TELEGRAPHIC,N

WASHINGTON.OUEKENGY STATEMENT OF THE

WEEK.

Warlike rrcparallons In theEast.

Arkansas Rcfusees Ketnrnlng.

Another Express Company Motc.Si! . ;

Iteportea JKebel Victories In

Incident and Accident.

WASHINGTON.Financial Kinteiueut,

Washisoton, Dec. 2C Fractional cur-rency printed during the week, $455,000,Shipment, SX&.ZS'J. .National flank carrency issued, $91,810. Amountuoa, yj.w;Hjl,Vii. fractional currencydestroyed, 5zw,lS4.

solicitor iirincKley, in a' card reviewrepresentative Van VVvcUs' lately published report and denies the truth or thestatement therein concerning him.

NEW YORK.A New Movement Anions: Express

Men.New YortK, Dec. 2G. The Republican

eayg that a highly important movement ofrecognized AiDg3 of Express Companies itgoing on. Among those engaged. in' it aremanagers of the late American ExpressCompany. It is understood this combina-tion with their associates meet at the solicitation of a large number of the businessmen, not only of New England but of theentire West, to establish Expretsallaci liliesthroughout tLe territory now occupied bythe American Merchant's Union ExpressCompany.

'BOSTON. 'A Conrt Decision A fled Inff Owners suit

lIullilerM e Disreputable lluuses.Boston, Dec 20. The Supreme Court

has decided that the enactment of theliquor license law last winter did not repealthe law, known aa the liquor nuisance actor sixth section of tbe S7th chapter ofgeneral statues, which is as follows: Allbuilding?, places or tenement?, retorted tofor prostitution, lewdness or illegal gamb-ling, cr used for the sale of intox'c ttingliquors shall be deemed common nuisance.Tliii law, it is well known, allows the prose-ruti- on

of both occupant of and owner ofthe building accused. The decision isquite a surprise and an unpleasant one tomany parties who had been complained ofunder the act and whose cases have awaitedthis decision.

PHILADELPHIA.A Shotlllll; Arcldeul Iliuiier to tbo

PiuratiEi.i'iiiA, Dec 25. Chrislmisday has ben observed in the usual style.

A shocking accideut occurred this morn-- at

tbe house of John McDonald, in thesouthern section of the ciiy. The familywent to sleep with a coal fire in the stove,the gas escaped into ihe room and thewhole family were nearly suffocated. Oasof bis daughters is dead, and another isnot expected to recover.

Early this morning the chair fkctory oflireymaii, 111 North Kront street, was en-tirely destroyed by Crp. The loss is heavy.Several firemen were injured by fallingladder.--.

Among oilier Christmas celebrations,the newsboy, to the number of one hun-dred and sixty five, were eotcrtnined by aeumptuous dinner at the Ledger building.Mr. Childs presented about $10,000 to theemployee of the Philadelphia LedgerSjtablihhmenl.

NEW ORLEANS.Tbe I'crnvlan Monitor Ileclnreil

Ntw Orleans, Dec. 2G. An inflectionof the Peruvian monitors resulted in theboard reporting that they were unfit forsea. They will sail next week for Pensa-col- a,

for repairs, before taking their finaldeparture. If the report is true, the Pe-

ruvian government has been badiy swin-dled in the sale, and a month may inter-vene before they sail for Peru.

GEORGIA.A Terrible Crime In Columbia Cuunfj--.

Auoci-TA-, Dec 20 Gabriel Martin andbis two maiden sisters residing in Colum-bia county, were murdered and robbed-o-

Thursday uight, their bouse was set on fireand their bodies censumed. Suspicionrests on some negroes residing in the neigh-borhood as the perpetrators of the deed.

ARKANSAS.home Abntvmeiit iu die I'ubllr

Troubles.MtMi'in, lcr. 2f.. The Avalanche's

Little Rot k special of says thatGenerals Hahroik and Porter, of Grant'sttatl, left on their return tonight. It ap-

pears thty were not authorized to investi-gate militia outrages. All the militia ex-

cept .0 are to be withdrawn from Lewii-Lurg,a- nd

the citizens arc to be allowed toform a company to aid the civil authori-ties. Conway county refugees are prepar-ing to return home.

CALIFORNIA.Ucnvy Kaliii IMM'oveiy ol Another

Klcu lllne In Kcvniln.San Francisco, Dec 24. It has been

raining throughout tbo Slate three day?,for the twenty-fou- r hours ending at 8 A. sr.

.the rain guagc ehows one and a halfinches.

The first and second mates of the shipSautce were to day sentenced to the Statesprison, the tirst two year s and the secondone 3 ear for inhuman treatment to twoapprentice boys during a voyage from NewYork.

The steamer Colorado from Panama ar-

rived to-d- ay. Another rich strike, equalif not superior to the famous Eberhardtmine is repotted iu White Pine district,JStVDda, and estimated at 9I0OU to the ton

CUBA.

BeuorUtlttnccesi ol thcltevolatlotilslHHavana. Dec 26. The city was innch

excited yesterday by Ihe repotted successof tbe revolutionists. It is thought the le- -

ports are started to cause an outbreak intbe city, but everything is quiet.

'MEXICO.

luleinul Improvement. Legislationlie. Kir.

Havana, Dec 26. Advices from Mexiro Male that 2000 laborers were engagtd inconstructing the Vera Cruz railroad.

Gen. Canto had beru sent to Duruiio.Gen, Onerango was operating against rwobtdc. Petitions Imve bten presented toCungriss lor the abolition of deitlh penally, and for the of a railroaifrom the tapilal ot Oxaca to the PacifiOn an. 1 be linancinl and commerciacm.diiion of ihe Republic is critical. Conpieis has approved 1 tie pn jeclnf allottingthe free export of mintraU. A reductionot fifteen dollars per Ion i to be granted loall vcscel corietruclrd iu the Republic.Preparalion for woiking petru'eum inOxaca have bten conimenred. The forma-tion of New Leon into separate States hadbeen commenced hy Congre?. The ques-tion Ol hunting new Stales of II iililg'i wmm

under dimi-sio- n ; aleo Ihe proposition toexpMi gold aid -- ilver lurs iindir ihe6 mc duly as commercial money, (ot:-gtT- tu

had organized a grand jury to tiyAlejia ai.d Kcmero. Mrjia was fund nt tguilty. Tbe cat--e of Komero nas unde-cided. A project of amnesty hud betnpresented in Congress and ws under

The journals generally andGsn.Palacio advorate clemency.

NA S f$1 30, 1835.

TU Tliuc--n on tlie Alaliamn fln'mis.London. Dec 2G. The Times this

moraine has another !nnc nliinrUI nn I hpsubject ofthe Alabama claim?. The peo-ple of both England and America, the. . . ,Pirn am o trr ! 1

IatioDS which 'are t6'xis." ih"fa?ure be-tween the two nations. This uneasinessarises from the true stale of negotiationstXndinf? Cn tlin Allliimi nnrafinn TlioTiraea believes Mr. Seward himself ob--

tructsja. settlement, bat that question will,be"nallv adjusted under the incotafnrradministration ot, GrauU .lUverdy Job'c- -son u pol likely to be remove! by the newadministration but termillfrtl to maiD I

BwrA leeks to delay tbe oellleuienL ofthis important question he should be re--moredout the bun of protocol already

I fiOrvm linnn Iw I rn Ktsnlat ml Mr

MuSou muUremain fixed And vySllBoooer

or later command the conient of bolhcountries.

