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THE COLORED CADET.

The Manner I'm which the Radical
Secretary Of War GOt Rid Of Him.
Washington Special TO the New York World
Cadet Smith, the negro cadet, turned up
as thorn in the side of the AdminiStra-
tiOn. This young negro was received into
West Point Academy after examination,
and was allowed 10 continue at the inS; itJt-
tion until the time Of graduation. Thus
far, the OdiOuS duty OF caring for the well
fare Ofthe cadet was not brought directly
home to the Administration, but the time
of graduating him had arrived, and what to
do with him became a peTplexing ques-
ton. Ii is well known that he was dis
charged from West Point on the ground
of his alleged deficiency in philosophy.
This. It is claimed, was a mere subterfuge
to get rid Of him. Had he been allowed to
graduate he would have been entitled, Un-
der his commission, to an assignment in
the army, and TO assign him TO a regiment
and place him on a footing with the white
officers was too delicate a duty for the Sec
retary Of War to undertake, and one which
he was glad TO avoid at the sacrifice Of the
young man. Hence his deficiency. In to-
day's issue Of Fred Douglass paper he
prints a three-column card, in which he
makes 4 strong case for himself
He goes over the details in cOnnec-
tiOn with his examination in philosophy,
and purpOrts to give the identical interrO-
cations prOpOunded him, as vel as the
answers thereto, Afttr leaving the acade-
my under his order of dismissal he
relates an interview had with Secretary
Belknap, when, in company with the negro
Congressman Elliott, be made an applica-
tion to be reinstated. Smith having asked
for an opportunity to be re-examined, the
Secretary said, II will not do it, and gave
as a reason that he believed he had had
fair examination, and also that lie wanted
another cadet at West Point from his dis
trict. and that he had already notified Mr..
Elliott TO send some one there. The Sec
retary then used the following plain and de
cisiye language, viz: "GentlemeD, l dom
wish to be misquOted as saying that can't
give Mr.. Smith a re-examinaiiOn, for / say
/ won't do it," Smith then made another
viz; He asked him to let
him go back and Join the class below,
thus losing one year b. gOing over
this course again, for although he
had already lost a year on account Of
troubles there the 6rSt year, he was will
ing to lose another. "But," said the Sec
retaTy, Il can't do that without the recon-
mendation Of the Academic Board at West
Point, and they won't recommend il. was
speaking TO Col. Ruger, the Superintendent
Of the Academy, In New YOrs lasi Sunday,
about you, and he told me that the Aca-
demic Board would not recommend yOu to
be reinstated." The matter summed up
ina nutshell seems 10 bear the inference
that the officers al West Point were in
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WASHINGTON.

4 NA0NCAAACAAN1 u OAACA8A8s
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Aug. 3.-Attorney
General Williams has returned to this city.
Admiral Reynolds is acting Secretary OF
the Navy during the absence Of Secretary
Robson.
Payments from the Treasury.
The payments made from the Treasury
Department during July were as follows:
Civil and miscellaneous, $7,665, ,67a; war,
$3,173, 1886; nasy, $2,72S.270; interior, PEN
siOns and Indians, S2,94S, 400. Total. SIG.
5I6,3T6. The above is exclusive of paw
ments on account Of principal and interest
Of the public debt. E
The Postal Car Controversy.
The postal car question still remains un-
settled, Hinckley, in consequence Of the
presence OF agents Of the Department in
Philadelphia, having waived the execution
of his threat 10 withdraw the cars another
day. On Saturday Hinckley addressed a
letter TO Pustmaster General, which has
been published and supplemented it BY the
folio Fing telegram:
PHILADELPHIA, dug. ii. w. Marshall,
PostmasteriGeneral: have your telegram.
| shall not refuse TO take the mails to-
morrow if You send them to our station,
for your ACT in asking us to carry the mail
will be cur assurance that you mean to pay
us our price, and leave you free TO decide
the question as to employing of our services
or not. You of, course, viii not employ
them unless you mean 10 pay for them.
ISAAC HTNCKLEY,
President of p. w. tS B. r. II. Co.
The Postmaster General Marshal re-
piled as follows:
'NOur telegram is recei7ed, in which you
say that you will not refuse mails if sent
to your station. If you receive or carry
them it mnst be only on the terms of the
law. Under no circumstances can or will
the Department directly or implicitly un-
dertake or assume TO pay a greater COM
pensation than the law allows"
The Treasury Programme.
The Secretary of the Treasury has direc-
ted the Assistant Treasurer at New York
TO sell gold the present month as follows:
One million five hundred thousand dollars
on the first and third Thursdays, and one
million dollars on the second and fourth
Thursdays each, making in all five million
dollars.
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Condensed reIegrams,

