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IA hundred and nifty meu left Cheyenne.
w. rs yesterday, for the Black Hills. Car
avans are con tlnually moving thlther
6Aden, the triple murderer OF Cleveland.
", narrowly escaped lynching yesterday
while beiLg conveyed through an excitef
crowd from tie courthouse 20 the ian.
@Mr. Stamper, OF North Carolina. uas
not hanged, because on the eve OF bis exe~n-
ton bis wife went 20 bid him faregeii
charged clothes with him and enabIef hisss
10 escape. ~~->~
AZ The Rev Florence Mccarthy, the law.
yer.psstor OF Amity Baptist CHURCH CbIca-
60, has resigned his charge ana ahsndo,es
co s n,l,nlsuy on account OF a change In hIs
The coroner q jury I'm their verdict ON
me persons killed by the opera house nanic
10 Slneinnsti say that bad management was
olSpisyed Ia placing 50 many tickets on
- Near North Chill. Monroe county. N.
4, he people hear strange, soft, r liam
music hlgh In the air. They describe that
the earth vihrafes and the sound seems 70
rise ard Goat away sky ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

ARE THERE DIAMONDS IN MoSrANao
A stone sent from Pioneer bar, Montana To
England to be cut, turned out to be a dja-
mond OF coed quality, and as other similar
stones have been found I'm the vicinity IL Is
thought there will be considerable diamond
hunting on that bar In the SPRING
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

IN THE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS yav
terday resolution was introduced maxine
the appropriation for the purchase OF the
khedive's shares OF the Suez canal The
postmaster general gave notice that naw ar'
rangements had been adopted for Carrying
the American mails --S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

ELECTIONS To-DAY.-The people OF Texa IS
are TO vote to-day upon the new constitute.
framed for the state by the Convention
which, after holding its sessions in Austin
adjourned on the 2ith OF Novem Der last. Toe
constitution, il ratified by the people, will 20
INTO effect on Tuesday, April 20. Full Lists
81 state officers are u be voted upon, but ID
The constitution is rejected their election
VIII be OF no effect, and the present demo
cratic state officers will continue in Office
two years longer. Gov. Coke has been re-
nominated by the democrats, and Judge
WIN. Chambers Is the republican nominee
Tor governor. The vote Tor governor in fS.3
was S5,9ei for Coke, democrat, aud - 353 for
Davis. republican. IAN election will aISo
be held Ia Philadelphia 10 day for m embers
OF me select and common councils and
schooi directors. The republicans have a
null ticket in the field, whilst the lemocrsts
ara independents have fused in many OF the
wards. At the gubernator.al election fn
NOVEMBER last the republicans had Il SIS
majority IN The city, and carried p ont of3i
wards.
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THE RABgOCK TRIAL.
Proceedings To-day.


ST. LOUIS, Feb. l5--J pom the opening Of
the BabcJck trial the counsel i,.r uIe govern
menl notified The CDIrt th8t fnrther
testimony would reach here from Wash
ingtOn to- morrow respecting the dis
patch OF Joyce 70 BaBco-K paseul Der
3d, and he one from Babcpck 10 joyce. De-
cembeT 3, lssi witch have not YET been ad-
mitted. The court also gave notice % couu-
SCI tat they would not pass the admissible
~ Of
THE AVERY TEL EGRAMs
until the defence had an opportunity ID pre-
sent evidence that Ayery's name was known
10 the grand jury and was not Inc uded ia
objection TO the Avery kilograms that 10 was
shown that Avery was IN the conspiracy.
was oyeiruled, as the kilograms themselves
tended 10 show that
ALFRED BEvIs, THE DTsTILLER,
was put upon the stand, and testified that
Joyce showed him the "Sylpn" dispatch
from BabcOck I'm December, fsIa. and that
his understanding from IL was that the reve-
nue. agents were not coming, and on the
strength OF the Information preparations
were made 10 run crooked. When JOYCE
showed the witness this dispatch he told
him everything was all right aud 20 &C
ahead.
Witness continues Joyce showed me a
Ietter AT Die Urfice about three or four days
aiVer saw the dispatch. 1 asked him for Il,
and he gave IL TO me. / wanted TO satisfy my
partner that IL was all right. got IL In the
morning and returned IL In the afternoon.
The Ice Flood I'm the Hudson River.
ALBANY, y. Y, Feb. l5.-rhe rain storm
son is rising rapidly as far south as Castle
ton, and from stuyvesant north the Ice is
giving way. IL Is thought all the ice in the
river Will be on the move before night.
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Mr.. BOWEN, in a letter TO Plymouth
Cnurch examining committee, asks thai the
charges and specifications preferred against
also the list OF witnesses that are to fpnaar
against him. He says IL they do refu So he
has yet TO determine his future acti ON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

