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WASHINGTON. D. C, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1876.
NO. 205.
VOL.. XVI.
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CAPITAL TOPICS.
TOE AMERICAN POSTAL SERVICE
HOW IDE BOURBONS CRIPPLED IT
FAST IYUILS DESTROYED
THE SYSTEM GENERALLY INJURED
P AVERY NOT YET PARDONED
Lock in the Appropriations
THE SITUATION A -LITTLE MORE PR0H1SIN3
THE SENSATION OF THE WEEK
IS THE DISCUSSION OF THE SILVER QUESTION
TEC0P3 TOE THE INDIAN COUNTRY
The Avery Pardon
lias i.ot set Icen granted. The lucid ei.p!.ina
tli ns tent from here by correspondents do not
offset tLis tingle fact.
Mobile Appointment.
Hon William B bheats, formerly M. C. and
nPtivtarJ "ixth Auditor of tlie Treasury, has
becu appointed appraiser of the port ot Mo
bile. The Silver Question
is pro ibly to be the testation of the week in
C jngrces The discu's.on ill hinge upon the
bill reijrted from the Committee on Mines
and M i' J' last Wcdn -silaj by Mr. liland. It
praitn.a"y ukcs silver co'n a full legal ten
tier Tin. inattei maj o'jii up to-day.
The Appropriation Bills
are jet in tLc same position ason Friday.
There is a to t of hal' agreement on the
legislative bill, bu' nothing definite. None of
the conference committees had a meeting on
Saturday, but neailyallarc to meet to-Jay.
The impeachment trial in the Senato is the
print ipal jioiut on which the adjournment
hinges'. 11 the impeachment trial emis tills
iii'tk the appropr.aliou bills can all be passed
in iiiolit.
The Eesumption Act.
The repeal question will not be apt to be set
tled in the Banking and Currency Committee
today. Mr. Cox b" absent, Mr. Goode Is off
the committee, Mr. Scott Wlhe is doubling
his view 6 and ready to unfold them to his onn
surprise, and the whole committee is unsafe
for the soft-money people. .Meantime, to
dayg will probably witness many an attempt
iu the House to comply with the St. Louis
platform.
The Treasury Vacancies.
Nothing yet has been done fn supplying the
prominent vacancies in the Treasury Depart
ment beyoDd the reference by the President to
Secretary Moirill of the subject of said ap
pointments. Mr. Pratt's lcsignat'on has not
jet been accepted, but the strorg probability
is that it will be. It is reported that a New
York man will be assigned to the olhce of As
sistant Secreta-v, made vacant by the resigna
tion of Judge Burnham. Dr. Porter, vv ho so
acceptably tills the olhce of Chief Clerk, is
likely to rema'n in that otitic. No removals
arc to be made, judging Irom present indica
tions. Onr Indian Troubles,
General Sherman says that all available
troops in the North and West hac been or
dered to the Indian country, and that the num
ber will be amply sufficient to defeat the hos
tile tribes. He does not believe, however, that
the Indian question can be settled until the
Government enters upon the policy of depriv
ing the Indians of their ponies and compelling
them to go on foot. hen this is done the
Indians will be comparatively powerless,
and those upon their reservations will never
venture to leave and go upon the war-patli.
In regard to the reported death of Sitting Bull,
General Sherman says it will make but little
diirerence whether it is true or not. as the In
dians have fully twenty men as capable war
riors to command in case of a battle.
Weekly Financial Exhibit.
The Treasurer now holds $310,249,S50 in
bonds to secure national bank.circulation, and
$18,723,000 to secure public deposits. The
United States bonds deposited for circulation
during the week ending on Saturday were
$192,000. The United States bonds held for
circulation withdrawn during the week ending
on Saturday were $l,t.5,0C0. The receipts
of nat'onal bank notes for redemption last
week, as compared with the correspond uj
week last ear, w ere as follows:
JS'cwYork f.'IJiX All8,O0i
Huston. ... I,irji,it l,4i7.0 0
Philadelphia leo-o 610,0)
t'hlcaiso -M0J ;,O0J
Cincinnati ... n,'X,J 51, OM
Miscellaneous 8j;,uui i,ii5,uoj
Total.,
.... M.400,0.0 $ ,SJ3.030
The balances all the Treasury at the close of
bUfiiesson Saturday were as follows: Cur
rency. $ll1C0-5,06.42: special deposit of legal
tenders for redemption of certificates of depot-it,
$.l,S7u,000; coin, $1,0347,402.00; in
eluding coin certificat-s, $30,112,700; outstand
ing legal tt-nders, $:!G9,772,2:4.
Onr Postal Service.
Mr T N Vail, superintendent of the postal
service, has sent to the Postmaster General a
full account of the agreement made with
Messrs. Scott and Vanderbilt, viz: "That all
postal service on special or fast tra'ns shall be
withdrawn, and that any service now upon the
roads in addition to that shall rema'n for the
present. So far as the Pennsylvania railroad
and Its connections are concerned, the service
Is not crippled as much as Is generally sup
posed. It leaves postal service on that road
through to St. Louis on the best postal train
(! 55 o'clock p. m.) from Now York to the
Middle Stales and the Southwest. So far as
local service is concerned, about the same
facilities will be allowed as previous to the
fast mails. On the New York Central and
Lake Shore, however, the service is seriously
crippled. The speed of the fast mail allowed
the concentration of most of the service upon
that train. Between New York and Buffalo
there w as but one additional service, leaving
New York at 9 a. m., connecting with the
postal car leaving Boston at 5 a. m. at Al
bany. Previous to the fast train there was
a local service leaving Albany at 7 a. m.
which was merged into the fast train. This
will not be restored, and lis absence will be
most severely felt throughout New York and
New England. On the Lake Shore there are
very ample facilities left for local service, and
sufficient car space and cart in which to handle
all New England mail for the W.st, but not
sufficient to handle any part of the through
mails from Jtfw York to the West, which are
very heavy. These companies will carry such
mails as can be put into the baggage cars on
all trains upon which they now carry them;
bnt these facilities are i.ot sufficient for a t'the
of the malls. A forte of postal clerks will be
detailed into the New York office, who will
work up mulls for the West as fast as they are
deposited, dispatching the same by every train.
It will be necessary for the public to deposit
their malls as frequently as possible, so that
there may be a chance to distribute and dis
patch them. Ohio and the Southwest will
hardly notice the chamre; the serious trouble
will be in the mails for north Indians, Iliino's,
Michigan and the West.
0 uuseu to me xra.ee
W San Francisco. Julv 22. A train on the
''., "'Central Pacific railroad to-day ran over and
Killed a man near frncnel, who was fauna to
hare been lashed to the track.
L. Q. C. XAHAE.
Sketch cf the Would-be-Senator by a Missis
sippian. Washington-, July 21, 1S78.
To the JMitor cf the Actional Ripnbliean:
Silt: Your views about Lamar are correct. I
know him politically too well. So do all
Mississippi llcpublicans. A more accomplished
and unprinc'pled demagogue does not eIst.
