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A COwHIDING AFFAIR.
An Insult to n Indy Avenged by Her Brothers
"A Gentleman's Arm Broken.

An Insult to n Indy avenged nv Her BROTHERS,
"A Gontieman's Arm Broken.
The st. Louis Republican of Friday last tells
the following story
There is always something interesting in an
insult to a lady being followed by o swift pun
ishment, and such q case occurred yesterday
morning, the facts Of which are briefly as fol-
lows:-A day or so ago a young lady of high
social standing, beautiful and modest, and re-
fined in bearing, was riding in a street car. Her
personal charms attracted the attention of a
young medical practitioner who was in the same
vehicle, and be became lmpatiently anxious to
form her acquaintance. There was nothing very
wrong in all this; but the disciple of Rsculapius
permitted his ardOr to outstrip his discretion,
just before the young lady left the car he
threw his card into her lap with o few lines
written thereon, requesting her to permit o. cor
respondence TO be opened. The lady was natu-
rally indignant at this impertinence, and on
returning bome reported the incident to her
brothers, who determined to avenge the insult
by condign chastisement. Yesterday morning
the two brothers started out on their chivalric
expedition, one of them being armed with a
coWhide and the other having q revolver in his
pocket, which, however, it was not his inten-
ton to use except in an emergency. They ar
rived al the Doctors office, and found that gen.
tleman there sitting in company with a stalWart
friend.
"Are you Dr.. -" inquired one of the
brothers, addressing the physician.
II am, sir, was the reply.
Then, sir, l am come to thrash you for in
sulting my sister the other day."
And lmmcdlaLely Inc uOCLOr 1elC inc sharp
blows of o coWbide descending fast and thick
upon his shoulders. This demonstration, as
may be supposed, raised a row The doctor
struggled with his antagonist, while his friend
sprung to his feet and pitched in TO rescue him.
The disengaged brother drew q revolver and
told him to stay where he was or o bullet would
stop his advance. At this ~juncture the young
lady's father, who, suspecting the nature of
his sons excursion. had followed them, appeared
upon the scene. Seeing a big man apparently
about to rush upon one of the boys, he seized a
chair and struck the doctors friend a violent
blow, breaking the right arm. This serious
piece of business brought the hOstilities to a
close, and the wounded man was attended to.
The police were called to arrest the young men
and their father, but the doctor refused to pro-
secute and the prisoners were discharged. It is
further stated that the medical man admitted he
had done wrong in endeavoring to gain the
lady's acquaintance by improper means, gand
otherwise made the an,ende honorable. His
friend, however, who suffered SO serious an in
jury by reason of the difficulty was not disposed
to let the matter end 80 quietly, and insisted
upon swearing ont q warrant for the arrest of
the Darties.
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From this It will be seen that the mean TEN
perature of July, 1865, was S094 degrees, Or
nearly one-third of o degree above that Of July
of the present year; while the mean temperature
of the month of 1866 was S0'37 degrees, less
than one-third of a degree below that of last
month. The highest mean recorded in this
locality for July was in the year 1898, when it
reached full 81 degrees. 1t has been stated that
the mean of July, 1888, was equally high, but
the records of the Pennsylvania Hospital show
it to have been but 1881 degrees.
Although the mean of last month was I'M
usually and almost unprecedentedly high, the
highest point attained by the thermometer at
the Pennsylvania Hospital, 81 degrees, was not
the highest on record during the past few
years, and even fell q half degree below the
maximum point of July, 1869, although the
mean temperature of that month Was but 1854
degrees, only three-quarters of q degree above
the average OF the mean temperatures Of the
month for eighty years past. Below we give
the standing of the thermometer on the warmest
DAYS Of the month during the past few Years:-
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REV. j. Il. CLARK. ID. ID.
The Latest Reports Affecting his Moral Char
acter-W hat they Were and How They We're
lnvestigated-Oticial Report of the Presby-