FRAUDS IN CUBA.-A letter from Havana.
published In the Epoca OF Madrid. 40 as ~
Tie spirit OF aggrandizement and frauf
which pervades society In Cubs, and eSpe-
clalIy OF frauds Ia the custom-houses. These.
says the letter, are dragging the fslaf.d 10
ward ruin more Than the tTaftc In gold or
the lnsurrection (which drags its misersbIa
existence through the forests and mountain
ranges" An Instance is cite OF the Ameri.
can bark weldon, at Matanzas, which. az
coroing 10 her manifest made on ARR val-
NoulN nave mad 10 pay % tie revenue only
SerSyO, out owing 70 the direct interventiop
OF me eovernor-general OF the district shs
pshne1 out sS2,Jol. The inference is that tue
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The Ice Flood I'm the Hudson River.
DOckray I'm Nes York.

NEW YORK, Eco. lj.-krederick A. Dock
ray, so long imprisoned In Cuba. and after
wards sent 70 Spain, arrived here yesterday
on the Adriatic, having escaped from the
latter country
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SIX THOUSAND MILES BY TELEGRAPH
HARTFORD nrm sent q message u ou~i =
ness establishment in London last SATURDAY.
The last word was sent from the Hartford
once at go In the forenoon, and at lO:47 The
same office. On Monday a message was sent
al 4 p. m. ard at 520 p. m. the answer was
delivered. If we consider the number OF hands
transit between the different offices aud de-
livery In London and Hartford, the extraor-
binary features of the exploit will be the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

PEoCEEnING~ or MARY LAND LEG.SLA-
II M IN tie senate, yes t5rda Local Optic
petitions were received from ne resent TEN
peTNHce conventions OF Somerset, Wore Ter
and " iCOmlcO counties. The bili u pay
SIS 90 additional compensation 70 counsel
for the state IL the great eases Of lh- stat
vs.. the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was dis
cusseC with much warmth, and postpone
until Thursday The senate cDnnru.t the
appointment Of j. Il. Ferguson ana u. w.
ICWles as fishery comm .ssiODerS.
In The house petitions were presented q 4
verse 10 convict contract labOr il the peni-
Tertiary. a resolution was referred 10 the
ways and means committee providing lor
assessment Of all real aud personal property
Of lie Baltimore and OHIO Railroad company
Low held FOR purposes not cOutem plated a.
the ~nmpany'S charter. The Senafc biil for
establishing geological garden in BaltimOr..
was reported favOratly. UufavOrabla r.
port was made on bill authorizing Bslu
moro city to subscribe 10 capital stock Of The
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Della ware rail
road. The deadlock" bill was considered
ordered to a third reading, and male the or
der Of The day for 10 day
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A DEFIANT PRUSsIAN BIsHoP.-The
Bithop OF Breslau has issued the annual len
ten pastoral. He exhorts his flock TO firm-
ness IN their allegiance to the church. Toe
J astoral is addressed to dlocesans in both
Austria and Prussia, Notwithstanding his
deposition by the Prussian courts.
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SENATOR GORDON made a speech at At
lanta, Ga, yesterday, in which he arraigned
The republican party as Incompetent, cor
rupt, and towards the south tyraunicai. He
said also that the south must remove the
aIprehensfons caused by the wild utterances
OF Mr.. ToombS. The south had to make a
christian fight this year against the world
The flesh and the senator from Indiana and
me national contest must be on sound prin-
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THE PENN COAL TRADE.-Tne
shipment OF coal from the mines is now late
rally nothing. and the amount being distri-
DGted from the coal centerS Il quite light.
The unusually mild weather has shortened
the demand for domestic uses very mate
rally. and as winter is very nigh over there
is every probability or an unusually large
stock OF coal being carried over into the cur
rent seasons active trade. The trade tJT the
week ending on the 5tn inst. increased a lit
tie. The quantity sent from all the regions
OF which VIC have report is 2yS so tons
against 13S, 100 tons for the corresponding
period OF last year, showing an increase OF
l5OO9l tons. II is sald that the programme
Tor lc'5 is, in general way, decided upon
and only lacks the arrangement OF some
minor details, which Will be settled az q
meeting TO take place on the 18th inst. The
only important piece Of Information that has
leaked out is that the opening prices OF man
ufscturing Goals will be considerably re-
duced below those at which they openei last
year. We are led to beliese by good author
lty that 1915 az Philadelphia aud S425 a.
New York viii be about the prices PhQa
IeIgeT.
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PECULIAR SUIT BY A WIDoW-iIrs Ell
len cushing, the widow of the unfortunate
man who was burned 10 death in q calaboOse,
10 Independence, Iowa, last spring, has com,
menced suit against James MOroney, the
sum OF SIC, 900, for selling liquor TO her hus-
band, and thus almost directly Contributing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The taxing OF testi-
mony IN tins city IN suit OF the Pacific mail
steamship company vs. Wm. =. King is
Concluded, and the testimony Will be sent To
Minnesota where me trial ~ pending.
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SENTENCED.-M. COMBS, jr., convicted at
Memphis, Tenn, of defrauding the govern
ment in bounty claims, has been sentenced
10 the penitentiary for fifteen years. III. @.
Browser, an aecomplice, has been sentenced
for two and a-halfyear
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FOREIGN NEWS.

