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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July 3-The anniversary OF
the National Independence will be OBJ
served here tomorrow by the customary
closing of the board of trade, banks aud
public offices, and by the usual number Of
excursions and entertainments. Old
fashioned celebrations will be held at q
number Of the suburban towns and at np!
merous cities and towns In Illinois, Wis
consin and Michigan. Great preparations
have been made at Kalamazoo, Michigan,
for celebration. Ex.Gov. Blair will dc.
liver an grafton and Vice President Colfax
will also be present to address the people.
A Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, dispatch
says: Mrs. Lewis Wicks, living in
that county, killed her child and then. cut
her own throat, lastnight, No particulars
given.
The Chairman OF the Democratic State
Central Committee of Iowa has issued o
call for q Convention at Des Moines,
August 1st.
Lawrence Wilder, the nominee of the
Democratic and Liberal Conventions OF
Illinois for Attorney General, has declined
the nomination on account Of Ill health
and the pressure Of his professional busi-
ness, His place on the ticket will be
filled by the Central Committee.
The weather here to-day has been
much cooler than for several days pre-
vious.
W. F. Storey, editor ol the Chicago
Times in this city, who met with an acci-
dent while attending the recent Conven'
tion at Springfield, by which his leg was
broken, returned home tonight, having
recovered sufficiently to not fear being
removed. TT 7}tbA ua
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.

PARIS, July 8.-The debate on the bill
imposing tax on raw materials Is now In
progress in the National Assembly at
Versailles. The lobbies are full Of ex.
cited spectators and the members Of the
Right are resolute in their determination
to respect the measure and hope for q
majority against II, with the aid Of the
representatives Of the free trade districts
In the South Of France. f"9t
Among the questions which have been
under discussion Is the contingency
of the resignation Of Thiers and
the appointment OF q Triumverate
to be composed Of Marshal Mcmahon,
Gen. Ladmirault, and Due de Broglie in
his place, Is again mooted. The party oil
the Lett are now unanimous in their sup.
port OF Theirs. They have had an inter
view with the President, and on receiving
the promise of their assistance made q
brief speech, in which he distinctly stated
that he would not In any event resign.
Theirs also announced that he was fully
aware Of the intrigues Of the Right, and
remarked that the Left may implicitly
rely on him to defend with frmness and
all his power, the interest of the Republic.
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I NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YoRK, July 3,-Between and 9
o'clock this morning, fire In Elm Road
and Duane street, destroyed Taylor &.
DarelB paper warehouse and damaged
the building and business materials Of the
Camphete gas works, the paper box fac
tory Of selehon Hitz, q book blndery and
James & Kirtland's fancy iron works.
Loss, 100000. ft.giil .-it.f B9f
The number Of sunstrokes yesterday
was nearly 200. The deaths reported
were about 90 in this city, although there
were numerous cases not known to the
police. The heat continued to-day.
The strikes, though fast falling of, still
have strong hold upon many OF tho
men. A strong effort Is being made by
tho Employers Union TO persuade the
workmen to return under the old system.
A monster procession Of workingmen Tor
tho 1st Of August Is under projection.
A committee Of the Employers Union
have issued an address to the workmen,
appealing to them to resume labor, which
Is being distributed to-day in German and
English by the thousand.
Mr.. Greeley will leave Boston on Thurs
day morning for Newport, returning on
Friday to this city. '...
The official programme for the celebra-
ton by the city Of the Fourth Of July,
comprises public concerts Of instrumental
music and an exhibition Of fireworks at
the battery and principal public parks in
the evening. The display is expected to
be very fine. s6t Ias.H
The Seventh Regiment makes q Jubilee
pilgrimage Of weeks duration to Sara
toga to-day. rs nH g..
The loss by the fire at Taylors paper
stock warehouse, on Elm street, was
about $4,000. The other buildings are
not so badly injured as at first reported.
The Employers Central Executive
Committee are about to send the manu-
facturers throughout the country q circu-
lar pledging them to pay workmen here
after by the hour, and to employ only
those willing to work. Also a set Of
blanks containing questions in regard to
the system in the establishments, of the
person who received the communication
and his opinions concerning the labor
question, and the best practicable means
of resisting experimenting strikes.
The Academy OF Music is to be given
up Monday, Wednesday and Friday of
next week to Herr Strauss and Madame
Arabella Goddard. Strauss will bring
with him large and well selected
archestra rom the performers Of the
Jubilee.
Madame Leutner will givea concert on
invitation Of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
Mayor Powell, and other eminent citizens
Of Brooklyn, at the rink In that city, some
evening between the 7th and 18th Of July,
for the benefit Of the Brooklyn Orphan
Asylum. Madame Leutner will give one
concert in Philadelphia, and one in
Washington, but will not appear in New
York. rI
Its reported Col. II. F. sweitzer, was
appointed General Manager of the Erie
Railroad.
.Thespecie engagements for to o.morrow's
steamers, are $450,0OO, including $4,000
in silver.
The Assistant Treasurer to-day paid
$725, 900 interest, and $l57, 900 in redemp-
tion of the $50 bonds.
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WASHINGTON.
THE ApAcHEs AT THE WHITE HOUSE,

