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TIE CHICAGO WHISKY CASES,

The correspondence which passcd between
pistric1~Attor,ey BANGS aud the Acting At
tornoy-G General Of tho United Stataa relative
to tho dismissal Of tho cases against WAap
nnd WApswoRru, and which waa published
in Tue Tribune of yestenlay, has partiou-
lar interest for Chicago peopla. Tho dispo-
aition Of the eases was left In the hands OF
Mr, U4xos and bis assistant oounsel, DIX.
TER, Arxu, and BougE11, and they decided
not to 20 On with thetn* This determination
was reached In spite Of the instructions os
1LuyoRn WILSON, then Solicitor Of tho Tteas-
nry, mud is now said to have the disapproyal
Of Acknowledgement TAFT, who hal not at
that time assumed the duties Of hla present
ofioe. What IL Of speoial import TO OhIoago
people, however, " that Mr.. HANGS. In ex-
planning why 10 dismissed thass cases, says
that, from the time MUM, WAan, aud WApa-
WORTH were indicted. there commenced a
systematic effort to create d public sentiment
hero preIudiciat to such mon d HEaM Il aud
sgain that tho public pross, whother dc-
sigpaaly Of not, Affect aaiudicaiipg tho casps
J os psy!ias oa t1i4.e II yas eyi44eu4y tAu
, 1876-07-12

1ns21 for August. Meats were 10 por ID lowor,
n. $40 for boxed shonl dors, 10lo for do short
riba, and 1o1o for do short CLEARS. Lake
froights weso dull, At 13o for corn to Buffalo.
11ail freights were unchanged Highwinea
were unchanged, at s1.10i pcr gallon. Flour
WINS quiet md weak. Wheat closed 10 lover
at o7o for July aud ooc for August. Com
closed 10 higher, at 46{o for July and 4o4o
Tor August Oats closed a@ic lower, at 2s4o
cash, and 2ssc for August. 1ayo was dull at
G4@G5o. barley was quiet At 58c cnsh, and
nbout 77o for now seller September. Hogs
wero active and hrmor, with aales at go. .2o@
GIGS for poor to oxsrn. Cattle were In heavy
supply, md averaged 1oc lower: Sheep ruloa
stcadY at $2.do@4.50. Last Saturday ovcu-
ing there was in ptoro IN this city 1873, ,8ss
bu whent, 9e2, ,es7 hu corn, 372,G ,Gs7 ln oats,
e1,712 bu rye, and o37,29o bu barley. Ono
hundred dollars in gold would buy $l11.76
In grcenbacks at the close.
, 1876-07-12

natl EnQs.:xey, In an article which Is copied
into to-day's TRIBUNE. ciyos A now insight
into the claractor Of Gov. Tr1pEs as re-
former. This Company, In 1910, Was char
tered by tho Indiana Logislaturo to build
railway from Fort Wayne TO Jetforaonvil1e.
II met tho usual fate of Wcstcrn ronIs-vas
sold out On foreclosure md bought In by tho
bondlolaers, who, in 1906, roorganizcd O.
the Indians Southern Railroad Company.
Mortgage bonds Of tho now Company were
then issued 10 Trustees, who wore SAMUEL.
J. I1npEx aud another, to be sold to raise
money for completing tho road. Aftor tho
mnin part Of these had been not rid of by
jeremy Diddtcr, whom T11,pEn and his CO.
Trustee permitted to pct possossion Of thcn,,
md tho remainder had t,een disposea OF, the
deoree andor which tho saie Of tho rom1
wns mado wns sct aside as frautlu-
lont. This loft tho reoreanizca Company
without assets and rendered fta bonds WORTH
losa To save tho bondhoidorp, thoraforo,
and, rs we'll, TO save those Interested in tho
reoreanizcd Company, It becat,o nil impor-
TINT TINT the order Of Court sottinR asile tho
sa3o Of tho road should itself bo vacated,
which Gt1Dxs and Lie co!Itusteo applicd 10
the Court to do. Tho Court was tho Common
Pleas OF tho Fourth Judicial District Of In
diam, presided orer by Judge Jxwzzr. This,
| It Ia itBiuuAtol bv tho EA0tsirtr. wRe iuflr.
, 1876-07-12

