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Yietims Of a Clond.l.urst.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 94.-A dispatch
from Eureka says: About. 2 o'clock last
range Of mountains, lS miles east Of here
night a cloud bursted on the Diamond
which resulted in the death OF l3 Chinese
wood choppers and probably a large
number OF Italians encamped in canon
getting out Without moments
warning column Of water 20 feet high
rushed upon them, drowning all but one
Chinaman. The Italians were encamped
short distance above, and, as no trace
Of them can be found, It Is feared tha
they all perished.
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political NOTES.
Louisiana Democratic ConVen
fiOn.

New ORLEANS, July 24.-The Baton
Rouge Democratic State nominating Con-
vention convened at noon, with Judge J.
A. Snyder, Of BosSuer, Us temporary chair.
man. The delegates were IN favor OF
night sessions and speedy transaction
of.business. Among the prominent can
didates for Governor are Gen. Frank
Mlchaels, Of Assumption, D.. B. Penn, l..
A. Welty and John McEnery.
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Weatub,er IseporI.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OTYIcR OF THR CHIEy A0NAL OHRICRR,
WARRINGTON, D. C., July 25!-I a. n.


For New England, Middle States and
Lower Lakes, clear or fair weather and
slight rise in the temperature, with
westerly to southerly winds and rising
followed by falling barometer. +,
For the southwest, warm south and
local rains. ...
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley
generally clear and slightly, warmer
weather during the day, with light varia'
BILE winds and no decided change instht
barometer, probably followed by rain in
the western portions.
For the Upper Lakes. .Upper. MiSaiS-
Sippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, part
ly cloudy weather and slowly riSihg tenn
perature, with light variable winds shift
ing to o'the southeast, slowly falling bar
ometer and during the night local rain
in Missouri and Iowa.
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Railroad Smash.IJp.

GREEN RIVER, Wy, July PA freight
train bound east that left at l2 o'clock
to-day, ran into WsSh.out one mile east
Of Point oi Rocks, aud killed Mike Nc.
Quinn, engineer, The fireman and 4
maehinist we're also on the engine. They
Vere ali under the engine, with fourteen
or fifteen freight eSrI on top Of the engine
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AsaAssINATIoN.

At late hour last night, while two
young men we're standing on Fifth street
near Union market, waiting for a street.
car, "a man accompanied by a woman
came along, and when opposite the young
men drew knite and stabbed one Of
them three times, once in the lungs, in;
flicting what is supposed to be fatal
wound. The Younglmen you'd not give
their names Or the name Of the man who
did the stabbing, nor make any explOna-
tion whatever Of the affair. The would
be assassin has not yet been arrested.
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TurnCa Over TO the RIiIitnry,

WASHINGTON, July 24.-The Commits
sioner Of Indian Affairs on. Saturday
telegraphed to the Indian agents at the
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies 10
turn over their charges to the military
office at camps Robinson and, Sheridan
respectively. This was done by the Com
missioner, be thinking il best. under the
present condition Of affairs in the Indian
country, to have perfect harmony between
the military and civil officers near the
agencies, and thus prevent any possible
controversy between the officers aud
agents. t..-
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MISCELLANEOUS.
'ssss-' s-sssy I-ssN-sv'sNs'-'--s
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION
PHILADELPHIA, PA.

