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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-24
LIVERPOOL AND NEW ORLEANS LINE
OF STEAMERS.
BUILT EXPRESSLY FOR THR NEW OaLRAm
TRADE,
THE MISSISSIPPI AND DOMINION LINZ
ST. LOUIS,

ST. LOUIS,
REID. Commander,
VIII leave on or about February Is,
from her wharf foot of Jackson street. Fourth
District. Will receive and sign through bills c6
iadihg to havre. Bremen. Hamburg. Antwerp Ro1.
terdam and all continental ports
Parties DESTROYS Of sending for THAR fr,enA. a.,
purchase prepaid emigration tickets here. n.
d1ctlon allowed when applied for in groups
ZOE Helgnt or passage having superior aooom.
modations. apply to SILAS WEEKS co.
No. 48 Carondelet streAk
Managing owners-FLlNN, MAIN 4 MONT0On,
pool. "'' ~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-24
General Exchange
quotations. quotations.

The above figures show an advance of IL on the
inside figures of some grades and the outside Of
others. The market opened under the stimulus of
an advance compared with Saturday of &c at
New York subsequently followed by an additional
pretensons i and even &c, which repealed buyers
who were ready to go on freely at Yesterdays i'm
prOvement, but at no higher rates. The move.
ment during the morning was consequently of
limited extent, and although factors subsequently
recedea from their extreme views and were ready
to meet the demand at a further advance of &c
compared with YESTERDAY yet at no time did it ex.
hibt much activity, although from the extent of
the inquiry at the opening a much larger business
noticed low mldding not high style, at 15c: strict
low middlng to mddling at i5kc good middling
at I6lsc, and do with strong staple at l6ac.
1860 bales, 1890 on Saturday, $3.50 yeste1dav'
and 1850 today, against 10 200 for the correspond
ing time last week and Il. $50 the week before
Gross receipts since Friday evening 16 GA bales
embracing l461 from other delivery ports iof
which 1853 from Mobile, from Florida and 200 from
week and % a67 last year. Total proper since An.
gust 81 826 1888 bales against s67 267 last year-de-
The exports comprise l6O34 bales embracing
and 1929 to New York.
the The sdSs ag sx r. gs the at
day l2,3ol bales. against 1880 last week and
1879 laet year, and since Friday, 42.525 bales
since August 3d. 2,s67.67O bales, against 1858 s24
up to Monday noon, February %, last year, lex.
Guiding the above IL. ss)--decrease l25,S54
Exports FRIDAY to Monday inclnsive) to Great
Britain 81 1865 bales against &c, l76 last week and
% 628 last year. and to the continent $685. bales
against s6l7 last week and IS ,aO5 bales last year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports made up to IL NJ,
36l l09 bales against S47 2Sl last week and 84S
last year.
The amount on shipbOard not cleared gong on |
board, and engaged for shipment was set down at |
The opening this morning at $4,000 bales, EN-. I
oracing 81 600 for Liverpool 600 for Havre. 5000
or Spain. 5000 for the Mediterranean, 1000 for |
Bremen, &C. COO for the North Sea and 1000 bales for
he North which. when deducted from the stock |
IN hand by our running statement yesterday even.
ng, leaves l52 200 bales to represent the quantity
vt the landing and in presses unsOld or awaiting
riders.
The Exchange reports: "Sales 1000 bales. Mar.
ret firm" Its quotations are advanced &c on
saes. Under date of 1885 P. N. it re,
ported: sales to % Z. NJ yesterday $500 bales, in
{ q 4c advance"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-24

FOR PHILADELPHIA VIA aAvAMA
Philadelphia and Southern DIos, s...
snlp CSmpany-Carry1nE the UaiSo1
yyuNClAIA ): ". Cathafine commander .. 1900 &ona
AAA~O' L. u. barrett commander ........ 400 tona
FOR HAVANA.
G. w. LORD, L. Colten commander ,,,n..,.
TO sail SATURDAY. February &c, atsp.m.
US The Fine Al Steamship
29 g. w. LORD.
L. COTTON, Commander
I.ol viii leave her wharf opposite
Jackson square, a. above. Nff~
PPasssge to Bayana UNITED States currency. 81
through tickets issued to New York ........ s.
.n,,, EDWARD A. YOKE, Agent
spI7Iy Corner Carondelet and Gray,sr srrseA
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-24

