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, 1875-07-31

The FoKEiGN GRAIN MARKET The
New York Herald Of the 18Th, has Al
article in relation to the advance in
breadsrut->, from which We extract
the following:
A large proportion of the heavy
purchases of grain which have had 50
stimulating an effect, and have made
the market 80 bu0yant in The dnileSt
season OF the year, is in supply Of
French orders, proving that the des
IrucIIye nundations 10 the south Of
France are the source Of this move
ment Similar disasters in Hungary
aud on a smaller ecale IN England jus
tiiy the expectation bat a lar ger prupUr
lion OF lh:. food of Europe Will be sup
pied by America than IN any iormer
year. Wne growing was 10y no means
the chief occupation Of that portion
oi France which has been devasta ed
by the floods. Though Ibe culluIe
of he vine Is widely ditfu,ed in France
It's chief seat Is a DeiL of the midd e
region between the north AMI south.
Only four per Cent OF the productive
land of France is devoted Ia the
vine, and lhe great Valley of Garou
ne is chiefly gwen TO cereals and other
articles which serve for food. Vines
which are raised on the hiIl>ides are
not sn mach exposed TO the destrucI-
i've effects "t NIGH Y humiliation as
the food crops which cover the lower
lands Every kind of crop used for
human subsistence having been swept
away in the Valley of The Garonne
the great b"dy OF the int abiIantS Will
live mainly upon bread made of mate
rials grown on other soils, and al
though rheir poverty will compel them
Ia Use maze, rye aud barley, The drain
ing of The other parts Of France OF
the cheaper grain Will create gener
al increased demand for imported
whea 10 supply their place Besides
supplying large part of TIE food OF
England, as we have always done Of
tate yeats. we shall also this year sup
ply quite a large proportion Of the
food of France, while the deficient
crops of Hungary will create a de
mand which will absorb much Of the
wheat exported from the ports of the
Black Sea, divert ii from the markets
Of Western Europe, and thus incident
ally increase The demand for Ameri-
can grain. The prospects Of the for
eign grain market stand thus: The
English demand will be rather greater
than ordinary; the French DEMAND,
which is new and exceptional, will be
very large: and the supply from
Russia, which has always been the
chief competitor of the United States
IN ,he European markets, will be par
lialiv diverted tu supply the deficiency
in Hungary, which suffers like France,
Though in lesser degree. The pros
poets of our grain trade were never
better than they are this year, and the
impulse To general business could not
possibly be- more npp"rtnne.
, 1875-07-31

RAPID Charlottesville new ca =
rrncy AcT Of last Congress proves q
more effectuai contractor of the na-
tion'S paper money then was hoped
even by those most anxiOns for specie
resumption. In the ia>t six months
the bank circulation ha> unll increased
1874 ,S26, whi Sc 22S, ,420 of green
backs have been Withdrawn BY the
Treasury, and sl9,709, 500 of green
backs have been deposited TO REFUGE
bank circulation. The net actual
change produced by the new curren-
cy act in the amount of parer cmrrpu-
cy out is therefore a reduction Of
about 24,00O, ,OOO-S23, 1868 200.
, 1875-07-31

TIE ENGLISH REPUBLICANS are max
ing all the political capital they can
out of the intended visit Of the Prince
Of Wales TO India at the expense of
the nation. Twelve thousand persons
held an indignation meeting in Hyde
Park, and after a violent speech by
Mr.. Bradiaugh, adopted a resolution
of protest. The bitterness of feeling
is shown by the facts that eight per
sons who voted against the resolution
were mobbed and that the police had
TO protect them.
, 1875-07-31

"THE WEST SHORE is the title of
an illustrated paper published by L.
Samuel, Portland. 1t is an eight
page paper of four columns each, and
is got Up in excellent style, We
wish tho West Shire an abundant
haryes; in the field of journalism.
, 1875-07-31

REvERDY JOHNSON is named by the
n. Y. Tribune as the proper candi
date for President of the United
States. Considering that Mr.. John
eon is bind of one eye, and is in the
neighborhood of one hundred years
old, the proposition to run him for
President is qnite refreshing.
, 1875-07-31

