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New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
AFFAIRS IN CHINA AND JAPAN.

FOEFIGSfRs Still. BENG ATTACKED AT PEhlNd-
TUE JAPANESE ASSEMBLY CLosED-RhPokrLD
COMPIIC AIIOSS BETWEEN JAPAN AND CofrA.
G.N FpANCIsCO, Aug. 5.-The mail steam
shu CITY of Phn1, from China via Japan, brings Hong
Kong dates to July 10 and Shanghai to the 9th There
had been renewed assaults upon Foreigners III lchhS'
The last attack was made upon all att'che vi tue "cG
man Legation, who while on scientific expectation Win
anime conpanons 40 miles from the capital vas severely
beaten and robbed OF valuable Astronomical Instruments
The dates from Yokohama, japan, are To the Ism OF
Iv The Assembly of Provincial officers closed It's ss-
sion Jnly IL The subjects tiebated were the organAd
ton of national police force, the ipro 'enclt oi i'S
ond brhlu,s and the establishment OF Il popular House
u ucrreseu,;ycs. The first two were satisfactorily al
mated and the third left open for further c"nslutfaoh
The silk worn-cgg producers, VIII" "Nt heavily ~ eA
cc.sye supplies last year, h.vc resolved to limit the
number tn, year tO J0ooO0
The negotiations with Corea have suddenly assumed u
less friendly character than before and many JAPANESE
oeicnls have been recalled from that country r'lior
-, iuneudiue war il current bat the Japanese Govern
rneut has not decided To begin ho-iies
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
START OF THE NEW-YORK YACHTS.
ASS,.,1 CRUISE or THE GLIB BEGUN.

ANNUAL CRUISE THE GLIB BEGUN.
IFROM 4 SPECIAL CoRRESPONDR3T or THE TRlBrSfI
GLEN COVE l.. l., Aug. 5.-A meeting OF the
yacbowncrs whose vessels anchored III the hDOr
was held last night on board the flagship Alarm 1t was
decided that the yacht. should weigh anchor at IS H.
today and 20 To New-Tondon thence to Newport and
thence 10 Marha's Vineyard. II the fieet conhi pe
kept together aft.rwa it proposed to sail TO Port
land and return Newport Races were to bc had al
Newport and New London Tie whole plan was changed
this morning At the hour appoi;od for starting rain was
falling very heavily and there not the fan.st in'
cation OF breeze In view Of the Evil weather ana tie
gloomy prospect is decided to hold another meeting
ON board the Alarm. Meanwhile the rain had stopped
falling and the hopes OF the yachtmen again revived
II was finally decided, breeze shodid spring
ND TO start for Nrwavcn, where the vessels Will re-
main until tomorrow then they wiz 80 10 New-London
after that to Newport. thence TO Mart.n's Vine
ward Returning TO Newport they will sill four
races for challenge CUPS which have been
offered by James Gordon Bennett, Commodore Kings
land Vice. Commodore Garner, and Rear-Commodore
Kane With the understanding that the vessels should
start OF the cruise wind should favor Them
the meeting broke up, and the ntemen returned to
their yachts
About a. m. light breeze sprung mp from the s"nh'
and the Alarms gun Mt 72O sia mailed 10 tic fleet to
nrepare 10 start T.n minutes later the starting gun
was fired and the whole fleet AT once weighed anchor:
and Lostcd working sails and iibs, and GeaHed toward
the sound The breeze very hGht ana tiIe yi"ht@
made ONLY little hea,way. The vision however got 10
ard and led the feet as Il passed our OF me narbof
Then all the sails that could he made available were
along toward New Haven harbOr, where they will remain
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
EXPLOSION OF Il STEAM THRESHER.

