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Mr.. DAWES DRep., Alass.l proposed 90 call
up for action the report OF the Committee Of
Ways and Means on the action Of the Secretary
Of the Treasury in negotiating the new loan
lie was willing 90 submit the question without
discussion.
Mr.. KrRR Dem Ind) representing the
minority OF the committee. declined TO consent
to having the matter voted on without discus
sion.
The resolution reported by the committee
was read, iustiiyng tho Secretary Of the Trea-
sury In the matter Of the negotiation.
MIR. Cox Dem, y. " proposed as an amend
ment a resolution directing the Committee of
Ways and Means to report to the House the hill
introduced hy him forbidding the payment Of
commissions ON the sale OF the United states
bonds
the case, and defended the COMMITTEES of W-ys
ana MtanS.
THE PROFITS or TIiE sYNnICAT
Mr. kuH contested the report; Tie claimed
dictate had received ON Lhe bonds without paving
any confederation for II was s&USUOO which
sum added to It's commissions made lis aegre-
gaze compensation g 1880. The same conf
pnrisons applied 20 the remainder Of the loan
would allow the Syndicate to reap the magnh-
cent harvest Of t2iM0,tOO, and he argued that NJ
such expenditure vas contemplated In the fund
ing law.
Mr. BECK Dem. Kyl Of the minority Of the
committee, stated why he was unable To agree
with the committee IN it, reports. He argued
that the contract entered into by the Secretary
ul uir tieasuIy WIN tne o{hulchte was h3t au-
tl"ih. "' iaN' | |a'I ti,i. T.. s"'V W IL ~ AZ
~ Il'.lS I ~ ~ " ", = u,,n" @ VI Va Wy Wy
iu,iia ~ w " ~ ~ tt Wy l % t -, W @ ii
Ialc guns MhlI1 N19likkIs7 kkI o'lkle ny - sahC
uon' ho vavutlVu that luo pl"iV VI .nv ms SS
hcloh 70 Tue oyhdlcale was AZ leet S3"Sbuvv.
IL Moulu DC pofhe ia hI'hu that the lhhleise
sum was - -. 80 ,,..,. ,
MADE ~ JAY tookE 10, - =,
IN the reiunding OF less tHan Sl9INHlHO out OF
siooUuVVu htshprlleu 70 oe lelunueu' aiu tlat
majority Would nor oh,,y pc "a "a hcehse put AN or,
der 70 the secretary oI the lreashry 10 proceed
70 refund tne other SLjuSu'uO on the same
terms anu thrpugh l,be same AGENTS. WHEREBY
they Would pochct at leasl .niee per cent on the
whole amount as lheS h"u hlreadS done on "A
part. Congress might Just hs we'll by ulfttJ
vote, put SA,OUuOO INTO the pockets OF jay
Cooke Co.
MT. bbooks dem, y. ,, another minority
member 81 the c'ululltHe' asked Mr. Dawes u
Tue p'nulhE It7ulg nus were udprird hN tine
tou Wnull tue ~ ftiuJ "I thr treasury rc-
gtrd ~ hs altuuriy Ivf MN in go on lL lha same
way with the rest of the luanf
BACKING UP nOuTwELt's sYNpICArE.
Nj. DAWES replied that the Eclotar. II the
Treasury would Doe assured boy Tive adoption ~
the resolution that In No r.spfr h'i i. Nl''n.cd
@ sno @iaH i inu'eY' \ \, A., ~, i So ,,'t' ~" "a
tI7 n1t,,i,r ~ ,io u,,,,a I, Li, t.,,, r.. All
n't thit th,t a,,y ',,utl l,ur,n ,, .... ID IA
zoo "a n't 10 tbs iier,siti,r nf f lara,
H. d M" ~ bi w f,t,,r ", l,,nrs,inns i'm n,nlin, ths
been entered mo and there was not any likeli-
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M'BRIDE DArTDsoN's s.frEs.
The Grand Jnry's Inquiries Concerning tho
NeM NonrI iIoh-e IN IIArlon.