Spirit PHOTOGRAPHERS IN Trouble
A trio of spirit photographers have
come to grief in Paris. Their tricks
are so fairly brought 10 light that not
even pre- ence l. left To hide behind.
The wh"lp na0duS 0perGaG WAS ,huwn
III Court TO the surprl>e aad cunfu-
siou of many of their dnpes One
young 9Irl, who had really believed
tsat The spirits Of departed friend,
had been photographed tor her. bu,s
into tears on the witness stand when
she saw how she had been dec, lyed
The alher of thi- Young girI. hnvcvcr.
held cut 10 the last. He admitted
that others might have been deceived
bat would not inclnde himself am.l.u
the number. HIS spirits were genu
iur. He Wa shown Il bog tull of
such spirits " as were photographed,
but asserted that while the contents
might have been n>cd in some cases,
they had not so far a. he WAS c,rn.
cerned. An employee OF the spIrn
Vhotographing firm testified that 1t
was his business To dress and pIhpare
the wooden dolls used for the repre-.
sen'ation of the spirits of the d,cea-ed
friends of persons APPLYING for spirit
photographs Very often first sittings
did mt give satisfaction. The obirc-
lions o. the party would gene ally fur
niSh hint by which a SECOND or third
trial would he more satisfactory. In
MANY cases people were perfectly sal
istied that they had the spirit photo
graph Of a dead friend, when that
photograph had been prepared under
directions uninienrIonally FURNISHED
by The Gupes themselves THIS em-
plovpe a so testified thai members "f'
the firm assisted il: 'be preparation of
dolls and manIkins In short, 'hr pvi-
dence left no reasonable doubt that
they w.re a trio Of po>fors, system
alicaiiy engaged in obtaining money
by false preGences.
, 1875-07-31
TILE WEALrn o. Nrw YoRk-The

The WEALTH OF NEw YoRK.-The
returns of the New York local assess
ors of tie value of property within
their several counties show 4 sum 10
tai of s., ,366,7 ,7S0,102. Last year the
total assessment was 50, ,l69, ,307 ,S03.
The local assessors are required to re
turn the full market value Of ,rnr.er y,
and the Board Of Equalization after
ward determines the actual valHe
upon which the tax shall b. levied
It is not believed, however, that The
assessors have brought 10 light much
more than one. half the property IN
the State. The personal assessment
for New York City the present year
is only s2l7, 100000, Yet the Tax
Commissioners estimate The value Of
the personal property actually exist
ing in the city at $4,000, 100000. Il
their estimate is correct, only a little
more than one tenth of it Is reached
by the assessors; bnt this one tenth Is
made to bear the burden of all The
estimated true value Of the real estate
in New York City IL $1,000, 100000
The difficulty of reaching personal
property has given rise to propositions
to do away with all ta< on personal
property. A very large portion of
what !, found IL the furniture and eff
fects of people in moderate circum
stances. 1t is quite evident that orr
methods of taxation needs revision.
, 1875-07-31

OREGoN PoLITlcs.-The democ. ic
State convention met at Salem, On
Thursday, the 29th. They had eight
ballots on the first day, the vote on
the last ballot standing: Lane, SO
Whitaker, 80; Reed, 81 T.; Hayden, s.
The names of NeSmrth and Page had
been before the convention, but were
withdrs wn.
, 1875-07-31

Col. J. C. Dow, formerly Of the
UmatiIIa Press, has commenced the
publication of daily paper at the
town Of Reno, Nevada.
, 1875-07-31
ro ADyERTIsERs.