The State Insurance Company at Har.
risburg has given he Safeguard Insurance
Company Of Philadelphia notice to diseon.
tinue business in Pennsylvania, until a
re-examinatiOn of its assets.
y tenement was burned in Danvers,
Massachusetts,, Sunday night, and a man
perished in the flames.
The ravages of the grasshOppers in Man.
itOba are not So bad as reported, and fully
one-half crop is expected.
jackson, Ohio, had $500 fire Friday
night.
Under "A Recommendation of a board of
physicians, Frank WalwOrth, the parricide
has been removed to the State Asylum for
Insane COnvicts.
Allen Harris, who was stabbed Saturday
night at the Seventh Ward Republican poll
ing place, is dead. The murderers, who
are colOred, have been arrested.
The women voted in the Utah election
yesterday.
Z. /. Stone, editor of the Salt Lake
Herald, died yesterday morning.
An Italian frigate has been ordered to
the northern coast of Spain.
Frank MOultOn, the mutual friend of
Beecher and TiliOn, is the gnest of Gen. b.
T. Butler at Bay View, Mass.
Capt. David White, closely connected
with steamboat interests on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, died at Keokuk, Iowa,
Sunday.
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A MATRIMONIAL LOTTERY.
Jewish Messenger.

There is a chance now for portionless
young orphans to effect marriages and give
to the lucky husbands, in addition to them
selves, the sum of $1,000 as a dowry. A
society has been formed for this purpose, in
imitation of the many in existence in Eu-
rope. In the old country, however,
the benefits of such a society are
not limited to orphans, but are
extended to poor Jewish girls in gen.
eral, and probably, if the new society
attain any sncceSs here, its scope will be
similarly enlarged. Its present object is
certainly prsiseworthy. It offers induce
ments TO good girls to enter the married
state without any fear that their poverty
will degrade them in the sight Of their hus-
bands. We have extensive organizations
in which $1,000 are paid to the widow and
next Of kin on the decrease of a member,
and the law is vastly popular. Why may
not an equal popularity be accorded 20 this
young organization, which has more
cheerful object
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CONGRESSIONAL BOSH.
Why the Republicans are Dissatisfied
with That Address.

1 NcN loTh sun.
A large body of the more sensible
Republicans are dissatisfied with the
address issued by the Congressional
Committee. 1t is not wonderful that
this class of Republicans regard it as a
very feeble affair. There is nothing
remarkable in this dissatisfaction. for
the same class of Republicans have
been and now are dissatisfied with a
great many things.
This sort Of Republicans were dissat-
isfied with the manner IN which their
Congress disposed Of the Credit Mobil-
ier frauds by turning the investigation
into a mere Job for whitewashing GER
tain Grant leaders.
They were dissatisfied with the sal
ary-grab law, and especially that fea-
ture OF it which gave Grant an extra
SleO, coo, and with the skulking way in
which the law was repealed, leaving
Grant to pocket his 100000, while
every Congressional grabster was left
TO be called a "thief'' because, under
the same law, he took $1,000, less a lit
tie mileage.
They were dissatisfied because the
committee which investigated the dis
trict ring swindles shrank from calling
Babcock before them on the measuring
frauds, and because the committee did
not in their report denounce the rascals
engaged in this branch of the swindle,
and who seemed to be spared solely for
the reason that their Head Centre was
the Presidents illegal private secre-
taTy.
They were dissatisfied with the in
famous conduct of Grant in openly de-
flying public opinion by the nomination
of Shepherd, the Boss of Washington,
as head of the new Commission.
They were dissatisfied with the course
of the Republicans at the recent ses-
sion In leaving the currency and the
transportation questions unsettled, 50
that they will distract and divide the
party In the coming elections both at
the East and the West.
They were dissatisfied with the truck
ling subserviency Of their Senator's and
Representatives in the passage of the
Poland Frelinghuysen gag law, where
by it was intended to destroy the free
dom of the press In order to shield
FROM criticism set Of villains who
plunder the people under the protect
ing shadow of the White House.
They are dissatisfied not merely be-
cause so large a proportion of Grants
benehciaries are servile and corrupt,
but for the additional reason that the
more servile and corrupt they are the
better be likes them and the closer he
clings to them.
They are dissatisfied because so many
Of these parasites are using the patron
age of the Government to advance
Grants aspirations for third term.
They are dissatisfied at seeing Grant
trying to make a scapegoat of Moses
and get some credit for pretending to
.frOwn upon plunderer, when he has
gone all lengths with the purse and the
bayOnet to serve Casey, a meaner ras-
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JOB ROOMS OF TEE UNION & AMERICAN

