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New York News.

The Brcadstuff Market-Threat-
ened Strike-BrOOklyn Chief of
Police ON Trial-Suicidct to Please
a Brother, etc., etc.
New YORK, July 23.-The excitement
In the breadstuff market for the past few
days has no precedent in the history OF
the trade. The agitation is not only local
but general. AT Chicago the advance
has been so rapid and violent that seri-
GUS results are apprehended, and rumOrs
have already become current Of eMbar-
rassment of prominent firms; and fail
ures tor large amounts would not be sur
prising. f t ~
Tue local market has been fearfully
agitated, and under the. excitement
prices have advanced as much as six
cents per bushel in one day. This how
evor was the extreme hight. With an i'm
provement OF 2 and cents daily,
very large9business has been consumma-
ted. The general advance seems to be
well founded, and from Indications it
will be very difficult to break the market
down to anything like the figures Of u
few weeks since.
Continental buyers have purchased
all the wheatln this market, including
the supply in canal, and, in tact, have
extended their operations in grain till
they have reached that which is still to
be shipped from the West. The feeling.
here is rather Bearish in character, but
the general situation of the en- tire. mar
ket. both here and abroad, seems to war
rant current high prices:
The trial in Brooklyn Of Police Super
intendent John s. Folk, charged with in-
competency, neglect OF duty, and with a
violation of the rules. was commenced
yesterday. Folk pleaded not guilty to
all the charges preferred against him.
Several witnesses were examined rela-
tive to cases where the police had failed
to make arrests for crimes committed,
and the case was then adjourned until
next Thursday.
Another strike of the Longshoremen,
for higher wages, Is threatened.
The Cornell crew, the winners In the
late Saratoga regatta, have declined the
dinner tondered by the Alumni Of Corr
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Upon the coast Of Nova ScOtia, within
a short distance, OF the United States,
there are c0at-mines OF 9rea. value,
which, unlike any others in the whole
world, are located so adyantageously In
respect to ocean navigation that ALMOST
by the action of gravity alone The coal
may be delivered from the mouth OF the
pi, upon the deck of the vessel. Now,
for years the government OF the United
States imposed tax on the landing Of
this coal within its territory, Of one dol
lar aud twenty-five cents per ton. But
if we assume that coal upon q weil-3,naa-
aged railroad can be transported Tor one
cent per ton per mile, the effect OF thia
tax upon the people of New York and
New England Is precisely equivalent 70
u removal OF these coal-mines Of Nora
Scotia from point on the seaboard to q
location one hundred anil twenty-five
milesinland. But it would also seem to
stand to reason that ii the removal os
these mines one hundred and twenty
five miles into The interior was q; beno-
fit to the people OF the United States,
further augmentation OF their distance
from the seaboard to i've hundred or
thousand miles would. ba a still greater
blessing, aud that their utter annihiia-
ton would be the superiative good ii
all. s.ea het0t
Again, some years since an English
engineer, Mr.. Bessemer, devised new
process tor the manufacture OF syeeI. He
did not clnim to make anything new; he
did not claim TO make steel. Of quality
superior TO what MIS- made before; bul
he did succeed in showing mankin1 how
to make an article indispensable in the
work OF production cheap, Which was he
lore dear. lmmediate.y upon the Az
sured success OF the Invention, the ad-
States asked Congress- TO impose such d
duty on the import Of this steel as wou.a.
through q consequent increase of its
price to American Consumers, almost
neutralize tbs only benefit accriiing
from the knowledge and use OF the new
process, namely, its cheapness, aud they
succeeded in obtaining, aud sti 1881
retain, duty tnat III greardsEree ac-
such nresult. So 81
WHAT this result practically hns been
may be illustrated, by stating that ia
1872 the Michigan Central R3Ef3ad re-
laid its track az Detroit witn.steei rails
costing ninety-scven dollars (goId per
ton, while at a distauce or halt q mile
across the Detroit Rivei) the Canada .
Southern Railroad was laying down the (
same kind or rails ut a cost of sayeatt
dollars (yold) p3r ten. VIII the reader
here ask himsei', who pays ihe tax thus
levied In pcrpctuity on ibis road, or,
whatis the SHINE thing, On the prisiiegs
,f using ii; ami whether any. CORE 4
,pprdia. bereti: in psrpe uity accru,s
rom the rcx?--DAy7D A. WELLS, In Au-
rust Allantic.
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The Inquest on the Body Of ThadScs1
Hurry Hofconsb, the Ttcfins sf LsA
Tixesdav,s Disastrous Fire. =.

