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BondhoIders I'm CouneII.u
ST. LOUIS.
Desperate Fight with Iowa Train
Robbers.
One RObber and Two Detectives
Killed.

One RObber and Two Detectives
Killed.
ST. LOUIS, March 1S.-The DemOcrd
has a special srom Sedalia, Mo-, which says
reports reached there that the notorious
Younger brothers, who were supposed to
have been engaged in the Iowa railroad
train robbery some months ago, were at
tackled yesterday al Monagaw Springs, st.
Clair county, in this State, by a party of
detectives, in which one of the Younger
brothers and two detectives were killed.
LATER-ThOs. Allen, President of the
Iron Mountain Railroad, received dispatch
corrobrating the Democrats special regard
ing the fight between detectives and the
Younger brothers, at Monagan Springs. Dis
patches do not state what detectives were
engaged in the affair, but suppose they were
in the employ of Pinkerton, of Chicago.
A Vexed Question Settled.
The social evil question came up again
in the State Senate this afternoon on mo-
tiOn to reconsider the vote by which the re-
peal bill was defeated last week. The mo-
tiOn TO reconsider was carried and the bill
then passed-l9 to 10. II is said this bill
will pass the House by large majority.
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BIGGEST THING AFLOAT.
One Universal screeeh.

CHESTER PA, March 1S.-The steam
ship City of Pekin, for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, was successfully
large nuIl,bsr OF people, including Con
gresSmen and representatives Of the mer-
camille interests. As the vessel touched
the water she was greeted by the cheers OF
the people, the screams of steamship and
boat whistles, the music Of seyere. sands
on the steamboats, and : salute Of guns on
the WHAT. the City Of Pekin is the largest
vessel ever built in the United States,
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Tho senatorial SouabbIe.

BoTsoN, March 1S.-The contest for
Summers successor is narrowing. The
principal candidates are now conceded TO
he Dawes, Adams, Hoar and Banks. 1t is
thought the Democrats, who have - OF tlr.
go votes, will unite on a Liberal Repub-
lican.
LATER.-DemOcratic members of the
Legislature held a caucus this evening to
consider tie EeBatorship. The feeling is
almost universal III favor Ol making straigt
party nomination
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CINCINNATI.
The Mclean Contempt Case

CINCINNATI, March 1S.-John X. Nc
Lean, business manager and one of the pro
prietOrs Of the Cincinnati Enquirer, was
before Judge MaTchant of the police court
to-day, to answer the charge of contempt
in refusing to name the third party giving
him information confirmed by L. +. Scaw-
den, and published in the Enquirer. Suit
was brought by Quinn, charging Scawden
with procuring the publication Of said arti-
Gle. Mclean said he meant no contempt
of court, but refused TO answer on the
ground that an answer to the question in
volved the exposure of vital business inter
ests. Judge Marchant levied fine of so
and costs, and relieved Mr.. Mclean from
arrest. He said he would sign bill of ex-
ceptionS, and gave notice that each refusal
would be a separate contempt.
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Mail RNhher Arrested.

RICHMOND, Va, March lS.--Capt.
Frey, Special Agent Of the Postofiice De
partment, and his assistant, i. Myer, aided
ly w. T. Henderson, special agent from
5Ialtimore, succeeded in tracing a number
e recent robbarieS oflcuers from mails leav-
ing th.s city norihward. Andrew Harris,
colored mail driver for Carlos express
was arrested tonight hy Capt. Frey, who
FoHHd on his person four large packages OF
setiegS. His room was searched, and
checks. drafts and money orders tn large
amount found. Losses by these rObbeTies
aggregate about S5OO,0oD, although most
of the paper stolen was useless TO the
rabpar
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MEMPHIS.


