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GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, July 26.-In accordance with
notices given by the cotton masters Of Ash
ton, StaleySbridge, Dunkenfeld and Mass
ley, lockout commenced in several of the
mills on Saturday. Unless the operatives
yield by the end Of the month the mills
still open will be closed, as the time of
notices expires, in which case several
thousand people will be thrown out of en-
ployment. Meantime the strike set on
foot by operatives in Oldham goes into eff
feet tomorrow, and will involve one hun
dred mills and thirteen thousand hands.
The wOrkingmen's associations Of York
shire, Lancashire and Cheshire have re-
solved to support the lOcked-Out and stTik-
ING mill operatives.
The Times understands that PlimpsOll
has procured a revival of his shipping bill,
which he abandoned in favor Of the Coy
ernments measure; that it will now be
placed on the order book for Thursday.
PlimpSOl will then apologize to the House
and consent to the passage Of the bill as a
provisional measure for one year only.
The House Of Commons fixed Thursday
next for the second reading of PlimpsOll's
shipping bill.
Earl SALISBURY has written a letter TO
PlImpsOll earnestly sympathiZing with him
in his efforts to better the condition of sea-
men, and advising him to appear in the
House and adhere tothe views he expressed,
but to signify his regret that excitement
led him to violate the rules of debate. 4
majority of prominent daily and weekly
journals express similar views.
The Cunard steamship AbysSinia, and
Williams & Guyon steamship Wyoming
from New York for Liverpool, cOllided yes
terday at New Brighton. Both vessels
were considerably damaged in their hulls
and have Been dOcked.
Thirty cotton mills closed at Oldham
to-day, the operatives refusing to accept the
masters terms in regard 10 wages.
The manager of the Direct United States
Cable says no stOckhOlder has been denied
Ash small portion of the,cable |
has been injured probably by ice, the con-
tractors are now replacing with good cable |
its injured part.
In the House of Commons to-day various |
notice of motions 10 questions were given, |
all refecting the depth of public indigna- |
ion at the governments withdrawal of the |
shipping bill. Sir Charles Adderly, Presi- /
dent of the Board Of Trade, Will introduce |
)n Wednesday a bill further empowering |
he Board of Trade to prevent unseaworthy
,hips from sailing.
Sir Charles Adderly's shipping bill is re-
yarded as a government concession to and a
triumph for Plimpsoll.
Herald Special.
LONDON, July 2T.-Plimpsoll meets with
warm support. A great number of letters
If appreciation will be published tO-mor-
= l.. 81
Information has been received Of
he wreck, April II, of the ship
stuart Hahneman, on a voyage from
Bombay. Five OF her crew arrived in
st. Helena, the remainder, thirty-eight in
lumber, were drowned. The survivors
we're thirteen days at sea in an open boat.
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Chicago.
AnImportant railroad decision.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Judge Blodgett, in
the United States District Court, has zen
dered an important railroad decision, in
which the rights Of foreign bOndhOlders
are protected as against the claims Of a
lessee. Bonds of the Joliet and Northern
Indiana Railroad were issued and negOti-
ated to the amount of $4,000, al eight
per cent. interest, the payment Of which,
together with the principal, was secured by
q trust deed. At abcut.the same time the
bare road, without rolling stock OF equip
meut, was leased 10 the Michigan Central
at an annual rental of $4,000, Of which
$4,000 was applied in payment Of the in
leIcst on the bonds, and the surplus So
600, instead Of being set apart rs a sinking
fund for the payment OF The principal, was
paid rs dividends upon the Joliet and
Northern Indiana stock, most Of which
soon found its way into possession Of the
Michigan Central stockholders. For the
bonds maturing iu 1874, the holders were
offered new bonds al SIX per cent. interest,
or the privilege Of f0reClOsing the mort
cage, and thus Obtaining an equipped and
productive railroad traCk-lhe lessees
claiming that the lease would be eXtih-
guished by tbs foreclosure.
The court decides in favor If The bond
holders and against the Michigan Central
Railroad, requiring the latter to pay over
To a Receiver the entire annual rental,
the surplus TO be applied on the principal.
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GERMANY.

