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MIR. BEECHER.
Will He Lecture In the WeSt?-
Letter from His Wife.

DH NOME, IA, July 2.-It has beer
currently reported throughout the West
that Mr.. Locke had made engagements
for six lectures by Mr., BeeCher this fall
and one had been assigned to Des Moines
This announcement created considerable
attention, and, TO have certainty about
II, P. H. BristoW, Secretary Of the Cen.
trail Iowa District Agricultural Society,
wrote to Mr.. Beecher to secure, II posi-.
Bile, an address at the Fair in September
In the letter he congratulated Mr.. Beech
er on the result Of his trial. In reply he
received the following letter from Mrs.
Beecher;
PEEKsKILL, My, July II, 1872
II. BriIlO'V, Esq, Dsj MOiHes, h,-DEAR
SIR; In reply TO yours Of the 18th, Mr..
Beecher desires me to say that there
seems to be general misapprehensiOn
about his going West this fall, in Sep
tember.
Mr.. Beecher cannot travel or lecture in
September on account OF the "hsy cold"
Early In August he Ia compelled every
year to leave home and 60 to the White
Mountains, where he Is Obliged to re.
main till September, and then escapes his
enemy, Arrangements were partially
made last fall for Mr.. Beecher to lecture
in some part Of the West, under the di-
rection Of q lecture bureau; but, as you
are aware, all such plans were broken up
by the trial, which, Tor six months, kept
him daily In the court room.
1t Is quite uncertain II Mr.. BeeCher
will lecture at all this season, at any great
distance from his home-duties. II he
does, the places will be left entirely to
the direction Of the Bureau, and relieve
him from that care. 1t will, therefore, be
wise for you to procure his services
through some such medium In case he Is
able to 90 West at all.
Thanks for your kind congratulations,
A unanimous verdict would have been
gratifying and only small Justice, In view
Of the most vile and wicked ISLANDERS
against the purest and cleanest.hearted
man that the sun shines on, and after the
torture OF six months In that courtroom.
But nine against three, and that three be-
Ing such as they were, together with the
Of the perjury Of the Loader
and Price wretChes, Is considered here
equal to what the fullest vindlcation
would have been, had the jury given their
verdict without leaving their seats. l
have no fears but that, even in this life,
my husband will stand acquitted before
all men, save such characters as those
who .have plotted against him, and even
they know that he Is guiltless.
Yours respectfully,
MRs. II. W. BEEcHER.
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OuR Belmont county Republican
friends have not an easy victory before
them this year, and 1t bchoove. them n
take due note Of the fact. Last fall Cant.
Daniord (RepubliCAn) carried the county
LOT Congress by a majority Of 29l, and
Wikor Republican candidate for secre.
i'fy Of siate) cattleditby only 2O2, show.
ing a variation Of neafly one hundred
votes on two Republican candidates, In
!hc tall Of 1873, Gov. Allen (Democtat)
had a majority Of $50 over Moves, and
me year before Greeley Liberal and
Democtatl had precisely the same ma.
i0'ily, while in 1871 Noyes CRepublicap)
by2ls. ''''"O'
All this shows that Belmont county
cannot be counted on with certainty by
either party. She IL very changeable, Al.
though we believe that, like the COY dam.
'e' who was sor, Of courted and sor, Of
not, but rather more sort Of than sor, Of
not she Is rather more sort Of Republi
can than sort Of not.
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TIE TURF.


CLEVELAND, July 2O.-Thc races Of the
Cleveland Club commence tomorrow.
The classes for the first day are at 2.24
1888, and n running race Of mile heats
The entries for the 2:24 class are May
Queen, MOlsey, General Garfield, Lady
Star, and Clementine. May Queen Is sell
ing in the pools as the lavorite ut S75
Molsey second atSjj, Garfield third al
S3l. In the 2:3S class the entries are
Breeze, Preston, CamOis, Sand Hill, Tear.
away, Belle Porter, Duke, and Forger
Breeze Is the favorite and sold at $25
Preston second at S1S, the field $40. The
entries for the running race are Wariig
Yicksburg, Ricely, Douglass, and Daisy
Miller. Warjig Is the fayorite and sold
at $40, vicksburg second at s94, Ricely
third at $40.
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STATE NEWS.
nARRlsoN corNry.

