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CINCINNATI.
Suicidal Indiscretion.

CINCINNATI, July 2S.-On Wednesday
night al engineer named Thomas, near
Logansport, in locking out from one side
of the engine, struck his head sgainst a
cattle chute and was instantly killed.
spirits!
They have first class sensation near
Germantown, Ohio, il the shape of q
manifestation of spirits az the house of
Benjamin Silver. Furniture was removed,
milk crooks upset, eatables disturbed, and
the whole household was disarranged in
the most extraordinary manner. Ejg'
members of the family, though not all
residing together, appear, in an article in
the Commercial this morning, under oath,
reciting the circumstances with singular
plrticularity. the sfi4nts are Old citizens
and have the general respect of the peO-
pie Of that county.
Electrical Disturbance of q CcIcred
Wedding Party,
During the brief storm last night,
which was mere severe in upper parts of
the city thsn first supposed; the light
ming descended gas pipe of the church
of cclOred congregation On Broadway,
extinguished the gas which was lighted
preparatory to wedding ceremony, and
Frustrated the pastor, K A. johnson,
who was speeches. for twenty minutes,
though he did not appear to have sus-
tanned any permanent injury.
The Sunday SquabbIe.
A meeting of German Protestants,
clergymen and laymen representing
fifteen different German congreg atoms
was held this evening to take action
against the repeal of the Sunday laws.
The meeting embraced some of the most
influential German ministers and substan-
tisl citizens. They determined to iHau
gurate German opposition to the
repeal movement claiming the leaders in
the anti-Sabbath organization do not
repre- sent as much of the German seuti-
ment by any means. 1t is urged they
hold q mass meeting next Thursday.
The feeling here concerning the move
ment is waxing warm.
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FOREIGN
London Times on the New York
Riots
Terrific Convulsions I'm the Phil
"a l' ippines. ,'lt l1-
III sff i7 ..-ars- h -s-. d..
A New Volcano and a Rain of
Fire.
An Island of &c, GOO Sous Made
q, Uninhabitable.
THE PHILIPPINES.
The woods Ignifed by a Rain OF
Ffre-An island OF 10000 Inhabi-
tants DepopuIated.

The Woods Ignited by q Rain OF
Fire-An island OF 10000 Inhabi-
tants DepopuIated.
NEw YORK, July % Special London
dispatches says the earthquake in the
Philippine Islsudson May sffected in 8
terrible manner the small island of CcTni.
quin, five miles from Misamis. For
some months previously, especially IN
March, there was succession of violent
shocks which opened extensive crevicei
in the earth Finally, on May l, level
plain near the village of Cartarwin, began
gradually to subside, until the tops of ths
houses become level with the surface oil
the earth.
This remarkable phenomenon attracted
large number of people, when suddenly
some terrific shocks we've felt and before
the laundering reverberation had died
away, the whole level plain fell in, en-
gulphing 100 persons. The plain became
the crater of the volcano $50 feet wide,
and from 1t smoke, ashes and stones were
thrown into the air. A pause till dark
succeeded, when there Was another ex-
plosiOn and q rain of fire followed, and
the woods became iguited. Men and
cattle went flying before the flames. The
spectacle was fTightful in the extreme.
The volcano7 continues TO eject stone:
AID earth. The inhabitants left the
island, which formerly contained popu.
lation of twenty-si thousand.
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CONFESSED TELEGRAMs.

Vincent COyer, Indian COMMISSIONS,
passed through s.. Louis yesterday Ter
Arizona.
Chicago rejoices over the opening Of j
rolling mill, the first II The West, for the
manufacture of Bessemer steel.
can OBSCURE aged wood gslherern was
killed by q passing train IL ClnciGnaii
yesterdly.
The Tyne crew from Windsor have
touched at 81. Johns, " Il.
The Connecticut Legislature adjourned
yesterday sine die.
Several vessels have arrived a. Halifax
from the Labrador fishing grounds WITH q
good cargo of fish.
At Rhiuebeck, n. l., a marble yard
was bnrned yesterday. 81 The telegraph
Gays. Loss $4,000
little RcoK, July % TIE C'arksyille
arrived from New Orleans this evening
She was purchased from the owners, Per
" d Dismukss, by Capt w. q Hsrdsdsck
Of Memphis, for SIS, 900 cssh.
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SENATOR MoRToN sits down 10 make
his speeches. In an effort last night Il
cCnvirce Louisville of the error of its
ways, be declared that the idea Of The
negTo's infeEiority % the white man, is an
sold fogy Do,ion." This may do very
well in our progressive age of Darwinian
theories; bu; II is not half dozen year,
ag1 since Gov. Morton, of Indiana, was
hims,lG such an sold fogy" as to depre.
Gaze negro suffrage in his official mes
sagcs On the plea Of supposed iuferi
GRITTY Of that race. We live and learn
which side our bread is bultered on.
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THE CUBAN REPUBLIC.
AsItExi.fs in Canndn.

