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Mardi.Gras Preparations nt louisville.

LOUISVILLE, December 23.-Exten-
sive arrangements are making in this
city to celebrate Mardi Gras on the twen-
ty-Dinth Of February, with an immense
street procession during the day, and a
grand ball msfque az night. Numerous
clubs, societies, bands and others are
making preparations to participate in
the procession. A public nesting Of
citizens will be called shortly, when
committees will be appointed and CON-
plete arrangements made to render il q
success. Posters, circulars and invita-
tions will be sent TO all parts Of the
United States.
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MISSISSIPPI.
Good Times &c ne again-The Cotton
CrOp-A Good lookout.

GARNER, MIS-, December 81, 1875 -
Great excitement is prevailing in our
little city In the way of cOtton-sslllnq.
We do not need Liverpool buyers here,
as cur homo speculators give about as
much here as they do iueither Memphis
or New Orleans. I suppose the inten-
ton of the pa ties is to establish cot
ton factory here The cotton receipts
are good deal above the corresponding
months last year, and still they are not
sstisf1sd or happy. Since the election OF
honest men IN our State great change
has taken place, and the spirits Of tue
wOTkingmen are about one hundred de.
grees above what they ever were in the
past ten years. The weather has been
very fine for several days, and the cot
ton-pickers have taken advantage Of it.
Most of the farmers are through picking,
but In come places there is coed deal
standing in the fields unpicked. Every
body ia getting ready for Christmas, aud
a merry one is Anticipated, az the revC-
luton in politics in our State has created
quite bstter feeling, one with another,
ss our feeling would be compared with
the old soldiers OF. 1776, when they
started home from their glory. YouTs,
truly, j, H.P.
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ST. Louis, December 23.-At Bnones-
boro, Howard county, Missouri, James
Thorne quaTreled with man named
Mitchell, on Saturday last, and was
struck by him on the head with a club
and killed.
Near Ju7otio- CityY Kansss on TuSs-
day, George Hunter (colOr5d) and
GeOrge Davidson (white) had an alter
cation about their cattle, and Hunter
shnf and killed Dsvidsnn-
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Earthquake Felt at washington.

WASHINGTON, December %. - Be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock last
night, a shock Of earthquake was sensi-
bly, felt In south Washington. A dis
patch from Gordonsville, Virginia, to-
day, says that there was q heavy shock
Of earthquake there last night st ten
minutes to twelve O'Clock. 1t Jared
windows and houses, and lasted fully
three seconds.
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,neinna.i ON a CentenniaI blowout.

CINCINNATI, December 23.-A large
meeting Of citizens was held at the city
buildings tonight, and initistorY steps
taken for grand celebration of the ill.,
IL eaLs , eve, AZ Az .uisIS, H., ,it ~ Is tIoposeu
ringing of all the bells in the city, firing
of cannon, and a grand military and
civic procession through the principal
streets. Mayor Johnson was requested
by the meeting 10 issue proclamation
inviting all citizens to participate in the
carnival. Great interest was manifest
ed, and the meeting adjourned until
next Tuesday evening, when arrange.
ments for the event will be perfected.
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Accident on the Louisville, Nashville
and Great SOuthern RaiIrOud.

LOUISVILLE, December 23.--The pas.
senger train on the Louisville, Nash
vile and Great Southern TalYcad ran
into the rear end Of freight train of the
same company this morning near the
Short Line junction. The morning was
dark and the freight train hsd no sig
nails out, and hence was not ssen by the
engineer on the passenger train in time
to prevent telescOping. Frank Moore,
engineer OF the passenger train, wss Sc
riously injured on the head, besides
having his thigh and knee broken. One
fireman wss slightly hurt. All the pas
sengers escaped uniDjured. The engine
AMI number Of freight cars were bad
ly wrecked.
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wEArgzR PaoBABILIFrEs.

WAsHINGToE, December a. / an.
For Tennessee, Ohio, upper MisSis-
sigpi and ne lotger Missouri Valleys,
fa.liag barometer, southeast to north
east s0iRds, colder, c'oudy and rainy
ire7tbsr, foliogVod In Gte Ohio valley by
clcITiag and c0LdeT meath =.
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CLOSING RATES

Yesterday Il cottoH and gold: Ne1O
York, cotton l8lo; Memphis, l2Ic.
Nszg York, gold Eas do,gn to ll2I,
ciosed at 1885,; Memphis. lII4@Il2
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AForty thousand Dollar Fire

NEw York, Decem Der % "A fire this
morning, ia the buildings 40 and AZ We
sew street, caused losses amounting to
foity thousand dollars, distributed among
q number Of occupants, who are mostly
insured.
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Death of an Old Pioneer.

