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LATER FROM TEXAS.

We have dates from Galveston to the 18th. The
Ciri}iaa says letter has been received from Mr..
A. c. Love, gentleman entitled to the fullest cred
it, stating that Il grand Comanche Council was in
session short time since above the Great Salt
Plains on the Arkansas; that Pa-ha-u-ka was making
powerful effort to combine all the Comanches
against Texas, that seven tribes had met about
weeks ago. Osages and Kioways had been invited
to take part with them and share the spois equally,
all of which to avenge themselves for their de-
feat by Capt. Ford. They will not bring their fam
lilies near the frontier.
The Galveston Ne,os of the 18th says:-A gentle
man just arrived brings us information direct from
Austin. He says the returns had come in so favora
bly, to Bell, that all parties had agreed that he was
elected beyond all doubt.
The Frontier Ne,cs announces the death of Gen.
Tarrant, on the I'd inst, at the residence of VIM.
Frouden, about ten miles west of Weatherford,
Parker county.
At the municipal election in Dallas, on the I'd
inst, A. d. Rice, Esq, was elected Mayo.
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ELreA.

Between II and II o'clock on Sunday night last an
alarm of fire sounded which caused by the burn
ing of two-story brick house, Eutaw street near
Franklin, belonging to the estate of the late ROBERT
HICKEY, and occupied by Messrs GALLAGHER VALEN-
TINE as Boot and Shoe store 1t appears, from in
vestgation which held by Fire Inspector BOYD that
almost the entire stock and then fred entrance being
effected by forcing open window in the of the build
ing The propretors insured for 81 900 the Fire
mems Office this city and also for 81 900 in the office
the Valley of Virginia Company, which, it supposed will
the loss upon the stock The loss upon the building
the Fremen's office, of this city The Fire Department
were prompt and untring in their efforts to prevent the
coniagraon from extending, in which they succeeded
but could not the total destruction of the building
belonging to Mr.. HICKEY.
Yesterday morning officer WM MILLS arrested man
named CHARLES DoRIErT upon the charge of having fired
the store and being taken before Justice MARROW, par
ta examination had which resulted in his being held
in the sum of 600 bail for further hearing of the
to-day The accused in the employ Of the propretors
of the establishment as foreman.
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THE sEPOMETER-A NEW INVENTION

The London Builder states, that DR.. R. Angus
Smith announces discovery, which if there be no
fallacy in it, must be of immense Importance to the
community guide to the comparative heathful-
ness of towns, districts and dwellings. Heretofore
we have been dependent chiefly the lists of NOR
tality in all where the mere sense of smell or
sight not sufficient to indicate the unhealthi-
ness of locality; but by of DIR. Smiths me-
ter test the precise degree of organic and putres-
cbe impregnation which contaminates the atmos-
phere of town, district, a dwelling, or its pre-
cincts and apartments, at any one time, or at all
times, now be ascertained to degree of nicety
which, if not fallacous is both surprising and most
satisfactory.
Just as the thermometer indicates the precise de-
gree of heat in any spot, so it appears, does the
sepometer, as DR.. Smith calls it, indicate the pre-
else degree of organic putrescible and oxdixable
matter with which The air in any spot may be in
fected or contaminated From number OF expert
ments he finds that the air in places at Manchester
is no less than 200 of times less pure than that of
the Lancashire hills. He has even ascertained to Il
nicely that the air in front of house is generally
to certain extent, more pure than that Dehind:
that as he retreated countrywards from the centre
of town, the sepometer indicated certain gradu-
al dminuton of impurity, except in those cases in
which an infected streamlet or open sewer crossed
his path; and so on. OF course the instrument or
agent indicates degrees of impurity far beyond the
reach OF human natures own sepometer, the nose
the sensa of snnll
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DEPARTMENT NEWS

APPOINTMENTS AND PRoNorroNs IN THE NAvy.-
Passed Assistant Surgeon Edward Hudson has
been promoted to be surgeon, rice w A. Nelson.
resigned.
7. w. Leach has been appointed passed assis
tant surgeon, rice Hudson. promoted.
f.. E. Potter (master) has been appoineed lieu
tenant rice j. d. Reed, deceased.
DEATHS IN THE ARMY.-Chas. Radiminsk, lst
lieutenant of I'd cavalry, died at Memphis, on the
18th inst. Lieut.. K. had many friends in this city
and was warmly esteemed.
The War Department has received informa-
ton of the death of Major St. Clair Denny, pay
master in the army. He died at Pittsburg last
week.
APPOINTMENTS }. Kane of Washington
Territory, has been appointed Indian agent in
Washington Territory, in place of j. Kane, re-
signed.
r. II. Landsdale, of Washington Territory, has
been appointed agent for the Flathead Indians in
that Territory.
T. Rush Spencer, of Wisconsin, has been appoin-
ted receiver ofpublic moneys at Superior, Wis, in
place of L. B. Dean, jr., removed.
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NEW YORK NEWS-AUGUsr %