Orrfce I'nlUiig- Herself on it WitrFooting.

iew x ork. uec An Alliens pre.rial of tbe 25th Bays the Greek ChambersHave acceded to the demand for the anproval of an extraordinary credit tc theamount of one hundred million of drachmss. Also for extraordinary levies ofmen for the army and navy ai called forby .the government and reported in cabledispatches of the' 23 J; ' . f . ' J ' t ' ' '

Madrid, December 2G. It- - is said that?17....:- - . ,. .1.. rr:i. .1 o... . . i

part in tno l uricey and Urcece uitliculty,. .T I n iio.Moii, ojecemuer zo. An Athens

diBpaich elates that two Turkish shipshave been placed ou the Cosst of Cerigo toprevent the departure of U reeks for Crete,

Xondon. Dec"ember 2C A ditmlchfrom Athena of 'the 24xh ,sa"ya .(hat the,urccian uutmner has voted the moneyasKeu lor by the government. Toe Cham-ber alaograuled the government full powerto raise more if need be. and made extraordinary levies oi men for the army andnavy.

PARAGUAY.The Allies itjal ii Hennlstil.

Paris, Dec 25. A letter from Eio Janeiro has been recived with the ltnnortantnews that the Allies had attacked Ihn Pa.guayans at Villeta in lorce.ibut weredrivenback with a loss of 1,590 killed and.wounded.

INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT,Nkw York, Dec 2G A desperate fight

betwten negroes and Germans occurred ina ball-roo- in MchTenzie, near Newark,,on. Christmas. Eve. At thement of the trouble the lights werepu"t but-an-

the greater part of the Gght took placein the dark. Five persons were injuredand nine negroes were arrested.

New York, December 26. A Lynnspecial to tbe Xen ays, 'a fire broke outin Lyceum Hall about midnight and ex-tended to Frazer's building and Lubrie'snew block, which were totally destroyed.The fire is now under control and the losswill not be R8 great as thought before thearrival of the Boston engine?. The losswill not probably exceed $300,000.

Chicago, December 2G. Mrs. Augus-tus N. Dicken?, widow of Augustus N.Dickens, a brother of Charles Dicken?,the celebrated novelist, committed sui-cide yesterday at 5GS North Clark street,by taking an overdose of morphine sholeaves thrte children she has sufferedmuch of late from poverty, being depend-ent almost entirely upon her friends forthe necessaries of life. The acrimoniouscontroversy growing out of the conduct ofher distinguished brother-in-la- CharlesDicker,?, towards Mrs. Dickens on the oc-casion of his visit to this country, will beremembered by all,

NewFTorK, Dec 20.this evening in the main gas pipe onBroadway iu front ofthe Olympic and thee'eaping gas forced its way through themaeonery under the theatre and was firstdiscovered in the ticket office. An officerwas sent below with a light, when on hisentering the vault the ga3 ignited, burninghim severely. The gas continued burningduring the performance of the play with-out

ofthe audience, however, being aware of

the circumstance. Every precau'ion wastakeu to guard againet a ptnic.

LojDON, Dec. 26. lteverdy Johnsonreceived a deputation of artisans desirousof founding a colony in Nebraska. John-son encourages them.

THE OTHER sTdE.The New Era on Hie ChnrgeM Afpiliiht

the .Semite's Eiijrossluc Clerli.In an article devoted to the recent in-

vestigation by the State Senate of thocharges preferred by Mr. Itodgcrs againstWilliam Baker, tho Eugrossing Clerk of

that body, the McMinnville JVeit Era of

tho 21th says :

It will bo seen that both charges madeby Senator ltodgers were sustained bythe committee, and their finding endorsedby tho Senate, but Mr. Baker was ex-

cused for his offenses. The first chargewas for suppressing tho laws of the State,a9 Engrossing Clerk. The facts arethese . The Carrol Academy of Mc- -Minnvillo, lias a fund of some $:$000,which is lying doinianl, tho most oftheTrustees being either dead or removed,and a perfect willingness on the part ofour people to have tLat fundtransferred to Ben Lemond College,to aid in the erection of suitable bulldogs, etc. Mr. Faulkner, our Representa

tive, introduced as an amendment tosouiobill a provision to that effect, whichwas passed. Whcn the law went to thehands of tho clerk this contemptibleBaker he suppressed tho amendmentand quietly made way with it in somemysterious manner. Thero is no reasonfor this, other than a desire to damagethe interests of this community to theextent of his thieving propensities.When he was arraigned before the Senate, ho suddenly finds the amendment,and overs it up by saying "in tho hurryof business it was overlooked." Thiscommunity arc satisfied that tho overlooking was intentional, and that theamendment would never have been foundexcept by somo such process as thatadopted.

Ihe next charge was for obtainingmoney under "raise pretenses, andwhich chargo we profioso to establishbefore a jury of our countrymen. Thi9scoundrel cannot claim that this act wascaused bv a "hurry of business,' for itwas a premeditated, calm, cool and Uiliberate nttemnt to annronriato to his- 1 111own uses money that did not belong tohim, and which he has since been compelled to disgorge. That our readers maytee tlie whole case, wo make the lollowiug statement On the 3d day ofMarch, 1SGS, wo received tho Taxsales of Fentress county, of condemnedlands, lor publication in tho New Era,which sales aio inserted 011 the fith, 12th,and l'.Uh of March, and this Baker clan-destinely entered the Comptroller's officeat Nashville, and claimed that tho foesfor advertising said sales were due him,and the Comptroller, knowing no better,and having but a slight acquaintance withBaker, paid him the amount. The lawregulating legal advertising was passedontholTihof February, to taka ell'ectthirty days alter its passage, winch wouldbo the ltith of March, and Baksr couldmake no possible lesjal claim to such fees,aud he knew it. -

Tho i:Vo of tho same date publishesthe following card from the Comptrollerofthe State:

CosirTRoi.i.Kii's Orrict", Nashville,Tlnn., Dec. IS, li!iS. 1). F. Walla cl,Ivq.: Dear Sir.: 1 gave Gen. Badgers awariant 011 the J rvasuicr, this morning,for the amount of your fees; since whichMr. Baker lias refunded what 1 paid himBaker was wrong, and more than trronij;yet 1 can but feel a little sorry forhim.

Yours truly,G. AV. Blackburn, Coinpl.

I VTL Ui:EBLISHEI) ARCH

AJbreak.occurred

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho I?nglfsh crui3tr Nyrnph has cap-

tured eight slavers off tho African coastduring the past season.

Wcndqll Phillips in the Anti-slaver- y

Standard, vehemontly opposes theTo-pe- al

of tho tenure-of-offic- e act.Beuben Patterson, who was wonnded

by a sky-rock- et in Memphis Thursdaynight, died Friday morning.

