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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

FOR wreck Of ste amer Georgia, Nickcrson from New
York. &c. for San Francisco ueral news columns
Tho purscr of the steamer City of Havana. IRON Vera
Cruz, &c. will accept our thanks for courtesies
snir ToBIeuK-The report published short time since
that this vessel took the ground anc badly strained
while being launched at Courtney Bay New Brunswick,
incorrect She merely stuck In the mud and subss-
quenty hoated OF without assistance.
OvsRpuE-Ship Radiant. Hazard sailed from Calcutta
Feb for New York. and vessels which sailed several
alter that date have arrived anxiety felt
her safety About week after the Radiant sailed there
violent cyclone In the latitude where she would
Is valued at $4,000.
HALIFAX. Ms. July ia number Of fishing vessels went
ashore Prince Edwards Isani during Thurs
day last Among others the schrs Sparkling Water and
Pleasant, the former . total wreck
RocKPoRr. Mass. July Con Friday night schr Eta
Swampscott, bound TO Boston, struck Avery's Bank.
sprung leak aud hlled tug for and she
osed into Rockpor saturday morning. her decks with
the At low tide she pumped. the leak Tempo
ay stopped abe left for Gloucester sunday evening
She had to bbs mackerc board about 40 which
saved
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Ship Reaper Poole. from Liverpool for San Francisco
June %. lat 4S 40 y. lon 10 COW
ship Bremen (3r). Leslie. Liverpool for San Fran
CISCO. june ~ of the Lucifer Lghtshp.
Ship King Cenric tBrl. Liverpool for Bombay June
~, lat " III " Ion I3 l3 W.
Ship Chocorua. Matthews, from Valencia for New York
June -. lat 3d, Ion T.
Ship Richard Ill, LiAsrpool for Sandy Hook June
~. LAT ~. lon Is 10
Brrk Pretty Jemma (Br), from st. John NIB for London
juno IL lat ~. Ion q,
Bark Gerds Nor. from New York for Asrhuux June 23
lat ~ 81 Ion ~ AZ.
Bark Melbor Nor) from Genoa for New York, June lG
lat 30 IL, Ion 30 IL.
Bark Casms (Br Irving from Liverpool for San Fran
cisco, May ]. lat 80 ). Ion Al W.
Bark schiller Ger) from Bremen for New York. June 81
lat 81, Ion y 20
Bsrk kelly" for the Delaware, June le. lat 4a N, Ion
81 W.
Bark Columbus GER. from Rotterdam for Phadelphia
T July I l, lat ~ -. lon IS O5.
bark Regina Borys dsuss). Cork for baltimore. July
=, lat 40 "a. ton 40 10
Bark Agostna tBr). from Greenland for Philadelphia
July 10 lat Al or. Ion 81
Brig v.rnnm Mn! Patrick, from Flores for Boston.
Jane ~. lat 30, lon 5.
schr Mary Ward. Ward from Baltimore Tor MsyAguss
July 2. lat 80 20 Ion ~
schr fransliu from Northern port Jacksonville
July q. of Gcorgeto~n. Sc.
Brig Charles Purves small. from Dunkirk for New York,
June ~. LAT A. rs. Ion l3.
scnr llebe tBrl from John B) for Bristol June 20
lat ~ 80. lon 70 10.
Tns Ariel er Halifax, standing to NV. Jns a. lat - 10
lar 3
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES

