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OUR INDEBTEDNESS ABROAD.

There has been time in many years when our
Indebtedness abroad was piling up so fast as now.
1t is in the shape of bonds chiefly for railroad pur-
poses and issued by States and cities and counties
and towns. The materials for which these bonds
were issued could have been well supplied home,
under different revenue system, and would have
enormously developed our own resources would
have built up hundreds of towns and villages, and
raised the value of agricultural property At pre-
sent every thing looks smooth and pleasant; labor
is high, trade is active and the country is prosper
Gus but pay day will come, and if there should
be any special reasons to make it nconvenient
for to pay, these very reasons will make our ere
ditors more anxious for their money; the bonds
will come back upon us to be exchanged for specie,
the basis of circulation, and will cramp the mo-
ney market and bring disaster and distress upon COM
merce. 1t is with nations as with individuals. If
they run in debt beyond their means of payment !;
if they mortgage their property and pledge their flu
ture earnings if they strain their credit to buy that
which they can as well make at home or do without,
the consequences are plain; and, although they may
be postponed for awhile, they must be finally met.
Proridence Journal
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RoAD.-The contractors pushing
this work with energy At present matters about
as follows: There are over 10000 men engaged on it.
Over 100 miles already in operation, viz from Chicago
to Kankakee and from Lasae to Bloomington. About
thirds Of the distance from Cairo to the Junction is
graded and ready for the rail This includes the First
and Second Division upon both of which the trackayers
are about commencing their labors On the Second the
work will commence Big Muddy river for which place
engine and cars for the construction train have Just
been sent down On the First Division il will commence
at Lower Cash river, where an engine has arrived A
large amount of materials for the supersructure have
been landed at both these points Within year from
this time the road will be opened its entire length be-
tween Chicago and Caro.-Chieogo Journal
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NARROW EscAPE.-A beacon has been prepared TO
be placed the dangerous rock called the Londoner II
only occasionally that smoothness of the and low
ness Of the tide will enable the workmen to do any thing
towards drilling the hole for the shaft The Gloucester
Engand Telegraph gives the following account Of
row escape which Mr.. Benjamin Haskell the contractor
had for his life few days ago:
"The hole in the rock which he making for the shaft
about large enough for to get into and is made by
drilling holes circle and blowing out the middle. II is
several feet Deep and the person who loads the holes obg
cd to get down in order to do On OCCASION few days
since Mr. Haskell bad got the charges loaded, and light
ing the fuse attempted 70 jump out but found that he was
bound in by the position had taken in loading the charge
He made second attempt which alike unsuccessful
CINE what his feelings must have been with lighted fuse
leading 10 mine of powder under his feet and he bound in
by the rock and not able excate hmself The thought
occurred him of the end Of the fuse with his knife
but on making third attempt he succeeded in extricstng
himself and but barely escaped when the charge exploded
~ was Certainly narrow escape for ones life
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HORTICULTURAL WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS.

These exhibitions fulfilling their purposes admir-
ably Some have mistaken the character Of the exhib
ton and expected to extensive parade of fruits
flowers, &c. These exhibitions held weekly for the
purpose of bringing notice every product Of the soil in
its proper season. and thus far they have been highly
instructive and entertaining particularly amateurs
while to the professional gardener they very useful
in commercial way.
At theexhbion Of week before last the plants in flower
sent in by
w. D. BRAcKEYRIpaE from the Government Conserya-
tory, were Gadiolus Gandayenss mot Canadenosis as
reported lxora coccnea, Budleya Lindeyana hardy
shrub Eoyhrna laurifoia, laurel eaved coral tree)
Phox corymbosaya grandihora, do compacta Nuttala
new species from New Mexico Lantana yarabs Hibis-
Gus rosa Linenss Pycnanthen.up species from Texas
forty kinds Of Roses, eight kinds Of Carnations all
fully arranged
A. JARDIN sent in twelve different kinds of Cherries
very hne thirty kinds perpetual Roses Bgnona grandi
fora, Wisteria Snensis ten varieties Of Verbcnas two
Lettuce Romano.
Mrs. DELLAwAY sent in Oleander
Mrs. NICHOLS variegated Hydrangea
JOSHUA PIERCE, fine vase of Flowers
DR.. f. FOREMAN, curious Rose, (l4sus ndtira)
THOMAS BLAGDEN, fine Beets, Onions, and Verbenas
fine white and black Currants.