The residence of John Kuapp, of thoBt. Louis Mepublican, was burned lastThursday. Loss 15,000; insurance

2,500.The EeformedDutcU Church at .Ghent,

JfeiF-- IToric, vrna bumctl yiiarsIjr iiiiirn-T- S

It w&s 4ie& ot Vo o0Lest ctturcUeain the country.

The St. J0W3 Episcopal CtawAWatorkry, Connecticut, w destroyed

by firo Thursday morning. Loss-SlOO-

000; insured for 35,000.

It is reported that tho Treasury Despartment at Washington is to issue $20t-000,00- 0

of new greenbacks, to take thoplace of an equal amount of burned andmutilated notes.

Tho New Orleans Picayune says thata mode of driving street railroad cars bycompressed air has been invented and Li

about lo be tried there,' which givespromise of complete success.

KevfTS. RMngTtf ruuu was uuu ut wie passuugura uu tuu tufated steamer United States, ha3 notJbeen" heard 'from by his friends in thatcity since tho accident.

The Patrio has tho following dispatcfrom Athens, dated November 22: " TheCommittee of Action have addressed apetition to the Greek government pray-ing for peace They urge the govern-ment to respect "tho popular feeling ofthe country, which is clearly for peace,and avoid war with Turkey."

The renresentatives of Sbanish authority in Washington speak, with theutmost confidence 01 tnospecay suppresssion of tho revolution in Cuba. Thoyhold that the only hope of success fcr thoCubans is in the possibility of a generalcivil war in tho mother country.

Tho amount of claims presented byalleged Southern loyalists, for damages toproperty by Federal troops, now' on thotable ofthe Senate Committee on Claims,foots up just half a million dollars, butthe Senators are of opinion that thepassage of the first claim, as a precedent,will swell the list to hundreds of mil-

lions of dollars.

PERSONAL ITE3IS.Vermont, it is claimed, will first grant

women suffrage.Tho most popular plumber on record

Littlo Jack Horner.Flotow, the musical composer, was

lately divorced from his sixth wifo inorder to marry her sister.

In New York it is becoming customaryfor the bride to furnish thedress materialworn by the bridesmaids.

A fellow from Ohio won over six thousand dollars, and broke a faro bank, inPittsburg, one night last week.

John Taylor, of Parkersburg, Virginia,while cleaning his. gun, accidentally hhotdead his little r, aged 6even

'years.

Someone says that Alboni is losingflesh and growing into corporal consisttency with her name.

Two boys in Holmes County, Mississippi, went to school all summer, andraised $250 worth of cotton b3' workingon Saturdays.

French capitalists arc going heavilyinto beef curing at Houston, Texa?, fortho European market.

Mr. George W. Adams, a leadingWashington correspondent, was marriedlast Tuesday to the daughter of John M.Barclay, the Journal Clerk ol tho House

Representatives.

Tho lifa of a fortnight-ol- d child, in Essex county, to whom morphine had beenaccidentally given, was recently savedby coffee and four hours' persistent flagellation.

Near Poughkespsie, Tuesday, two children were burned to death in a dwellingthat caught fire while their parents,Joseph Adams and wife, were absent.

In London now thev play "Tho Stran- -

get" after a new fashion. By way of re-

lieving the maudlin sontiment ofthedrear drama, the Stranger and Mrs.llaller, in the last act. dance the can-ca- n

in the genuine Mabille style.

We learn, on the authority of a NewYork correspondent of the Boston Post,that Miss Susan B. Anthony and MissAnna Dickinson are accomplished riderson that most fascinating of vehicles, thetwoswhcelcd velocipede.

T1IF.M AIltTI NCVSIO.V OF CUNQRCSN.Corresi'OuJence of the New York Herald.

New York, Dec. 22. Several membersand Senators, the most promioent of whomare E. B. Wasliburne and Senator Grimes,are iu favor of repealing the law providingfor the meeting of the rorly-hrs- t Congresson the 4th of March. Tbey are of opinionthat after passing the appropriation billstbe beat thing Congress can do is lo ad-

journ. It is thought, however, that a majority of both Houses are opposed to repealing the law, and lavor a session otabout a month of the Forty-fir- st Congress.Nearly all ot the leading committees orthe House are overcrowded with businesssome ol it regarded as important, iheMilitary Committee, for instance, has overa hundred bills and resolutions before it.According to the rules of Ihe House therewill not be time this session to give someof the committees a chance to report.Should there be no session of the Forty- -first Congress on the 4th of March, manyof these measures now before the committees will be forced to go over until theregular meeting next December. It issaid that some of them are of such a naturetiat so long a delay would work injury totbe public interest?. 1 his 13 used as one otthe arguments in favor of organizing onthe 4'h of March.

o:ti:ir)iiiGQi,ua cam:.The frauds committed by importers

revealed by an examination in the affairsof tho New York customhouse are sttspendous. A short lime ago the collectorseized a quantity of silk valued at $100,-00- 0,

Now it appears that a single firmhavo succeeded in defrauding the government of tho duties on $250,000 worth ofgoods. Another firm confessed to an"evasion" of payment on goods to theamount of $200,000. Tho first mentionedhave escaped. TI19 latter firm gave bailto tho amount or 2oO,OUU. Tho manner in which the payment of duties wasavoided was very simple. Cases contain'ing goods of little value were sent to thoappraisers, while tho really valuablegoods wero sent directly to the store.The discovery ot the Irauds has givenrise to rumors of collusion between thoimporters and certain customhouse ofli

ccrs. It is remarkable that tho appraisershould acept the statements of interested parties, examining one case out offour, when tho duties of his olhce uemaud a rigid scrutiny of all goods.J'tttsfnirg Commercial.

Tho negroes who attempted a wholesale robbery and murder in the vicinityof Richmond, Virginia, a few nightssince, have all been arre.itcd, and one 0them has made a full confession.

Several guagers in New Yoik,pointed under the late whiskey tax law,have resigned, and others propose to resign, upon tho ground that they are. unable to make a living by their legitimatf (S.

J

, . JXPtftON - ANDNASHYILLE,

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE;

A Toang Man Struck by aKocketand Mortally Wounded,

;

Almost the Entire Calf of theLeghorn Away and the Mainc ; 'Artery ScTcrcd.

Not a few of our readers will grieve toloam of a melancholy occurrence which,ibis feared,.may result in; tho death of a.most estimable youag gentleman or tltiaoAtv.

Between six and seven o:clocklastlti t ?r i . tj- - f n y' ?v ?wgat, wniie aix. tveuueniA'auBou.vouuK'

est son ofCol, Ueorgo mtathewelknown bookseller, was walking on Mainstreet, in front of tho Oak Hall clothingstore, ho was struck down by a skyrocket fired by some ono from outsido theconfectionery under Odd Fellows' Hall,immediately opposite The missile, instead of shooting upwards, as intended,whizzed across the street, striking youngPattison full upon tho side of the calf oftho loft leg. . It passed through, explod-ing after striking, tore away the flesh andligaments in great masses, and severedtho main artery. An incision was thusmade nearly t(wo inches ia depth, and exV

lenaing-i-or several incnes --euner way)revealing a most frightful gash.

