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KRUPP AND HIS GUS METAL.
Pail Mall Gazette

The Germans have naturally been
excited at the sudden visit recently
paid bv Herr Krupp b Vienna, at first
reported to be to press on the Austrian
war Office the expediency Of at once
arming itself from the enlarged works
at Essen. It has since come out, how
ever, that it was made solely IN order
to present an official protest against an
alleged adoption, without his
leave, Of the Krupp pattern IN the
ne Uchatius steel-brOnZel field gun,
adopted a few weeks since under Im-
perial sanction. The war minister has
published through the AbeBdpOst a
semi-Oficial memorandum denying the
charge IN detail It declares that the
barrel used is rather the Armstrong
than the Krupp; the breach apparatus
is Gen. Lenk's, and the BrOadWel ring
the property in Austria Of an English
FRI. Above all, the newly adopted
weapon cannot be IN the least called an
imitation Of the Krupp steel pattern,
for it Is made chiefly Of bronze. The
steeI-bronze gun is declared TO be- de-
hberately chosen for three spe-
cial reasons: l. Its bronze
can be used for recasJing,
while steel cannot ?. 1t can be made
entirely IN Austria, so giviCg work at
home at a time Of trade depression. 3.
Tt is not prudent for any State 70 sup
plvitself abroad, for in 1866 HerrlKrupp
himself sold 70 Italy the very guns
ordered of hi % from Vienna. The
latter part Of this very plain spoken
memorandum is no doubt a reply 90
those reformers Of the Austrian service
who asserted that nothing bat the
Erupp guns could briag their artillery
up to the properleycl, and ~l5 object Il
to the adoption of the Uchatins from
natives Of economy.
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AMERICAN LONELINESS IN THE
SURF.

Olive Logan write from Long Branch:
SIT seems strange that the irrepressible CO.
quetry Of the American woman should not
have niched itself TO use Nine. de Sc
vigne's expressiOn) in her bathing costume.
Women of the most marked elegance in
drawing rooms obey the law of our land
and make the vilest sCaTecrOWs Of them
selves to 90 into the surf. More bath
ing dresses are let out in Long Branch in a
single week than are so disposed in a whole
season at all the French resorts combined.
Every French lady freqUenting les bdjRS he
mlT' pays special attention 70 providing
herself with l8l costume de balm. And this
outfit is as carefully selected IN regard 70
its bec0mingness in color and cut; its fit
mutt be as perfect, its freshness as undOubt-
ed as any dress that madam wears. Some
Of these costumes are really charming, and
when dOnned enhance the beauty or ele-
gance Of their weareTs quite as much as
any other. A delicate rose flannel, with
knife-plettiDg Of white, hat trimmed in ac-
oordance, pink hose, and straw shoes, navy
blue serge with stripes Of yellow, green
and brown merinOs-thes6 are some Of the
combinations which dwell in my memory
from last season. Many ladies have sew
" worth mentioning, as the materials Of
which such dresses are made are very
cheap. But whatever a French lady's sea-
bathing costume may be-Ler own and
and three or four Of them in the season, or
hired from day TO day from lC jIjUCT-
one accessory is absolutely Indispensable.
l mean the long flannel cloak, which il
would he to offend the plainCst propriety
not % wear from the moment the batber
leaves her cabin until she is ready TO
plunge into the sea; then the cloak is
thrown Of, TO be Immediately dOnued again
on leaving the water. Sometimes the
beach is literally strewn with these cloaks.
Each claims her Own, and never heard OF
a misrepresentation. To dispense with
these ClOaks - warm aud dry after
leaving the sea-andtO run along the sands
exposed 70 the wind in a dripping bath
dress would be considered q piece Of i'm
prudence in 4 hygieDic sense, and 20 dress
and gO.aWay without having first equalized
the circulation by the use Of the hot foot
bath would be looked upon as sheer mad
ness only worthy the barbarity Of Ameri-
can customs. Male and female attendants
keep all buttons, strings, etc, in perfect or
der upon the batheTs' costumes, and 10 is
considered necessary TO thoroughly wash
aWayin fresh water every trace Of the sea
for the proper preservation Of bathing COS
tunes. 1t is true that many American la
dies here at the Branch have their own
bathing costumes, but these are almost in
variably made Of dark flannel, and no eff
fort at cOqUetry is attempted
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A BLOODLESS BATTLE.
George wilkes Assaulted by Price
MeGrath-SOme Lively Fencing, but
sgObOdy Seriously Hurt