Madame CASTER the celebrated Prima Donna, with her
husband NJ. Gassier of the best baritones the
lyric stage, arrived in the Arabia Friday last They
engaged by Max Maretzek for two months season OF
Italian opera in this city, commencing Monday
ing next the Academy of Music after which they
ceed to Havana.
Among the passengers by the steamship Arago, which
sailed Saturday for Southampton and Havre, the
Hon. j. P Stockton United States Minister to Rome and
family.
The Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting on
Saturday, and passed series Of resolutions expressive
of their high qualification at the success Of the Atlantic
Telegraph A A Low, Esq, made brief address, and
Committee appointed to procure suitable testimonials
be presented Capt Hudson and the other officers of
the Niagara well to the Captain of the Agamemnon
Cyrus W Field and Capt. Hudson made honorary
members of the Chamber of Commerce.
A base ball match played between the Kncker-
booker Club of Hoboken and the Excelsior Club of South
Brooklyn at the Eysan Fields, Friday. The Excelsior
Club was victorious. match was played the day
by the Eagle and Empire Clubs The latter conquered
There were 6S deaths in the City last week. 81 less than
during the week preceding 476 children of
years and under carried ofl50 by cholera nantum
There were Is deaths from violent causes.
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Sbippilla Slttelliqente.
PORT OF BALTIMORE, AUGUST %
ARRIVED.

asa ARRIVED
Steamship Thomas Swami, Ramsay, 40 hours from New
York-mdse. to A. C. Hall. Came in the capes Sun
day, at pm, in company with ship Leila, Gait from
New York; outside Cape Henry, Baltimore built
mouth of the river, schr. Red Wing Krwan, from St
johns P Rail bound up. Also passed same evening
on the tail of the Horse Shoe brig Monticello Hopkins
hence for Pernambuco, under full sail and fair wind
Steamer Richard Willing, Claypoole, from Philadelphia
-mdse to J. A. Shrver.
Shin VIM. Penn Meade, 46 days from Liverpool salt
and mdse to j. Hooper & Co. Towed up by steamtug
Ajax Passed Sunday morning, below Swan Point, ship
Robert G. Winthrop, Norvle, hence ior haVre' gong
Brig John P Hooper, Dixon before reported at quaran
tine, from Kingston Ja., July 27-o Irayers Mltche
pmento, logwood, &C., to r. & H. r. Tucker Towed up
schr Caroline L. Cooch, Robinson, from Chesapeake
city, Md.-ballast to Dobbin & Warfeld.
Schr Chas Colgate, Sowden. days from New fork-
mdse. to Rose Lyon.
Schr Red Wing, kirwan, from Mayaguez, P. R., 10th
inst and ten days to the capes Thos Peircesugar to
timore, dschg Hayward Sheer for Charleston ldg and
to sail 18th and another, hang from Gardiner Me-
not rec0lected loading for Philadelphia, and to sail l4h
Ship President smidt, tBrem1 Meyer, Bremen-A.
Ketch Laura Haffington Jamaica and Spanish main
Pearce Gray. ls. -..
Brig Hannah Bach, Matthews West lndies-JOseph C.
schr q. L. Cooch, Robinson, Chesapeake city, Md
Dobbn Il Warfeld
Schr John Roe Hammond, New York-Rose Lyon.
SAILED.
Ship Mary Whitridge, Greasy, New York, in tow of
steamtug Tigress.
-7- - ARRIVALS FROM BALTIMORE.
Bark Union, Kendrick Boston. 2lst inst
Brig Elisha Doane, Lorng, Boston, 2lstinst
Schr. Israel II. Day, Chase, Providence, 20th inst
Steamship Potomac, Powell, New York, 10Th inst
schr s N. Sherman, baker, Providence, 18th inst
Schr. Urbana, -, New Haven, 18th inst.
Schr Ellen Barnes Brghtman, New Bedford 18th inst
Schr A. l.. Hyde, Andercorn Portland, 10Th inst
Schr Geo " Grce, Palmer Richmond, 10th inst.
CLEARANCES FOR BALTIMORE.
steamer Belyidere, Keene, Richmond, 21st inst.
Steamer Joseph Whitney, Howes Boston, 2lst inst.
Sas steamer Iotomac, Powell, New York, 2lst inst.
B Bafk s yasuce storey Atkins, Boston, 2lst inst.
Schr. Mihian Henry, Scharret, New York, 2st inst.
Schr virginia. Davis, New York, 21st inst
Schr. Seeing, Burgess, Charleston 10th inst
MEMORANDA = i.lf07
Bark Huntingdon, Baldwin uncertain remained at
London, (not Liverpool) 9th inst - =. - :
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AnlusenientS,
Ia W LNTELLIGENCE.
[Reported for the Daily Exchanged
Circuit Court for Baltimore County.