Ono Of tho unrighteous acts which Gov.
T11pEs has lasely been engaged In (viz.,
signing bill bonght through Albany by tho
Brooklyn Ring reinstating an abolished
Board Of Suporyisors-somo sucl tax-trap
sa our neutrality-suspicious. idiooy) was
ycstorlay branded plainly by member Of
The State Supreme Court In Chnmbcm Al
though representations Of tho unconstitution-
nifty Of tho bill were fully made 10 tho Gov-
srr,or ut tho timo Of tho milking OF
Gubornatorial approval, yot. tho 1seforznar
falsely so-callea) observed that ho should
sign tho Legislative atrocity, aud lot tho
courts annu the net II they saw lit (tAat IL,
VIC suppose, il they could not be bribcl by
tho ning). In roviowiug this action and
speech Of tho Governor. tho Judge in ques.
ton doelarea that tho Executive had "yio
latad Ills oatl, Of oi,leo to support the Con
stit,ltion," mad added aa uuambiguous rotor
cnco to the neoa Of tar and feathers in Nk'
E2aaA.
, 1876-07-12

It Is just as much thq duty Of good citizen,
and taxpayers to tako tho time 10 vote Tor alr
HEArn for Mayor to-day as 1t was to vote fo'
tho respectable Council which was elected fsN
wccks ago. a failure to do this duty will GER
ta!nly result in the election OF 11A McGRAT'1,-
an ovcnt which would fully Offset ali the benc'
fits expected from tho new Council and fta pol
ley Of rctsvncnnenk. AfcdnATn would be It..
tlnttcly worse thna CoLv1H, becausc his asseis.
tfona nro lower because bis experience In os'csas
bn1nrner!sm Is Ionger, and because l'c Is estn
less scnaitiso to public criticism. It must ls
remembered, therefore, that every inan who
falls to vote, ah1 also avcry Que who casts lhi
vote for MAnK lklMaAI1, srcally voting for Jlz
AtCQnAru,
, 1876-07-12

pt1rposa Of hfr. DARGs to create the
Impression nt Washington that the caso
against MuEH fai1cd, and tho casos against
WApswonrH mud WARn (Which he says wero
weakerJ woull havo failod, because tho nowa-
papers and certain people have been en-
gnged In manufacturing public opinion
agairst LIZ. DAvas' favorite witness, JAEx
REIN. Now, II this assertion came from
any loss person than District Attorney, we
ahoutd characterize 1t as impairment as well
a untrue. II is certainly not accurate, while
the inference intended TO bo conveyed fs all
wrong. Public sentiment In Chicago was all
III favor Of the conviction Of MuHN, WAps-
WORTH, and WAND, il they vera guilty. No
effort was made to manufacture sentiment
preiudicial 10 REun rs witness, until Ito
tliKcredited himself on tho witnoss-stand.
Tho newspapers did not "atfeet adjutlicat-
ing" tho casea On trial, but merely followed
universal continent IN eeoillng nt 1sFlM's ns-
sortions that 1lEs1No solucod lin, and TINT
ho pnld to his confedorntea all tho blackmnil
money ho Ind lovicd on diatillors, as too
psopoateroua to bo credited for
moment. Tho Government counsel
hnvo said that they believe REHM
10 hneo testified "fully aud fairly; this
wo presund ia mattor Of judgment, but q
jury from ,sl1c country (which BANGS Rays
was fair and honesty did not believe him,
ind We venture to say that thoro are not ton
mon In the City Of Chicago outside Of the
Government counsel who bo]icye TINT nsnM
, 1876-07-12

