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TUESDAY, JULY 18. 1876.
? : FOR PRESIDENT,
' SA1IUEL J.IILDEM.OIWEH' VOKK,
Jj'uK VICE-PKESIDKNT,
THOS. A.llt\DKI( KS.OHM)I ANA
The intelligence we receive from ail quarters
of the South is to the effect that iD this, the
Centennial year of th: country's independence,
the white people of all that section, whether of
whig or democratic antecedents ; whether of
union or- seoessioo aDte-bellum proojivities,
have.determined, io consideration of the great
interestsat stake in the approaohiog presiden
tial election, wheo the issue will be a continua
tiou of the extravagant aod luxurious living of
the few who oompose the corrupt governmental
rings, and the existing high taxes, depression
of business, and want of employment, and the
consequent hard times, under radical misrule,
or a thorough and oomplete change in the
policy and management ol the government, so
-that booest and resjjeotable patriots may be at
the head of affairs, to vote for Tilden and re
form, and. by so doing to try the experiment
proposed by t he demnorats tor reinstating hon
esty luthe hixh placesDf the country,and peace,
plenty and prosperity throughout the laud. The
change cannot be for the worse, aod if, after
four years of trial, the oundition of affairs is not
better than at present, thousands of those who
intend so to vote io November will willingly
cast their ballots for any candidate the radicals
may nominate.
, t ,'The "gallant Phil," the man who charged
the Piegan j-quaws and papooses, who drove
the unarmed legislature out of the Louisiana
State House, who devastated the Valley ol
Virginia so that the crows had to carry their
ratious with them when flying over it, who de
nounced the whole people of Louisiana as ban
ditti, aod who wasn't afraid to assume all the
responsibility of Federal ioterterenoe in that
State, has?what ? Why, of course, started on
the instant for the Big Horn, to put himself at
the head of his yearning troopers and clean out
io less than oo lime Sitting Buli aod his savage
Sioux ! No ! he remains in Chicago and sends
the following telegram to Gen. Sherman ?
"I am so tar away that I will have to ieave
them, as I have done heretofore, to auton their
best judgment."
The citizens of Front Royal accuse the late
Geo. Custer of tying a boy to a horse's tail
and dragging him to death in that town, and
now Gen. S. D. Sturgis, colonel of the Seventh
regiment of cavalry, of which Geo. Custer was
lieutenant colonel, is reported in the St. Louis
Times as denouncing that fallen soldier io the
most unmeasured terms, and charging him with
"gross aod criminal bluuders" iD the conduct
of the action in which he perished with so many
of his command, and imputed not only the
.basest motives, but a most disgraceful lack of
personal courage to a soldier whose name long
ago became in this couotry a popular syoooym
with the most unflinching and, indeed, reckless
gallantry. ____
The radicals are nonplused at the action of
the Eleotion Committee of the democratic and
"ex-Confederate" House of Representatives in
reporting in favor of giving a contested seat to
Mr. Piatt, a radical carpet bagger, instead of
Mr. Goode, a Southern conservative. When
the House seated two colored radicals instead
of two white democrats,the radicals got out of it
by saying such action was a stroke of policy to
win some of the negro votes, but this late pro
cedure, the like of which was never heard of
in a radical and "truly loyai" Congress, is so
remarkable, to them, that they canuot under
stand it. ? ?
The reputation of Mr. Orth, the radical
candidate for the governorship of Illinois, has
been so much injured by the charges against
him iD connection with swindling operations in
the Venezuelan claim, that there is a movemeut
on foot to substitute another candidate for him,
and the demoralization among bis party in the
State is so great that the democrats anticipate
no trouble in eleating their ticket.
Gen. Farnswortb, formerly a republican mem
erof Congress from Illinois, has come out for
Tilden and Hendricks, as hundreds of promi
- oent republicans are doing all over the country.
The fact is the radical ship, with a wild and
reokless man like Grant at the helm, is head
ing straight for the breakers, and the sensible
portion of the crew are leaving her as rapidly
as possible.
The majority report of the Committee on
Abuses in the Navy Department will be io fa
vor of the impeachment of Socretary Robeson,
but will recommend that the proposed impeach
ment be"referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The tenth annual convention of the Balti
more Conference Suadoy School Society, Meth
odist Episcopal Churoh South, begaQ its ses
sions at Lawisburg, VV. Va., to-day.
Under the amendment of the postal law the
following matter will now be carried io the
mails at the rate of one cent for two ounces or
fractional part thereof:
"All pamphlets, occasional publications,
transient newspapers, magazines, handbills,
posters, prospectuses, books, proof sheets, cor
rected proof sheets, maps, prints, engravings,
blanks, fl xibie patterns, sample cards, printed
cards, photographic representations of different
types, and all other printed matter which may
be deolaied mailable by law. Articles of mer
chandise, phonographic paper, letter envel
opes, postal envelopes and wrappers, plain and
ornamental paper, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots
scion* and unsealed oirculars, will be carried at,
the rate of one oent per ounce." *
CITY COUNCIL.
A called meeting of the City Council was
held last oieht.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the members of this Board were present
except Mr. Neale, aod outfide the bar there
were two or three sp? ctators. .
Shortly alter S o'clock President Janney,
standing on the fl or near the Clerk's de-k,
said that ihe A'deruicn had assembled io pur
>uat ce of ati order ot Jauies F. Webster, Cap
a:n of Police, who signed "by order ot the
Mayor." Iu view oi' the fact that the other
Board had refus. d to receive a communication
s i signed at the last meeting, and this Board
had laid the commun ci ion on the table, he
considered that C> uncil liad signified their dis
approbation ol that style. He had had a con
versation with the Mayor, and had told him
ti at he did not thiak it exactly respectful, aod
that Council would p-ef-M that communications
should be signed by tlr: Mayor in person. aed
the Mayor had agreed to c^li theBoaid in per
son to-night.