THE APAcHEs AT THE WHITE HOUSE,.
WARRINGTON, July S.-The President
to-day appointed B. Hayes postmaster at
Conneaut, Ohio, rice VIM. D. Chapman,
resigned.
When the Apache delegation visited
the President to-day they were accom-.
panied by Secretary Delano, Commission.
er OF Indian Affairs, Walker, and Cen
eral Howard. The Indians expressed o
desire to live at peace with the whites,
and said they wanted horses, shops, farms
and to be educated at school. Santa,
one Of the chiefs, asked for a suit of
clothes like the Presidents, and cane, a
pistol, sword, and horse to ride, to
shCR his consequence at home. The
President told them he was anxious to
promote their comfort, but TO that end,
was necessary for them to keep peace,
and he would do every thing in his pow.
er to protect them from bad white men,
He thought they would have o better
homo in Indian Territory, where atten.
ton could be paid to their Improvement,
and they would be assisted in farming,
and school houses would be built and
mechanics would teach them how to
work, and other benefits would be render.
ed them. Miguel said at one time he was
on bad terms with the whites, not knowing
whether they were Americans or Mexl
cans, but as soon as he learned that they
were Americans, he buried all his bad;
ness and was now their friend. Several
other Indians addressed the President de-
claring their determination hereafter not
only 10 be at peace among themselves but
toward the whites.
Itis understood that the appointment
Of Deputy Comptroller Of the Currency
will soon be made, after the competitive
examination Of the clerks, in accordance
with the provisions Of the civil service
regulations.
President Grant left on to.nights train
for Long Branch. ,asss.
Secretary Boutwell, will leave for North
Carolina on the 18th inst, to speak al
Charlotte and Morgantown. Ie8 I
Twenty lady clerks were dropped from
the rolls Of the Internal Revenue office
to day. There being no money appro.
priated to pay their salaries.
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THE LATEST NEWS.

-Aman named ThoS. Fitzgerold, from
Syracuse, N. Y, was run over and killed
BY the cars at Vermillion, Ohio, Tuesday
night. ue iscs5
The Mail train on the Midland Road
ran OF the track on Tuesday, crushing
through the Milk Depot, injufing 8 per-
sons. None fatally.
AT Cincinnati to-day the fourth will
be celebrated In no public way. Offices
will be closed, and newspapers will not
Issue on the fifth.
Dick Allen, an engineer on the
Union Pacific r. r. was run over and
killed Tuesday night, by a locomotive on
the Denver and Rio Grande road.
AT ST, Louis'to day the Fourth will
be generally observed as holiday. All
thepublic Offices will be closed and busi.
ness suspended throughout the city. No
papers will be issued Friday morning.
"A fire in East siglnaw, Mich, Wed.
nesday afternoon, destroyed saw mill
and several hundred thousand feet Of
lumber, owned by w. P. Irwin. Loss
$4,000. Insurance Tor 10000.
-Ex.Gov. Letcher, Of Virginia, iu q
brief address defining his position, states
that If the choice Is presented to him to
vote for Grant or Greeley, he will unhes.
itatingly vote for Greeley.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com.
pany will furnish tickets. on Its main
road, branches and connections, extending
through Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Missouri, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, and other States, at
single fare for round trip. to delegates and
visitors to the National Democratic Con.
vention in the city of Baltimore, on the
9th instant.
The steamer Mealin has completed
therepairs Of the cable betweenSt. Pierre
and Placente, which has not been in ope'
ration for two months. : The cables from
st. Pierre and Brest have also been cut
to repair.
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An Enormous Poduction and Con.
sumption of Whiskey.

