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VIOLENT RAIN-STORM.
Denver Flooded, n Number OF Bridges
swept Away, and Large Districts
OF Colorado Overlooked by
Water-A Serious Rail.
way Accident, Etc.

DENVER, May pa terrific rain fell upon
a large area of Douglas and Ell Paso coun-
ties in this State yesterday afternoon. 1t 8
believed to have been the most violent
along spur of the Rocky mountains which
separates the headwaters of the Arkansas
and Platte rivers. Cherry creek, which
empties into the Platte at Denver, and which
is ordinarily dry, was suddenly deluged at
one o'clock this morning, and in less than
an hour the entire western portion of the
city was flooded. Seven bridges were swept
away and a large amount of other property
destroyed. Owing to the efficiency and in
dustry of the FIRE department, the entire
population of the district desolated were
aroused and warned in time to escape, and it
is now believed that no lives have been lost
in the city beyond that of an unknown man
whose body was found in freight-car, where
he had probably been asleep. The food in
volved several other streams on either side
of the divide. The Denver and Rio Grande
railroad lost bridge near Colorado Springs,
and has been unable to run any trains on this
end of the road to-day. Three bridges have
been swept away on the Kansas Pacific road
freight-train on the latter road, OF eighteen
cars, passed through the bridge across the
kiowa, burylng with it John A. Baker, en-
gineer, and Frank Selden and John Piatt
iremen. whose bodies have not been as yet
recovered. The debris and drift from Cherry
creek lodged against the Colorado Central
railroad bridge across the Platte, and forced
out a portion of its supports. This road also
sustainedlvery considerable damage on its
Cheyenne division, but it is believed that its
trains and those of the Denver and Rio
Grande road will move regularly morrow
afternoon,
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TELEGRAPHlC BREVITY.

Chicago, May %: Mr.. T. Corcoran, a
prominent local Democratic politician, died
early this morning.
New York, May %: The Columbia college
flour, to row in the Henley regatta, sailed
to-day for England.
Davenport, Iowa, May %: An honest.
money league was organized here last night,
large number Of prominent citizens being
In attendance.
New York, May %: The Delaware and
Hudson canal company fixed the prices OF
So 60 per ton; egg, So rs; stove, 81 10;
chestnut, 81 so.
London, May %: Bullion in the bank de-
creased one hundred and forty-nine thousand
pounds the past week; proportion of Bank of
England reserve to liability, thirty-eight and
three-eighths per cent.
New York, May %: The railroad purchas-
ing agents, in convention here, have selected
Louisville and May Sd as the place and
time for holding the next convention. c. M.
Higginson, of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad, was chosen president.
London, May %: The supplementary army
estimate for expenses of the Indian expedi-
tionary force has been issued. The amount
fixed is one million seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. The navy estimates for
transportation of the Indian troops, also is
sued to-day, is one million nine hundred and
ninety thousand dollars.
Constantinople, May 3d. fire, last night,
within the precincts of the Sublime Porte,
destroyed the greater part of the buildings,
including those of the ministries of Justice
and council of state. The ministry of foreign
affairs, grand v1zierate and archives were
saved. The origin of the fire is unknown, but
it is believed to be accidental.
Chicago, May %: Philetus w. Gates, a
contractor, has fled petition in bankruptcy.
Preferred debts, seventeen hundred dollars;
secured, four hundred and four thousand dol
lars; unsecured, forty thousand dollars; as
sets in lands valued at three hundred and
nine thousand dollars, but mortgaged for
three hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars; also an interest in several patents o. I'M
known value.
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MURDER In TENNESSEE.
An UnprovOked Assassination Near
Tracy City.
Special to the Cincinnati Enullrerl

