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FOREIGN.
Spain Wants $5O,OOO,O 900 Dam.
ages From France for Har-
boring Carlists.
A Proposed Constitution for
France.
Later of the Attempt OH Bis
marck.
SPAIN.

New YORK, July 16.-The Paris cor
nespOndence Of the London Times has the
following: "Various French papers repro
duce correspondence in which il is stated
that efforts lately made by Marshal Seuano
have increased the chances Of a recognition
OF the Spanish Republic by England, Ger
many and Russia. According to private in
formation sent from Madrid, saws one of
those letters, quoted in tO-day's RepubliQTe
FrGncdiSe, Marshal Serrano is believed to
have made known TO those three powers
his intention to claim from France an in
demnity of at least two hundred and fifty
million francs when the Republicans shall
shall have gained decisive victory over
the Carlists. The ground of this claim will
be the support lent to the Carlists by
France. The Government of Marshal Mac
Mahon has perhaps indeed had the will but
not the power to prevent the French Legiti-
mists from assisting the Carlists, and il ap-
pears probable that on the subject ques-
ton Of International law will be raised
destined to be examined and resolved by ar
International Congress-"
MADRID, July 16.-The Carlists have
ordered one republican shot for every shell
fired by the feet off BilbOa-
The CarlistS abandoned the siege of Puy-
ceria after a second assault in which they
We're repulsed. The CarliSts beseising
Cuenca have occupied houses in the su-
burbs Of the city. Reinforcements for the
besieged Republicans have arrived from
Madrid and the city is being theoretically
defended. Marshal SeTTano has deferred
his trip TO Lagranio until the Carlists are
driven from Cuenca.
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

The saloons in Lebanon are now required
to close at ten O'Clock at night.
Mr. j. III. Hill. OF Williamson county.
had his Lee torn of below the knee by a
threshing machine a few DAYS ago.
SAN Warren has been appointed Deputy
United States Revenue Collector for the
district composed Of the counties of Ben
ton, Henry and Weakley.
The Lebanon Herald states that the new
Christian Church in that town is rapidly
approaching completion. The brick work
has been finished, and wOrkmen are en-
gagged on the roof
The Franklin Rcrielg and Journal
states that young man named VIM. Cook
was accidentally shot by small urchin
last week. The ball entered the left cheek,
just below the eye AMI ranged downward.
1t has not been found yet.
The Springfield Record says: 'Our
county is noted for her pure water, rich
soil, pretty women, fat babies and enter
prisiDg men, How strange the Record
forgets to mention the very article for
which sold Robertson is famous.
The Nu-frecybOrO Monitor learns that
the cattle, for want Of grass to feed on, are
browsing on buckeye sprouts. Mr., Vim.
Bell, near Salem, Rutherford county, had
fine COW to die on the Sth inst, within hal i.
an hour after being MIXED, from eating
such sprouts.
4 young man named Cody is reported by
the Franklin RerielJ and Journal to have
fallen from the roof of his fathers resi-
dence a few nights ago. Two ribs were bro
ken loose from the backbone, and severe
cuts made on the head. He was in the habit.
during the shot telm,' of sleeping out up
on the hOuse-tOp for comfort. Unfortu-
nately this time he slipped and fell.
The Huntingdon Peoples Paper states
that since the lst Of JANUARY l16 casks of
meat have been received at the depot in
that town, which, estimating the casks at
LOCO pounds each, and this, at an average
of ten cents per pound, makes the snug
sum of Sll COO to be paid out OF the pro-
ceedS of the cotton crop. The receipts of
-four, meal, lard, etc, have been in about
the same proportion. How much better off
the people Of Carroll county would be had
they produced their own meal and bread
s,ufs is not a dificalt problem 10 figure
out.
The Memphis Register, denying a report
circulated in Helena, Ark, that yellow
feyerpreyails in Memphis, says: ''The fact is,
that Memphis to-day is the healthiest city
in the United States, and its death rate
since the yellow fever subsidized last fall,
has been less than any city Of its pOpula-
ton on this continent. So far from there
being any truth in the rumor about yellow
fever being here, the fact is, that all the
physicians Of the city concur in the Opin-
ion that there is less bilious, malarious,
and other feveTs here this summer, than
has been known any summer since the
war, or perhaps long before that time"
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DOWN SOUTH.