cal, for no better reason than that he
is his brother-in-law
They are dissatisfied because so
small proportion of the Republican
press has the courage to speak out
manfully in denuneiation of the evils
and the errors and the wrongs we have
mentioned.
In short, there is no end tc the dis
satisfaction of these more sensible Re
publicans; and they are especially dis
satisfied with the Congressional ad-
dress because IT presents so weak an
apology for the Republican party un-
der the administration of Grant.
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Second Race.
Third Race.
SALT LAKE.
Election Excifement-Arrest Of Judge
and Police.

and Police.
SALT LAKE, Aug. 3.-There has been
considerable disturbance during the election
of to-day at this place and adjoining towns
on account of disputes as to the qualifications
of voters, the challengers having been lib
eral during the afternoon. A deputy
United States Marshal was arres ted and
confined, but afterwards liberated under a
writ of habeas corpus. Several policemen
were arrested during the day by deputy
marshals, and at one time there was general
melee of citizens and officers at the central
precincts. After the closing OF the polls
this evening Peter Clinton, Judge of the
election in the central precinct and late
Police Judge, and several more policemen
were arrested by United States Marshal.
The charge against Clinton is that he car
ried off the ballot-bOX with him when he
went to dinner; that against policemen of
interfering with voters at the polls or
creating a disturbance. An immense
crowd followed Judge Clinton to the Ter
ritOrial MarShal's office, and riot seemed
imminent, when Gov. Wood addressed the
assembled crowd, which soon dispersed.
No more trouble is anticipated. The re-
suit of the election cannot be learned this
evening.
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Tho indian RnIdin Wyom,u~

SALT LAKE, Aug. 3.-Rawlings, Wyom-
ing. reports that party of fifteen Indians
attacked Hatches' hay party QOur men)
Saturday afternoon, at Pine Grove meadows;
and killed one man, Swede named john
son. and ran OF their herd of loose stock,
one mule and two horses. JOhnson's body
was brought IN last evening. Captain
WeseI and a cavalry company left Rawlins
at 6 O'Clock Sunday mOFEingto look after
he Indians.
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Attempt 90 A-.assinate a Bishop

ST. PAUL, Aug. Sat Fairbault yes
terday, in Bishops Cathedral, an insane
divinity student, named NIms, attempted
TO assassinate Bishop Whipple. Just be-
fore the sermon Minis advanced rap
idly to the chaHcel, but before the pis-
tOl which he held in his hand was dis
charged, the Bishop seized the man and
forced him into chair, when he was dis
armed. The cause of the attempt was the
refusal of the Bishop TO Ordain Minis as
priest on account of his unsOund mind.
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4 LONDON, Aug. 3.-The Standard says
the report that England, Germany and
Italy have agreed to watch the Spanish
coast is denied. Germany has not pro-
posed Intervention to Austria, but to Join
the other powers in the Acknowledgement Of
the Spanish Republic.
LONDON, Aug. 4.-The public worship
regulation bill passed its third rsading in
the House of Commons this evening.
1t Is reported from Berlinth the Roman
Catholic Bishops have forwarded to the
government protest declaring that they
cannot submit 70 a one-sided government,
and claiming that the legislative power
concerning the religion Of the people be
longs solely to the Pope.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-04

FORT GARRY, MANITOBA, Aug. 3. =
Lord Gordon shot himself at his residence
at Headingly, in this Province. The de.
tectives arrested him, and he promised to
60 quietly with them if they would not %
through the United States. While in Ii.
room preparing for his journey, he blew his
brains out.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 3.-A dispatch from
Port Carey says the Lord Gordon Gordon
shot and Killed himself Saturday night to
escape arrest on a warrant from Toronto,
on the charge of embezzling jewelry at
Glasgow, Scotland.
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News from the Indians.