Special to the Cincinnati Enqulrerl
NASHVILLE, May 20.-News from Tracy
City states that that section is in state of
great excitement over the murder of Joseph
Haynes, the particulars of which are very
meager. About dusk Saturday party Of
revenue men, headed by James Davis,
deputy-collector, were attacking Sam Hard
berger's distillery-which was suspected Of
being illicit-about five miles from Tracy.
Haynes was on his way to the distillery to
get some liquor for his wife, who was about
to be confined, and meeting the two other
men they all then proceeded toward the still,
when they heard several shots fred. They
continued to advance in the direction of the
firing, and soon were fired upon by two men
from the bushes. Haynes fell dead, and lay
In his blood until late the next morning,
when the body was found. The other two
men fed as soon as the firing began. 1t is
stated that Davis on the next day told some
neighbors he had killed the man Haynes,
who was an offensive citizen. The assassina-
ton so incensed the people that lynch law is
threatened if the revenue men are caught
Hamburger has also disappeared. Davis
came to Nashville yesterday, but left this
morning, for where the revenue officials will
not say.
LATER.-Hardberge who is concerned in
the Tracy City murder, is in Jail here, but
claims to know nothing of the affair.
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fIEMPHIS APPEAL
FRIDAY, MAY "A, 1873,
FIRST SAINTS. THEN SINNERS.

When NJ Lin and Dennis first made Hayes
President, they were cauonized as saints
Min was nominated by the President as
chief.iustice of New Mexico. Now, because
Min holds up his right hand, and, under
the sanctity of an oath, solemnly swears that
the Radicals elected Hayes by fraud, the Rad
icals denounce him as liar and a sco1ndrel.
Dennis was regarded as a political divinity
when he was perpetratng the fraud which
swindled the people out of the President they
had elected. He was given a position of
honor and profit. But now, because he con-
fesses in an affidavit that Hayes and his party
stole the Presidency, he is pronounced
traitor and a perurer. When the two Flori-
da returning board rascals accomplished the
infamy for which they were employed by the
Radicals, they were represented as a pair of
patriotic and conscientious saints; but now
that the goadings OF a guilty conscience
forces them to swear that they COM
united a crime, they are branded as
n couple of malicious rascals, without
character or reputation, and unworthy of be-
lief. When this party of beauties were en-
gagged in stealing the electoral vote of Florida,
every Republican newspaper was enthusiastic
N praise Of the disinterested patriotism of
these prosecuted innocents. NJ Lin and Dem
MS were villains when they committed the
greatest crime of modern times, and they are
the same rascals when they confess to the
wrong they have committed and seek to make
atonement. But their confessions will be
substantiated by corroborative proof, which
will show to the American people that their
confession of the swiude is true.
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THAT SANDSTONE.

Though not desiring to style the secretary
of the treasury Sandstone Sherman" the
people of Memphis certainly do not like the
sandstone he has concluded to experiment
with on the Memphis customhouse. AS the
gloomy hued, friable material from Chester,
Illinois, has had no adequate trial as material
in erecting public buildings, its use here is,
Of course, purely experimental. The secre-
tary says the stone shall be rig1dly inspected.
When the Irishman was told that if he got
killed in discharging duty allotted him his
asked: But what will be the use of that to
me when am deadt" And when the sur
face of the sandstone is blistering and she'll
ing off, what use will it be to Memphis that
when 1t was put up it was "rigidly inspect
ed?" Memphis people know what Tennes-
see marble is, both for endurance and for
beauty, and they want that. The Knoxville
Chronicle says on this subject:
We commend the pluck exhibited by Con-
gresham Young, of Memphis, in this mat
ter. The contract for the building had been
let to an Illinois sandstone company, and an
inferior building would have been the result
But Mr.. Young made strong protest, and,
from present appearances will carry his point
1t would be almost an outrage to go away to
Illinois for inferior building material with
which to construct public buildings in Ten
nessee, when we have such excellent build
ing material in great abundance at home
The bill providing that this building should
be constructed of Tennessee marble was
originally introduced by Senator Harris.
Memphis is our greatest city, and her GUS
-tomhouse should be built OF Tennessee mar
bic.
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FEARING THE EXPOSURE.