ToWS0NT0WN, Aug. 70, 1888.
In compliance with the Act of the General Assembly,
1858, the August term of this Court called this
morning Judge PRICE presiding, and R. J. GITTINGs
Esq, Prosecuting Attorney.
Thirty five members of the Bar present.
After the adjournment of the March term, in which
business transacted His Honor Judge PRICE remarked
that he had received communication from fifteen
members of the bar requesting him to authorize
the Clerk to call upon other Judge appoint Spe-
cial Judge the trial of the criminal pending
before this Court and that the Sheriff be authorized
grand and petit jury for the trial of such
The Court remarked that such arrangement would
meet with his approval many parties, no doubt,
ready and anxious for trial. and that it would be great
public convenience but under the various Acts of the
General Assembly, he conceived that he not invested
with power therefore response made to the
petition and he refused give legal opinion present
Consequently criminal will be disposed of at the
present unless the parties charged chose to be tried
before Court which is by probable, all the
witnesses discharged until the Decem
ber term.
The cases of the Mayor and City Council J. c. AD
ANS, JAMES BAYEs and others assigned for to-
row
The appeal Docket was according to rule assigned for
Tuesday next, the 5lst $500 ..
Official notice given that all parties ont bail to
this respited until the next term
which commences the first Monday in December next
The trial docket numbering 4S9 then called,
and in few cases public Importance, judgment
confessed promissory notes, &c.
Bail to the of 900 given in the case of the
State ELIJAH alias BoNY LEE, charged with assaung
J. MARSHALL HANNA Esq, local reporter the "Sun.h
CHARLES LEE 1.-THE prisoners father and JOSHUA ZMMER
MAN entering.
Court adjourned until to morrow morning at TO-
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LATEST NEWS.
TELEGR A Ms
RECEIVED ATTHE OFFICE OF THE
DAILY EXCHANGE.
Death of James Eddy.

New YORK August "a dispatch received yesterday
announced the death of James Eddy, ESQ., gentleman
Telegraph Company since its formation some three
ago Mr. F. died of the heart disease, yesterday morning
at the American House, in Burlington, VT.
He left this city less than week ago on journey to
Vermont the benefit of his health, which had become
greatly impaired by incesant attention to the abor
duties of his Office, but without any suspicion the
part of himself his friends that his condition
critical His DEATH therefore, was quite unexpected and
its abrupt by telegraph gave shock his
many friends throughout the country.
Mr.. F. gentleman of much energy of character,
and as telegraph manager he had superior In pri-
vate life he was amiabe and unassumng. gentleman
in his bearing and Christian in his daily walks He was
about forty of age, and native OF Ithaca y Mr.
nec telegraph the East and built the first line
Boston, and between that city and Calais Me- and the
time of his death the general manager of between
three thousand miles of wire extending through
the New England States and as far South Pha-
dephia. We understand that all the offices connected
with American Telegraph Company will be draped in
mourning a mark of respect to his memory.
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PHILADELPHIA NEWs-AueUsr %

