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A PaA-Gsrmsu.c sonus,nsArsst.

The next Pan. German Scuue' zentest is to
take place at Vienna. 1t will com mence ON the
10 N of July. The wooden constructions ap-
purtenant thereto are rapidly approaching
completion in the Prater. There Is a great
division of opinion among the univei stLy stu
dents in Vienna In regard To this ie.ttval.
minority of them regard itas political demon
stration against Prussia, and therefore SET their
faces against it, The msjur.ty, however, hold
to the great German idea, according TO whlch
az aver IL was the peace of Prague TO the con-
trary no withstanding. At a public meeting
held by the students for the purpose OF confer
ring on the attitude which they should take In
regard to the Fest these two parties came into
sharp collision, and there was such row thal
tine (3oyernment Com nner announced thai
ne must declare the meeting dissolved If II
continued. Oruer was only restored after the
minority had seeded en- masSe from The
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Cn-nnsrntiun Plan of Life Insurancs.

COOPERATIVE Plan OF Life Insurance..
Some days since we referred to this method Of
Life Insurance, adopted by the Philadelphia
Co operative Mutual Company, located OF the
Northeast corner of Fifth and Walnut streets,
by which means many become insured for
$1,000, by the small payment Of Sl'25 on the
death of member of single class, upon re-
ceiving thirty days. notice. 1t enables the
ktd>.er, the Teacher, the Clerk, the Mechanic,
! 70 Laborer, to be insured as well as persons
OF lar ser means. We underotand that in one
large establishment in this city the proprietor
has agreed to advance TO his employees the first
payment, in order that all may be insured for
at least SlOOO which will doubtless cause the
heart of many a widow and orphan to rejoice,
And we doub. not, that every one who inquiries
into the merits of this Company will not only
insure him eff, but induce all he can in
auence to "so and do likewise"
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Death Sentence of the Fort Schuyler MUIR
lnrnrS.

The New York Times of this morning says:-
Alta special sitting OF the Court OF oyer aud
Termiper, OF Westchester county, held at White
7 Canty and Charles Burke convicted at the
June term of murder in the first degree, were
sentenced TO be hanged on Friday, the 26Gh
proximo.
were charged with omplicity in the murder of
a voung woman named Ellen Hicks, in the vii
IaRe OF Westchester, on the 21 Of August, 1866.
one OF their cOnfederates Corporal Thomas
Fitzgerald, has been convicted and sentenced
To be hanged on the 9th of the approaching OC.
tober and another, Sergeant John Doran, Is In
iail awaiting lrial, which will probably take
nlace in September. 1t is thought probable
That the higher courts will order new trial for
Capty and Burke in view of the diAcord between
the evidence and the verdict.
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Sentence of the Clark Murderers.

Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
BCsToN, July 1.-THE Governor aud Council
at their regular meeting to day, voted to issue a
war; ant for the execution Of Sllas James and
Charles James, for the murder and robbery of
Joseph G. Clark, in Worcester, some SIX months
since.
Both criminals will be executed simulta-
neously in the jail yard in Worcester, on Friday
the 25th of September, at about II o'clock.
During the consideration of their case by the
executive there have been no efforts for
reprieve or pardon aud unless natural death
intervenes, or they escape from jail there is no
chance for them 10 escape the scaffod.
The men received the announcement of then
pending fate as a matter OF conrse, but did not
expect that the day OF execution wonld be set
so soon. They do not dispute the justice of
their sentence, or even ask or hope for Gle
menCy.
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FOURTH EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
The Whisky Complication in
New York,
The Latest European Advices.
FROM NEW YORK.
whisky Com pIiOatisns and ConspIrAci

whisky Complications and COnspIraciss
NEW YORK, July H. Several arrests have
been made here during the last three days of
parties charged with perjury at the instances Of
some OF the whisky rings, for the purpose of
manufacturing testimony to effect the removal
off. W. Bailey, Collector OF the Fourth Internal
Revenue District. Certain officials are also
charged with completely. About two weeks
ago Bailey got wind OF the conspiracy, and en-
ployed Captain F. G. Tapley, of Rochester, as
detective, TO secretly iDvestigsts matters and
discover parties engaged in it. Tapley discovered
that false witnesses we're procured through pay
ment sof money, which he said he secured
conclusive proofs of the agents in the trsnsac
ton being notea bond brokers. They were
taken by their suborners to special treasury
agent Belknsp where they sWore to their state
ments. Thence they were taken by Belznap
and detective named Blalsdeu before
United States Commissioner Osborne, where
their a6ldavits were repealed Collector Bal
ley, so we'll endorsed by Tapley, of the entire
plaus nd movements, that each of the witnesses
were arrested as they left the Commission.
ers, and taken to Ludlow Street Jail, where
they are new confined, together with most OF
those engaged in the subornation. Several OF
the prisoners have already made full confess
sons Of their CRIME. Their statements entirely
oorroborate Tapley's discoveries. They are now
undergoing an examination before q Emitted
States Commissioner,
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Sherman's Funding Bill Before
the Senate-SOuthern Repre-
sentatiOn in the Elec-
toral College.
The President Does not Con-
ceal His Disappoint-
ment at the Mo-
limitations.
Ete" Etc.s Etc., Etss Ktc., nte,
Etc., Etos ETC.. Etc. Rts., nts,
LATEST FROM VA SHINGTON.
Naval orders,