HARRISON COUNTY.
One Of the "Snnbufned" bruneltes oil
Clatksbnrg attempted to make a widow
Of herself on last Monday night, by pois.
oning her husband with some medicine
which the doctor had given him to put on
his sore oe.-Telegam.
Cattle and sheep are beginning to be
shipped from Bridgeport to the eastern
markets quite briSkly, though the dtover.
were late about commencing, owing 10
the lateness Of the season. This Ia said
to be the largest shipping point for stock
on the Parketsbutg Branch, averaging
about six hundred loads per year
uREENBRtER COUNTY.
The Gteenbtier White Sulphur Springs
will he leased publicly on Saturday, the
1ith Of August at that place, by II. NJ.
Matthews, Special Commissioner, for the
termoi two years, ending November ist,
1877, subject to the ratification Of the
District Court Of the United States for
the District Of West vifginia.-Gnen.
brisr Independent
The Gteenbticr Independent says that
the recent heavy and long continued
rains have wrought no little damage to
the crops in that sectlon-more patticu.
latly the wheat and oats crops. Much Of
the wheat was lostin the reaping, and thai
in the shock has suffered greatly BY
spronting The oats, which promised an
abundant yield-not quite fipe-in many
luxutiant helds, have tumbled down, and
a. matter Of course will prove 4 heayy
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PANAMA, July 2G.-Peace has been re.
stored at San Miguel the scene Of ultra
montaine riots; In Salvador The bishop Of
San Tecla and Seren priests we're secretly
arrested and hurried under guard Of
one hundred soldiers to Port Libeftad,
where they were put on board Of a steamer
and sent into Nicaragua. Bishop Car.
caino and two CanOns have been expelled
from the country, also Pronisor Redfi-
guezi II was discovered that similar out
breaks TO that at San Miguel had been
arranged for all over tile Rennblic.
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A MEETING Of the creditors Of Sweeney
McCluney & Co. will take place this
morning at the office Of the firm on l4th
street, instead OF tomorrow, as at first
proposed, at which meeting a statement
Of the affairs Of the house will be submit
ted for the action Of its creditors, We
understand that the matter Of an exten.
sion will come before the meeting,
as will also a proposition to give
up all property, including individual
property, to the creditors as a basis Of full
and final settlement 1t is said that this
latter settlement would probably pay out
75cents on the dollar. There Is, Of course,
no way Of exactly estimating the value
Of the assets Of the firm. Everything de-
pends on the views OF purchasers at a
time like this. The personal as we'll as
the real property Of the concern
has cost u great deal Of money,
and has great value in connection with
the running Of the establishment. Col,
McCluney thinks that 100000 is u mod
crate estimate Of tho property Of the firm
andis APPARENTLY sanguine that the factory
properly put to work, can pay of every
dollar that 1t owes, il reasonable indul-
gence is granted. lie claims that II has
made great deal Of money-One year as
high Us S54OOO-and has the capacity, II
skillfully run, TO make money in the iu-
turG.
1t would seem that all the other glass
concerns in and around Wheeling have
either made money in the last year or two
or else not lost any serious amounts, For
instance, there Is the new La Belle con-
cern at Bridgeport that has been success
from the start, and that has just declared
dividend out Of the last six months run.
There. Is therefore no apparent reason
why an older and larger concern should
not do equally well under equally good
management.
There Is naturally a great deal Of con.
ccrn over at Martins Ferry in regard to
the fate Of this establishment, for to
many Of the people there It was a source
Of livelihood, and to the town generally
II was an institution which everybody
regarded with local pride. Weirust that
our neighbors will not have long to wait
before seeing It's fires burn again as bright
as ever. This is the hope Of everybody in
thiscommuniIy, on bothsides Of the river
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The Herald publishes this morning,
specials from the following counties
Clay-hayesting promising fine; wheat Of
good quality; yield Is from 10 to 20 bush.
els to the acre; oats, good corn and pota'
toes very fine.
Saline-Whcat 10; oats good; barley
badly damaged, thOugh the yield Is large
Corn and potatoes, immense crop and
everything lirSt.class.
Harvesting IL about done in northeast.
ern Nebraska; in the vicinity Of Sioux
City, the wheat prospect Is very favorable
and II Is thought the yield will average
lS bushels to the acre; barley bad.
Nemnhah-small grain in only a small
portion Of the county, and not half q
crop there; barley bad; early corn splen.
did; late promising,
IIancaSter-Most bounliful harvest, ex.
cept barley, Of which there Ia not ovor
half crop.
Johnson-Wheat Is; barley one; oats
good corn fine.
Cass-NOt reported at all ilatteringly,
except corn and potatoes; barley bad.
The weather for the past ten days has
been good In most localities In the State
and great efforts have been made to com.
plete the harvest, which have been, in the
main, successful.
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II will be seen by the above that there
Isl decrease in the value Of personal
property in every district save Union,
and an aggregate decrease of S57O,373 as
compared with 1874. So that the increase
in the value Of real estate must needs
stand deduction Of s57O373 in order to
show the true taxable valuation Of the
city assessment district for this year.
Taking the amount of personal property
rs returned ($l,G2O,59O) and adding to 1t
the real estate valuation (Ss,94723O) and
we have a total taxable valuation, for
1876, in the city assessment district, Of
Sl2,SG775O, as against Sll,777,7Ol in
1874, or an aggregate increase otSl, ,OS9,-
$50.
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tSDtANApo1s, July 26.-Thc Seni.
mel Of this city has been sold to Hon. j.
Shoemaker Of this place. The editorial
and business control will be placed In the
hands Of Louis L. Mathews, who for many
years has been connected with the press
Of Indiana and Kentucky. II Is under.
stood from the anticedents the
president and staff Of the paper that II
will be a thoroughly and consistently
Democratic paper and will make its first
appearance under the new management
on Mednesday Of this week. =
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The Mountain Meadow Trial
still Progressing,

