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THE AMOUNT of national bank note circula-
ton received at the Treasury department to-
day for redemption foots up s405,g70.
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NEW YoRK, August 27.-Professor Pierre
Blot, the weli-known culinary artist, died in
Jersey City on Tuesday night.
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How A CAREFUL NEW YORKER LOST 500 -
At Newport lately, q New York gentleman ven;
in bathing at the beach, and seeing a varnins
to all to leave no valuables in the bathing house
he took what money he had, 500, and tucked il
away In his stocking. After bathing he fouud
stocking, he laid 1t C. pom tneI seat and anished
dressing. He then went home, forgetting tc
take the money. He had gone but q short dis
lance when he missed II, and Immediately re
turned, but some one had been ahead of him
and bis money was not to be found.
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WHY THE NEW Yo

WHY THE NEW YORK PAPERS ARR apowx,.
ON TILToS.-" In New York, 1 am hated b,
the editor Of one journal because Was pressed
for his place on the ground Of his dense inca
pacity to nll 1t. Another journal, hear or
good authority, has been bought up by PIym-
outh church to superintend thts case. All the
articles are written by an underling. and sent
to the editors house In proof. They will de-
nounce you II you cay word IN my favor. ii.
though ron once made their cir culation for go
q week.0-Tltoa to "Gath.o
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TEE wKsrKRH Hoe AND CoRE CRoP.-Iowa
- many hogs a. last year, and the Weight Of
theeo u greatly reduced. The Illinois corn crop
Win be about ne-third les than last year, ana
souri, Win have poor corn crop and large fall
ing on In hogs. In Kansos end NebraakS there
WIN be great reduction in both corn and hoes.
EARfnoUAKD II PoRro Roo. - Advices
nom Porto Rico o. yesterdays dsts report that
there vas tsrIi6c earthquake On that Island
yesterday mognine. Hoasos rocked frtghtfully
. and FRO Tor too minutes, and the inhsbltanfs
IuGhed fkem them N ~ widest Alarm.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

COMIQUE-sUMMER THEATER.
AUGUST 24-Every Night, and two Ma.inees.
VOcalist,
NIB HARBY MONROE.
First appearance Of the celebrated SOng-and
ance Lady and Comm disnTe,
MISS LIZZIE WARREN.
ENGAGEMENT Of The great Dutch Comedian,
NIB. LOUIS SPzSCER.
Production for the T time - Jefs rsons great
Comedy OF Mr.. and MRS. PETEB WHITE. aU24-6t-
oLpEo. ON Exhibitisn and sale IEEw No
-ts6 139
TIR 81. Al TTg 81,
mARhktTERfS,
40. t3S 7th street, between q and Z Streets eiSh,
doors above ODD Feilows' Hall,
J1oiee OIL Psintings. Engrsyings, Ohromns, &C.
Also, largest stock Paper HsDginss, WindoF
shades, Picturss, Frames, Picture Cords and Tas
els siLss Nails, &C., ia the District.
~ IERMs CASH.
~ Please remember Name and Number. Jelly
ALL KIBDs OF GENrLEMEN'S OAsT-OFF
n WEARiE0 APPAREL can be sold to tho very
bet advantage by addressing calling on JUSrE
ols ID street between Oh and Eth streets north
west. - Rotes By mail promptly attended to.
Oash paid. jyStr
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REPUBLICAN, STATE NOMINATIONS IN Mich
IGAE.-The republican state convention Of
Michigan yesterday made the folio wing nomi-
nations: Goyernor, j. j. Bagley; lieutenant
ID. Holden; state treasurer, w. B. McCresy:
auditor general, Ralph Ely; commissioner OF
the land once, L. A. Clapp; superintendent of
public instruction, ID. ID. Brigge
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The NATIONAL BANKS have thus far been
called upon for two million legal-tendsrs ID re-
deem their circulation. An additional call for
one and half million will be made in day or
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GENERAL SHERMAN is expected to return to
Washington to morrow.
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ANN ELIAS SUIT AGAINST BRIGHAM
Dispatches from Salt Lake bring sjms cuti1 US
reading In the application OF Ann Eliza for
divorce from Brigham Young ami his reply filed
thereto. The venerable pcOph 1t denies IN At he
WAS ever married to the fair li.'gaat at al;
except after that "celest al" fashion which con
sttutes dogma of the Mormon faith, ami with
which Ii is impsrtinence and sacrIlega for
earthly courts To attempt tn interfere. So far
as they have anything to do with his marital
relations, he is the husband only of the one wife
whom he took to end his days OF bachelorhood
forty years ago. Ann Eliza asks tor go 900 for
her lawyers and 81 900 per month for herself
and children. Brigham indicates that he
might spare her a monthly 500, which, con-
of his income, and asks to be discharged from
the quit,
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spinal meningitis 10 reported 60 have broke,
out among cattle owned By Elmer Fairchiid. =
cattle dealer and farmer OF Newtown Com
out Of eleven large four-year old steers bro1ght
tron nichigsn, seven we're seized With the de-
ease q number OF days ago. Two DAYS an =
ward one Of those affected died, ana the follow
ing day another died, and third VS. sefrs0
with convulsions A post mortsm exsminstsoD
revealed the disease % be - above stated.
