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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Washington Notes-Sirant, Cameron,
sherman and sheridan in Close Con
ference

Washington Notes-Grant, Cameron,
sherman and Sheridan in Close Con-
ference.
WASHINGTON, October 3I.-The
President has discontinued the recep-
ton Of Centennial pill yrims.
The races were postponed on account
of rain.
The State department has advices
that the crew of the wrecked American
brig Fanstania have been for Sarded
rom Finehal by the ship Magnits for
Hampton Roads.
Thomas j. Norton, of Watteile, South
Carolina, was admitted tp practice In
the Supreme court.
Grant, Cameron, Sherman and SHEER
idan had a lengthy conference at army
headquarters.
kobeson, TyDer and Chandler were
absent from the cabinet meeting. The
nature of the deliberations are un-
known.
WASHINGTON, November 1.-The
debt statement shows reduction dur.
ing the month of October OF 81, 3Ss, l3g;
amount Of coin in the treasury, S75,
s65 ,027; currency balance, 81 ,29I 1926 :;
specie deposit of legal tenders held for
redemption OF certificates of deposit,
si0, $4,000 coin certificates, So, 2sS, :
100; outstanding legal tenders $751;
15S,576
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STATS WIREGaiPBs.
Fatal Shooting Affay At Groes-
beck Between a Couple OF
Lightning Regulators.
Collin County Fair an Assured Success
The Fingered Gentry Plying their so-
cation in Mckinney -wrsck on
the Central Road.
The xeKinass Pair.

Special TO The Herald.l
MckISSEY, November The
eighth annual Fair OF the AgricuItu-
raj, Horticultural and Mechanical As
ISOLATION OF Calm county, opeped At
the Fair Grounds. about a mile. sest of
this place, yesterday morning, and
hsde fair to be a successful meeting.
The display OF machinery, stock, pro-
duets ofihe soil. and all kinds of home.
made articles, such as Embroidery,
needle work, etc, was rs good a. could
have been expected, aud the stten-
dance fine for the first day. This
morning, however, heavy rain has
set in aad has continued all day with
slight iu;erInissions, and from present
appearances, may list several day,
though a change OF wind and rofiber,
which Is rot improbable. may bring $
clear sky, an clearer faces tomorrow.
OF course nothing has been done 1T
the Fair Grounds to-day. We have
all had 20 keep within doors, for you
know . body cannot very we'll trave!
around with any comfort in such
weather as this.
among the attractions at the Fair
here, are Major Baby Bates and his
wife, with the exhibition accompany
irg them, which were 1t lii. Dallas
| FAIR, eud am informed ihat n uum-
her Of articles that were on exhibition
there are also entered here.
Not reaching here until late last
evening, / have not yet visited the
grounds.
General w l. Cabsli Is here, with
the Bell pillow on exhibition, which
took the blue ribbon ut Dallas. Tie
General is very justly enthusiasts
over the success of his pIow.
| Last night, the light fingered gentry
went the rounds in this place, burglar
iziEg the store of III. =. Mcdonald.
| hardware merchant, from hieh they
} took all .the six-shooters, deriDgers and
pocket knives they could ley hands or;
the grocery store of MIR. Il. iiebaumers.
from which they got the contents d
the cash drawer, about twelve dollars
and the grocery store OF CT. \. d l.. a
Foot, where they only obtained dol.
lar OF two that was in the cash drayer,
and perhaps some other trifies in the
way of groceries.
There is a wreck on the Central rail-
road somewhere between here and
Dallas. y freight train ditched, about
one hundred and fifty feet of tracS
torn Up, and other damage, bat nC
lives lost that cen hear OF.
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Fatal Shooting ARRAY ~s Groesbeek.
Special To the Dallas Herald.