The Inquest on the Body Of ThadacsA
Hurry HoIconsb, the Vtcsins sf Lss4
Iuesday's Dtsastrors Fire.
Coroner Maley this morning commenced thn
inquest on the body Of Thatd .us Henry Hoi-
comb, the victim Of last Tuesdays tc,TiSls
calamity, and the important and novel facts in
the testimony which was offered were % fsi-
lows: G
that he and the deceased and Mr. Ell Spencer
were In the upper story OF the building when
the accident happened, aud that HpicOnlb waS
standing insidethe building, holding the nozzle
Of the hose. =
me last words of the deceased were ..yss.
there isl IN answer 10 inteno3atory II there
was any chance to get insiie2" NisAessb believes
that the cause Of the aceident was the ieavy
weight Of water on tho lJors.
John Finnertz testified that, the roof of ths
building fell first, then the rest gave way. All
the fire appeared to be in til roof and aronnd
the elevator. Before the building fell the
floors sagged in. aud hal tney bsen ''rop.riy
supported .he falling Of tle roof would never
have caused the floors to give way.
Mr. John E. Chuck testified he ani McCor-
mick were standing near one OF tue wind,ss
when the building fell Jutt previous felt
something give way, and thon came the c.s2h-
On our way down one of the 1o0ys caught US
10 the fall aud stopped us for moment and
then gave way.
l. never lost CONSCIOUSNESS f)r an instant.
Mccormick lay below me and about a foot ar.3
a half away. Ole Of the iron pulley ~fcck
had fallen on his face. was unable To lna0r-
A hose was eurncd in my direction rs lay in
that position, and was nearly drOw1lea.
ca led to have it turned from me ana Il was
There was no lire near Us. .f,4 u 49,, =
subsequently we were both dug ont df tU
ruins. Tho fall OF the building. in my opini9Ds
was caus al by something giving way b los
the fourth floor.
James 4. Griffith, who examined the buils-
ing July 10th, tesIned that 1t was not yHJ
strong and had never been made very Q ufs
The presses which were used in the building
were supported by separate c0iumls and 1su-.
uers which were about ID aud 10 feet apart and
10 inches thick. The buildi & was not ancsored
| The two presses in The building weighed about
1900 lbs each. g.,.... ,.s., u l, ltg,~.
After several other witnesses were examined.
whose testimony is unimportant, the inqpess
was adjourned until Tomorrow morning ats
o'clock for the purpose OF allowing the luryrs
time to examine thu foun,iation of toe coluin'a
upon which the different f,,ors Of the building
rested. ..r,.t
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Summer Sports.
Shooting.


SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-The rifle
match between Major Throck,norton, of
the 4th Artillery, regulars, and Col. John
McComb, Of the State troops, was won
by McComb. The shooting was at two
hundred and five hundred yards--hye
shots at each. Scores: McComb 20, Il;
total, Al out OF possible 80. Throckmor-
ton 10, 70; total, 80.
THE GREAT SWIMMING RACE.
PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-The great
swimming match between Joseph B.
johnson and Thomas Coyle, from Cbes-
ter to Gloucester, distance OF twenty
three miles, for $1,000 side and the
championship Of the world, yesterday
afternoon, resulted in an easy victory
for Johnson. The start was made at 1:45
from Chester from stake boat anchored
| in the river.
Coyle took the Jersey shore, while
johnson remained OF the Pennsylvania
side. Coyle Immediately surged ahead,
and extended the distance at one time
to 800 yards, while Coyle was opposite
/ Red Bank, about three miles from The
goal at Gloucester, and while he was
swimming very rapidly. he suddenly
| Jagged and gave out. He was lmmedi-
ately taken on board the boat. Johnson
swan to O point short distance ahead
of where Coyle had stopped, and was
also then taken on the boat apparently
as fresh as when he started. va
| Before he was taken ON board he
turned somersaults and performed q
| number OF tricks in the water. When
| Coyie was taken from the water he was
insensiblo with his pulse at 2S. Johnson
was then decided winner as according
| to rules of match in case neither reached
Gloucester. The one WHO swan the far
| ttherest distance won the race. Coyle
| was d milo and a quarter ahead, OF
eighteen minutes ahead of Johnson,
when he stopped swimming. !.
! The contestants We're each preceded
| by pilot in small row-boat, and fol-
lowing them came the judges i'll a tur
together with other steamers and yachts
in great numbers. All the yacht clubs
were on the river, and Gloucester was
literally jammeQ with people, and the
] river in front was crowded with row and
sail boats. Tho race caused much ex-
citement, and was witnessed by thou
sands. 1n this city betting was in favor
of johnson, while in Gloucester it was
in favor of Coyle.
BASE BALL.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, July 2S.-The
Chicagos yesterday defeated the New
Havens in ten innings. Score to 8.
URBANA, July ga spirited game OF
baseball was played yesterday after
noon berween the Ludlows, of Kentucky
and the Unions, OF this city. The Lud-
lows withdrew from the field in the last
half of the eighth inning, the score stand
ing six to six, with the Unions at the
BAT.
PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-At a game
of base ball yesterday afternoon be-
tween the Mutuals, OF N. Y, and the
Athletics, the former were Chicagoed"
by score OF 8 to 0.
NEW YORK, July 23.-The Philadel-
phians beat the Athletics yesterday, by
score of 8 to 8. Time of game one hour
and 20 minutes.
MANCHESTER, N. n, July pa game
Of baseball between the Red Stockings,
of Boston, and the Atlantios, of. this
place, to-day, resulted in victory for
the Bostons, by score OF % to 8.
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Losses by Fire.

