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Andersen.
SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.
The Meeting at FairpOint Yes
terday.
Addresses by Distinguished DivIBes.


Addresses by Distinguished DiVIBes.
FAIRPOINT, n. Y, Aug. 13.-In the
Sunday-school Assembly this forenoon,
Rev. T. G. Deems, d. D., pastor Of the
Church of Strangers in New York, spoke
on Sunday-schOOls and Gods Book Of
Nature. The teacher must have distinct
ides Of his work; he is not to teach science
or literature, and has nothing to do with
mental training; he is to teach the truths
of the Bible as from God; his success will
be the number Of his pupils sanctihed. The
Doctor proceeded to unfold the Book Of
Nature in a most mastery manner, and
was repeatedly applauded by his audience.
Il was the finest address Of the whole As
Sembly.
This afternoon a lecture on some Of the
elements Of success in Sunday-schOol
teachings was delivered by the venerable
Richard Newton, ID. D, reecOr Of the
Church o. Epiphany, Philadelphia. The
speaker mentioned some principal ele-
ments, namely, sympathy and strength.
Mention was made of aged women Of Phila-
delphia who had taught infant classes forty
wears, and had only been absent from a
class two Sundays during that period.
After this address it was announced that
Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, Hon. Oliver HOyt,
Senator FentOn, and Gen. BabcOck would
accompany the President frOmJamestOwn TO
FaipOint Saturday. Addresses will be de-
livered from the platform at that time by
Mr.. Hoyt, ex-GO7. Fish and the President.
The steam yacht Josie Bell will
bring the party from jamestown, and
be appropriately decorated, and grounds
and cottages be Illuminated at night. This
evening Rev. Charles Fowler, D. D.,
LII. D., of Evanston, ILL.,, delivered an ad-
dress on Gle that believeth shall not make
haste" Greatness was Of exceeding slow
growth. Civilizations grow up YEARLY
through ages. Faith was the steadying
power towards this greatness. The address
| was one Of great beauty.
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sINeULAR DEATH OF A HUNTER.
Columbia Herald and Mail.

Columbia deEdtu anu Han
We learn the particulars Of a fatal aeci-
dent from our esteemed fellOw-citizen, Geo.
CbiIdress who recently returned nom ms
fathers farm in Lawrence county, six miles
f.om I .aWrenceburg. Last Friday evening
Johnson Hudson, q Well-knOwn citizen OF
that nejghbOrhood, took his dogs and rode
out into the woods near Mr.. A. u. Chii-
dress hunting his horses. Very som his
docs DOT on the trail Of a deer, and ran II
for several hours. Between one and three
O'Clock. Mr.. C.'s family heard two guns,
some distance apart and about one mile OH.
Mr.. Hudson did not return home that
NIGHT. and Saturday morning his family
became alarmed, and getting the neighbOrs
aroused breasted the woods hunting for
him. they found his horse quietly feeding
on grass and his dog lying down beside the
horse, but Mr. Hudson was not there. The
efforts on Saturday TO end HIN proving IN
availing, fifty or seventy-fve persons, IN
Guiding Mr. Geo. Childress, started out on
Sunday morning. and soon found a deer le-
Gently shot and killed, supposed 70 nave
been killed by Mr.. Hudson. About z 'elOeA
Sunday evening Mr.. HudsOn's dead OOdy
was found about amile from MI. ChillIess
bousa- near a log, he on one side ana Ms
gun On tbe other. A load Of buczshot was
b. his left side, Just below the heart, and
ranged upward and he evidently never
no9ed affer he was shot. Il is supposed
I fbat M. Hudson was standing on the log
/ calling his dogs, and while in this POSI- ion
dropped his gun beside him, aud sliding
/ down. the cock struck against The side Of
/ the log, and the gun fired. Mr.. Hudson
/ was about thirty years old, and was we'll
| known as a great hunter. Col. Abe Looney
and other citizens Of Columbia used TO
! hunt with him often. He leaves a wife and
four children 10 mourn his loss.
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MEMPHIS.
The Father of Waters Still Rising


MEMPHIS, Aug. 13.-During the past
twenty-fOur hours ending at seven O'Clock
this evening the river rose one inchs aud is
now within less than one inch Of the
danger line. Damage to crops continues,
but thus far only in individual cases, and
the latest advices from above and below,
show no extended damage in any one
locality farther than already reported. just
below Goodrich, about sixty miles above
Vicksburg, danger is appTehended, but
a large force is at work strengthening the
levee. No damage has been done above
Red Fork and comparatively little below
there Along the Mississippi, planters fear
that the newly constructed levees which
have thus far protected them, will become
saturated With Ha5er and give away, unless
the decline speedily sets in. The damage
.dOne is insignificant al Gaines Point, but al
Point Comfort it is heavy.
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MEsMtRIzING A ROOSTER.

