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presented themselves before Judge Blatch-
ford, who held all 10 IS 900 bail to answer to
the Indictment, and 50, 500 addition to keep
the peace. Bail was given BY ex-Congress-
men Dwight and Townsend, aud the parties
were set at liberty.
POLITICAL MATTERs.IN VIRGINIA.
Washington, June 27.-Both political
parties in Virginia are making Increased
effort in the canvass. 1t will be a close con-
test. Gen. Van Wyck, of New York, starts
tomorrow for Fredericksburg, Richmond
and other places to make speeches for the
Wells ticket, by invitation Of the republican
State Central Committee.
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
Washington, June 27.-Retrencbment 10
most of the Departments is being rapidly en-
forced. A number of clerks were discharged
Saturday, and there will probably be many
more dsmissals on Wednesday, at the close
of the fiscal year.
The public debt statement will appear on
Thursday and show a reduction OF about
Sc, 900, 900 but the yearly statement which
will be issued later will probably show
100000 greater reduction.
TENNESSEE POLITICS.
Chicago, june 2S.-A Washington special
says the Presidents views on the political
situation in Tennessee will probably be ind-
Gated in the appointment Of new Super
visor in that State, to succeed Noah, who
resigned. The Senter party is for the imme'
diale enfrenchisement of all citizens the
Stokes party for gradual enfranchisement
/ BrowIlow supports Senter, so do most OF the
democrats. Both parties are seeking lnfu-
ence with the Administration, aud the sit>
uation has been talked over in the Cabinet.
Some parties fear the success of Scnter will
throw the State into the hands of the DEM
ocrats and result in the election Of Andrew
johnson to the Senate.
CHICAGO, June IA notable event in
connection with American turf matters, was
an auction sale yesterday of blooded and trot'
ting stock, owned d. A, Gage, Of the Sherc:
man House, of this city. On his estate at
Riverside, his breeding farm had become ia.
nous through the entire country, and the
sale was well attended. A bay stallion, Lo-
gan, brought $4,000. Bonnie Scotland,
$4,000. Some thirty horses were sold and
the prices realized are said to be exceeding
small Logan and Bonnie Scotland were
valued at $40, 600 each.
A convention of the prcsbyteries and lay
men of the Episcopal Church, which was
called to demand changes in the ritual and
prayer books, met in the city yesterday.
The meeting assembled in pursuance Of
call protesting against certain forms and pray
ers prescribed by the Rubrics. The proceed
ings consisted of general discussion on the
question of revising the prayer books and in
dividual expressions of various members on
various points, with referanec to the proposed
changes. 1t was declared that the Confer
ence had no desire for dismemberment of the
church but enter protest against the OBJ
jectionable phrases, and it pledges itself to
use proper efforts to preserve the purity of
the faith and worship of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
Augusta, Ga, June 1S.-During the per-
formance of circus at Sparta, yeste rday,ya
personal difficulty arose between few whites
and blacks, in which a negro was killed and
another mOrtally wounded. The affair threa-
tened to be more serious, but was suppressed
by Sheriff Adkin.
U. P. r. R. COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
Chicago June 25.-The Republican this
morning publishes the report Of j. A. Nor.
ris, Commissioner appointed to inspect the
unaccepted portion of the Union Pacific
Railroad, which will be submitted to the
President to-day. The report is very long
and rather unfavorable to the road, saying
the road was not well built in many places,
and that the Government should have with
held at least the subsidy until the road was
made first class. 1t recommends the Gov
ernment to declare the fist mortgage bonds
null and void as such, and make its own
bonds first mortgage on the road, and re-
duce the present first mortgage to second
mortgage bonds. Morris thinks Congress
erred in allowing the two companies to
build the road without fixing the point of
junction, and in consequence of enormous
grants of land and other subsidies each CON-
pany eudeavored to build the greatest num-
Der of miles of road The time was too
precious to incur delay in procuring the best
material or doing the work in the most per.
iect manner. The report thinks the road is
dangerous in many places. The cross ties
are soft white pine and laid at extremely irl
regular intervals, not parallel with each
other, and appear to have been pitched down
and the rails spiked wherever the tie fell.
The report very confidently asserts that
these ties will never answer the purpose for
which they we're intended.
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