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Two Important Conrrs,nss.

NEW York, July ia Frankfort let
ter says the Rhine has recently been the
scene Of two important Congresses, Of the
old Catholics held at Baum, and the Union
OF German Catholics just concluded at
Mayence. The latter assemblyis Q sIg-
nIfcant Catholic meeting held Tor some
time in Germany, and the speeches there
made and tho resolutions adopted have
created no little stir in Germany. Official
Liberal aad Protestant press telegrams
were received from all parts OF Germany,
or dispatches oI reverence and loyalty
sent to Rome. There were public and
private assemblies oil the members, ban
quots, general communion In the Cathe.
oral, divine service at all hours, and In
conclusion pilgrimage Of the guests and
members led by Bishop Ketteler to st.
Rachus Caput, near Bingen. A great
number Of prominent Catholics were
there. One resolution on the general
condition ol Christian society says that
modern civilization is incompatible with
the church; consequence ol warfare
against the church is the dissolution OF
social and political order. Tho remedy,
therefore, can only be expected when po.
lltical independence and all traditional
rights are again accorded to the Papal
~ TAo 5tSst rSsolasi6pss9 is9S sse dir directed Cd
against the constitution Of the German
empire, the national party, Jesuit laws,
militarism, guidance Of public instruction
by tho State, the liberal press. and the
foreign policy oi the German empire, es-
peciAlly towards the Vatican.
The State Is particularly exssperated
BY the Msyence assembly, and all the ac-
tive members Of the Mayence committee
have been summoned 10 appear belore the
court of Aachen to answer charges Of
producing excitement against the powers
that be.
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mill OF Church's was undermined Is un
founded as is also the rumor that some
persons are missing. ~ r 'H 81. .0'.
The total amount Of damage done "a
individual property and to the town ol
Chester is estimated at $4,000. Reports
from other places indicate that the total
loss will reach between 100000 and
100000. "agr
s0 va NO LOSS OF LIFE.
sPRNaF1RLD, July 1S.-A special TO
the Republican estimates the damage by
MiddledOld disaster in round numbers at
$S5O.0OO, nearly half Of which falls on
the Boston & Albany Railroad. There
was no loss Of lie, though travel west.
ward can hardly be resumed' before
Thursday, while tits quite possible that
the railroad will not get in running order
till later. ..h.ll
The paymaster's train Of tho Fitch.
burg Railroad, consisting Of an engine
and passenger car, were thrown from the
track on the Troy & Greenfield Railroad
near the Shelby Falls. This afternoon
near the bridge over the highway an en-.
gine and car went down at fifteen foot
embankment, There were nine persons
on board, all but two Of whom were more
or less hurt. Mrs. VIM. Swift, Of Boston,
was probably fatally injured; Miss Annie
Voad, Of Woodbury., had o rib broken; Mr..
Webster, assistant road master, had his
hip broken; the engineer and fireman
were somewhat bruised. ''' T.,
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Pork FsSaa,0. nnuunintIon.

LoUIsvnLLE, July 13.-A meeting Of
the Pork Packers' Association Of Louis
vile was held to-day to make arrange.
ments for the entertainment of the delegs-
ton TO the National Pork Packers Con.
ventlon, which Is to meet in this city on
the 9th Of September next. Large delega.
tons are expected from the different cities
OF the Union, and the Louisville pork
packers propose to uphold to the fullest
degree the reputation heretofore enjoyed
by Kentucky. The following gentlemen
have been appointed acommittee and will
have the whole matter in charge: J. N.
Duncan, Thomas J. Martin, J. V. Cow.
ling, Jr., V. ?. Armstrong, J. W. Menefee
and W.B. Hamilton.
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THE total iron shipments in gross tons
from the Lake Superior district for the
present season up to June 25, amounted
to 9Os,9OS tons Of ore, and a. .8OB tons OF
pig iron. The Marquette Journal thinks
that the total ore product Of the mines OF
that district for the whole season Of 1874
Is pretty certain to be forty per cent less
than that oils7o. This statemen! is based
on the fact that all the producing compa.
niles have curtailcd operations fully to
that extent and during the winter months
some Of the companies Suspended opera
tons entirely, while others reduced nro.
duction TO even q larger per cent than
that mentioned. ..y' .r ~
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TOLEDO, July 13.-A party Of eight or
nine farmers, mostly Germans, residing in
Oregon township, five miles south OF Ihis
city, got into a fight last night while re-
turning home from saloon where thew
had been spending the day. NJ. Smith
was stabbed and killed, and John Sim
mons mortally wounded All the others
were more or less Injured with knife
tnrusts. II appears that leud has for
some time existed between some OF tho
parties. Several arrests have been made,
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The streator Fire.

