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Athens, Friday, December 6, 1872.
Heavy Damages.
A London (Into snye tlio trial of tlio
(stilt of Iicjnvorth Dixon, against the
proprietors of tlio Pull Hull Gazctto, to
recover damages for alleged libel, has
been brought to a condition. The
jury awardod plaintiff damages to the
Amount of ono farthing.
U. S. Army.
According: to the official reports which
taianato from tlio War Dcparlmont, the
Wlual forco of tlio Army of tho Unitoil
States is now 20,330 enlisted men. This
more nearly approaches to the old peace
minimum than at any timo sluco tho war
At tho breaking out of the rebellion tho
ttholo strength of tho Army wa3esti
mated loosely at 20,000.
Tlio North Carolina Senatorship
The Democratio muddlo in tho North
Carolina Legislature about tho vacant
Senatorship continues. Tho contest is
between tho friends of cx-Gov. Vance
it net Judgo Mcrri-non. Vanco is tho can
cue nominee, whilo tho Judge's support
ers aro styled bolters." It Is not im
posaiblo that tho slrugglo will be pro
traded, and finally cud ia tho election
of a third party.
Variety.
"Within the last six days wo hare hid
all sorts of weather. Friday was cold
as Greenland's icy mountains; Satur
day, ditto; Sunday, a regular sou'wes
tor, accompanied with rain; Monday
mid. Tuesday mild and pleasant enough
Wednesday not so much so ; and Thurs
day regular winter again, with heavy
snow-clouds banking up in t lie northern
heavens. The Knoxville Chronicle calls
it "our genial climate," and wo rather
think it is.
Muss in tho Mountains.
Tlio engineer of a North Carolina ap
pie-wagon, who reached this place in
the early part of tho week, says several
more distinct shocks of earthquake were
felt along tho i'.ig Smoky range about
ten days ago. Ho reports that tho pco
plo living on and contiguous to the
mountain aro becoming nervous at their
frequent occurrence, npprchcndiiig a
heavy calamity sonio time, sooner or
later. lie also states that a day or two
subsequent to tho more recent shocks,
largo numbers of deer and bear were
RQcn in the adjacent valleys, having, no
doubt, been frightened from their ac
customed haunts bv the unusual com
motion In the mountain.
The Forty-Third Congress.
Tho Knoxville Chronicle is pushing
the claims of lion. Horace Maynard for
the Speakership of tho new House of
Representatives with a good deal of en
ergy and plausibility, lie possesses am
pie qualifications, and certain v no one
has ever served party and party inter
csU with more untiring zeal and devo
tion. New England having tho Vice
President in the election of Senator
Wilson, the Chroniclo thinks the pro
motion of Mr. Maynard to the third of
fice would be a grateful recognition of
the claims of a section which has been
for sonic time without a direct repre
sentative in the general government.
The Speaker of the present House, Mr.
Blaine, it is thought, will not bo a can
didate for re-election.
Alabama.
The muddlo in tlio Alabama Legisla
ture continues the Radical insurgents
holding out and meeting in a separate
building. United States troops are sta
tioned in tho vicinity for what purpose
is not stated, but it is supposed their
presence is intended to overawe the le
gally elected body, and secure tho re
turn of Spencc, the administration can
didate, to tho United States Sonata.
When a Radical has onco tasted the
emoluments of office, nothing but death
and the devil will ever wean him. The
daughter of the horse-leech ain't a cir
cumstance to him in point of tenacity.
This revolutionary programme on the
part of the Radical clement in Alabama
is &lighlly illustrative of tho moral ef
fect of Gen. Grant's re-election by an
increased majority.
The Chattanooga Herald.
