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CHANGE OF TIME:
on AID AFTER
SUNDAY, SEPT. 6, 1874,


At Minneoie and IptefAasienai lppesion,
nth trains on the International and Great
Northern Rallroad, for Tyler, Palestine,
Huntsville, Houston end Galveston. Al
shreveport, with the Red river boats, FOR
New 0rleeps and the South, and with The 81
Pnso Mall Company's stages for Noafoe,
yieksburg and Che south. At fexarkana,
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Condensed TeIegrams.

Louisville is moving for the relief of
Louisiana sufferers.
San Francisco reports coaSting vessel
beached outside the harbor.
Geo. Markland, Boston printer, COM
mitted suicide last night. His wife re-
Gently drowned herself
Three cars were smashed and burned in a
railroad run off near Norwich, Conn.,, yes
terlay. Three men were burned or iDjur-
ed, one fatally.
A Hartford savings bank and the post
office were robbed Thursday night Of S65
dollars in money and 5000 in bonds.
Prof. John Phillips, the English geolog-
ist is dead.
Kingston, Jamaica, reports the restoration
of cable communication. between this cOun-
try and the West Indies.
A fire at Frankfort, Ind, yesterday, des-
troyed property to the amount Of $4,000.
A fire at Ft. Howard, Wis, last night,
originating in the European hotel, destroy
ed the building and contents, with four
adjoining houses. Total loss $4,000; in
surance $500.
A boiler expulsion at Richland; Ind, yes
terIay, killed one man and slightly wound
- three Others.
\ fire in Baltimore, yesterday, destroyed
a livery stable and six horses,
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TEXAS.
Brutal Assassination.

SHERMAN, April 24.-D. ]. White,
prominent citizen, was brutally assassinated
at late hour last night while returning
home from aR Odd Fellows celebration in
company with man named Fleppin. He
received three shots, fired from dark al
lev. II appears that until recently White
lived at Pilot Point, Denton comfy, and
vigorously prosecuted the murderer of a
friend of his named Diamond, by which he
gained the bitter enmity of some of Dia-
mOnd's friends. Several efforts were made
10 assassinate him before he moved from
Pilot Point. Whites wife names two
prominent business men of Pilot Point as
his murderers, and charges them with offer
ing $1,000 reward TO any one who would
kin him. It is believed that Fleppin de
coyed White to the place where he was
shot, and that his murder was premedi-
tated deed, done by persons from Pilot
Point.
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AI6IA A1S SASs
Negotiations for Disbanding
Troops.
Both Armies Reduced to a Par.
Baxter all White and Brooks all
Black.
Brooks VIII not Brook Any
Compromise.
Baxter Offers to Remit the Ques-
ton to the People.