Special To the Dallas Herald
BREMoND, November Ia fatal
shooting ARRAY occurred Mt Groesbeek
last night, between a. S. johnson,
Western Union Telegraph line repairer
and q. +. Rawls, night operator at tina,
place. Ii seems that there had been
SEINE hard feeling existing between
the parties for some time, and last
night ms Johnson was passing Groes-
beck on freight train, he went into
the telegraph office and told Rawls to
come out of his Office aud they would
settle the matter. Rawis picket up u
double barreiled shot gun, cooked it
on } Crimson, and told MIN he would
kill him ii be did not get out of his
Office; whereupon. johnson drew "a
pistol aud shot Rswls. Rswls died
this morning about half past six from
the effects of the wound. Johnson e.
capped, aud as yet has not been cap
tured.
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1'HE timber frotn which the next Cab
met is 10 be made must be taken, ac-
eording to the Herald. from enc Of
these two lots
Hayes elaine, Morton. Bris-
tow. Chandler, Conkling Erarts, Judge
Hoar, Logan. Morgan, sherman, Curtis,
Jewell
Tilelen Cabinet-Thurmaa Bsyard,
Charles Francis Adams. Belmont, Tram
ball. D. 4 Wells, Randolah, Morrison.
Hewitt, Castor, Payne, Governor Pal
mer And 10 represent the South
Gordon Georgia. L. Q. c. Lamar
The Herad might haze left of ciordon
and placed instead Hancock Of Texas.
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joe JEFFERSON has been deyoting him
self. as far as his dramatic engagements
will permit, TO oil paintings. and his tai.
ent is bearing fruit An enthusiastic
English admirer SAYS he bids fair to be
come as famous IN one department OF
art as in another Some Of the great
est painters have passed high encomt
inns upon hi> works Ii should be un
derstood that his studies in oil have
been Of comparatively recent origin,
although be has long had reputation for
skin with the pencil.
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IN success. The display of stock is
especially fine. Rain has somewhat
interfered with the attendance, but
large crow DIS will attend tomorrow
and next day. The Bell pillow took the
first premium. and exeites the almost
universal eommeodation OF farmers.
1t meets with much favor here.
Enclosed find order for twenty four
subscribers to DAILY HERALD.
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To the Editor OF the Herald:
DsaR slR-Wnl you please inform
me through the columns OF Your paper
the legal or law interest OF your State
for loaned money. aud oblige II you
recollect was at your Office on the
list day of August. and subscribed
Tor your paper. ike the paper very
mitch, ani c..a hardly keep it long
enough 20 read Tiny neighbers are
80 anxious 70 get it to read
Very respectfully, yours,
l.. REYNOLDS
The legal rate OF interest in Texas is
: per cent; Under the old Constitution
any rate Of interest could be contracted
for, as all usary laws were aboii4hed.
Under the new Constitution not more
than IL per eens. can be contracted FOR
Upon penalty Of forfeiture OF the en-
tire interest The law regulating inter
cst passed pursuant to the provisions Of
tue new Constitution goes into effect
November q. 1870 Under that law 5
Ter cent. will be the Legal interest, and
u per cent. the highest interest. that can
tie contracted for
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, July l4-In the House Of
Commons to day petitions we're present
ed asking an abrogation Of the treaty Of
Paris.
VIENNA, July l4.-Austria and Russia
address communications to the powers
respecting a meeting of the Emperor
and Gar and its results.
BERLIN, July lathe bourse depress-
ed yesterday in consequence Of rumors
OF difficulties at St. Petersburg, where
one bank is reported as embarrassed.
CoNsTASTINoPLE, July l4-The Turks
yesterday crossed into Seryia, routed the
troops near Keinterdeman and burned
the town.
RAGUsA, July l4.-The Turks we're de-
feated near Kleck yesterday, with . loss
Of $50 killed and Is prisoners, The in
surgents' loss was small. The Turks
eco were compelled to abandon their
intrenehed position before Saitschar.
PORTSMOUTH, July l4-An accident
the nature Of which is unknown, oc
CURED to-day on the turret ship Thuu
derer, which was on trial trip. A larg,
number Of the injured have been takel
10 the naval hospital.
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THE Obion county Democracy
instruct for Governor Porter.
oman Yietoria,s Reign.

