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fftt Jfltitnrg flaindtaUs *pP j. YAH SLYKK, PraxJBBnu McKESRY, ILLINOIS. THE NEWS CONDENSED. THE BAST. Tme total reoeipta of the Philadelphia Expo­ sition for the first three months exoeed $1,000,- 009. The total admissions for that period were 1,860,000. JAMES GORDON BUHITI1 haa been nominated far Mayor of Mew York im the workingmen'a ticket. THE first wires of the East river bridge con­ necting New York and Brooklyn, were stretched across the river on the morning of the 14th inst. About 5,000 people were present, and considerable enthusiasm was manifested THE New Jersey rsbber-factory, and four or five adjacent dwellings, in New Brunswick, N. J., were burned last week. The loss is $900,000; insured. The factory gave employ­ ment to 350 hands. A PASSENGER train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad was thrown from the track by a broken rail near North East, Pa., last week- A number of passengers were badly injured, two or three of whom have jrinoedifld. WILD BILL, the well-known Indian Scout, was recently killed at Deadwood City, in the Black Hil'u by one Bill Sutherland. Wild Bill-- vbcee raJ name is William Hiokock--was ptanrtg cuds in a saloon, when Sutherland tame up behind and fired, the ball entering 11 the right ear, and passing clear through tbc bMkl perforating the brain. The assassin aog-K ir tEKiScation of his deed, that Hickock kilkc bji brother at Fort Hays, Kansas, some JMR A i«iks from Bismarck, dated Aug. 15, «qps: -- We have news of Terry's last fight with the Indians by the steamer Western, which anrrw! this raoming from Benton, When at Fort Feck, the- Indians told the captain of the Western Utat Terry had had a fight with the Sous the dav before, and that Terry's killed numbered 300, Sitting Bull's loss being 700 CHICAGO elevators, as per official figures, eosUm L2S&457 benhete of wheat; 1,278,723 EiaVk of earn: 8&59S boshehi of oats; 124,- lfl basi*® 0? rye. >as 32S.287 bushels of bar­ ley aaateac a crawl total of 3.054.223 bushels. Ill fesaels at this period last •teased of wwplirity in the HBIIUITBI C~" nx hare been held to bail in As «im if §2. fiW each... .J. Sella Martin (ool- •Kt . % IPIMJJ1UC1 Bepohlican politician, was iKxii je hss"roo«n in Sew Orleans, a §m iuy* ar:. icc se<en afterward died, from • the «f»n» z£ k. ovwdoee of laudanum. POLHIGAI. KB. speared at the Bepublioan Convention of the Third Maine Congressional District. Convention, the other day, and made a teief speech, He is rapidly regaining his health,...The Bepublieaxis of Missouri have placed in nomination the following ticket: For Governor, George A. Finkelenburg, of, St. Louis; Lieutenant Governor, C. C. Allen, of laeper county; Secretary of State, Eugene F. Weigel, of St. Louis ; Treasurer, CoL John Severance, of Buchanan county ; Auditor, Gen. George R. Smith, of Pettis county; Attorney General, A. W. Mullins, of linn county; Register of Land, Ricbard Drane, of Marion Oounty ; J udge of the Supreme Court, David Wagner ; Railroad Commissioners, J. R. Allen, FLF St. Louis county E. D. Harper, of OHR oounty ; Isms Hayes, of Macon county The J>emocrate of Tennessee, at their State Con­ vention in Nashville, last week, renominated Junes D. Porter for Governor by acclamation . .The independent Greenbackers have issued a call, and are making preparations for a grand •ass ratification meeting, at the Erposition building, Chicago, on the 23d of August. THEBE are are now two Bepublioan tickets in the field for State offices in Arkansas, headed respectively by Gen. A. W. Bishop and Joseph Brooks as candidates for Governor. HON. GtrSTATUS A. FINKELNBUBO declines the Republican nomination for Governor of Missouri, tendered him by the State Conven­ tion of the party The Democrats of South Carolina have nominated Wade Hampton for Governor. WASHINGTON. IT was decided by the Senate Finance Com­ mittee, at a meeting held one day last week, to postpone consideration of the House bill re­ pealing the Resumption act until the December Mesion. - • JAMES G. HILL, who has been nine yean one of the principal architects of the Treasury De­ partment, haa been appointed by Secretory Morrill Supervising Architect : IN the course of a conversation with a friend (says a Washington telegram to the Chicago Tribune) "(Sen. Grant has reviewed the testi­ mony of ex-Solicitor Wilson in detail. From this same conversation it was learned that the President claims to have deferred to Secretary Briatow's opinion in all matters relating to the whisky-frauds investigation and the trial of the offenders, and that he at that time had so Ejat confidence in Mr. Brie tow's fidelity and neety that he was ready and willing to go to Kay extent to strengthen the Secretary's hands, * and evea to saci'iiice iiiany officers who been his personal friends, and in whom he has reposed m much confidence on account O& their supposed honesty and ability as in Secretary Bristow himself. In reference © the assertion of Mr. Wilson m to he indorsement of 'Let no guilty escape,' on the Barnard letter, he said that he had no suspicion of either Casey or B&bcock When he wrote that indorsement, and that at •oat time lie had heard of nothing calculated J lo excite the slightest anxiety in his mind in re- {ard to either of them. He believed them oth innocent. He was led to write this