MEMPHIS. March 1S.-Thc officers Of The
steamer Phil Allen say the 81. Francis river
is rising RAPIDLY from the overflow in the Vi
cinitv of New Madrid. All the lower
pIantations in the vicinity Of the mouth of
that river are under water; also those at
Walnut Bend. The river here has fallen
two inches. The weather is sultTy; heavy
rain and thunder storm this afternoon.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Our Home Made Volcano.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-A special from
Salisbury, y. c., says one from scientific
source states that the internal noises heard
in Bald Mountain resemble those heard in
Mt. Etna preparatory 70 TQ'canic eruption.
Throughout the entire county GEG tor 2
distance of 16 miles extending into the
adjoining counties these are not only heard,
btt a tTeladiiGg and reverberatiOn of the
earth is perceptibiy felt. so sign of fire or
Iaya have vet been discovered.
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lI0GrSR-

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The regular
session of the House to-day was devoted
exclusively to debate on the bill to regI-
late interstate railroad commerce, on
which subject several written speeches were
delivered. The evening session was given
to the bill to revise and consolidate the
statues. Attendance at both sessions small,
and proceedings devoid of any general in
faract
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BALTIMORE, March 1S-Paul SchOeppa
was arrested in this city to-day, charged
with being = common swindirr. Several
passes on railroads We're found in his pos
ession, all bearing the name of J. Z.
Schulenberg. The accused was committed
10 wait the action of the grand jury.
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neath of n Distinguishcd Diyine.

PIFTsBURtH, March ie.-The lteF. pr.
David Elliott, Emeritus Professor in the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary OF Al
legheny City, died this afternoon in his
S7th year. lie was the last living Mod
orator of the original Presbyterian General
Assembly before the division.
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The Joint Select Committee to investi-
gate affairs in the District of Columbia,
met TO day in secret session to consider ar
guments of counsel, made yesterday, rela-
tive to the legality of the demand of the
memorialists for the production of private
papers Of certain individuals and corpora
tionS. The result is that witnesses will be
required to produce such papers only as
may be material to the issue.
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THO Ear West.
PETROLIA.
10000 Barrels Of Oil Struck by
Lightning.

Lightning.
PITTSBURGH. March 1S.-A Chronicle
special, from Petrolia, states that tank
containing 1000 barrels OF oil, on the
Grant farm. near that piaG2s was struck by
lightning to-day, setting it OH fife. The
fire was soon under control, the oil being
pumped from the tank. The loss will not
be heavy.
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THE INDIANS.
INC Situation in NTInnesoIa.

CHICAGO. March lS-A dispatch received
to-day from Gen. TeTTy's headquarters
saws no trouble is apprehended from the In
dians at Icech Lake. This conects pre-
yious reports sent TO Washington, il is now
known, by persons interested in creating
disturbance with the Indians.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota is ont in 4
letter in behalf Of the Chippewa indians,
in which he takes the ground that the State
has no interest I'm thtir hands. lie pro-
tests against the sale of the pine timber,
shows how the Indians have been wrOnged
hv the State. and says that in a few years
they will have no means of support. He
saws he had been requested by the Secreta
III of the Interior to investigate the affairs
Of the I.ccch Lake reservation, and While
he thinks the sale Of timber was wrong, he
cXOncTateS Commissioner Smith from
blame and yindicatcs his conduct while
agent from cansure. IL is charged by
friends of the commissioner that his integ-
ritv in this matter would never have been
called in question, if the old method of
compenSatinI the head Of the Indian ring
had been followed. WHO is the head of
the Indian RinG?l
The Far West.
OMAHA. Ncb.. March 1S.-A dispatch
from Fort Laramie says: Maj. Baker, with
six companies Of cavalry, yesterday after
noon. and one hundred wagons, under
Gen. Smith, ratIlrned from Spotted Tails
70 Red Clouds agency last Thursday.
Snot,ad Ia, was quite friendly. Four
companies of infantry eeud one OF cas'iry
are stationed at the Spotted al agency
The same number are at Red Cloud. Coz.
Forsvthe returned here yesterday. The In
dian Commissioner left Friday morning
last with an escort. There is a difficulty
in keeping cavalry at the agencies, on ac-
count of there being no grazing, which is
the reason the six companies were sent
back. There is no trouble with the In
dians at the agencies, and but few there.
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ALABAMA.
Heavy Floods bet,seen Montgomery
and Mobile

MONTGOMERY, March lS.-Tbe Alaha-
ma river has overiiowed its banks IN many
places, and all the creeks and streams are
greatly swollen. Traye! TO Mobile is stop
ped by reason of washes on the railroad
track and damage to some bridges. No
trains went out to-day on the roads 10 At
Ianta and the trains TO Euiaula will not
run for a day or two. The frcShct is too
early to injure planters as very little of the
crnn has heen nlantnd.
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NEW YORK.
RlleInS.