An experiment which it may amuse the
bows TO repeat has been described by several
correspondents TO a popular science jour
nal. Place a cock upon a table OF board,
aud, holding his wings close down his
sides, lei a second person bend down his
head until his beak touches the board on
which he lies, and draw a line Of white
chalk Straight ont from the point Of his
beak. This done the bird may be released
from all restraint, and he viii not stir so
much As q feather. "Nsy, further writes
one. ssyou may clap your hands ar shout
close L. him, without srcUSiHg him from
his lr.hucy, from which, however, be viii
IlIfi,nateIy recover Another eXperimenter
,T--;tas. u have seen n row Of fowls rem
al orite seuseless by drawing a chalk
In. b..inning at the top Of the heak)
slowly scross a table aud l have myself SCI
..,,ressfullv performed The experiment. The
birds are simply mesmerized'
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FRANCE.

PARIS, Aug. 13.-The number Of persons
intending sending goods to the Philadel-
phia Exhibition, IS increasing here, and in
departments at Lyons. To-day, S.r. APP
pletOn addressed a meeting Of silk manu-
facturers on the subject Of the Centennial.
Besides making.mauy practical suggestions,
he gave eloquent expression to the sympa-
thies of American feeling toward France.
A special committee TO attend to dispatch
ing goods to Philadelphia, was appointed.
LONDON, Aug. IA, A. MA dispatch
to the STANDARD reports a hurricane and
hail storm at Pontiac, twenty miles north
west Of Paris. Many houses we're I'M
rooted, and windows and chimneys every
where demolished. In the sur
rounding country, to the distance
Of several miles in every direction
cattle were killed and fruit trees and vines
destroyed. A number Of people were badly
injured by hailstCnes, which were Of enor-
nous size, and it is feared some will die
from injuries. The tempest lasted only
half an hour, but the damage IL caused is
estimated at 100000.
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A CRUEL HOAX.

MurIrGEEbOLO AWE
AbOut six months ago a young man OF
tbs city, noticing in some Northern Jour
Gal one Of those advertisements requesting
:, ,.,rrssponJeDce with some nice lady with
a view 10 matrimOny, conceived the idea OF
boaxipo the man who could find no girls Of
his acquaintance TO WOO. Disgusting his
hand writing. he ans Wcred the advertise
ment, and soon received a reply, compil-
Meeting the letter and expressing the hope
that She (sic) would continue the cores
pondence. Several letters passed in quick
succession. th Northern man dropping his
assumed and signing his tue name. After
much pressing. the supposed fair chaImer
ave As her true name that Of Nalletta y.
Linden. The letters now began to grow
i'm warmth. affection and length.
Photographs were exchanged, MS
being that Of handsome
intelligent looking man, but near
sighted and wearing spectacles- His lar
charmer sent him a photograph OF some
heautiful, but not very well known actress
which was purchased for the purpose.
Chasie and elegant letters continued 10
pass Some If the eDamdred swans epls-
ties wera over twenty pages IN length ana
filled 1tth the most endearing expressions
dttQ IGttelUi cScll dllCeS u NJiAAAAA1 e--AA1A-
AT last, when the lover was wrought up
b. the highest pitch Of love and hope, Val
lctta complained Of illness IS an excuse
for an unusually short letter. In reply to
his letter Of sympathy and regret, a letter
puTporting TO be from her brother, John
b. Linden, was sent him, announcing the
death OF the dear Valletta, and enclosing
a fitting obituary, which had been pub
lished and paid for by the sO-called Val
letta.
The far-off lover was overcome with grief
and responded in the most kindly and
sympaihetic terms, assuring the brother
that he would cherish the memory of the
deares. Of girls to the day Of lis death. He
now mourns over the lost one, and doubt
les, when he lies down at night, dreams
that the pure spirit Of the departed Nalletta
hovrrs over his desolate couch. II Is Gu
riCus 10 think Of Tau wasting a wealth
Of affection upon q mythical being, and
tressuring in his heart Of heats the
memory Of one who never was. 1t seems
pity 20 undeseive him, but If this eX-
pUsure comes to his notice, while II may
pluck from his life a cherished sorrow, j
viii certainly teach HIM a lesson he will
never forget
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A sTA,IPEDE ar CHURCH.
Drasden Demncrat-