The publication of tho Daily Herald
has been suspended and tho paper will
hereafter appear as a weekly, which its
proprietor thinks will bo better adapted
to the wants of the pcoplo of that sec
tion, and more profitable to himself in
a financial point of view. Chattanooga
possesses superior advantages of loca
tion, and in duo course of timo will at
tain to a population of fifteen or twen
ty thousand inhabitants; but it is not
able as yet to support two daily papers
in fact, hardly one as it ought to be sup
ported to make it a live and flourishing
institution a benefit to the community
and profitable to tho proprietors. But
wo think Governor Bard makes a mis
take in merging the Daily Herald into
iv Weekly. It seems to us that a Semi
Weekly, witli news and local affairs as
the specialities and politics the incident,
might be niado to live, and, in connec
tion with a good job office, grow into
something more substantial and profit
able than the present stinted and poorly
paying journalism of the interior towns.
Wo intend no reflection upon any one,
and merely throw out the suggestion for
tlio consideration of our friend, whom
uc would bo glad to bcc prosper..
Death of Horace Greeley,
Tho telegraph dispatches last Satur
day morning announced tho deatli of tho
Hon. lloraco (Jrcolcy, which occurred
a few tninute8 before 7 o'clock on tho
previous evening. Having been for more
than a quarter of a century at the head
of tho ablest political journal of tlio
country, and universally recognized for
his great moral and mental worth, his
death is regarded as a national calamity
and tails forth expressions of regret
and sorrow from all classes, Ho was a
great and a good man In tho fullest and
strongest sense, and has left tho Impress
of a mighty mind and of a noble and
generous naturo upon tho history of
tho times in which ho lived and labored.
Mr. Greeley was a nativo of Now
Hampshire, and was near the closo of
his C2d year. We copy from tho Tri
btino an account of his illness and last
hours :
So for as any of his associates knew,
Mr. Greeley was in almost as good
health as usual when on the day after
tho election ho wroto tho card announc
ing his resumption of tho editorial
charge of the Tribune. His sleepless
ness, known to few, became greatly
worse, but for years ho has sullcred
moro or less from the samo difficulty,
and now it is clear that a sufficient al
lowance had not been mado for the in
tenso strain upon him throughout the
summer, especially during the last
mouth of his wife's illness. But it soon
became evident mat his sirengtli was
unequal to the hard task to which ho set
himself. Ho wrote onlv three or four
careful articles, not one of them half a
column in length; most notable, per
haps was that entitled "Conclusions,"
wherein ho summed up his views of
the canvass. In all ho wroto less than
three and a half columns alter his re
turn, contributing to only four issues of
tho paper. Two or three times he hand
ed his assistant short articles, saying:
"lliero is an Idea worth using but J
have not felt able to work it out properly,
you had better put it in shape." At last
on Tuesday, the 12th iusjant, lie aban
doned the cllbrt to visit the office regu
larly, and sent for tho family physician
of Mr. A. J. Johnson, a friend "with
whom he was a guest and in whose
house his wife had died. Every effort
was made to induce sleep, but ho grow
steadily worse till it became evident
that Ii is case was critical. Dr. Geo. C.
S. Choalc and others were in consulta
tion, and finally it was decided to take
him to Dr. Choate's residence, two or
three miles distant from Mr. Greeley's
own country house at Chappnqua. Here
ho received the unremitting attention
of Dr. Choalc, and here Dr. Brown Se
qnard, Dr. Brown anil otlier3 were call
ed in consultation. Tho insomnia had
developed into inflammation of the
brain, and under this the venerated pa
tient rapidly sank. At times he was de
lirious; at other times as clear headed
as ever. lie. lost llcsh and strength with
startling rapidity and in a few days the
possibility of his speedy death forced it
self into unwilling recognition. It was
not however, till Thursday thai his as
sociates and family brought themselves
lo admit it, and oven they still clung
to his faith in the vigor of'his constitu
tion. On Wednesday night ho failed
very rapidly, Thursday afternoon and
veiling ho seemed somewhat easier.
During the night he slept very uneasy,
muttering occasionally, and frequently-
raising ins right hand. J owards morn
ing he was more quiet, and between 8
and !J o'clock fell into a nearly uncon
scious condition, which continued with
some intervals through tho day. He
made occasional exclamations', but man v
of them in consequence of his extreme
weakness and apparent inability to tin-
sli what he begun, were unintelligible.
