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V 1LLEY.
p,t- Grand Trunk and Lehigh
.UnoUa MkllUt Xoblcw
trs-t4 and Imprisoned
tirM4UlbU Buk.
fMath African
Trlea.
,r Hi i KANT AT-ARMS FRENCH
col HT DECISIONS
IN SOUTH F.RN
CASUS.
tl"M NVTf YIONs WITH Y KAOR
.ItN Tilt. .IIIATIOS IN KR VNCK
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mrUal Isriln of Ihr I". V.
laprtmr fonrl.
.-it i n.tn. March :l. An opinion
"jHn.ince ' all holder of dnhon
tin'dnpnl bonds, ami one which
. 'jse of a n-rUlll .l. of l.ses
. - ri.. rt'i in tlu Supreme Court to
rn tin- of Morris IUiiot
n.::h.- . '.y ..f New Orleans. The
rtt:-"n Anne nut f an applb-ation for
i f iii-iti'l.iiniii ! -tiiii-l the au-
it ! - f that i It V to y it tax to pV
-on iiiiisniriiis rendered asraidst it
. ;'i i-.-t.ds i-ufsl to the New UrlKUi,
w.s--ii -uul i. rc.it .Northern Railroad
j-.m. Tliv rilv ti p. as a defence.
. i lnTi1 w a no "tc.risl.tti c authority
: r V levy of such a ta. The elioner
! nrrcd to this answer, hut the Cir-
.i urt i'iT-rulol the demurrer and
(. i.tl the w rit : wluTi-upuii i!h pli
. t r this appeal.
' - i mirt U'l'iw prcs-d"d on the
ii.it the sw r of ta .it Ion lc
. i -Jki'tlll !' to th legislative
- : of the iio eminent, ami that the
. s tr -mn-'l direct a tax to e levied
:i t "t.f i. uuthoriztsJ lv the lgis-
n C urt holds. in a direful opinion
.; . r,,i dv Juti--v Field, that h1
: the jswer of taxation is a letfis
i prerogative, it may Ih detected
:i. ;t.:.-!jji1 ixrj -ration, and that
n -U' U . -or-or.tt i'ii ih itmIii1 the
p. r.-f taxaliou iT:.l in it, a Mi
r i! .i;trihute tor th' purjj-
. - iten-. mil"" it -x-nMe ih
.i pr"- : r ii i- jro!iilijtil. NVh-n
:i : : ii--rity to lrn iihihv
luti.r a.ik ooliaiioa lo carry out
?vllu- l)e-l i M'nternti upon a
ii;-.i'i(i.tl oriorati"n the ur to
:. r'r it payment or Hi-hari:e
t.f 'tkiatt it a-oliiviiii-H il ami
l!i t. ithimt any Hjufial mn
Ih Uut uih pur in trrutrl. ll k
alty to W aMuiuel in luv aixenct of
lc re-tri tivo pn iion that u hen
thl-i-Iaiur rantA to a ntj the
ler to rreiit a debt it IntemU that
thrity whall ay it auJ that it.- J'ay
int shall not In" left to iLs caprice
r leure. Whtniever a power to
T.ira-t a leht i conferred ion, it
nun held thai a rvrreionUn,ii
I- orof pnviiHuj? for its payment i.n
jiwonirred. Tlie latter iinplied In
thf nnt of the former auI nuch im
pli. -.aona ranoot tm ovreom exr pi
r v -:pre?.H wonl.H of limitation. In the
rnt eaa Uie nulebuxintrs of the
it'of New Orleans is concluiii velv e?
t.ihhe1 br th J wHrmenta ieeovere!.
"W Lhe Ielt. the city had the power
to l-r tax fhr the yiiiont and it
clfrly i Lit duty to ilo so. The pay
twtl wa not a matter re-tinjc on it
-aure, but a dutv to the creditor and
l utii: mirlectcd that duty a uiandain
u hould liave bf'n iwuel to font it
' 'rant. Th? judgment of the low
'f art tnnt therefore te reversed
i d'he ruM reinanded. with dire'lioiui
t - iue the writ in xmpllan-t ith the
A f( b a .X re U 1 1 o .
ly.xnox. Man-h SI. A di-.at h frt.tn
l-4tnre to Lhe Tinif uyn: tol. Cava-
lari. who arriMi here on Weluelay
t. nfer with Vhfroy, till remains,
rhu neotiion wtU Yakuob Kahn
he le-n rontlnue.1, tut hitherto
it ha hen the i;.ivmtnnf policy to
l-rwM Vakixh Kahn to a final deciiiion
f -r th ohvloip reAin tliat if his de-i-prut
uoAx-vptAijle, a prompt aI-
m-e on ( ahul may I our projr
;r- and that at present, while inow
t the tujka'w, auch a tep would he
iinj rTf.nn!ex It wifl not nirprrsinn
if. in !u. afwence of pressure. Vakoob
Khn M..id out for more favorable
t-rm th in the Vn-croy of Imlia has
in i I Itiiubtlens thf If nil otrprrl
ar- h as Vakonti Khan couM not
-. . ;.: itif)ut dishonor, and would, if
a ptfd. make htm the stnnifit Mon
ar :i AU'hani-tan ha hail tor manv
-r. Hut it is ssiblf that Yakcxil)
KhAn tnay pref-r to save his honor by
ur'frii'.ir thf of a battle lefore he
s i unis to th inevitable.
Ik"ibtlfs a mar h ujM.n Cabul is the
it: thimr the tiovernment deIreii,
iti it is quite prcjarel to accept it
t- nt.--ty. Ther is nothinsr frewh
! lis.pnctinc character from Mainta
in, but pre-mtitionary preparation are
-'in 'quietly m ule.
.MhllUU In Prlwn.