FOR HAVANA. VIA CEDAR KEYS And
KEY WEST.
United States MaN Line.
Steamships
WILLIAM Z. CLYDE. BMILIs,
kA Tho New Orleans, FI0rfAa
49, and Havana Steamship ComnSnV
VIII dispatch one OF the above aTss
Every Wednesday,
Touching at Cedar Keys and Key West. AND oon.
nectlng with steamers for Apalachicoia St Nsrfs
RATES OF PASSAGE
To Key West. TO Cedar Xsya
CSaoN'..s $50 &25
'tHTSIta8o.... ;:'...::.... w II
Through bills of lading issued to all point. IN
r rihonaea, incluaing Tampa, and to New Yoek.
None out the cOppAny's bills Of ladins sisnal
and none signed afteF sailing of the STEAMER.
oPlenold passenger accommodations and hroush
hckets given to above points, @ '~AS1s~
Office 1' '0AinA' ''om No
For freight or passage apply to
,.,c Z: ROBERTS, Agent,
Jolo No. l20 Common street,
, 1875-07-23

Sptriat DAEatHh 10 ina Chtcuao Tribune.
6r. pAu1, July 23-Maj. Wsliam Henry
Forbes, Agent ior tho Sioux Of Doy.ra Lake, In
Northern Dakota, died IN Tuesday at Lia fesi-
dance, Fort Tutten utter an illness OF several
weeks. lIo was burn Oh Montreal Island, in
1876. llis father. sc,:cltaati, wss msulber
OF the Hudson bay Company Lii early as 1855.
In 1897. MaI. Forbes ncecptc1 Il c!erkshfp in tho
Aulerlcau Enr tu,ntaay. Ctn,nE fronl Montreal
~ st. Paul with bitcII.ca:H:. al4 Il company Ut
fifty meu, Forbes VIE stationed at Munluta
ui.dar Cot. aihlcy, Easlsthnt pArtncr Of tue Cum
Isany, ill 1911, "ilau he tuJx :harga Of tito
EompanyiH stoFo in st. lnut Till ls51. Nexk lle
was in partnership with 4. ". ElltHoi1, hu In-
diR1l-trader for four yuars; then continued bnBi-
ness uluf1n uutiI tho Sioux outbreak Of 1867,
which I'ary ruined him financially. In tho fall
Of lHG2 lo "Ss siocttd Auditor Vt laulHoy Conu-
~, aud resigned tho nu4t sprluG IL accepL d
Commltsxrys conniaron. 1i0 served in tho
BinlaY expedition Vt 1tGi. and then MI Chef
CoHnisrary in Missouri until lBC6, When ho Nns
At ths Devils f.ako AHo,lcv. nsl waa leappoiut.l
last spring. lilo represented ths city f.,ur yoarB
III tho Territorial Lsglslslure, being FrcAlacnt
OF tho Council tw0 Aossiabs. lie Waa F0et-
master At st. Paul through riercoa term;
waa tirBt married to daughter or A!o1andor
FaElbsult, by whom l.e had QUO dAa;httr now
tho wife Of Capt J. II. patterbu,l, UlItoi Statos
Army. lu 1s5l hs martiul Mls4 Curry, of Coop
erstown, N. T., by whom lie had foaE ciildreu.
thres Of whom survive him. Tho tHnora! - ex-
pected 10 takB place heto on Sunday Of Monday
uoxt.
EEw Yonx, Jnty o2.-CAArles 4. Macy, Of tho
bank.ug tirnl Ut Ilowos II Macy. which failed
during tho paint OF lB73 dlal yostefday ~ hia
residence iu this atty.
, 1875-07-23