We came very near having serious &C
Csdent in the Methodist Church last Sun
day night. While the members were par
taking of the Lords supper and the first
table were forward, a glass lamp filed with
coal oil was knocked of the organ on the
floor, breaking tie chimney, and wasting
the oil, but dong no ether Csmage. The
blaze shot up two or three feet high and
created a general stampede. One very
worthy brother who was in the act Of com
muning, suddenly forgot his bread and
wine and took with a leaving going, we
learn, through TIE nearest door, and never
stopping until he reached home. Fortu-
nately the crowd was not large, and the
means Of egress ample or serious damage
miEf.l have resulted from il.
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GOOD OLD ROBERTSON.
A Big bonanza OF silver for Anybody
who wants IL.


To the Union and American:
BLACK JACK, Aug, lO.-Some years
since a Mr.. Scott was prospecting on the
south rnopC of Red River, in Robertson
county Tenn; for salt water. When pass
ing NV land on said River his attention
WIS diverted BY his rod TO place that De
nronou1ced TO be- q silver mine. Ihere
we're only two men in company with MI
scott. After a consultation they agreed 70
IeaD II = secret from me. This was done
for several years, when l heard Of 1t. L, as
most of men, was DESTROYS Of asceTtainInS
The fact. if L could, whether or not there
vas any silver ore there. The second man
tried his hand and gave the same decision
tbst Scott did. l then went up in Ken
rurv after a man that l was told had
great deal Of reputation for making such
discoveries. had him to come home with
me. Then | told him to ind the silver
mine. He started, and made his stop at
the same place that the other two dld, say
ing there was silver enough in that place to
make the State Of Tennessee rlch. am
now an Old man, eighty-three years o.
/ and but little means; not able TO WoIk aiter
/ the ore no. have il done. Should any man.
| OF company Of men, want 10 work after TINS
/ ore, and prove the fact, whether or mol
| there Is something valuable, then they can
| have a good chanceto do SO. live e'Sht
| miles from Springfield, Tenn, on the road
| leading 20 Black Jack. Any person wish
ing 10. can idresS me at Black Jack, Rob
erlSon county, Tenn. Yours, truly,
TYLoR EDWARDS.
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THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
The Election for Chief Yesterday
Ross Probably Reelected.


FoRr GIBSON, Cherokee Nation, /. T.,
Aug. 1.-THE election returns have all
been received except IN a precinct in Cow
eekOe district, which is reported sixty-four
for Ross out Of 20 votes pOlled. The fol-
lowing are known TO be correct: Illinois
DistTict-W. ?. Ross majority $685. Tube
ouch, 159; Flint, 50; Saline, seventy
one; SequOyoh, siXtytwO; total,
562. Going Snake-Chas. Thompson, PAT;
COweskOwe, 1OT; Delaware, rs; Canada,
$50; total, TO. The last three districts
are m9ioIities IS reported by the Downing
party, and the official count may make
them less. Ross majority is known TO be
63, and with the precinct in COweekoe
District will probably be increased TO l23.
VIM. P. Ross represents the progressive,
educational party.
Ouch Hilatta, OF Thompson, can neither
speak or write English. Both candidates
were opposed to territOrializing the CherO-
kee nation. Thompson was never 4 can
didate for chief before, The Council de-
clsres The official result in November.
All quiet Along the RIO Grande.
MUsKEGEE, I. T, Aug. 13.-Gen. Davi
son, in command Of the frontier, arrived
here tonight, and reports Indians all quiet
and DO trouble with Mexicans. Gen
Dawson captured the Indians now Il
charge Of Lieut.. Pratt in Florida he viii
visit the States after FIVE years exile among
the Indians
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THE aIURFREBSBORO OUTRAGE.

The particulars of the hanging Of
Woodsoa, near MurfreesbOro, by
moe, are published this morning. We
have no language too strong TO express.
orr disapprobation Of this action. 1t
wiz rebound to the injury Of Ruther-
ford county, Of Tennessee and OF the
whole South. 1t viii be a luscious NOR
sci to the "bloody shirt brigade"
headed by Senator Morton. 1t
win be made political capital Of by
the Radical party in every State Of the
Union for the next FIVE years. But in
dependent Of and totally regardless Of
these considerations, it was wrong. 1t
was an outrage upon law and order.
The man may have justly deserved
death. but that was not the way to IN
fict It. The courts may be slow and
iuries uncertain, bat the criminal is not
responsible for that. The course pur-
sued here brings courts, juries
and the officers Of law into disgrace.
When that is fully accomplished, So
oiety is resolved into anarchy, and no
mans life or property is secure from
outrage. The duty is upon the law
abiding citizens Of Murfreesboro to re-
HeVe themselves Of the infsmy of the
transaction by a sincere and vigorous
effort to bring the offenders to justice.
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THE LOWER MIssIssIPPI FLOOD