Sr. I'nKRxni Rn, March 31. A Iis
.t h to the I hilly Teleirraph naya 4.
l- rt'ixt werv arreste! on the nitrht after
thf attempt on the life of tien. Van
In ntlfi). chief of tl jend canneries.
Sotue:ere ofuch hish rank that thev
vtfre not sent to common prisons. Thev
include otllcers of the iruard. court
-hamlerlaina and two dauhteni of
prominent ministers.
A committee ha.s Ufn aiTMintel to
inquire into the cause of the denths of
out of WW inmates of the I'harkotf
cntral prison within four months.
Die, Manrherer ttiurdian'a Iotulou
rTermdenl telegraphs that Journal
Ihat for nome month there h.xs been a
in.vement on fool uiioiik letulintf mom-
bt-n of the Itowan couiuiuuion to carrr
inio niiaiiriai matter me mini oi rain
hc iruumthv. ni iDnfideni. The
project haa now a.ssume1 the shape and
title o( the ArU UnJveraol bank (lim
ited i with a directorate in Iondon and
I'arln, and Committing arnontr ita pat
rona some eminent British. French and
Italian, noblemen The desdtrn of the
una: is stated to be to take up and ex
trod a Taluable foreign connection kin
a moos efikienf protM-tldii oil dlop
inent of catholic hanking interest
luroufCAouiUie wwcld. . r. r
i n t . r- - i r iA 0
Law DO X. March 31 Tb Times Mr
The meet in ii of ooerative worker at
JliaokhsAru Wi fcsaLunlay decided to mry
,rPl' I'er cenu reaucUcoi or wim,
i hinajratiaaib.b considered to
end the wae dispute for the preneuL.
The coutemplatH.l strike of Klaxa
makers in the midland countiew has
bten deferre.1. The ma.ster, after a
ptivato oonference with their hjmds,
dKrided to prolong noticen of the reduc
tion of wace for a fortnight, the men,
meanwhile, remaining at work.
Tp Rhcr C'onvrntioa.
CT!ClJf?ATi, March 31. A lajrtre num
ber of delegate u the Ilivt-r Couvtm
t ion aMMem bled at the Burnett House
to-dar mnd orpnnire! by calling Opt.
Jno. Wlae, to the chair.' After a speech
bv Itej. K-nflenton un the iuiHrtance
of the olJe-t fr which the t'ouveiition
lud assembled, Opt, Cha. W. IlaUha-.
lor, of l'ittsburff, was appointeii as er
maneut chairman and ard Hobiuson,
of Cincinnati. Secretary, Capt. John
tlwden, of Memphis, then addressed
the tVmventioti, rehearsing: hia experi
ence at Wanhiutou, and his familiarity
with the commerce of the -ountry. Our
river interest he said had diminished
instead of keeping pace with the other
iateresta in aupMrl of this, he said the
Krie I'arml handled more freight In
seven months than New Orleans
did in thirteen rears and Uial thia grew
out of n hn-k uf attention given to our
river and particularly the outlet of
our great estern streams at the mouth
of the Mississippi. L'pon the couclu
sion of ('apt. t'owdens remarks a com
mittee of live on rules and order of
Imsiness was apnointeti, after which
the Convention adjourned to meet this
afternoon. Vapt- CDWden will addrena
them at length, exhibiting plans, charts
and maps connected with tho proiKseil
movemeuU.
Cna;
Washixotom, March 31. Senatk
Numerous billa were introduced and
referred, among them was one by Oro
ver, extending the time for the construe
tion of the Northern 1'aviuc Ilailroad.
Memorial of Mexican voters, for pen
sions
Voorhee offered a resolution which
was agreed to, iuquiriug of tho Secreta
ry of the Treasury what uichus are ob
irervel to prevent fraud ou the reve
nue in connection with goods in bon
ded warehouses, etc.
Morrill made a stecch aifainst the ad
dition to the capitol building for the ac
comodation of the librarv of Congress..
He advM-aled a ncpiirate building.
Mr. Harris called uj the bill author
izing the SeiTctarv of the Treasury to
cntra-t with Jehu liamjree for the con-
stxuction of a refritferatinir ship for the
disinfection of vtsels and carges to be
usca! at such quarantine asmav be des
ignated by the National llo;ird of Health
and appropriating two hundred thou
sand dollar for that purpose. Consid
erable discussion followed, after which
the bill was pol(onfd until to-morrow.
Without further business of uujor-
latice the Senate adioumed.
A Xft erima(lfis.
Xi: Yukk, Man h :il. A custom of-
tit-vr last evening arrc.-til two men
down the lay witli iirhtsn thousand
cigjrs in their -ose-oion that were
haudctl them from the Havana steam
er .Mairara w tucii arrives Here i:it
night. The men w re loekel up in the
IjUtllow sirt jail anl t ci-'art con-
tis-ats. fsteps will le taken to hoM
the Niagara rtiH)!!!!!!' f -r "iiiux:gl i ng.
It l thoiiglii theo arre.-l will lnal to
very itiiirtAi)tlArelopiaents and bre-.vk
up a hit; ring of smugglers.
Hapreme 'eurt letsln.
Wahhisotos, "March Si. lecisidns
were renderisl bv the t. S. Supreme
Court, to-day, in the follow imr Southern
ass : Mobile iV Ohio Kailruad t'oni-
lauv airaiusl the Stale of M issisMippi ;
onlertl for re-argument. Ifcmk of
Ameru-a against Virginia, and A. I).
Ilank from the Circuit Court for the
Southern lhstrict of Mississippi ; judg
ment artirmed, with cst, by a divided
i-ourt.
Tbr Afghan Mt'mr.
I.mon, Man h 31. A despatch from
Iahore to the Keuters says : A small
fon-e, under Major Iiumphrevs, was
attacked on the -TUi of laxcfi, in the
I'ishin valley by two thousand Afghans.