Mayor Johnson, who was present, said be
had sent the order objected to only to the uies
sengtrs, and oot to the Boirds. All c:>muiu
Dicitions from the Council to the Mayor wer<;
made through the clerks, aud notices of meet
ings were by the messengers. He had only
used the form objected to f 'r in modesty and
from no other cause, not desiring to parage h s
name on alt occasions. He found, however,
that his modes:y was not appreciated. He
oonvened the Council at the urgent solicitation
of tho attorney for Mr.-Fossett, in order to 8eu
if some action could oot be taken to settle ti e
ques'ion of the c illectorship of the Northern
District.
The Board was then call'd to order, and Mr.
Janney suggested that while waiting he would
like to h ive some action taken on the tilegtai h
pole application of tho Atlantic and Pacific
oompany. .
Mr. Strauss a ked if there was ar.y official
communication h re about the matter.
The President said no ; it wus in the other
Board.
The Clerk was then dispatched to the Lom
moo Council for (he resolution on the subject
of Mr. Fossett's bood, passed at the las', mect
iog, aod upon his return, it appearing that the
resolution was laid on the table, it was decided
that no action could be takeD.
Mr. O'N -al said as th-re w.->s disagreement
on the matter, a oommnteo of conference
should be appointed. ^ .
Mr. Arms'rong .-aid tho Board was in the
rii>ht liue, aud should stay there. If they ruled
Mr. Fossett out he would get a maud-imus aod
throw the Corporation into the courts aod cost
a great deal nf moni y.
Uo the bill to graot permission to the tele
grauh oompaiy to erect p -les.
Mr. Arm-trong said he understood the Board
had referred the matter to a committee with
power to aot. aod that it had beeo ruled hat
thi~ was improper; which ruling he attack d.
The passage ot a bill would cost four or five
dollar* fur printing.
Mr Downham -aid there was a special act
for the other compauies, and it was uecess-iiy
to pass one for this.
Mr. O'Neal ask-.d if a resolution would oot
accomplish the end.
The President thought Dot. He thought the
present act a very good oue, especially the sec
tion prohibiting the chargiog of the tax to the
senders of mrs-ages.
Mr. Arm-troog bad no objection, only he
wanted to save the mocey paid to the printer.
Mr. Strauss offered a resolution for a rectss
until October, but the President stating that
it w:>uld be impossible to take a recess un'il
the salary bili was acted on, the matter was
dropped.
It being ascertained that the Common Coun
cil were eoeaged on the salary bill, som,'> of the
members suggested taking a recess, but Mr.
Armstrong said that he understood that they
were raising salaries, and such & bill could n.>t
pass this Board unless the m mbers warned to
stay there all uigbt, which he for one ofject
ed <o. _
Ou motion of Mr. Downham, the Board
then sdji'uroed.
COMMON OOCNCIL.
The meeting of the Common Council was
well attjuded.
As soon as the Council assembled the Pn si
dent asked the messenger by whose order tbe
meeting had been called.
The m- ssenger produced a r&P^r calling the
meeting, signed by order ot the Mayor, James
Webster, Captain of Police, which being read
by the President, the latter said: I disregard
this paper, and under it will oot call the Board
to ord^r. but by the authority v- sted in me, by
the charter of the city, I, as President of this
Board, summon aud convene the members ot
the Common Council together for business.
The President of the Board of Aldermen, by
au:hority vested in him,and myself, had deter
mined to convene the City Council to night,
but before we could do so here comes this sec
ond order from tbe saddle, wliich, I want it
distinctly understood, I shall at all tim^s dis
regard. [Manifestations of applause nod one
hiss.] The audience must keep ord r, as I
shall allow no demonstrations, either of ap
proval or disapproval, it is ^extremely un
pleasant for me to be forced into the course
I'm now pursuing, and il I'm uot sustained in
it members can overrule me., but by their
hearty approval last Tuesday nigbt when this
position was first assumed, I feel that I will be
sustained again to-mght. The meeting which
the President of the Board of Aldermen aod
myself had determined to call was to have been
held for the purpose of considering an applica
tion of the Atlantic and Paoific Telegraph Co.
tor permission to erect their line within the
city, aod for that aod such other busiuess as
may be brought before you, L now call you to
order.
As soon as the minutes were read,
Mr. Mushbach. from theoommittec appoint
ed for the purpose, reported a bill authoriziag
the Atlautic aod P-icific Railroad Couipaoy to
erect posts along the Streets.
Mr. Lambiio suggested that tha bill be
am oded so as to provide that the company re
pair all damages to the streets that might re
salt from the removul of the poles, and an
amendment to that effect was adopted.
Mr. Bn-ders. from the Finance Committee,
reported the salary bill as passed by the last
Council.
Mr Lambdin was in favor of retreoohmem.
Mr. Broders said the bill was the same that
passed the last Council.
Mr. Evans said that no change Council un
dertook to make in the salary of office after
they entered upon their duties would be bind
j ing. If it could be done he would be in favi.r
of it, but it could not be done. Did Mr. Brod
1 ers thiok that at the eod of December he couid
tell his clerk, Why I cut down your salary last
January!
Mr. Mushbach said that while he thought
that salaries should not be reduc.d, he was ot
the opinion that the officers had nuw uo salary
aod this was h bill to make salaries, not to re
duce tbem. He was in fsvor of not oniy re
trenchment but reform, but there was neither
in a proposition to reduce the small salaries
the officers now received.