RCter-" nat 1Hey were ana HOW Eney were
terry.
We find in the United Presbyterian, the fol-
lowing official report, FURNISHED ''by the ex-
press direction Of the Presbytery,') of the
adjourned meeting of the Presbytery of Al
legheny, held in New Brighton, on the 9th
instant.
The special object of this meeting was to
hear the report of a committee appointed at
a previous meeting to investigate certain
rumors respecting Rev. John B. Clark, ID. ID.
The rumors respecting which the committee
was required to make investigation were as
follows, viz
First That DR.. Clark had maintained an I'M
lawful intimacy with Miss Lille Hawkes., of
Allegheny City, during the lifetime of his wife.
Second. That DR.. Clark was guilty of falsehood
and virtual perjury.
Third. That DIR. Clark was guilty of Sabbath
breaking in writing letters to and visiting Miss
Hawkes. on the Sabbath day.
Fourth. That DR.. Clark was guilty of duplicity,
in being engaged to be married to two ladies at
the same time.
find from the evidence that there was no more
communication between them than ordinarily
exists between o pastor and his members.
On the second point We report that we find
no evidence.
letters to and visited Miss Hawkes. on the Sab
bath. We recommend the adoption of the fol-
Whereas, The conduct of DR.. Clark in so
doing 10 inconsistent with the proper observ-
Resolced, That Presbytery hereby express
their decided disapproval of his conduct in this
respect.
On the fourth point W. report that, in the
Judgment OF the committee, there Is, from the
evidence, ground of action.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
j. w. WITHERsPoON,
Jos. H.. T1MMoNs, Committee.
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From this it is seen that July IL, 1866, was
he warmest July day since 1910, and probably
one of the warmest ever known here. July Is,
1866, July 10, 1868. and July III, 1869, were all
warmer than the hottest day of last month, the
l7th, by from one-half to one degree.
During the month just closed the thermometer
reached the dazzling height of the ninetles on
thirteen different days; during Jaly, 1863, this
elevation was attained on seven days only;
during July, 1868, on eleven different days; dn-
ring July, 1867, on six days only, never going
above 90 degrees, and during July, 1866, on
eleven different days. From the 9TH to the 18th
of July, 1866, the maximum ranged between 80
and 1926 degrees, except or two days, but II
did not reach 90 degrees again during the
month. From the I'd to the 10Th OF July, 1865,
the range of the maximum was between IS and
% degrees, except on one day, when the highest
point was SO degrees; while during the re-
mainder of the month the maximum did not go
above SO degrees except on one day, when SO
degrees were marked, the general range being
between 80 and 81 degrees. From the 18th to
the Goth OF last month the range of the maxi
mum was between IS and 81 degrees, except on
SO and S75 degrees. So the excessively hot
spell of July, 1870, lasted IS days; that of July,
1858, II days; and that of July, 1866, 13 days.
This fairly gives the championship of hot Julys
to the present year, although the mean and
maximum points of the month have been
eighty exceeded in the past.
The effect of the excessive heat on the death
rate during the past month affords the most
striking Indication of its severity. In the fol-
lowing tables are given the comparative figures
of the four weeks from the I'd TO the Both Of
July. 1870, and the corresponding period from
the Sd to the 31st of July, 1862
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FROM EUROPE.

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PARIS, Aug. 1.-The Journal 06iciel this
morning says the government has decided that
during the war no person of whatever nationality
will be permitted to enter or leave France with
out a passport. This, however, is not applica-
BILE to subjects of those States actually at war
with France. They can only travel in the iute-
rior with special permission of the Minister of
the Interior.
OutraEcs on French Citizens.
The Journal 0fioiel also says that French
citizens had been expelled from Baden and sub
iected to outrageous treatment. They were
conducted to the frontiers in chains, and made
to pay for places wherein they were locked up
to escape the violence of the people.
The English Occupancy of Belgium.
La Liberte oppose tae suggested occupancy
of Belgium by Great Britain, claiming that it
would disquiet Belgium, wound France, and
bring Russia and Austria instantly Into war.
The Belgian army of observation occupies o line
between Liege and Aix-la-Chapelle.
Rome and the French.
ROME, Aug. 1.-His Holiness yesterday re-
ceived General Dumont, commandant of the
French army. Another detachment of the
French army left Civits Vecchia for Marseilies
on Sunday.
The Duke Of CadOre,
who is now in Stockholm, on q mission from
the French Government, will go to Copenhagen
on similar business.
LONDON. Aug. 1.-The report that the British
troops now occupy Antwerp is not true.
The Delay In the Opening of HostIIlties.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-The hesitation about the
opening of hostilities, and she delay in the I'm
perial declaration of war, is here ascribed to the
consciousness on the part of Napoleon that the
war would be long and painful, owing to the
superiority of the needle-gun over the Chasse-
pot, as has already been demonstrated in the
encounters between skirmishers.
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FROM
French Passports REQUIRED.
d m 4oooei0fod prQQo

