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The Senate went into executive session,
and soon alter adjourned.
HOUSE.

Mr.. Dunnell, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported q bill providing
that In the adjustment Of oil railroad land
grants, II any Of the lands granted be
lound in,the possession Of an actual set
te, whose entry or filing has been allow
cd under the pre- e'emption or homestead
laws subsequent 10 the time when the
right OF the railroad company was de-
clared TO have attached 10 such lands,
the company shall be. entitled 10 select an
equal quantity Of other lands In lien
thereof from any public lands within ibe
limits OF the grant to which the company
shall receive the titles, the same as thouSh
originally granted. The bill was passed
without discussion.
Mr.. Foster offered q resolution instruct.
ing the joint committee on The aiTsIrs OF
the District Of Columbia to INQUIRE
whether any officer or employe OF Inc
United States, or ot the District Govern
meat, have been employed In any con-
splracy 10 defeat or hinder the investi-
CATION, and particularly to inquire into The
circumstances connected with the late
robbery OF the safe in the office Of the
United States District Attorney, The
resolution was adopted.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole, Mr.. Haskins In the chair.
on the Centennial bill appropriation OF
$S 100000.
Mr. Kelly opened the debate, speaking
OF the celebration as Q matter 10 which
the honor Of the nation had been com.
mitted by both the Legislative and Exec.
utive Departments Of the Government.
Mr. Hale followed in q speech adverse
70 the measure. His opposition to II was
impelled BY two general reasons. First,
because the treasury was drained and
second, because when the enterprise was
first introduced the gentleman from Penn.
sylvania Joined In the most solemn
pledges that II Congress would give the
matter Ito mere formal sanction nothing
else would be asked. Mr.. Hale went on
TO allude 10 the preference given by the
House to the centennial bill
MIR. Hale denied that the Executive
branch Of the Government was com.
mitted to the measure as 0 National en-
terprise. He warned the House that this
appropriation was not the last that would
be- asked. The receipts Of the Philadel-
phia exhibition would not be $4,000 900,
he believed, and, the expenses would moi
be less than sc. 100000. Congress would
be asked to pay the deficit, and at last,
worn out and tired, like "Merlin" OF
opportunities of Vivian, Congress would
give way and vote the money in order 10
have peace.
Mr.. Packard followed with speech in
advocacy Of the bill, which he said COM
mended itselfto his judgment, his feelings
and his patriotism. he argued that he
Government was committed 10 the exhi-
bilion as a National enterprise.
Mr.. Tremain advocated the bill and
said that the Government sanction had
beed bestowed on the enterprise, The
Committee took recess until 7:3O. The
evening session 10 be for the cousidera.
tion OF the Indian Appropriation bill.
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CLEVELAND, May 5.-The annual meet.
Ing Of stockholders Of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern R. R., for the election
Of directors for the ensuing year, will be
held In this city tomorrow. The follow
Ing gentlemen from New York, interested
In the meeting, arrived by a special car
this afternoon: VIM. q. Vanderbilt,
Augustus Schell, E. Il. Robinson, s. F.
Barger, ]. Condit Smith, ]. B. butcher,
Q. Willis and E. D. Worcester.
The Ohio Grand Encampment Of the
Independent Order OF Odd Fellows met
to-day. The welcome address was de-
liyered by Chas. II. Babcock, Past Grand
Master, Of Cleveland, and the response by
Grand Patriarch, james A. Armstrong, !,
Of Cincinnati. "
An amendment TO the constitution was
adopted reducing the legislative depart
ment from "a TO 90 members. Chart era
were granted for new Encampments at
Kanton, Athens, Brooklyn, Camden,
Goshen, Republic, Cummingsville, and
Cincinnati, (25th Ward)
The next session will be held in Green.
vile, Darke county, on the 2d Tuesday In
May 1875. The officers for the ensuing
year will be installed tomorrow.
An excursion on the Lake ia TO be
given the Encampment tomorrow after.
noon after the adjournment Of the session.
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ARKANSAS MATTERS.