TIE wsila WaIa STsrEss.s hss much larger
circulation than any other paper puhlished in t1s
inFucerpsnt. 20 advertisers who would reAeh the
very best class Of paying customer
, 1875-07-31

CONTEST IN MASsACHUsFTrs.-Ac
TO the Springfield Rtraa60H rhe contest in
Massachusetts This fall Il 10 De b-iwren Gov
ernor Gas,on and Alexander q Rice. The
Rep,tAkas il at Pres-ut iudIff-rrnt TO rhe
result. and infinates that the average vo.er
viii 'el ike tossing up copper 10 Determine
bis ehoiee
, 1875-07-31

Oy STRIKE.-Thlrteen Of the
printing Offices at Washington have
struck against the prices demanded
by the printers ASSOCIATION.
, 1875-07-31

HEI.D RgsPoNsiBI.E--Ohie has statute,
h. cun-rirnriunality of which has just been
ffirm-d by the Supreme Court OF that S'a'e'
The Effect that public Off 'rrs exceeding rhr
limit Of thrir powers in making contracts for
istor to be performed, are individually liable
tar such acts The Court therefore held hat
h.. individual IN -mber- of the board Uf i'm
yrUvrment in Cincinnati must ihrm-eives pay
tnr certain work done by their official order.
How admirably such law ~ that might be
"a de 70 work III this city, where rhe local
IA horiri,-s are in the hshi' of awarding con
u,r's aad generally iransactIng hnSIn-Ss
NI'huut r-gard Ia the fac, that literally Thy
r. >h'.rn Of all P'wrrs- Let this III siais
uud, r aud that they ar personally r-Sp1Rsi-
he, and thsy rill be likely 20 go GLOW"
, 1875-07-31

VIEWS Of 4 GRENT LsWYER.-The great
advocate, Charles o Cuuor, has ben known
for years 10 hold PECULIAR notions in regard
TO government H was CO uected with the
Blan'on Duncan firsco of y becru~e he dis
agreed wr'k III nutipnS OF The two old par
tiea. He succeeded Ia getting MANY Of his
ideas incorporated IN the pln form of the
Louisville convrn ion, and hat Is probably
MI he cared about. Mr. o Cunor has rec,nt-
iy publlsh-d AN essay on democracy. which
gIvrs more fully his ideas ON government.
He thinks The war for the preservation OF the
Union was Il mistake, aud holds that the
Radicals a"d war democrats violated the con-
s'I'ufIun. lie says it Is contrary 70 rhe spirit
OF republican ins Iiuiious 10 incur Il debt for
WAT purposes He propos-s the creation Of u
court, to be composed of state indgea, by
which al decisions of state and fedora judges
shall be reviewed. This wunii prevent CON
dieting laws and j.rring iurisprudeuce, aud
defend the autonomy of the states. He
would have all taxes direct, sell ali the GUS
tom houses and Use the prOcerds to pay 'he
national debt. After this Was done no U her
debt should ever BE- created. The only IN
cume should be from taxes. Ono of his most
p-culiar notions Is that government should
have nothing 10 do with money beyond
stamping uppn coin the sign of value. He
would du away with all the paraphrrnaliu of
| war, aboli>h The dIplumatic corps, and have
M public schuUI-. Only few "tti''lnls should
be elected, aud none -huuld be turned out
eNc-pt fur cause. Mr. U Cuuur ideas IN re-
-,ari 10 'axs'iDn. the aboli-hme n' of armies,
etc. ar sound. As who'll. however. his
vi.ws ATE ifnprac'i',bl- and he Distinguished
lawyer will never $50 them carried into effect
, 1875-07-31
Office.

I HEREBY 10 ,IFY AND WARN ALL PER-
sous Ri To trust my son, J. W. HOLAS Ed
WARDS on my account IS Will no, Be rpspdnsILle
Tor deb.s con .raeted BY h-n after this late.
SAMUEL EDWARDS.
Ju1s str. Is7s T-sV"
, 1875-07-31
ID " W NEES. IA:

Taken from he different points on the riVlE
FOR Ian ID at the iol ow IL, ruirs:
, 1875-07-31

Crrtainly the construction of such road
route. and shorten the road tn Weston. But
c'nnot s-e bow Wnllt WaIan can find it
IL hIs brArt 20 iynnr,. the
, 1875-07-18