ALBANY, \. Y, March 1S.-The trial
of Phelps, the defaulting cashier in the
State Treasureris office, has been postponed
until May.
Misplaced COnGdenee-SIGO,OO 600 Gone.
NEW YORK, March 1S.-Frederiek A.
Bailey, principal book-keeper of BOden,
Lockwood Il Co, importers and wholesale
dealers Of fruit, is a defaulter and has alb
seconded. The amount of defalcation Is
thought to reach SlGO,O00. Pending in-
vestigation of the books, BOden, Lockwood
Il Co. have deemed It prudent to suspend.
Tho firm ic el,irDaJ 70 10 coIvapf
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Iater-Old Probs 20 the ReSeue.
OHIO
Centennial.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 1S.-The Ohio
Stale Centennial managers met this morn
ing and organized by electing II. p. Ranney,
President, and Josheph ii. Putnam, the
Private Secretary of Gov. Allen, temporary
Secretary. In view Of the fact that it was
not yet definitely decided what the charac-
ter Of the Exposition shall he, it was de
cided to correspond with Director General
GOShOrn before tranSacting any business.
The board adjourned to meet at the call
of the President.
Inthc House this morning resolution to
appropriate $4,000 to pay the per diem OF
members Of the Constitutional COnven-
tion was defeated, only IS votes being cast
in its favor. The Appropriation bill was
passed.
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CAIRO.
Terrific Hurricane Yesterday.
Houses Damaged and Shanfies Blown
into the BayOus.

Houses Damaged and Shanfies Blown
into the BayOus.
CAIRO, March 1S.-A terrific hurricane,
accompanied by lightning and rain, passed
over the city at ) a. NJ, causing destruction
OF property. The centre of the storm seems
to have passed Cairo, as the wires worked
as usual north, and no damage is reported
in that direction. Barclay Bros drug
store, Louis -Kerhert's restaurant, and Jno.
Antrein's clothing store, adjoining each 9th
er on the leyee, had the roofs carried off.
Anirem- had some goods damaged by rain
but most Of the goods were taken out to
save them. The SWa Office, over Antrem's,
is drenched and can't issue paper to-day.
The bakery and residence of Leo Kleb lost
the roof, and the family had a narrow es-
cape from injury by falling timbers. The
residence of w. B. Gailbert, on Washington
avenue, lost part of the roof. A small
slIanty occupied by negroes was blown into
a deep pond near 18th street, and its in
mates rescued with a boat. Several small
houses are reported demolished in the up
per part of the city, but no loss of life is
reported.
I.ater-Old PrObs 20 the Rescue.
IelegramS from adjacent points report no
damage from the storm this morning, indi-
eating that its area was quite narrow. We
hear of eight houses unrOOfed or seriously
damaged in this city, on which the loss
will average about one TO two hundred
dollars, except that of JnO. Auterm, clother,
whose loss on building and stock is esti-
mated from two to four thousand dollars.
The wharf boat proprietors and those in
charge Of steamers in port acted on hint
from the United States signal Office here
that the local observations indicateda storm
and took the precaUtiOn to make every thing
extra secure. 1t is probably owing TO this
fact that no damage was done TO shipping.
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WASHINGTON.
LAUNCHING and Lunchiur.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Bnt little, if
any, committee work was done to-day.
Towing to the large number of Congressman
absent at the steamship launch at Chester,
Pa. Nine carloads of excursionists went
there this forenoon.
The outstanding legal tenders are $751;
O00 0O0
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FIashy Conductors.

