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[tjeBry panfarier. J. TAN S1YKK, E«ttor ATaMish*. .,«? ... : Mr.; SPITOME OF THE WEEK. - . - TUB OU> WORM. ,, ,. TH* European Congress held its i -^feslng session on the 18th. at which time the • various PhttlpalwiWw lc« afltuft" Uietf sfjftm* tores. The tmtf U Mid to number sixty-four clauses, is exclusively worded In French and printed on parchment. It commences with the words, " In the name of Ahniehty God," and closes with s clause prascii&sg uuat she Treaty of Paris shall remain in: force except aa modified by that instrument. ' . AN Athens (Greece) telegram of the 18th says that destructive fires were prevailing . throughout the Province of Thcssaly--the V f^iorkof incendiaries. " •i s f j |A CK>xstantinop^ the 16th SRVS a Russian force liad left Tashkend for an advance toward Jtr>kh*mv and that this vras Russia's reply to the Cyprus treaty. JLORDS BEACONSFIELD an*> SALIS- JKJRT were accorded a magnificent reception , ; «in their arrival in England, on the 16th. M. MAURICE JOLEY, the well-known Parisiau Radical advocate, has committed sui- tffc ' LONDON dispatches of the 17th' say the Greeks were maintaining a state of in surrection and anarchy in Thessaly and Epirus, with the avowed intention of forcing Turkey to comply with 'the directions of the Berlin Treaty. CONSTANTINOPLE tele^raiis of ' the ilth say the Russians near the Gulf of Saros had fired into a British boat, although the .Xgglishman hoisted the white flag. . A MOHAMMEDAN insurrection has „ broken out in the Bihaos district of Bosnia. The Village of Lenk, in Simenth&l, Prussia, has bees almost entirely destroyed by Are. . THE obsequies of Queen Mercedes, of Spain, were celebrated, at Madrid, on the ITtli, with great pomp. Nine Sishops assisted at the requiem mass, and 40,000 persons were present. IN the British FarliaineBt, ton'the 1Mb, Lord Beaconsfield delivered a long ad­ dress, in which he glorified England for the efforts she had made to secure the peace of Europe. The sensation in the House of Lords was the statement by Lord Derby that the reason he left the Cabinet was because he dis­ sented from the decision to seize Cyprus by a secret expedition from India without consent of the Sultan. The Marquis of Salisbury de­ clared that the statement was untrue, where­ upon he was called to order, and the House of iiords adjourned in great excitement. A VIENNA telegram of the 18th says % occupation of Bosnia by Austria would be­ lt* on the 1st of August. , HAZARD & CALDECOTT, wool-bro- kcrs, of London, failed, o&iturlSth, for 03»- 500,000. THE miners' strike at Auzin is one of the most extensive ever known in France. Over 5,000 operatives have left the pits, de­ manding higher wages and eight hottiM as a day's work. A BERLIN dispatch of the 19th says that Russia would appoint Diplomatic Agents at various points in Asiatic Turkey to watch Russian interests, and that she was making efforts to Secure the construction of a rail- war from Orenburg Into Central. Asia, 200 German miles long. A BELGRADE telegram of the 19th says there was great excitement in Servia over the proposed Austrian occupation of Bosnia. Armed bands of Mohammedans, Ar- nants and Christian insurgents were being formed. THE Greenback State Convention of Arkansas met at Little Rock, on the 13th, and appointed a State Central Committee, with authority to place a State ticket in the field. IN South Brooklyn, N. Y., the other evening, Mis. Margaret Walsh and her little daughter were fatally burned by the explo­ sion of a can of kerosene oil, with which they were kindling a kitchen fire. They both sub- liquently died. IN their last circular. Hum, Barlow & FTO. report the NTHTITKR of BUSINESS failures in the United States for the past six months of ••• --*» PRESENT JZSX at 5,625, AGAINST 4,7-19 for the aame PERIOD IS??. The liabilities are STATED at $130,000,008, against *99,000,000 for the same period last year. THE heat in St. Louis continued in- $INSE on the 15th, the mercury ranging from - ^6 deg. to 103 deg. In the shade. Over 150 esses of sunstroke occurred on that day, be­ tween forty and fifty being fatal. There were sixteen fatal cases on the 13th, and over twen­ ty on the 14th. Extreme heat prevailed gen­ erally throughout the West on the 15th, and asveral deaths from sunstroke 'are Reported from different localities. • I' A DISPATCH was received from Pea- -dleton, Ore., on the 15th, to the effect that the troops under Capt. Miles had driven the Indians into the Foot Hills, near Cayuse Sta­ tion, after a four or five hours' fight at long rtnge in the valley. Several horses were cap- tared, and quite a number of Indians were killed. The volunteers did well, and were complimented by the officer in command. The Indians were surrounded, and further.fighting would ensue. THE President has appointed George W. Fish, of Michigan, to be United States Consul at Tunis. ABOUT sixty female employes in the Patent Office, AT Washington, were recently discharged, because of the reduction of the appropriation. IT was understood in Washington, on ?' ̂ AT.NO FONNAL opinion had been J£*VEN TB®Attorney-General" to the Secre- * F C Jreasury concerning the exchange f forJreasury notes; but the Secretary FCLK? the Attorney^enpral TRERE agreed that F ̂ S could not be done until January 1, text. V #he Treasury Department had, however, the IF ?! PAYING/OLD Government account ? and *maller SOW coins are said - to be likely to get into circulation in this ^manner. The coin balance was said to still fhow a steady Increase, and at the close of Ibueiness, on the 10th, amounted to C206 546,000. ' J THE new Collector, of the Port of ^WYORK^EN. E. A. Merritt, qualified, on JAMES GORDON BENNETT arrived at . ^YTFEW York, on the 16th, from Europe. J£ THE heat was not quite so intense in J. '%L Louis, on the 10th, but several fatal cases »f sunstroke are reported. The thermometer in some portions of the c«t vindicated 100 deg. lie day was the hottk .