DETROIT, December pa Tribune
special from Traverse. City, Michigan,
announces the death at East Bay, Grand
Traverse county, OF Henry Stiles, an old
pioneer. He was the first white person
bern in Cincinnati, and was resident
Of Detroit at the time of Hlps suIren-
der
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c. W.,METCALF,
WM. HEWITT,
JAMES CARPENTER,
]. w. MOORES.
], T. HILLSMAN,
VIM. L. VANUE,
I, A, RYAN,
A1C~ IA DoA - AO'N'
The report was received,

MAYOR LoAGUE's STATEMENT.
Thereupon Mayor League sald that he
wished to say few words to the coun-
ell. He thanked the committee for
the eaInsstDess shown by them in their
ehoIts, He was we'll satisfied that the
committee purposed doing what the
council should have done some time
ago-that they purpOsed doing Whst he
was anxious to have been done, and
which he took the earliest opportunity
to let the council know. Mayor League
then presented the following commune
cation, which was read, and upon mo-
ton, received:
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL
MEMPHIS, TENN, December 3, 1875.
Honorable Board of General Council:
GENTLEMEN-On the afternoon Of the
twenty-seventh Of October, 1874, l was
informed by member of the finance
committee that a discrepancy was found
in the NicolsOn pavement scrip, and it
was traced to the one then occupying
the office OF mayors clerk. Imme-
diately l discharged him, and on the
same evening reported to you in joint
session, promising at the same time to
have q thorough examination made,
and that 1 would take care In the mean
time that the city would be protected
from loss. With these objects In view,
on the following day / appointed Mr..
Andrew Davis to the vacant position,
and had him to enter on the investigs-
ton Immediately, which was continued
until the twenty-sixth day OF Decem-
Der, when he submitted a final report,
which herewith exhibit. He remained,
aiterward, with me until the office
Of mayors clerk was abolished.
l have stesdfastly pursued the
course he and 1 determined on
when he completed the examination,
and which formed, in part, a basis for
our conversation, when be, on q Sun.
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WEST CHESTER, Pa, December 23.-
The bank Of BrsndyWine is now in the
hands Of receiver, William w. JEFF
freys, cashier of the National bank of
CheE ter county,
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Ex.Congressrnan Deal.

ROCHESTER,. N, Y, December 3d.
Ex-C Congressman A. G. Wilder, OF Kan
sss, died in San FrancisO this morning
Mr.. Wilder was at Ore time mayor Of
this city.
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Murderer Convicted.

,MORBIsTOwN, Pa, December 23.-
Basins Postorins has been convicted of
the murder Of Isaac Jaquette. A mo
tion for q new trial has been made.
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MARRIED..

CARR R-WASHINGTON--On Wednesday
evening, December I'D, at the Third Presby-
terian Church, by Rev. Z. NJ. Richardson, Mr..
WM. N. CARR and Miss MoLLIE NJ. WASHING
TON, both of this city. No cards.
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MONTREAL, December 23.-Wcrk has
bsen found for fifteen hundred men on
city improvements, at seven cents an
hour,
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NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. 2l0i In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county Tennessee-B. p. Anderson, Com
missioner Of Revenue,vs. Mrs. Mary A. HeeIy
ct al.
1T appearing from the bill which is sworn
i 10 In this cause that the places OF resi-
dence OF the defendants, Georgisna Bland =.
Jane b. Bland, Sarah Witt, James Clifford and
Sarah e. clifford, are unknown and cannot
lie ascertained after diligent inquiry:
1t Is therefore ordered, That they ms ke their
appearance herein, at the courthouse in the
city OF Memphis, Tenn, on or before the first
Moeoay in February, 1876, and plead, answer
Will bs taken for confessed as to them
aud sst for hearing exparte; and that
copy OF ! Ills order be published once a week,
fol four successive weeks in the Memphis
Appeal This 2Sd day OF December, 1875.
A copy-Rttsst: EDMUND a. COLE,
CLERK and Master
John Johnston, Sol. for Complt de2ffri
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POLICE ORDER,
NFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE

OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE,
" MEMPHIS, Decenber q, 1915.
HE The reckless discharge OF fireworks on
Christmas, endangeriDg the dwellings and
property OF citizens, especially in the neigh
hood OF cottonsheds, is prohibited. The po-
lice force have received strict instructions 10
arrest all persons who violate this order.
decA p. K. ATHY, Chief OF Police.
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Railway Rates Vanderbilt Inter-
viewed


NEW YOBK, December 23.- The
Pennsylvania railroad company has ar
ranged their reduced freight rates. The
rate from Philadelphia to Chicago is to
be, for first-class freight, y cents per
one hundred pounds; second ciass, @
cents; and third and fourth classes, Is
cents; fifth class, IA cents. The new
rate to St. Louis is; first-clsss, SO cents;
second-cIass, 30 cents; thlrd-cless, %
cents; fourth-cla's, 26 cents; fifth. class,
q cents, The Evening Post says that
the committee representing the mer-
chants Of this city in the matter Of
freight rates, which has lately excited
so much attention, had a conference
this morning with Vice President VIM.
81. Vanderbilt, Of the New York Cen
tIal railroad. VIM. e. Dodge, chair
man, said that while they were now
met to thank the railroad for what they
had done in the matter, they wished to
have it distinctly understood that thsy
had no sympathy with the low prices
which the railroad had been Obliged to
adopt. Tney would have been more
gratiied il Boston rateS had been raised.
Ii was for the interest of the merchants
that the railroad should secure a fair
compensation III order that the latter
might pay reasonable dividends and be
able to eXpend money for the improve
ment of their facilities, Mr.. Wander
bilt thanked the merchants for their ex-
pressions OF good feeling and then read
Letter from Colonel Scott, Of the Penn
sylvsnia road, giving the accomplished
settlement of The rates ss the reason for
his non-attendeDoe at this conference.
He supposed the absence OF Blanchard,
of the Erie road, was due TO the same
reason.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-25

Tho Central Park Savings Banks deposltonl
Will meet to-day. See advertisements
Thomas Collins, Of 100 Elm street, was found
drowned Oh Fast Nineteenth street yesterday
Col. A, J. II. Duganne writes to THE SUN thAa
he never held a Federal office outside OF the army
nouncemcnt else~here Of interest to It's depositors
u, G. Burt, ladies' shoe manufacturer. Neg
York, gave each Of hiI 800 employees turkey - q
Christmas present.
vance prices OF nue. paper ten per cent And TO st0D
making Tor one month
Isaac +. Meyer Il Co., I'm porters, at 800 Droad-
wAy have offered their creditors twelve per cent Thsis
liabilities reach ti2S35i.pS.
VIM. d. Carr, Of 642 second avenue, while
Workng At "a CHRISTIE street Yesterday. was fatally
Ourned hy the explosion OF gas pipe
Patrolman Peter p. Lamb, OF the Oak street
police put on the police roll OF honor yesterday,
Tor pu gine overheard and saving an Intoxicated san
or on the 18th inst
DAY against the city for al. salary as supervisor Of the
Ciy hstOid. The only defence was mat he had nO1
made proper demand on the Comptroller.
The politicians who, as Aldermen, are inter
trlr counsel 10 begin proceedings the second Moo
d,y IN January after the board have taken ths1
b thrlstmas festival Is to be enjoyed In the
grant ara Hefnge Hospital TO night, undss
tlf trt Two nne Cnrstmas trous loaded with fruil
ahu pH'r'Np pnrry for tue patients.
:. A nnl, ,in,s eve supper for the poor was eivea
USuron, Inc Nv T. s Ii ,TroSer. pastor. bv iSe Youss
Peoples Christian Union attached to the church. Three
dinner
Honora CorriRAns suit AGAINST the city fog
oD IN S " i"I Hs de1n OIL 1ns oSy Mehss SPILL
lss!erdaJ BY Judge Lawrence on the ground that ths
Il was claimed made tue eiIT liable. are gOyerninsALai
and not ministerial.
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CfTr SNOUED IND ER.