SIOUX CITY. Aug. "a dispatch to the
journal from Fort Sully, ID. T., states that
Indian runners arrived al Cheyenne Agency
to-day. The retreat from the Hostile camp
in the Black Hills saw Gen. Stars com
mand in camp near. There was a battle
at the foot of the Black Hills on the even.
ing Of July 81. They report that the Hos
tile Indians knew nothing of Custar's ex-
petition. They were peacefully disposed
and wanted to come into the agencies to
trade.
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structed to have Smith dismissed for some
seeming tangible cause, as army influence.
which had been at work against him. sue
ceeded, when the trying point came. in
convincing the Radical Secretary Of War
That hls assignment to duty would cause a
lack OF discipline III the regiment to which
he might be ordered that he did not see fit
TO incur.
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COURT JOURNAL.
Movements of the President.

NoRRIsTOWN, y. J., Aug. 3.-President
Gram viii visit this place Thursday next.
He will remaiR one hour and hold a recep-
tion AT N,Nshington's headquarters. He
will then proceed to Dover, Mount Hope
and Newton. retaining to BoontOn, where
he will remain all night as the guest Of
,Jno Hill.
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TRENTON.
A New Jersey Reservoir Gives Way.

New Jersey Reservoir Gives Way.
TRENTON, y. j., Aug. 3.-The -main
reservoir. which supplies this city with
water. gave way this afternoon, and sent
about thirty million gallons of water over
the CITY and down Pennington avenue with
a mighty rush, filling the cellars Of most of
the houses for a'quarter of a mile. The
breach is in the south end of the reservoir,
and is about twenty-five feet wide at the
top. There was no damage aside from the
filling of cellars and carrying away of fenc-
ing. 1t was caused by breakage from an
old pipe, which was left embedded in the
new soil when the new reservoir was built.
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FRANCE

NEW YORK, Aug. "A special dispatch
to the Nelc York Herald from Paris re-
pOrs that serious complications have arisen
between Germany and France concerning
Spanish affairs, and diplomatic rupture
between the two powers is threatened.
The police are again searching the
houses ofprominent Bonapartists, and are
seizing documents.
PARIS, Aug. 4.-Le Temps says that
Germany and England have arrived at a
complete understanding on the Spanish
question and, hereafter, no complaint will
be made as to British ships conveying con-
trabands of war to the Carlists.
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THE TURF.
Madre wins one nandIcar.

SARATOGA, \. Y, Aug. 5.-The races
postponed Saturday were run to-day. The
track was rather heavy, owing to the heavy
and continuous rain Of Saturday and Sun
day mornings. The first race was free
handicap for all ages, purse of $500, one
mile. There were ten started: Fadladeen,
Jean val Jean, Minnie Mac. B. F. Carver,
WOOdbine, DiavalO, Dublin, Madge, Lotts,
Moon and Botany Bay. The race was won
by Madge, Fadladeen second, Botany Bay
third. Time, 1:46s.
Second Race.
The second race was for purse Of $500,
two and one eighth miles. Betting before
race was FIVE TO one on Springbok against
Mate. At the start Mate cot off first, but
al the stand Springbok was leading two
lengths and continued in front till the end,
winning easily by fully a dozen lengths.
Time $3.50.
Third Race.
The third race was ahurdle handicap for
purse of $3.50, two miles and an eighth.
-Four horses started, Limestone, Daylight,
Vesuvius and -Erolite. The race was won
by Limestone, Nesuvius second, Daylight
third. -Erolite bOlted at the third hurdle.
Time, 4:07s.
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A YOUNG man was fined ten dollars
IN Connecticut last week for shaking
his handkerchief at a young lady. The
Judge, in passing sentence, remarked
that it was a fortunate circumstance
that the young lady had shaken hers
at him first, or he would have sent him
up for six months.
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Murdered and Unknown.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 3.-The body of
an unknown man, with his skull smashed,
was found to-day in a field near Glenville,
five miles east of this city. The deceased
vas about - years of age, dressed in brown
pan,s -nd vest, black frOck coat, slouch
hat side wi; ;;skers of dark brown color and
iigbt 3 mo moustaebe. Nothing TO identify him
was found on his person. :te~ Vas prooa-
bly, murdered for his money. ~
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southern ExcursIonists i'm memphis