THRHHMEN INSTANTLY KILLED AND SEWN WOUNDED
on TENNESSEE PARMA PiRCE OF THE BOILER
BLOWN THREE NILES
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 5.-A terrible ex-
plosion occurred on the farm OF Benjamin Harlan IN
Maury County, this morning Mr.. Cullen Harlan and
number OF hands engaged in threshing with steam
thresher when the boiler exploded killing Cullen Har-
lan Howard the engineer, and coored man instantly,
and woundng seven Others two OF whom will probably
die Mt Haran's head torn from his body, and was
found field some distance away The coored man was
blown distance OF Is yards. Tie boiler blown into
atoms piece being found three miles from tine scene
OF the disaster The threscr and large crop OF wheat
destroyed by fire. II supposed hat the explosion
caused by letting cold water into the boiler when II
toOh
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
THE GENERAL CROP PROSPECT.
ruF DAMAGE TO TIE WESTERN CORN-FIELpS rRoB-
ABLY NOT VERY GRFAT-THE PROSPECT
FAVORABLu ONE On TIE WHOLE.

xuF DAMAGE TO TIRE WESTERN CORN-FIELps TRoB-
ABLY NOT VERY GRrAT-THE PROSPECT
FAVoRABIH ONE ON TIE WHOLE.
From The Chicago Etttne, aug B.
The recent storms prevailing Ill large seq sec
tcn OF the West and the sOutlNes whatever theli u
maie effect upon the crops of the country may oe WI, ~
grain The wheat grown in the section where te sofS m
prey1ed is mostly Winter wheat, which cones 10
Chicago and Milwaukee in small quantities as compared
with the spring wheat This fact, while 1t disturbed Tue
local market a little less than would otherwise have
been ,he case will have rather more serious ndat in
country had been visited and Winter wheat spared,
since the Winter wheat forms about 90 per per
cent of the entire crop OF the United states Inc storms
have passed large parts of OhiO Indiana ilolS'
and Missouri AS far these sections are corner3Wn
the damage has not probably Oeen very great "hel
The corn Iipenng the rain would 90 more good
than harm, except where the Hoods actually swept
1t must also be taken into account tat those So %
tons visited by the grasshopers in the early part o le
seasOn have been repanted with second crop OF coI
which can hardly fail 10 be benefited 10y rains, ana
fT"sts 'Se do not ih.eTfere i Is not likely. there
fore, that the corn crop will be short th1nth IL
two three years Corn II must pc rem @
grown larger extent IN the sections where the ram
has been serious than ny other gras ana corn Is h i
grain would be- The oat crop Will propapy suiu Con
tid raby but where the oats are crushed down
undT beating rains and winds II may bc moved WIN
scyhe and cured like hay Much OF tine crop may thus
b. saved. In fact. rule, the FARMERS always save
more under untavOrahe circumstances than Is antlc
pated al OF the misfortdnes The hay crop Is
pretty generally cut aud In stock and Will not DC ser
ousiy damaged There little doubt that our crops not
vithsiandng the recent storms. will he ample enough 10
take advantage of Increased foreign demand tiit
there may be, and give farmers good prices week or
more Of clear weather with northeast wind, Will do
much to countcract the damage done ny thc sOlh ana
dry The standing crops and the Land sufficiently 10 cnahca
rood harvesting. The prosIect h therefore, favorable
the whole, and the influence on Inc genera com
Inerce and business Of this country VIII be decd'dy
good. Tie south can largely supply itself with gram,
hnd the surplus of the West may be drawn upon u!
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
THE WATERS RECEDING IN INDIANA.
THE EXTENT OF TIE DAMAGE TO CROPS UN-

Special Dispatches 10 The Cincinnati Gazette.
INDIA ANAPOLIS, Aug. 3.-The water in White
River and other streams in this immediate vicinity il
rapidly rehowing and ii is believed no further damage
can be done. The rain Sunday seems 10 have been
the northern part OF the State nan else
where a fact atested by the rapid rise OF the Wabash
and its tributaries II is impossible at tins time to ascer-
tain with any precision how great are the losses ss
tanned in that valley, but they VIII aggregate large
sum Every square OF bottom land is under water.
and must remain so for several days.
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 3.--The rain,
which had fallen steadily for tle gcaer paIt OF three
he This evening the St. Mays st. Joseph, and Maui
NEE Rivers bc1uning 10 Tecede The race track and
Croupds Of the Northern Indiana Fair Association which
were seonsly threatened with complete inundalCn, cs-
good shape today except the Cincinnati anh ISc-
mond and Toledo. Wabash and Western. On the Rich
Inond the track at Geneva, 81 miles SOUTH II com
Ilctely under water, and Regular trans have Doen
abandoned below that point, but will probably be re
tumed tomorrow. Reports from the country to-day
the damage to crops 10 have been iuy as great as
anticipated Wheat and flax have especially suffered
THE CROP PROSPECT IN DECATUR COUNTY.
Special Correspondence Of TIE Cncinndti Gdzttt>.
GREESsBULG, Ind, Aug. I'm Decatur
County tie early part OF the cropping season was favor
abe for Farmers had bnt little difficulty in getting
good stand and to the first of July the weather
cOrnfeds in good fix. Since then hut little plOwing
has been done account of the excess of ram, which,
together with the winds has damaged te crops consd
eraby. We have shower most every uaN, and some
about "a hours believe, however, that
corn viii make an average crop. Wheat i poor; no
thr.shing done yet on account OF the extreme wet
weather from which II Is being damaged rapidly.
August usually finds wheat in the sranary oats are
g0Oi, but badly Injured by The greater portion is
}tandinc in the field. Grass is medium crOp, but, like
the wheat and oats but lille has been saved vet Some,
after being moved away has been lost. What remains
Standing IN the field is pretty well trimmed by grasshOl
peIs. Fruit lie almost complete failure.
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
THE SITUATION IN OHIO.
THE RIVERS FALLING IN THE GREAT MIAMI
AND HOOKING VAILElS.