CnIoAao, July 1S.-The fire at strea-
tor, Ills, yesterday proves to have been
quite destructive, An entirc block was
destroyed. Loss yariously estimated from
about $4,000 tof$100,o00 with little in
surance. The sufferers are Solerens,
Shartenberger g Wheeler, owners Of the
oriental brick building, one Of the finest
in the city; schuler s Bursk, dry goods
Amss & Son, hardware; Mercer & Wood.
man, furniture; ]. II. Bailey & Co., dry
goods and ]. Doll, Wholesale liquor deal
er,Iseveral familieslogt their all. :y,si
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lfs 'kF ti'f Wan DE9ARFHIAF,
OYTIoH or THH CHIEF SIGNAL 0FFIoER,
WASHINGTON, D. G., July 1880 P. 4.
PROBABuITIRs,

For New England, the Middle States
and, Lower Lake region, partly cloudy
or clear weather will prevail, with south
or west winds, stationary or rising tenn
perature and slowly falling barometer.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States
generally clear and warm weather except
on the immediate coast, southeast to
southwest winds, high barometer in the
South Atlantic States and rising barom-
eter in the Gulf States. r,zz-,--.z. ~,
For the Tennessee and Ohio Valley,
clear or fair weather southeast to south
west winds, high temperature and no de.
cided change in the barrnoeter.
For the Upper Lake region and north
west, partly cloudy weather with rain in
the Upper Mississippi Valley and near
Lake Superior, east or south winds, high
temperature'snd falling barometer.
The Upper Ohio River will iall slowly
during Tuesday. 1A' .as-' '''' VII,
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4A,THEtoRANGEMEN. Ia

: MoNTRRAI, July 19.-The orangemen
held meeting at their lodge rooms yes
terday, after which a large number at
tended the services at St. Matthew's
Church. On returning from Church sew.
eral small parties |ere attacked, the Ill.
lies and badges torn from their coats and
otherwise insulted.S - d ~ go
TORONTO, July 13.-The procession ol
the Qrangemen to-day was one Of the
most imposing for many years.
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Dled..commit,ed to Jail,

FORT WAYNE, July 1s.-Joseph 8.
Frances, Prosecuting Attorney for the
Criminal Court, died last night, aged 40.
Affldavits were filed before Justice
Graham this morning against James
Smith, for shooting Ed. Neunschwander
and George Hare in row. on Columbia
street last evening, Smith, in default ol
bail, was committed to jail. s,bi q. a
The Sentinel OF this evening announces
that full time will be resumed In the Pitts,
burgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad
shops in this city within thirty days. a.'
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TIE Pittsburgh and Philadelphia pa.
pers give encouraging reports of the
prospects of the iron trade, and predict
an acagss tall trade. The Pitsburgh
Telegraph says that prominent official Of
ono OF the principal railroads of the State
has received q letter from one. Of the
largest iron workers in the East, stating
that more orders have been received for
iron in The last ten days than III the six
months previous. The Telegraph adds
that similar reports come in from all
quarters. The Philadelphia papers give
equally encouraging reports; of the re-
vlval Of the trade in that vicinity, and
predict unusual activity in all branches
of tho iron industry during the coming
fall months.
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THE serious fact is reported from Eng.
land and various parts of the continent
that the season: has thus far been excep.
tionally cold and dry, 80 that besides suf.
fering all the disadvantages Of drouth, the
crops have been prevented by cold weath.
er from fipening.. 1t is wellknown that
the principal difficulty encountered,by by the
British farmer and horticulturist is that Of
rlpening his crops and fruit Grapes and
peachesIfo instance, havetobe surround.
ed withshigh walls which shut of the
damp winds and concentrate the heat Of
the sun, otherwise the fruit does not rlpen
and is lost, The month ofJune has been
five and q half degrees colder thansth
average Of the last fifty years, and the
consequences threaten obe serious. The
river Tweed isreduced by the drouth to a
mere creeF, andalongits banks the whea,
Is so short thatit has had to be pulled,by
the hand. Europe will want all our grain
surplus;thiI year al good prices. r.,
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TIE Wellsburg Herald calls attention
to the fact that the La Belle Glass Works
Of Bridgeport have just declared a divl.
dend OF III percent out of their earrings
for the last six months and stirs up the
old, cid Wellsburg query, Why can't we
have factory of some kind2 Sure
enough, why can't theyH We thought
last fall that they had about concluded 10
have rolling mill up there, but the pro-
jectisno longer even talked. Of Wepre.
sumo that when iron revives again the
talk up at Wellsburg will also revive, and
thati will keep pacein a regular rise, de.
cline and fall with the outlook of the mar.
ket. And this process will be repeated
from year to year and generation to gene.
ration, as 1t was in tho beginning, Is now,
and ever more shall be-,
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Official Returns of the ArkanSas
ElecIion. -L- y ". q

