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purpose. II was also arranged that some OF INC
prominent merchants OF EewY0rk should WISH rni,a IA
by an excursion train on the Pennsylvania ha'r0a',
running through In two hours from this Guy. Iney
will be received by the Pniladelpha invrrhants anu De
taken to the Exhibition grounds, where they can sec
what has been done and what there remains 10 90. ~
expect that Interchange or courtesy ana an IN
formal discussion Of matter VIII AWAKEN ~
New-York greater interest In the Exhlpltlon' anu
thereby insure its success Unless the metropolis lends
its aid the undertaking will be at best only party sue
cessfu Tue general duilness OF business mas va, s
a powerful effect In repressing subscriptions to the
stock of the Exhibition ITS recognition by foreign
governments has given its friends new
william l.. Strong, Of tn" Committee VINO recelveu
the Pha dephia visitors Wednesday, SAID yesterday
that there indications that the merchants OF ns
cy would vet their part. They above any feel-
ings of local jealousy, aud II the question OF locaon
for the Exhibition put to vote Mr. Strong th9ught
the business men OF this citv would wore aiinost
unanimously IN favor OF Philadelphia on account OF us
historic claims. 1t is matter OF patriotism ehIlrey:
and New York, with its prcpon ierans influence wou
derive as much or more, benefit from the Exhibition
than Philadelphia.
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present from the bat and most Intelligent classes
Of society, and all are prominently identified with
churches Of difereLt denominations. The Convection
called to orlar by Mrs. Hill of Newark President
OF the Newark Association, and Mrs. Electa M. June
acted Secretary pro Tho exercises were opened
with devotional exercises, led by Miss BuGhsh OF
Newark, after which address OF welcome was deliV
cred by Mra l. r. Denman OF Newark. She said that
the attention OF tho ladies had been called TO tho tenn
perance movement by what being done ny their
sisters in the West and In Brooklyn, and they neio
in the OF the temperance cause
through the past Winter and Summer At one or hese
meetings word came to them that the Board OF Excise
oS Newark met that evening, and 1t was resolved 10
meet this body. Daring the Summer. ladies', In COM
panies OF two and three each, had visited saloons
aud held prayer.meetings there. Prayer-neefinrs
had also been held IN families having members addicted
to Of liquor aud at least ten OF these meetings
per week had been held by different ladies. Mrs Dr.
Kidder OF Madison also made few remarks followed
by Mrs Yatman and Misses Sarah Ward and Budhsh Oh
Newark The following officers were unanimously
chosen For President, Mrs. Rev. DR.. Kidder OF Madi-
son; Secretary Mrs. Rev. j. II. Knowles OF Newark'
committee was appointed to arrange the ordet oI
ness and plan OF work for the Convention ana Tue Co
mttee on Credentials reported delegates FROM Dounu
Brook Somerset Jersey City. Railway fdssaU'
Bloomfield, Newark, Paterson, aud from Bro, Broohs -,
session the Committee appointed to draft rules OF ofu,
&C., made their report, which was adopted Inc
alton of Committee for committees on Dy
Public Meetings, and Resolutions, was also adopteo'
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NETWORKS SHARE IN THE CENTENNIAL
The visit of Philadelphia dry goods mer

chants 10 Ncw-York, and their reception here on
"Wednesday by the Merchants Club has excited
newed interest In the Centennial Exhibition for the
beneit OF which the meeting held The Philade-
phians presented the claims OF the Exhibition upon
generosity and patriotism Of NewYork IN strong terms,
and frankly stated that they should for assistance
without which they would be unable to proceed. The
subscriptions to stock OF the EIhbitou amount
to about $4,5cO,coo Two or three millions more will be
needed to carry successfully and insure the
ton Of the proper buildings. NewYOrk is asked to
glye n 100000. Up to date the subscriptions from tina
city have been few and small although. as the great
center OF the country deeply interested in the
cess OF the undertaking About 90 prominent dry goods
merchants OF this city present at Wednesdays
meeting and they expressed great interest in its object
Although organized effort TO raise money made
It was proposed 10 open subscription list for that
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A woMAy.s TEMPERANCE coNvrxrrov

The Christian Woman's Temperance Con-
vention OF NewJcrsey met at the Clinton Street Meth
odis Episcopal Church. In Newark yesterday morning.
This 10 the first convention Of the kind over held ip
Eew-Jersey. Delegates were present from Railway.
Jersey City, Bound Brook, Passaic Madison, and q
number Of other places The attendance was large and
. feeling Of deep earpestness prevailed. The ladies
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A MYSTERY SOLVED.

