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Rebelllon in Pnrnrnnr.

LISBON, May 27.-The mail steamer
from Rio Janeiro has arrived. A, fresh
rebellion has broken out il Paraguay
but the rebels, who were marching On
the capital, fed on the approach Of the
Brazilian troopa -,rt .Fe,'E y =
Chambers on the 9th inst. with a speech
from tho Throne. He said he had hopes
OF the conclusion OF a definite treaty d
peace between Paraguay and the AIgen,
tine States, which would put'sn end d
the present complications Alludlng tc
the religious troubles, he declared thai
the punishment Of the BiAhops of olinda
and Paraguay was necessary, because
they had transgressed the laws and Con,
stiiution oi the Empire The govern
ment, by the exercise Of moderation, and
with the support ol the Chambers, would
be able TO terminate the conflict between
the Church and State. IL. 49,
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Allowed 10 Danr Gnnernllr.

CHICAGO, May 27.-Thp Inter. Ocean of
TO morrow win contain the following:
"ln the o. 3. Court yesterday leave was
granted the counsel oi ]. T. Scammou to
ile a general denial Of his alleged indebt.
edness and alleged bankruptcy, as set
forth in'an application made by the U. 5.
Mortgage Co. 1nssmuch as Alr. Scam.
mon Is known to have been the founder
and former owner ol the journal, It's friends
have expressed an anxiety TO know II the
legal proceedings commenced against him
Will In any manner affect the Inter OCEAN
company or It's property. For further in.
formation We answer that he parted with
the proprietorship OF tho Iatsr Ocean
some time since, and that tho business Of
the company Is now entirely disconnected
from MIR. Scammon and can be in no man.
ner embarrassed or affected by his sfFairs."
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Found Dead.

CLEVELAND, May 27-John Southern,
q moulder, was found dead al his house
this morning. The body was lying on o
bed, face downward, with the left arm
hanging from the bed. Agash about an
Inch in length was found in the arm Just
below the elbow. A large pool Of blood
stood beside the bed, but no traces oi
blood could be found In any other part oi
the room. A razor, with which the deed
was committed, corresponding with the
size Of the wound, was, found on tho
mantlepiece, with blood on It. Southern's
wife died last Friday from the effects ol
burns received few days since, while In
state Of intoxicatlon, since which he
has been much disheartened and a consid.
cradle time under the influence OF liquor,
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From tho Far West.

OMAHA, May 27.-Henri RocheEort left
here Tor Chicago today, where he viii
stop one day, thence to New York for tlyc
days, and thence direct 10 Switzerland.
The weather the past twelve days has
been extremely hot. Rain Is very much
needed lor the crops. q ssi.6
Col John T: Chopper yesterday pur-
Si chased lhe celebrated e.a running horse Red
The North American Telegraph Com.
pany attempted yesterday 10 gain posses.
sion Of the Great Western Telegraph Com.
strained by an Injunction. ~ "S'' ~
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The Ellsworth Monument,

MKcnANIosv1LLE, May e7.-The un
yelling Of the Ellsworth monument took
place to-day in the presence ,ot q large
number Of people. After sparade through
tho town The military marched 10 the
cemetery, where the monument stands
and the exercises began. When prayer
had been offered and the story Of the ca
reer Of Col. Ellsworth had been told, Ju-
Illus Q. Burrows, oi Michigan, pronounced
the grafton. The music formed q pleas
ing part otthe programme. JAE -
Addresses were also made BY Generals
Bstchellor. Bullard and Vlele, and Lieut.
ssSnk 1Ia e Il; iB3townwel, Popularlyknown as
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Romance in the Gallery at Wash.
ington.-How a HasIy Word Spoken
twenty-five Years Ago Was Taken