London Daily NsWs.l
"Dryasdust" writes to us, under
date June 10: GAS Queen Victo-
ria to-day begins the fortieth year
of her reign, it may interest some
of your readers to be reminded that
she has now attained a very high
rank on the roll of our kings for
length of reign; having lately pass
ed Henry VIII and Henry vi she
now stands fifth in order, being
still junior or inferior only to Eliz-
abeth, and the three long Thirds,
Edward, Henry and George. Of
our English, or ante-N Norman, kings
no other reigned SO long as Ethel
red the Unready, but his thirty
eight years are already exceeded by
our present sOvereign'S thirty-nine
years. Eiizabeth's reign, from the
death of Mary, November II, 1858,
to her own death, March "a, 1908,
lasted forty-four years and one hun
bred and twenty-six days; SO that
Victoria has to reign five years and
one hundred and tw%enty-six days
beyond to-day before she will equal
her great forerunner. Then will
remain ahead only Edward III fifty
yearsand nearly five months Henry
III, fifty-six years and nineteen
days; George III, f~fty-nine year;
and three months. But Of course
even these long reignS look short
by the side of the se~venty-twO year,
: Of Louis XIV, of France. Proba.
I. bly, no two successive kings Of any
Z country reigned over SO long a space
! of time between them as Louis XIV
and Louis XIV, who from 1913 Il
17H made up together one hun
bred and thirty-one years, or an ay
l. erage of rather more than sixty
= five years per reign. How long Wi
it be before France enjoys or suffer
one hundred and t~hirty-one conSec
P, utiye years of rule under two per
sons, or even under two forms Q
government"
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ties into the Ohio at this point, was
swollen to a river in size. Houses along
its banks we're flooded, and one oc@pied
BY Thomas Lighthill was swept away.
Mrs. Lighthill aud four children, who
were in the house at the time, were all
drowned. None Of the bodies have been
recovered and it is supposed they were
swept into the Ohio river. The amount
of damage to property is not known.
CINCINNATI, July l4-In middle and
southern Ohio the constant rains for the
past few days have caused considerable
damage to the growing crops, fencing
railroad tracks, aud in some instances tC
live stock. A storm in the shape Of d
waterspout, near %Londonville, Ohio. de
stroyed a number Of wheat fields, carried
off a hundred head Of sheep and washed
out several hundred feet of track, in som'
places to the depth Of eight feet.
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was reached. The other seemed to
think one live Indian better than
two dead ones, and hastily scram-
bled back. Another warrior met
him, however, and persuaded him
to go along on a second trial.
About the time the bodies were
reached a pony was shot, and both
Indians, then thoroughly demoral-
lied, made for cover and reached it
in safety. One thing is an absolute
certainty, and that is the fact that
the Sioux had staked a great deal
on this battle, and that their fight
ing was, consequently, little less
than savage frenzy or the fighting
of demons.
"Our troops fired over ten thou
sand rounds of ammunition, and it
is believed the Sioux discharged
from a third to a half more. Be-
hind a ledge of rocks from where a
band Of them fired for a little over
half an hour, a peck of cartridge
shells were found, and other places
of concealment were strewn with
them almost as thickly. Many Of
these were the long, hard-shooting
Sharps, which show another de-
cided advantage they have over our
troops. But the marvel of it is
how so much ammunition could be
expended with so little loss of life
to our force. Dodging, and skulk-
ing, and scattering, as the savages
always do, we could not expect to
hand them a very long mortality
list; but not possessing that snake
like, weasel.like faculty of being
where we are not, or not being just
where we are supposed to be, it Ii
hard to see why an average Indian
marksman could not kill but oncC
in a thousand shots"
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Recklessness of the sIOux-Waste Of
Ammunition.

The Denver (Col. News prints a
letter, dated June goth, at Camp
Cloud Peak, Wyoming which gives
an interesting account of General
Crooks recent battle with the In
dams. The writer says:
"The Sioux were all splendidly
mounted, and so long as pressed
did much of their firing on horse
back. Some of the most reckless
feats of eQuestrianism imaginable
were performed by them within
range of the broadsides Of an entire
company. In numerous instances
one or two warriors dashed out
from behind their cover of rocks,
Rugged close to the neck of the
pony and half bounded, half
tumbled down the nearly vertical
banks after a bold Grow, Snake, OF
white skirmisher, delivered a shot
or two, and like a flash disappear
ed in spite of yolleys sent after
them. Up hill or down, over rocks,
through canons, and in every con.
ceivable dangerous condition Of
affairs their breakneck riding wal
accomplished. One reckless brave
got badly pressed by the cavalry, a
a certain point in the field, anC
Jerking out his bowie-knife hi
slashed apart his saddle girt, slip
ped it with all of its trappings from
under him while his pony was a
full speed, and thus unincumberer
made his escape. So closely di,
the Indians approach our skirm
ishers at times hat they inficteI
several wounds with battle-axei
g lances and arrows, and in one q
two instances they closed in upo
, a brave soldier and got his seal
before comrades could rush fOrwar
7 to the rescue. They repeated
| courted death by endeaVoring to s.
e cure the bodies of their own deaI
One instance Of this kind WI
: plainly visible to many of us. A
Indian riding along the bluff wa
with his pony, made the target I,
c dozens Of rifles, and rider, POI
i and all finally tumbled head oy
heels down the hillside. Nv
braves Immediately sailed FORTH
4 the body Of their defmct broth,
but one of these also fell before
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AND this is the way the. Oincin-