BEAVER, uTAH, July 2G.-TO-day Ann
Elizabeth HOag was sworn, and testified
as follows: Lived at Harmony in 1857
was at a meeting called before Lee and
the Indians Started for the massacre; II
was stated at the meeting that the emf.
grants should be destroyed; an express
was sent to Brigham Young; after the
massacre called TO hear Lees report Lee
stood up and said he wanted the Indians
to rush on the eDligrauts; they would not;
then he put up handkerchief; a man
came out from the emigrants; promised
peace II they would give up their arms
they agreed and marched out to 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 replied; " die this child dies with
me, ] know you John Lee despite your
paint" Lee said he had to shoot the man
and child; while reporting, express from
Young arrived; saw children In wagon
in front Of the meeting house; one boy,
eight years old, pointed TO Indian Joe and
said that man killed my papa and got my
papA's pants; never saw the boy after.
wards; Lee said not to talk to the child
rem rs he wanted them to forget about the
massacre.
Thomas p. Willis sworn.-saw the
goods Of the murdered emigrants at Co.
dar, 10 or 20 wagons and 400 or 500 head
Of stock; heard Haight before the attack
ask my father the best way to attack the
train. After the massacre saw the pro-
rerty OF the emigrant wagons In front Of
the meeting house in Cedar City. The
Indians washed the bloody clothing in a
ditch In Cedar City; saw the children;
Higbie had a boy or years old; my
brother had one and BurbaCk had one;
saw them in 1859 at the Indian reserva.
tion in the care Of DR.. Forney. The Nor.
mons had military organization; the men
had drill every Saturday. The property
Of the emigrants at the tilhing house was
sold atuuCtiOn.
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THE Methodist preachers Of this city
are getting down to elementary princi.
pleS-tlown to the same question that the
Pagan philosopher Socrates discussed
400 years before the Christian era--vil.
the immortality Of the soul. This has
been the question Of questions in all nges
otthc world where men were enlightened
enough to think and free enough to dare to
discuss their opinions. And this great
question our Methodist friends discussed
yesterday at the Zane Street Church. The
Rev. Mr.. Thompson took the position
that man was not dependent on revela.
ton for his ideas Of immortality, while
Messrs. Thatcher, Wunderlich, Bristow
and Webb took the other side.
Mr. Thompsonis, as readers Of ancient
literature know, sustained Ia his position
by the dialogues Of Socrates as reported
ny Plato. No where in the Old Tesla.
ment was The idea Of immortality half 40
clearly taught as by Socrates to his disci.
piles. In fact, il il strongly affirmed
that the Old Testament, correctly inter.
preted, does not teach the doctrine Of I'M.
mortality at ALL while, as we all know,
Plato and Socrates taught II in ils most
snblimaied form.
1t 'eemsthat this question Of immortal.
'ty proved itself topic of so much inter.
est Yesterday to the preachers that II IL
to be taken up again for discussion
among them. A paper is to be read by
MT Thompson in defense Of his position,
which, as We are told, embraces view Of
the subject "tothCr lilTeren, from III, or.
binary clerical outlook"
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ST.. LOUIS July 26.-The Rsplblioan't
Kansas City special says Dr.. james Ar.
mold was knocked down by highwaymen
near the Hannibal Railroad bridge Sun.
day night and robbed Of a valuable gold
watch and 500 In money. He was struck
BY Gllupgshot and terribly cut about the
head. No arrests,
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Where the ResnonhIbLlllr Ends,

