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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
a CoIored Woman Drorned.


CAIRO, ILL.,, Aug. 9.-The body of a
colOred women was found in the river yes
terday and identified as Ellen Watkins.
She hired a horse here on Friday aud al
tempted to ride to village. As the roads
for half the distance are under water, her
death by drowning was the natural result.
A Rough Killed I'm Canada.
MONTREAL, Aug. 9.-Yesterday five
young rOughs attempted fOrcibly TO enter
the house of a respectable woman named
Mrs Downs, at Point st. Charles. Mrs.
Downs fred into the crowd, killing one
named Meehan.
A Lady and Gentleman Drowned.
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 0.-To-day six
citizens of this place visited the Cave of
Winds without a guide, as they had fire.
quently done before. After passing through
the Cave, two of the party, Mr.. Ethelbert
Parsons, aged twenty-nine, and Miss Lettie
c. Philphatt, ssed twenty-five, descended
to ,an eddy, which is never visited by
guides. The lady lost her foot hold and
was caught by the gentleman, but the cur
rent carried both into the river below,
where they were drowned. They were
soon to be married,
A BARK wrecked.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-The bark
Enline, from Pho BenitO to San Francisco,
is ashore between Amapala and Launcen.
Total loss. all hands were saved.
Surrendered Himself.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 9.-Ablaham Pariera
surrendered himself TO detectives to-day,
being suspected of rObbing his fathers
pawn shop in Cincinnati of $1,000 worth
Of goods last Thursday. He declares him
self innocent, and is confident he can prove
he had nothing to do with the robbery,
A Citizen OF the Cherokee Nation
Murdered.
TAHLEQUAH, l. T., Aug. 9.-ThOmas
Carlisle, white man, but citizen of the
Cherokee Nation by marriage, a Well-tO-dO
farmer, while sleeping on the porch OF his
house Friday night, was taken from his bed
by three men, murdered in the presence Of
his family, and robbed of quite a sum of
money. He lived near Tahlequah, and
was highly respected by all who knew him.
Chief Ross has gone up to investigate the
affair, and will offer reward for the mur-
dereTs, who are unknown.
Fire at PIttsburg.
PITTsBURG, Aug. "a fire broke out
about Z o'clock this evening in the Phoenix
roll works Of James B. Young * Co., foot
of 42d street, totally destroying the build
ing with a large stock Of patterns and doing
considerable damage to machinery. Loss
estimated at $4,000; insurance $4,000 in
foreign companies.
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NEW YORK.
The ShOemakers Define Their
Position.
Getting After the Police De-
partment.
Attachment Issued Against Ca
nal Contractors.
The CrIspins.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The Central Coun-
ell of Crispin, or JOurneymen Shoemakers,
whose strike is now in progress, have made
a statement of their position, which is in
substance: 1t is determined to discuss any
question they please with employers; to
hold an employer to any agreement made
with the Council, and in case of violation
to Immediately place his shop on a strike,
and not settle the matter until the employer
pays expenses Of the strike; though we
mean not to be aggressive, we shall resist
every encrOachment, not mattering whether
it comes from outside foes or inside traitors.
E.DeIaneId Smith.
Mayor Wickham received a letter to-day
from the Governor, approving his removal,
(. Delafeld Smith, on charges preferred by
The Mayor, who appointed in his place TO-
day VIM. G. Whitney.
S-65 Bonds Of the District
The State Superintendent Of Banking
has forbidden savings banks from investing
in 3-65 per cent bonds of the District of
Columbia, as they are held to be neither
State nor United States obligations.
. Hans Christian Andersen.
The Liberal Club will have a Christian
Hans Andersen memorial meeting Friday
evening next. Several addresses will be
made. Special invitations have been ex-
tended through a representative TO the
King of Denmark TO attend, and the Dan
ish Consul at this city is taking steps 10 as
siSt at the ObSeryances.
Putting Thieves On GuRrd.
At a stormy session of the Police Board
Saturday, Gen. Smith declared the de-
mOralization of the force steadily increasing,
and no efloIt made TO stop the tendency.
A bond of blood, he said, seemed to exist
between members of the Board, for the pur-
pose of defeating measures calculated to
improve the morality and efficiency of the
Department. Smith alluded to Commits
siOner Matsell personally as editor Of the
Police Gazette, which was organized as a
school for thieves, and the best textbook
for young villains he ever saw.
Attachment Against Canal Contract
This afternoon, on application of Fair
child, Assistant State Attorney, Judge
WestUrOOk granted an order of attach
ment against DennisOn, Belden & Co.,
canal contractors, for $4,000 and order of
arrest, requiring bail from each in two hum
dred thousand dollars.
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CHICAGO.
another crooked whisky Csse.

