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JACKSON, MISS.
Great Excitement on the Proposition 10
Abolish the City GOvernment-
legislative Proceedings.

specis; 10 Che Appeaf.l
JAoSsoN, January 15;-sSenate.-The fol-
lowisv bills were introduced and referred: j:
An act to amend the election laws; 20
incorporate the Helena, Memphisan New
Orleans Railroad Company; to amend the
homestead laws. tosprevent the use of in
toxicating liquors at the polls; to incorpo-
rate the Farmers Cooperative Savings In
stitution and Loan Fund Association of
| Mississippi; to compel the attendance Of
children between the ages of eight and
| fourteen years at the public schools Of the
State; to amend the law relating to the
| rate OF interest, making it legal to charge
fifteen per cent. per annum, instead of ten
| per 6eif.
Anumber of other bills we're introduced
and referred of a local character.
Most of the day was occupied in the dis
cussion of the bill forbidding the use of
| free passes on railroads by officials.
Amendments we're adopted applying its
provisions to every conceivable official in
the State, and to editors and publishers,
and all attaches of papers, printing or pub
fishing any rfiatte-. Tor the State, county or
municipal authorities, or lega notices or
matter.
Pending the discussion the Senate ad-
iourne2.
House-The petition of citizens OF Lin
coin county for prohibition was presented.
A committee of 100 citizens, headed by the
Rev. H. F. Johnson, were in attendance.
The bill for the relief OF the cyclone
sufferers of Copiah county was feeotnmit-
ted for amendment.
There was a spirited discussion on the
bill to amend the homestead and exemp-
ton laws.
Quite a number of local and general
| bills were introduced and referred.
There is much excitement in the city
over the bill proposing to abolish our city
government. The Judiciary Committee
of the House, to whom the bill is referred,
spent all of yesterday evening and this
evening in listening to arguments pro and
con by leading lawyers and citizens of
Jackson. The question has absorbed every
other interest with our people, and bitter
| feelings are being engendered.
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MYTHS OF GENESIS.
why DIR. Heber Newton's Bible Talks
Were Discontinued.

New York, January 15.-The following
is the text OF letter sent by Assistant
Bishop Potter to the Rev. DIR. Il. Heber
Newton, which was the occasion for the
cessation of the bible talks given by the
latter at All Souls Protestant Episcopal
church:
NEW YORK, January 10, 1881.
Ny DEAR DR.. NEwToN-In our brief
interview the other day you gave me the
assurance which was, / am sure, as sim
cere on your part, as it was unsolicited on
mine. / venture TO recall it to you. You
know, as well as |, that in the matter OF
YOUR course Sunday afternoon sermons /
have no power to Silence you by any act or
Injunction which is merely my own,
ard you know, also, how thor
oughly persuaded am that
you are animated in all you have said and
done in your ministry with a desire to
serve and help your fellow-man, but l am
no less persuaded that the influence OF
what You are now doing Sunday alter
moons is not such as you yourself would
wish, and that its results are both painful
and harmful to an extent of which you
have no knowledge, and so | ask you to
stop and remind you OF your p-omise to
do so. l do not approach you in any at
titude of authority. 1t is doubtful whether,
in view OF all the circumstances of your
own position and mine, / have any right
to do so. Be that as it may, L have the
best reason for believing that you will
heed this request of mine, and will only
add that if you need any reason to give
your people for doing so, you ere at per
feet liberty to say that have made it, and
| am, dear DR.. Newton, your friend and
brother, II. c. POTTER.
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CAPITAL BRIEFS,

