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BY TELEGRAPH.
ThA, North Carolina EiectfOn-Er-G0
- 80 ycrnOr Gsrahani'a Remains.


Th<, North Carolina EiectfOn-Er-G0.
- 80 ycrnor Graham'a 'rsemains.
rSpecfs, lelegram to the D,spatch.J
RAnE1aa, N. G., August 12.-The election
returns for delegates to the Constitutional
Convention show 60 Democrats, regular
nominees; Independent Democrats, and So
Republicans, giving the Democrats ma
jority In Convention. '.
Ex-Governor Graham's remains will ar
rive here at O'Clock tomorrow friday
from Saratoga, N. Y, By special train from
Weldon, and will lie In State at the capitol
till ?. NJ, when they will De taken TO Hills.
boro', N. G., by special committee for in.
terment. The flag on the Capitol Is at half
mast. Business in the city will be entirely
suspended while the remains are here.
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saratoga Races.

r.. SARATOGA, August 12.-The two mile race
for tbree-year Odds odsy resulted in dsad
heat between Ozlrto and Miner. Tire,
3:433. The stakes we're divided.
Pennington won the oue-and.a. half-miEe
race for all ages. Time, 25s0.
Brigand won the one.aDd.a.quarter-mile
selling race. Time, 2:14.
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ToRNstio Is PH1LAppLrHrA.--P Philadelphia.
August 1i.z-,Abouts s. O'clock, this afternoon
q tornado Of extraordinary violence pssSed
oyers,he north western portion OF aiiis city.
and travelling in path about four hundred
feet wide, caused great destruction Of pro.
perry. About dozen houses were un.
rooted. Trees were torn up By the roots,
signs were demolished, fences ovcrthrowp.
and ch,mneys topp,d. Horses attached 10
wagons were thrown to the ground and the
wagons smashed.
The roof Of the der0t of the Greene and
Coates Streets railway was torn offand carried
nearly square by the wind, which, IN this
section, was unaccompanicd by rain,
although torrents fell IN the lower portion OF
the city. The storm lasted but ten minutes.
NOBODY was seriously injured.
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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, August 12.-The Secretary
sof fhe Treasury refuses sBzfsnis ste iBesins
cured by thessteampr plymouth, recently
impo led, for carrying assengers In excess OF
the legal allowance.
A. BaL'eau has been commissioned Minis
Ter to Belstum.
The NAVY Department has advices that
Admiral Wo.~den has ordered the steamer
Congress TO TT poll to act with the Hartford
in demanding The punishment of the Tripol-
tan sailors who i.7snlted the United States
consul,
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Markets by Telegraph.