About noon however, ho said finite dis
tinctly, and with some force: "I know
that my Redeemer liveth." During tho
day ho recognized various people, his
daughter many times, the members of
his household at Chappaqua, M. John
R. Stewart and Mr. Reid. On tlio whole
ho sullcred little and seemed to have no
moro than tho ordinary restlessness
which accompanies the last stage of dis
ease. During the day his extremities
were cold, and there was no pulse at Uie
wrist; the action ot the heart was very
intermittent and constantly diminishing
in lorce. uc nan not asked lor water
or been willing to drink it since his stay
at Dr. Choate's, but during Friday he
asked for it frequently, and up to within
halt hour ol the end tic manilestcd in
various ways his consciousness of what
was going on around him, and even an
swered in monosyllables and intelli
gently questions addressed to him.
About null past three he aaid verv dis-
linclly : "It is done," ami beyond the
briefest answers to questions, this was
his last utterance. His younger daugh
ter, Miss Gabriollo, was with him
through Thursday evening. Through
out Friday tho elder daughter, Miss Ida,
was in constant attendance as she had
been during tho whole of h:s illness,
and Mrs. Greeley's before him. Other
members of his Chappaqua household
were present with Mr. and Mrs. Jno. R.
Stuart and a few other friends. Noth
ing that science or affection could sug
gest was wanting to case the last hours.
The wintry nights had fairly set in
when tho inevitable hour came. With
out sleighs were running to and fro
bearing' to Chappaqua the nearest tele
graph station, the latest bulletins which
thousands of anxious hearts in the grout
city near by kept demanding. Within,
tho daughter and a few others stood
near the dying man, wiio remained con
scious and seemingly rational and free
from pain, though now loo weak to
speak. In tho adjoining room sat. one
or two more friends and physicians. At
leu minutes before 7 o'clock the watch
ers drew back in reverend stillness from
tho bedside. The great editor was gone
in peace, after so many struggles in
honor, after so much obloquy.
The Press dispatches nnnounco the
wreck of the steamship Dalmatia, from
Liverpool to tho Mediterranean. Thir-
ty-fivo persons were lost.
The casual-
tics by sea in the last month or two have j
been fearful.
The Baptists who have been in conven
tion nt Cincinnati, have resolved to sub
stitute " Biblo school" for "Sunday
school. "
Renew your subscriptions promptly.
Tho President's Message.
Both Houses of Congress met on Mon
day. At 1.10 p. in. tho President's uies
sago was received and read. Wo pro-
sent a synopsis of tho document:
It commences with tho recognition of
tho blessings which tho American people
havo enjoyed within tho past year, tho
only exception being tho great' tiro In
lloslon. Jt refers to tho General Ami
(ration and its satisfactory results, whirl)
left tho two Governments, tho American
and English, without a shadow on their
friendly relations, which it is sincoreh
hoped may lor over roniain unclouduij
It recommends tho immediato creation
of a board of commissioners lo decide
on tho amounts to bo paid to individu
als for damages incurred by tho Confed
erate privateers. It compliments Hon
amines r mucin Attains, ino American
Arbitrator at Geneva, and Mr. Itancrolt,
Minister nt Berlin, for their earnest set
vices in the matter of tho Geneva and
the San Juan Arbitrations,
The decision In tho latter leaving the
United States for the first timo without
any question as to the disputed bounda
ries. In regard I o tho fisheries and to
our relations with the Ilrilish Norlh
American Provinces, the President says
that he has received notice that tho Iiii-
pcr:al Parliament and tho Dominion
Government havo passed laws to carry
tho provisions of the Treaty of Wash
ington into operation, and he, therefore,
recommends a legislation of Congress
in the samo direction. He speaks of the
friendly relations 'of the United Stales
witli all the Governments of Europe.
Ho refers to the Vienna International
Imposition, recommends the fitting mi
of two national vessels to convey the
goods of exhiblors to Trieste and sug
gests thata proposition be made to have
the next great exposition in this coun
try in 187li, at the time of tlio Centennial
Celebration in Philadelphia.
CUBA.