4 new Radical paper is soon to make its
appearance in Montgomery, with Holland
Thompson, a nero for its editor.
Gen. sam MCGOWAN, Of Abbeville, is
mentioned in connection with the Gov
ernOrship of South Carolina.
The Board of Regents Of the Alabama
State University conferred the degree Of
Doctor of Divinity on Rev. W. J. Lowry,
of Selma.
d. d. White, a son of Ex-Governor
White, Of Maryland, and a lightning-rOd
agent, died suddenly at Columbia, 5. c.,
last week.
Gov. Scott, of South Carolina, has man
aged to sell his farm in that State, and is
reducing all his possessions to carpet-bag
dimensions.
DIR. j. r. Wilson, recently called to be
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church Of
Wilmington, is to receive a salary of 5000
the highest paid in North Carolina.
Incited by the green-eyed monster, a col
ored citizen of Atlanta chased a Federal
soldier for some distance and shot him
twice, inAicting two very uncomfortable
wounds.
The Savannah Nelrs says: The corn crop
in Southern Georgia is about made, and
the Weld will be abundant. The incessdnt
wet weather has materially injured cotton
in many of the lower counties.
Six citizens of Newton county, Ca,
were arrested the other day, on the charge
of being Ku-Klux. 1t was at the instance
of colOred man, whose only liberty at the
time was mOrtgaged to the State for having
stolen $1,000 from one of the six.
An alligator weighing $50 pounds, and
measuring nine and half feet in length,
was caught near Marion Court House, ).
c., last week. IL was shipped TO the loo
logical Garden at Paramount Park, Phila-
delphia.
The BarnlreU Is. c. Sentinel learns
that a few days ago, while some cOlored
persons were on their way to bU-ying
ground with a corpse, in the upper part Of
the county, and during thunder storm, a
streak of Lightning struck the coffin, tear
ing it to pieces, and killing instantly two
of the men.
The Macon Telegraph chronicles the
death of Mr.. Thomas ChiveTs, an eccentric
citizen of Twiggs' county. While Mr..
Chiyers was a man Of comfortable means,
a good citizen and good neighhOr, he was,
withal, a man of some eccentricity. Afew
years AGO he purchased the coffin in which
he was to be buried, and also had a stone
made that was TO mark his grave. Besides
this he had bis shroud and grave clothing
prepared. and actually had the grave dug
i'm which he was buried. Less than week
before his death be was out, in his usual
health. having some work done about
his grave winch was necessary to COM
Dlete il.
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ESPRIT OF THE CANVASS.

Col. Tom II. Baker,editOr Of the Dresden
Democrat, is out for Attorney-G General Of
bis district.
Hon. John NJ. Bright will address the
citizens ofFranklin county al Winchester,
on Monday, July p.
The Democrats Of Giles county will hold
a meeting at Pulaski on Monday, Aug. 10,
TO appoint delegates 10 the Democratic
Siats Convention.
LEX. Gov. FOOte made very bitter speech
again at ElizabethtOn on the 18th inst,
IN reply to the speech made at that place
the previous week by the ex-PreSident.
The Franklin ReUielo and Journal learns
that the best men in Williamson county
have determined to attend the primary
meetings on the 9th of August. That is
the proper spirit.
The DOrer Record expresses the hope
that Gen. w. A. Quarles will become a
candidate for Senator in the seventeenth
district, comprising Robertson, MODtgOm-
cry and Stewart counties.
Hon. III. II. Moore, who represented
Franklin county in the last Legislature, is
a candidate for Senator in the thirteenth
district, comprising the counties of Frank
lin, Lincoln and Marshall.
The Jackson COtTieT-Herdld SAYS it is
now conceded that Hon. l. Il. Hawkins,
who made reputation speech at Paris, a
few days ago, will make an independent
canvass for Congress in the Eighth dis
trict.
As there seems to be no opposition to
Hon. Lee Heads reelection 10 the Lower
House from Wilson county, the Lebanon
Herald suggests that the Democracy con-
centrate upon him and dispense with
convention or primary election
The Wl1JreeSbOTO Monitor says: Eu-
couraging reports come to us from difFereA
sections OF Rutherford county, indicating
that the people are at work for the nOmi-
nees Of the DemOcratic-C Conservative party.
Nothing bnt Indifference on the part Of an
ti-Rsdical voters will prevent the trium-
phan. election Of the entire ticket.
In suggesting Judge r. l.. Caruthers
for Governor, the Lebanon Herald saws:
''There is an illustriOus citizen within our
borders who, if he could be inducedto take
the chair Of Governor, would re-illume it
with the renOwn which, in the better days
of the republic covered it with glory.
His name has been power in the Land.
He has filled with honor to himself and his
constituency, seats in the Congresses of the
Union and Of the COnfederacy, and has
adorned a position on the Supreme bench
of the State; and now, in the prime of in
telleetual vigOr, he quietly pursues the
peaceful paths Of private life, beloved, hon
Ored and revered. We do not know that
he could be persuaded to leave the retire
ment which he has sought of his own &C
cord; we do know that he could not be in
duced to mingle in a heated and unseenly
wTaIgle for any Office
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A TEST CASE.
Liability OF Express COmPanies-Im-
pOrtant Decision by n United States