TORONTO, ONT, July 23.--The fire at
Millbrook, Wednesday, destroyed forty
four houses, besides other property.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 23.-The hotel Of
John j.. Ladd, in Quaker street, on the
Albany & Susquehanna road was burned
Wednesday. Loss upwards OF tour
thousands dollJrs.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July PA fire oom-
menced in the cooper shop of James
Westfall, in Geddis, and spread to two
salt blocks, the property OF the Ameri-
can Dairy Salt Company, and another,
owned by W. q. Gere; also, q salt store
house, the property OF the Cape Cod Salt
Yara. All were destroyed. Loss, $780,
| 600; insurance, $4,000.
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Washington News.
Printing Stamps--sPassport In
spain---,Ehe ssSd Cloud Trands..-
EiSl,ar e b ~ +4t n

Printing StamPs--.Passpor In
spain---Ehe ased Cloud Trands..-
Fisher.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Bids for print
ing 4oO, 900 Internal Revenue stamps
were opened in the Treasury Depart
ment, and the National Bank-note Com
pany of New York was the lowest bid
der. The award will be made in day
or two. l3.5 Z 49,
Information has been received at the
State Department to the effect that cir
cular has been Issued by the Spanish
Government with view to the rigorous
enforcement of the existing laws Of That
country requiring the exhibition of pass
ports by persons entering and leaving
Spain.
Its stated, on what seems to be good
authority, that Senators Howe and Nor
rill and another person, whose name is
not mentioned, are to be added to the
commission to investigate the charges
Of Encouragement in the Red Cloud
Agency.
FISHERS friends now seem to have
given up the fight, and admit that the
President has determined to retire him.
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The Jolanana Careu Clnin..

The case of the Committee on Safety against
the city Of Cincinnati, in which an injunction
was sought to restrain the City Council from
paying the Johanna Carey claim against the
city OF Cincinnati, came up for decision before
Judge Til,.en, Of the Superior Court. this morn
ing. The amount Of the claim is 50, Oh, us has
already been mentioned. and was demanded
for damages to claimants property or East
Sixth street. caused by the changing OF the
grade of that thoroughfare.
Judge Tilden, In announcing the decision,
gave written opinion in which the Court or
dyrel y temporary restraining order be allow
cd until the iinal hearing of the case, on the
grounu tnat Council had no authority to pay
the greater portion or the claim, as 1t was ln-
wa,panted. OtRer reasons wore also SUBJ
mntud. The case viii now be tried in the next
session Of the superior Court and the proba-
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Cemte,.sstok Matters.

PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-The English
Commission to the Centennial EXhibi-
tion have broken ground for the erection
Of their buildings, four in number, in
Fairmount Park. England is the first
foreign nation to commence building op.
erations for the Centennial Exhibition.
The Japanese Commissioners, now in
this city, are preparing to build, and
structures will shortly be commenced by
Sweden and Morocco. Austrias official
for space was received to-
day by cable, and calls for nearly $4,000
square feet in the main building and
over l,0O0 in the Art Gallery. This is
an increase of one-third over the original
reservation.
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Latest From Abroad.
Adjournment OF National Assem-
p eels4 hlv. Na