EODOuF SeFiousay hllra
Last SUNDAY morning George Wilkes,
editor Of the Spirit of the Times, arrived in
Saratoga. and took rooms at the United
States Hotel. Twenty-fOur hours later he
was followed by Price AIcGrath, the Ken
lucky turfman, who was a guest at the
same hotel. About ii A. NJ, when the
piazza was full Of persons listening to the
concert, the two gentlemen met IN the
office of the hotel. McGrath berated
Wilkes for having used hard language
against him in the last number Of The Spir-
Il. Wilkes replied in terms equally strong,
and then McGTath raised his cane and
made a pass at Wilkes, which he Warded
off with his arm, and aimed bow at his
antagonists head. Several passes were
made by each, during which Wi!kes's cane
vas broken and his bat knocked OF.
At this iuucture a detective Of
the hotel, separated the cOmbatant5.
Wilkes ordered him to arrest AicGrath for
assault and battery, which was dOuG,and the
trio went 10 the office Of a Justice, where
McGrath's lawyer moved that the hearing
be postponed until Friday. Wilkes de
handed that the case be settled al once,
but It was set down for The above date.
John MOrrissey was present as 4 friend Of
both parties, ready to 60 their bail, but
both were permitted 10 90 on their own
recognizances.
AfcGrath and Wilkes have both bought
large canes, and evince a determination 20
fight it out on this line If it takes all sum-
mer. Nobody was hurt.
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GIvIns I'D in OhIo.
THE TURF.
Racing Association.
The FASTEST Time on Record for
Three-year OIds.

The FASTEST Time on Record for
Three-year OIds.
SARATOGA, July 24.-The first meeting
Of the Saratoga Racing Association began
to-day. Weather fine, attendance large and
track in good condition.
The first race was for the the Travers
stake, for tlree-y ear-O lds. Immediately
before the start, the horses in the pools sold
as follows: Haruey's entries, $50; Nc
GratLs, $40; Griustead's, S2lJ; boswell
* Camack's, 500; McDauieTs, 50; Pur-
years, $50; BelmOnts, SO; ClaUbaugh's,
SO. The following were the starters:
Ozark, Gen, Harvey, ATistides, Chesapeake,
D'Artagnan, st. Martin, King Bolt, Mata-
dor, Willie Burke, NaUxhall and War
mick. The race was Won by D'Ariagnan in
5.OG5, She fastest time on record for a three
yeaT-old carrying fail weights; Miner sec
Ond; Chesapeake third.
The second race was q sweepstakes for
all ages, one mile and a quarter. OF 10
entries / started SpringbOk was the
favoriJe. In the pools SpringbOk sold for
LOO Olitipa 40, Mate $50, GTinstead
565. The race was won by Grinstead by a
length, SpTingbOk second, Olitipa third.
lltts --NNts llir fastest til-e IECOIuGu.
The third race for purse Of $500, was a
selling race Tor all ages, enc mile and three
quarters. The starters were King Pin,
Kadi, Jack Frost, Carriboo, PiccOlo and
Matte W., and was won by King PIN,
Matte W. second, Kadi third. Time,
3:0T3.
The great winning horses TO day, DAT,
tagnan and Grinstead, Were ridden by the
same jockey, Barboe. King Pin, The win
ner of the great selling race, sold for ST.
5O5, s. 2dvaucs on bis entry.
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OUR COAL AND IRON LANDS,
Another AngIO-AmerIcan Comzauv
Organized.