Romance In the Gallery at Wash.
iugton..How a HasIy Word Spoken
Twenty-Five Years Ago Was Taken
Back. - ..
The Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercia! dishes up the mar.
risge OF Representative Couger, Of Mich.
igan, to Mrs. Sibley, widow Of Major
Sibley OF the army, and makes quite 70.
nance out Of 1t. Tho bride was once a
Miss Humphries, Of Cincinnati, daughter
OF tho late Judge Humphries, OF the Su-
preme Court Of. Ohio. Twenty.seyen
years ago, Miss Humphries, was en-.
gagged to Mr. Conger, then a good look.
ing young man, who had his own row 10
hoe. The waters did not run smooth
and they never do-and the lady In milf
broke oil the engagement. But the quar-.
rel Of lovers Is the renewal of love, and
they became reconciled and renewed the
engagement. But itwould not stick, and
Miss Humphries told Conger she never
would marry him. He lett Ohio, and both
marrled-she to MSjor Sibley, who died
number Of yeara since. The vile Of
Mr.. Copger has also been dead some
years, and both the living parties twere
widely separated.
Mrs. sibley, returning from abroad to
Cincinnati, took Washington in her way.
Meanwhile Mr.. Cohger had obtained the
Observation-Disclosures that word may
mean-of o member Of Congress, and one
day not many weeks since, as Mrs. Sibley
sat In the gallery OF the House she was
touched on the shoulder, and turning re-.
cognized the lover oI her youth.
After commonplace greetings iHan ag.
itated voice, she made the inquiry, II
suppose your family are with yda a l"Did
you not know that my. wife was dead 7"
With tragic start she averred abe did not.
They chaIted some time, and on leaving
she said, u am at the Arlington, will you
come and see me2" Hesitation on his
part, bushes on hers, aud then ID . low
voice replied oonger: 81 will come L you
take back what you said to metwenty'
five years ago." ] will," she answered,
and she wilted. The engagement was
very briei, and tho happy twain were
united last Saturday morning OF eleven
o'clock.
The Mr.. Conger Is the Hon. Omar
D. Conger, Of Port Huron, Michigan, His
iather was Rev. 3, Couger, who formerly
lived IN Huron Co., Ohio. The hero Of
this gallery romance fitted for college al
Huron Institute at Milan, Huron Co., and
graduated at Western Reserve College 10
lS49, lie was for number OF years con.
necteu win the geological survey and
mineral explorations OF the Lake Superior
country, and In 1s4s settled down in the
law profession, at Port Huron. Since
1850 he has been much in public life, as
Judge, Senator, and as member OF the
Constitutional Convention. In 1884 he
was first elected to Congress. s., b.
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DosToN, May s7-J. Henry Costello,
lately landlord OF lbotGl, has been ar
rested on suspicion that hs was connected
With The murder Of Juda Hawkes.. He
reported 10 have been on intimate terms
with the deceased, Mrs. Hawkes. drew
her money trcm tho Savings Bank on
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ST. PAUL, May ga dispatch from
General Stanley; dated Fl sillY, May 22d,
received at e Lincoln to-day, says that
one hundred Sioux LETT there Today, 10 be
joined by more at the Grand River
Agency and Cheyenne. They will ny 10
intercept General Ctstar's expedition
when itBtartS. A hot time is expected
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Weather Renorr.
War DBPARTEHNT,
OHrTcE or TnH CntTF SIoNIL ORION.
wAsHuGToA. D. @. May 1880 ?. =.


For the Middle States, Lower Lake re,
gton, Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and
South Atlantic States, clear or partly
cloudy weather, light easterly to souther
ly winds with stationary or rising tenn
perature and slight changes in barometer
For the Gulf States, partly cloudy and
warm weather, with southerly winds
falling barometer and rain in the south
west. RI. h.
For the Upper Lake region, the Upper
Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys
increasing cloudiness, fresh easterly tc
souIherlY winds, high temperature and
ialltn1g barometer with rain in the Uppel
Mississippi Valley.
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Alderman Jack Walsh, q somewhat no.
ted ward politician, who Is also county
undertaken, and who was indicted, tried
and convicted last year for inhumanity In
the burial ol paupers and fined 81 900 and
sentenced to the, county jail Tor six
months, has appealed the case 10 the su-
premG Court which affirmed the decis-
ION, and Is now busily engaged In getting
signatures TO an application for pardon.
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QUEEN VICTORIA has had another ad

QUEEN VICTORIA has had another ad.
dition to thenumber Of her grandchildren
by tho birth OF daughter to The Princess
Alice, now of Hesse. DArmsladt That
makes the tally, up to latest advices, nine
children and twenty-five grandchildren
living, and three grandchildren dead
a sum total Of thiEty.four. The divine
command 10 "lncrease and multiply" has
not been neglected by the House Of
Guelph. 's ~
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SPAIN,
TUB oARLIsT WAR.

BAYoNsB, Nay s7.--Trayrlers state
that General CoIcha with 25OOO Repub.
licans d marching toward EstGlld, h tSs
province OF Lavarre. He attacked tho
oarlis;s on the 24th inst hut was rpuls-
ed everywhere. Don Carlos has len
Durango and arrived ut Talosa,
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BY TELEGRAPH
Assoo1ATnD PRESS RHlp,o,tRT
(By the Western Union Line.
omeO Northwest cor, Of Main and AOrEoo sts,
90 oNeRFsa.I ~
SENATE.