Mr.. Sotbern has been prostrated by the heat in
Philadelphia and unable to play Tuesday night
at the Walnut Street Theatre where he has per-
forming successful engagement. His physician au-
nounces that few days and quiet will bring him
out all right
The coolest and consequently, just the pleas
antes,, place of amusement the Centennial City
the Kiralfys' Ahambra, the theatre and garden.
The whole of one wall of the the theatre auditorium
opens into the garden, and between tho acts of the
play they have twenty minutes ntermission, during
which the audience go into the beautifully lighted gar
den TO listen to the cool spashng of the waterfall
the music in the pavilion Before and after the drama
tic performances there also garden concerts which
are always crowded 'The Trip to the Noon" is still
the dramatic attraction, but is in its last week.
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merchandise by the destruction Of the Anna Schmidt
by the Alabama, July 2, 1858; $llo9 40 Case l. 7aa
Hannah c. Thompson, adminstratrix, New York for
the by the destruction the Electric Spark by the
Florida, July TO- 1864; $374 rs
Also, the following for the loss OF personal effects and
wages by the destruction Of various vessels
WIN. A. schively, Of Philadelphia, Pa, $500 Case
LAS Morgan Morgans, of Howeville La, ss7s. Case
162o. Charles A. Stone OF Gardiner, Me-, 5000. Case
1926. Chssrles A. Wing, OF Brunswick Me-, s47S SO.
Case 1.9ls Gilman b. Tibbts, OF Bristol Me-. $500;
Case 1901. Lemus W. Ncket OF Portland. Me-
1898 IS. Case 5o2 William II. Wallace and stlman
H. Wallace, of Mllbridge. Me-, $51S.
Interest at four per cent from date OF loss
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rrNOrICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS IN TIE
COAsTIyG AND FOREIGN TRADE-Captsins or officers Of
coasng foreign observing the
the fact the HERALD. that be brought
publicly the attention of the authorities ctter
addressed the editor of the HERALD New York city,
diving accurately possible the number and position OF
displaced the OF their removal will suffice In
all observed along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts OF
she American Continent When they ohseive the
coast Of European countries In the Mediterranean
requested that inform aion be either by telegraph
the London Office Of the NKw YoRK HERALD. 46
Vect street. London, to tho Paris Office 81 Avenue dc
ropera Paris Where tho telegraph Is used dispatches
may be addressed Bennett &C Fleet street. London
"Bennett 81 Avonus do rOpera Paris" Where cases Of
displacement observed In the waters Of countries beyond
tho the telegraph Asia Africa captains
communicate with upon reaching the hrst convenient
port will be esbed tree of charge the
HfRALp and published
sS-NoTTCB TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT or NEW YORK AT NIGIir-The Nrw yoRE
HERALp has adopted gushing Coson ght scna for
board the HERALD yacht showing while
ing eoors red red changing from the Other
in succession. and be several miles distant Cap
,sns vessels seeing this signal will obse
preparing any they have for the ship
News Department OF the HrRALn
psPersons desvus communicating With vessels arriv
ing New York do bv addressing TO vessels
eare offrnALp yacht pier No. East River New York
received all parts cfths world and promptly de-
hvsrsd Duplicates reouired
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ACCIDENT TO A CONSTRUCTION
TRAIN.
WooDsvILLE, N H, July IL, 1876

WooDsvILLE H, July IL, 1875
As construction train on the Mount Washington
Extension Railroad was ascending grade of 800 feet
to tho mile this morning the engine slipped both
centres, and the train commenced running back The
work. men became panic stricken, and all but one who
weighed 800 pounds. jumped OFT resulting serious
juries to six of them, who had and legs broken
shoulders dslocated &c The tram TO the foot Of
the grade and stopped, without damage.
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WORK SUSPENDED ON IRoNCLADs OWING TO
ABSENCE OF THE NECESSARY APPRoPRIA-
TlON.
The Navy Department sent out an official order to-
day suspendng work at various private yards in New
York, Brooklyn. Philadelphia Chester, Boston, Provi
dencc and elsewhere the ironcads owing the alb
sence of any appropriation for this kind OF in the
newly passed Navy bill.
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! DEFAULTER HEARD FROM.

SAN Francisco, July IL, 1876.
letter just received from Valparaiso, Chill, con-
tans positive information that George n. Pinney the
detailing pay inspectors clerk, Is residing In that city,
The letter comes from a reliable Pinney Is
represented as having arrived there with two boxes,
each containing $40 900 in gold COIN.
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THE RECENT MURDER AT BOSTON.

