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FOREIGN.
The Cuban Insurgents.

! HAVANA. December 26.--The DiHrio
Of today says S"n"r- AIdana and
! Aguilcra have purchased two steamer,
for tn" purpo," Of bringing illlbust"ring
| expeditions 10 Cubu.
General Jordan Is to return n the
! Island accompanied by Aguil"rs, ard
| the former will assume chief COM
mand of the Insurgents. The DiGrio
! further -tntr- that ALBANIA and
his companions intend to rc-cstablish the
Cuban .junta in New York with the OBJ
| icct of rryaiuing the intlu"nc" and power
formerly hrlI by that body, and the ere
ating of "a situation III Cuba similar TO
That existing m 1869 by the commission
Of NIL possible dcprdation' by the insur-
.cnt,. 1t says that Captain General
Cuurha know much NOR" of tn" plans
ot the mrlrgrnt, than what It now pub
l-hr,. 1t give. publicity t" the forrgo-
iur because Concha dIslikcs myst"ries.
Crrrha is resolved. a on former Occa-
sion,. 20 combat the enemies Of Spain
everywhere. 4 letter 10 D,'asio reports
that strong efforts are being made in
Washington 10 obtain recognition Of the
Cubans a, belliCerents. The letter couples
the namr- ofgaldams and Collector Casey
with these efforts, and say that the ob-
irrt s 10 throw on the market the Cuban
bn-l(held in Washington.
Imperial Insanity.
IT. PETERSBURG. December %
Grand Duke Nicholas, son of Grand
Duke Constantine, and nephew Of the
EMPEROR. ha. ben declared insane, and
placed under th,. guardianship 0f his
rtbrr. He wa associated with the
diamond scandal Of 3 few months ago.
Burned st Sea
Loxr6S, December e. s 4. Ma tel
I erram ha, been received from Madeira
stating that three of the crew Of the emf
grant hip CispAtrick- from I>Jndol 70
New York, had arrived at ~. Helena
and reported the Caspairick burned At
.rs. ,Tho report lacks confirmation, but
i; i. feared that the crew and Passenger.
of the ship, numbering 900 souls, hAJe
all perished with the exception Of the
. three reported arrived 1t St Helena.
3 LATEE
+ 4 second telegram from Maieirs states
that the Ca,pa;rick wAs burned on Nov.
eth. in latitude 81 north, longitude y
. west. Il il now estimated that four hun
dred and sixty-iye live were lot BY the
disaster.
ssi.arr or ship by Cariists.
LnSDnN. December y, $50 A. NJ
The Times Berlin correspondent says
the qus>tlon l. being discussed st Berlin,
whether II II P.--ible To punish the Car
lists for the outrage Of the seizure Of the
Germsn ship Gustav. Advices from
san SsbAs;ian are 10 the effect thst the
Gustav il de~piy imbsdded in mud and
that the Csrlists are busily engaged in
unloading her. The captain Of the Gus
tay was slightly wounded by the Carlisle
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PROBABILITIES.


For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
rain, followed by partly cloudy weather,
south or west winds, and during the
night slight falling of temperature, fol-
lowed by rising barometer. For the
New England and Middle States and
Lower Lake region, increasing cloudi-
ness with rain. easterly or southerly
winds increasing in force, falling barom-
eter and slight change in temperature.
For the Upper Lake region, rain or
snow, followed by colder and partly
cloudy weather, northwest to southwest
winds and rising barometer. For the
Northwest, colder and partly cloudy
weather during Monday, and rain or
snow during the night in the Upper
Mississippi Valley, with north or west
winds and slowly rising barometer.
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Death Of a PresbS fcrian Pastor from
ApOplrNy.

DuprQUE, IT,, December 27.-I"y. ".
r. Marshall, d. d., pastor Of tn" First
PRESBYTERIAN Church of this city. died OF
apoplGxy this evening at . o'clock. lie
wus stricken down at : o'clock this morn
iny. and continued unc"u>ri"u, t. tho
hour of his death. Hi- loss y profoundly
felt in this city, where the Doctor wns
held in high c-t"rrn. For six year, h"
was pastor Of church in Baltimore. and
ior a long timr 81 the First Presbyterian
Church in Columbus Ohio. His agr
was 20 years. HiS remains viii b" car
rird to Mlskingmn county, Ohio, On
Tuesday for intcrment.
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NEW ORLEANS, December 26.-R"bcrt
Johnson was thrown from cart, to-day,
and broke his neck.
A train on the Mobile railroad ran
over Green Brown, colOred trackman,
killing him instantly.
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Rank statement.

