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CHURCH AND STATE.
Fixing our Moral Status by a COnsfi-
tutiOuaI Amendments


PITTSBURGH, Feb. 5-The National
Reform Convention met at $50 this morn
ing. The hall was filled to the utmost
capacity. President George of Ohio, adj
dressed the convention on the progress Of
the work in that State. He said that the
movement was making widespread impress
sion there. Rev. Milligan of New York,
addressed the convention on the conflict in
the world between light and darkness, and
urged that all the powers of darkness were
arranged against the movement. The COM
mittee on Declaration Of principles and
resolutions presented the following points:
l. The country and its institutions were
founded by christians and should remain
christian.
2. Whether acknowledged or not, Jesus
Christ is the Ruler of the nations Of the
world and Gods moral law the nations
guide.
3. The constitution fixes the moral status
of the people. If the constitution be
christian the people will be christian.
4. The object of this association is tie
perpetuatiOn Of the Christian Sabbath, to
maintain the Bible in the public schools,
establish a proper regard for the sanctity of
the marriage law, and the suppression of
intemperance.
DIR. Balm, of Pittsburg, spoke on the pO-
litical features of the moment, and said
that if the laws of the country had no
higher sanction than Harrisburg or Wash
ingtOn, they were without any binding
force upon the cOnsciences Of the people
DR.. Keifier spoke briefly of the impossible
ity of preserving civil liberty without de-
vOtiOn to religious duties. The question of
the adoption Of the declaration of principles
and the resolutions was decided by a rising
vote, every one in the audience rising up
and answering in the affirmative. The re-
port of the Executive Committee showed
that nearly $4,000 mad been expended in
the advancement of the cause during the
year.
On re-aSsembling of the convention. the
report of the General Secretary was read.
The report claims that securing recognition
in the new constitution of PENNSYLVANIA
was due to he exertions of the Associa-
tiOn.
Petitions to Congress on behalf of the
amendment were laid before the cOnven-
tion, and summed up 5000 signatures.
These petitions are to be retained in hands
of officers till the number of names reaches
two or three millions.
The Enrolment Committee reported
LOGO delegates present, after which Prof
A. IL. Hodge, of Pittsburg, delivered an
address on sour Nation-historically and
Of right a christian nation" He said that
this was in no sense an ecclesiastical con-
ventiOn, but political one, assembled to
demand that politics should be christian
lied.
T. II. 3. Patterson spoke on the relation
Of the government and constitution to
christianity. Rev. S. F. ScOville on indie
pendent morals.
After election of officers for the ensuing
year. adjourned sine die
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TAKING IN THE CLOTHES.
An ASOnizinS Domestic Experience
How n Man Helps His Wife.

From the Danbury News.
What a frightful sensation that is
when you have Just got home of a cold
Monday night, and pulled your boots
off, to be told that the week s washing
is outon theline and Unjust be brought In.
Now. to do this of dewy eve IN sum-
mer, with the delicate perfume of flow
ers filling the air, and brass band on
the next street, is not exactly a hard
ship: but to do it in the dead Of
winter, with a chilling breeze blow
inc and the clothes as stiff as a rolling
piu. Is something no man can cOntem-
plate without quaking. We don't quite
understand how it is that a man inva-
riably gets his boots off before the
dread summons comes, but the rest OF
it is plain enough. There Is a sort of
rebellious feeling in his heart which
prompts him TO try to entangle his wife
in an argument, and failing IN tins
he snatches up the basket and
goes out in the yard with it, rap
ping It against the sides of the door
with as much vigor as if it were not
Durelv accidental. IL the fond wife IS
any way attentive she can hear ms we'll
known voice cOnsigning various objects
to eternal suffering, long after he has
disappeared. There is no leyity in
Iine-of frozen clothes. Every article
is as frigid as the Cardiff Giant, and
the man who wrenches the pin OFF and
then holds the basket in expectation Of
seeing the piece drop off the
line of its own accord IS
too pure and simple for this
world. But our man isn't of that ma
ture. He catches hold of the garment
with his chilled hand and seeks to pull
it off, but it doesn't come. Then he
yanks it upward and then downward
and then sideways; and when 1t comes
off it maintains the shape 1t has been
all the afternoon working INTO, which
permits it Just as readily to enter the
baket as to be showed through the key
holeo a valise. The first articles double
up with his hands, and there Is
a faint semblance of carefulness
in packing them away; but after that
he smashes them away into the basket
without any ceremony, and crowds
them down with his foot. He uses the
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OHIO.
TlIe yyomcu,s Whisl,v war.