. fobtiGN NENs.
Sole Survivors OF "a Wreck
LoNboN, Feb. Is The chief mate of the
guard, which arrived here. reports hav-
ing picked mp n mate and three seamen. the
! ouly survivors Of the French bark LIZZIE
I Prospera. which cspsizea January aaIh an
lat. : north, long. - west -
had Weather in Loudoa
The weather 10 day ls duIl and rainy
Sale Of n Steamship.
The Campagnie GeUerale Tralafanffop,
OF France have purchased the FtaanSbIn
Frisia OF the Hamburg American cOnnnanv
Tho Pope Fakes SeW Departure for
an American tstrI.
The Times Rome special NaV, LIE pone
has made remarkable execution II "A rYlfe
never before brokcn during ms ppntiacate.
by granting dispeuSation Tor the relnbratIon
OF Tie marriage mere on the sth OF February
between the daughter OF the scu ptor Story.
~ Protestant, sua Catholic c1nluanaatpre
feruzzi, brother OF the Syndic OF r. larencr
Some Of the extreme ultramo1tapss are
mighty dlSpleaSed ~ the Pope's concession
Minister Schenck
Inc morning hpar says number Of ru-
mors, bearing all the circumstances of au-
thentlcity. have been Repat during me mast
lew days 10 the effect thst teiegranls have
been passing bet ween President Grant and
the American minister Scheuck, concerning
the latters eSiguatiOn. some OF these r.
ports distinctly state, apparently On the best
authority, that General Schenck has been
asked 10 resisu, aud Others. apparently also
on the best authority. say Ihat President
Grant has telegraphed General science mar
De intends 10 stand by him.
Elected 90 Parliament
Nlsc0unt hlucnlug brook, Independent con-
6erNatiVe, was O. day elected 40 pa-Ifa1naat
Tor The united borough, o. Huutfu !. .ou aud
GOdtnancle-ieT, u hi the vacancy caused
by The retirement OF Sir John karsiakc.
Report COntrRdtcted.
Inc Globe as III LhOri ved 10 contradict Tho
Reported re- guattOn of the Duke OF Aber-
corn LOrd Lieutenant Of Ireland.
WINSTON Arrested
LONDON, leb. I5-THe UBfbwI1g lis
patch from the agent Of IL 1uter's f4ieg-al,
company is received.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. I5.-The American
consul al Rotterdam telegr8phs tast WINS
low Is rot la Holland. Tue securities viii
De delivered up az the woman canSents
This VIII probably b. decided to-IayR
From this and previous disps trhes n il
supposed here that MInslOw disem b arkef Al
GIayesend when the steamer nut In there 10
coal. leaving his wife on DO trI u pursue her
journey 10 ROTTERDAM, king the money and
securities with her upon the uniersta ndIng
that he was 10 meet her at Brussels or some
oiber safe point, and that efforts are nov
making 10 Induce or compel Tie wife 70 sur
render The securities 10 the 4. =. consul
The Information Obtainabie il exceedingly
meagre, but there is none thus far indicating
that Winslow landed az Rotterdam.
LONDON, Feb. lj.-Ine following is a dis
patch from Reuters, AmsJerIan aEsn..
"AMSrERDAM, Feb. Is.-Tle American
consul al ROTTERDAM feiegrarhs that VIM
SLOW has been arrested in London. lie de-
clares that bis wife mas more money than
she declared. All Will be SCI zed AID ds!iy-
cred 10 me.'n
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BEECHER'S COUNCILLORS hundred and
Unity congregational churches have ac-
copied the Invitation TO the advisory council
or Plymouth church. Letters OF Acceptance
nave also been received from nine of tina
reverend gentlemen invited as delegates at
large. "
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Removal from 0mce-