mado for tho chango>, II they had not
known of support somewhere In Ensorof
ur. II that Ia saying tno much, Ia It llkcly they
WnaM have s'ono 70 It thcv Ind mt been con1dens
that thcre would bo no German support for Russia
In itlc event Of that Power or Of her hes1stseng
iIttlc allies rushing into wnft It II no asporston
upon Lord DERhr's courage to believe In The utter
Imrfobablity Of this snprosltton. Not That II u
necessary to easry the hclct any further, or build
upon II contectutcs Of alliances or oven Of formal
understanding. You snay genesully know your
sfiies BY knoatag fhs nettsiites of pour fritnsia
potttton; and It was enough. perhaps, for cur
Government to remember that whatover "agrcc.
mont " and - understanding tbero may tayo bocn
letween tho German and tho I1usann Chancoloss.
Il not 10 cnahle RuAsln to fortfy hetscf hy any
mems, or to gain any sort of strength for an
crvf.drcaded alliance with daily strengthening
Frdncc.
In other words, England WINS enabled to
check Kuasin by tho compulsory drift Of Cor
man policy. II there ia one thing that Cor.
many fears more than nnother, It is tho re-
Mowal OF Tho French waz, with Russia acting
as M ally Of france. II there Is ono thlng
moro thnn another TINT France longs for, It
ls Il renewal OF tho var with Germany, with
Hussia as her friend and ally. Such con-
summation ie tho darling hopo Of Franco,
which sl,o has been nursing ever since her
defent Germany knows we'll enough that
Russla ia jealous Of her rs military power,
but ut present cannot cope with hor. She
could not stand by with patience md SOC
IussIa strengthen herself by Tho possession
OF tho Uosphorus and great Sclavoniu En-
pire, which would make l,or nltogothcr too
strong. Tho possibility, therefore, that sho
might 80 strengthen herself as to form In
combination with Frnnco an invincib1o cno-
my, VAS tho ono reguit which tho
, 1876-07-12

A mistaken impression prevails among
many Republicans throughout tho city-nna
1t Is m impression which, tho Democrats,
Non -Partisans, md McGnArn bummera aro
rarefuI not to correct--thnt tho candidate for
Mayor named K1MpA1h Is WALTER L. K1A-
DALI, tho excellent Comptroller Of Mayor
it1oEis Administration. It is not WALTER l..
K1,mA11, but 1fAnK K1MpA11., who is trying
TO beat loNnoE HEATH, tho regular hepub-
lican nominee, oven II it elects JIM Nc
GnATH. Republicans should boar in mind
lhe distinction,
, 1876-07-12

Tho details If the fight between Tnnmany
and anti -Tammnny in tho st. Louis Conven.
ton show that Jous KELLY, whilo playing the
role Of tho martyr md receiving tho abuse Of
lIonn1ssEY and lis clique Of strikers aud
br,.iaors for opposing Tr1pEx, WIS in reality
carrying out n Ittlo game which had been
concoctcd by himself and SLIPPERY sAsf.
Tho ground lny somewhat in tliis wise: OF
courao it TnpgS were nominated, anti-Tam-
many would support him. but tho point to bo
gained was to mako ann-Tammany work fer
that nomination, end the surest way to nc
complish TINT was to mako il appear that
Tamlnauy was opposed to him. Whasoycr
Tammany opposes Of courso anti.Ta,nnlany
will favor, and riee rersa. So KELIY went 10
st. Louis and set up his mau Of straw.
Ho attacked 1t fercoly, and tho more
Aorce1y ho attackol, tho louder Mons1ssgY
md his gang lowfcd. Tho moro Tammauy
aaaailoa T1pEa, the moro tho country anti
Tammany dologates rallied nbont him. Tho
fastor they came iu, tho moro furloualy KEL-
IL how1od down T11DEa mud para<led the
aovontcen mon In tho delegation WHO were
not allowed Ia vote rs they wished Faator
nnd faster ca,no tho Rcceasions to T11pEN aH
KELLY cla,nored that Tnmunny would mover,
never, never vote for him. KELLY, not sat-
isAcd with securing tho auti- i-Tammany inau.
onco, made h,msolE personally oifenaive to
Western delegates in general by bis manner
Of opposition to T11pKa, and ropod them
in also, and at last secured tho majority fol
him. Tho game was won, and OF conrse
KE1LY and his mon voted for TIL
DEN nlso. Anti-Tammany hns dis
covered tho trick. A1onn1sssy has discovered
it also, and Is disg11sted that KELLY should
l,ave como the "skiu gatne' OF him, going
through him aftor ho had flied his eyes Will
sand But what will 10 his disgust, shoult
| TnpKa he olected, when ho ands TINT SLIT
pEny Sam calls KELLY up higher for hIa sue
| cess In carrying out their little ga'no Of bng
giag Moaa,saEr and all his gaug by pretend
cd opposition.
, 1876-07-12