Mr. Seales opposed the reduction as too late.
If certain gentlemen had been elected there
might not have been any proposal ot reduction.
He thought this wrong, what's good for Peter
is good for Pau!, and what's good tor one is
good for all.
At this point there was some disorder a:uoog
the audience.
?he President?"The audienoe mu-t keep
oraer. Mr. Burnett will keep quiet."
The person addressed said: "Make him keep
quiet; he raised the r-ck't."
The President?"Mr. JBurcett will leave the
chamber."
Whereupon officer Horseman, who was pres
ent, seiz d the noisy iudivi luai aod removed
him, but soon reappearing and again talking
l.uliy, and putting somebody's hat ou ex
tsuperinteudent of Police Clifford's head, ho
was again ejected.
Mr. /jambdio said h' was not only io favor
of lalkiug about retrenchment and rrform, but
was in lavor of their practical operation, and
as one of the best measures of reform he hop
ed that the salaries wuuld be reduced. He
mov.>d that the bill be laid on the table and
printed.
The President, calling Mr. Evans to the
chair, urged speedy action on the bill in
order that the offic> is of the city might be paid
on r he Is? of August for their month's work.
Mr. Hughes thought nothing was to be gain
ed by postponement.
The bill as offered by Mr. Broders was
amended so as to place all the salaries at the
rates paid last year. <xcept that of the City
Treasurer, which was increased |10() over the
riMjuunt paid hist year, and that ot the Health
Oificer, which was stricken out.
Ou the motion of Mr. Mushbaoh, the clause
requiting the physicians to the poor to attend
the jail was stricken out. He said "as he un
uod<Tsio::d it the physicians to the prisoners in
the jail were paid by the State, aod then, too,
he believed there were no physicians to the poor,
for those elected had resigned, and if there
were any djw they were appointed by Jaime
Webs er, Captain of Police, by order ot the
Mayor."
The bill was then passed?yeas 12. nays 2.
Mr. Chauocey a-k d if there was a collector
of taxes for the nor: hern district.
The President?Yes, Mr. Hi!!; he holds over
un'ii his successor is appointed.
Mr. Lambdin?1 would iiko to -add a oodici!
to that qu stion and a.-k if Mr. Hill's bonds
men a!si< hold over.
The President?^li. Hili's term of office ex
tends. by law, u ?t>1 his successor enters upon
his duties aod the bead runs with it.
Jut before the adj yurnment the President
asked the attention of Council while he spoke
a t'.w words. He had received an anonymous
letter, (sensation.) Ir was about wood for tht
poor. He merely wished to say that the Presi
dent of Council had nothiog to do with wood
for the poor, and h" stated for the beuefic ol
the writer that ih'j Finance Committee was the
body to which he should addr-s his comtnuni
cations. While up be would avail him-elf ol
the oppoituoity to .-ay that he understoud one
of the Aldermen (understood to be Mr.
Arm.-trocg) had declined to come into any
j )iut convention over which he (the President'
presided. He had ruled in the last joint coo
vention (hat a motion to lay on the table wat
not debatable. Ho understood that much, al
east, of parliamentary law. and he meant to
almini-ter that law as he understood it. If h<
was sometimes curt, he hoped to be pardoued,
as he was. always ready to make amends.
The Board then adjourned.
The Turkish War.
General Tcberoayetf lias seut a Colonel to
urge liu-siao societies to give their promised
aid in men and money, otherwise it will be too
late.
The Montenegrin official paper states openly
that the Priiicr* of Montenegro means to con
duct war od hi? owo account. He will have no
alliance with Servia, though he considers the
Servian operations useful as engaging tJ?e at
tention of a large Turkish force. Houmnnia
has notifi d the Powers that her mobilizition
is merely tor the defence of her frontier.
It is reported thai England has decared her
readiness to join the agreement of the two Em
perors on condition, including the preservation
of Turkey, ixcept the provinces are able to sf
{'ect their ovn liberation.
The 0:toman Ministry have resolved to al
low the i urkisli army to assume the offensive.
The Governor General of Heizegovina
telegraphs from M>sr.ar as follows:
All bulletins respecting the pretended insur
gent victories in Herzegovina are false. There
has been no engagement except the comb-it
sustained by Seiiui Pacha in the defiles of Ztl
lio, which [ reported on the 13:h instant. The
Montenegrins, who are operating on the moun
tains and in deserted villages, have not ap
proached the positions were th' imperial troops
i are concentrated. Tne reported capture of
| Gatzko, Bilek. Stola'z and NevesiDge is a pure
invention. O i the 13th instant a company of
Turkish troops from Klek fell into ao ambus
cade of i h? insurgents under G-.-neral Paulovics.
They suffered great loss, while sustaining the
attack of the superior forces uiitil the arrival of
reinforcements, when the insurgents retreatid.
A Servian detachment has invad. d the whole
i va Ly of Tepli'Z?, between Novi B zir and
I N:sch. The villages therein have ri=eo and
furnished vnluoteers for the Servian army.
General Olympics reports that the Turks
are committing fearful atrocities, burning Ser
vian and Bosoiau villages, and massacring
their inhab tants.
The mother of Prince Milan has just died at
Wurzburg, in Bavaria.
The report of General Olympics ooocprning
I'urkisb cruelties says tho Turks have killed
several hundred women and children.
In Bosnia they are cutting women and cbil
dreu to pieces, throwing them in the air aod
catching them upon bayonets. They cut off
the heads or noses ofdeadat.d wounded.where
as wounded Turkish prisoners are treated like
Servians.
Selim Pacha, who was reported blockaded at
Salem, has escaped to Mostar, leaving bis guns,
baggage and ammunition.