Mr. Pattison fell on the pavemont asthough pierced by a bullet. His companion himsolf grazed on tho kneo bythe terrible missilo after it passed through.the other's leg sprang to. lus assisUance, and was shocked to discover thatMr. P. was bleeding profusely. Thewounded young man was carried into theclothing store, where a tourniquet washastily impoverished and applied to theleg in tho hopo or staunching the bloodUntil medical assistance could be pro-cured.

Drs: R. W. Mitchell and J. W. Erskine"soon arrived. Thoy were joined by'others, and during the entire night thecase was receiving their attention. Mr.Pattison lay motionless and pallid on thebare floor. It was a long time bofore theflow of blood could 4bo' stopped, and itsloss rendered him very weak. Thestriking and explosion of the rocket hadshocked his nervous system, and causadhim to sink alarmingly. Early in thoevening the surgeons had partly decidedthat an immediate amputation was nine's,sary to save the sulferer's life, and inresponse to a question from him one ofthem bade him prepare for such a contin-gency. A feeble groan was the onlyreply. Mr. Pattison. rested better,having been placed under tho influenceof opiates necessary to lessen the pain.Tho great loss of blood and naturallydelicate physique of the ,sufferer ren-dered it evident- - that without a reactionit wero impossible to attempt an amputa-tion without seriously endangering hislife. Nothing of that kind had beendono up lo 1 o'clock thi3 morning. Atthat lime it was feared that dissolutionwas approaching, and wo should not bosurprised to learn this morning that hisagonies had been relieved by death.

Reuben Paltisou has barely attainedhis majority. Though fragile, he posses- - 1

scs, to a inoro than ordinary extent, thebuoyancy of spirits incidental to youthand an ardent temperament. Only yesterday lie spoke enthusiastically to thewriter of Christmas: of the joys andpleasures in storo for him this day, towhose advent he looked forward withalmost tho exuberant glee of a child.

In a moment joyful anticipations werechanged to agony ; and instead of theglad welcomes of friends have come thesighs and tears of those near and dear tohim. It were scarcely possible to con-cei- vo

of a dispensation more sad onewhich could occasion greater genuinosorrow than will this tragic occurrence.

Memphis Avalanche, Dec. 2j.

ARKANSAS.Col. H;idenu Goc lo Ihe Neat .of War.

We learn from a gentleman lately arrived from Arkansas that matters intlugusta and the southwestern part ofthat' State, instead of getting better areworse. Ihe few who could and did withstand the rapacity of Upham and Cattcr-so- n

up to the latter part of last week,have at last succumbed, packed up theirtraps and traveled, those of Augusta toLittle Rock and Duvall's Bluff, and thosefrom tho southwest to Texas and theIndian country.

A rumor prevailed in Augusta, onMonday, that Upham and his men, sitsisfied they had about cleaned out thocountry and ruined its people, wereabout to leave for new and untried fieldswhere they thought it likely their enterpriso would be as thoroughly successfulThe sardines, candy and other goodthings of Augusta are giving out, and asthey cannot soldier without that kind ofprovender, they are "going for" the

earest and next best point, perhapsCamden or tho Bluff. The militia areubilant over the prospects of a march

in pastures fresh and green, and alreadyaro gloating over the surprises and miserles they will induce, in the southwest,Catterson is monarch of all he survey!1,and has determined to remain so, unlessCol. Badeau, who is to make a tour of in-

spection of the State, shall insist upons recall and the disbandment or his

miscreants. The murders and othercrimes committed by this man will never

0 known to tho world, unless ho him"self should surprise us by his "confessions." He is tho most vindictive, remorseless, implacable and brutal ruffianthat was ever associated with Clayton in

ulainy.There is an idea abroad that Col.

Badeau will be able to insure the peoplesome mitigation of the sufferings thoyhave boon enduring by tho suspension ofmartial law, and from tho presence of themilitia, and that even the Governor him-self will soften his heart and listen to thevoice of reason and common sense. But,judging by his past, and his refusal tohear even respectable Kepublicans and beadvised by them, it is hardly to be hopedfor. i ho fear ef Gen. Grant, operatingupon him through Col. Badeau, may havethe desired effect, and tho citizens ofArkansas may bo spared any further interference by the thieves anu murderersof Catterson and Upham. Clayton maypossibly bo induced to call ou "his dogsof war." We will wait and see. Mem-phis Appeal, Dec. 21.

THK ST. TIIOJIAM IWSISES.Gen. Raasloff, formerly Minister (0

this country from Denmark, and nowDanish Secretary of War, has arrived atWashington to see what can bo doneabout inn ai. Thomas treaty. He isanxioii3 to have it ratified, but ia not bf'lieved to have authority to make new arrangements. The treaty, it will be remembered, was made eighteen monthsago, and ratified by tho Danish Rigsdadabout a year,ago, after the inhabitants ofthe Island had voted almost unanimouslyin favor of being transferred. It has beenbefore our Senate for a year, bnt "wn3never acted on, the Foreign Committeebeing all but unanimous in oppositionthereto. Raasloff will now urge thatcomity between nations requires that woshould do something with tho treaty,either ratify or reject it.

The Mayor of that city has given pub-

licity to an announccment'that thero arenearly 201,000 of population in St. Louis.They arc clasr-ific- about as follows:Irish, 30,000; German, 01,000; French,50,000; English, 0,500; AmericaD, 14A,-00- 0;

other nationalities, 8,000.

TENNESSEE. SUKDAY, DECEMBER 27,

ENGAGED PJEO,rXE'

Au JStutly IIow It Feels Us,Pains nntl Flensnrcs.

At ball or sociablojisst conyerta- -

zione or croquet, ar- - Tveaamfr, orfuneral, at any other'ofthose festiveoccasions wherein ejiqicty disportsitself it not unfrequcntly happensjtJyoung man, alter having beenlavish ofhis attentions, his admiration, and his hocls for tho solo be-

hoof and l)enofit of some particularyoung woman, whose eyes or hairor toilette may havQ hit his fancy,to bo told by a disinterested female

with, tho least. TossibI& xoui- -con of malicious triumpli, tlint titoobject of his devotion ia engaged,AU mon w havo at any titoQ

mingled in iKo divisions ot thosalon can recall somo such experi- -

.ence,-an- writh .it, top, 111 o unmistak-able feeling of wasted opportunity,the- - chagrin of love's labor lost;which the information brought withit. . Even. wo. whoso silvering hairshave Scarcely softencd-'th- o fires ofyouth, can remombor tho prettyblonde or the lascmating brunettewo danced with vainly for one entireevening (ehculftZgaccs) i'so longago ; wo can romcmbor lier namothealimploiniherlovolv cheok.fthecoquettish allurements of her sidelong oyo : and we renew again afterall those 3'cars the tempest ot rageand loathing that tore our manlybdsom and threatened tho serenityof our unruflled shirt front as welearned that she was engaged tothat puppy Jones, or that scoundrelIiobinson, as tho ca.se may havebeen. But we did not then whatwo propose to do now ; wo did notpause to mornlheon, and, if possi-ble, to analyzo the curious conven-tionalities which this triumph anddespair pro-suppos- and indicated.