He refers to the disturbed condition
of Cuba, and says that no advance to
wards pacification in that island has
been made, while the insurrection had
gained no advantages and exhibited no
more of tho elements of powcror pros
pective sncces'i than a year ago. Neith
er had Spain succeeded in repressing
Hie insui reclion. Tho parlies to the
strife were standingin the same attitude
as for along time past. Tho continua
tion of slavery in that island he regard
ed as among tho strong causes of the
continuance of the strife, and he thinks
that, the abolition of slavery and the
institution of other reforms tliere, could
not fail to advance tho restoration of
peaco and order. It was generally to
lie hoped that tho present liberal gov
ernment of Spain will voluntarily adopt
that view.
OUR FINANCES.
He gives details of tho revenue re
ceived in the past year and ol tho re
duction to the amount of over one hun
dred millions of the public del)!. He
expresses a doubt whether any further
reduction in taxation is practicable for
the present and ho recommends that no
more legislation bo made on that subject
except to correct errors of omission or
commission in tho present laws until
sufficient timo has elapsed to prove (but
it can ho done and still leave sufhcient
revenue to meet the current expenses,
to pay interest on the public debt and
lo provide for the sinking fund, lie
suggests, also, that the currency shall be
as soon as possible brought to a par with
UOlll.
IXTKKNAL IMPIIOVEMENTS.
Ifc says that various enternrises tvill
be brought to the attention of Congress
lor the cheapening of tho transporta
tion of produce from the West to the
Atlantic sea-coast, and suggests that
steps should be taken to gain nil availa
ble information to ensure equitable leg
islation. In this connection he refers
favorably to the proposed route to con
nect tho Mississippi Valley with the At
lantic ntCharlstoji and Savannah, by way
of the Ohio ond Tennessee River, also
to the proposed extension of tho Kana
wha and James River Canal and Hie
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and to the
proposed canal around Niagara Falls.
He says that thcro should be'an almost
continuous system of land locked navi
gation from Maine to the Gtill'of Mexi
co, nature having provided a greater
part of tho route and tho obstacles to
bo overcomo being within tho skill of
engineering. ,
OUB NAVY AND COMMERCIAL MARINE
He calls attention to the weakness of
tho American navy and endorses th re
commendations of tho Secretary of the
Navy in that respect. He recommends
subsidies for steamship lines to Brazil
and between San Frencisco, New Zea
land, and Australia; also an increase
of the salaries of the bends of bureaus.
Ho favors the abolition of tho franking
privilege and recommends a modifica
tion of its existing evils. Ho alsoi'c
commends the adoption by congress of
tlio best method of acquiring tilie to al I
telegraphic lines now in operation, and
of connect ini l lint service with the pos
tal service. It is not probable that the
subject can rcceivo proper considera
tion at this session, but ho thinks t lie
movement might bo iniatiated so that
futuro action may be had fair to the
government.
Secretary Iioutwell's Report.
The Treasury report says that neces
sity exists for a new issue of national
bank notes.
The Secretary exonerates Assistant
Treasury Ilillhouso from neglect of du
ty in the stamp division defalcation in
the Assistant Treasury at New York.
The Secretary again reccom mends Ihe
passage of a bill to amend and consoli
date the navigation and customs collec
tion of the United States. As the lead
ing pursuits of the country are now
stronger than ever before, in the posses
sion of ndeqnato capital and a supply of
inlelligent laborers there may be a mod
crate reduction from lime to" timo in the
rato of duties as the diminishing expen
ses of tho Government shall permit
without cither Alarming that or injur-!
nii; i a nor.
He says the circulation of the banks
'fi',0"ld bo fixed and limited and that
, " .' ? 1c."a", '.,0 v" V10 ..OI Vr
lishcd by law should remain in tho Trea
sury Department. A degree of ilexi
bilitv in the volume of currency is 09.
in vin iikiiivii 1, JLIIIII UIU llllllin UliVU
sential for two reasons. First, the busi-J
ness of the Department can not be trans
acted properly if a limit is made and the
power to raise tho circulaliou abovo or!
reduce it below that limit Is donted.