Adjournment OF National Assem-
bly,.
PARIS, July %. The National Assem-
bly,, by vote Of 470 against 155, has
agreed to adjourn from the 4th OF fAugust
to the 4th OF November. Many deputies
abstained from voting.
AN ExCITABLE DEBATE.
In the House of Commons yesterday
afternoon Disraeli announced that the
Government had abandoned the Mer-
chant Shipping Bill for this session. He
expressed the hope that the session
wouldsbe closed by the 10th or 18th of
August, and possibly earlier.
Plimpsoil followed with . speech, in
which he violently attacked the Govern
ment, saying the consequence of this
abandonment OF the bill would be the
destruction of thousands of lives. He
spoke vehemsntly and cxcitediy, used
extraordinary epithets, stamped mis- feet,
and gesticulated wildly, setting the
House in an uprOar.
Disraeh moved that Plimpsoll be re-
moved from the House.
The Speaker ordered Plimpsoll to
withdraw his remarks, and he went
out shaking his fists at the Government
benches. 3 tt@.tt
The House then considered the action
proper to take in regard to Plimpsoll's
conduct. Several speakers urged his
exoitability as an excuse for his offense.
The debate on the SUBJECT was finally
adjourned till Thursday next.
THE IRISH WIN.
The Irish Eight won the Elcho chal-
lenye shield. The score was: Irish, l..
sos; Scotch, 1903; English, 1902.
ANOTHER OVERFLOW.
There is a food at Burton-on. Trent,
and the water is still rising. Part of the
town is Impassable. The Great Eastern
Railway, between st. Ives and SwAvesy,
u distance OF three and half miles, is
submerged.
PRESBYTERIAN COUNCIL.
In the Presbyterian Council, last
night, the Chairman said that In private
conferences unanimous and substan-
tial agreement on the Constitution had
been reached. But one point in the pre-
amble remained 10 be discussed, wnen
Lhe Constitution would be made public.
The next meeting or the council will be
held in Edinburgh in the summer OF
1876, and the succeeding one in the
United States.
Rev. DIR. McCosh presided. He made
q speech in which he eloquentiy traced
the progress OF the idea i'll favor of un-
lon. He described his original sugges-
ti0u at Philadelphia in regard to it, and
the cordial reception OF the scheme in
America, which culnlina ted in the sue
cess OF 1873, when u meeting fthe Evan
geiical A Alliahce, such as Was only possi-
BILE III the United States, WAS held.
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4Ho ARMY WVS"st w"
Special TO the Star.
DAYTON. o., July pa carpenter
named Perkins, while at work at Mead
s. Nixon's paper mill, cut his foot badly
with an adj yesterday morning.
1t is proposed to build n narrow-guage
railroad from this city up the saltwater
Valley connecting with Hornsburg,
Piqua and other places.
The army worm has appeared in some
portions 0i the county and is doing con-
siderable injury to vegetation. :
The Emmett Guards have received their
handsome new uniforms from Pnlladel-
phia, which they intend to show OIL i'll a
day or two in a street parade.
The corner stone Of a new German
Evangelical church, to be erected on The
corner Of Filth. and Commercial streets,
Will be laid next Sunday afternoon with
appropriate ceremoniess
a large excursion, numbering PROB
ably = teaasa.sa l,sssSns, l,s.ss, - from from sasig;
yilie. ihd., wished tns ooiuiers. Home
yesterday. 9s,,s .e.-rr +,.et
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Mr.. Il. P. Bradstreet, one Of our most enter
prising attorneys has another project in view
for further relief to the injured frcmen Of las,
Tuesdays terrible calamity.
According to his intentions a large contribu-
tion box VIII be placed on che corner OF Fourth
anu Vine, as being the most popular point, and
every passer-by who wishes may donate his
own share Of relief. .o
The box will be surm0uuted by banner
with the words "Help the Flrcmen," and stat
ing the object Of The contributions. 1t will he
under the especial supervision OF Mr.. Charles
smith, and the money each day donated will
be under the control OF the Fire Commission
ers.
our citIzcns will take advantage, and thus
show that their sympathy for the injuries
which have boon Sustained by those who risk
lifo aud limb TO save their property is not OF a
character to remain unobseivel.
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nell University, in this city, on account,
as they state, Of previous engagements.
George Fredercks, aged AZ, Secretary
of the Fire Detector Company, commit
ted suicide last night by taxing NOR
did the deed to avoid starvation and to
please his Oldest brother, Charles ID.
Fredericks, the Broadway photographer,
who, as President and Secretary OF the
company, owes him large sum Of
money which he does not want to pay.
The deceased leaves wife and seven
children.
Messrs. Fletcher, Harris and Faulk-
ner, the members OF the Special y Commis-
sion, lett here last evening by the Penn
sylvania Central railroad for the Red
Cloud agency, to commence their inves-
LEGATION into the Indian frauds.
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The Con, ,ncrctcl's SuS..