The London Times' Vienna dispa'ch com
ments on the late ruu^or that Servia bad asked
for Russia's mediation in favor of ao armistice.
It traces the origin of the ruau-r to tho efforts
which Servia is uud mb edly making to regain
the good will of the Powers, aod above all of
Russia, which she risked by her obstinacy in
declaring war.
The correspondent points out that the Ser
vans so far have only been able to pass just be
yond the frontier.
The Turks are gradually briuging up rein
foroemeDts. So via gave a hint a week ago
that she was always ready to negotiate. This
bint was pf course not taken. On Sunday
Colonel Ismsioff. a Russian, on Geueral
ToiiernayefFs stuff, passed through Vienna for
St. Petersburg on a mission evidently with the
object of propitiating the offended Powers.
The correspondent points out that Russia
and Austria uoly recogn z-?d the belligerency of
Mon:enegro, not tbat uf Strvia. The Austrian
frontier commanders have been ordered to treat
Servians who may cross the frontier exactly
like Bjsnian and Heir uovinian insurg-nts.
Mukhtar Pacha is fortifying the bilis sou.h
of Mos;ar and concentrating troops from the
B -snian and Servian frontier. The slowaess of
Montenegrin movetuenta will probably permit
the completion of the defence. It is under
stood tbat the Powers consider Rouraania'a de
mands inopportune.
Reuter's Telegram Company have a dispatch
from Vienna to the following effect: The Rou
manian memorandum enumerates the various
points opon which Roumania wishes to main
tain a settlement f y a friendly understanding
with the Porte. The principal ol these are the
admission of a Roumanian representation to
the Dipl malic Corps at Constantinople aod
the retogiiti'in of bis jurisdiction in matters
corcernitjg Roumanian sufjects in Turkey; the
deflation of boundary relative to the islands in
the Danube; the ooociusion of postal, tele
graphic and extradition conventions with the
Porte; the recognition of Roumanian passports;
and fioai y, the ratification of the frontier at
the delta of the Danuba, which will secure to
the Roumanians free of i's waters. ?
Capt. Geo. W. \\ lulaUJS, clerk of the Vir
ginia Senate Judiciary Comm:ttee, attempted
to commit suicide, iu Richmoud, yesterday.
The Indians.
New York, July 18.?A Bismarck, Dakota,
dispatch ot July 17, says: Sherman and
Sheridao certainly uoder estimate the strength
of the hosiilcs. Sitii"K Bull's band, before it
was jrioed by Crazy Morse, cumbered l,i>00
iodg"S?over 6,000 effective fighting f'-rce, aod
Crazy Horse bas proven himself strong enough
to defeat Crook iD every engagement, without
the aid of Sitting Bull. Col. Burke, ageot at
Standing Rock, wi.o certainly is well informed
and not disposed to exaggerate their strength,
estimates the fiirbtiog force of the Sioux at ten
thousand, and it should be remembered that
women and children are not chmc-nts of weak
ness, for every uioe-ycar old boy wili handle a
Kun. stone, mallet, or bow to better advantage
than a majority of the recruits handle their
muskets. The squaws do the cimp drudgery,
and are ready for the battle, if their services
are needed. Sitting Bull's tkcpapas lost 150
and other baads nearly as mauy in Custer s
fight. The Rees, at Fort Lincoln, auurned
several days t>ver Custer's death, cutting tht m
selves with knives, and exhibiiing *eouine a r
row, in other ways pecuiiar to the lodiao.
One refused to mourn and, in the wildest man
oer, called on Custer's spirt to drive the Sioux
from the land, and insisted that his brave band
would do it, I he tact that Ouster, though
with the expedition, and nomiually in com
mand of his regiment, had no command what - |
ever uotil after Reno's return from \ i~ fruit
less scout of the 20th has not been made pub
lie. His regiment was divided into two wmirs,
the right uoder Reno and the left uoder Ben
teen, while Custer was left to wabble where he
would,without responsibility and wihou com
rnand. Much of the time was spent with his
brothers and a few trusiy men, hunting and
scouting on his own ace >uut. Generally, he
was with the advance, but not in command ot
it. Two or three limes he w is called upon to
find passes through the bai lan^ nr moun
tains, and once Terry naid no other officer but
Cus'er ccud have conducted the command
through difficulties which seemed unsurm uot
able, so succ-ssfully. On the morning of Juue
22, for the first time, (.luster was given a com
mand, and those who know him do not wondt r
that he tried to auk-; the most of ii, and haz
arded all in aD attempt to cot qu r the Si^ux
without assisiance. Ou lhuiduy ^ next ?ix
companies ot the I weoty second Ketiuicut, two
companies ot the Fifth Intaoiry aod one hun
dred recruits for the Severnb Cavalry will leave
here under the command of Col. 0 is. ot the
Twenty-second, to re-interc- Gen. ferry. So
far no troops have cone to his assistance The
four companies which were under his irnme
diate commaud were promptly in m ?iioo, and
have been encamped here tor several days.
Uuf'-rtuoately Col. Smith. Gen. ferry's Adju
taot General, left Foit Liucoln to return to the
scene of operations the day b-fore Col Or s
arrived. As a re.iult the ColonTs commiud,
which is largely composed of old Indian light
ers, is chafing under the delay. However,
everything is being put i': order, and as soon
as the remainder ot the h>rce arrives Coi. 0:i
will advance. The steamer Carroil arrived to
day, aod will re'urn immediately with re-to
forcemt-ois and supplies. The condition ot
Gen. Curti r's widow continues to be alarming.
During Divine service at her hous* yesterday
she fainted and remained in a swoon tor nearly
an hour.
ts-Secretnry Jewell.