The Grand Jury's inguiiies Concerning tho
Sew Court it0use Ia Iiarlcn.
At the time OF the fraudulent canal let
tngs that made 30 much noise throughout the
state, some twenty years ago, Farmer Abel,
supposed to be deeply implicated Ia some Of tho
transactions, made a timely visit to Ohio for tho
purpose, as he alleged, of buying cattle to sto,ts
his estate In the Genesce valley. Returning az
ter the affair had partially blown over he was
taken To task by some Of his associates FOR biz
evasion at that particular iuncture. at had u
hard look, certainly" said the Farmer. "But
Was itnot better To run away than h. stay homo
and perure myself rs the rest Of YOU didY'
PROBABLY Peter b., living comfortably in Canada
would make a similar reply II remonst rated with
10y his confcderatcs of the Ring Tor d,Sertus
them ia the midst Of their infeiicliios. Hurh
Smith, who ia enjoying the hospitai.ie- of thd
little John Bulls in Toronto, might mako thd
same kind Of explanation, John M'Bfde nH-
wilson. who sailed for Sa,runnh ON SATURDAY.,
could not have LETT The city for any couside..-
tiou Of th1t scrptiun, tuT he wa before L .
GRIND jury a few days since, and naIs such cN-
plantations a. satisicd the inquest thut hc was
more sinncd saiast than SHINING u j. EuuvI
tnat among the vouchers laid hold Il by .Iil
rtiprmcrs as eNld'uce ot the traudulcns
practices of the consplrators, wero numcl-
Gus invoices 81 sales and many other %r-
DAVIDSON, and which were signed with his
name. The amount puiportug 90 have hcen
pa,d TO nun W. se{ iYrse' q; ~, ee ,nr &c ~ sau,
addressed TO Davidson asrcrtaincd state ue
things almost incredible safes, iron bars, an1
q,h,r articles Ia his line, pretended To- have been
furnished for the Court House on 10th street,
had been paid for by the Comptroller, according
to The vouchers before the Grand Jury, at Cosu
so great us Co create profound ast0ni-hment,
even In the minds ~ men accustomed 60 eNalu~
inc the wonderful charges ~ the PERSONS who
supplied furniture for the Court House ia tia
" Mr.. David son," said The Grand jury. "how
1rl Ia lHH al l.tg
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MOdeSty with Merir--A Characteristic
Paragraph from DIR. Greeley.

Paragraph from DR.. Greeley.
The following appeared in yesterdays
Tribune:
1.-THE World says;
s's "a BE- 5.. , ,, % T -, on o. % o' to hoTAe'
This seems 20 afford Hr O. fpir opportunity say
nat he wogm not be- pleased much less charmed, by
After he Is dcad-an event which he does not care 10
o. ~ pie granite or marble above AZ dust he can make
So gni f" & ss s o. sna remain @ IN Is hesn,
dated into statue"
II would not have been like DR.. GREELEY
10 omit publishing some extremely modest
lines such ms the above. But his cNpro ssiOn
Of "A preference that the erection of a
statue OF him should be postponed until
after his death cannot and will not be re-
gardcd or considered by any of his friends.
The erection of the statue Is not his UNDER
taking but that Of those who know him
and appreciate his public services.
When Dr. GREELEY is dead we may all
be Dc also. I'm order 10 perform our own
d. ,hile we arc living we must erect this
stalde of him in Printing House square
while he Is living.
We yesterday received the following i'm
| pressiye and chaIuc ucteIistio letter from Gem
BANKS:
"WAsHiN0ToHs Jan. q, 1872.
| "DEAB SIR enclose Owe dollars as a contribution
Tor tho statue In honor Of HORACE GREELEY, II gives
uo very great pleasure to contribute to this patriotic
| object In every respect. Mr.. GREELEY deserves the
honor paid him. the more especially that his great fame
has been achieved without the adyeuuous aid VI pub
| Nc office. Very respectfully yours, y. p. BANKS.
| a. W. ENGLAND, Esq, Treasurer"
Had Gen. BANKS been rich, it, is evident
| from his letter that he would have placed
some ciphers AZ the right OF the five. lie
fully cvinces his disposition TO do this.
But II is the glory Of Gen. BANKS that,
though he has been in public life ana in
! most prominent offices for a quarter Of a
The sun., 1872-02-01