7lH,8s a'i. WAsnReToN, Nay 81. I
Atr. Ramsey called up House billto ex.
tend tho time TO pre.emptors on public
lands In Minnesota 10 make 1nat pay
ment, Passed.
mir. Sargent, from the Committee 'on
Naval AfititS, reported iavotAbly on The
bill introduced by him lew days ago, 10
prevent hazing at the Naval Academy.
Passed. - ~ I'N
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported lavorably on tue House
bill Rmendatory Of the act 10 reduce the
duties on imports and TO reduce the inter-
nal taxation, approved March 3D., 1873.
Laid over. ~.
By unanimous consent; Mr.. Sargent
called up the bill reported from the FL
nance Committee this morning, amenda-
tory Of the act 10 reduce the duties on
imports and to reduce the internal taxation
andit passed. . ,s-R
2 The senate bill 10 authorize tho Balt-
more s. Ohio Railroad Company to con-
struct q branch and to change the location
Of its road within the District Of Columbia
was taken up and discussed at some length
and laid over till Friday next.
Mr.. Conkling called up the unfinished
business, being the bill 10 revise and con-
solidate the statutes or the United States
in force December 1st, 1878. Passed.
he next called up the bill TO revise and
consolidate the statutes of the United
States relating to the District Of Columbia
in force December 1st, 1873. ''f =
Mr. Hamilton, Of Nd, called up the
Alabama contested election case OF Sykes
@ Spencer, and spoke in favor Of the mi.
nority report declaring Sykes 10 be enti-
tied 10 q seat In the Senate instead Of
Spencer. In conclusion he submitted o
resolution declaring Spencer not entitled
to q seat in the senate and tkat' II be
awarded to Sykes } -TgrT lila
Pending tho discussion OF the Alabama
contested election case the Senate went
into Executive session and soon after ad-
journed.
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.FOREIGN.7
ENGLAND.
GAVE ms MornER'S. DIAMONDS AWAY.

GAVE his MoTnER's DIAMONDS AWAY,
LONDON, May Silt now Hppears thAs
the Grand Duke Constantine, son Of
Nicholas, gave the diamonds belonging 10
Ms mother to Miss Fenix, or Phoenix, 0
beautiful American, The circumstances
o. the theft, together with the fact that ho
sad deposited large sums 0t money with
m us oalkCrs TO make provision as be says
ISgslnSE the neeessities Of old age, led to-
'ne pelieI that he Is insane.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
49, DISPATCHES state that tho distress from
sSe sSe famine IN India is increasing. Nearly
tpree million people ore dependant upoi,
the government for food. -" ~ /,
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MRNpnrs, May 27.-The General Coun.
Gil oi this city has ordered the demolition
oi the shanties and huts. These will be
torn down and tho premises drained un-
der the supervision Of the Board OF
HaAIfh E..I
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NOTION mo- pIrcnAnaR.

!. A motion was argued to day in The su.
preme Court chambers, on behalf Of Jas.
d Banker, TO declare void and cancel his
note for S600,oO0, given in conjunction
with those Of Augustus Schell, T.. Clark,
and iMr: Vanderbilt. The decision was
reserved. 80.
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WASHINGTON.
no MoRR pANnons cnNrnlnrn

WAsHrNGToN, May s7.-The bill re-
peallDg the law on which the Sanborr
coutncts were based, has been passed by
the House without division and without
objection. ~ 'f5l5''.Is ,l7l7S' a
,.a POSTAL TELEdRAraf. 81 5i..5, l.' ''1 b, e
This morning tho House Committee on
Appropriations heard Grosyenor F.i Low.
~ on the subject Of the postal telegraph,
he appearing on behalf or W. II, Co,'
and arguing against tho constitutionality
o. tho Hubbard bill, John Z. Porter and
Geo; B. Prescott, the electricians Of Tho
v, U: Co, were also present beiore. the
Committee. Tho argument will be con.
tinued by these gentlemen on Friday, Z
" \ aNRaRoRs AND INDIANS. q %
The blll giving to negroes reading with.
IN the limits Of the ChoctaW and Chick.
asaw nations the same rights RS Indiana,
has been passed blythe House by q strict
FV ''NNTTsa e. I.ss. ...sa ...... -
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ALBANY, N. Y, May 81. young lady
named Hopkins and 0. Mr.. Burton fell
from . boat on the river today and were
droW ned. s-5,ss.. -,-7
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SAN FRANCISCO.
yAsQuEz, rnr noanRR onrrr

SAN FRANonco, May 27.-Va,ouez. the
roboer chiet and murderer, arrived from
Los Angeles this morning. He will be
taken 10 Monterey county 1or trial under a
strong guard 70 prevent lynching,
THR LOCAL OPTION Law. = svr
In fifteen elections under the local op.
tion law in thia State, theautiliquor peo.
pie have carried eleven. -. n,
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AUCTION SALE, OF coAL.

