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CAPITAL RRIEEs.

WASHINGTON. March % The Alabama
Claims Court to-day rendered a judgment in
favor of VIM Small, jr., for SS5l8, with in
tefest from May 19, 1861, No oluer cases
being ready, the court adjourned till Mon
day next.
Joseph Tys=owski, of Washington, has
been appointed chief of the mineral division
Of the General Land Office, vie; Sickles, re-
sigued.
This being the day set for the funeral Of
Postmast General Howe, all the executive
departments are closed. Their flags, draptd
in mourning, are flying at half-mast.
A. jutant. General Drum has telegraphic
advices that Inspector General Delos B
Sacket was stricken with spoplexy at Ssr
Au'onio, Tex, yesterday. No particulars re-
ceived as to his condition.
The members of the Civil Service Reform
Commission are working with great industry
in the preparation of new civil service ,ules
and expect to have them ready fer presenta
lion 10 the President on Saturday next.
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THE Jockey Club a; the preliminary races
Of last Saturday gave privileged few
forstasts of what the spring meeting is likely
10 be. Beside the stables already on the
grounds, others equally noted have been en-
tered for purses and prizes quite as large ard
attractive "a those coaiended for al the faI
races. C5r. n gomery and the Board Of
Directors have been untiring in perfectiug
arrangements for these race, which they are
determined shell be conducted siih The same
ere as 10 the preservation OF order without in.
friugiug upon the domain of borough and
healthy eDjlyment. All that is needed to
make great SUCCESS is the attendance of the
public, and that We think is assured. The
Jockey Club enjoys the c,Dfde9cs not only
of the sporting fraternity, bu OF the pubic
ge nerally.
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The Railroad Commission Bill as II
Passed the Senate-Msin Points
Of the Measure.
The Assessment Bill In the House -
Another Effort to Pass the Pea
body Bonds Bill
Fails for Want Of a Constitutional Ma.
jsrity by One Vote - The Peni,
Tertiary Bill Passed,
As Also Did the Bill Providing fer
Another Insane Asylum in East
Tennessee.


Special to the AppeeI.f eI.f---
NASHVILLE, March 2S.-Many of the
members are anxious to return 10 their
hOmes. The Riilroad Commission bill con-
sists Of twenty nine sections. The governor
sigued an avalanche of county line bills TO.
day. The General Assembly says Lebanon
shall not have any wAisky. Tomorrow noon
is the day and hour sst for the Legislature 10
adjourn sine die. Tue advice given 10 the
last extra session of.lS82, 10 go home, is now
in order. A spirit of quietne's will pervade
the State after the adjournment Of this Gen.
ersl Assembly. Mr.. Houston makes good
substitute when the regular Speaker ia absent.
He is universally popular. Will the rail-
road commissioners be allowed to ride free
over The roads while carrying on their inves-
tigstions has been suggested. The sanitsIY
recommendations Of the State Board OF
Health IS 70 the Slatehouss will be
carried out as far az $500 will
do it. The conscience bound eau
Gus killed the Peabody bonds bill.
Several members of that caucus wanted to
vote for III. bill, but the iron arm Of the
caucus restrained them. II is believed that
the next General Assembly will do the right
thing in regard to the Peabody bonds. Surely
it will. Tennessee cannot afford to disgrace
herself in The eyes Of the civilized world. II
there ia any lawyer in this State who has
mind strong enough TO grasp the meaning,
intent and purport Of the RAilrosd Commits
sion bill, let MIN speak, aud he will learn
something TO his advantage. The provisions
OF the Railroad Commission bill do not sp
ply 10 uncompleted railroads or roads here
after to be constructed until after ten years
shall have expired from the completion of
such roads. S.nstors Backmore and Nor
M Mt wanted to vote for the bill TO fund the
Peabody bonds, but owing 10 the pledges
m .de in the caucus we're prevented from do
ing 30. Mr.. Blsokmore came near kicking
opt of the caucus trScss. Senator D6dd
voted against the bill TO fund the Peabody
bonds under protest. He felt bound by the
action OF tue caucus. But for that, he says
be would have voted for the bill. He viii
favor the bill at the next General Assembly.
Mr.. Burns Wss not present in the Senate
when The vote was taken on the Psabody
bonds bill. H. says il he had boen present
be would have voted Tor the bill, for ne IA
vors the payment OF those bonds in full,
principal aud interest.
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NAVAL AFFAIRS.
THE FUTURE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT


WAsHINaroN, March 2S.-It il said that
The NsVsi Advisory Board win report IL
favor OF cquipping the League leland yard
with plant and m achinery n cessary for
he construction OF iron ans steel saips.
The naval officers D.lI,ve hat ths action Oi
Congress Ia authorizing the construction o
new STEEL cruisers is the forecast oil the
future policy OF this government touching
its navy, that the war ships OF the future
will BE- OF steei or iron, and that this govern
nent W ii SOON appreciate the importance OF
being able TO build i,s own sbips. A prom.
nent official of the Navy Department re-
marked to-day, Now, that the yexsd que=
tion IF the monitors Is out OF the way, We
may confidently exp ct 10 have navy. Inc
great mistake of this government was In
undertaking to have its ships built by con
tract, instead Of at its own yards. Whsn
wooden frigates we're 10 vogue ours were Iu
every respect the finest in the void. We
have the lost skill full and intelligent artisans,
and cur frigates were the admiration of all
pations in every part OF the world; but
wooden ships are now out OF date, ard we
have fallen behind in the construction OF
iron ouss. Sooner or later, however, Con
gress will realizs the Importance OF equip
ing some Of our Yards Tor iron and steel
ship building, and l have no hesitancy in
asserting that it will soon bs found that We
can excel other nations in this character OF
ships, as we always have done with our
Woodsn vesselso
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sep Of his followers being marked with blood.
As the torture grew more terrible the chant
grew louder and the thongs fell with more
Vigor. Reaching the Goor OF the house, the
procession WAS rosl sight Of, sentinel guard
ing the enir auces sand only broken whips and
poles and blood bear witness of what trans
pired within.
Issuing from The house, the procession
reformed and returned to their house of
worship, snd se the horrifying eIerc ses
continued, one band OF penitents succeeding
another until nisht, when grard procession
ssd chant wouA up the exercises of the
day. During thsse msrche. 10 and from the
houss of refsge, the scene a, times
was too sicfeniug for description.
Powerful men : submitted their b1dies
to merciess : fisgellation uutil in
some instances the bare muacle was seen
quivering at every blow. The whole pro-
ceeding was savage attempt to honor the
Egster sesson. Hitherto the law has made
no attempt 10 check these wild exercises, al
though once penifent who threw anoiber
bearing a cross late the river near San Juan
and drowned him, was lynched by the infuri-
ated WItueases
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EX-SENATOR KELLOGG
SAYS HE WILL PROVE THAT HE Is INNo
CENT OF ALL CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

SAYS HE WILL PROVE THAT HE Is INNo-
CENT OF ALL CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
WASHINGTON, March h2S-Ex.Senator Kel-
iogg ssid to a reporter Of the Associated
Press tonight that in a few days he expected
TO be able 10 make statement which would
be complete denial of the allegations re-
garding him a. sci forth In The Plice 8 fl
davit. He would show from the records in
the Pos office Department that he had never
indorsed an application for the expedition of
service on any mail route, except for one
steamboat routed on Red river in 1876 OF
1877. He would show what arrangement was
M ade by the prosecution with Price, who, he
said, had been promised immunity for hia
services in this matter. Mr.. Kellogg SAID,
furthermore, that the proceeding against
him was not begun with he consent of the
A torney General. Mr.. Merrick and NJ.
Ker had, he said, taken advantage of the
ansence Of Mr.. Brewster from the city t. go
before the grand jury, and the council for
the prosecution had admitted that this step
was rendered necessary by the testimony OF
Gen. Brady. H added that if an indict-
ment was ever found against him, he should
ask TO have The case tried Immediately alter
| the conclusion of the peuiIug cases.
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BEN,s GRANITE BLOCK.