in- florsement by having had his attention fre- called to assertions by certain persons In St, Louis that they had such potent influ- ®nc® &t White House that the Secretary of , the Treasury would not ',e able to reach them. ... J™ hlB efforts to bring the ring to pun­ ishment, in order to strengthen the . hands of Secretary Bristow, and to con­ vince these unprincipled persons of their impotence, as well as to show all members of the whisky ring that the persons referred to were impostors, and had no influence at the Executive Mansion, he made the Indorsement in question. In referring to the accuracy of Mr. Wilsons testimony so far as it relates to dates, the President said he could not help thinking that Mr. Bristow must have taken -rotes of what occurred at every Cabinet meet­ ing in which the prosecution "of the whiskv ring waa discussed, and that immediately after each he held a conference with Solicitor Wil- gon. On many points the President said that, lie thought ex-Solicitor Wilson had already an- swered himself." GEN. HGBAOE POBTEB waa before the sub committee cm the whisky frauds last week. In refe-euce to Bluford Wilson's testimony, he Baid lie did not allude to "Sylph" as a lewd woman, in speaking of her to McDonald. Gen. IJabcocK made an explanation to the President sud the Attorney General. If the witness had thus spoken of "Sylph," he would have been inventing a rumor, which would have reflected on' the President. The witness de­ nied positively that he told witneee that ' " the greatest favor he could do the President was to shield B&bcock." He denied other as­ sertions ot Wilson. The witness said that he sever heard Gen. Baboock referred to m con­ cerned in the speculations, exoept from the newspapers. PBESIMWT G*A;rr, on the last day of th e Wb •ion of Congress, permitt ed himself to be in­ terviewed by the New York Herald's Washington correspondent. According to the report of the interview, the President stated that there were many misrepresentations made in connection with the official communication between himself and ex-Secretary Bristow and ex-Solicitor Wil­ son. A* an illustration of this, he said he never asked for the resignation of Mr. Bristow, and that that official resigned voluntarily, and contrary to his (Grant's) wishes. " As for Bristow," the President added, "notwithstanding the doubts and expostulations of my friends, I always regarded him with the fullest confi­ dence, good-will and respect: but my friends laughed at me when I gave it finally as mj opinion, from the facts and information brought to my knowledge by persons whom I thought reliable, that there was a conspiracy on foot, in which lie took part, pertaining tc the Presidential candidacy, aiid I regret the conclusion forced upon me that there waa more than seeming truth in the supposition concerning himself." The President, reports the Herald interviewer, "said the question of his integrity or probity, as it might be judged now or in after years, never gave him an emotion of concern, at least in the way of doubt, because he knew he had ever been impelled by proper motives, and he did not believe there wns the slightest thing to the contrary on record. With the light of events and the experience of earlier fcjirte»; Hi ere were many things that he could nee now which he might do, if again necessary, in & different way, but they pertained more to the matter of discretion aa to individuals than to questions of policy." THE President, through- the Secretary of War, has addressed the following communica­ tion to Gen. Sherman: WAS DEPABTMENT,) WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 16, 1876. T To Gen. W. T. Sherman, commanding United States Army: SIR : The House of Representatives of the United States on the 10th inst. passed the following pre­ amble and resolutions, via.: WHEREAS, The right of suffrage prescribed by the constitutions of the several States is subject to the Fifteenth amendment of the constitution of the United States, which is as follows: " ART. 15, SEC. 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. " - no. 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation ; and, " WHEREAS, The right of suffrage BO prescribed and, regulated should be faithfully maintained and observed by the United States and the several States and citizens thereof; and, " WHEREAS, It is asserted that the exercise of the right of suffrage is in some of the States, notwith­ standing the efforts of all good citizens to the con­ trary, resisted and controlled by fraud, intimidation and violence, BO that In such cases the object of the amendment is defeated; and, " WHEREAS, All citizens, without distinction of race, or class or color, are entitled to the protection conferred by eucli article; therefore, '* Be it resolved. By the House of Representatives, that all attempts' by force, frand, terror, intimida­ tion, or otherwise, to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage in any State, should meet with certain, condign and effectual punishment; and that in any esse which has heretofore occurred, or that may hereafter occur, in which violence or mur­ der has been or shall be committed by one race or class upon the other, the prompt prosecution of the criminal or criminals in any court having jurisdic­ tion is imperatively demanded, whether the crime be one punishable by