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Proposed Centennial Legion from the
"OId Thirteen Siates.''

"OId Thirteen Siates.''
BosroN, July 21.-Ata meeting of the past
and active members OF the Boston Light In.
tautry Association on Monday proposition
was read from M3jor Gilbert, of the WASH
inpton Light Infantry, Of Charleston, S. c.,
with reference to the organization OF cen.
tpnnial legion from the leading veteran or
oanizations of the cold thirteen States" to
take Dart in the national centennial celebra.
ton at Pbiladelphi, next year: the legion To
consist of one battery of light artillery.
twelve companies Of cavalry, and ten
companies Of infantry; one company each
from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut. and Rhode Island, with held OH
cer in command selected bv those compa'
nies. one each from New York, New Jer.
sev- Delaware, and Pennsylvania, with held
off; 'er selected as aforesaid; one each from
MARYLAND. Virginia. North Carolina, ooutn
Carolina, and Georgia, with held oheel as
aforesaid each TO be limited 10 seVeht!'uve
men in all. All the companies are 10 seu.
devious in Philadelphia on the "a OF Jul! ~
noon.
The proposition also stated: "The centen'
NAL of the battle of Fort Moulile VIII oe
ceIebratedsin Charleston on the 18th OF June
1876. It will be desirable for as many o.
these commands, or representatives thereo'
to rendezvous in Charleston to assist IN toe
celebration, and proceed then to Pnlladtl
phia by railand steamer, as may be most prac
ticable."
The plan was we'll received by the Boston
organization, and several members made
brief speeches urging the acceptance OF the
Invitation to attend the Fort Moultrie cele
bra,ion. Although no immediate action wa:
taken, the general opinion Of the members
was in favor of participation in the foTmt
ton of the proposed legion.
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THE CLIMATE OF NoRwAY.-If the reader

THE CLIMATE OF NoRwAY.-1f the reader
will glance at map Of Norway he will see
that there are two wel.defned divisions
the southern. region not destir ute Of f0u:-
isbing cities aud towns; and the northern, q
narrow strip consisting Of little more than a
succession of headands and islands, stretch
ing far within the Arctic circle. Both diyi-
sious have their characteristics, that the
mountaiD-ranges rise in the form Of wide
tabJe.lands, extending for long distances in
so nearly a perfect level "tbat, did roads
exist, co.ch-and-four might be driven
along or across them for many miles, The
veiy valleys that break up their continuity
are unperceived by the eye, being overlooked
on account of their narroWnfss; snd the
view is interrupted only by slight uodula-
tons, or by occasional mountains of no
great size. Here it Is that, summer
and winter; the moisture which else
where descends in the form of rain,
spreads the successive layers of the great
Sneefon. Professor Forbes, 10 the map ac-
compauyiug his interesting work on "The
Glaciers of Norway indicates not less than
eighteen of these "chief permanent snow
fields" to the south of Trondhjem, aud nine
teen in the narrow strip north OF that city. 1t
must not, however, be concluded too hastily
that the climate OF Norway is cold anu IN
hospitable; for no greater contrast can be
found between countries lying in the same
latitude than between Norway aud Green
land. The Influence Of the Gulf Stream is
nowhere more strikingIy traced; for, If the
summers in Christiania are comparatively
cool, the winters are as warm as in many
places far to the south OF it. Indeed, it is
the remarkably equable temperature of Nor
way which, while it prevents the harbors
from being closed by drifting ice, like
those of the opposite shores or Green
land, get allows the line of perpet-
ua, snow to come down as low
as 1000 or 5000 feet above the sealevel. For
it has been copclusiVelS proved that it is not
so much the intensity of the winters cold IS
the amount OF the summers heat thit fixes
the point where frost reigns supreme
throughout the year. So it happens that
while the haven OF Bergen. in latitude SIXTY
degrees, Is frcz4n over only twice or three
times in hundred years. or about as often
as the same fate beials the Seine at Paris.
The eternal SHOWS co ger *he mouDtain-sides
in the neighborhood OF Bergen at heights at
which the peasant on the Jura or the alps
pastures his fi1cks through the long summer
mopths.- Professor II. Al. Baird, IN Popu-
lar Science A9nth!y for august.
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The Bankers Convention.

