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CHICAGO.
Speech of Senator shurz.

CHICAGO, August l2,-An immense
audience of Germans gathered tonight
at Farwell Hall to listen to the speech
of Senator Carl Schurz, of Missouri, on
the political issues. The speech was
delivered in German. He was fire.
quently applauded. He commenced by
showing the confused state of existing
parties. He went on to speak OF the
amendments to the Constitution, de-
Tending them from the attacks that
they were not legally adopted, and said
it would be best to convert the Southern
people to their support by moral sua-
sion and not by force, by attracting
their attention to other political mat
ters of Importance. He advocated
general amnesty very strongly, and
without exception would have them
fulfil the duties OF citizens and give
their efforts to observe the same privl
lege. 1t should have been done as
soon as the war was over. In defending
himself from personal attacks, such as
that he had thrown Missouri into the
hands OF the Democrats, he said he was
proud of what he had done, and that
there was no more peaceable State or
one in which distinction Of color was
less prominent In regard to the ku-
Klux, he said they were not to be re-
garded as q ghost, but were fact, as
was the existence of corrupt carpet-bag-
gers. He had opposed the Ku'Klux
bill, however, believing it gave
a dangerous power to the President,
which may be observed. The speaker
then criticised Grants administration
severely and charged him with over
stepping the limits of the Constitution,
md said he would do all in his power
to prevent his reelection. Throughout
the speech he criticised both parties,
complementing the Democrats on the
new departure" but thought they
would not succeed, as the majority ofthe
Democratic leaders were not strictly
honest. His speech was closed at IL
o'clock, having been listened to with
close attention. 1t will doubtless have
a great effect in drawing out the dlssat-
isfied Germans from the Republican
ranks, although the leading German
papers here are opposed to Schurz.
A scow laden with lumber upset in
the lake yesterday ten miles from Chi
cago during a squall. The crew with
great difficulty launched boat and
finally reached shore half dead, chilled
and nearly exhausted. 1t is thought
the boat cannot sink being loaded with
lumber.
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FIRES.

RAvENNA, o., August ia fire
broke out yesterday in the carriage
works OF Merits & Liddle. The wood
shop, trimming shop, a repository and
dwelling house was entirely consumed
with their contents. Law d Waits
pump factory and Knapp Bros. plow
and machine shop were destroyed. Loss
over $4,000; no insurance.
GREENFIELD, o., August l2.-The
sawmill of Newhall Il Lunt, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday morning.
Total loss 10000, including $4,000 worth
Of lumber
BRooELYN, August IA fire broke
out at half-past ten o'clock, on the
fourth floor of a building. sc Doughty
street, owned and occupied by Edward
II. Squibbs, for the preparation of medi-
cincs. The fire was caused by the
bursting OF rector, containing carbonic
acid, and resulted in the loss OF $500
upon the building and stock. The prop,
erty was fully insured.
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WASHINGTON.
The Sioux Indians.

WAsHISGToN, August l2.-The Sec,
retary OF War has requested the Secre-
tary Of the Interior to do all he can
consistently in the way of issuing rstions
to keep the Sioux Indians quiet until
spring. Gems. Sherman and Hancock
report that the Sioux will make war at
the slightest provocation, and they ask
for additional troops and protection for
Fort Buford, which is virtually in a
state Of siege. Gen. Sherman, in en-
dorsing this report, says: The army is
in no condition to meet the requirements
Of war with the Sioux Indians.
Pardoned.
The President has signed the uncon-
ditional pardon of Timothy Rodman,
who was convicted in the Eastern Dis.
trict Court OF Arkansas on the l4th of
April, 1871, of Illicit distilling, and
count of age, poverty, i'll health, DC.
Treasury Balances.
The following were the Treasury bal
ances at the close Of business to-day:
Currency, S4,6S3, 900; coin, $50, ,SS5, ,0O0
of which Sl9 9,244,0 900 were in coin GER
tificates.
Politics in California.
Private letters from California show
that the Republicans think the task
before them in the coming election an
easy one and feel confident of success
and hope to reconstruct the Legislature
and elect some new members in place OF
Senator Hale.
Dissatisfaction.
There is great dissatisfaction in Treas
ury circles regarding the appointment
ment of Mr.. Hanes as Commissioner of
Customs and it is asserted by prominent
parties that his name will not be sent
to the Senate but that the name another
party well known in Pennsylvania poll
tics will be presented to the Senate for
confirmation as Commissioner OF Gus
toms.
appointment of Mr.. Douglass
The question is being considered at
the Treasury Department whether
vacancy exists in the office of the First
Deputy Commissioner OF Internal Rev
enue. 1t is contended by the Treasury
officers that Mr.. Douglass resignation
does not create a vacancy under the
tenure of Office act. still there are
dozens of applicants for the position.
The question will be referred TO the At
torney General for his opinion.
Government Expenditure.
The receipts Of the Government for
the fiscal year ending June 3Oth were
3S3,324,O00; the expenditures were
s292, III 900, ofwhich Sl25,576,0 600 was
for interest on the public debt; for In.
dians, S7,767,0O0; departments and
miscellaneous, $l5S,S34,000.
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CINCINNATI.
Change of Railroad Gauge.

