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count the drops that trickle from this
crooked sword OF Perseus, dripping with
the Gorzonis blood. And yet those ST.
ieat stats look down upon us just as they
did upon our forefathers; the golden
flame of Capella is not dimmed; Alioth
and AlgOl have not changed their places !
| MerRk and Dabhe still point 70 the
sorthern pole. But stranger has come
! among them; a thin, vapOrous, ghosty
| stranger, scarce discernible to unasslsted
vision: fainter than the merest Wisp OF
cloud upon q MONDAY sky; TO whom
the eyes Of christendom are nightly
turned. From what depths OF space this
comet came, and whittier, after ctrciing
the sun, Il will pursue its travels, are
questions no man can answer. But the
course il will pursue while within our
ken has been the subject Of careful cal.
culation, and q communication which
we present to-day invests 1t with more
than its previous importance. The head
Of the comet will never be near enough
to this world 70 alarm the timid; its
closest approach is not much, II at all,
nearer than that Of the planet Venus
when she is least remote. And as the
rain Of meteors which the theory OF
Schispereih connects with comets ap-
plies only 70 the heads Of those bodies,
We may consider ourselves out Of danger
on that score. The horrid hair that
shakes down bolides and erOlites, II not
pestilence and war, will not approach
Us. But there is a fair probability de-
pendent only on the question of its less
or greater curvature than is the custom
Of such extremities, that we shall be en-
wrapped in the hazy glories Of the
comets tail. Thereia there Is wide
field for the exercise Of Imagination
which, according 10 no less 81 authority
than TyndaA, is essential to the de-
velODment Of science. As to the sub
stance Of which comets are constituted,
il is scarcely an exsggerstion TO say that
al present we can scarcely make head
OF tail Of it. The analysis Of the light
Of heavenly bodies is yet 30 recent that
very few comets have been examined
by the spectroscQpe, and those only OF
the smaller kind. The observations, so
far IS they go, indicate that the nucleus
is, to some extent, composed Of the va
pOr Of carbon; its spectrum being some
wbSt like that given by olehant gas or
Olive-ou. The present comet VIII De the
first since the invention OF the specuos-
cope to provide tail bright enough for
the Investigations of that instrument.
Considering that we are likely to know
more within four weeks about the na-
ture Of comets than has been learned in
four thousand years before, it is scarcely
worth while to rehesrse the ingenious
guesses which have done duty hitherto.
Suffice it that none Of them, though
fathered by such eminent names as
Faye, Secchi, Tyndal, Z)llner and
Proctor, fully explain all the. facts OBJ
served. Let US possess our souls in pa
uence, and keep as cool as we can in the
prospect Of breathing 8 celestial atmOs-
phere.
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THE COrTON CROP.
A BRIEF Abstract Of what tne National
49, Crop Reporter sss Found Out
About He.

INDTANAPoLIs, July 4-The National
Crop Reporter published to-day crop in
formation, of which the following is a
brief abstract: Returns rom over two
hundred and fifty counties in the nine
principal cotton States indicate, as COM
pared with last year, q decreased area
amounting to fifteen and six-tenths per
cent. The average stand in the nine
States on the fifteenth of June was a tri-
fie more than twelve per cent. below a
full average, and the general condition
of the plant was very rapidly impr0v-
ing. Returns are also published from
seventeen States, which produce annu-
ally over three-fourths of the corn pro-
duced by the United States. From these
are deducted an increase Of six and six
tenths per cent in the area planted in
corn this season, as compared with last
year. This increase aggregates in round
numbers over two million acres. The
stand and general condition Of the grow
ing corn on June 18th was very good
and the outlook promising,
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DISASTROUS FIRE.
A Square and = Half OF Bnildfn8s
FOurth-OGJu'Yec iutO Chaotic
EonentIIy-LOss S3eO, eco.

PITTSBURGH, July "A very de-
struetfve fire occurred in Allegheny City
this afternoon. A square and half OF
buildings, principally dwellings, on the
west side OF Federal street, between
Sampson and Marquette alleys, extend
ing back to Arch street, and including
three or four buildings on the east side o.
Federal street, were totally destroyed.
1t was thought at one time that the
whole upper part Of the city would be
destroyed. as the supply Of water was
limited and very high wind prevailed,
carrying sparks in all directions and set
ting fire to houses two or three
squares away, but with the efforts Of
the Pittsburg and Allegheny City tire
departments, the flames were brought
under control about seven O'Clock this
evening. Over one hundred houses in
all were burned, leaving many families
homeless. Tho loss cannot now be es-
timated, but is thought TO reach about
three hundred thousand dollars. The
fire originated in Cresswell q Burgoin's
carpenter shop, it is supposed from FIRE
crackers having been thrown in by boys
playing in the neighbOrhOOd.
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NEW YORK.
A viii Case InyOIVing Several Million
DOifars-Thaf New Five Per
Gent. Btd-Ete.