Liability OF Express COmPanies-Im-
pOrtant Decision by n United states
Judge.
Louisville Commercial, July Is.
In 1869 the Louisiana National Bank
shipped by the Southern Express Company
at New Orleans SI3,j2S to the Bank of
Kentucky and 5000 to the Planters Ma
tiOnal Bank. The money was delivered
by the Southern Express Company TO the
Adams Express Company at Humboldt to
complete the transportation, and the last
named company was bringing it to Louis
vile on the cars Ofthe Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, when, at Budd's creek, in
Tennessee, a trestle gave way while the
train was passing over it. This precipita-
ted the express and other cars in the bed of
the creek, the cars caught fire from the en-
CINE, and all express matter, including the
money mentioned above, was burned.
In the receipt taken by the Louisiana
National Bank for the two Louisville banks
there We're various printed conditions,
among which was a condition that the ex
press company was not to be liable for loss
OccasiOned by the damages of railroad trans
pOrtatiOn or by fire.
Various interesting questions arose in
the case, but the most important one deci-
ded was that if the express agent was not
himself guilty of negligence in caring for
the money, and if the express company was
not itself guilty of negligence in selecting
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad as
the vehicle with which to complete the
transportation, then the express company
was not liable to the banks, although the
falling Of the trestle and the consequent
liIe may have been the result of negligence
ON the part Of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company.
For the banks il was commended that the
Adams Express Company having under
taken to complete the transpOrtatiOnto Lou
isville, it would have been responsible for
any negligence Cf its own employees where
by the money was lost, and was necessarily
responsible for the negligence of the Lou
isville and Nashville Railroad Company,
whose cars it employed to do what it was
bound u do, viz: TO complete the transpOrta-
ton to Louisville; that the loss OccasiOned
as stated was not 10 be deemed loss by
the dangers Of railroad transportation with
in the meaning Of the receipt, unless it APP
'peaTed that the loss could not have been
avoided by proper diligence ON the part Of
the railroad employees. But Judge Ballard
has ruled otherwise.
The case, We learn, will probably 90 10
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
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GOULD BEECHER HELP 1T?

4 reporter who interviewed Tilton
last week thus agonizes over ian exquis-
tie portrait of Mrs. T. that graced the
wall:
Again and again my eyes fell upon
1t. Something peculiarly charming,
and fascinating, and tender hung
about it. MusiDgly l thought the ar
tlst himself a most imaginative genius
and con ,ummate creator, or, if an act
ual instead of fancy subject, his
brush must have been inspired. A
most symmetrical head, intellect and
poetry predominating; a wealth Of
silkcn brown hair; soft and soulful
eyes Of richest hazel; face Of exquisite
sweetness and tenderness, and ripe
with culture and character; a mouth
carved by the gods, and lips full, warm,
and suggesting robustness Of modest
passion; a chin indicating a gentle
firmness and abundant Will; a shapely
neck and graceful shoulders, and a fine
" developed bust-all harmony; all
beauty; ali the vigor and tenderness Of
young life and fascination. The
witvhing eyes seemed to brighten
when looked into; a very smile so sweet
As IT, thrill me appeared upon that face
when l involuntarily fixed my gaze up
CA it.
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OUR TENNESSEE RAILROADS.