lfbh1h h6tt fight kuAjntt hi1 old
The CHAIN I!n1shfp at the W-.s.
THO Republican, tlispatcl, referring tn TIN laet
Ra1ne between TIM bostnnn and EiIcaroa, eavs;
There whs TIM most erpr!1ag rha..ra IN lin 1+hav
for nf thn a'l!enrc This ftct thai WhItr ;{palltIy
1tarne.. anil Mcvey have 1rg-l thess wor u Ila i,
Chicago next summer tH"Ano Known Lat evening
and tisrn wers tnany On tho KFGt5u'l whn would .ys
tpen pleased IL the faiosites hf Monday Leate.
~ addition 70 tho aln7r f"nr, Chtcs1o ,gatn bn't"n
from tic Athletics, md rctalHH ittrss fflehn, Him,
anI Dev1tn ef th!s ycsr's riut. The M.n,Is of New
york get back ifshan. haraoes. Cary. lleuseu, sud
iosx.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
f'hsfAprtrmls, pa., July 2..-lIte third game
bctwean lin Aihln.ic4 nnd alut,,a's WAS rl.vc!
liorc this Afternoon, In the presence Of about
thousand pHrsonB. Jae Athletics wero rh}rt-
haILed, Craver being in}ured at'l nnab1B to play.
Ahson taklnC his place, The Athletics won by
oto q. fielding smnertIy throughout, and batting
heartily ~ tic first aud eighth innings for Heyen
ltlcAa GAve shr AthlnticA taD moro runs.
EIfiCAu,s-SEw HAyEEH. ..
NEW HAVEN, .Irfv 22.-llAae-ball Tha Chi
cagos defeated the New llayens in ten tnpnga
Score, 1 to:}.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NEW YoftH, July 12.-1lnae-bail fhilAdel-
phias, O; Atlantica, ,.
AMATEUR HAM:a.
4 nine from thu Western Eu.on telegram Of
fec s1eloatou tic Wes,erus, ol ths clls. yoBter.
day. by score uf t. 4.
jnrr,al fHsiaL:h n Tie {hitnoc Tr,o,fnt
1.Arunrk, It'd, July 22.---'ihe same Ut l,aaa-
ball p'ayed to-aay hcswern the Whto Stockings
Ut Engowtod ind lis Iapurtcs resui ted it, a
scoro Of ~ to ~. IN fnYor At Enrle1uod. 1,me
Of game, twu lo'srs and iiftoen n,in,.oa.
:, s,<c'a! D'.patfh fo n, c4'taas Tribune.
of baseball ..J4y tha E,naa. Of ro pesro.t de-. de-
fsated tue Unknowus, Of thia city. by sooto of
I so3.
, 1875-07-23


CHESTER, Pa, July 22.-At las thia afternoon
the swimming match for tho cl.aupionBbIp Of
tue world. hetwoen Coye and johnson, wns be-
gun. Excursion trains aud steamboats, filled
With people were arriving al tho forenoon.
DeiLsng In two to one IN favor OF johnson, the
preseus cham;,.ou, yet thcre kscns to be dspo.
e.ion to inlimiato him.
Juat before tbs men went over, tic ateamslip
Illinois, en- route to Liverpool. paeasl. aud wAs
rccelsed with screaming Whistles. cheers. rte.
Arthur Chambers and Flank Gormley started
tlle men of Tho Amadla Powell At Ches!cr at
lao. At 5inpro,'s vhatf, one milo aud
o qua.ter, Coylo led by 200 yarar. aud
tho bame position WIN maiut4,nol to
Tanicum leland, when Goylo ,'assea cats-
ward and Johnhon west. At Lazarctta, 3i4
miles, CoJlo still usiutainal the lead. At tile
end Of riricsm island Coylo VA. leading bali
mile. At For: 3litlu bar CoyIo ia4l gained an-
other quarter Of mile. Coyic, wLo had from
tho frat taken the channel. Ind decded nd
vantaEe. and VAS gaining momcntarttS. At Fort
si1lll.n Light. y mltes from tho starting point,
Co}lc waa still hAlf tnle 1t tho van. Coyle vas
swimming with liiB bolr out Of tho wstel, while
johnson was snmmng h's English silo ttroke,
bead under. After paHHng kod Bank light
| ter of mills. Opposite Rod LAM; wharf, ii be-
came eyidout that Coylc had oyerc1.iuAtet lin.
Balf. lie plenthed lm,d. called for heir, aud
vas takon out Of thu water apparently lifelcss.
The phyaicans Immediately ATTENDED and found
him very low. Meantime johnson, WHO was
ono mile In tbs rear, and struggling mlnfulIy,
made spurs, and i'll lehs Hian ten minutes had
passed tho spot where t;oyie gave put. Mud wnH
declared tho winner. llo gaso al exhibition Of
bis powers III tho water HwaM uaile further,
and, the judgen declaring him winner, hs uas
requested to get into their boat. The eutra dis
taco awa,n by Joanuou WAS lO1lt miles. I.1no,
$40.
johnson. after being tskou from tbs watcs,
ffhntl when LIN nntftaj. tEfv
, 1875-07-23