The next exhibition by the Franklin Institute of the
State of Pennsylvania for the promotion of the Mechanic
Arts will be commenced Tuesday, the 10Th of DC
tober and close Saturday the 9th of November and
will be held in the State Arsenal bnildng of Six
eenth and Fbert streets The committee have publish
ed depositors to prepare for the exh
bition.
Messrs. Moses Thomas & Sons, auctioneers will sell
this morning at their auction rooms in Fourth street.
above Walnut large number of the personal effects of
late Gen Perser +. Smith, including antique mill
ary chair made of wood from the fortication of the
Castle of San Juan Ulloa Also pair Of gold epauets
containing 64 diamonds made in the city of Mexico
Sharps and Colts rifles guns and pistols; swords two
very superior saddles; fine telescope, and field glasses
uniform, &c.
On Saturday last before United States Commissioner
Heazlitt hearing had in the of Charles Mervne
and Charles Morris, arrested few days since the
charge of robbng the Mint Mr.. Cassidy who represent
the defendants doubted the jurisdiction of the Commits
sioner in the He obtained continuance of the
until Tuesday enable him to consult authorities. The
accused are respectable looking young They refuse
give any information to their places Of residence but
are evidently strangers in Philadelphia. ty-
young woman, about eighteen years of age, picked
up on Saturday night about II O'Clock, at the
Twelfth and Pine She had taken laudanum in sufficient
quantity produce death, which fact she communicated
officers In a short time she taken to the Fifth
station the proper remedies administered
and the audanum elected from her stomach She refused
to communicate her name or other facts
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CH0CTAW AND CHICKASAW EXPEDITION
AGAINST THE COMA NCHES

Major ID. II. Cooper agent for the Chickasaw
and Choctaw Indians, has submitted to the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs interesting report of
his expedition. against the Comanches, who had
been committing depredations in his agency.
In consequence of information received at Fort
W Anita the 22d Of June, to the effect that tae
comanches had commenced depredations in the
immediate vicinity of Fort Arbuckle, and that the
Tort itself was entirely at their mercy he called
upon the Chickasaws and Choctaws for volunteers
" ueIeha the frontier. He set out with small
Pa. y vi VI chlekasaws for Fort Arbuckle, and
rived thefe on the oath of June Volunteers Gun-
tlnued to come in for several days, and the whole
were ilnaily organized into two bands under Cap
tam Holktchie, and George James
As Fort Arbuckle couldnot be left dnfenceless Mr.
Cooper waited until the arrival of Ijeut. Powell
with company L lst infantry, on the 36fn. On the
same day the volunteers reached and aroa1pued two
miles west of the fort. The 3lst va consumed i
making. preparations for scout to the Waghita
mountains, to ascertain whether thor, ,.ar.. ony-
considerable bodies of Comanches in the CIncta !,
and Chicksaw country On the lst of Jul the
march was resumed, in the direction Of Fort Belk-
nap, and the following day the Cherokees deserted
and returned home. Up to the 18th of July M
traces Of the Comanches were seen. On that day
the party encamped on Rush Creek Spring, and re-
claimed from the Washitas a horse stolen five years
ago by the Comanches.
The Washitas said that they recognized the OBJ
legation to deliver up stolen property when proven
They appear to be in constant dread of the Co
manches on one side, and of the Texans on the
other-of the Comanches, in consequence of having
aided Mr. Linney in the recapture of stolen horses
and of the Texans because the latter have threat
ened to visit them in search of stolen horses pur-
chased from the Comanches. These people annually
trade with the Camanches for horses. There were
no Comanches south of the Canadian when Mr..
Cooper made this visit to the Washitas A party
of Osages reported that the main body of the Co
manches was on the North Fork, near Salt Lake
Plains, and that 700 had banded together to make
foray into Texas, in revenge for the punishment
inflicted by Capt. Ford.
Being satisfied that there were no large bands of
Comanches in the country, except on the North
Fork, as stated Mr.. Cooper returned to Fort Ar
buckle on the 18th ut., and disbanded the Indians
who had volunteered for the expedition. ar Coop
er thinks that this reconnaissance will have agood
effect upon the Comanches as it will disabuse heir
minds that the Chichasaws and Choctays are afraid
to go out and punish those who commit depreda-
tiOns.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK August o. Flour is quiet sales Of IS 900
bbls at so for Southern Wheat is rm sales of
bushels 15od16O cts. for Southern white. Corn
firm; sales of 27 900 bushels white ssG90 cts. yellow
e2G93 cts. Provisions steady. Mess Pork has de-
cned; sales at Sl7. Whiskey is unchanged.
CINCINNATI, Aug 81, 6P. M-Flour buoyant and ad-
vanced 25 cts; sales 81 S5d500 for superne. Wheat
buoyant sales 900 bush at $100 for Prime red and
sl12 for white. Whskey-sales 900 bbls at 22h cts.
CHICAGO, Aug. q, 6 P M.-Flour dull Wheat buoyant
and advanced cts sales at 81 Corn active and ad
vanced ct. Oats firm. Shipments to Bufao-S00 bbls
-four So 900 bush. Corn Shipments to Oswego-15 900
bush. Receipts 200 bbs. flour; 10000 bush
wheat bush
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BUSINESS IN THE CoURT OF CLAIMs.-We are graft
fled to learn that there is no doubt the Court of
Claims will be prepared, at its meeting on the first
Monday of November, to determine all the cases
heretofore submitted to it. The cases ordered to
be re-argucd, in consequence of the death of Judge
Gilchrist, will be heard in order, after which those
on the regular perfected trial docket are we uEder
stand, to be taken up in their order and promptly
disposed of. When the proofs in cases are clooad
and the record printed it rests with the claimants
counsel to determine whether the case shall be
placed early upon the trial docket. When he files
his brief containing his statement of the facts and
law, the only delay will be in preparing the Solic
tors brief i'll reply; and this delay will be Short
we understand that this portion of the Solicitors
duty is brought up to the present time, so that
every cause in his hands is ready for argument
when the necessary steps on the part of the claim
ant have been taken to enable him to do so. The
present indications authorize the conclusion that
the business in the Court of Claims will hereafter
be thoroughly considered and promptly dis
patched as in any other tribunal where causes of
the same complexity and magnitude are considered
and determined. There is scarcely room to doubt
that this Court will meet the expectations of the
country, and prove one of our most useful insti-
tutions, and especially if modified in the particulars
which we have heretofore suggested Washington
Tuion
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DEATH OF SoYER.-Among the lesser items of
news brought by the Arabia was the melancholy
Intelligence of the death of Soyer, the famous
"Gastronomc Regeneration" England could have
much better spared good many much greater
Soycr was a good genius sent to reform the
English Kitchen. He first taught the rich and
pampered classes how to live, and then instructed
the working classes in the art of cooking their
ty food, and showed them how to obtain the great
est possible amount of nuriment and pleasure from
it. In the Crimea he rendered more important SER
vices to the army in teaching the soldiers how to
make the most oGtheir rations than Florence Night
ngale did in ministering to the necessities of the
sick and wounded In fact he was the right hand
man of that angelic woman in her benevolent la
bors. At the time of the Irish famine he was sent
over to Ireland by the British Government to
teach the starving Irish the art of making nutri
tiOus messes out of the scanty food which through
ignorance they unable to subsist upon, and
his labors were in the highest degree beneficial
to all classes of the British people. He first became
known to the world as the chief of the Reform
Club, but he had ambition above the post of a
purvcyor to the paled appetites of Parliamentary
Apciuses, and he resigned his post and commenced
writing for the benefit of the people. His books
were full OF most amusing coxcombries, but be-
meath all his egotism and absurd vanities, there
sterling good sense and genuine philanthropy.
1t said that he had intended to make a visit to
this country for the purpose of investigating
national cuisine, and learning arts of cookery,
well as impartng to us his own knowledge. 1t
is great pity that he could not have lived to put
his purpose in practice No good European cook
has ever honOred us with VISIT though that great
Apician philosopher, Brillat Savarin. spent some
But he was not a cook he was merely philosopher
of the dinner table, and, in his PhysolOgic du
Gout he has given an account of his gustatory ex-
periences at one of our hotels.-N Y. Times.
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STORY OF A WORKING POET.

