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JAPAN.
a Representative Assembly In Prospect
NAH tiserVIee-FaiIaKe and Restfy-
iIies-Ifens from China.

SAN Francisco, December 23.-The
mail steamship Nasso de Cana arrived
this afternoon from Hong Hong, by
way Of Yokohama. Her latest dates are
Hong Kong, November 25th, snd Yo-
kohama, December 9Th. The attention
OF the japanese government is now
turning upon the establishment of a
representative assembly in Min Den Gi,
which has been in allegiance during the
dispute with China. Il viii Likely come
in operation early in the spring.
An important failure has taken place
in TOkei, by the firm of Ono & Co. They
were esteemed as ranking among the
wealthlest and safest ia the whole
country, and short time back, in con-
neotion with Mitsua, q great German
banker, established one Of the so.called
national banks, contributing no less than
one million dollars toward the capital.
The Gazette, in describing the place Of
festivities, gays the streess Of the native
taYn presented q brilliant and animated
appearance. The night was fine, thnnsh.,
chilly, the exeeedinsi;,- muddy state Of
/ lac inoroughiares being the greatest
drawback to outdoor enjoyment. De-
spite this, the streets were crowded with
gight-seeTs among whom not a few for
eigneIs were to be seen.
II is pretty well known that on the
frat OF January next the Japanese gov
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In 1872 we had a dry season and fa-
vOrable fall, and to November 2Sth had
received 81 per cent. Of the total crop, 8
greater percentage than usual, and but
for the epizOOtic the crop would have
been marked earlier than was ever
known. In October Of this year we had
$50, 600 bales, and in November, 81, 600,
against 3S7, eco and SO, coo re pectively,
for 1873, We cite this to show that this
crop has been sent forward more rapidly
than any one previous, and that receipts
DO not indicate the extent OF the crop
this year. The crop, forced by the
drought, opened early and uniformly;
picking began about July 10Th in all the
cotton States, was uninterrupted for
four months, and has been over for some
time. Picking was over in Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Ar
kansas by November Goth, and in
Louisiana by December I5th-a thing
never before known in the history OF
cotton. The freedmen Of the south are
more than usually dissatisfied, and are
holding meetings preparing to emigrate
in bodies, as they have not made any
thing by their labor this season, on ac-
count OF short crops, and hence have
forced their cotton into market more
promptly than usual, so as to realize
upon it as soon as possible. The bag
giDg trade is lifeless, and has suffered
heavily this season by the decline in
prices, which has not compensated man
ufactnreFs by an increased demand.
The wants Of planters have been as ur-
gent as usual, but factors have been less
able to AID them, owing to the want Of
currency and credit incident to the pam
ic, the results of which are Just being
felt in. the south. All of these causes, as
well as increased railroad facilities, have
operated to hurry forward the crop with
unprecedented rapidity, and hence the
enormous receipts at The ports.
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CopgEes.ioHai PrOeseaiDgs.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December 23.-1he
senate was called to order by Chief
Clerk M'Donald, who read a Communi-
cation from President Wilson,
stating that he would be absent from
the city upon the meeting Of the senate
to-day, and requesting him to inform
