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|!aiirdpalcr. HoSENBT, J. VAN SLYKE, PTOUSHEI^ ILLINOIS. • &*rv .;<* M.#- • • •« 1 >5' » » « ; . « • ; •> -«l»i.f-V • v«' -s.r & . " # ?» r> .. e r M j b # i ! - i »rf {HE SEWS COSBM&EB. t . , THK IAR. HEW YORK merchants and manufacturers are lift III I Ttinr themselves in the subject of Amer- Softn representation at the Paris Exposition of •est vear, and have appointed a committee to m> to* Washington and urge upon the President £* importance of taking the steps necessity &> fmablf! Americans to participate in the world s tectustrial display.... Destructive tires are re- nortied at Beading, Pa., loss $200,000; at fireenpoint, N. Y., loss $130,000, and at Port- laud. New Brunswick, loss $50,000. A CARRIAGE containing Hugh McDougal and Vn. William Parks and daughter, of Patereon, H. J., was demolished at that place by an Erie tnun, and all seriously and probably fatally injured The militia was invoked with good «flfect to suppress a riot among striking brick- M'--- at Hsvcrstraw, N. the other day. Am goon as the rioters saw the militia they threw down their clubs and became quiet In the United States District Court at Hartford, GL, Judge Sbipman sentenced to hard labor, at the' State prison, for a number of years, the two self-eonfessed guilty officers of the Farm- 0f' md Mechanics" National Bank of Hartford --James L. Chapman, Cashier, and John C. Thkcv, President. Their crimes were perjury •ad Vmbazzlement, whereby the bank lost 000. THE death of Fletcher Harper, of the famous publishing house of Harper & Brothers, oc- -earred at his home in New York last week. He bad been ill for some time. Mr. Harper was 78 years old Capt. Thomas Crapo and his wife sailed from New Bedford for London last «eek in a vessel twenty feet long. An immense crowd witnessed the departure of the boat, wltich is the smallest that has ever attempted {he feat Erastus Brooks, the veteran editor of the New York Express, has retired, and is ancceeded by Charles F. Wingate. THE annual report of the New York Cotton Xtchange shows a marked falling off in the cotton trade of that city during the last two or three years Ex-Gov. Warmoth, of Louisi­ ana, was married at Newark, N. J., last week, to Miss Sallie Dur&nd, daughter of a well- known jeweler. ¥U1S IWEFtm OTIKABY, the Chicago pedestrian, who has Jast returned home from London, where he Mtonished the Britons by his extraordinary log performances, annonnoes that he will at­ tempt the unprecedented walk of 600 miles in •fat days. IT is stated in a dispatch from Omaha that Che Black Hills branch of the Union Pacific railroad will be built immediately. Two routes have been surveyed uy tne Union Pacific en­ gineers--one being from Cheyenne and the other from Sidney--and the people of North Platte have also sKrveyed a route from that point. Either Cheyenne or Sidney will be the alarting-point. THE assassins--five in number--of a party of inoffensive Chinamen at Chico, Cal., have been tried and found gtuMy of murder in the second 'degree.,. .The Chicago Tribune prints a series of crop reports from Illinois, Kansas, Wiscon- dot, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska, according to which the prospect is uniformly favorable fur a growth and harvest of the very heaviest. Seeding and planting are well disposed of, and for winter and spring wheat, oats, corn, etc., "the outlook has not been so flattering for years. At North Vernonc, Ind., one day last week, the dwelling of Janes Bess was destroyed by - fire, and three small children, who were in the bouse, perished in tike flames. GEN. MILES has again punished a band of hostile Indians infesting the Tongue river Country. The engagement was a sharp little affair, resulting in the death of four privates Sd the wounding of several officers and men. le Indians left fourteen dead on the field, i 4pd lost 450 poniea. with outfits, lodges, etc. jphe band belonged 4o the Minneconjous. ADVICES from the "West confirm the reports of * battle between a portion of Gen. Miles' com- aund and a band of hostile Indians. The flght took place on Muddy creek, some eighty miles from the meuth of the Tongue river. The meager tccounts we have of the affair state that "after an obstinate battle, the hos- . tiles, under command of Lame Deer, were de­ feated and some fifty; Indians killed and eighty wounded. This number of dead bodies wms found on the field, and a large number are known to have been taken off by the war- xiors. The surprise was perfect. Gen. Miles, with companies H, L, C, and F, Second Cavalry, and twenty-five mounted soldiers of the Kfth Infantry charged upon the village, finding the Indians in their lodges, from which they in­ stantly retreated and commenced a running fire the troops while retreating. The • pursuit oix iiOUlrt, itc.u'nujj ill bLv Cikj'tuiv l»indred and thirty ponies, an£ a J-rge quantity : Of Government supplies, a small portion being recognized bv Gen. a&les as belonging to the '-fated Caster's command. The Government troops lost but four killed and ten wounded. The fight was gallant in the extreme, the hos- tiles and troops being many times mixed man to man. The Indians in this fight showed more bravery on square fighting ground than usual, which accounts for their repulse and heavy loss. Two