Mr.. J. G.. Watts, an English writer, who has just
published a volume of poems, marked by refinement
and feeling, gives the following account of himself
Ten years ago | could scarcely write half dozen
lines correctly and six years since wore canvass
smock and worked hard, physically hard, as por-
ter in Billingsgate market True, | have not made
fortune, have a tithe of the knowledge which
many man has, without one-fUurth the aids pos
sessedby the present generations nevertheless Ihave
succeeded in shaking the porters knot from
my shoulders (not necessarily badge of de-
graduation, but terribly irksome when surmounted
by couple of hundred weght,) and hope that
have learned to pen my native tongue, if not
elegantly, with something like respectability.
Instead of toiling from four o'clock in the
morning till late four five in the after
noon, commence my fish-selling-for have now a
standing in the market of my own-about five
o'clock, A. NJ, and finish business by ten. Thus
am in the possession of comfortable living, with
an amount of time at my disposal, which, at one
period of my life ! little dreamed of. Need say
that | am more than contented? My leisure mo-
ments employed alternately in reading, string
ing verses, writing stories, cutivating my garden
and romping with my children. Occasionally-tw
a week, perhaps-I have gathering of two or three
literary working men, well as others OF higher
social position, at my house, when we talk of poe
try, politics, and sometimes theology, the night
often waxing late ere adj ourn.