MONTREAL, Dec. 25.-Nothing but snow,
snow. The streets are whlto with 1t. the house,
tops crowned with soft, downy caps, and the
many church spires (for Mor'real Is a city Of
churches) glsten In the sun with their nantes
Of snowy purity. The flying sleiRhs and the
merry Standardization Of the bells, together
with the glowing and smiling lips of the pretty
drivers. make scene Of HE and beauty ever to
be remembered. The ladies here generally act
as coachuen. That dgntary occupies a back
scat, where, conscious OF his own greatness he
calmly surveys the road straight ahead, and
with arms sternly folded. neither looks to tho
right or left. We seem To- be In Russia indeed,
"a We gaze on tho passer--by. wrapped III their
costly aud various kinds Of fur. Tue gentlemen
are fur from head To foot. seal and Astrak AN
ovetcoats ana caps are hpparen,tly wy, most iasnoh-
able; they are really very rich-loOking, and have
an appearance tnHt speaks unmistakably OF
warmth and comfort to the poor, shivering
of any.
Busincss In Montreal just now inexprcsslby
reached thIs northern latitude, where siI
months In the year the mercury rarely ascends
above zero Banks much trusted heretofore
have been forced To- give M the ghost; CONNER
cial houses formerly considered invulnerabie
hive collapsed, and the countrys finances hto
IN a state VI general debility. In fact, Montre l.
ltes have reached the nnahclal crises r,rather
II has reached them.
tiOu and let It he saidto the credit ol the Cana
dian people. and especially those OF this city,
that they have m de strsuuOus Efforts To help
the poor, and their noble atteupt- to save tho
cold and hungry from utter dcstituton have
been u, scrVediy crowned with success. The ~.
Patrick's Benevolent society, of which Mr.. Dew
liz, VI. T., President, sensible ui the necessity
( Immediate aid, held a meeting on Monday
evening having first advertised that they would
distribute alms. 1t was most pitiable sight,
such a. one hardly wishes to ses twice Ia life-
time Women with Fix. seven, even nine chill
creu, wives OF good, honest, Industrious men,
who have not been aOlc to uotalu employ Oyment.
With tears In their eycss ID to hr. Devlin. indeed
sir, tnis s our first time. In every instance they
obtained relief. There were many sad hearts In
that large assembly that night. and many were
there who felt "'tis better TO give tnan receive"
This society intends canyassing the poorer wards
to nnd those In need and deserving aid which In
failure viii be distributed ia food and fuel.
Since the military have been withdrawn the
ladies' complain that Montreal Il very stupid.
Not so to "A stranger, however, for to mo II pre-
sen;s all entirely novel Appearance. everything
l. 50 odd Tho churches are very hue. and re-
mind one of the old Enrnnnan cltmcdrals.
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4 rofcE rROM rnE pEvITENTIARr.
joyce Proposing to Furnish Additional Evi-
deuce Against the Ring.


Sr. LOUIS, Dec. A.-On tho 4th inst.
Joyce addressed a letter from the penitcntIary
to United States District Attorney Dyer. pro-
posing that " s-oc, ". nres:nt convic-
tiOn and immunity from future prose cutions
could be secured to hir, he would furnish the
testimony that would establish beyond all
doubt the completely VI Dabcock Ia the whis-
key Ring frauds.
Joyce also said that In addition to the evi-
dence against Babcock he would Indicate a
course by which other members Of the Presl-
dents household might be entrapped. This was
promptly received by the District At
torney, and Gen. Henderson was strong
y In favor Of recommending bis par
don for the purposes indicated, as he
regarded Dabcock and his fellow rngsters at
washington vastly more important game than
joyce. After several days discussion the pro-
position OF joyce was forwarded direct to the
President. with an Endorsement OF approval
signed oy District Attorney Dyer aud his assist
ants.
II cannot be learned positively whether Grant
ever replied, formally or informally, but II Is
almost certain that never dclgned reply. Yes
terday Attorney.General Pierrepont said for
him, through the Associated Press, that he was
not in favor of purdcning joyce.
Mrs. Joycc passed through mere on Thursday
nlIht en route from iscOnsin to Jefferson
Cityto vl,it her husband In the. penitentlary.
Al,er her baggage nni heen placed In the room
assigned her. the United states Marshal aud Dis
trict Attorney Hiss and government detoc-
tive seized everything in sight. the seil-
ure was made under process from
the United states District Couri, alleging
that iri. Joyce had concealed In her haggagc a
large amount ~ tnited states bonds and other
property OF value belonging to her husband, and
upon whir tho Government mad a lien for the
amounts due the Treasury.
No bonds were found nor document OF any
sort eNcept a few letters the unhappy woman
had received from her relatives.
When she called a. the penitentiary she al
most sWooned az sight of her husbands striped
earb, and 1t was several minutes before sue was
able 10 converse with him.
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orr TRINIrY,S CHRIsTMAs.
The Old story that was Told. and that will
be Told Two CenLuries Hence.