NEW York, July 4.-The decision OF
Surrogate Hutchings setting aside the
will and codicil of Frederick Rail-
wagen, who di-poses of his estate
of several millions of dollars. The
case is remarkable for the amount
of value, extraordinary length and bit
terness of litigation. The decision OF
the surrogate virtually declares the will
to have been manufactured and the in
fant claimant not to have been the child
of decedent.
Mr.. Won Hafman states that the
reason why his house withdrew
their offer for the new five per cent
bonds was that there was so much delay
that hey apprehended loss from the
transactions in ten possible fluctuations
in the value of exchange.
The excise board have pro-
cured indictments against sixty unli-
censed liquor dealers in June; last
year three thousand nine hundred
and eighty-seven licenses were issued
against only one thousand four hundred
i'm May and June Of the present year.
Dealers refuse to take out licenses alleg-
ing that the fees CHARGED be too much.
Joseph BacciaIi and Vencent Blanca
mino, dwellers in the Italian section OF
Mulberry street, disputed about debt OF
four cents, the former insisted that he
owed but two cents and ended the
wrangle by fatally stabbing Biancamino.
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OBITUARY..
MauueI de la COBcha, Marshal Of 50 ain.

Manuel de Ia Concha, killed in the
battle with the Carlists before Estella,
on Sunday, was q brother Of Captain
General COnchs, OF CuOa. He was born
ia Madrid in 1874, being eighty years Of
age st the time Of his death. His
brother is aged seventy-six. Both the
Conchss have been soldiers all their
lives, Manuel fighting his first battle in
resisting the campaigns OF Napoleon,
Subsequently he assisted in the attempt
at sUbjUgating the South American col
Onies, aud against Don Carlos in Spain.
He was a partisan OF Maria Christina
and Isabella, and q supporter of the ad-
ministrstions OF EsparterO and Nsrvaez.
At that time be represented Cadiz in
the cOrtes. In 1913 be was cOmmandant
OF Valencia snd Murcis, and ia 1S44
csptain-genersl Of Catalonia. In all
these Offices he showed energy and abil-
ity, so thst in the complications with
Portugal n lS47 he was intrusted with
the command of an army Of six thou
sand men, with which he captured
Oporto and earned his title Of Marquis
Of DourO. In the same year he escort
ed Maria Christina to Paris. Re
turning to Madrid he resumed his
seat Al LLE NDAAG1H aA1 y a. w.
spicuOus as an ultra-cOnservative parti-
san. Subsequently he was again ap-
pointed captain general OfCatalonia. In
1858 ne iOined with ODOnnell and
Bravo Murilio in the famous protest
agains the government, and in conse-
quenee was banished from Spain in
January following. During his exile be
resided in Paris, out the revolution OF
July, 1854, enabled him to return
to Madrid. He was then made in
spector-general Of cavalry and mar
shai, but when Narvaez again came into
power he was compelled to relinquish
his positions, anG for twenty years be
remained in private life. Concha is
author Of work on infantry and csval-
~ tactics, which is used in all the schools
and colleges in Spain. Bot that be was
more than 3 teacher Of military science
is evidenced by his late achievements
against the Carlists. Upon the over
lbrOw OF the CASTELAR, ministry he was
chosen t. lead the amy Of the north,
and old as be was he at once displayed
all the skill and courage and energy Of
his youth. For the first time since Don
Carlos took the field be found bis match
in .l- Repu blican leader, and COncha,
after gaining many advantages over the
Carlist forces, was, n the time he was
killed, IN a fair way Of driving the pre-
tender out CT Spain. His death cannot
fail TO be 3 very serOus loss 70 the re-
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SPAIN.

MAcRID, July 4.-The government
viii shortly call for a fresh levy Of
thirty thousand men to reinforce the
army Ct the north. CASTELAR, has de-
eliBed tAe Overtures Of Martos, and con-
sequent.y the formation Of coalition
ministry IS improbable.
BAYoNNE, July E-Don Carlos has
fxeo his residence at Tolosa.
Genera. Trestany has been dismissed
from the C,srlist service because he
failed to defenO the river Ebre, thus
causing the defeat of the Carlist force Al
Gundesa.
A Carlist force is marching on Bilbao.
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BEECHER-TILTON.
Opinions OF the New York and Leading
Presses OF the Country.