PATERSON, -. j., Feb I5-Cnl-fof Police
Rice has been removed from Office for being
drunk on Christmas night and visiting dis
reputable houses.
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HOUSE BURNED BY CAT.-The fine
residence OF Col. +. Legg, near Jefferson, Ga ,
was burned. The IRE was carried up stairs.
where II burst into flames, by a cat that was
In the habit Of "lying in the ashes" and had
a lodging place among some mattresses In
the upper story. The bones of the burned cat
were IA und,
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~Dispatches from Omaha state that tho
recently snow-bound trains on the Pacific
railroads are out OF trouble, the storm has
abated and all trains are making time.
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The &f0rm


NEW YORK, Feb. IA heavy eaSterlv
storm prevailed here last night, AMI can-
tinues this morning with n thick FOG.
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THE Cuba and New York 8. S. line will
dispatch the steamship King Arthur from
New York on the 10th instant with U. s.
mails for Havana, Matanzas, Cardenas, ETC.,
To be followed by other steamers as soon as
arrangements can be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

ALL THE MEMBERS were present at the
Cabinet meeting TODAY.
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WINSLOw ARRESTED IN LONDON.
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THE appropriation out of which the trans
Tortation of United States moneys has been
paid is now exhausted. The appropriation
for this year was fifty thousand dollars,
while last year IL was one hundred aud fifty
thousand dollars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

TIE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION will take
place on the evening of the 22d of February,
from to 10 O'Clock.
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THE MOST FAvORABLY MENTIONED OF the
candidates to succeed DR.. Hambeton as
Clerk of the Committee on Ways and Means,
is Col. VIM. ii. Roberts, OF New Orleans, a
clever gentleman and a journalist.
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AMONG those who called upon the Presi-
dent to-day were Senators Christiancy, Lo-
gan and Harvey, and several Representa-
tiVes.
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SAP SUCKER, a Cherokee, In the Seauoyab
district, got drunk on the 9th of January
and made insulting proposals to girl OF the
revolver and shot her twice, killing her In
stantly. he was arrested, tried, convicted
and hanged on the 10Th of February
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, 500 *; customs, s462, 157 &c.
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~ II is rumored that six men were drowned
by the upsetting of a skif and three houses
blown down by the storm on Sunday even
Ing at Golconda, Ill.
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LETTER FROM GOVERNOR FESTON.-F,x-
governor Fenton was rendered a sere lade
by the republicans of Gainesville, Fla
mainly colored people, but declined IL on
the score OF III health. In his letter he = -.
You must allow me 10 decline the serenade
proposed for this evening, but not in auy
oegree because IL is mainly from tue colOred
people, On the contrary, am proud 20 be
deemed their friend, and feel honored that
they seek to.emphasize their good will and
confidence In me through the compliment OF
public demonstration. Nor can I com
plain OF being called republican. EnIiSt-
ing with the party when It's frst brea Ia pro
nounced the word OF freedom, yield TO no
one In sincerity OF devotion 10 just repub-
Vicuon that republicanism is adhesion TO
principle and not to man, and / have felt
none the less republican because. white
lalthiully cherlshlng principle and uphold
ing every safeguard of the past. have
sought 10 carry them for ward In a reformed,
nberallzed and elevated administration
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DOCKRAY IN NEW YORK.
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PERsONAL-Gen. John c. Fremont was
al the Capitol TO day. -''' Secretary Chand
Ter was on the floor of the Senate to-day.
.''' Senator Burnside is still detained at
home, Providence, X l., by the illness of his
wife. who remains in critical condition.
80" Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan was with the Pres
ident yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

HAS MINISTER ScHeNcK ReslGSeDp
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CONCESSION By THE POPE.
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IA n BILE Il RIO THE II 8
PR c z LIST.

sUITs sS5 REDUCED TO s2s.
SUITS saS REDUCED TO els.
SUITS s2a REDUCED TO sis.
SUITS $40 REDUCED TO Sig.
SUITS sis REDUCED To sI2.
sUITs sI6 BEDUCED TO $40.
SUITS s13 REDUCED TO -.
oyEECOATs sI3 REDUCED TO 8 >.
eyEgCoATs sI6 REDUCED TO $40.
OyEECoATs els REDUCED TO s1a.
oyEECOATs gao REDUCED TO GA.
OvERCOATs s22 REDUCED TO SIG.
OyERCoATs s2s REDUCED 20 SIS.
oyERCoATs SIS REDUCED as.
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kilograms to The Star.