NEW YORK, AuguSi 12.-Flour quiet: southern
heavy and less aeifss: common to rar extra s8:l5
$7iO good to choice sStGa rnty i tSr BRINE
spring, and closing heavy u, llu2t. lower: winter
very quiet and unsettled; II o5Ggtl 3S foramber
shade lower and fairly, active. closing heavy; 70
@s2c. for steam. wrstrIn mixea; ssIgsae. Tor
sail western ixsdt lor h%sted ws saers
a aud unsettled; s2a 600. for mixed wesserni
S SieM e d. sugar DUH and heavy at 7s%c:
fa,r to GOOD reclining. Ssc prime refined duh &C
l0Ai1% Rs II, an sna RJ tl,l Sus at ss7
asI. rs. TurrsIItire quiet ~ 8 Nc. Porklower'
eoeaa 3d. Lar!9yer; prime rs, s!ssm;
shade easier; cotton per steam, ac. . ...
BALTIMORE.
BALrIMoRB, August 124-FIour quiet, but frTn-
Whest-wesvorp steady: southern heavy aud &c: on;
Pennsyvanla red 81 90 aaTs iana .h Les' a9G
1853. Corndull; soulit rn white SIG poo; vel
low, &c. Oats quiet and nrp. Rye duil az sOaes
CSC Provisions SIR AZ sad scttys: mhss pork,
s22 5OMi2a rs. BnIk ;lssts- shoulders 9sh99hs.s
clear lib, l2ag 2!ta ii.-nn- shoulders, l0sse.s
iaS lois. aaSie.. aoid whisssy dr9 aIsI.2sx
IL IA. sugar bz.n al dts2aDle&e-
ST. LOUIS. ..-...gs
es Ass, i0t9r 4e s and
Corn d,I and Io.sxr< OATS unsettled and lower;
S9 g ,; , ae exer nss as!s! s"d 1 an
tiniI: prime kesre. LII. Bu k.meats auIl and I'M
cbspr',s BACON arml r: sboulders 9aesl DC. clear
Kew s,ss dy M unchanged dogs -tasy foW grades.
S5l1 D: bacon grades. $3.50. Cattle itre.alar ana
i5 5 i native ri 49, sVm GOO
44.Is4ss5.5N- ..,,>.>,.r,
Crse.ssArI. Auguss 12.-EsOIx dullund lower:
fA s9 va Mpeas Snasisf Corn aan SnIei
and srIn a. 7Ss7.r. Oats inucsiTec and lover az
eala74s. Rye DULL at 95e. ParS easier rs tZi.19
H. tfa shaoseEs Sc; eIe1rr,b s:dss, isTY 2.s,
saot 2X bnyta artemtD clear sidss lzc: ia pa.
aea In gcsd dems1d wih taa nIess; d sSl ,aGe
sse sr ssss .Y ss . Hogs fair
g e n lsh! + s 3y :; ssssei e
r rssein,s yi had. Whssey -dsmand good with
fuIfp:iese: ssles at Sl.lS Butter Gull ana nea'y'
1 choice, 92@ase.; me1iuiAA NC.
i, CHICAGO
II cue.co. sug,st 12l-2lour STEADY aud IN
4 cham "a. Wheat In good oean so :orn nnet
anSs,s9as: 10 mixed. Oats is In far ar
demandasd lower FasLy ensieT a !" >, All as.
RaiE- uli.s inactive. Hniosey- sil9.
LOUISVILLE,
Iou,SyuLE. August IL Flour quiet ana 9 sn
hchang,a heat qnSt aDn sttacs - 1net but
.nd ann S nj 75GsQe. Ryr ne;nlna.: PROVISIONS
Gamiss md uncna..gyd. Nhissdj, Sl.lS. baeB'nH
bat,ieI but steady - k2A1l 4ac.
BALTIMORE LIVESTOCK MARKET.
u,1,,NonE. August l2.-The market during tns
n.sf well mas been tolerabIy active bat prices nave
Declined se very best, '7 sss,i,i mrs. 9SsIs
1900 ,hIn steers oxen aD u pws. 3x4S3c.: moss
ssies a. Saas.; rreeipt, 1914 ad saiss issss
Hogs have IN good det,apd, anu HssSs - rom
: ioaG i.c. +: receipts. 4,534- Sheep haso pecn AZ
: good cenand, with FOL, sup5iy.
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Trnuhles0rne Indians.

New YORK, August "a Bismarck, pa
kota, dispatch says that Robert henry mas
been killed within two miles OF Fort Aor;''
hsn Lincoln and his stock run on. Al
Standing Rock agency the Sioux held pony
dance, rode into the quarters OF the military
commander, and trampled the tents ana
blankets under their horses feet as II 10 pro-
woke Il collision.
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The TiltOn Case.