Prom the Chicago Tribune.i
We have been at some pains to collect
and give the comments Of prominent
journals throughout the country on Mr..
Tlt0n's recent letter. Outside Of New
York there is a general demand for de-
niai or confession by Mr.. BeecheT.
Some Of the editors accept Tlton's let
ter as coaclusive; Others are content
with q simple statement of is bearings.
The position assumed by the New York
press is singular. The World villifies
IiltOn in round measures; the Post re-
fuses 10 publish the letter; the Herald
remarks that a cOrpse has been resur-
Tected, and advises that il be reburied ;
the Tribune says sit may be thought sx-
pedient by Mr.. Beecher and his friends
10 make some reply and sit would be
base ingratitude for this people 10 think
any evil of him before he has been
heard, or without a stronger proof than
has vet been offered; - the Sun considers
the letter worthy Of a reply, and the
Times inelines to the same opinion.
Taken altogether, the New York press is
wonderfully lenient, and not disposed
10 urge the scandal beyond the point at
which il has already arrived. TiitOn
comes in for more than one editorial
scoring, and DR.. Leonard Bacon is sum
msTily set down for q busybOdy and
maiapert.
NEW YORK, July 4.-Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, at 3 prayer-meeting in
Plymouth church last evening, gave a
retrospect OF his life, closing as follows.
Il have had many experiences such as
all men have had, Of sorrow and defeat.
To my public life not one too many,
when looked at from the other side; but
Of one thing, my dearly beloved, feel
fully assured, my. greatest JOY viii be
assured when I stand in the presence Of
the revesled God. When you come up
We shall shake hands in an eternal and
b essed reunion. I shall ever be by the
side Of my beloved Savior, whose ser
want I have been. l am conscious Of
uevOuug to my ministry my best ener-
gy, my best strength and my best mind.
j have worked with an eye single to tbs
advancement Of the knOgledge OF
Cnrist's grace among men, and no man
SHALL take from me this honor. What
is in the future I care not; It is in the
hands Of our Universal Pastor. I can
leave everything in the hands Of the
LORD, living or dying. Let Us take up
again the staff Of work and gird Up anew
our loins, aud the Savior will lead US
forward until We meet in the kingdom
~ the future"
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FRANCE.

PARIS, July Al Union, which first
uub, ished Ccunt De Cbambord's mani
festo. as been suspended for two weeks.
IN the n StiOnal assen4bly to-day M.
T,ucjep Brun asked why u Union was
suspended? The minister Of the Inte-
rior in reply admihcd the suspension
was partly because thai paper nao AZ AZ
tackled tie septennate, an party oe-
cause It had published the masliesto o.
Count de Chambord here. Their vas
great excitement in the chamber. WhSh
It subsided Fourier further stated that
the power Of Marshal MseMahOn was
irrecoVerable. Brun then gave formal
notice that be would submit TO an inter-
pretation and Tuesday next was fixed
fOr the discussion. DeGoulArd, who has
been i'll for some time, died to-day.
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CHOLERA IN 1873.
Some Of the Results of Or. MeCIeIlRn's
Investigations- no Probability OF
an Epidemic this Year.
non rRy1 standard