the senate OF the fact.
Senator Anthony offered q resolution
thst, in the absence Of the Vice-Presi-
dent, Matthew 4. Carpenter be chosen
president prO ten. Of tbe senate.
Senator Stevenson moved that the
election be by ballot. agreed TO.
Senator Anthony nominated Matthew
Il. CARPENTER and Senator stevenson
nominated a. G. Thurman. The vote
being taken. resulted-Carpenter, 49,
Thurman, Is.
On taking the chair Senator Carpenter
said: "Senat0rs accept ny thenks fol
this renewed expression ofyonE k1nQnesi
and favor The only return can make
will be au impartial discharge o! m9
duties, which shall enoeavOr 10 do"
Se.ator West said that yesterday hG
was constrained to do an uDgratiou
thing by objectiGg 70 the passage Of
RESOLUTION for the hciGinE OF a recess
he made the objection IN Difference E thi
wishes Of MS southern colleagues IRON
the southern states who had voted Z
oppose any recess. He nov moved that tbl
senate proceed to recOr slider TIE sctiol
on that resolution. Agreed to- and tn
resolution was thea read and agreed Z
Without discussion.
The naval appropriation bill was re
celved from The house, was read by tn
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TIE St. Louis Democrat, though ar
IDENTIFY Republican, indeed sometimes
very Radical, does not allow lis partisan
zeal 10 fnterp1se between it and the ma
t4nal interests Of the southwest. In its
l-sue Of Tuesday, for instance, it has an
excellent article upon the Southern
Pacific railroad, the opening paragraph
Of which asserts very ssDsibly that "the
existence Of only one road to the Pacific
coast, and tuat road liable 10 interrup-
lion, is in itself a serious evil, which af-
fesls the whole country alike. The To-
cation Of that one road lar north Of the
axis Of population or Of territory, is an
other evil, which is q most gTievous one
10 the people Of the southern and central
states. II has done very much, within
rbe last nine years, to divert immigrs-
tfon and cspital from the very region, Of
all Others. which stood most Ia need OF
aotb. and in which that immigration
and ezuital would have yielded the laTg-
st return by increase Of the national
rroduct.oa Of wealth. These facts are
not TO be denied, 3 I'd they-foTm strong
ressonsfor the completion, at the earliest
-,sssi5le moment, OF q southern route tc
tbe Pacific"
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CLEvELARD. o., December 23--At
-cial meeting 0f the board OF fire cOm-
-. toners Of this city, held last even
- fb . charges preferred against Chiei-
- - I7'75,'.iaS., = Hill were read. fhey charge
~ r. sc5ist " ith wilifui neglect Of duty q
c-rtifying TO the correctness OF bids
Sg5a1 such was not the case miseppiy'
-'-t -. ,if,, fnnd. % his own use; mutt
iatiog la5 ',,' he ne books tS the department foi
~ 85lrnose of eoncczlspg amounts re-
eeiveI for city goods; :seanT as sgent, l,iS, ioi
urivate concerns in seltng nose leslly'
no falsely before the inve sfigating com
mittes, permitting wOOdeu 2ulldlngs y
H. erec ed within the fire limits, and re-
caiv!nQ compensation therefor. MI
HII hsd prepared no answer to s4ia
e,srges. bus asked that pialntin put -
ais proof, when be HID would endeaV,
~ h disprove the charges. The board
went into secret session, during which
-Assistant-C Chief Bennett and Third
arsistaut Rebbeok were honorsbiy &C
-7g.tse.I Of the charges preferred againsl
fhan, s,7f resolution was adopted Ie'
.7nestiBg Chief Hill to resign, the Tesig'
,isfiou to take effect Wednesday, De'
.,ember Esd, Gt n0on.
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ARKANSAS.