M.r7asst.; II c; n-s.h. nos'cn 1.e rh,n'h, r..
t;a.tls: Thomas II. Iarkin, 1T. Lns Jac'' ec4nn.
Nnw Urs.na. d. q. rirkreIl. ,n'1&ao: ". T. t"kr,
1ftssb,rs; j. H. Walker. England; r. II. Manning,
Mo;ton;,c l!aehenl"r; Troy; ~ e. !i'' nh'3
n. C. YoangIoye, cl9vs1.1l Z. =. wi way,nan.
]. u. Dtmont. rhlta1nrhla .. y. tIty, Ht. touih;
i! Warren, noston; + ". Jones, Wa'h!,'gsan: y. y.
1fahan, Il Joseph; 4; 7. Freeman. iloe,. Il. Mn.
1han, u. $. NJ; A. e. Warren. A. Waller, AnHtr7a
J"n Craig. nias.a~; 1urnc* ll'ueh.M. slIw,ntsrr;
Asa WALKER, rart.mnnsh: J. +. inln!. IT. rlnl
GI.irs; =: :. ner,acy. D4y,on: +. =. leah,
Z. 2; A.. T'<~ont n"".r-l. T; K.',"n, lows. v:
~. Mcfn,sro, Grand Haphl4: y. 4: w.pl. I'.sa.
iMrg g. bavi.nn Rnc's,'er: j. u. Aiis''' r',l.-
Io:ie.tsF; Il; =. 1,tshar:l., NV ILamrsnrs: !: {:
Leiahton. tiIa,!osrhta; J. s. Waterman. sycamore;
4: II. Btrau,'. Now York. .sht:men jia'tf-:!. II.
rimpson. Nav 0ricans; e. +. 1.cf. "nshneton:
=. bnr!E, Cincinnati q. y. Bnrt, Maslucts: ". u.
wl'Tst, y Julian cty r. A. 1Ms"nai d Ms"r'S ."1 u
+. loge', Whrcltng: j.. Il. Ward. lTa:'l; Frlnk
Blse, l,ufEats u. .UsbortI. Rocheater T. T. p1ysu'
port, Memphis.
, 1875-07-23

spteta, c0,y.spo,.atnet ~ liz Chicago T,,a..n..
Muskoogy. Creek Nation, /. T., July 20.-The
organization. OF al Association at Atoka, CLoc-
taw Nation, tp bo huowu % "Tho Choctaw and
Chickasav Fair Association" il contemplated !;
tho object OF which j. 70 encourage Kood tsrn-
ipv. stvck.fa,siuc. and manufactures, cy,eci,IIy
Of various kinds Of domestic aud houe-r.isoa
rnateriala. Il ta proposed. IL the necessary NJ
rauvou,ents can bo eifeoted, to hold their frat
f.ir tho coming fal,. and 70 mako Il 4 decldod
aucce.a.
, 1875-07-23