MDDLETOwN, Aug. 3.-FOrtunately for Mid
tetown he Miami receding very slowly without doing
Ialcr The wafer is still in nearly all the cellars Of
dwellings and business houses on hanst, while the
paper mills Touring mills and planning mills are at a
ttand-sl, ana Will iena!n SO until the river falls sfli
GENTLY TO admit of general cleaning NJ. Reports from
are washed away and great eGles washed in
h1 the roads leading TO town Immense dam
out the entire county. Mr. Lllson IIarkradel, one
U the most cnsive and successful farmers in Lemon
cove he losses nc has sustained and viii be im
possible for him 10 make enough of of his farm this year
town IL well out OF The houses, and the nu0atants
trsy engaged in cleaning out the mud drying their
hess viii result from the dam ness and masm which
VII naturally follow This severe visitation.
DAYTON, Aug. 3.-The Miami River and
tul rpity recedng but no, yet sufficiently estimate
even 10 IN approximate the damage done; but II IL I'M
ntnse, anI almost irIcpayable
IIola The Columbus State Journal, Aug4.
Water along the liue of the Hooking Valley
Eoiioad s'io" losan Trecdes slowly, and ne dtl9atc
it and whore the water has left the track il Eas been
i0Gnd 'h"f the daInage is not very gfca Te managers
L'gan to Columbus to-day, AMI but short ti,ue viii
The damage wiz be nothing like the N 1873
eqnre kdenodE OF Gahanna informs us that The wheat
tat has been standing Oui during the past month Il not
oil destroyed has been currently reported He has
Examined many shocbs, and finds that the top sheai il
protected the wheat Is stl good OF course where wheat
has been badly shocked the grain is injured seriously,
tnd the outside Of all is damaged He thinks that
tia sheaycs ia each shock he SAY ed providing the
Gun would put ia appearance Tor few days This
Encourage
TIE GLOOMY OUTLOOK on THE SCIOTO.
- Spee,at DSiGt,hcs % The CtacUpHGH EnptTsf.
CRCLEyILLE, Ohio, Aug. 1.-The SciOto is
thln two feet Of The hgh-watcr mark Of $50 THE
ihonlng and rising. The high water from Darby Creek
t@d collected above Henry lten.c1s eyee, aud broke
hiOugA that, washing across the canal between tnc
tlaoduct and FOesnans Mi 10 fnd TIE level Of the
o putting great sAcd Of Nai.s over the bioomcDIn
iahus No sign Of clearing weather yet and Ia most
gloomy state Of feeling prevails. fOIne few farmers by
promptly putting their wheat IN rlcks or barns, have
sa'ed Their crops Tie viii have 10 feed II TO the
Logs and IL Kills the hogs ii Will only be what may
hpect OIn this ucless wheat crop Of 1879, which was
oIeh TO death twice In the spring, and has now been
crowned TO death dozen times. The brOOmcorn crop,
winch hundreds Of industrious poor looked for
sneH winter clothes and fuel Will not be Of much ac-
oouh This year, and unless other employment IL
fOydod there viii DC great suffering this winter The
VIII mss ths money, too for II was spent rght AT
he rNer has been nearly stationary thin aiter-
svOh falling about haf inch. There nave been rains
s"''h OF us, and II will rain here tonight
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION IN Dot

THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION IN DOUBT.
WuMISGTON, n. c., July 5.-The returns
from the counties, classified somewhat In doubt
by both parties, come i'll slowly. The Repubi'
cans carry Wake, Lenoir, Brunswick, AMI Richmond
counties in which they gain seven delegates Inc
Democrats gain two in Il Jbcson County Inc lndcaon1
nor b,t the contest viii very close with chances
considerably in favor or the Democrats havhe hha'
majority in the Convention. -, -
,rgi The latest int gcn,c received leaves the rc
sult stI in dout but returns favorable to the
Republicans. The chances SEEN TO DC aoo.t ssohy
hrIoncrd though the Republicans sngune OF having
majority OF the delegates
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON. Aug. 5.-Thc United States man
of war Franklin anchored of Deal to-day
HALIFAX, Aug. 5.-1homas Boggs a Co..
hardware dealers, and iayzant Ming, "no"S''c
crorrr- are in financial difficulties. The Liabilities arc
tnroc IN both cases OIner failures arc tilkoi or
HALIFAX, n. s., Aug. 5.-Ihe DOMINION
Medical Association to-day elected h""S1' Holder oi
Tor,uto. President; David Of Montreal Nfc"fnry Hni
Kol,ag,i Treasurer. Heht y,ars hecu'e VIII oc "''"
in Toronto in August
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 5.-The new money
order ,yst,m bet ,ocn Canada, and the United states was
inauguracL yesterday by the Posta! sueini''h III "'
Washington sending 10 the official head OF thc ino..y
order department ut Ottawa t,ni''"No' VI ~ "' ''0
r,uu,s 10 spend IL ~ he thought IT.
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
BEGINNING OF TIE OLD ORCHARD CAMP
MELTING.

BpDEroRp, Me- Aug 5.-Large numbers OF
people arryns here 10 attend the National Meth
odst C.nImecting, which began at Old Orchard Beach
to.f.y and which IL to last antil the 18th. The Rev.
l. = Inskip President of tue National Association, Will
preach the olcniny at O'Clock TINS afternoon.
Eleven states are represented here by mciners ~
the National Association IL expected that nearly tho
wEoic Association Viii b" present Tie Meth.dlrts
exncc tbs To their largest most successful camp
H.
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
show that the river at 25 feet that gauge floods the
lower Arkansas Valley.
VARIOUS CROP REPORTS FROM INDIANA.

LoGANsPORT. Ind, Aug. 5.-Twenty per
cent will the loss wheat herabouts ana ss 'r
there will be more wheat than last season F'y per
cent crop IL uncut. part oil inns Will pe "'
ized by feeding IL to hogs the remainder extra h'y
The injury to 30 bad as anticipated Potatoes
arc likely to prove failure <,. ..,u
thousand acres Of wheat have been swept away ana tne
corn has destroyed in the bottoms OF the Mssss
with sprouts six inches long. but will be better than
was at first thought Oats nrc all lost ana nearly nv lc
hay aud fax. The corn will make half crop and other
LAr&TETrg Ind, Ans sThe loss 70 the sr"ps in
and Fountain Counties, S25O.OO0 each. This is esti
mated The loss to the crops by the overflow does moi
include damage by wet weather TO inc crops vi ' y"
''"'' ACCIDENTS on THE WABASH
CINCINNATI, Aug. 5.-A special dispatch 10
The Gactie from Button, Ind says the runor OF the
breaking of n large reservoir ut Celna Oho' ~ eo'-
hrnei by the heavy rise in the wabash River There
have been two accidents the river. John Thomas
farmer started with his in hoat TO recover some VI
his proerty washed away By the food but the boat cap
size, and Mr. Thomas drowned The son succrcu,u
Ca some trees where he cung for rci hours 10
n lima uutil he was rescued. man named l,iiper,,
started mp the river in a boat, anh as me ooa, o"'u
back without him it is supposed he was drowned
INDIANA CROPS DAMAGED $3,Ooo,Ooo'
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug 5.-NO very good
estimate OF the aggregate loss Ia the crops IN ths H
can be made present. In some sections the es''"eu
damage is 80 per cent Others much greater per cent
age and in many localities the eutre crop IL "'"fo!c
From the most trustworthy information me loss ID te
central and sout portion Of the Stale VIII ngsrH1c
from so to 90 per cent of the entire crop In me owahn
along the Wabash River It has been estimated a. lnht M
2OO 900 acres ~ corn have been entirely destroyed ny %
nooi which alone at slj per acre would assrcs"c
$5,UOO,OOO.
ILLINOIS LOSSES FOOTING UP S3,0oo.0oo
Chicago, Aug. 5.-RepOrts are so vague
that n summary of the losses and damage 10 crops
I'm Southern and Central Illinois cannot be made
with any degree Of accuracy. IL Is believed
however. that the total loss Will not cNtn
S3 900 600 and that few days of sunshine VIII shoE
mat icure much too large an rstnat" corn ha- sur
fcr,.d greatly and il stated that 100000 acres Oh itt
cereal in the Illinois bottoms are under Watf IHc
wheat harvest il nearly oveT.
THE SECURITY OF CAIRO.
CAIRO. H., Aug. 5.-TO correct an errone-
ous impression which seems to prc'nh abroad IA u"
the danger 10 this city from i9undation is only neceS-
sary to saw that the lcVcfs are considered SAL" az me
highest water mark and the rivers still six feet below
that mark. No uncas,rfss II felt here.
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
DUNCAN. SHERMAN & co.'s DRAFTS.

