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THE WAR IN THE EAST.
L3teSt Army Movements.

Rag UsA, August 1.-THE Prince OF Mon
tenegrO has delayed his march towards
Sienatga, the point OF junction OF the Ser
vians, for the purpose OF operating against
Djeladedin and preventing relief TO Moukh.
tar Pasha. Eight Thousand Turks landed al
Antivara Thursday, the 10th inst. They were
going to Podgaritza.
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The Kew York Yooht Raoe Teddy.
NEW YORK, August f2.-The yachts started
rom No. buoy for the second race for the
Queens cup, a. follows: Madeleiue, In. ISM
A.; Countess, 12h. lem. 20. Wind, light g.
Sc; weather clear. America 10 going over
Pam.
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SARATOGA, August L. The nrst raca,
mile dash, after several false starts, they got
off, Arcturus leading, Meco tapping, Bill
sharply, and 1t the nnish Arcturus came In
nrst, Meco tapping, and Cyril Oxgood third.
Time. LA.
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TESTIMONY OF GEN. HORACE PORTER.
At the meeting OF the House special COM
mittee on the st. Louis whisky frauds, to-
day, Gen. Horace Porter was examined. He
contradicted in detail the testimony Of Blu
ford Wilson respecting Babcock's or his own
lions.
The witness was then subjected to an ex-
fenced examination concerning the explsna-
ton OF
THE SYLPH TELEGRAM,
imputed to Gen. Porter by Bluford Wilson
in The testimony of the latter. Gen. Porter
Sylph was lewd woman and had q ven the
President much trouble, etc. Wilson. how
ever. did ask hmm what the explanation Of
had heard from others, although, as he be-
fore said, he did not attach much signih-
the President had at any time said any thing
10 him concerning the explanation OF the
BY lph Telegram. The witness replied that
nothing was said In his presence or hsa RUG.
He had heard rumOrs about the matter, as
coming from the President. Witness heard
from Mr.. Hows, Of Chicago, that the Pres
ident said that Biuiord Wilson's testimony
by him before the COMMITTEES, wherein ne
said "Sylph was lewd woman" was In
correct; that Wilson had never In the Pres.
lthe Pr sidenp to which he had sworn, and
that the President had said he would not
have permitted him to have done SO; that
be would not listen to the recital of any SUCH
story. Hows said that Wilson did not re-
peat this vulgar Islander to him, and that
Wilson commenced saying something about
an improper woman, when the President
stopped him Instantly, and that he did not
permit the recital or discussion OF the m at.
ter. The President neither directly or indi-
rectly spoke to the witness on the subject,
nor did the witness ever couple the words
"lewd woman" with the "Sylph" dispatch.
BABCoCK, PORTER AND BLUFORD WILSON.
Witness explained his conversation with
BlufOrd Wilson relative to Babcock. The
substance of his language was that B tbcock
was distinguished officer Of the army; was
q graduate OF West Point, and therefore
every officer In the army felt an interest In
the matter; That the President believed Bab-
cock TO be innocent, but that IL guilty he
ought TO be punished. Wilson did say to
him In the course of q conversation about
Babcock that he should be fairly dealt with,
and that no Injustice should be done him; but
further than that he could not 20. Witness
said that since he had been under the suo
pPna OF the committee, he had had no con-
versatiOn with BabcOck, and that ON account
OF being In the city as witness he purpo ely
abstatned from calling upon him.
The testimony was closed at nalf past one
O'Clock, and Porter was discharged rs q wit
ness.
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THl srRIKB ofths hrAkemeo On the Oaio
Passen9sr trsiss ase ne intrSRsd with but
al thS nsigbt ss.ins are ssopped e Seq
mouR. An 6zzog3 WI y mnoo - arro2 The
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MEETING OF A SYNoD.-The eastern dis.
tern district OF the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod OF Missouri, Ohio and other States.
SomPri ss New York, Pennsyly AHA,
States and the District of Columbia, will
hold Its yearly meetings In Baltimore from
August 10 to q in st. Psul's Church. corner
of Saratoga and Fremont streets, Rev. II.
Hsnser pastor. The synod was ORGANIZED
At meeting In Chicago, Illinois. April, 1871.
IL soon oecan1e necessary 20 divide the syn
into four districts, and In 1872 the synod
was further divided into six districts. The
east ern district numbers 6 ministers.