fine or imprisonment, or one demanding the penalty of death." The President directs that, in accordance with the spirit of the above, yon are to hold all the available force under your command, not now an- Sged in. subduing the savages of the Western jntier, in readiness to be used upon the call or requisition of the proper legal authorities for pro­ tecting all citizens, without distinction of race, color, or political opinion, in the exercise of the rierht to ivote, as guaranteed by the Fifteenth amendment, and to assist in the en­ forcement of "certain, condign and effectual punishment" upon all persons who shall attempt by force,' fraud, terror, intimidation, or otheiwise to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage as provided by the law of the United 8tatee, and have such force so distributed and sta­ tioned as to be able to render prompt assistance in the enforcement of the law. Such additional or­ ders as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of these instructions will be given to you from time to time after consultation with the law offi­ cers of the Government. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed) J. D. OAMXBON, •< Secretary of War. GENERAL. THE ship Yarmouth, from Baltimore for Hali­ fax, was recently capsized in a hurricane and sunk. The Captain, his wife, two children, «ind all the crew but four were lost. The sur­ vivors, after lifty-six hours' exposure on pieces of the wreck, weie rescued. Six young men from Canada recently partici­ pated in a duel at Richmond, Vt.. one of the principals, Arthur Rovert, being wonnded in the leg by Leon Vacdrey, his opponent. The parties were arrested an^held to bail. THE railroad war haa now beeome general East and West, and the prospect to owners of railroad-stock is anything but encouraging. If this state of affairs continues much longer half the roads in the country will be forced into bankruptcy ; and, as the prospects are now, the war will be kept up indefinitely, as Vanderbilt seems determined to bring about the above re­ sult. FOREIGN. sign the Premiership, and that he wfll probably be suoceeded by Lord Derby. THKRK is talk in Spain of rebelling against Queen Isabella, and a ministerial crisis exists. Another revolution haa broken out in South America. The republic of Columbia is the scene of the strife. The Catholic or cleri­ cal party, known as "Conservatives," have risen against the Government There have al­ ready been several fights between the belliger­ ents, in one of which 100 of the Government forces were killed. In another battle the 41 Conservatives" were beaten, with the loss of their leader, Harrora From a militaiy point of view the situation of the Servians could hardly be worse. The Turkish invaders are pushing westward from (lurgusovatz, and purpose concentrating their forces with the view of marching on Belgrade. The Servian forces in the south have retreated while in Herzegovina the fortune of war ap­ pears also to have turned in favor of the Turks. .... A revolution has broken ont in the Colom­ bian Republic of South America. A STATUE of Dr. Livingstone has just bee unveiled at Edinburg, Scotland....Serious rent riots are reported in the vicinity of Bel­ fast, Ireland. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. THB French Government has granted the permission necessary to lay an ocean telegraph cable between Paris and New York, and stock- subscriptions will soon be opened A Vienna dispatch states the Servian Premier Ristics re­ jects all offers of mediation, declaring that Servia will not treat for peace until the Turks are under the walls of Belgrade The exten­ sive London establishment of Grant & Co., en­ g r a v e r s , l i t h o g r a p h e r s a n d p u b l i s h e r s , h a a b e e n . . . . . . . destroyed iw fire. Loss estimated at $1,000,000 ' Davis, Eaton, Gordon, Jones (Fla.), Kernan, .A dispatch from St. John, N.B., states that extensive forest fires are raging in that district. Thousands of acres of timber land had been burned over, and the flames 'were spreading, threatening several towns. ENGLAWD has called Turkey's attention to the Bulgarian outrages, and intimates that there has been more than enough of such atrocities. A telegram from Constantinople announces that the Sultan has granted complete amnesty to the Bulgarians implicated in the late rising, with the exception of the leaders and active movers in the revolt... .The Berlin correspon­ dent of the London Standard says it has trans­ pired that the Emperors of Kuaaia and Austria, at their conference at Keieliatadt, agreed that when peace was concluded the Porte might take guarantees to prevent Servia from again assaulting Turkey, but that the Turks should never be permitted to occupy a Servian town A Vienna dispatch asserts that the Turks continue to massacre Christians in Bosnia, that many villages are empty, their inhabitants having been slaughtered ; that hor­ rible atrocities have been committed, and hun­ dreds of dmd bodies are floating down the Una... .Disraeli hits been raised to the House of Lords, with the title of Earl of Beacons- field. THE energetic measures that were to have made short work of the Cuban insurrection have not come to pass according to promise, and the warfare of the insurgents continues to be prosecuted with fearful ferocity. A fort in Cienfuegos, garrisoned