New YoWK. December 2G.-L"ans
decrease. $l,744.j0o; specie d"rr"ns",
SOD. 4Ou; legal tender decrease, >'Ga,3Uoi
deposits decrease, Sl,Sls2n0; circulation
.lal 800. rcsrryn decrrasc. Sl3G l1O.
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Louisiana Legislature.

WAsHIxGroS. December 26.-The
Louisiana Legislature meets January 4th.
when it is expected a stern Opposition
will be made in the House of Representa-
tives TO the ruling Of the Returning
Board. and 70 this time prominent per-
sons here are looking with much sollci-
tud.. There i some color ~ the report
tha; should il become necessary, Lieu
tenant General Sheridan will proceed 10
New Oriesn ns knd assume command. II
IN. rumor is to b. credited. he will be IN
close proximity to New Orleans on the
dav Of the meeting Of the legislature.
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Horrible and Atrocious Murder

ERIE, PA, November PA horrible
and atrocious murder was committed in
this city about seven o'clock last night
Catharine Harmon, widow, and mid
wife by profession, was found dead in
the gutter at nine o'clock, just outside OF
low groggery called the Franklin
House The inquest is not concluded,
but there is no doubt that the woman
wa smurdered during or after an attempt
at rape by John Hsnly, the proprietor Of
the house, man sixty years old.
The woman was addicted to
drink, and was probably intox-
icated at the time of the murder. Hanly
has peaceful reputation, but is a notori-
Gus protigate. He is in custody with
the members of his family. His clothing
and underwear are found to be stained
with fresh blood, and the floor of the bar
room of the hotel likewise exhibits stain
traces of blood Mrs. HannonS body
was mutilated in frighttul manner and
bore evidences OF strangulation. He has
family of highly respectable children,
and the murder has aroused intense en-
Citement.
The Report Denied.
CHICAGO, December 2I.-Lieut. Gen.
Sheridan i still in this city. He stated
to a reporter to-day that he has received
no instructions whatever concerning
matters in Louisiana, and that the story
of his intended departure for New Or
lean, or vicinity has no foundation.
Destructive Fire.
New YORK. December 27.-The fur
niturr store Of Ward, Warren y Co,
corner of Spring and Crosby streets,
burned to-day. Loss $4,000. ln>ur.
ance not ascertamcd. 1t is supposed to
be the work of an inccndiary.
Death ora Member OF Congress.
BoSToN. December 2T.-Hon. Alvah
Crocker. Representative in Congress
from the Tenth district, died at his resi-
denco. Fitchburg, Mass, last night. He
left Washington last Monday TO spend
the holidays at home, and caught severe
cold, which on Friday assumed serious
form of congestion of the lungs, and ter
minated fatally.
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NOIIc Proseque Entered.

District Attorney Winslow, of Brock.
lvn, signalizcd his exit from "llicr to-
day by entering moite in th" libel case
of Charles 4. Dana. Judge McCur the
plaintiff. being satisfied with th" cXpla-
nation ia the Sm of Thursday last.
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Reception by His Majesty. King
kalakaun.

New YORK, December 2G.-king
Kalakaua had reception at tn" Windsor
Hotel, at which were present Major
General Hancock and staff members Of
the Army and Navy Club, resident Con-
sulS. and members of the Board of Trade.
An address was presented by the latter
body, in which the Board stated they read
with great interest, the announcement ol
NEGOTIATIONS for commercial treaty be-
tween the Sandwich Islands and this
country. King Kalaksua stated that h"
would send a suitable reply in Il few days.
King kalakaua was the guest tII>
evening of son of Chief Justice Allen
of the Hawaiian Islands.
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Suicide off, TIcr@ ymsn.