The following are the latest appoint
ments: J. NJ. Blocher, II. S. YeTks,
William Fields and 2. d. English,
notaries public, Pulaski county; Eli
ThornbuTg, notary public, Lawrence
county; II. II. Pennington, superinten.
dent schools, Sebastian county; Samuel
d. Kelly, superintendent school, Polk;
Robert w. Moses, superintendent
schools, Pope,
Little Rock Gazette OF Saturday; "The
following military commissions were
issued yesterday. Benton county; Hugh
A. Dintmore, John c. Peel, colOnels;
David C. Stirman, Hugh TiniD, lieuten-
ant coloDels. Madison county: John
Carroll, colonel. Washington county
B. r Davidson, VIM. F. Stirmad, cap
taiRs; w. w. Moore, VIM. Roberts,
Thos J. Birdenthal, first-lieutenants.
White county: M. FL. Vaughan, colonel,
State guards; J. A. Welch, captain
William L. Terry, first-lieutenant; W.
B. Worthen, tirst-lieutenant.n
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THE OTHER SIDE.
A Southern Review Of the New York
"Sun's" Statement OF the Cotton
Outlook for 1915.
DtfeBce Of the Agricultural Bureau and
the Southern Exchanges-Fig-
ures Ou the Reverse Side.

The very important article from the
New York ,Stm published in the AP-
PEAL of yesterday touching the cotton
prospect attracted very general atten-
ton yesterday, and in cotton circles
was the subject of varied comment. Off
setting it, and 10 some extent turning it
down, we copy from the Nashville
Llai0n and A81ericda, of Tuesday, an
article which, preceded by 3 fling at the
,S,uE for Its unjust and unwarranted as
sailment OF the agricultural bureau and
the southern cotton exchanges, is as
fellows: "The Sun gives the estimates
of July aud August made by the bureau
to show how grossly incorrect they are,
ignoring completely the estimates OF
November made after the improvement
by the favorable fall had been ascertain
ed. This we reproduce below to show
that the estimate was correct, or as
nearly so az could be made at that time,
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ANOTHER Of the nations wards is in
trouble. PiBchbaek, the eolored claim
AIT forsenatorial honors from Louisiana,
is disgusted because the senate caucus
committee on southern affairs refused to
consider his case at sn, His curses are
not 'lo1d but deep" against the Kellogg
Republicans Of his State, who, be be-
lieves, are at the bottom Of his humili-
atins rejection. He threatens revenge
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THE Jseksonport Dispatch informs us
that had the merchants OF Memphis
taken proper interest in the
construction Of the proposed line
Of railroad "a. Kansas City, they would
now have a railroad by which the
cotton trade Of Arkansas could be
secured. However" 1t adds, it
is not yet too late FOR Memphis to regain
what She has lost. The parties VINO
nave bsd control Of the road for years
past, have sold out their interest in the
same 10 q company Of EDglishmen, who
announce their intention OF building the
rnad-n
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ADDITIONAL RIvsR SEwa
BY TELEGRAPH.


PITTsBURG, December 2S.-Riyer feet
inches aud falling. Weather clear and cool,
VICKsBURG, December . 23-Weather ctear
and cool River fell inch. No boats up or
down.
NASHVILLE, December 2S-The river IL still
rising, with u feet II inches on the shoals.
Weather clear and pleasant.
CnSCINHATI, December 23.-River 10 feet
inches and rising inches per hour. Wealth
er cloudy with light rain. Departed: Thomas
Sherlock, New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Decem Der 3d. Weather
raining. No arrivals. Departed: Mary Alice
and Darges, 81. Louis; Governor Allen, Men,
phis; John Howard, White river.
EVANSVILLE, December 25. Weather
clear till pm, now cloudy and raining.
Mercury ii1 10 47o. Wind drawing TO the
west. River risen 1 foot, with feet on the
gauge.
LOUISVILLE, December 25.-Weather rain
ing. River rising slowly, with feet inches
in the canal and feet inches in the In
diana chute. Port list-ArriYed: MinneOla,
Cincinnati. Departed: Minne0la, Memphis.
Sr. LOUIs, December % Weather cloudy
and mild. Arrived Julia, ,Vicksburs; kountz,
New Orleans. Departed; Anderson, New Or
leans River about stationary, with the chan
mel cutting out and improving both above
and below.
CAIRO, December %, NOOn.-W Gather fair
and cool. Arrived Fannie Tatum, Cincin-
natl, ain. Departed: Tom Jasper, st. Louis,
pm; Arlington, Memphis, D.m.; City OF
quincy, New Orleans, am Fannie Tatum,
New Orleans, IL am.
PROBABILITIES.
WASHINGTON, December "A, 1 a.m-FOr Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley, clearing and cooler
weather, with southwest or north west winds,
and rising barometer during the day.
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a WAsHINGrON dispatch brings Us
the cheering information that so much
o. the fractional currency is mutilsted
and lost las much as four per cent. an
lualiy), that silver can take its place,
with no Inconvenience 10 the public.
The government is able 10 purchase and
coin silver at a profit, and can, at an
early period effect the substitution. The
Sc rretary Of the treasury says The esti-
rnste Of the directors Of the mint shows
q gain ia specie and bullion in the last
two fasal yesrs Of about thirty eight
million dollars, aud the STOCK Of specie
IN The coun Try TO be abb 1t one hundred
and sixty-siX million collars. This in
connection via. the annual production,
shout seventy million dollars Of precious
metals, Affords encouragement .hat the
stock o. coin may, within a reasonable
ii ne and with favorable legislation, be
accumulated TO an extent sufficient to
enable resumption Of specie payments
to be undertaken and maintained.
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ADDITIONAL MARKETS.