The enemy "w a defeated, with a loss of
00 men killed. There were no casual
ties anions the British.
A Difference Between Rule rs.
Capetown. Mareh 31. It L. stated
that a serious breach has occurred le
tween Sir Barlie Frerer, Governor and
commander-iu-chief of Cape Colony,
and Sir Henry K. Bulwer, iovernor of
Natal, In tmsoiuence of tho harsh
measures sanctioned by the former to
eonaeript the natives.
Wore Eatftlem Complication,
Home, March 31. Two leading mem
b'rs of the Albanain Iague are ex
pectsl here to-day to endeavor to in
duce I talv not to adhere to the propo
sal of France relative to the tJreek
frontier, and to insist that the largest
portion of the empire shall ! left to
Turkey.
The Mlarm at Mavannata.
Savannah March 31. The storni
res(enlay did considerable damage in"
Ktlingham county, a son of F.x-Con-gressman
Itawls was kilUsl by a falling
tre.
Kent r.lba.
Rome, March 31. Passannante, the
wonld be ass;isjin of King Humbert
who has had his sentence commuted to
ds v, emlsisked alnard a man-of-war
for the Island of Klba where he will un
dergo a enal of servitude for life.
Itel.
In this citv. March 31, Mrs. Klizalieth
F Moore, relict of the late.H. Moore,
in the t7 year f her age.
The funeral will take place from 1'er-
sou street .Ut!iiii churcJi Uiia Tucs
dvreuinr a 4 oVkx-k. Prieiula of
the familv are invitetl to attend.
Thf Oliver Cameron Caae flowed.
Washinotox, March SI. Argument
w ere ommence1 in the Oliver Cameron
suit to-day, ami to-morrow the caae
will le given to tnejury.
Hill Ilornrd.
HrpsoN. N. Y.. March 31. A wad
ding mill, owned by Charles W. Trim
per, at Hivervile in this county, waa
with its contents totally destroyed by
fire yenleruav. Iosa f.O.UW. it is
tbougut to have been of incendiary or
igin.
Oeta III Ueserta.
Cincinnati, March 30. At Hunting
ton. West Virginia, on Saturdav, th
jury ia the case ot Henry joanm, on
trial tor the munier oi .Mrs. raraons in
Janoarr last, retarned a verdict of mur
der rn the first degree. He wm sen
tenced to the penitentiary for life.
Htraek by Lia-tnlna;.
Cincinnati, farch 31. -V spxial
despatch U the Enquirer, says that on
Friday ereuUg Mt miles nortii o Le-t
catnr, Ill.( wagon containing a man
named Iloblnson, his two daughters and
Mrs. Jones Nre. wan Xruek bv light-
nrug, iuetantly killing Uobinsoq ,aud
his danghter Kate, aged 16 years - and
throwing Mrs. Nye- to the "ground in
an unconscious condition.
A Little 30.000 Uanae Nnolled.
CuABJ.fcSTQi, March 31. A man
named Morgan who daima to be from
UticA, N. Y, was detected and arrested
here to-day while passing from th
rirtt National Bank with 10.000 worth
of V. bonds and other sureties, stolen
from the President's privata room- The
property was recovered and the prison-
aciAMiiuipa iivi ituiavu im. ik-
leiitlY the work .or. . skilled, and ex
perieaced, thieve who , ,h,ye :,beo
prepanna; nr iwme mow pa--
KENTUCKY ASSASSIN.
JI IMik: KLLJOTTN NLAYF.B ISTEB-
VIEWED.
A Cavol and deliberate Murderer Ex
plains the Cause of the Kllllna;.
JBpeclaJ CorTepoudeiice Louisville Courier
Journal.
Fran nk fort, March 2S. Buford
whs this morning brought before Police
'Judge Sueed anil require Uuuin. A
large crowd, comtKseI largely of ne
groes, made a rush for the court-room
when the prisoner was marched from
the jail under guard of the militia and
tilled the room prettv full. There was
no disorder and no special excitement
apparent. If u ford came in with his
-oat covered with whitewash from the
Inside walls of the jail, and had the ap
!earance of a man who was 'hacked.' He
ha been holding np under a mental
and physical strain, but a reaction has
taken place, and the confidence and
carelessness or nis yesterday suemean
or have departed. He was perfectly
cool, howerer, ana am not ask for or
want leifal councel. Gen. (ireen Clay
Smith sat by his side in the capacity of
an adviser only, and the prisoner held
some confidential conversation with
him. City Attorney Julian and Com
monwealth's Attorney Montford ap
peared for the Commonwealth, which
announced Itself ready. Mr. miford
amaa nH in a fttm rorA4"Tii 1 mart nap
A v , n..v., ... w..ft..ft,ftvft'v...ft ftft.a..ivft.
announced to the Court that he waived
examination, and then sat down. The
court said, "You have a right to do so,
sir," and then commanded the Com
.nnn'iA UK r Via llftw4 u nil voAntmi7DH
which was done. Nothing was sairi
about bail, a Buford knew it would of
course be refused, and it is doubtful if
he w ould accept bail if ottered him. He
then returned to the jail, the militia
marched aw av, ami the matter of a
preliminary trial was ended almost as
soon as it was begun. Judge McMana
ma h.is not yet been found, nor can his
wherealxiuts be discovered by use of
the wire. It is believed, however,
that he will call a special term for the
month of May. Mr. Montford is anx
ious for a speedy trial, and is doing all
in his power to bring it about.
Fit.v N KKnR r, March 2. Tho Klliott
assassiuat in is still all the talk in
1'ranklort. Bufonl's manner ami con
versation at times to-day have given
rise to much discussion as to the ques
tion of his sanity and the crazy plea so
frequent Iv resorted to by murderers in
desperate cases. The idea that liutord
was or is a maniac, and not resMnsiuie
for his acts, finds no lodirment in the
credence of auvbodv in 1- runkfort.
