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WASHINGTOSs
WAsuiNoToN, August 9B.

W ASlllNVTONI August 90.
Tho sixth annual Schutzenfest Of tho
Washington SchugenVereln commenced
to-day and was largely attended.
The many recent dlsastersby explosions
ofsteamboat boilers Is exciting the gravest
comment among steanlbOatmen and others
N this city, including many Of the officials
Of the Treasury Department, who have
charge Of matters pertaining to steam.
boat machinery, and 1t seems that one re.
suit Of the feeling which exists will be tho
presentation of valuable suggestions re-.
specting a law upon thia subject when
Congress meets In December.
The Postofllce Department has Issued n
pamphlet inviting proposals. for tho carry.
Ing ofmails on a large number Of routes
In the South, on which accepted bidders
have failed to execute tue contracts or
perform the service, and which arc now
to be relet at the expense OF the said fail
Ing bidders or contractors.
The Postmaster General to-day order.
cd q mail service on the Peoria & Rock
Island Railroad, between Peoria and
Rock Island, elghty.twO miles and back,
twelve times u week, ...
An attempt was made today, by man
named ThOs. 3. Cassidy, to swindlo the
Metropolitan Bank and Lewis johnson &
Co., bankers, out Of $4,000, by means Of
raised certificates oil deposits The fraud
was discovered, and Cassidy has fed
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BOSTON.
BosTON, August 90

.|f... ouSLONI august ~,
The funeral services Of the late Rey
DR. GRnnett will take place tomorrow In
the Arlington Street Church. Rev. Cal
win Lincoln, o college class mate and init
mate friend, will conduct tho services
The funeral Of Rev. DR.. Mason will take
place tomorrow at 2 P. NJ, from tho Bah
list Church at Cambridge. Tho mayor o.
Cambridge has ordered the flags to be al
half mast throughout tho day. y.
Tho steamer Wilmington, from Calves.
ton, picked upon the s8th inst, in latitude
1924, longitude 1851, boat containing
Francis Munti, first mate; AIinRrd Sim.
mons, second mate; and Lewis Sehlader, a
AJ1mGn, belonging to the bark Linda, Of
Philadelphia, from New York and bound
for New Orleans, which iounderod in a
hurricane on the 80 inst, in latitude 1884,
longitude 1889. A boat containing Capt,
Smith, the steward, and four seaman left
tho bark and was In company with the
boat containing the mate until dark on
the night of the 25th, when they got sepa-
rated. Both boats were to steer northwest
for tho Florida coast, After taking on
board tho mates boat and crew tho vii.
mington searched in different directions
for the boat containing Captain Smith and
crew, but without success.
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FOREIGN.
GERMANY.

, -. BERElN, Aug. 90.
There were 329 deaths from cholera in
konigsburg during the week ending the
2jth inst, including 1877 children.
No deaths have occurred from cholera
OF Dant8lc daring the last two days. IA
The HerR. ZeituRg to-day says that
Bordin is coming to visit the Emperors of
Austria and Germany. The Kaiser, Fran.
els Joseph, will meet Emperor William
in November at somepointon the Rhine.
The National ZGituRg says that Count
Walder2ec has been recalled, and that
Baron Won lArnun replaces him as
charge dAtfaires Of Germany at Versall-
les. The above named journal indicates
that securer relations with France render
1t possible for Germany to dispense with
military watches in that country, t
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SAN FRANUIsCo.
SAN FRANo1sco, Angllsl

7 7g. SAN FRANCISCO, August 2S.
Tho salo Of lots In Yerba Buena Plaza,
for the benefit Of the new City Hall Fund,
to-day realized nearly $0SO,00O, the prices
being relatively the highestever obtained.
The San Francisco Scientific Expedi.
tiOn sailed for 0mlaska In the government
schooner IIunlIoldG to-day. Il !, l-sL-I Z
The Indian difficulties In Southern Cal
iiornia are more serious than were at first
anticipated. The following startling In.
telligence Is just received from Los Flores
this afternoon The rebel chief Olegario
has persuaded the Caijulas TO Join him In
IN attack on the settlement Of San Luise.
ry. The settlers are responding 10 the
call of Col. j. @. Coatswell to Join tho
command OF Col. Brown tonight.
Father Ubach, Of Santiago, has just re.
turned, and reports that all attempts on
his part to bring peace have been frustra.
ted by Olegario. There Is great excite.
ment In the vicinity Of San I,uiSery. Fears
arc entertained Of q general uprising md
an Indian war. I. IL.
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G8getetlilsaar.
The Yoin on a CONVENTION.