of the soldiers wene scalped and Gen. Miles i near being ambushed." I •' • •>' . ITBHAIIIFLIH >*' : v 7 P i\u-s n KMjgjjijjji! •- THK SOUTH. A TTJBF event of such aa extraordinary char­ acter as to merit especial notice occurred at iouisville the other day. In his race against 4ime the horse Tenbroeck ran a mile in 1:39%, being two seconds faster than t&e best time for "that distance previously accomplished. A COLUMBUS (Ga.) dispatch announces the ----J^nching of three .negroa* for..the ronrdjer©£~ *ra. C. C. Cbambliss, of Stewart county, Ga. "They attempted to rob the house and were re- asted bv Mrs. Chanibhss, when she was shot "dead. The murderers were hanged with a feaoe-chain, negroes participating in the lynch­ ing. WASHINGTON. TW total amount of silver issued April 90, 1876, is $31,738,400. Fractional currency outstanding at this date, 820,075,807. One million of fractional currency was retired dur- ®g Mny„.. .The President haw appointed James B. Anderson, of Ohio, United States Consul at Vanchal. IT is stated in a dispatch from Washington ret ilthe President, with the concurrence of roil* C«Wnet, has determined to recall all the le iui i-l01^1 Ministers. The theory is that these 1»V t'.» «gber diplomatic officer* sustain relations to "jr i. ue the President similar to those of Cabinet Min- irters; that the civil-^-vice rules do not apply to them, and that they, in the verv nature of the case, ought to change with the 'administra­ tion." .... Siinms, the fugitive slave who was Captured by Attorney General Devens, when the . latter was United States Marshal at Boston dur- "-fag Pierce's administration, and und the Fugitive Slave law turned over to the auiuori- fies at Savannah, Ga., has been appointed mes­ senger in Gen. Devens' department. IN the ten months <*f the current fiscal year the value of exports from the United States to d fpraigri countries exceeded that of the imports . V #157,000,000, while the exports and imports of ; and bullion during the same period show •«ly a difference of $282,415 against this coun- i <«ry... .Orders have been prepared for the clos- : i v l • °f the national armories after the 30th of , June, no appropriations haviug been made for - • • • the pay of workmen and other expenses. THE commission appointed some time ago to investigate the workings of the New York Custom House have made a preliminary report toSecretaiy Sherman, in which they recom­ mend a reduction of 20 per cent, in the working inal or Sr< F" force of the office, and urge a discontinuance of the practice of levying political assessments and a general freeing of the customs service from the control of party. Tho President, to whom the report was submitted, addressed the following letter of indorsement to Secretary Sherman: 1 concur with the commission in their recom- mraAation*. It is my wieh that the collection of revenues should be "free from partisan control,and organised oa s strictly fc«Rin«ww basis-, with the same guarantees for efficiency and fidelity in the selection of chief and subordinate omwi* tiuw wouiu !» anirea by a prudent merchant." Party leaders ttould have no more influence in appointments than other equally respectable citizens. No assessments for political nnrposefl on officers or aulxtrdinates should be allowed. No useless officer or employe should be retained. No officer should be re<^uii*d or permitted to take part in the management of po­ litical organizations, caucuses, conventions, or elec­ tion campaigns. Their right to vote and express their views on public questions, cither orally or through the preaa, is not denied, provided it does not interfere with the discharge of their^official du­ ties. Respectfully, B. jd. nAiitt. PRESIDENT HAYES will visit Boston about June 17... .No more officers are to be retained on duty at the White House... .The Postoffice Department has let the contract for printing postal cards to the American Photo-Type Company, of New York... .Postmaster General Key has reconsidered his determination to do the department advertising through the medium of advertising agents, and will deal directly with the publishers of newspapers The administration has concluded to take vigorous steps toward putting an end to the Mexican raids across tne Rio Grande into Texas. At a Cab­ inet meeting, the other day, it was determined that a letter should be addressed to the Mexi­ can Government by the Secretary of State no­ tifying that Government that it must take im­ mediate steps to prevent any more raids into Texas, otherwise our military commander there will be instructed to follow marauders into Mexico and punish them upon that terri­ tory. POLITICAL. THE Brazilian mission was tendered to ex- Senator John A. Logan, and was by him declined for two reasons: first, because he did not desire to enter into enforced political retiracy, which would be the natural consequence of his accept­ ance : second, because the income ($12,000) was not such as would warrant him in a pecuniary sense in accepting.... The Associated Press agent at the national capital reports that, "according to previous arrangement, a secret meeting was neld in Washington one night last week, for the pur­ pose of organizing a national party," and fur­ nishes the following brief report of the con­ vocation : " About 150 