"Buford is talking a little wild," was
remarked to a minister. "Yes," was
the replv. "he is laying aside the stoic
and assuming the roicofa lunatic." He
inav be in a measure demented on the
subject of his ami his sifter's siiptosed
wrong in the matter oi i ne suit; out nu
knows us well as any mau that his as
sassination of Klliott was a dastardly
rime, lor which he outtht to sutler,
.indies, lawyers, every body, sneere! at
the mere surest ion l his insanity.
151 KliVlKW Willi COl.. lU"Kor.l
HIKKI S 1HKM.
Late this afternoon I went around to
the jail, and, looking through the iron
grated door to the far end of the corri
dor, saw Colonel Buford sitting before
the window, with his txnlv bent over.
staring vacant I3 at the tioor. Upon
laying called, he arose and walked lan
guidly to the door. In answer to my
inquiry, he said he was not well. His
stomach was out of order and his mind
much troubled. Said he: "some one
came to the window just before tho
court met this morning; something he
said fixed inv mind on an occurrence
last niirht. I have been unable to think
of anything else. But for that, I would
have been as mvself in i-otirt. W hen I
think of it, I can not control my feel
ings and keen the tears from my eyes.
Keporter W hy, ( olonel, 1 thought
you were very sen-possessed in court.
Col. Bn ford No, mv thoughts were
on a sort of vision, or dream, that came
to uie last nitfht. I thought I was once
more at my home with my sister Mary,
in ioace and prosperity. Then I was at
her grave, ami when I awoke mv face
was wet with weeping tor her. It w as
alter midnight, and 1 got up, but could
not drive the vision from my mind un
til day, and afterwards that man at the
window called it up again. In the
onurt I was looking out of the back
door at the sky, and fancied that it was
so to hapin that I was to visit once
more mv sister s grave, k thought tne
Judgo asked me w hether I was ready
to go to mv sister's grave, and I an
swered, ves.' lien. Green Clay Smith,
he being a distant relation and a" preach
er, was sitting by me. ana ne saio tne
Judge had asked' whother I was ready
for the trial. I hen 1 rea liana where l
was, ami told the court I waived an ex
amination.
Colonel." said T. "are vou conscious
that these troubles have unbalanced
your mind ?"
t olonei nuioru 1 nis icgauzeu rou-
berv and assassination ot my sister
have GM-cunied mv mind constantly lor
rears, ami troubled me so that I have
moved about, ana nuuuiu anu nsiiou as
a diversion."
Ueiorter "YA ere you crazy w hen
vou killed Judirn Klliott?"
J - - . . . . .- 1 . . . . I w - 1
I olonei nuioru "uii, 1 am as capaoie
as anv man 01 irnusacuuir any misiuess
Or discussinij any subject; but when I
get to thinking aliout that suit, it ex
cites and trouldes me."
Several leading questions elicited
ouly a repetition of the alsjve answer.
He airam ami again reierrcu. 10 ins sis
ter, saying that a nobler and gentler.
more cultivated woman never uvea,
and then his eyes, in spite of his efforts
to repress them, would fill with tears.
Drawing him hack to the Killing, 1
said, "Were not all the Judges of the
Aouellate bench as much to blame as
Judxe Klliott in the matter of your
suit J"
Col. Buford Oh, ves. All were
equally culpable.
teiorier uy, men, uni vou smgie
out Klliott as the object of vengence?
Col. Buford W ell. 1 never had any
respect tor him after his pitiful apology
for the robbery; and then Pryor had
children. When my sister was making
her will I promised her
And here he stopied.
Reporter It is reported that you are
to be taken to the Louisville jail ?
"It is?" He replied in a careless sort
of w ay.
Then he added: "It does not make
any difference to me."
Keporter I do not thiuk that any
thing makes much difference to you
now.
"Oh. no." he replied, in a weary sort
of way; "nothing makes any difference
to me now."
Reoorter It is thoueht that a special
term of court will be held in ' May for
vour trial.
Colonel Buford Well I do not. care
Wiien or where or how it is helL
lie porter Have you employed coun
self
Colonel Buford No, I do not want
any counsel I have employed no one,
laid not know that what I said about
my brother Henry's shooting me would
be published. . I do .not &ax if every
thing bearing pn this case ia published,,
but every little thing X ay about other
matters ought not be published.
KeporteivrJi av y ou.read the funeral
sermon upon Judge Elliott's death?-
, .tkdonel Buiorii-r.No ; :I-hva not seen
iC .Who preached it T-.
I told him that It would republished
. ... :i : ! "f
to-morrow, and he said he would read
lt'Ie was sitting inside the door and I
on the outside. The soldiers filed past
the door, and the roll-call drowned his
voice. He did not appear to notice their
presence. I bade him good evening,
and he got up and went back to his
former position.
COL. btjford's appearance.
He is very much changed in appear
ance since yesterday. His eyes are red
and sunken, and the accustomed ruddy
hae has left his face. I believe the man
is as sane as any one w ould be under
the circumstances, and I do not believe
he cares the toss of a copper what fate
awaits him.
bar of the state convoked.
The memlers of the bar of the State
are requested to be present at the court
room of the Court of Appeals, at Frank
fort, on Tuesday, the sth day of April,
to take nart in such proceedings as are
proper, in view of the tragic death of
J ndge John 31. Klliott. j.nis lnvnaiion
is made with the approval and on the
suggestion of the surviving members
of the Court.
ALVIN DUVAL, GEO. W. CRADDOCK,
JOHN RODMAN, WARREN MONFORT,
ROB'T M'KEE, I. U. MAJOR.
W. LINDSAY.
THE MILITARY.
There are quite a number of people
still in the streets, and the murder is
still being discussed in all its phases.