WAsHINGToN, January 15.-The hearing
of the contested-electionc case of Chalmers
rs. Manning is concluded.
A. G. Lenning was confirmed by the
Senate as land register at Dardanelle,
Ark.
The House Committee on Judiciary de-
cided to report favorably the bill dividing
Missouri into judicial districts, providing
that the Eastern District consist of two di-
visions and the Western of four divisions
The Secretary of the Treasury desires
an additional appropriation of 1900 fol-
the customhouse at st. Louis, and wants
100000 of the amount appropriated for
public building at Cincinnati to be made
available Immediately. The Secretary
asks that the sum set down for the com-
pletion of the Marine Hospital at Mem phis
be appropriated at an early day.
Secretary Frelinghuysen, in an inter
view with member Of the House said lie
had better go slow for the present in con
sideration of the subject of the introdr,-
ton of certain measures which had al
ready accomplished some good. The Sec,
retary was of the opinion that he had
better wait and see if the mere introduc.
ton of the measures would not have suffi-
cient effect in making actual legislation
unnecessary.
Representative Springer says more than
s., ZOO, 600 overcharges are due the govern.
ment, and the majority OF the Star-route
contractors who made these overcharges
are still in the service of the United
States. 1t is Springer's purpose to cal
upon the Treasury Department for de.
tailed statement of the expenses incurred
in that department; also on the courts Of
the District of Columbia for statement
of the expenses of the Star-route proseeu
ton.
At meeting OF the Ways and Means
Committee the question OF taking ac.
ton upon referring Townshend's joint
resolution, authorizing the President, dur.
ing the recess of Congress, to prohibit the
importation of unwholesome goods from
countries restricting the importation oil
the products of this country, to the Com.
mittee on Commerce, was discussed. j,
was determined that no action should be
taken at present for the reason that should
bill be reported affecting the importa.
ton and at the same time affecting the
revenue, it should come from the Ways
and Means Committee.
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NEWS In BRIEF.

Key West, Fla, January IA small
comet is visible, bearing west, ,400 from the
horizon.
Trenton, n. j., January 15-Gov. Alb
bett was inaugurated to-day. A snow
storm interfered little with the parade
Boston, January 15.-Savings bank
deposits in the State, $252, ,607 ,593
an increase OF Sl1 ,296, ,230 over last year
and an increase of 1882 in depositors.
New York, January 15.-It is rumored
on Change that several large grain houses
are in shaky condition, and one of the
principal ones only putting up half mar
gins.
New York, January 15.-Rumors were
circulated to-day that the Manufacturer;
National Bank, of Brooklyn, had suffered
severely from the recent failures in the
grain trade.
st. Louis, January 15.-Ralph Sellew
aged seventy-three years, an old and
esteemed citizen, fell dead of apoplexy il
the rotunda of the Lindell Hotel, at 4:
O'Clock pm, to-day.
New Orleans, January l5.-The presby
terry of the Catholic church at Bayou DIT
Large, Terrebonne parish, burned Sun
day morniag. The Rev. Father Constaro
perished in the flames.
New Orleans, January 15.-George
Smarsbrick, well-known merchant anc
Mexican war veteran, brother-in-law o
Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, dice
here to-day, aged fifty-six years.
Castroville, Tex, January 15.-Ter
miles of Strickland's pasture fence located
in the southern portion of Bandera county
have been cut. Popular feeling is run
ming high and bloodshed is imminent.
st. Louis, January 15.-Attachments by
n. Is. Clahin & Co. and other New Yorl
firms were issued and served yesterday
against McFadden & Co., of Corsicana
Tex. The liabilities of the concern are
said to be over $4,000; assets, $4,000.
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TIE MEXICAN TREATY.
The Subject Further Considered by the
Senate in EMecutiYc ScSSiOl.

WASHINGTON, January 15.-The Senate,
in executive session, resumed considera-
ton of the Mexican treaty. The PROPOSE
ton to sit with open doors was defeated
by small majority. The opponents of
ratification raised the question of the
power of the Senate, under the constitu-
ton, to take action which would be, in ef-
feet, modification OF the revenue laws.
1t was argued that such action required
the concurrence OF the House it was also
said in opposition to the treaty that the
Mexican people were of simple habits,
the country thinly inhabited, and
would at best afford very
limited market for our manufactures. The
friends of the treaty replied at considera-
BILE length, meeting the constitutional OBJ
jections with precedents, and pointing out
the advantages to be reached By recipro-
cal trade relations. The cultivation of
coffee in Mexico will be stimulated, and
the price to the American consumer
greatly reduced thereby. Coffee, to be
sure, is now upon our free list, but it had
heavy export duty placed upon it, and
this would in time, be taken off in order
to compete with the product of Mexico.
Then the spread of the gospel and the
highest form of civilization were among
the things not to be disregarded in con-
sidering the matter. No action was taken
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NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION.
Important Amendment Proposed by
Senator Sherman to His own Bill.