persons were present. Those from the North expressed themselves strongly against the course of the President and the Cabinet, alleging that they retained in office men who are opposed to the principles of the Republican party, to the exclusion of its tried and true adherents. The representatives from the South declared that the President had discarded the States which elected him, and had given offices to the enemies of the party. Resolutions were adopted organizing the meet­ ing into ft national joint body. Permanent officers were elected, with power to institute branches throughout the Country, with head­ quarters at Washington." IT is rumored in Washington political circles that, as Attorney General Devens is not alto­ gether contented with his position in the Cab­ inet, the vacant Justiceship on the Supreme bench of the United States will be placed at his disposal by President Hayes. A WASHINGTON dispatch ^TO the Chicago Tribune says Senator Conkling, "in his con­ versation, is quite bitter in his denunciation' of the President's policy, particularly as regards Louisiana." OKHUKAIH RECENT deaths: W. H. C. Hosmer, poet and author, at his home in Avon, N. Y., age 63; at Dedham, Mass., Edmund Quincy, a man of let­ ters, and a son of the late distinguished Josiah Quincy, age 69; John M. Farmer, a prominent and popular citizen of Galena, 111.; Col. M. D. Johnson, a leading merchant of Memphis, Tenn.; James Bishop, one of the oldest settlers of McLean county, HI The tenth annual session of the National Women Suffrage Association has just been held in New York. Mrs. Clemence S. Lozier was elected President, and a Vice President was chosen for each State and Terri­ tory. Resolutions were adopted demanding the ballot for women with the exercise of citizen­ ship indepondent of sex. protesting against the memorial from Utah to Congress asking the disfranchisement of women in that Territory, and asking Congress to pass the Sixteenth amendmant acknowledging the right of women to vote The Pennsylvania railroad has or­ dered a reduction of 10 per cent, in the wages of all its employes. BUBNED : The office of the National Printing Company, on Franklin street, Chicago, IOBS $65,000; the Youngstown rolling-mill, a Youngstown, Ohio, loss $100,000; J. A A. J. Murres' molding and looking-glass factory, at Cincinnati, Ohio, loss 800,000; forty stores and dwellings in the town of Walkerton, Bruce county, Canada, loss $250,000 The checker- match between Yates, of Brooklyn, and Mar­ tins, the British crack player, for the cham­ pionship of the world, has just been concluded si: New York, nfter a contest of tweutv-one days, the American coming off victorious. Forty- nine games were played, Yates winning three and Martin one, while forty-five were drawn, Yates is only 19 years old. THE Statistician of the Department of Agri­ culture at Washington reports, as a result of the investigation of losses from the diseases of swine during the past twelve months, the de­ struction of 4,000,000 animals of all ages, and the money loss more than $20,000,000. One- fifth of the reported loss occurred in the State of Illinois. Next in prominence are Missouri, Iowa and Indiana, which together lose $10,- 000,000 The losses were very small in the couDtry bordering on the great lakes and the Pacific coast. The apparent loss is equivalent to one-third of the sum of the exports of the pork products last year. ThE perils and uncertainties of ocean navi­ gation are curiously shown in the loss of the Pacific Mail steamer San Francisco. This ves­ sel, sailing over a course that hundreds before her had safely taken, struck an unseen and unsuspected rock in mid-ocean, and in one hour went to the bottom, ship and cargo prov­ ing a total loss. Fortunately all on board were safely landed in the boats on the Mexican coast The vessel was valued at between $350,000 and $400,000... .A fire at Montreal, Canada, last week, destroyed over sixty houses in the quartet- known as Griftintown. Loss, $150,000 The Israelites of America have just held their annual convention in New York. From the annual report of the Committee on Statistics we learn that there are about 250,000 Jews in the country. There are fourteen public insti­ tutions under the control of the Jews, and fif­ teen newspapers and magazines devoted to Judaism. The Jewish secret orders or societies were four in number, comprising the Independ­ ent Order of B'nai Brith, with a membership of 20,000; the Independent Order of Free Sons of Israel, with 8,604 members ; the Order of Kesher Shem Barzel, 10,000 members, and the Improved Order of Free Sons of Israel, 2,632 members. The value of the Israelitisli church property in America is placed at $5,- 997,400. THE TUBCO-RUSHIAN WAR. A CONSTANTINOPLE dispatch says, " the Rus­ sians are advancing upon Erzeroum from Olti and various other points. The Russian left wing appears to be moving in the direction of the Euphrates valley. Constant skirmishes oc­ cur between the Turkish and Russian advanced posts." A mob of Sottas invaded the legis­ lative chamber at Constantinople the other day, and demanded the dismissal of the Minis­ ters. The disaster at Ardahan is the cause of the dissatisfaction, and there is a >strong feeling in favor of .recalling Midhat Pasha to the head of the Ministry A Berlin dispatch announces that "measures have been adoped for the mobilization of the whole Russian army to crush Turkey by superior strength. Russia will probably put off all at­ tempts to cross the Danube in force till the middle of June."