NEW YORK, August 12.-The trial of the
case of Tilton Us. kinselIa for libel is set for
the first Monday in September. Kinsela
published in the Brooklyn Eagle that Tilton
was saturated with insanity, and reported
that several of Tilton's relatives were in sane.
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Severe SfOrin,

| NEWARK. n. j., August IA storm of
great severity, doing great damage in Orange
Valley to the dams, bridges, woods, roads,
and crops, swept through the valley ye,ter'
day. The damage is estimated at 81. 1000.
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LOUISVILLE LEAE-ToBACCu MARKET

AUGUST 9.-The market was quiet nut 9e aoy al
form r prices. The sales aggregated 53hogslpeads,
distributed Is follows:
Tn. Picket tiouse sold SO hogshsads: 8; hogs
he IDS FL .ncpck County leaf at ~ 8. SlA2S, 32o,
Sl2 so, 81, x11: l hog head Hancock County Tugs
at IS. e5, hogshesd Todd County leaf mt sls29
/ hosshr.ds ! OLA COUNTY Tugs. ut $500 s7.lO,
Sc 40, $500 3 hogslirads Daviess> County leaf ~
fl4 rs. Sl4 rs. 1880: hogsheads Illinois leai
al s16. 1850. SIT, 1880 hoesheads oitG saI al
Sl4 $3.50. SlO:4 hogsheads Old u2s at 1880
$500. $3.50. .7.@t: 5 hogsheads Triag County
Tugs and frozen al 81, IS, ~ go, 80. %. 1905,
/ he Planters honse sold s. hogIheads: hogs.
head Hart Cnuniy leaf AT t15. 20; 3. h0gSheaos
sdar County leaf and lugs A. slA25, sf H.; ana 10
MO75; / hogsheud Hopkins County leaf at
Sll75: l hoe>!n,d Christian, County lags AZ
$40: hogs head Cumberland 4, County frosted
ilIgs ut ga; 2 hegshead3 Meade. CoslntF frosted
luis at So ard 500: 2 hogshrads Green County
Frosted lugs at So and 1910: q hogs!rads Fem
County frosted Tugs at 1925, $s.lO. 5000 50, 81
The louisville House sold 8 hogsheats: 8 hogs.
heads factory leaf at sl3.22,; 1920 SLIP.
ECGKrier- ulSsrTtdL. "
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BOLD ROBBERY by A TRAMP. - 1homoSton'
Ne. August I.--A tramp entered the house
Of Mr.. Morton at p NJ. to-day. Miss Nor
ton, being alone, ran upstairs. when the TEL
low followed her. put pistol to her head,
threatened her life, then bound and gagged
her, and proceeded to search the house. lie
carried of valuable gold watch and chain,
some money, and other valuables, and
r,caped unmoestcd. The @liair creates great
excitement, occurring on one of the prncl-
nal strettS
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PITTSBURGH PETROLEUM MARKET.

AUGUST lO.-Cruie.-Ihe marker. was quiet, but
nnt so firm Us on Yesterday. lmms diate shipment,
II 5t6s1 16S; United pipe line. 9Dc.
Reined.-The mari "a Is quiet anu without change.
Baltimore and Philadelphia delivery, spot or Al.
gust. lie. ,--,..
OH. Bnr-tls.-There Is TO charge In the market:
city-lnake. Sl.30@S4 %; county. Hl.l5@3l ~.
sales Of iattIr were made To-day 200 barrels NJ
81 ! ), and 500 ut ~ .20.-Dtpdtet. ..'
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By Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NEW FeRK, August 12- Esoa.-Stocks dull and
Steady. Money. IL Gold l13y. xchange-
Long 4Sa1 short, sa0h Governments duIl. States
quiet with better prices. - + .".#t st1 r..,
lat 4SS. Geld 1l3laDl13S. Governments dull
and steady. States quiet ana Steady. so
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CRATE BRowS's letter is too full of sug-
res,iye sentences to be allowed to go unread
Lv ANYBODY who wishes TO understand the
currency question. Read II.
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Sun rise Moon Sets......'... !.so
sun ses............ GAG High tide. l43
PORT UF KlCHMUND, AUGUST IL, 1870.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Old Dominion. Walker, New YORK, mer-
chauuise and passengers. q. W. Allen i Coz agents.
steamer John sylvester, Clifford, Norfolk, nei-
chandisc and passengers. l.. Is. Iatum, agent,
steamer j. ". Eyerman, Platt, Phllaoelpnla,
merchandise aud passengers. W. I. Porter: agent.
Schooner John II. Eatt, katle, Philahelphia, coal,
S. T. LathrOp.
SAILED.
Steamer Westover, Skinner. Baltimore. merchan'
disc aud passengers l.. 4. Tatum, agent
Schooner Lucy Jones, Marrihne, New haven,
camel coal, g. StorrS, agent.
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
From Philadelphia August 1lth, schooner Ma
Tor W. Ii. Tantuln, shoe. a
From New York August 9th. bark ANNA (Ger),
From Philadelphia August 10Th, schooner Ann
Twibill, Mullin. -
The SboOuers j. Z. Kelsey, Steelnau, and j. j
pharo Soper, were loading st New York on The
IOfb for Richmond, Va.
The SCHOONER David Currie, Barrett, arrived al
Baltimore on Wednesday.
by Telegraph.
NEW YORK, August IL Arrived: City OF Ne1
ico arrived out. northampton.
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DEATH OF Dg. HrGn II. MCGUIkE.-Dr.
AHSh Holmes Mcclure died at his residence,
IA n ,l', CIV, on Mond.y the 9th, at u A, M
hMchester Times.
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Obituary,