LITTLE Rock, July 13.-oalciaI re-
turns from all counties have been recely.
ed and opened, and foot up as follows:
For convention s0.259, against 8,6O7.
OF the ninety delegates elected over sew
enty are Democrats and Conservatives.
Nearly all the delegates are here. The
Democrats are holding caucus tonight.
Gen. G. D. Royston, OF Hempsted, q
member of the Convention Of 1885, will
be nominated for President Of the ConL'
vention.. a mr.. ID. j 'T'I.F T1i
Rain again to-day. n ~ nlI e7
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deserted appearance. But for the snap.
ping and snarling ofsmall arms one might
have easily imagined that 1t was Sunday.
THE DISPLAY OF FIRE WORKS
in the evening was not one Of much gplen.
dor, owing perhaps to the atorm that
passed over the city at that time. Alto
gether the day was about as miserable
as one could wish, although 1t was quite
cool and would have been very pleasant
had II not been the Fourth. We firmly
believe that in few years public opinion
and public laws will do away with the
nuisance OF the indiscriminate use Of gun.
powder on the Fourth 10 the infinite saw
ing of life, limb and property. -
s' MANHATTAN.
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Shot Her Husband,

MccoNNEIsBuRo, Pa, July 18.-Early
Yesterday morning Mrs. John Moots, re.
siding about ten miles south Of this place,
while laboring under a state Of mental
alteration, seized gun and while her
husband was Rleeping, shot and killed
him Instantly. She then with razor In.
tiicted q horrible wound upon the head
and neck OF ono OF her children, and
with a pitchiork almost killed another.
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MEETING OF DoNDHoLDERs,
COLUMBUs.
EscArED FROM THE rEsrrEsr1AaY. u

: EscArED FROM TIE rENrTRNTIARY.
COLUMBUS, O., July,18.-Two convicts
named James Wilson and Charles Shaun,
escaped from the penitentiary to-day.
They were at work on the top of the
main building and while the guards were.
not watching, took ladder and got on
the chapel building, thence. into window
OF the lower story, and down the main
stairway, going out at the front door, and
climbing the yard fence. They were pur-
sued and Wilson was captured. Shaun,
who is still at large, is from Montgomery
county, and has been in prison Eve
mOnihs. ~ -- ---ILI--i-r-
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Council of The American Hebrew
~ Union. r..4

CLEVELAND, July 1S.-The council Of
the American Hebrew Union Of -Congre.
cations commences It's session in this city
tomorrow, the anniversary Of the Jewish
Orphan Asylum located here. Action will
be taken regarding the founding Of He.
brew Theological Institute. About 5000
Of the most influential and wealthy Israel,
ties ofAmerica are said to be III attend!
Ance, as
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GkNGt1teQiQgt !