WASHINGTON, January 15.-At a meet
ing of the Senate Finance Committee to-
day, Senator Sherman proposed an impor
tant amendment to his own bill, designed
to meet the objection that the measure
would base the amount of circulation upon
huctuating medium. He proposed to
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue national bank notes up to ninety per
cent. of the face value of three per
cent. bonds deposited as security
for circulation. Where higher rate
bonds were deposited, he proposed
to compute the interest above three
per cent, and allow circulation to the
amount of ninety per cent. of the aggre-
gate interest over three per cent. for the
whole time such bonds have run. Thus
four per cent. bonds having twenty-three
years to run on being deposited as security
for circulation would entitle the bank de-
posting it to receive currency at the rate
OF $110 20 for each 500 bond deposited,
that being ninety per cent. of the face
value, and ninety per cent additional for
all excess of interest over three per cent.
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LAND GRANT FORFEITUREs.
The ssub.Committee Ordered 40 Report
In Favor of the Forfeiture of the Texas
Pacific Grants.

WASHINGTON, January l5.-Ata meeting
of the House Committee on Public Lands
this morning consideration was given the
argument Pryor made yesterday in favor
of the transfer OF the Texas Pacific land
grant to the Southern Pacific. The SUBJ
committee in charge of forfeitures of land
grants to railroads was directed to report
a bill declaring the land grant forfeited.
The report win be made to the full COM
mittee tomorrow. 1t is based on the
grounds that the Texas Pacific Company did
not comply with any of the requirements
of the act granting the land, and the
Southern Pacific had defeated the build
ing of the Texas Pacific for the purpose of
preventing competitive line with the
Central Pacific. The object of Congress
in making the grant, the committee says,
was to secure rival line from San Diego
to the East. The request from the attor-
ney of the State-Line road Of Michigan,
asking that delay OF two weeks be granted
at which time he might be heard, was
refused. Tomorrow the attorney Of the
Oregon Central will be heard. Not more
than two attorneys will be allowed to
speak, each having one hour.
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A BROKEN RAIL
Causes a Disastrous Wreck on the Texas
Pacific-Feurteen Injured.

WEATHERFoRD, TEX, January l5.-The
west-bound Texas Pacific passenger train
was wrecked this morning by broken
rail, ten miles west of Weatherford. The
details are meager. 1t is known that four
teen are injured, among whom are George
Mccall, OF Weatherford, injured in several
places; b. B. Stennett, broken arm; r. S.
Stratton, Johnson county, Tex, hurt in
the head; L. H. Atweil, Fort Worth,
scalp wound; B. S. Williams, White
Water, Tex, head and face injured; Mrs.
Ford, broken arm; her nephew, twelve
year old boy, scalp wound; A. J. Hardin
and wife, Terrell, head and face wounds
Victor Wendrick, skull fractured and nose
broken. The train was running twenty
five miles an hour. Two of the coaches
were thrown on their sides, but the sleep
ers kent the rails.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

S0LZIGER- The friends and acquaintances of
II. G. SoLziGER and those of his family are in
vited to attend his funeral this "WEDNESDAY
morning at 10 o'clock, from Hoist Il Bros. The
members cf Leila Scott Lodge of Masons are in
yited to attend. Carriages in attendance.
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DIED.

YERGER-At her residence Meriwesher
avenue, Tuesday morning, January l5,, lsSs,
M. Ysrger. jackson (Miss.) and Paris (renn.)
papers please copy.
Funeral will take place from st. Mary's Episco-
pal church, Poplar street, this tWEDNESDAN
morning at 10 O'Clock. Friends are invited.
COOKaTuesday morning, January Is. 1855,
James Nj. Cock.
Funeral will take p;aes from residence, No. f22
Court street extended. this tWEDE 5SDAf) sfter-
noon at 2 o'clock. Friends are invited.
HILL-In Licking, Texas county, Mo-. Friday,
January IL, 1884, Capt. JOIN B. HILL, of Holly
Springs, Miss, brother of Mrs. NJ. L. Sale.
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The MnryIaud senatorship.