Mrs. SEAToN sent in dish of very large Aprcos yery
large Apples, Pears, and red and white Raspberres
VAN BERGEN, Of Buzzard Point some large Apricots
NICHOLAS BROOKE, of Prince Georges county Mary
land a box Of superior Honey
Mrs. STALLISGs, seeding Apricot, Of superior
flavor.
At the exhibition Of Thursday, July 18th, Mr. BRAcK-
ENRIDGE, from the Government Conservatory sent in
magnificent vase Of Flowers among which Pancra-
tum Calathinum, brought from Mexico by Lieut. Porter
U. s. Navy, Gladiolus Gandayensis Gamma faccda and
Cinnamomum yerum, (the true cinnamon in hower.)
DARIUS CLAGETT sent dish of cultivated Blackberres
of great size and fine favor Peach Aprcots and Made
lene Pears.
Mrs. DR. BUTLER Apricots Of great size and
excellent quality.
lac r Gntrr1 Graa ~ Iaro ALE
collection Of sayory and medicinal Plants.
Mrs. b. b. FRENCH sent fine double yellow Hollyhock.
JOHN 6. STALLINGs sent dish of his Seeding April
cots, very valuable acquisition collection of fruits
and highly creditabe to the producer Mr. j. Sallings
JAMES A. OCoNNoR, fine early Plums
THos. ANDERSON Dearborn's Seeding Pear, not ripe
This variety has not been known blight in this section
of country.
EDWARD STUBS sent fine specimens of Wheat and Oats
DR.. E. FOREMAN sent in collection Of Indigenous
Plants in flower.
CHAs. G. PAGE sent specimens Of new Petunas and a
family of Silk Fowls, from China. The plumage of these
birds is of downy silk appearance and very white Their
flesh is all dark, and fine eating.
Next exhibition on Thursday next
CHARLES G. PAGE,
Chairman Executive Committee.
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
BALTIMORE, July 15-P. NJ.

BALTIMORE, u ULf ID NJ.
The absorbing question is will there be war; The
person who would il satisfactorily would have
fortune within his grasp 1t is matter deeply inter
with My own impression has been and
is that the policy of Russia, her ultimate safety,
may incline her peace. If she had Turkey alone
contend with the result might be different br with all
her wealth and physical power It she is not
prepared to enter into in defiance Of com.;aaon
Of the principal European nations.
learn that THos G. CONNOLLY, ESQ., of your city, is
TO upersede Mr. BARNES in the editorial department. VI
the Baltimore Clipper He will be welcome to his native
city.
We have dates from Rio de Janeiro June It'll. At
fairs in Buenos Ayres still unsettled and the city
state Of siege The o S. frigate Congress at Rio,
all well
Business here continues steady. Flour is firm, with
upward tendency small sales fresh ground Howard street
at SASH generally held higher; City Mills $4.87a;
sale OF 900 barrels old inspection Howard street
Rye -four, S3.75 Corn Meal, $2.75 49, About IL 900
bushels wheat offered and mostly sold at 103 1903
for red, and los ia for white. Sales Of 5000
bushels at GO for white and 65 for yellow Oats
39 TO AZ. Rye SO cents
Provisions and Groceries unchanged Whskey % 2SI.
Tobacco is very quiet holders asking higher prices;
small sales Of Virginia Sc % nothing doing in Mary
land stock and receipts light. There is decided up
ward tendency in view Of the crop being light Inspec-
lions about 1900 hogsheads mostly Ohio.
Stocks firm Sales Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to-day
at III 70, an advance of ST per share Money very
easy, at a per cent per annum banks discounting
freely.
Movements Of the President
New YoRK, July 15.-The President and suite left the
Asor House at ten o'clock this morning on trip plea
sure down the bay. Previous to starting he received
large number Of yisters who thronged the hotel
early hour. ------.
I The President members Of the Cabinet Governor Of
New York. Lord Eesmere Senators and Representatives
of the United States and other distinguished personages
are TO attend grand dinner be given by the Crystal
Palace Association at the Metropolitan Hotel to-day 1t
promises to be the magnificent affair of the kind
ever gotten up in this city, and six hundred guests will be
In attendance
The President and suite take their departure for the
capital early on Saturday morning
The Crystal Palace is being arranged with great dis
patch and in few days the exhibition will be open in
all its splendor and magni6cencc
New YORK, July Is, P Mt is now stated that the
President will probably not attend the banquet at the
metropolitan, but leave for Washington tonight.