The fact is that .that peculiar so-

cial relation which is known as anagemcnt- - is among the most

amusing studies to which tho philo-sophical student of society can ap-

ply himself. To appreciate it thor-oughly, however, ho ought himselfto havo beon engaged at least onceand not more than twice. For repeated engagements will have con-

fused the accuracy of his recollections and blunted tho delicacy ofhis perception to an extent thatmust matcriallv dim the lifrht,which experience would otherwisemve shed upon Ins inquiry. Hnt

to a man, who has beon onco ortwice engaged, who is neither acynic nor an enthusiast, thero is anever-failin- g fund of entertain-ment in watching tho antics of hisneighbors struggling in tuo netfrom which some friendly rodent ofcircumstances has released him.He will observe, in the first place,that for both parties tho situation

singularly disagreeable, rorboth it involves nearly all the pri-vations, without any of the privi- -

i 01 matrimony. Augustusmust leave his club and abandonhis cigar ; he must exchange thosecosy little dinners a trois plats athe cafe for dreary and ill cooked

banquets at his intended father-in-law- 's

: he must put up with chafingfrom his bachelor mends, and hemust sacrifice the affectionate andplatonic regard of all his femaleacquaintance. Of course, where aman is rcall in love, greater sacrifices than these should be gladlymade ; but after all, tho sinccrcstaffection in the world will not prc--

ent an engaged man lrom leehnghat his position is false and irk

some in the extreme. Arabella is,no doubt, the best girl in the world,and loves you very dearly, thoughno better than you lovo her; yetthere arc times when .Xmcinda, lorexample, who doesn't care a buttonlor you, and lor whom you care evenless, would be a much mora agree-able companion, At a dancingparty, let us say, where Lucinda.waltzes like a sylph and Araballa,dear creature that sho is, 'likewell, unlike Lucinda, and yet your

itgement forbids 3011 to followthe inclination which would giveyou a good partner instead 01 apoor ono, and delight instead, oltorture. So too at tho opera, wheredespite your affection, you cannothelp constrasttng tho cold lnditter- -

enco of Arabella, who, with all heramiability and goodness has verylittle taste lor music, with Lucinda scharming enthusiasm and appreciative ecstacies. Then, again, attho picture gallery, you rememberhow Lueijida 1 airly vibrated withartistiejpleasure ovcrchefs iVoeuvreswhich the darling of your soul parses Willi most provoking noncua- -

lance. Now, profound as is yourattachment to your bethrothed, andfirmly as you are convinced thatsho of all woman is the one destinedor mako you happy, you cannttdeny to yourself that on all theseoccasions Lucinda's company wouldbe vastly more agreeable Alteryou are married --you can enjoy thispleasuro which is now denied you ;

you can dance and flirt with Lucinda then to your hearts content;you can invito her to join yourwile in little parties to tno theateror tho opera or the concert; you cango so far as to kiss her and everyother pretty girl that win lot you,and nobody minds it a bit. It isonly your way; you always worewild, arfd this is but tho innocentfroedom of an old Benedict. Butjust try ono ot theso innocent freedoms while you aro engaged, andpouf! you havo Arabella and allher feminino acquaintances, youngand old, buzzing around your earsliko a swarm of enraged hornets.

It is this sense of confinementand restraint thaUmakes the periodof betrolhalso irksome for even thomost ardent lover. And for thelad' it is even worse. From thefatal moment of the official an-

nouncement there is an end of allthese sweet observances wherewith she was wont to bo encompassed. . xio longer the daily postmancomes to her freighted 'with store ofdainty missives, gilt-edge-d and per-fumed, invitations to ball, or opera,or plny,the newest waltz, the latestnovel; no longer her boudoir is madefragrant with the spoils of a dozenflorists; no longer a scoro of eagerc avaliers contend for the honor ofher hand at every dance; no longershe goca fotthm promenade andpark like Iloraco's Barine:

"JnvenumPutilica cura."

For all these various jo3's, fornotes and flowers, for books andmusic, and invitations, for escort'and pailners, even for the flatter-ing homage of admiring eyes, she

must depend on Augustus, who,ten' chances to one, nover thinks offlowers or music, never goes to thotheater, porhaps O, horror I doesnot even dance. And in the lattercase he is sure to be the veriest dogin tho mangor, andt 0 object vio-lently to. his beloved dancing withanybody elgo. Could tho art of herbitterest female enemy devise for;her a more pitiable situation?

As we havo said, for two people,who lovo each other truly thesdlitt.16 annoyances, it will be said,aro vorv trifling and easily lo Ioensured. Btxfc tho. Htncerest Iqvcannot, altoirether relieve froxxx mon- -otony an intercourse jof montlist orovon yejirs, wnoso solQ cxcitomenlinn in ' 1 f... il ntiea in uuiicipauuii, Alter 1110 lirabrtct flush of assured succoss. whenpissions cataloguo of pretty inani

J 1. .. t . ;x ? 1 1 1' -

viubojio uiiiiuaiuu, it is uaru lounvaginawhat engaged neonlafind totalk of evoning after evening thatcustom tnrows them together;WlnOh of us has a friend, male orlemalo, that he could endure to talkl -- 1. L T n .

lu uiyub mier nigut lor a jrear together, with no change and no rolease ? And what glamor'has love somuch mof e'potent than friendship tomako us find variety in. monotonyuseii r xno, course ot true lovenever did run smooth," only fromtho moment it began to run smoothit ceased to be true love. Patsiorifeeds on difficulty, and romance isits lifo-brcat- The humdrum ouietand prosaic realities of an engage- -

' ' . . .A 1 1 1 1mum, are apt to coot tno aruor ana.i:r.n:HA&A at. ?ii ...uiaaiumo mo illusions wnicnusually prompt a proposal, andperhaps in this way, by giving acnanco to correct an error before itit irretrievable, engagements dogood. From, this point of yiow thepractico, is worthy ot encouragement,but it must bo frightfully" stu--

piu ior tne engaged, remaps, alterall, thero is more wisdom in theold plan of marrying in haste andrepent at leisure: for aa. the repentance is pretty suro to como atany rate, it may be as well to avoidtins preliminary ennui.

The Bnrfflnry and Execution in Pa- -

laskt.Several days ago we acquainted our read'

ers with the particulars of the robbery ofnegro named Fisher; near Pulaski, and

the killing of another negro named Mason,the supposed burglar. The Palaskl Citizen

of Friday, after describing the visit of thedisguised party to the iail. and the manner of Mason's death, concludes the articleas follows :

There is no doubt that Mason was guillvof the robbery, as we are informed, thatwhen he was lodged in jail, in the evening.he told a prisoner who was in the cell withhim that he had Fisher's money, and ex-

pected an attempt would be made to killhim that night, and if he would help himto hold the door (which opens on the inside) and to defend himcelf, he would givehim threa hundred dollars of Ihe money.This ia not the first offense of which Masonhas been guilty. He was under bond forI113 appearance at the present term of oorCircuit Court, for resi'ting lawful prfices?,and shooting one of a Sheriffs possewhile attempting to arrest him upon acharge of larceny. He has also been oncetried in this court tor htrceny singe thewar. He his been once indicted in Davidson couuty tor horse stealing, and remained there twelve or e ghteen monthsin prison ; and once indicted in Lincolncounty for the same ofien-- e. No less thanhalf a dozen robbeiies have been committed in this plare within Jhe last four orfive months, and it is generally believrdthat Mason was the thief, or one of thethieve, as it is also believed that he wasthe leader of n band of professionalthieves. He had no occupation, save thatof gambling and the supposed ooe of stealing. There is no doubt but he was a ter-

ribly bad and desperate negro. He hadeven become a terror to his own race, andwas alike odious to both whites and blacks.