by fourteen Spanish soldiers, was attacked by a band of sixty rebels, whose demand for its surrender being refused, they burned the fort and with it the garrison of fourteen. The next day a Spanish detach­ ment, numbering 10C men, were attacked and routed by a superior insurgent force, twenty-three of the regular troops and their commander being killed.... Although Disraeli is to be elevated to the peer age, he will remain Prime Minister. Sir Stafford Nortlicote will become leader of the House of Commons. It is the general im' pression that the conseratives are weakened I by the change, but Disraeli is physically un able to sustain the labor of the leadership of the House.... A Madrid (Spain) dispatch says : "The heat at Madrid is fearful, exceeding any recollection since 1800. The city is deserted. Forty field laborers are dead, near Seville. The vines in Andalusia are scorching and failing." ° IT is reported that Disraeli will shortly re- THTTBSDAY, Aug. 10.--Senate.--The amennd- ment of the House to the resolution of the Senate to print 4,000 copies of the majority and minority reports of the special committee which recently in­ vestigated Mississippi affairs, was agreed to, and the resolution passed.... The conference report in the Rt^er and Harbor bill was agreed to. The bill appropriates exactly ' $5,000,000 The Senate ihen resumed consideration of the reso­ lution to print 10,000 extr* conies of the message of the President and accompanying documents in re­ gard to the recent difficulty at Hamburg, 8, C. Sherman spoke in favor of the resolution and Mc­ Donald in opposition. , House,--X<ord offered a resolution Mating that the right of suffrage prescribed by the constitutions of the several States is subject to the Fifteenth amendment, and that the exercise of said right should be faithfully maintained ana observed by the United titates, and that it is asserted that the exercise of said right is in some States, notwith­ standing the efforts of good citizens, resisted and controlled by fraud, intimidation, and violence, so that the object of the Fifteenth amendment is defeated, and that all citizens, without distinction of race or color, are entitled to the rights con­ ferred by said amendment, and declaring that all attempts by force, fraud, terror, intim­ idation, or otherwise, to prevent a free exer­ cise of the right of suffrage, should meet with cer­ tain, condign, and effectual punishment, and that in any case whicn has heretofore occurred or which may hereafter occur in which violence or murder has been or shall be committed by one class or race on another, the prompt punishment of the crim­ inal or criminals is imperatively demanded, whether the crime be punishable by a fine and im­ prisonment or one demanding the punishment of death. A vote TO taken on the preamble, which was agreed to--yeas, 124; nays, 34. A. vote was then token on the resolution, and it waa adopted with only two dissenting votes---Bland (Mo.) and Reagan (Texas) The majority of the Onmmittee on. Naval Expenditures presented a report direct­ ing the removal of Isaiah Haniscom, Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repairs, and declaring a want of confidence in Secretary Robeeon. The minority presented a report com­ bating the conclusions of the majority, but without any considerable debate the majority report was adopted.... The majority and minority reports of the Committee on Louisiana Affairs was ordered printed. FRIDAY, Aug. 11.--Senate.--The Senate spent most of the day on the Post-route bill, which was finally passed with amendments restoring the fast- mail service, and also restoring the ranking privi­ lege „... Spencer read dispatches from prominent Republicans in Alabama, alleging that in the recent election In that State thousands of Republican voters were denied the right of suffrage. Spencer said he hoped the Senate would appoint a oomrnit- tee to investigate the election... .The constitutional amendment in regard to tlic school ."iuw wH dis­ cussed and ordered to a third reading. House.--The Senate bill repealing so much of the Army Appropriation bill as limits the number .of Iqdian scouts to 300, and continuing in force the statute which authorizes the employment of 1,000 Indian scouts, was passed. Randall made the conference report on the In­ dian Appropriation bill. He said the bill as agreed to was a saving over last year's bill of $690,487. The report was agreed to....The Speaker pro tem. laid before the House a message from the President, with communications? from the Secretary of . War, Oen. 8her4pttf, and Oen. Sheridan, recommending an Increase of the cavalry force of the army by 2,500 men, or author­ ity to call out five regiments of volunteer cavalry of 1,000 men each. Referred Singleton, from the Committee on Printing, reported back the Senate bill for printing 100,000 copies of the Agricultural report for each year of 1874 and 1875, and appropri­ ating $130,000 for that purpose. Passed. SATURDAY, Aug. 12.--Senate.--The school amendment to the constitution waa read the third time and placed on the calendar.... A bill appropri­ ating $800,000 to pay judgments of the Court of Claims was passed. .The Senate devoted several hours to debate on the Hawaiian treaty. House.--The House proceedings were devoid of interest Lynch (colored),of MissisBippi,delivered a political speech in answer to Lamar. MONDAY, Aug. 11.