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SHOOTING IN DANvfLLE-A gentleman
ports that A. II. wheeler. the postmaster
at that place, was shot In the hand, On We'd
nesday night, BY w. ". Keen, IT,, Is ecens
that both The parties ago young men end mad
had provtous quaxrel.]l AIeS0soso oosesse'
LIN.
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HENRY n. wArrKssoK, Of TIE Louisville
Courier Journal, Who has fast been elected
20 Congress 10 nj the vacHucy caused By the
death q Representative Parsons, hos teie-
lourn tmmedtatsly he yin come 20 wash
tngton md take bis seat r.
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WHY THE PRESIDENT WILL SIGN THE
RIVER And aARBoR BILL.-The President
after full consideration deems 1t essential
that the river and haSbor bill should become
q law, though IL has some Objectionable fea-
lures, and contains items Of appropriation
for rivers, so called, and other objects Of lit.
tie national importance. The President has
bad prepared BY the chief Of engineers, for
bis Information, statement Of the money
expended In various public improvements,
such a. rivers and harbors. From this IL II
escertafned that the aggregate sum II about
nve hundred million dollars. II he vetoea
The bill for the reasons stated, he considers
that much Of the public property where work
has been commenced would 70 to ruin, and
therefore he will sign It. As to expanding
the sums appropriated, the President can use
bis own discretion. It has been customary
to ssddle the river and harbor bill with an
sorts OF visionary schemes OF Improvement,
and IL has been carried through by Q com.
binati0n OF interests. A plan will now be
reSortcd to By the President which, while it
protects the expenditures for rivers ana hsr.
bors OF real advantage 70 homo and foreign
commerce, Will relieve the Treasury nom
useless outlayG Aftert The bill has become q
law the President viii give instructions that
no moneys are to % expended on certatn I'm.
Individual ownHs. Tho great works WIN b
carried q q ~ seoeea WW admit
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CENTENNIAL MArTERs. "A series o, pomo-
logical and agricultural displays Will be
made AZ the centennial exhibition, com-
mencing Aug st p and continuing through
the fall. The commission have also agreed
TO reduce the price OF I'D mission TO Is can d
ming with August -. II has also been de-
cided 10 issue tickets In packages OF i've,
ten, twenty, 6fty aud enc hundred for the
acoomctetion OF hotel Keepers and mer-
guests and customers
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morning, and took the oath of office. He
viii enter on his duties on Monday morning
next.
NoMINATIoNs-The President nomina te d
to day the following persons to be second
neutenants in the regular army: Thomas
H: Eckerson, from at large; Sergeant J.
Wesley RoeenQuerb, OF the general service;
B. b: Cheaver, Of Illinois; VIM. J. Nichol-
SOD, District OF Columbia; Josiah II. KING,
Pa John Guest, IT,, Pa; Joseph w. Prindsr,
Wells, r; L; Corporal Henry Tiffany. in.
fantry; VIM. p. Goodwin, Ohto john G.
Dent, at large; Lea Febiger, at large.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Captain John n. R1s-
sell ordered to command the Powhatan, 2d
Instant; Lieutenant Rush to the Wand lia,
2lst instant; Lieutenant E. G. Pendleto1 to
the navy yard, washington, 1st Septemb Der;
ing ship Worcester at Norfolk; Passed AS
s'stant Surgeon B. F. Rogers to the Mime
sofa at New York; Assistant Surgeon P. A.
per steamer Ist september from San Fran
cisco; Captain +. 8. Fillebrown detac' ei
from command Of tho Powhatan, 22d lost,
ana placed on waiting orders: Master Frank
and placed on waiting orders; Assistant
Surgeon Ezra z Derr from the Monocacy.
aod ordered to return thence and report his
arrival
INSANE ASYLUM INvEsTIaATIoN.-Th
CONVERSATIONAL COmmltCee In charge OF this
matter had before 1t to day two of the sign.
ers of the affidavit setting forth that mate
rial testimony had been refused to be taken
by the committee, and after swearing these
persons-Mofiett and McEwen-trfed to nnd
rom them what facts could have been
proved and what persons would have sworn
To them; but both parties appeared to be
wholly unacQuainted with either the names
or facts TO be proved, except by hearsay
versations, and the committee could Not
put their finger upon anything definite,
or worthy OF considering In deciding the
question Of reporting for . reopeninR. It
does not 4em 1t all likely. unless this new
examination pans out better than 1t has
thus far, that the investigation and exam
1nation or Witnesses against the hospital Will
be resumed,
A Pooh SHOW FOB JUSTICE FOR rHH
DIsrRIcr-YesterdayN Mr.. Willard, of Mich.