The appointment of a committee to in
veshgate Radical corruption has provoked
much alarm in the Radical camp. Knowing
the exposures that are coming, the Radicals
are trembling like a pyramid of Jelly. The
whole party, and particularly the pap
suckers, are setting up a prolonged howl.
They seem to hope that by rant and buster
they can brighten the country into the belief
that a revolution is impending, and thus Gre
ate a public opinion which will force the in
vestigatiug committee to recoil at the work
it has been appointed to perform. But the
country understands the cause Of all this
racket. The country survived the impeach-
ment of Andrew johnson, and is certainly
not going to destruction because the Demo-
Gratis propose to investigate the truth OF con-
fessed frauds. AS a last resort TO prevent
the exposure of villains which will forever
sink the Republican party, the pap suckers
are bowling for public meetings to expostu-
late with end condemn the wicked Democrats
for daring to impeach the party that
impeached Andrew Johnson. The Radicals
demand that the frauds shall not be investi-
gated, not because the frauds were not COM
mitted, but because the exposure of them
might corrupt or endanger the peaceful
thoughts of the community in general. They
do not deny that great and grave crimes have
been committed, for their very argument IS
an open acknowledgment OF their party's
guilt. Was their party innocent, they could
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GULF TRADE.

The subject of extending trade between
the Union and the gulf ports throughout the
Spanlsh-speaking portions of America is just
ly assuming deep interest among the people
of the west and south. Why should not we
who are doing a profitable business with
China and Japan, not make money from the
neighboring countries where English, French,
and other European nations are reaping a
splendid annual harvest? We have in hand
a communication of some length, from Will
D. Southworth, Esq, in favor of meeting
at Nashville on this subject. 1t will appear
in Sundays paper. Mr.. Southworth deliv-
cred an address before our chamber of COM
merce, a short time ago, upon the subject of
trade with Spanish-speaking America.
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ak nothing better than that the allegations
o. fraud should be investigated, as an acquIt
tai would De sure to follow. But knowing
their party to be guilty, they would much
rather rest under the doubt raised by the
allegations made than to have those allega-
tons turned into positive verdict of guilty.
For their own interests, therefore, they would
shield and foster crime, and in the meanwhile
let the public morals and the pure institutions
of the republic go to the dogs. And these
papers which are now raising the hue and
cry about public confidence and the country's
tranquility, know that they are lying, and
that their professions are hes from beginning
to end. No one proposes to disturb Hayes's
title, as the Radicals did that of Johnson.
What congress can do is only to show the
frauds, and leave the remedy to the judicial
branch of the government. Hsw this can
stir ur strife CT disturb the tranquility of the
country is difficult to appreciate.
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STAND BY YOUR COLORs.

The Wing party for many years MAIN
tanned proud and lofty position. This it
did by inhexible devotion to ITS principles
and to its great leader, Henry Clay. Those
who opposed the Wing party could not re-
frain from admlring its fidelity in misfof
tune. But so soon as the Wing party COM
menced bartering and trading, it lost its
prestige. For the sake of Office it abandoned
its great leader, Henry Clay, at the only
time when it was possible to elect him, and
nominated political mongrel, who pretended
to be no-party candidate, but who made the
most bitter and proscriptive of all Presidents.
When the Wing party, in its eagerness to
secure power sold out to the know-nothing
party, it was swept out of existence. This
will be the inevitable fate of the Democratic
party if it should commence the unfamiliar
game of baTtering and trading. In 1872 for
the first time in the history of the govern
ment, the Democrats lowered their banner
Ignominious defeat was the result. The
Radicals congratulated themselves in the
belief that this mistake had forever
consigned the Democratic party to
that "tomb of obsolete ideas"
in which the old Wing party was reposing
on account of its sacrificing its name and its
organization. Experience-that severe teach
er-taught the Democracy that it was only
by fdellty to party that party can ever hope
10 triumph. and amid the ruins of the Gree
ley disaster of 1872 the Democratic banner
was placed upon its old battlements, nu-
cleus was formed around which tried Demo-
Gratis clustered, and the result has been that
the Democrats marched steadily on achieving
victory after victory, until they elected a
Democratic President, Democratic house Of
representatives, a majority of Democratic
governors in the States, and after the fourth
Of March next viii have a majority of Dem
ocratic United States senators. If the Dem
ocratic party would perpetuate these victories,
and avoid the rock on which the Wing party
was shipwrecked, it must not engage In bar
tering and trading, or become a side-show
accompanying any other organization. So
long as the Democratic party plants itself
upon its traditions and the grand record
1t has made since the war in wrestling
cutions and plunderers, it will find
itself upon rock of conf
dence and strength. The party which does
not adhere to its principles, its name and its
leaders, instead of winning victories, will
perish, as the old Wing party demonstrates.
The people will trust no organization that is
not in earnest-zealously earnest-for what
it believes to be right. The duty of the
Democratic party is plain. Its motto should
10 ri
neither to the right nor to the left; but follow
after Democratic principles wherever they
lead the way.
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Ont of Time.