Rev. j. II. C"omls, tor th" past -
yrnr> pastor "fthc Western Presbyterian
church Of thi. city, and formerly m"m-
Der of the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal
Conference. committed suicide this morn
inc hv cutting his throat with razor
The c,,uS" assigned for th" act is d"mcs-
tie trouble, his wife ha' ing been insane
for snInr NrNrS.
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at'heelina &egister.

,ll closed in New York Saturday
sillls.
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Nebraska News,

OMAHA. December 26.-Tom Tormy
saloon keeper at Elkhorn, NebrAska,
sfter an absence Of two days returned
with a girl twelve years Of age g. whom
he said he was married, keeping her in 4
room for forty-eight honrs and brutall!y
,rcstin. her. The citizens mobbed BIZ
place but Tormy eseaprd- The glrI VA
found almost lifeless.
Since General Brisbins return the State
Aid Society has No solicitors from
Nebraska asking aid for the grasshOppeI
suferers-representstiOns TO the contrary
Notwithstanding
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-28

Every year increases the popularity Of
this valuable Hair preparationG which Is
due tD merit alone. We can a-surc our old
patrons that ~ ~ kept miiy up to lis high
standard and 10 " the only reliable aud
perfected preparation Of restoring GRAY
OR FADED HAIE tO Its youthful color, max
ing II EOn, lustrDus, and sllkeD. The
scsllp, sy it, use becOTne- white ana clean.
II r.inoyes al. erupiiOns and dandrun, ,sBd
by lts tonic properties, prevents the hair
from falling out, as IL slim ulatss and nOiir.
lshrs the hair-glabdb. By its use the hair
grows thicker aud stronger. Ia baldDcs-,
n restores the capillary glands to thsif
normal yigor, and will create now
growth, except In extreme old age. ~ IL
IN. most econom lcal HAIR DES,eT>o ever
used. A. IL requires fewer applications, - Bd
gives the hair splendid, giO~y appear
anea. A. A. Hayes, NJ. ID, STATE Asssysr VI
Nassarhusrtt says: "T1e eonsiifnents
areJoTe, and carefully selected for etc.i-
Ieni quality; and I consider 10 the beat
preparation for iis Intended purposs-."s
Sid ~ al Dru0yl<s and DeuLers ia A,di-
rfu<l.
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THE WEATHER.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, December p, sP. NJ.
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SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS

Great lndueenenl. 70 Agents. Ios .s51
PUDLlsMiSG Co., Phils. I'll
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DR.. TUFTS HAIR DYE

II casiiy npriicd, impnris beanilini black
or brown, and acts like magic. The best
u the world Sold by all druggists. Price,
l.UDa box
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Internal Revenue Receipts.

WAsnINGToN. December 2I.-Thc In
trrmal Revenue receipts /" date for DE
c.mbcr are :7GSg. .lj9. 1t Is estimated
tha, they will hr $9,0OOooO for tn" on
tire month. being more than Sl.OOu0OO
over ,pondinS month lat year.
The receipts for six months ending with
December S1st will DO over $4,000, 900.
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BALTIMORE, December 2G.--ltrv. j.
ID. McCabc'S dwelling with tn" iurnl-
turc and library, on Park avenue, WA,
burned last night. Loss estimated al
$40 O0O
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Employee Discharged.

WA>mINGToN, December 27.-F"ur
hundred men and women were discharg-
cd Yesterday from th" engraving and
printing bureau the Treasury. III com
sequence, of II ltrg" part "t the work of
thu bureau having been transferred t."
New York.
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Burned by Lamp Explosion.

By the explosion Of a spirit lamp, last
nigh, st ,he residence Of Herman Baner,
No. 1920 Linn street, Mrs.. Baner an IN
fant eight days old, servant gir! nam"!
Adeir kleurk and Nr. BicEWdt were
friehtfully burned. The latter iUjur.r,
were received in eXtinguIshIag the hams'
which we're roasting the women and
bsbe alive. and which he succeeded in
doing.
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Imperial Insanity.