New YORK, July ga special
Montreal dispatch says that The
organizing in CansdI is much more
extensive than at first believed. Tho
Dominion secret service officials discover
ed that force Of eighty men bad been
enrolled in Quebec, and that there Is
money in abundance among the movers
of the expedition. In Quebec they have
discovered the name Of an sgent in
Montreal, which hitherto has been mys-
terry. Fur sufficient reasons the name is
withheld Men moving off by twOs and
threes is reported, and Will rendezvous at
Newport, Maine. A letter has been seen
from Junta, urging haste, and wanting
men forwarded within fifteen days.
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Trade Looking Up.
ARKANSAS.
The War of the Claytons,
Gen. Grant Appealed to.

LITTLE Rock, July 2S.-Gen. Cater
son and Col. Whipple, former late Mar
sbal, and the latter United States District
Attorney for the Eastern District Of Ar
kansas, have inst arrived from Washing
ton, where they have been 10 lay before
The President all the facts connected with
the indictment against Senator Clayton
and his friends for violation Of the enforce
ment act, and ask to be reinstated. L. IS
understood the President refused 70 Go
anything. On other hand he gave out
that he would place The Federal patron
age Of this State in the hands of CisytCn.
CaitersOn snd Whipple were removed be-
cause of :he Clayton Indictment although
proof of fraud was positive sgainst him
and bis c9nfCdeTates.
At meeting of oolDred people speeches
were made by prominent parties in OPP
position 10 the Clayton faction. They
are organizing for the municipal elections
This fall,
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

Ga Thursday, JAY 2j, large and en-
tbusiYstic me .ins was held in Browns
vile for The purpose Of tskng steps to
build a nUroE gauge railroad from Den
marx 20 Du, Evansville Great enthusi-
IN prevail. "a, ami committee Of fifteen
w'rc sppoiuid to solicit subscriptions
aud Obtain charter. The project is
looked upoa as 3 Ger ain success.
Tic FIul. Gro yurs' Exposition TO come
Cfi p Pulaski ua lac Sd, 4th and Ssh
= 0XiuO, lTlmIa,s t. be Gle of the grand
g rv,r he'd IN the State. The Commit
& 4 R-Ccgt.on promise ample accom>
l.. ,la- ions iuG ali who choose TO at, end.
The Pdlssh Press says that Col. A.
Cox has iu.j II cejved three large wine
c..ks that vii h.li l, 600 gal ons each.
t. Krgs'oa E1St T,HncSsoeGn says
thu, Major McFTlald a3yyItiscs for
sslrd proposals tor improvements in the
4 nrcssce liver, bsrween KlSgsloa and
C1auanocC4, c insisting of dams and y
c,yauops A. The following named places:
Cacy Creek SuOals, Turner'S Bar, Hall
NJ ,un Sa,als, Whites Creek Shoals,
Watts Btr, kgley's Shoals and Sandy
Slpa!S
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VIRGINIA.
Execution Of Two Negroes.

RICHMOND, w., July 2S.-Wm. Henry
Johnson and Richard Green, two negroes
found guilty of the murder of promi-
nent and b ghly respected citizen OF Pc
tersburg, Charles Fried, in Mach, last,
were hung to-day in Prince George coun-
ty, in presence of 1900 to 200 specta-
tors, black and white. Both criminals
made short and foIcible speeches on the
ganows protesting their entire innocence.
Even after the black caps had been adj
justed they were loud in their protes,s-
tIous that they we're not guilty. The ex-
ecutiou took place al 12:45 2. NJ, ant
passed off quietly.
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THE TEKRIBLE FAnISEIN PaH-