SARATOGA. N Y, July 21.-The Commit.
tee on Resolutions to-day reported series
of resolutions az follows: 1st. Favoring the
immediate resumption Of specie payment,
and c,llipg upon every citizen TO hasten the
day when every promise OF the Government
to pay dollar should be redeemed il coin
Cd. Calling for repeal of the war-tax on
bonds; Sd. Urging Congress 20 issue cou
non bonds in exchange for registered bonds
Of the same; 4tb. Demanding the abolish
ment of the two.cent stamp on checks anC
vouchers; 5'h. Fayoriug perminent organ
iz,tion of Dationakbankers. The report o
the committee was adopted.
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MAMMOTH TEETH.-A few days ago Mr.
Frank Hersh exhibited on the floor Of TIE
Baltimore Corn aud Flour Exchange mann
moth tooth, which was pronounced by Pro
fessor Aiken The tooth Of mlslodou. The
Baltimore curiosity was twelve inches IL
length, sixreeu inches in circumference, and
weighed seventeen and a half peunis.
Yesterday Captain Samuel MaccubDin pro-
duced at the Richmond Corn and Flour EX
change two teeth, each of which is much
larger than q good-sized ham, and together
they probably weigh 35. or 40 pounds
Whether they are the teeth OF mAstodon.
guyam .cutus, or other monstrous animal Of
tue time long ago, the combined wisdom o.
the members of the Exchange has as YET
been unable TO determine.
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two of It's mem 5ers by NJ. A. Harris and j.
B. Graham, OF the Grand Section.

COMPLErED.-Tbe new addition to the City
Hall has been completed, and will soon be
occupied by the plries'for whom it was eon.
structed, the first floor being for the use oi
the Alert Fire Company and the second for
the Council chamber.
ELEcrED.-Samuel Logan has been elected
third sergeant and Marshall Ross fourth SER
geaut of the Washington Guard (colored).
CITY CoUScrL.-An adjourned meeting Of
this body will be held at the Auditors office
tomorrow night at 8 O'Clock.
Mayors CoURT.-Tke following business
was transacted in this court yesterday
Horace Hardy (colored), charged with
using abusive language to 6 a. Roam
(coIored), was fined 81.
Alice Raeland (colored), charged with
using abusive aud obscene language to An 10
Roam (colored). was fined $3.50.
Fred. Vaden (coIored), charged with abus-
ing Mrs. Ann Ferguson, was fined $40 and
costs.
Jane Howard and Lucy Brown (both
colored), who were arrested on bench
warrant issued by Judge CIopton, of the
Hastings Court, charged with petit larceny,
were examined, ana the former was sent on
TO the grand Jury and the latter was dls'
charged.
PETITION BEING C1RCULATED.-A petition
has been gotten up, whicD is signed BY large
number of the most Influential citizens OF
The city asking, Judge Clopton 10 suspend ex-
ecution OF the sentence of the court upon
Isaac Kabu, so far as imprisonment r. con.
cerDed. Kahn was tried by a jury few
days ago for assauting colored man, found
guilty. and the jury assessed It's fne a. SO !;
10 this the court added FIVE days imprls s,n-
ment. The orders Of the court are signed
at the close of each term.
The petition will doubtless be presented
in few days.
MAYo's BRIDoE.-A broken bolt in one of
the arches OF this bridge caused travel overits
roadw way to be suspended for several hours
yesterday. 1t was repaired, however. and
the bridge will be open for vehicles to-day.
RE0RG ANIzATIoN.--A convention of the
Conservatives of Chesterfield county was
held yesterday at Chester for the purpose oi
re e iniZing for the fall csmpaign.
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THE FORM OF L1GHTSISG. .RoDs.-knowiDg
thai electricity at rest always tends TO
dtfu>e itself on the surface in TACT
that it always confines itself to the
surface-it became al an early period
question whether electricity in motion
dl not follow the same law. PouilItt
determined the question in very ingenious
manner. He took cylindrical Wire OF a
ccr,ain size and measured tie resistance
which it offered 10 "a current OF electricity.
He then rolled the wire out fit and meas.
ured The resistance again: il was found to be
tue same, although it Is evident that the eX-
tent Of the surface Of the conductor was
by this means greatly increased. O,her
eXpermenters have determined the ques-
tion by different methods, but always
with the same result. The commit
tee of the French Academy, which included
Bccqucrel, De la kye, Pouilet, and others,
adopted solid sqIare bar as the best form
for lightning rods and Sir William Snow
Harris, though often quoted as fayoring rods
which present large surface, says: "Pro-
,ided the quantity Of metal be present, the
form under which we place it is evidently oil
no consequence TO its conducting powers,
since it would be absurd TO suppose that q
mass of metal under any form did not con
duct electricity in all Its particles. Indeed
we know that it does sO."~- Professor John
Phin, an Popular Science Monthlytor August
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represent us from what we did thirty or
forty years ago. Just think of snch mau
as Augustus C;esar Dodge, OF Wisconsin.
tPh9hus! what a name, and then TO hail
from WiS con sing y who Is now Minister
to Spain-a man who can speak no language
but English, aud who speaks that incorrect.
w."
Poor. Mr.. Dodge; it ia, indeed, pity that
he should so murder the Queens English in
making his own and Columbia's greatness
known to the naughty hidalgos. Yet the
identical exception might be taken- to Stephen
A. Douglass "parts of speech" aud be was
" As tall a man as any in lIyra to-day. Is
1t really surprising that so many "remark.
able men OF the country" cannot tdrtez
| Uous it as we'll rs Albiop's "Iivelv neighDor,
the Gaul," when there was only one
$. Frencnman Of note who could tell Mr..
John 7. Mason, umquhlle American Minis
ter at st. Cloud, in passably good English,
the difference between le the article and te
the pronouD, or whether pate was the
French for old Virginia hoe.cakc:" Mo,s, que
diable fait.il dams cette galere? DR.. James
&. WelliDg, we mean. Formerly, unless we
greatly mistooS his meaning, he had no very
high opinion OF Mr.. Charles Sumner either
as statesman or man Of enlarged opinions
on any important political su'ject. He ra-
ther regarded him as. a distinguished helluo
| iitrorum-anoiher Magliabecc5i staggering
| neueath the load Of learned lumber In his
head. He compared him with William h.
Seward, who was bold, energetic. and alert
party leader, full of resources, and bent on
ex irpa,ing slavery because be believed there
could never be lasting peace and goodwill
between the two sections until 1t was done.
Or. yelling may or may not have changed
! bis opinions but, knowing and respecting
him as we do, we must be permitted to ex.
press our regret that be should have
been party TO the indecency OF publishing
such il-uatured sneers at gentleman who
is remembered and esteemed by large cir
Gle of friends (for all his toiDleS and irtirml-
ties, so.caled) as q man Of more than ordi-
| nary abilities and Of the most amiable and
generous qualities of mind and heurt. 1t is
scarcely probable that one so erudlte as DR..
WeIlog could have forgotten the anecdote
which gives venom to Nd. Circuits express
sive shrug. Entin, C'est un brave honinae
| C'est tout dire - TO say he is a brave fellow is
! 10 say al-w4S tue sarcasm of Louis Af. Oh
one of bis generals, who, like his master, was
! sans c9ur ct sans entrdtlles. Every body in
Virginia knows tha; John Y. Mason was no
common man, although be might not have
| been able to read the inscriptions on the
| tombs of the PharaohS in the original Copsic.
| or whatever else you call it, nor TO speak a
| leash OF barb4rous and civilized languages
uao fatu, like Buffers famous 'coloneltiDg"
hero. nl.
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Lynch Law In slisslsslpp..

