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WASHINGTON, July I4.-It is announced here that
Attorney General Black gustains Minister Forsythe in
his protest against the forced contribution by Mexico
upon citizens Of the United States.
WARRINGTON, July l5.-The Mormon Peace Com
missoners have dispatched to the Government that
they have settled the difficulties with the Mormons
by treaty of peace with them.
Charles Ross of Cincinnati, has been appointed
Supervising Inspector of steamboats, Of the Fifth Dis
trict, pice Davis Embree.
Col. steptOe's Defeat.
The War Department has received official dis
patches from Col steptoe, announcing bis defeat by
the Indians in Oregon He was attacked on the 18th
of May by large body Of Indians, eight miles north
of Snake river. The ColoneIs force was I5T men.
The battle lasted al day, when he retreated with
killed and u wounded
Dismissed from the Army.
Major J. W. DashieIl has been dismissed from the
army for defalcation in his accounts.
Nicaragua
Commander Page had an interview with the Presi-
dent yesterday relative to the Nicaragua expedition
No Commissioner to Nicaragua has yet been ap-
pointed
The Secretary of the Navy is confined to his house
by sickness.
The Panama Route
WASHINGTON, July l5 Official dispatches have
been received by the Government here, from New
Granada, to the effect that the latter has appointed
j. NJ. Hartado Superintendent for the purpose of
promoting the comfort and security Of passengers
over the Panama Isthmas Railroad.
Steamboats, Burnt.
PITTsBUBG, July l5.-The steamboats, Arctic and
Great West were destroyed by fire to day at the Ma
rine Railway here.
The ocean Cable.
TRINITY BAY, July I5.-Nothing has yet been seen
of the telegraph feet at this point where the ter
minus is to be-
Domestic Markets
New YoRK, July 1.-THE cotton market closed
buoyant The sales Of the day were 900 bales Up
land Middng, l2s to I24 Flour firm. Wheat; White,
81 06 to 81 08. Corn--White, 70 to 49, Mess Pork
SIG IS. Lard, LIZ to LIZ. Bone Sides, u to s.
Shoulders, 81 to g. Sugar firm Rice. 8 to 81.
| C1So1NNATI, July IA. - Flour S. 70 to 50 rs
Whisky 22c, Mess Pork, SIS 25. Bacon-shoulders
| s. to 72c. Lard in barrels, 1O3c.
NEW YoRR, July l5.--Cotton has advanced l. The
sales of the day were 900 bales Orleans Middling
125 to l3c; Uplands Middling I24 Wheat-neN
Southern red 81 25 to 81 %; white 81 40 to 81 43
Corn-yellow 10. Pork SIG so to SIG 81. Bacon
sides to Sc; shoulders s. 70 81. Lard liz to liz
Sugar -muscovado So to 75 Porto Rico "a. Cof
fee-Rio lO3 to1ll. Rice to So. Linseed Oil hello
at 1911 offered. Lard Oil rs.
61No1SNATI, July Is Flour closed at So Is
Whisky, 2l3c Corn, 55c Oats, AT to 1885,; Wheat
75c to 81, white and red. Mess Pork, SIS Is. su
gar, q to SIC Molasses, 36c. Coffee, II to l13c.
River Intelligence.
VICKsBuRG July l5.-The steamer A. T. Lacey
passed down this morning, at 10 o'clock.
A SINGULAR DEATH.-Mrs. Stears a married lady
of Pennsylvania, was drowned few days ago in tht
bath at the Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs, Virginia
in very mysterious manner. The cireut lance
are thus related:
1t seems that Mrs. Stears, together with two o.
three other ladies, had gone to the bath in company
There being two apartments in the ladies' bath Mrs
S. occupied one, while the other ladies entered thu
Otaer. a servant girl entered the bath room will
Mrs. Seares. She was told to leave, and that whel
needed, Mrs S. would call for her. She accordingly
retired to the adjoining room and there remained
until the herlades were ready to leave On return
ing to the door leading to the apartment which ha
been entered by Mrs s., it was found to be locked
The door was Immediately forced open, and Mrs S
was found lying in the water, but when rescued lf
was extinct. The water in the bath being only SOM
four and half feet deep, how she should have beef
drowned, under all the circumstances, is very re
markable.