But while all this may be so, while hemay have been covered all over with crime.still we protest long and eirnestly againstthe manner of his execution. The civilaw should, and must havo its course, else

no man's life in the land is safe. We havealways been opposed to mob-la- but owingto tbe frequency of these summary executions, we now more loudly than ever protest against them. They unsettle cursocial organizations, and startle the safetyofthe whole community, to say nothing ofthe violation of law involved. And, al-

though the executed may have deservedhis fate, there is a legal way provided forhim to meet that fate; and if he meets itin any other, public sentiment should, andit uoea condemn the proceeding, vt e trust.therefore, that we will never have anotherone ot these awiui occurrences in thecounty of Oiler, as long as we have legaltribunals or the semblance ot law lelt inthe land. Let us, oh I let us never haveanother one of these startling tragedies.In politics, Mason was a Democrat-- ; hevoted for Seymour in the late Presidentialelection, and used his influence for theDemocratic ticket.

A GIGANTIC SKK.I.r.TO.V.From the Sauk Rapids Sentinel, Dec. 13.

Day beforo'yesterday, while the quartrymen employed uy tlie sauK napiusWater Power Company wero engaged inquarrying rock for the dam which is beingerected across the Mississippi at thisplace, they found imbedded in the solidgranite rock tho remains of a humanbeing of gigantic stature. About sevenfeet below the surface of the ground, andabout three feet and a half beneath theupper stratum of rock, the remains werefound imbedded in the sand, which hadevidently been placed in tho quadrangular grave, which had been dug out of thesolid rock to receive the last remains ofthis antediluvian giant. Tho grave wastwelve feet in length, four feet wide, andabout three feet in depth, and is to dayat least two feet below the present levelofthe river. The remains arecompletilpetrified, and aro of gigantic dimensions.The head is massive, measures thirty-on- e

and one-hal- f iaches in circumference,but low in tho os frontis,and very flit on the top. Thefemur measures twenty-si- x and a quarterinches, and the tibula twentydivo and ahalf, while the body is equally long inproportion. From the crown of the headto tho sole ot tho loot tho length 13 tenfeet nino and a half inches. The moasurearound the chest is fifty-nin- e and a halfinches. 1 his giant must have weighedat least nine hundred pounds when covered with a reasonable amount or flesh.The petrified remains, and there is nothsing loft but the naked bones, now weighthree hundred tour and a quarter pounds.The thumb and fingers of the left hand,and the left foot, from the ankle to thotoes, are gone, but all the other'parts areperfect, uver tho sepulcher of the un- -knownrdead was placed a large flat limestone rock that remained perfectly separated from tho surrounding granite rock,

Theso wonderful remains of an ante-

diluvian, gigantis race are in the possession of a gentleman who has started withit to his residence East This gentleman, it is said, will send the remains toBoston, and possibly we may hear allthat can bo said on the subject by thelearned in thesa things. It is supposedby some of our ablest meo, among whomis Uen. i. nomas, that many more steletons will be found during the process ofexcavating tho granite rocks in thisplace. .Some seem to think that theseremains were deposited in this sarcoph"agus" prior to the formatiou of the pres-ent strata of rocks that now abound here;but this is mere conjecture.

AMERICAN.1868.

A SWKS BOlWiA.Mary Jenaueret, the .Swiss Poisoner-Ho- w

Kbe Reveled at tbo Den lb orHer Victims.At Geneva, on the 23d of No-

vember, proceedings commencedagainst one of the most monstrous,women that ever lived. The trialwas terminated on the 2Gtb, by hercondemnation to twenty years' im-prisonment with hard labor. Thename of tho monster is Mary Jean-nere- t.

She .comes of a respectablefamily ; is thirty two years old. and.Tflara ireen spectacles on accountot an &lle-- el dVaci&ae ofT tlie eyes.She simulated a weakness of hercyea in order to procure some atropino. fltt ialoid prepared of belliaonna, which is a very virulent poison. By an uncommon knowledgeof the medical tcrminologj', finemanners aniVavyery insinuating de-meanor, she succeeded jn gainingme conhdence 01 the druggists andphysicians at Geneva, and shetreated the patients intrusted to hercare in the hospitals and in private

mm iuu suuciiuuo OI amother. She was first employed ina private hospital. vTwo of theelder inmates a man and his wife

soon died; afterwards theirdaughter, and in the end the landlady herselt. Nobody appears tohave suspected herT but an unknownhand wrote1 the celebrated verse ofDante on the" entrance door of thehospital r

Voi ch'entrate, Iasciate ogni speranza.

Jcanneret afterwards entered thehouso of the painter Bourcart. Hismotner-m-ia- w was sick, anu soonafter tho arrival of Jeanneret suffered from terrible nervous fits. Shofelt an unconquerable apathy againstthe new nurse, and the painter, whosuspected her" of mischievous deeds,dismissed her, though in a polit6manner. But he did not lose sightof her, and soon learn od that twopersons, who were intrusted to hercare m the family of a Mr. Gross.had died. A young latiy who hadvisited the patients and took teawith them, was also affected by verysingular symptoms, and Jeanneretsaid to the domestics: "lou see,that girl ha3 the same disease as ourladies ; all three will probably die. 'The physician who treated thisyoung lady recognized that she waspoisoned by belladonna, and hesaved her. He spoke with the nurseabout the case, but she answered sopromptl and judiciously all thequestions that he did not suspectie. in the least. The nurse, never

theless, felt afraid of a discoveryand soon dfsappcared. The painter,Bourcart, heard of all these cases,and denounced the woman to theState's Attorney. She had justpoisoned another woman who wasseized by a hysteric delirium iu con-sequence of the use of a inedicineadministered to her by JeanneretShe was surprised in her room be-

fore she could conceal the vials con-

taining the atropine.It was proved during her trial that

she was a hysterical person. Shehad consulted a great many physi-cians in regard to her imaginarydiseases. She feigned to have constant trouble with her eyes?, but anocculist soon discovered that herej'es were in a perfectty normalstate. She used atropine immoder-ately on her eyes, and begged ofone of her physicians to apply ahot iron to her shoulders.

By one of the witnesses she wagdescribed asa model nurse, whocould during seven consecutivenights stay with a sick person with-out falling asleep a single moment.But when her patients died in con- -

ulsions, she constantly smiled, andeven hrolce out lor a moment 111

loud laughter. As she used theatropine alwa3's for the eyes, sheagreed that she might have made amistake and given it in lieu of othermedicine to her patient;. Sometimes she said she gave them bella-donna in small, doses to do themgood ; never 'with the intention ofkilling them " with these things."Her behaviour as a woman was otherwise faultless, with this exception :everybody who knew her describedher as the greatest liar on earth.