RIPLEY, O.. Feb. 5.-Under the super
intendence Of Rev. J. II. Patch, of Circle
Vile. the ladies Of this place have formed a
missionary band for labor in the temper
ance reform. There have been nearly 100
women under the leadership Of Mrs. Gran
vile Moody. Mrs. Mcmillan and Mrs.
Weeks all day. Under their prayers and
tears and the bower of God, liquor sellers
have pledgd themselves to abandon the
business. There is still some who have
thus far refused but all are kind and re-
spectful TO the ladies. The public SYM
palhy for the cause Of the women is intense.
The power Of these women, with God on
their side. IS wonderful. Men who were
first inclined to make sport of this move
nIent, have acknowledged their mistake in
Tears. All denominations united freely in
this work. The men gather in prayer and
the ladies work A tremendous mass
meeting is now being held in the Presby-
teTian Church.
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RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Five Cars Jump IA Bridge aud Get
BHTned-NarrOw Escape of PaSsen-
gers with Their Lives.

AtNS NdEa JUMP a brfuse anu Get
BHrned-NarrOw Escape of Passen-
gers with Their Lives.
CHICAGO, Feb. a serious accident is
reported on the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad, near Harvard, Ill. NOplrticulars
Vet.
LATEB-The telegraph wires between
here aDd Harvard, H., have not been work
ing since shortly after the accident.
STILL LATER-A dispatch from Wood
stock, ILL.,, says there were in all fifteen
persons injured by the accident, three of
them badly. The accident was caused by
a broken rail on the bridge at Kishwaukee,
% miles north Of Chicago. All the cars
were thrown from the track and mashed to
pieces. The passengers escaped by crawl
ing through the windows and the wounded
We're rescued 10y the efforts Of the paSsen-
gers. The passenger coaches. one sleeper.
and the baggage ear burned. All the bag
gage was lost. Tho express car and a ca
boose car at the end Of the train only eS-
capped destruction. Ii is impossible to give
the names Of the wounded at present.
LATE>T-Only seven persons We're in
iured by the accident on the Chicago and
Northwestern road near Harvard. Ills, to-
day-aone seriously. Al the injured were
la second class ear. except the baggage
man. Loss to the railroad by cars burning
about $4,000. They are also osettIing with
persons whose baggage was burned. The
escape Cf the passengers was little less than
miraculous. hut the train was not running
at full speed at the time.
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same care IN taking down a fine cam
bric handkerchief that he does IN cap
turing a sheet, and makes two hand
kerchiefs of every one. When he gets
far from the basket be allows the art
cles to multiply in his arms, SO
TO save steps; and when he gets his
arms full Of the awkward and miserable
things, whose sharp, icy corners jab
him IN the neck and face, be
comes to an article that refuses
to give way on one end. He pulls
and shakes desperately at it, bowling
and screaming IN his rage, until he m
advertently steps ON the dragging end
of a sheet, and then he comes down
fiat on the frozen snow, but bounds up
again, grating his teeth, and hastily
depositing the bundle in the basket,
darts back to the refractory member ,
and, taking hold Of it, iercely tugs at
it, while he fairly jumps up and down
in the extremity of his anger
and cold. Then it comes unex-
pectedly, and with it a
part of the next article, and he goes
over again-this time on his back and
with violence. With the clothes
gathered, he takes the basket up in his
livid hands, thus bringing the top ar
ticles against his already frozen chin,
and, thus tortured, propels his hfeless
limbs into the house. She stands ready
to tell him TO close the door, and
is thoughtful enough to ask him if it's
cold work. But If he's a wise man, he
viii make no answer. IF he is a wise
man, he viii silently plant himself in
front of the stove, and, framing his
frozen features into an implacable
frown, will preserve that exterior, with
out the faintest modification, until bed
time.
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CUBA.
Ensurgent Progress - Threatened
Burning of Plantations.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Private letter from
Havana says affairs at Trinidad are regarded
as exceptional and not all indicative of a
general uprising of negroes and burning of
plantations. An opinion prevails that the
Insurgents will soon be able 10 cross the
Old Irochia in comparative force. Here
tofore they have been able occasionally to
cross in small parties; should they succeed
in doing so in large numbers. the burning
of plantations is inevitable. 4 secret o.
ganization is thought to exist with ramifi-
cations extending to all parts of the island
the object Of which IS to give moral and
material support to the Insurgents, who, if
successful IN their operations in the Cen
tTaI and Eastern departments, will endeavor
to pass into the Villas district. Ii is con-
ceded tho Spaniards are Just now in a tight
place and the need Of men and money to
carry Oh the war is apparent and is telling
very Sc verely against the Spaniards.
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Distressing Accident.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-This evening
two ballet dancers, Miss Hayes and Miss
Lee, attaches of Mortimer's variety theatre,
were badly burned. The former was in
the green room before the curtain rose, and
her dress caught fire from the stove. She
ran on the stage, and the flames from her
dress communicated to that of Miss Lee.
Both were badly burned, although their
injuries, il is believed, will not prove fatal.
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THE representatives OF Mr.. Carey, a
conductor onthe Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, who was killed some time
ago while on duty, have instited suit in
the Circuit Court at Huntsville, Ala,
against the Southern Railroad Secu-
Tity Company, for twenty thousand
dollars damages.
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THE SIAMESE TWINS.
AutOEsiscRl.