Secondly, there Is a necessity every uti
lumn for moving tho crops without de
lay from tho South and West to tho
seaboard that they may bo In hand for
export and consumption as wauled, The
problem Is to find a way of Increasing
tho currency lor moving tho crop nud
diminishing it onco when that work Is
done. This is a necessary work and in
asmuch as it can not he confided to the
hanks tho power should bo reposed In
tlio I roasury Department.
Believing that the country is not pre
pared lo sustain the policy of couliac
lion the Secretary considers tho means
by which tho value of oureiirreiicy may
be improved. 1 he basis ol a policy of
Improvements must bo found in a slur
dy refusal lo mid lo the paper in circu
lation until it is ol tlio samo value es
senlially as coin. Tills being accepted as
tlio settled purpose of the country, there
can be no permanent iucreaso in Ihodil
ference between paper and coin, and an
opportunity will he given for the Influ
ence of liatural causes, tending upon
the whole to a better and sounder finan
cial condition. All legislation limited
in its operation to the paper issues of
the (lovcrniiieiit, whether bearing inte
rest or not, and which in ilsellocis shall
tend to diminish the market valuo of
coin, will he found upon analysis lo
contain a plan for contracting the vol
ume of paper currency, and all legisla
tion so limited which 'does not contain
such nplau will prove ineffectual.
I ho Secretary, without proceeding to
the discussion of the general subject of
resin g specie payments, thinks all
will have been gained that is of value,
when the treasury shall be prepared to
pay lliedeiiiand notes of the Govern
ment in coin.'and tho hanks shall be pre
pared lo pay their notes either in coin
or legal lender notes, mid then our good
lortuno will clearly appear in this, that
our jiii per currency is not exclusively
of National Bank notes, norexelusively
of United Slates notes.
Important Stamp Knit.
A suit was decided in tho United
States District Court at Jellerson City,
Missouri, which all'ccts nearly all the
ail roads in the State. It appears that
the bonds issued bv many counties to
ailioads have not been stamped accor
ding to law, and the United States
brought, suit to, enforco tho penally.
The suits against Jackson and Buchanan
counties were made test cases. The de
fendants demurred on the ground that as
public corporations the counties were
not chargeable with intent to evade the
law, and were therefore not proper par
lies to u proceeding of this kind. The
demurrer was sustained by Judgo Kre
kcl and the suits were dismissed.
Loyal Claimants.
The New York Tribune says a host
of loyal Southern claimants will be in
Washington this winter begging Con
gress to pay them for property destroy
ed by the Union army during the war.
Tho House was hist spring disposed to
consider these claims with some favor,
and a bill ordering the payment of one
of the claimants was passed by tho Sen
ate as well as by the House, but was
vetoed by the President. As the next
Congress will probably bo moro un
favorable to such claims as this, wo may
expect the doors of tho Capitol to be
besieged by these pcoplo from tho day
Congress meets until it adjourns.
American .Sunday School Union.
Tho following summary of the work
performed by tho American Sunday
school Union tlio past six years, in Ten
nessee, will certainly commend the Un
ion to'tho confidence and liberal sup
port of the religious community:
New Schools organized 280
Teachers in the samo 1,72!)
.Scholars " " 14.731
pchools visited, aided, addr'd 5)41
Teachers in the same 4.f)!)f!
Scholars ". " 4I,:4.
Families visited 3,7ti!)
Iiibles and Testaments distr'd 3,000
Sermons andaddr's delivered l,4:j;
An Honorable Exception.
The Philadelphia Press closes an elo
quent tribute to the memory of Horace
Greeley in these words:
"Wc do not conceal our sorrow at this
untimely and unexpected calamity; but
we are consoled in ono respect at least :
that in tho struggle which has cost the
nation its greatest and purest journalist,
though on tho adverse side, we treated
Horace Greeley as a friend and gentle
man. W e resisted his aspiralions to our
best ability, but never wrote or spoke
a syllable that was poisoned bv person
al abuse, or not accompanied by the
wannest triuutes to Ins integrity, bis
capacity, his patriotism and his genius."