CINCINNATI, August l3.-Ihe change
of gauge Of the Louisville d Clncinna'l
Short Line Railroad from D feet 70 + iee'
81 inches, took place to-day, and was
completed inside of FIVE hours Inc
road was divided into sections OF hVe
miles each, with fifty men to each Sec
ton. There was great rivalry between
the men of the different sections ana
MANY of the sections were changed In
aide of three hours. The entire expense
of changing from one gauge to oan another
including running gear. is sl6o'ooo, two,
thirds OF which is paid by the city OF
louisville. The whole work was done
under the supervision of j. G. dlmPar.
ling. the Superintendent, and to show
that the work was we'll done we men
ton the fact that a special tram con
stating of members Of the press ana
others, which came through lmmeolase, ~ ;
" after the change, was run on .ae
greater portion Of the road at the rae rae
Of from IS to 40 miles per hour Win
safety and comfort
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MISSOURI.
The Late Express RObbery-Confcs-
sion of One Of the Parties Arrested
An Old Man Sentenced TO the
PenitentiaTy,

An Old Man Sentenced TO the
Penitentiary,
ST. LOUIS, August I'D. ". Sauter,
United States Express delivery messen-
ger. whose wagon was robbed here
recently, and who is under arrest for
being implicated in the robbery, con
fesses that he was concerned in IT. He
tells two or three different stories about
being approached some months ago, by
a man whose name he conceaIs, and
urged TO assist in robbing the company.
This he resisted, but the mans appeals
were SO persistent and continual, that
he finally yielded under an influence
he could not withstand, and entered into
the robbery. J. Scanlon and Thomas
Grady. who are also under arrest, rob
bed the wagon. Kendall, the driver,
knew nothing of the affair. The party
who planned the robbery, and who
is supposed to have the money, is known
to the police, but for reasons deemed
sufficient by them they have not yet
arrested him, although he is known to
be in the city. ..
A man named Samuel Baxter, living
in Cherokee county, Kansas, was con-
victed last week and sentenced to
twenty-one years to the penitentiary, for
raping his daughter, fourteen years old,
and repeatedly afterwards forcibly out
raging her. He is fity-two years old,
and has been married twice and has a
family of children, all Of whom it is
alleged he has attempted to use the
aame Way
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MAINE.
The Recent Railway Accident
Prompt Action by the Company.

The Recent Railway Accident
Prompt Action by the Company.
PORTLAND, August l2.-The Maine
Central railway have directed an in
vestigation to be at once made Of every
bridge on the road. The station agent
at Bangor has been directed to give
medical aid to the wounded at the COM
panys expense. The evidence at the
coroner's inquest shows that the bad
state Of the bridge caused the disaster,
but it does not appear that the rotten
ness OF the bridge was known to the
officials, although an inspection of the
bridge was made in June, when orders
were given for Strengthening the bridge
on account of the heavy strains which
it was being subjected to.
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WEsTFIELD DISASTER.
Coroner's Investigation.