Mr.. Bruce, of me Church Missionary
Society in Ispabsn, writes uu tbe 22j &C
April 'Il reference 10 the famine which
RACES from Teheraa southwark and east
ward iE the CT les aud districts of LAX, a
part Of KOOTdistsn, sud LOJvistaC, KsIs,
Herman, Khorssao, aHd Clan, in five cf
the largest ports 0t PsTaia, the suffering
is fearful II is impossible for tongue 10
describe its horrors. Here in IsraAac, a
bushel of Bhea. is eight dollars. OF bar
ley seven, and millet six; cotton alJ rice
seed still more expensive. (As money in
Persia is worth Eve times a. much
as in this country, eight dollars for
bushcl of wht at there Is equivalen; 20 forty
here.) Muliiutes arc dying fIOm starva-
toni cannot tell how many. But IN III
lagos numbering five hundred inhabitants
now but two hundred remain. MUltitudes
have dit d and mulGtudes have fed They
hardly look Ike human beings. Their
appearance is fearful to behold As 20
Gus into tbs streets the dead and dying
meet the eye constantly. They snatch 81
everything 70 eat; busks OF barley, blood
of animals, flesh of dead horses and d0a-
keys. Shop keepers stand before Alir
stalls with clubs To Keep the hungry and
starving from carrying everything
away. LamehtatiOu and bitter cry
ing for bread are heard on al
sides from n'jscls Staggering along
the streets. You WI see people in the
public squares selling tneir clothes and
all they possess fer mere pi,tarce III
order 10 get 3 few pence for bIesf bus 10
proloBg tIeir suffrriDgs 3 brief h0uF.
Mothers run frantic, sayingl " bat shall
l do2 my children are dying for lack Of
bread Three-fourths Of Ispaba1 are
beggars to-day for bread.
Straw for horses is very scarce. ara
the poor animals are dying, and hungry
people strip iDe meat eff her bones IT
once. A mar jest from Bushirs says the
famine to the sruth il more fearful than
here; thst whole families are dying of,
and the dead lie without burial"
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GovEENOR Randolph, Of New jersey,
having come into prominence by reason
Of his energetic praclsmation with refer
cnce to the Orange celebration on the
18th of July, it is now claimed by some
Of the newspapers that he is defendant
Of John Randolph, of Roanoke. 1t
would be rews to old Tristan Burgess, of
Rhode Island, were be alive, that John
Randolph had 9 defendant.
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The repairs 10 ths Red River bridge and
irestles, on the Eigefeld and Kentucky
railroad are coalpleie ed, and trains
ale low passing over that point
N the regular way. A iTiI cross
ing was made las, Thursday, a heavy
freight train and the hesvless loco
molIve on the road being used on the oe-
cssion. The strengthened condition OF
tie work proved fully equal 70 The coca
sion. The SUring Greek bridge. at CHmn
ChosthGm, en.IIely new, is also comp sesd
IA sn-h q manner ~ 10 Sive entire salts
facaO1.
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TIE New Jersey Republican State
Committees has called State Conven-
ton 20 nominate s candidate for Cover
nor, to be he'd st Trenton on Thursday,
Sept. z. There is one delegate for each
thousand of population, making 900
dnlnoaiaa in 81.
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IT is reported from Washington that
Cx-Gov. Holden, Of North Carolina, is TO
be The EDITOR and proprietor Of the new
Radical journal TO be published in that
city, which is to advocate general amnes-
ty, reduction Of tsxes, and oppose Bout
wells theory OF reduction of the debt
Up n the ground that the rapid payment
Of the debi is too bWdensome, and that it
should be in part paid by the next gene
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Ekeduced FreighIs.
INDIANA.
AnoIher Railroad scheme,

INDIANAPOLIS, July 2S.-The Directors
of the Louisville and Toledo Railroad
Compsny held g meeting in this city this
afternoon, at which important business
was transacted to secure the success OF
the enterprise. The road will run from
North Vernor to Newcastle, sizty-ihree
miles, connecting at the former place with
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, and at
the latter with the Fort Wayne and Nun
Gle Railroad. The Fort Wayne and Sagi-
nav Railroad Company viii equip the
road, if S.. 900 per mile can be raised on
tn Inc of The road, of which amount
$3.50, 900 has already been subscribed.
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ROME.
InTaIiibIIity aud the Temporal
Powers