IT. PETERsBURG, December %
Grand Duke Nicholas, son of Grand
Duke Constantine, and nephew Of the
Emperor. la. been declared insane, and
placed under thr guardianship of hIs
father. He wa associated with the
diamond sranda! of 3 few months ago.
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WASHINGTON, December 26.-The
Commissioners of the Nicksburg and
Alabama affairs, left for their d"stina-
tions this morning. That on New Or
leans affairs will leave Tomorrow morn
inp
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defenders OF the New Orleans Re
turning Hoard.

I New ORLEANS. December pa ,prcial
to the T0ncs dated Washington 10Th,
saws that General Sheridan has been
ordered to proceed Immediately 10 New
Orleans and take command and remain
there until the arrival of General Terry.
This order was made to-day after meet
ring of the Cabinet called especially on
i Inuisiana and Mississippi affairs.
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FROM PENDLETON.
"A whale" for u. =. Senator

PENpLEroN COUNTY, W. VA,
December 81, 1874.
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MEMPHIS. Dscember 26.-ln a quarrel
At the SteIsea stock yari- lat night,
Matt Rice .hot arI fatally wounded
Dave Scott. both colcrei
On Psddy's Hen and Chickens, an
island just above the city, to-day, TIVE
colored men named Fred Jones md Wm
Shipp. hsd an alteration, which resulted
in the former shooting the latter, inhiCt.
ing a wOand which will probably prov,
fatal. 10 al L.
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AChri.tmas Merry Making.

J. B. Pratt an old and wealthy citizen
of DE- Kalb. Buchanan county. thu STATE.
was fatally ,hot by Mr Bro~n. on
Christmas day. and the later severely
wounded By son Of SPrAtt about fnur-
teen years Of age. The affair grew out "t
N old fEJM
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soldiers Bounty.

The house military committee have au-
thorized Mr.. Gunckle to report the bill to
equalize the soldiers bountes. The bill
has been long and carefully considered,
the committee haying taken the testimony
of the paymastcr-generOl, comptroller,
second auditor, and others 1t provides
for the payment of So 33 per month for
all time of service, dcducting bounties al
ready paid. In case the bounty amount
to 800 or over, the soldier may at his OPP
ton take warrant for 100 acres of land,
for which he may, without residence or
settlement, obtain patent 1t also pro.
vides that the widows or minor children
of those who enlisted for period of les.
than one year, and were killed or died il
the service, shall receive 800 bounty
This class has never been provided for be
fore. The bill, it is believed, is SO franco
as to cover all deserving cases, and vet 81
well guarded as to make the total sum re
Quired much less than any previous bill.
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The old comrades of Fitz John Porter
have all along been among the foremost of
those who urged reopening of his case.
Nothing more constrainiug 10 soldiers
sense of justice can be imagined than the
memorial to the President UNANIMOUSLY ad-
opted at the meeting of the Society of the
Fifth Army Corps at Harrisburg If there
were no other inducement to the course
indicated by the memorial, the fact of its
unanimous adoption by such body ought
to suffice. No men know better the cir
cumstances Of Portcr's conduct than the
men who served with him and under him.
None are so well entitled to be heard The
fact that Porter has remained so long
under stigma which there are so CO.
gent reasons for believing that he does not
deserve ought to make the President all
the more eager to to see that he shall not
rest under It undeservcdly day longer.
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CIVIL SERVICE REPORT

President Grant said, in his annual mes
sage to Congress, in December, 1870, "the
elevation and publication of the civil SER
vice of the government will be hailed with
approval by the whole people of the United
States, and he spoke words of truth and
soberness. The impression produced there
by was so great that Congress, at the same
session authorized the President to pre-
scribe such rules and regulations for the
admission of persons into the civil service
of the United States as will best promote
the efficiency thereof. "a commission was
appointed-whose last report is before us
and, upon their recommendation, "rules
and regulations" were prescribed, but they
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WIspHAN CorNTY-e0 Delegates.
COUET OF CLAIMS.