... .Newspaper correspondents are not allowed to write or sand a frord from Russian or Turkish camps. PiclUittMdone are all that the news-gatherers can aeodMnt unoffi­ c i a l l y , a n d t h e s e h a v e t o p a s s J a n M a t i o n . . . . A religious war has been proclaimed in Bosnia. ADVICES from Russian sources in Asia Minor claim that the Turks in Armenia are in a critical position. The Russian forces in­ vesting Kars and Erzerrr.m have secured sdvaistSigeouB positions conirna.adiiig both The!;* iB AlihnMl as certain. ... .The turbulence of the Softas in Constan­ tinople has induced the Government to pro­ claim martial law in the city ^ vicinity. Street assemblages are forbidden, and disturb­ ers of the peace will be shot or banished Reports are current of a Bulgarian rising in the Balkans The cable reports a brisk en­ gagement on the Danube, near Nikopolis, be­ tween a Turkish ironclad and the Russian for­ tifications. The Turks destroyed the earth- T^orka and the enemy retreated, leaving forty dead on the field... .fcoumania's reply to Count Andrassy's note respecting the free navigation of the Danube was unsatisfactory. The Aus­ trian Government replied in energetic terms that it is not disposed to recognise Boumania as a belligerent. THE Russians have succeeded in blowing up another Turkish monitor on the Danube. A small party of Russians approached the vessel under cover of darkness, carrying a chain of small torpedoes filled with dynamite. No look­ out being kept aboard the monitor, they se­ curely lodged the chain across her bows. On their return they discharged thd~#hole series of torpedoes by means of an electric battery. The monitor was blown into the air, and all on board perished... .The Czar has issued a proclamation forbidding the granting of letters of marque. His Majesty says he accepts the declaration of the treaty of Paris regarding free navigation to neutrals, and guarantees careful observance of this provision of the treaty A Turkish force of 60,000 or 70,000 men is massed at Shuomla, a fortified city in Bulgaria, standing in a gorge on the northern declivity of the Balkan range. This stronghold is considered one of the keys to the Turkish capital. IT is again reported that Russia, Germany and Austria have come to an understanding by which the war is to be localized The inhabi­ tants of Rustchuk, Silistria, Varna and Shumla, the four fortresses comprising the Turkish quadilateral, have been notified that unless they have six months' provisions on hand thev must leave within twelve days.... A dispatch from Bucharest says it is now certain that the Roumanian army * will not cross the Danube with the invading forces, but will remain on the Roumanian side to guard the right Hank. . The departure of the Egyptian contingent from Alexandria was delayed by a refusal of twenty- seven English engineers of the fleet to sail without the payment of arrears of salary. THEBE are serious apprehensions of a popu­ lar uprising in Constantinople against the authorities. The populace are greatly incensed at the military reverses sustained in Asia.... A number of prominent persons, including two editors, have been banished for participation in the recent softa demonstration m Constanti­ nople The Scherif of Mecca has placed the treasures of the holy shrine, the accumulated money-gifts from pilgrims, at the Sultan's dis­ posal. The treasures aggregate 200,000,000 piasters. A CABLEGRAM announces another attack upon Batoum, with disastrous results. It is stated that the Russians, with a large farce, made a series of assaults on the Turkish positions, but after several hours' fighting withdrew. Their loss was heavy Large numbers of disaffected Cir­ cassian troops in the Russian service have been disarmed and sent to the rear... .If Constanti­ nople rumors are to be believed, the Sultan's Government have determined, for the first time in the history of the empire, to enlist Christians in the army. Tl^e reports say that a levy has been made upon the Christian popula­ tion for 200,000 men. GENERAL FOREIGN MEWS. ADVICES from Egypt state that "peace with Abyssinia has not yet been conclude 1. Gordon Pasha had opened negotiations which seemed to be progressing most favorably, when King John discovered a conspiriuv uft his camp, which he attributed to EgyjroWn'agency. He immediately arrested Gordon Pasha's envoys and two sons of the Egyptian Sheik of Zeila, and cut an arm and leg off the two latter." EX-1'BESIDENT GRANT and party arrived at Liverpool on the 28th of May, were warmly welcomed by the Mayor and other distinguished officials, and left the day after for London. ADVICES from Shanghai state that the suf­ ferings from the famine in the northern prov­ inces of China are unabated. Thousands are dying of starvation. THE wheat trade in England continues dull. Millers have been buying very sparingly at re­ duced prices. Agricultural prospects there and on the continent are promising. The growing crops, in France and Italy especially, give gene­ ral satisfaction! Germany appears to possess a large