GEN. BUrLER's TITLE TO HIS WASHINGTON
PROPERTY SAID TO BE IN JEOPARDY.
WASHINGTON. March 22-Gnx- -gaile-, 5.
is said, is TO be called upon to defend his
title 10 the NJ assive block of granite houses
built by him OH Capitol Hill. The land
was purchased by Thomas Law, a brother of
Lord Elenborough He was for some years
connected with the East Ind a Company, and
ansssed large fortune in Ipdia at the time
Wsrren HssiiDgs was governor general. It
was asserted, although never proved, that
Law emigrated TO America to avoid being
called as 8 witness in the Hastings trial.
When he came here he brought 100000 in
gold, and soon fell in love with Miss Curtis,
the granddaughter of Mrs. Washington,
and the sister of George Washington Parke
Custjs. To ingratiale himself with Gen
Washington he made large investments in
land on Capitol Hill, and the general ia
vOred hia snit. His m srriage was nnt h.pny
and it ia asserted that when a divorce suit
was about &c be commenced by Mrs. Law,
her husband conveyed his real estate to
friend. The consideration was but nom inal,
but the papers are said to be legal, and they
we're recently found in a secret drawer by
the friend,s prapdsou
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TIE New York Tribune states hat although
no action has yet been taken by the Episco'
pal au uhorities relative 10 the Rev. +. Heber
Newton and bis recent sermons or the Bible,
it seems likely that something my coon b.
done about it. The Rev. Dr.. B ri min +. De-
costa, rector of The cdnrcl OF 81. john the
Eyangelist, stated 10 reporter Of taat paper
recently that "lhere s no doubt that proceed
iugs viii be begun agsiust Mr. Newton, bu'
precisely when l cinro. say, 90 We are all
tired now after the IabOrs oil the Lenien sea
son. am not alons ia this m after, havin..
behind me some of The best men ia the
Church. have in my pocket letter from
a recognized auth hprity in the Church, man
Of clear mind and decided view, 10 which
he expresses himself as en;bu-isslically with
me. This being he case L sha 60 on; we're
he opposed should feel obliged to abstain
from any ac,io,." De- Dtcosta edIed that
he was in constant receipt of anonymous
letters in the 10 after, au1 they we're becoming
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HERMANOs PENIIENTEs.
aorrible Religious Rites OF n Fanati.
cal Sect In lew Mexico.

DENVER, Msrch 2S.-There are in the
Territory OF New Mexico about 2000 persons
belonging 10 the 'Herm amos Penitentes," a
fanatical religions sect who believe in the
periodical a,oDemen of sin by inhicting on
their bodies sgonizing torturea. They were
originally connected with the RomSn
Catholic Church, but Archbishop La
uey, shocked By their barbsrdus cru
elites, promulgated a decree banishing
them from that communion. Its member.
ship has greatly decreased since, and those
now belonging to the order reside principal
v in only four counties of the Territory.
Great care is taken to prevent the discovery
OF their identity, sll being masked while
conducting their annual penauce. The de
vol ees often travel hundreds of miles to IN
dergo the prescribed torlu:es.
Los Griegos, a small Mexican village NJ ar
Albuquerque, boasts Of the great body of the
peuitents. Saturday morniog their cere mo-
MES were begun bv an in roductory process
sion containing about thirty men ami women
The process of puri6caiiou by torture began
at 10 o'clock. Five men, naked 10 the waist.
pa efooted, and wearing black robes and
hoods that completely concealed their id "a
tly, were seen 10 issue aoove the lodge
house of the sect, led by the master Of cere-
monies, who csrcisd a genuine cato nine
tails Two huge wooden crosses, weighing
$50 pounds each, were placed Oh
the shoulders of two Of the self
torturers. The sharp edges cus into
the naked fie-b, causing the blood to squirt
out aud drop to the ground. Ons penitent
produced sharp gosd, which be thrust
into the flesh of his fellow sufferers from
time to time while the procession moved ~
the street, the persons constituting il singing
a wild chant IN Spanish. Hating once, the
crosses were transferred to the shoulders o.
others, the attendants meanwhile applying
their raw.hide whips mercilessly, each bloS
taking off skin and bits Of flesh. The pro
css.ion again started aud took its way to the
goal, half mile away.
During the march not groan wss heard
nor was word spoken, bat just before reach.
ing the goal, small adobe hot, an ordeal
was encountered which tried the nerYe. OF
the boIdest. For some dislaucs before the
door cactus Plauts had been thiokly strewn
upon the ground, and as The barefooted cross
bearers approached it one hesiiated. In.
stantly half a dcZsn Ftips descended
upon his bare shoulders, and witt
great bound be sprapg into tn,
thorny plants, his every step and toe foo!
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BALM COLLISION.
A Disastrous Wreck st Nashyilie-Sev.
erai Men Dasxereusiy lpjared.