The recepiiou to G -v. Jewtli, at Hartford,
Connecticut, last night, was a grand ovation.
A Oommitiee of ci 'zens-of both political par
ties met him in New Hav-n, and alter the re
ceptioo they came to Hartford by spcciai train,
stopping at Meriden, wberc there was a wel
come address by Hon. 0. H. P ait, and a re
sponse by Governor Jewel'. At Hartford
thousands of people assembled at the depot.
A saiuie of filteen guns Were fired, and the ar
rival of the train was hailed with music, rock
ets and colored fires. Governor Jewell was
welcomed by Mayor Spra^ue, a Democrat, who
said the people felt that there was no bbt up
on h:s escutcheon, and that the r adiO'-ss of
the people to resent an apparent it-jury hao
added to this assemblage many of his poliiica;
opponents. .
Governor Jewell espre sod hi-1 gra ibca no
at the cordi-i! welc ?m.- ot his friends and utigh
! bors. whom he was clad to meet azaio, aud ac
cepreu the d-.-monstratioo as an evid uce that
his friends approved his public course. He
was glad to be promoted to the highest Possi
ble rank, that of an American private citizer .
A procession consisting of seven companies
ot the 1st regiment State militia, the G pern
or's Guard aod the Cambridge Guards (cjlor
ed) then escorted the Governor to his lesidence,
fireworks being set off on tbe route and. the
residences of the citiz :o.? being generally iliu
minated and the street? were thronged with
people. At his residence Hon. C. R ibinsou
made an address, welcoming him again to Hart
ford, aod in these hours when the manufactur
ers of New Eogland were especially inactive he
welcomed him to our circle ot manulacturer*>
as one who had often called succe.-s ou< ot
doubtful promise. He said his friends had ap
plauded his promise to conduct his Department
at Washington on business principles; bis re
sistance of the entreaties aod the threats of
bad moo, aod his efforts io the c ?uis politi*
cai reform to which the sound heart ot the na
tive is especially sensitive.
We do not forget that there is in true man
hood such stuff as the circumstances ot eleva
tino to office cannot create nor removals from
office destroy.
Governor Jewell responded, anu alter
speaking of bis * ratification /or bis cor
dial recep:i>D to his home and to allusion
to his service io Russia, said that when he tick
a position in the Cabinet be did announce tha
be would run his Department as ar>y busmen
must be run, for the beui.fi' of 'h1 owners,
which are the people; that be wouid i un
ish Iraud wherever discovered aod ditchum^
all ignorant or drunken emi lojees and mak
horn-sty aod fidelity tbe ba-;> of appoint ruent
to office. How fir he bad done so the record,
of the Department aod the verdic o? ihe pub
lic mu-t juige. Ihe verdict to have t een at
honest official wis better than to be a;, offiei ;1.
Mayor Lewis, oi New Haven, ma le a speech
in which he said that the reas m why Mr. J. w
ell, who was iD office with his family io Was iio*
ton ten days aiio. was ij"W here as a privat
citizen, was because he was hone-r.
i'he demonstration was without party dis
tinction.
The Imtiuu War.
The following dispatch was received Sunday
afternoon at the War Department:
Chicago Juiv 16, 1&76.
Gen IT. T Sherman, Washington :
i'he toliuwiuj* dispatch, rcceiv d late las'
night, is traoi-mirted for your information :?I
had already ordered Geo. Merritt to j )io lien.
Crock, but he wiil be detained a Jew days it
attempting to iutercept the Indians who have
left Red Cloud ageocy. I would suggest to
Crook to uuite witb Terry aod attack those In
diaus, but I am >o far away that I wiil have to
leave them, as I have doDe heretofore, to act
od their best judgment.
P. H. Sheridan'. Lieut. Gen.
gen. CROOK'S dispatch
Camp on Goose Creek, Wyoming V
Ju!v 12 via feiterman. July 15 |
Col R C Drum Assistant Adjutant General,
Chicago :
My last information fr 'tn Red Cioud agency
was tbar. the Coeyennes had left there to rein
force the enemy in my front. As this takes
away all the disturbing element from that sec
tion 1 have availed myself of the Lieutenan:
General's permission aod ordered the eight
companies of the Fifth cavalry, uuder Colo
nel Merritt, to join me at this point.
The best inlormation i can get of the
enemy front is that the Siuus have tbr<.e
fighting men to my one. Although I have no
doubt of my ability to whip them with my
preseot force, the victory would be like one
barren of results, and sol have thought it bet
ter to defer the attack until I can gi t the o'h
here, and then end the campaign with one
crushing blow. The hostile I'idiaos are, ac
cording to my advice?, encamped on ?he LitMe
Horn, near the base of the mountain*, an i wilt
probably remain there u'uil my reinforcements
come up. I received a dispatch from Gt-neral
Terry this morning, asking me to co operate.
I will do so to the best ot my ability.
George Crook. Brigadier Geueral.
Slews of tlie Day.
Mr. Tyner is tbe twenty-sixth Cabinet officer
Grant has appointed in seven years.
"Most Northwestern States can be counted
certain for the democrats," says Mr. Lane of
Oregon.
John C. Rodgers, an old and prominent mer
chant of tbe firm of Martin & Rogers, of Nor
folk, died yes:erday.
The Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany has beeo bought out by the Wtateio
Union Telegraph Company.
Oo Sunday VV. A. Perry, of Fredericksburg,
arrived at Richnijud in search of his Wife,
whom he states left her homo oo Saturday
morning with bis nephew. Peter Allen, a boy
ab.mt e.'ght'-eu years old.