T eCommerciars ease agaii 8 I'll. Committee.
on Police and Prisons was resumed this morn
ing. rr4r f.f5 =. at,.t.lA
The principal witness was MIR. R. c. Rohner,
City Clerk, who testified that he orisrtd tho
advertisement in the official pape's, but thai
He, however, said that in allowing the ad-
verti, emen5 to go into the Conlmerciai, which
was not one OF the contractors fof the city al
yerising, he may have exceeded his instruc-
tions, but il he did is for Che cisys Interests
MIR. HOFFMAN, City 4 uditor, Testified th,t
there were sufficient funds in the Treasury az
the time to pay for the alvel tiseniens and
build the Station house. - n-qrsy 5.tI
The testimony showedtbat the bli was fu-
dorsea exsepi =
/ ing was ordered were never approved.
Case st'', ,-, < v4t .s,sii
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Rumors of War.

The Dominion Government Has
Another Red River Rebellion on
Hand-.Causes Which Have Led
to the Trouble.
OTTAWA, ONT, July pa sensational
dispatch from Winnepeg, stating that
the Clees and half-breeds had made an
uprising near Fort Carleton, and in an
engagement with the mounted police
killed several OF the latter, was received
here last night. The story is received
with certain amount oil suspicion, as
the Dominion Government received a
couple of dispatches from Gov. Norris
yesterday, In which no mention was
made of the occurrence.
LATER.
OTTAWA, ONT, July 23.--Although ru-
mors were In circulation here to-day
with regard to the uprising of Cree In
dams, assisted by some hall-breeds and
nalcontents in the Northwest, they
were here generally discredited, but dis
patches have since ,been received by the
Secretary confirming to great extent
the reports in circulation prior 10 that
time, and it is feared that human life has
been sacrificed in daring attempt on
the part of rebels TO capture and hold
Fort Carleton. Coy. Morris has infAr--
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FLASHES.

George Fl. Lane e. Co., Boston clothing
dealers, have suspended. .t~
The Nebraska Republican Convention
will be held at kearney junction, Sep
tember 15.
Joshua Getchell, formerly of the firm
Of Joshua Getchell & Son, Exeter, N. Ii. :,
has failed for $4,000.
Private Information from the West
states that three-company post is to be
established in the Black Hills.
General Joseph K. Johnston, of Geor-
gia, has been elected President of the
Arkansas Industrial University. .
q. NJ. j. Gwynn, of Baltimore, was
nominated by the Democratic Conven-
ton tor Attorney General of Mary land.
Charles A Macy, Of the banking firm
of Howes & Macy, which failed during
the panic of 1873, died in New York on
Wednesday.
A freight train bound south and o cat
tie train going north collided on the
Iron Mountain railroad in Missouri We'd
nesday night, killing eighty cattle and
wrecking several cars. ~ a
The French Musical Societies of New
York contemplate holding a grand con-
cert tor the benefit OF sufferers from the
floods in France. The French Commit
tee OF Relief have &c. $50 OH hanl, which
will be immediately forwarded.
The Coronef's jury in the SouIhside
Long Island railroad disaster, censured
the company for nottsmpioy Ting scompe-
ltent persons, for not hayjng approved
brakes, and putting an inexperienced
man as General Manager, with power to
direct the superintendent and Train
master.
Tho following officers have been elect
ed for the ensuing year by the |. y. o. Il.
OF Mississippi: Grand Master, L. z.
Black, OF Houston, Chickasaw Co.; Dep
uty Grand Master, II. L.. Sanders, Jack
son, Miss; Grand Warden, NJ. L. East
man, Faye:te; Grand Secretary, j. +.
MCGOWAN, Vlcksburg; graRd Treasurer,
q. l.. Dicks, Natchez; Strand Represcnt-
alive, d. N. Barrowss jackson; Grand
Chaplain, George sa. Clair Husscy,
Natchez.
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LAST EDITION. .
From Chicago.
Nothing from DOnaldsOn-Death of
q Pioneer.


a Pioneer.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Although it WAS a
week yesterday since Donaldson and
Grimwood disappeared in the balloon,
nothing definite has been heard, and
theories as to their probable fate are as
numerous as Inhabitants.
The more reasonable have given up
now all hope OF their restoration,
while the more sanguine still expect to
see them alive, and maintain that they
have landed somewhere out Of reach OF
civilization, and their reappearance is
only u matter OF time.
Mi. James A. Smith, one of, the Oldest
settlers of Chicago, died yesterday.
The Commissioners appointed by the
Governor to select the site for the erec-
ton Of the Predetermined Institute Wis
tied Ottawa yesterday, and arrived i'll
Aurora last night.