KtSosoS, oSr, July 20.-Judge Bur.
rows to-day gave decision In the case oI
MrNee Va, Grand Trunk Railway Co..
holding that the latter was not fespon.
sible for loSs in Canada on a through bill
Of lading from Liverpool, while the
goods we're in charge Of the railway
The steamship line was responsible for
their delivery at their destination, It's re-
sponsibility not ending with their ship
ment on the cars.
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pS-Rasous icaring he city for he Sum
mer can haze Tue DAILY ISTELLIdEScER
mailoi to them at any addrssi, and he addre@
changed az often as desired, postage paid, for
10 cent, pe7 pcek.
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CINCINNATI, July 26-Et is stated that
owing to the failure Of the ithit crop in
this section, the Baltimore &0hio and the
Pennsylvania Railroads will, about the
10th Of August put on their roads fast
ifuit trains to bring peaches and other
fruits Of Delaware aSd New jersey to this
city, the crop there being bounliful.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
DRouTH- FAMINE AND THREATENED
RIOTS,

DRourH- FAMINE AND THREATENED
RIOTS,
LONDON, July 26.-A Times special
from Lisbon, reports the drOuth in sever
al districts Of Mimic, has destroyed crops,
and pastures, famine is threatened and
riots against grain exporters are immi-
nent, The cattle are dying Of hunger,
The local authorities report that it will
be impossible to collect taxes in many Of
the places, an attempt to do so, they fear
would cause insurrection. Accounts from
Algeno,s show similar state OF affairs in
that province. The government is send
ing relief to the afflicted sections.
COTTON MILLS CLOSED.
Thirty cotton mills closed at Oldham
to-day, the operators refusing to accept
the masters terms in regard to wages,
CABLE MATTERS.
The manager OF the direct United States
cable says that no stockhOlder has been
denied information. A small portion Of
the cable has been injured, probably by
ice. The contractors are now repairing
with good cable Its injured part.
PLIMsELL's SHIPPING BILL.
The House Of Commons fixed Thursday
next for the second reading Of Plimsell's
Shipping Bill, The Earl Of Shaftesbury
has written letter to Plimsell earnestly
sympathizing with him In his effort to
better the condition Of the seamen and adj
yising him to appear in the House and ad.
here to the views he expressed, but to
signify his regret that the excitement led
him to violate the rules Of the debate.
A majority Of the prominent daily and
weekly journals express similar views.
The Cunard steamship Abyssinia and
Williams and GuiOn steamship Wyoming,
from New York for Liverpool, COllided
yesterday at New Brighton, Both yes.
sells were considerably damaged In their
hullS and have been dOcked.
In the House OF Commons to-day va
rious notices Of motions and questions
were given, oil rejecting the depth Of
public indignation at the governments
withdrawal Of the shipping Bills.
Charles Adderly, President Of the
Board Of Trade, will introduce on
Wednesday bill further empowering the
Board Of Trade to prevent Ilnseaworthy
ships from sailing.
Herald Rpeclal)
LONDON, July 2G-SEr. Pllmsell meets
with warm support. A great number Of
letters of approval will be published to-
morrow. The Government Is evidently
terrified.
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THREE or four states are trying to catch
their public rascals, and old South Caro-
lima il the first one to bag game. A jury
Of negroes and ignorant whites have
given her more Justice than New York Is
likely to get out Of her learned court Of
appeals. The verdict Of $4,000 against
Niles Parker, the winding state treasur.
er, Is n great thing for reform in the
South, In louisiana, before similarly
stupid jury, State Auditor Charles Clinton
Is on trial for having knowingly issued
warrants, not authorized by law, to the
amount Of S34,5OO. These were issued In
in the names Of fictitious and deceased
persons. The case Is still on trial. In
Pennsylvania, there Is general demand
for the judicial investigation Of State
Treasurer Mackey, who has been deposit
Ing the state balances, amounting ordina-
rily to S2,0O0,0OO, around among his
friends for a dozen years, without &C.
counting for any interest money, and It
has been the practice OF some banks to
make him occasionally little present OF
$4,000. In Pennsylvania some people
think this is wrong, but Muckey has not
yet been brought TO book.
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PHILADELPHIA. July 26.-Daniel Fee
was to-day held in $4,000 to answer the
charge Of lnciting 10 riot, He was one Of
the leaders In the recent attack on the
ex.pfiest Gefdeman,
detdeman will soon lecture on Ten
Years in the Priesthood at Hotticul.
turAl Hall.
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SENATOR STEVENSON Of Kentucky bal.
ances like veteran acrobat. lie was
taught to regard gold and silver as the
currency Of the constitution, but as he has
never advised or voted for contraction
Of the existing paper currency, and lie
wouldn't resume specie payments until
the business Of the country can stand II,
and he doesn't like the national banks,
and he prefers the greehback to the bank.
note, and he thinks everything will come
out right II the people elect democrats.
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Einnnrinilt Embnrrnssetl.