--Senate.--k resolution was passed for the appointment of a joint commit­ tee, to consist of three Senators and three mem­ bers of the House, to prepare a suitable Govern­ ment for the District of COlumbiv, and report at the next session of Congress The bill to carry into effect the Hawaiian treaty was passed after a long debate Spencer submitted a resolution declaring that the late election in Ala­ bama was carried by the Democrots by means of fraud and intimidation, and providing for the ap­ pointment of a committee of five Senators to invest­ igate the'matter. Objected to, and it went over.... The House joint resolution proposing an amend­ ment to the constitution of the United States, pro­ hibiting the appropriation of money for the sup­ port of sectarian schools, was rejected-- yeas, 28; nays, 16--not two-thirds voting in the affirmative. The vote in detail was as follows: Yeas--Allison, Anthony, Booth, Boutwell, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron (Wis.), Chris- tiancy, Clayton, Conkling, Cragin, Edmunds, Ferry, FrelinghuyBen, Harvey, Jones (New), Logan, McMillan, Morrill, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson, Sargent, Spencer, Wadleigh, and West--28. Xays--Bogy, Cockrell, Kee. Kelly, McDonald, Maxey, McCreery, Norwood, Randolph, Stevenson--16 Logan's bill, authoriz­ ing the President to accept the services of volunteers to aid in suppressing the Indian hostilities, was passed. House.--The bill giving more taoops for the In­ dian service was passed under a suspension of the rules Watterson, the new member from Louis­ ville, appeared and was sworn in Singltton ad­ dressed the House on the condition of public affairs in Mississippi Schleicher made a speech In advocacy of the Silver bill... .Randall made some general remarks on the several appro­ priations. He gave an extended account of the re­ duction policy of the House, charging the Senate with having defeated still greater economy contem­ plated by the House. Foster, a member of the Appropriation Committee, replied to what he called the ingenious misstatements of Randall,...The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President in regard to the River and Har­ bor bill, stating if it had been compulsory to expend the money therein appropriated he would have vetoed it, but as it was not he would take care that no public money was expended on useless works, or upon any that were not clearly national. The message created quite a sensation, and after an animated debate it was referred to the Committee on Commerce.... An evening session was held. devoted almost wholly to political debate. Kasson, ' in the course of a speech, made a fierce attack upon Sam­ uel J. Tilden, charging that he was a copper­ head, a disuuionist, etc. Cox got the floor to reply, and began by saying : " The defender of Belknap has said certain things of Tilden." Kasson jumped to his feet and in gre at anger said: 'It is untrue! It is untrue." Cox began again by sayiag "the apologist for Belknap--" when Kas­ son again jumped to his feet and charged that the statement was false. Great excitement ensued. Cox rushed across the open space in front of the Speaker's desk and up the aisle down which Kasson was coming rapidly. Stevenson, of Illinois, got between them and pushed them back. Kasson said something in the confusion, and Cox replied that he " lied," There was for a time great confu­ sion and excitement on the floor, but matters finally quieted down and proceeded in the usual order. TUESDAY, Aug. 15.--Senate.--The Commit- tees on Printing and on Public Buildings and Grounds were authorized to sit during the recess. ....The Senate then proceeded to ccnsidpr the House bills granting pensions to various persons, and a large number were passed. ... McCreery Hubmitted a resolution return­ ing the thanks of the -enate to the President pro tempore, the Hon. Thomas W( ferry, for the dignity, justice and impartiality with which he had presided over the deliberations of the Senate. Agreed to by a unaniai" us vote. At. 7:30 p. in. the gavel of the presiding ottcer fell, and he responded to the resolution of McCreery in a brieT speech, closing as follows: " To the officers of the Sen­ ate, whose valued aid has' enabled me to i hold your confidence, I tender sincere acknowledg­ ment. Finally, wishing yon all a safe return to your respective homes, I pronounoe the first regu­ lar session of the Forty-fourth Congress adjourned without day." [Applause on the floor and in the galleries.] Home.