NEW YORK. Feb. "a Richmond dis
potch SAYS the bodies Of the Siamese twins
are now on their way to Philadelphia, in
charge Of the medical commissioners re
Gently sent from that city. The widows
made the autopsy conditional that the re
mains Of their late husbands should not
be unnecessarily mu'ilated.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. The physicians
who went 10 North Carolina for the bodies
of the Siamese Twins have returned. The
examination will not take place for two or
three DAYS, and will then be conducted by
a college Of physicians, privately, bat re-
port will be furnished TO the public. The
bodies are in a good state of preservation.
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The Washington correspondent of
the KnosUiIle Chronicle writes, Jan. 50:
Mr.. Hasslock's confirmation hangs in
the Senate, owing to the sickness of
Senator Dorsey, of Arkansas, the men,
Der of the committee in special charge
Of Tennessee nominations in the postal
service. He viii doubtless be confirmed
by courtesy. Judge Harrison controls
his own home postofice, and his wishes
VIII be respected. The story of the
rapture between Maynard and the Pres
ident. over this Office, was entirely un-
founded, as stated in the Chronicle at
that time. They never had any inter-
view on the subject"
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second naY.s Races.
LYNCH LAW.
A Negro Murderer HING bv n Mob

CAIRO, ILL, Feb. 5.-Yesterday evening
Sheriff Irvine started for Carbondale with
Charles Wyatt, negro who murdered Mrs.
Ryan, but learning that a crowd collec-
ting at CarbOndale with the intention Of
lylIching the prisoner, Mr.. Irvine left the
cars below Carbondale with him, and
walked across the county, miles, to Muir
pbysbOro, the county seat of Jackson cOun-
ty. This evening a crowd of 400 or 500
men went to the jail at MurphysborO, took
fOrcible possession Of the prisoner and hung
him. Wyatt confessed his guilt before his
death.
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IINr-GE-

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--AIr. Townsend
from the Committee on Public Lands re-
ported back adversely rhe bill to incorporate
the Colorado Canal Irrigation and Land
Company. Laid on the table.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole, Mr.. kellogg in the chair, on the
army appropriation bill.
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Another Atlantic Cnhie