Why docs the filling Of the vacancy,
now existing, on the bench Of the United
States court Of claims attract so little at
tentlOn or excite so mcagrc an interest
IL it because the position is regarded OF no
importance, the court of no consequence:
such would seem to be the case But any
one so thinking is very much mistaken.
Next to the supreme court, il is the most
important judicial tribunal of the United
States There is no court, unless we OK.
cept the court of last resort, before which
are brought for determination So many
questions involving the most difficult, in
,ricate and varied matters OF law and fact
We are told that the volume, containing
their decisions for the past year alone,
shows it to have passed upon numerous
points of international, constitutional. real
property, and admiralty law, in specially
troublesome cases referred to il hv con-
gress, besides the ordinary business arts
ing from claims under contracts made with
with the government. The highest officers
oi the government, as well rs all the attOr-
neyS practicing before it, show their appre-
cation OF its Importance by urging tic APP
pointment of iurist of the widest eXpe-
rience and the best ability" and they
say that such a man IL absolutely nee
essary to fill the position Moreover,
It is the only court in which the United
States can be sued. As TO all other courts
claimants against the government are de
barred and left to the tender mercies OF
t"ngress-with an equal prospect of an
unjust claim being allowed by corrupt
means, OF Il poor honest claimant sent
home without merited relief because he la,
no money with which to purchase favor
It's jurisdiction extends throughout tht
Union, and its adjulications are final ans
cannot be appealed from in cases wher,
The claim does not exceed three thousanC
dollars. II has been stated that its iudg
men,s exceed III amount those Of any 0,he
fonr courts in the country, and that, there
fore, in the very largest proportion of case
appealed to the supreme c0art, the judg
menI of the court OF claims have bcei
affirmed. But we have said enough I,
show the importance of this court, and TIN
necessity of filling the vacancy with on
of our best jurists. Yet no one Int mcr
politicians have been, as yet, mentioned il
connection with the office, men who might
perhaps, make gooc justices of the peac
but nothing else. We trust that the Presi
dent will recognize the Importance of III
court, and show it by the appointment 0
fit judge
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. pardon Asked for u Notorious
feUrnlur

Col, Whitley, chief of the United States
detective force, has asked the governor
and council Of Massachusetts, to pardon the
notorious burglar, Mark Shinborn, on the
ground that he is an important witness tor
the government In II counterfcltng case.
He is now in Switzerland and is afraid to
come back. Shinborn is the man who
broke into the Walpole savings bank in
November, 1865, and stole $50, 900 or $40,
900, and after being sentenced to 10 years
confinement in the state prison on the next
spring escaped from the Jail at Keene, n.
H., but was re-captured several months
and put in prison ut Concord He re-
NAMED there six or eight months when he
escaped again. This man Shinborn ia also
the individual who broke into the First
National bank of Bennington at the time
the bonds OF Mr., Enos Adams were stolen
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MRS LAURA sIREErEE

testified Am wife Of l.emuel Streeier /;
rccoiect something about the shooting /;
Hudson and | were talking when my hus-
band came don't know how long we had
been there, but only Il short time first
saw my husband on top of the hill and told
Hudson he was coming don't remember
what else | said Hudson ran across the
brook and drew Il revolver, and heard him
tell my husband to take care remember
the pistol was pointed at my husband my
husband had no weapons that | saw; don't
remember of any threatening when | got
up to Hudson and my husband the quarrel
was done ! first knew my husband was
shot when he said so, ms did not hear the
report ; my meeting Hudson was Il preyi-
GUS appointment Nh Pomeroy had
brought me billet from Hudson previous
to this ! learned OF Hudson's coming this
time from PomerOy he came by the rail
road track from Casteton village don't
remember of appointed meetings before
had been at Widow Proctor's with Hudson
contrary to the wishes of my husband.
q. Is it not known to You that Hudson
knew his meetings with you were in oppo
siton to the wishes of your husband?
A. Don't think he did know of il till
lately, but he did know previous to our
last meeting.
Cross-examination-- Recollect of hus
band telling Hudson not to visit me; don't
remember of any other time; Hudson die
not call for anything when he met me;
first proposed our meeting at this time
don't remember that ! told Hudson that
husband would kill him; saw husband
strike him, but don't know whether it was
before the shooting or after it; perhaps
have said no did strike him before tho
shooting, but don't remember it; have no
been told by any one what | must testify
to; don't know what | went out to where
Hudson and my husband were for; stood
there but don't think / said or done any
thing; was struck by my husband with his