- evper&aicod So far phis season in Chlc^o--W deir. to the shade i$phe pfK||Ma: jEI^itftsl ewes of sun- extrediely orally, and >ko Mcqtted. The weather W»s e rm firejfrhoul the Wajji giher THE boiler in a planing-mill; at Barnesville, Ohio, exploited on the morning of the 17th, destroying ^bfsbaUdiBC^nd killing three persons outfight. Three more were fa­ tally, and several others badly, injured. THE Secretary of the Treasury has instructed ¥iii>s< gtaiia Assistant Treasur­ ers to pay out standard silver dollars to all parties wishing to disburse them on pay-rolls, and to exchange thetn for $1 tfnd $2 bills. , THE monument and statue erected tQ the rtiemory of the late Stephen A* Douglas, ia Chicago, were formally unveiled on the morning of the 17th. About 1,000 persons witnessed the ceremony, Ex-Chief-Jusljce t.\ton delivered a short, addresfe. • , , . THE Indiana National Executive Committee have put Robert Gregory, of L^fujcttc, on the State ticket 1O1 /mursojf- General In place of David Moss, who has been nominated for Congress in the Eleventh Dis­ trict. (J. C. Post, of lndianapol?s, has been elected Secretary of the Committee. . „ - THE sixty-second oall by the Seeing tary of the Treasury for the redemption of 5-20 bonds of 1S65 was issued on the 17th. The call is for $5,000,000, and interest is to cease the 17th of October. / : ' RKFRESENTATITE$ 6f the State Grieeri- back Clubs of Illinois ttet id Chicago, on the 17th, and adopted a series of resolutions (in­ troduced by "Brick," Pomeroy, Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions,) declaring that a conspiracy exists in this country, un­ der the leadership of the leaders and chiefs of the Democratic 'and Republican parties, including the present National Administra­ tion, to establish a financial despotism ov^r the commercial and working classes of the cbuntry; that the Greenback and Labor party will fight such movement to the bitter end; that the greenback must be a full legal- tender; money to be alone issued by the General Government; that the National bonds must be immediately called in and paid in greenbacks; that the Resumption act must be unconditionally repealed; that the public lands must be reserved to actual settlers; deprecating all efforts to redress wrongs by Violation of late, and looking to the ballot-box alone for justice; favoring a gen­ eral system of internal improvements by the General Government; calling for a National Greenback Labor Convention, to be called liy the duly chartered National Greenback clubs of the United States, etc. ABOUT twenty deaths from sun- stroke occurred In St Louis, on the 17th, thirty-one in Chicago, foorteen in Milwaukee and several in other localities. The tempera­ ture in St. Louis ranged from 87 degs. to 102 degs., in Chicago from 86 degs. to 100 degs., and in Milwaukee about the same. THE Republican State Convention'of llew Hampshire is to be held on the 10th, and the Democratic on the 12th, of September. A BOISE CITY (Idaho) telegram of the 16th gays it was not tmethat the Umatillas had joined the hostiles. One hundred of their warriors had joined CoL Forsyth, and after a fight, on the 15th, with the hostiles, had brought in twenty-two scalps and 300 horses. THREE deaths have recently occurred at Brooklyn, N. Y., from yellow fever. The patients . were marines r on the men-of-war Colorado and Vermont. ° • NEW YORK, Boston and other East­ ern cities suffered from extreme heat, on the 18 th, the thermometer ranging from 90 to 98 deg. The weather throughout the West was generally more comfortable, and temperature much lower than for several days. THE Umatilla Indians under Forsyth, in Oregon, killed seventeen hostile warriors, on the night of the 17th, and captured seven­ ty-five women and children and about sixty head of horses. The hostiles were much.de- moralized. On the same evening a maif named Haines, Captain of a volunteer compa­ ny, killed a friendly Nez Perces scout, and mor­ tally wounded another. The Nez Perces were much incensed at Haines, and would scarcely continue longer in the service, and it was also feared the friendly Umatillas would abandon the field. Haines was under guard. THE amount of currency outstanding on the 30th of June last was as follows: 3tate Bank elrenlation,.,...... ®42B;5f1« AO National Bank airculatwri......... '124.514.284 00 Demaad notes j......,. ,62,297 £<> Legal-tender note*-- ...f^442,681,016 00 One and two-year nctcutof .IS®** *: 20,485 00 Compound-interest notes 274.920 00 Kcisctic=?.lcurrency ...t.y 13,547,708 00 Total currency $688,597,274 50 THE thermometer indicated 100 deg. In the phade at Washington oh the afternoon of the lStb. Public and private business was partially suspended because of the heat. iTis stated that the'number1 of 0bi- cides In this coaotry, published'in the news­ papers during th» year ending July 15, was nearly 2,000, and that the number of murders during the same period exceeded 1,500. Most Of