The feeling against the assassin is as
bitter as ever, and it is not yet consid
ered safe to dismiss" the military. Said
a prominent citizen: "Keep those sol
diers around the jail every night for
three months, and remove them one
night, and Tom Buford will dangle
from a limb."
That miRtitj Trial.
Washington Capital.
The testimony in the suit of the fes
tive and much lying widow Oliver
against tho venerable Simon Cameron,
continued to be tho sensation in Wash
ington last w eek. The testimony was
closed last Friday, much to the disap
pointment of the audience, who expect
ed that Simon himself would be put on
the stand, and made to confess all the
naughty things with which Mrs. Oliver
impeached him. A large number of
witnesses were examined, who swore
that the love letters were forgeries. The
virtuous Kiddle was also ou the stand
for several hours, and denied that he
ever asked the w idow to love him as
she did Mr. Cameron. His evidence
tended to show that Mrs. Oliver tried
to deceive him into tho belief that she
would soon lo a mother. Tho wily
attorney could not l deceived. The
appearance of Mrs. Mary A. Henriques
was the most interesting event of the
week. This witness is not a widow,
but several removes from it, having a
number of husbands still living. She
told the storv of her matrimonial ad
ventures in a dramatic way that made
her a favorite with the audience :it once
When she was sweet sixteen she mar
ried her first husband, and separated
from him in lSo Is') I she married her
second husband. He was obliging
enough to tlie at the end of a year, so
the expenses 1 a divorce suit were
saved. In WW she was led to the altar
by Mr. J. A. Sample, who a few years
afterwards procured a divorce from her
iK'causo she showed bv tier practice
that she did not believe a husband en
titled to monopolize a woman he mar
ries. Beimrin Philadelphia in 1870 she
celebrated the great Centennial by mar
rying a Mr. Henriques. lhis time she
was badlv sold. Mr. Henriques was
old, debilitated and poverty stricken,
and the lively grass widow remained
with him just one woek. Since then
she states that she has been living on
her means. Mrs. Henriques is still fair
and will probably take a great many
more matrimonial scalps betore she
settles down. She testified that Mrs.
Oliver had admitted to her that she
was going to blackmail Mr. Cameron to
the tune of ?T00,000, and that there were
a good many other wealt.13- gentlemen
available whom she had her eves on for
the same purpose. Mrs. Henriques,-
with a flourish of her hand, proclaimed
from the stand: "I am pure in heart
thank God," although afterwards modi
fying her declaration so that it would
not apply to her at the present time, but
at the time she was divorced from
Sample. She also announced dramati
cally that "I will stake my life that
neither he nor any other gentleman
who knows me would accuse me ot
adultry." The other witnesses included
a detective who worked his way into
the confidence, if not into the affections
of the plaintiff, and was permitted to
read her soul, and also the iove-letters
from Mr. Cameron, which latter he
copied; Drs. Bliss and Johnson, who
trave the jury the benefit of their ob-
steterical knowledge.and members of the
bar whom Mrs. Oliver at various times
consulted.
NDALS A'D DEEDS.
in Art to AbollNh Private Heals and to
Irewribe a Nhort Form of a Deed,
and for Other Purpose.
I Whereas, The necessity for the use of
the word "heirs," to carry a fee simple
estate is a relic of feudalism and an un
necessary technically; and
hereas, 1 ho reason tor using pri
vate seals has long si nee ceased, and the
present forms of deed is faro complex
and lengthy, thereby unduly increasing
the cost ot registration; therefore,
The Gknekal Assembly of North
Carolina do Enact :
Section I. That all instruments hith
erto requiring a private seal shall be as
good and available in law for all pur
poses as 11 seaieu. aiiu au instruments
not requiring an official seal shall be as
valid to all Intents and purposes in law
as if the same had been sealed.
Sec. 2. That iit every conveyance of
real nronertv. a fee simDle shall be pre
sumed to be transferred, unless the in
strument shall expressly confer in
terms a less estate.
Soc. 3. That the following form shall
be sufficient as a deed for real property
within the meaning of this act.
Received of (the buyer)
ij , in full for (describe tho prop
erty.) (Dated.)
(Signed by seller.)
Sec. 4. That such deed shall, without
express w ords, import a general war
ranty, but any other covenants may bo
subscribed by the parties, or it may op
erate as a quit claim it it stiau ie so ex
pressed. Sec. 5. That the fee of tho Clerk for
acknowledgement and prolate of deeds,
including the privy examination of
wife (if anvj shall be ten cents ; and
the fee of the Register of Deeds shall be
for registering the same, twenty cents.
Sec. 6. All laws In conflict with this
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 7. Thia act shall be in force from
ita passage.
Ratified the 7th day of March, A. D.,
1871.
Spanish Insurgents.
Madrid, March 31. The news that an
insurrectionary plot has been discov
ered in Santiago I)e Cuba is positively
contradicted here. The condition of
Prinoess.. Christina, daughter of the
Duke of Montpensier, continues very
serious, but the patient is more quiet.
An electoral address of. the Moderato
party censures the policy of the canvass.
The ministry supports the present Cab
inet and ur'geS lhe' electors not to ' ab
stain from votliigr fox' members of the
C crres. A federalist manifesto recom
mends abstention.
AN ARTISTIC SUICIDE.
A OKTII CAROLINIAN LEADS THE
LIFE-TAKERS.
Ties his Hands Behind Himself, and
Hwlngs off from a Tree.
Monroe Enquirer.