BERLIN, July 26.-The story Of the ar
rest at Landeck of Count D'Zembeck, his
mother and chamDermaid, on the charge OF
cOnspiring to assassinate the German
Crown Prince, is untrue. 1t was fabricated
by the Clerk of the Court at Landeck, who
has been arrested. There is no such per-
son as Count D'Zembeck.
The Clerk Of the Court at lIandeck, who
originated the Crown Prince assassination
story, proves to be insane.
The North German Gazette, comment
ing on the recent submission of Catholic
Clerg, men to the law for the administration
of church property, says the Episcopate has
thereby abandoned the principle hitherto
maintained that pOliticO-ecclesisstic mat
ters can Ouly be regulated by means Of in
dependent arrangements between State and
Church. The Gazette infers that the RO-
man Curia has given permission to the
clergy to decide for themselves, at the same
time assuring them that a decision in favor
Of submission to the law will not be re-
garded an act Of disObedienCe to the Papsl
authority. "This," continues the GGzettc,
"may be considered as abandoning the
struggle between the political and cCcl55i-
astical powers, and the Catholic EpiscOpate
viii probably urge upon Rome the neCessi-
ty for extending still further freedom Of
action in these matters.
MUNICH, July 26.-Thc Electoral Col
leges Of Bavaria have chosen members of
the Lower House, whicugstsnds 20 Ultra
mOntaDes to 76 Liberals.
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DISTANCE OF THE Sun.

Prof. Daniel Kirkwood, Professor of
Mathematics IN Indiana University,
contributes the following to the In
diaRaPOIis Journal
SIhe earth's mean distance from
the sun, Is dcduced from Eneke's dis
CussIJn Of the observations made on
the transIts Of Venus in l76I and 1863.
WAS 81, ,29S, 600 miles. TIL within a
few years past the accuracy Of this
determination was not called IN dues-
ton. 81 lately as 1854, DR.. Larduer,
IN his HqHdiB00kgf Astronomy, affirm
cd that Encke's value Of the distance
could not vary from the truth by more
than it's three. huudredth part.
Quite recently, however, as
tronOmers have been led, by
various considerations, to regard
the distance as somewhat too great,
and hence the results Of the observa-
tons in December, 1874, with the
approved instruments of modern con-
structIJn, have been looked for 9ith a
lively interest The discussion Of
these observations has not yet been
completed. Ii is known, however, that
the resulting value of the suns hOri-
zOntal parallaX cannot differ materially
from eight seconds and eIghty-seven
hUndredths Of a second. This cor
responds 10 a mean distance Of 81, ,S75,-
900 miles. We are, therefore. nearer
to the sun by 3,425, 900 miles than was
believed but a few years since. The
distances Of the other planets are to
be diminished in a corresponding
ratIO-the reduction IN the case Of
Neptune, the most remote, amounting
to no less than 100,C00,OO miles,
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1T CANNOT BE EVADED.
A Waterloo for One Party or the
Oth0E, Next Fall.

The American people are now going
through their regular course Of pTOba-
ton on one Of the great national ques-
tions which from time to time are
forced on their consideration. The
politicians IN Congress could not agree
among themselves, as they ought to
have done, on the financial question,
and now they are arguing it before the
grand court of final appeal The lead
ing orators and sO-Called statesmen are
pitted against each other IN the West
ern arena, and this currency question
is the absorbing topic of the day.
This, all things considered, is as 1t
should be. No more important
Issues, and none on which
such grave consequences de-
pend, can engage the attention Of
the people. Their immediate prosper
ity and possibly the national reputation
for a generation to come must be de-
termined during the next couple Of
months at the polls. We regret that
there was not wisdom and statesman
ship enough to settle this question In
Congress. In France, which we pre-
tend to undervalue for her revolutions
and political storms, there Is more
practical skill than can be claimed BY
the whole American people. The mira
Gle Of financial skill which attracted
back 70 the Bank Of France the gold
under the Indemnity. was devised IL
the National Assembly. The differ
ences seems to be that IN France the
representatives are wiser than the peo-
pie. 1t would be an evil day should it
be demonstrated that the American
people are not superior to their rulers.
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NEBRASKA.
CrOp ReBOrf,

OMAHA, July 26.-The Herald publishes
in its morning specials the following cOun-
ties:
Clay-Harvesting promising fine, wheat
good quality, yield Is to 20 bushels pei
acre; oats good; corn and potatoes fine.
Saline-Wheat Is; oats good; barley
badly damaged, though yield large; corn
and potatoes immense.
Cumming-EveTything first class; har-
vestiRg about done.
Northeastern Nebraska, in the vicinity OF
Sioux City, not very favorable; barley bad.
Nemaha-Small grain in only a small
portion of the county not half a crop; bar
ley badly damaged; early corn splendid,
late promises well.
LancaSter-MOst b1untifIIl harvest except
barley, not over half a crop.
JOhnsOn-Wheat fifteen; barley half; oats
good; corn fine.
Cass-DOes not report at all flattering,
except corn and potatoes; barley especially
bad.
The weather for the last ten days has
been good in most Of the localities in the
State, and great efforts have been made to
complete the harvest, which have been in
the main successful.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