The ticket agents of the Erie Railroad
have for long time suspected that a sys-
TEN Of fraud was practiced by conductors
by which the company was losing large
sums, and last week four conductors of the
Delaware division and three residents OF
Port jersey, were arrested and put under
bonds on suspicion of being implicated.
1t IS said that the practice las been for
certain conductors to retain without punch
ing a portion Of the tickets collected by
them to deliver them to persons outside
who sold them to be used again.
Suspicious Suicide.
The wife of Francis Bidwell was found
at her residence in Brooklyn yesterday
with her throat cut from ear to ear with a
razor. Bidwell reported it a case Of suicide,
bgt the police are investigating the affair.
A Billiard Banter.
4. GARNER, the billiardist, i'm answer TO
the challenge of Rudolph, says he will play
in New York a game of Shall French
carOmS, 800 points mp, for one thousand
dollars a side, with % balls. Ona five by ten
table. the game to take place three weeks
after his match with Maurice DAILY for the
championship of the world.
The Erie Canal as n Means OF Cheap
transportation.
At a meeting of the Produce Exchange
yesterday, speeches were made in favor of
putting on and deepening the Erie canal.
Resolutions to that effect and for the ap-
poinIment Of a committee to proceed TO
Albany 10 ipfuanca the legislation needful
to the object desired We're adopted
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THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
California Legislation.

san FRASIsCo, March 1S.-Tho Sen
ate has passed compulsory education bill:
The Governor has approved the bill pro-
viding for a atraining slip for boys in this
harbOr. Application will be now made to
the Federal GoyernHent ior suitable YES
sci. lie also approved the bill granting the
right Of way to the Texas Pacific railway to
san Diego.
The papers Of this city in the interest
and the railroad companies are jubilant
over the defeat Cf Freeman's bill regulating
freights and fares.
-. Patriek'sa
st. Patrick's was celebrated here by a
great Civic and military display and literary
exercises at the California Theater. Good
order prevailed. The day was appropriate
ly celebrated in all the principal towns and
cities on the coast,
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TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New
York last evening at 81 forboth issues.
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Threatened Supreme COurt Quo War
ranfO in a Senate Contest.

In the Senate the contested election case
Of WELLER against Welsh was called. The
counsel for the cOnteStOr announced their
readiness to proceed with the trial. The
contestee's council objected to going forward
with the trial at this time on account of the
variances between the amendments speci-
fed in the motion for leave TO amend the
notice Of contest and the amendments actu-
ally filed. The motion of contest was
ordered printed. NJ. c. Sweeney of coun-
sci for Welsh, said that a motion which
would be stated tomorrow had been made
in the Supreme Court for leave to file an
information in the nature of a quo warrantO
to be served on the President of the Senate
to enquire by what authority the Senate
was proceeding with the trial of this case.
The case was then adjourned until to
morrow.
Senate bill reducing the rates of taxation
in municipal corporations about ten per
cent below those provided for in the act Of
1871 WAS DaSSal
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Ex-Governor DennisOn on the Hurft
Frauds.

The Ohio State JOdIndl Of tomorrow
will contain a letter from Ex-Governor
VIM. DennisOn relative to the HURT trans
actiOns. DenniSOn says he recommended
Hurts appointment on the recOmmenda-
tion Of experienced business men of the
highest integrity, and he never knew of his
being direlict while in the discharge Of
official duties: that he does not remember
recommending IIutts promotion in place
of Capt. DickersOn, but if he did, it was
because he believed him TO be a better
man for the place than DickersOn, and
from personal interest in HURT, lie knew
nothing Of the court martial Of Uurtt, nor
had any knowlege Of causes which led to
his suspension by the first court martial, or
the transfer of Capt. Mclean to the Pacific
coast, and that he has no recollection of
having had a conversation with the SecTe-
tary, General Meigs or any person connect
ed with the Government in regard to HURT
oY DiclSerSOu
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Cotton is more active in New
York at 16ac for middling,
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First blood for darlington.

BURLINGTON; Iowa, March 1S.-The
temperance people of this city are jubilant
over the close of the first saloon. Jacob
Wightman tonight closed his bar and
threw his liquor in the street. The cru
saders will push Tho work right along, and
as they are backed by strong temperance
city government, the prospects Of success
are GOOD.
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SfiiIDeferInIned.