Reports Of last Thursdays vote arcStill
so lneagre, 50 conflicting in some cases,
and 90 uncertain in Others that any aCcu-
rate exhibit of the actual result even in
the counties from which these reports
have been received, Is yet impraeticable.
But ifthe reports Of the last two days that
have como up from the southern part Of
the State are an approximation to the
truth, We fear the call Of a Convention has
prevailed. That our readers may get an
approximate idea how the. matter stands
aslaraS known, We " append an exhibit of
such reports received up 70 this time as
seem worthy OF credencc. Those deemed
certainly correct ere indicated with as.
The others are in some cases telEgrauIs to
ourselves, and in others reports to'the
Register. Doddridge, Jackson, Pleasants,
Roane and Writ, are estimated by our
parkaFahilrV cnFreanonhaEt rI
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MethOdistism In New York.
SYRACUSE, August az

piHACusE, August ~,
The State Committee of the New York
State Methodist appointed to assist In es
tablishing the Syracuse University, mel
this afternoon. Among other important
transactions it decided to add thata State
Convention be held in this city, date soon
TO by fixed. II Is expected the Gonven.
ton Committee will recommend that an
additional five hundred thousand he rails.
ed and added TO tho endowment fund.
Tho cornerstone orthe Hall of Languages
of tho University will be laid Thursday
afternoon by Row Dr. Beck, President Of
the Board OF Trustees Of the Univesity
Rev, Dr. Hayens, oI the Northwestern
University; at Evanston, Ills, will deliver
an address, and Rev. Geo lansing TAYLOR
Of New York, poem.
The Univesalist State Convention was
held IN this city to-day. A now eonati.
tuition was adopted and Edward Orom,
well elected President and Chas. Fliheres
Treasurer a.a0.
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News from Greenland.

NEW lOhk, mug. gu
A special dispatch from 1t. Johns, N.
F., annotinces the return there from
Greenland of tho U. s. ship Congress,
ShO having made the voyage or2, 900 miles,
TO discover latitude 70, In less than thir-
teen running days. Tho Congress left
ST. Johns August 3D., and anchored at
Disco on the 10th. On her trip she passed
hundreds Of immense iCebergS, but en-.
countercd no pack ice. The season Is
very open-not unlike May in New York.
In the advance trip daybreak was per.
pelual; the sun sunk below the horizon
but for short time, and even twilight
was sufficient to read by. All night the
displays Of lhe aurora borcalis were OK
tremeIy grand. Metoric lights, assuming
magnificent arches, columns, scrolls and
spiral stairways were witnessed In all
their sublime splendoty.t { EIg'"
Capt. Halls party was found Of Disco
In good spirits and hopeful Of their enter.
prise. 1lui
A regular summer was found In Green.
land-howers blooming, brooklets flow'
ing, birds singing, and babies rolllcking
on the grass In going to the big gla
cier the persplratl0n rolled of like rair
drops. l..a.ly. .as ,Mn..,
A most cheerful reception was accord
ed the party by the Danish authorities.
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THE OHIO CANVASS.
Speeches of McSsrs. PendletOn and
Thurman at Columbus,
NoLUMnus, O., Augnsl 81.

Thurman at Columbus.
COLUMBUS, o., August ~,
Hon. Geo. II. PendletOn spoke Tor one
hour and three quarters to large audi.
ence, commencing by eulogizlng Vallan.
digham and defending his character as q
man and politician, after which he dc.
livered substantially his I,OvClOnd speech
making no now points.
~ Senator Thurman followed In speech
Of an hour. IIe discussed the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, Rnd
stated that the Democrats interpOsGd no
objection to the thirteenth amendment,
but were MS strongly opposed 10 tho four
tCenth and fifteenth amendments aS ever
he denounced the reconstruction meas.
ures Of Congress, claiming that all tho 70.
construction necessary when the rebel.
lion surrendered was Tor the Southern
States to elect Senators and Representa-
tves to Congress. lIo discussed tho re.
constructed State Governments, In do.
tail, and said the debts Of those states
had been increased by tho tho negro and
carpet,bsg government $4,000, 900, He
denounced, tho Ku.Klux bill md the
treaty Of Washington. .....-.. ar =
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The Halifax Regatta.
HALIFAX, Augustus