AocIDrrTAL saoorI.s OF A PaIsoxsl.l
Yesterday afternoon David Steele, an inmate
OF the House OF Correction. Philadelphia, wns
accidentally shot and killed By guard named
Joseph Preston. Steele had gafherod some
apples in An adjoining orchard, ana some q tns
prisoners tried 20 Get them away fron lin.
Preston, In jumping from the fence % inter-
fere, had HE caxbine caught IN TIE rail- vhen A
was discharged, and the ball entered seeeless
abdomen and passed out q the Ian fhIch- IA
coronsrf jury discharged Preston.
Silent majority" -
~In clearing out an old house In Americans.
Ca, theother day, four hundred ana tSsSsSs
i've bats we're captured.
"a Girl. can Of ooal-oil, ana chuun -
reen teesther.
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The War of Wa<e~

TIE trNcHtNe or THR sIxrEKS SRaRoxs ~
TENrnssEr-How Tasr wERsHU roHERnp-
IND or rHs war II KksrucKr AND sourH
Dispatches from Humboldt ana o,hsr points
along the line OF the Memphis AMI LpassytIle
railroad, In Gihe0u county, near the scenes OF
the Disturbances on saturday, say : perfeet
reign Of terror exists IN consequence OF the ex-
citement growing ont OF the mob taking sixteen
them. The blacks and whites are arminEl
and such Il the dread OF q conflict ensuing the
the railroad officials hnd it dihicult 70 prs'sut
employees from leaving the rose. Asrge aam-
that they also will be : . .. The Oagin OF
the trouble was - -aSecae near Plckells-
vile, some hvs wesks since, in . difacaity be-
tween white men, named j. A. Hale and y.
webb, and q colored man, about nfty cent?.
On SATURDAY night last I've yonnz men named
Monroe Morgan and james Warren. were riding
along the road some three miles from PsckeIls-
vile, when they were tred upon by some thirty
OF ferty negroes whs were ltd IN the xofuls
The young men abandoned their horses took 90
the woods aud escaped % the town. The citl-
zens, who had become alarmed. held a meeting
and agreed to arrest sixteen cOlOred men, who
was supposed were ringleaders These were
the men who were subsequently lynched. A
special IRON Trenton % the Avalanche gives
the following additional particular. regarding
the slaughter Of the cOlored pTisOners.-Aftsr
the maskers, numbering about one hundred and
ffty, had obtained possession OF the prisOners.
they tied them together and marched them of
20 Huntington, about half a mile IRON town.
Six OF the number were then cut loose aud or
dered % escape, and rs soon that command
WAS given a full vOliey was fred upOn them,
killing tour and woundiEg two others, one NOR
tally. The remainder were carried M the river
two miles and Killed.
A special from Owentown. Kentucky. saws
the Deputy assistant adlutant general has Just
returned from the front, and SAYS an arrange
ment has been made whereby the opposing par
ties, walkers, Russell's and sm0ot's, are 70
give themselves into the hands Of the United
states and state authorities, who are @ protect
them until the whole affair IL settled by Law.
All ts quiet In Gsrrard county, and no further
trouble feared.
rivalry caused the georgetown, South Carolina.
riot. have signed an agreement declaring thai
no ihpedtment 20 their cordial friendship re-
mains, and that they will refrain from eyerv-
thing tending 60 public disorder.
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CONGRESSIONAL NoMINArIoHs,-The rspub-
hcan Congressional convention Of the 18th OAio
district yesterday renominated H. =. Bundy
Among the democratic Congressional nomina-
ker from the Richmond district, now represents
ed by Mr.. Smith, republican. In the Alexan-
dria district Mr.. Hunton was renominated. but
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THR OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION yester-
day made the following nominations: Secretary
OF state, VIM. Bell, OF Licking county; school
commissioner, p. 8. Stuart; judge or the su-
preme court, w. g. Gilmore; clerk OF the SUI
preme court, Arnold Green; member OF the
boIrd Of public works, Martin Spller. A plat
form was adopted favoriDg sound financial
policy, advocating that one half OF the amount
or customs duties be paid in currency; opposi-
n0n TO land grants and excessive taxation; IA
voring one term prlAciple for the executive
by an amendment TO the consultation.