At an auction Of Scranton coal to-day,
50,OOO tons were sold at the following ad.
vance on the April sale: Steamboat, 5000
tonat "a 65; CRATE, 1900 tons, "a S9R ;
egg, 1000 tons, "a 07ia5 90; stove, 10000
tons, % at; chestnut, 1000 tons, "a 4O4
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AkLIAB no nRoADWAY.


At the election for Directors Of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company to day,
the regular Hatch ticket was elected by
fourteen thousand shares majority. s7f,
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THE PEOPLES MONTHLY. FOR
l. MAY kECB1VED Con aims .Simop an
"" an hIstoh al tale % the setGen.nt or
EsSti1G ara caN, W,s'nity 80 per year. tIgle
:, All other Periodicals. aud Daily Papers At uub.
lishtrs pttces, School and Miscelllueons Il, al.
sat oneiy, &c. q. II. QUIMBY,
lfl4 tfurEss st., Rattllng, " Va. NaG4r artst,
@yY D bd1dtFe, Ohlo -----.'-
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NEW dYORR CITY.
ORDER FOR AnREsr OF sTRErr Murol

ORDER TOR ARRssT OF STREET NuEicANs
NEW York, May 27-.The Police Com
mtssionets have issued an order auIhorIz
Ing the arrest Of oil street musicians un-
Ger ~ yesrs OF age. ',,s -, ,s' q,
.sulda, 70 ARRRsTRpo buu.g !,'I
T. Kemmer, who fatally stabbed VIM.
Bellotd on Saturday night, was arrested
yesterday IN the woodsHnear Jamaica
Long Island. lla;9 .gal ,. n u
TIM PILOT HousR OF TIE STEAMER Ru-
+ Hs Na--9l 'l- RopR,T '1f .IE7f f1Hl
Captain Mclaughlin, OF the clinper shIp
Herald Of Morning, from Liverpool, re-
ports that on tho 23d nit, ho pissed the
pilot house Of the French steamer En-.
rope, abandoned by her Captain and crow,
and subsequently, abandoned BY tho sal !.
wage crew, who were put aboard the
vessel By the Captain Of tho EnElIs b
STEAMER Egypt, which tescned the pSssen,
gers In April last, The pilot house bore
the name Europe and must have become
detached as the vessel went down. 80 I
ii, RRL1RF TO BROADWAY.
The abSence. Of stSges.irom Broad way
ahords such relief 10 that ihorouehiafe
that there, 10 q general desire that the
suike Of the drivers, may be Continued
long enough 70 secure . substitute for the
ancient and numbering stage.
I ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL PARADE,
The annual parade Of The Sunday School
children OF Brooklyn took plac6 10 day.
There seemed TO be fifty thousand CHI!
dren i1 line. The City Hall, Court House
and other public buildipgs along the llne
Of march are literally decorated with
flags. i.5Hh3S OF ll1' ami 4fffIn " g
saRLRcTIoN OF DIRECTORS. ''1T-'i
At the election for Directors Of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company to day,
the regular Hatch ticket was elected 6V
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HERALD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY lS74-TRIPLE