SAVANNAH, December 23.-Cotton
finn; middling, 13sc; low middling,
1890; good ordinary, 123c; net receipts,
4l44 bales; gross receipts, 4l44 bales; ex-
ports cOastWise, 95S bales; sales, 1896
bales, stock, l04, 100 bales.
GALVESTON, December 23.-Cotton
steady aud fair demand: middling, 14c;
low middling, 1870; good ordinary, l3c,
net receipts, 44a5 baiesl gross, 44S6 bales
exports = Great Britain, 200l bales,
eoastWise, bales; sales, 2499 bales;
stock, IS, 934 bales.
CHARLESTON, December 23.-Cot.
ton lirm for good quality; middling,
10 II Ice; low nddling, 134@l3 9-lsc;
good ordinary, l25(Gl23e; net receipts,
1891 bales; exports coastWise, 439 bales;
s,e 1Se s;,, LIS LIS, ssal. az 7a0 lies.
MOBILE. December %. - Cotton
quiet; middling, 1870; low middllng,
18s6l3@c; good ordinary, l2i9l3o; net
receipts, 1860 bales; gross receipts, 1896
bales; exports coastwlse, 8l9 bales
sales, 1900 bales; stock, 20,2l7 bales.
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Another estimate was made in No
vember by Mr.. May, Of New Orleans,
who is considered ss the most thought
ful, calm and industrious compiler of
crop statistics in the south, and who
says: ave estimate Arkansas twenty
five per cent. less than last year; Ten
nessee thirty-fve TO forty per cent.
short; North Alabama and Mississippi
average twenty per cent. short; Georgia
and the CarOlinas ten per cent. short (;
Florida ten per cent; Texas and Louis
lana ten per cent. above last year; South
Alabama twenty per cent. over last
year. Texas (he cOntinues) is nearly as
good as last year. In the middle and
northwest portion it is considerable
short of last year" These estimates, it
will be seen, approximate very closely,
especially when we consider the average
as compared with last year:
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"A RUKLUN CAUGHTr' Is the cry in
Middle Tennessee just now. The Nash
vile Banner recites the facts, and says
his name is John Hopwo7d, and be is 8
nromineut white Radical OF Marshall
county. His offense consists il the rob
berry Of the negroes OF his district while
disguised ia a gsrb OF red calico with
white trimmings, X. X. x. being con-
sricuousiy represented. BE was pul IN
7zil 10 await trial before the criminal
court. in default o. one thousand dollars
uaI. Two other s5ouudseis, who are
supposed 10 be his accompiices, are sus-
pec.ed, bat as yet have not been ar
rested.
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Taking Texas and Louisiana in the
above estimate, and it will be seen that
the loss Of acreage is 20 per cent. in the
latter, which will cOunterbalance the
increase, and be very close 10 the first
estimate given. We presume that the
Sun would not dare to charge that the
drought was gotten up by the agTicultu-
raj bureau and cotton exchanges, ana
That it Is simply fiction. II drought
occurred, then the natural result would
have been to hasten the maturing of the
crop; and that this was so is seen from
the crop movement instanced by him.
The receipts in September Of this year
were greater than for any since the war,
except lS72-73. We give the figures;
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TRE Fort Smith Herald, Of Saturday,
conveys the assuring news that the pros
p ct daily brightens. Work has COM
menced on the road from Clsrksville
TO Ozark, and it is said that it viii
be finished direct to its terminus, Fort
Smith. This news is good, and, we
hope, true.
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eminent undertake the carrying Of the
postal service between the United States
and their country in terms the e0nven-
ton entered into between the two pow.
ers. The mails between San Francisco
and Yokohama it is understood, will
be conveyed as now in vessels OF the
Pacific Mail steamship company, but as
it is part Of the bargain that the delivery
shall include Shanghai, speculation has
been rife lately a. TO what company ex-
istant or IN Rubi6bs postal department
would be likely to select for their con-
veyanee TO the Shanghai terminus. 1t
was rumored that Japanese steamship
company was about to be organized on
z large scale to enter the lists with the
Pacific Mail steamship company on
that particular line, and that to them
was to be Illotted the duty to arrange
the mails Chinaward. 1t was also re-
ported that contract had been entered
into between the government and the
Pacific steamship company for mail
service between Yokohama and Shang-
hai to leave each end weekly.
The following items were collected
from the Hong Kong Daily Press:
Yellow river, near its mouth, has
A-eE@~a 80 GNhAoNg baAAzthA
lnundations and distress. About twenty
miles from HOiehaw, the country is one
vast ocean.
The japanese indemnity OF five hun
dred thousand taels is being drawn from
the national treasury at Shanghai from
the funds received from custom dues.
The statement that the emperor Of
China had refused to receive the Belgian
minister, is incorrect, his excellency
having been received in due form.
The Daily Press learns from Coreo,
that the government there is really in
the hands Of young man twenty-fOur
years Of age, and that trade with China
has been resumed under strict condi-
tiOns.
Jeptha Edna was shot and seriously
wounded near Augusta last week by a
man named Woods, who surrendered
himself to the officers OF the law, but
qIIhsauuanfiv aaaanad
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TEE financial bill now before the SEN
ate. and which will very likely pass both
bous,s Of congress soon after the holi-
dsys, provides, 6rst, for free banking;
second, the retiring Of an amount Of
creenbaeks equal to eighty per cent. Ct
tie amount OF new national bank notes
issued, until the gTeenbaek circulation il
reduced to three hundred million dollars,
asrer which 10 further reduction Of the
sreenracks is to take place; third,
g1!d redemption January !, 1879
fourth. TO ensble the secretary Of the
treasury 10 pay the treasury notes in
gold, he is to be authorized TO use the
surplus specie in the treasury, and II that
IS lot sufficient, TO sell bonds. The le-
gal-tender act ~ill not be repealed.
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NOTICE TO SHIPPERS,