AND this is the way the. Cincin-
natl Commercial puts it: "Grant's
peculiar capers in the proceedings
that he regards in the line OF his
official duties have been so long the
subject of praise BY the Republican
organs that it is troublesome for
them to claim that his latest eccen-
tricities are not also of the sort that
demand the SLAYER of praise. They
might as well own that he has been
giving them no end of trouble and
bringing shame upon them since
the day that he became President
They should make a clean breast OF
it. The fact is, he ought to be i'm
peached for completely with public
robbers"
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HENRY wATTERs0N's LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE.

The response of Henry Waiter
son, of the Courier-Journal, to the
call upon him to become a candi-
date for CONGRESSES one Of the most
graceful of the many fine things
that ever fell from his pen. Here
it is:
To Ny Friends in the Fifth District:
GEETLEMEH-The~ melancholy circum-
stances to which | am indebted for your
communication, coupled with the dis
tressing domestic bereavement we have
so lately witnessed, diminishes the salts
faction and pleasure which a better man
than.I might reasonably entertain upon
an occasion MADE by your generosity
SC Aattering and SO honorable. l am
oppressed by conflicting emotions as to
what is 6ttest to be done with respect to
your interests and my duty. The hold
ing of Office has never entered into any
scheme or plan of life hitherto contem.
plated by me; and yet | know of no rea-
son applying to myself more than to my
neighbors why the confidence and par
TALLY you are good enough to express
should not have their peculiar value, and,
having such value, why l should renounce
them.
The esteem Of ones fellow. citizens is
not merely To be counted above all price,
but is at once a guarantee against unjust
assault and an answer to calumny. In
this character, your suggestion is most
grateful to me, and, much as | distrust
my capacity to represent you adequately
in the Congress OF the United States, l
am deeply touched by it. | shall take
the liberty Of believing that it recognizes
a certain claim | have upon your private
regard, rather thar any ability for pub.
lie service which you believe me to pos
sess. This would alone justify me in
promptly accepting the trust you pro.
pose. l do this the more readily, how
ever, because, within the last two weeks
| have had the opportunity to give somt
proof of disinterestedness in refusing to
allow my name to be used as an asplranl
for the regular Congressional term foI
which it is also your business to name
a candidate. The lamentable EVEN
which makes an immediate vacancy il
the representation, has presented the
question OF standing for the unexpireC
term in a new light, and if a majority o
my n%eighbcrs and friends are Of you
mind as to that, l shall be as thankfu
for their support as though they con
ferred lifelong honors upon me, AM
shall, as far as | am able, exeeute faith
fully the interests committed to m,
keeping.
AS my opinions upon all public que'
tons are we'll known TO you, | need nc
recite them here. 1t will afford m
pleasure, however, to meet my fellow
citizens at some time and piece to b
named hereafter; although it is my d.
sire to make no personal displays, br
to continue closely at my present pos
Of duty until the great battle for homes
government in which we are engaged ha
been fought and won. With great r
spect, HENRY WATTERsoN.
LOUISVILLE. July II, 1876.
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I~ELsaRApHIc BREVITIEs.