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The Baltimore Patriot announces the arrival an
that city of Gen. ARIsTA, late President of Next
co, who was banished from that Republic on the
recent restoration Of Gen. SANTA ANNA. 1t will
be remembered that while Gen. ARIsTA was at
London he published note denying that he ever
expressed sentiments favorable to the annexation of
Mexico to the United States, has been attributed
to him, and for which he was banished his own
country. How the expressions which led to this
inference came in the letter of his which was pub
lished at the time is not stated.
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POSTAL ANOMALIES.
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENcER.


The postage on letter exceeding an ounce in weight
by the smallest scrupe transmitted to India Marse
les is IS Cd This is probably the most expensive route
in the world Still ii is the weight bulk of the
mails conveyed in this direction that makes this exorb
charge for letter postage necessary for copy Of
the London Times weighing ounces, is transmitted TO
India via Marseles for 3D. for only Id. per
Thus manuscript mail matter is charged at the rate Of more
than Gl 600 per ton in this direction whilst printed mat
ter pays only at the of s400 per ton. The postal
the Channel Islands to the of the Shetland
group changing from steamer railway and from rail-
way to steamer for nearly 900 miles, the charge
letter weighing half is Id From Dover CAL
ais-two ports almost within sight of each other-the
charge letter Of the weight is Is Sd. from
the western boundary Of Texas the northeastern boun
dairy Of the American Union distance Of 600 miles Id
from Dover San Francisco in California ria the United
States involving three transits each averaging 900
miles, besides three inland services Is 3D.; from Do
yer to Calais distance Of less than go miles, shilling
and three pence for letter weighing half ounce The
charge on single letter from London to New York is Is
but from London San Francisco New York. Is 3D.
leaving only ID for the Of its transmission from New
York to Chagre thence the Isthmus to Panama,
thence by ocean steamer to San Francisco, voyage
Of about Is days These Of the postal anoma-
lies which would be removed by the establishment of a
universal ocean penny postage. ELlHU BURRITT.
LONDON, JUNE %, 1858.
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We learn by private letter from Fort Leavenworth,
dated June 2st that party consisting Of Gen. GARLAND,
Majors BAcKus, NICHOLS and Fry several young officers,
and four or i've ladies' to start the next day for Sam
ia Fe Two hundred recruits, under Capt McRAE, had
already departed and the General hoped them
at Council Grove. The Inspector General, Col
MANsrELD was expected to arrive the following day
to join the party. There sickness the Plains
far as was known and the Indians reported quiet
gentleman just from Santa Fe informed correspon
dent that Gen TBIAs opposed rupture with the
United States, and that il commenced it would be
our own fault-Bufalo Advertiser
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TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

New YORK, July 1.-THE steamer Illinois, with Cali
orna dates of June l6h five hundred passengers and
81 1896, 600 in gold freight, arrived this morning
/ The ship Carrier Pigeon, Capt Doane, went ashore
June 9th Point New Year. thirty miles south of San
Francisco Two steamers to the wreck succeeded
in saving twelve hundred packages of light merchandise
The ship and considerable portion Of her cargo have
proved total loss The steamer Sea Bird sent to as
st the Carrier Pigeon, beached while taking off the
cargo, and at the last going pieces.
duel was fought Saturday morning, Mission
Dolores, between EDWARD ToBEY, clerk the Assistant
Aldermen of San Francisco, and Dr. ALFRED CRANE late
Of Alexandria, Louisiana On the second fire CRANE
shot through the body and died on Sunday.
On Friday, the 10th ultino, duel fought
San Francisco, between THOMAS HAYES, Assistant Alder
man, and JoHS NUGEHT, Editor of the San Francisco
Herald with pistols at twenty PAGES distance. On the
second fire NuGEST wounded and when the steamer
left was considered in critical situation.
The duel between Senator GwIN and Mr. McCoRKLE
had terminated without bloodshed Three Intellectual
shots fred, when the matter was satisfactorily
adjusted.