OAdIJanOOga commercial.
We have before US the prospectus Of
the Southern States Coal. IRON and
Land Company limited), Of Stockton.
on-Tees, England from which we see
that a company Las actually beer
formed In England. for tbe Durnosa ~
developing the mineral lands that they
have recent. . purchased in this section.
Inc ], LTchase consist Of some $4,000
acres of coal lands, lying above Jasper,
OF. the Cumberland mountains; also
abouC 100000 acres Of iron lands, in
different sections Of the State, CON-
pTIslng full assortment Of all the diff
ferent families Of ores. thereby INCUR
ing the very best quality Of iron. All
of their properties are contiguous 70
each other, both by rail and river, and
especially to their property site, where
they intend erecting their factories,
which from the map which accOmpan-
les the prospectus, appears to b. on the
Tennessee river, a few miles above
Bridgeport. Their prospectus gives d
full analysis Of all their ores; also their
coal and coke. By actual COM
paTisOn their coal and coke is
equal to the best Pennsylvania
coal and coke, while their ores,
taking into consideration the fact Of
the great assortment that exists, far
exceeds any locality IN the United
States. The quality Of their coal
lands, Of which We can particularly
speak, we think cannot be excelled
anywhere. They consist of a little
over $4,000 acres, and have an aggre-
gate thickness Of over thirty feet Of
coal The lands are very fair for farm
ing, while for raising fruits of all
kinds they are not eXcelled anyWbere.
Last ygar one man, who has a farm
near, sold $3.50 worth Of grapes from
one acre. The lands are mostly cover
cd with chestnut oak, from which IS
taken the bark which is used IN max
ing the Uannin extract, which has Of
late years become an article of consid-
cradle export. From this one article
alone may be derived an income worth
much more than they pay for the laud.
The men who compose the company are
among the wealthiest of England.
When such men as Daniel AdamsOn,
James Bowron, f. A. Babcock, Henry
Barrett, William Barrett, and the Whit
wells, put their hands IN their pockets,
10 invest IN manufacturing enterprise,
1t Is generally understood that the
money viii be forthcoming, and that
success is inevitable; especially as 1t Is
IN this instance backed by men who
not only have the money, but have
served long years IN the iron business,
and have, IN point Of location, one Of
the most favorable IN the world.
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vON MOLTsE ON WEST POINT

l Won hOLT&E ON WEST POINT.
l am asked why neither side in the civil
war in America produced a very distin-
| gulshed General. Even their respective
partisans hardly claim any leader OF trans
cendent genius. IN 50 long a war, and
where so many men fought, does it not
Imply a lack Of military talent in thu
Americans l answer, no. The true
reason was because their field of
selection was so limited. No officer could
hope to attain the supreme command of
their armies unless he had been a student
at their military academy, called West
Point. on the Hudson river, in the State Of
New York. The number Of these students,
deserving as they might be, was and is ex-
tremely limited.
The SOutheTners adopted the same per-
nieiOus system Of exclusiveness, as many
of these West Point officers had Joined
their side, and their President had also
been at the academy. It was, perhaps, for
tunate for the North that the South did not
seek for talent among the mass Of its PEG
pie. II is said, l know not how truly,
that the genius Of a civilian, Ericsson, by
the invention Of a monitor, alone saved
the Northern navy from destruction
1t is evident that the chance of obtain
ing distinguished general increases as
the field Of selection Widens, and dimin-
ishes as it contracts.
In our army every soldier may aspire to
the supreme command, but in the Ameri-
can armies the line of demarkation was
drawn as deeply as between the former
slaves and their masters. The
volunteer who represented the
great bulk and strength Of the peO-
pie might, indeed, attain distinction in q
subordinate position, but the highest place
Of all was forbidden. In reading the rec
Ords Of the American civil war, it really |
appears as If the whole contest was between |
few Officers Of Wess POint, and the mighty |
heart Of the nation had never thrO6bed. |
This aristOcratic system, which the Ameri- !
cans still follow, was formerly the practice |
in all European armies. In the revolution |
of 1913, Garnet, the French Minister Of !
War, first abandoned it, and We have fol- |
lowed.
For the sake Of example, and not bind |
ing ourselves to any exactness of figures, |
except that the one is very small, and its /
opposite, with which it is compared, very /
large, let us suppose the number Of West |
Point officers to be five hundred, and the i
number Of Prussian soldiers five hundred /
thousand. Evidently, as we have a fund /
a thousand times larger to draw upon, to /
render the chances Of obtaining a great /
general equal, each American must possess /
a thousand fold the talent Of a Prussian, |
which is absurd.
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SPAIN.

LONDON, July 24.-DOn Carlos has
written letter to King Alfonso, reprOach-
ing him for allowing civil war to be con-
Quoted with such excessive rigor, and cOUn-
selling moderation on the side of the Al
consists on pain of reprisals by Carlists.
MADRID, July 24.-The Spanish Gov
eminent has determined to contract for
seven million dollars to indemnify owners
Of slaves in Porto Rico.
The Carlists attempted to surprise the
AlfOnsist troops at Gueterice, but were Wig
OrouslY repulsed.
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AsUnNER MAN BURNED GUT.

GallaIln Examiner June =.
The frame dwelling Of Mr.. Isaac y.
Guthrie Jr., about five miles west Of Gal
latin, On the Nashville pike, was totally
destroyed by fire Wednesday morning about
o'clOrs. Il originated, it is thought. from
"A box 1T ashes carlessly placed about the
house. Mr.. Guthrie has Just finished
thraShirg out his wheat and had several
insured for $1,000 in the Equitable Of
NasAyi .e. which viii not half cover his
loss.
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THE DROUTH IN THE SOUTH.