MExPaTs. July 21.-In May last young
lady residing at Iuka, Miss, was hrusa,ly
outraged and beaten at the Iuka depot, while
waiting for an escort, at IN early hour, by a
negro back. driver named Lewis Thompson.
During the struggle she bit him on the
cheek, which led to bis capture last Monday.
He was arraigned for trial yesterday, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The
greatest excitement ensued upon announce
ment Of the verdict, as the lady was poor
and unprotected, but highly esteemed BY all
citizens. The excitement eliminated last
night in party Of disguised men going to
the jsil and taking Thompson down near
the depot and hanging him.
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LOCAL MATTERS.

SHIPPlsG INTELLIGENCE The LATE SToRM
The German bark Goethe, Captain Steenken
entered at the custom.house Yesterday from
Liverpool, In ballast, to load tobacco fol
Hayre.
The brig Dauntless, while on her way
from Hampton Roads to this city Saturday
encountered the full force of the storm
Some of the sails were blown from their fas.
Jennings. and many OF them were torn and
otherwise injured. Her captain says that 10
an experience of mlny years he hardly ever
saw >quall of more severity.
Such was the force of the wind toattwen.
ty-fve or thirty feet of the heavy planking
at the wharf at jamestown vas blown loose
and hurled through tue air.
On Sunday evening the schooner Leonessa,
hence for Halifax, N. S., with camel coal,
was compelled, by the severity OF the gale
then blowing, to come to anchor eff James
town Island. She was somewhat damaged
by the severity of the wind, but no one on
board was Injured,
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Return Of the Presfdent-J adxe Fish.
er's Case-The Interior Department.