Music In tho Air.
The Richmond Whig, discussing the
"Policy of General Grant," arrives at
the conclusion that "ho must ignore all
parly before ho can have the confidence
and support of the whole country; and
if ho cannot do this lie had as well turn
over the government to Morton and Ihe
rings and go nt once lo Long Branch
and take his ease." Tho New York
Herald commends patience, and says:
"Thcro is music in tho air, if we may
take t lie wavering in the regular repub
lican line as any indication thereof.
Chattanooga Items.
A revival is in progress at tho Bap
list Church, on the corner of Lookout
and Walnut streets. Rev. Mr. I Ii 1 1s
tnaii, of Trenton, Tennessee, is iu at
tendance, Corn is selling at CO cents, sacks in
cluded, and wheat at from 1.03 to 1.70
per bushel.
Tho Funeral.
President Grant, Vice President Col
fax and members of the Cabinet attend
ed Mr. Greeley's funeral, which occur
red on Wednesday. The sermon was
preached by Henry Ward Becchcr.
Judgo Merriuioi. is Selected Senator 1
from North Carolina, receiving S7 votes 1
to Vanco's SO. I
Washington News.
Wo clip from tlio correspondent of
tlio Courier-Journal of tho 2d:
In tho Senate tho attendance was small.
Mr. S ii tn ii ci looked nearly as well as
usual, and created a sensation by of
fering a resolution to striko from the
army register mid Hie regimental flags
all allusion to Ihe battles of tho Into war.
There Is no probability that the Iladi
ciils will allow this to'pass. Mr. Wil
son and others cllect much surprlso at it
introduction.
There Is a lobby hero struggling to
have ship-building materials mado free
of duty. They say Iho measure will
restore the American shipping in three
years, and are ready lo provo'it over
a hot t lo of champagne to a member
of Congress or any other man.
The indications are that tho Senate
will not follow tho liberality and leni
ency of the House in dealing with the
Greeley Republicans. Tho feeling to
wards'theui is very hitler, and in the
case of Mr. Trumbull it is intense. Ho
is to be removed from tlio chairmanship
of tho Judiciary Committeo unless he
resigns.
Tlio Commissioners appointed to ex
amino Iho Not thorn Paciliic railroad arc
expected to make a 1'ormidublo report
of the road on Tuesday next.
An attempt will be mado to get an
additional appropriation of S2,000,000
lor tho Chicago post-olliee.
Tho common-places of tho messago
were listened to witli little interest, and
at one timo tho speaker had to restore
order.
As was expected, Gcnoral Banks ask
ed to bo excused from further service
on tlio Committee on Foreign Itehilions,
relerring lo Ihe tact he was no longer
in full political sympathy with the ma
jority. Butler and lilly-etght other
Itadicals voted to get rid of him ; but tho
House ruled otherwise.
A Haunted School If oust;.
They have a "haunted"' school-house
in Newbury port, Mass. Ihe last edifice
in tlio world about which such disreput
able noneseii.se should be promulgated.;
There nro tho usual raps ; latches are
lifted, and doors are rattled, and one day
"the pale face of a boy was seen looking
through tho window between the entry
and tho school room." The teacher
opened the door leading into the entry,
when a boy who appeared to a pupil a
yearsiiico dead was seen gliding up
stairs to the utile. Tlio teacher follow
ed, overtook the apparition, and "grasp
ed it wilh such force that her nails left
their prints in the palm of her hand;
but she found herself grasping a mere
shadow, which gradually vanished.''
Of course people visit this seminary in
crowds, and we aro told that, a school
committeo are to havo an investigation.
Greeley vs. Public Opinion.
Wasiiixoton, Due. 1. The following
Is a copy of the lust letter from Horace
Greeley to Charles Laiiman, of this ci
ty:
New Yoijk, June 27. '
Fuiexi) Lax. max I have renved
yours of the :!.")! h inst. 1 have all my
life been doing what people called vast
ly foolish, impolitic acts, and I did not
dispute their judgment, I only said
that what I did seemed to me the right
thing. If 1 should die before the elec
tion, or bo beaten, please teslify for me
that 1 do not regret to have braved pub
lic opinion when I thought it was wrong
and knew it to bo merciless.