FoET>MoUTH. y. Y. Feb. 5.-CollectOT
Howard has received orders from the See
re.ary of The Treasury to allow the landing
of the Atlantic cable at Rye Beach without
the entering of the ships containing it at
the Custom House; also to afford the en-
terprise all aid at the disposal of the Gov
ernment here.
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THE Fayetteville Express learns that
the extensive factory establishment
and grist mills belonging to Mr.. Thos.
Mcfarland, near Newmarket, Ala, to-
gether with several cottages occupied
by the operatives, were entirely de-
stroyed by fire the night of the 28th
ult. Several bales Of cotton and a
quantity of raw material were con-
sumed, and the total loss, there being
no insurance, viii hardly fall short of
$4,000.
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Condensed kilograms.

Lizzie Killian, indicted for the murder
Of Mrs. Braunte, at Pittsburg, has been ae-
quilted.
Cleveland, o., reports that the rolling
mills at Alliance were destroyed by fire last
night. Loss $4,000.
Omaha reports a severe snow storm.
Judge COnkling, father of Senator Conk-
ling, died in Utica, \. Y, yesterday, aged
eighty-five.
The Convention of Iron Masters, which
has been in session at PittsbITg, adjourned
sine die yesterday.
Gen. Marmosa resigned his seat in the
Italian Chamber of Deputies, but the
resignation not being accepted, he was al
leave of absence for two months.
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CALIFORNIA.
The Election OF Senator BoOth-Chnrge
Of Corruption.

The Election OF Senator BOOth-Chnr2e
of Corruption.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.-InvestigatiOn
into the charges of corruption in the recent
Senatorial election, commenced at Sacra-
mentO last night. NJ. L. Borouck. of this
city, editor of the Spirit Of the Times, a
sporting journal, appeared as counsel.
BOrouck testified that J. t. Garter, Assem-
blyman from Yuba county, tCld him he
had been offered $1,000 to leave Shafter
and vote for Booth. AsSemblyman North
rup had been reported as saying he had
been offered money to vote for Booth. He
denied this under oath, but said a drunken
man. Thos. Hughes, told him he could
have 5000 if he would not vote for Far
ley. Assemblyman f. Swift testified that
Booth expressed himself strongly against
any kind Of gift, bribe or promise; said he
would sooner be beaten than compromise
self or friends in any way whatever. The
investigation will be resumed tonight.
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EVANSVILLE.
Six Persons Burned Alive.
A Mother Dies Heseuing Her Little


A Mother Dies Reseuing Her Little
Ones.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. Sat 3 O'Clock
this morning a fire was discovered issuing
from the grocery of Chris. Mehr, and in a
few minutes the building was enveloped in
flames. The inmates of the house were
Mehr, his wife and six children, his father
in-law and a bar-keeper named George.
Of these, only the father-in-law OfMr. Mehr
and two children escaped from the flames.
When the press reporter reached the
ground, the father-in-law of Mr..
Mehr stood on the walk weep
Ing and relating that he was awakened by
the smoke, and heard Chris. calling the
bar-keeper, who could not be awakened.
Mrs. Mehr, he said, had rushed out of the
house with two children, whom she
dropped, and returned to the house, but
never came forth again. As soon as posi-
BILE search was made for bodies, and all the
missingOne were found. Mr.. Mehr, when
found, had the youngest children clasped
tightly in his arms. The remains of both
were charred, as were the others. Chris
Wunderlich, detective of the city, in the
second story of the building at the time,
called to Alehr to come out. Mehr an
swered yes, but not appearing, was called
to again without giving a response.
Particulars.
The full particulars of the burning OF
Chris Mehr's house, and of the attending
fatality show that but four persons were
burned to death, and several others badly
burnt. The details show the suffering OF
the victims TO have been horrible. When
the fire broke ont about ten persons were
in the house, including Mr.. Mehr and his
wife and six children. Mrs. Alehr seized
two of the children and rushed through
the flames, and a bOarder seized another OF
the children. Mr.. Mehr rushed out and
seeing that some Of the children were miss
| ING, again ran into the house and was not
again seen alive. When found, he had
clasped in his arms the three children who
had been left behind, the four bodies being
burnt 10 a crisp. Most Of the other per
| sons were more or less burned. The
rumor that the house was set on fire by
Mehr seems to be disprOved by later evi
denoe, but there is no evidence as to how
| the fire BEGAN.
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Mr.. CARPENrER introduced bill IN
the Senate yesterday to restore the
rights Of Louisiana, and gave notice
nc would ask to have it taken up early
next week, VIXEN he would submit some
remarks explanatory of the bill.
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Smallpox