The ship Pathfinder had arrived with Hong Kong Chi-
na dates Of April 9th and Shanghai dates Of April 5th
The capture of Marking and subsequent defeat Of the
bells is fully confirmed The Hong Kong Herald gives
the details Of various crueltes pracsed by the insur
gents They making indiscriminae slaughter of
1
Marking they enticed seven hundred MantcAoo women
into the building and then it. reducing the whole
to ashes They also pressed every Chinese between the
ages of fifteen and forty-fve into the army killing the
children as useless and making the cooks and
sculions
We have before account of these cruelties
given in the China Herald but the report
tanned by any other source did feel warranted in
giving it publicity.
letter from Hong Kong Of April oath states that Com
PERRY about to proceed to Japan at with the
Mississippi and Saratoga This had caused uneasi-
among foreigners it would leave them compare
lively unprotected
The weather in California had been very warm, the
thermometer ranging in the shade from go to 1917
The mining intelligence from all quarters was Of the
most cheering character.
Business at San Francisco revving, and trade in
the interior had greatly improved. Flour better
sales at Sl2 $3.50. Corn dull at 50; corn meal dull
at SIS so So The stock of rice was heavy and recent
sales have scarcely realized half Liquors depressed
Provisions inactive. Mess pork S22 S23 mess beef
S24 S25; clean bacon sides 1S 20; hams Is 10.
From The Bttnlus and South america
The Panama Star says that attempt at revolution
took place at Bogota the 9Th Of June in which seve-
raj persons shot Gen. HERRERA ordered out the
troops but Gen. MELo refused to obey.
At Carthagena the yellow fever was raging and the
regular troops daily DESERVING Disorder was spread
ing, and general revolution seemed inevitable.
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Messrs EDIroRs Allow me to observe that you seem
to conound your paper Of the 18th instant the terms
prSsc acid and acoaie These substances in
ner allied their only property is that they
both viruen poisons the former, when pure perhaps
having the advantage. had waited for some more
able to convince notice the mistake which appears in
this sense "aconite prussic acid, in mention of
case of poisoning This would give the idea that they
were identical | will not enter more deeply into the
subject as fear 10 tire by chemical essay their
physical and other properties, composition, &c.
NOyITIUS
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THE MARYLAND SHIP CANAL.-The Centrevilc md J
Times states that Lemuel G. Roberts, Esq has just
turned from New York. and brings the gratifying ntell
that the stock of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Ship Canal has all been taken The Times says that the
western terminus Of the canal will be somewhere between
Corsica creek and Queenstown.
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THE EPIDEMIC AT WILLIAMsPoRT, Mp.-Now that we
report cessation of the disease, give the num-
Der Of deaths from the time Of the first TO this
morning. In town we have had thirty nine deaths
from every disease including white and black adults and
children OF these thiry-wo we're from cholera the
mander being from variety of diseases incident the
season. and exceeding but little, any, the usual
tally In the district there have been four Deaths max
ing the whole number Of deaths from cholera in town
and country, thiry-sx. Many of these too from
combination of diseases, yet have been classed
wherever marked by the simplest symptom Of cholera
( WHiiamsport Journal
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DEMOLITION OF Brooks MoNUMEST-Ths celebrated
landmark Queenstown Heights erected in memory of
Sir ISAAC Brock who fell that field October IS, 1872
the 9th instant feled TO the ground An neffec-
tua attempt had been made to blow il the day before
Ii was found necessary to use second blast, which
shiyered the shaft into 1t done by hostile
hands, but by the direction Of the British Government
who will and beautiful monument in its place
The remains of Gen. Brock were first inferred at Fort
George, with those Of his aidde-camp, Capt Mcdonald,
October 10th, 1872 and placed in the vault Of the Haml
family Queenstown and will be removed the new
monument when ready.-Rochester american Of The ION
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The CoMPUScmoSs OF CoNsoIEScE.-About two years
since Mr. Flanders Newbegin Of Biddeford Maine, LOST
mis- carpet bag containing il was said ten or twelve
thousand dollars The other day he received the follow
ing letter and enclosure, dated:
Boston, june 80 1S53-Bhcosed please receive nine
teen one hundred dollar bills on the York Bank Saco
the benefit Of your family"
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The death Of Mr.. MAURICE oCoSSELL, NJ. p, 1.-THE
eldest son Of the great DANIEL is announced He died
suddenly the 18th june at his apartments in London
After having represented the county Of Clare from 1896 to
1882 he was returned for the borough of Traee in the
latter year. and has continued to represent for the last
twenty years
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EXPOSURE OF A GAMBLING TRANSACTION. the May
ors Court of Richmond on Thursday, George Ensbury
William Jones, Daniel Rogers, and James Ellis were ar-
ragned upon the charge of conspirng to swindle and
actually swindng, Martin b. Spice Of the of FIRE.