surplus for export. Large shipments will be made from Revel, Russia. It is probable that the large quantities usually shipped from Odessa will be sent for shipment from Baltic ports The Cretans propose to avail themselves of the opportunity furnished by Turkey's extremity, and. if certain guarantees are not conceded, will make a Lold st ok*, for freedom from the galling yoke of Tnrkish rule.. J .The City of Brussels, the ateamer in wliich the Canadian pilgrims to Rome took passage fi um New York, for whose safety there was for a time a feeling of painful anxiety, ha s arrived safely at Liverpool.... In France, President MacMahon has removed the Republican prefects in nearly every department of the republic, and appointed in their places persons known to be strongly in favor of the return of the Bonapartists to power. GEN. GRANT'S reception upon landing at Liverpool was an extremely flattering one. In honor of his arrival, the cable tells us, " all the shipping in Liverpool docks exhibited a pro­ fuse display of bunting, flags of all nations waving along seven miles of water-front, pre­ senting a magnificent coup d'oeil. As the In­ diana neared the docks, Gen. Grant was seen standing on the bridge with the Captain, ac­ knowledging the cheers of the immense crowds which lined the water-ffont and every pier and vessel along the rive:. AH the General and his party, in a tug, ran alongside the wharf, a tremendous, deafening cheer went up from the immense throng of people that congregated to see the great Yankee General. Thousands of hats were raised as the Mayor slowly ad­ vanced to meet the ex-President, reading as lie moved forward, according to the old English custom when greeting noted guests, an address of formal welcome. After the cheering had subsided, Gen. Grant quietly replied to the address of the Mayor in a few well-chosen words."... .The report of an­ other destructive earthquake on the South American coast, received some time ago by telegraph, is fully confirmed by mail advices, which furnish some details of the terrible dis­ aster. A tidal wave, varying in height from thirty to sixty feet, swept shoreward with frightful velocity, along the coast of Peru and Bolivia, partially or wholly destroying the cities of Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, Tambo de Maro, Pabellon de Pica and Ilo. Although severe shocks of earthquake were felt, they caused but little damage. The destruction of life and property was owing entirely to the frightful upheaval and ingress of the sea. The loss of life, it is calculated, will reach 700 or 800, while the destruction of property is count­ ed by the millions A London dispatch an­ nounces the death, in that city, of JohnLothrop Motley, the well-known American historian. Mr. Motley was 63 years old The long- threatened orders for the reinforcement of the garrisons in Alsace and Lorraine have at length been issued in Berlin. A BEAR STORY. Pei llc«» MICHAEL ROBINSON, of Wareham, Maes, has for some time past been troubled with intense pains in the head and ffie right side of the neck, as also in the tfight ear. A day or two since the pojrit of a pin was detected protruding from the auditory canal of the complain­ ing ear, and the pin was removed with the aid of forceps, much to Michael's re­ lief. How it came there is a mystery. Adventure of Three 8alUNrs la Greenland. [From the Dundee (Scotland) Advertiser.] Three of the crew of the steamship Intrepid, Captain Soutar, had a very exciting adventure at the Greenland seal fishery this season. During the Mine i'uaii tu6E V8sss! was !sst fccset aiuoiig the ice, three of the -- Thomas Iioyall, Wolverhampton ; James Winter, Peterhead; and William Mulli­ gan, Dundee--set out one day to pay a visit to the ship Perseverance, of Peter­ head, which lay apparently about four miles distant. After walking about a couple of miles it was seen that the dis­ tance between the two ships had been misjudged, and that in reality they were six miles apart, and the dangerous nature of the journey began to dawn upon the seamen when they realized how far they were from any vessel, and that their sealing clubs were the only weap­ ons with which they were armed. When they came to realize the real distance they began to deliberate whether it would not be the best course to return to their ship. One of the trio insisted on making the journey, while the others were of opinion that they should give up the attempt. In the midst of the debate an unwelcome visitor came upon the scene in the shape of a she bear, with one of her cubs, and, as she was fast coming up between the men and their ship, the only chance was to run on in the hope of reacliing the Per­ severance, a distance of about four miles. When the men took to their heels the bear quickened her pace, and in a short time was close upon the sailors. To at­ tempt to face the animal with their clubs was useless, and accordingly one by one of the men took/off portions of his cloth­ ing and threw them on the ice. In this way the progress of the bear was retard­ ed, as Bruin stopped to snuff and tear at each of the articles as she came up to them. By this means the men were en­ abled to keep a little ahead for a couple of miles, by which time, however, they had parted with most of their clothing, one of them