CINCINNATI, July 22.-lseports received here
tonight from the entire length Of tho Ohio
Valley show that one Of the heaviest raius ot
tho season has fallen III the past tweuty-four
hours. doing gEaat damage to tho growing crops,
ard thteA eAtoning N overflow iu the river bottoms.
Ten Thousand Acros Of corn ara reported under
water In the Wabash bottom, sud that siraall
IL still rising. Both forks Of the Licking
Kiysr 10 Kentucky arc reported bani-iul and
~ sYe'lng rapidly. The khan4wla River Ut
Cha2lcaton has rlscu Is feet in the last twe,,ty-
four hours, 1l,l IL still riHing. The Ohio River
hese tonight IL rising ss tho rate Of tnchoa
psr hour, and Al unusual atAKa Of NAtas 1t kAls
asaaon Of tho yoar 10 expected.
, 1875-07-23
WtSCcNS SIN,

C3fT7jpdHu2fFf q 3F7uHHz,
AvocA. Wis.,, July 2l.-Wheat will be roady 10
cut iu ten days or less; and. it chinch-bugs do
no damaKe, thore will be fair average crop.
Thore aro. however. great apprehenaiona in Eo-
gard to the chincb-bug, thoro being millions Of
Young onea developing; In fact, Bome pieces OF
wheat aro already Ioiug injured; but nj. OF
the opinion that the crop will prove to ba fair
s; uos,y c ~ md d. il ss t.f 'Va o1op % osts s are
= very heavy crop, aud the aeroage IL large.
Corn In DONG finely, and shere IL large acre
age. OF ea1ly potatoes there is u far crop; ~
70 !Ate varieties, it Is too early 10 determine.
(Iowa), and also to Grant, NiohlauA County
crops aro reported very t,no,-wiutcr wheat es-
psclAlly 10. Of which they raise largo quau,tlos.
" L. J,1NrnfN
, 1875-07-23
ELW PUBLICATIONS.


(iOUURfEH STEAMHII8.
For Aaefpe, Mtlu.ukes. sud Nuss ha.1ss LoftA.
Iaty sunday u.ccpts, 1.........,...........t ~ m.
Hatpr4AS's Iust d1us Ia4ys until 2 u.
asy. SuniAy rictpIvI ~. n.
s.GDpted .. n.
6SMfjst4 excursion tp1t 1osI'k 4Ars 414l..H .. H.
ThIrsda5 "a. u.
seses. HsIdajs I'D Tha.tdsys H. "a. =.
bs:s ta;| Esa| Ia |;s:;
, 1875-07-23
TOBACCO.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22.-Ju}s returns to
tho Department OF Agriculture nhow that the
acreage of tobacco IL graator shau that Of laat
1ear, the incrosss being in the great tobacco
producing States. Masytainl las increased Ler
area per ceut; Virginia, su; North Carolina,
VI; South Carolina, Z; Florida, %; ,tississlpp,,
lG; Atkansaa, III; Tonuesst,e. .u3 Kentucky,
2aa; Ohio, as; InAiana 10 .; Illinois, 56; Mis-
Bouri. t;0+ New York. ronnsylyMlls, aud ToxaA
report the aa1ne area ~ last yeHr. Now Hump
shire has reduced hsr smal1 acreage 10 per cont;
Massachusetts. q; Connecticut. 2; Georgia,
to; Alabama, IL Louisiana, 7; WISCONSIN. II i;
kansas, II. Tho condition OF tho crop IL nsoat
satisfactory III the largest tobacco Status, aud is
20 psr ccut ahovo The average. Kentucky Is 34
per cont above tho ayesase. Other large pro-
ducng States arc either worry near = tull average
Or shove. Tho remarkably dcpreAsod condition
is noted only III tho smaller producing States.
, 1875-07-23

ILLINOIS.
Special nspateh to The Chfednr 7T1bHn<.
KAsxAKEE, ILL.,. July 22.-Tho heavy rain thia
afternoon Will damage tha hny and oat crop still
further. Most Of the oats xero blown do~n
!Bt Thursday night
!sp<eaol Ulxpseeh 10 The t'hiraao Tttanflf.
CA1no, ILL.,. July 22.-Iho raln continues. 4
very heavy rain fell tll's forenoon in Union,
Jackson, and Perry Coiluties The ktraa,nH aro
u! full, sud tho lowlsuds arc Hooded with water.
Tho Ohio at this cis5 ia nearly up TO tho ussal
spring frosllats, Rnd noso wutcr II to colue. No
such amount OF water IlaA before been seen n
the laHt Of July in the Ohio ~ at Frc,ent. TAs
damage 10 growing crocs In Lowsr E3ypt may
DO put dnHu ut hundreds OF thousands Of dol
lars.
5pfclaf i>tAuatch Ia The k'Ntcaan Tribune,
HuAnnoNA ILL.,, July 22.-The cropR hero are An
avsrsEa yield Tho Grkin harvest ia boginusuE,
but t!le lay is xzlost loue. There IL scarcely
any small fruit.
, 1875-07-23