THE VICTIM RECOGNIZED AS A CITIzEn OF
LAWRENCE.
BosToy July IL, 1875
The unknown man. who murdered in an out
building of the Boston and Albany Railroad depot here
days since, to-day identified John Conway
nf faxrr
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OLCOTT IRON COMPANY.

ALBANY, July II, 1876.
Judge Daniels has issued to sell tho prop
erty of the Ocott Iron Company to satisfy claims
amounting to S20s, $40 76 There is also a mortgage
which will be due In October, 1883, amounting to
$3.50. OOO
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SAILED.

Steamers Cornwall (r) for BRISTOL Wilminston Havsna
Wvanoke, Richmond. kc; bark Jams Ure (Brl. Glasgow
brigs W Heney (Br, st Johns. ny; n Doran (Br.
Cork Falmouth
Wind ut sunset. Sc: at midnight SSw.
Barometer ~ sunset 30.u6: Mt midnight. 1910.
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RESCUED AT SEA.

HALIFAX, July II, 1876.
Captain Whitney and one man of the American FISH,
ing schooner Standard after being adrft in dory for
twenty seven hours picked up by the schooner
Senate and taken into Canso yesterday.
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NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS

Merchants shipping and shipu are Informed
that BY telegrsphing to she KRALp London Bureau ad
dressing Bennett. No 40 Fleet street, London TO the
Paris ,ocs- addressing "Bsnnstt 81 Avaaus DE- pon~ra
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FATAL FIREWORKS ACCIDENT.

NHwBURG, N. Y, July II. 1875.
Mrs. Horton burned severely by fireworks
setting her clothing fire last evening that she died
this afternoon.
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DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

BosroN, July IL, 1876
The twelve year old Of George Diplock was
drowned to-day while bathing in the Kennebec River
at Augusta, Ne.
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YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY JULY H. s7e-TRIPLE SHEET

at and departures from European and
Eastern ports and all fore vessels trading
with the United States the will be cablsd this coun
try Tree ofcharse
Captains arriving and sailing rom French and Aed
ports will Ind the Paris once the eeonom-
eel and expeditions for selegraphing nswS
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ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK-THIs DAY.
PORT OF NEW YORK, JULY II, 1876.
ARRIVALS.
RxPoHrRD IT THE HERALD YACHTS Axp HKRALD
wBiTRsroEs TELEGRAPH LIVE

Steamer sey,hia tBrl. Harris. Liverpool July and
Queenstown ID With mdse aud passengers to Franck
lyn sth lat ~ 5J Ion IS 20 pasred ship Eliza Kenney
fB. from Dnbin Tor North Americas 9th. lat ~ 80. Ion
30 80 ONO (Br, from Phil sdelphia for Liverpool
sth lat ~ A. loh ~ IL Guion bound 10Th
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OBITUARY.
PHILIP PHELPS

PHILIP PHELPS
despatch from Albany, n. Y, received in this city
last evening announced the death OF Mr.. Philip Phelps
for great many years Deputy State Comptroller Of
New York. The deceased in the eighty eighth
year OF his age
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NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.
Aeamer. Sa,is. Desfinaf,on.I Op

DATES OF pxYARTUREs Nxw YORK FOR ruI xoxrss
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WHALEMEN,
SPOKEN.