dericksburg out Of a Of money amounting to about
having taken the oath administered to witnesses dposed
follows:
Saw Jones the City Hotel Tuesday morning last
proposed walk accompanied him up Main street. when
that he would go down and Alb. Waller, who
owed him dollars We turned into 18th street. but
stead Of going to Walters, Jonesinved Ensburys
Went in with him, and while there played game Of
up" for drinks Of whiskey became intoxicated when
game of bluff" proposed and commenced Before the
lasnamed game commenced however several persons had
come Cannot recoect whether II up stairs below
when the game Of bluff proposed. When got through
with Il had only six dollars left Had fifteen hundred dol
lars when left Fredericksburg and think carried
teen hundred with Ensburys Knew Jones Freder
icksburg. Reached Richmond Friday afternoon, and met
Jones at the City Hotel It between eight and nine
o'clock Tuesday morning when he took to Ensbury's
Don't know whether proposed the game Of up
long kept sober After getting sober Tuesday evening
felt for my money, and found only FIVE dollar and one
dollar bill Saw D. Rogers and Ellis playing cards Felt
satisfied took at least five drinks in the house The first
after coming out of Ensburys John Haley
lie asked take cup Of coffee. Jones seconded the
proposition by saying, Do and I'll pay for IT," Drank
the coffee Cannot remember whether IL day or night
when / out Of Ensburys Jones staying at the
City Hoteputng up here speaking Of John Jones,
the gentleman employed there Think commenced drinking
about ten or fifteen minutes after entering Enburys house
and recoected betting forty fifty dollars Jack tight
Did not leave my door the hotel unlocked that night
found IL secure next morning.
Several other witnesses examined whose testi-
mony sufficiently strong against the prisoners as to
induce the Mayor to send them up to the Hastings Court
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MERNo SHEEP.-From flock Of 10 Spanish Msrino
sheep Mr.. Luther Spear, of Macedon, Wayne county
sheared SOC pounds Of clear washed wool From one two
years old buck he procured fourteen pounds and one
ounce Of years growth, and from one yearng nine
and half pounds The average price obtained for the
lot was ffty.hye cents per pound.-2banu Journal
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BURNING A STEAMER.-The steamer Manchester,
while lying at the Marine Hospital mile below Pitts
hurgh, was burnt to the waters edge on Wednesday
afternoon The FIRE was caused by workman carelessly
throwing a match down after lighting his cigar. The
boat was nenrly new and cost S24 600.
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The Newport Mercury says that land in that place
which was held five hundred dollars two years
ago cannot be purchased at twelve hundred dollars
and instead Of being bought by the acre. it only be
purchased by the foot.
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The RAILRoAD.-The committee obtained in the
city yesterday, in the course Of twoer three hours,
between six and seven thousand dollars of addi-
tional subscriptions to the Metropolitan Railroad
Stock
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CHARLES CALDWELL, one Of the most eminent medical
of the West, died recently at Louisville Kentucky
lie was voluminous author, and was well known to his
profession,
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Mr.. Hughes, an aged gentleman, formerly connected
for forty years with the Hudson Bay Company, was
killed Thursday evening while crossing the railroad
near Montreal His horse became FESTIVE and dashed
the track and the horse andcarrage dashed pieces
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Judge HUBBELL who has been on trial at Mad-
son, Wisconsin, for long while, on a charge of
high crimes and misdemeanors in that State, has
been unanimously acquitted
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Brevet Major FRANCIS c. HALL, Of the U. s. Marine
Corps, commanding at Gosport died in Norfolk Tues
day night. He was native Of Maryland, and entered
in 1904
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NEIGHBoRJY.-The citizens Of Vincent, on the Ameri-
can side Of ths ST. Lawrence. borrowed cannon from
their British nehbors At Kingston with which to cele-
brate the 4th Of July.