In the U. S. Houso of Representatives, yes
terday, a joint resolution wa- pr seated, au
thi?r:zing ttie President to accept volunteers to
aid iu the suppression of the Indian hostilities
the said enlistments to be for one huodre J days.
And the Perry (Wyoming county) Siar,
whyS3 t ditor says he east his first ballot for the
republics tieket, aud has always supported t?s"
republican candidate, now auuounces it- ioten
tioti to -upport the St. L >uis ticket. It says:
"The democratic convention has met the issu?;
of retrenchment and reform by nominatin.:
Governor Tilden, and the duty of houe-t men
is plain."
Selling Liquor on Sunday.?The P- ter*
burg corresp mdeut of thj liichinond Dispatch
says:
"A case was her.ri in the Mayor's C >ur.
this morning which direc ly interests a largt:
class ot our population. Several pwties wen
arraigned for selling liquor on Suoday. O :;e of
the.-e was Mr. H. E. Morse, a Jewi-n cinz'u,
who, de?irirn? to t^t the law on the su:'j.ct,
but admi iug the facts charged, appeale ; f'rou.
the Mayor's decision to the Hustings Coup.
Mr. Morse was represented by Hou. Cha-. F.
Cuilier. It was established that h? closis h<>
saloon on the J: wish Sabbath, and his counsel
claimed that under the general Sunday law.
which eX'.m; ts persons keeping sabred another
day iij the week, Mr. Morse was uot liable to
ih penalties imposed by the statute. R.f'r
ring to the spir.t of the Constitution acd :eunr
oi'Stait legislation for half a c-'u;ury, cou-se?
askel the deliberate consideration of tb?. C>.'Urt.
"M ?yoi Cameron said be hud given the suo
j c.' cari.ful investigation, and wassatisfied that
t'li-re were uo x.-mption to the operations 01
the Suoday iiqu.-r law. The general ptcvisious
in the Code for the observance of the Sabbath
were made iu deference to a prevaleo' religiou>
aontim .ut, and the exemptions thereunder were
simpl> a recognition of tbe right ot other sect
to observe a different day of tne week, and
U' der the State law the penalty for bre?ch o:
these regulations was light; but ?he act in re
laiion to Sunday traffic in i qmr was a police
regulation intended to preserve the pub;ic
order and pertce, and from the operations or
chis act oone could be exempted without injury
to so'-ii'ty.
"A fine of thirty dollars was imposed on Mr.
Morse, who took an appeal. The case wa?
seot oo io the Hus ings Court, aud bond in the
sum of $500 r- quired for Morse's appearance.
The decision ot the higher coun will be await
ed with interest."
Personal.?Prof'.JooG. McVeigh has been
elected principal of the high school iu place ot
Prof. Mason, who has resigned. Prof. McVeigh
is a w-.irtby successor Ot Prot. Misou, aud
under his efficient mar.aK-.ment we predict for
:be ?chool greater usefulness thao has hereto
fore marked its progress. The professor is a
thorough and accomplished educa'or, and the
aciioo of t:i? school board iD his seicctton for
thn responsible position :S wise and ;u;iici' u-.
It was recently mentioned that Prof. Mc
Vcigh and his wife had been selected to take
charge of the New London Pubiic School.
Tbey were released from their engagement
there, owing to the fact that the sch>'l i?
abandoned, by reason of the limited l=?x al
lowed uuder the constitution for the support ui
schools of the class to which it belongs.
Mrs. McVeigh has been elected to a pesi'ion
in i!??* S*<u h Llanuibal Public School.?llan
nibal Courier.
A Desperate Thief. Ou Wednesday n'glr
ab?u; 9 a'ciock a farmer on (he plank rjad was
attracted by a noise in his t"b.icco bed, and at
ODce proceeded with a friend to ascertain the
cause. Oo arriving at the spot, they fomd a
negro man very i. dustriously engaged in pu'l
tog up ana storiug awny tobacco plants, and on
asking him what he meant, the negro drew a
kune and rushed ou the oue Dearest him, m:ik
ing a lunge at him. and cutting the right arm
very severely, inflicting an u*ly wouud six ot
eight inches iu leugtb aud very d-.-ep. flu
negro ihou thrust his knife iu the breast ol th<
other farmer and made his escape. Fortunnte
ly, the point of the knife struck the oolln
bone ot the young mau, and glanced down
without serious injury.
Officers are on me track of the desperado,
and it is h -nod he will be -peedily biougnt t?
j ustice.?Richmond Dispatch.
A Parliamentary Excursion to the
Centennial. - The London Echo sijs it i-> un
derstood that the following memb t- ot Pariiu
Q]i at wili proceed tu Philadelphia af'er ti.?
smjournuun of ibc present sfssiori: J-i.-epi
Biggur, Jac.'b Bright, J'homas Bur , Fr deiics
Beaumont, Georg ? Anders-in, Ci as. Cam rm,
?Juseph Cowen, Sir I hnr'ts D.ike, Josep
Dodds, Charles Fay. Eiward Gourl-jy. ^r
Henry tKvelock, Jas. Harrison. IsabC I'l.-tcb
r, F. It. 6.; John Walter, J;:m ? La.v-oo,
?j.'orge Leeman, Al-x. MoDjraid, \\ ihiam
lloimt's, AnhonyJ Mund-^ila. Joh'i U'Counei
Pow-r, Joseph W. Pease, Mr. Ky aods; l"ho%
E. Smith, Patrick James Smyth, J^s. Steven
son John Whiiw il and Bjr j mm Wn.tWi.rh.
Jjhu Bright declines to go, - wing to iil bihitii
Scribner, for August, wab a varied, i:
9tiu;iive and interesting table of content?:i.t
very thing for seaside or mouGtain reading
has beeo received.