having nothing but his pants, a cravat and a woolen shirt upon him. He had retained possession of his club, and, fastening his cravat to the end of the weapon, he waved it as a sig­ nal of distress, and, fortunately, the at­ tention of the crew of the Perseverance was attracted to the perilous position of the three seamen. Several of the crew of the Perseveranoe immediately set out, armed with guns, and, after running about a mile they came up to the three men just in time to save them, as they had almost no clothing left, and were quite exhausted with the ehase. The bear and her cub were so close behind that the rescuers had no difficulty in dispatching them with several bullets. The following morning the three sailors returned to the Intrepid. They were escorted part of the way by a number of the crew of the Perseverance, and, the male bear having been seen in the vi­ cinity, apparently on the lookout for the she bear and her cub, he was likewise killed. The most of the men's clothes and • their sea-boots were picked up, all more or less torn. The three men had been kindly treated on board the Persever­ ance and supplied with olothing, so that they suffered no bad effects from their exposure and exciting adventure. Commercial fcrauds. Perhaps the most lamentable circum­ stance in connection with the frauds and failures that have happened during the last three years is the fact that it seems possible for a man to be guilty of almost any delinquency in regard to money, and yet retain his social position, if his dishon­ esty be only on a sufficiently large scale. To give an instance in point: A man came to a friend for a loan of $100,000, and the friend, with very great difficulty, managed to oblige him. Within a few weeks the borrower failed, having mean­ time settled largely on his wife, and his failure caused the ruin of the lender. Not long since the latter observed to a friend, with great emotion, "I have ex­ perienced to-day the greatest insult I ever had in my life. That fellow P., who rained me, positively had the audacity to ask me to drive up town in his carriage, which, witu its liveried BCCTfiiito, wss nt his ofScc door." The P.'s are reported to " live delightfully," and their dinners and par­ ties are greatly in request. The head of another firm, which failed at over $6,- 000,000 not long ago, and haven't paid one cent on the dollar, lives with similar elegance. As long as the doers of such deeds ate exempt from social ostracism commercial morality will remain what it is.--New York Sun. A Rival Yosemite. A new grove of giant trees, recently discovered, 100 miles south of the fa­ mous giant trees of Yosemite, is just ex­ plored and described. It is on a line with the other grove, 6,000 feet in alti­ tude. Instead of a small cluster of thirty or forty trees, there are 10,000 trees, covering six miles square. Besides sev­ eral thousand of old fellows, whose age is estimated at from 1.200 to 4,000 years, there are thousands of young chaps from 100 to 1,000 years old, and full of vigor. The older trees, being decapitated by storms and by weight of winter snows on their bushy tops, are mostly overtopped by the juniors. Some of these fallen trees, 3,000 to 4,000 years old, have re­ vealed underneath the buried bodies of ancestral sequoras of similar size, which grew there 8,000 years ago--say thirty feet in diameter. Large lakes and water­ falls are found along tne route. The at­ tractions are so much superior to the Yosemite that it is contemplated to ex­ tend the route of travel to embrace this interesting circuit.--California Letter. Sheridan's Babies. On Monday night the household of Gen. Phil Sheridmi was thrown into a state of confusion. Certain swaddling garments were brought forth. An addi­ tion was expected in Phil's family ranks. There were just clothes enough for one. But a pair came, and two had to be gar­ mented. " General, I trust that you will pardon me for tampering with your family af­ fairs," said a reporter this morning, " but it is understood that you are a father." " Yes," said the little General, bright­ ening up, " and a happy one, too. All that bothers me, however, is that I made a wrong calculation. I expected one, while two came. They are girls at that, and bouncing ones in the bargain." The babes being both of the female persuasion, the General can't make army officers out of them, and he is seriously contemplating making them both god­ desses of liberty.--Chicago Post. COMMERCIAL HOTES. THE failures of the last year in the United States have been far fewer and smaller in amount than in England or Canada. THH Railway Age says that395 Ameri­ can locomotives, worth $5,490,640, have been exported in seven years, and that " the reputation of American engines is steadily increasing." NEW ORIIEANS resolves to vote this spring on the subject of raising money to complete her Pacific railroad to Texas. A tax of | per cent, for four years is pro­ posed, and, if it is carried, the road will be finished within twelve months, there remaining only 120 miles to be graded. New Orleans appears to be aware that no well-regulated city can afford in this age t<* be without railroad lines. GOOD authorities estimated the last cotton crop in the United States- at 4,100,000 bales. It turns out to be 4,500,000. The crop