V as she sane i Was she possessed of a monomania? The-- publicaccusor did not believe it. Faith-lessness, perseverance, cunning andaudacity, he said were combined inthat woman, and if there were anyintoxication of her senses it wasthe intoxication of crime, whichsilenced her conscience. He askedthe court to condemn her to death.

She was very ably defended, andtho assertion of her legal adviserthat she had watched the dead bodiesof those whom she was suspected ofhaving poisoned alone during thesubsequent night, and that she onthose occasions, never showed theleast symptom of fear or remorse,made a deep impression upon theaudience. But it wa3 in vain thathe tried to prove her innocence.The jury declared that Mary Jean-neret was guilty of having poisonedeight persons, and found her " notguilty" in regard to the young ladywho was poisoned ana afterwardssaved. Bnt it admitted " extenuating circumstances," whereuponthe court condemned her to twentyyears hartl labor.

k qrtunately such cases do not occur often, But, whenever they attract public attention, the questionalways arises whether the insanity,in winch such a series of crimes canonly originate, is not precisely thestate of mind which induces the perpetration of every crime, and whichis only the highest degree of theanimus criminalis. Whether it israpacity or the morbid and horribledelight in the convulsions of a dyingvictim, which drives such a monster to commit a murder, is a mat-ter of little moment. To the can-did mind both are insane conditions,but it is an insanity which falls under the application of criminal pun-ishment. In this sense penitentia-ries are indeed nothing but insaneasylums. If they are not, it wouldbe good policy to make them so.

Geu. Grant has been repeatedly impor-tuned by Chandler, Morgan, Wilson,Stuart, and other Senatorial leaders, togive them a clue a3 to the formation ofhis Cabinet, but thus far they have onlybeen informed that no Cabinet has beenagreed upon. The President elect is re-

ported to havo said towho called on him, that he had notsettled upon a single namo for a Cabinetposition; but he manifests a desire tohear all that others have to say on thesubject, remaining silent himself.

NEW SERIES NO. 104,

Footprints on tub kovNbi--RIES OF ANOTHER WORLD.

Ah Odd Keiuiuiseeur A DoubleWraltn What was Witnessed andtbe Result,Several years since we were read-- 1

ing, in the presence of an elderlylady friend, the tradition recited byMr. Robert Dale Owen, in his workon spiritual manifestations, of a fe-male school teacher in Switzerland;who had appeared in the capacity ofwhat is termed " double." to her pu,glL?. anci wlio v ;t, trom til Ei

comnlleO. to tlirovr jlid, lxevposition, as she hail upon, severaloccasions been seen in two. places at11 .. ...uie same time, ana wlien questionetupon the subject the teacher de-- i

clared that at such times, in her narural body, she experienced a listlessnes3 that she could not account for.ihe lady friend referred to then recited an occurrence that transpiredin a. town pn the Ohio, now a largeand flourishing city, some fortyyears ago. A younglady fnend hadrecently married and gone down theriver on a bridal trip; the newlvmarried man holding the position ofengineer on the boat After an absence of several weeks our informant and her husband, after tea, oneevening, concluded to call at theresidence of the bride's mother, whdlived some for or five squares dis-tant, and ascertain. when tho daugh- -A J.ter anti ner husband were expectedhome, it was in the month ofAugust, if our memory serves us,and the moon was shining brightly,so that objects could be distinctlyseen ior a distance ot halt a squarevery readily. They

.had

.entered

41.. 4 1tuu street at a poms Within onehundred, yards of their destination, and the house they wcre'aboutvisiting was plainly visible. Itwas a large single tenement framehouse, setting about three or fourfeet above the level of the street,with steps leading from the pavement to the front door. When ourinformant and hr hnsband hadreached within fifty feet of the doorthey were surprised to see movingup the steps the newly marriedcouple, and to see them noiselesslyenter the door. They congratulatedthemselves that they would be thehrst among their acquaintances towelcome them back from their trip;and went immediately to the door",and, knocking, were admitted by themother of the young lady. Afterbeing ushered into tho parlor, andtaking seats, the lady inquired foeher friend, expecting to greet her in

few moments. The mother an4swered that she had not arrived,nor was she expected for two orthree days. This astouished ourfriend, as she felt sure that she hadseen her enter the house, but forfear of subjecting herself to ridicule.forbore to jiention what she hadwitnessed. Her intimacy with thefamily precluded the possibility ofthe answer being an excuse for thenon appearance ol the bride andgroom, and after spending an houror two with the lady of tho houseiu social intercourse, she, with herhusband, started for home, on thewa discussing the double wraiththat made the appearance on thedoor step, and endeavored to rea-son with one another that it was ahallucination.

This was years before the telegraph had annihilated time, andrailroads had rendered communica-- .

tion between distant points a matterof small moment. The second dayafter this moonlight walk and visit,the steamer Ben Franklin arrivedfrom below, bringing the announce-ment that the steamboat Car ofC'ommcrce.(we believe this was tliQ

name ofthe boat) had exploded herboilers at or near the Louisvillewharf. The" second engineer wasbadly scalded ; the burn3 being verysevere, he jumped overboard in or-- :

tier to obtain relief from the waterof the river, and was rescued onlyto die on the landing before hecould be removed to any buildingor receive medical attendance. Thisengineer was the newly married hns-

band, and the lady was blown over-

board and her body never recovered.Tlie explosion had taken place onthe da)' that our iufonnant aud herhusband had seen the double appattiou on the door steps on Waluutstreet in Cincinnati.

When the old lady concluded thenarration of these circumstances tous, we asked her if she believed theywere the spirits of her departedfriends. She answered that all thefacts related had transpired, and thatwe could call them by what namewe chose. We give the story asrelated to us, and it certainly, to ourmind, is as well authenticated asmany spirit manifestations that wehave heard narrated by living wit-nesses, and that they are firmly bc--

ieved. Wc can point to men andwomen m our community who today have had as marvellous experiences as the one above related, andwho cannot believe that theyhave been deceived. Xew AlbanyLedger.

BIXC l.XWS fill LI. IN 1'ORCC ISCOHNECTICUT.

A Connecticut paper calls attention tosome of the laws of that State, which arecertainly no great improvement on thoseof two centuries ago. It says :

1. A married woman, guilty ol infi-delity, ia punished by imprisonment intho State prison not less than two years.A rrarried man guilty of infidelity, except with a married woman, is punishedby a fine not exceeding seven dollars, orby imprisonment in the common jail notexceeding thirty days.

2. Ihe husband can in this istate con-vey away all his real cstato without hiswife's consent, and cut her off at hisdeath from every cent of his property.In no other State in the Lnion can thisbe one.

3. While the wife has no right to anyportion ol her husband a property during I113 mc. and may ue cut ou irora anyportion of his estate after his death, thohusband, immediately on the marriage,takes possession of all her property, andkeeps. ,

possession during. .

his life, giving' - 1 .1 p 1 :me principal uiereui 10 ucrur iter ueira

at the time of his death.4 The property which may be acquired

hy.. their.joint exertions during'

,wedlock

..1 1 i, 1 ?belongs to me uusuanu mono, sue naviugno legal interest therein whatsoever.