The Old story that was Told. and that will
be Told Two Centuries Hence.
The Trinity Church chimes were ringing
pleasantly ~ the snowy air yesterday afternoon
~ the little army Of school children, $50 strong,
mustered In their schoOlhouse and marched
two by two to the church to participate in the
annual Christmas festival. As they filed down
She nor h aisle, preceded by the choir boys in
their surplices, ana by clergymen, they 6lled tho
wlde spaces Ol the duaki Old church with their
happy voices. Down tue central aisle to their
seat the column pass d, bearing standards Of
crimson, green. and yellow. Then followed the
qrllnhty Christmas fe-thI service, IN which DIR.
DIX, Dr Walker, DR. ~ chings, and DR.. Ogilby
oWclhted. Dr. DIX made "A short address. to the
lhry Ills rued 10 Wa the old story that was told
on that pot over wO hIud ed years ago the
same SO that Will be heard two hundred aud
Two lnl IsInd wear, hence.
lhtu ilf dOOr OF thc porch was thrown Opcn,
ana lnt hll crlldren, turnnP, slw the Christmas
we. t.ll' up with c00reC ilgnts, aud heavy win
sllis. shining upon them. As they marched
. 'Nh ltf aisle II tne uurch they sang, "NhOut
me tihl tlding-, eXllllnglY sing" Il ch received
ap l"i hnrn of candles. MtnN people watched
we pl''. ''lun, ana among them were one two
,INrrni hnnthlarks, WIN thetr boxes strapped
20 lhrit sunuders, who looked over the rails
WV tRuIt ut chant, the IrOcessiOnal, and the
sa'' lir church had been trimmed with the
NS"l 90 fusion Of wreaths, crosses. AMI stars Of
Eeti' 0Nd q, WAS prettily illuminated. large
~ bAI nd ligh In tne air, la the darkness OF
Wall Ol tue church.
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IRENCH POLITICS.
VI. BuGcfs Appeal In TIE French Assembly
torn Con.ervntiNe Goyernmcnt.

tOru n.ervntiNe GoNerrmcnt.
PARIs, Dec. AIN the Assembly to-day
the Press bill was under d,bntc. ~ Grevy pro-
posed that the press law and the state OF siege
he dealt with in separate bills that the state Of
siege o. rrised throa' put the country. aud tie
consideration OF the Press TN be POSTPONED.
N. lIsfet defended the Oovernm. .n;'s bill as
II stood. H. denied. Notwithstanding ther suit
uf the senatorial elections, tho existence Of an
opposition majority. The Ministry would sup
port tie Cuu,er,a,iy, union both a, the eloc-
tions tnd in the Chambers. Ho pointed TO the
overthrow of several previous Governments TO
which the whole con -eryltiye population freely
fGhered. he CONS r,i.lNe union H ull uppc al
10 Hil the artisans = thosl Governments. lie
shovel how the Bonauarti-t- hal support ID
the senatorial candiiatcs Ui the LEFT. and gained
notning IN return, and asked. " " III our all-
auce Auoil tlcm any less guutantecsV H0
concluded ~ follows: " The Constitution Of tn .
18th If February Is not the last word
OF political W,rdOtI, bat We 4st admit that 1t
Is law. lhe country requires REORGANIZATION.
IL must return 20 the Chambers men who are
disposed to pursue In conjunction with Presi-
deut MacMs.on, the policy Of social preserya-
tion. ana give aid to the victor OF Magcntl, who
viii never become tho docile instrument OF
radical passions"
NJ. Laboulaye objected that VI. vunet offered
tho c.uu'r! iuar,hIJ without the repablic.
NJ iii-f ~ rrouos i to l"- i~iat- -ap,rttelY on
fho press laws Hni the slate Of siege was re-
iuctcd ~ vote of $40 to ,sii.
Tie luhIartis:s voted with the GOVernment.