Hon ace Ci: 1:1:1. ky.
A Good Conductor.
Such cases as tho following are rare
enough to deserve a general recogni
tion :
Mr. John Maxwell, a conductor on the
Pennsylvania railroad, has been in the
employ of the Company for 20 years,
and no accident has occurred on his
train. He obeys all orders, and is one
of the most obliging men on the road,
A correspondent speaks in high terms
of tho services he has rendered to the
company, and says ho is deserving of
suitable recognition at the hands of the
Company.
Not Much Difference.
The Kansas City Times is responsible
for the follovt ing :
The season for "broken rails and no
body to blame" is now at hand. This
recalls a dialogue we heard once last
winter between two profane Chicago
men who were going to bed in a sleep
ing ear on a certain railroad that runs
into St. Louis, and on which there had
been a number of Occidents. "Well,"
said one, "we nro certain of one or two
events we shall wake up either in St.
Louis or iu h 1." "Yaas," drawled
the other, yawning, "but then tho dif
ference isn't enough to mae a man lose
Iii3 sleep thinking about it."
Disgusted.
The Indianapolis Journal, an admin
istration organ, protests against the pro
position to run Gen. Grant for a third
term thusly :
"Tho country has reason to bo dis
gusted witli those super-servieeablc Re
publicans who nro gabbling about re
electing Grant for a third term, and who
actually seem anxious to place them
selves on record in favor of the project,
if indeed so ill-timed and misshapen a
suggestion can bo called a project."
Trunk Itailway.
The tendency of railroads at the pre
sent day is to consolidation, and the ef
fect upon interior cities is generally of
a damaging character. These consolida
tions result in discriminations against
tiicm, ond their only remedy is ono or
more local railways owned and con
trolled by them and thcro citizens, who,
having tlio power to do so, can compel
the roads to discriminate in their favor.
Tex thousand bushels of Iowa corn
have been sold iu Liverpool at a profit
of ten edits a bushel. It was scut by
wav of New Orleans.
An Oskaloosa, Kansas, woman lately
''cccivc(1 a divorce, and in just ten min-
u,es '1!d laid a new foundation for a
similar occurrence.
Fight with tho Indlnifs.
San FrUNfiHCo, Dee. 1-1 ho C
am iiim nf Indian Allah's of I
ni.,Wn.1 SntinrlnioinLMit Ordo)
put the Indians on loo Klamath1
...it.... 1... W iiAnnauttl'V. Jl"
YHUUI1 JY iuii:u ii .tlrt
Tho matter Ol removal w
Dm mlllliirv authorities. , 1
... t no llri
Mafor Jackson, with company It
cavalry, thirlv-fivo men, left Fori
runt If for tho camp on tno iuonocs
the monlh of Lost river, Oregon,
slir 'O III CI IHO cumin in urumi II I)
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interview with the chief, Tho Indians
wcro told I fiat (ho soldiers had not coino
to fight them, but to put Hiein on thtJ
reservation. Tho Modocs refused to
comply, and tvore' ordered to lay down
their arms. During tho parly an Iiw
diiiu raised his gun, and fired at Lieut.
Boulelle, but missed his aim. Boutello
returned the tiro, nud killed tho Indian
Instantaneously, Firing on both sides
ensued, and the battle lasted two hours.
It was a desperato fight. Ono soldier
was killed and four wounded. Two
citizens, Win. Nass and I ditcher, wore
killed." Fl'tecn Modocs wero killed, all
wotnon and children. Many horses'
wero captured. Tho Indians retrealeil
to tho hills in tlio afternoon, but return
ed and commenced firing, At last ac
counts tho tight was still going on, and
sixty Modocs wero engaged. Both
sides were expecting re-cnforcenicnts.
Four desperado chiefs were killed. v
Summary.
Tho criminal records of New York
show a list of BW cftics of homicide in
that city since Iho 1st of January, 1870.