Capt. uEonar ScnNKtoHl, who has been The
Treasurer Of the CItlzens' Rctorm Club, Is 80
Indignant at TIM conduct Of ao'ne Of It's ncn.
bers In committing tho Club to the support u!
MAnS K1MnALra ngatnst MoSNoH HEATH, sbsi
lls llns resigned tic Trcaaurers'l!p, SURRENDERED
thu books and funds It, Its hands. au,l with
drawn from tic Club. IIc bulleycs Mr. HRATu
to bc intel, thu abler npd better inan Of the
two for the efcc, and regards tho candidacy o
SlsBALt. rs equivalent to device to help tts
bunrncr JIM A1CtaRArI1 into the aIayora1ty l]
dividing tho Republican yntc. Capt. 301lsst
nEn lon't pr2posu to hu 'a'"da n tat's-paw se.
any sucl d'sreputablu purpose. liz will Do al'
be can to secure thu election al MoNRol
flEAT11,
, 1876-07-12

Tho impeachment-rnill ground slow md
hard at the commencement yesterday morn
ing. Defendants counsel md several soua-
tors evinced disposition to taka dny'a rest
after tho scorchfng experience Of the pro-
vious day, bnt the majority Of tho Court de-
cided to stick, and so the case proceeded.
MAnsn was recalled md questioned as to
whether my formal arrangement ever exist
cd between himself and tho late Secretary
whereby tic latter was to share in tho prohta
OF the Fort Sill ost-traaorship; to which
question, put in various shapes, tho witnosa
returned decisive negative. He did, how
ever, admit what he had heretofore stated,
that sort OF agreement, couched in nursery
idioms, had existed between himself and
Mrs. BE1KHAp, whereby tho infant D.
was to bo sharer in tho houn-
ties derived from tho garrison at tho
fort in question. Gen. HAzEN, who was
also recalled, made saveral explanations In
regard to his testimony Of the day previous,
but gavo no tacta materially affecting The
caso. 1lr. HRwTEn CLra1En, upon being
chilled, stated that tho entire testimony takon
by tho Committee on Expenditures in the
War Department was read to Mr. HELKNA1,,
the Secretary acknowledging TINT some Of
it was true, and declaring other parts Of il
false; TINT the Secretary desired time to EN-.
ploy counsel, and that when ho appeared
before tho Committee agnin on tho samt
dny in company with Judge BbAoR, ho pro.
d1ccd his letter Of resignation. Tho case
for The prosecution may be considered rs
abont closed, the Managers announcing tha'
thoy Ind but two more witnesses to exam
ine,-EvANs and FISHER, partners in tho post
tradershipa, both Of whom arc summonoi
for the defense.
, 1876-07-12