LITTLE Rock May GA special to the
Gdsttb says that one OF the largest meet.
ings ever held In Jefferson county con.
yened, OF Pine Bluff last night. Hon.
VIM. Harrison, who was q candidate for
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
on the Brooks ticket in 1879, and who
claims that he was elected, presided over
the meeting. Strong resolutions were
adopted, condemning Brooks. and ap.
proving OF Baxter's course; also approy-
ing Of the wise course Of Gen. H. King
White In the management Of affairs in
the interest Of Baxter in that section.
A special to the same paper from He
lena says that large meeting was held at
that place last night, composed principal
" OF colored people. Hon. ]. f. White
colored ex'State Senator and present State
Commissioner oi Public Works, address,
ed the meeting In the interest Of peace
and advised those present not to Join the
forces OF either side, but to let the Legis-
lature determine the question.
The U. 3. troops formed q line across
Markham street last night on three separ.
ate occasions to prevent an advance oil the
Baxter forces. Brooks received a rein
torcement Of one company, nearly all
colored, from Perry county this evening.
Chlet Justice Mcclure to. day had a writ
served on Generals Churchill and Bloche,
commanding them to produce the bodies
OF Messrs. Bennett and Searle, the Associ.
ate Justices of the Supreme Court, whose
arrest was mentioned yesterday. These
officers replied by stating that martial law
prevailed in Pulaski county at this time,
and they knew Of no orders except those
which came from their superiors. The
Baxter side has advices from Washington
that Senator Clayton applied to the Presi.
dent for the use Of Federal troops in
searching for the two Judges, but the
President declined to let them be used
for that purpose. A few days ago the
Baxter side sent to St. Louis to have a
duplicate seal Of State made. The seal
was forwarded yesterday by express.
This morning before the express agent
had time 10 deliver 1t squad Of Brooks
men entered the Office and captured the
seal. Considerable activity prevails on
both sides tonight. Sentinels are
doubled around Baxter's headquarters,
and a general military air prevadcs every.
thing.
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No suaerIng Above NAPOLEON. .

MEMPHls, May 5.-It is proper to re.
peat the statement sent in these dispatches
that there Is no suffering or destitution
above Napoleon which has not or Is being
relieved, and care should be taken to send
supplies to responsible parties at tho de.
pots already established below that point
IN order that they may be properly dis.
tributed. Planters from below were in
the city to-day trying to procure hands,
who confirm the previous statement in re-.
gard TO a large number OF colored hands
refusing to make new engagements,
thinking the National Government will
provide for them. The river at this point
has fallen about two inches and a steady
decline Is looked for. It Is safe 10 state
that from New Madison to the mouth ol
White river, on the Arkansas side, there
Is not single plantation that Is not entire.
ly submerged, while on the east side
the damage IS triaing. The leyees In
TuricA and Coahoma counties, Miss,
have thus far withstood the flood.
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FROM NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, May ga special to tho
Nashville papers, received from Colum-
bia, Tennessee, at 11:30 last night, says
There is great excitement here to-
night over an outrage committed by q
negro named Merritt Morey upon tho
the person Of young lady, whose name
is withheld by request or her friends.
The villain met her at the outskirts OF the
city about o'clock, and accomplished
his purpose before the neighbors, who
had been aroused by her screams, could
go TO her assistance. Tho police are In
pursuit OF the negro.
Bill Kelly will be hung at this city on
next Friday, for the crime OF rape on q
white woman, committed about two years
ago. Sheriff Whitworth has made all the
necessary preparations. The scaftold is
erected in the Lewis bottom, Just outside
OF the city limits, TO the left OF the Mur.
treesboro pike, between two hills, from
which 10000 to 10000 persons can wit
ness the execution,
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Lafayette Elec,lo,n,

LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 5.-Not much
interest was felt in the city election to.
day except IN one or two wards. In the
First and Second there was no opposition,
the present incumbents for councilmen
being returned. In the Sixth Ward
there was a close contest, the Republican
candidate being elected by "a votes. In
the Fourth Ward the Democratic candi.
date was elected over his Temperance
competitor by IA majority. The Dem.
ocrstic candidate was elected in the
Filth Ward by an increased majority.
The vote is very light, fully one-quarter
smaller than last year. The complexion
OF the Council is unchanged; First, SEQ.
ond, Fourth and Filth arc Democratic,
and the Third and Sixth Republican.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, May 6.-The captain Of tho
Steamer Ohio, which arrived OF Queens.
toWn yesterday from Philadelphia, re-
ports that . fire broke out In the hold on
Thursday last, and the flames were moi
exlinguished before a part Of the deck
and cargo were burned. The Ohio hSs
proceeded for Liverpool.
General Sickles has sailed for tbe
United States, and Minister Jay will sail
Saturday next.
LlvRRPooL, May 5,-The steamer Ohio
has reached here with her matches tightly
baltencd. II is not thought the fire Ii her
hold Is extinguished.
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WARRINGTON, May IA bill was in
troduced In the Senate to-day making or
appropriation Of $3.50. 900 Tor the relief O
the sufferers by the overflow Of the Mis-
stsSippi and tributaries.
The Senate Committee on Finance 10,
day had another meeting onthe House
currency bill and It is understood by a
vote ol 4 against 3 decided to recommend
the adoption Of the provisions requiring
greenbacks to be retired to the extent Of
~ per cent Of the amount Of the new Ma.
donal Bank notes issued. .1U
Four or five hundred laborers assembl.
Cd IN the rotunda Of the Capital this alter
coon 70 have . conference with the dele
gate OF the District Of Columbia relative
10 the money owed them by contractors
under the Board Of Public Works. The
laborers want Congress to make an an.
preparation 10 pay them and deduct the
amount from the sum due by the Govern.
ment 70 the District authorities.
Frederick Marley has been nominated
tor Register Of Land Office at Detroit.
no DXcn1oN on THE ARKANaAs TROUBLES.
At the Cabinet session today there was
some conversation over the affairs In Ar.
kansas, but the Executive has not yet
given his decision. The Attorney Gen.
eral stated that the attorneys for Brooks
had not completed their argument and
have asked for day or two to prepare It
thoroughly. The session was brief and
The departments, were all represented,
Assistant Secretaries Sawyer and CoWan
beng present for the Treasury and In.
terror Departments respectively.
General Butler, who had severe bill
!lo1S attack yesterday, is still confined to
oed, but his symptoms are favorable for
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Gt1eqttelIig