the suicides are attributed to mental aberra­ tion caused by financial or domestic troubles, and most of the murders to strong drink or j e a l o u s * . . i , . . - , 7 E. J. OAKLEY, the absconding Cashier of the New York Merchants* Exchange Nationr al Bank, who in 1870 defaulted for something like $300,000, returned to New York, on the 18th, and was lodged in Ludlow Street Jail. He declared that he was penniless. § •• OP the 376 deaths in St. Louis during the seven days ending on the 18th 264 are attributed to the excessive heat. THE Democratic State Convention, of Colorado was in session at Pueblo, on the 17th and 18th. W. A. H. Loyeland was nom­ inated for Governor, Thomas N. Patterson for Member of Congress and T. M. field for Lieutenant-Governor. The resolutions adopt­ ed condemn the extravagance of the Republi­ can party; indorse the Potter Investigation; favor rigid economy in public expenditures; condemn the use of the army as a pome comi- tatm\ favor the repeal of the Resumption act; dSffiaud. a mint in Colorado, etc., eto. ^ • " - * r '• ---"Sophronia, dear," he began, as he led his new wife out through the farden, " twenty-tive years ago, when was a young cnap, mother gave me a quince-seed which she discovered in the crop of a pigeon, and 1 planted it here by the wall. This great quince tree is the result. I buried mother near it at last, you see, and now every year the pigeons come and make their nests in it in preference to any other spot." Sophronia broke into along, soft, gurg­ ling laugh. " What amuses you, dear- •est?'1 he asked, "Hahahaha! hohoho- ho ho! Hehehehehe!" she answered him, "I was haha thinking wfyat a hehehehe strange quince-seed-ence!"-- X. f/ OragMMfcT money, but Weber borrowed Wn dollars of wit- ttf>> --r: , jnu timt man t receive it a&a bribe but as a , THE INVES m •' • --- ' The e;4?nttfafion o • was resumed did not know by Mr. Hay , Board not Welter in regard to his b: . to his protest. He bad written tiro Jenkft. in answer to iyf appiioatii pniiitmgst ot h«sr M in the New Orleans remenilier whether or not he referred, in them* t o t h e l m i _ -- ^ -- ' iiy of !Vfr J* corresjwnded wmo mwrn lor «evenu ye KeUom pronowwwdy MlUgUkUiTillli IWiaDUllUt ence had ail occun-edin 1877. Mr*. Jenkn.be said, did not. come to Waahtotftitt at'hi» tUquest, and m his interest. He did not consider James E. Anderson a trustworthy K?o4bKrttn. Mir- Jenkslie had always thougbt to Wan, honors ble gentleman and a good Republican; but Witness stated that he had heanl, from varidus sources, of the existoaoe of intimidation in East er prepared -yrotdst in SelW a*sworn by that eentleman. He had been informed by Gov. Packard, weeks before the election, that the vote of the Republicans in East Veiicinna would be lost by rcB.-i-n <>f ics,. The ",v;ti»C35 in response to fjnestions. stated numerous in­ stances in which Republican officers were driven out of-their parishes by l)ptnrf>at» b^foi-e the electi<m of 18(t>. RndBaid he would furnish the Committee a lust of persons killed, lnm» and whipped for political rensorn, ii thev so desired. In answer to a question bv Mr. Butiec, Mr. Kel- lojrg stated that some of the Commissioners to visit, Louisiana, pent by the President, had been appointed to Federal offices and that softie of the Supervisors had also received appointments. Mr. Butler asked if anyone of these persons had special qualifications for office other than their connection with Louisiana, politics. Mr. Hiscoek objected to the question on the ground tjiat its tendency was to make the Administration' appear "ridicu­ lous. Mr. Butler retorted that it was impossible to render the Administration more ridiculous than it had rendered itftelf. The Chairman finally allowed the question, and Mr, Kellom* stated that, with the exception of Mr. .James E. Anderson, all were competent to perform the duties they were appointed " of sufficient character to Weber, testified that be waa present in Weber's room wfcen the interview* "teentioned by Dula took place: " WebMankl fomApaethar; m an ' mate; in; Dula ityoity, and Waa money >4alpntr with "J it he »joul Dula, he was iroinir with was r's teB- bellMed there SwAttv would A. Dula could nmnaee ness to understand that , , • on the same line of testimony. Never heard Weber offer Dula any money, but Weber borrowed ten dol" duties they were appointed to perform, and men of sufficient character to their appoint­ ment. After a brief cross-examination by Mr. Hiscoek, the Committee went into executive ses- THE LOUISIANA 8I:B-001«MITTEK. HENRY C. FISKE testified, cm the 18th, concerning his connection with the affidavits of Dix, Hobbs and Williams, that they beard Wilder say Weber did not sign the Anderson- Weber agreement, and that .Anderson did not swear to it. Witness corroborated the testimony of Hobbs and Williams that Wilder madssucn ment that f>e {Wil ize certain ntatementa made in his second affida­ vit. Witness said the affidavit waa twice read to Williams. . Henry Reed (colored) Commimiqaer o£ flec­ tions of the Foutth Ward hf West Feliciana, testi- didn t kidB the Bible, to-day he was going to tell the truth. Witness in detail denied most of the statements m the affidavit, saying they were not authorized, that they had been ptit in by the writer of the paper, and he didn't consider him­ self responsible. Charle* Gteoka WM sworn, and said E. L. Weber stopped a few weeks ago at witness1 house; said he waa going to Wa^ungten and that he had the