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EDUCATION
FOR ZEAL LIFE
SECURED At TIE
W WARRINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE,

AohfNUEON bOsANeSs COL LEOE
through course Of inStructisn snd training ADAPT
ca 20 I,naer y9uns ntz and Wsnen useful, self
his Institute has epjeyed ten years Of unistsr
most xoTthI ana subs, atial citizens OF District
sLa 81 tb1 CIitsc states, Eho have secured its si
The SCoLAsIIC YEAR begins MONDAY, August
sl-tDe usCst favorable time to eUter-buI scholar
shps are issued q; HEy tine, ard date from time Of
PEBPARAToRY DEPARTMEST.-Boys and girl, car
enter tois d. partnent 40 have gone Through Long
Division in Arithmetic
BUSINESS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. received ia
It's department. who bave gone through DeclmI
FIactions in any Arithmetic.
TUITIOS.-SchOlsrshiVs for uuli nited time, clio.
pay able 10 four equal mItGly instruments; or SIS,
u paid AZ tiSle Of entering Year scholarships, SO
II paid at time cf entering. By tbs quarter (t6ree
sEssI6xs-bSy sessions, I'd iron g. m to $50
2 m, an 70 ihe best opp0rt uities for yonns gen.
2tyesTs. Evening sessions, held from 8 TO D. m,
Mondsy, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, are e.
are sngssed during the day, but desire a business
8sPIIcATIox should be made at the College Of.
nee, corner Ith snd streets northwest Comma.
niestiS d should be aodIeissd 70
WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE, Whining
w i5n, D. l4EAre: TIE fan session viii begin
ReT. john WILSON, PTesideat. sueI5-is.S
Mics CALkIss SCHOOL VIII re- pen
nl MONDAY, September TN,
At NI,hsh Hsll, corner Of Sd and streets, soaih-
rI'HS nISeEs OsBDRhk's YOUHG LApIES'
n BOhbDlbG sad DAY SCHOOL will reopen
~ SIs street, corner Of 10Th, September 2, 1874.
Superior advantages. Northern Teachers. Mod
crate terms. Ruzl2- 3nE
RICBLAHD BCABDING AEDDAY SCHOOL
II FOR BOYS,
IiS LaHrals Sired, Rsay PAX Arsane,
BALTIMORE, MD.
WEI ID. MARTIH, A. NJ, Principal
10, 1874.
Full corps 81 competent and experienced Teach
ers. AccCmncdasions unsur passed.
Send for Catalogue. augla I'm
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escaped capture. i.
FEARFUL ACCIDENT ON THR HUDsoN-Tp,
Brothers Attempt TO Climb the Palisades and Pol
UheH at a Hight Of $50 Feet.-A sad accident, la
yolving the instant death Of young man aud
the sustaining of injuries which mag prove fata
to another, occurred on the New Jersey side Of
the HUDSON river, opposite Hastings, West
chester county, on Monday afternoon. 1t an.
pears that two sons OF Mr.. Henry j. Myers. q
New York merchant, residing in the village
named, accompanied 10y q companion named
Hopke, took row boat and crossed the river
for the purpose of climbing the P alIssdes, whict
at that point rise abruptly from the water 10
considerable altitude. On arriving there tht
brothers Myers undertook TO ascend the rock,
at one point, while young Hopke went in an
other direction. From all that can be ascer.
tanned it seems that the brothers climbed tat
rocks until they reached a height OF $50 feet
when the Oldest, William, aged about nineteen
stumbled and fell a00nt sixty feet into a rayine
and was instantly killed. The younger brother
Lad Of sixteen, was knocked down by the d D.
ceased in the latters fall, and also fell into the
ravine, sustaining injuries which may, as above
intmated, prove fatally. Y. Herald, 25th.
TIE AMERICAN BASE BALL PLAYERS IN
IRKLAND-CtoSe Of the Tou.-The base bal
match between America and Ireland took plac.
yesterday, in Dublin. 1t was played by nine
Americans selected from the Boston and Ath
Ietlc clubs on one side, and six members of the
Dublin cricket club. together with Geo. Wright
as pitcher, Harry Wright as catcher, aud Kent
as base on the other. The Earl of Kingston wa.
one OF lDe irish players. The Irish were allowed
odds of i've outs to an inning, to three for th G
other side. The match was won by the Ameri-
cans by score of II to 6. A scratch gams was
subsequently played by the Americans alone
which resulted in a score OF 8 to s. The weather
wss most favorable, and the attend ance large.