Powers
Few York. July ga special
from Rome Gays sn important speech
was made by the Pope recently in
tie Acsd my 20 a deputation bearing Pc.
ter's pence. He said the Church invites
her children to defend her against igBo-
rance and malice ia infallibilily does
n0trepose the power TO depOse s0yereigrs.
Popes in former times deposed and dis
possessed soyereigns, not b,cluse of the
infallibIity of the Popes, which only
touches matters of doctrine, but because,
by the suthOrity then recognized IN the
Popes, the deposition OF dspossession was
accepted rs a public law. Christian ma
tons also accepted the Pope in those days
az the supreme judge CJnfoundlDg the
preseu. with The past in this regard is
done n bad faith, or with desire to in
fluence The States against tie Church.
Comments on The decisions of the Council
be regarded as supeIhuOus, the text Of
those decisions being sufficiently clear.
The Ilahan government is SAID to have
requested Won Bsust, of Austria, to act
as an Intermediary To propose c0ncill4-
ton 10 the Vatican.
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GREAT BRITAIN.
The London Times on Orange nnd
Ribbon Parades.

The London Times on Orange and
Ribbon Parades.
LONDON, July 2S.-The Times 10 day,
IL an editorial upon the New York riots,
full particulars of which have reached
here by the American mails, says in
reference to the procession of Orange
men, that Gov. Hoffman incurred ter
rible responsibility in permitting i; 70
take place, and promising it protection.
The State, says the Times, ought to in
terfere with the parades of both Or
sngemen and Ribbopmen. 1t should not
TO encourage antagonisms, and shoCld
bring all persons TO recognize is rule,
dealing equally with the national feeling.
and prejudices of al.
Docs Eugene Want a Divorce.
LONDON, July 23.-The Echo gives an
authoritative denial Of the truth of what
it terms the romantic tissue of exaggera-
tions published by the Times, respecting
NJ. DeVIenne, President of the Paris
COur, OF Cessation, and HItly cUntradicts
the report tina. the Empress Eugene ever
contemplated divorce from the Empe-
TOR.
The Yachting commodore.
LONDON, July 2S.-Commodore Ash
bury has engaged pass age on the Cunsrd
steamship Java, sailing Sept. 20, for New
York. His yacht LivOnia starts for the
same destination on the LIST of September
Mr. Ash0ury's official chasleaes fer
the Queens Cup win shortly be forward
to the New York Yacht Club. He writes
10 London papers that he has certificates
making his vessel the representative of
twelve English Clubs, and in correcting
some mlsstAtemeGts which have appeared
mere, he says that according to his under
standing the yacht winning msjority of
tue Iaces takes the cup.
LONDON, July 2S.-The steamship ST.
danis, from New York, touched az Mo
vile this morning.
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The Indianapolis Journal, Tue leading
Radical organ in Indiana, has this signii-
cant paragraphs in its issue of July 26:
"The gentlemen of the National Re-
publican Executive Committee who are
scattering Senator Harlsu's speech on the
San Doming question through the coun-
try, have adopted poor plan for serving
the Republican party. If the San Do
mingo business is not dead, the quicker it
is allowed 10 die The better
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THE FISHERIES.
Yankee Schooner Seized for Fish
ing An Canadian waters.

QUEBEC, July IS. - The American
schooner, Samuel GILBERT OF Gloucester,
has been seized on the north shore of the
s.. Lawrence river, near Parsquct Islands,
by the ID Iminion cruiser La Cansdienne,
Tor a yiolstiUn OF law. She is loaded with
fresh fish. She was taken in Gaspe, and
is now on her way to Quebec for adjudi-
cation. The master admits violation of
our laws, but says he thought he had the
night 10 fish, since the treaty, in Canadian
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THE Ohio ofice-holders in Washington
have been assessed FOX the purpose of
conducting the canvass in their State. 1t
was for refusing to allow this thing that
Secretary Cox was forced to retire from
GrRnl's Cahiret -s.s "a. d
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OHIO.
A Biooming Fruit crop.