NASHVILLE, NJ ,rch 2S.-At 6:3O o'clock
this evening two transfer trains, OF the Louis
vile and Nashville road and of the n ash
vile and Chattanooga road, collided on the
trestle 10 the western portion of the city, and
were b-dly wrecked. Two cars we're thrown
cars OF the other train piled up on the
iresile. Charles Abbott, conductor, had his
right arm broken in three places and received
general confusion about lhe body. Thomas
Hutchinson, conductor of the other trsiu,
was severely but not seriously brui.ed. Joe
rurley, eng ineer, hsd his jlw6one fractured,
and received wounds on the throat aud
leg and lsceratien of the groin; he is in q
critical condition. Thomas Sneeh, fireman,
had his left cheek laid open and was injured
on the head aud ches!; he is not expected 10
live
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The directors OF the NJ zlrl S ,ciety are
doing all that can be done TO urge largs
attend ance of people from he surroundin!
towns and country at the Thomas c)nceris
to be given on the 14'h and 10 ii OF May
next, and frons the inquiries AMI promises
made We are led 10 believe they will b. cue
cesstnl beyond their expectations. Thomas
gave three concerts here in February, 1872
that were siguAlly successful. He then came
without the aid or help of a musical or any
other organic ltion aud played to three
crowded houses, giving on each oc-
casiou carefully selected classical pro-
Rrammes. The fret OF these WAS a
severe test of lhe capacity OF the people OF
Memphis to epj,y the bsst productions Of
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Lislz, Schubert,
Wagner, G1unod aud Ghys, but they proved
themselves equal to the occasion by discrin-
mating approval, which ro one eni'yed 40
much as Ar. Thom as himself. H felt greatly
encouraged, ,aad accordingly presented Tor the
second and third concerts programmes such
ns he would be proud to oher the people OF
ais DcTipJ -lSOOA1 VI -" StN1 '-N
the enthusiasm of his audiences knew no
bounds. We DO not believe that Memphis
is any less apprecistivs OF good music now
than theu, nor that there will be aly more
d ficuliy in fading audiences for the best
orchestra in existence than jhers wts then.
The fame and name OF Thomas has since
1872 snresd far aud wids, sud by common
consent Of the profession Of which he is the
head, no less than that Of the music-loving
people OF the two Centineuts, ne is the hrs,
orchestra Leader of his tire. o her men
msy know more shout music in baIr-
splitting way, but there are nens OF sucn
spoutaueity, Insight aud grasp as he. When
he leads he seems TO be possess by The spiri
of he composer Of the number bis orchestrs
i, playing, heacs the perfect uni'y and
concord, the complete dad soul-feeliug iu
tsrpreta,ionF, aud the artirtic colCrinl
vvb;,,h gratifes auG sltis6 IS the most exalted
musioai taste and pleases persons Of every
shade of nu1c al faith from those who revere
Beethoven dowu 10 those who revel II
Suau.se. Such man anu such an orchsstr
are, in this couutry, only Posaip.s to New
York, the ce ater to shich sll that IL gfsSt IL
every line of art, science and skill is drawr
as by the magic of kindred spirits. Bu
Memphis, with other equally enterprisin!
cities, can afford the luxury Of their pres
.nce at least once each year. and the indul
gence Of taste that is equal 10 the appreci
alton Of The highest form Of the musical art
and we feel sure The Mozarts will be fully re
compensed for the venture. The presence o
Thomas here in May will marx al era in tn
musical growth OF the city.
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NAVAL AFFAIRS.
The Future Policy Of the Government
Touching Its Navy as Outlined by
Prominent Official.
Secretary Foiger's Health-Kellogg and
the Star.Route Charges-GeR. But.
ler's Granite Houses.

WAsHINGTos, March 23.-Secretsry Fol-
ger was so much improved in health to day
that he was able TO sit up and read the morn
ing papers and receive a number of callers.
Ldter.-Secretary Folser continues TO i'm
prove daily. He is much better toni ght
than he has been for several days, and it is
hoped by those about him that within a
week he will be so Tar recovered as to be able
to take a trip 10 Bermuda
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"THE smallpox hospital, as now conducted
under The contract system by the City Coun-
Gil, is grand focus of disease and death to
the citizens Of New Orleans" Tai. is the
confession Of DR.. Jones, president of the State
Board OF Health of Louisiana, who has
hitherto led the people Of the Mississippi
valley TO believe that New Orleans is the only
healthy place on the continent. We are glad
that DIR. Jones has fer once been forced 10
confess the truth as 10 The dirty place whose
authorities he cannot arouse TO a real'zing
s.Dse Of the necessity for sanitary work.
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Vicksburg Herald: "A quarrel occurred
between Mr.. S. C. Rsgsn and Mr.. J. T. Elliott,
which resu ted in shoIs passing between them.
For some months past Mr. Elliott has been pur-
chasing cotton for the firm of s. C. Ragan & Co.
The gentlemen met yesterday evening, near the
store of Eagan & Co., when the difficulty re-
newed, and, after some words, Mr. Elliott drew a
pistol and fired at ar. Ragan. The after gentle
man ran into his Office ana returned Immediately
with pistol, which he fired at Mr. Elliott.
Neither gentleman was hurt"
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Boys That need Correction.