. . .- mt r 1 ro. ine cunuren, iron 01 tne marriage,boloDg to the husband, not to the wife.In case of separation, he is entitled 'tothe custxly.

The only remedy at present open tomarried women again.it laws reducingthem to a condition nearer slavery than.freedom, is divorce. We are not surprised, therefore, that two-thir- cl tliedivorces granted in this State aro grantedto wives, who have thus obtained restitution of their own property, control ,oftheir own children and a share of theirown earnings.

THE tTHE LOCATION Of IKR JFAJX

cnovxns.The CoekrlH Springs Track.

T th Editors of tha Onion and AmetfeanThe Directors of the Agricultural and

Mechanical Association hare yet nrJderconsideration the question of a properplace for Ihe Stale Kiir QtonndntotthBCentral Division. --Thia 13 aa, importantmrttet, and one which Ihcwe'in cBargeshould not determine wiihont a fbHknowledge, of the fact?. Several sites Eavebeen otTered, and theirrespeclivs meritshave been vigorously urged b; those ialer-esle- d.

The success of uch- - exhibitionsdepends greatly upon the location of theground- - th"eir accessibilily frtjai lb? pity,their Supply of water and theptopegrapby-Sabscribei- ..

to thb gtoct for the erectionand qu!pmtntof lite building and ap-purtenance, should acquaint themselvesfill It beioro- ch final Ict9oa- of tlw qm.lioo, m. tlie selection wlUV in .gTC3.&3egreerdepend on the amount aabxiiW ior (lie

YMlousplacwiDdiaawiw,.

Witt your pmuj"oDf,LWeiore, wawill calt attention to the CotiriU- - Spr ngiTrad.

This comprises seventy acres, more orless, situated two miles from the centralportion of the city, on and between thaChnrch street and Cedar street turnpikes.The grounds lie on a level with tha sum-mit of Capitol Hill, are beautifully undu-lating, and are, in the Southwestern grou-ped from that eminence.

The Church ilreot, Ttro.,1 .iu.i .uuCedar street pikes lead directly to It, andbroad avennea connect the latter two pikeswith the 'first, and afford pleasant andready means of access. The Nashvilleand Northwestern "Railroad passe throughthe tract at apoint most convenient for thedeposit of material for exhibition, or forvisitors. A liberal charter for the exlen- -jfon of the Church street railroad to Cbck--rell's Spring on the pike is in existence,and the road could be easily constructed.The avenues, from the Broad rtreet orllillaboro, and Cedar street, or Charlottepikes pass immediately by the tract. Nosite presented, offers-equ-

il advantages in.this respect.

The grounds are admirably adapted-fo- r

the location of the central stand and am-phitheater and .necemary out building andstock stables. From the first, an entireview of the grounds should be commandedand several natural elevations are arTonl'Jfor this purpose. Indeed, the topographi-cal advantages of the tract combine beantywith utility and convenience beyond anyother named; and will require a compara-tively small outlay to make ita naturalconformation aa attractive ai art u pceai-bl- e

to make a fair ground.Of water there is an abundant arid never

failing supply. Cockrell's spring and thestream which it furciohea Id historic inthis reiorwJt. was place forthe Indian tribe, and the first white set-

tlers. On this important. ncore, Ihe meritsof this tract will not be disputed.

The necessary racing courses a mile inlength can be laid oil on the ground,with a view to be commanded from thaamphitheater throughout iu circuit.

The tract is easily susceptible of draining and is eligible in every respect for theobject contemplated. I: is nearer to Ihecentre of the cily than any other offered;it is more readily accessible; it commandsa better view ofand from the city. "

In addition to theae natural and acquired advantage, there is another andimportant fict not to be overlooked, and ingiving their support by snbacriptioa tocither of the compiling ei'e, the citizeDof Nashville should piy attentiontoil. But one other location (Watkins,)yet named, will benefit the city to thesame extent, by requiring the large proportion of visitors to the Fair lo piss through.The other sites are acceuibla by railroadsand turnpikes on which partie-- can comeand return-withon- t entering the city at all ;and ifany one of these should be selected,one ofthe chief benefits to be derived fromthe holding 03 the Central Division. Fair atNashville will be lost lo our merchantsand dealers and alt interested in the city.

West Nashville.SfeKeutlrve Chrlituin Tree.

The Christmas Festival of the scholar ofthe McKendree Church Sunday School Uworthy of a big paragraph. The. crowd "

that assembled was dense, occupying every .foot of available space in that large chuxeb.The fine large tree stood on the altar tlior,and was lighted up with taper and ga,and loaded to its full capacity with fruits,candies, toys, dolls, plaything, book,clothing, shoes and etc. for the children.Kqiecially did the needy come in for theirshare of articles of comfort. Mr. Youusrand other ladies aiding her so dispensedthe good Ihiogs as to occasion joy in manya household, and caused gladness to rulewhere poveity bat a short lime beforereigned.

The children seemed oaly too happy atthis, their first Christina Tree. I'upt.Frank Green acted Ihe part of "SantaClaua" admiribly, and was ofT for iheSandwich Wandi by midoight, as he .foldthe cbilJi en at the outset.

The muiic by the choir and the childrenwas suitable and-ver- y tine, adding interestto the occasion.

Too much praise cannot U; awarded tothe Superintendent and other geatlsoiia,and the ladies in particular, who plannedand executed the whole affiir ia th shortspace of time allotted them, and whichmade the occasion a decided succet.

rt!irgItirIoii Frolic.The 'tore of Gilbert, Parkes & Gordon,

80 and 82 South Market street. wj.ientered on Christmas night, by a hilariombut unambitioa party, who opened drawersand examined thiogs generally, but leftwithout spoils, except a few sbioplatter,and the overcoat of the bookkeeper.Partie sleeping ia the house were undis-

turbed. If intended serioaIy, it w&4 acomparative failure ; and if as a joke, inleaving the door open, it was a ridiculnuione.

!ai4iur4(Iiujr.We noticed several parties wending their

way 01 mosque last rnd,ty night to eomeplace of amusemint. The season fornias-qoeradiogh- as

opened with a good prcs- -

pct of plenty of fun for Ihe young, menand ladies.

Arrested.A negro niynetl James Campbell wa

a rested last night on a charge of having astolen watch in bis potsessidn. He wtssent to the Workhouse and "will lave ahearing Monday morning.

' fitrnch. wllli a Buck.A little boy wa attack In the face wiih

a rock thrown by a drnnken negro .Fridayon College street;, an ugly gaah on. thelower jaw bone wa3 the result. ,

Larceny.Julia Ellison, a prostitute, was arranged

before Justice Casuetty yesterday on acharge of larceny in stealing $16 fromBailey Moore. She waa discharged uponpayment of the cost.

Stealluir a Piitol.Timothy Sallivan was arraigned' before"

.Juatice Wilkinsvn yesterday, on a chargeof stealing a pistol from Kobert CloydiHe was bound over to the Criminal Court