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WEST POINT.
The NIiseries of Examination Day.
One-Third of the Applicants IgnobIy
FaiI-The Negro Nowhere.

One-Third of the Applicants IgnObly
FaiI-The Negro Nowhere.
NEW YORK, May 30.-Out of 81 aspi-
rants for military honors at West Point,
81 were sent back TO school yesterday, be-
cause they, could not write, spell or cipher
or were not familiar with maps or gram
mar. The colored candidates all failed.
Yesterday the list of successful candidates
was made public. The whole class was
drawn up in line, the names of those who
missed were called out and they stepped
two PAGES to the front and were
ordered to break ranks and 90
home, while their more fortunate COM
panioEs were led to their future quarters.
Most Of the unfortunate applicants bear
their rejection very philosophically. A few
do not. One young gentleman said he had
got enough. He had missed on purpose.
Those who have failed viii, at the option
of the Senators and Representatives who
nominated them, have the privilege of pre-
senting themselves for examination in Sep
TENDER, when the autumn studies begin,
with those who are appointed to fill the va
cancies then existing. ChaS. Mcclure, of
Illinois, passed this examination; but as
he was nominated under a mistake, there
being no vacancy in his district, he will
have to wait until next year, when he will
be admitted without examination. The
new cadets will take their first lessons put
ting them in form, as it is called, to-day.
The first class which is now to be exam
ined numbers in all forty-two members, but
one, for some delinquency, has been sus-
pended, and will have to wait another year
before being graduated. This class when
first its members sought admission, four
years ago, numbered one hundred and for
ty-fOur, of whom one-half or seventy-nine
were rejected. From a class of sixty-five
in that year, Is has dwindled down to forty
two
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SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN.
A Protest Against AmIiation With the
Northern Chureh-separate Organ
izatiOn for Negroes-Adjournm

A Protest Against AmIiatiOn With the
Northern Chureh-separate Organ
izatiOn for Negroes-Adjournme
COLUMBUS, Mss, May 30.-The South
ern General Assembly met at $50 A. NJ. to-
day. The question of baptizing children
in the Church was further considered, and
the report of the Committee on Bills and
Oyertures, recommending that their names
be placed on the Church registers; and that
certificates be given them when they move
from one Church to another, was adopt
ed. The Rev. Ii. NJ. Smith, New Orleans,
read long protest against the action of the
Assembly, in appointing Conference with
Northern Assembly as protest was an in
dictment OF Northern Assembly. This
body did not deem it worth any answer,
and admitted it to record. Rev. L. Beck,
Of Kentucky, reported the report
on publication, recommending: LIST
approval of the Incorporation of
the Committee of Publication; second
special collection fol the Publishing House;
Sd no further investment in stereotype
plates; 4th endorses the Earnest Worker
and Chadren'S Friend and Tunes and
Hymns; 9Th, reappoints the old committee
on the Docket.
Rev. II. c. Alexander read the report of
the Committee on Relations with the
Reformed Church duties, recommending
the adoption Of plans of cooperation with
two, instead of four fraternal delegates.
Adopted unanimously.
Rev. j. L. kirkpatrick, of Virginia, read
his protest against the action of the As
sembly in recommending the Faculty to
make the attendance of students on chapel
services at Columbia Seminary voluntary.
Admitted TO record.
The statistical tables of the Assembly
were increased to include a column for
Elders and Deacons' Eyangelization and
baptized children.
The Committee on Education reported,
recommending a change of location of the
committee from Richmond, Va, to Mem
phis, Tenn, ard recommending the fourth
Thursday of February as a dag of prayer.
Rev. II. X. Raymond presented a report
on Sunday showing that forty-Iour
Presbyteries have reported 81, 200 collect
ed; teachers 6,S46; Scholars $4,000.
Adopted.
The report on systematic benovolenee
was read and adopted showing a total of
S257,000 collected for foreign missions.
The number of contributing Churches, l.
152; Churches not giving, 433. The resig-
nations Of Reys. Wilson and Adger were
accepted, and resolutions of regret and love
were adopted.
Rev. Alex. Martin, of Danville, Va, was
elected to the Department of Church His
tory and Policy.
The report of separate church organiza-
tiOn of negroes was read, pending which
Rev. Pitzea said: 81 have doubts and mis-
givings on this plan, but l understand the
report to affirm, first, the negroes have asked
for this; second, our Church abates nothing
Of its interest intheirsalyation, but believes
this is the best mode of evangelizing them;
third, the constitutional rights of Presby-
teries over the whole subject remained UNI
touched to this" The committee respond
ed emphatically in the affirmative, and the
report was adopted. The Assembly will
adjourn tonight.
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Condensed kilograms.