a cable dispatch states that Vice Presi-
dent MUmfOrd, Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, died in Paris a few days
since.
A. B. Garner has been appointed General
Superintendent Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad.
Owing to the failure Of the fruit crop III
OHIO, arrangements are being made by the
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania rail-
roads to establish fast fruit trains to import
peaches and other fruit from Delaware and
New Jersey.
Willard Richardson, founder and editor
in-chief Of the GGlUestOR Nel1S, died yes
terday.
A fire on the levee at Vicksburg, yester-
terday, destroyed $4,000 worth of property.
Hon. Geo. II. PendletOn was yesterday
elected by acClamatiOn a member Of the
Board Of Managers of+he Cincinnati Pub
lie Library.
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UTAH.
Evidence in the Mountain Meadow
Trial.

Evidence in the Mountain Meadow
| Trial.
BEAVER, July 26.-TO-day Ann Eliza.
beth Hoag was sworn: lived at Harmony
in 1857; was at a meeting called before
Lee and the Indians started for the massa-
ere; it was stated at the meeting that the
emigrants were to be destroyed; an ex-
press was sent to HEgham Young; soldiers
and Indians started after the massacre a
meeting was called to hear Lees report;
Lee stood up and said he wanted the In
dians to rush on the emigrants; they would
not; then he put up handkerchief; a man
came out; emigrants were promised peace
if they gave up their arms; they agreed
and marched out alongside the soldiers, who
shot them down at a signal, and the
Indians killed the women; he said one man
had baby in his arms; after the first fire
Lee said, 'give up that child;' the man
said, "lf l die, this child dies with me;
know you, JnO. Lee, despite your paint"
Lee said he had to shoot the man and
child. While reporting, the express from
Young arrived, l saw Children in a wagon
in front Of the meeting mouse; one boy, s
years old, pointed TO Indian Joe, and said,
''that man killed my papa, he got my papa's
PANTS never saw the boy afterwards. Lee
said not TO talk to children; he wanted
them to forget about the massacre.
Thomas Parllis sworn: Saw goods of the
murdered emigrants at Cedar, Is or 20
wagons, 100 or 500 head of stock; heard
Haight before the attack asking father the
best way to attack the train; after the mas
sacre saw property Of the emigrants and
wagons in front Of the tithing house in
Cedar City. Indians washing bloody
clothing in a ditch in Cedar City; saw
children; Higbee had boy seven or eight
years old; my brother had one; Buyback
had one; saw them in 1859 at the Indian
reservation in care Of DR.. Forney. Nor
mons had military organization; men had
a drill every Saturday; property of the
emigrants at the tithing house was sold at
auction.
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MEMPHIS.
Apprehension Ofa Lower AIIssIssIppI
Overflow.

Apprehension Ofa Lower Mississippi
Overflow.
MEMPHIS, July 26.-There is still con.
siderable alarm in regard to an apprehend-
ed overflow, and prayers were Offered up in
various churches to-day for its abatement.
This evenings news from above is regard
ed as favorable, despite the heavy local
rains Of last night, as it is believed the
nine inches decline reported by the Signal
Service at Cairo renders danger from the
Ohio freshet impossible.
Damage TO Arkansas Plantations.
The river is about stationary this morn
ii G and fears Of danger from overflow have
subsided. In Council and Walnut Bends,
on the Arkansas side, some forty or fifty
miles below here, some damage has been
done on DR.. Peters plantation, by the
cavinC in Of some twenty acres, necessita-
ting the removal of his residence and Gin
house. The following plantations also
suffered some light damage: Tate's, Jesse
GribeT's, j. NJ. Williams, Ferd. Rogers,
Ben Dupuy's, DR.. Maney's, Gentry's and
Ellis. The latter three, near Fort Penny,
opposite EriaTS' Point, have suffered con
siderably from a creVaSse in Old Town
levee. Many Others would have sustained
serious damage but for the prompt action
OF the prOprietOrs in building leyees.
Again Swelling.
LATER.-COntFary to sll expectations the
river is again swelling from local rains, and
llas risen four inches during the past
twenty-fouT hours, but the fall of a foot at
Cairo preculdes the idea of much more rise
at this point.
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TIE KITCHEN ORGAN.
Grant COnHivtug at &" Huge swindIe