DUNCAN, SHERMAN & CO.'S DRAFTS.
THEIR PAYMENT STILL sUsrENDED-ToURIsTs RaN-
DERED DESTITUTE THE FIRM TO De DE-
NOUNCE:D
LONDON, Thursday, Aug 3, 1875.
The officials of the Union Bank say no ar
rangcmcnts have been made with that INSTITUTION 10 re-
deem the letters Of credit of Duncan. Sherman Co III
the hands travellers Negotiations therefor nave peh
pending the failure Of the rm but have not pech
completed, and the longer they are postponed the ie's
probability is there OF successful result Letters received
here from Americans In Paris say that 1000 persons
holding the suspended firms letters OF credit nave
been heard from in Germany alone Many OF them arc
utterly destitute OF funds and have been compecd 10
apply 10 the local authorities 10 The American Coi
sus for relief. One Lady, teacher from MassachisetE
had but Sc in money when she heard OF the failure The
American aud English people wnere shc was staying SUD-
scrbei sufficient funds to pay her expenses to Hamburg
whence she to take steerage passage home Appeals
for aid from persons holding the dishonored letters o
credit from all directions. document stating
these ics and dcnouncing the house, is being prepared
for publication
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
ATTEMPTS AT TRAIN wRECKiNG NORTH OF
BOSTON

BOsTON, Aug. 5.-Two unsuccessful attempts
were made last night wreck trains on the Eastern Rail-
road Just before o'clock. the Bangor express, whle
passing at full speed through Wenham, struck pie ~
seapcrs 10 rods beyond the station. The engine threw
the secpers high into the air. and shycred them into
Fragments but tie collision caused no damage to tho
train except by smashing the headlight OF The locone
he The train hands removed the debris from the track
and the express went its Directly following fhe
express freight tram, which also met win tbe
same ot tion OF slrepcr- the track but discovered
them in tmc 10 prevent COLLISION THESE attempts arc
credIlAd 10 r.Inps.
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
THE WESTERN FLOODS.
TIE CRISIS PASSED IN THE OHIO AND MIS-
SOITRI VALLEYS.


Suv pr,vy RAINS IN THE ONO AND LOWER MIS-
souRl VALLEYS OVER-AN OVERFLOW IN Ihh
,usstssIpPI VALLEY STILL FEARED-THE wEL-
COME RAINS IN GEORGIA-THE GENERAL CROP
PROsPECT.
The heavy rains of the past few weeks nave
.oue 10 an end 10 the Ohio and Lower missouri var
Lvs and an estimate he made soon OF the des'r'
s,on 10 the crops serious overflow is ' fearea III 'e
Mississippi Valley, hut mp TO the present time 'e o'
sgc to'the crops has been coinp"a'N'y e',s".
Until within few days the georgia Piau'
ar. had small hopes Of good crop, hut the
recent rains have thus proved of great advanaSe
shond there he an of wet weather however he
ran will only serve complete the destruction begun oy
the drouth Notwithstanding the disastrous elects OF the
recent storms The Chicago Tribune declares IN an article
puhlishcd below that there is little doubt that our
,rops will be ample enough take advantage OF any IN
creased foreign demand that there may be- andslve farm
els good prices
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
MR. DUELL AND THE PATENT COMMISSIONER.