Sherman letter in his pocket ISAAC W. PATTON was before the Committee, on the i5th, and testified that he saw Anderson about October, and that the latter proposed that if the Democrats would support Nash for Congress, he would give them two members of the General Assembly and from WOO to l.m BJBjority in East Feliciana Parish;, witness could not entertain the proposition, but telegraphed for McCabe. in Feliciana, and ne came down and talked with Anderson about his treatment of the people; Anderson finally agreed to go if they would cash his scrip; witness agreed with Mr. McOabetopay $150 of the amonnt. The wit­ ness gave Mr. Jenks $50; Mr. Jenks naid he would not take it as a bribe, but he would as a loan. A corrected list of the emploj e* of the Custom- House was received by the1 Committee from Chief-Clerk Tomlinson. * Secretary-of-State Stronnr produced the consol­ idated statement of the Supervisors of the pro­ tested parishes, and pointed out interlineations and irregularities as to protests, etc.. and deliv­ ered the original papers to the Committee. , ON the 16th, A. J. Reynolds testified that he walked with Mrs. Jenks at Donaklson- ville, in 1877, from Weber's house to the hotel. Mrs. Jenks asked him if he didn't think D. A. • Weber had the Sherman letter on his person when killed. Had a conversation' with D- A. Weber after the election; he told witness he waa not going to make a protest. John Clegg, of Lafayette Parish, Secrcifary of the Senate, testified that there was no protest or original returns of Supervisor Veasey made up by witness at Veasey's rrtjaont; Veasey swore to them and brought them to New Orleans, where another set was made, throwing out three polls and giving the Republicans 400 more votes than the original statement. J. W. Armstead (colored), of West Feliciana Parish, testified that he made affidavit before the Returning Board; said 'it was prepared in the Custom-House; witnem never read it. and now denies many of the statements made tner -in. Andrew Duncan (colored). Republican, • of West Feliciana, testified regarding tne organ­ ization of Democratic colored clubs in the par­ ish? believed from this fact .the Democcits would carry the parish; tne netjroes complain­ ed of bad government, etc.; made affidavit in the Custom-Houae after the election; the ailida- vit '\vaa not road to him, and he did not Imow what they put in the paper. The affidavit heiusr read by Mr. Eltenger, witness denied most of the statemeats made therein, and said he did iaot •««.»••• tkorize Uiein; never made auch statements. Thomas Steward (colored), of West Feliciana, went to St. James Parish before election, and did not vote; after the election was subpoenaed to come to tnecitarpad mate affidavit; ilUes him to the'Custom-House, but asked him no question; k.tpi him there three days; they called him to sign a £&per, and then swore him, but lie didn t know what th y put down; they didn't read it to him; couldn't read himself. The affidavit as puMihbed being read to witness, hs denied al­ most every important statement made in it, say­ ing that he didn't tell them anything like that: didn't tell them arothins. Witness knew of many colored men wLo like himBelt joined the Democratic clubs. SEVERAL witnesses were introduced, on the 17th, to prove the bad character of Hiram Smedley, who testified a few days before that he had Bean Joseph W. Jones sign Weber's name to the Anderson-Weber agreement; that no one eise was present, and that Jones is now dead. Ex-Chief of Police Leon testified that he knew Smedley, and wouldn't believe him under oaAh. Ex-Dist.-Att'y Beckwith testified that he had refused to receive Smedley as a juror on an im . „ - thfi! ti?8- statement that I „ , - Admittsed loania* Dula money, as stated bv St. Martin. TeWtiWe^y int^Addcid to * show that Sey­ mour, the notary, and E. L. Jenks were ac­ quaintances. , > T. J. M. Clarice (Colored), formerly Saouxdm u£ ffiortaagss ia jjaut ifeliclana, testi­ fied, on the 18th, that E. L. Weber, in two or three former interviews with Mm, wanted wit­ ness to recant the testimony given before the House Committee; the tf-atimony fchen^iverj waa true; Weber offered him $176 add a position at seventy-t»e dollare s month if he would testily to suit him (Weber)- Dulaah» asked witness to go with Weberi 'aad Raid Weber wto t6 give him •D-feL^to testify- Wi^w was certain there hctcr «ny OiiSuiiStiou ™ iiegfoes ir» riis pw- wh tor tht} Mp-pqse oi murdering the whiles, and that the Coiored people there never handed to- gether for ** unJdWtul purpose; he detailed acts of violence by the whites. Geo, A. Sw»flcoIwett), formerly of West Fe­ liciana, now »n employe of the CuBtorn- House in New^Jrleatibv iliiti Weber wanted him to take back what lie testified to bef«»r3 the Senate Committee, and denied that there had been any organisation of negr«»cs for violence against the whites. Witness was afraid to go back to his parifch; the feeling therfe agamsthim was solely on account of polities. Milton Jones (colored), member of the Legis- iHture from Point Coupee Pariah, testified that in the fall of 1876 E. L. Weber, Swasey, Arm- stead nnd others came to his house one night; said bull-doeers had been after them, and We­ ber wanted witness to take him to Water Lee to take the boat for the city; he said they wouldn't let him go from Bayou Sara; witness took We­ ber to Water Lee that night; Andrew Duncan and. others from Feliciana took refuge in witness' house. E. L. Weber