WE publish three communications this
morning in regard TO the proposed sub
scription the p. W. i KY. road ON
friend Nv. @. s." takes very melancholy
view Of the present value Of Ohio county
lands on account Of taxea We fear he
is drawing on his approximations for bis
facts in the case. Taxation Is very low in
Ohio county as compared with very many
localities, and this year the taxes are 60.
pecially light And as regards the selling
qualities Of our farms, We presume they
arc % available in the market today as
before the panic: Let us hear Of some
Short Greek farm that can be bought for
less now than this time one year ago. As
TO- the city oppressing the country dis.
trictsb by subscriptions to railroads, there
Is always division OF sentiment among
voters in the city in regard to making
their subscriptions just as there Is In
the country districts themselves in re.
gard TO the same thing. Where arc We
going to draw line OF demarkation A
portion Of our people in the city are as
ready to complain as "W. G.. g." that
they are oppressed by the other portion
in the matter Of these subscriptions, and
they are just as bitterly opposed to said
subscriptions. And yet there is this gen.
eral principle 70 console everybody-viz-
that what makes for the common pros.
perity rebounds to the advantage Of both
parties, and what hurts one side hurts the
other. In Brooke county they have the
same difficulty, The river side oI the
county, including Wellsburg, is very dc.
sirous for the success Of the P. W. s. KY.
road, and quite willing to vote an ad.
dtional subscription to 1t, while out
toward the Pennsylvania line the
people are opposed to any further aid
to ik ! As regards the vote on the 2lst
in this county, our friend Nv. @ g." can
take comfort in the fact that neither he
nor the country districts are alone in their
opposition 10 the;proposed subscription,
for there are many people here in the city
who are just as much opposed to it as he
is. Still, at the same time, he must not
forget that the upper end Of the county IS
Just as desirous of seeing the P, W. SKY.
road completed as anybody here in the
city, and Just as determined to vote more
aid to 1t. Should the proposed subscrip.
tion be made twill be perhaps owing to
the help Of these country votes. But even
itit should bermade, ouE,iriend can rest
assured that his farm will still be valuable,
and his taxes remain much lighter than
those Of many counties in Ohio and other
States. 59 -
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Fire IN RockfoIr,d..

RooKFoRp, LII, Jdly1S.-A fire orig
mating in B. Millers livery stable at II
O'clock this morning destroyed that prop
erty with contents; also grocery drug
store, and a number Of other establish
ments. The damage Is roughly esu=
mated at $4,000. Insurance unknown.
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NEW YORK CITY.
100000 LOST ny TIM wEBnAWkKS
PTpn N.HH9 II 49,

100000 LOST ny TIM wERHAWkKS
PRE-. '"Haa 1E NJ.
NRw YORK, July 13.-All the oil IN
the tanks at Weehawken was DESTROYED
by the fire Of Saturday morning. The
Erie Railway Co, Immediately put gang
OF 200 men at work tearing up and iAy.
ing tracks. Tho 1remen managed 10
save the brick warehouse, and Superin-
tendent Sweet expects 10 be able to ship
oil by tomorrow morning. A temporary
dock Is being built about 100 yards above
the old wharf. The total number Of bar.
rels OF oil burned was $1,000 and about
GOOOO barrels Of nSptha. Mr.. Watson,
bookkeeper Of the Erie Company, esti-
mates that $s0OOOOO will cover the total
loss. ID g.nf.r.' .ra. HF-..g ..,-.0.
ElNEw York, July 1S.-Itis officially re.
ported that the loss by the Weehauken
oil fire will fall q little short OF 100000.
Total number Of barrels Of oil burned TO-.
0OOr fifteen or sixteen tanks destroyed,
IIa ExPRLLRD THE COUNTRY. .
Panama advices Of the 9th inst. state
that President Guzman BlRnco, Of Vene-
zuls, decreed the expulsion from the re-
public Of Bishop Merida for opposing
the establishment Of tho BY law Of civil
marriages. The bishop died before he
could embark. DR.. Baralt was named as
his successor by the President but refused
TO obey other orders than those Of the
Holy Bee. Hewas arrested and sent out
Of the country followed by various other
priests.
STRAITS OF MACMILLAN.
The Argentine Republic proposes 10
nations on the Pacific to settle the queS-
ton Of ownership to the Straits Of Msgel-
Ian by declaring them neutral.
.. RETALIATION.
During the elections in Beunos Ayres
tho defeated party undertook 10 ialsiiy
the registry. The. other side retaliated
BY throwing two orsini bombs among tbs
former. They failed to explode.
r.r KATE sToDDARD. r,H m
Kate Stoddard, alias Lizzie King, ar.
rested on the charge oi being the muir.
derer of Goodrich, In Brooklyn more
than year ago, was in court to-day pend.
ing the argument Of the motion made by
the Prosecuting Attorney for the appoint
meut Of o commission to examine into
her sanity. While her counsel were read
ing the atildavits she became very excited,
attempted 10 snatch the affldavits from
their hands and denounced them roundly,
The services OF several court officers were
required to put her back in her seat. The
further hearing Of the argument was then
adjourned,
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UTICA, July 18.-The body of Louisa
ki!SuFn, E1!l, aged 81 years, was found in
Fish Creek, at Taberg in this county,
Sunday afternoon, under the foot of q
prectpice. She was evidently murdered
by being thrown over tho bank into the
creek. No clue To the murder.
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PITTSBURGH.
TRIED AND DISCHARGED.