Decoration day was generally observed
throughout the North.
The American Medical Association meets
at Detroit tomorrow.
The Synod Of the Northwestern District
of the Reformed Church opened at Louis
vile yesterday.
Cleveland had threatening confagrS-
ton among the lumber yards Friday night,
but no wind blowing, it was stayed after
burning up about 81 600.
An 5000 brewery was burned at TeTe
Haute.
Caleb Gushing expected to be received
officially by Marshal Serrano yesterday.
G. S. Emerson, of Bowling Green, Ohio,
a student in Carnell University, while
bathing in Fall creek this afternoon, being
unable to swim, was drowned.
The Illinois Editorial Association ar
rived in Baltimore accompanied by forty
laiies. They will go to Washington Nor
day,
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COLUMBIA, TENN.
The First Annual Spring Stock
Fair.
A Fine Display and Large At
tendance.
List of Premiums Awarded.

L4hSI Oh premiums AWARDED.
Special 10 the Unien and American.
COLUMBIA, TENN, May 30.-The first
annual Spring Stock Fair was held here to-
day. The display of stock was as fine as
ever seen in Maury county. The atten-
dance was good, notwithstanding the
threatening weather. The following is a
list of the premiums awarded:
Best saddle stations, three years old and
upward-premium, Thos. Gibson. Certi-
ficate, CRANBERRY & Brown.
Best saddle gelding years old and up
ward-premium, ]. M. Hunter. Certifi-
cate, 7. II. Mays.
Best saddle mare 3 years and up
wards-Premium, j. W. Alexander. Ger
tifca.e, J. T. Haley.
Best pair of horses in harness, regardless
Of age or sex-Premium, Mays & Dob
son. Certificate, 7. II. Mays.
Best harness mare, regardless of age
Premium TO Diana, the property of T. w.
Keesel. Certificate, Mays & Dobson.
Best brood mare-Pnemium and certif-
cate, Thomas Gibson.
Best mare and three colts, her produce
Premium, ]. ]. Cranberry. Certificate, w.
r. Thomas.
Best herd of horses-Premium, Thomas
Gibson. Certificate, Campbell Brown.
Boys Riding Ring for 10 years and under
15-Premium to White Hughes.
Best rOckaway gelding or mare-Pre-
MUM, 7. W. Keesee. Certificate, L. w.
Black.
Aged harness stallions-Premium to
Brown & Gibson. Certificate to Maury
Trotting Association.
Two year old harness stallion-Premium,
Brown q Cranberry. Certificate, Thomas
Gibson.
One year oldharness stallion-Premium,
]. A. Vaughan.
Aged harness gelding-Premium, Moss
& Dodson. Certificate, T. w. Reese.
One year old harness gelding-Premium,
G. W. Campbell.
Aged mares-Premium, L. w. Keesee.
Certificate. Mays & Dobson.
Two-year old harness mares-Premium,
j. II. Johnson. Certificate, Miss Mamie
Campbell.
One-year old harness mares-Premium,
J. II. Dew.
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MILL RIVER.
The Chea,ness of Human Life.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, May 30.-At the
investigation to-day into the recent Mill
River disaster, son of the late ex-Gov.
HAYDEN testified that he had known his
father to get up in the night and drive to
the reservoir. distance of FIVE miles.
Basselt, the contractor, was croSs-ex-
amined. and admitted that even the indefi-
mite specifications for the construction of the
dam were not adhered to, and that himself
and partner entered on the work in the be-
lief that the daEn might give way even if
built according to the specifications.
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: THAT BIG BLAZE.
Additional Particulars i'm Relation 10
the Burning Of the St Louis and
Southeastern shops.