He is as sly as a serpent and as harmless as a
dove to suit circumstances. The dove coat he
wears North, but turn him loose in Mississippi
among the Democracy of the Interior and he
is as poisonous as a copperhead snake in dog
days. And even there he has shades of vari
ableness according to locality. For example,
last summer he made the opening speech of
the campaign at Jackson, and among other
things denounced the White Line In unmeas
ured terms. In his own language: "It is not
Democratic, it Is not Republican, but unmixed
tyranny and must be'disastrous to the State."
I heard these words and was deeply impressed
with the apparent sincerity of the man. There
were reporters present to tell the country
what he said. This he knew.
I.AMAR 13. LAM ME.
But what occurred only a few weeks later
at Aberdeen, an interior town, where there
were no reporters, I give below an extract
from an editorial report.of the meeting printed
in the Vicksburg IlciaUl, and edited by that
champion White Liner, W. H. McCardlc, who
also was present and spoke with Lamar at
Aberdeen:
"Colonel Lamar made an eloquent speech.
A better Democratic speech we do not care to
listen to, and in manly aud ringing tones he
declared that the contest involved 'the su
premacy of the unconqucrcd and unconquer
able Saxon race.' We were glad to hear this
bo'd aud manlv avowal, and it was greeted
with deafening plaudits.
"We tave never seen men more terribly in
ecrncst, and the Democratic While-line speech
nude tn them by Colonel Lamar aroused them
to white beat."
Note the double-faced hypocrisy of the man.
At Jackson he denounced and at Abcidccn he
adocatcd
THE "l NMIFI THIVM."
Nor I' this all. Aberdeen was the rule; Jack
miii the CM-cpiirn. The first was for the
North, to go by the s'de of hisSumncreulogy.
The others were to carry Mississippi, "peace
ably if they could; lorcibly if they must."
Both served their puipose. The North was
dcceitd, and called him a conservative states
man, whose leadership the South might well
follow. The South saw in h!m the embodi
ment of their ideal leader, full of hatred of
the North, the nigger, the reconstruction
policy , the Republican party and everything
they hated. The most relentless and bloody
Whitc-Lincrs were his personal friends and
ardent admirers, and on that Issue w?s he
e'ectcd United Stales Senator. This fiery
philippic led the Aberdeen Eiamintt to say:
"The present coutest is rather a revolution
than a poli.'cal campa'gn; it is the rebellion,
if jou tan see fit to apply that term."
LiMUt KT SCOOBA.
I also happened to be at Scooba, an interior
town, the day Lamar 6poke to an immense
audience at that place. It w as agreat triumph
of the White-Liners, and i he whole community
was made to boil like a great caldron of Cau
casian blood. The editor of the Meridian
Jcrri-ry also ira' there, and a lew days after
incidentally del eloped the tone of Lamar's
speech:
"We echo the sentiment of the gifted Lamar
at Scooba the otherday if alter all our over
tures to the negroes to have peace and ap
peals to cease their hostility and the scathing
iu'u they inflict upon us with their hostile
ballots, more terrible than hostile bullets, if
they take McKee's advice and wade through
blood and hell to vote. 'Go to bell and be
damned" We beg leave to add they will find
Jordan a damned hard road to travel."
The "Christian statesman" Lamar spoke aB
reported. His speech was a settler in that
community. Scarcely a colored man dared
venture ncarthe polls at Scooba. The whi.e
Kcpub'icans were threatened w 1th killing and
diivenoff, and the "Alabama Minute Men"
were there in numbers to see that the work
si ell done. The whole State was in
TERRORISM AND REBELLION;
more than three hundred political murders
had been committed; the White Leaguers were
better armed than the rebels of 1SG1, and as
Lamarwasthc hero of that conspiracy, and
left the House of Ccngrc6sto preside over the
secccsion convention, so he wis the hero,
champion and arch-conspirator of this new re
nt llion, and the SenatorshJp is his reward.
By no w ord of his has he ever condemned a
single act of his bloody confederates of 1!75,
and in his Jackson speech he defended the
cut-throat6 who massacred the negroes at
Vicksburg, moie brutally than their co
workers at Hamburg. But it took the brass
of Lamar to denounce Hamburg. He is also
equal lo a satisfactory apology therefor to his
constituents when he gets home.
Mf-iesirpiAX.
TABERNACLE SERVICES.
OpeninglMcetings in the Tent.
The servces attending the opening meetings
in the Gospel tent, at the corner of B and
Kighth streets southeast, which were held
yesterday, were throughout the day or a
deeply interesting as well as pleasant charac
ter. At 11 a. m. the tent was formally dedi
cated to the service of Almighty God In a ser
mon by the pastor, l'.cv. J. Shreeve, based on
the first and sccoud verses of the sixth chapter
of ltomans. It was an able exposition of
divine line as illustrated in the p'ln of re
demption, and the delivery of it was easy and
graceful and yet earnest and forcible. A
large audience listened throughout the hour
with the most rrspectlul attention. At "p.
m. a children's meeting, which was largely
attended, was hcld.'he meeting being con
ducted by Mr. Wolfe. Addresses were de
livered by Mr. Garoot, from the far West, Mr.
Wolfe and Dr. O. F. Prcsbrey. The addresses
w ere Intcrsrcrscd w ith some spirited singing.
THE AFTERNOON SERVICE.
At the afternoon meeting a large audlcnco
were assembled. The exercises were opened
with the singing of various hymns, in which
the audience took part. On the platform were
seated Dr. Presbrey, Revs. Hogie and Kramer,
Major Hall and Messrs. Garoot and Biker.
After making a few introdncto'y remarks,
the pastor introduced the Rev. W. S. Ham
mond, of the Ninth street M. P. church, who
look as his text Hebrews xi.L'l-2';:
"By faith Moes, when he was come lo years,
refused to be called the son of Pharoah's
daughter, choosing rather to suffer aHict'on
n ith t! e people of God than to enjoy the p'cas
ures oi fin for a sea son; esteeming the reproach
of Christ greater riches than the treasures in
Egypt; for he had respect unto the recompense
of the reward."
He made a clear representation to the
minds of thosp present oi what Mocs lost by
jo'ning himself with the children of Israel
and of the u isdom of his choice, as made
manifest in after years as he increased in
lavor with his Maker and was the recipient
of i he blessings w h'ch he w ould cot have re
ceived had he not pursued the path of virtue.
The speaker made a most "befitting applica
tion o' bis text to the present conditon of
mankind, wh.ch d!d not fail in Its aim, but
was productive of good as solid advice in the
way of all truth. The meeting closed with
tl c Doxology and benediction by Rev. Mr.
Kramer.
EVEXIVO EXERCISES.
The services of the evening were attended
by the largest assemblage of all. The tent was
filled to overflowing by those who were
"workers in the vineyard," and those of the
world, numbering in all between thirteen and
fouitecn hundred. A half an hour was spent
at the opening of the exercises in a'prayer
and experience meeting. The services opened
with the choir singing many of the popular
p'eccs, which the joining in of the audience
added to the attraction of the occasion. Rev.
Dr. Murray, of Georgetown, preached, using
as the basis of his remarks the latter clause
of Rev. xxiil: "I will give unto him that Is
athirst of the fountain of the water of life
freely."