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-The Democrats
Little Rock special says: Many Of Baxter's
troops have left, but their organization is
still retained, and armed guards parade the
streets. They made forcible requisition
to-day ON several merchants for provisions,
but In all cases when compliance was not
voluntarily given by the merchants the
United States troops interfered. His men
say they are unfsd and must have supplies.
Many rIImors are afioat relative to COM
promise or the pending Of negotiations
which viii peaceably settle all existing
difficulties, but am authorized 10 say that
Brooks is not officially cognizant of them
Neither will he entertain any proposition
Of such nature.
Associated Press Account.
LITTLE Rock, April 24.-Negotiations
have been going ON to-day between the two
hostile parties to the effect that both shall
retire all of their forces except body guard,
until competent tribunal settles the ques-
tion as to the GOTernoFship. Gov. Baxter
has convened the Legislature for that pur-
pose and proposes To have the matter re-
ferred back to the people for final settle
ment. Mfr. Brooks holds that Baxter has
no power TO call the Legislature together,
The latter is to-day engaged in erecting
new barricades and powder magazine in
the rear of the StatehOuse. Some of his
troops have gone home. Governor Baxter
has stopped sending his men home. Both
forces as to numbers are pretty equally di-
vided. BSxter's are now nearly all white
men and Brooks mostly colOred. Gov.
Baxter to-day sent the following telegram
to the President:
Baxter 20 Grant.
u. S. Grant, President OF the United
S ates. In accordance with my cor
rsspOndence with you by tele-
graph, have convened the Legislature for
the eleventh day Of May. have sent home
part of my forces and would willingly send
tine balance, eycept a small body guard, but
Brooks retains his whole force and receives
All the people want is
that peace be restored and the legislature
protected in the performance oftheir legiti-
Governor Of Arkansas.
The Secretary without n Rival.
Col. johnson, Secretary of State, has not
vet received any reply TO bis demand for
the public buildings Of which he IS custo-
dian and his office in the Statehouse.
How This world Is Given to Lying.
Lieut.. Cushman, of the 10Th Infantry,
who returned from Memphis this morning,
and requests a contradiction Of
the statement telegaphed from Memphis
on Wednesday, that he went to Memphis
in order to telegraph to the President be-
cause of the violent partizan feeling In the
telegraph Office at Little Rock. He says he
made no such statement, and his business
TO Memphis was wholly disconnected with
the telegraph Office at this place. In refer
ence to Col. Rose being fired on By Baxter
troops, he states that he gave that on COM
mon rumor, not upon anything he saw.
Everything is quiet tonight. Weather
cloudy and cool, with indications Of rain.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Little Done in the Senate.
Curious Revelations about Comp
troller Knox.
Is He the Tool of Eastern Cap
ital
Strong Bids. for National Banks.
How They Bar Bona Eide APP
plicati0ns.
Franking Abuses Resumed Sub
Rosa.
CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON, April 24.-The Senate
proceeded to the consideration of bills on
the calendar and the following were pass
eds
Legalizing Documents OF the War Era
The Senate bill amendatory of the act
to provide internal revenue to support the
government, to pay the interest on the pub
lie debt, and for other purposes, approved
June so, 1854. 1t provides that no legal
document or paper, required by law to be
stamped, which was made, signed or issued
in the Southern States, prior to the first of
July, 1866, shall be deemed or held as in
valid or of no effect, by reason of the fail
ure TO impose thereon the required stamp.
The chair laid before the Senate a conf
munication from the Secretary of War en-
closing the draft of a bill in regard TO the
jurisdiction of courtsmartial. Referred.
Also letter from the Treasurer Of the
United States transmitting his accounts
with the Postoflice Department. Referred.
The Alabama Award.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported without amendment the
same bill passed by the Senate last session
for the creation Of court for the adjudica-
tion aud disposition of certain moneys re-
ceiyed into the Treasury under an award
made by the tribunal of arbitration consti-
tuted by an article of the treaty concluded
at Washington May s, 1871, between the
United States and the Queen Of Great Brit
ain. Placed on calendar.
The morning hour having expired the
Senate resumed consideration of the
Louisiana
bill, aud Mr.. Merrimon concluded his argu-
ment comenced yesterday. He said the
party had accomplished its
work and was now ON the DECLINE. He
would not say what party would succeed
it, but the day of that party was near.
Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia-Amen.
(Laughter).
Mr.. Merrimon argued that McEnery was
the legally elected Governor Of Louisiana.
The Returning Board which undertook to
count kellogg in never had any lawful ex-
istence whatever. BE said McEnery being
the lawful Governor of the State had the
right to take the State House and dispose
of the mob which assembled there, and he
should have done so when that mob was
taking possession of the State House.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced by request
bill to provide for a commission on the SUBJ
ject of postal telegraph. Referred.
Transportation Routes.
Mr.. Window presented the report of the
Committee on Transportation Routes and
made lengthy speech in explanation and
thereof.
Mr.. Sherman moved that one thousand
extra copies of the report be printed. Re
ferred.
NJ Aro--;u or Nil, o.lIoI -, H.
bill to render available certain balances of
bounty appropriations to color
ed soldiers and sailors. Passed.
The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned until Monday.
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FOR EIGN.
Prospect Frightening I'm India.

FEosptct BEAs nleuluB IN AnuAA.
LONDON, April 24.-In the House Of
Lords to-day the Marquis of Salisbury,
Secretary of State for India, said the next
harvest in India promised to be abaundant,
and its present condition was undoubtedly
good.
Dead Issues
In the House Of Commons Mr. Smallet
moved that the sudieness of the late disso-
luton of Parliament is deserving of the
cenSure Of the House. He characterized
the act as a coup a etat, by which the last
government sought unconStitutiOnally to
retain power. He declared that Gladstone
had resOned to strategem which was un-
generous to his friends, hlsolent TO his Op-
ponents, and barely honest 10 a nation.
Mr.. Whalley seconded the motion. Mr..
Gladstone stigmatiZed the assertion that
the dissolution was secretly planned as un-
true, absurd and impossible. He challenged
a repef ition of the word atriekster,' which
had been applied to him, and upon the re-
flsal of Mfr. Smallet to repeat IL, he charged
him with a lack Of decency and manliness.
He defended the act of dissolution which
be declared would have been more incOn-
venient had il been POSTPONED. The mo-
ton was negatiyed.
More Prisoners than RafiOns-
MADRID, April 24.-It is reported that
the Carlists have patrOled all their prison.
prs
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The Question of Ritualism Re-
mitted to the General
s--s Convention.
Election Of Delegates.