We understand that Sheriff. ApNnw Is ean
lidate for rc-olccton Wllctllcr Or not this far.
has any connection with the continued iatt
escapes we tlo not know. but tho elect Is llkcly
to be prctud[cia1 to Mr.. A1sEw's prctc,isfon.,
The public has about made up It's mind tlat tls
jail.escapcs will not CEASE until a new Sheriff
shall havc bccn elected ind lnaugurntcd. With
tho best Intentions In the world It tanot fraua
ai,y Inuro excuses Tor this sort Of bnstncss. Il
this wcrc tho first, or cyen the second, czpcr
richce of tho kind, It might be over.
looked; but tail-cscapcs have become tts
rule Instead OF tho exception. The Sheriff
Is further to blamc In thta instanc
inassnueh rs two Of the worst criminals III tho
jail, serving six months senteucc for assaalt.
ting an officer and awaiting o sentcacu to The
PenttcntIary for theft, were consigned to tia
debtors quarters, instead Ut being confnc,lIr IL
thu common coils, Tho comparative descrtion
mud Insecurity IT thfa part Ut the jail gave ,lcm
abundant opportunity for getting out, Which
they improved. The case is still more fragrant
breach OF duty Of, tile nart oi the responsible
oAletn1 BIucc both offenders had cscauetl once
before and wcrc known ns particularly hnna
casca.. We think Sheriff AGSEw Will 10 per
1nlttcd to escape next fall.
, 1876-07-12

It has for SONS time boon mattor Of Gu
riosity, it not Of wondormont, that England,
who was not q member Of the Triple Allianco,
should have 80 completely nullif1ed tic
agreement Of tho throo Emperors ut Berlin,
aud driven Hussia into cornor, where, os-
tensIbly at leaat, sho is compelled to occupy
a pacific position, and watch tho struggle be-
tween tho AIohammelana and Christians "a
aneotator, instead Of being IN active partici-
pant, The result wus not secured because
Ruasia was afraid Of England, OF becauso En-
gland had made any particular show Of fight
ino. Her display Of gunboats on Constants.
nonlo was prctty as D naval srectaclo perhaps,
but. 30 far ns influencing Russia was con-
eornod. thoy might rs we'll havo beon sta-
tionod otI Nova zcrnbla, Tho whole naval
,orco of Enpland could not have stopped tho
nnssfon er,nics from marching into Turkey
aud occupyiue It, II they Ind been 10 dis
ro,.a rnma nthar capea tha, Erolisb
to'11' TN-,f.1, .1...t. -. 1.
pfo"eaa OF Ghe''ht tH'sA's, o's""kAA oFaB
or DEnpr'a bouahRst, must be sought for to
account for the sudden chockmnting OF Rus.
ii, 1,v Eoo,an1,a nrotest noa{nat shc aiont;o,
'4 ~ ~. .,,e C,,a.s,,,a..I -. :,
OF tne a8teeAont u @1le 'neoo ots"leeao37 AAa
their shre0 loyal mastera, FRANCIS JoSEPA,
FnEDRRtpK WII1IAx, aud ALEXANDER. TllAk
.o,,.o J.. ,o.v 1,arirniro In 1co1f ork En1}nna
o"s'e ~ ~" -, ~.
naa sllens las1nes, auo lowes'o' oao. o14o
could ai1oru to talk loud ana shreaten1nGly,
for thorc was some one behtud ler,
Germany was q member Of tho Triple ALI
, 1876-07-12
SOLUTION or TIE INDIAN PROBLEM.

SOLUTION or THE INDIAN PROBLEM.
The presont Sioux war, prccipltatea by
B1rr1No Bull md his lnrge mud formidable
gang of rowing aud desperate savagea, ought
to be the Inst Indian war tho Government
will ba called on to prosecute. Thoro il ono
way, aud only one way, to mako 1t 50. It Ia
to drive tho Indians now occupying tho
Northern Territories into common reserva-
tion III the Indian Territory, and to oxtor-
inmate all the gavages WHO refuse to 60.
T'ho telnporizing policy may NJ well 10
abandoned once for all. Tho overflow Of
people from Europe aud eAe Eastern 6tatoH
has a1roady begun to spread ovor Colorado,
Wyoming, Montana, mud Dakota. Altoa1y
Kansas and Nebraska are protty we'll sottlod,
nul, nftor passing tho Tooth degsco Of lougl-
tule, for larger arcn pas family is necos-
sary for tho support OF those who locate on
tho Western plaina, on account Of tho bar
renness OF tie country aud scarcity Of
rain. Tho attractions Of tho minerals and
tho opportunity for stock.raising in theso
Territories will increase tho e1nlgrasion
there steadily and rapidly. Itwould be folly 10
resist it, and cruel to subject the emigrnnts
to an unequal frontier struggle with rowing
hostile Indiana, trhcRa Territories cau only
he mado safely inhabltable by Kidding them
at the savages, and tho interests OF olyiliza.
ton demand that this ahall be done.
Fortunately this policy may bo carried out
without doing tho Indians any injusties !;
| on the contrary, It will ,'a the ,nost humane
TO them, aud will provide for their future
moro permanently than any other. The ln-
dian Territory. lying between Kansas md
| Texas, md just weat OF Arkansas, has q
larger area than tho 6tate Of Illinois, md Is
ample for the accommodation and support oi
Ill the aboriginal population Of Auseflen,
which does not number more than 500, ,00(
| PERSONS. The climate IL warm and well
suited to the outdoor lifo which tho lndiau
purauea. Having them all together, the,
can be the better and moro cheaply support
cd; tie Territory can bo thoroughly guassloi
aud the excursions Of wild Indians quick,
checked; the climate, soil, and association
will mako the Indians incline more readily Il
agricultural pursuits, aud all tho oiyilizlnl
, 1876-07-12