erH Case-Ehc Interior department.
Especial telegram to the Bispatch.l
| WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Qnile unexpect-
eddy to everybody here, the President
made his appearance in tbs city yesterday,
and his name was registered at one of the
prominent uptown hotels. After breakfast
the President. walked from the hotel to the
Executive MANSION, and was met at noon
by all the members of the Cabinet excep,
Mr.. Belknap, who has gone West. There
was a very large amount Of business re-
quriug the attention of the Cabinet, the
greater portion Of 1t being of a routine cha.
racter.
Judge Fishers case, which has almost
been made subject Of national importance.
being the variety Of comment and discussion
the request for mis- resignation has occsioned,
yves talked over in the Cabinet, and while
the matter rests in the same position it was
on yesterday, there is doubt that there
is complete unanimity in the Cabinet upon
the subjRct Of leaving the question entirely
to the determination Of the Attorney Gene-
raj. r s.-----.,.e .4.. -.
There were rumors iu circulation that the
affairs of the Interior Department was a
matter Of conversation, but It does not ap-
pear that there was any serious discussion
thereon. Secretary Delano was the first
officer who left the meeting, but he had
transacted all business he had in hand, and
returned to the Department to the perform
ance of certain pressing work. 1t Is very
certain. however, that there was some con-
versation at the meeting upon matters con
corning which there was q general under
standing to keep secret. The session lasted
three hOurs.
The President left the city for Long Branch
on the 9 O'Clock train tonight. TIMoN.
TAssociated Press teiegraml
| WASHINGTON, July 21.-Presldent Grant
| Is here to attend 10 routine business. He
| had an interview with the heads of all De-
| partments.
The withdrawal of Il e request for Judge
| Fishes resignation Was to give him time
for explanation. The President will inter
fere no further. The matter rests with At
| torney General Pienep0nt.
The personal aiilirs OF the Department OF
the Interior were not discussed in the Cabi'
net to-day.
Orders for stamps, STAN ped envelopes, &c.
since 1st Of july amount TO 81 ,500,0 ,00O.
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Learn how the James got through the Blue
Ridge at Balcony Falls, and the Potomac
and the Shenandoah at Harper's Ferry:

Learn 10" Tue catutS SOb IuioGSu tuc biue
Ridge at Balcony Falls, and the Potomac
and the Shenandoah at Harper's Ferry:
How MOUNTAINS ARE SAWED IN Two.-The
contracting or shriyeling of the earth causes
the rocks near the surface TO wrinkle or fold,
and such told was started athwart the
course of the river. Had it been suddenly
tormed it would have been an obstruction
ST. .ient to turn the water in new course
| to the east. beyond the extension Of the
| wrinkle; but the emer9ence OF tbr fold above
| the general surface of the country was little
| or DO faster than the progress of the CORA
sion OF the channel. We may saw, then, that
| the river did not cut its way dozen through
THE mountains. from height OF many thou
sand feet above IFS present site: but having
au elevation differing but lille, perhaps,
| from what it now has, as the fold was lifted,
! il cleared away the obstruction by cutting a
! ca n N and the walls were thus elevated on
eiluer side. The river preserved its level,
| but mountains were lifted up, as the saw
re,olves on fixed pivot, while the log
| through which il cuts is moved along. The
river was ,hc saw which cot the mountains
in two.-J. ". Po,relt, IN Popular Science
Monthly for august.
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intervention Of Cotton Exchanges.

GREEsBRIgR WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
July 2I.-The Convention assembled, Pre-.
sident John Phelps in the chair. The Pie.l.
dent made brief speech, in the course OIL
which be said he hoped The proceedings
would be distinguished by absence of talk.
The Committee on Permanent Organize.
ton would not be ready to report soon; mean
time the reports of committees upon Interest
ing subjects might be read.
The report OF the Executive Committee oil
New Orleans, detailing the plan of obtaining
exact cotton statistics, was read. The report
was applaudtd.
Committees were appointed upon various
topics; after which the Convention ADJOURN
ed till tomorrow.
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HANCHEsTER NEWS.

HUsrisGs CoURT-Jud9e Copton pre-
siainq. This court was engaged yesterday
in hearing the evidence in the case OF the
Common " ealtb uS. The Manchester Cotton
Mills, indicted for trespass.
DEGREES CONFERRED. AT recent meeting
Of Giant Section, No. 5 (eolored). Cadets O.
Temperance, the degrees of Truth, Virtue,
and Temperance were conferred upon forty
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One OF THE NAME Nor AS GOOD AS THE
SA4E.-Tbe man arrested on Tuesday sup.
posed to be Joe Craddock, the escaped pri.
soner from Henrico Jail, was examined yes
terday by Justice Larus and discharged. He
is the brother of Joe Craddock, and had
probably been with Joe the day he was
taken into custody. The supposition is
that Joe Craddock hired the buggy at
Clarke's stable, went down. to Henrico TO
bis mothers house. and there met bis brother,
by whom the buggy was sent back to Rich
mODd
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Erie Railroad Affairs.