in Egypt and In­ dia was larger than expected, and there is enough of the raw product to last un­ til the beginning of the new crop year. The war in Europe has caused a falling off in consumption and a decline of price. Neither a scarcity nor a rise is to be ex­ pected this spring. THE people of the South anticipate no benefit, but rather serious injury, from the European war. They draw their food mainly from the Nortkwest, and tl o appreciation in the price of breadstuffs certainly does not help them. On the other hand, there is no hope of an in- crease in the price of cotton. Turkey is a large consumer of cheap cotton goods, and Russia also takes great quantities of English manufactured goods. The clos­ ing of these markets will of course re­ duce the demand for raw material in England, and suffering in the South will result. The only remedy is to plant corn, and this has been done to an un­ precedented extent in the Southwest. DURING the eight months ending with February, 1876, the coffee imported by the United States amounted in weight to 255,784,000 pounds, and in value to $43,140,800; the importations of tea for the same period amounted to 43,331,000 pounds, valued at $13,796,000. During the eight months ending with February, 1877, the importation of coffee had fallen to 190,574,000 pounds, valued at $29,- 344,000; while the quantity of tea brought into the country was only 38,'- 565,000 pounds, valued at $11,175,000. In this country coffee is ranked among the necessaries of life, and the decrease of nearly 25 per cent, in the use of it may be taken to mean that the pinch of hard times is nearly 25 per cent, tighter this year than last. An Extraordinary Tragedy. Spalatzo, in the Austrian province of Dalmatia, was a few weeks ago the scene of a most extraordinary and terrible tragedy. Opposite the parish church lived a householder named Tomic, who, becoming suddenly a prey to mad rage, killed his wife and then his father, who had attempted to restrain him. When the police came they found that Tomic had everywhere effectually barred an en­ try, and taken up a commanding position with a musket and plenty of ammunition. They were, therefore, compelled to turn back, and meanwhile Tomic put a bullet through a young man who crossed the street, and severely wounded a woman. The police then drew a cordon around the house, but Tomic's musket com­ manded the space between his house, the church, and the top of the adjacent streets, and no one dared cross the street or approach the body of the young man. At length a clergyman who had great in­ fluence with Tomic bravely went forward and implored him to give up to his care his little child. The father's answer to this appeal was by throwing out her limbs one by one ! Then he resumed his fusilade. The authorities would not allow the po­ lice to fire, inasmuch as they deemed the man bereft of reason. So the only course was to continue the blockade. All sorts of devices were suggested. Some were for firing on Tomic with stupefying car­ tridges. others f' T concentrnting the fire engine force on the house, and all this time the unhappy sexton of the parish was sending up from the bell tower a wail for food, he having gone to ring the bell just before the tragedy began, and his only mode of egress being in front of the maniac's window. After the block­ ade had lasted two days, and Tomic showed no signs of giving in, it was re­ solved to keep up a perfect hailstorm of stones at all the windows of the house while the door was forced. The madman flew to the garret, where it was no easy matter to disarm without killing him, Altogether, he had killed four and wounded five persons. The Late Ex-Gov. Kent. Edward KeSt, the venerable ex-Gov­ ernor of Maine, who died at Bangor Sat­ urday, at the age of 75 years, was grad­ uated at Harvard in the same class with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Josiah Quin­ cy. He was Whig candidate for Gover­ nor six times, but elected only twioe. In 1837, he was elected by 193 majority, and in 1840 by a majority of only sixty-seven in the largest vote ever polled in the State. The last year was that of the ever-memorable Harrison campaign. George Evans proclaimed: "As Maine goes, so goes the Union," and the poets of the day said : Oh, have you heard the news from Maine, Mainr, Maine, Boiling, rolling the country through ? She went, liell-beut, for Gov'nor Kent, And Tippecanoe and Tyler too ! And with them we will beat little Van, Van, Van is a used-up man, And with them we will beat little Van! Arms for the Turks. The Providence Tool Company are making 600 guns a day for the Turks, and have yet 180,000 to make before the contract is completed. There are a num­ ber of inspectors from the Turkish Gov­ ernment at their works, but they are wholly incompetent to do the work for which they are sent, and the only safe inspection is made by United States officers detailed by the request of the Turkish Government to pass on the arms. Tne Turkish inspectors speak neither English nor French, and know nothing about arms except what they have learned since their arrival here. Mr. Peabody, the inventor of the rifle manufactured, receives a royalty of $300 a day.