When the tones of musical instrument become
harsh and discordant, we say 1t is out OF tune. %
The same may be said of that far more wonderful
and complicated piece of mechanism, the human
structure, when it becomes disordered Not only
actual disease, but those far more common causes,
overwork, mental anxiety, and fast living, may i'm
pair its yigor and activity The best remedy for a
partial collapse of the vital energies from these
from other causes, is Hostetters Stomach Bitters,
which is at the same time an agreeable and mind
cheering cordial and the best possible invigorant in
all cases of debility. 1t is an Incompatible stom-
achic and anti bilious medicine, eradicaeS fever and
ague, and prevents subsequent attacks 1t remedies
with certainty and thoroughness bowel and kidney
complaints, dyspepsia, nervousness, rheumatic
troubles, and many other bodily ailments. II also
counteracts influences which predispose to disease
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Mrs VOsburg's sudden Disappearance
from her Husbands Trial.

New YORK, May 23.-The trial of Rev.
Mr.. Vosburg, on the charge of wife-poison-
testimony of medical experts, when new zest
was given it yesterday by the discovery that
Mrs. Vosburg had disappeared. The strong
est impression. gained from many conflicting
rumors, was that she had gone to the house
of a friend to avoid the necessity of testifying
in the case.
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Cyrus w. Field Ketires from the Wa
bash Hallway Directory.

New YORK, May 23.-Cyrus W. Field has
resigned his Office of director of the Wabash
railway company, and member of the ex-
ecutive committee gives as the reason that a
deferred the consideration of a resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Field, instructing counsel to
bring criminal prosecutions for conspiracy to
injure the credit of the company against au-
thors of suits recently instituted in Indiana,
Illinois and New York.
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ranged by Miss Kate Field was given at the
Gaiety theater yesterday, in aid of the
Shakespeare memorial -theater, library and
gallery, at Stratford- Avon Miss Field
made an address, appeared In her own come
delta Of Eyes Right, and sang angels Ever
B1ight and Fair.
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Chronic, painful and prostrating diseases cured with
out medicine. Pulyermacher's Electric Belts the
grand disideratum. Avoid limitations Book and
Journal, with particulars, mailed free. Address
PULvERMACHER GALvANIC Co.. Cincinnati, Ohio.
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LONDON, May 23.-The Bennett polar ship
will soon sail for Havre, where temporary
crew will be shipped, when she will leave for
San Francisco. Mr.. Bennett hopes the expe-
dition will sail for the north in June. 1879.
1t will go by the route through Behring s
sfraitS
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THE EAMOUS

MISslSQUOI SPRING WATER,
Which for nearly half century has wrought such
WONDROUS CURES of KIDNEY DISEASE, DYS-
PERSIA and CANCER. may be had Of all druggists.
Its curative properties almost miraculous For
pamphlets containing remarkable cures address
MISSISQUOI SPRINGS, Franklin county, Vermont
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To all who suffering from the errors and indis
cretions of YOUTH nervous weakness, early decay,
loss of manhood, etc. will send receipt that will
cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary In South America.
Send a self addressed envelope to Rev. JOSEPH L.
INMAN, Station D. Bible House. Netu York.
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shot Dead by his Brother.fn law.