--The Monday night session of the House continued until 6 o'clock Tuesday morning, most of the time being taken up in dilatory motions and maneuvers to prevent Cox resuming his speech in reply to Kawon. At last, about 5 o'clock a. m., a truce was effected between the opposing forces, and an opportunity waa afforded to both Cox and Kasson to make a due apology to the House and each other for exhibiting any angry passion or the violation of any parliamentary de­ corum that either might have been guilty of. After that Hewitt took the floor, and in a speech which was frequently ap­ plauded by his own side of the House, defended Tilden from the assault made on him by Kasson, and eulogized him as the standard- bearer of the national Democracy The House refused to concur in the Senate amendments to the House bill for the enlistment of volunteers to aid in suppressing the Indian hostilities. A message was also received from the President announcing that he had signed the Diplomatic and Con­ sular Appropriation bill, but calling attention to the fact that constitutionally the House had no right to order the withdrawal of Consuls or Minis­ ters, though it might reduce or withhold entirely salaries to be paid to said officers. A constitutional discussion as to the limits of the power of the President in regard to diplomatic officers en­ sued, which ended by referring the message to the Committee on Appropriations Hunton, from the Jnaiciary Committee, made a report exonerating the Chairman of that Committee (Knott) in connection with the Josiah Caldwell telegram. Adopted--81 to 59 Banks offered the following resolution, which was adopted by a ananimiu« vote, and a copy ordered to be tel­ egraphed to Sneaker Kerr: " Rettnlved, That the House of Representatives, at the moment of closing its preseut session, tenders to M. C. Kerr, its beloved presiding offi­ cer, the unanimous expression of the heartfelt sympathy of its members in his affliction, and hope that the recovery of his health may soon give his country the benefit of his counsel and example." Precwely at 7:30 o'clock the Speaker pro tem (Saylor) announced that the hour for final adjournment had arrived. Thanking the House for its courtesy, the first session of the House of the Forty-fourth Congress stood ad­ journed without day. , A. Lightning Bolt Writing* Hod's Name on a Blasphemer. Some of our contemporaries seem dis­ posed to question ike truth of our state­ ment that a negro man who was killed by lightning a few days ago in Campbell County had the letters "GOD" on his body. Dr. Thomas E. Moorman, whose postoflice address is Mt. Zion, Campbell county,' has furnished the Richmond Christian Advocate an account of the circumstances, from which we extract the following: "On the evening of the 6th inst. Perry Jones and George Brown, colored men, notoriously the most profane, wicked persons in the whole community, with three other colored persons, took refuge, during the rain accompanied by a good deal of lightning ahd thunder, in a tobacco barn on the land of Mr. Geo. Creasey. "From their several positions one would have thought that two of the oth­ ers were in more, and the third in as much danger as Jones and Brown, were. They, as their custom was, were engaged in cursing and swearing. Suddenly the lightning descended upon them, and while the other three were comparatively uninjured, Jones was killed and Brown was stricken down senseless and almost lifeless for a time. He revived after a lew minutes, and soon seemed to have regained ali of his strength, but was dumb and bereft of his mind for several hours. The lightning had set fire to his clothing, and he was burned on his chest and left side and arm before the fire was extinguished. In his maniac efforts to free himself from those who were re­ straining him the skin was rubbed from the burned flesh and presented the fol­ lowing characters, GOD. Very dose representation, to say the least of them, of the capital letters used in printing the name of Deity, while around and between them the skin was unremoved, and ap­ parently not burned. The above char­ acters occupied the angles of an equilatw eral triangle, which, as you are doubt­ less awiire, was in ancient days the sym­ bol of Deity. This man then appears to have been branded with the name of his Creator in the symbolic language, it may be of his forefather three thousand years ago, and in the printed language of the nation to which he belongs."-- Lynchburg News. i " M Oar Indian Enemies. The entire Indian population of the United States, exclusive of Alaska, is es­ timated at 295,084. The numbers seem small, but the extent and remoteness of the territory they occupy, its capabilities or Indian warfare and the natural in­ stincts of the savages therefor, render those who take the field formidable quite out of proportion to their numerical strength, as we have always found from King Philip's day down to the present. With regard to the contest now on the Government's hands, involving the hos­ tile Sioux and their allies, we find in one of the late reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the location of the dif­ ferent agencies given, with the number and condition of the Indians on each reservation, substantially as follows : In Dakota, Montana and Wyoming there are nearly 70,000, divided as fol­ lows : DAKOTA AOKHCIKS Men. Sisseton Agency (Sioux) 681 Devil's Lake (Sioux) a. 484 Grand River (Sioux)...... Cheyenne River (Sioux) .... Upper Missouri (Sioux) 1,600 Fort Berthokl (Gros Ventres, Haudan and Arickarees)... 901 1,202 Yankton (Sioux) Ponca 383 Whetstone (Sioux) 2,350 Flandreau special (Sioux) MONTANA. Blackfeet Agency (Blackfeet, Women. Total. 