He offered -a fine discourse, showing clearly
how the temporal life was an illustration of a
higher life, and urged upon his hearers in elo
quent terms to accept the offers of salvat'on,
and drink of the fountain of life freely. At
the close of his remarks Mr. Woira exhorted
those assembled to seek a new life, and the
congregation sang many appropriate songs.
After the singing of "All Halt the Power of
Jesus' Name," Rev. Ollvcr.Cox closed the ser
vice with the benediction.
These meetings are evangelical in their
character, and are a scries of devotional ser
vices which will tend to a union of feeling
aciong the different denominations. The
audience are composed of people from the
western section of the city. Those who come
bring the "Song Evangel" with them, and all
unite with one accord in the worship of God.
Here Is a field for unemployed talent to gather
a rich harvest of spiritual things.
The services to-day will consist of a meeting
for "Christian workers," to be held at 1030
a. m.: service at 5 p. m., and preaching by the
Rev. W. J. Floyd, of the First M. P. church,
Navy Yard, at 8 p. m. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
SUHDAYJCHOOLS.
The Third.' Annual Assembly at Chataqna
Lake, Hew York.
These hot days and nights make one sigh
"for a lodge in some vast wilderness," and
the necessity for rest and recreation has be
come so much a part of our real life that
multitudes of recorts by the seaside, in the
mountains and on the shores of our inland
lakes have been brought into notice, each
furnishing rest and recreation to the jaded and
overworked. Among all these places none
has stronger inducements to offertbe pleasure
seeker than Fair Tolnt, on Chataqua Lake.
This sheet of water, twenty mileB long, is
780 feet higher than Lake Erie, although but
eleven miles distant therefrom. Fair Point
has over three hundred cottages, nestled down
inabcautiiul grove on the shore of the lake,
three miles distant from Mayville, on the
Buffalo and Corey railroad. The State of
New Yoik has granted a charter to an asso
ciation that has purchased some two hundred
acres of choice land, which has been platted
and is beim: beautified as
A GREAT M-MUCK RFSOHT.
Ample facilities are furnished in the way af
steamboats, yachts and sailing vessels. This
spot has been made famous by the success of
the treat Sabbath school assemblies which
convened there In 1S74 and '75. No less than
100,000 persons last vear visited thischarming
spot during the two weeks' session. On the
day President GrantwiththcPresidcntial party
arrived there twenty five thousand persons
were estimated to have been in attendance.
The assembly proper opens this year on Tues
day, August 1 , and will continue in session for
two weeks. The course of study Is just such
as should be enjoyed by every pastor, superind
endent and teacher in the land. Every church
ought to send their pastor, and no superintend
ent can afford to stay away. The best Chris
tian workers in the land will there discuss
means and measures to find just how to do
better work for the Master.
The follow lug are some of the topics from
the general programc that will be discussed:
GENERAL LECTURES.
"The beautiful," by Frank Beard. "Brigh
nays -uroau," tiy Jtev. ur. vyoourun. "va:
School," (a caricature lecture) by Frank
Beard. "The Pastor and the Little Children,"
by Dr. W. Niles. "Honest Words to Parents,"
by Dr. 11. M. natfield. "Blunders at Home,"
by Professor William Wells. "The Fast Young
Man," by Rev. Wolcott Calkins. "Childhood
and tbeS.S. Work," by Dr. Hargrove, of Nash
ville, Tenn. "Primitive Christians in Rome,"
by Dr. A. M. Conies. "Bismarck and the
Pope," by Professor William Wells. "What
a Presbyterian thinks of John Wesley," by
Rev. J. A. Wordcn. "John Knoxand the Mas
sacre of St. Bartholomew," by Dr. Wilson, of
Allegheny City, Pa.
IHISLICAL LECTURES.
"The Bible and Natural Science," by Dr.
Deems. "Biblical Interpretation," by Rev.
Lyman Abbott. "Solomon, the Brilliant Fail
ure," by Rev. Dr. C. H. Payne. "Old Testa
mental Severities," by Rev. Dr. Knov. "Paul's
Cloak Left at Ephcsus," by Rev. Dr. Town
send. "Going Fishing with Peter," by Rev.
Dr. Baird, of Nashville, Tenu.
EDUCATIONAL LECTURES.
"The Crayon In Education," by Frank Beard.
"Teaching with Power," by SI. C. Hazard, of
Chicago. "The Teacher's Work, and How to
"Do It," by Dr. Newton. "Reviewing in Sun
day schools," by James Hughes, esq., of Can
ada. "How to Reason," by Dr. I. Hayes.
"Good Health for the Teacher," by Rev. Al
fred Taylor.
Every aid to Bible study will be found at
this place. A park of Palestine showing hills,
mountains, cities, the Jordan valley, River
Jordan, Dead Sea, Sea of Gallilce and all the
many sacred places may there be studied with
great profit. An exact model of Jerusalem,
an oriental house, a section of the Pyramid of
Cheops, an exact pattern of the Tabernacle,
and many other aids to Bible study have been
prepared at great expense. Persons desiring
to attend this assembly can purchase round
trip tickets via Niagara and Buffalo for $22.50;
board and lodging can be had $2 per day.
Washington should have a large representa
tion from among her pastors aud earnest Sab
bath school workers. Any Information will
be given by O. F. Prcsbry, president of the
Chataqua alumni.
Eueing a Beneficial Society.
Last Saturday Margaret Eilcr instituted
suit against George Bcrgling and others, as
representatives of St. Joseph Liebcs Bundes,
for bench's claimed to be due as widow of a
member. She sets forth that she was the
lawful wife of one Philip Huhn, who died a
member of that society in full standing, hav
ing complied with all its obligations. She sets
forth further that under the constitution of
tLe bund the widow of each member Is entitled
to $25 funeral fee, and also to a sum equal to
one dollar for each member of the society,
which number she avers to be about two hun
dred and fifty. She claims that the association
has neglected to pay the sum thus due, and
praj e a decree to cnlorce its payment.
Loyalty of Lamar's Constituents.
The following from the Meridian (Miss.)
Mercury indicates the respect entertained for
the flag and the Government, and what causes
the latter in the State partly represented by
Mr. L. Q. C. Lamar:
"The well-intended efforts of a few patriots
to kindle a July enthusiasm yesterday met
with Indifferent success. One single Sag was
displayed on a rope stretched across Rodes
street, opposite the European Hoose, and a
p.etty display of little flags about the entrance
of the European constituted the display of
bunting. We saw but one man who had im
b.Led patiiollc whisky enough to get stagger
ing drunk. After the Stars and Stripes were
displayed, there was a purpose which came of
a sudden impulse to fling the Confederate flag
to the breeze by the side of it. Prudence pre
vailed, however, because, you know, Phil.
Sheridan's on horsebrck iu this riding. But,
had that glorious banner been unfurled, there
would have been such a bubbling, boiling,
bursting enthusiasm as would have set this
town aglow. The liberty our people love is
the licer.y the Conicde.ate flag represented
State rights and local self-government."
CABLE FLASHES.
Pari, juiy 22. Ex-Queen Isabella has left
for Spain.
n.u ana, July 22. General Bolsrond Canal
has been elected President of Uavti. All is
quiet throughout the country.