At a late hour on Sunday evening
last, information reached this place
that Mr. X. B. Hanev. living some 12
miles east of here, had, about 12 o'clock
that dav committed suicide bv hanging
It seems that Mr. Haney has had spells
of derangement for some time, and on
the dav in question, his mind was con
siderably deranged. He left his house
about 11 o'clock to go to an oat field
near bv, and after leaving, a little bov
remarked to his mother that his father
carried a rope off in his pocket. Being
uneasy on account of the condition of
his mind, she at once lonowea alter
him, and soon found his body suspen
ded to the limb of a small tree, with his
hand 4 tied behind him. She then
went to a neighbor's to orocure assis
tanee, Tut having some distance to go,
life was extinct before he could be ta
ken down. When found he was swing
iner in a sitting posture only a few in
ches from the erround. in fact his heels
were dragging the ground, showing
plainly that he had died by strangula
tion. The fart that his hands were tied
behind him excited some comment,
but it was at once conceded that he did
it all himself. The Coroner summoned
a jury, who, after viewing the premises
and taking testimony, rendered a vor
dict C at the deceased had come to his
death by hanging with a rope fixed by
his own hands.
J. B. STEWART.
A Member of Nwratman A Co., Ral
eiKh. X. C, in Trouble.
Alexandria (Va.) Gazette.
Deputy U. S. Marshal O'Neal and
Bailiff Burnett boarded the Alexandria
and Fredericksburg train from the
south at the depot in this city Thurs
day, and finding thereon Mr. Joseph
B. Stewart, of Credit Mobilier fame,
took possession of his baggage under
an execution from the LT. S. Court.
Stewart, who will be remembered as a
recusant witness in the Credit Mobilier
investigation, is accused of having, as a
member of the firm of Sweatman it Co.,
of Raleigh, N. C, some improper con
nection with bonds amounting to a mil
lion or two of dollars, belonging to the
Western North Carolina railroad, the
Florida Central ralroad, and the Jack
sonville, Pensaeola and Mobile railroad,
and a judgment lias been obtained
against him in the U. S. District Court
of Florida.
(The firm of Sweatman fc Co., of Ral
eigh is not known in tliis city, and if such
a firm ever existed it is news to this
paper. Who are Sweatman & Co.
Seats in Congress For the Cabinet.
Senator Pendleton's proposition to
seat the members of the Cabinet 011 the
floors of 'ungress is not a new one, as
he introduced the same plan while a
member of the House during the Avar.
Mr. Pendleton's bill enacts that the
members of the Cabinet shall be entitled
to occupy seats on the floor of the Sen
ate and the floor of the House of Rep
resentatives; and requires their at
tendance in the Senate at the opening
of tho sitting, every Tuesday and Fri
day, and in the House every Monday
and Thursday? Questions are to be
put to the several Secretaries, and to the
Postmaster General and Attorney Gen
eral, and answers are to be given by
them; but they are not to participate in
debate.
This is the British and the Continen
tal usage. The idea is a modification
and improvement of the American plan
which gives Congress no opportunity to
have direct personal communication
with the F.vpcutive. Yet we doubt if
the plan can ever be made acceptable
to tne wnoie country, il is rigm in
theory, but the feeling of the people is
opposed to any other changes in tha
methods of government than may be
necessary to secure the largest liberty
to the citizens, compatible with order.
Such questions as the improvement of
the efficiency of government will give
way to that spirit of conservatism which
has not seized the people one minute
too soon.
A Word About Aldermen.
Correspondence of the News.
RALEion, March, 31.
The time is fast approaching for the
various wards to hold their conventions
and nominate Aldermen for the city
council. It is a well know'n fact that
the citizens are not satisfied with the
way things have been going on for the
past few years, when the Democrats
meet in convention they should nomi
nate no man but what can be indorsed
by everybody. If we nominate a good
ticket, victory will be perched upon
our banner. If on the other hand a
ticket is put forward by the ring, that
cannot and will not be approved by all
good citizens defeat will start us in the
race. We want Aldermen, that will
see that the laws of. the city are en
forced. We want Aldermen that will
come to the relief of the tax payer. We
want Aldermen that will repeal the
infamous party thousand dollar band.
It is to be hoped that solid men will bo
put forward that no charges of any
kind can be brought against.
Civxs.
Rest for Headaches.
Dr. Day says, in a late lecture : What
eAer be the plan of treatment decided
upon, rest is the first principle to in
culcate in every severe headache. Rest,
which tho busy man and the anxious
mother cannot obtain so long as thoy
can manatre to keep about, is one of tho
first remedies for every headache, and
we should never cease to enforce it.
The brain, when excited, as much
nee,ls quiet and repose as a fractured
limb or an inflamed eye, and it is obvi
ous that the chances Of shortening the
seizure and arresting the pain will de
pend on our power to have this carried
out effectually. It is a practical lesson
to be kept steadily in view, in that
there may lurk behind a simple bead
ache some lesson of unknow n magni
tude which may remain stationary if
quietude can be maintained.
There is a point worth attending to
in the treatment of all headaches. See
that the head is elevated at night, and
the pillow- hard; for, if it iH soft, the
head sinks into it and becomes hot,
which, with some people, is enough to
provoke an attack in the morning if
sleep has been long and heavy.
The Army Bill.
N. Y. Star.
The discussion of the Army bill and
the votingon the amendments proposed,
show that there is a determination to
restrict the military to its natural and
proper functions, and not to permit any
interference bv it in civil affairs. Sub
stantially the bill is the same as passed
the House last session, but there are
some changes or improvements. It
contains Gen. Butler's amendment au
thorizing railroad companies to do gen
eral telegraph business. It forbids
troops at elections, and makes it a pe
nal offense for any officer in the civil,
military or naval service to order or
have troops at any placewhere a gener
al or special election is held in any
State, unless such force is necessary to
reoel armed enemies of the United
States. The appropriation is $26,797.