If the Republicans of this city turn out
To-day az they turned out Inst fnll and
spring, Mr. nEAru will be clocsed Mayor. II
ho is defeated 1t will only be because Repnb-
ncans do not tahe an active interest in ro'eas-
ing tho city from its prcsont en.barrasaments.
, 1876-07-12

9reenbncks at tho New York Gold Ell
ti,ango yesterday closed at 500.

4 little bohind time, but mono tho less
gelcomc, cofncs a lottor from VrcroR EstAN-
EEL, King Of Italy, Ia President CHANT, con-
ycying hearty congratulations upon the nd
vent Of tho nntion's ono-hundredth birthday.
, 1876-07-12

influences OF education aud religion can r.
brought to bcar upon them In degreo M.
possible whtIo they aro acnttercd about IN
small trihos and at large distances.
Thfa ia tue. plan upon which tho VA,
against tic Sioux should 10 proHccutel. Inv.
Ing conquered them into snbru!ssion, all III,
othor 1nttnn tribes Of these Northern Tor,i.
tories will peacefully submit to tho ot,nnoc.
glad Of tho assuranco Of protection agains. tba
ontlaw Indians which 1t will carry with Il. Ag
to srrr1Sa Bull and hts followers, there IL m
oxot1so for tie development Of tho sliphte..
sentimcutalsBm. Ills present force consist,
Of MI tho hostile bands TINT hayc been hsr.
asslng tho whites and tho peaceful Iniliauf
In that country for tho last twelve or fifteen
yoara. Thcy have boon marnutlEng, plum.
dering, md numbering over since tho Spirit
1ako massacre In Iowa md tile Sioux ,nas
sacra ID Minnoaotn Thoy tiayc 1na1a
war On tho commerce Of Tho uppe,
Missouri for yenrs. They haye Ire.
quonuy nttackod tic Grows, shoshones
anta other frionaIy tribes. They !lasa
absorbed tho appropriations Of million
to use as resources for further fighting. TIN
proaont war, indeed, has grown ont Of thu
confession Of tho Pcaco Commission ilas
they are powerloss to do anything NOR, with
tho Sioux, md Is prosecuted ut tho apecial
request of tic Interior Department. 11nd ts
not been vigorously attached now, s1rr1Sa
Bunh would probably have inlncetl tho en-.
tire Sioux Milton to join him, md this might
eaaily have led to general Indian war.
suo(, result ean 10 surely avoided l,y As
policy of concentrating or "corraling" al
the 1ndinns Of these several Territories into
the Indian Tor1itory, giving thom soparato
| aud adequato reservations mud extcr1nina!iae
those who will not aoquicsco. Tho peaea.
nblo troaty Indians will probably rejoice d.
tho chauge, AZ 1t will give them for tho nrss
timo something 1iko certain projection
| ngainst tho savago Indians. II this policy
10 adoptod, tho noceasary regiments ahoulll
bo filled up to their full strength, and such o
forco thrown against tho hostile tribes d
will bring them into quick submission.
, 1876-07-12