The islands Of Polynesia are being de-
populated by slavers, who kidnap the natives
and sell them In Java the Philippine Islands,
and other countries whore slave labor Is ia de-
mand. Various Islands to which whalcrs used
20 resort for provisions and water are now dan
gerous ground, ON account Of the hostility Of the
natives, whose friends and relatives have been
carried oH. one Of the most successful kidnap-
per- has been cruising among the line islands,
under the name and title OF Bishop T. ,rTERsoN,
and in a vessel called the Southern Cross. The
rcal Bishop PATTERSON was well-known mis-
slonary, and tho bold Hdventurer who has as
sumed his name succeeded In entrappng many
an unwary native eager To receive the truths
OF Christianity. The genuine Bishop took tIlp
from Norfolk Island last fall la his yacht, the
Southern Cross, To the Santa Cruz group. On
arriving in sight Of the island Of Nukapu, the
bishops vessel was soon surrounded by num-
Der Of canoes, filed with apparently friendly ma
tves. The Bishop stepped into a canoe and was
padded toward the shore. ON arriving there his
escort turned upon him, and he was rddled by
a shower OF arrows, His body was recovered
and conveyed back to Norfolk Island This sad
event should arouse Great Britain 10 the neces-
sity Of promptly suppressing the slave trade in
OCeanlca
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RrLbe-tnkIna In Rurmnh.

from GTdHfs LrOOIhyH fiifon.
The King of Burmah has just degraded
one Of the Hhlest and most powerful men ia his
domnions-Iau Atween Woon-for drinking
wine and taking bribes.
II the system Of Yau Atween Woon was APP
Piled at Washington, there would not now bo
any special occasion " discuss tho one-Tcrm
principle.
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There Is a good deal of discussion among
Republican newspapers respecting the lndlyld-
ual who is to enjoy the advantage Of being beaten
on the same ticket with Gen. GRANT, and good
deal seems to be said in favor Of selecting for
this distinction Senator HENRY WILSON Of Mas
sachusetts, who for some time past has been
making Jealous efforts TO plaster GRANT with
laudation. In the beginning Of the present Ad-
ninistration Mr.. CoLFAx tried the same line of
eloquence, but Of late his zeal in the cause has
cooled away. For this reason WILSON ought to
receive the nomination, and much good may II
do him.
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pine, is TO impute TO them degree of judi
cial blindness and faulty without par
allel in the history of any civilized nation.
The sun., 1872-02-01

Mr.. $. w. PAYNE, the editor OF The Utica
Be, has been sent to jail on charge OF libel
arising from comments ON the case Of Mrs. Nc
CARTY, who shot at MILTON II. THOMPSON ON
street car and killed Mr. HALL Of Ogdcnsburg,
gentleman with whom she had no cause of quar-
rel, In tho Bee of Friday last an article was
published renectlng ON the character and lnteg-
rty Of the Hon. CH+RLEs II. DOoLIrTLE, pre-
siding Judge Of the court then In session in
Utica, whercupon the Grand Jury, on the appll-
dictments for libel against the editor. The Bee
says third indictment was found against Mr.
PAYNE for hurting the good name and good
standing in society Of MILTON II, THOMPSON, the
object Of Mrs. MCCARTY's attack. Mondays
issue Of the Bee Is largely devoted to Jail lntelll
gence, and contains column Of puGs and per-
sonal notices OF inmates Of the Institution Of
Mhlch the editor Is an involuntary guesl.
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The undersigned agree to pay the sums
~ money set opposite their respective names
for the purpose Of procuring a bronze statue of
Horace Greeley, To be erected Ia Printing House
square, on the vacant space in front Of the new
StIdts ZralRg ofico, opposite the statue Of BEN
jamin Franklin at the other end of the square.
II is understood that designs for the proposed
statue OF Horace Greeley are to be invited from
VI sculptors who may wish TO furnish them ;
and that a committee OF at least three competent
persons shall select the one to be adopted.
NEW YOIIl. January 1872
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Leet's Power of Robbery-How he
Got II.