300, and the army, of enlisted men, in
cluding scouts ana hospital stewards.
must not exceed 25.000. It is a curious
fa t, showing the growing disposition
to cut down the Army and Army ex
penses, that an amendment ottered to
reduce the maximum force to 15,000
men received 00 votes out of 177. There
was a provision in the bill of last sess
ion by which, if an item of appropria
tion were found insufficient, it might
be supplied from an excess in other
items bv authority of the Secretary of
ar. inis was striciten out alter con
siderable debate, and, strange to sav,
Mr. Garfield voted for striking out. It
seems now that this bill will soon be
disposed of, and that it will probably
be signed bv the President.
THE PLAGUE IX RUSSIA.
Small-Pox and Typhoid Decimating
the Population of Siberian Towns.
London, March 28. Advices from St.
Petersburg state that notwithstanding
the existence of contagious disease
ih the Russian field army has been
strenuously denied, orders have been
issued to disenfeet any troops returning
from Turkey at Reni Odessa, Sebasta
pol or Nicholaieff. The plague has sub
sided on the Lower Yolga,but inflamma
tion of the lungs and small-pox prevail,
and the rate of mortality is still very
high. The latest news from Czaritzih
gives a melancholy picture of the sani
tary condition of the town and neigh
borhood. Similar news comes from
Kursk, where whole families are being
destroyed by typhus, diptheria and
small-pox.
Rapid Telegraphy.
Springfield Republican.
It is insisted that the telegraphic in
vention by which 1,000 words a minute
are to be flashed over the country is no
humbug. A company has been formed
under the name of the American Rapid
Telegraph company, with a capital of
VXA,H0. Ex-Mayor Reed, of Bath,
Me., is the president, Thomas Wallace,
of Connecticut, vice-president, and L.
S. Hapgood, of Boston, treasurer. A
line 01 double wires connecting Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, ana
all important intermediate points, is to
be strung at once, lhe new leatures to
be established bv the company are the
sending of 30 words to any point east
of the Rocky mountains at the uniform
rate of 25 cunts, press reports at 10
words for a cent, the delivery of night
messages before y a. m. at fifteen cents
for fiity words, and the delivery of
messages through the post-office. The
Western Lnion telegraph people claim
that the report is merely a job to push
telegraph stocks down."
The Elephants.
Lexing-ton Press.
It is asserted that the organization
known as "The Elephants," of Louis
ville, was opposed to Dr. L. P. Black
burn lor governor, and that some of
the delegates to the state convention
w ill disregard their instructions to vote
for him. If this is true, it is a proof
that such secret political organizations
dre injurious to the democratic party
and to popular government.
Ways of Appeal.
X. Y. Tribune.
The Alleghany county stvle of ap
peal, according to Martin Grover, was
tor the man who had lost his case to go
down to the tavern and swear at the
judge. The Kentucky style, as illus
trated yesterday at t ranKtort, is mucn
more effective: it simply involves tne
shooting of the judge.That the Kentucky
plan includes also the possible l'nch-
mg ot the murderer does not help mat
ters much.
Let the Revolution Proceed.
Atlanta Constitution.
De Golver Garfield is a demagogue to
the last. In 165, the democrats, in or
der to modify the odious legislation of
IStjl, proposed the law as it now stands
with respect to the employment of
troops at the polls. It was a" comprom
ise in the direction of repealing an ob
noxious statute by one less obnoxious,
but yet sufficiently odious to the prin
ciples of free government to insure the
support of certain republicans. There
is no need lor any compromise now, so
that Garfield's windy eloquence is prac
tically Avasted. Let the "revolution"
proceed.
"Watauga.
Col. W. W. Lenoir, of Watauga, tells
us that the mad dogs are still raging
through his section. Some stock have
been bitten, but no person as have as
yet heard of. Thirty-two persons
have recently joiner the Methodist
church. Many have joined the Baptist
church, also all the result of the recent
reA-ivals. -Mr. R. P. Pell has been
elected first Commencement represen
tative from the Dialectic Society in
place of Mr. Coble resigned. Mr. V.
A. Sharpe has been elected chief ball
manager by the Philanthropic Society.
Too Much Excitement.
Washington, March 31 Col. French,
late Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, to
day was prostrated by the effects of the
recent mental excitement and nervous
exhaustion and remained for several
minutes in a convulsion, which ex
cited serious alarm among his numer
ous friends at the capital. Medical as
sistance having being promptly procur
ed he soon recovered sufficiently to be
removed to his residence.
Railway Accidents.
Cincinnati, March, 31. A special
says as the. night Express train on the
Grand trunk Railroad was passing a
point two miles oast of Smith's creek,
Mich. Saturday night it was throw n
from the track, the engine and three
cars were wrecked. A brakeman Avas
crushed to death between two cars.
The engineer and fireman was fatally
scalded, and the latter has since died.
D AM AGES, H250.000.
Another Breach of Promise Snit in
which Gen. Butler w ill be Counsel.
Chicago, 111., March 2s. The Times
hrts a dispatch from Lexintrtou. North
Carolina, which smvs thai Sallie J i i 1 -
Hard of Lexintrton, a very handsome
trirl of 17, has sued her cousin, Alfred
T. Hargrwves, for 250,000 damages, for
abduction and for breach of promise of
marriage. Hargraves induced Miss
Hilliard to travel w ith him to St. Louis
and to Texas, and, as alleged, left her
to shift for herself. She managed to
get home after many trials and tribula
tions, and the suit was at once institu
ted. The defendant belongs to a family
of wealth and . prominence, and the
plaintiff is a member of a good family,
Gen. Butler will be employed as counsel
for Hargraves.
The Graveyard Business.
A Granville county paper in a recent
issue deplores the fact of the non-existence
of a cemetery, saving, "Hender
son must have a Cemetery. Who will
be the first to move in the matter?"
No doubt the good people of that sec
tion are to the full as patriotic as those
anyAvhere under the sun, but we doubt
if anyone of them feels suffi
ciently so to induce him to be a pioneer
in this graveyard business. Should he
so feel no doubt he will be installed in
his new quarters, "moved in," so to
speak, with all the ceremonies, and the
cemetery, thus opened to the public,
will be speedily filled with patriotic
emulators.