Special to the Union and American:
KSoXvILLE, TENN, April 24.-Thurs-
day Hon. w. II. Stephens introduced a
series of resolutions resting that though
the House of Bishops had warned against
ritualistic practices, it was nevertheless un-
needed, and concluding by recommend ing
that some measures be provided by the
Houseof Bishops preventing the recurrence
of such practices. The resolutions were
made the special order for this morning af-
ter election of officers. Tt
The resolutions came up this morning
andwere withdrawn by the mover. He
explained that they were introduced not to
provoke opposition or create bad feeling
but simply in response to a conviction of
duty to the church, in which he was born
and educated, and to which he clung with
affection. The delegates of the General
Convention were men of such rare judg-
ment and learning that it had been suggest
ed that the subject was safe in their hands,
and he there left it.
The following are the delegates elected
to the General Convention: Clei cal
Rev. w. c. Gray, Rev. John A Harrison,
Rev. Geo. Beckett, and Rev. I. W. Humes;
lay-Hen. w. H. Stephens, Hon. Jacob
Thompson, and Hon. EAnund Cooper.
The resolution of Mr.. Lawson, calling
upon the General Convention to form a
new constitution for the Episcopal Church
in America, was Indefinitely postponed,
after explanation by the mover.
Hon. w. II. Stephens was chosen to de-
liver an address, before the next Conyen-
tion, on the Rise and Progress of the Church
in Tennessee.
The Church of st. Barnabas, at Tulla-
homa, was admitted to the Diocese.
Adjourned. c.
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to obtain and publish statistics as TO the
production of wool, animal food, etc, Dut
it was also ruled out of order.
Federal District Judges.
After The para raphs relating TO the Ag-
ricultural Department was disposed OF,
without any notable changes, and when
the appropriations for the Judiciary came
under consideration, Mr.. Duell moved an
amendment fixing the salary Of district
judges in California, Maine, Massachu-
sets, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvan-
ia, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Loulsi,
ana aud Rhode Island at 5000 and IN all
other districts at $1,000. After discussion
the amendment was rejected.
The Court Of Claims.
Mr.. Garfield, Chairman of the Appro-
priation Committee, moved to insert an
item Of one million dollars to pay the
judgments of the Court of Claims. He
remarked that the estimates were for two
millions while the amount appropriated Tor
the current year was only 100000. he
stated that the aggregate of the pending
cases before the court was about four mil
lion dollars, and the calculation was that
one million dollars Yould pay for all jndg-
ments, but as the proposition was an inn
p0rtant one he would not ask action on II
until tomorrow.
The committee, after disposing Of four
teen pages of the bill and leaving only six
pages undisposed of, rose, and the House
adjourned.
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IL a law broached in the California
Legislature should be passed, the barkeep-
ers of that State would be placed in rather
ticklish positions. According to the pro
posed law, sEyery person who sells or fur
nishes, or causes to be sold or furnished,
intoxicating liquors to any habitual COM
mon drunkard IS guilty of a misdemeanor."
But the habitual drunkard OF the Paeifie
slope carries a revolver in his pocket ana
knife down the back Of his neck. 1t is al
together likely that the bar-keeper Of the
Pacific slope would prefer his chances as
the perpetrator of a misdemeanor to the
risk of asking the habitual drunkard any
invidious questions.
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ONE of the most curious phases Of Amer
lean society is the periodic spasms OF crime
and repentance exhibited by its members
Vice and virtue seem to develop themselves
by fits and starts, each for time appearing
to gain the ascendancy, and neither being
able to secure any permanent victory. JuSf
now we see powerful combination against
the liquor traffic, which in some sections IS
sweeping away all opposition to IT'S irresist-
ible power; and it is altogether probable
that when it has finished its possible work
and been swallowed up in the progressive
march of events, we will witness a satur-
MALTA of intemperance and crime quite as
widespread as the present reformatory
movement.
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BarIey-SRfne,