hALlFhAt August 20
There is a prevailing opinion Of dis
trust as TO tho Withdrawal ol tho Paris
crew from the great f0tir.oared race,
Wednesday. They assign as the reason
that Halifax hatbor Is TOO rough Tor their
boat. They. assert however that they will
challenge the winning crew TO row on
smooth water. They have represented to
the Secretary Of tho Yacht Club, that
after going over the course they found
ground swell, and other difficulties they
could not encounter. It's stated thai, the
boat Of tho Barton crew is warped, and
they are unable to remedy tho defect.
The American crew have adopted tho red
white and blue colors. Albert Pilesbury,
Is 10 be starter; John Hugh, Judge; John
E. Wyde and ]. E. Gsylor Wood, Umpire
The latter are Commodore and Vice Cont
nodore of yacht clubs, and are men oI
high character Their decisions will ht
accepted unquestioned.
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Railway Accident in Kentucky.
LorIsYII.I.E. A1lrllsL 2l

A freight train on the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad was thrown from the
track today by q defective rail. Seven
cars are off the track badly damaged, and
twenty-five head Of hores and mules were
killed.
A young colored man, a passenger on
the above road to-day, puthls head out Of
tho window, which struck the fence over
q cattle guard, and he was killed. ...
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INI TI0 TITU- 5ARATodA, August ~.
4Upto this date there have been fifteen
entries for tho Saratoga international re.
gatta, five for four cared races, and ten
for single scull.N The following arc the
crews entered for tho former = 'ThU,WRrd
brothers, four Of the Ncwburg Bielih
crew, Mckee crew, Tyne crew, or Eng.
land, and Tyler and Winston crew, d
England. ,tno. Blglin, Jas. Kaye and
Coulter, Of the Biglln crew. Ellis Ward
OF the Ward brothers crew; Bright, Kel
ly, Chambers and Percy, Of the Tyne
crew; Jos. H. Sadder and Robt. Bagnall
Of tho Tayl lor ana NYInpliip ors,I" ~ Eng
land. na. i.I H
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PlTTSBURGH.
PnTsDulsGu, Aug, 20.

PFrTsDuRGn, Aug, 90.
The City Councils of Pittsburgh have
chosen VIM. Phillips, D. W, G, Carroll
s. Beamer, p. II. Lautman, and Johr
ChislGtt, Jr., as Commissioners to ereCI
new water works, at tho estimated cost o
over $9,OOO,0OO.
The Democratic county convention TO.
day nominated for State Senate r. NJ.
Gibson and John Murray, Sr,; Assembly;
Jas Irwin, Robert Siddcll, NJ. +. Walsh,
Adam Runiman, Wm. Hazlctt, Peter
Haberman, ]. n. Ewing, The State
platform was endorsed uu
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LOUISVILLE.
LOuIsynIE, Aug. Y!

LOuSvHLE, Aug. ~.
Vim. H. Dix, an old business man OI
this city, anil n prominent lumber NOR.
Chant, has failed and made an assignment
TO MIR RUSSELL of the firm Of Bruce 4
Russell, Of this city. 1t IL understood
that Dix has assets amounting TO S03,.
600, while his liabilities are said 10 be
only $4,000 .r..
Tho ColorCd Baptists of New Albany,
lndan0, arc making extensive prcnara.
ti6ns to entertain the members Of their
State Association Of Colored Baptlsls,
which meet nthat city September III.
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The Pous on Prussia.

lH NEW lORK, aug. ~.
Foreign 6dvices report the Pope as
having recently spoken as follows con.
cerning the course Of The Prussian gov
eminent toward German Catholics:
II had expected The German Catholics
would be treated with greater Justice. |
do not conceal from you that hoped 80
able a dlplomatist IS Prince Bismarck
would not have provoked discord In the
new empire. All wars that arc tinder-
taken against the Church are always con-
vertgl % her ultimate gain. They have
alwhya reinforced her have made her
membets more compact; have fortified
them In their faith"
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CharIsston YnIlow Eersr,