Another Crooked whisky Oss0'
CHICAGO, Aug. "a peculiar case Oi
crooked whisky was discovered in the rec
tifying establishment, to-day, of B. NJ.
Ford, Oliver * Co., So South Water street.
The amount involved is about 400 barrels.
It. seems that a large amount of whisky
has been shipped by that firm@to the East,
principally to Haskell & Hetzelgesser, of
indianapolis. The i-regularity Of the mat
ter is that, while the barrels had the proper
amount of liquor, and while the stamp
was correctly affixed and approved by the
Oaucer. vet the stubs on the gauger's books
indicate that only small part Of the cor
rect amount was contained in the barrels.
For example: Where 32 gallons were
sbinped. the stub would denote only about
"a. From this the conclusion was reached
bv Inspector Matthews that crooked whisky
had beengotton into the stills, and that
this means was taken to get 1t Out, and
that Gsuger j. NJ. Hood, who has lone the
major part Of the work for the firm, has
connived at the deception. The error was
discovered when the footings OF the books
of the indianapolis firm were compared
with those of the Chicago firm IN the
Treasury Department.
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ARAsELEss CHARGE.

The correspondent of the Chicago
Times, writing from Greeneville, when
ex.President JOnson's corpse was lying
in wait for burial, says Of the striking
memorandum which was found among
the ex-President's papers, and in his
handwriting:
''The deduction to be drawn from
this paper, that Mr.. johnson was IN
some degree a religious man, is absO-
lutely absurd, and would be resented
by Mr.. johnson were he living. lie
was notoriOUsly an unbeliever IN the
Christian doctrine and methods, and
quite the reverse Of what was thus at
temUted to be established. He never
went to church, and when, after his
death. the services Of the village clergy
man. "a Protestant Episcopal minister,
were rendered to the family, they were
declined. am well informed, because
It was understood su-h services would
not be desired by DIR. johnson could he
have power TO choose IN the matter
The KnOzCiUe Chronicle says that this
correspondent of the Chicago Times
charges that "the letter purporting to
have been written by ex-President
johnson during the cholera epidemic"
In Greeneville, N 1873, and (which
breathed a very deyout and religious
spirit, Is a forged document" " This
document" as telegraphed to the
UNION AND AMERICAN, and furnished
by us to the Associated Press Of the
country, is as follows:
"GreeneUiIIe, June %, l673.I-An
seems gloom and despair. I have per-
formed my duty to my God, my cOun-
try and my family. l have nothing to
fear. Approaching death is to me- the
mere shadow Of Gods protecting wing.
Beneath 1t 1 almost feel sacred. Here,
I know, can no evil come. Here l viii
rest In quiet and peace, beyond the
reach of calumny's poisoned shaft, the
influence Of envy and jealous enemies,
where treason and traitors IN State,
backsliders and hypocrites in church,
can have no place; where the great
fact will be realized that Cod is truth,
and gratitude the highest attribute of
men. SIC itltT ad Gstra. Such is the
way to the stars Of immortality"
II is due to Mr.. johnson and also
proper Tor the refutatiOn of the cores
pondent o. the Chicago Times to say
that he never saw the original "dOcu.
ment" which is pronounced forged;
that he never heard of it until told
thereof by the representative of the
UNION AND AMERICAN; that he copied
from the telegraphic dispatch Of the
UNION AND AMERICAN by special
permission, and that he did not have
the acquaintance, certainly not the
confidence of any member Of ex-Presi-
dent Johns1n's family.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
The CONSTITUTIONAL Election still I'm

The CONSTITUTIONAL Election Still I'm
Doubt.
WILMINGTON, Aug. S.-Returns received
during the past two days leave the result
of the election still in doubt. Both parties
claim a majority Of delegates. Several
extreme western counties are not yet heard
from. 1t is not probable the majority will
exceed two either way.
still Doubtful.
RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. 9.-The result Of
the convention election is still doubtful.
Returns from all the counties except one
show representation as follows: 50 Demo
Gratis; SO Republicans; 1 Independent Dem
Ocrat. Cherokee county is yet to hear
from, which has heretofore voted Demo
cratic. The Democrats claim four ma
jority in the convention.
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NEBRASKA.