HARTFORD, CT, Feb. 5.-AbOut forty
cases Of smallpox and varioloid are reported
in the small village of South Windham, in
this State.
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THE committee to vestigate the
affairs Of the District of Columbia is
composed as follows: Messrs. Wilson.
Of Indiana; Roberts, OF New York;
Hubbell, Of Michigan; Hamilton, of
New Jersey and Jewett, of Ohio, of
the House of Representatives; and
Messrs. Conkling, Boutwell, and Thur
man, of the Senate-fve Republicans
and three Democrats. Wilson is in
favor OF a thorough investigation, ard
the composition Of the committee in
spires a hope that such viii be its
work.
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A heaTtleSs joke was Eplayed the other
day on an enthusiastic band Of arch:eOlO-
gists, who wee exploring theqUiet old town
Of Banbury. England. in search of antique
lore. The following was sent to the Secre-
tary as an Inscription that was copied from
the corner stone Of an old structure lately
pulled down:
SEOGEH SEEYE EREH WCISU3E VAIL
IAH sEHS - OTEEH NOS LLEBDNAs
GANOED IRYD ALE NIFAE ESOTS sORCY
RUB NABOT Is ROHIs CO CAED IR.
After the learned heads of the sdCdlts
had been puzzled for a while, one of their
number hit upon the expedient Of reading
the learned inscription backward.
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NASHVILLE. TENN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1874.

question of increasing or diminishing work
at the National Ar1nory the committee rose
without disposing of the bill, and then the
House took recess till 7:30, the evening ses-
session to be for consideration of the bill TO
revise the statutes.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-06

THE question that agitated the
United States Senate yesterday was,
How many Offices can a son-in-law hold
that is, provided Ben Butler is his
father-in-law?
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We have been requested to print
three noted sermons reeently preached
by Rov. DR.. Ellis. The second of the
series appears elsewhere this morning.
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JUDGE GIaER once set aside the unjust
verdict Of a jury against an unpopular man
with this remark: "Euter the verdict, Mr..
Clerk. Enter also, set aside by the court
want it TO be understood that it takes
thirteen men to steal mans farm in this
court"
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THE Iuka Springs Hotel, owned by
Maj. A. R. Wigs, formerly of this
State, was destroyed by fire few days
aro
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THE telegraph brings theheart-rend-
ing details of a fire IN Evansville by
which seven persons lost their lives.
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TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New
York last evening at SI2 for both is
sues.
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ssRPNOIvPrPd,s -

MACON, TEXAS, Feb. Gus Clayton
and George L. Sims, gamblers, revolvered
each other. The former is mortally
wounded.
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COTTON is nominal in New York at
l55c for middling.
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Charitable Deed.

The National Grange tonight apprOpri
ated $1,000 TO the State Grange of Iowa, in
| consideration of the great expense incurred
| by that Grange in relieving the wants of
! dist esSed brethren in Iowa; also, an appro-
priatiOn of 81 900 to Minnesota and $50
| 10 Dakota.
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The National Grange held a brief session
this morning and the different committees
have been busily engaged this evening on
the various subjects assigned to them.
Nothing at this writing 6 p. NJ has been
given out for publication by the committee
having the matter in charge, and it is un-
derStoOd nothing viii be furnished to-
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Starving by the Hundred Thousand

CALCUTTA, Feb. j.-The famine is in
Creasing- Ii is estimated that 10000 ma
tiveS are already severely distressed.