Reports Of heat and drOuth multiply.
The corn crop, and even the cotton crop, is
endangered by the hot, rainless days.
From FLORIDA, from Columbus, from All
gusta, and from points between, comes The
cry for rain. Bat Of all the stories o.. not
weather the following, from the Columbus
Enquirer, is the hardest TO believe:
ain a lagoon near ShOrteT's depot, on the
Western railroad Of Alabama, it is reported
on reliable authority that the wafer has
become so heated by the SUMS rays that the
fish are dying. Some fifteen bushels Of
trout-sOme weighing two pOunds-perch,
'blacz fish," were floating on the surface
on Monday. A short time ago party
muddled these waters, aud caught some
three hundred pounds Of fish in very
short time.
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NEW ORLEANS.
Indictments against the Funding
Board.
serious Charges against ex-senator
HeFWfE

HeFHtE-
NEW ORLEANS, July 24.-AttOTnCy
General Field to-day filed an information
against Charles Clinton, Auditor, Antoine
Dubucklet, Treasurer, p. @. Demoind,
Secretary Of State, ana Chas. w. Lowell,
Speaker of the House, all members Of the
Funding Board, in 1874, charging them
with misdemeanor IN Office for funding five
warrants drawn by the Auditor, amounting
to Sl5S. $3.50. and representing an Illegal
and Invalid claim against the State. Bail
was fixed at $4,000 each.
The Attorney General also filed in the
First District Court an information against
State Senator E. F. HerWig, containing two
counts, the first for obtaining money under
false pretences by issuing vouchers, while
chairman Of the Senate Committee on Con-
tingent Expenses, for fraudulent claims
and obtaining warrants from the Auditor
by representing that said fraudulent claims
were just and legal, the warrants being in
dorsed by pretended paytes and by (. f.
HeTwig. Second. Obtaining money under
false preteuseS in issuing, while chairman
OF the Senate Committee, fictitious vOucf-
crs, knowing al the time that there were no
such persons as the pretended beneticiaries,
and that no such claims or demands rs rep
resented in these vouchers existed at the
time. Bail $1,000.
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An $1,000 Tire IN Newark.

NEWARK, y. j., July PA fire which
broke cut here this afternoon, burned all
the property from Newark City ice dock
southtO the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge.
j. Rndeil, owner Of the Excelsior planning
mill, is the principal loser, being but slight
by insured. j. W Poynier's loss on lum-
hcr arc IS covered by insurance, and Ped
die x Headiey, Of the Excelsior planning
mill, are wei insured in Newark compa-
MES. The entire loss viii aggregate over
$4,000, and the insurance about $50, 900,
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nInre nIstIIIeries seIEed.

PEKIN, H., July 24.-SuPervisOr Mat
thews and Revenue Agents Gavitt, Nance
aud Almon to-day caused the seizure of
Reisinger's distillery, known as the Dis
tilling Company of Pekin, for duplicate
use of stamps, and having feTmenting tubs
concealed under ground, and other frauds.
This is The third important seizure this
week. The Government has keepers IN
charge Of all these establishments,
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MILWAUKEE,.
indictments Against the whisky Ring

nuIcIIleuIs Against Inc " hlsh y IiIIlS
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 24.-The grand
Jury of the United States Circuit Court has
adjourned. Indictments were found against
Geo. Q. ErskiD, ex-collectOr of internal
revenue; A. G. Weissert, ex-deputy col
lectOr, four gaugers, seven stOre-keepeTs,
ex-rectifiers, twelve distillers, one maltster
and two grain dealers. Ex-COlleCtOr Frs
kin is not charged with completely in the
frauds, but with neglect Of duty. Collector
Bean, who was arrested ,by order of the
State Court, on complaint of one Hart
mann, who claims to be owner of high
wines sei5ed by the Collector, will be sur
rendered by his bondsmen on Monday, and
a writ OF habeas corpus viii therefore be
applied for. Suits will be commenced
against officers who made the arrest.
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MEMPHIS.
Suit Against the Memphis and Padu-
eah Road.