Memphis Appeal Of Yesterday.
The special report f.Om the Weather
Bureau, to-day, says definitely that the
river viii continue TO rise, and that the
danger line will be reached to-day or to-
morrow. This, with the fact that it is one
foot eight inches above the danger line at
Helena, and only nine inches below the
danger line at EiCksburg, and still rising,
together with the advancing tides fiOViAS
out of the Arkansas, White and st. Francis
rivers. leaves little hope that the Missis-
siupi side Of the river below Us will not
fare as disastrOusly as was reported OF
the Arkansas by our special commissioner.
The seep and backwater are already at work
ia Mississippi, and the people are not quite
AS easy IN their minds as they were on Sat
gIrday. since which there has been a rise OF
nine inches. The loss 50 far IS heavy,
some putting it as high as one hundred
Thousand bales Of cotton. This we hope
VIII not prove true, but it is well 10 be
prepared for the worst.
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An End Of the Railroad War.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The new freight
tariff to the West, an advance on previous
rates, goes into operation this morning over
the four trunk, New York Central, Erie,
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
Railroads. Passenger rates were made
uniform more than six weeks ago. Freight
agents are not permitted to make contracts
for more than ten days under the new ar
rangements. The following are the rates
al which freIghts will be taken over the
great trunk lines from New York and BOs-
ton to leading places West, on and after to-
day: Buffalo, Orst class, 45; second class,
40; third class, 35; fourth class, 3Oi special,
20. ChiclgO, so, 40, so, %, 20. Cleve-
land, 40, 80, p, 20, Is. Cincinnati, 40,
81. Is. ., 10. Louisville, 90; 40, SO, "a,
Is. st. Louis, 81, So, As, SO, 81. Toledo
20. 81, p, 20, IS. Detroit, 40, 80, %, 20,
10. Milwaukee, 80, 40, 80, %, 20.
The conference between the vice presi-
dents of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at Baltimore,
had reference to the above schedule only so
far as they had a mutual understanding
as TO minor details in regard TO freight
going west from Philadelphia and Baltl-
more, the Erie and New York Central rail
ways having already agreed upon details az
fecting New York aud Boston.
Sir Edward Watkin, chairman OF the
stockholders and bCndhOlders' committee Of
the Erie Railway in England, started last
evening on a tour Of inspection Of the Erie
road, and on his return will make
thorough examination Of its books and az
fairs,
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GERMAN Y.

LONDON, Aug. ia dispatch from Der
lin says Bishop Guzen, who has been act
ing TO some extent for Archbishop Ledo-
chOwski, has been expelled from bis do
cese by the Government.
BERLIN, Aug. 13.-Hertling, the Ultra
mOntaine candidate, has been elected to the
German Parliament for COblentz by 5000
majority.
LONDON, Aug. IA, 6 A. MA Berlin dis
patch to the Post says the German govern
ment has addressed a formal complaint n
Russia in regard to the recent infractiOn Of
the frontier al DonbrOwa. The Russian
soldier who originated the difficulty died Of
wounds received in the affray.
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CHICAGO.
Crop RepOrts from the Northwest

Crop Reports from the Northwest.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-The IRteT-Ocem
tomorrow morning will contain advices
from more than $50 points in the North
west showing that in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska,
Missouri, Ohio and Dakota, the wheat
crop of 1875 will be in the aggregate %
per cent; oats 70 per cent, and corn, 81
Der cent. of an average crop.
The Times special from the
Northwest, where storms have done the
greatest amount of dsmage, show that The
reports were at first exaggerated, and,
though the yield of crops will Lot be- great,
there will be at least half Of an average IN
the injurged sections.
Kelley ON the Finances.
Hon. William d. Kelley tonight adj
dressed a large audience on financial ques-
tioDs in McCormick's Hall.
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THE TURF.
TrottIur at DexGer Park.