582 684 1,895 855 2,650 1,584 1,020 6,269 6,000 2,995 2,103 1,947 788 5,000 100 Bloods and Piegans) 7,500 Milk River Agency (Sioux) 10.625 At other agencies and wandering 14,000 WYOMING. Bed Cloud Agency (Sioux and Cheyenne) 9,177 Total number in hostile country 68,008 According to the estimates given by the same report, about 60 per cent, are women ; this gives about 27,000 Indian warriors within this territory, which, con­ sidering the number of bands that have never settled at any of the reservations, is a low estimate of their strength. Ac­ cording to the same calculation, the Sioux and Cheyennes, now openly at war, would be able to bring nearly 22,000 men in the field. From all ac­ counts received from the seat of war, one fact seems clear, and it is that the estimate made as to the number of In­ dians actually on the war-path and oper­ ating against the troops is below the real number. BLACK HH/LS item from The Pioneer, of Custer City : " Those trying the ex­ periment of raising vegetables in the gulches are making a success of it. Pota­ toes are already as large as quail eggs, while peas and beans are doing remark­ ably well." THB Fenians are once more about to drive ont the ruthless invader from the gem of the say; ILLINOIS ITEMS. A«P ©q»nawlml last Wednesday, Ifa&k Eames, a boy 8 years old, was drowned by falling from a raft into the river. He was an adopted son of Perry Eames, of Oquawka. Two SUITS to recover damages for in- ries received from falls, occasioned by the condition of the sidewalks, are pending against the city of Blooming- ton. One is for $10,000, and the other for $5,000. ONE day last week a Deputy Marshal of f Abingdon, named Dick Heather, shot and killed one Peter Johnson, a Swede of that place, who, he claims, was interfering with him in the discharge of his official duties. The Coroner's jury rendered a verdict of unlawful killing, and Heather now lies in jail at that place. Gov. BEVERIDGB has received official notice that, by an act of Congress, ap­ proved July 31, the .Land office here has been discontinued, to take effect Sept. 30, after which date the records will be transferred to any State officer the Gov­ ernor may designate. It is understood that the State Auditor's office will be so named, NEAR Morris, one night last week, three tramps, while stealing a ride on a freight train on the Chicago, Bock Island and Pacifio railroad, broke into one of the cars and were helping them­ selves to some ready-made clothing when they were discovered. Two of them, however, escaped, the third being caught. Next hlorninga large amount of clothing was found scattered along th6 track. THE trial of Robert Mayes, indicted for the murder of his wife, near Mere- dosia, Morgan county, two months ago, was brought to a close in the Morgan Circuit Court, a few days ago, and re­ sulted in a verdict of guilty and the fixing of his punishment in the peniten­ tiary for twenty-two years. The jury were out three hours, and when they first retired, five or six were for hanging the murderer. THE trial of Terry Grain, for the mur­ der of Burbridge, took place at Mur- physboro, a few days ago, and ended in the conviction of the prisoner, and his sentence to the penitentiary for fifteen years. Three of the jury were in favor of a life sentence, but taking in view the fact that Grain is now 4SL years of age, they fixed it at that term. The result is received with perfect, satisfaction. Grain is an uncle of Marshall Grain, who was hanged at Marion, last January, for the murder of CoL Sisney and William Spence. AN old couple named Adam S. West- phal and wife live in Rural township, Rock Island county. The old gentle­ man is quite wealthy and was known to have concealed in his house about $12,- 000 in money. This fact becoming known to a nephew of Mr. Westphal. he for oaed the Jevlishploi to rob and mauler the old folks. This nephew, Edward Westphal, with his son, a man named William Brown, and a Chicago despera­ do named John Kerns, proceeded to old Westphai's house at midnight, Friday night. The news of their intended crime had been imparted to Rock Island offi­ cers, and G. Brown, and City Marshal Haines and two officers concealed them­ selves in the house. The burglars boldly entered the house, and then resulted a desperate fight between the robbers and officers. Marshal Haines was struck on the head, an officer was shot in the arm, Kerns had both arms broken, and the others were more or less hurt. Two of the robbers and the two Westphals were arrested. The plot was to enter the house, chloroform the old people, obtain the money, and then set fire to the houle, that it might appear that Mr. and Mrs. Westphal had died in the flames, and suspicion of foul play be diverted. That they fully intended to carry out this plot is shown by their having a bottle of chloroform and a .can of kerosene with them. d LATER particulars concerning the al­ leged kidnapping case at Quincy are as follows, according to a valued corre­ spondent in that city : " Some nine years since Byrce, who is reported to be very wealthy, was confined in the jail in this city for larceny. While there he met a man calling himself Judge Leslie, who was in jail on a similar charge. Leslie gained the confidence of Byrce, who gave bonds for his appearance, and he was liberated after having obtained from Mr. Byrce a power of attorney to effect some negotiations in land near Edina. Instead of going there as he was instructed to do he went to Hannibal. Byrce heard of this and told the Sheriff to ar­ rest him again, fearing that he would not come back and that the bond would be forfeited. Leslie was finally found at Palmyra, and returned to jail. His trial never came off, however, as he was wanted in Kentucky, and he was taken to that State, where it is said he was sent to the