Grant COnHtyiug at u Huge SWfudIe.
Washington correspondence Chicago Times.
Mr. Murtagb, publisher Of the
kitchen organ here, Is having trouble
IN collecting his extraordinary bill for
advertising the tax bill last winter.
Gen. BlbcOck contracted with him to
publish It eight times for 81 a lire.
There were $4,000 lines, making a bill
Of S9S.OO Congress last winter so
extended the time for the taxpayers
that the Murtagh organ had no oppor-
tunity of publishing the advertisement
more than five times before the day of
the sale. After the sale took place, a
bill was put IN for the full amount,
S9S,000. A correspondent called at
Ueution to the fact that the advertise
ment had only been published five
times. Murtagh at this, faithful IN his
desire to give the District lis moneys
worth. published the advertisement
three additional times after the Gay Of
the tax sale. This much incensed
Gov. Deunis0n, the chief commission
er. He would only allow MurtaCh for
five days, cutting down the oil to
So SOC. Murtagh, at this, sent hIs
manager, Brooks, over to Long Branch.
He had an interview with the Presl-
dent, and brought back word from
Grant that he wanted the full amount
paid. At this, Deunis0n became very
much enraged, and says that he will
resign before he viii allow the bill.
Murtagh is now working for a peremp-
+orv order from the President, and IS
confident that he will get the whole of
the plunder.
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PRICES OF TsorFERs.

At
Generally speaking, the value Of a trotter
is the price that he will bring or sell for.
But there is a great variety and difference
Of opinion cOEcerniHg his actual market
value, and real good ones aften sell below
their value (viewed from another stand
point than the law laid down abOve), and
those Of less value often touch long figures.
In IN exchange Of letters with a Down
East horseman, he holds forth the follow
ING: "HOrses are worth here (if not over Z
years cid, fresh, sound and green,
lj5 TO 10 handsl, that can trOt in 2:j0, not
less lh1n 81 200. This includes good style,
good disposition, and with an easy mouth.
Speed Of 2:45, with the same qualities as
named above, worth $500; Z:40 speed,
worth $500; 2:35, >, 500; 2:3O, 5000 TO
5000; 2.2j, $1,000 to $4,000; 2:2l,
$4,000 (price paid for hOpefUl); PIT, S3O,-
600. Now these prices are for first-class
goods, and any deviation from it lowers
the price" We are inclined 70 think that
these prices are rather high, though it
depends so much upon the individual
quality Of the horse as 10 prevent a correct
estimate being given until we see them 90
and do il, and their mode and manner.
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Another Wife Murder.
Robbery in Kansas City.
TIE TURF.
Cleveland Races-Entries for TO-mOr.
row

Cleveland Races-Entries for TO-mOr-
row.
CLEVELAND, July 26.-The races of the
Cleveland Club commence tomorrow.
The classes for the first day are 2:24, 2:9S
and running, mile heats. Entries for the
2:24 class-May Queen, Molsey, Gen. Gar
field, Lady Star and Clementine, May
Queen selling in the pools as favOrite at
So, Molsey, second, at So, Garfield, third,
at 81.
In the 2:3S class, the entries are Breeze,
Preston, Colmar, Sam, Sandhill, Tenaway,
Belle Porter, Duke and FOrgaT. Breeze,
the favorite, sold at S25, Preston, second, at
Sis, field at SIG.
Entries in the running race-War Jig,
Vicksburg, Ricely, Douglass, Daisy and
Miller. War Jig, the fayOrite, sold for $40,
Nicksburg, second, for LS34, Ricely, third,
for Sl6.
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SOUTH AMERICA.

PANAMA, July 17.-Pesee has been re-
stored at San Miguel, the seat Of the late
Ultramonte riots, in Salvador. The Bishop
of Santa Cecla and seven priests were Sc
cretly arrested and hurried, under guard
of one hundred soldiers, to port Libertdad,
where they were put on board a steamer
and sent into Nicaragua. Bishop CarcamO
and two canOns have been expelled from
the country, also senOr Rodriguez. 1t was
discovered that similar outbreaks had been
arranged for all over the republic.
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THE REACTION IN Th,E GRAIN
NARLEF.