As our readers are aware, the extensive
machine shops Of the ST. Louis and South
eastern Railway, at Mt. Vernon, H., were
totally destroyed by fire last "Wednesday
night. The fire originated in the boiler
room, and, as heavy wind from the south
east was blowing at the time, in less than
half an hour the main building was in
flames. An engine drew large number Of
cars away which were standing next to the
building, and a Pullman palace car, which
was in the paint shop, was also drawn out
without damage. AT S:l5 the roof fell in,
and, as all the braces, shafts and wood
work were of pine, it burned like finder
wood. The fire continued to burn with
GREAT fierceness during the entire night.
In the setting-up shops were engiIes Nos.
II. ~ and 81, the latter just in from the
accident of Tuesday night; engine No. II
was all ready to 60 out of the shOps,and No.
II was still undergoing repairs. Combine
ton coach No. Z, and, in the main shops,
passenger coach No. 30, were undergoing
reDairs. These, with the engines, are to-
tai loss
The shops were built at Mont Vernon,
ILL.,, about two and half years ago, and
were the finest in the State. The buildings
tfaQ a frontage Oh OoO lCct- With
tending back from each side, and was lOca-
ced about mile distant from the depot in
the town. The northwest corner was two
stories in height, the upper one being oc-
cupied by the officers Of the machinery de-
partment, the master mechanics Office, and
the home office of the Assistant General
Superintendent, aud also by meeting hall
of the Engineers and Mechanics Union.
All the books and papers Of this story we've
saved from the flames.
The building was of brick, with the roofs
fire-proof, all of them being covered with
slate, excepting the boiler-room, which was
of gravel. The shops we furnished with
the most improved modern machinery.
made by Sellers, of Philadelphia, all If
which, including large lathe costing over
81 900, was destroyed, excepting a valuable
planer. The loss to the building and its
machinery viii be about $4,000, not in
Guiding the cars and the three engines, the
extent of the damage to which cannot be
ascertained. The disaster throws about
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NORTHERN PRESBYTERIAN.
Home MissiOns-A Spontaneous Col.
lection Of $4,000.


ST.. LOUIS, May 30.-At the morning ses-
sion of the General Assembly, DR.. Nelson,
from the Committee on Home Missions, re-
ported great and unusual prosperity in the
last year. The receipts from all sources
were S29T, $50, less by S7,567 than the pre-
vious year. The payments, including a
balance of 81, 400 reported to the last As
sembly, were 500, 544, leaving due on the
LIST Of April to the missionaries $19, 500.
There are 1,210 Sabbath-schools in the
mission fields, embracing 100000 children
and teachers. Two hundred and seventy
three new ones have organized during the
year.
The total debt of the Board CT Home
Missions, including Sustentatioa Commit
tee, was now about $4,000. Elder Stew
art, of New York, offered to contribute
$1,000 towards reducing the debt. Collec-
ton was taken up, and about $4,000 was
subscribed, the largest being the Presbyte-
ries of New York and Philadelphia-S5,0O 900
each. About one hundred Presbyteries and
two hundred Churches aud large number
Of individuals are among the contributors.
At the afternoon session, DIR. Booth, from
the committee appointed to formulate the
action of the Assembly in regard to the
consolidation Of the Boards, made areport,
which was adopted. He also reported the
causes for which contributions are to be
collected: Foreign Missions, Sustentation,
Education, Missionary Work, Board Of Pub
LEGATION, Church Erection, Ministerial Re
lief, Home Missions and Freedmen.
Southern Brethren.
Rev. Mr.. Kette-dage, of Chicago, read a
private telegram, which stated that the
United Presbyterian Church, in General As.
sembly at Columbus, Miss, had appointed a
Committee of Conference with this Assem-
bly,. The announcement was received with
loud applause.
The Salt OF the Earth.
DR.. Dickson, one of the secretaries of the
Home Board, spoke on the subject of Home
Missions. The gospel is the only salt which
can save from putrifcation the body poll
tic, the body civil, and the body religious.
The speaker adverted 10 the fact that in the
next few years the vast number of Japan
csc and Chinese which will come to these
shores will have to be evangleized, and
the demand for missionaries be far greater
than at present.
DR.. Eels, of San Francisco, said the
Board was already doing the work of For
eign Missions in the Home Missionary
rounds.
The subject will be resumed Monday.
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THE Nashville Banner, about year
ago, was pretty good Radical paper.
1t winked very cunningly towards
Republicans and its editors and pro-
prietors gave it out privately that their
sympathies for Radicaism were very
marked and strong in fact, were
stronger than for the Democracy. That
was when it proclaimed the latter dead.
Now it is anxious to get back into the
fold, and is willing to eat any amount
of dirt to do it. 1t makes the civil
rights bill the pretext and is publish
ing more incendiary, meaner spirited
articles on the subject than any paper
in the South. Like some other papers,
whose fidelity to party has been ques-
toned, the Banner now wants to out
Herod the orthodox Bourbon papers,
KRozUille Chronicle.
The animus of the above attack upon
our worthy contemporary is sufficiently
manifest. As the Chronicle is the only
Radical paper in the State which has
not followed in Brownlow's wake and
denounced the Civil Rights bill, it feels
lonely, wants to bully the Banner into
keeping it company. Though fond of
a harmless tilt with the Banner once in
a while, we make no question whatever
as to its soundness on the goose this
time
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ARKANSAS.
Baxter FILLING Judicial yacane