GEN. BABCOCK'S TRIAL.
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TIE Senate Committee on Public Lands
to-day concluded to subject railroad lands To
LEGAL taxation as soon as they are earned by
the companies. IL was found that the COM
nIittee were unanimous in favor of the bill,
but i'm order that certain unimportant
amendments might be recommended, re-
feTTed II TO a subcommittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

THE CENTENNIAL FOURTH AT HE'LL
GATE.-The excavation under the Eas. river
at Hell Gate Is, after six years OF work and
an expenditure OF S750, 900, as large as IL is
intended 10 be. Preparation for the explo.
sion in 1t OF 900 pounds OF nitro-gl ycerine
10 rend the rock tsat now makes navigation
perilous at that point has commenced. small
holes are being drilled in tie roof aud sides
OF the passages, and are To be charged with
the explosive, which will be enclosed in iron
tubes. The discharge will be caused by cleo
trtcity, and probably will occur on the next
Fourth OF July. One hundred and twenty
men are now employed, and twentv-one
holes are drilled every dsy.-IN Y SIN. IifL.
INTIMIDATING IN GEoRGIA.-The An
eusfa (Gal Constitutionalist, a Democrats
paper, contains this statement: ssThe rapuo-
ican journals make the point that IN rooul D
tells The truth about Intimidation and BRIDE
~, Gordon, who denied such allegations
must nave spoken iguorautly or falsely. Tee
truth OF the matter Is that the state Of Gaor-
g1a was lawfully delivered from raiical
piundeTers by a fair election, aud will ne
Kept In the hands OF the white peOnle NJ
similar means. II Gen. Tootabs will snecISy
as 10 his Individual share in the .intIniis-
ton and bribery business the world will he
very much relieved" ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-15

THE SLIM STOCK of parliamentary knowI-
edge OF some OF the new members of Congress
was pretty well exempli6ed to-day by the
action Of one of them. BE was absent YES.
tertay when vote was taken on Mr.. Hale's
currency resolution, and this morning beg
ged the House TO let him record negative
vote. Such member is of that class who
say d the rPcOrl.
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LosDoN, Feb Is. TIE - Isf noafs ~ fbe
eusI1, Nhlcn arrived here, reports hsv-
OILY SURVIVORS Oi the French bark Lizzie
frospera. which cspsized January aaIh- in
lat = north, long. - west - .
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THE DEMOCRATIC FINANCIAL COMMIT
TEE-Senators Thurman, Bayard, Merri-
mon and Mcdonald were appointed last
night by the democratic caucus as members
on the part OF the Senate of the joint caucus
commit ee, to prepare financial policy for
their party for the present session OF Con-
gress. Mr.. MerrimOn is the only soft money
senator on the committee, and IL is under
stood that the entire committee, thirteen in
nun Der. stand seven for hard money and
six for soft money.
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Tho Pope Takes u Seu Desarture for
an American Girl

n Naul IHkHIt NeIltfaIe Ira1atanflQu1
81 France have purchased the FtaanSbIr
Erisla OF the Hamnurg- A merican en-, m.
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THE MISSISSIPPI LEyEE COMMITTEE has
agreed to visit the overlooked sections on
the Mississippi river in order TO obtain such
information as will enable il to determine
what amount will be necessary to rebuild
and maintain the levees of Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, and Arkansas. The committee will
leave here on the 18th instant, and go directly
TO New Orleans, and from thence up the
Mississippi river 10 Memphis.
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Isad Wenfher In Inndnn

atit'A ~ 10 - AAAA Anu TAI
sale Of n steatashta.
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GIN JOHN G. FREMONT, who had Charge
Of the Memphis and FL Paso railroad bill in
teTests in Congress, returned from New York
this morning, whittier he went to refresh his
memory from ObtaiuabIe data, as 70 whom
he p3it or promised 10 pay money to aid him
in Inc enterprise. He will probably testify
TOMORROW Oa tie subject.
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JUDGMENT REvERSED.-Int the case of the
United States against Ashfield the Supreme
Court of the United States yesterday held
that the watchmen in the public reserva-
tioEs were employed under the executive
branch OF the government, and being so their
cCmrepsation was reduced by tue act of
leG9 Hence, as the complainant received all,
If not more than he was entitled to, up to the
time OF this reduction, he was entitled to
nothing further. The judgment of the Court
OF Claims was reversed. The Chief Justice
delivered the opinion.