committed
as that involved in sending troops here
with the view of controlling the election.
1t is understood that Judge Lewis lodges
this question. Ii cannot be successfully
lodged.
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THE latest illustrious convert to the Re

THE latest illustrious convert to the Ro-
man Church is a crowned head-the Queen
DOwager Of Bavaria. She is a first cousin
Of the German Emperor, and was married
to the late King Macmillan ii. of Bavaria,
in 1912. Her husband died in 1864,
and during his life, though he was Roman
Catholic, she remained Lutheran Protest
ant Ten years after his death she has
chosen to adopt his creed. She is forty
nine years old, and her son is the most en-
ratio sovereign in Europe.
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A Manufacturer Of Outrages Out
Wifted.

MOBILE, Oct. 26.-All the testimony in
the case of the alleged conspirators OF
Sumpter county, Ala, was taken Saturday,
and Immediately John Little (eolored)
and Col. Lee, two of the four defendants,
were discharged. 1t came out on the trial
that these two men were to be used for the
defense, and that they were made CO
defendants that defense might be deprived
of their evidence. Hester, the United
States official, who caused the arrest OF the
men. was with Admiral Semms, as one OF
the Junior officers ofthe confederate cruiser
Of Alabama.
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KENTUCKY.
A Fresh Outrage I'm the Very Nick Of
Time-Were the Perpetrators Radi-

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 20. "A special to
the COurieT-JOTnal gives an account OF
bloody outrage in Shelby caunty, KY,
Saturday night last. Masked men visited
a religious meeting that night, but did no
violence beyond halting par
ties as they came out OF
the church. Afterwards they went to the
house of Thomas Ford, where they
whipped three negroes, and threatened Mr..
Ford with death unless he discharged
them. Afterwards the party went to the
house of a negro named Darlington and
cllled upon him to come outside. Upon
his refusal to do so, they fired into the
house, one bullet striking his daugh-
ter. sixteen years old, who was
sleeping on the floor, putting out her
eve and burying it in her shoulders. They
then broke the door, and after cursing Bar
rington rode of. At last accounts the girl
was still alive, but in a precariOus condi-
ton. 1t is probable Gov. leslie will take
immediate steps to capture and bring to
iustice the murderOuS wretches.
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ALABAMA.
The Campaign in the Northern
Part of the State.
Discussion at Athens Yesterday
Soldiers Sent There, but
the People Unawed.
special o the Union and American,

/ OHENAdA ~ NAC OAAen anu ANU ANolAA
ATHENS, ALA, Oct. 26.-HOn. d. B.
Lewis and Col. C. c. Semple, Democrats,
and one Jelnison and Alex. White, Radi-
Gals, spoke ON a division of time here to-
day, to about eight hundred people, black
and white.
Col. Semple led of, in an able, clear and
convincing argument of an hours leagth,
fully exposing the defOrnity of the Radi-
cal party in this State. He was followed
by Jeriison, who made a low-fung, infam-
matory harrangue, addressed mainly to the
dusky side of his audience.
Then came Hon. BIB. Lewis, who is one Of
the nomineesfo Congress at large. BE made
one of the most powerful and telling
speeches Of the campaign. His exposure
and denunciations of Jemison and Alex.
White were overwhelming. He pronounced
their charge that the Democracy wanted
another war, and were in favor of property
qualification for voting lie to their faces
He charged on the Radical party the intro
duction Of troops into the State, with in
tent to lntimidate the people and thus
carry the election, and dwelt with great
effect upon the prosecutions of white men
in South Alabama.
The negroes listened attentively to both
Democratic speakers, and it is believed
that many of them were changed.
Alex. White, Radical candidate for Con-
gress from the State al large, wound up the
day. He is the man of Bonnie Blue Flag
notoriety, and decidedly the best speaker
Of his party in the State. He tried mainly
to defend his miserable record, and his ef-
forts was regarded as a failure. This was
the appointment and grand rally of the
Radicals, and the day has been most tri-
umphant for the Democrats.
Soldiers have just been stationed here,
though the county was never more quiet or
peaceable. They were sent from Hunts
vile for the purpose Of creating the i'm
preston that it would not be safe for the
Radical candidates to speak in Athens.
NJ K r. MCC
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ROME.

BERLIN, Oct. 26.-The Emperor Will
liam has written reply to the POPe's last
letter, protesting against the persecution OF
the German bishops. The Emperor says
Germany has done all in her power to live
at peace with the Church Of Rome, but
that he is bound to protect the State against
the violent attacks and eonspiracies of the
clergy.
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FORT LARAMIE.
A Serious Row at Red Cloud Agency

a NtFIUIs IkUW NJ IhVtH NHOtHNH !" = CIV
Fort LARAMIE, Oct. pa serious dis
turbance occurred at the Red Cloud Agen-
cy on the Esd, caused by the agents (Dr.
Saville) design to raise the American flag.
The Indians, for some reason would not
permit this TO be done. They assaulted
the Agency, and chopped the flagstaff 10
pieces. The Agent, unable to resist, called
for military aid from Camp Robinson, which
was sent. Sitting Bull and other friendly
Indians inteIceded, and, after a free fight,
succeeded in quelling their riOtOus red
brothers. The Indians were all armed and
in their war paint. Serious trouble would
have ensued but for the presence of the
troops. The Indians had evidently planned
to burn the Agency, as many of them had
punches of dried grass to he used for that
purpose.
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THE keeperofOne Of the mountain hotels
in California is going to keep his eStab-
lishment open all winter, with arrange
ments for sleigh-riding, snOw-shOe exercise
and skating, so that people can 60 from the
green valleys below to the mountaintop
for a taste Of winter, and return the same
day, if they choose.
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DIR. HOLLAND says a reign Of inhdelity
and unbelief is approaching. 1t has al
ready approached-it is even here. If the
Apostle Paul was installed tomorrow, bed
preach to empty benches, unless 1t was
proved he'd been turned out Of heaven for
flirting with Jeptha's daughter, or Hannah
Moore, or some other Bible woman.
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lin his speech at Franklin, yesterday,
Gov. Brown charged ex-President
johnson with having aided in the pas
sage of the Funding bill by advising
his friends to vote therefor. The tri-
angular Senatorial fight has been rath-
er lively of late, but this looks like war
to the knife, and no quarter asked or
rrirnr,
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Hin vs.. stephens.