Livektool, July 22. The Emperor and
Empress of Brazil arrived here to-day. They
landed withont demonstration, drove to the
railway station and proceeded to London.
London, July 23. The Tuna' Madrid spe
cial says that Senor Elduayer, civil Governor
of Madrid, has been appointed Minister of
Finance In place of SeDor Salaverrla. The
appointment is a popular one.
I.qndon, July 23. Four well-known
Thames professional oarsmen are going to the
United States to participate in the September
regattas at Philadelphia, namely, Spencer, of
Chelsea; Thomas, of Hammersmith; Hlg
gins, of Shad well, and Green, of Hammer
smith. London, July 22. The agent of the New
York Associated Press here bad an Interview
with Mr. Pierrepont, the United States Mln
tcr, yesterday In regard to the extradition
question. Mr. Pierrepont's statements nega
tive the Inferences of the Standard from Earl
Derby's language In the House of Lords, that
"there is a prospect of negotiations for a re
newal of the extradition treaty on a more
satisfactory basis." He said nothing hid
occurred In any wise altering the situation.
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
CMLEMOYEESOF THE GOVERSlim
DEMOCRATIC ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE
INIREGARD TO .REAL'.NUMBER
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
ACTION OF CONGRESS IN THE MATTER
EXPENSES OP THE GOVERNMENT
SENATE.
Saturday, Jaly22,18?&
Before the Journal was read, '
Mr. EDMUNDS called for the reading of
the first rule, requiring a quorum to be present
when the Journal was read.
The CHAIR, in the absence of a quorum,
directed the roll to be called, and sixteen
Senators answered to their names. J
At 11.30 o'clock, a quorum having appeared,
further proceedings under the call were dis
pensed with, and the Journal was read.
Mr. CRAGIN presented a petition of Albert
Grant, In relation to a claim of his, and moved
the recommitment of the bill for his relief
which had been reported adversely. So-
ordered.
Mr. CRAGIN, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported House bill for the sale or ex
change of a certain piece of land on Walla
bout bay with an amendment. Placed on tbo
calendar.
On motion of Mr. WRIGnT, bills for the
relief of George T. Babcock and Randall
Brown were taken from the table and passed.
Mr. DAWES said that in the Record, Jn
a speech by Mr. Hartkidge In tho House,
appeared the table which had been referred to
vestcrday in tho Senate, relative to the num
ber of civil employees of the Government,
and said this was the fifth time that the state
ment, lor which there was no foundation, had
appeared . He thought it proper whenever the
statement appeared that it should have au ex
plicit denial. It was neither true as relates to
the biennial register nor true in fact. He
trusted the Senate would pardon him for
taking the time to pronounce the table untrue
and w ithout foundation every time it appeared
in the Record.
Mr. 8HERMAN called np tho bill for the
completion of
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Mr. MORRILL said the Committee on Pub
lic Buildings and Grounds had had the samo
subject under consideration for several years,
and had bad communication with the associa
tion, and had been unsuccessful thus far In
reference to a relinquishment of the control.
He caid there were some doubts as to the
foundat'on. The excavation for this vast struc
ture was bat eight feet; no deeper foundation
than for an ordinary cellar. This excavation
was made when It was proposed to make the
monument six hundred feet high. Several of
the public buildings of the Government In
different cities had their foundation thirty fc
deep in order to secure a firm foundation.
He said that the base was now four tenths
of an inch out of level, which would make a
great difference with the perpendicular when
the proposed height of 4bo feet was reached.
At the present height of 1C0 feet the column
was four inches out of plumb. Before any
additional weight was put upon the structure
there should be a thorough examination of
the foundation by competent engineers, so
that there should be known tho precise risk
run in the completion of the monument. The
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
had for several years contemplated a plan by
which a thing of beauty could be put up at
much less expense. He had consulted numer
ous architects and artists, and had plans that
naa been presented by prominent architects
for a
MONUMENTAL ARCH.
One was from Florence, Italy. The goneral
Idea was for a grand arch, with an equestrian
or other statue of Washington on the top. If
Ihe present plan of the Washington monument
was carried out Its only distinguishing chaiae
teristic would be its immense height. The
monument was an Egyptian obelisk. He
would not describe it as Horace Greeley did,
as a pumpkin with a stick In it, but would say
there was no more In it to challenge admira
tion than a huge chimney for a factory or a
shst tower. The present corporation had,
since the monument was begun, four plans.
It had, in 1858, surrendered its charter to the
Government; but as Congress did nothing
with the monument the corporation resumed
its charter In 1859. It was now proposed to
build the monument four hundred and eighty
five feet high and omit the colonade that was
formerly contemplated. He preferred that
the persons to whom the completion of the
monument was Intrusted (. e., the President
of the United States, the Supervising Archi
tect of the Treasury and the Architect of the
Capitol) should be authorized to adopt some
plan for something more worthy
THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRT
and more worthy the American nation. It was
the judgment of the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds and every architect and
artist that he had ever conversed with that It
would be more creditable to put up a trium
phal arch. He opposed the present plan of
an Egyptian mythological structure, over the
doorway of which the architect had placed
the sun and moon, leaving to posterity the
supposition that George Washington was a
worshipper of the sun and moon. An arch, he
said, could be put up for from $ 500,000 to
500,000, and there was enough marble In this
huge pile to furnish the malarial. When done
there would be something that the country
would be proud of and something worthy of
the man whose memory It was
DESIGNED TO COMMEMORATE.
He offered an amendment providing for an
examination, and If the base be found out of
level or of such a character as to render it un
safe to go on, then the commission shall be
authorized to change the plan, and put up
cuch a struc'ure as they may deem proper.
Mr. SHERMAN said there was the greatest
unanimity for the completion of the Washing
ton monument. He Insisted that the examina
tion made by Captain Marshall and approved
by Gen. Humphreys showed that the founda
tions were sale and capable of supporting tho
shatt contemplated, lie said the present plan
was a copy of BuoW Hill monument greatly
magnified. Congress had repeatedly promised
to complete the monument. As early as 1783
It promlced to build a monument to Washing
ton, and again, in 17S9, It declared that it
would
BUILD A MONUMENT TO WASHINGTON.
ne said he did not object to an amendment
providing for an examination of the founda
tion, as that wcnld of course be made, but he
did not think three men should be entrusted
with the power to change the plan. The
present board, the association and the people
were wedded to the present plan, and If the
amendment was adopted the association, In
view of the possibility of a change, would re
fuse to make the transfer, and nothing would
be done as heretofore.
Mr. BAYARD said In common with all he
felt the deepest Interest in the subject. They
had seen enough In the past of errors in taste
and errors in theory to Induce a careful con
sideration of the present proposition. He
thought the proposed amendments and what
had been said should be printed before the bill
was acted on. If the object was to continue
the present structure, be should be sorry to see
a large appropriation. There was nothing In
it to produce
AWE FOR ITS GRANDEUR
or admiration for its beauty. Ho did not
think there was anything that would impress
Imposing emotions upon our own people or
visitors from other lands. There was nothing
in it that was Imposing, tasteful or agreeable,
except the pious motives that Inspired It.