igan, succeeded In having the bill spproprt-
atine $4,000 to meet the expenses of the
United States, a. its proportion for the sup
port OF the District Of Columbia referred to q
committee OF conference to reconsider the
difference between the two houses. To-day
Mr.. Randall moved TO reconsider the vote
ordering conference committee and moved
preparations; on the ground that the whole
tenor Of the bill had been changed, inasmuch
as the House bill appropriated e418, 900, to be
paid out of the taxes Of the District, while
the Senate had changed 70 be paid oy the
whole slice out OF the United States treas
ury." After some further discussion yester-
DAYS action was reconsidered and the bill W AS
referred to the Appropriation Committee by
yeas s6, nays As.
BIDS to the amount of 80 100 900 for the
new I'VE per cent. bonds were opened at the
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Catskill, N. Y, says that fhursday niSht
John Boeardus, living near Cairo, Green
county, on returning home found Coarlss
Demaugh With his mistress> He drew .
rune and stabbed Demaue6 seven times
about the bead and body, fatally woundiug
him. Bognrdus Wa Arrested.
A BOY KILLED BY LraHrNIHa.-Duriug
the prevAlance OF . thunder storm at Iewfn's
station, near Pittsburg, Pa, last evening,
lightning struck and Instantly killed JAA.
Twfeep, who, with two other boys, were ont
1t play. His companiops were severely
stunned BY the shock, but it IL thought they
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0Preaident Clark, OF Hsseacnuseee. VII
open IN agricultural college N ysgas "a ne
lection orthe eeyssnn,sss, e - ~ ssoosn"
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NoMINArIoNs YoR CoNGRB<

NoMINArIoNsH oR Cove RDss--The DEM
ocrats OF the 7th Alabama district have
THE republicans OF the ID Arkansas dis
trfct have nominated j. A. Williams, and
those OF the 9Th district have nominated
ssmuel Moray. 80. The repuolieans Of he
John +. Bryant. The democrats OF 18th
Missouri district have nomfuAted Judge
Alyett ii. Buckner. ....r The democran OF
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Lst ~ et Deuk N. Z,loJ OOO lUf 6U
L. Won Hoffman Co., N. Y.2,160 900 10i6S
The amount realized from the sale OF these
bonds will be used TO pay the awards Of the
Alabama court OF claims since January last.
The total amount OF bonds bid for has been
awarded to Fisk q Hatch, OF New York.
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nPIlClAN.-To tAs Pxblx.-My newly invent.
" cd EIH GLASS. which now man 80
fe4ulated By two mall screws to exactly NJ thu
nade Of Brazilian Pebble ana the newly DISCOVERED
Bus1da Ruby Glass. Tor pestness and liehtuee they
eonnot be surpassed. neasuro taken and ortas
Alled In fifteen minutes.
ISAAC ALIXANDBR. I 92s Penn. sve.,
FhAHKhiro SsrSsSS,1rs.
us. 1897 RINN.yLvANA AvKHvB.
0S7ane Brea1hAn Pebble epectscies. dec7 IL lstD
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abefh. n. J., . number OF unemployed work.
fugmen met on TbursdAy afternoon Ia front
IN rhem in Q city paper, 70 demand WORK or
NE mayor. rsey were addressed by A. 4.
Clayton. Ths mayor was not In his once,
O. O'Clock and visit the mayors house ia q
body. The mayor has 40 power 20 give
them work, no matter how greatly inclinet
90 do 50.
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BIDS to the amount OF 80 160 900 for the
new I'VE per cent. bonds were opened at the
Treasury department at noon to day, as fol-
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Mr.. FRENCH, the new Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury, was at the department this
morning, and took the oath of office. He
win enter on his duties on Monday morning
next.
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On entering one OF the great buildings the
natural impulse OF most visitors u TO follow
the long aisles which lead from one end to
the other. To do 30, however, IL 10 commit
a serious mistake. That course Is we'll
enough, perhaps, for those who have only a
day or two TO spend on the grounds, and who
desire In that short time to get Q general
idea of the whole exposition. But those who
wish 10 see the various exhibits intelligent
IL, and to makep roper comparisons between
low the sub aisIes, or courts, leading cross
Wfse nom the center aisle TO the two sides
Of the building. It - I'm thee or In this way
that the exhibits q the dlnorent countries
should occordinsly b examined thorou9hly
before entering another. 10 adopt any othGr
plan WIN b TO produce .oonfu6ion In the
% ss 1. az na %s - & dspas = z
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He SAYS BLUFORD WILSON SLANDERED
HIM.-Internal Revenue Agent Gavett, writ
ing from Jacksonville, ILL.,, complains that
"BlufOrd Wilson has falsely and maIiciously
slandered him before the whisky fraud COM
mittee," and enclOses copy Of q letter from
Super visor Matthews aud one from ex Com
missioner Pratt, the latter dated July 18th,
in which Mr.. Gayett's character as An officer
and q man Is strongly endorsed.