P1TTsBURGH, July 13.-The trial Of
John Callahan for the murder Of John
Tracy, in May last, took place today, the
jury rendering q verdict OF not guilty.
Callahan was then discharged. This was
considereda case Of Justiaable homicide.
lsBnIE DENOMINATION. 1rsa Oh ,
The demonstration Of the Orangemen
to-day was one Of the largest and finest
ever held in this city. Large crowds
turned out to witness The procession.
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,HAvANA.
pocKEnY asRrENcRp no pEArn

HAVANA, July 13-The American
Dockery has been tried by court martial
and sentenced to death. The judgment
Of the court must be approved by the
Governor General before II iscarried out,
Hopes are entertained that he will not
confirm the sentence. '
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d BRlDsBpoRr, ooSN., July IS. During
o severe thunder shower Saturday the
house of Lewis Herrisopt In Trumbull,
Mass, was struck by lightning, and Har-
riaon and his wife and daughter were
killed,
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LIVERPOOL, July 12-The steamers
Prussia, from Quebec, and Pennsylvania, a
from Philadelphia, have arrived. IN
QUEENsTowN, July 13.-The steamer ]
City Of Paris, from New York,-has ar.
rived. ID g.. MI ---U'g ~ %
srRrTN, July 13.-The steamer 4. M y
Arndt, from New York, has arrived,
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HARTFORD, CoNN, July 1S.-The At.
lantics defeated the Harttords, here to-day
by score ol Q to2. Baernie, catcher for
the Harttords, was disabled In the seventh
inning by ball in the eye. i
Boston, July 19.-Bostons, Z; Athlet-
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Q Lef. for sarntogn.

LoNd BRAEcn, July 1S.-Presldent
Grant, accompanied BY Mrs Grant and
Vice President Wilson, left hero this
morning for Saratoga.
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BROOKLYN, July IS, 1874.
10 uIe Inpsstigatinq Committee -----

AZ w" 4'sV0oN3"tbhty OVHtHHttet' : Hr . |H n
GENTLEAIEN:-When on Friday last I
met you at your investigation, the ap-
pointment Of your Committee had not
then been made known to the public.
You sat ina private capacity. Moreover,
one OF your legal advisers had previously
given a hope that Il on my appearance
before you would persevere in a Judi.
cious reticerce concerning the worst as.
poets Of the case, might therein facilitate
through you such moderate public pre-
sentation Of Mr.. Beecher's o[Iense and
apology as would close rather than pro.
long the existing scandal. l rejoiced in
this hope, and promptly reciprocated the
kindly feeling which was reported to me
as shared by you all toward myself and
family. Accordingly, when met you In
conference, my brief statement was in
substance the following points: First,
that my letter to DR.. Bacon was written
not as an act of aggression but Of self
defense, arising, as therein set forth, from
great and grievious provocation by your
pastor, your church, the Brooklyn coun-
Gil, the ex.moderators, and the crlti-
cisms upon my supposed conduct,
intending to defame me before the world,
10 inftct on me an unjust punishment for
acts done by another, and second that
hsving by that letter defended myself 80
far as ! thought the occasion required me
to carry my reply, ] felt unwilling to pro.
coed further against Mr.. Beecher without
farther public provocation or necessity.
Such necessity Is now laid upon mo by
Mr.. Beecher himself in the publication Of
direct request by him TO you 10 inquire
officially into his character as affected by
his offense and the apology to which I
referred. he thus otfers TO me a
direct challenge, not only before
your committee but before the public,
which hereby accept. I therefore give
you notice that shall prepare a full and
detailed statement in accordance with
the terms Of your communication TO me,
ITO furnish such facts as are within my
knowledge touching matters which CON.
promise the character OF Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher." l shall be ready to lay
this before you within q week or ten DAYS,
or as soon thereafter as I shall
nuu myseH hUle W beL numerous
facts and evidences in such o
strict array as that l can cover them each
and all with my oath to their exact truth
sworn to before magistrate. Iawait the
appointment by you Of day mutually
convenient for my presentation OF this
statement in person before your commit
tee. Meanwhile l shall make public my
present note TO you, because Mr.. Beecheris
letter, to which this is a preliminary re-
sponse, has been made public by him.
With great respect, I am truly yours,
N'--' '.- THEODORE TiLToN.