BALTIMORE. January 15.-The Legisla-
ture to-day voted for United States Sena-
tor to succeed James Black Groome, whose
term expires on the 4th of March, 1885.
The House of Delegates consists of SO
Democrats and % Republicans, the SEN
ate of IA Democrats and IL Republicans,
making the total joint vote III necessary
to election 50. In the House the vote
stood: James Black Groome, Dem, Il /;
John Nj. Robinson, Dem! IS; Phillips F.
Thomas, Dem, IA E. V. Wilson, Dem, o.;
Thomas J. Heating, Dem, s; Charles L..
Westeott, Rep; 20; J. Al. Cresswell, Rep,
8. The vote in the Senate: Groome, j;
Robinson, 6; Thomas, /; Wilson, 5; Robert
B. Dixon, Dem, 5; Westcott, 3; Cresswell,
.. There were three absentees from the
House and three from the Senate. All
the candidates voted for reside on the east
ern shore, an old law of the State requiring
that the Senator to be chosen at this elec-
ton be resident of that section.
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PERSONALS.

T. BoYD, OF the Covington Record, wss
in the city yesterday.
p B. WINSTON, of Brownsville, visited
the Cotton Exchange yesterday.
MAJ. GEO. d. BARBOUR, of Chicago,
visited the Merchants Exchange yester-
day.
Mrs. J. w. LEFTwIcH and daughter, Miss
Blanche, left yesterday morning for the
''Land of Flowers" Bon royage.
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An Important Amendment Proposed by
the Senator to His Own Bill Re-
lating to the
Circulation of National Banks-The For.
feiture Of the Texas Pacific Land
Grant Recommended -,
By the House Committee on Public Lands
The Mexican Treaty-Fitz John
Porter-PleurO Pneumonia.
FITz JOHN PORTER.
Views of Messrs. steele and CuIbertEon
on the ELL for HIS Relief

WAsHiNoToN, JANUARY 15.-Representa-
tives Steele and Culbertson, of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, submitted the
views of the minority on the Fitz John
Porter bill, They state that the bill sets
aside the Judgment Of the highest mill
tary tribunal ever organized in this oeun-
try, thereby conflicting with the very
spirit OF the constitution. 1t would have
the effect of saying the judgment OF the
court was either corrupt or founded on
mistaken evidence, though that evidence
was taken when the events were fresh in
the minds of the witnesses, and that Con-
gress has a higher regard for the evidence
of the officers of the army then at the
time fighting against the Union than for
that given by Federal officers.
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PARIS, January 15.-The Minister of
Marine has the following telegram from
Hanoi, of the Sth: Since the capture oi
Sontay there have been fewer pirates near
Hanoi a Il Han Phong. The black flags
burned several villages on the left bank OF
Black river. We are making reconnois-
ances. The pirates threaten the province
OF Namdinb, but Col. Brionville's columns
are pursuing them everywhere. Tricou is
at Hue
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ADMIRAL THATCHER's WILL.
A legal Fight over the Construction OF
aClause iu the Document.

BosToN, January 15.-Hearing was be-
gun to-day in the case of Eugene B. Hink-
ley ct al. rs, Milton A. Fowler ct di involv-
ing the construction of a clause in the will
of the late Admiral Henry Knox Thatcher,
of the the United States navy. After spe-
cific bequests TO relatives and friends, the
will contains the following clause: 81 also
will and devise that the residue of my
property, after the payment of my funeral
expenses, just debts and the be-
fore named bequests, be given equally
to the authorized agents of the home and
foreign missionary societies to aid in
propagating the holy religion of Jesus
Christ" The residue amounts to S3l, 900.
The plaintiffs are parties in the interest of
the missions, and the defendants are the
executors and beneficiaries of Admiral
Thatcher, who claim that the residue
clause is too indefinite, and the amount
in question must revert to his heirs at
law.
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PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
Memorial from the Live Stock Men ON
the Matter.

NkehfOrIda from the Lave 1ach Oh
the Matter.
WASHINGTON, January 15.-Live stock
dealers, through Representative Hatch,
submitted to the House a petition asking
legislation to protect their interests. The
memorialists ask Congress to provide
means for the extinction of pleuro-pneu-
monia. This they say can only be done
by the slaughter of all infected cattle. The
estimated expense of such measure is
81, 100000. Not more than 100000 need
be Immediately available. The memorial
further recommends the view of remov
ing the prejudic., OF foreign customers by
products for export, the expense of such
inspection to be borne by the exporter.
States whose Legislatures are now in ses-
sion are urged to take immediate steps for
cooperation. The early consideration by
Congress is earnestly urged.
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The Contest i'm Kentucky still Unde-
cfcta<t,

louisville, January l5.-The Senatorial
contest is still undecided. An informal
ballot was taken in Joint assembly to-day,
but by agreement the Democrats SO voted
that no one was elected. The caucus met
again tonight, and alter six ballots, with
no definite result, adjourned till Wednes-
day night The last ballot stood Will
Iiams, 81; Blackburn, "A; Sweeney, %.
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Pilgrims to victor Emmanuers Tomb,