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APPLICATION FOR PARDON in whisky
fraud cases are being urged before the Presi
dent, and Attorney General. Mr.. Storrs, of
Chicago, is here In behalf of Hessing, OF Chi
csgo, and w. j. Dougherty, of st. Louis, for
Mckee. The Attorney General has not acted
on the suggestion in McKees case tn at i'm
proper tnfluences were BROUGHT 10 bear.
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SPEAKER KERR's CONDITION Ia such as to
alarm his friends, and IL is not believed that
he will long survive. A despatch received
from him dated yesterday, from R1ckoridge
Alum Springs, says: "1 am much worse
and hope Is growing weaker
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Ifphfiur OF London.

From returns made in reply to govern
ment inquiries, the following remarkable
particulars have been gained: the total
amount OF capital invested in the eight
Metropolitan gas companies is ElO,OOO,eOO
The gross expenditures in 1874 amount
ed TO E620 900, of which Is per cent, or
e470, 900. was paid for new buildings and
machinery; 20 per cent, or. sl22,OO0 for
new and additional mains; and the re-
manning s per cent, or s27 900, for new
and additional meters, fresh land and
law charges. In mid winter some OF the
largest gas works have to send as much
as 100000 cubic feet Of gas in the
course of the night. Some of the gaso,
meters are now l40 feet in diameter and
10 feet high, or as large as a good-slzed
amphitheater, and have q capacity OF up
wards of million cubic feet. The gross
quantity of gas supplied to the entire met net
ropolis now as much as l4,0OO, OOo,coO
cubic feet per annum, which Is at the
rate of 3S 100000 feet per diem. To
produce this enormous volume OF gas
about $4,000 tons of coal require to be
carbonized or "cooked" in the course OF
a year. Each ton of Newcastle coal pro-
duces on an average 10000 cubic feet OF
gas and one cwt. of coal about q bushels
of coke. The cost of the coal alone for
lighting London with gas amounts to
G1, 10000 per annum. The value OF the
residual products" such as coke, the
breeze, the tar and the ammonia liquor,
arises from the destructive distillation
of the 100000 tons of coal, is as much
as 100000 per annum. The "gas rem
tal' of the entire metropolis is just upon
G3,OO0OOO sterling, including rather
more than e250,0O0 paid for public lamps
so that not quite e, 100000 are paid for
the gas-supplled "per meter" The to-
tai length of the street Of London, &C
cording to the act of parliament, is $500
miles. 1.-THE total length otthe gas maine's
throughout Londoni is probably 5000 miles
The number of street lamps throughout
London is $4,000 odd, or one lamp TO
every 80 yards of roadway. The gross
cost of erecting tho $4,000 street lamps
could not have been less than Gl35OOO.
The street lamps consume just upon
1,OO0,0oO,000 cubic feet of gas per annum.
Iron Age
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POISONED STOCKINGS.
A Startling Case-SeriOus sickness OF
aFour-Ycar-OId Boy.

From the Utica Observer, March 4.
Yesterday morning an Observer report
er was informed that the four-year-old
boy of a widow lady living in the Third
ward was seriously i'll and that the cause
of the little fellows sickness was thought
to be his poisoned stockings. 1t was as.
certained that the case was in charge OF
DR.. Charles g Tettt, and to him the re-
porter applied for information. He was
told that the cause of the boys sickness
probably lay in the fact that his stock
inrs were died brown by the use of pic
rio acid, but that experiments to be made
in the evening would determine that
point. The case was this:
Last Sunday the little fellow put or a
pair of brown wooden stockings. les-
terday morning he was taken very Ill.
He commenced retching and vomiting
and yellowish hue commenced spread.
ing ali over his body. When DR.. Tetft
was called the little fellow was suffering
great pain. DR.. Tefft confesses that
After an examination he was unable TO
see why the boy should be sick until his
eve fell on the boys brown stockings,
when the thought flashed over him that
the newspapers were probably right, ahd
that there was poison in them. lie had
them removed at once and found that
the BOYS legs were fairly yellow. de
then had the mother test the stockings,
and she declared that they were very
bitter. The mystery OF the poor little
fellows illness was explained.