LOST JuvB FOU.YJJ.
LX>CND-Two t HIlD'S WHITE DKE.?2
A. ES, which the owr.er can have by provin^
properly at.d paying lor this advertisement.
Mrs. M HELLER,
It Corner King and Fayette sttrets.
vtosquito net.
P AT E N T FIN ISH M OS Q UI TO N ETTIN (i
ot all widths.
SELF-AUJ USTING CEILING PULLIES.
FATE ^TOANOPV FIXTURES.
A large assortment M<>.-(^UIT(J N ET, all
sizes JOHN P. CLAK&E,
jy 17 No. leb King^treet.
STAND OIL CANS?We have on hand sev
eral Oil Cans, holding trom 30 to *00 gaU
.oris each, that we offer at very low prices,
je 16 E. 5. LEADBEATER & bRO.
DRIED SUGAR CORN for sale by
my 2i GEO. McLURNEY & SON.
OFFICIAL.
Hoard of Aldermen.
At n culled meeting of the Board of Alder
men, held July 17, 1870, there were present:
Samuel II. Jsnney, ?.? q , President, and Mes-rs.
Moore, Smcot. Strauss, Armstrong. Downham
and O'Neal
A resolution directing the Superintendent of
Police to have c ear.ed the t rain extending from
Henry street to Hunting Crock was adopted.
Aiso a resolution to clean out the well arid
repair the pump at the corner of Lee *nd Prin
cess streets.
An act granting permission to the Atlantic &
Paciti^ Telegraph Company to construct and
maintain a line of telegraph along certain streets
of the city of Alexandria, up-m certain condi
tions, was received from the Common Council
and passed?ayes 7, noes none.
The B.ard then adjourned.
Test- : H. J. >'kvbtt, Clerk pro tern.
Common Council.
At a called ii'?-etir g of the Common Council,
hold Ju y 17. lS7t?, mere were uresent: Hugh
Latham, e?q, President, and Messrs Chauncey,
.uushbach. tfrod-.rs, Herbert Ficklin, B;<jnd
heim, Lambdin, Ford, Smith, Hughes, Evans,
i-eales and Miller
Mr. Mushbaeh. from th> special committee to
whom had been referred the application o! thy
Atlantic and lJ?ci:c Telegraph Co., reported a
Dill eniitltd hn act granting permission to s-tid
company construct ? line of telegrapn aiong
certain streets of the city, which was read tne
third time, the 23th rule suspented and passed
by the following vote: Vyes, Messrs Musn
bach, Chauncey, Br >ders, HeiOert, Blondheiru.
Fieklir, Lambdin, ^mith Ford Hughes, Kvans,
Seales, Muler and Mr. Pres-idon*?.4 Noesn i.e.
Mr. Broders, from tne Finance C mmitl-.e,
reported ar. act tixmg th~. .-alarics of the muni
cipal ? tlicer', which was ^nendei, the 25th r de
atisper.:M-*d, an J pas-ed by the following v <??
Ayes, Messrs. Mash^ach, Cnauucey, H-rbert.
Blo dhr ni. F.cklin, Smith, F>-ri, Hugh-s,
Evans. >eale?, Miller and Mr. President? 12
Noes, Me-.-rs. Bro.}".s a d Lambdin ? 2.
A resolution directing '..v .- uperintond >nt of
Police to clean a ;d repair the wed and pump at
the corner of L<-! and Princess -tre ts at a > ..rt
nut to exceed $2) a ioplud by the B->srd 01 \i
dermen, was received ;r. m that B> .ard and their
action concurred in.
A ree >!ul;on directing the Superintendent of
Po ke to have the ditch running Torn Henry st.
to Hun ing creek cleaned, nd"p.eu by ih<* Hoard
of Aide m^n, was received from that Hoard ana
their action concurred in.
A bili ol Wm. 2s Br<.-w*, amounting ti' j-?,
for ei< ction services, wa? orrered to b ? pa d
M: Seaies ( li'ered a resolution r?questmg
Alexandria and Washington K. K lo t" lav a
crossing over their t'a ? between Duke ai.d
Princess g reets, wnich was referred to the Com
mittee un Streets.
Mr Broders offered a resolution, which *a
adopted, instructing the t>up. rintendent of l'o
lice, si iiie expense o.' the pr? perty holders,
abate the nu ganc ? caused ty the stagnafon .>?
water at the S. W. c< rn rof Koyal ai.d Princees
streets
T^e B'-ard then adjourned
Teste: UakoLD Skowdks, Clerk.
Ay Act grantirg permission t-.> the Atlantic and
Pac.tie Te'eg ? .ph Company to c> nstruct ai i
maintain a 1 no oi telegraph alone cerin .i
streit- f the city of Alexandria upon certain
conditions.
1. Be it enacted by the City Council of Al* i
?ndri', That tne Con-ent of the >aid City C u
cil is hereby granted t/ the Atlantic an i INci.
Telegraph Company t > construct a:.d rnai.'.ta :.
a ;i/.e o: teiegr-.ph and erect the necessary p.?ie
and supp- rts th-refor al- rig Fairfax street from
any point on the telegraph 1 in?? "f the lWlt:m
and Ohio Kailroad Co ? pany at or near
nortnern end of >aid street to the buiiiiing num
bered seventy, (7 ) on King street.
2 Ai.d be ;t :urtr er enacted, fhat such po!>'.
and supports shaii be so p aced and erected a*
not to cause any obstruction to the free and e-<;i
venient usci of said street; that s-?id e.m.par.y
shall repair all darn-ige ?? s^i i s: eets an i p?v.
rneuis which may b" C'.u*ed by or ensue fr.> i.
thrir erection or rernoea', and that no poll ? ?
fupport sim.. be placed before t ie front door f
u.;y house or building o . ^ s:-eet?