!CHARLEsToN, 8. G., August 90,
I" Alew new cases Of tile fever have been
reported and three Of the cases previously
reported terminated fatally since Yestef.
day. A largo number Of unacclimated
persons have left the city, Opinions are
still divided as 70 the probability Of the
disease assuming tho proportions Of an
epidemic. .os. tIoI
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NEW ARRANaERENT-An new arrange
.ment in relation to passengers leaving this
city for the East on the $50 train over the
Baltimore & Ohio road, went into effect
Monday evening. A cafis nowsent from
the station here every evening IN which
passengers for Baltimore are seated, and
on arriving at Benwood It il attachtd.to
the through train and taken as lar rs
Cameron. AT that point they are
changed into another car, without being
required to get out in all sorts Of weather,
aS has been the case at Benwood since
the through trains ceased starting from
this city. The vacated car remains at
Cameron until the next morning, when
passengers destined for this point are
transferred TO II and come through with.
ont further change. Nr.
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MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, August 30

49, aH -MhMThlbi huBuS SV'
Capt. J. Theodore Adams, a well known
dry goods clerk, employed at Zessels d
Sons, on Main street, was killed to-day by
]. W. 8. Brown, q pressman, whose
daughter Adams had Seduced. Brown
called on him yesterday, and demanded
that he should marry the girl, which was
refused. To-day he returned with shot
gun and fired OF Adams, who was crouch
ing under the counter, the charge taking
effect in the right leg, the only one he had
having lost the other at Petersburg
Adams lived about three hours. Brown
surrendered.
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PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, August 2s.
Tie mill on the corner Of Chestnut and
Thirty.flrst streets, belonging to Parish &
Tate, was burned this informing, Loss
$4,000. II was occupied by Chambers
Bros, gingham makers; Lex & Co. and
George Heaton, yarn splnnefs; Pomeroy
cotton cap maker; John b. Laidy, boiler
maker; and Pugh BFos, Augur makers
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. To RE TRtED.nThc Second Branch Of
Council last evening adopted q resolution
authorizing the. Committee on Water
Works to purchase dozen water meters,
in order to arrive at some proper basis for
making the assessment hereafter. AS for.
metly made II was simply an arbitrary
matter, and no doubt "equal and exact
Justice" was not done in all cases. With
the metera It Is believed that something
definite and nearly correct can be ascet.
tained, and that parties viii becompelled
IN pay for what they gel and nothing more
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Tic Ocean wave Disaster.

RICHMOND, VA, August 80.
A submarine diver of Mobile hat
thoroughly explored tho sunken wreck oI
the Ocean Wave, but failed to discover
any bodies He reports the boat terribly
shattered by the explosion. The casual
ties are So killed and 30 wounded. MANY
persons believed 10 have been on boart
The boat at the time are still missing,
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Ren,hsr Report.
Wan DEPARTMBNT,
oPFicB or THE oHIIr sleNAL oPFtcER,

OIfICu OulhT pluNAh I
WAsHiNGToN, D. c., Aug. $3.50 p. n.
sFsoPsls FOR TwENTY.FoUR hours.
The barometer has continued to fall on
the California coast, with westerly winds;
and the hazy weather, with the lowest
pressure, which prevailed Monday utter.
noon In Central and Southern Wisconsin,
has been drawn northward to Lake Supe.
rior, but is now stretching eastward bo.
yond Lake Huron, and its influence has
CONTINUED 10 extend tOLhe Gulf and the
Atlantic coast .S0uthwGsterly winds have
prevailed fr6ml Illinois 10 New York and
the Gull, and havo increased In severity
on the lower lakes since this morning.
Brisk westerly Winds are now reported
from LakeGAlithlgan, and local rains and
short squalls remain frequent. On the
middle Atlantic poaSt rain lhas fallen gen.
orally since Monday afternoon, and also
from Massachusetts eAsiward to- the At.
lantic. Partially cloudy and clearing wea.
ther now prevails from Maine TO North
CafSlina and westward, ss;-y
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News from the Artic Expedition.