Hitherto the visitors have escaped accident 10
their playing, but yesterday Nc Bride, pitcher
Of the Athletics, had the misfortune to break
his thumb. With the matches at Dublin the
American clubs brought their tour TO 3 close
and all the members left last evening TO
Queenstown, to take the steamer for New York
ANN ELIAS SUIT AGAINST BRIGH AM
Dispatches from Salt Lake bring slms cu5il as
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NAVAL ORDERS. - Lieutenant Arthur Il.
Speyers TO the Richmond psr steamer of 18th
September next; Midshipmsn Chss. b. f.
Moore to duty in the north Pacific station; Sur
geon Frank l.. Dubois to the Michigan. De-
tached--Passed Assistant Surgeon II. n. Beau
mont from the Michigan, and placed on watt
ing orders.
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EXCURSIONS. &c.

EAU RSlONS, DC.
TIE MOONLIGHT EXCURSION OF DIX
Il MOIAY CON MANDERY, No.
4: kHIGBTS 1EMPLhR, HAS E&t-N
BEEN PObTPONED UNTIL MON 1S.ezzzan
Day EyENING. AUGUST 81, 1874.
sThRf AT p. M. sug7s q
EOR MLCNT VERBOE,
TOMB OF WASHINGTON.
The now, sauI cb, and cocnOdiols steamer
Macy WAsHING1ON viii leave
Potomac Ferry wharf. foot Of 7th S., EsG4hs-5sN
Tor Mount Vernon, stopping at Alexecczszx<7azrsn
e. dTia, Fort Root, O0liugw ood, Fort Washington,
Marshall Hell and White House,
DAILY, EXCEPr SUNDAY,
At lc O'Clock a IN returning az .. m.
RJUni-trip ticket 10 wharf, 50 cents CARR ages to
maIsion, IS cents. giving persons opportunity q
ave pleasant ride through the grounds.
Fine spring Of cool water ia an oak grove q. the
poTtunty for private picnics.
a1g2l lw Captain GREGG.
KNOBS EXPRESS
HAS THE BEST FACILITIES
FOR PICNICS AND EXC URSION PARTIES
IN THE CITY.
Once, COS Pennsylvania avenue.
jy9-2mH GEO. W. KNOX, Propristor
CEORGIANA EXCURSIONS
LEOHARDrewg, PISEY POINT, MAR
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ARMY ORDBRs.-The following Is the detail
fer recruiting service from October /, 1874, to
October 1, 1876: Colonel s. ID. Sturgis, 9Th cav
airy, will relieve Colonel Grierson, 10th caval-
rv. Is superintendent of the mounted recruit
ing seryiee-statiOn at the depot, st. Louis, Mo
Colonel j. II. King, 9Th infantry, will relieve
Colonel .. Il. Wilcox, 18th infantry, as super
IIteDdeDt OF the general recruiting service -
station New York. Major X. +. A. CrOfton, 7 tn
infantry, will relieve Lieutenant Colonel j. p
Roy, 10Th infantry, in command of the depot at
Governors island, New York harbOr Major
f. G. Mason, 21st infantry, in command OF the
sub depot, Newport barracks, KY.
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AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS TO THE BERNIE
POSTAL CONFERENCE.-The Post Office depart
nent has decided TO send two commissioners 70
the Berne postal congress, and has selected j.
h. Blackfan, superintendent OF tn 9 foreign m all
service, and DIR. q. h. Macdonald, superinten-
dent OF the money order system, as its repre-.
sCItatiyes.
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ABOARD OF NAVAL ENGINEERS leaves Wash
ington to-day on an inspecting tour. They will
visit the navy yards at Norfolk, Philsdelphis,
New York, Boston, and Portsmouth, ". H., for
the purpose of recommending such reductions
III the expenditures of the engineers depart
ulent as will enable the Secretary to carry ont
MS views OF more economical administration
or the navy. The board is composed of Chief
Engineers Henry III. Stewart, Edward Fithian
and Sandy Henderson, with w. III. H. Smith,
chief clerk Of the bureau of steam engineering,
AZ recorder.
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EDUCATIONAL.

All 3 COeTIGI6 WILL OPEN SELECT
NI SCHOOL for small sys on the second MON
DAY In September, ON Capitol Hill. For fnrth
information apply as ~ st. southeast. suz7 2x-
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These Excursions, popular the past two seasons,
Tin De resumed on SATURDAY, L.