We learn by an official statement Of the
Internal Revenue Office that the number
OfdlslillGries at work in this country is
two hundred and fifteen, and that their
daily capacity Is two hundred and seven.
teen thousand six hundred and eighty.
Two gallons. Reckoning the whole yot.
Ing population in round numbers at five
millions, this would be over third of a
pint Ol spirits day for each male adult
in the United States. This is nearly all
Whiskey, for the proportion Of other
spirits distilled is small, comparatively.
Admitting that the women and male
youngsters under age drink some, there
are as an Offset to these q vast number OF
men who never drink spirits. Nor is the
amount exported to other countries con.
siderable. At the rate of production as
stated above, one million seven hundred
and lOrty.one thousand Tor hundred and
hIty'Six pints day, we may calculate a
lalI pint on an average for every moder.
Gte drinker and topper. There is, no
doubt a great deal manufactured in small
quantities and secretly, in q domestic way,
10 addition to this vast production Of the
t4x'paying distilleriss. Who will say,
alter this exhibit, that the Americans are
nc not a Ehisky.drinkiDg people? After
!ae lsEot August the tax will be seventy
cents gallon. Il the production keeps
up ue present amount that will give
Tver hundred and fifty thousand dol.
Il, .a's sGs a DAY revenue to the government, or
i" S9e ! rate OF nearly fifty million a year.
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An Extensive Lumber Enterprise near
..f Piedmont.
From the Cumberland NeWn. F

AASAA SAV SHAASOttaH9 NoWb'
Messrs. II. G. Davis & Brothers i'm.
provements near Westernport. IN this
county, promise 70 be Of q very extensive
nature. They now have upwaris Of
seVenty.fve men employed III the con.
struction Of o boom In the Potomac river
above Piedmont, and also In malSinp ex.
cavations on some five or six acres OF
land for reservoir into which TO float logs
as they come down the river. The boom
Is 10 be so constructed that il will direct
the floating Of logs into this small lake.
where the timber will become well water.
soaked previous to being sawed M into
lumber. Alarge saw mill Il to be erected on
the MARYLAND side OF the river. for the nuf.-
pose Of saving the logs collected bv ;he
boom. The bed OF the Potomac river for
a distance Of fifty miles above IA 10 be
cleared out, and all obstructions to loe.
floating removed. II IL Contemplated Al
narrow passes Of the river between the
densely wooded hills through which the
river flows to erect dams. by which
means sufficient heads OF water NAV be
gathered In the absence Of ireshefs to
cause a sudden floating STAGE of water nv
which 10 carry logs from places on The
river toIthe boom. miles below,
The Messrs, Davis own immense tracts
of timber lands, abounding In hemlock
and white oak, along The banks of tbe
Upper Potomac, and the only means Of
ever getting il out Of those Wild and rue.
ged mountain Businesses is by means Of
The river. and to make il efficient will re-.
quire a vast deal Of labor and the expen.
diture ot a Considerable spm Of money.
but the gentlemen prosecutinp The work
have the.means and the energy to accom-.
plish their undertakinp. IA fHrnish a
Quick and convenient transit Of lumber
from the saw mill to Inc market the
Messrs DAVIS are also erecting 4 rail.
road bridge over the river to con-
meet their mill with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad at Piedmont The
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THE "SEA sERPENT."-Mr. J. Goblin,
of Durham, forwards to the Natal Colo.
MICS the following account Of "sea SER
pent" seen by him: "During my passage
from London, I saw no less than three
sea serpents, but IN account Of the last
will suffice. On Both December last, on
board the Silvery Wave, in lat. about So
0 s., and Ion. SO 80 E., at G20 P. NJ.
solar time, an enormous serpent passing
nearly across our bows compelled the al
teration Of our course. he was at least
one thousand feet long, Of which about
one-third appeared on the surface of the
water at every stroke OF his enormous
tan.shaped tail, with which he propelled
himself, raising 1t high above the waves,
and arching his back like land snake
or a caterpillar. In shape and proportion
he much rcsembled the cobra, being
marked by the same knotty and swollen
protuberapce at the back OF the head on
the neck. The latter was the thickest
part Of the serpent. His head was like a
bulls in shape, his eyes large and glow.
ing, his ears had circular tips, and were
level with his eyes, and his head was
surmounted by q horny crest which he
erected and depressed at pleasure. He
swan with great rapidity and lashed the
sea into foam, like breakers dashing over
jagged rocks. The sun shone brightly
upon him, and with q good glass saw
his overlapping scales open and shut with
every arch Of his sinuous back colored
like the rainbow"
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THE Charleston Courier is opening cut
"A hitter warfare on Gov. JACOB. 1t asks
the samequestion asked by the Register
afew days ago, why, ifGov JACOB knows
Of any wrong doing on the part OF the
Public Printer he does not proceed to ex.
rose and punish him. This is very silly
Theexposurc has already been made in
thtLegislature, and the Legislature took
charge Of the matter Of investigation and
punishment by the appointment Of a
committee. That committee was care.
fully made up by the SPEAKER Of the
House so that, Mr.. WALKERS friends
should constitute a majority of it Gov.
JACOB was put at the head of the commit,
tee for the sake Of appearances, but he is
quite powerless to induce the Committee
to do anything which the friends of the
Public Printer might deem it inexpedient
to do. This preteuceo on the part of the
Printers doublc.headed organ OF daring
Gov. JACOB to do his worst is therefore
pure GdeaPtaadum.
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A Fort WAYNE man has pocket
knile which belongs to Wilkie Collins,
and has a history. 1t was made at shef.
field. Collins bought 1t and had his
name engraved on it. he lost lat Tours,
France, Tho finder committed murder
with it. Collins CHANGED to be in attend.
ancc ut his trial, and recovered the knife.
He lost it again at Bath, England, and
the finder committed suicide with it.
Collins again recovered the knife, but
lost 1t the third time. This time it was
found in Fort Wayne. The gentleman
who picked 1t up claimed to be q great
admirer OF Of the novelist, and wrote to
him receiving in reply letter detailing
tho above facts.
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TERRE HAUTE.