The loss of the ISoslon Pilot newspa
per by the Into tire is estimated at three
hundred thousand dollars.
Knoxville, Tennessee, is called upon
to mourn over a solitary caso of epi
zootic.
A gang of thieves and roughs nro ro
poVted as accompanying Ilarniiin's Cir
cus, plundering and stealing everything
Ibcy can lay their hands on.
During the month of November Chat
tanooga consumed l!)S.7i)il pounds of
meat to sav nothing ol the vegetables,
chickens and whisky.
W. JT. Combs, a section boss on tlio
East Tennessee liailroad, was run oyer
and killed, mx miles west of Bristol, last
Sunday morning.
A Hint to Coal Consumers.
Tho Pali Mall Gaxello thinks that
householders who aro anxious tj econo
mize their coal will do well to try a
plan suggested by a correspondent of
the Edinburgh Courant which, assum
ing it to prove cllectual, should at onco
practically reduco coaltoa third of its
present price. Looking over nn old
vol time, ho says he found the following
valuable piece of information:
By expending one penny you can ren-
der one ton of con
s equal to three tons.
wnepenny-woi tu ol lar water will satu
raiea tub ot coals with treble its origi-
j mil quantity of bitumen, the principal
source of their heat and light, and of
course render one tub of three lime
more value than when it, was unsatu
rated.
From Memphis.
A Memphis dispatch says: Rev!
Watson having been found g'lj
wining a neroiieai noon en til led, ' mo
"Tno
clock struck one.'' by the Memphis Con
ference of the Methodist Church, the
said book being a defence of spiritual
ism, and containing numerous letters
purporting to be from former resident
of this city long sinco: deceased Dr.
Watson made a full apology, and agreed
to withdraw tho book from sale as Im
possible. Internal lievcntie.
A Washington dispatch of the 4th
says: The Commissioner of Internal
Heventie, Mr. Douglass, wilh Ex-Commissioner
Rollins, Supervisor Fulton,
Mr. Totten and oihers, appeared this
morning before the Ways 11 ml Means
Committee, warmly pressing the new
bill of the Commissioner for the aboli
lion of the whole system of assessors
and assistant as'ssors, and imposing
the duties of tlioseSers on the collec
tors and deputy collectors. The Secre
tary of the Treasury, Mr. Bout well,
was also present on tho same business.
The indications are that the bill in sub
stance will bo reporiod by the Commit
tee and will be passed by the House.
Hog- Notes.
Knoxville quotes hogs at 4a4J gross,
for heavier weights.
Atlanta quotes at 5 gross; 7. net a
decline of halt cent.
Chattanooga No quotation in the ci
ty papers.
Nashville, 4 cents for avcrago of 300
lbs. and upwards ; lighter weights 3,'a
f;V cents.
St.' Louis elates ol the 3d quote at 3.73
al.OO per hundred gross.
Louisville, 3.80 14.53 per hundred the
latter for select lots.
Cincinnati packers arc paving from
3X3 I o 3.80. '
The Athens Post thinks Mr. Maynard
Wants lo lie IYpiilint W'nll if lie ilnna
j Mr. Post, you can never Cheat-ham out
of it. Knoxville Chronicle.
That will depend somewhat upon
whether Andy Johnsou is about, to help
lloraco play his hand.
The stove interest in the United States
has a combined capital of over $30,000
000. It employs oi.L'.i...',ii-fti1 nii,l .ir.T
thousand men and tho probabio product
during the current year, vA not fall
short of 2,"00,000 stoves. lr
Miss Rnoiu Bkocgiiton, the author
of "Cometh up like a Flower," wroto
that novel when only sixteen. She is
said to bo wild, fascinating, aud a3 pret
ty as a red wagon.
The Louisvile, New Abany and Chi
cago Railroad, of Indiana, is to bo sold
on tho 7th of December.
New York, Dee. 4, Gold 1.127,.,' ; Ten
nessco bonds, old 00, new OOj'Cotlou,
17,3.1',for middling uplands.
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