An indictments with Nine Counts
The MorristolrH Gazette has hitherto
had monopoly of the railroad war IN
Tennessee, and crystallizes its views as
follows:
l Nearly all the railroads of the
State were built principally by State
and county aid, the balance Of the cost
being furnished mainly by private
stock subscriptions among the farmers
and others along the various lines, and
not by the capital of those who now
control the roads.
, This private stock which cOnsti-
tuted only a comparatively small pro-
norton of the cost of the roads, has
passed out Of the hands and control OF
those who furnished even this portion
of the means to build the roads, INTO
the hands of the present railroad own
ers, in and out of the State, at about
twenty-five ceLts on the dollar. 80
that the present owners OF the roads
have paid for them a very small per
cent. Of original cost, the balance Of
the cost having been (and is still being
paid by the taxes of the people, and by
the original stock subscribers.
8. Present owners of railroads Of the
State by getting control of the roads
in the manner they have, have amassed
immense wealth, and IN addition TO the
immense amounts annually added to the
ya,ue of the railroads, are drawing
princely salaries, andln many instances
dividends of from 20 to 80 per cent. on
their actual outlay.
4. These railroad owners are now
discriminating against the people whose
taxes and subscriptions built the roads,
and in favor of foreigners, IN their
freight rates, to such an extent as to
badly cripple the agriculturaland other
interests Of the State.
). They are charging, and always
have charged, rates Of freight out OF
all proportion to the actual cost OF the
labor performed by them.
6. They are charging, and always
have charged, rates of freight greater
than their charters allow them, and
have thus violated their charters and
rendered them subject to forfeiture.
Z. The railroad property OF the otate
has been hitherto exempted from taxa
ton, in violation of that clause Of the
constitution which requires that 'all
property shall be taxed according to its
value"
= 8. The officers in charge of these
roads, are, an have been, exercising a
very corrupting influence upon the
public press, and various governmental
of the State, by a despi-
cable system Of dead-headism. This
system is dangerous in its tendencies,
and ought 10 be legislated out Of ex-
istence.
.. These railroad corporations have
heretUfOre, To me extent. dictated
legislation in Tennessee. Their power,
at present rates, viii soon be such, that
they will do for us, of Tennessee, what
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FRANCE.

PARIS, July 16.-As was expected, after
the defeat of his plans by the Assembly, NJ.
Magne's resignation has been rendered TO
President MacMahOn. He will continue
in Office till his successor is appointed.
LONDON, July 16.-A Paris special SAYS
Pages Duport has given notice of an
amendment to the bill reported from the
Committee Of Thirty by NJ. VentavOn, yes
terday, providing that the Senate shall con-
sist of one hundred members nominated bv
MacMahOn and one hundred and thirty
members of the Assembly, 10 be selected
by the Deputies from the separate depart
mentS, and that the cardinals, marshal and
admirals shall be Senators eX officio; that
the first Senate shall sit three years. and
tie next six or more according to The de
cision Of the Assembly; the President Of
the Senate to become provisional President
Of The Republic in the event of a vacancy
between the adjournment Of the present
Assembly and the meeting of the next; the
President of the Republic to be empowered
to dissolve the Assembly with the approval
of the Senate.
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REFERRING to the third term move
ment in the South, the Cincinnati Com
nterciot of Wednesday says: THE Sc
lection of Gen. Bristow, of Kentucky,
as the successor Of Richardson, in the
Treasury Department, followed by the
tender Of the Russian mission to ex-
Confederate Gen. Nancy, of Nashville,
Tennessee, though perhaps une1cep-
tionable selections-aud in the case Of
Bristow certainly so-are accepted as
indications of an Administrationpoicy
that will not only restore the South to
equality of participation in public af-
fairs, but place Gen. Grant himself in
a favorable light before the Southern
people"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-17

THE only repudiationists in Tennes-
see are the men who demand an in
crease in the rate Of taxation Of a peo-
pie who believe the present rate too
high. 1t is possible to wind things up
too tight.-MemPhjs AraJaRche.
We have been watching State politics
pretty closely for some months past,
and We have yet to hear of one solitary
repudiationist such as our contempt
rary describes. If there be one man in
Tennessee, IN politics or out Of it, who
demands an increase in the rate Of
taxation" he sings very small indeed,
and we doubt that our ninety-three
sheriffs could find him, armed with
alias pI,u-ies capios. What's the use
Of figh6ng a man of straw?
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KIDNAPPED.