Sailed from New Bedford July H. bark MINI esota Allen
Atlantic aud Indian Oceans
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present appontces whereas Tlden would break up the
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, July IL. 1874
RANDALL's ACTION ON THE APPROPRIATION
BILLS
AT an informal caucus meeting Of number Of
democratic Congressman to-day, held to discuss the
deadlock on the appropriation bills the resolution
taken to demand OF Mr. Randall policy calculated to
bring about an agreement between the two Houses
otherwise they. the protesting democrats would cast
their votes against Mr. Randall and unite with the
minority IN securing early passage of the apprepria
tion bills
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL-ALTERATIoNs
AGREED UPON BY THE JOINT CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE.
The following are the important alterations in the
Eastern appropriations in the River and Hsrbor bill
as agreed upon by the joint Conference Committee this
evening"
For the Improvement OF the harbor at Buffalo,
y. Y.......................... 800 900
Oak Orchard, \. 6,000
For removing distractions in the East River
and He'll Gate, New York. $50 900
Connecticut River, below Hartford. ....... sc, 900
Penobscot River, Maine. Observation-Disclosures. 1O, 600
Cocheco River, New Hampshire. ............. II. 900
burlington. w.. Observation-Disclosures. -, 900
Swanton, Vt........ 1000
near Lewes, Del. ....................., 5000
James River, Observation-Disclosures. 15, 1000
Cape Fear River. N. .C.................... 200 900
Schuylkill River. 2S, coo
oswego ~ Observation-Disclosures. 100 900
Hudson River. $4,000
Norfolk. Va. Observation-Disclosures. 80 600
Erie, Pa.......... Observation-Disclosures. So 600
Island r. o.ooo
Rondout. \. So 900
Provincctown, Mass. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000
Piers OF ice harbor and removing distractions
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CLEARED.

Bark Skulda (Nor), from
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HoLYHxAD, July III, PM-wind WNw. light; barometer
80 SAG
PLYnourH, July IL. PM-wind wNw 6na
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Miscellaneous News Items.

The King of Italy, in letter to the
President, congratulates the Centennial ma
ton upon its arrival to years Of discretion and
accountability.
The House has passed a bill appro-
priating $40, 600 to build two military posts in
the Sioux country in accordance with the
recommendation of Gems. Sheridan, Terry
and Custer.
The Seryians seem to be getting the
worst of the bargain, being beaten at every
point, if reports can be credited. They arc
already short Of funds and have resorted to
forced paper currency.
The San Domingo authorities allowed
a man who had come to that island, under
protection OF the United States flag to be taken
of by force. The mob fired upon. the U. S.
vessel and tore down the flag.
The Emperor of Brazil and party
sailed tor Europe, on the 10Th, in the steam
ship Russia. The men-ot-war in the harbo1
ran up the Brazilian flag, manned the yards
and fired salutes as thesR sRussia'stea1ned dut.ss
The 9th, 7th and 9Th insts. will long
be remembered tor their torrid heat, from
Maine to California. In, Philadelphia, Wash
ington, New York, and'other eastern cities,
hundreds Of deaths occurred from sunstroke..
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THE SITUATION IN TURKEY.

It is difficult to form an opinion as
to the status of affairs in Turkey. Re-
ports from the two sides are so greatly
at variance that it is evident that one
or the other version is highly colored,
if not absolutely false. The Servians
are undoubtedly inferior in numbers
and military skill as well as lacking
much in war material, The London
Standards Belgrade correspondent
says:
"Seven thousand Servians wounded
are lying in the villages on the rivers
Save and Moranhia: Bedding, band band
ages and medical requisites are sadly
deficient. There are no surgeons or
trained nurses. The Turks take no
prisoners, and Systematically. refuseto
give quarter. The Servians are more
humane. The line of Timok and the
position of .Saitch ares, still simpoHant
points, and where the tug of war will
take place. -.
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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Grimes, Criminals and Casualties