Ae heAto&u Pap&1N 1of EQ9lt {cIefeuce6 10 liB
oxtdas fortune. II that story about hor resery-
lug the seoret Of hsr sortuuo Until altar the
"sddinR II without foundation; or II ai.e repre-
Tented thhs shs had = fortune, aud Max found
put that asso had none; or, II ha married her on
Mo moro suspicion that sho had and was CHA
8fined to find that her own lovelypo1son wAs her
so!o dowef,-HAy, thors's somo axcuss for hia
haing mad Deal gently With him.
We trust il b not true thai Mz. dsoras n.
ohilds, a. b.. the poss xa were about to ss5, Of
the Phitadslphaa LEDGER, bnt the poet, lst us
more 1nthfully ssy, Of Nature md tbs world,
has temporarily withdrawn from thu ssxvios OF
~ nuses vhl1s sojournipg II Long Branch.
on" Of tho srandest opportunities Of his ufe
nA 9oaE presented itseaf tn 0a death OF ons Of
tho ~tVas OF brigham Young. We tsuat hs viii
os effaA 70 In oocaalon, &ad gys NJ some
tnonrntni ons stirring llnss In his own mAtoh-
less vain to snbAlm thA nd syaot In snouzufpl
va1bsi
Wills sftsx win dspsrts.
VIE ass. ssts q 90. s.:, Fl; 4 q !. It s.n'
~. Leuts Gtatt.Dsrseera4
Rothszn, champion ssll.monxsr Of thirty ys.r,,
standing, hha been horribly sold. On having
California, be presAntad ". II, Ila,aloa Win =
pair Of valuable ssttesx. nAlston plaked out Two
Of ths dat Attar ot puppies fox Bothe.n, md
seat them aaak to England by Florence, A
glodous vtnA-pAzty vas called md, amid muah
spssol,-making and good humos Rlossuco pss-
ssnsed the box containing the pups. On opening
II. sothaxn discovered brace OF tho mengiest
cus the guttau OF g. duss could produce. Hs
eos partially evsn BY sanding one to the Bishop
oe London and tha other Ia The editor OF the
latstatsd london Naast Thsy we're returned
to him and ,,rAaAntsA eAsnAnttyslg u NAlAn
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-18
The Minnesota View Of Tennessee.

W. I. Hatch, Of Minneapolis, is scatter
ing through the Northwest a series of small
circulars, presenting the manifold and man
fest advantages Offering 10 settlers in this
State. The following may not be ~altOgeth-
er complimentary TO u people, but there
is enough truth in tito indicate that unless
we bestir ourselves, others will come in
and possess the land, utilizing the many
blessings Of nature that we neglect:
"A WORD To MIGRANTS.
II. There is q great quantity Of land for
sale, in consequence Of the destruction Of
the labor system.
so. A large portion Of the old farmers can
never adapt themselves 10 the change from
slave to free labor, and ara, therefore, anX-
ious to retire from the farm.
SO. Farming is not profitable unless the
owner can either hOld or drive and this is
what many farmers can not get their con-
sent TO do, and the consequence is, they do
not make it pay, consequently there are
many plantations, containing from 200 TO
5000 acres, that can be purchased, IN many
cases, for less than the Improvements cost.
81. IL has Ohen proved more satisfactory
for emigrauts to go in small colonies, from
five TO fifty families. They are better sat
isfed. and 60 10 work more earnestly and
vigorously when they have the companion
ship Of their old friends and neighbors.
Lands in sufficient quantities can always
be secured in one ueighbOThOOd TO settle
several families. Coming in groups they
are usually independent. They have a so
ciety Of their own, but they should not
practice an ex~ClusiveneSs. The Southern
people are glad to receive them
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-18
LEG1L AFFAIRS.