TERRE HAurE, July S,-senator Nor.
ton, General Morton and o. @. Hunter
addressed very large meeting at the Re.
publican Wigwam, in this city, tonight.
The great building was crowded, and tho
speakers were listened to with attention,
and there was frequent applause. The
same gentlemen will speak tomorrow at
mass meeting in aid Of the Vigo County
soldiers monument, TO be held on the
line Of tue E. T. Il. s. G. r. r, in Yer
million County.
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THE TURF.
Long Branch Races.

N@NS-~S"N
LoNo BRANCH, July S.-The FIST race
to-day, steeple chase, gentlemen riders,
three miles, was won by Duffy. Time
S:414. Astronomer and Jim Tinsdale
threw their riders and did not save their
distances. Selling race II miles, Chival.
ry l, Lord Byron 2, Rounder 8. Time
1:14i. Monmouth Oaks stakes, II miles,
for three year old fillies, Belmont's Wood.
bine and Victoria 1 and Q, Elsie 8, Jury
4. Time 2:49. Mansion House stakes,
four year olds, 2t miles, Monarchist 1,
Frank Rose and O number OF others.
Time 4:471.
LOngfellow will run tomorrow In the
Jersey Jockey Club mile eheat race, best
= f"A TOLEDO RACES: q"
TOLEDO, June 3-The weather has
been decidedly cooler to-day than yester-
day, and the attendance at Quickstep
Park considerably larger. The main fea.
ture in today's programme was the race
for horses that had never beaten 2:27, TOR
purse OF $1,000; $3.50 to the first, $3.50
to the second, $3.50 to tho third, and $3.50
to the fourth. There were twelve entries
andsix started. Tho race was one by
Mohawk, Jr., who took the second, third,
and fourth heats; time, 2:914, 2:3l4 and
2:S9t. Derby, Of Buffalo, the second;
Western Boy, of Detroit. third; and Ripon
Boy, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, fourth.
Derby took the first heat in 2:SO4.
In the race Tor 2:44 horses there were
six entries, and oil started; purse $500,
divided as above, which was won by
Wade Hampton, Of Baltimore, taking the
second, fourth, and filth heats; time, 2:49t,
2:SS and 2;41f. St. Vincent, OF Warren,
Pa, the second; Lady Suffolk; of Adrian,
Michigan, third; and Lizzie D., OF Detroit,
fourth. Lady Suffolk won the first heat
in 2:42. -'.l' ''s1 # HE
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Disasters at Sen.