Boston, Dec. 10.-The mystery attending the
death OF Edward F. Noonan, on Courtst, last Sunday
morning has at length been solved by the voluntary
surrender to-day OF four young men. who state that
NoOnan attacked Of their party and was KNOCKED
down lby The assaulted In defense. They we're not
aware OF the serious OF his wounds until reading
the OF his death Trey at first alarmed,
but finally concluded 10 make clean brcast VI Ii.
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HOME Mr. VS..
rHgRmoMErva YESTERDAY. At HUDSUrs. IN BHoAo" Al.
SAP, xoop-4O' a n-<3 udushs-39
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Metropolitan l-Congessmanc,ssst G. C. B
% % 9 Cro.y az Kin,on and Asenbymsn elect Jeremiah
Mc,ure Of Emirs Aphen o.
kousProf Psrce Of the u g. Coast haIvey 'sn a. ~ D
-. plN,ss o Vermont FVh drrnns HoNi-'ongress
.nu Rnsnn Of Illinois Richard Smith Of Cincinnati
oi,maa Fou.c~Johu T. Ford Of Baltimore dnor
n.ds,n stsnton u s. Grand Cenrdl Hotl-stse
scusor John III selkeg Of ItLses Sr fok hotI-'apL A
of the steamship Abyssnia.. HtnasoT hoN'-@oHhA - -
Stsra. riofK
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DISAGREEMENT OF THE JURY IN A LIFE IN
SURANCE CASE.

TRENTON, Dec. 1O.-The jury in the case OK
Emma Stewart against the Ncw-York Mutual Lie IN
surance Company after being locked up all night an
rounced IN the Court this morning that 1t mpossi-
bic for them to agree Tley Stood four for paint 70
eight against. TIE claim, 300, was resisted on Tue
ground that the insured violated condition or the po-
lev by contracting habits, winch tendeu 10
lite.
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Deal at KNOX's in the purchase OF suitable
Gin HATS PAscT fuRs Offering superior
opportunity for tie selection lis at No. 2l2
Broad and 10 the Finh Avenue HoeL
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Iannuupc-rnenLAt
BURNErT's ExTRACTs-Beware Of substitutes

For first-class dress or business HAT go
direct to the manufacturer EsPESscHEIO lis Nassaat
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Ut DSUN KINE OOUNIIEc'
WHITE PLAINs.-August Lachaume, indicted
for an assault with intent to kill James T. Sanders
LAWYER in the City Courtroom at Yonkers on June 80
was placed on trial in the Court OF Oyer and Temhef
yesterday morning The prisoner was DEFENDED py W.
Riley James T. Sanders and Judge Clifford testin,d 10
the circun stances. For the defeDse numD OF VIII,
nesss testified the eff that the prisoners iehta
fnrultIes in consequouce Of several losses whcn ne
had sustained and sickness had been greatly impaired
The trial had closed at the hour OF ad)ourhent
I'm The case of julius L. LImUcrt and Simon v Lambert
indicted for arson the r, degree, III having SET nre
10 the store occupied by them IN building also OcrGped
as dwellings,, a nellie pr0Seqai was or'iered ny Judge
Pratt as the principal witness on the part O the pros
ecutlon cannot Ue found
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GORHAM
Solid SILVER.

THE GORHAM COMPANY iDvite attention to theif
productions in Sterling silver for the present season.
which are notably artisuc and beautiful.
Well.seiected articles Pure Silrer. az permanent
keepsakes, the most appropriate and satisfactory
BRIDAL and HOLIDAY GIFTS.
Every piece service Of Sterling silver Of the Gorhann
Manufacture is stamped with their trademark and The
word Sterling" which Ia assurance Of value and eK-
cellence alike to the purchaser and receiver.
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LONG ISLAND.

LONG ISLAND CIrY.-The Common Council,
at its last meeting confirmed city assessment roll
for this year The criminal business OF the December
term of he City Court nshed on Wednesday even
ing and the juries discharged but the Court VIII hold
session to-day for the consideration of some c'h MAT
teTs
NEwTowS.-The postal facilities OF this village nave
beeu Increased, and 1t now mas two mails daily.
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GORHAM
electro PLATE.