Special Despatch to The Evening Teleoruph.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Surgeons Rundlett and
j. W. Coles have been ordered to the Naval
Asylum at Philadelphia. Surgeon j. Albert
Hawks is detached from Naval Asylum at Phils-
delphia, and ordered to the South Pacific
squadron.
COmdoling WISH the Preaidsnt,
Among the callers at the White House TODAY
were Secretaries Welles and Seward, Senator
Doolittle, and General Hancock. The latter
condoled with the President on his defeat at
New York. The President 10 open in his expres
sions of disgust at the action of the Convention.
1t is sad he has serious notion of turning in
and supporting Grant and Colfax.
shsrman's Fa aading Bill,
AT the expiration of the morning hour the
Senate took up Senator Sherman's Funding bill.
and that gentleman proceeded to explain and
defend it. He was followed by Senator Sumner
in carefully prepared speech against the pro-
position to tax the interest on bonds, aud to re.
duce the rate of interest thereon. He charac-
terized the movement as a base reputation, and
disgraceful.
MIR. Sumner has spent long time in preparing
this speech, and as he seldom speaks on the
subject of finances, he is being listened to with
great attention by the full Senate.
The Southern states Asd Ghe Electoral
College.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the Reconstruction Com
mittee, reported a joint resolution relative to
the vote of the Southern States in the Electoral
College, with several amendments, the chief OF
which provides that no State represented in
Congress on the 4th of March, 1865 shall be ex.
cluded from the Electoral College. 1t is the in
tention to pass the resolution to-day.
Blair's Lester Read In tho House.
After MIR. Boutwell, reported the bill relative
to the votes of the Southern States In the Eiec-
tOrsl College, Mr.. Eldredge (Democrat), of Wis
consin, charge d upon the Republicans that they
were bent upon keeping the Southern States out
of the Union, III order to retain their political
power.
Mr. Boutwell,, in reply, threw the whole re-
sponsibility of the late war upon the Democrats,
and asserted that the motto of the late Conven-
ton in New York was another war for the pur-
pose of driving eight States, now practically
restored, out of the Union.
He referred to Hon. Frank P. Blair's letter.
whereupon cries arose from the Republicans of
"Let US have the letter read, ,""Let US have
Bair's letter." whereupon the letter war read to
the utter disgust OF the Democrats and the
satisfaction of the Republicans.
No Democrat attempted the defense of the
letter, though Boutwell, taunted them with it
again and again. The debate created great
interest and excitement
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

-ABpAoA and Drap d'Ete sack Coats.
Black and Fancy Celors Cloth Sack Goats, light
weight
Black ind Fancy Colors Cloth Chessernelds, light
weight,
Linen and Duck Sack Goats, white and colored.
Cloth, Cashmere, Drap d'Fte, and Linen Vests.
Cashmere and Linen Pants, large assortment
Linen Busters.
Every variety of Clothing, suited to the season.
Men'' Youths, Boys, and Children's, new, fresh,
and fashionable, replenished de- ly and selling rap
idly, at rices guaranteed lower than the lowest else
where. and full satisfaction guaranteed every pur
chaser. the sale can celled and money refunded.
HaV ,S1H ost,geen BENNETT q Co,
S1rth stests.J No. sis MARK ET ST.,
PHILADELPHIA,
n In nun AnxuA Nuxu
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House of Representative.
rom our Foatrth Edition,