New YORK, August 12.-The investi-
cations into the cause of the disaster to
the Staten Island ferryboat Westfeld,
made by the Board Of Local Inspectors
being complete so lar as regards the
taking of testimony. the report will be
forwarded to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury at Washington by Supervising In
spector Law, who has gone TO Albany
and will return on Monday, but the re,
mort will probably be in the hands OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury to-mor-
row. Mr.. Boutwell, will possibly be
heard from on the subject some time
during the latter part of next week; at
all events not before the middle OF the
week. ,,,.
The patients of the Westfeld disaster
remaining in Bellevue hospital are now
convalescing rapidly. The worst cases
are Emma Greenoth, who cannot live
many more days, and Hannah Halo
we'll who is much better, but still in a
low condition. The Hogan brothers
are better, but their case is still critical
The other patients are doing we'll
The Staten Island Ferry Company Is
now running but two boats. The ruins
of the West6eld are still IN charge Oh
the city and government authorities.
The scene of the late catastrophe is
daily visited by few curious sighs
seer. The company's receipts have
sI;rbt,v declined since the accident.
1obn G.. Clark, Of l6l West Twenty
s;.tb street, who was scalded by the e1
nlos;on on the Westfeld, died this
morning, after great suffering, at the
German hospital. He Is sixteen years
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CONDENSED TEIEGRAMs.
The Latest News.

Tno Latest news.
Gold closed in New York Saturday
at ll23.
There were about twenty cases Of
suustroke in the city of New York on
Saturday.
VIM. F. Lyons, an editor Of known
ability, of New York, died in that city
on Friday last.
Counterfeit twos and fives have made
their appearance on the Ninth National
Bank OF New York.
Joshua Adams and Thomas Sim.
mons were arrested Saturday in Chica-
60 as lottery leaders, and were admitted
to bail in the sum OF $1,000 each.
The Jewish order Kester Shel Be-.
had banquet yesterday events -, !"
New York, which was attendeJoy !ne
most prominent lsraelites OF thai c'''
Lewis D. Schafer, an Assistant keS,
Senator Cameron, OF truus, ivSnia has
defaulted and absconded to parts un-
known.
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ALABAMA.
Negroes Arrested.

MOBILE, August l3-Fiye negroes
living in the upper part OF this county,
were arrested last week and tried at
Warsaw on charge Of assault and bat
terry upon another negro named Dock,
with whom the wife OF one Of the ar
rested negroes had agreed to live. The
husband Of this woman, with four COM
panions, surrounded Docks house at
night and captured and severely whip,
ped them both and threatened to Kill
Dock il he made any disclosure- The
five negroes have been commItted 70
jail in default OF the sum OF slOOO each
to await their trial under the provision
Of the Ku-KluK Law. GtsF.s2t
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WEATHER REPORT.
synopsis for the Past Twenty.Four
Hours. .s

Synopsis tOr the Iast 1hehtJ' 'Eouh
Hours.
WASHINGTON, August II, 7P.M-The
barometer has fallen from Missouri
northward since Saturday afternoon.
1t has risen on the Gulf coast but has
now fallen. The high barometer which
was over Lake Huron has moved and
is now north OF New England. Rain
has fallen since yesterday on the Gulf
and southern coast and 80 far as heard
from clear and hazy weather has pre-
vailed from Lake Michigan to the Ohio
river and eastward to the Atlantic.
The probabilities are that local show
ers will be dlstributed tonight and to-
morrow from Tennessee and Arkansas
and northward to the lakes. Rain will
probably be experienced on Monday
from Texas to Florida and TO Virginia.
Cloudy weather is probable for the
Middle and Eastern States.
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Billiard Match.

NEWARK, n. j., August l3.-Cyrll
Dion, the champion billiard player OF
America, and Joseph Geostel, of New
ark, played a game OF billiards at Der
mont Hall, Newark, for $3.50 8 side.
Dion gave his opponent 100 points.
The hall was crowded, including many
New Workers. Dion made 1903 points
to Geostels 356, the latter averaging
8 points and the former 81. i3.t
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LONG BRANCH.

LoSo BRANCH, August l2.-Every
train coming in to-day was crowded with
passengers. Over three hundred per
sons arrived during the day, many Of
them coming for the purpose Of enjoy.
ing the hops at the different hotels this
evening. A Complementary hop was
rendered this evening to W. A. Heating,
leader Of orchestra.
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GEORGIA.
The British Bark Grace.

SAVANNAH, August l3.-No further
developments have been made in the
case of the unwarrantable seizure and
detention of the British bark Grace by
the negro officials of Mcintosh county,
with headquarters DOWN. The matter
has been brought TO the attention OF the
United States officials who are prepar-
inc TO arrest all concerned.
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MEXICO.
The Recent EIcctiOn-TrOubie APP
nrchen nd eh

The Recent Trouble APP
pretended.
CITY OF MEXICO, August 6.-The
opposition Giniag Lerdo has 2227 elec,
tors, and Raize 1904. The DISC O6feiael
says Jaurez has 1923.
Palacias, commanding at Matamoras,
and Combinas, commanding at Rio
Grands, are quarrelling over the depre'
dations committed on the American
side. A collision is feared, and prepa.
rations are making for it. Troops have
been sent to Basco to put a stop to the
outrapes there.
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Turning OF Ten Freight Cars.