was recalled, and produced a num­ ber of letters called for by Gov. Cox, but did not produce copies of his own letters to W. E. Cnandler, as he had promised, saying that he had not been able to find them; letters from Anderson and Chandler made inquiry of Weber for information concerning the alleged Sherman letter. Chandler, under date of March IT), says: " Mrs. Jenks and Anderson called on me re­ cently, and told their stories. Mrs. Jenks said she had the letter about whioh I wrote safely de­ posited in New Orleans. Since her return to New OrleuMi ahft has written me a letter, but says nothing of the supposed letter. You do not in­ form me why yon thiAk the sappoaed letter to lie genuine, nor where you think it is. If you get an? light on the subject please inform me. JtfDGE MORRIS MARKS, recently ap­ pointed Collector of Internal Revenue, at New Orleans, testified, on the 19th, relative to the Sherman-Anderson interview, confirming sub­ stantially the account Of the affair previously published. Anderson came to Washington on passes furnished by Marks, at Anderson's re­ quest; Marks refused to go with Anderson to see Sherman, but finally went in company with' Anderson and Gov, Hahn. at Hahn s re-'* quest; Marks went aft^r Shellabarger at Sherman's request, while Hahn and Anderson were waiting in"'another 'room; Marks disclaimed intimacy with Anuer- son. Witness' sending passes to Anderson had no connection whatever with the Sherman-An­ derson interview; Marks was a Itepubliean Elector, and stated that the first set of certifi­ cates were signed the day the Electors met; all were present after the Col lege organized; several sets were signed two or three weeks later. Wit­ ness being shown copies of the first and second sets, recognized his signatures in each case, and explained away the slight different® in the ap­ pearance of the signatures; thinks Sheldon. Joseph and Burch were present when he signed - the second set; did not know Hill was to take* them to Washington. Wituws lived in Donald- sonville, Feb. 6,1878; his attention waa called to telegrams from Wellington in the New Orleans Times of Feb. 4 about a woman beinsj there rep­ resenting herself as Mrs. D. A. Weber; knew Mrs. Weber very well, and, being about to leave for Washington, called on her; referring to the article, asked her if she knew who the party was; Mrs. Weber seemed much surprised, and, after studying the matter over, said: " It must be Mia. Jenks," Mrs. Weber then told witness how Mrs. Jenks had come to her house and told of a document D. A. Weber must have had; that if she (Mrs. Jenks) could get it she could make good use of it: she could not Sat­ isfy Mrs. Jenks until she had gone over all the papers belonging to her husband; that she did then and there go over all of D. A. Weber's pa­ pers, and could not find any such document, and .Mrs. Jenks finally left; Mrs. Weber said she wanted this woman shown up as an impostor; that' she had never authorized tdis woman to represent her, aa she had no such docu­ ments; she authorized witness to draw up a letter denouncing the woman in Washington as an impostor; witness had no pen and ink then, but went away, and came back about twelve o'clock; met E. L. Weber in the room; he had evidently been informed of what was to be done; as she was getting ink and paper Weber asked witness if he didn't think it unwise for Mrs. D. A. Weber to mix herself up in a news­ paper controversy; that if witness found the woman in Washinfrfxin he could send him (We- 1mu0 adimatohand then something cottld.be aoae. Ttye Kiss of Feaoe. gortant catse, because he didn't think he should e trusted in such a position. Several witnesses testified that they Wouldn't believe Smedley, and gave him a general bad character- W. H. Seymour, Notary. Public, contradicted the statement made by Smedtey a few days ago that he (Smedley) had told the witness the jurat to the Anderson-Weber agreement was false. Seymour said he never had any conversation with Smedley. • • John S. Dnla, (colored,) of West Feliciana Parish, testified that he was Parish Judjja m 187ii; that he was invited to resign, but didn't resign; made affidavit before the lteterning lioaid charging intimidation, violence ana mur­ der: made the statements on information re­ ceived from others. The eros* examination by Gov. Cox brought out a statement from Dula tliat he had been daily in the o>mi>any of E. L. Weber for the previous week; that Weber had offered the witness $500 and promise of a positi n in tlie public sehooL as teacher, if the witness would follow his (Weber's) example, recant the affidavit before the Returning hoard, and deny intimidation in the pai- i L8'.3 Weber said he was all right now; that he had made arrangements with those who op­ posed him, and thought he would nov\ he safe any where; hart acted wisely, and advised witnesB to do " ' ' . the same, and place himself right betore the people of the parish and State. Wit- i Weber he would folio science wouldn't pe believed Armwte;id and Duncan. j ^ FISHWIVES and other* market women nave long enjoyed & reputation for truculence of speech and manner, not only in England, but in most parte of the world, A Russian Colonel, who has lately been appiointed Chief'Police Mas­ ter of one of the most populous towns of tho Baltic Provinces, has bit upon a novel but truly Oriental plan fair the civilization <of these charitable dames. He knew that preaching a moral hom­ ily'would be of no use