PHILADELPHIA, August 12.-Horaee BID
new. the oldest member of the PhlaceipfIia
bar, is dead; sged nipety.seven: He grtdu-
ated at Harvard University In 1871,
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ROCKS. STATIONERY. dc.

NEW LAW BOOkS-AUGUsT 1oTH.-
limited States Digest. volume 6. new edition +;
American Railway Reports, volume " barton on
Humivioc; Waterman on Iresp2ss, Folutnes'
Wood on Nuisances: Forsyfhe's History OF Law"
yers new edition: Names rarly History OF lIsll.
tutors, Few edition: Names ANCIENT LAW new
> Volumes nyiish Kero;ts, volume 81; Dcstys
Manual of Practice IN UIilCd States Courts; An!e-
ricans Reports, volume l.. r>-,,,Su
,,,1oaSv 1918 Main ,treet.
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.,ohsash,ueu Seized.

Liquor Establishment seized
ST. LOUIS, August 12.-The liquor. es'ao
lishments of Sadler & Co., at St. Joseph. have
been seized. Other seizures will follow. W.
T. Subero, of Sedalia, has been arrested iot
distiIling contrary to law.
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wuI.Es. HORSES, &c.

IIJsT ARRIVED AT OUR STA Llu
u BLES from Kentucky 4 lot OK A
SUPERIOR HORSES.
Call and see them. ,,,,.,,,, l,a pic,
FIRST-CLA,S HACKS, HORSES anu no'
GlEs tor hire. ruprrp m.
au 1ChN@N ~ ?ff
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We continue oarqnotsabns':
NEIm YORK TOBACCO MARKET.