PIrTsBugGH, August l2.-At New
Florence Station, on the Pennsylvania
Central railroad a freight car broke down
and brakeman, while examining the
broken axle, set fire 10 car containing
crude oil, and before the flames could
be extinguished. the entire train. con-
sistiDg OF ten cars, was consumed.
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visiting Yaehfmen.

Bos1os, August l2.-Tbe New fsrk
Yach, Club is visiting this city to-day,
and dimes with the Eastern Yacht Club
az Tufts Poin. this afternoon. On Sun
day they viii have religious service on
one of the yachts, and on Monday q
grand regatta viii take place, the start
being made from Swamp Scott.
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PITTSBURGH.
wealthy pi.,iIIer Arrested.

PrrTsBUKGH, August l2.-samuel
Thompson, a wealthy distiller and ex'
tensive liquor merchant Of Brownsville,
Pa, WAS arrested on Saturday and held
in $4,000 bail, charged with defrauding
the Government.
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CALIFORNIA.
Railroad Transfer Completed.

HRiiroad transfer SOmpieteu.
SAN Francisco, August l0.--The ab.
sorption Of the California Pacific Rail.
road Company into the Central Pacific
was completed to-day by the election Of
Leland Stanford, OF the Central, Presi'
dent, Milton S. Latham. Of the Cali
fornia, Treasurer, and the old Board ot
Central Directors.
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Base Ball.

New York, August 12.-Tbe hutuals
and Athletics, Of Brooklyn, played
today at Union Grounds, Brooklyn.
The attendance was slim. The game
resulted in a victory for the Mutuals by
a score Of Ia 10 5.
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Death OF Mrs. c. L. Ssiiana
DAYTON, August 13.-Mrs. c; L; ,, yar
landieham died at Cumberland, mary
land, this morning.
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Future Retreat of the Pope.
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THE CHOLERA IN GERMANY
Illness of Queen Victoria.

The Insurrection in Algeria.
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The Yacht LeYonfn.

LONDON, August l2.-Commodore
Ashbury has, in consequence of his
victory over the Egeria, reconsidered
his determination not to send the yacht
Levonia to America, and she will sail
shortly for New York in place Of the
Cambria.
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Information was received at the Cor
oners Office to-day Of the death OF
Thomas Owens, in Bellevue, on Satur-
day night. 1t appears that on the
night of the 30sh ult., during quarrel
on a car OF the Second Avenue railroad
between some roughs and Patrick
Flood, driver OF the car, John Delatour
and others were pushed from the car by
the roughs and had their legs crushed
by the wheels passing over them. De,
latour died several days ago, and
Owens has now succumbed to the inJu-
ries then received. An investigation
is now in progress and the police are on
the track ofths guilty parties.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-04
The Communists aud Their Horribly In.
censiiary Sessemos.