RESISTING BLOCKADERS.
THE REVEXUE OFFICERS MEET
WITH RESISTANCE IX STAN
LY AXDORAXGE.
seven Armed Men In OrangeTwo
Hundred of the Same in Stanly
CommisMioner Kaum to give
Aid-Collector Young De-
ternined.
A Revenue possee under the charge
of Deputy Collector Mason made a raid
on the illicit distilleries of southwest
Orange last week and succeeded in cap -turing
eight stills, but not without se
rious resistance. As stated to a NTkws
reporter.
A PARTY OP MOONSHINERS
seven in number taking the law in their
own hands, made war on Revenue offi
cers, firing several shots at them, none
taking effect however. The revenue
party retreated to the town of Hillsboro
at, Avliich point they were reinforced
and again they advanced to the same
neighborhood' and after some trouble
broke up the gang and made some ar
rests. Reports also come from anencounter
of similar description in Stanly county.
Deputy collector Pennington organized
a raid on a nest of the illicits last week
and suceeded in capturing four stills.
His possee was met by a
BAND OF ARMED MEN
numberingabout two hundred strong
w ho had blood in their eye and revenge
in their heart. The revenue party
gave way to superior members and
qui(etly retreated in order to prevent
bloodshed.
The aid of commissioner G. B. Kaum
has been called for and ho has address
ed a communication to Collector
Young, making him a tender of men
and means to suppress tho illicit traffic
in his district. Col. Young says ho is
determined to vindicate the law, let the
cost be w hat it may. It is waxing
warm With the revenue men and the
blockade rs.
Halifax.
Correspondence of the News.
Halifax, N. C, March 20th.
Our Superior Court for this term iu
over; Judge Eure left on the 1 o'clock
train to-day. The Badger-Daniel case,
which has so often been to the Supreme
Court, was discussed at some length,
upon the affidavits of the counsel on
each side, upon the point of the judg
ment rendered by Judge Seymour's
being taken by surprise. The Judge
left the case open for a hearing at
Northampton Court.
Tho people express themselves in the
highest terms of Judge Eure; and one
thing we can all say for Mis Honor, he
certainly believes in working. And to
sum it all up, beseems to be an exceed
ingly clever gentleman.
We hear a great many inquiries,
"What has become of J udge Schenck ? '
His many friends in these parts would
like to know of his w elfare.
Halifax.
The Negro in 1MHO.
Philadelphia Record.
One thing that is driving the negroes
out of Louisiana and Mississippi is a
beliet wiach has obtained a foothold
among them that if tho Democrats elect
their President in lssn they will all be
seized by the white people and reduced
again to slavery. It is quite possible
that after trying one year of Kansas
hospitality and Kansas weather they
may change their minds. Tho po
litical scamps avIio have iintosed
upon them deserve condign punish
ment.
Hcllogg'M Con lest.
"Washington Star.
Senator Kellogg told a Star reporte r
to-day that he was not bothering him
f.elf much about the contest for his seat
which Judge Spofford proposes to
make. ""The case," ho said, "has al
ready been disposed of on its merits
and 1 have been given mv seat in tho
Senate after both mv side and Spof
ford's side were heard and considered.
Under these circumstances to unseat
me would be to do something that has
never been heard of in the L. S. Sen
ate." A War of Extermination.
Cincinnati Commercial.
If it has come to this, that a judgo of
the'highest court in the State can not
decide a case according to the law with
out being shot like a mad dog, it is time
for society to declare a war of extermi
nation against desperadoes.
Any Way to Suit.
Philadelphia Times.
After a few more Kentucky Judges
have been murdered it is probable that
the Courts will conclude to allow the
litigants to render judicial decisions in
any way to make it satisfiictory to
themselves.
Accident on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road.
Pittsbvbg, Pa., March 31. Alwiut
one o'clock this-morning as passenger
train No. M from N. Y., on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad was approaching Mill
('rook near this place the -locomotive
was thrown from the track in conse
quence of a landslide, which occurred
a short time previous. Engineer Nich
olas Seeillinger Avas instantly killed,
and a fireman seriously injured. None
of the passengers were hurt.
The Polndrxtcr Trial.
At Richmond, Va., Saturday evening
last, the jury in the case of John E.
Poindexter, charged with the murder
of C. C. Curtis, was discharged, being
unable to agree. The jury stood live
for murder in the second degree; live
for voluntary manslaughter, and two
for involuntary manslaughter. Bail
was refused the accused, and he was
committed to jail for trial in April.
The Sanitary Condition of Memphis.
Every now and then reports have
gone abroad that Memphis was in a
wretched condition, lioth financially
and in point of hygiene. It is gratifying
to be assured by her leading newspa
pers that these rumors are wholly with
out foundation. Tho Appeal says the
city was never better goveriied.and was
never in a better condition. The out
look for the future was never better.
Pinafore must go. It is permeating
all classes of society, from the lisping
youth to the gray-haired sire. Last
evening a father took his six-A'ear-old
son on his lap and commenced" to read
to him froui the First School Header a
poeuiaM6ut "The Truthful Boy," as fol
lows :
"Once there was a little hoy,
With curly hair and ple;iHant eve,
A boy w ho always-told tho truth,
And never, never told a lie.."
At this point the boy interrupted,
" What, never f I guess you mean hard
ly ever, don't you ? " N'orristown Her
ald. There are one hundred and eighty
seven government whiskey distilleries
in the Sixth District, in this State more
than in any other district in the United
States, with the exception ot one In
Kentucky.
Full soon Avill violets repose
Besides the woodland rill,
And soon the balmv, crimson rose
Will gem the window sill
In an Old tomato can.
Brooklyn Chronicle.