Lebanon Ky Standard.
We mentioned in these columns, some
weeks ago, the appointment Of Dr.. Ely
Mcclellan, Of the United States army, TO
investigate the cholera epidemic Of 1873.
Upon being detailed for this important
work, DR.. Mcclellan left Immediately
for the south, and after visiting the
States Of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississip-
pi, Louisiana and Arkansas, returned to
his home in this city last week. The
work has not progressed far enough to
justify any broad generalizstions, but
few isolated facts, derived from a conYeT-
sati1n with DR.. Mcclellan, may be Of
Interest. Il is apparent already that the
Investigation will cover much wider
field than has been anticipated, Tne
number Of points at which cholera Oc-
CURED viii be much larger than is gene
rally believed. An impression has pre-
vailed, for example, that the epidemic
leaped from New Orleans to Vicksburg.
In point OF fact, il is found TO have dot
ted both sides Of the river between the
two points. cases occurring on plants-
tiOE- in nearly every parish. The first
recorded case Of cholera il the United
States ia 1873, occurred in New Or
leans, February 9th. 1t prevailed in
that city during the months Of Feb
rusFy, March and April Early ia May
ID began 70 travel nOrJhwArd, up the
Mississippi. During the month of June
DC began occurring in the interior towns
II Alabama aud Mississippi, along the
lines Of railroads, and spread further
north, step by step, during the months Of
June aud July, reaching Little Rock,
Arkansas, early in the latter month.
Montgomery, Alsbams, by a rigid sys-
TEN Of quarantine, escaped with a single
case Of cholera; while ~ Birmingham,
iu the same State, niuety-hve miles dis
-aut, aud connected with Montgomery
by rail, over two hundred persons, mostly
negroes, fell victims to the epidemic.
The first case Of cholera in Kentucky last
year, 50 far as ascertained, occurred al
paducah. Nav I'D. The investigation
indicates that construction hands upon
railroads were among the most active
agents in spreading the disease. II was
introduced in Memphis by party Of Ia
b0rers on the Memphis and PsdDcah
railroad; thenceit was conveyed 10 Nasb-
vile bY cOnvicts from the penitentiaTy,
that hsd been working upon the same
road. FrCm Nashville il spread to Chat
lsuOoga ami East Tennessee, TO Gala
tin, Franklin, Bowling Green, etc. The
Grst case IN Central Kentucky was that
Of q negro lsboTer at Muldrough's Hill,
on the Cumberland and Ohio railroad,
who came from construction party on
q road ia Tennessee.
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ARSON AND MURDER.
Horrible OusraEe-sfE Men Arrested TOR
shestfnE q Man Snd his wife.

Prom the Birmingbsni Ala Iron AgeJ
We learn that DIR. George White, who
was the Radical representative from
Blount county in 1858, was murdered on
last Monday night, under the following
Circumstances: DR.. White lived In the
eastern part Of the county, about twenty
miles from Blountsville, and bad q store
on his premises, which was robbed and
burned some weeks ago. He opened
another stock Of fgoods IN another house
on his lot, and this was attacked on the
last occasion, and in its defense he and
his wife we're both shot. DR.. White has
since died. Six men have been arrested
and lodged in jail.
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RACE NEWS.
Excellent SPIRIT at Long BraReh, Wit
messed Dy a Great GrOWd-The Evans
willie Races we'll Attended.
AT LONG BRANCH.


NEW YORK, July A great crowd
witnessed the excellent racing to-day at
Monmouth park, Long Branch, the
track was somewhat heavy, but safe, and
the horses closely matched, especially
in the mile heats and steeple-chase. The
favortes were beaten in the first, second
and third races, while 10 the last race, a
steeple-chase, the favorite was apparent
ly beaten, when the leading horse Geo.
West and Tammany fell at successive
jumps, leaving only Victor and Bullet,
the favOrite, apparently in the race. o.
five starters three horses fell, and
Victor is hOpelessly ruined by broken
fetlock, and the thrown jockey escaped
with few bruises.
The fiTstrace was dash of one mile, for
all ages, in which Bingamon, Galway,
Jean Vatican, DOnnybrook, Mary Com
slant, Mary and King Amadeus went to
starting post. Jean Vatican sold as the
first choice, with BingamOo the favorite
in a few pools. On the fifth attempt the
horses got away, with the exception Of
Mary Constant, who remained at the
post. Bingamon had the race to him.
self from the start, and wen by a length;
Galway good second; Vatican beating
DOnnybrOok by neck for third place,
and heothers finishing away off. Time:
:474.
The second race was mile heats for all
ages, and was pronounced the finest
seen for recent years. Five horses start
ed-Fadladeen, Survivor, Arizona, B. F.
Carver and Artist, and in this order
they sold in the pools, with FadIadeen
big favorite. The first heat was won by
Survivor in :463, and the second heat
by Artist in i:47, the fay0rite being
second in both heats. Under the rules,
only the winner of the heat could start
for the third and deciding one.
which left the race between Sur
vfvor and Artist. The former
was the favorite by three to
one. The start was even and the struggle
that followed viii long be renaenbered
By those who Witnessedit Survivor led
half n length to the quarter-poie, when
Artist forced his pace, and at the half
mile the horses were level. From this
point til the h0ne-sirstch was entered,
every inch Of the way was desperately
contested. Neither gained a neck's ad-
vantage, and whip and spur were freely
used on both. Al the distance-stand
Survivor seemed to be the wilmer, but
Artist rallied and slowly drew away.
passing the Judges stand half length
ahead The giAnd stand was mass OF
excited, yelling people during the whole
az the hg1, al HE yiet.ly Of the de-
a1ised field der a ffIsf was enthusiastically
.daeereds TiniH
The jersey Dsfhg ssca, .ssIa Is, Iss4.s
~ The ai1huai mceilng OF the stockholm
rs q the PLANTERS INSURANCE COM
ANY for th7 Eeelloa ol Directors, viii be
old tineif once on
MonanF. fke GA Gay Of ssss Haza. b
{ tl0o'afodlf s.ss. me election 70 be heid he
: asn ihs attfs II loa.m. ana pm. @
~ ofdef 9f - Hpari II Difselare
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J fp.0nlngton. and The rest in bunch,