To-day we print special cable despatch
which reveals the wicked spirit of the Com
mune more even than the atrocities of which
they have been guilty in Paris The despatch
states that another Communist has declared
that when the Commune has carried out its
plans the world will at least be compelled to
admit lis power. The London docks, with all
their untold aud unknown wealth, are To be
fired. London, Liverpool, Bristol are marked.
Taking this despatch IN connection with the
despatch which we printed yesterday. and
which singled out Lyons, Marseilles, Madrid,
Turin, Rotae, Naples, Vienna, Moscow and
Berlin az the future scenes OF con1agration,
we must admit that the Communists and their
friends all over the world ongbt to be picked
up and summary disposed Of. We love
liberty dearly; but if liberty Is to take this
horrible shape we say hang il. straDgc it..
al least put it ont Of the way. We, too. have
our large cities. Let MS keep our eyes open.
This new kind OF Vandalism is assuming
dangerous proportions. II may be necessary
for London to eject the scoundrels. If
London does eject them they will come
here Can we safely give them shelter? We
doubt il we eau. There Is no brute so hor-
rible NJ the human brute. Let civilization be
on It's guard. We have been taught to believe
that vermin should be killed
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Mrs. Laura Fair was sentenced yesterday In
San Francisco to be hanged on the 2Sth Of
July for the murder of Mr. Crittenden. The
particulars OF the murder and the trial have
appeared in full in the HERALD The account
OF the sentencing Of the wretched woman. as
we give it this morning in our special de-
spatch. is fully as graphic and thrilling as the
previous reports of the murder and trial.
The counsel for Mrs. Fair evidently under.
stood the full value Of law bubbles in carrying
on an indefensible case, but with the stern
vigor of the California Judge they were
promptly overrnled The principal bubble that
counsel presented as reason why the murder
OF Crittenden should not be expiated on the
gallows was that two Of the jurors had formed
opinions from reading the newspapers; but
this the Judge oyerruled on the plain, practi-
cal ground that il jurors were to be chosen
only from those who never read newspapers
we could never have intelligent iuries. Such
sensible ruling would have saved this county
much time and expense in recent important
trial here. The sentence, however was pro-
nounced, as we record it above, and San Fran
cisco was much excited over the dismal sensa-
ton. The prisoner had nothing to say to the
Judges usual inquiry why sentence shoaid
not be pronounced upon her, and received
her doom in silence, with her head and
face buried in her hands. The scene
was very impressive, and from it we may pos
sibly date a reaction in the minds OF the Cali
iornians that will do more to save Mrs. Fairs
life than any bubbles Of her counsel The
hanging of a woman is a sight that the
people of San Francisco are not willing
to see, and we venture to predict
that public sentiment will at once be brought
to bear upon the Governor sufficient to induce
him to commute her sentence to imprisonment
for life
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PAGE.
l-Advartisemenrs.
S-Advert isements.
3-Amercan Jockey Club; The Race Horses AZ
Jerome Park: Grand Race Meeting AnticI-
pated; saturday, June 10, the Opening Day
Horse NOtes-Iachtlng Notes.-The Tcmplars'
Turnout-0n The slaud-Aquatics-War on a
Woman; Mile. Aimee and Her Manager-Dry
Go0ls-- Equestrian Statue OF General winfield
Scott-Suicide III Cell.
4-Peer's Period: Sketches Of Long .ieigain- Pom
tins twenty five Years Under The nara; ,Pius
May DE. but Peter viii Lvef--remplc Eman-
uet orthodox Friends - Religious IntellI-
eencc--A Clerical Bigamist-health or non.
4. L. Mccormick.
5--A Voice from the Tonbs: Foster Makes an APP
PEAL 10 the Notwithstanding in the Coarts-
Fashionable summer Resorts--Fmancal and
Comme!cia-Tne Farmers RGIned-ai Marriages,
Births ana establishments.
G-EdltUrials Leading Article. Communism Its
Causes ana It's Curc'' Amusement Announce.
ments
7-EduQ rlal continued from Fifth PageN--Franoe:
HEB AID Special Reports rom Nersallles-The
Sentence OF Mrs. Fair Miscellaneous Tcle-
graphic News-Niews II The Past-Husiness
NOTICES.
S-Adverilse.nents
0--Adgertsements
i0-Judge DoNling's Departure for Europe-News
from MISUNDERSTANDING Intehigence-Ad-
yertisements.
l-AdvertlscMeuts.
l2-Adyet iisements~
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DAY q THANKSGIVING Is GERMANY -
On the ISth Of June. 1915. WAS fought The
battle OF Waterloo-a proud day since in the
history Of Great Britain and Prussia. q sad
day since 10 the memory Of France. With a
pride which We cannot blame and with a
wickedness which We must admit the 18th
Of June 1871, is singled out for the triumphal
ensry OF the victorious German army into
Berlin. Princes, kings. emperors viii tax e
part 10 the demonstration. Ii will be the
proudest day that Berlin, that Prussia, that
Germany. has Known. On that day France.
once 80 proud, now 50 lowly, win feel 4
special pang We cannot blame Prussia for
having her sweet revenge. We can only nope
that such revenge will never again. either in
Berlin Or 10 Paris or anywhere else BE- neces-
sary
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The ENGLISH llIGu COMMISSIONERS and
General Schenck, our MiusLer 10 Great Bri-
tain, arrived in Liverpool yesterday. The
Chamber of Commerce waited upon General
Schenck and presented % him al address.
The General says orr despatch, made "a neat
speech in reply.
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Ex-CoSGEEssMAN Bowen was convicted
yesterday of bigamy, and held ia i've thousand
dollars 90 await sentence, lis counsel having
moved for new trial