The substitute was agreed to- and then the
fourth seclon was struck out, and Mr.. Paine's
amendment substituted for it-yees. 79, navs,
Az the Democrats voting generally in the affir-
native.
A similar amendment was agreed to as a sub
stliute ior Lhe ntih section, providing for six
The sixth 81 ction refers to vacancies in the
once of Adjutant-General, Quartermaser-
General, Commissary. General Of sustenanse
Chief OF Ordnance. Chief OF Engineers, Pay
Of Military Justice. directing that they shall
be nIIed by the appointment or assignment of
an officer, who shall have the rank, pay and
emoluments of Colonel of Cavalry.
This section gave rise to discussion between
hessrs. Garfield, Butler, Paine. and Logan.
reduce the army was not the way to deal with
the people This bill did not reduce the army,
duce 1t either in numbers or dollars. He was
in favor Of reducing the army by reducing
Generals Colonels, and other officers in the
same ratio as the men.
Mr.. Garfield said there are now in the army
285S commis stoned officers. The bill proposed
to place 1856 of them, more than one-fourth. on
half pay, which was precisely the same thing
as ceasing to pay nearly 400 Officers He could
was no reduction There were now 45 0OO en-
listed men In the army, ADD it vas now pro-
posed 10 reduce that number to $4,000. II was
proposed To reduce the 45 regiments OF Infantry
TO 80, the 10 regiments OF cavalry to 7, and the
facts he could not understand how ii could be
charged that the Com on Military Af4irs
had brought In DILL which pretended TO re-
duce, but did not reduce the army and its ex-
penditures.
Mr.. Pile (Mo.) remarked that the Secretary of
War had told him this morning that at the
rate at which officers were now dismissed from
the service for tncompetency, drunkenness, and
immortality one-fourth of all the officers OF the
army would be got rid OF In twelve months.
The debate on the section was closed and the
House proceeded To vote on an amendm rent
offered by Mr. Butler (Mass.) reducing the pres-
ent incum bens of the offices described in 1t to
the rank and pay Of Colonel of Cavalry.
The amendment was agreed to, yeas, 81;
nays, 1876.
MIR Butler moved an additional amendment,
modified by Mr. Paine, to reduce by one grade
all the stan ohicers. Agreed to-
Mr. Garfield reported from the Commit an
amendment reducing the staff in the Quarter
masters and the Ordnance Department.. as
follows - Quart srmaster Generals, with the
rank of Colonel, 6; Deputy Quartermaster-
Generals, with the rank of Lieutenant. Colonel,
81 Quartermasters, with the rank OF Major, IL;
Assistant Quartermasters, with the rs nix OF
Captain, 80; Com issaries of Sustenance, with
the rank o Captain, u; Assistant Psymaster-
| General, |; Paymasters, 40; Surgeons, with the
rank Of Major, 40; Assistant Surgeons, with the
rank of Captain, 70. In the Ordnauoe
| Department, 2 Coonels, LieutenantC Colonies,
| Majors. Is Captains. IA First Lieutenants. and
| Second Lieutenants. The relieved officers ia
| be put on hRltpay.
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DISASTER.
a Nevada Miner EAlIs 500 Feet DOwA -
smart and - rOrn IO Pieces


The Gold Hill (Nevadal NeOS of the 18th ult.
has the followlng:- -. -., A., ,..
About seven o'clock last eyening-the hour
for a chan ge uf sn s-RDUrrJ Powers, a miner,
was KlIItd in the ImUeriat Empire snatt. he
had been working In the Imperial drllJ, AT the
900 loot level from the shaft, wnere the air l.
very close al d warm, Notwithstanding the ar
rangemepts for forcing iIesh alr down there
from the surface He nad drank couslderaOIs
cold water and half an hour before coming up
complained of not feeling wei. Just pei 'rS
geJIng upon the cage ne LOOK anotner lux
water, anu Immediately Vomlled IL up. One %
his companions lemarked 10 MIN, BOD, you're
sick" ,r,,,,,-,
when we get to the top" He put ON mis- snlrt
threw his coat over his shoulders, and got upon
the cage star ing up with five Others Wneu
within about hundred feet of the top he COM
planned OF being faint and sank down, Fno5e
nextto him caught hoiu Oh ms Goa.; auS St l, ~
came off his shoulders, and The unfortunate
or rolled fcom the side OF Tue cage, oetweeh
the sets of unabers, and fell 10 the Ltom OF the
shaft distance OF eight hundred feet or more.
MIR. CocoId, the superintendent, got upon the
cage as soon as the arrival at the surface made
the news of the accident Known, and descend
ing the sump or well.room ut the bottom of the
trouble, succeer ell in finding it, When IL was
brought TO the surface horlloie slghL Was pre-
sented. ,,, .,.,
of one leg of the pants; one nand and one foot
were torn com mpleLely of, and nearly the whole
rear Dor ion of the skull torn open, 50 tAaL the
brain had all come out BOgh legs and arms
were also broken. The shaft IL tlmoered with
tWelye-inch square limbers in sells few feet
apart, and the body passing from the cage De-
tween a couple of these sets, the nsnd ana foot
and perhaps the b cad were probably caught Ne
tween the edge of the timber aud the cage. The
foot was still hans siug py IT lacerated aud
bloody n usces 10 one OF the timoers, but the
hand had not been found aJ last accounts. II
probably went to the bottom of the sump.
An IL quest was held upon The body at noon
to day and tue verdict OF the jury was In
accordance with the above, Il being also elicited
by TESTIMONY that deceased was native OF
Waterford Ireland, thirty. six years of age,
unmarried anu bas no relatives in this State.
He has q mother living in SyracuSe, New YORK,
OrotherS in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, also
sisters in some of the Western States. Hectme
to This State from Kansas in 1853. and mas been
working at the Imperial npire shaft since
June /, having arrived recently from Aurora,
Esmerslda county. THIS is the first fatal acct
d MT that has occur ed at the Leg shait. The
tesllmouy sgIe ed that tue cage was pdssiag no
the shaft only AZ the usual rate of speed, and
nothing was adduced casting the slightest
blame on any
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Markets by TeIeeraph,