Of Pennington, and the rest in bunch,
twenty yards away. Time, 2;46t.
The steepfe chase OF night races
was for ali ages, distance about three
miles. George West, Tammany Bullet,
Victor and Henrietta Renal started.
The last named threw her rider, and Ia
the course Of the race Geoege West and
his sstabIecompanionT Tamnany, fell, Nic-
tor subsequently, got up broke and fell,
thus leaving the race 70 Bullet, who won
easily. Henrietta, who had been caught
and was ridden over the course for the
third money, got theI second place;
time. seven and one-fourth minutes.
The Jockeys thrown were found to be se-
vereIy shaken and bruised.
The next days races viii oe fuesaay'
when Tom Bowling, Freshness, Little-
ton and other first-elass horses wiz par
ffeiData
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GERMANTOwn.


From an Occasional torrespondent-I
GERMANT0wN, TENN, June 3d.
Your correspondent had the pleasure Ct
attending the closing exercises OF Miss
Renau's school In Germantown on the
twenty-hfth and twenty-sixth instant
and though the principal has had charge
of the school only seven months, four
months Of which time it was free
school, leaving only three months Of the
time as 3 private school, yet the schol-
ars did themselves and their teacher
great credit in their several papers on
the subjects which they had been study
ing. The examination was a written
one; the subjects were orthographyI
geography, history, grammar, philoso-
ply and geography. Some of these pa
pers were well-nigh perfect, while all
were excellent. The compositions that
were read were very good, and there
were some of them that would have
been pronounced such If they had been
read in schools of higher pretensions.
Mss Renau has certainly given satisfac-
ton to her patrons as q qualified and
faithful teacher.
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LoEDor, Jule 4.-The new telegraph
cable OF the Anglo-American company
was completed to-day. The Great East
ern will leave on the twenty-seventh in
slant TO lay the cable between Ireland
and New Foundland.
The French and English press gener-
orally consider that the Bl0aiJestO OF
Count de Chasnbord makes 1t imLossi-
bic for him to be king Of France.
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FRENCH Politics.


PARIS, July 3.-The Count de Cham
bord has issued the following manifesto:
FRENcHMEN - Youa have required
Temporary expedients of safety. The
country now seems to be on the eve Of
fresh dangers. France has need Of roy
atty. Ny birth made me your king.
1 would be wanting in the most sacred
Of duties if / neglected to make su
preme overthrow, interpOsing the bar
riers of prejudice. am aware of the
accusations against me. l have re-
mained silent, in order not to add to the
difficulties of the illustrious soldier who
protects you. Because of the accumu
lation OF errors and faisehOOds silence Is
no longer permissible. Persons have
pretended to understand from previ-
Gus declarations that / placed the
royal power above the laws,
and dreamed of an unheard-of
government. Combinations based on
absolution and arbitrary ideas. The
French christian monarchy Ia limited
monarchy In Its very essence- 1t bor-
rows nothing. This limited monarchy
admits OF the existence OF two charn-
bers, one nominated by the king and
the other elected by the nation accord-
ing to legally established suffrage, The
union Of the people and king enabled
the ancient monarchy to frusIrate for
centuries the calculations of those seek
ing to domineer over the people by cor
tending against the king. ltis untrue
that my policy is at variance with the
aspirations of the country. We both
desire the strong Teparatig peIeIe
whleh & dnrabie allla1ce HltH nspn-
ar'. - alone can give. Iwish teE ssstt-
sfives of the nation to be Vigilafis pzil-
iasiss for examination OF the sons
subnai ted to thern, but VIII not lE'te
hSfren parliamentary struggles tain
gilll.h q sovereign often i1a1aes'
Is,as ard weakaned. in reissill9 81
si..a Imported .fornio{e with its zre.
who r4iens but does not g9vsrn. k.sei
,,,0sslf IS harmony with the s, & sIee
n1siofIiv. am a. before n eells.sin.
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lst Ehef4 30 \ sTsiqa q siose 1s-Is,als.
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