If, on the other hand, a scheme was sub
n i'ted by those who bad made art tho study .
of their lives, he would bfi glad to assent to
f, and would not stop for 'mere pecuniary
considerations. They should not. bo hasty lu
icttllng what would last' for generations
and perhaps for centcrles;
Mr. SHERMAN said the subject had been
considered for a hundred vear?, and promise
after promise had been made for the comple
tion of a monument. On the 5th of July both
Houses had voted unanimously to complete
the Washington monument. There was no
difference in the plan. The proposed com
pletion was based on the
PLANS SUBMITTED BT THE ENGINEERS
and approved by the association, and he would
not have It said that, In this flr3t year of our
second century,we begin by tearing down the
work of the past. Before we begin a trium
phal arrh let us complete tie monument.
Mr. WHYTE said he did not hesitate to ex
press his regrets should Congress appropriate
a large sum to carry out the plan of the asso
elation. The onlv thing to commend the plan
was Its height. It was three times as high as
the beautiful monument to the memory of
George Washington erected by his State. This
monument was to be a straight spire. It was
the mathematical definition of a straight line,
length without breadth. It would not reflect
credit ou.tbe architectural taste of the coun
try. An arch, as had been proposed, could be
made a thing of beitity and a joy forever, but
this proposition was to appropriate 500,000
for a thing that he would not say the American
people would be ashamed of, but one they
wonld not be proud of.
Mr. Morrill's amendment was rejected and
the bill passed.
Mr. LOGAN called up the bill to regulate
the Issue of artificial limbs to soldiers, sailors
and others, which , alter considerable discussion
and amendment, was passed.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
then came up as the unfinished business of
yesterday.
Mr. EDMUNDS was recognized as entitled
to the floor, and continued bis remarks, which
were commenced yesterday, and Interrupted
by adjournment.
Mr. Edmunds proceeded to state his objec
tion to the present bill, contending that only
the work that It was absolutely Indispensable
should be done should be provided for this
year, the other work being postponed to a
more propitious time. He next referred to
the charge against the Republican party that
it bad Increased the taxation upon the people,
and said this increased taxation was brouirht
upon the country with the great loss of life
connected with It by the rebellion. The
charge came with 111 grace from the Demo
cratic party, for the South would never have
gone Into the rebellion but for the assurance
of the Northern Democrats that they would
not
SEE A STATE COERCED.
He next referred to a table of expenditures
read by Mr. Merrimon yesterday, In which
the Increase in the expenditures ot the Post
Office Department Is enumerated as a charge
ofextravagance by the Republican party. He
said that there were certain gentlemen who at
tempted to go out of the Union, and in their
efforts they broke up and destroyed the postal
system, seizing the buildings put up and paid
for by the Government, taking the mail bags,
locks, keys and even the property of the mall
carriers. Alter the war these all had to be
replaced, and they cost many million dollars,
and yet the gentleman stood up hers In his
place and charged this as one of the acts of
crime, extravagance and wickedness of the
Republican party, ne took up the statements
presented by Mr. Merrimon and examined
them, item by item, to show that instead of
extravagance there had been
ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCT.
In the course of his remarks Mr. Edmunds
spoke of an occasion, on which an entire
brigade of Vermont troops were encamped in
the city of New York to prevent that city
from going Into the rebellion.
Mr. KERNAN said there was a disturbance
growing out of the dralt a sudden outbreak
of which there was no premonition, and the
Republican mayor, Opdyke, bad borne testi
mony that the Democratic Governor had gone
to that city and done all a man could do to re
store order. When the war broke out there
was no distinction in party in the volunteers
from thafSts'e. They went out. Republican
and Democrat side by side, wl.ti Democratic
or Republican oiliccrs, according to the popu
larity with tl-e soldiers. It was not just to
the masses of the Democratic party of his
State to say that they upheld the rebellion or
failed to do their duty. There was a meeting
in Albany, aid one man made an extraordinary
speech, which was
KOT APrnOVED BY TnE TARTY,
and that man soon went out from the party.
There was also a gentleman front Massachu
setts who sa'd something in the early days
about people not going South, but he soon
alter became a convert to KepuDiicantsm.
Rr.erilng to thcbill he did not think all the
economy had been exercised that conld have
been. Leading R-publicans had as early as
prior to the election of 1872 charged mal
administrat'on rad the necessity for reform
such men as Sumner, Schurz, and Trumbull
and they gone out from the party, believing
that reform could not be brought about with
in. If all these increased expenses were
caused by the rebellion, and had been made in
the prosecution of I ol it leal measures, there was
ro need for reform. He understood that both
parties promised reform and reduction of ex
penses, which the people demanded and be
l'evcd could be made. The speech of the gen
tleman would do neither
THE COUNTRY OR nlS PARTY ANY GOOD.
Mr. EDMUND3 said he accepted, with due
humility, the rebuke for having Introduced the
subject, but he did It in self-deiense. The as
sault was made by the political associates of
the gentleman.
-Mr. MERRIMON said he denied that the
attack had been made by himself or any politi
cal associates; the assault was made by Mr.
Morton.
Mr. EDMUND3 said Mr. Morton did mako
the rssault as charged, but after most aggra
vated provocation. As forhlmself his remarks
bad been a simple analysis of the remarks of
those who had preceded btm. Hd had Intro
duced no new subjects. Tho gentleman from
NewYork bad said the Liberals were crying
out for icform. Co they were; but theleaders
were crying out for office, and one of them got
a nomination from a party, the wickedness of
which he had done more to expose than any
o.hcr man. This did not apply to the masses
of the Liberals, vv ho are sincere; but they had
become
TIRED OF TnE ACTS OF THE DEMOCRATS,
whom they had seen come into power, and
with pitchfork and bludgeon, pitch out the
one-armed and one-legged soldiers. They had
seen at the St. Louis convention the cohorts of
the reform candidate led by pickpockets and
gamblers, and the men who voted for Greeley
had come back and accepted the true church,
with all its faults, as the best guardian of the
interests of the country. He did not assent and
did not wish to be understood as saying that
ire Democratic masses uia not volunteer as
lrccly as the Republicans, but the organiza
tion, with its Tweed, its Dean and Pendleton
at its head, threw its heavy weight In favor of
the rebellion. If It had not been for the belief
of the people of the South that tho organiza
tion could control the masses the rebellion
w ould never have been undertaken. This cul
minated at Chicago in 1SG4, when the
SCALES OF BATTLE WERE TREMBLING
in the balance, when the South felt that if they
could only hold out a little longer, the people
of the North, with their homes depopulated,
with heavy burdens and a falling credit, would
be willing to make terms. The Democratic
party met In Chicago, and by its committee on
resolutions, of which Mr. Tildcn was chair
man, reported that the war for the Union was
a failure. That, he said, he supposed his
friend would call helping the Union.
This action would have been fatal had not
their utterances fell upon the masses as the
blatant and treasonable declaration of a trea
sonable clique. Until he had other evidence
he must believe these things were done that
the South rnisht succed, and that there might
be a peace, .honorable to the rebellion but
DISHONORABLE TO THE UNION.
He read from the speeches made by Gov.