Philadelphia horses have the epizoOtie,
The Senate has not yet acted on the
river and hsrbor bill.
Heavy fighting reported in Servia. Re
suits favorable to the Servian side.
Prince Milan is fighting. for complete
separation from Turkey and a crown.
The conference committee on apprc-
p~riation still fails to sgree aud a dead
lock seems inevitable.
Mr.. Blaine does not improve. Physi-
clans agree now hat he had sun-stroke
or something's that nature.
A desperate fracas occurred at New
ark, N. j., yesterday, in which seven
men were killed, including two police
men.
Thomas Settle, President of the Ma.
tional Republican Convention in 1872
has been nominated for Governor Of
Virginia.
The Universal Peace Society, in SEES
sion at Philadelphia, had a lively row
yesterday, which looked like anything
but peace.
Governor Hendricks arrived at Sara
toga yesterday aud was formally notified
b. Major Tom 0'Connor, Of this State
of his nomination. Governor Tilden il
expected there in a day or two.
The Democrats Of the House Commit
tee on Banking and Currency hav'
agreed to propose and pass through the
committee a bill repeating the Resump
ton act and to offer a substitute for /
looking to gradual resumption.
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Rev,ve ,he DroopIng Energies


When the physical energies droop. revive
them with that safest and most active of
tonics, Hostettor's Stomach Bitters. By a
timely use of this s~alutary and agreeable
medicine you will save yourself from positive
disease; for, be.assured that the languor and
loss of strength and appetite which troubles
you is in fact the precursor of some malady
of, perhaps, a serious nature. Appetite, tran
guilty of the nervous system, and pristine
vigor. will assuredly be restored if the Bitters
are used systematically, and the alimentary
disturbance. which in nine cases out Of ten
gives rise to debility and nervousness, be en-
tirely removed. Regularity of the bowels.
active hillary secretion, the expulsion Of i'm
p~urities from the blood through the kidneys,
are also among the benedcent effects Of this
admirable restorative.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July IA The President,
Secretary Fish and Marshal Sharpe left
this morning for Deer PAX, Western
Maryland.
The conference this morning on The
legislative and judicial appropriation
bill was without result.
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PiTTsBURo, July l4-At Freedom,
Pa a small town on the Ohio, twenty
four miles below this city, a rain storm
occurred yesterday which did great
damage to property and was destructive
Of human life. Crews run, which emp.
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JOHN II. REAGAN is a candidate
for reelection to Congress in the
Tyler district, Texas, but there is
some opposition to him. There
seems to be no doubt of the re-elec-
ton of Governor ThrockmortOn to
Congress from the same State.
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How a Iudre Do.ed . DOCTOR.

At the Scarborough County Court
DR.. Rablsh, physician, p%racticing
at Scarborough, sued a number
of persons for various sums due
to him for medical attendance.
In the course of the hearing
of one of the cases DR.. Rablah, in
reply to Mr.. Williamson, who was
engaged to conduct the defendants
case, made use of the remark, 81
go in for honesty; you lawyers do
not" The Judge (Mr. F. A. Bed
wsll), addressing the plaintiff, said;
"How dare you have the audacity
to make such a remark in a court
of justice2 1t is an offense for
which l have the power to commit
you to York Castle for contempt Of
court, but instead of doing this |
shall fine you 95, and you will be
detained in custody until the
money is paid" Dr.. Rablah made
two attempts to get out Of court.
and at the second attempt he was
warned' by the Judge that if he
persisted in trying to leave cour.
he would increase the fine. Thu
money was eventually brought t.
the court, and the doctor was re
leased.
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The 21st Day of July, 1875,

at the Courthouse door in the city of Mem.
phis. at public auction, sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following described prop
erty, in the city Of Memphis, Shelby county,
Tennessee, viz. Lot twenty nine (2), block
twenty-one (2l), situated on west side Of Main
street, at the south corner Of the alley be-
tween Union and Gayoso street, being % feet
and 2 inches front by l4Sh feet deep.
Also part of lot !, block So, South Memphis,
house known as No. 81 on Vance street, all
Of which is more fully described in said deed
Of trust.
The equity of redemption is waived by said
deed Of trust, and the title is believed to be
goC 1, but | sell only as Trustee.
JOHN W. 7. FALKNER, Trustee.
RANDOLPH, HAMMOND * JORDAN, Attorneys.
g3-l23
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New YORK, July l4-The Executive
Committee Of the Liberal Republican
State Committee, after a full inter
change of opinions, from which it ap'
peared the members uniformity favored
the Hayes and Wheeler ticket, has de-
termined to call a State convention at
Saratoga the 23d of August.
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The st. Louis Times thinks that
Mr.. Hayes might have infused a
little interest into his candidacy eff
he could have induced the author
of the Democratic platform to
write his letter of acceptance"