Baxter Filling Judicial Vacancies.
LITTLE Rock, May 30.-The Governor
to-day appointed VIM. Harrison an Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court, vice NJ.
L. Stephenson, resigned. Harrison was a
candidate for the same position on the Re-
form ticket of 1872. j. Clendenin has
been appointed to the position of Judge in
the Seventh Judicial Court, vacated by the
resignation of Judge WhytOck, who issued
the writ of custer against Baxter in favor
of Rrnoks
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SUNDAY suggests that there still
hnger among us a few religious predi-
lections and prejudices, which latter
are liable to influence a mans social
status, and hence Congress is expected
to take them In hand so soon as it
abolishcs prejudice of color. Prussia
does not permit one of her subjects to
be ''churched," without looking into
the matter, because it affects his social
rights. Shall the American freeman
of African scent be left the victim of
ecclesiastical despotism? Perish the
thought.
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GERMANY covets the Duchy of Lux
embourg, which is often called the mill
tary key of the Continent, and was for
that reason declared neutral territory
by treaty of the Great Powers many
years since. The possession of the ia
nous fortress would give Germany a
vast advantage in the next war with
France
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OyERHAULED In MISSOURI.
A Kentucky Preacher Arrested on
the Charge of Murder.

the Charge of Murder.
ST. LOUIS, May 30.-A man named
Phelps, charged with numbering Taylor
Caldenn in Clay county, KY, a year ago
last January, was brought here from Bridge
ton, a small town in this county, and
placed in the charge of Detective Parker
from Clay county, who will leave with the
prisoner for Kentucky tonight.
Phelps is said to have left a wife and
seven children, but has been living at
Bridgeton with girl eighteen years old,
whom he brought from that State. He has
also been preaching and lecturing in and
around Bridgeton the past winter, and was
a prominent member of the Methodist
Church.
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THE RAILROAD LAW.
A Ticket Agent Fined One Dollar.

MILWAUKEE, May 30.-The first crimi-
nal trial for violating the railroad law of
this State, took place yesterday. The sta
ton agent of the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railroad had been arrested for charg-
ing more than the legal rate for tickets.
Yesterday he was found guilty and fined
one dollar.
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WASHINGTON.
The Postal Telegraph JOb-A Confer
ence ON the Finance Bill.

ence ON the Finance Bill.
WASHINGTON, May S0.-The House
Committee on Appropriations, in view of
the near approach of the adjournment of
Congress, notify the counsel for the West
ern Union Telegraph Company that the
Committee cannot give further oral hear
ing on the postal telegraph question, but
will consider any briefs submitted. 1t is
not considered probable that action will be
taken on the subject this session.
The conference committee on the finance
bill had a long session to-day, but adjourn
ed until Monday without coming to a con-
clusion on any point. The situation, in
Guiding the Presidents position, was dis
cussed.
Several intimated that it would be well
to avoid, if possible, the passage of any bill
which would be vetoed. One member of
the committee expressed the opinion to a
private citizen that it did not seem proba-
bic that any finance bill would be passed
this session.
Collision on the Potomac.
The steamer Lady Of the Lake, with IT'S
passengers on board, was run into on the
Potomac this evening by the United States
steamer Gettysburg, and had eighteen feet
of the bow on the larboard side stove. No
one hurt.
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RoehefOrt i'm SecIusiOn.

Henri Rochefort arrived at 7:30 this ev
ening, accompanied by two fellow refugees.
They declined all formal receptions ten
dered by representatives OF French reyolu
tionary Societies, and drove to the Grand
Central Hotel, where they remained in
seclusion during the evening.
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LOUISIANA.
Kellogg Calls for More Aid.