HaiIrOads-G GrasshOPPers- Weather.
OMAHA, NEB., Aug. 9.-TO-day's speci-
ais from the West say the grsSShOppers are
very numerous at Grand Willow Island
and Wood river, and are doing great dam
age in that vicinity. Great clouds are still
flying southwark.
The papers in the suits Of the B. and NJ.
road in Nebraska against sixteen counties,
to restrain the treasuTers from collecting
taxes for 1874, have been entered in the
office of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court of
the United States. a temporary injunction
has been granted till Aug. 81.
None Of the parties shot by McElre at
ElkhOrn, Saturday, were seriously injured.
y good rain fell here early this morning.
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THE FLOODS.
The Wabash Up to High Water
Mark of 1928.
Thousands Of Acres Of Corn sub

Thousands Of Acres Of Corn Sub.
merged.
EVANSVILLE, Aug. "a letter from
New Harmony to the Journal says that
the Wabash is now up to the high water
mark of 1928. 1t rose an inch an hour
during Sunday night. a levee that cost
one thousand dollars broke on Saturday
night, and inundated many farms, destroy
ing much property, and a great deal Of
stock is in danger. Mr.. Ribeyer has seven
ty head of mules and one hundred head Of
cattle, which were likely TO be drowned.
Tugs are towing barges loaded with stock
day and night. Thousands Of acres Of
corn are submerged. The trestle work on
the st. Louis and Southeastern is endan-
gered, but trains have arrived regularly,
though behind time, up to the present.
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sUNDAY-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
Meeting at FairpOint Yesterday.

Temperance and Temperance Work.
FAIRPoINT, Y. Y, Aug. 9.-The Sun
dsy-schOOl assembly met to-day. The
weather has been fine with clear sky and
a cool atmosphere, and railway trains and
steamers have been bringing in large num-
bers of people during the morning and eve
ming.
Rev. DR.. Armstrong, President Of the
Normal School at Fredonia, New York,
delivered an interesting lecture, with ex-
periments on centrifugal and central
forces.
This evening Rev. w. II. Perrine, d. D.,
of Michigan, delivered an able lecture on
"Christian Art as Related to Sunday
schools" illustrated by drawings. He also
gave q diagram OF the rooms of the MethO-
dist Episcopal Snnday-schoOl in Akron,
o., one of the largest in the country.
Rev. G.. n. Read, d. D., OF New Y YOrk,
then spoke of the relations of Sunday
school children to foreign and home mis-
sion work, and urged that they should be
made acquainted with the facts and details
of the subject.
This evening a responsive service, called
the Temperance Guild, was held. 1t is
designed for the use of SUnday-schools and
temperance societies.
Rev. DIR. II. NJ. Parsons made a brief ad-
dress, urging that the temperance cause
should be taken into the heart Of the
Christian Church, that the Christian men
and women should take hold of that work.
Miss Frances Z. Willard, of Evanston,
Ill, then delivered an eloquent address in
behalf of the work of the WOmen's Ma
tiOnal Temperance Christian Association,
organized one year ago at Fair Point, the
object Of which is 10 promote temperance
work among the children Of the land.
Constitutions and pledges, with recon-
mendations of meetings Saturday after
moons, were read, and then DR.. J. Ii. Vim
cent, of New York, general manager Of the
Assembly, tO~k an expression of the As
sembly, which was unanimous in its sp
proval Of the cause IS presented by Miss
Willard.
Rev. DR.. Wythe then gave an exhibition
Of fire works, after which the Tennesseeans
gave 4 concert on the lake from a sail yacht.
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THE Cincinnati Enquirer says Of
Morton's elaborate speech at Urbana,
O., last Saturday:
For fifteen years it has been the
habit of Oliver P. Morton to come over
into Ohio In each political canvass and
wave the bloody shirt. More than ten
years ago a terrible civil war closed,
but Oliver P. Morton is waving the
bloody shirt still. And so he
appeared at Ulbana on Satur-
day with periodic promptness, as the
lying enemy Of his country, as the
fend and apostle Of sectional hate,
fastening the despairing hopes of a
dying party to bloody memories that
have been buried beneath flowers. He
appeared not as in the days when his
crimson banner had a sad and horrible
charm which drew thousands unto it,
but before an audience ridiculOUsly
small and propOrtiOnally unenthusi-
astic. The spell is gone.
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RELIGIOUS,
The Lake Camp-meetinE Association.