wAeTISGTON, Thursday, Aug. ;, ls75.
1t now seems to be settled beyond doubt
that the Commissioner OF Patents, Mr. Thatcher, VIII
resign OF his own accord within the next 90 days NO
person IL known been selected his successor
Ex-Conglessman II. Holland DueIl Of New-iork, who
has been one,i a. a candidate for the place BEFORE
il still apparently spoken OF the most prominently
although considerable opposition TO his appointment has
been discovered, especially among the most influential
attorneys praclcng before the Office Ths opposition 10
not based on any doubt in regard 10 Mr. Dies abiity
~ Integrity IL basc the fact that he H. supported
y senator Consiug often has very important ca,es
hcfo. th Commissioner ~ Patents ana TIA, fear that he
m Kit hav. undue advantage in arguing eases before an
officer indebted to lnm for his appoint aicnt
TIE sQUAws PREFER THEIR FREEDOM
The following dispatch was received at the
Indian Bureau this morning from Fort sI;
The Hon. T.. =. SMITH:
Tho Kinwa and Comanche women say they are I'M
wiling 10 20 to Florida Shall they be- 'mpeled o 40
j. W. UOwARIu, Indian Agent
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06

ARREST OF AN EMBEzZLING PORK PACKER
BosToN, Aug. 5.-S.ate Detective Pmkham
arrived here to-day, hayips In custody VIM g. Carson
whom he had AZ csed In ~ LouIs, Mo, WITHIN tue as'
few days ar. Carson is charged with emp~1i'ns
$4,000 while acting as superintendent OF tho pork
pac n, estlishInent Of John =. squirc Co ut last
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06

GORDON, THE BLACK HILLS MINER, AT OMAHA
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 5.-John Gordon, the
noted leader of the first mness expedition into the haeA
Hills arrived from Camp sheridan last night IN charge OF
.erceant and guard Ia obedience ~ summons by
Judc. Lake to Gen Crook. hr Gordon Is allowed to so
sr,'nt town on his personal parole, but nominay
mains under arrest hearing of the habeas corpus VIII
tnk, place next week.
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
ROBBrRY OF THB EAST ALBANY BANK.

ALBANY, \. T., Aug. 5.-Ihe bahkIhg-Housc
o,,ne Fast Albany Banking Company, located in the
ce of Greenbush was entered by burglars last night
and nearly 900 currency taken from the vault =,
order to yet to the vauli the burglars dug away seven
feet Of solid masonry aud prcd up the flags tone flooring
with lack The banking house is undeS the manage
,nent OF VIM l.. Irwin, who was absent Ia Ne"-iorA.
Great excitement prevails over the robbery when ""e
not made known until this evening
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
ESCAPE OF TREASURER PARKER OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 5.-Ex-Stae Treas
ure. Parker AGAINST whom verdict oi $4,000 was re-
Gently rendered suit ms ont 81 his olcia frauds
aud emlo element, and who MAS III prison awaiting cIin-
al prosecution for similar ofcuses. escaped FROM CO.n
bI jail "a late hour last night No cen has bc' dscoy-
cred Ia his whereabouts, but cNe5 eAVIt IL being nde
tn r,,nntute him.
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
PEJOICISGS IN ALABAMA.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 5.-At II o'clock
to-day the national @ hoisted the Capitol ANA
salute of II guns fred ia honor OF the majority given
in favor OF "A convention by the people. The majority
will be- from Is 900 10 10000.
New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
FOREIGN NEWS.

THE LATE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
GENERAL REGRET FOR THE GENIAL sToRY-TEILER-
SEVERAL DEPUTATIoNs TO ATTEND HIS FUNERAL.
COPENHAGEN, Thursday, Aug. 5, 1875
The late Hans Christian Andersen died of q cancer.
There is general mourning i'll Denmark at his death.
Deputations from places in the country, and from
various parts of Europe will attend his funeral.