THIS GREAT INTERNATIONAL ExHIBI.
TIOS, DESIGNED To IOMMEMoRATE THE
ONE HUN DRED H ANNIVERSARY Of AAIEls.
ICAN lNDkPEEnEECE, WILL OPEN MAY
10Th AND CLOSE NOVEMBER 18th, 1876. All
the Nations Of the world tund all the States and
Territories Of the Union will participate, bringing
together the most Comprehensive collection Of art
treasures, mech AnicA inVeniions scieptic diScoVe
rieS manufacturing achievements, mineral speci
1nens, and agricultural products ever exhibited:
The grounds 6eyOied 10 tho Exhibition are situated
on the line Of the lehnHylvanla II IlIOad and chi.
brace four hundred md Aity acts Of FalrmOunt
Park, all highly improved and lnamentcd, on
which are CFecied the largest bnlInES ever con-
structed,-GVe Of These cOveEing Aa prCa Of htty
acres and costing S5,0Ol,0OO. Thv 'Oul number Of
buildings erected for the PuTpVSeSp The Exhibition
IL over one hundred.
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SAN FRANc1sco, July 24.-A dispatch
from Victoria says sensational ru mora
have been circulating through town for
several days TO the effect that Lord Cam
eron has informed the government that
he cannot interfere in the differences be-
tween this province and Canadian col
nists. He pronounces'the rumors untrue,
no intimation Of the kind having been re-
ceiyed, and that the reverse lathe fact.
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NEW York, July y24.-Arrived-steam
er Egypt, from Liverpool.
PHlLADELPHiA, July 2i.-Arrived-
Steamer Lord Give, from Liverpool.
LosDoS, July 24.-Arrived- d-Stesmcl
City Of Chester, Elm and Celtic, from
New York.
EEw YORK, July oL-Arrived-steS
mer Panama, from Hamburg, q.
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POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
LIST OF CALLS Issued IN THE sEvERA
GTATRs

list OF CALLS ISSUED IN THE SEVERAL
STATES, .a5
Following il a list ot. the political con!
ventions thus far called:
Wednesday, July 2G-New York Col
ored Republican, in Syracuse.
Thursday, July 27-West Virginia Re-
publican in Parkersburg; Arkansas Re
publican, in Little Rock; Illinois Demo
cratic, in Springfield.
Wednesday, Aug. 2-Georgia Demo.
cratic. in Atlanta,
Thursday, Aug. 3-MiChigan Republi-
can, in Lansing.
Wednesday, Aug. O. California Repub.
lican, in San Francisco; Missouri Repub.
lican, in Jefferson City; Arkansas Repub-
lican, number two) in Little Rock, Ten
nessee Democratic, in Nashville; Michi.
gan Democratic, in Detroit.
I Tuesday, Aug. 15.-South Carolina
DemoCrltiGs JIM CoIumbia4 2
Wednesday, Aug. 16-Ransas Repub-
lican, in Topeka.
Wednesday, Aug. 23-New York Re-
publican, at Saratoga Springs; New York
Liberals, at Saratoga Springs.
Thursday, Aug. 24-Nevada Republic
can, in Carson; Tennessee Republican, in
Nashville:
Monday, Aug. 2S-Nevada Democratic,
in Virginia City.
Wednesday, Aug. 3O-New Jersey Re.
publican, in New Brunswick; Iowa DEM
ocratic, in Des MOines. .4.-.- a.
Wednesday, Sept. l2-Mnryland Dem'
ocratic, in Baltimore.
Tuesday, Sept. l0-New York Colored
Mems, in Syracuse, (nnmber twO).
Wednesday, Sept. 20-Mass conven.
tion Of Union Veterans, in Indianapolis,
Ind.
Tuesday, Sept. 96-Nebrasku RepubIi-
can, in Lincoln.
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RurinI OF the Mohawk Victims

New YoRK, July 24.-The funeral oi
the late VIM. T: Garner, his wife and her
brother, drowned by the capstslng Of the
yacht Mohawk, took place to-day at the
Garner summer residence, Staten Island,
All the shops and other places OF busi-
ness in the village were closed, and many
were draped with black and white. Al.
ter the services the bodies were taken to
Greenwood Cemetery.
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THE Philadelphia correspondent Of the
Iron Age thus alludeS to the exhibition Ol
the Wheeling Hinge Company at the
Centennial: .E.
Wheeling, W. Va, exhibits their strap
and 7 hinges in very tasteful and artis'
tic manner. Their structure represents
pair Of doors hung on ornamental wal
nut pillars OF massive and elaborate de-
sign. On the panels Of the doors they
sho samples Of wrought iron back flaps
and butt hinges, strapSnd 7 hinges; haSps
and staples, box hinges, DC.
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CIScrSSGr1, July 24.-At Warsaw KY,
last night, Rubs Spencer was shot four
times BY John Halter, and the latter wa.
cut By Spencer 10 the side, face, neck and
breast. Spencer cannot live, aud Ha!tsr'i
recovery Is doubtful, The cause Of the
quarrel Il unknown.
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SHREVEPORT, July 24.-The river has
fallen 9 inches at Carolina Bluff. The
fall should reach here tomorrow: There
is no material damage TO crops along the
old river, bat from the Raft % Fulton
the destruction is very great. The dam
age to the cotton crop BY the late Hood In
the upper river is estimated at 10000
hales
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NEWSPAPERS
cTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ONO co oUETY
. IS: County Court, July rules 1876.
Walter Marshall ~. .,
william Findlgy,