Seymour during the war in opposition to the
Administration for the purpose of showing
that his orations, mild as they were, as com
pared with those ofother Democratic speakers,
led to the resistance which culminated In the
draft riots. Hercad the comments in "Gree
ley's Rebellion Record," and commended
them to the Democrats as the words of the
last Democratic candidate for President.
Mr. KERNAN said the charge was aa un
just one. The riots were not fomented by the
officials. The call for troops was responded
to, and more men were sent than were called
foruntil this SCO.OOO draft. An ordei was is
sued from the War Department that no more
men were wanted. This was followed by not
a call for more volunteers but this draft,
which did not take all of a certain age or
class, but exempted those who could raise
three hundred dollars. It was felt as a dis
crimination against the poor and humble who
could not raise tho three hundred dollars, and
the poor Republicans were as much excited as
the Democrats, and when Gov. Seymour ap
pealed to the Government to stop the draft
and let the State of New York supply her
quota by volunteers
HI SID X PATRIOTIC ACT.
Mr. MERRIMON defended his figures, and
denied that he bad provoked the political dis
cussion. Mr. SHERMAN charged that Mr. Merri
mon had started on a false basis, and by
figures not correct produced calculations
that, if true, would cover the Republican
party with Infamy. He had put down the ex
penditures for the support of the Government
at (57,000,000, while the very next line In the
report showed that between four and five hun
dred millions was a refunding of the public
debt. So, too, he had put down the produc
tion of whisky at 100,000,000 gallons annually,
and the tax at $2 per gallon, while the fact was
that there were bnt forty million gallons and
the tax for a part of the time but 20 cents a
gallon.
Mr. STEVENSON said he should vote to re
commit the bill, because he believed there
were many objects for which large appropria
tions were made that were not within the scope
of the constitutional provisions, and because
there were items of appropriation- perhaps
justifiable that could be postponed for the
present. It was the duty of Congress and the
demand of the people that appropriations
should be graduated to the amount of
MONEY THEY HAD TO EXPEND.
Mr. MORRILL repelled the Idea that the
country was reduced to the extreme that It
could not meet the necessary demands to
carry en the Government, and said there
would be at the close of the year fifty millions
to be applied to the reduction of the public
debt. The only distress was among the manu
facturing Interests, resulting from over produc
tion. Mr. BOUTWELL said he favored the prose
cution of public works for two reasons, first,
because true economy dictated the completion
of work already begun and because the work
could now be done at less cost than in mora
prosperous times; and, secondly and Incident
ally, that It would give employment to the
people.
lie presented a statement of the net ex
penses of the Government, prepared by Assist
ant Secretary Conant, from the year 1S00 up
to 1S70 and 1S75. taking each tenth year and
the year 1875. With the statement aie tables
to show the Items in the years that were
INCIDENTAL TO THE WAR.
The expenses of the year I860 were $G3,02o,
CS8.29. For tbo.jear 1875, 274,62.11:;92.31;
deducting the expenses incidental to the war
the expenses w ere, for the year 1875, $81,777,
762.49 in currency. From this a deduction is
made of 12.6 per cent, to reduce It to gold
value, and the expenses were in cold $74,023,.
CS8.09.
By the mode of keeping the books of the
Treasury there were apparent expenses that
were not real, as for instance, money was re
ceived for and paid to an individual, the Gov
ernment not paying a dollar of Its coin money
or incurring any expense, yet the pavment ap
pearing as an item or expense. Deducting
this class of items, the gold premium, and the
EXPENSES BELONGING TO THE WAR,
for each year, and the expenses were for 1875,
$69,850,117.77; for 1800, $61,402,40SJM. The
expenses per capita in each of the years included
in the table, including slaves, who paid no
part of the general expense, were as follows:
18C0,$2,03S; 1810,31,171; 1820, $1,897; 1830,
$1,170: 1S40, $1,424; 1850, $1,706; 1S60, $1,952;
1870, 1,781; 1875, $1,746.
The year 1875 Is based on an estimate of
population of forty millions. He believed the
population was forty-three millions. On this
basis the expense would be but $1.60 per capita.
Mr. BOGY said while the table was prepared
by a person who held an official position, it
was not an official paper, and ought not to go
upon the record as such.
At seven o'clock Mr. SAULSBURY moved
to adjourn. Rejected yeas 5, nays 35.
Mr. FRELINGHUY8EN advocated the bill,
and protested that while the people were poor
HE GOVERNMENT WAS NOT POOR.
At twenty minutes past seven o'clock a vote
was reached on the motion of Mr. THURMAN
to recommit the bill, and It was rejected yeas
9, Lj3,
The question recurred on the proposition of
Mr. EDMUNDS, appropriating four millions
in gross, to be expended by the Secretary of
war to promote the interests of commerce.
Mr. HOWE argued that the amount pro
posed was insufficient, and moved to amend
by Inserting six and then five millions, both of
which were rejected.
Mr. ALLISON offered a substitute for the
bill, embracing the more Important Items of
the House bill, with slight changes in some of
them.
Mr. EDMUNDS demanded the reading of
the substitute, and the bill was read by the
Clerk.
Mr. ALLISON said the amendment pro
posed appropriations aggregating $5,271,664,
a reduction of $1,487,350 on tne bill as it now
stands in the Senate, and a reduction of
$600,000 on tho House bill.
Mr. Allison's amendment was rejected
yeas 17, nays 32.
The substitute offered by Mr. Edmunds was
then rejected yeas 12, nays 26.
Mr. EDMUNDS then offered a similar
amendment
INCREASING TnE SUM TO $5,500,000.
Mr. LOGAN complained that the bill pro
vided for new surveys of streams that were not
navigable, and said a survey meant to see
whether these creeks, springstreams and ponds
conld be by any means made navigable. It
was, he asserted, going far beyond anything
contemplated by the Constitution, ne should
therefore vote for tho proposition of Mr. Ed
munds. Mr. Edmunds' second amendment was re
jected yeas 16, nays 23.
Mr. EDMUNDS then moved to recommit the
bill, with instructions to report a bill not ex
ceeding $5,500,000, to be expended on works
of the most important character. Rejected
yeas 14, nays 25.
The Senate then proceeded to vote on tho
amendments adopted by the Senate in commit
tee. On the first amendment, increasing the ap
propriation for Buffalo harbor from $75,000 to
$100,000, the vote was, yeas 17, nays 18; no
quorum voting.
Mr. HAMILTON moved to adjourn; rejected,
yeas 18, nays 21.
The question was again taken and no quorum
was found voting.
On motion of Mr. Ferry a call of the Senate
was ordered, and 39 Senators answered to their
names.
Again there appeared no quorum voting on
the amendment, several Senators being paired
on the bill.
The Senate then, at 10 JO p. m., adjourned.
The Independent Qreenbaekers.
iNDiANAroLis, July 23. The chairman of
the Independent Greenback State Central Com
mlttte denies the report that comes from
Washington to the effect that the Greenback
party of Indiana will support Tilden and Hen
dricks in case the House repeals the resump
tion act, and says that in no event will the In
dependents of Indiana support the Democratic
ticket, either State or national. The Inde
pendents will stand by Peter Cooper and their
own State ticket at all hazards, believing that
they can carry the State. The committee has
called a new State convention for August 17,
to take position on the silver question, and will
declare that a State Legislature has the right
to make all silver coins of the United States a
full legal tender, without limit as to the
amount, and will make that question a test
on the election of members of the next General
Assembly.