whatever where the hearers Were two women who were cirrsing one another at the rate of 120 words a minute, and who were only prevented from tearing one. another's face$ by the strong arm of the police. " You must be locked up In one and the same ceil until you have kissed each otheir." This Was invariably the sen­ tence of the new Magistrate in every case of female broil which was1 brought before him. He knew very well that although kissing one another is a habit with male Russians, It is not much in use with the women of 'Muscovy, least of all with fishwives. The excited ladies were hurried off, railed for a time louder than, ever, protested tlijat they would die S09ner than give this humili iating sign of reconciliation, and then, 4lfter a few hOiirfiC confinement, called the gaoler, and informed him that they had " kissed." As the conciliatory act was effected, in the dark, for the sake of procuring .liberty, and without the presence of. witnesses, the fishwives were informed that they must repeat the kiss publicly in the open market­ place. A small* fine was then taken from eaeh, and they wqre marched out fntp th§ mercantile a^eopagus, and w.ere tlien compelled, in the midst of thi}ir sisters in trade, to kiss each other three times, and to give a public prom­ ise of futture peaceableuess. At the end of six weeks, during which period thjs qurious penalty was frequently im­ posed, not a single outbreak of a mar- ket-wiite' battle occurred within the, jurisdiction of the humorous PoUoo Maater.-r-i/0»fltow Globe. ness promised Weber he would follow his exam- me. but his conscience wouldn't permit him to do so. Witness believed Armistead and Duncan. had been that money who testified on the Kith, paid by Weber; he understood I?14*! up. t>y a gentleman from New York three or tour weeks before. Dula wa* prom­ ised a place in the Custom-House. Witness re- ceived git) from Weber on the Kith, and f35 to day (I7ch), and was to receive the balance after testifying. He said this was the only bribery- case he had ever had am thing to do with; thought it doubt! ul if colored men could trust themselves when there is money at stake. 8. H. St. Martin, of St. James Parish, who was Assistant Deputy IcJergeant-at-Arm* oi the Committee on the recommendation of E. 1* , --A scrawny-coking individual came Into the office this morning to advertise hfS wife, who had left him, that people should not trust her on his account. He asked the bookkeeper the price, ani when told said, in sqme surprise: "Is that so? s Why that's what, I paid to advertjse my first wife, j[ thought bribes mighiTiftve come down.'-i/an- mry acres ILLINOIS SXjMP THE Illinois Central fial^id ports that during the montfli of of land were sold for tected on land traflfW on the main I Hie In filings" (707 titles) was $106,9Si), against f38(>,905 In June, 1877, an increase of $20,033, or 5.4 per cent. There was al$o an increase on the Iowa D.vlslon of $19,763, making the train on the entire line for the month $39,797. In addition to the above the Springfield Division earned in June (as estimated) $14,151. The gain in earnings was in the last week of tlife month, after good weather set in. " / PETER MANN was arrested In Canton, on the 13th, and held tp ball, for forging nates* on H. A. Whltnah. THE body of Newtuu of ^ael^ijgton County, Ind.. was found, on the 14th, in ^ railway culvert one mile wist of Flora,, In Clay County. Jo Vilpapp has,been arretted as Dodd'u murderer. . ^i A lEw days aeo a son of Joseph a|TIp- petts, of Curran Township, itf Baaghtnon County, fell from a fence and died in a few hours. Me was eight years old. ( BEHTIE BESAXT, a little four-yeair-oljHtioy, while paddling in a 6kiH, at hampton,, QU the 14th, fell overboard and was drowned. ON the 14th, six lailies were bathlDg in Rock year-old irirl, named Nellie Browti, ventured too far out, and was swept under and drowned. MILDKED PRICE, living in the southeastern part of Morgan County, and John X. jBmlth, of Jacksonville, were sunstrnck; on tile45th, and died soon after. THE Menard County Circuit Court, ta ses­ sion at Petersburg, adjourned on tile loth, in. consequence of the excessive heat. AT Quine.y, on the 15Ui, there were ^hi)ee deaths from sunstroke, and a large nunttferof cattle died from the excessive beat. •1 ON the 15th, the Governor received*letter from Judge D. J. Baker, of Cairo, recently appointed on the Supreme Bencl^ vke Bjhiese, deceased. He nckti owl edges the recefpt. of his commission, and states that he will resign his present position as Circuit Jtidjfe, and qualify under the new appointment as soon as he concludes the business of the ptesent term of the Appellate Court for the Fourth District. ON the 15th. Judge Rogers, of the Chicago Criminal Court, made an announcement of special interest to business men! A young man having asked to be excused from jury service in a murder trial through fear that he would lose his position if he served, the Court declared that he would fine and imprison for contempt any , person who should .discharge an employe for such a reason* »It is hardly Ukely that, this contingency will. ari»c, jiut It is a wholesome doctrine th^t semce trs n juror, is a thing to be neither spugbt uoy declined, and that the courts will am pnr prdtect those who have .the misfortune to be drawn and ac­ cepted as jurors. ON the 16th, the fine residence of Solomon Perkins, at Roseville, was destroyed by fire. Loss, §6,000. THE Democrats of the First