The defendant, William FIn1ley, will take m.
tice thIt on the 9th day Of July, 1876 the plaintiff
tIehEd hB credits and edrctS IN TIM hands Of the
BenEOOd Iron. Works CDm ADy, the object Of
which suit Ia to recover tho SUN 81 SIt3 % tor 81
parchei Of atone sold and delivered V the dGlend.
ant; The attAehntnt !: 1H9Edei etauAa the de-
The defendant Vim. FIndlsy, Il required 70 ap-
pear m ueIt rule day, which will ejme OIL the Tin
day VI August. 1876, and do VII .isVeI may bS nt-
cesssry to project BIS Interest iheIeln.
witness my hand this 6lhdHy Of July, 1876.
iy6 Tn ROBr. WbO61. Clerk.
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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Sad Disaster.

ST. LOUIS, July PA special to the
Globe. Democrat from St. Joseph, Mo-, say
that while James C. Cross was boating
with five young girls on Contrary Lake
near that city, yesterday afternoon, the
boat was upset and all the girls drowned
Mr.. Cross, while attempting to save his
daughter, was seized with cramp, ant
was rescued only with great difficulty
The girls we're from seven to sixteen
years old, and were named Yetter, KRAFT
Fitz, Cross and thinner.
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CLEVELAND, July 24-Mru. E. Muir.
ray Day, wife Of former member Of the
Cleveland Opera House Theatrical Com.
pSny, died to-day from an overdose oI
morphine. Supposed suicide,
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GRANGE.

'VERsA1LIs, July 24.-Many of the
Senators belonging to the party OF the
right seem disposed to push the cam
paigu against the Chamber Of Deputies.
A large party in the Senate appear in
clined TO reject the municipal bill.
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of yallg the people, g irrespective
of ,pirty. EFOr ourselves, this is. the
sort Of a ticket we desire tosuppOrt in
the coming canvass.
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ITALY.
Suicide ofa Banker.

ROME, July 24.-A'well known banker,
named Baldwin, committed suicide in the
Tibef. His.books show liabilities $780,
600 and reliable assets 100000.
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Frioe, NOmfyalvt Gall,
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ADVERTISING.
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which beginner In advertising would Like 70 know.
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NIIpht Frnat.

PoRT JERyp, n. Y, July 24.-Thete
was a slight frost four miles north Of this
place last might.
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It is understood the Real Estate Pool
Committee report will not contain a reso.
lutian Of impeachment Of Robeson.
While strongly condemning the Secre-
tary's report It will ask that the testimony
be turned over to the Judiciary Commit
tee and be considered in conjunction
with the Committee on Naval Affairs.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL ROAD.