That Col q. X. LEET is robbing the mer-
chants of New York of an immense sum
of money variously estimated at from
100000 to sl,OOO,OOO year is an undeniable
fuct. If any one asks how LEET and his
associates acquired this power of robbery,
the answer will be found in the following
letter:
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II it is said that Pres ident GRANT was
ignorant of LETS design to plumber the
commerce of New York city on so vast "a
scale, and that his simple and confidng ma
uIrc was seduced into writing this letter,
the answer is plain. After LEET had been
engaged in the practice of his rObberies for
more than year, u committee of Congress,
of which Senator PATTERSON of New
Hampshire was Chairman, Investigated his
transactions and revealed their true nature
to the country. The merchants of New
York also complained OF him to the Trea-
alry Department, appealing to the Secre-
tary for relief; and Mr.. boutwell, repeat
edly wrote letters to the Collector request
ing-for he had not power 10 order--that
these robberics might be brought to an
end and finally Mr.. A. 4. STEWART, a man
whom President GRANT once appointed
Secretary of the Treasury, and whose
representations must have been received
by him with confidence, waited upon him
personally on two occasions and told him
the facts regarding this subject; so that
neither ignorance nor innocence can be
pleaded in behalf of the President.
In LEETs own testimony before the
present committee OF the senate, he made
statement Of his profits and how they
Were disposed of. In this statement the
sum of $4,000 remained unaccounted for.
He admitted that he had received the
money, but he did not tell where ii went.
Senator ScHURz has wen said that there is
mysterious power stronger than Con-
gress, stronger than the Secretary of the
Treasury, more influential than the mer-
chants of New York, which sustains LEET
and his partners i'm their course of plunder.
What is that power? Let President GRANT
answer.
The sun., 1872-02-01

For the accommodation Of persons residing up town,
Advertisements for THE suN will be receiye cd our
regular rates at tho uptown advertisement onice,
81 III West Thirysecond street. at the junction Of
Broadway and Sixth avenue. from y A. NJ TO = PM
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The people employed in the lake fisheries
have Just discovered one Of the beauties Of the
Washington Treaty. There are several thousand
persons engaged in this business, and the
amount expended for labor Is large. Packed
whtensh and lake trout are becoming as faml-
far In our markets as mackcrel or shad. The new
treaty proposes TO admit hsh from the Provinces
free ef duty, and this promises to put an end to
the American lake fisheries. The reason Is OBJ
vous. As the Canadian fishermen use twlne and
other materials which can be bought in the Pro-
vinces for about half what they cost here, and
have free salt with which 10 cure and pack their
hsh, they sell their catch in every port Of the
United States from forty to sixty per cent.
cheaper than the Americans can afford TO do,
The sun., 1872-02-01

Col. A. X. MCCLURE made a splendid run
a. an Independent candidate for Senator from
the Fourth District of Pennsylvania. The regu-
lar Republican candidate beat him by about 800
majority, but Col MCCLURE was able to cut the
Republican majority Of upward of 1000, given in
the district last October, down to the compare
lively low figure above mentioned Col. Nc
CLURE owes his defeat 10 the following circum-
stances. He was put in nomination by anti
GRANT Republicans and was supported 10y them
and 10y the Democrats. On the evening before
the election he made a speech from which we
extract this paragraph
Ny yiews ai political subjects were woll under.
Ioo1 from tae hrst d9y entered N. battle declared
th1t the senator could not ~ rocrd the wiacs Of hs
people on any Question affecting t9elr PRINCIPLES, pre-;
epplausq and could not id 20 ree2gne tho prevail.
Ing sentiment Ia the Fourth District Ia favor Of the
nomination oi President ig4Ar lApplause and recog.
ming II, would faithfully obey II, Prolonged ap-
pause II could not do 50, could not have accepted
tie standard IN this contest"
Beyond all doubt these declarations defeated
Col MCCLURE. And-we are sorry TO say it he
T. served right.
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ons in the Now Orlenns