At the close Of last week the gra1 U
market commenced to weaken, and it
viii be seen from this mornings ad.
vices that the tendency Of prices is
still downward. The NelU York Times.
referring TO the causes Of the reaction,
says that reports from Europe were
against values, advising of more set
tied weather and much tanner and
weaker markets. Advices from
the West were generally Of
lower prices, urgent offerings Of
produce, largely on speculative &C
count, and Of depression and feverisA-
ness in the general course Of trade.
Gold was again lower. Freight room
for European ports on berth and
charter was scarce and firm for early
use, Notwithstanding the light ar.
rivals Of produce reported by river and
rail All these circumstances operated
to produce the decline. Exporters
were discouraged by the violent fuctua-
atoms in the market, which were large
Iy due TO speculative action; and this
was deemed Of serious disadvantage TO
the country, IN its present competition
for the control Of the food markets of
Western Europe. The weeks export
cIearances from New York for European
ports comprised 1880 barrels -four,
l,I42,OO0 bushels wheat and 277,O0O
bushels corn. Respectable as these ag-
gregates are, they make a rather slim
showing, as contraSted with the cnor-
nous aggregate operations in flour,
wheat, and corn reported from day to
day during the week, the wheat and
corn sales for forward delivery, which
were unprecedentedly large, having to
be counted TO the credit Of the future.
Of the decline in Chicago Saturdays
Tribune says:
Some days ago the buying Of wheat
for shipment came to a stand still, IN
spite Of the low freights that have been
ruling. Wheat has been relatively
R, cher IN this market than IN New
York, and even IN Liverpool, nOtwIth-
s.andl ug the upward tendency reported
from Fn.-laud as a consequence Of the
prognostica ton Of spoiled crops IN
Europe. Yet, Notwithstanding this
evident half IN the forward move
ment, the spe culaUTe prices were
maintained hci e: 1t IS sld
that before The OPEN ug ofthc Board yes;
terday morning men, we're going around
to the Offices begging fo,, wheatat almost
any price, and that SL3I ; was usually
paid. Yet the Board wa q no sooner
opened than the market broke ana
there were sales ten cents below tnat
figure. Such break only no"55 the
unreasonable thoughtlessness OF the
Spectators, whichis illustrated y 'heUher
the tendency is downward or up ward
They butt as stubbOrnly as sOaU5
against facts, and yet run like sheep
when the facts asset their force III
spite of them.
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NEW YORK.
A Fast Mail Train 20 the west.

/ n aAaA AAoAA 70 AAAS w GaNs
New YoRK,'JIly 25.-The Postmaster
| General has selected the mail route along
| the shores of the lakes for the fast mail
train to the West. 1t is expected to begin
/ TO run by the first of October. Il will
make the distance from New York to Chi
CasO in not more than tWenty-six hours,
and it is hoped 10 reduce the time to
twenty-four hours, gain Of twelve hours
| over the present mail and express train.
The amount of small matter to be carried
by this train Will be enormous. There
will be four large postal cars of improved
construction, capable Of carrying thirty-tiVe
tons Of matter, and'it is thought by the de-
partment the amount to be carried will
reach fOrty-fiYe tons before the expiration
Of six months. The greater part of the
work Of distribution viii be done on the
cars. Newspapers will be taken in by the
bundle, and folded and distributed en- route.
Relays Of clerks will be stationed at Syra-
cisse, Buffalo and Toledo. This enterprise
will not cost one cent additional expense,
the railroads having met the government in
the most generous spirit.
Failure I'm the Grocery Trade.
New YORK, July 26.-AnoLher import
ant failure is announced in the grocery
trade, that Of Martin Y. Burn x Co. The
house did an extensive jObbing business
with the city and country, and stood well
in credit until recently, when it was found
they had some time ago locked up a good
part Of their capital in real estate.
Death Of = Female MI
Miss Seeleye, N. D., died June at
MussoOrie, Northern India. She was a
daughter Of DR.. Seeleye, Of Cleveland.
She was connected with the WOman's
Union.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, July 25.-The losses Of the
Carlists during the past three weeks in
killed, wounded and missing, is estimated
at 1000 men.
Carlists'in Catalonia continue to give in
their submission to the government. Eight
hundred additional submissions have been
recorded.
SANTANDER, July 26.-The military
situation being considered satisfactory, Gen.
Jouvellar is about to return to Madrid.
LONDON, July 26.-DOn Carlos, in his
letter TO Alfonso, declares the cruelty of
the measure ordered by the Madrid Gov
ernment is unprecedented, and will, like
the blood of martyrs, raise up Carlists
everywhere. He himself, who comes to
his country to be King Of ali Spaniards,
allows Alfonsists to live peaceably within
his territories. He is confident Of success,
for it is impossible Spain can flourish under
governments of chance.