The splendid steamer Georgianna
I'll Ieaye the - street wharf s, 6 .. m. EVERY
SATURDAY during the season and returning leave
Point Lookout at p. IN. Sunday, arriving at wash
ingtOn at o. IN. Monday,
State Eoom tickets for sale at offioe OF W. O, v.
n. 3. Rsilresd, No. sos Pennsylvania ave-
Bound Trip Tickets, S3.0 For sale only at the
boat.
K. EIGRTEHGALE, Agent,
jel-Sm 7th street Wharf.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-04
GEOLOGICAL GARDEN IN PHILADELPHIA.

OPENING OF TIE GARDEN-THE COLLECTION EX-
PECTED TO TAKE RANK WITH THE BEST II
EUROPE.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-The opening of the
Geological Garden in FarmOunt Park yesterday was an
event OF than local interest from the fact that the
collection OF animals, although not at present very
large will soon be much the most extensive in the
United Under the arrangements OF the managers
we are promised a few months collection approach
Ing somewhat in size and In opportunity 1t will afford
for scientific study the famous IN Regent Park
London. The enterprise undertaken by number
OF Philadelphia gentleman from motives OF puDc spirit
alone and has prosecuted with great deal of zeal
and spirit The Garden occupies 10 acres OF ground
the west bank OF the schuyk Immediately below the
new Fairmount-ave. bridge aud within the limits of the
PARK and accessible by lines Of street and by
small steamers frou the old Park the works
Good taste and liberal expenditure have added 10 the
natural attractions OF the grounds so many beauties
that they would be delightful place OF Summer resort
strange beasts and birds 10 interest the
visitor Among special features OF scientific value is the
collection OF Australian birds which is much fuller than
any before exhibited in this country. The arrange
ments caring the animals have been copied from
the Of which IL is believed this institution Will
take rank. The garden contains 200 quadrupeds,
GA birds and is reptiles and several carloads of ami
mails expected from the West IN few days. Among
the contributors whose donations have enriched the col
lection are Theodore L. Harrison, Gen. o. +. Babcock,
(who sent village Of prairie dogs, and Martin Fuller
A
New-York tribune., 1874-07-04
BOSTON LITERARY NOTES.

AN ORIGINAL LETTER FROM MONSIEUR CHARLES
BLANC-MRs. DOGGETT's TRANSLATION.
fFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
BosroN. June 29-I have made honorable
mention In a former letter of Mrs. Kate N Doggetts
translation from Monsieur Charles Blanc's Grammar
Of the Art OF Design" II appears that Mrs Doggett
sent TO Monsieur Blanc a copy Of the volume prepared
in the most sumptuous manner OF the Riverside Press,
with which the French author was much pleased He
communicated his pleasure in the following letter. Of
which send you a translation, because it not only
presses that unusual thing authors perfect sasiac-
on with his translator also hints at plan for
giving u.s. through Mrs Dogget yet more OF his valu-
able notions about art
PARIS April 3, 1874. PALACE OF THB INSTITUTE.
MADAME: Nothing could be more agreeable to me than
10 he translated into English. and assure you that
dd NOT think so perfect translation OF my book could
be made had scarcely read ten or dozen pages,
taken at random here and there before was struck
dered whoehe sprit Of the words the turn Of the
thought the sentiment and even the color Of te style
Although l am far from being familiar with your
language as you with ours, sufficiently so to he
able to give you my warmest thanks both as author
and reader Permit me TO add, Madame, that am not
less delighted by the beauty OF the type the paper and
tue press-work. The famous printer, Ambrose Frmin
Didot, who has Just called on me, and to whom
showed the beautiful copy for which l AIN indebted
to your kindness. exclaimed with sort Of
melancholy ah, my dear friend, how well people do
ihs ork everywhere now" My publisher. Mr. LOvnis,
TO Renouard Is very anxious that the entire
lie proposes open negotiations with London pub
Usher which shall lead to an arrangement with him and
with you that shall complete translation OF the
Grammar of the Art Of Design, The business part Of
this enterprise interests only very indirectly since
sold the work without reservation TO the house
Of Renouard But the moral proprietorshp OF my work
remains my own and you have greatly increased It's
value TO me by a translation which does much honor
to me as IL does TO yourself Receive, Madame, the
suance OF my gratitude and OF my most distinguished
regard ShAhLhs bLAso
The more works Ike those OF Monsieur Blanc can be
circulated among the better haA be able to under
stand the real merits OF the artistic asDrants for
favor. who are becoming more numerous with every
wear. When every man, woman, and child is to be
taught IN free schools the mysteries Of art 10 s quite
worth while for be able to measure by some stric!
canons Of criticism the Of the experiment.