NEW YORK, July ll-Stocks heavy. Chicago and
Rock Island, l9Shi keading, g7l1i CsnIoq Company,
and Pittsburg, ST PttsbuEg and Fort Wayne. lOs!s;
Michigan Central, ll611; Michigan southern, slA;
OeTland preferred, SG Virginia S. 571; MIS- Mis-
40 1884 ii63S; do 1865 lI&. new issue 1855; ;
4es lU75; 73os, 1854, Gold, l4l, Money, 495 per
cent Exchange, lB}s.
NEW YoHK, July II Cotton quiet at 32Sc. Flour
dull and declined lOGAl5cs sales 1900 barrels State
Ss so; Ohio SS6o I27S; Western 50 75GalO; Souh-
ern SS'sOpl5. wheat dull Corn dull and ie lower
ISoOo busheB at $780, Beef quiet Pork hrm at sAs 3d.
ard Hrm.
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FmicratiOn to Salt Lake.

In letter 10 Brigham Young, under date OF
the 6tn inst, f. ID. Richards writes that the
ship John Bright cleared Win seven hpn EoIi
Lake. or That number one hundred aud seven
ty-five were from Scandinavia; the remainder
from Great Britain. Numbers OF those VINO
sailed on this vessel have been In tne cnurcn
twenty five years End upward and Two OF
them were members in good standing thirty
one years since. Mr. Richards says that he has
succeeded in chartering two sailing vessels, the
Emerald Isle and Resolute, for passen gers, the
first 10 sail on the 20h inst aud the latter on
the 31ih inst. The Emerald Isle will be filled
with messengers from Scandint via.
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Two IrIshmen attem tied to swim the Con ecticut
at Montague. on Saturday to save three cents toll
encln One tied his clothes, q new suit, about his
neck, but found It kept his head under the water, and
Obliged to unite It, and the bundle hoated or
down the river. This economy ia equalled by the
man WI goes and buys his cloth, carries It to a
cutter TO hive his suit cut Out then hunts up
sea mstresB ~ make IT, In order to have low.priced
suit of clothJny when the value of the time spent in
attending 10 1t 4f he had got the maternl and the
work for nothiA 81 would pay for better suit ready
made. at Charles Stokes & Co.'S, under the Contl
mental,
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FROM WASHINGTON TO-DAY.

Special Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, July IL.
The YAK Bill.
The Ways and Means Committee are in session
TO day on the Senate amendments TO the Tax
blll. The main amendments, including those
relative to banks and petroleum, will be agreed
to by the Committee: but it is questionable
whether the House will concur.
The Tax en- Baaks.
The Committee expect to report the bill, with
amendments, on Monday, relative to ths tax on
banks. 1t will give rise to q good deal Of dis
cussion In the House. Butter and those who
favor his views are determined to Gsht most
stIenuously for the sections, rs they original
passed the House. The difference bet ween the
two Houses will finally have 10 be fixed by q
conference.
The Ordnance Frauds.
The Committee on Ordnance report that they
are fixing their report relative to the alleged
frauds in the Ordnance Department, and will
soon present 1t to the House. 1t will contain
some startling disclosures relative to the man
ner in which the Department has been managed
during and aimee the war. The report will con-
clude with a resolution recommending the
removal OF General Dyer, the present head of
the Ordnance Bureau.
The Army ReductiOA.
An amendment offered by General Paine to
the bill reducing the army, providing that a
reduction of the number of Major and BIigadier-
Generals, the former to three aud the latter to
six, shall not be made until after the 4th Of
March Iext, was adopted by the House by
vote of 70 to 49, This is intended 20 give the
next President a chance of making the re.
ductop.
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FROM TAMAQUA.
The MiRiBg TrOubles-BuSineas GUS
psAdSd-MeeLiRE of COAI-wOrkorS.