3. ?. i.d bo ;t furtn' r en.iCted, i'h.?t the consent
hereby granted is upon the express condition
and agreement that the sn:d crnpanv sh-? I not.
at any time hereafter, in cor?equ .nco -t ai.y ai
or charg'- tnat may be iaia or .mposed upon its
property, or i?>r the privilege oi doing b.isine-s
in this city, by tne sa d <';ty Coui.cii, make any
additional cu r^ ? or increase its rates tor tl.o
transmission of telegra but ttiat the rut
shall be f?nd remain unit" *m with and the -aine
.vs the lowest rates charged by said company at
?ny oi i*.= ? tikes :*??.- tee same service.
4. And be it lurther ena- ted, That this a' *,
shaii be m f.Tce :rjm and after its passage, 1
Si a.i bo siibj'.xl U) sui'it. iuient or repea: at the
plovure ? f tne City L'cu .cil
Passed Common Cou..ci! July 17. 's7v
ri(. (.7ii LA'J H \M.
Passed Board of Aldermen .Jur. 17. i-T1'.
S A M L* EL H. J AN N t Y, W '
Approved July .c. !67o.
.J B .Jt > ;N">N, Mityor.
Teste: li - k-ilp SnoWDBX. Citrk Com. ('?>..
COMMERCIAL.
A lkxanl?aia Market. July la?The mar
ket to-d..y shows a sn^nt improve.oen; sine?
yesteri&y, und may bs quoted stronger. <
injfs of25fi8 bushel- of Waeat, with saies a. l-"?
121 for white, and >3al:i ) for poor to choice r-l.
C''rn is steady, with sai-s at o?> for white, ar.<1 '<
1 for mixed ; o tiering* of 78?? bush-Is busi.*;;#
, of Rye were offered, but ao sulci reported
[By Telegraph ]
Nkw York, Ju y 1> ?St> ne'ive an-i low
er. Mori* v 1' '?<?!<: Hi. F.?>ur dull and
clinig. Wheat quiet and heavy. C< rn str-?ni,'i>
j ir: buyers' favor.
Baltimore Ju!y 18 ?Virjriu'a 'is, deferr-1,
| 5:; Virginias, con ?idated. Co|; do - i seri.
'?'/?i bid l<"? diy. Cotton q ;iet ?i.d steady; u.'i
diing llalli Komi q net and uavh%: g-!.
Wheat steady ; d< mxno go-?d; .Maryl.ti.:
good to prime lMJ.lio; . amber 11." ** 11 ?
whitrtlioallb Corn?Southern white Lrrn- r tt
?i Kf'U; thern y?-iuw dull and l??wer 1
.V<iierr' mixed fairly active low-r ?t ?' ??
spot; ot.h-Vs \ujfiisf ; ->fi ."ept < '*t- fa; y i v.>
and rte-.dy ; .^outnern prime -J" M; W.^-rn
whit';:;,' :j'.?; W<st rn mixeu :*oa:>?. HyeJu at
OluCo Liny stvady ar d uncha. g -d. i'r< v:-.?".
?,u> t but iiriii at.d m hatiK'-d. 1' r* V?? V'j?r'J!.
Lard stu-.dy ; re: n?-.: Il'J .121 Hu:t-r qu:et a: 1
unchanged. Coffee du i h-avv am: uri?.-')?ng-i
su.-ar sjrong am! active m Hi VVniekey du.l
-t $. l:?:
.M .A. K I S h; 1 ,N T L ij I <* K N 4 '?*
Suit I'nSf ... ...... -1 .?.? i M'/on nsr.\ i -<
Sun set*..... .... 7 1'.' j ilujk toiler, " "
ARRIVED
Steamer Mattano, Iov.it Potomac, t<> NV.:.
B <ush iV s?>n.
S? hr ? Ka!k> nf'U-i.' "<? ? York, t ? mart' *.
Sohr Wm M Wi - -n t- ? w York, t"
Si'hr Maria Piers' n, JelaeyCity to Amen
Coal C ?.
Scbr- Wm Mason. I >? c tur Oake^, i"? ?"
and liattio B:ik< r, for (}>? rget wn.
SA1 LED.
steam-hip E C Kriight, New York, by K A
Keeti.
Steamship New York, i'hiiad'.-ipiiii*^ by K A
iie< d.
.S'eam< r J W Thompeon, lower Potomac by
r A Re d
Scbr A B Field, Kicnmond, by G V W
in^'tf'n
scbr Annie M Alien, Boston, by American
(Joal Co.
iciir Lark. Brighton, by American C<?al < ;;
schrs Tnc dv.rti L'ean, Jamestown ar.d A:.-- ^
Caril, from Georgetown.
MEMORANDA.
Scbr Henry ti Congdon, ber.ee, at Providence
lotn
rfchr A T Cranmer, h^nce, at N London 1
C"AN* Al, C*<? >M M'^liCL.
Arrived?Boat? Geo t> B.aeii Av>
Coal Co; Lloyd. J W B-rKe, G 5b-rman
C R Hoofl, to .*i tu?.?i'ican C"a. Co.
Depnrted?Boat? J L Kei.i, J 1'Moore, W r'
Bell, PG Unler, .J A Alexander, >i ii Plati-'.
M C Waters, D btewart aad ."5 Lloyd.
i\7ANTED?
VV 300 COLORED LABORERS
?ju Storage Lake, BaiUuiore. Pormane. :
supply near Xowioiitown, Md. Wages vl ^
per day.
jy j-'Zw CONDON x tD.