there nor any means OF obtaining 10 until auer the
rainy season. IL cannot deter the more alVentQY-
ons from trying TO get to the dlgglngs in spite
OF ciiinatic nnueDces or attacks by hostile blacks
VINO are 80 numerous that murder by them ID now
suCn common occurrence TO excite no sur.
prise. a large steamer laden with government
supplies Tor Endeayor River left Brisbane this week
CHINESE IN RIOT.
TO the Heather Chinee belongs the honor OF
the Baiiarat miners noisted the nag OF revolt In
1854. The proprietors OF the Lotnair Gold Company
OF Clunes 0piDed that IL would be 10 their
interest to discharge their European employees
and fiji their places with Mungonans 'fhe
townspe0pe thought otherwise, on the ground
that pubic morals are not improved by Chinese
society and joined the miners IL preventing the
new corners filing their places. The company, an
ticipating a dfcalty, ohtained posse OF police to
escort $50 Cinnamon into the camp provided for
them while the rioters, determined to resist at
any cost sent out scents to notify by what road
they were coming. As soon as tbs was discovered
several hundred diggers. assisted by their wives
and Children threw up barricades, and collected de-
Iensive ammunition in the shape OF stones, bottles
clubs and mining tools, under the immediate SUPER
vision OF the Mayor. On came the caVaIcade OF
coaches, laden with the guardians OF Inc peace
and their charges, until they were WITHIN hitting
distance and then, alter briei parley, they De-
came the targets OF the miners. Then came such
a shower of missiles that John Chinaman consld-
cred that as he was paid only Tor digging those
pad for hghting SHOULD do 50 on their own nook
Thelr retreat was followed 10y that oil the poiIce,
with several wounded, the officer in command
being badly injured. No amount OF persuasion
coulu induce the eastsrn invaders to make another
EFFORT, Wholesale prosecutions q the rioters are
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II wili be remembered. were found dead IN 9 tene-
ment house 10 Broome street on December 81. the
committee recommended that reward be offered
Tor the capture OF the murderer. The Mayor
promised to offer reward vi $1,000 and the CON-
mittee retired satisfied
THE EX.CHAMBERLAfN's INTEREST
The following communication has been received
by the Clerk OF the Common Council
NEW YoRK. Feb 1874
To THE HONORABLE TIE COMMON CouEcIL:
GENrLEMEH-Wiliiam +. Havemel Mayor in his last
message you attempts TO cast odium and false reec
tons upon the late City by insinuatng that
me ate holder OF mat otce received not less than
$2500O0 per annum. All my acts while was Chamber
lam were public There was no nor evasion
public should know am eharged with net having pad
to the the interest accrued deposits The
public records show thai on the 10th day Of December
dspostares in which the Chamberlain had placed the
teres to the Chamberlain. On the 9th OF January toll
lowing accepted the office OF Chamberlain and dis
charged the duties in strict accordance with the laws
then force governing that office Mr. Havemeyer well
knew OF this letter from the Comptroller. he knew
never received any interest Tor city deposits. He also
knew that at Mr. Green's other OF his ular
friends compliant Injunction was obtained against
all public deposares restraining them from paying any
interest to the Chamberlain and not dollar paid
me while in office nor at any ume since Respectfully
yours. FRANCIS A. PALMER,
Late City Chamberlain
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Business Before the Essex County Jury
A Long-Winded Grand Jury-Stirring
Up the Newark Ring Frauds.

A Long-Windcd Grand Jury-Stirring
Up the Newark Ring Frauds.
Yesterday in the Special Sessions at Newark, q
batch OF young desperadoes was disposed OF sum-
marly. Patrick Burns, a noted scamp, who with
others attacked saloon keeper named Andrew
Hoffman, using pistol and smashing in windows
because he recognized them as young rogues and
refused TO serve them with oysters, was induced
to plead guilty and was sent to State Prison for
two years. James Bramghal, an accomphce, was
sent to the County Jail only. He had been
drinking when he committed the offence. There
have also been sent by this Court to State Prison
the OllOwtng:-Joh Matthews, thief, four years !;
Richard Burns, q burglar, tour years; William Ed
wards, q burglar, four years; John Anderson
thief one year; Patrick Whelan, burglar, six
months; Amanda Williams (coOred), thiei, one
year. During the trial Oh one Donovan for ma
lclOus mischief the Court stated that business had
been delayed two hours by the contumacy OF a
witness, Mrs. Tainder whO when the officer
served subpoena on her, declared she did not
care damn for the Court, and il an officer at
tempted to take her she would shoot him. The
Talnder termagans was hauled up, but let Off with
q fine OF IS.
THE GREATEST ANXIETY
Is felt among citizens generally in regard to the
possible or probable action OF the Grand Jury with
reference to the municipal corruptionists. who are
alleged 10 DE guilty some OF maleieaSance and some
tered upon the fourth week OF its labOrs. The
major portion OF last week, Judging from the wit.
neSseS called in, was consumed In looking into the
charges which Judge Depue said would be brought
TO the notice or the Jury, and 1T Will take all OF
this week to finish up this, the most important
IL the greatest uneasness In Official circles, Tor
reasons easily understood.