Mr.. Caldwell moved to suspend the
rules and adopt resolution aimed at
Secretary Chandler, declaring that the
performance by the Head Of the Execu.
tive Department OF the Government OF
the duties OF chairman Of a partisan
committee, having in charge the manage.
meut and prosecution OF political CAM
paign, is Inconsistent with the relations
existing between him and the people,
whose salaried servant he is; Is incon.
paIible with the faithful, impartial and
efficient discharge Of the duties and re-
spousibiIities Of his exalted position; Is
al war with every rational idea OF civil
service reform, and challenges public
criticism and condemnation.
Mr.. Conger suggested that the reSolu'
tion should include the Sargeant.at'Arms
Of the House. "
Mr.. Cannon wished Il still farther ex.
tended TO the Speaker pro tem., who left
the chair to attend tho ST. Louis Demo.
cratic Convention.
A motion to suspend the rules aud
adopt the resolution was deteated-yeaS
60, nays So.
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The Indian Campaign Move
mOntS Of Troops under Crook
and Terry.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The following
dispatches have been received by General
Sherman:
The following dispatch from General
Crook is transmitted for your informa-
tion. Gen. Merritt will reach Crooks
camp on August lst, with Zen companies
OF cavalry, instead 81 eight companies, as
at first contemplated. Gen. Terry has
moved his depot from Powder river to
Big Horn, on the Rosebud, and has mott.
fed me Of his intention to form junction
with Crook. P. II. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant. General
HEADo'Rs BIC HORN & &.YELLowsToNE) I
EXPEDITION, CAMP ON GoosE CREEK,
WYOMING TgRREroRY, July l6. }
Lieutenant General Sheridan, Chicago:
send courier to.day.to carry in du.
plicstes Of my dispatch 10 Gen. Merritt,
Tor fear that the originals may not have
reached their destination. / send cour-
rier to Gen. Terry tonight to inform him
that will cooperate with him and where
to find me, and also giving him what in.
formation l have in regard to the Indians.
It is my intention to move out after the
hostile Indians as soon as Merritt gets
here with the Fifth, and shall not proba.
bly, send in another eourier unless sprnef
thing special shotld require ME to doso.
| am getting anxious about Merritts
ability 10 gel here soon, as the grass is
getting very dry, and the Indians are liza.
Bile to burn IL any day. i1' ~"
GEO. CROOK,
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REsoLrrIoN or 1NouIRY.

NEA1SASAASN ~ 4AtNSA@t
Mr.. Cragin submitted resolution re-
questing the bead Of each OF the executive
departments Of the governmental to furnish
the Senate with the aggregate number OF
civil employees in these departments, ex-
elusive OF mechanics and Inborers, for the
years Of 1859, 81, '6S; '65, 'G7, '69, II, 7S
and rs. Agreed to.
EQUALIZATION OF. BouNTrEs.
Mr., Logan moved to take up the House
bill to equalizs the bounties Of soldiers
who served in the late war for the Union.
Agreed TO. .t..Lr :
Mr.. Key voted with the Republicans in
the affirmative, and Booth, Robertson,
Sargent and Hamilton voted with the
Democrats in the negative.
The morning hour expired and the bill
was not read.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
was then resumed. The application ol
the managers for a poaponement until
Wednesday owing TO tho sickness OF Mr.
Lapham was denied. I'D,
Leave, however, was. granted Lapham
to print his argument tomorrow, not
withstanding the objections Of Carpenter
and the notice by him that If printed the
defense would claim the right 10 reply.
Mr.: jerks then spoke on the question oi
fact. ...
At the close Of Mr.. jerks argument the
Senate took tecess for Is minutes, when
Judge Black stated a point in tho case for
the defense. 81.
At the conclusion of the argument OF
Judge Black thesenate sitting as court
adjourned. ro.. :;
The Senate then went into executive
sassion and aoon after adjourned.
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GEO. CROOK,
Rrinndist General
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.

The Senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the following nominations
Thos. J. Brado, Of Indiana, Second AS
sistunt Postmaster General; Mason Bray
man, Wisconsin, Governor Of Idaho Ter.
ritory; Benz. Owen, Postmaster, Iowa
City, Iowa, and Oscar Eaton, Postmaster,
Bryan, Ohio; Geo. F. Talbot, Solicitor OF
the Treasury. .'.ag . rI
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Mr.. White moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to pay the soldiers and
sailors Of the late war one dollar an acre
for their bounty lands. Lost, only seven
in the affirmative,
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Mr.. Hendee moved TO suspend the rules
and pass the bill authorizing the Commls.
sioners for the District Of Columbia to
defray the expenses Of the District until
the lsE Of December next by borrowing
not over S4lS,9S7, at interest not exceed
ing 9 per cent, in anticipation Of the taxes
for the fiscal year. Passed.
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YENEzuELAN CoMMIssIoN.

Mr.. Springer asked leave to offer a
resolution to send subcommittee Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to New
York to continue the investigation into
the frauds Of the Venezuelan Mixed Com.
mission.
Mr.. Page objected.
Mr.. Springer moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution. Rejected
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Mr.. Clark, Of Maryland, from the Post.
Office Committee. reported the billin 70.
lation TO postal affairs, being the amended
bill from which Presidential approval
had been withheld on account Of the in.
formality in its reference to the revised
statutes. Passed. {.
The chairman laid before the House a
communication from the chairman Of the
volksroad Of the Republic Of TranlrGAl,
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FINAL DIVIDEND.