The Lake CamP-meetinE Association.
TOLEDO, o., Aug. 9.-The Executive
Committee of the Lake Association has
determined to continue the camp-meeting
for one week longer. This resolution is
taken in consequence Of the inclemenE
weather which prevailed during the past
week, and preventing many from attending
who otherwise Would have gone. Yester-
day the meeting was attended by fully TO-
900 people, who assembled around the cen
ters of religious worship. The interest felt
in the exercises is constantly on the in
crease
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COMMISSION MERCHANT.

affair. No time was lost in dispatching an
engine along the line to look for the cOur-
ageous little girl. Fortunately, to the
great relief Of the girls mother and. her
friends, who were in a sad plight at the
station, she suddenly put in an appearance
at home, with but a few scratches as a re-
membrance Of her rash act.
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MEMPHIS.
The Stage OF the RiVers-A More Hope
fuI Outlook

The Stage Of the RiVers-A More Hope
fuI Outlook.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 9.-The river at this
point continues 20 rise steadily and has
risen about an inch since six last evening,
but notwithstanding this, the outlook is
much more favorable, owing TO the decline
at Cairo, and the report Of the officers of
the Memphis and Little Rock railroad that
there is little evidence of flood along the
st. Francis, at Madison, Ark, and in the
bottoms between this point and that,
which we're nearly all submerged in April,
before the water had reached its present
height, which may be accounted for by the
fact that all the bayous and most Of the
lakes were empty, while the rank vegeta-
tion in the bottoms retarded the flow Of
water from crevasses, and much OF it was
lost by absorption and evaporation. I'm
less the danger from the St. Francis in
creases materially, the damage between
here and Helena, from that direction, will
be Insignificant and confined to a few
plantati iCsls.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

HoIlister, Cal, was shaken up by an
earthquake Sunday. --,,,o
The American Jockey Club lose $4,000
by the failure Of Duncan, Sherman * Co.
Gatiueau, Canada, reports three children
aeyoured By bears in the neighboring
woods. -,.,, !,
Two negroes were run over and killed
1,,- . train al Paris, KY, Sunday morning.
The printers in the Indianapolis sentinel
Office struck YESTERDAY on account OF re-
duction in the price Of composition
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CHEROKEE NATION.
Election for Chief of the Nation.
Ro.s Probably Reelected.

ROss Probably BeseIecteus
Fort GIBSON, Indian Territory, Aug. o.
The result of the election in the Chero-
kee Nation for First and Second Chiefs
and for other officers passed off quietly.
No disturbance occurred, except in one
precinct in Sagnayah district. Some hot
headed partizans of the Downing party
took possession Of the polls, driving off tbs
judges, taking their places and receiving
votes. The return will be thrown out for
irTegularity, but, the precinct being small,
1T will not affect the general result. The
result is in doubt for chief, and so close
that the official count may be necessary to
decide it. It is generally conceded to-
night that the present chief, VIM. P. Ross,
is reelected for a second term Of four years.
Ross has a majority in the Senate and
Council. A majority Of the local officers
of the Ross party are elected. Predictions
of bloOdshed during elections happily have
not been verified.
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CUBA.

HAVANA, Aug. 9.-The cargo of the
British vessel pursued in Haytian waters
by Spanish gunboat has been embargOei
by the Consul General of Spain in Hayti,
andNWill be taken by Spanish msn-Of-War
to Havana. The DidriO thanks the British
Consul General in Hsyti, for his good
offices in the affair
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A PRESBYTERIAN minister, while marry
ing a couple Of bis rustic parishiOners, fel
exceedingly Disconnected, on his asking the
bridegroom if he were willing to take the
woman for bis welded wife, BY his scratch
ing his head and saying, "Ay, I'm wullin',
but I'll rather hae her sister,
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Alabama ELECTION.