DeSpQtch 70 TIC A6oOcNlJSN fTGoss
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The following was
received here this morning by cable:-"To Secre-
retary Fish, Washington Tho French Govern
ment now require passports for all persons en-
terin1 or leaving France. WkSHBURNE, Paris
Army Orders.
Captain Geo. P. Corse, 45th Infantry, of Penn
sylyania, unassigned, has been by direction of
the President ordered to be placed on the list to
be retired under the provisions of tho recently
passed bill. This is in consequence OF wounds
received at charlottesville.
Lieutenant Colonel Mcintosh, unassigned,
ipcapacitated for active service owing to the
amputation of a leg, resulting from a gunshot
upon the list of retired officers. lie is retired
with the full rank of brigadier-general.
Captain Van Antwerp is assigned to the
Schuylkin arsenal, Pennsylvania, and ordered to
Philadelphia to relieve Captain Gill, the latter
TO proceed to Fort Union, New Mexico.
Ouartermaster's Depot at Fortress Monroe, will
proceed TO Baltimore and take charge of the
station there as military storekeeper and acting
assistant quartermaster.
Captain Rodgers is relieved from duty in the
Military Division of Missouri, and assigned TO
the Quartermaster's Depot al JeiersonVlle, In
diana.
Captain Sawyer is ordered to San Antonio.
CAPTAIN Barrett is assigned to the Military
Division of the Pacific.
The Conversational Scandal.
speciaI Despatch 10 The Evening Telegraph
II il reported that agents of the Pension Office
have evidence seriously duplicating Representa-
tive Butler, of Tennessee, In frauds on pension
ers and presentation of forged papers at the PEN
sion Office on which TO draw money. Butler will
probably be arrested and tried by the United
States Court in Tennessee.
A member elect from Georgia is also impli-
Gated in similar transactions.
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THE NATHAN MURDER.

No Clus To the Assassin ObtatOed-The Marder
stiIl a hIystory-The Police Hard at Work in
the Case.
The mystery of the terrible murder of Benja-
min Nathan seems as IL it will never be cleared
away. Despite tie persistent efforts of the
shrewdest detectives in the Police Department,
the murderer is still undiscovered, and no clue,
even the minutest, seems to indicate that there
Is any immediate probability of the fend being
captured. The CHASTITY work was go completely
done, the after tracks OF the murderer were so
Clearly covered, that even Superintendent
J~ourdan, with all his great experience in
criminal matters, can, up to the present, see no
loophole of discovery. The detectives at work
on the case are similarly situated; and, to use q
plain expression, all the officers of the law are
cropping in the dark. The total absence of any
fact to work on constitutes the almost unsur-
mountable difficulty in the case. The murderer,
on completing his work, left behind him In the
house OF his victim nothing but q common iron
'tdog," and carried away q gold watch chain
and zeal with diamond studs, al Of which he
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EXPORTS.

The Bu.iness Of the City in Domestic Exports
During the Month of July, 1S7O-Tables of
the Ports shIppcd TO, and the Natiouaiitiss OF
Vessels.
The exports of commodities, produce and
manufactures, exported to foreign countries in
American and foreign vessels, from the port of
Philadelphia, during the month of July last, in
cludes large quantities of many Of our most i'm
portant articles of merchandise and manufac-
tured goods. Among the articles thus exported
may be mentioned breadstufts, of which of ali
kinds a quantity was sent equal in value to
$127,275. OF petroleum, I, 757,234 gallons of re-
fined and 334,36S gallons of crude oil we're sent,
equal in value to 81, 5S5,347 In provisions,
$2S, 161 worth were exported, including all kinds
of meats and vegetables There were Ia, 032 gall
Ions of molasses, worth $a5, 500. Cooperago and
wooden ware were sent to the value of S3A,0S0;
boards to the value Of S15, $50, and machinery,
car wheels, and other iron manufactures to the
value Of $1709l. There were also $751; S1
pounds Of oil cake, worth Ella, 1903; 55,S75 pounds
of candles, worth $4050, and oak bark for tan
ming to the amount of 5000.
The following is q tabular ststemen of the
exports during the month TO the following
foreign cOuntries:-
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FROM NEW FORK.
The Funeral of MIR. Nathan.