The Comptroller Of currency declared
the fifth and final dividend Of 25 per cent
in favor OF the creditors Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Washington, D. c., max
ing dividends OF 100 per cent.
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THE INDEPENDENT GREENDACKs.

A committee composed Of gentlemen
from several States and identified with
the independent movement, are here urg.
ing upon the Secretrry OF the National
Executive Committee the pEopriety Of
placing the name Of Albert E. Redstone
as Vice President on the Peter Cooper
Presidential ticket.
The President has signed the silver
bill, also the army appropriation bill.
ANOTHER MEETING WITHOUT RESULT.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency had protracted meeting this
morning without any result on the re-
sumption and repeal resolution. Mem
bers express a determination to come to
some conclusion on the question to.mor-
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INDIAN INQUIRY.

Mr.. Scales, from the Committee on In.
dian Affairs, moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the joint resolution for the ap'
pointment OF Il joint committee to visit
the Indian territory during the receSs and
to inquire into the condition Of the In
dians ,Ec I,nat
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rnEnRnps

Corn in this region never looked better.
Wheat, a good crop. Oats only worth
fSom Is to 20 cents bushel; soyou may
judge. that the yield must have been
enormous. =
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ByTeLegraph
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGEN0ER
WASHINGTON.

The Indian Campaign : Move:
mentS Of Troops under Crook
and Terry.
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happened, last evening to one Of our
prominent business men, Mr.. Hurst, a
banker, who with his wife was out driving,
when the horse took frightand ran 1away,
throwing them out Of the buggy. Mr.. II,
had his hip bone broken, and Mrs. q.
suffered some severe.injufieS.
Ex.WEST.Vt .VtRGrs1AS.
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C6&n con per day at home. samples worth
1J " pEO u free, STINsoHG Co., Portland,
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An Ex.West Virginian at Orryille,
Ohio.

July %, 1876.
Editors IntelIIScaccr:
Perhaps few lines from this portion
Of the Buckeye State may be Of interest to
YOUR readers,
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Nearly 5000 persons were present at
the evening prayer meeting in the
Moody and Sankey Tabernacle, at Chi.
cage, last night, although it was rains
ing. AT the noon prayer meeting 1850
ministers and church members rose to
ask for prayer, that they might be per-
sonally fitted TO work in the revival.
At New York yesterday Joseph
Hinabrell, Frenchman' was expert
menting with tank containing ben
zine, when the vapor caught fire, and
the contents of the tank exploded, ill.
ing the room with sheet of flame anC
burning the unfortunate man to a
crisp. The building was slightly dam
aged.
A State prohibition convention wa
held at st. Louis, Mo-, Wednesday
night, with between thirty and fort
delegates present Presidential electors
State executive and State committe,
were appointed; also a financial com
mittee and two members of the nation
al executive committee. One of tn
latter was Miss Phoebe w. Co"2.ns.
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PRESIDENT GRANT.

Is huntingat Washington, Pa. He
was visited by the colored men $ club,
and in response thanked the club for
the honor done him, and expressed
his qualification at the assurance given
in their behalf, that in common with
people of their race, they were faith
full to the Union on the basis of free
dom and quality of political privileges
for all men. He said that it was feared
that in some sections of the country
colored men would not be left as free
TO excise the rights of citizenship as
they were here; but to the extent oil
the power vested in him. it was his
purpose to see that every man of every
race and condition should have the
privilege of voting his sentiments
without violation or intimidation.
When this was secured we would ;ther
and only then, deserve to be called 6
free Republican.
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The latest dispatches from the East
indicate a very bad condition OF affairs
be beyond the control of the government
and threathens the massacre OF the
Christians. The Moslem hatred Of the
Christians is now fierce and malignant,
Ind the atrocities of Bulgaria would be
repeated at STEAMBOAT if the Turkish
government should lose its restraining
check. Should the Turkish mob of Con-
stautinople butcher the Christians all
diplomacy thereafter would be thrown
to the winds. The force Of indignant
public opirion in Europe would override
all cabinets and ministries, and the
Turkish empire would be swiftly swept
out of existence.