MEMPHIS, Aug. 3.-Ihe Texas and
Louisiana excErsioniSls were driven around
the city to-day and were shown all points
Of interest. They were then taken to the
Cotton Exchange, where speeches were
made in reference to building the Memphis
and Shreveport Railroad. In the after
noon an exhibition of the fire department
was given, and tonight they were BAH
quoted at the Peabody Hotel. They all
speak in glowing terms Of their reception
al various cities.
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FOREIGN.
A Diplomatic Rupture Between
aFrance and Germany Immi-
nent.
More Spanish Troops to be Sent
to Cuba.


LONDON, Aug. 2.-The London ObSerrer
reports that the benehers Of Gray's Inn
held another conference yesterday to con-
slider the case of DIR. Kenealy, upon the is
sues arising out of the Tichborne trial, and
for articles published in the EngiiskmGH.
1t was decided to deprive Dr. Kenealy Of
his benchship, and to hereafter consider the
question of exPelling him from the bar, if
the publications in the EngliSimGn are
continued,
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A CHICAGO clergyman relates the fol-
lowing anecdOte: Il once married a hand
some young couple, and as / took the
bride by the hand, at the close of the cere-
mOny, and gave her my waImest cOngIatu-
latiOns, she tossed her pretty face, and point
ing TO the bridegroom, replied, 4 think he
is the one to be cdngratulated.'
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MAJ. DICK McCANE's Black-and-
Tan ticket is printed on lovely red pa
per, ornamented at the top with half
starved bench-legged fee, in a pensive
attitude.
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SPAIN.

LONDON, Ang. 5s-The Spanish govern
ment is about to dispatch 1900 additional
troops to Cuba. 1t is asserted that Carlists
have shot the canon of Diocese of Vitaria.
MADRID, Aug. 4.-The Republican
forces at Olot met with no opposition.
The Carlists fed, leaving behind them 100
prisoners.
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The Administration organs at Wash
ington appear to be uneasy at the sug-
gestion of Gen. Grants adopting a
more liberal policy in regard to the
South.
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The voters of the Seventh district
will learn to-day why Heverin did not
accept that proposition TO buy Minton
off the track-
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BELGICM.

LONDON, Aug. 2.-Advices from Brus-
sells report that the Spanish delegates to the
international Congress have been instructed
from Madrid not to participate in the de-
liberatiOns, because the government is yet
unTecOgnized by the European powers.
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The Arkansas Conxentiop.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. S.-The Con-
stitutiOnal Convention to-day completed
the consideration of the franchise and mill
tia articles of the new constitution. The
articles on appointment and executive de
partment will be taken up tomorrow.
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a county Judges specuIntion

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. Michael
Fitzgerald, presiding Judge Of this county,
was to-day arrested, charged with having
forged and sold county warrants for $50.
The Judge claims he bought warrant Of a
stranger ON Saturday. He gave bond in
the sum of $1,000.
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ONE hundred and fifty dollars is the
latest offer for a peep at the White
Mans ticket. It is the hardest thing
Of the sort to counterfeit ever voted in
Taur,eaeea
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JEUP modestly remarked last night
that he was taken by the collar and
forced into the canvass. He will be
taken by theseat Of his unmentionahes
next Thursday and forced out of it
with even less ceremony.
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THE intelligence from North Caro-
lima is favorable to the success of the
Conservatives in six of the eight Con-
gressional districts.
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DoRTcH's friends claim that he is
not the weakest man ON the ticket any
more.
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GERMANY

BERLIN, Aug. 2.-Prince Bismarck,
whose health has greatly improved, will
leave Kensingen in fortnight.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-04

AN Iowa circus drew big crowd by ad-
Vertising that Schuyler Colfax would enter
the ring on bet of $500 that be could ride
the trick mule.