COLUMBIA, May 23.-Dr. J. C.. Cook was
shot dead in his house yesterday, during a
quarrel with his brother-in law, Charles Mar
tin, aged twenty.
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Paris, May %: Specie in the Bank of
France increased ten million seven hundred
thousand francs the past week.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The bill for the establishment of United
States court for Memphis, to sit alternately
in that city and in Jackson, will, [ am reha-
bly, informed, pass. The eelection Of a can
didate for the new judicial seat is now in
order. Only Hayes men opposed to investi-
cation need apply.
The funeral of Chisholm, conducted yes
terday at the Metropolitan (Methodlst) church,
was not made as much of as was expected.
The pastor of the church confined himself to
his legitimate vocation and business, and did
not deal in politics. Not so with Bishop Ha-
zen. He was very pronounced as to the
crime of which Chisholm was the victim, and
embraced the occasion to denounce the COM
munists. The bloody shirt was not waved.
1t was buried in Boston j. X.
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Beersheba Springs !
TOP OF CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS,
GRUNDY COUNTY, TENN.

Scenery, Mountain Air and Water Not
SURPASSED on this Continent. Am
pie Hotel Accommodations.
DATES FOR BOARD-S40 per month; SIS per
~ week; 81 80 per day. Special rates to season
bOarders, according to location of rooms.
The Springs may be reached either via McMinn-
ville Cowan and Tracy City, Nashville and Chat
tanOOga Railroad. Leave Nashville at 9:30 am. ar
rive at BeerSheba at pm. Excursion tickets on
sale at all important railroad points, Telegrauhic
communication. Full supply of Ice on hand. Hotel
open May 10, 1873. JILSON p. JOHNSON,
Proprietor Maxwell House, Nashville, and Beersheba
Strings.
, 1878-02-02

An ILL-0MENEp NEEDING GIFr.-Mr.
DiSraeli seems now to be looked upun bv the
nobility. whom hc has necessarily denounced
and carrlcatured, as their guardian angel.
He must he present at their marriages ii
he were eligible he would undoubtedly be
asked To christen their children II was a
curious sight to see him NJ the Oratory last
"Wednesday, his face half sunk IN the Astra-
chan collar of his coat, yet his ewes keenly
obServant as ever, few things escaping them.
1t was pretty, too, To see him kiss the hand
of the BRIDE and afterwards of the Princess
Louise, who smiled and seemed pleased at
the courlcr-like grace of the Prime Minister.
Then he went to the wedding breakfast and
made happy allusion to the presents up
stairs. What would be have said if he had
spoken his thoughts concerning one uf those
presents necklace formerly worn by
Mary Queen OF Scots, (which has ever since
been in possession Of the Howard family. =
rs the newspapers say with awe, Perhaps
he viii make of it an incident in some new
novel, and tell us how the fourth Duke Of
Norfalk engaged poor Mary in sort of mar
rage intrigue, she, doubtless, hoping to gam
her deiverance thereby. The divorce from
Bothwell was To lie obtained, and the Duke.
while protesting fidelity to the Elizabeth,
believed that he had completed all arrange
mentS Tor dcthroning her But Queen Hess
was woman not easily tricked she cut off
the head Of ner trusty hegenan. the Duke
Ferhaps Mary'S necklace was sent 10 him As
token that she consented to his scheme. |
should have thought it rather an iil-omened
present 10 hride.-Nc,r York HTorH.
, 1878-02-02

TIE ARMy STAFF.-The House COM
mittee on military affairs have found that
the staff of the army, as at present exist
ing, is large enough to govern the com
bined armies of Russia and Germany, and
they propose 10 bring in bill for its re-
duction TO the proper standard. Very
little, If any reduction Is contemplated III
the number of enlisted men, but the
committee think that heavy cutting
down of the staff can be done with benefit
to the service. In the course of their III
yestigationS the committee have discover
ed that quite frequently paymaster is
sent To pay OF from three to seven men,
and that his own salary foT the time that
h is thus engaged, Is nearly equal 10
that OF the entire force that he pays off.
Another bad feature is the fact that young
blood is driven ont of the army because
the staff is So large that there is but little
chance Of promotion from the ranks. In
view of all this 1t seems important that an
immediate reduction III the number of
officers should he made. EVERYTHING
should be done that will increase the
efficiency of the army. save money and
give encouragement to the private soldier.
Let the staff be chopped down without
mercy