From intimations in the New Orleans
Republican, 1t appears that Mr.. ScofIrLD's COM
mttee will do Wal to examine the Custom
House pay-rolls as 1t may interest the people to
know how much they have To pay GRANTS office
holders TO run an anti-Republican newspaper,
and how many men have been paid by the United
States for their services In daily attendance ~
the sessions Of the Gem Saloon House of Repre-
sentatves which recently attempted the over
throw of the state Government. A young gem
tleman who has just returned from Cuba in
forms the Washington correspondent OF the
Chicago Tribune that he was detained six hours
at the New Orleans Custom House to pass one
hundred and Gfty cigars ON which he was finally
charged about eight dollars, after the lail-blrds
In broiher-ln-law CAsEY's employ had smoked
and stolen nifty Of them. The gentleman was
plainly told that they intended TO make an exam
pie Of him for not promptly giving the inspector
a hrhc. CAsEY's Custom House gang are evil
IDENTIFY a nice set OF men.
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i!'o
Subscriptions may he sent to
ISAAC ". ENGLAND, Treasurer,
SuN Onrc.
Contributions of any amount will bc received.
FEBRUARY Fmsr.- Deposits made this dav In
the MutuM BtuoGt savings bauA, suL Building, NuI
draw Interest nom dage,-Aas
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EXECUTIVE NANsIoN,
" MAsnINGrOS, u. C., March v, $50. !

