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From the Arctic Expedition.

From the Arctic Expedition.
New YORK. August l4.-Captain
HalPs ship Polaris arrived at Hol-
steinberg on July Slst.
Bad Inspection.
NEW York, August 14.-An engi-
neer SAYS two boiler inspectors made
an inspection OF his boiler last Satur-
day and pronounced it safe. He sub
sequently discovered that the boiler
had crack in it two inches long.
Death of Hon. Woodbury. JAWS
PORTLAND, Me-, An sF.,.e IA 4.-Hon.
Woodbury. Davis, of this city, died
to night, aged fifty-three. He was
early identified with temperance re-
form and anti-slavery movement, and
was one of the founders of the Repub-
lican party.
Tax on Tennessee Lawyers UncOHstitu-
tiOnaI
NASHVILLE, August 14.-Judge
Baxter, in the case OF Colyar against
the Clerk of the County Court, rem
dered decision to-day, declaring the
tax ON lawyers unconstitutional. The
Legislature ordered the levy of tax
of fifty dollars per annum as a privi.
lege on lawyers. Colyar paid the tax
under protest and sued for the recov-
cry. An appeal will be taken to the
Supreme Court.
The Cincinnati Sunday Laws.
CINCINNATI, August 1.-THE ex-
citement in the German part of the
city, over the Sunday law question,
has been by no means quieted by the
action of the council against its repeal.
The beer gardens have seldom been
so full as last night. The Olympic
gardens admitted to their concert no
one save such as had checks costing
fifteen cents, which entitled the
holder to a glass of beer or cigar. This
being regarded as an evasion of the
law the pr0prietors to- day were arrest
ed and they propose to make the case
test one.
MOnarChs Buying Real Estate in New
York.
NEW YORK, August 14.-The
World says it is understood that pre-
vious to the fall OF the French empire
at Sedan Napoleon was in negotiation
with Richard SchelI, of this city, for
the Jumel estate, which he proposed
to use for residence in case of his
being dethroned. The loss of much
of his wealth by the war forced him to
look for retreat Of more modest di-
mensiOns; he is therefore treating
with Samuel S. Barlow for the Burton
Rennard estate, at Glen Cove, for
which it is expected he will have to
pay five hundred thousand dollars.
In the meantime the ex Queen Chris
tiana, of Spain. is negotiating with
Schell for the Jumel estate for four
million dollars.
The Westfeld Investigation.
New YORK, August 14.-Coroner
Keenan, resumed the investigation
into the cause of the explosion of the
Westfield to-day. A report of a pro-
fessional examination Of the wreck of
the Westfield by Professor ThurstOn,
OF HobOken, was heard. The iron Of
the boiler was ofgoOd quality, known
as charcoal No. /. The gauge was
found practically correct. The safety
valve would retain steam at thirty-One
pounds. The governor valve blew of
at thirty-tWo pounds. We found no
evidence of overheating in the boiler
of the Westfield, which exonerated
the engineer from careleSsnesS. Lines
OF weakness, caused by cOrrosiOn,
seemed to exist in the Westfield's
boiler and might have been caused by
carelessness.
The Louisville Canal.
CINCINNATI, August 14.-The COM
mittee from the Chamber of Com
merce appointed to visit the Louis
vile canal reported to-day that every
thing was favorable to the completion
of the present contracts and the OPEN
ing Ofthe canal to navigation by the
Goth of Oct, save the work awarded
to Hugh Mckinney q Co., and that
they had been assured by Gen. Weitzel
that unless this firm showed dispo-
sitiOn and ability by the 10th instant
to finish their portion of the work in
the time designated he would take the
work from their hands and place it in
the hands of others, who would be
certain to do it. A resolution was
adopted asking the cooperation of the
Board of Trade in their effort to pro-
cure an appropriation of three hun
dred thousand dollars from Congress
for the remaining work to be done
SibOA~ 1AO OOhptCbAOu VI buo p16oOut
contracts.
The Cattle Trade.
CHICAGO, August 14.-The Fort
Smell Monitor Of Wednesday gives
rather discouFaging accounts of the
cattle trade, Notwithstanding the high
prices oil beef in the Eastern markets.
At Baxter Springs and. other. sources of
supply, there is absolutely no market.
There are now forty thousand head of
cattle within few miles of that city,
and fresh herds are constantly arriv-
ing. Not half the cattle fit for sale
have yet arrived at any shipping
point in that State, and after 81 * weeks
of tedious drive over the plains from
Texas, fighting flies by days and cat
tie stampeding nearly every night;
cattle owners arrive at Baxter
Springs on bee line to find prices so
low at st. Louis and, Chicago that
shippers will not take hold at Baxter.
Now there is no stated price, and
there are no offers of cattle. They
usually sell at about One,cent a pound;
last year they brought nearly two
cents. Iowa and Illinois are full of
Texas cattle, which have been pas
tured in these States and are now
ready for the butcher, within easy
reach of a market. Whenever tele-
graph reports are favorable they are
hurried into Chicago, and Texas,
cattle men are, as usual. out.