AUGUST -T0bucco.-There Is little meye 10
ing IN hentTsky leaf Dat seeof-leaf is dhH. Sales
are 400 hogsheads kentncsy leaf 1t 9GS2BEs.: 100
seetileaf sundries Mt 7@35e: 20 case Ssa re
crop. 1873, at 10l701oe.; 100 cases Connecticut,
crop ls74' On pfiVa'e terms; 2os'bales Ha7ana at
KeMtucky seeE.- Comrson luss light s,Aaoc..
heavy 9hGl1cc; goon lugs, light JTlIlnc.. heavy
IOa@llc; iowsiea light liMl2 haavy IIS
&c; medium let9, light 1eh@ &C., heavy 1919
154c; good ie1I; ieh a., y41Gl Gs- heavy ls@
select leaf. light lB4a2Oc., heavy 2Oe8asc.
.Hargfand.- Frosted, $50 UGss7; sounc commee,
f7.50U*S:50: good common. ss:5gt9se: mid
ding, *9.50OSl1S EoOn ~ fine red llGs 81 5 {;
fancy, Sl5@S21; upper country sa.5a@sll I;
sron d leaves tucwt $GGs1l.. ~,
grse Te and brown @sl medium TO- s red
81 @IS15; common to me,jium spanRled, $fUen
IA fine spanged to yellow, 81 5Aa20.
sa sseae ysggtfs Mas
Crop If lS72.-t Connecticut and Massachusetts
wrappers, s15M $50. seeon IS "a o@si2; filters, 81
nYS PennSy lrnnia asSorr,d lnts, SilHy$g9s wrap.
pcls. 81 S9s35: filters, $.5cgtSi
Crop NJ 1S73.-Connect"ut wrappers, s20@
s24 ass"rs4 ISts si5@s2S Ma,,aG1es as
sylvana assorted lois, $l6ase5. New York as:
lots. good to fine sIZasls:;. Ohio. assorted lots,
ts;50@sl0t;; Wissonsin ass ,rted loes;S7@ To-
Groa r. SC"Ensciisnr sesonds ae' ~ SO
shipping, $s@sl0..
| tDreigh-tIuvana filters. common, SB6a9Oe. :;
81. Io@si.2S; Ysra-i aud ii cut, assorted, SOFA
95c. ...
Observation-Disclosures. work. common and. ME.
dunn, in DO; H. l76lssz: good and tine! In bond. %
@3O bright work. common and medium 10 bond,
25@32 good AMI finr. in bond, 22hI5O.
| otter Crude hunnfGctured. for the
week. 2,lS7 hOgshcaus, l,l0I pscxape5. 16S. s56
| bounds: exports from January !. 2siSg5. hogs
heads rs 92S packages, 3.S39.009 pounds; ex-
ports same time last wear. 1885 hogshsads 54,.
| 37l packages, 655,465. pounds. Receipts tor
| the week. S55 hogshtads; receipts for The week
4.217 boxes alid cases: receipts from January /
81 S24 hog ,heads receipts from JANUARY l. OR 75i
| nnxes anu cases: reGeinlS same time Last Year
1890 hngsleadS: receipts same time iasL year
l32,621 boxes and cascS.-Journot on commerce
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ITO ENGINEERS AMI mECd q NicS.-
i Ropers Handbook Of Land mud Marine En-
smsinee,'s Pocket Book, rs: Haswel's Engineer
and Mechanics Pockel;b Book S3; nempIe ;.o
nau,o,.. $500; Nystrgns PUcset-Book OF Ne
rnsnlcs aud Engineering, revised and enlarged
$50; The Architect and Builders Nade Mec cum.
W mac,ias-n complete book OF It fcr nee for the
ecnanic 81 Brownies Ga,eehis OF Of me Steam
Emcino 40 20: Uyerman's MOuder and Founders
Pockrt-Guide $50 For saleb By ,,,,
.u WOODHOUSE PARAAM.
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Fire.

SAN FRAscIsco, CAL, August IA Ere
asst night burned two blocks. Loss, SsO, 600,
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TGaeco Markets.
HaoND' TOBACCO ExCHaSaE.