Few outside Of those immedisteIy interested
in the lime trade have IN adequate idea OF tue
amount OF capital invested in this line. The
business In Chicago ia in the hands Of several
extensive frnns, one Of which is that OF Dessy d
Smith. Although this firm has only boen IA the
lime BUSINESS Abont ono year, their prompt ana
honorable dealings, combined With tbe esee!.
lence OF their products. hare built up for them
large and rapidly Increasing tr.de. Their ONCE
and warerooms are At No. 80A State street. ~ tno
Burlington crossing. the old stand "h1ch has
beeo known for the laat ton years TO e1e1y per-
son in any way 70 tne - %se sc G s4tt tbs9
ha1e % fvs. re situated IL The Town Of Summit,
H., about 10 nailes from Chicago. About Hlxtg
mon are constantly employed BY tne 8rm> and
SIXTY horses are used sad owned oy them. 1neas s
fsciities Tor transportation Are unsurpassed, hnd
ther .ra thua enabled to band1e llue. stone, and
al articles 10 which they deal, ehsaPly md
promptly. -
, 1875-07-18

The Coliseum Garden-Early Innugu-
ration OF a Grand Popular Entor-
pr1Ae.
Public interest and curiosity will, no doubt, be
awakened to high degree at the announcement
Of active preparations now in progress BY
Measrs~ Hamlin Brothers, proprletors OF tha
building sud premises 81 Clark street, In which
was located Tom Folev's mammoth billiard
hall-said to be the largest in the wosld,-for
the transformation Of that magnificent temple
OF amusement iuto lofty palace Of public eu-
tartainment to be dedicated mainly to the service
and interest OF that wise, sober. temperate, and
renowned beTerage,-laxer beer.-under the
classic name OF the Coliseum Garden The scene
OF transformation Is now An impressive one.
The great hall has been stripped OF the green
tables, and alt the accou trements and pararhar-
naia of billiards, and the process Of redecors~
tion aud reconstruction now being rapidly
pushed forward, indicate the novel, original
and popular features Of the enterprise. Aside
from the u1ain-ha}l, aggregatng 5000 superficial
feet Of blank space, with seating capacity OF
over l,000. with spacious ladies' gallery ele-
ganty furnished and carpetel+ accessible direct
y from tie street, and connecting With the main
.nent. 20x80 feet to form the remote end Of the
hall, wiN be set spart for the entertainment of
guests in impressive and Interesting scanio ef-
fects, mimic scenery OF mountain and field,
nvulets, bridges, cascades, etc. an old
mill or two, a 24-Eoot waterfall, miniature
lake. and other rural work on an expensive scale.
On another side Of the main hall is located \
platform for the grand orcnestra, , perpetual
entertainment In tue best instrumental and band
music constituting part OF tue freq hospital
tiles, while opposite the music, and trsversiDg
the northern line Of the ball is located tue grand
lunch stand with mammoth steam tab1e and
elaborate fxturea and Immediately accessible
to commodious modern kitchen with capacity
, 1875-07-18
ART MHAIlS,

2aefs u probably no subject III the entire
sanse Of esthetics shout which 4 person OF aver
W eaituse knows Iees, or mora fervently wishes
Nn'o* more. than Of ast- No kind OF genius
more quickly srouses the utter homage OF the
aeaf; and The divinity which doth hedge the
e1se& artists IL OF = quality whose refinement
"a eference have never surrounded royalty
"e msttnctlrely sdmire talent in whatever form
= sS"an1'ests itself; and this admiration is usual
@feasined By the distance which the industry
" " "sus- neceesRrly itolated, maintsna between
posseasors &nd 4ts ndmi1e11- II il not in
Ee4~ae only that perspective lends enchane-
<@ "hsn, in addition ia this distance, talent
.''ol0es the aspect Of genius, as it does in the
NV q the great musicians and the eminent
e'th'ess, cns admiration becomes vonder End
.s.' 'aon' and ws feel toward = BAcH, Bee
-. 49,. sn ANGELO, and RArBAxt, dependent
=. e"a'oahh lore somewhat warmer than that
~4.e0 most Of us Are ab1s to offer Coo, d,-becsuse
- noH that the objects Of the Affection are,
w. hnmaa, Aks ourselves. The Greeks
so 1ae demi-god aud feared the gods Eysu
'aos Who adors The Trinity love fts second
-. .'oo chE'it more tenderly than either Of the
H. members, because Of the association Of
.. hnn.aisy.
40 interest which maukind bold IN genius
~ lee u higher ptane in the great musicians,
..a m2hest in tbs greAtess artists TIE per-
,s~se asJ q these artists Is the most enchanting
80 M romAnoe and the general ignorance
Eo'nR .rt in country not old enough to
-. oach Of lta own the lack OF fa.piliaxitv
.hI! 1 ss conspicuous e1ponents, aud very
- xao"ledee Of the practical details Of
and painting have combined to pre-
,... "a Deaf ATT and shs illust1ioQs artists
d. Fau of romance rnore radiant, il less
- .nan that which oonceAled from Grec,sp
e ~ palacs Of Zeua On tho summit OF
- o45nnuA- Nor IL this iRnorance
h 81 Endered rsproach. re do not proposs
- eoss oov the cAu4es, ~hethez internal Or
n.s" aa4. OF national development In painting,
fs' 81 fsnsac; hut, ~ben 10 remember &hat
had 20 aasivs Artists pmth msataa
, 1875-07-18