--New iork Sun. BARSUM AND CHARLEY ROSS. The Great Showman Bets Himself Aboil Finding the Boy. * f [Tram the Springfield (Mass.) Republican.] ; The negotiations between P. T. Bar- num, the showman, and Christian K. Ross, the father of the kidnapped Cliar- %, by which the former is to offer $10,000 for the return of the child, and the latter to agpgc not to sny PICS6CHTLO!I OF THE,, KM'NIMTII* HIM HOTMLR were finished at a conference in t city, and the formal offer is now made. The idea first occurred to Mr. Barnum when he was in Philadelphia two yeara ago, but he decided not to countenance any condoning of the offense. !Lately, however, the idea has been growing upon him that the persons who have had the child in custody since the death of the- original abductors must find hirr> a bur­ den on their hands which they would be glad to get rid of for money if they could be sure they would escape exposure. These parties being only accessories^ after the deed, there would be little or no moral harm in giving them their safe­ ty for the return of the child. Mr. Bar­ num, being an eminent man and having no connection with the Ross family, could best negotiate with those holding the child, and thus relieve the parental anguish that has been so strained for the last three years, while helping to keep himself before the public. Accordingly he telegraphed his offer to Mr. Ross, and requested that gentleman to visit him at Bridgeport, and the two men met there./ Mr. Barnum's proposition then was that he should offer the reward as proposed, and, if the boy was secured,- some ar- rangement should be made for exhibiting him by which Mr. Ross should have a large share of the profits, and thus, per­ haps, restore his estate of $60,000 which he has spent in the search. Mr. Ross made no answer at that time, but re­ turned to Philadelphia to consult with' his wife and her brothers, who are quite wealthy, and met Mr. Barnum at the- Haynes House to accept the offer, with the condition that if tne boy is found it shall be discretionary with the family to reimburse Mr. Barnum or arrange for the child's exhibition, but in no case is any other exhibitor to have the privilege, and these terms were readily accepted by Mr. Barnum. * Mr. Ross and his family dislike the publicity the affair has given them, but feel that their honor and affections are too deeply involved for them to drop the search. Following is the formal announcement of Mr. Barnum's offer : I will pay f10.000 in cash for the delivery to me alive of the kidnapped child, Charley Rose, or for information that will lead to his recov­ ery. I most solemnly and sacredly pledge my word of honor and my reputation as an up­ right business man not to attempt for myself to discover the identity of the persons nego­ tiating with me in this matter, nor to convey to any other person any hints or clews by which any accusation or even suspicion shall be uH rected against them. The parents of the child unite with me in this pledge, and agree, if theix darling child is by this means restored to themJ to abandon all attempts to punish any pernor connected with his abduction or concealment they agree never to appear against such pari ties, and, with myself, will use every endeavoi to shield them from exposure. For the las] three years these parents have suffered mor than death, and now that Mosher and Dougl lass, the real abductors, are dead, it is hopeq that the persons who have the child in custodj will be willing to accept this reward and iir munity. The reward shall be paid in currer money as soon as the child is identified by it parents. As an additional security t > the pel sons bringing him, a reasonable time sna] elapse between his delivery and the public ar nouncement of the fact, tnat the parties deliv ering him shall have every opportunity t| avoid discovery. P. T. BARNUM, Bridgeport, Conn. I sanction the above arrangement for mysc^ and wife. CHRISTIAN K. Boss. Foxes Nursed by a Cat. About the 1st of April, George Gree a son of W. R. Green, who lives in Asbl more township, captured two foxes onll a few days old, took them home anl gave them to a mother cat that had juif lost her kittens. The cat has carefulll cared for them from that day to thii] and, although they have grown fast than kittens usually do, seems to thiol that they are her own young, and wij not allow them to leave her for a moment --Charleston Plaindealer. THE Emperor Alexander has thankc the Holy Synod for finishing, aft<j tv/enty years of incessant labor, til translation of the Biblo into tho Russia vernacular. This is the first translatic into Russian approved by the Czar ai the church. Tfie British and Forei^ Bible Society's translation is now pr<| hibited in Russia. THE MARKETS. NEW YOltK. BEEVES 10 90 <&13 Ho«B ' ® GO (a 6 ( COTTON 11 (<§ 1 FLOUR--Superfine Weatern 6 00 (4 6 WHEAT--No. 2 Chicago 1 65 @1 01 CORN--Western Mixed .T .v.* 64 \§ OATS--Western Mixed 42 ($ <>1 RYE--Western 80 @ POBK--New Mesa 14 60 (A;14 7, IiABD CHICAGO. BEEVES--Choice Graded Steers..... 8 50 0 5 71 Choice Natives ; 6 25 @ 6 4j Cows and Heifers. ^ 25 (a, 4 Guuu Suuuiiu- liass Steerg. 4 25 <rf, 4 ';<J Medium to Fair 4 90 (<>>. 5 2^ HOOB--Live 4 75 (d) 5 FLOUR--Fancy White Winter 10 00 (<4l0 5j Good to Choice Spring Ex. 7 50 (rf H WHEAT--No. 2 Spring 1.46 @1 41 No. 3 Spring . I 30 (AI 1 31 CORN--No. 2 x. 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