DAYTON, Ohio, March 1S-NOtwith-
standing the rain the crusaders stuck to the
saloons all day, visiting large number,
bat producing no manifest impression.
IIadlick, the prosecutor of Mrs. Thomas,
invited her band into his bar-roOm. and
treated them with distinguished considcra-
tiOn. 1t is said he gushed repentantly.
Good treatment at all saloons is reported.
No rroSr,o.f, Of aon1uacfo ,yot
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In Greenbaclks

and not in national bank notes. If a
transfer of banking capital could not be
made, he would favor an increase of
greenbacks to meet the wants of the West
and South. lie urged a speedy settlement
of the finance question, that the country
might be relieved and business revived.
No one else being ready to speak, Mr..
West moved that the bill to equalize the
currency be laid aside informally. and the
Senate proceed to the consideration of the
army appropriation bill. Agreed to, with
the understanding that the financial ques-
ton be resumed tomorrow.
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CHICAGO, March 1S.-A committee of
ladies waited upon Mayor Calvin and en-
deavOred to persuade him to veto the ordi-
nance passed by the City Council, on
Monday night, allowing saloons to be kept
open Sunday. The Mayor received the
ladies with great pOliteneS, but firmly de-
clined to veto the ordinance, saying that
the repeal of the ordinance closing saloons
on the Sabbath was one of the issues on
which he was elected; that he had pledged
himself repeatedly during the canvass to
use his influence against such repeal, and
that he could not now hOnorably Tepudiate
Those promises.
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No Sunday Morning Dram.

PITTsBURG, March 1S.-The Deputy
Mayors of Pittshurg and Allegheny City
have issued orders TO the police force re-
quiring them to enforce strict observance of
the Sunday liquor laws, requiring all
saloons and cigar stores to be closed Oh
Sunday; also the law requiring saloons to
close at II o'clock every night. Policemen
failing to obey this order will be discharged
at once and lot be reinstated. Last eve
ming a committee OF ladies called on the
Deputy Mayor and were followed by a
large crowd footing and yelling at the
ladies i'm disgraceful manner.
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JeaersOnyiIIe,

JEFFEEsoSvILLE, IND, March IS
Tonight Geo. W. Balm, KentucIy's great
temperance orator, lectured at Mozart Hall
in this city, 20 an immense audience. His
manner of elOquence in sustaining the
crusaders in their movement will undoubt-
ellY imbne them with reneWel cnIrana
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me Democratic Party
Mk~ WMo-o

Major W. j. SYKES made speech at
Paris on last Monday with Col. /. R.
HAWKINS, Republican ex-menber of
Congress. We understand Major SYKES
entire speech viii appear in the Memphis
appeal in few days, We are permit
ted to give the following extracts:
MY object is to show what the Demo
cratic party has done for Tennessee since
that party came into power, and pro-
pose to do so not by mere assertions, but
by giving facts and figures drawn from
official and reliable sources. The Demo
cratic party of Tennessee has had posses
sion Of the State Government only five
years, and during that time it has greatly
reduced the debt of the State; At has re
sumed the payment of interest on the
bonds; and it has at the same time given
US lower taxes than in ninetenths OF the
States of the Union. My object is not
only to vindicate the Democratic party OF
Tennessee, but to vindieate the State it
self from the many unjust and damaging
representations which have been made by
ignorant or des gning men, calculated to
do her great injustice and to make her
people dissatisfied. That there is large
oldte u6OJ CduuOJ De ueuleOs anu II Is
much to be regretted, but the question
now is, Upon whom does the responsible
ty rest, and what is best to be done
WHAT PARTY is RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEBT?
The Democratic party is not response
BILE for the present debt of the State The
amount of bonds issued to railroad COM
panies from 1865 to 1869 was $l3,297 900,
and yet how few roads were built With
the exception of the Northwestern, the
tennessee and Pacific which is only
thirty miles in length, and few short
roads in East Tennessee, there were
scarcely any The whole debt of the
State up t. 1871 was $43,868, lis. 1t
has been reduced under a Democratic
administration to $26,000,000, four mill
lions of which are secured by solvent rail-
roads. The debt may even be, and is,
perhaps, less than | have here stated Il
IS not tor me to censure the administers
ZION of the State Government from 1865
to 1869. l am merely stating facts to
ascertain what party is responsible for
the enormous debt of Tennessee. 1t is
very clear that it does not rest on the
Democratic party"