GEN. oCuLAuNE HEERI pUFUpn.
4 c4ble dispatch, day CT tso ago, noted th.
aeath at Gen. Gu1t.LAuME HENRY DurouR,
prominent s~ia military officer, in the s8th yea,
Of biz ase. He Has born At Constance In 1857
md studied It Geneva After the latter place
vas Incorporated Into French territory, he be-
cane, IN lS09. IN officer in the French army, and
in tia lsst campaigns under the Empire reached
tho rank Of Captsin. Af,er NAPoLEoNs fall, he
entsred tls Swiss service. and Was made Colonel
ind eventually Quartezm In 1840,
be published At.noires sur Tartile1ie ies 1,,csen.
Il zttr oeie da n,oyen aee, and, in 1912, Aanuel
d tacaqsx poss L. officers de toutes o,7nes. In
lS47, When 1t tho ago OF go, 1t the head OF 4
largs army, he sared ths Confeds sraey from dig
rupdon.
JoHH STocKToH IITTNI.'
JoHn s1ocKros L1rrn1~ who died in Ger
1'sutoxn. Pa., recently was celebrated both in
hszsture and politics. For many years be pub
hahed The Low Library It Philadelphi&, re-
pint d the best English professional works.
8s slso contributed many articles Aad essays to
ppess Ind periodicalA and il 1846 published IN
annotated edition OF "GRAYDoU's Memoirs OF
Hi 0xn Time" In politics be was xn old Whig,
~ warm friand ~ rvr n. u,a+h-aa .,x,os
...n,1 o 0N 80 a. 'oA00 ~ ~'1ee
ae@o@o3ts 1or Consress- Aod IN 1S9o vas Chair
san Of the PeunsylvaniA delegation to the Na-
donal Convention Of the Constitutional Union
pfsy I: Baltimore and was inatruIne rental ia se-
~~~4- ~@1
F4scous4 LIE cAsF1LAo.
IDoouST De CASTILLO, Portuguese poet and
ross writer Of great celebrity, died GU tho lsth
- -
05uoe OF cerebral disease. Among his most
aotad xorks .re =. prim.vara - +ran..ot;oa ~
, 1875-07-18
CURRENT OPINION.

There is no papeF outside Of the State that is
giving such intelligent attention to Ohio poll
Tics ss The CH1cAao TRIBUNE. It would be
fortuu&te If some Republican papers Of the
East wonld follow its s1Ample.-C Cincinnati
+ Times.
Although the jury stood 2 to s that he didn't
tho community stands 8 to that he did.-Nil-
scoslkee Nens. No, SIR The community stands
Q TO 5 that it knows less about the case thau
ever before, and - to that it hasn't tue least
idea OF what it thinks about it.-4lbdny argus.
The Chicago 1Ymes Is constantly boastiug Of
the enormous influence which it e1erts. And
really ita claim would Seem to be nell-foundsd
According to that paper, There is Ia existence
in Chicngo more knavery than In any other city
OF its size and pretensibns. Pi1sburg Com
Haeyrial
We notice that THs CHICAGO TRIBUNE has
taken to quoting the discount On paper money.
instead Of the premium on gold. This is an ad~
niranle way to keep the exact condition OF our
finances before the public, and will accomplish
that oojecr better than columns Of elitoriaL--
Fond dr. Lac Commonwealth
The fact thRt coin currency may have boen =
principle Of the Democratic party before the
War, does not necessarily imply that 1t should
hold to that partiean tenet in the present mtua-
tion, any more than it should hold to slavery il
the Territories, or opposition to the poat-bellum
amendments to the constltut'on--Nasdutle