ROME, January 15.-The second process.
| sion OF pilgrims from all parts of Italy to.
day visited the tomb of Victor Emmanuel
in the chapel in the Pantheon, and placed
Mreafhs nnnn Ii
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SENATOR ALLISON
Keuon,inafed by the Town Legislature
by AeeIaaation : The Maryland
SepptOrsisfp.

DEs MONIES, Ia, January 15.-At the
caucus of the Republican members OF the
Legislature tonight, Senator Allison was
renominated for the United States Senate
by acclamation, and with much enthu-
siasm was escorted into the chamber,
where he delivered brief address of
thanks
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England Preparing to Send Reinforce
Unents.

LONDON, January l5.-The Press Asso-
citation states that the display of energy at
Woolwich arsenal, and the arrival there OF
immense stores, such as are required by an
army on the march, has given rise to the
belief that the English Cabinet will soon
decide to dispatch reinforcements to the
army in Egypt. A mountain battery and
pack saddles and harness for camels were
shipped to Esypt to-day,
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MADRID, January l5.-At banquet last
evening to free-trade leaders to celebrate
the conclusion of commercial treaties be-
tween Spain and various countries, the
Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and
the Interior were present. Great stress
was laid upon the beneficial effect the
provisional treaty with America will have
upon Spanish trade.
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Excitement at the Glasgow stock Ex.
change.

GLASGOW, January l5.-There is much
excitement at the Stock Exchange in this
city owing to the decline in leading En-
glish and Scotch railways and Canadian
securities. The reported collapse of rail
way stocks on the New York Exchange
together with threatened railway war,
directly affects the Glasgow market, which
is heavily involved.
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Sensational cipher Letter piscorercd.

ST. PErERsBuRG, January 15.-It is stated
that officials have obtained possession of a
letter in cipher found in the lodgings of q
Nihilist in London, who had been closely
communicating with the Irish maleon-
tents. The letter, it is believed, advises a
simultaneous attack upon the Emperor of
Germany and the Gar of Russia.
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Sentenced TO Imprisonment for Nalfea.
elnpa In, Hffiaa

ST. PErERsBURd, January 15.-The mill
tary tribunal has sentenced number Of
public officials to from eight to fifteen
months Imprisonment for malfeasance in
offica
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ESTABLISHED 1910.

served, the waste water of the river being
thrown into it but no effo,t being made to
move it from one place to another unless
some great deal of advantage will result
either to the town site or to navigation.
Third, the sharp change in direction in
the lines of the banks are to be considered.
Fourth, A rocky bluff will be retained as
one bank of the improved river when
ever it can be done without violating the
more important rules" The report al
ludes to an attempt at reclaiming the
banks by placing hurdles so as TO make
the river build up dikes for contfactions
in its width, and speaks fcvorably of the
work, but adds that
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THE PRUSSIaN DIET.
The Bill Taxing Incomes Derived. fr,
RPrHslnHl RrNnecfx

PerSOnai property.
BERLIN. January liT-The lower house
OF the Prussian Diet eo-day began the dis
cussion of the bill taxing incomes derived
from personal property. Richter warmly
denounced the bill, declaring it was the
work of an ameteur, and an impracticable
measure. The speech produced great eff
feet. Richter's objections were vigorously
combatted by Won Scholtz, Minister OF
Finance. The debate adjourned. 1t is
believed the bill has little chance of pass
mo
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ST.. LouIs, January l5.-Senator Cock
rell, in acknowledging the receipt OF dis
patches to him from here respecting the
expoItstion of hog products from this
country, writes that he will do everything
possible to protect the pork interest of the
West, but thinks little can be accomplished
for the present unless the high tariffs on
certain classes of imports now prevailing
in this country are lowered
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free trade as means of improving our re-
lations with England, France and the
United States, and these are our natural
friends. The English-speaking races on
both sides of the Atlantic have no better
friend than myself, even though l have
sometimes dissented from their foreign
Dolicyn