M n GrluneV
I" DEAH stRi This will introduce TO you Col. q. X.
LETT, who served under from early In the war to
the present day from the fall Of Ncksburg forward
asian ohcer lie s business man VI unqnesuoned m.
business Of almost any Kind. lie proposes re-
sign from the army 70 engage In private life, and |
chccrfuy commend him as possessing al the qualities
necessary 10 inspire your confidence. Yours truly,
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century almost continuously, he can still
boast OF honorable poverty.
Let the sincore frionds of IJop.cr cnpr-
,ry contribute snch s,,,,,s no ,,, ,,,c,., ,,,,,,
vo,,io,,t A., tho,,, -, A.. :.
. - - ,''' 80 ~ " ai"eio uoii"i'
" 0"'". " '". Po' '''"'' III more per-
llhicnl loIn' lhere Is no reason Tor put
tlnS OH It's erection. Let IT go up speedily!
----
IN he"'ly hA the State Legislatures this
year the schemes OF railroad projectors and ope-
tetors arc monopohzing large share OF atten-
uon' which OF course makes business brisk for
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Ihe cincinnati scandal case, i'm which the
Rev .. d. Thompson, the widow Shingledecker
and widower Bond are concerned, has raised
the question there how far pastoral kissing is
edifying and justifable. Mrs. Shingledecker.
ii will be remembered, declared that she thought
kissing no harm from preacher, and the Rev.
Mr. French, of Christie Chapel, certIfes that
"he did not consider it strange that the minister
should kiss the lady. as his relations with her
and her family were of the purest and most
intimate character, and as she sought to bestow
the kiss upon him, there was nothing improper
IN his accepting it." Widower Bond, who is a
member of the same church with Mrs Shingle-
decker, takes different view of the question,
and the authorities seem to be divided. The
point should be authOritatively settled, 30 that
l; any object they may know that the precise
has due sanction.
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The Philadelphia Press authoritatiyely an
nounces that General Grant will not interfere
in the local politics OF PENNSYLVANIA. The
President Is sensible in this, and we NAV Add
that we think those who are undertaking tn
crack the plantation whip at Colonel Forney for
his opposition to q portion Of the republican
state ticket make q mistake. Mr.. Forney Is a
hard man to drive, and Mr.. Buchanan's failure
on that line ought to afford an instructive ex-
ample to those who are experimenting In that
direction now. We do not see how the state
ticket can well be changed, as he urges, at this
late day; and We do not altogether share his
opinion of General Hartranft, but as an ont
spoken journalist he has an undoubted right to
express his views. Neither can we see why his
opposition to individual members of the state
ticket should imperil republican success. Those
who do not like Hartranft can vote for the rest
OF the stare ticket, and for members of Congress
and the Legislature. The tide of a pre-presi-
Dental election will very likely float the whole
ticket, however, despite the disaffecton to Hart
ranft.
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Another riot is feared in New York on the
occasion of the coming parade of the Orange
men on the 18th of July. This is free country
and the right to parade. whether in good
taste or bad taste cannot be denied; at the same
time 1t would be a good thing IL foreign So
eieties, Orange, ST. Patrick, and all the rest,
would Voluntarily abandon these public demon
strations. Quiet citizens have their rights in
the matter and they object to the muses. and
riots on our soil, brought about by the display
CT these imported feud- animosities
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The conference called by Schurz & Co. as.
sembied In New York yesterday, and organized
by selecting General Cox, of Ohio, as chair
man. The general stated the object of the
conference to be q fusion OF all elements on
posed to President Grant. Senator TrumbuII
while not fully endorsing the Cincinnati con-
yenton, was Of the opinion that the liberal
republicans had gone so far that retreat was
impossible, but that IL a man of Acknowledged
ability could be placed in the field he (Trum-
buil) would support him, but under the existing
state OF affairs he saw no option but to support
Greeley. A night session was held, the proceed.
ings Of which are represented as being very
stormy, vehement speeches being made against
Greeley. A majority of the delegates expressed
their conviction that Greeley was the best man
That could be brought to bear against President
Grant, and even Senator Schurz admitted that
he himself would have TO support Horace Gree
Icy from necessity. The conference seems to
nave adjourned without making any nomina-
ton, a course urged by the New York Journal
o. Commerce and other papers favorable to the
reform movement. The Greeley men, 1t is un-
derstood, made a strong effort to capture, the
conference bodily, but did not quite succeed.
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We are pretty rich. The Legislature has
passed bin appropriating 81 800 to entertain
the delegates to the police convention to be held
In this city. Why entertain these delegates at
The expense of the taxpayers, more than the
delegates to the many other conventions meet
ing here every year?
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y THE 81 PREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.

Tue Hth daJ Of June, A. ID. IS'2
In re SAMUEL BEIBER, Involuntary Bapkruptcy
No Bankruptcy Docket
Notice is hereby given that second meeting OF
Inc creditors Of the said Bankrupt will be held at
Washington city, District of Columbia, on the 81
DAY oi July, ID. ls12 at IL O'Clock NJ at the office
OF j. say les Brown. one OF the Registers in Bank
ruptey IN said District, for the purposes namPd In
II. th section Of the Act Of Congress IAN
act 10 establish uniform system Of Bank u pic f
1867.
mn b. ROSS PERRY. Assignee.
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Largest Circulation in the District
Reading Matter on Every Page.
WASHINGTON CITY:
IL uS>s
The Star By Mail.

Persons leaving the city for the summer. or
tny PORTION OF it, can have TIE STAR mailed tn
their address for such time they desire, at the
rate OF nifty cents per month. Orders, accom-
panied by the money, should be sent to the bust
ness Office OF the paper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-21

A burnt city breads the fire. The common
council OF Chicago have passed a peremptory
resolution heading OFF the prospective exploder
of guns, toucher-of OF squibs, and general
finger Of fre-craekers on the Fourth Of July