THE GORHAM COMPANY, IN 1904. added TO their
Silver business the manufacture OF high quality OF
HARD-METAL PLATED WARE. In the ten years in
which 1t tried and tested 1t has completely
the promise made by the Company at Its intro
ductiOn.
The Gorham Plate be ensiy bruised or dented
1t possesses elements o silver in its clear ring
ing tone and in its solidy beauty, flush and extreme
durabilitv. It is the best plated ware now made.
fine assortment OF both Silver and Plate at RETAIL
by
THE GORHAH COMPANY,
No. 1 Bond ST.. near Broadway.
And by j. BACHMAN A Sons,
J Maiden-lRnc.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-22
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Dyersburg devoted the 10th inst. to snow
balling.
Obediah Webster, of Wayne county, died
on the 3lst ult.
built in Chattanooga this year.
Jackson has cemetery fiends, who rob
the errave mounds of their flowers.
a Dyersburg man has observed that the
deb,d of martins is no sign that winter is
over.
little damage to the nun crop Oh 1iOore
county.
The big storm passed over jackson ere
ating quite a sensation among ITS lnhaD-
itaDts. Ill. -
Jackson, it is said, will be a very ornamen-
tai edifice.
The Patrons of Husbandry in Wayne
county organized a county Council on the
The Odd Fellows of Chattanooga pro
pose to give a grand railway picnic at an
A Young lady Of Clarksville has achieved
distinction in drawing hfe-size portraits
with pencil.
SmokehOuses and corn criDS are AIe4ueIil-
ly robbed in the vicinity Of Hendersonville,
Sumner county.
Bufalo-enats are causing serious injury
TO stock IN Memphis, and in the bottoms
around Dyersburg.
More than ten thousand dollars worth oil
cotton has been sold in Dyer county during
the last iwoweebs-
Jackson has an old gentleman who PrideS
himself in the belief that he IS afflicted
worse than Job was.
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RICHMOND.
FIGURING Mills Burned,

RICHMOND, Va, April PA fire broke
out at 8 O'Clock this evening in the upper
story of the main building of the extensive
Touring mills known as Columbia Mills,
and owned by Haxall, Crenshaw q Co.
The fire is raging fearfully and has already
extended to other mill buildings. The
whole Fire Department is at work, but
their efforts seem to have but little effect in
staying the flames. The fire is burning
mainly in the river front and cannot be
reached but by passing through the build
ings, and tiremen are greatly impeded by
density Of smoke.
LATER-The fire is under control. 1t
has destroyed the principal buildings, three
in number, including an immense amount
of machinery, much of it new, and large
quantity of grain and -four. The greater
part of the -four, several thousand barrels,
which was stored in another building, was
saved. The total loss is estimated at $780,
900. The insurance is variously stated al
from $4,000 to 100000.
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THE FIRE FIEND

Leaps from Town TO TOWn-Thirty-six
Families UnhOnsed and Twenty-Five
stores Burned.
CHICAGO, April PA destructive fire
occurred in Ishpemins, Michigan, Sunday
night, two blocks being consumed. Thirty
families are rendered homeless and twenty
five business places burned. The loss will
no: fall short of Slj0, 600; insurance $4,000.
Mrs. Matthews, wife of the hoteh oprietor,
died from excitement.
The only fire engine in Segaunee, three
miles distant, was sent, but fifteen minutes
after it left, fire broke out in Negaunee
and the enoiua was recalled. On the way
bi,l, it overturned aud was rendered use
less Six residences were destroyed in Ne
giunee, with 4 loss Of from fifteen to TWEEN
ty thousand dollars.
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DAMON AND -PYTHIAS.
supreme Lodge or the yyorId,

PITTsBURG, April 2I.-The Supreme
Lodge Of the World Knights of Pythias
commenced its session in this city to-day.
Some 200 members of the order are here.
The report Of Supreme Chancellor Berry
was read. He congratulates them on the
rapid growth OF the order in every State
and Territory. The report Of the Sup.ea,e
Scribe was also presented. The grand pa
rade tomorrow promises TO be very i'm
posing demonstration.
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FO R Ell n i.
A suit for Halr a Wilton.

LONDON, April 21.-A suit TO recover
FIVE hundred thousand dollars has been en-
tered against the steamship L'Amerique by
the parties who picked her up and brought
her into PlymOnth. The vessel has been
taken in charge by the law officers to await
the result OF the action.
An Invite.
Americans are invited to compete Tor
prizes TO be offered at the great Information
al Exhibition of horses to be held atthe Po-
mona Gardens at Manchester from the Eth
to the 18th of May next, under the Presi-
dency of the Earl of Derby.
Beseiging the Beseigers-
MADRID, April PA vigorous canuonade
of the Carlist positions about Bllboa has
compelled the abandonment of several. 1t
/, reported tha. the CarliSts are subsistinS
mainly On horse flesh.
A Hayfien Radical
JAcMEI, April 9-The Presidential cleo
tion IN Hayti takes place on the 10Th inst.
Gen. Dominques is raising an army with
which to take possession of the Presidency
by force should he fail of election. IL is
reported that the north is solid against him.
Troops are concentrating at Cape Haytien.
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THE DELTA.
Nine sailors BIovn On, 40 S..