THIS Republican party hua now p1accd IT. national
ueket md platform bcfnrc tho people, The ensuing
rrsliIcntlal canynss will be Of the most exciting
and important that hal ever necurred IN ts eoans1'
fcs information In order supply thts nccd. tic pub
lIshcrs Of Tnx CtlirAuo TRIBUNE will print campaign
edition. cnrnnncnctne immediately. snd contin,!ns s
Il te following cxcecatnas1 low rates possaSd psus
weekly Campaign Tatnuxx-atnR1c copJ...-....s q, e,
es, S rnntc. Il t,sK TO- on
!nxix nittyN N-sitre t0uY go. 2lU
risxnr rnne. IL nxr ans,ffss 1U,uN
Hack numbers Of tho campaign edition cann2t ho
pcnt. Tho sooner persona order TME GaArAsms i"sa ~
, 1876-07-12
THE OUTLOOK OF THE TuRKO-SKRV1AN
CAMPAIGN.

CAMPAIGN.
Tho first wcak Of tho Turko-sorTlan cam.
paigu is at an end, and has resulted disas-
troualy for tho seryians. Their army was
divided into four columns, the strongest Of
which, under Con. TcuEnHAEErr, numbering
&c, 900 mon,-ths force consisting Of sixty-hve
hattalions, eighteen squndrons Of cavalry,
and twenty batteries, with t20 flcld-guus,-
crossed tho southeastern frontier into Bul-
garia. For time this column made sue
cesafu advance, md oven soriously threat
ened Sophia, which is in direct communica-
uon with Constantinopla by railroad. It
won victory at Alexinitza, turned tho flank
Of the Turks ut Nissa, captured Pa1anka WIS
repnlsel ut Nova Varoach, captured Tnr2-
isl1 camp at Jaringa, dislodgcd the Turks at
Pirot, routed thom ut Hacca and Babina-
plana, and was defcated at urkul. After
this series Of ANAL engagements, in the mr.
iority of which 1t was successful, 1t appears
to havo met with q ropulae on tho 9TH or
10th. which was 30 sovoro that TonxnvAYErr
is now on the retroat through tho Nisava
Valley, md is in perilous condition, Ills
limo Of retreat being threatoncd on tho one
eido BY KgR1M PAsuA, md on tho otl1cr
| by OsMAw PAsuA, tho latest nowa showing
that ho is hommod ia bctwoen thom. Tho
| soryians aso lurrying thoir reserves Of tho
second van to his relief, and there aro reports
| that his aru,y Is domornlizod, and that he
himself l,as been dismissed from his com.
mand. It Is very evident that ho Is In
! .,..ro,o,,. ,,os;t;on +ha, nm .d1;t;oro1 ,,axi1
Ia. 1,.,,;n hin, In t1o ,;aaetora thai l,ovo ~
, 1876-07-12

The Chicago produce markets were mod
esately aetiys yesterday, and most OF tlem
weso osaier. Mess pork closed 2a@5o per brl
lower, at 819,35@lo,4o for July. and $lo.4o
@l9.42i for August. Lard closed 2l@5o per
IN his lowe1. Rs &l0t76 cssh. aud 80. 500
, 1876-07-12

The West Side ncpub'ieans are goim; 70 .''s. e.
to lsaaTM. Not oae ot them 'M Uu viii W.
for KlAnALt, With whom they have yur3 s'es's
acquaintance, while I1xAyn' has lived aho"e
them for twenty-cight ycass. and they al x''"
au<i itke hin. They know 10 is honest ana W y,
right, mud they belleye he il wcll quallhea 'o'
tho M0YOraltY,
, 1876-07-12

GARDEN c1TT LODGE AL. 4; F. q MA
stateI communication VIII ~ nesa , T. e hr H.
X Dcsreo. Visiting tsfteraay e Invited
L, L. WAUSWOHTlf. Sccrcesfy.