AT ISsISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R.R
IVA OFFICE OF AGENT,
MEMPHIS STATION, December "A, 1874. /
Freights viii be received up to s O'Clock
nectiOns, - ~
Freignts for all points, North and south. on
line OF Mississippi Central road IL delivered
oy pm, will 1nsure delivery to thai ROAD
same night. P.O. WOOD ~anf
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1t will be seen from the foregoing ia
bic that the crop averages are materially
improved in the period between the two
reports, but not more so than the extra
ordinary conditions of the picking sea-
son would have justified US in anticipat-
ing. Taking the figures given above,
upon the basis Of the crop OF 1884, we
Ibsve the out-turn as follows:
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IT is ve-y generally understood IN
Washington, as the New York Tribune
ssvs. that the senate caucus having failed
10 sgree upon any measure affecting the
south. no action on the Arkansas ques-
tiou will be taken until after the report
OF Judge Poland's committee, and the
hest Judges think that the whole subject
viii finally be dropped. In regard to
E3uiisna. Nr. Morton, and some Others
wro think as he does, are in favor Ct
ps-sirg O Joint resolution recognizing
the kellogg government; but there are
as vet no indications that msj7Tity Of
the Republican senators even would
Vote for f.
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ESTABLISHED 1910.

A DISPATCH from Worcester, Masss-
chusetts, announces that Rev. w. r.
Huntington, D. D, recently elected
Episcopal bishop q Iowa, declines. His
reasons are not stated.
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ELECTION Notice,

OFFICE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ms. CO.,
" MEMPHIS, December y, 1874. I
The Stockholders Of this Company are
hereby notified that the Annual Election OF
Nine Directors, TO serve the ensuing year, will
be held at this office,
Monday, January N, 1873,
between the hours OF 10 am. and pm.
dec4 IL. GRONAUER, Secretary.
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TIE New Orleans Picaglne has passed
into the hands Of Mr.. Joseph Herman
dez, who last year became security at
the purchase by Judge Walker Of that
Taper. The judge still remains editor.
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Little Rock Gazette: "a few days
since q baggage car in 8 south bound
passenger train on the iron Mountain
road caught fire from spark from tht
locomotive, near Arkadelphia, and be.
fore the train could. be stopped, the
flames had complete control Of the car
which, together with It's contents, wa
destroyed"
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KEETON-WHITE-Ont the nth instant, by
Rev. H. NJ. Morrison, at the residence of the
brides mother. JAMES a. KEETOS and Miss
ANNIE WHITE, both Of Pamela county, Miss
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Swiss man not over half or Que mile
from Tracy at Just before sun-up, but
lodged OFF the road when seen. The
other PurdOm states that they came by
the Jonathan Wooten and Jesse Wooten
cabins to the Parker road, following
that road to the johnson place. Both
state that they were together, and yet it
is five miles from where Web. said be
reached the Tracy road to where Burt.
says be struck it. They cannot both be
right.
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Comparing this estimate of the bureau
with that made by some Of our Nash
vile dealers, who have taken pains to
get at the facts by means Of very ex-
tensive correspondence and actual IN.
specti0n Of the ground, we have:
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Knights Of Pythias.

V'HE officers and members of Mem ID
Il phis Lodge, No. 8, X. OF p, are re- Elze
quested to assemble at their Csstles ~ q
Hall, this CTHURSDAY) evening at 7ISSSSH
O'Clock sharp, for work in second and SssssZ
third ranks.
Members OF sister lodges are fraternally in
vited TO attend.
BY order. A. ]. MCCARTNEY, C. T.
H. =. RBYSoLDs, X. OF K. S. dec2f
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CentripetaI Power Machines.

DY Hand Power, Horse Power or Steam
D Power. For Saving, Planning, Boring,
Tongueing, Growing, Moulding, Etc on exc
hibitiOn and for sale at 263 Second street. near
Court, ORGII.L BRQS ~ 20