TAMAQUA, July ll.-Busaess here is almost
entirely suspended on account of the strike. A
lorgs force of police is on hand, holding iu
readiness for an emergency. meeting of iron
employees will be held this afternoon.
They desire to return to work, and will make
the effort on Monday. Should the miners inter-
fere there will be trouble. Popular rlmor says
that the coal operators have iustigated the
strike among the miners tor the purpose of
raising the price Of coal, and, in some cases,
have supplied the strikers with money.
They have evidently overshot the mark, for
the strike has affected not only the coal, bat all
other interests. Men of all natiOnalties are
engaged, and every hour increases the trouble.
There is no telling where il will emu.
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FROM EUROPE BY CABLE.
MhrkeE EenorIa.

LONDON, July l1-Evening. g.-Consols for mo.
nsy, 943@943, and for account, 943@94i; Bonds
73073b; Erie, 46; Illinois, lOl2
LIVERPOOL, July 1l-Evenmg.- quiet;
sales OF $4,000 bales. Corn, l3s. I'd. Flour dull
Lard buoyapt Gas. Cd.
LONDON, July ll.-Re6ued Petroleum, Is. 55d
Spirits, Is. id. Sugar, Oh the spot, 2Ss.; to ar
rive, 26s. Sd.
ANTWERP, July 11.-Petroleum, 531f
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"A convention for farming the manufacture
NJ tobacco in Italy has been concluded 1s-
tween the Italian Government and several
foreign capitalists. The operation is designed
TO recover the deficit of 1862, and the
amount which is expected to accrue from the
sale Of church property will be devoted to the
removal of the forced currency,
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JHwELRY.-Mr william w. Cassidy, No. IL South
Second street. has the largest and most attractive
assortment of fine jewelry and sverwsss In the city
Purchasers can rely upon obtaining rea pure art
Gle furnished at a price which cannot be elualled
He also hes large stock of American watches in all
varieties and at all prices visit his atore 10
to result In pleasure and profit
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NET THE BEsT.-THE HOLY BIBLE-HARD-
III inRs Enthusiastically, Pulpit and Pocket Bibles
In beautiful styles Of Turkey Morocco and antique
bindings A new edition, arranged for Photographic
pof"N~ " WIN. w. HARDING, Publisher,
No. Os OHEAHuT StE0Ok below Fourth
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THE INCOME TAx.-JOhn w. Frazier, Esq,
Assessor of the FIRST District, has Just completed
the assessment of the annual tax on incomes
and licenses for his district for 1867. 1t amounts
lOWs:-
Tax assessed on income and license
for lS SONl
Tax on income and license for 1867. $50 O8S 'SS
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SWUNG TO THE BRERzE-Last night the Re
publican citizens ol the 18th ward, swung TO the
having the inscription "Grant ColfaX aud Tyn
dalen0 It's location is at West and Coates streets
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Showing falling IF of income tax. s2575!58

THE SEA-sHoRE.-Thomas 4 Sons will sell
on the premises July 25 at Cape Island, N j.
handsome cottage residence and furniture and
l25 cottage sites. beautifully located overlook
railroad station. See plans at the auction
rooms, Nos. l39 and Ill s. Fourth street.
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To Mr.. A. WINCH, of No. 505 Chesnnt street.
we are Indebted for the latest numbers OF the
London Punch Fan. and Reynolds Miscellany.
All the other periodicals can b0 Obtained AT his
extensive establishment.
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FoUYD ADRIFT.--Polceman Hunter of the
Harbor force, found the skff j. A Braucheon
adrift in the Delaware at early hour this
morning. She contains three bars of pig iron
and lot OF rope, and awaits an owner at the
~ alton Front and Noble.
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THR Doc WAR.-DuriDg the past week the
dog. oatchers have captured 1877 dogs of which
1872 were slaughtered, the remainder being re-
deemed.