THE TRIAL OF PRoF. swNG.-We
publish the fist days proceedings this
morning Of the great trial now going on
at Chicago against Prof, SWING for
heresy. This trial will interest many
readers inside and outside oI the particu.
lar communion to which the Professor
belongs. The gravamen Of his offence
seems to be declaration that the West.
minister Catechism is an imperfect inter.
probation Of the Bible. The contest
awakened by this declaration and the
charges Of heresy since preferred against
the unfortunate Professor, has grown in
proportions until 1t now involves two OF
three other ministers to q greater or less
degree. For instance MIR. BARTLETT,
Pastor Of q Calvinistlc Church, declares
that itwould be a disgrace to a minister
In this enlightened age not to be convict,
cd Of mostof the charges preferred against
Professor SWING, which has raised de.
cided storm in his congregation.
Mr.. HELMRR, CopgregatiOnalist pastor,
has also insugurated row amid his flock
BY coming to Prof. swNG's rescue by ad.
vlsing his hearers 10 believe only what
experience and reason dlctate-that re.
llglon Is rational, and that whatever is
irrational in the tenets of q church is false.
The question which naturally arises, and
which the Rev. Mr.. HELMRR does not at
tempt to solve. ls, Who shall be the udge
Of the nationality or irrationAlity Of ar.
ticles oI faithH
Next in tho field comes Rev. Dr..
THOMAS Methodist, who feels called Of
Heaven to bear hand In the quarrel, and
fights boldly on the side Of Professor
sw1Na, and is likely to receive severe dis.
clpline at the hands Of the church au.
thorities therefor.
Altogether the discussion aroused Is
pretty lively and bids fair to rival the
famous CHIMNEY case.
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TIE Cincinnati Gazette Of yesterday, in
speaking Of business, says that "the whole
country is in state Of chronic economy,
except the general and local governments
which keep up expenses, and draw from
the people full taxes. which they are not
as well able to pay as when there was
sctIyity in trade. Money Is plenty, be.
cause those who have undoubted credit
zee no way to employ it proatably, and
capitalists are not disposed to LEND 1t to
otherp. The New York banks gained
largely in reserve last week, and with in
creased means, which they were desirous
to lend, loans actually declined, A simi.
lar condition exists in other leading mon.
etary centers."
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TEE WINTER WuEAT.-The Depart.
ment Of Agriculture has very promising
returns relative to the condition Of wheat
throughout the country. In the South
the crop Is luxuriant, and IN the Middle
States the outlook Is favorable, especially
in Pennsylvania, where ninetenths OF
the counties make favorable returns,
Three-iourths of the counties in the Ohio
Valley report an average ol favorable
condition. Missouri and Kansas make
even a better report. California prom
ises to eclipse herself, a yield Of 40,0O0i-
900 bushels being looked for.
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TIE ACCIDENT OF BIRTH.-This means
q good deal in some countries, especially
among high born people. orinstance
the Marquis Of Lorne, eldest son of the
Duke Of Argyle, married a daughter Of
Queen Victoria, while his brother, Lord
Walter Campbell, third son of the Duke,
has just married Miss Miner, the daugh-
ter ota rich but uneducated Manchester
manufacturer. Thus we have pleblan and
royal blood introduced into the same
family. This bride Is now sister.in.law
ot the Queens daughter, and also OF the
Duchess Marie Of Russia. and yet she will
rank 90 far beneath them on oil State oc.
casions as to be practically no relation at
all. All this comes from marrying the
third instead Of the Oldest son Of Duke.
The Oldest son succeeds to the title and
estates ot his father and therefore
he Ia the one member OF the family oil
whom 1t can be said, in the Language ol
scripture, that to those who hsVo more
shall be given. The Argyles are blooded
stock-so much 80 that Queen Yictoria
considered them good enough to inter-
marry Without they are also numer-
Gus population and therefore the junior
members Of the family are obliged to
feather their nests among the common
herd. This Is as it should be: Such
links bind the different qualifications Of
English society together, and make 1t
strong, durable and progressive.
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THE last report oi the Pension Bureau,
which has Just emerged from the Con.
gressional printing house, shows that the
"claims for pensions arising from the war
Of the rebellion" up to the S0th ol June,
1873, remaining "unadjudicated," )" make
up the irishtful amount Of OF $50. Il may
be interesting, too, to know that the cases
ol invalid soldiers and sailors amount 10
s9,O74, and those Of mothers, widows and
orphans to 29,6l6. At tho close Of the
last aseal year, 1t may be said TO have
been thirteen years since the pension roll
ofthe rebellion began. During that time
2Slt2 pensions have been allowed; 5s,-
6sl have been rejected, and, as we have
before said, el,Ss9 are still pending "un-
adjudicAted."
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Col. ALEXANDER CANpBEII, of Beth.
any, was in the city yesterday. BE
spent the winter on his plantation in
Louisiana, and only returned home q
few weeks ago He tells US that the
newspapers have not exaggerated the
private advices that he has received in
regard to the overflow. Nine of the
largest cotton parishes Of Louisiana arc
inundated, and 250OOO acres Of cotton
and 100000 acres Of corn arc destroyed,
without counting small farms and gar.
dsns. Twelve parishes, producing an
nually 10000 hogsheads ol sugar, are also
overhowed. twenty-five thousand peo-
pie are already suffering for food, and
the number Is perhaps increasing. Crops
are also washed out in the uplands by
rain,
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EVANSVILLE, May 5.-Henry Rledel,
aged twenty:three, shot his Uncle, Fred.
erick Rledell, aged iorty.three, In the
head about half.past ten o'clock tonight
Riedel is q notorious rough who has spent
several months In prison for attempting
to kill prostitute. There was no
quarrel between him and his uncle and
the shooting seems without provocation,
The assassin is in Jail. Riedel will die.
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From Panama.