Meeting or the Bar Association
Rooms Obtained for a LIbrary-Ths
Memberhip.
a meeting Of the Nashville Bar AssOcia-
ton was heldin the Chancery Courtroom
yesterday, President Cooper in the chair,
and Secretary Cartwright at his post.
Ii being announced that the authorities
Of the Federal Court had generously en-
dered the Association the use Of a couple
Of rooms for a library, free Of rent, in the
building occupied by that court, aresolutiOn
offered by Mr.. JnO. NJ. Gaut, was adopted
declaring it the sense Of the meeting that
the prOfered rooms should be gratefully
accepted.
The chair appointed as a Library Com
mittee Messrs. JnO. n. Gaut, G.. n. FOgg,
Jr., and n. Baxter, Jr. This committee
was instructed, by motion, in addition to
the duties deyOlyed upon it by the bylaws,
to devise some practicable method of form
ing an advocates library.
The appointment Of the judiciary and
Grievance committees was p~OspOned.
Since the last meeting, the following had
signed the Constitution and were admitted
as members: G. d. Berry, H Harrison,
Writ Hughes, II. ID. Smith, Z. L. MOrri-
son, James 5. Frazer, A. II. Lusk, G.. n.
FOgg, Jr., }. 3. Brown and d. F. Wilkin.
A number Of prominent lawyers, not
already members, have signifed their in
tention Of joining the Association.
After the above proceedings, the AssO-
citation adjourned.
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ALL OVER THE CITY,

Twenty-Five houses are in process Of
erection i'm the Nirth Ward.
A lecture Is announced for Masonic Hall
tomorrow night, al eight O'Clock, by Mr..
o. S. Fowler.
The Fairfield Mite Society meets to-mor-
row night at the residence of g. w. Martin
on Leigh street.
A number Of persons will be baptized at
the First Baptist Church tonight, at the
conclusion of the sermon.
MIR. John Campbell will direct the sing
ing exercises at Jones' Factory this after
noon. 1t will be a very pleasant place to
pass an hour or so.
The military ordnance due Tennessee
from the General Government have been
Shipped from Springfield and Rock Island,
and are looked for every day.
The flag TO be presented the Porter
Rifles by the Governor was purchased in
New York and is on the way here. The
presentation will take place on the Sd Of
May.
1t would be proper now, and perhaps adj
visable, for the lawyers to get up a NAM
moth spelling match 10 raise funds for the
purchase Of a library for the Bar Assoeia-
ton.
A lady's veil seen flying over Capitol
Hill yesterday was brought to the earth by
being struck with a pebble. The gallant
marksman who threw at it, set out in the
direction from which it came ard soon met
the fair owner, to whom he delivered it.
Upon a full review of the authorities, the
Supreme Court Of Tennessee, Judge Dead
erick delivering the opinion, decided yes
terday fully sustaining an opinion deliv-
cred by the Chief Justice several years ago.
that a jackass is a horse.
kilograms remained at the Western
Union Office last night for the following:
L. E. Lester, o. F. Noel %, J. II. Fulton
& Co., Treppard & Co., Rhea, Smith q
Co, j. S. Beadle, r. Dorman, w. j.
WOotten & Co, J. J. Montgomery, A. G.
Wilkinson, A. Z. Trabue.
Judge Ferriss yesterday turned over TO
Cherry, O'COnner & Co. the fifteen prison
ers that we're in the County WOrkhOuse,
the contract mentioned in yesterdays
UNION AND AMERICAN having been closed.
BY the terms Of the contract, which is made
under the recent act Of the Legislature,
the lessee is to feed and guard
the prisoners, pay all expenses
and pay the county for the hands each so
cents a day Gin money, warrants or bonds
at par). There is 10 benO conflict between
the prisoners and trained mechanics. They
will be put TO work on railroads and in
mines. The contract is made subject to
the ratification of the County Court.