HALIFAX, July 26.-The old establish.
ed mercantile house Of Geo. 2. Mitchell
4 Son il in financial difficulties owing to
the misapproptiation Of property by a
Montreal merchant. The liabilities Of
the firm is stated at $4,000, the loss in
Montreal being Sl95,O00.
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Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
0FPIcE OY TlIR CHlEP SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, D. C., July T.-i AN.

PROBABILITIES
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States,
Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, slight
changes in the barometer and tempera-
ture, southwest to southeast winds, clear
or partly cloudy weather and on the
West Gulf coast occasional rains.
For the Upper Lake Region, Upper
Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys,
stationary to falling barometer, south.
east to southwest winds, warmer and part.
ly cloudy weather, and In the two last
sections occasional rain.
For Middle States and Lower Lake re.
gions, rising to stationary barometer,
westerly to sOutherly winds and clear or
partly cloudy weather, with lower tenn
perature in the latter and slight changes
In the former.
For New England, rising barometer
southwest to northwest winds, warmer,
clear or clearing weather.
The Mississippi continues falling below
Cairo,
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GERMANY.


BERLIN. July 2G.-The story Of the ar.
rest at Landeck Of Count de Zembeck, his
mother and chumbermuid, on charge Of
conspiring to assasslnate the German
Crown Prince, Is untrue. II was iabri.
Gated by clerk OF the court at Landeck,
who was arrested. There Is no such per.
son as Count de ZembeCk.
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ToLEpo, July 20.-JOhn Noble a hieh.
" respected farmer fifty years Of age,
living nearMinbufg, Ottawa county, kill.
cd his wife this evening, by beating her
with q club, and then cut her throat The
alledged cause was infdelity. He gave
himself up.
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THE New York Tribune thinks there Ia
serious danger" Of democratic victory
in Ohio, this fall. The Cincinnati Com.
mercinl, on the other hand, demonstrates
to its own satisfaction that there is not the
slightest chance Of such a calamity.
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Five t,hiiiren Ilrn,ri,nh.

ATLANTA, Ca July 26.-A man named
johnson, with his wife and FIVE children In
wagon, drove into the Coosawattee tiv.
er, and getting into deep water the wagon
bed hoated of and all the children were
drowned.
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1t will be seen by the above that the
only item Of decrease is in the revalua-
tion Of building lots in Clay district.
The value there isSO7, 900 lcssin 1915 than
in 1874.
The total increased valuation for 1875
is in building lots alone Si5S,lOO, and in
lots, including buildings, 81 ,59O,lOO.
To Mr.. Ralph Arklc, We are indebted
for the returns Of the personal property
in the same limits, The returns by dis.
tricls are as follows:
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Marine Intelligence.

NEW YoRK, July p9.-The steamship
Nevada, from Liverpool, arrived.
FATHER PoiST, July 26.- Steamer
Manetobat, from Glasgow arrived.
NEW YORK, July 20.-The steamer
Pommerania, arrived to-day from Ham.
burg,