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-In the $50 race at
Dexter Park to-day, Frank won the first,
third and fifth heats, Lucy the second.
Time-2:52s, $50, 2:4S, 2.534; 2:49t.
Cal Wagner won the race Tor the 2:4O
class. Time-2:495, 2:4I, 2:565, 2:4Ot.
Ii the 2:2S race Prince took three heats,
winning the purse Of a thousand dollars,
Phil Sheridan second. Time-2:29t, 2:Zo,
2:29tt.
A meeting will be held at Dexter Park
from the 21st 10 the Path of September, al
which purses amounting TO $4,000 will be
offered.
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THE CHANGERS.

National Convention of Purchasing
Agents.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 13.-Louisyille
has been selected as the place to hold a
convention Of all grange purchasing agents
the first Of October. The National tx
ecutive and all State and Executive com
mlttees will be present for the purpose Of
adopting plan by which business can be
conducted on a uniform system Throughout
the United States.
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TmE MURFREEsBORO HORROR.

We have no language sufficiently
strong to express cur condemnation Of
this outrage. The man was on his
trial, and We are free 20 say that. so far
rs we have seen, the circumstances
pointing 70 his guilt were by no means
conclusive. These men that mobbed
him were guilty of a foul murder. and
the last one Of them ought to be
hanged. Where were the Sheriff and
other peace officers Of Murfreesboro?
1t Is needless TO attempt TO excuse this
horriLle outrage and defiance of law.
1t is a shame and disgrace. We IN.
dertake to say that a resolute Sheriff
with one or two resolute Deputies could
have prevented 1t. This mob spirit
should be squelched, and Sherifs that
COVER before it ought to be kicked out
Of their Offices.
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He had a very promising boil between
the shoulder blades, and his wife, who was
young and beautiful, and could play on the
harp. but hadn't nursed much in the hos
pitfalls, put a mustard plaster on it. A law
yer subsequently explained to him thai
they didn't grant divorces for such causes
in this State Brooklyn argus.
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Miss DE VERGAs, Of Calcutta young
lady of noble family, we'll educated, clever,
and a brilliant beauty,-has devised a
grand lottery scheme, and put her own
sweet self uD for the capital prize. She ex-
poets 10 net 100000 rupees, and to divide
equally with the lucky man in case matri-
mony is not agreeable TO either party.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Green-eYed Monster.

nc NEEcA@Cg AAVA1NSAa
DETROIT, Aug. l3.-John HOffner, OF
the firm Of Hoffner & Msyes, ship chambers,
this morning shot his wife through the
breast, inficting mortal wound, and then
shot himself through the head, producing
instant death. Jealousy is supposed to be
the cause of the tragedy.
Discharged.
WASHINGTON, Aug. y. - Frawner,
who recently fatally shot War De
partment clerk named Kennard, because
of intimacy of the latter with the formers
wife, was to-day brought before Judge
Wylie on a writ of habeas corpus, and dis
charged on his own recOgulzance.
Perished In the Flames.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 13.-The residence
of William p. Malburn, Of FreepuTt, Ill,
was burned this morning. Mr.. Malburn
escaped narrowly, but his wife persisted in
the flames. Loss on the house $4,000 ;
insurance s., 200.
A Woman shoots Her Brother In. Law
MONTPELIER, Vt, Aug. 19.-The wife
of Richard Dodge, living at MiddleseX
shot the latter's brother to-day, blowing of
his Jaw and inflicting what are considered
fatal injuries The parties had law suit
about property.
A Desperate Killed.
FAYETTE, Mo-, Aug. 13.-Austin +
Jones, who is reputed TO be rather a des-
perate character, went into the saloon o.
w. r. Dickerson, early yesterday morning
and commenced creating a disturbance
Dickerson attempted 10 presarve the peace
and Jones drew a knife on him, where.
upon Dickerson shot him in the head, kill
ing him instantly.
Murderer Hung I'm Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 13-JOhI
| Webb, the murderer, was hung to-day. He
maintained wonderful nerveto the last, anC
under the gallows continued to affirm his
! innocence. An immense crowd from The
surrounding country, estimated at from
| 1900 to $1,000, witnessed the execution
AbseOnded.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 13.-It is said tO-nigh
that Cutter & BeSrdly, doing business il
this city under the New York Tea Com.
pany, and who failed Wednesday with la
bilities of 100000, were passengers on the
steamer from New York 10 Europe yester
| day. A committee Of creditors, who inves
| tigated matters, state that they had beer
carrying on for some time heavy plan o
swindling.
Hanging Of the BOY Murderer.
RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 19.-TheOdort
I Withers, the negro boy murderer, was exc
| cUted at Lynchburg to-day for the murde
! of a girl. His neck was not broken bu
death was caused by strangulatiOn. HI
made full confession.