NEW York, July 2t.-Tbe Erie railway
bus employed Dormar B. Eaton. Esq, to
proceed to London TO obtain $1,000, 900 re-
mainiug from bonds negotiated there, and
which are held by the London Banking A.
sociation and James McHenry on the ground
that claims may be made against them by
Europeans; which claims the Erie Company
do not recognize.
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The Maryland Democracy.

BALTIMORE, July 21.-The Democratic
State Convention met here 10 day. A tenn.
porary organization was Effected, and Ste.
phenson Archer, Esq, was chosen temporary
chaifman. After the appointment of COM
mittee on credentials, the convention
adjourned TO O'Clock p. NJ.
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PREsESTATIoN.--Tbe Howi'Zers and HOW.
iIzer Association have presented to Sir. and
Mrs. Walter 5. Edmond an elegant silver
water.servce, consisting Of pitcher, COB
lets, and waiter. This presentation was made
as token of their appreciation OF the kind
ness and hospitality shown to the members
of the company by Mr.. Edmond and hls
estima able lady on the occasion OF their an
nual target.practce at awberry H'ls
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A New METHODIST CHURCH IL HESRlco.-
A very neat churcn cdIlice, inteLded for the
use of the Methodist denomination, has just
been erected at Greenwood, in Henrico, on
the Brook road about seven miles from the
cifv. L. whl seat about 500 persons, is OF
wood, and will be dedicated on an early Sun
dYy i'm August,
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weather Report.

WASHINGTON. July 2i.--For the so9tn AZ q.
,.n,;c aon G u!t States slight changes in barom'
s,ar - and temperature, southwest 10 soutn. is
cost winds. and partly cloudy weather. WIN
occa,iopal rains, will prevail. :,o
For ,he Middle aud Eastern States rlslng !, " =
.,a,;nnarv barometer, southerly TO westerly
pinas s,iso,ly warmer, clear or partly cloudy
wea. bsr following occasional fain' 10 tse
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An Aiabarraa ,yende,1.

MONTGOMERY, July 2l.-lt IL reported that
q terrible fight has occurred In the town ~
Perdsdo, Esanbfa county, between two "a.
miles named Hartfett ard Byrs. in which.
six men. consisting Of father and two sons on
each side, were engaged. Five OF the parties
were killed outright, while. the sixth and
last has load OF buckshot in his side. which
are said to be of Indian descent. 1t was an
old family feud.
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Escapesa srou,, Prison.

NEWCASTLE, DBL, July 2l.-A. D. fiahs, !, ,
se 1teucsd 10 life Imprisonment! 10 NeWcas,le
iaj. and who has been confined theie LOT 'os
at leu gears, made his escape Tor tue sec9hu
zine about O'Clock this msrning'
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Editor OF the 'spirit Of the Ttmes
Assaulted.

SARATOGA, N. Y, July 21.-George
Wilkes, editor of Wilkes's Spirit Of me
Times, was assaulted to-day 10 the United
States Hotel by Price McGrath, a-Weii-
known turfman, on account Of an article I'D
the Spirit severely stigmatizlng McsItath
and Jopn Cham berlain tor their manage.
mept of the races a. Long Branch. Tnefe
was considerable caue.feucing but no serious
injury Inflicted by either. Wilkes haa Mc,
Grath arrested, and the case VIII De neata
by Justice Scott Friday. McGrath was dis'
charged from arrest without ball.
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An FxcRLLENT ARTICLE. Mrs. " NINsLows s
SOOTHING SYRUP Is an excellent article for all dis
eases of child.eu. 1t reliev the child fom pain
regulates the stomach ana bowels, and by giving
health 10 the child comforts and rests the mother.
During the process OF eething fits valuc IS inestima-
HE: cures wind. collie aud gripping In the bow els.
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AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

RICHARDSON & CO., 6 P. NJ, brick dwelling on
Canal street between Fourth and Flfih streets.
ROREkT B.LrNE, 6 z. ~, SUBURBAN residence
On Grove avenue.
", GyDDIE, 5 p. NJ, forty lots In Duvals addl-
ton.
.Jr,,JTSrISE ROYALJ,5 VI. pronerty corner
OF Ziglth and Porter streets, Manchester.
WILLIAMS & GIB>nN. p NJ, new residence
newt To- the corner of Leigh ana Tenth streets.