/ g,.. ss. 4.,. RIcHMoTD. August 12, Sf5'
Since GUS last weekly. revFew The Richmond:to-
tsacco market has presented no new feature. Dhe
breaks daring the weak comprised 6sS hogsheats;
1877 t!erces,. and 81 boxes. The oferings on
';bange At aactlon ,ssre 58S packages, or which
SOB wire soss at prices eg7,y from ~ 90 to
s6R '' a.#s ...t .'..a
We continue our quotaaons':, I,.... .
P-tnstsgsls E'a36.5O. .T,' 81 -
BLACK.- Lu0s-very common. IS. 504S7.50;
mediaEl 10 COED. Ss@S9; Extra. s9@sio.
LtGE-COin mon. sos 0GESfl: mediuur, S12.1t13;
good. s14@sle: tine. s1s.5O@s.sD; hue stem.
ming 3nd wrappess. s1S6Gs20! ,..-
EKICIlr - LuOs--Commou,. Si09x12; medium
10 goon. 81 5OGSsO: fine smoking, SOP 5Dai 80;
extra smoking. IS 5 assO. Bea}-Common ~ ne
dunn, 81 CapSl2; sgsed TO fine, ~ 25Gl9sL6; extra
oilers. El7@S20. UTdDD>rss-CUrnlnon on. SEQ
extra. s75auSS0. tx a--.. ~. ..-Es. ...
MAHOGANY H'rt-opers-(ommGnt e mediam.
Sl5@S20; good TO lsie. S25@ssSi0. cTsus. 1850
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Murder In south Carolina.

SAVANNAH, GA, August ia special from
Milett's station, S. c., says III. Hennesey,
merchant, was killed in bis store this morning
hy unknown parties.
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,,IrImopE LIVESTOCK MARKET.

h R,I1IMonE, August l2.-The market during Ins
past week bus ssn toeraeIy ss,s on, pIces nav
declined sgke.; ve:y best o.47Sc nrs tgSaus
ar1inary ihin steers. oxen. aDfc m os
sales q rsep;, ei4d and p sas are se
h;shr xrsth ,he tendency sriIl howard: range from
ioacGi i.c. receipts, 1854 Sheep haso pecn IA
GOOD cemsnd, with y fol- supply.
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MAXINE iNTELLIGENCE.

IMMATURE ALMANAC, AUGUST -. 1875.
Sun rises..........5.14 Moon sets.......... 20
sim se,s.........G. I6 High tiue........... .40
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ABYSSISiASS PREPARING TO INVADE THE
FRONTIER.
CAIRO, August l2.-The Aby>siniars are
making preparations to invade the Egyptian
frontier, which is not sufficiently guarded
The Khedive has sent endorsements to the
troops on tue border.
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ShjDStaf:: 5sc. p bnshel'
BSoaotstuB: 3e,a35c. U busne
Shorts: 23a3Dc. "a bushel.
" IVnssdt Brn7s: 23@35c. a bushel.
Corn Bran: p3@2Uc. % busneL ~,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-15
Personal.

A party from Trenton. consisting Of Col
SpI. Hill, JnO. T. Cautrel, r. p. Caldwell
and R. p. Raines, arrived yesterday and
took quarters at the Maxwell.
Among the Maxwell House guests yester-
dly were Col. Asa Faulkner, Of AIcMinn-
vile: d. A. Shepherd and wife, Of Balti-
more; W. J. Topp, Of Louisville; DR.. ID. f.
Wright, Of GAINESVILLE; JnO. S. Claybrooke,
ofWilIiamson county; and John. Galbraith,
of Leighton, Ala.
a special train from Springfield, Robert
son county, last evening brought a deleCa-
ton composed Of Messrs. W. B. Lowe, J..
W. Judd, I. l.. & n. Green, r. II. Murphy,
IT., J. NJ Binkley, O.. Ii. d W. W. Gar
ret, II. V. Harrison, !. GOldnamer and II.
II. Kirk, who at once occupied the Max
well House in a body. There are various
surmises as to the Objet Of their visit. One
said they had come TO elect the United
States Senator: another intimated that their
mission was 10 sell "RobertSOn county"
and still another explained that they came
only to see the Ministries.
Mr.. Newton Mcclure and bride arrived
in the city yesterday morning by the St.
Louis and Southeastern road, after an eX-
tended Southern tour, having visited
Mobile, New Orleans and St. Louis. They
stoned al the Maxwell House.
Rev. Felix r. Hill, pastor Of Elm Street
Methodist Church, will preach at Wood
bine, on the NOlensville pike, Sunday af-
ternoon at 80 o'clock.
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THE COURTS.