AUGUSTA, GA, Oct. 26.-Hon. B. H.
Hill addressed an immense audience here
tonight. He opposed the course Of the
administration in Louisiana, and called
upon the people everywhere to set the seal Of
their condemnation upon ii. The speech was
enthusiastically received, and series Of
resolutions endorsing its sentiments was
DasSed.
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A Negro ku-KluXed.

LITTLE Rock. ARK, Oct. 2G.-A color
Ell man named George Washington was
found dead i'm his cabin, murdered, five
miles above the city last evening. His
head had been crushed with spade. The
Coroner to-day, held an inquest, and the
iury returned verdict that the deed was
committed by another colored man, who
was arrested and put in Jail,
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To the Associated Press.
A "COurt'' Too Busy to Hear Argu-

MOBILE, ALA, Oct. 26.-This was the
third day of the Wetmore case. Commits
sioner Gillette refused to hear the arg1l-
ment of counsel upon the ground that his
duties as a United States commissioner
prevented him giving his time to hear the
case. For that purpose he suggested that
the counsel on each side present their ar
gumenis to him in writing, and after con-
sidering the arguments in connection with
the testimony, he would render decision.
The counsel for the defense objected to this.
The commissioner finally agreed to post
pone argument till Nov. Is. The prisoners
were released upon their ownrecognizances,
and the court adjourned,
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SPAIN.

More CarIIsts OHering to Surrender.
madrid, Oct. 26.-AnOther body of
Carlists, numbering los, belonging to Lo-
zane's band, have offered to surrender if
amnesty be granted.
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CoTToN was dull in New York yes
sterday at l43c for middling upland
and l5sc for middling Orleans.
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QUARTRRMAsTER GENERAL MEIGs
viii probably accept the Russian mis-
sion.
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SuicIde NJ Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 25.-Sar-
Gus ). HOoke, son of Judge Il. NJ. Hooke,
of this city, suicided this morning, taking
chloroform. Cause, unrequitted love.
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TENNESSEE BONDS advanced to
Csc for both issues in New York yester-
day.
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The Learned Riacksmitls.

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 26.-Elihu Il
Berritt is dangerously i'll at his home IN
New Britain, from hemOrrhage OF the
lungs.
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The Union and American Com
D9DV

WILL RECEIVE ORDERS FOR The
wv making OF Blank Books, with printed
heads, Book Binding and RuliIg, in any styie
that NAV be desired, and for any purpose and
warrant all work Address
UNION AND AMERICAN.
Nashville, TsLn.
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Col. JOHN B. BRoWNLoW writes a
card to the KnozUille Chronicle denying
that Maynard advocated, in his speech
at Athens on the Dist of August, 1866,
social equality and intermarriage be-
tween the races; and SIX citizens of
Athens write in published statement
to the same effect. Gov. Brown showed,
at Franklin, yesterday, that the re-
marks attributed to Maynard appeared,
with denunciatory comments, in the
HROzUille Commercial of Sept. l, 1866,
and iif Maynard disavowed them at
that time, or at any time before the
present canvass, the disavowal has cer-
tainly never appeared in print. 1t
strikes us as rather late IN the day for
Maynard TO deny a charge which has
been current and matter of notoriety
for eight years, but which he has per-
sistently ignored until confronted with
1t by Judge Porter upon the stump.
'EX-PREsIDENT JOHNSON spoke at
Tracy City, yesterday, and Col John
H. Savage at Jasper. Both spent Sun
day here. The former has an appoint
ment at Jasper to-day and the latter
at Pikeville.
Gov. Brown was at Franklin yester-
day, and will address the citizeus of
Rutherford at Murfreesboro to-day.
The Gubernatorial candidates dis
cussed the issues of the canvass at
Humboldt yesterday, and are
due to-day at Union City. May
nard repudiates the negro equality
speech alleged to have been made by
him at Athens, Aug. 81, 1866. 1t
doing him immense damage in the
canvass.
Hon. John F. House and Hon. H. H.
Harrison, the Democratic and Radical
candidates for Congress, have reached
Davidson county at last, and had dis
cussion at Goodlettsville yesterday.
The Radical candidate is no match for
the Democratic standard bearer, who
goes through his record with frightful
effect. They speak at McClure's Hall,
Edgefeld, tonight, and we hope to see
the people manifest a proper interest
in the issues at stake by full attend
auce,
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GOLD was 10 in New York yester-
there being but one price.
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Result of the Registration-the En-
fOreemeut Act

New YORK, Oct. 25.-The HerdlPs New
Orleans special says the registry returns,
now completed, show that one in three of
the total population of the city is register
ell. White republicans charge the Democ-
racy with manufacturing three thousand
illegal naturalization papers. The Demo
Gratis claim they have detected three thou
sand repeating frauds. kellogg estimates
the total registry of the State at 10000,
with the negroes about 6,OOO ahead of the
white.
Colonel Mar goes TO Washington this
week TO induce the Supreme Court to take
I'D the Grant parish case at an early day, to
test the constitutiOnality Of the law against
Ku-KluX.