CIECINEATI, July 2S.-The fruit crop
in this vicinity is coming out beyond ex-
peciation. Peaches are more abundant
than last year, above an average in quail.
tity and the fruit of a better quality.
Apples have not been of 50 good q quality
for ten years, while the yield is fair.
There has not been such crop of piums
within decade. The entire seas on is
three weeks earlier than common.
Reduced Freights.
Private dispatches received TO day state
that the rates of freight from New York
to Cincinnati have been reduced to forty
one cents on the fist four classes, and to
thirty cents on special.
safe Blown open.
The safe of J. Kaufman, Osborn, at
Ohio, WAS blown open last night and six
hundred dollars taken therefrom. No
arrests
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DC Ct the Davidson COunty Railroad
Conoui,.iouers. Who were YESTERDAY IN
protesting mood, objscted " he bad be-
iavior Of a ftsdv5 ycnth on Dsadsriek
su eet, and had his linen somewhat solled
Wills endeavoTfng 10 stOrs order The
disorde.iy iudivicual also w5at down-so
the WOfsnlOuse.
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Iris asserted positively in Washington
that permanent change in the Internal
Revenue BureaG viii be made on the 1st
of August and that Mr.. Douglass viii
succeed Gen. P'essouton,
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AL the members Of the cabinet hap
pen 70 be N Washington just now, except
Robson, who is expected to day. There
is no mention in the telegraph of when
Grant is expected. ..rr. t.F-T
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SPAIN.
Chronic Cuba.

Madrid, July 2s.-The new Spanish
Ministers have resolved 20 put down the
instruction in Cuba regardless Of all
| sacrifices of life and means.
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RONDOUT.
A Most Distressing Casualty

House and wife Burned TO Ashes.
HUDsoN, n. Y, July % "A special
disps'ch TO The Evening Register says q
friehtful accident occurred yesterday at
lernoon on Cement Hill near ROndout
A smsl house occupied by Mr.. Fiizger-
aid. who was employed in the Cement
work., took fire while he was absent aud
was totally destroyed, consuming his wife
IN the flames. Nothing of the body was
left but the charred bones.
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CorroN is dull in New York, declining
yesterday to 2otc for middling. The re-
ceipe at all ports for Che week closing
last evening were 1O,65S bales, and the
exports 1921. 80 49,
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A LARGE number of Radical Germans
out West, who are dissatisfied with Grant,
recommend William NJ. Evart of New
York, as a suitable candidate for Presi-
lnr,f - =
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3 c. Cook, the Congressional Repre-
sentative from the Sixth Illinois District
proposes TO resign, for the Solicitor
Generslship of the Chicago and North
western Railroad.
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NEW ORLEANS.
War of the Radical Factions
Disorders Expected.

Disorders Expected
New ORLEANS, July 2S.-The election
of delegates 10 the Republican State Con-
ventioD, which meets here on the OH of
August, is progressing throughout the
parishes, with very lively encounters be-
tween the Yarmouth factions. The in
indications are that bitter struggle will
be had over the nominations. A meeting
tonight at the Mechanics Institute viii
endorse Gov. Warmouth's administration
of the State government. Disorders are
expected.
Trade Looking UP.
The Customhouse officials assert that
the receipts during last month was great
er than any preceding June for
ten years, while the expenses were nearly
two per cent less.
LATER.-A mass meeting tonight at
Mechanics Institute passed off without
disturbance of any moment Pinchback
and others addressed the meeting. Reso-
lutions were adopted endorsing Graut,
Yarmouth, the State and city admins
ton. When the resolutions were put the
anti~Warmouth men moyedto table them,
but were voted down.
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>NSERY mart boy, on his return from
c)ASs\ attempted 10 prove that two were
CqlalA NjhrJe. Pointing - roasted
Cnckea on ,he table, Ae said, sis not hat
oac2 snd lien pointing 10 another: SIS
u Il that tv.; and do not one and two
~. Ihnc, p WhIcupon bis father ssid:
- Va, NoU take one and III take tt<
u..eT, aud uu, smart boy can have the
IhirG for his dinner"
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TENNESSEE BONDS closed In New York
yesterday at 723 for both issues. s
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At a meeting of the Republican Central
Committee this evening, jackson Schultz
in The chair, a motion by Col. Duganne
that escn delegation should nominate q
candidate for Presidential Committee was
voted down, two districts being unrepre-
senied. A resolution thanking jackson
Schultz and VIM. Orion for the manner
in which they carried out the reOrgsnizas
ton Of the party in this county was voted
down IS premature.
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Later-Thc murderer,s Excuse.

Hugh Allen, President of the Montres
Ocean Steamship Company, better known
as Aliens Line, has been created baro-
net under the title of Sir Hugh Allen, of
Rsvers Craig, III consideration of his
great services in promoting the welfa e
of the country by means oi commercial
communication.