District hate nominated James B. Doolittle, Jr-q aa their candidate for Congress. - v , . , DfLEGAtEg from the yiriou» Gre|bfBacl£ clubs in the State met in Chicago, on the 17th, and adopted the following platform* ^ Whereas. A conspiracy exists in this country to establish a financial despotism, and to place under the heel of such despotism the commercial and working rmisses of this country; and. Whet 'euti. The leaders and chiefs of that con­ spiracy are the leaders and chiefs of the Demo­ cratic and llepublican parties, including the Ad­ ministration of Hayes and Sherman, and who?, self out by flies. paws t»: sophic: min& game, and watcfai ps at the ween his ,nce philo- ame hum- g bigger go for it, snapped _ . »fie; the iinol gth a| anc net oppoi at it and caught it in his mouth. Tfien he made a sudden spring to his feet as if he had just thought of something that he had to do in a hurry, and the hair all over him raised on end as;if/he had been electrified. Theft he pranced •niuiid fw a wuraent ihaklufiltf^lead frantically ̂ s if fee were wormrimr a, rat. ' | <lf(^|>M>fr<ini his i ho? lodkeft at; inquiringly for a brief instarrt, and th^n sti'f i#d oft"" jn hnqtA tA o i-l, ' - - - m^muu vuv wl4 ner, howlin* dpmajj- a* he went* The- nraft was not tlifere, ana the do£ cftme back and once more made an inspec­ tion of the little black object that lay ^Nd ^feidly with his paw. He perhaps wanted to- be able to recognize otae of those little things if he should ever encounter one of them again. Aft^r satisfying his cu­ riosity, he went and lay down aga,inr with a sort of ^rin-and-bear-it-you-dl(i- fool look, giving vent to his feelings River east, of Rock Island, whon a Htt^e pines,, J2CCasionally, by a subdued, canine aigh tA ~«-i A Wkini j . | |j iui« Two Tear*.. f r;f l , . . , * . • I . A "RECENT Washington special to *£he- New York Times furnishes the follow-L ing financial statistics: 1 [ ' The figures given below are compiled' from the books of the Treasury De­ partment, and show in detail the re­ ceipts and expenditures of the Govern­ ment for the fiiscal y6arending"JnneoO,. 1878, compared with the receipts and. expenditures for the preceding, fiscal year. The figures giveq for the qulrter ending-June 30 last are^ those reported' to the Treasury Department to July 1. Until final statements can be received' from financial agents and disbursing officers located at remote sections of the country, the exact balances for the quarter cannot be stated. The final reports will not materially affect/*he general results given in £he accompa­ nying tables: RECEIPTS*. First qmrikr, * Ux 1877. ' Customs.............. f37,654,128 Internal Revenue.•. 28.813.W6 Miscellaneous, 6,?42,4QQ by the control of the National finances, intend to place under the heel of such despotism the great laboring and commercial masses of the Republic. sir-single: The bachelor, hesoived, That the organized National Green­ back and Labor party of Illinois will fight the establishment of sueh a power in this IteDuklic to the bitter end. Re$Ot red, 1 hat we believe the following decla­ ration of principles to be the only basis upon which such a fight can be successfully ma' e: 1. The greenback dollar most be full legal tender for the payment of all debts and taxes, public and private, and by the Goverment issued, protected and received as absolute money. 2. The General Government alone to issue money, and this for the benefit of all, and not to, through or for the enrichment of National bankers. 3. The immediate calling in of all United States bonds and payment ofthem, principal and interest, in lefcal-tender, lawtul, greenback pa­ per money of the United States, and every dol­ lar of such issue of legal-tender, lawful money to be protected by the vroveniment as at par with other lawful money in gold or silver w5n, never to be converted' into bonas of any rate or class. 4. The unconditional repeal of the so-called Resumption act. 6. fnat no further grants of the Jmblic domain be made to corporations, but reserved to actual settlers, and the reversion of lands al­ ready gianted back to the Government, where the terms uf the contract have not been compled with. 6 The repeal of the National Banking law and we suosutution of greenbacks for national Bans currency. • . ?• W„e deprecate all efforts 'to redress wrongs by violation of law, ;uid believe that through t£e bulot-box alone must we look for justice. , i 8. We demand that the Government lands be reserved for actual settlers orly. Jicsolred, I'iiHt we i'avor and demand that the General Government of the United, states enter at once upon a syetcm of iimMuyenieaihi of har­ bors and navigation, ^idludi^lfce .fitptructioii of an international railrotiii, directly across the continent, from the Atlantic ti. the Pacific.Uceaii, bttwhiiaie such railroad- south o£*wC degree or parallel of latitude, aijd piy Ior such improvements and properties that shall belong t© tae Government m its own creation and issue of greenl.iackh absolute, perpetual, full legal-ten­ der money, as may be ay reed upon between the Government and contractors WHO will build such road, to the best interests of the Government. Jtetto/ ced, lh:it we demand that all officers of trust or profit, such as Postmasters, Custom- liouHe olhcew, Light-House Keepers, United {"tates Marshals, etc., except tlie.r clerks and asw wstante, shall be elected by the people in their respective districts; that the President, benators anu