PANAMA, May GA fire In Maaaga
Vicaraugoa burned lao houses.
A British man'ol-war has gone to
valparaiso to investigate the case Of
Capt. Hyde, Of the steamer Tocma,
which capsized short time ago outside
OF the har6or. II appears that after
tlial by the British court at Valparaizo
Capt. Hyde, with consent Of the British
Consul, took passage in q British vessel
Tor Liverpool, but ChiliAn' authorities
took him from the steamer and marched
him In manacles through the streets oI
valparaiso to prison, Notwithstanding
the protest Of the Consul.
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A MAN may buy a ticket, nowadays,
for $1,000 that will carry him from New
York around the globe and back again
to New York, using flrst.clsss lines Of
travel all the way. Along this route,
with the exception only of the gap ct
G,000 miles make by the Pacific Ocean,
run telegraph wires, and work Is rapidly
in progress to complete this last break in
the circuit. Puck should have lived a
little later in the history Of progress to
see his girdling process eelipsed.
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SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANcpco, May 5.-Thirty ladies
o! the Woman's Temperance Alliance
visited the Board Of Supervisors last night
and presented another petition for the or.
der against the sale Of liquors IN corner
groceries. Mayor Otis said the Board
had the matter under consideration, but
1t was q difficult subject to legislate upon
properly The women were followed 10
the hall by large crowd OF spectators.
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A Couple OF Nice Clerka.

New YoRK, May 5.-Geo. Vanvelzer
confidential clerk Of the hudson River
Railroad Company, failed together with
Baxter, another clerk, to make his ap-
pearance yesterday in the office. Subse-
quently the combination lock Of the safe
Of which he only had the key, was found
to have been tampered with. The door
was forced open and It was discovered
that $50, 900 were missing.
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Fort WAYNE, IND, May 5.-The mu-
nicipal election passed of quietly to-day.
The temperance question was not made q
prominent feature, and the only point Of
interest was in the Sd ward, which was
holly contested and resulted in the elec-
ton OF the Democratic candidate for
Council by q majority OF 90. Three Re-
publtcans who ran as independent candi-
dates were elected from the 1st, Sd and
9Th wards. The rest Of the wards went
Democratic. By proclamation Of the
Mayor the saloons werc kept closed all
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New Arch Bi,hons.

CINCINNATI, May 5.-Ata meeting Of
Roman Catholic Arch Bishops to-day
Philadelphia was made an Arch Diocese.
Two other Arch Dloceses 1t Is thought
will be created, and additional Bishop
ricks will be created. The meetings Of
the Arch Bishops are strictly private.
The news Of the action in regard to Phil.
adelphia Is perfectly reliable,
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Fire In the Cargo.

PmIADEIpHrA, May 5.-Edmund Nor.
riS, for many years editor OF the Trenton
GGgette, died last night.
The agents Of the American Line re.
cetved Gable dispatch today stating
that q smoulderiDg fire had been discov-
cred In . portion Of the cargo Of the
steamer Ohio, but 1t had been extin-
guished by steam pumps.
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TERRE HAuTE, 1sD., May 5.-Neither
the Republicans nor Democrats had o
straight ticket in the fleld to-day, and
the result Is the election Of four council
men nominated BY the Citizens Conven-
tion, and one nominated BY the Working.
mems Convention. Two OF the Coun.
cilmen elected are avowed temperance
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suIclded wlth oii-M,pers, s,rike.

CRcNNATr, May 6.-sarah Parker, q
servant, was burned to death in New
park, KY, today, BY making tho expert
ment oi kindling fire with coal oil.
A Gazette Lancaster special says that
tho striking miners at NeIsonville are
smashing all the tools in the Brooks coal
mine TO prevent nev men from going to
wnrk
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Two Men Shot.

CNoNNATI, May 6.-Two brothers,
named Walker, were shot in Owen coun.
y, Kyr yesterday by William SWart
One .of the brothers died instantly and
the other is dangerously wounded. SwaIt
charged them with having secured an
indictment against him In tho Federal
Court for come misdemeanor,
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Weather Reports
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON, D, O., Nay $500 r, \,
PROBABILITIES,

For the lake region, light variable
winds, 8 rising temperature and clear or
partly cloudy weather.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, q
rising temperature, northerly and wester-
ly winds, with clear or clearing weather.
For the Northwest, northerly to varia.
BILE winds, rising temperature and gen.
orally clear weather.
The Ohio and lower Mississippi rivers
will fall slowly; the central and lower
Missouri will rise slightly or remain sta
tionsty during the coming twenty.tour
hours.
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Aid for the ove,aowed. .

CHARLESTON, s. O., May 5.-The citl-
zens' committee telegraphed TO New
Orleans to-day authorizing draft Of
$4,000 for the relief Of sufferers by the
floods. Contributions are still coming In.
Collections will be taken up In the
Churches next Sunday for The same
purpose. ~ ~