AeuOsg calls Tor More Aid
NEW ORLEANS, May 30.-Gov. kellogg
will send Commissioners to Washington to
urge National aid in rebuilding the leyees
OF the Mississippi river.
The schooner Texan Ranger, from Mania
seas, with cargo of sugar, struck a snaS
and sunk in the river last night. Loss,
$4,000.
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THE Radical party in Tennessee was
taken violently III on last Sunday and
Monday. The terrible epidemic known
as the civil rights bill struck horror
and dismay to the hearts of all asp;
rants for Office. 1t is in collapsed
condition, with but little hopes OF re-
coyery.-SheIbyUiUe COmgereiat.
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WHILE Americans devoted yesterday
to the memory of a million dead, our
English cousins were rejoicing over the
birthday of the Queen. Victoria
Alexandria is now in her seth year, of
which she has spent SO on the throne.
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THE CROPS.
Prospects i'm Alabama, MISSISSIPPI
pi, Arkansas and Texas.

Western Spring and Winter Wheat.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 30.-The National
Crop Reporter has published to-day re-
turns from one hundred and ninety-eight
correspondents, covering one hundred and
twenty-five counties in the States of Ala
bona, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas,
in relation to the area planted this season
in cotton and corn in those States. De-
auctions are also published from the esti-
mates of correspondents in relation to the
total of spring and winter wheat now in
the ground, in the States of Illinois, Indi-
ana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Ohio and Wisconsin. The following is an
abstract of the principal information fur
aished in the matter of cotton:
Southern Cotton and Corn.
There is shown a falling off from the
area planted last year, averaging in the
four States first named IA Clio per cent.
The decrease in area is Is 40 per cent.
The decrease in area is Is 419 per cent. in
Alabama; 9 40 per cent. in Arkansas;
20 40 per cent. in Mississippi, and > 2-10
per cent. in Texas.
The area devoted to corn in the same
is placed at an increase over the year past
to the extent of 8 40 per cent. The in
crease is given as 10 40 per cent. in Ala
bama; 40 per cent. in Arkansas; s per
cent. in Mississippi, and 10 6-10 per cent.
in Texas. The stand of both cotton and
corn in the States named, was, May Is,
much below a full stand, although the
stand Of corn was better than that of cotton.
In Louisiana the majority of reports re-
ceived, speak CT a considerable portion of
the land as overlooked. In all the four
States, the lateness of the season has very
much delayed matters, and although much
of the replanting which became necessary,
had been accomplished at the date of the
reports there will still be good deal of
land idle.
Western Wheat.
Estimates of correspondents in the eight
Western States previously mentioned, in
dictate an average increase in the total area
of wheat Of eight and two-tenths per cent.
The general condition of the growing
grain at the date of the last report was all
that could be desired, although the crop in
Iowa has suffered somewhat from the dep
relations of grasshOppers.
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MAJOR A. L. LANDS has announced
himself as candidate for Senator from
Bedford and Rutherford, and Col.
Colyar is going to crate for HIM at
Shelbyville tomorrow night. We
abominate the Majors semi-repudia-
ton heresy, but he is unquestionably
one Of the cleverest men and best rail-
road officials in Tennessee. 1t is sad
to know that such brilliant prospects
are to be blasted by one speech.
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Col. A. S. CoLYAR will speak at
Shelbyville Monday night, on the sub
ject of taxation.-BanRer.
The portentous event is thus an
nounced by the SheIbyriHe CONNER
ctaI-an " Independent " paper, by
the way:
A. S. Colyar, the head man of the
"Kolyar Khan" movement of recent
memory, blows his bugle in Shelbyville
on next Monday. Tune" Taxation. I"
We prefer the Commercials style.
There is more soul in it.
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KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD.
Desperate Struggle with Express
Robbers.
A Deadly Fight in the Dark at Forty
Miles an Hour.

n N&tt DdEh "a
Miles an Hour.
DETROIT, MICH, May 30.-Last night
as the Atlantic express, which leaves Chi
cagO at 5:15 was passing between New
Buffalo and Niles, two unknown men pried
open the front door of the express car and
knocked down S. B. Heath, the messenger,
who was sorting his money packages for
different stations. One of them grabbed
packages containing s., 700, jumped from the
car a. escaped, leaving the other robber
struggling with Heath for the mastery in
the darkness, the candle having become
extinguished. Heath finally drew his pis-
toll and shot the scOundrel, and then he
himself fell insensible from his injuries.
As the train was approaching Niles he re-
covered sufficiently to call for help, but
was unable to rise. The robber lived only
a few seconds after being taken from the