Penitentiary for nine years for forgery. When Byrce arrived at Galesburg last week, in charge of J. D. Williamson, who represented himself as a detective of that city, he was met by Leslie, who seemed to DO well acquainted with Williamson. Byrce was subse- quentlyj taken to Wataga, eight miles from Galesburg, where he was told his examination would be held. At this place he had Williamson and Leslie ar­ rested on a charge of kidnapping, and they are now in jail at Galesburg. It is believed that Leslie still has the papers obtained from Byrce nine years ago, and there is a presumption that ^the design was to make way with By roe." "Dynamite Fiend" in France. The latest French journals recite the discovery in France of a match for the too famous Thoniasson in the person of a merchant in Paris, who recently im­ ported from Switzerland several oasks of what he declared to be undutiable " clay." The Custom house officers sus­ pected something, kept the casks at the warehouse, and sent for a chemist. The chemist was puzzled with his first speci­ men of the contents, until he bethought himself of testing a piece of the pre­ tended clay with fire. It instantly ex­ ploded with a loud noise. Another very small piece put into a mortar, exploded on being sharply touched with a pestle. It proved to be dynamite. The casks contained enough, had any one of them been rolled off a cart on to the ground, to have blown up a whole quarter of the city. Fancy such a cask in the hands of a oouple of American baggage- smashers 1 Legal proceedings have been token against this wretch whs thus risked the lives of thousands to save afewlaancs. A Turkish Pasha. Albert Wolff writes to the Courier des Mats Unis: To understand the Turks it is necessary to see them at home. one who has astonished me most is cer­ tainly his Highness Mustapha Fazyl Pasha, brother of the Viceroy of Egypt. He is known to Parisians. They have seen his Highness either upon the Ital- iens, or at Baden, or at Hombourg. With us, he was a man of the world, who amused himself; at home, Musta^ pha Fazyi Pasha is a Grand Seigneur in­ deed. ^ His house is much the most no­ table in Constantinople. When I say his house, it is a figure of speech, for there is not upon the two banks of the Bosphorus a palace vast enough to accom­ modate the suite of this Prince without a throne, this Minister without a port­ folio. At Candilli, on the Asiatic side, Mus­ tapha Pasha has a palace of forty win­ dows front, where his Highness lodges and feeds two hundred persons, men, women, and eunuchs. Three or four kilometres distant, on the other heights of Tchamlidja, in another palace, he has two hundred persons additional, making four hundred, without taking into ac­ count the Egyptiah residence, where the old domestics or invalided slaves end their days in a pleasant retreat. In all, Mustapha Fazyl Pasha supports five hundred persons every day, and over and above these five hundred, three hundred enrich themselves in his service. Paris as a Seaport. The idea, of making Paris a seaport-- in other words, of rendering the Seine navigable for sea-going vessels--is again coming to the surface. The river at Paris is only between sixty and seventy feet above the level, of the" ocean, ' and a distance in a straight line of 120 miles, although, following the course of the stream, it is 210 miles. The problem is- how to lessen the latter number and nrmfro a greater depth of water. It appears that to dredge out seven feet would need an expenditure of 13,000,000 francs, and an additional three feet would require 11,000,000 more. It is stated, moreover, that the average size of French vessels is under 300 tons. The Minister of Public Works and the- Prefect of the Seine made an exploring expedition the other day to Rouen, the journey is to be repeated by the Mu­ nicipal Council. Of course, no decision has been arrived at, but the lower esti- will probably be adopted. Wealth Without Its Anxieties. The newsboys who gather about in tho afternoon, awaiting the publication hour of the evening papers are either fairly- rolling in wealth or their conversation is to some extent imaginative. Said one of them to another: " Billy,, did per buy that $50 plaid summer suit I seed yer lookin' at in a winder Saturday ?" " No, Blinkey, I didn't take it in.. Ther wuz only one watch pocket in thfr trowsers an' 1 alius carries two tickers, one ter c'reot t'other by." "But yer ain't goin' ter wear yer army britches all summer, be ver, 'spec­ ially when yer go drivin' evemn's ? " "No, Blinkey, my dear, I ain't," was Billy's grave reply, " but don't yer worry about me. It's silk undercloz as pre­ serves my precious health. Silk's the thing, Blinkey." A Wholesome Lesson. There is a wholesome lesson for child­ ren in the following little story, and it may not be unprofitable to the many grown-up ;ones who take a strange de­ light in the painful exhibitions of men under the influence of liquor: A little girl in Reading, Pennsyvlania, saw an old drunken man lying on a door-step, the perspiration "pouring from his face, and a crowd of children preparing to make fun of him. She todk her little apron and wiped his face, and then looked up so pitifully to the rest, and madd this remark : " Oh, say, don't hurt him I He's somebody's grandpa." His Peculiarity. 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