MONTGOMERY, Aug. 9.-From complete
returns it is decided that the convention is
carried by 1880 majority. Delegates
elected: Democrats, 81; Independent Dem
Ocrsts, 6; Republicans, II.
The grasshOpPers are damaging crops in
North Alabama.
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SENATORIAL DRIFT.

lltmku-S %14'E'~elA'
Gov. Harris seems 20 be the popular
candidate hereabouts, and Bate IN
Nashville.
Correspondence Of Appeal.
eve would like, through the columns
of the Appeal, TO present the name OF
our fellow-citizen, Col. b. 81. Estes.
He has been a citizen of Memphis since
1861, during which time he has held a
place IN the front rank Of the legal
profession"
Memphis Avalanche.
East Tennessee should name the sue
cessOr Of Andrew johnson. If East
Tennessee cannot unite upon one of It's
own citizens, let US be. permitted to
suggest that they think of one who IN
many respects resembles Andrew John
son IN the virtues Of political honesty
and personal integrity. We refer to
the Hon. George W. Jones, Of Lincoln.
Trenton News Gazette.
From VII at of public sentiment We
can gather, we believe Gen. Bate Is the
favorite.
,Jacks0p Sun.
We recognize the Galicacy of this re-
spOnsibihty, but We ere perfectly will
ing TO leave the matter with Gov. PoT-
ter, without suggestion as to lndlYld-
uals.
jackson Dispatch
With all due respect to 1Nessrs.
Brown, Bate, Harris, Pillow, anu
other eminent aspiranJs, we hoist the
name Of Judge John L. T. Sneed, Of
Shelby, as a man eminently qualified to
fill the position.
Brownsville Bee.
Our neighbOr Of the States Will find
MS suuibs fall harmless when he at
tacks such men as ex-Gov. Isham O..
Harris. We could ask for no better
man to fill the place Of Mr.. johnson.
Judge John L. 7. Sneed, another good
and true man, is also spoken Of II the
same connection. We are assured that
Hon. Z. B. Ragland, our able and pop
ular State Senator, is not an applicant
for the position, and will not consent,
for one moment, to allow hisname used
IN such connection.
Athens Post.
The aspirants are numerous, but
among the number we know Of no one
1Inon whom the mantle Of our great
fallen statesman could fall with Sc
much fitness as upon Gen. Bate.
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SEVERAL New Y Ork papers assert that a
crisis is imminent in the affairs OF the
Tribune Of that city, and that nexs week
viii decide whether the present manage
ment viii continue o. the concern pass
into the hands Of Jay Gould, Orion and
W. w. Phelps.
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TENNESSEE BONDS were dull in
New York yesterday, at 5O1 for the
old and 493 for the new.
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GOLD opened and closed in New
York yesterday at 1l9s. selling in the
meantime at 1I940Il32.
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An order for 445 Ia'lrs Of lead pencils
was recently receive. ~ New Y Ork-frm-
To make them s, 600 feet Of cedar lumber
ass required, and after they are made they
will load six freight cars,
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TIE Indiana Courts hold that the fact
Of a girls being engaged % several gentle
meu at once does not bar her from the PRIV
iisge Of suing each one in succession for
breach Of promise. This opens up a new
industry.
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TINS is a portion Of an advertisement in
the LOndOR Economist; This is a contriv-
ance which, applied TO the nose for an
hour daily, so directs the soft cartilage Of
which the member consists, that an i'll
formed nose is quickly shaped to perfec-
tiOn. Any one can use them, and with
ont Dain.D
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COTTON was steady in New York
yesterday at l44@l4sc. for middling
upland.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, Aug. 0.-SenOr Sagasta has
gone to France.
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WISCONSIN.
Another Fire at Oshkosh.


OSHKOSH, Aug "a fire broke out this
evening IN the three-stOry brick building
occupied by R. J. Weisbrod as q furniture
store and Fabrikel, pianos dealer. The tre
originated in the third story, which was the
working room, by spark from neighboring
foundry, coming through an open window
while the workmen had gone to dinner.
The upper story was burned out, and the
first and second badly damaged by water.
The stock on the first floor, including
pianos and organs, were removed. The
damage to the building is 81 600, fully in
sured. The other losses are probably S2,OOO;
insurance $1,000,
still Another.
MILYAUKEE, Aug. 9.-AnOther big hIe
has broken out al OSHKOSH. Everything IS
in the widest confusion. The hremen
may possibly put it out, but it is doubtful.
No further particulars up to two p. N.
Republican Nomination In California
The Republican Congressional COnyen-
tion this evening nominated Ira P. Rankin
for Congress.
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Paner susnended.

LITTLE Rock, Aug. 9.-The NelO Dem
ocrqt an afternoon daily, suspended this
evening.
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A l43-ISCH collar man, of JeffersOville,
Ind. found a lG-inch collar in his bed
room the other day, and divorce is i'm
minent.