The Liberal Republicans In Earnest.
New York, July 22. The Liberal Republi
can have called a meeting of their party at
Saratoga August 23 to indorse Hayes and
Wheeler and urge the Republican State conven
tion, then and there assembled, to make State
nominations iu thorough accord with the na
tional nominations, and with the true interests
of the most advanced political reform.
Tho discontinuance of the fast mail service
after to-day will make the removal of about
one hundred and fifty post office employees
necessary.
A Negro to be Executed.
Richmond, Va., July 22. The commission
of medical experts appointed by the Governor
to investigate Into the mental condition of
Hillary Page, the negro incendiary, both now
and during the period of his. confessed crimes
of arson in Chesterfield county, have unani
mously reported that he is and has been hith
erto sane aud legally responsible for his acts.
The Governor has therefore ordered the exe
cution of the death sentence against him on
Friday, September 1.
Suicide of an Artist
New York, July 23. M.L. S.Jewett,for
many years sketch artist for Frank Leslie's
Illustrated papers, committed suicide by shoot
ing at his residence In Jersey City this morning.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
PROGRESS OF TURKISH AVAR
KAISER WILHELM PREDICTS PEACE
A MAN MURDERS HIS WIFE
THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
THE WAR IN MONTANA
CE00K WAlTftG FOB BKI5F0BCEJIKSTS
TURKEY.
The Servians Bury Two Hundred Turks.
Belgrade, July 22. Official advices re
specting the fighting on the 20th Inst, at Bel
jlna state that the Turks in their retreat left a
quantity of arms and ammunition. The Ser
vians buried two hundred Turks of the Turk
ish slain, and advanced their trenehes closer
to Bel jina. The Servian Ministers of War and
Justice have proceeded to headquarters on the
Driana. The Belgrade reserves have gone to
the seat of war.
PREPARING FOR A FIGHT.
London, July 24. The Standard's corre
spondent at Osman Pacha's camp, twenty-five
miles from Wlddln, writing on Sunday, the
23d, says: All is quiet at present. The Ser
vians remain on the Servian side of the Timok
river. Cannon shots are occasionally ex
changed, but the Turks will not probably at
tack until a general advance Is made all along
the line.
The Standard't Widdin dispatch says the
Turkish irregulars attacked the Servian camp
at Bregova on Saturday morning. The fight
ing still continues.
The Standard's Vienna telegram says the
persons who Insulted the Austrian consul at
Belgrade were employed by the Servian police.
Ten Turkish gunboats have been placed be
tween Widdiu and Florentin, on the Danube.
The Standard's special dispatch from Paris
says the city of Paris loan has been loaned
seventy times over. Paris alone subscribed
fifty times the required sum.
THE SERVIANS NOT PROGRESSING.
The Daily Xevt' Parat-Jin special says now
here are the Servians more than one day's
march outside of their frontier. They have
nowhere Improved one step on the original po
sitions attained at the beginning of the month.
They are acting on the offensive only at Saith
schar, If indeed there. I confess that to me
the Servian prospects are gloomy. Where
victory is claimed as by Merkacwltz and 011m
pies the victory consists merely in repulse of
an attack; or, in other words, the avoidance of
the defeat; not a foot of ground, nothing ex
cept the barren result of hold.ng their own is
claimed even by themselves. On Sunday Gen.
Tchernayeff arrived here.
The Daily Xeies' Belgrade special, dated
Saturday, says it is expected that Prince
Milan's headquarters will be removed from
Paratj en on Saturday, probably to Sartschar,
If the operations thereabouts are favorable.
The Austrian Consul General on Friday
ordered some Austrian Sclavonian volunteers
who had landed here to return to Austria.
Upon their refusal a discussion followed. The
consul seized a Servian gen d'arme, and the
citizens warned him to desist if he wished to
depart in safety. The consul has preceded to
Scmlin.
THE "DAILY NEWS'" CONSTANTINOPLE DIS
PATCH says a correspondent who has just returned
from Phlllppoli fully indorses the News' ac
count of Bulgarian atrocities. His facts were
obtained from the reports from the French,
Austrian, Greek and Russian consuls, whose
names he was allowed as authority. The
English population here are greatly exasper
ated against Mr. Elliott, the British ambas
sador to Turkey, for suppressing the fact J,
and assert that Mr. Baring, the English sec
retary of legation, is incompetent to investi
gate the matter. Mr. Schuyler, the American
secretary of legation, starts to-morrow to in
quire into the alvlsabillty of establishing a
vice consulate at Phlllppoli.
His report on the atrocities will, it is ex
pected, disclose the truth.
The Daily Xeies' Vienna dispatch says it Is
rumored here that General Ignatleff took a
furlough because MIdhat Pacha, the Turkish
president of Council of State;became possessed
of very compromising documents concerning
him.
The Gaulois says that Schouvaloff, the Rus
sian ambassador to Great Britain, insists upon
being recalled, as his position in London is in
Intolerable. The Telegraph's Berlin special says: "lam
informed that Servia has solicited Germany to
reconcile the Russian and Austrian views in
the negotiations that must ensue should fur
ther reverses compel Servia to sue for an armis
tice, so that the Turkish demands may be
modified and Servian territorial integrity pre
served." POLICT OF THE POWERS.
London, July 23. The Obiertation's Ber
lin special says at the Salseburg interview the
Emperors William and Francis Joseph agreed
that the maintenance of the policy of nonin
tervention was Impossible in view of the mas
sacres and bloedshed now occurring. All the
Powers, except Russia, have declared Ron
mania's demands are unreasonable. The
Servian Jtinlster, Milokovies, has gone to
Bucharest on a secret mission.
The Sclavlstic committee In Moscow has
Issued an address solemnly promising a gen
etal uprising of Russians and armed interven
tion if the Servians are defeated.
A Belgrade mob has insulted the Austrian
consul-general.
Constantinople, Juiy 23. The following
news is official : A force of 5,000 Montene
grins attacked the Turkish post at Bauzana.
The Montenegrins, after a sanguinary engage
ment, fled to their entrenchments. They had
2C0 killed.
WILLIAM AND PEACE.
Paris, July 23. The rumor that the Em
peror William had formed at Statesburg an
unfavorable opinion relative to the mainte
nance of the peace of Europe Is denied In well
informed circles. It is asserted that the Em
peror exchanged the most pacific assurances at
the conference.
EGTPTIAN JUDICIAL TROUBLES.
Alfjundria, July 23. The Minister of
Justice who arrived here yesterday from Cairo
to investigate the judicial troubles declared
that the Khedive had referred the dispute
with the courts to all the Powers who were
parties to the judicial reforms, and accepts
their decision before hand.
GREECE AND THE CIRCASSIANS.
Athens, July 23. The Greek Government
is preparing a protest should the Porte fulfill
its intention of establishing a colony of 70,000
Circassians near the Greek frontier.