0a''''e''
II is teIegraphed from Washington, In sonue-
Whist mysterious paragraph, aud BY the Assoclst-
ed Press, that - Ar. De]ano has not abandoned
his desire to retire from tho Cabinet" We sre
moved to say that there ia nothing like devotion
to m object. We believe that, it Mr. Delano
keeps On perseveriug his hopea will be at last
reahzed--ttacanno1a 4dzeGe-
The part which Seems to have been received
with the most marked applause at the Bowdoin
Commencement Was plea for "A Shortened
Yardstick." a. the speaker showed the iunu-
merable blessings which would dow from an act
Of Congress declaring that hereafter measure
80 inches in length should be be1d to be the legal
yardstick. the Keen satire Of the production
struck every ous with ludicrous force
prot Nareb t.s tha varp h;ohas, ~.,,..r..
~ ,aa,a;nn .ad ar,t,,r. q. T. ....,e:- ~
the hsat aanaa or tna tarnn and bia ch.r.n,.- 10
above reproach. But with al ,his oheerfn,fv
concedad wa fear that he ia sadiv lacking Il, .h,+
sort Of 1eval-headed common aansa wh,ch would
nrevaut anv man with far less ability Or a,,c.-
ton from committing 80 serious blunder a. The
Professor hiss been led into.-Bu6aio Com
n'erca0t Adoe7SlseT.
Secretary Bristow and Postmasker-geoe.a1
laval have mt hasitatad tn axnosa tba av;,
~:t;.n ,~.;.h 49,, 49,. <...a =: t..:
p'&e1''e7 "u4e4 soo, oa'e !oaoa ~ 1ueD OVID
oeps1tmen.s' anu Nc 'Aoof'ng 10 ama1e tnem
, 1875-07-18
PERSONAL.

Clara Norris Is touring in Iresnd
Will Ill the Brooklyn preachers eush forth In
'.vindieation"7
The Cape OF Good Hope wants fresh trout,
and has had several cargoes OF eggs.
Who Was the villain who said tha President
was Grant father when Freddie Vas born2
Tbs father OF Don Carlos is summering in
Norway. Spain has no attractions for httn. :.
II il probable that the Rev. Bats, Of the
Twelfth Philadelphia Baptist Church, will atep
down and ont.
chipa is preparing to establish legations and
consu1ates abroad. No las4 than ninety offciAls
are already selected.
Singular coincdence-them Manufacture OF sur-
Kical instruments in Paris il declining and the
daath-rata iB diminishing.
Cold water seems to have caused Barnum
uesrlv as much concern in Bridgeportas On the
shores Of Lake AichIgAn.
Louisville hotel-wniters rnn sbout the dining
room on parlor skates, lardiug the lean es,th
with the contents OF theit dlahes.
Peter B. Sweeny promises to coma home sud
see his friend Tweed. Connolly will follow a
soon as his French accent will pass.
Mrs. I'm Brown, wife OF our popular suburban
T1llsgs builder. has left the city Tor brief 60
journ among her friends in the East.
The will Of the 1ste Robert Ives. Of Providence,
B. l.. loaves his pretty little property Of nearly
&20, 000, 600 to his wife and daughter.
Iieut.-Gov- Bolt, who was whipped for kissing
another mAn's wife, has ssi1ed for Europe in the
Palestine Kissing il not his best holt
Among it's xus~srs to correspondents ths Phil
adelphiA Timer veuturously Rays: ~. g. Ham,
ne.-Eou say you rsre not intoxicated and wers
not dragged into tne houss BY your wife sftsr
Gang 4 foxded qistai II khs atxs4t and uou,,dine