WARRINGTON, u. w august SS'
Captain Davenport, Of the U. g. steamer
Congress, reported this morning to the
Navy Department from 81, Johns, N. B..
his return from Greenland. His cargo o.
coal, provisions, &C., was transferred safe,
" from the Congress to the Polaris, and
the latter sailed poleward on Tho after
noon of August 18th, with the brightest
prospects Of an open seasCn.
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EyANsVILLE.
EvANsv1DLEtAur. 30.

~ tEVhNBVIbLbI Aug, sV'
Sullivan, who killed Tahiel, was ex.
amined to-day and committed without
bail. There Is o great deal Of feeling
about the matter, the courtroom being
crowded. iailsa zoos .Eaaw
The Carpenter alledgcd $4,000 robbing
case was dismissed to-day, tho complain.
ant paving the costa. 5 IE.
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Wisconsin Republican Convention.
MADISON. Anr- 2A.

The Republican State Convention meets
in the capitol tomorrow noon. Many
delegates and candidates have already
arrived. Both candidates for Governor
Hon, William E. Smith and General Q. u
Washburne-are confident OF SUCCESS
each claiming the majority.
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Movements Of Mr.. COlfa1.

'''7'177777N @E7'T1 INV wv
Vice President Colhx has arrived nj
Minneapolis from his tip to the Red river
region. He says his health Is now better
than II has been for many years. The
travelling has had a wonderfully beneficial
effect upon him. Mr. GoliaX will leave
ST. Paul for South, Bend on Thursday
reaching his home on Saturday,
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ENGLAND.
LONDON, August 90

LONDON, August 90.
A conference of the National Union for
the Suppression Ol InIemperance was
held to-day at 81. james Hall, The ses.
sion was devoted To the consideration of
the present Lyons system, and steps were
taken toward securing amendments to
the laws regulating the sale Of liquors,
which will advance tho caliSc 0l temper.
Onnn
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BUFFALO.i
BUFFALO, August 20.

3 saa~. BUFFALO, August 90
I Tie Jury in tho case Of sam'l j. Hobby,
late collector Of this port, who Is charged
with malfeasance In office, after being
out three hours, returned with a yer.
dict oI guilty. His counsel will moyp for
an arrest Of Judgment. - ''i VI
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BRuNswIcK, ME., Augnsl "a

DNUNbWIVhI NIFsi hUBWsV EU.
Ata meeting Of the Board Of Trustees
Of BoWdoin College to-day Gen. Cham.
berlaln accepted the Office Of President
rendered him last July. The commence
ment o. the fail term has been deferred
until September.
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CoNTRAcr AWARDED The contract
for furnishing the schoUl.houSes at Elm
Grove and Triadelphla with seats, was
awarded yesterday TO the Excelsior School
Furniture Manufacturing Company.
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The storms that centre on Lakes Bu.
perior and Huron wilt probably by Wed.
nesday have extended northeastward fat
into Canadn with southeasterly winds and
rain Tonight On the New England coast
so6thwestetly winds, with local storms
from Maryland and New Jersey north,
ward, and brisk Winds from the south
west and west, and from Lake Ontario Ia
Lake Michigan The conditions will re-
main favorable for short rains on WedneS
day on the coasts and Ihe Southern and
Gnlf States. nt.g
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. sAiNiT LOUIS.

'''' w sr. LOUIS, August2o.
John Irwin, who murder Samuel Van.
orden, bis son.in.law, in this city last
March, was arrested in East ST. Louis
yesterday.
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Murderer Found GnlItY.

TlNNUUHl hUBU5I EU'
The Jury in the case Of Eldridge W
Reed, Of Midway, who was tried for the
murder Of John Ray in September last
returned verdict Of murder in the first
degree. rs...e.,-
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SALT LAKE, Aug. 80.

William Hickman was brought 10 town
yesterday, charged with the murder Ot a
spanlard last fall. He was once Nor.
mon In good fellowship, ahdis condemned
to-day BY Mormon journals. II is said
by Gentiles that the arrest will lead 10
exciting disclosures Of other crimes, I'm.
pliCaLing the Church authorities.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

scHOoL.HousE so1DAThe0 old school
house at Elm Grove was sold yesterday
for s127. 80 I'D. a. '-e.ll.ai - -