Centennial Notes.
Philadelphia, July 23. The number of
paid admissions to the Centennial grounds on
Saturday was 16,914.
Philadelphia, July 23. By the joint action
of the executive committee of the United
States Centennial Commission and the Cen
tennial board of finance organized sehoels,
when visiting the International Exposition in
a body, will be received for twenty.five cents
each. Notice of their intended visit should
be given to the department of admissions a
day or two in advance, as they can only be
admitted through special gates.
0US RED REBELS.
A Courier from Crook and His News.
Chetennz, July 23. The courier who left
Goose creek on the eveningof the 16th instant
I arrived at Fort Fetterman to-night. His de
lay was caused by having met at Powder river
a body of two hundred Indians, from whom
he escaped by hiding himself In the timber
for twenty-four hours. One Indian followed
his trail nine miles. He says they were evi
dently waiting for him, and he fears that
the couriers who were sent from Fort Fetter
man on the 16th instant with dispatches for
General Crook have been intercepted, as he
saw their trail this side ot the river, but not;
beyond. His delay run him out of rations,
compelling him to fast two days. He left all
quiet in camp.
The hostile Sioux are believed to be north.
of Goose creek forty miles, and not far from
the scene of the late massacre on the Little
Big Horn river. They have not fired into
camp lately, nor attempted to burn it out, al
though the parched condition of the grass
renders this somewhat easy; at least animals
may be robbed of their sustenance. The wagon
train gives them a supply until October.
The commsnd moved seven miles north on
the day of the courier's departure to another
branch of the Tongue river, near the fork of
the Big Horn mountains, where they will camp
until the 5th cavalry, which leaves Fort Lara
mie on Monday next, reaches it, about the Ith
of August. Gen. Crook will make
NO AOOBESSrVE MOVEMENT
until this event, when, if the couriers whom
he has dispatched to Gen. Terry advising him
to join him succeed In reaching that command,
he will have made a junction with Terry and
the next action will prove a decisive one.
There Is nothing that has not already been
reported pertaining to General Merritt's late
engagement with the Cheyenncs. The In
dian killed by Buffalo Bill was named Yellow
Hand, a young chief. The agent at Red
Cloud admits that up to this date one thou
sand Sionx and twelve hundred Cheyennes
have left that agency for the north, although
all is qniet there now and it is believed no
more will go. The stage to-night brought in
$10,000 in dust from Dead Wood.
Mr. Gardner, a reliable man, who has spent
five weeks In traversing that region intent on
6atisfyins himself of its richness, reports mar
vellous discoveries being made, and fully a
million dollars awaits safe transport. He saw
In the possession of Mr. Bcary, of this city,
one nugget worth S149, and a number ranging
from $5 to $15. He also brings seven hundred
pounds of sample quartz for smelting.
L0OTSIAHA.
The Meeting of the Democratic Convention.
Special to the National Republican.!
New Orleans, July .22. The Democratic
State Convention meets at Baton Rogue Mon
day. In the primaries here Thursday dele
gates favorable to ex-Mayor Wiltz were elected
in most of the wards, after an earnest straggle.
Wiltz has chartered a steamboat and leaves
to-day, with his delegates and a lobby of sev
eral hundred friends, who will endeavor to
present his claims successfully to the country
members of the convention. A minority of
the city delegates favor Colonel D.B.Penn,
Liberal, for the nomination. North Louisiana
will Bupport Colonel John McEnery for re
nomination. An exciting time is expected.
GREAT BRITAHT.
The EngliLh Team Wins.
London, July 22. The match between the
English, Scotch, Australian and Canadian
teams, which begun last Wednesday at Wim
bledom, was concluded to-day. The ranges
shot to-day were 800, 900 and 1,000 yards.
The English team won. The following are
the scores at the three ranges:
8C0 yards. 900 yards. 1,000 yards1.
England lez iu its
Scotland Ill US 135
Australia Ill 12 it
Canada 10'j 107 91
The weather was bright and hot.
A $75,000 Fire.
Greenfield, Mass., July 23. A fire at
Shllbnrne Falls, Saturday evening, destroyed
the Newell Brothers' storehouse and tenement
house, the Methodist church, the Woodward
house and stable, S. D. Bardwell and A. S.
Acres' store under the church, Mrs. Monta
gue's house and barn, and Lucius Tife's house
and barn. Loss over $75,000.
Resumption of Work in the Pennsylvania
Coal Mines.
Scranton, Pa., July 23. Work will be re
sumed at all the mines in this region to-morrow.
The individual operators have received
notice to this effect from the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Railroad Company, and
it is expected that the other companies will
follow their example.
McKee's Sluiderers.
St. Louis, July 22. Gen. John McDonald
and Col. John A. Joyce made affidavit yester
day that the testimony of Fitzroy in the trial
of Wm. McKee regarding the payment of four
hundred and eighty dollars to Mr. McKee at
the office of Gen. McDonald was malicious
and false In evey particular. This affidavit
was sent to Washington to-day.
The Majesty of the Lynch Law.
Canon Citt, Col., July 22. The sheriff of
Rosita yesterday captured Joe Tallmadge and
Felipe Salaz, the murderers of Mr. Newman,
In Wet Mountain valley. They were brought
to this city, and confessed the murder. Last
night a party of citizens forced the jail and
hung them. Everybody approves the act.
Murder in Boston.
Boston, July 22. Patrick Ford killed his
wife, Gertrude M.Ford, with an axe, to-night,
and afterward, in attempting to escape the
officers who tried to arrest him, Jumped from,
the roof of a house and received Injuries front,
which he died in thirty minutes. He Is sup
posed to have been actuated by jealousy.
The Bay Disaster.
New York, July 22. The body of Frost
Tborne, one of the victims of the Mohawk dis
aster, was recovered to-day. This completes
the number of bodies drowned. The remains
were viewed by Coroner Dempsey, whose Im
press.'on Is still that Captain Rawllngs is in
fault.
Pennsylvania Highwayman.
Pittsburg, July 23. George Drake was as
saulted on the South Side last evening, robbed
and beaten, it is thought fatally. Michael
Laughlln, the supposed assailant, escaped
lrom the officers by jumping into the river and
swimming away under cover of darkness.
Base Ball.
St. Louis, July 22; St. Louis 5; Cincin
nati 1.
New York, July 22. Mutuals 7; nart
fords 3.
Chicaco, July 22. Chicagos 30; Louis
villes 7.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Keene, N. H., July 22. Ex-Governor Wm.
Halle died here this morning.
Davenport, Iowa, July 22. Mrs. West,
Miss Billings, Miss Hayden and a young child
were drowned at Haplnkton, Iowa, last night
by the upsetting of a boat In which they were
sailing with two others.
Cape May, N. J., July 22. The 5th Mary
land regiment, with the regimental band, ar
rived here at 5 o'clock this morning. They
are now encamped at Camp Jenkins, where
they will remain ten days. A grand reception,
ball and display of fireworks will be given in
their honor this evening".
Mr.C.E.A. McGrevely.of the New York
Sentry, was In town last week. He arrived
Friday, and after watching a thermometer ten
or fifteen minutes took the next train and
started North.
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