Nine Sailors Blown Out 10 Sea.
SOUTHWEST Pass, April 21.- Friday,
three men inh boat from the ship Zimi out
side the bar, started for the telegraph sta
tion and a sudden squall came on and they
were blown TO the westward. The first
officer of the Zimi seeing their helpless
condition Immediately dispatched the Cap
taIn's gig with six men to rescue them.
Both boats were blown to sea and have not
been heard from since. The Revenue
Cutter John A. Dix yesterday made an un-
successful cruise in search OF them. Hopes
are entertained that they may have been
picked up by some passing vessel,
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CLEVELAND.
Serious Riot Among the Navvies.
stones and FPistOIs-SeveraI Men In.
fured-0ne Fatally.

stones and FPistOIs-Severai Men In
Jured-One Fatally.
CLEVELAND, o., April 21.-This fore
noon body of between two and three hun
dred unemployed sailors boarded the
schooner Eliza Gerach, moored in the river
bed, and compelled the crew to quit work
and leave the vessel. They then proceeded
TO the schooner Tom Young, and endeav-
ored to repeat their tactics by going aboard
on the ropes leading from the shore to the
boat. The Captain endeayOred to protect
the boat, and was met with shower of
missiles, and a number of pistol-shots, from
the rioters. He, in turn, fired into the
crowd, number of shots taking effect.
One George S. Amatos was wounded in the
breast, which viii doubtless prove fatal.
Another was shot in the knee, and third
in the ann. 4 posse Of policemen arrived,
and the leaders of the riot were arrested,
and the rest dispersed. The origin of the
riot is due to a strike among some of the
sailors, who demanded an advance in wages.
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LOUISVILLE.
The Rioters of Last Monday.

LOUISVILLE, April 21.-In case of the
negro rioters of Monday, in the city court
to-day, \. r. Harper, colored lawyer, vol
unteered TO prosecute the offenders. Seven
of the number were fined and placed in
such heavy bonds as to be equivalent to a
year in the wOrkhouSe. The better class of
colored people denounce the outrageous
conduct of the procession.
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Perished I'm the snom.

COUNCIL BEUFFs, Ia, April 2l.-Sun-
day night last, James Murphy, aged %, his
son John, aged 45, aud grandson, aged 6,
in returning 10 their home on Silver creek,
were caught inthe prevailing snow storm
and all three perished. John and son were
found under the wagon where they had
evidently sought protection. The body of
Jas. Murphy was found about quarter of
a mile from his companions.
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RIVER DISASTER.
A Nashville Steamer Snagged
and Sunk.
The CameIia and Her Cargo a Total

The Camelia and Her Cargo n Total
Loss.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 21.-The Ca
melia was perforated by a floating log,
which caught between her and the bank at
Raleigh. at 6 o'clock last night, and imme-
diaiely went to pieces and sunk in 40 feet
of water. The boat and cargo is a total
loss. No lives were lost. The officers and
crew arrived here by the Red Cloud, enter
ed protest, and proceeded 20 Louisville by
the Arlington. The cargo was valued at
Sc 20; insured in Cincinnati and Louis
vii The boat was insured. She was
ow ...-! l., Cspt. Lee Crane and VIM. Var
bIe, and valued at $4,000. The officers
and crew lost most of their effects.
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THE TURF.
Fifth Day of the Louisiana
. Jockeys.

B. +. Carver, Edwin Adams and silent
Friend the winners.
NEW ORLEANS, April 2l.-FIrst race
fee handicap, mile and a quarter, club
purse $500; first horse 800, second horse
S100, won by B. F. Carver easily, Nellie
r. second, Saliie Watson third, beating
Ortalon and Hunkidori; time, 2:1Ss. The
knowing ones lost heavily. In the pools
Sally Watson sold for 135, Ortalon 100,
Carver 65, Nellie II. % and Hnnkidori ).
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Bender Identified.