i NIAiAAuu1S d1lU CdSNtNllOS
J The propeller st. Clair, plying be.
tween Duluth and south shore points, burned
On the 10th, and 81 lives are reported lost.
A woman in Newburgh, N. Y,
wrapped herself in cloth saturated with
kerosene to cure rheumatism, when it took
fire and she was burned to death.
A Memphis negro man has for fifteen
years passed as female and been notorious
as the keeper ola vile den. He, at one time,
testified in court to being outraged thirteen
times in one night. The police lately became
suspicious of his sex and had him examined
with the result here indicated
A letter received from Valparaiso,
Chill, contains positive information that Geo.
N. Pinney, the defaulting pay inspectors
clerk, is residing in that city. The letter
comes from reliable sources. Pinney is rep.
resented to have arrived there with two
boxes, each containing $4,000 in gold coin.
Samuel Lappin; late State treasurer,
confined in Jail at Topeka, Kan, awaiting
trial for changing district school bonds and
purchasing while he was State treasurer, es-
capped on the 18th, in company with the other
prisoners. They effected an escape by saving
the bars of the cell doors and the door to the
outside. Gov: Osborne offered reward OF
$500, the full amount allowed by law, for the
apprehension of Lappin, and Sheriff Wade Of
tered an additional reward of 5000.
A party of highwaymen stopped
train on the Missouri Pacific railroad, west
Jefferson City, and by intimidating train men
and passengers, who could not see their num-
bers outside and in, for the darkness, robbed
the express safes of twelve or fifteen thousand
dollars and left. The whole country imme-
diately surrounded the locality of the rob-
berry, took arms and started in pursuit, but
the outlaws being masked there is little hope
OF capturing them as no one can identity
them.
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Private. advices from Bucharest indi.
cate that within the last fortnight Russia has
sent considerable reinforcements to Bessara-
bia. Australian troops are concentrating near
Agram, in Croatia, and reinforcements have
been ordered to Dalmatia.
Horses in Philadelphia are quite gen.
orally afflicted with disease known as the
pink-eyed distemper, something like what
was known as epizootic. The disease is pre-
vailing now and considerable apprehension is
felt
An insane man named Smith, en-
route home to Illinois in care of his wife.
jumped from the train between Black Buttes
and Bitter Greek, while his wife was asleep.
and was not found till the following day, in a
ditch, badly injured and 36 hours without
food or water.
Two brothers named Richardson, of
Dundee, Mich, went hunting on the 4th.
When they separated Thomas shot bird
and got into a tree to secure it, when William
came up. Hearing something in the tree he
shot into the moving leaves and was Mortified
to see his brother fall to the ground, dead:
There are at present in the army
26,970 troops, located as follows: 4,216 be-
longing to detachments at West Point; 1886
belonging to the territories; 3,7l8 in Texas
1884 in other southern States, while in the
field operating against the Indians there are
only 2,9l3. The remaining 1000 are located
in northern cities and forts.
The messenger Of Simmons Ken
tucky lottery, who carries the drawing from
Jersey City to the main Office in New York,
is stated to have changed the numbers to
make them include numbers on policy slip
he had purchased, and is said to have made
considerable money by the change The mes
senger has disappeared.
The condition of Mr.. Blaine's health
is such as to- confirm the physicians in their
opinion that the first attack was of the nature
of sunstroke. He has not improved since re-
turning to his home in Maine, but has failed
in strength.
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Minnesota Matters.
RICE.

RICE.
Willie Tech, about eleven years old,
went for swim in Shieldsville Lake and be-
coming entangled in the weeds was drowned.
CircusseS are more attractive to
some than Centennial Fourths. The latter
brought crowd to Faribault while the former
brought jam-and it was not much of cir
Gus either.
OLMsTED.
Two boys, aged eleven and FIVE years,
were bathing in the mouth of Bear Creek,
and the older of the two swan off few rods
and returned to find his brother drowned
Rochester had a double FOurth-the
4th and 5th-and although so many people
were never before in that. beautiful little city,
not fracas occurred nor an arrest was made.
A recent shower at Byron rained a
yellow substance resembling sulphur, yet
few attributed the phenomenon to a nearer
approach of the internal regions Perhaps
such was not the cause.
John Crane entered his stable some-
what abruptly and was kicked by mule.
John has decided opinion that mules were
made especially for kicking and do nothing
with greater force or skill.
Miss Hattie Harrington, of Byron,
was thrown from horse last week, and was
so lucky as to alight upon her feet instead of
her head. A sprained ankle was the only
damage except to cite loose" her pull-back.
MOWER.
Austin's Centennial orator talked his
crowd away with an address ten columns in
length.
Brownsville folks would almost as
soon attend free show of roman candles and
rockets as to pay fifty cents to see circus
clown. They demonstrated the fact ON the
Fourth.
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Personal, Impersonal and Political.