Members of Congre&s shall be relieved of a portion oi tueir labor, and the Government of the people be administered moio by tlie direct representatives of the people, to whom all per­ sons in political or oiheial positions should be closely responsible, and the persons they elect to office shall not be disturbed in their position to which they were elected, except for seasons of dishonesty or incompetency, when th« head •€ their department shall have power M remoMl and the people to elect the successor. Jitxolt t d, That we oppose the use of prison or servile labor for other than prison tturpoafea, where it comes in conflict with honest labor, lk> side or outside of prison walla, except it be for the purpose of improving personal property or public highways. Reaolctd, That instead of high salaries, super­ numerary offices, suits dies to corporate weuth, commissions to syndicates, exemptions front mx- atiori, which co.-t the Government miljfi#ha#in- nualiy, we are in favor of giving1 a ntramtebofius in money to enable poor men and women to set­ tle on public lands, and enable them to avail themselves of the Homattiriui laws ot the United States, and that the homestead shall be esejii9$ from forced sale on execution. Resolved, That this Convention indorse and second the calling of a National Greenback L1- bor C< invention by the duly cl artered National Greenback Clubs of the United States, and ask­ ing the co-operation of aU tntf a >, and ArgandKa- tions in sympathy with tie priari&lea bkrain! ad­ vocated. $86,9^.68-2 28 Jft>3,382: 6,100,666 Total Second quartOr, Customs Internal Hevenqa.. Miscellaneous. Liv. $73,110,624 ' ' 1^1,8^670 U. 127.793,129 ... 29,2i2,8B2 I,966,w5 TotolV $59,002,896 Third quarter, j ,, Customs f34,100,920 Internal Reven*®', n V 27,446,265 Miscellaneous. ....... 7,721,610 $90,101,915 28,292,1^8 2,069,271 iewiii $82,924,170 23.603,274 5,586^25 Total.......U. Fourth quartet*. Customs Internal Revenue. Miscellaneous..... Total-......., $69,168,696 $62013,069 $31,607,715 33,127,925 2,982.830 $29,887,727 30,012.172 4,087,066 $63,y8«,2«B5 «.... $67,718,470 The following tables will show the aggregate receipts for the last two fis­ cal years: 1877* C u s t o m s . 1 3 0 , 9 5 6 ,493 Internal revenue..... 118.630.408 Miscellaneous.;.. .... 19,413.686 $129,897? 110,3,0,956 17.893,618 Total.. ..... $203,000,587 $258,091,818v EXPENDITURES. >. The expenditures for the past two years - by quarterly periods were as follows: First Quarter Second quarterj,Pyf v. 1877. $41,644,342 , , , r T _ 3 5 , 8 2 8 , 6 4 6 Ihird quarter. . v.....P 35,288,253 Fourth quarter .; .K; . . 28,774.356 Total-. ... .$141,535^ Interest public debt.. 97,124,511 1878. $30,264,315 37,267.779 81 508,117 36,080,406 $135,620,617 100,000,000 $235,620,617 How a DOg Learned tl» )Nffir«Bee ^ ̂ Petween » B«e A GROCER on Carr street yesterday placed on the sidewalk in front of his store a sugar hogshead which he had just emptied. The adhering sweets at­ tracted myriads of flies a,nd a few honey-bees, which seemed to think they had found a bonanza. A vagabond- looking dog was lying down in the shade of tne sugar hogshead and wai pestered much by the flies, which found the dog's nose a good place to roost after they had filled themselves with scgar. After the dog had wearied him- Aggresrata.... .. .. $288,660,008 A comparison of results for the l^|t two years shows a net loss in revenue for the year ending June 30, 1878, of $7,860,379, and the net loss for the last two fiscal years, as compared with the year ending June 30, 1876, is $13,164,- 868. The large falling off in receipts and the reductions made in expenditures during the last two fiscal years are- shown in the following table: ^ sssssk- 1877 269.000,587 238,660,008 1878. 258,091,818 296,63»^P Interest on the public debt is included in the above table. It will be noticed that the expenditures for the year end­ ing June 30, 1876, were nearly equal to- the aggregate receipts for tHe Mstffis£|Ei year. ( If the $10,000,000 deceived from the (Geneva award, and which were covered into the Treasury in 1877, be deducted from the receipts for that vofti* fJio ftirnlvrA nmtlfKa ending June 30, 1878, wilt be very little short of those received from regular- sources 1^77. J\ r--jA pian Utply went ipto ;<a^|)r£ lo|i stoji^TO |>urciifse ai^-ne'd "toni The d#al4r handed iiin^'oAe, renaarf that it was very nice, and, further­ more, that it never, told a lie- " It> is very evident, then," remarked the pnf- CHAS^R, "THA^IT W^S NEVEF .ENGFGAL KI the provisioYi business". * ' , Tr?" | ,71 SHE MAHKBSS.: NBWTp: LIVE 8TOOK-«to$tfe .-p July 19, 1878. $8.50 3.75 4.25 6 !U Bheep Hogs. FLPUJ&--Good to Chi WHEAT--No. 2 Chics CORN--Western Mixed. OATS--Western Mixed... ..... RYE--Western ....... PORK--Mess........... BEEVES-Extra $4.75 Choioe ' Good Medium-- BOCW--Live--Good to Choioe.. BHEEP--Ounmoti t<» Choioe... BUTTEli Fancy Creamery-- Good to Choioe EGGS---Fresh yiiOUJB--Choice Winter t. Choice to Fine Spring. ... Patent 0IJAIN--Wheat, No. 2 Sprimi,.. • Corn, No. 2...^.^T.. Oats, No. 2 % Rye. No. 2--i tr. ..*.v. ̂ Barley, No. 2.. .57 <& .57 X LUMBER--Com'on and Feno'g. 11.00 Shingles 2.25 L a t h . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 7 5 BALTIMORE CATTLE--Beet _ Medium HOG8--Good....... J SHEEP--Good EAST LIBERTY. CATTLE--Best. Medium HOGS--Yorkers. Philadelphiae.......... Beat- '18 2.03 $4£7«®$5.» &37H® 4.37J4, 5.75 d 6.31 3UX) © 4J0 % Its 4^0 4.70 4.00 M0 & 4.m 1 0 k