The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-08

said dates. said Tilden, at the instance
and request Of complainant, as well rs
at the Instance of purchasing commit
tee. WAS accustomed TO render prOfes-
sionaI services HIS counsel for complain
ant. who WAS Id constant need OF pro-
fessional advice; that sometimes such
services have been very laborious, re-
uuiring special and peculiar skill and
/ abilities, and were OF great and ac-
knowledged usefulness.
| The other defendants also deny hay
/ ing received any compensation Tor scr
vices, and further, Of and distribution
| Of stocks or bonds to third parties.
ABig M"rtEaxe.
ALBANY, Aug. IA mortgage fol
$32, ,OOO, 900. $50, 900, 900 TO bear per cent
interest and $2.OO0,OO0 ut per cent,
given by the Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company to Cornelius Van
derbiIt, Jr., and VIM. II. Vanderbilt
has just been recorded In the county
clerks office. In this city.
KENTUCKY.
Henry Watterson Elected by Nh OVER
wheim,ng Majority.
LOUISVILLE, Aug Z. In the Congress
sionaI election to-day Henry Watterson
was elected by an overwhelming major.
| ity. The Republicans had no local
| ticket In the field Able was elected
Sheriff. Young Henry Clay was de-
feated for Prosecuting Attorney by a
Cauger Paraoncd.
CHICAGO, Aug. THE pardon OF AL
der,nan Cullerton, convicted OF negiect
| of duty while gauger. and sentenced to
| six months Imprisonment and fine OF
| $1,000. arrived from Washington to-day
| II refnits ifuDrisoument only.
News from the Indians.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. THE Jour
nal has dispatch from an officer at the
mouth Of the Rosebud, August 9th. say
! ing the reinforcements are nearly all
up. and will move on the Sioux about
| the 10th.
CHICAGO, Aug. IA dispatch received
| this morning at Gen. Sheridan 3 head
quarters says a small command under
Lieut.. Bulls found Kickapoo and
Lipan camp in Texas and attacked 1t,
killing two and capturing four indians
''"' y" FOREIGN.
TIE sERvIAN WAR.
servia Pretty Nearly Whipped-vcry Lit.
tie Fighting Anticipated.
LONDON. Aug. IA dispatch from
Widden to the Ntdnddrd says: News 81
the capture OF Gurgueovatz by Eyroot
Pasha's army, which continues Its
march northward, caused Osman Pasha
to defer his attack on Satschar, who
now awaits Eyroob's arrival. The main
Servian army has probably retired and
Satschar il only held by guard. Fly
roob should join Osman In two days
and these united forces will then march
on Palatchin Osman's soldiers are i'm
patient'of delay. Little more lighting
Is anticipated. Servians never face
Turkish troops. The latter are now
moving. l expect to hear soon thai
Servia has sued for peace.
The war is virtually finished at Nisa
The entire Turkish army in the field
excepting the forces at Sophia and In
Bosnia and Albania. number rs, 00O
with fifty squadrons Of cavalry.
The Standards Ragusa special an
nounces that the Turks have abandoned
Kleck, after destroying the fortiflca
tions. special dispatch says the cap
ture Of Gurgusovatz was splendid vic
tory. Both sides fought we'll. The pop
ulation fled to Poaratcbim. Three hun
dred wounded have been taken.
The Daily TeleWdphs Vienna tele-
grams say: Moukhtar Pasha Is in a dos
perate situation at Trebinje, and is
expected to surrender. The Widelin
General Lecheianin.
saThe Paris correspondent of the
Times remarks that the people are sur.
prised that England and France have
not sent q military attache to watch Off.
| cially the Eastern war. Owing to the
absence OF official information 1t has
been possible to fabricate kilograms fol
financial operations.
Turkish DevastatiOns.
LONDON, Aug. 7.-Advices received
here state the Servian General HorvatO
witch ascribes the evacuation Of Gurgu-
soyatz to the superior numbers Of the
enemy.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Com.
pany from Semlin, dated to-day. says
Gurgusovatz Is in flames, and the
Turks are destroying everything in
their way.
It is said the Servian General Tcher-
nayeff is daily losing popularity.
Rumors ofpolitical arrests in Belgrade
are entirely unfOunded.
Turkish Atrocities.
A letter to the Daily NeTs, dated Phil
ippopalis, July 81, says:
An investigation into recent atrocities
is proceeding. 1t will probably be re-
ported that sixty villages have been
burned, and $4,000 prisoners killed.
Mr.. Schuyler thinks that the reports
Of atrocities committed by the Bulgar-
ians are unfounded. There are horrible
scenes at Batck Sever thousand bodies
have been lying there since May IL, rot
| ting in the sun. No crime invented by
Turkish ferocity has been left uncom-
mitted There is urgent need Of assist
ance for starving families.
The salOnica Indemnity.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug THE Porte
has paid to the families Of the German
and French Consuls murdered at Salo-
MICA an indemnity Of 100000 pounds.
The new Governor at Salonica, accom-
panied by three military officers Of high
rank, will proceed thither to read. in
the presence Of the troops, the judg-
ment against those implicated in the
outrage.
1 A Bear story.
IN. Y. Tribunel
Bear stories from the Saguenay have
unduly stimulated the Imagination Of a
st. John, N. B., editor Two roadmak-
| erS he SaVs fell in with thrao boocc