VT UHCfWf OF MI HtffH
New YORK, Aug. 1.-Mr. Nathan's funeral
was largely attended this morning, mostly by
his associates of the Stock Exchange.
Fatal stsbblng Affair.
New YORK, Aug. flames Singleton was
stabbed in o fight at o baker shop on East Four
teenth street this morning and died instantly.
Several arrests were made.
The Nathan Tragedy.
There are no new developments in the Nathan
tragedy.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Cotton firm but quiet; !.
uplands, 2Oc. Orleans, 206c. sales 400 bales. Flour
steady; sales 1000 barrels State at $4,000 SO; Ohio
at SO 25(974 40; Western ut S5a0@7'30; Southern at
t6 1900 $50. Wheat drmer bat quiet; sales 10000
bushels No. 2 spring at S12S. Corn dull and lower;
sales 26, 900 bushels at 95@99c. Oats heavy; sales
1 1000 bushels State at 6A966c. Western at 55966c.
Beef unchanged. Pork unchanged. Lard heavy;
steam, 16@17Ac. kettle, 112s@1I2c. Whisky dull
at al 90.
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]. o. w. B.-David Price, for beating his wife
in a shocking manner, was arrested by Lieu
tenant Flaherty. While on the way to the
station honse Price attempted to escape, deem
ing it necessary to accomplish that end to tho
roughly pound the officer. He did not succeed,
however, and Alderman Belshaw committed
him to a residence in Moyamensing. His former
place ofEabode was in st. Mary street.
Michael Dougherty, residing on Lehman
street, Germantown, beat his wife, who is in a
delicate state Of health. He knocked her and
kicked her about the head in a most brutal
manner. The unfortunate woman was picked
up in an insensible condition, and is at present
not expected to recover. The unnatural hus-
band was arrested, and Alderman Thomas held
him to await the result of his wife's injuries.
POLICE STATIsTICs.-The following table
shows the number of arrests made by the police
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CITY r..
SwELTERING WEATHER.

THE sitting Heat Of JuIy-A Very Hot Month,
but Not Quite ms Hot as In the Past-Com-
parisOBs Of July Weather for Thirty Years
Terrible Effect of the Heat on the Death
Rate.
The month which has just closed was so very,
very warm that many of its sweltering victims
jumped at the hasty conclusion that il was the
warmest July on record in this locality. Now
that 1t is over, and the aspirations of the mer-
curry have sustained o perceptible check, IL is q
satisfaction to know that in July, 1870, the Their
mometer did not make as high o record as it has
In the corresponding month in past years. In
che following table are given the maximum and
minimum for each day, in comparison with the
corresponding days of last year, according to
the record kept at the Pennsylvania Hospital:-
1869. 1870.
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POLICE SrATISIICS.-Ihe foIIOWlnG IaDIe
shows the number of arrests made by the police
force during the month lust passed.

UNSUCCESSFUL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2 and 3
o'clock yesterday morning the green grocery
store of Hinckson & Manson, at Thirty-seVenth
prying off the rear shutter of the store. The
burglars then applied pc vder to the safe and
succeeded in blowing the door thereof to smash.
All the plumber they received for their pains was
a few insurance policies, as the members of the
firm had left nothing in the safe. The fellows
then left the place in disgust. None Of them
have heen poDtured.
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n~slt,nor. Produce Market.

BALTIMORE, Aug. COTTON very quiet and M
changed. Flour firm and active. Wheat advanced
sc. in prime; sales OF prime to choice Maryland red
at $l'70@1' SO; good to prime, 81 '5091'70; white, s150
@19O; good to choice Pennsylvania and Western,
le5. Corn-white, s1-2691'2s; yellow, 3101
@l1O. Oats, SOC. for new. Rye, 90c. @S1. Mess
Pork quiet at s31. Bacon firm rib sides, 1Sc. clear
do. 1sHc. shoulders, 15Hc. Hams, 26c. Lard quiet
at ia @1Sc. Whisky quiet at 81 '029l 90.
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twelve o'clock, Frederick Beck, a little fellow of
nine years, residing at Twenty-second street and
Girard avenue, climbed q tree in that ~neighbor-
hood in company with other boys. By some
mishap or carelessness he missed his hold while
on the tree and fell to the ground, fracturing
his left arm, and dislocating it at the elbow
joint. He was taken to the Office of DR.. Stees,
where his injuries were cared for. He is now
doing finely.
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BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.