LONDON, July S.-The steamship Lap.
wing, running between Liverpool and
Rotterdam, collided with an unknown
vessel off the Isle Of Wight, last night,
and II isbelieved that twenty.one lives
were lost. "9' .,
The ship Omaha, which left Liverpool
February 26th, Tor Calcutta, was wrecked
on sangar Isle, in Hoagley river, and
seven of the crew were drowned.
LONDON, July 3.-The steamship Lap.
wing collided last night with an unknown
vessel of the Isle Of Wight. 1t issuppos.
ed twenty lives were lost.
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Two Men KIIIed by 1ightnIng.

LOUISVILLE, July s.-Trvine Bell, fore.
man and John Lee, laborer at gravel pits,
near the head OF Shelby street, was struck
by lightning this afternoon. Bell was
Instantly killed, Lee died five minutes
The clothing and shoes
were torn to pieces but no mark was on
tue persons except Bells face, neck and
breast was discolored almost black.
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Richie County all righ, for Jacob.

~. RlTcmE COUNTY, W. Va, June 2S,
10 T SSe Editors Of tho Iatelllgencer.
me announcement that honest John ].
jacob y was q candidate independent" Of
uuSS, ~ y sent q thrill Of joy through the yoe.
N many Of this County without distinction
VI Up party like that which nervcd the
Tesrs Tes1 O lhe,people Of Ohio, when honest
Sonh .i'l !, BrouEh, (Democratic) defied the
ring in bis State years MO, and was tri. M
osapnantly VI. elected, because he was hon.
,his It is not so much a dislike Of Camden
.Taach iSSt influences y the people to work fol-
oSsoo. oS as contempt for his aids and
Tn'gI ~ p iuglemen, Henry S, Walker, (Pub,
~ P.l,sinIe L,siaIer) and bis clerk Baker Of the
II Camden "has been down to Jericho
~ ,MUass!y o.s Is a strong platform, aud hard
"oVeFcome-Success " to Jacob,
OBSERVER.
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pnTIS5 not long since a dyspcptic was be.
SSseS - y y oy an advertisement into sending
VIII SbioS new York individual q dollar, for
promI.0S a sum a cure for dyspepsia was
TISeu, TItS ,s de received a printed sim
Sus u y nese ,s words "Stop drinking and
Wv wv N tho garden" The man was @ nm.
sIGrDS, ss a. tl5st, then laughed, and finally
S%pPed SSp drinking and "hoed IN NV tbe @ "sT
ever. ever In a short time he was well as
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The Terrible Weather.

New YoRK, July 3.-There were four
teen deaths from sunstroke between mid
night and 8 o'clock this morning. Ont
hundred and six deaths within the pas
few days; tour times that number pros
trated.
cNcRN4Tr, July s.-several sun,
strokes to-day.
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Five BOYS Drowned in The .uudsou.

hu3EsoN, N. y, July S.-Four boys,
SSeu from Ten TO twelve years, named re-
ShectiveIy Kennedy, Martin, Leonard and
birmingham, while bathing in the Hudson On
river, IN this city, this afternoon, got be.
yond their depth and were drowned he.
tore assistance could reach them. While
searching for the bodies boy named las
Collins, was also drowned. All the bodies
except that Of Collins have been recoy. %
nroI ASSSN
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River News.

ST, LOUIS, July River falling. There
were heavy rains to-day. Weather warm.
CINCINNATI, July 3.-River 13 feet and
stationary. y
Lou1svn1E, July S.-Riyer recedinr
with feet 3 inches in the canal and 4
ieet inches in the chute. Rain this
afternoon but warm tonight -
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Call for "Llberalv Convention in

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 8.-A call Is
puhlished here to-day for q Liberal Con-
Vention, to be held at Desmoine In Au;
gust, for nominating an electoral and
State ticket and concert such measures
as may be deemed wise for consolidating
the elements opposed to the present ad.
ministration.
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A Leading Michigan Democratic Pa.
/ per Declares for Greeley.

DETROIT, July 3.-The Grand Rapids
Daily Democrat, the second Democratic
paper of importance in the. State and
largely representing the, Democracy Of
Western Michigan, will IN double lead.
ed article tomorrow morning, declare
itself in favor Of the endorsement oI Gree.
ley and Brown by the Baltimore Conveu.
tion.