Two Little Girls Abducted by Span
gIed MiscFeanfs- A Mothers De-
sPair.
WILKESBAREE, PA, July 1S.-On Mon
day last circus exhibited at Nicholson.
Wyoming county, and after it had left
there, a Mrs. Robinson discovered that her
two daughters, aged 4 and II years, who
had gene to the rhOw, were miss
ing. Dn Wednesday, Mrs. Robinson
caught up with the circus at
Duumore in this county. where il was ex-
hibiting, and inquired for her children.
She was almost crazed by anxiety. To her
horror she learned that the men who had
abducted her daughters bad been discharged
the day before, and 10 one knew whittier
they had gone. The police Of Scranton
We're Informed and are tracing the miscTe-
ants.
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CONSTANTINOPLE, July 16.-An extern
sive cOnfagration is raging in Gallata, one
of the suburbs of this city. Many build
ings have been burned.
The LeUdm Times has been suspended
again for publishing a calumniatory state
ment in relation to a dignitary.
LONDON, July 16.-The Governments Of
Austria and Russia have agreed to open
with the Sublime Porte, look
ing to a recognition of the independence of
ROumania by Turkey.
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COOKIES CRASH.
Legal Examination Begun into the
Affairs OF IaY Cooke q Go.

PHILADELPHIA, July 16.-BefOre regis
ter Mason to-day the examination of the
affairs of Jay Cooke * Co., baHBrUpts by
counsel for their creditors was begun. Jay
Cooke was first examined. He referred
counsel to Brooks, of the firm, for most of
the information they desired. Mr.. Fahnes-
took; senior partner of the firm,
resident of. New York, said
at the time of the suspension Jay Cooke
& Co were indebted to Jay Cooke Il Nc
CulloCh. The latter firm held no collater
al to secure this Indebtedness. jay Cooke
IL Co. were solvent on Sept. II, and in
solvent on Sept. Is, caused by inability to
raise funds to meet demands. The chief
cause was the advances made tOthe NortheTn
Pacific road. All these advances were made
by the advice Of Jay Cooke. Witness fire.
qUently objected to this class Of invest
ment. No proposition was ever made by
the firm to exchange Northern Pacific Rail
road bonds for real estate. The Philadel-
phia house was largely indebted TO the
New York house, which the witness also
demonstrated against. The examination
will be continued Friday.
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CHA.

New YORK, July 1G.-News is received
by way Of San Domingo that three Cubans,
who lately landed ON the coast of Camar-
qua from a vessel in the old Bahama chan
mel, and who were captured shortly arter
landing by the Spaniards, were executed
on the Spanish gunboat Neptune, in which
they were being conveyed from Neuvitas to
Havana.
HAVANA, July 16.-Many fatal cases of
vomito have occurred on shipbOard, and
some in the city.
A convoy from Puerto Principe, bound
for San Antonio, Camarero, was recently
attacked by the Insurgents in force. The
convoy lost four officers and seventy-seven
men Killed and wounded. The loss of the
Insurgents was considerable.
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OHIO.
Republicans I'm Caueus.

COLUMBUS, July lG.-The Republican
State Central Committee and number Of
prominent Republicans from various pUr-
lions Of the state, met here to-day for cen
sultafion. Senator Sherman and Congress
men Garfield. Foster, Sherwood, Bundy,
Lawrence aud Ex-Governor N0yeS, were
among those present, and made short
yn,,ches fIyoring an earnest campaign.
The roint % the speeches was thai the is
sgrs 10 b. presented were purely national,
ma that - there WAS ~ legislature To elect
ih.s fall, tn question at temperance could
nof legitimaiely come Into tie canvass.
The second day Of September was fixed as
the time for holding the State ConTen-
ton.
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COIIPciafa ScuIIS

SARATOGA, July 16.-The crush this
morning was enormous and il was almost
impossible to move or the main piazzas Of
the hotels.
LATER-Over 20000 people assembled
a. tie lake tod y 10 witness the University
race, and after swelteriug for hours in the
sun, were told at about I Z. NJ. that the
race was postponed till tomorrow evening.
The cause assigned was rough weather.
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PATENTS.
A Heavy Railroad Case-OVer HalfR
million Dollars Involved.

CHICAGO, July 16.-Judges Drummond
and Davis, in the United States Court this
morning. delivered decision in the long
litigated case of Perrien vs.. certain rail-
road companies, for an Infringement on his
patent method Of repairing tracks, known
as the swage-blOck method. The decree
assessed damages on the Illinois Central
Railroad to the amount Of S91,9SO and
costs; on the Chicago and Alton Railroad
S3G,226; on the Michigan Southern S222,-
66l; on the Burlington and Quincy S34,-
j94; on the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne
S33, 6gS; total S419,l62. The amount
allowed by the Master from whom the case
was appealed, was S133, 4l9. MIR. Payson
IN behalf Of the four first named roads gave
notice that al appea! would he taken.