SALT LAKE, Utah, April 2L-The old
man Bender, now in Jail, has been identi-
fed through photographs Of him sent to
Kansas. and will be taken there. The
young man arrested as his son, has been
released, proving to be a deSerter from the
army,
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Want More QuaIi6cations for Jurors

MONTREAL, April 21.-A large and in
fluentisl meeting was held here last night
with reference to the jury system and the
law of libel. Resolutions were passed con-
demuatory of the present Jury system. A
committee was appointed to prepare petit
tion to Parliament TO amend the law by in
creaSing the qualifications Of jurymen, and
t. make the law for libel in this country
the same as in England.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Bill for Relief of Sufferers by the
Floods Passes Both Houses.
Senate Amends'and Passes Lou
isville Canal Bill.
Heavy Railroad Scheme Report
ed in House.
Salaries of Whisky Gaugers In
creased.
Slow Progress on the Appropri-
alton Bill
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, April 2L-Mr. Wood
leigh, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported without amendment
House bill for the relief of persons suffering
by the overflow of the Mississippi river
and asked its present consideration
MIR. Edmunds submitted an amendment
providing that the provisions of the act
shall expire On the 1st of September, 1874.
Agreed to.
The bill was then passed.
The Louisville Canal.
Mr.. Scott called up the bill providing for
the payment of the bonds of the Louisville
and Portland Canal Company, the ques-
tion being on agreeing TO the amendments
of the House as amended by the Senate.
After considerable discussion, Mr.. Conk-
ling moved to reconsider the vote by which
the amendment of the Finance Committee
to the House bill were agreed to several
days ago, and said that the amendments
were concurred in early after the meeting
of the Senate and before number OF Sena-
tors were in their seats.
The vote was reconsidered and the queS-
ton then REQUIRED upon the amendment ol
the Finance Committee to strike out the
amendment in the House bill that the
canal should not be taken possession of,
nor any money paid till the State of Ken
tucky should cede to the United States the
jurisdiction over the same, together with all
right to the property, and it was adopted by
yeas 40, nays 4.
The bill now goes back to the House for
the concurrence of that body.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Louisiana
bill, upon which Mr.. Stockton was entitled
to the moor.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said he gave notice a
few days ago that he would call up the
Civil Rights
bill to-day. He now gave notice that he
would call it up as soon as the pending bill
should he disposed of.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs, reported fayorably on bill to
authorize promotion in the Inspector-Gen-
erals Department Of the army. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Stockton yielded for an executive
session and the Senate soon after adjourn
ed.
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Distress I'm Arkansas.

Reports from the lower Arkansas and
White Rivers give sad reports of the inun-
datiOn. Immense numbers Of stock have
been drowned, and actual destitutiOn pre-
walls in many places. The Howard AssO-
citation has sent $500 to the Howard As
sociation of New Orleans for the sufferers
from the overflow.
The Whole Amite Valley Goes Under
NEW ORLEANS, April 2l.-Capt. ror-
ter, of the steamer Alice, reports the whole
Amite valley under water. The river gen
orally has bank of twelve to fifteen feet
but now the water is four feet deep over
the banks and has washed away houses,
implements, etc The inhabitants have
fed to the highlands, where they now
abide in destitute condition.
At Baton Rouge.
Gen. y. JEFF. Thompson, Chief State
Engineer, sends the following dispatch tO
the Associated Press from Baton Rouge to-
day: The Hickey crevaSse is twelve hun
dred feet wide and passes seven feet of
water at velocity Ofeight miles per hour.
The two McCullen crevaSses are each one
hundred and fifty feet wide, but will be
closed in a few days.
Measures for Relief.
BOsToN, April 21.-Twenty prominent
merchants have been appointed Commit
tee of citizens to raise contributions for the
Louisiana sufferers. New England citi-
Zens are requested 10 cooperate. 4 dis
patch authorizing draft for $4,000 was at
once sent to New Orleans.
NEW YORK, April 21.-The Mayors OF
Brooklyn, Jersey City and Newark AL
nounce that they will promptly forward
contributions for the relief of sufferers by
the floods in Louisiana. Mayor Havemeyer
has not made any move yet in the matter.
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THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
Details of Destruction and Des.
titutiOn.
The Isle of Memphis.

MEMPHIS, April Memphis and
Charleston trains now run through; also
the Mississippi and Tennessee. The Mem
phis and Louisville Road is still obstructed
on the Clarksville division, but teleqams
state the Cumberland and Tennessee Riv-
ers will doubtless begin to fall tonight
In the meantime trains will be run to Lou
isyille via Nashville.
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HOUSE.
suspending the District.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Mr. Randall
introduced bill directing a temporary sus-
pension of the Legislature of the District
of Columbia. Referred.
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An Armixtiee.

LITTLE Rock, April 21.-Gov. Baxter's
forces were increased by the arrival of seve-
raj companies this forenoon. The State
House party also received some reinforce
ments. One company of United States
troops is now stationed at the city hall.
The Others are back on Sixth street, and
the cannon have been withdrawn to more
eligible position. A temporary armistice is
now in force. Baxter's troops can hardly
be held. Although quiet prevails and an
armistice is in fo:ce, an outbreak may Oc-
cur al any hour.