Permits Issued During the Month of July.
On Saturday we gave an account Of the prin-
cipal buildings erected during the month Just
passed. Below we append the full list Of per-
mits issued by the Building Inspectors for
,Tuly;-
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This shows a mean temperature during the
month of S0-63 degrees, which comes within
less than half o degree of being the highest
mean for the month on record in this city. The
average of the mean temperatures of the
month of July since 1870 has been but 10 '76
degrees, or 4S7 degrees below that of the month
just closed. In the following table is given the
mean temperature Of the month of July for
lowest points reached by the thermometer dur
ing that period, all the figures being taken from
the reliable record kept at the Pennsylvania
Hospital:-
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CANINE.-During the week the dog detective:
captured 119 unmuzzled ours. OF this number
Is were redeemed.
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THE FOURTH EXCURSION of Beck's Philadel-
phia Band took place this morning. The ex-
cursionists occupied nineteen cars, and num-
bered nearly 1900 persons. The popularity of
each week. The fifth excursion will be given
on Thursday, the 18th instant. The pleasure
seekers will be taken around New York Bay and
Staten Island,
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HAND CRUsHED.-About 12'40 this afternoon
Charles Antin had his hand badly crushed whilst
coupling cars at the Reading Railroad Depot,
Thirteenth and Callowhill streets. He was
taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
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PETTY LARCENY.-Wiliam Murray was yes
terday sent to prison by Alderman Neall for
the theft of a piece of rope from pier No. /,
Port Richmond
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.BATHERs.-TwelVe young men were arrested
yesterday for bathing in the Schuylkill. They
uara all fined.
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MARINE On Saturday night o party consist
ing of Abraham Howell, John Briefly, George
Kirk, Charles Cameron, and Patrick O'Neill,
stole q yacht from the wharf of the Kensington
Water-Works, and started up the river. The
Harbor police being notified were on the look
out, and on the return of the party at 1016
o'clock last night the crew of boat No. l cap
turcd them. During the trip the rowdies lost
the anchor and destroyed o considerable portion
of the rigging. Alderman Cahill held each in
$500 hail
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MAD DOe.-A policeman shot a mad dog yes
terday afternoon at Sixteenth and Cesnut
a4raaF1
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FATAL ACcIDENT.-John Curley, a workman
in the employ of Mr.. Armstrong, while digging
in q culvert this morning, In Ellsworth street,
west of Grsy's Ferry road. was struck in the head
by an iron bucket and instantly killed.
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S~UNsTRoKE.-A workman was overcome by
the heat this morning at Front and Vim streets.
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SHOT IN THE HAND.-Brisn O'NeiI, while
handling a pistol at his residence, on Carlton
street, below Twenty-fourth, was shot through
the hand by its accidental discharge. A girl
who was standing by received the ball in her
nose, but fortunately without serious injury.
O'Neill had his wound dressed at st. JOseph's
HOanifal
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APPoINTRD.-The Governor has appointed
John b. Moffett, Esq, a notary public. Mr..
Mofett is treasurer Of the Green Rnd Coates
street Railway.
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AN EFFICIENT O~FFICIAL.-City Treasurer
Marcer on Friday last visited Harrisburg and
paid in advance the State taxes, thus obvi-
atipg any difficulty in that quarter, and saving
the city a considerable amount of money.
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A T~HANKLEss CHILD.-Charles Lindhower,
aged eighteen years, who resides at No. 800
Knox street, yesterday whipped his mother, and
was going to finish her up with o butcher knife.
Her screams attracted the attention of . couple
of officers, who entered and arrested the dutiful
son. He was taken before Alderman Massey,
who committed him to prison.
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CRAZED WITH RuM.-Brian ODOnnell, crazed
with liquor, created the utmost excitement in
Richmond yesterday by dashing about the
streets, chasing and assaulting every one he
saw. He caught one woman and gave her a
pair of black eyes. He then entered a carriage
factory, and while there was arrested. Alder
man Neall held him in $4,000 bail.