Correspondents in Minnesota, Iowa and
Wisconsin estimate the probable increase
in the area Of barley TO be at 6-1O per
cent. as compared with last year.
The average condition of swine in April,
in the eight States named above, Shows
very low rate as compared with the condi-
tion at the same date last year. Repre-
senting the latter by 100, the average for
the eight States is fraction less than 81.
None of The States named report over 80,
and Missouri returns as low as 81.
Prices.
The average prices of leading articles,
April !, are as follows: Wheat, S1.I1;
corn, 55c: oats, 42c hay, 1927; swine,
S4G6; potatoes, SLIP. There is shown,
since March Is, an advance. on corn, oats
and hay and a decline in wheat, swine and
potatoes. ----
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GOV. Dix.
THE CROPS.
Irish Potatoes.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 24-The follow
ing is an abstract of the summaries to be
published tomorrow by the National Crop
Reporter: The area planted in Irish po-
tatOes last year, in the States of Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Ohio and Wisconsin, was i'm round
numbers $4,000 acres, the average per-
centage of increase upon which is esti-
mated at nearly per cent, or about 2S,0O0
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AN African correspondent calls Coomas-
sic, the capital of Ashantee, the meiropoi $
of murder. The smell Of death hangs
everywhere, and even the buildings are
painted red. The people love the odor OF
dead flesh, aud enjoy the agonies OF hun,
dreds of victims every year. The horrid
customs of COOmassie are like those de-
scribed by the chrOniclers Of Coriez s haV-
ing been pradised IN the capital OF the
MOntezumss. Truly said the fsalmlst
that the dark places of the earth are the
habitations Of cruelty.
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ALABAMA.
Heavy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

MONTGOMERY, April 24.-The rains all
over the State for the last ten days have
raised the water courses, Overflowing them
for the third time in six weeks. The Ala
bama river has flooded all the low lands
and is still rising, and rain continues to
fall heavily. Farming operations are great
ly retarded, and it is feared much of the
low land will have to be abandoned.
Great damage has been done crops. The
railroads east OF this point are uninjured
Between here and Mobile and between
Selma and Meriden, communication istem-
pOrarily suspended.
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CUBA.
Pursuit of Commerce under Diff
ficulties.
Financial FolIies.


NEW YORK, April PA Havana letter
SAYS it is Tumored that several DEGREES will
be issued by the Captain General. One of
them will fix the price Of gold at so per
cent. premium, and any one suspected Of
having taken part in any transaction above
this figure will be tried by court-martial.
A forced loan of s20,OO0,O00 is talked Ct, as
well as the payment of all duties in gold.
An English commercial house of this
city some time ago bought about 10000
pounds of sterling bills on England at "A
per cent. premium, from Spanish house,
to be delivered by the middle of April,
either party having the option ofpaying the
difference there might be in the state of
exchange or of delivering the bill of ex-
change. Exchange now being 163 per
cent premium on England, large sum Of
money has become due to the English
house. Payment has been demanded but
refused, and the Spaniards threatened If
the English house attempted to sue for the
claim, he would denounce the Englishmen
to the Captain General as monopolists and
spectators aiding inthe financial ruin ofthe
Island. The Spaniards finding the Eng
lisemen were not frightened, agreed to pay
about $4,000 as a compromise.
In another affair where one Of the chief
magnates Of the island is affected, involv-
ing some 100000 for the rent of certain
lands, the claimant wants gold and the
courts have so decided. Spanish bank bills
have been rendered and refused. The per-
son owing the sum of money has already
taken the crop off of the land, but has not
sold it here for paper money, but sent it to
England where, no doubt, he has many
other thousands invested.
An Episode Of the War.
The volunteers in one of the numerous
stockades in the envirOus of Puerto Principe
being short of water, twenty-five OF them
offered or were ordered to bring in sup
ply from lagoon in the vicinity, but they
had hardly gone beyond rife range when
they were attacked by the Cnbans, and
twenty-five out of the twenty-eight were
killed. The surviving three only succeeded
in escaping through their swiffness of foot.
A Mission TO Washington.
Joseph Antonia Echeverria, Minister Of
State of the Cuban Republic, went to Wash
ington last evening to petition Congress it
is said, for a formal recognition of bellige-
rent rights for his countrymen. He con-
suited with Aldama, President Of the Gu
ban Junta, before starting.
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The gospel of hate has not lost all of
its votaries. The Indianapolis Journal
says of Admiral Semmes at is
doubtful which he needs most, amnesty
or hanging"