FIetch Woodward Before the supreme
COnrt-The Case Of Conrad KessIer
Set for Monday in the Criminal
Court.
SUPREME COURT,-State vs.. J. fetch
Woodward, murder, from Warren county,
was taken up and partly argued. F. NJ.
Smith appeared for the appellant and was
followed by w. f. B. Jones for the State.
John II. Savage will make argument for
the State this morning, and be followed by
T. p. Murray for appellant.
Attorney General Heiskell concluded bis
argument before the Second Section in the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad case,
and Ed. Baxter, esq, nearly finished an ar
Cument and brief for the road. He will
conclude this morning and the case will be
taken under advisement by the court.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-Judge Thomas n.
Frazier presiding. The jury trying the
case Of the State vs.. Chris. Powers, indicted
for creating a public nuisance by his
slaughter house in the 18th district, render
ed a verdict of acquittal yesterday.
Virgiuius HOllins, indicted for larceny,
was convicted and his punishment fixed at
three Yeas in the pen!tentiaTy.
Work on the misdemeanOr docket being
completed for the present, the jail cases on
the felony docket are next in order. BY
order of the court a peremptOry call Of the
Jail cases will be commended next Monday,
aud proceeded with until all are disposed
of. The first case to be called is that OF
Conrad Kessler, indicted for murder.
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ALL OVER THE CITY.

Oveseer Haslam has The street force en-
ployed in repairing Spruce street, between
Church and Cedar.
John L. Glenn, the new City Tax Asses
sor, is now making his rounds in pursuit
Of information important 70 our citizens
generally and the city government paTticu-
larly.
As man on horseback was coming along
on Front street yesterday afternoon, his horse
slipped and fell, and the rider eaIght a hard
fall on the frozen ground, but without being
seriously hurt.
The new room Of the Board Of Aldermen
at the lower end Of the market-house is not
yet very extensively furnished, having no
carpet, window curtains or hat-racks-not
TO speak Of paintings.
Late yesterday evening a countryman,
stupidity intoxicated, was found lying on
the ground near Bellevue school. Some Of
the citizens in the vicinity, fearing he would
freeze to death, removed him into the
scho0l-house and brought the information
to police headquarters.
Mr. johnson, who has Just pdrchused for
the sum of $4,000 the building on Union
street adjoining the southeast corner Of
Cherry and Union, designs erecting in its
place a three-stOry block, with two elegant
stOre-rOoms on the first floor. The work
viii be commenced early in the spring.
The proposition Of Aid. Ryman to elect
two more Police Commissioners, and thus
have five instead Of three, cannot be prop
efly adopted while the Act Of the General
Assembly for the reorganization Of the
Nashville police force remains in its present
form, as the Act provides for only three
Commissioners.
The prospect Of cheap sausage is good.
Assistant Marshal NorYell has al the police
station the framef0r a net, with which he
expects 70 facilitate the process Of cap
turing CANNES in enforcement OF the dog
law. In its use, a dog may be going along
the street in the most unsuspecting state OF
mind and suddenly find himself a prisoner,
circumScrbed by tolls spread about him by
the laws officer, the net being pitched like
a Mexican lassO. Some who have looked
upon the cOntrivance pronounce it IN
wieldy and expect some fun when a test is
made.
In noting the presence Of the singing
French sailor, the Italian bird-mOcker and
other human curiosities inthe city, Temight
add tOthelist a certain candidate, Whomakes
no secret Of being a chronic oliice-Seeker.
Strenuous efforts to get place in the or
ganization Of the Legislature having failed,
he calmly turned his attention to the posi-
ton Of Superintendent Of the Capitol. He
has already made choice Of an assistant in
the event he gets this place, and If be
doesn't get it, his eve is already on TIE po-
sition Of Superintendent of the Peniten-
tiary. In case he fails 20 get that, he viii
make long pull, a strongpun, and pull all
together for the Wardenship Of that insti-
tuition.