DR.. Tetft on reading upon the subject
of picric acid, found that 1t would pro
duce the same symptoms as those exhlo-
tied pv the boy. This morning the
stockings were put to through test. A
piece was cut from one OF them ana
placed in hot water for q moment. Then
placing it between the teeth avery bitter
taste was preceptible, So bitter that 1t
irritated the end of the tongue. The
pair af stockings were then placed IN the
water. On wringiug them the
water immediately became dlscolored,
assuming IA vellowish tinge which could
! not be mistaken. There is no doubt that
the picric acid in the matter used 10 COL
or the stockings produced the boys sick
ness. AT one time the little fellow was
very near death, but he is now recov-
ering. His Yesterdays tattack was his
first serious illness, but it il noted that
durin. the time he has worn the stock
mos he has been afflicted with diarrhea,
headache, AM stomachache.
The stockings were not a cheap PAIR.
They were as nicely made and Of as nice
shade as any. But their effects are
dangerous. This picric acid Is not used
alone for purely brown stockings: 1t IS
also used to dye striped hose in which
that color appears. But all brown stock
ings are not poisoned. Some of them are
manufactured by honest dealers who dis
dain to make use of picric acid on &C
count of its cheapnesss because they
know its deadly effects. There Is one
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sUyDRIEs,

Under this head We name Buckets,
Tubs, Wsshbosrd', Brooms, Cheese
Hominy, Soaps Of all brands, Spices whole
and ground, Alum, Nader, Tx. Log.
wood, EPSON Salts, Blue Vitriol, Sal soda
Ri Caro Soda, Essences, Vinegar, Win.
dow Glass, Nails, Concentrated Lye
Matches, Axle Greese, Bath Brick
Twines, Rope, Bed Cords, Wrapping Pa
pers, Paper Bags, and many other ariI'
cles which for want Of space we cannot
mention.
By Offering good goods at low prices
with prompt attention, We hope 70 merit
and receive the patronage Of the mer'
cbsnu. TINGLE j. ISHAM.
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WHAT THE GIRLS WANT.
Answers in Response to Communi-
cation by the Daughter of an
old Subscriber"

From the Country Gentleman.
| want to shake hands with "the
daughter of an old subscriber" IN ap-
.proval of her sensible, womsnly letter.
And do YOU not think that we girls want
to take possession of your columns, be-
cause it is leap year, il l beg leave to "say
my say"
The truth is, we solid country girls are
often neither understood nor appreciated
by the men whose minds are cultured
and trained by study" even when We are
thrown into their society. l do not hes
itate to say that we are superior in many
ways to those lovely butterflies, whose
time is spent in studying the intricacies
of the "German" or "Boston," reading
the last novel, or discussing the fashions
with some of their "dear five hundred"
In society, these girls are charming, and
sensible men are delighted with them.
What man thrown among them can re-
sist their destinations, and give thought
to the girls, "terder and true" who stay
at home and to their duty?
Yes, we have read Cesar and Virgil;
we are familiar with Scott, Dickens,
Thackeray, George Eliot. We scan the
papers. We make our own clothing;
and those of US who have opportunities
of observation, dress as pretuly and be-
comingly as our city sisters. Some of US
are handsome-with q color in our
cheeks that health and not rogue put
there! We understand something ofthe
usages of good society. We are skilled
in butter-making, and can make the light
est and best bread. In short, we have
been instructed by our good mothers in
all that will N axe US good house keepers.
Most of US love the country and few
appreciate its beauties with an artists
eve. We are too sensible TO marry men
inferior to US, mentally or physically.
Mol We will be self-supportihg old
maids first.
And yet it is sweet to woman to love
and be loved! COUNTRY GIRL.
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sure test to apply to detect its presence.
Stockings dyed with it. placed between
the teeth and against the tongue, .impart
bitter taste, (which cannot be mistaken.
Ladies or others about to purchase brown
stockings would do we'll to apply this
test before buying.
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FOR SALE .
Second Hand Boilers for Sale.

One . Hue boiler, 40 inches diam, 30 IT. long
40 % q
81 4" II
" " 40 -
Three flue boilers, 36 in. diam, q It. long
One cylcnder boiler ~ inches diam, u feet
long We are prepared to do engine and
febl4c HOBBS, TAYLOR & co.