There is scarcely a quorum left in
the House during the proceedings in the Bel
KNAPP Impeachment trial.
Gen. Sheridan tells Gen. Sherman
that he thinks it premature to think of ask
ing for volunteer cavalry.
Mrs. Ellen Thode, of Winona, has re-
ceived a thousand dollars from the Druids as
insurance on her husbands life
Henry Clews has again commenced
business in New York as banker. The
house is Livermore, Clews & Go. -.
Hon. Edmund Young Parsons, men,
Der of Congress from the Louisville district,
in Kentucky, died in Washington on the 9Th.
He was prominent lawyer, and son of a
well-known Methodist divine.
The further Investigation of Mr..
Blaine's connection with the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad has been postponed on
account of Mr.. Blaine's health. His physi-
clans say that absolute quiet is necessary to
his recovery
In the heat of discussion in the
House, on the 10th, Mr.. Foster gave Mr..
Singleton the lie, whereupon Singleton said
more could be said about that after while.
Soon after Foster withdrew the offensive
language and Singleton expressed himself
satisfied,
Mr.. Blaine has published letter to
his constituents, announcing his resignation
as member Of the House of Representatives
and the formal acceptance of the Senatorship,
thanking them for the confidence shown and
"a !
zeal and fidelity in the larger field in which
he will represent them.
The committee charged with the in.
vestigation of the alleged misuse of the gov
ernor's contingent fund by Gov. Taylor, of
Wisconsin, have agreed upon report which
charges him with pocketing some 81, 400 in
all, $500 of which amount he turned over to
another party upon the commencement of
the investigation.
The Commissioner of internal Rev.
enue, Mr.. Pratt, received notice from the
President that his resignation would he &C.
cepted, and in consequence stepped down
and out on the 10Th inst. The reason was
that Mr.. Pratt, being personally responsible
tor affairs in his department, objected to fire.
quent interterences and removals of his sub
ordinates by the President
Postmaster General Jewell has re-
signed his position in the cabinet and J. M.
Tyner, of Indiana, appointed in his place.
The President called for his resignation, but
Tor what reason the Secretary was in igno-
rance. The Presidents friends say his rea-
sons were of a political nature. MIR. JEWELS
letter read: 'sir-I hereby tender my resig-
nation of the Office Of postmaster general.
Your obedlent servant, Marshall JEWELL"
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The old world heartily recognized
our centennial anniversary, excepting
old England, and she sat and looked
on with folded arms and maintained
respectful quiet. By the time another
hundred years rolls round she will be
ready to shake hands.
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A Massachusetts farmer prophet
says August, like July, will be warm ;
that September will be like August un-
til the 10th, after Which the. weather
will be decidedly cool, but politics will
be red hot.
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The King and Queen of Greece are
on a visit to Victoria, probably to get
a look at Albert Edwards elephants
and lions.
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Mr.. Morrill's acceptance of the
Treasury secretaryship created a va.
cancy in the Senate which has been of.
fered to and accepted by Mr.. Blaine.
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The North Adams shoe manufacturer
denies that he has abandoned Chinese
labor. On the contrary he finds the
Mongolians as profitable as he expected,
and declines to change even in view
of the destitution existing among the
American laborers in that town.
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Sitting Bull bellies his name. He
don't sit around much but prances up
and down the Yellowstone country,
and has so far surprised those who
have attempted to take him by the
horns Big and Little Big:
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The Hartford base ball club has
beaten the crack(ed) Chicago club,
and Chicago has got so mad that she
threatens to burn again in order to get
satisfaction out Of Hartford's insur.
ance companies.
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The Chicago Inter-Ocean would
make pun on its own funeral, should
the world be so fortunate as to lose it.
It says Clusters LAST charge was clear
case of SiOux-icide..