Suit Against the Memphis and Padu-
eah Road.
MEMPHIS, July 24.-PhilO G.: Calhoun
and Lewis Myers, of New Y Ork, have in
stitUted suit in the District Court Of the
United States for West Tennessee for the
first mortgage bODdhOlders Of the PadUcah
and Memphis Railroad for the purpose Of
fUreclOsing the mortgage. The bill alleges
that there are about fifteen hundred thou
sand dollars of these bonds in the hands Of
different parties in New York, and the
mortgage thereon provides that interest
thereon at the rate off per cent shall be
paid semi annually, and upon failure to do
so within 90 days thereafter, the trustees
shall take possession Of the road; and,
further, that if the company fail to pay the
bonds for 6 months after the same become
due, the bonds, which are for three years,
shall mature. They allege the company
has failed to pay interest for u months,
and therefore the bOndhOldeTs have direct
ed them, as trustees, to fOreclose the mort
gage.
Small Damage TO Cotton.
News from above is again encouraging
this evening, as it is believed the decline
at Cairo will affect the freshet coming ont
Of the Ohio. There has been some damage
to cotton on very low lands, but so far it is
insignificant.
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TIL NIGHT Han PROMOTED.

Dr5E- ]. c. White, editor Of the LeJU-
non Hr0ld, has been elected Chancellor
Comm l.5CE Of Lodge Of the Knights of
Pytbias recently organized in Lebanon.
Tenn DR.. White has every qualification
10 ad8U the position. He is quick to dis
cen and quick % act, and combines a rare
tac'. M tied TO a most commanding grace,
yIs.h I4ust belong TO every sGucpssfal pre-
siding ificer. Although your- be has
made his mark in Journalists, and his bit
ing criticisms speak through each number
Of his paper,
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Mrs LAURA FORCE GORDON, editress
of the Stockton CCal.) Leader, has tempo
rarily retired from the tripod, because, as
she says, the present campaign promises 70
be toe boisterous for a lady TO participate
in. The Virginia City Chronicle, how
ever, puts the case thusly; Laura says
that the campaign viii be too acrimonious
for a woman 20 engage in Now, Laura,
why didn't YOU OWE up at once We all
know it isn't that. However, well give
YOU the best bonnet you can pick out, il it's
q boy.
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COTTON was quiet in New Eork yes
at l44Gl54 for middling.

A CORRESPONDENT who SIGNS him.
self Il" writes 10 the Cincinnati
Gazette: ct is estimated that, in con-
sequence of the late heavy rains, out
Of the 100000 bushels raised in Mid.
die Tennessee, only about 1866, 666
bushels VII be saved in good condi-
ton" We would like to know where
the L he gets his figures.
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THE Crown Prince of Italy went through
a course of study in international law I'M
der the direction of the celebrated Pro
fessOr Mancini. The latter is now a
member Of Parliament, and the Prince
is awaiting his ownership OF the
throne, and both remain fast friends. The
time was when Kings were not held TO
know how to write their own names; but,
although they have no brains TO spare at
the present day, it may be said they Guilt
vate the alphabet more than they did.
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PORTLAND, Me, July "A 1t is thought
the loss to the Winthrop bank will not ex-
coed $4,000, two-thirds Of which is in
bonds. The heaviest loss falls On the
savings department. The standing OfShe
bank will not be impaired. Thee men
arrested on suspicion Of being the robbers,
were seen in Winthrop on the afternoon
before the robbery.
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THE tragedian, ErnesiO ROssi, engaged
by Grau for a series of fifty representations
in the United States, is an artist superior
to Salvini. Hamlet is his masterpiece, and
certainly from the Italian standpoint and
language l. could not be interpreted more
effectively in every respect than he inter
prets it. His personal appearance is far
more adapted to the character than is Sal
WINS.
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THERE are mutterings Of a national
convention Of dry goods dealers, to pro-
test against the present style Of cling
ing dresses worn by women. The
haberdashers sigh for the good old
days Of hoops, when fifty or sixty yards
of cloth went into a skirt, and declare
that these tight dresses are actually
taking the bread out of their mouths.
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LAwLEssNEss hi LoUIsIANA.

Gov. Kellogg has received information
that in the parish Of BOssieT, within the
past sixty days, there have been nine muir
ders peTpetrated, In consequence Of these
outrages, the Governor will probably issue
a proclamation calling on all good citizens
TO aid the authorities, as a posse cOmluita-
tins. TO suppress them. The police july Of
the parish Of Catahoula recently found it
necessary to do this themselves.
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NEW YORK.
The Book Trade.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Sales at the Book
Fair yesterday were the largest Of sHy day
of tie week. Sales have been largely in
excess of any trade sales. To-day the sale
closes, but publishers feel confident that its
success warrants its becoming permanent
Institution. Last evening a dinner was
given 10 the trade at the ST. James Hotel.
Nearly all Of tie publishers who were in at
tendance at the fair, and large part of the
buvprS. were n-nsent