Tnev have soma cheerful boys at Mag
nolia, Miss. The Gdzete there says that one night
last week they gathered all the cotton scales in
town and put them on hat-car. They took pair
of wagon wheels, a wagon top hue from another
place and the lamp OF the Illinois Central railrosd
them on the roof of the postofioe; also committed
some other low and dirty work at Mr.. Herman s
store. To wind up with, they broke open the
p9stOfice, breaking open the desk and taking
therefrom a registered letter, two packages of
stamped government envelopes, and 1t is not yet
known what else They mixed up al the letters
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vicksburx Commerce.

A correspondent in Mississippi paper
gives discouraging account of Vicksburg COM
Inerce, BE says: "At present the trade OF Vicks-
burg is m Ade up of odds ami ends. She is used as
.venience TO MI small orders TO cover any
shoftn in q. merchants supplies, aud these
customers demands unCil ct. Louis New Or
leans can be reached. Yicksburg his the Teputa-
ton land justly of being the highest market for
grocefie, dry goods, etc of any town on lDe river.
Grecnville unders7lliDg her considerably, while Il
cosIs Vlcksourg no m0ie than GreenyiIle or New
Orleans in the way of freights.
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Ch,Iarea suraea AIive.

PrTIsBURe, March 2S.-This mcraiug st
4 o'clock a frame house 10 Allegheny City,
owned and occupied hy Edward Graham.
was destroyed BY ERE. Two twin boy, aged
fifteen months, children of David FaulkHer,
wno lived in two Of the rooms, were cremated.
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what cen, G.ra.n is poipx.

ATLANTA, March 2S Gen Gordon deniea
that be has abandoned GeoFgi =, or that ne
IA. registered at hotels as of florida. or ia S
Candidate for S.nator Calls seat. He says
ne is dsvoiing hi. whole TINA as a private
c,tiz N to his personal interests and to the
development by legitim ate msaus of the
resources Of his seeiia1.
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.
WHAT Mr. ZIMMERMAN SAYS OF THE CIN-
| CINNATI, GREEN RIVER AND NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE, March 28-A letter was re-
ceivsd 10 day from E Zimmerman, president
OF the Cinciunali, G,een RIVER and Nash.
vile railroad, saying the road will not be
built in Tennessee if the Legislature passes
laws nufavorahle TO railroad interests. He
says the plan. OF the company are to build
to Nashville and through the State south,
making a through liue copnec.ing the two
ocean,, with a branch east to Knoxville, re-
quiriug the expenditure of several million
dullsrs in this S ate
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rAEIsnISI AIuRE-
TIE ASSESSMENT BILL AMENDED AND PASSED
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION BILL ALSO

TEE ASSESSMENT BILL AMENDED AND PASSED
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION BILL ALSO
AD1PTED
Special to the Appeal.l
NASHVILLE, March 2S.-Seaate The reso-
luton authorizing the exchange Of the peni-
tentiary property for other property was
tabled.
The resolution to suthorizs w. A. Mi!liken
and 7. II. Malone t. revise, digest aud
codiiy the general laws of the STATE, to he
embodied in one volume, to be known as the
CGde OF Tennessee, was adopted. E
The resolution 10 remove the Office of the
State Board OF Health from its present rooms
TO the roon now occupied BY the archives Of
the State was tabled.
The resolution to pay R. Ewing $40 for
getting the schedule of Tennessee money
was adopted.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION BILL.
The confederation OF the Railroad Comis.
sion bill was resumed. TIE bill was consc =
cred by sections. aud with some amendment
was passed BY the following vote:
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IF YoUR THROAT FkELs SORE OF UScoM-
PORTABLE, use promptly DR.. Jayne's EKpec
torsnt. Ii will relieve the air Passages Of al
phlegm or mucous, alisy inflamm alton, and
so give the sdscted parts chance TO heal. No
safer remedy Can be had for all Coughs snd
Colds, or any complaint of the Tnroat or
Ling, and brief lrisl will prove its efficacy.
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NASHVILLE, March 2S.-J. P. Walker, q
sporting mar, from Louisville, was found
dead iu his bed this morning at the Llnck
Railroad Hotel. The coronsi's jury returned
the verdict that the cause was an overdoee
OF morphine, probably taken 10 relieve
rheum Stism. from which be wac suffering
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family want, ahd 1 wonder how we ever
got along without Parker's Ginger Tonic.
1t cured me OF nervous pros ration, and 1
nave used il since for all kinds of compl aints
IN my family.
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Gave Up HI. l.lle for His sold.

PERU, IND, March 2S-SoIemon F,gley,
an aged farmer living alone at Butler town
sbip, was burned 10 death Monday nigh
trying to save The money in trunk in the
gsrret of his burning hotse. The body was
found in the ashes of the horse.