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THE TREASURY.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., July 1.-The Treasury
Department ut half-past Il o'clock to-day, and
for the first time in the history Of the Govern.
ment, refused to cash the acceptances OF the
Government during regular business day.
This was occasioned By a blunder. No serious
damage can result from It, and the attempts
to make. any capital out of it must
necessarily be entirely partisan. Pending the
acceptance by Morrill, OF the Treasury port
folio, the President had appointed Assistant
Secretary Conant rs Secretary ad interim. Un-
der the law he could make this appointment for
ten days. The ten days having expired yester-
day, the President designated Secretary Cam
eron to i'll the office Of Secretary Of the Treas
uTy for an additional ten days. In the absence
Of the Attorney General the accounting oil
GERS Of the Treasury
REFUSED TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS,
because, as they construed the law, there WIS
neither Secretary OF the Treasury nor any
person lawfully acting as such. A consultation
with the Attorney General, who arrived this
morning, with other officers Of the Government,
and the President, showed that the accounting
officers were right.
The situation ip the Treasury, proper
was no better Treasurer New had re-
signed, to take effect yesterday at midnight
Tie bond Of his successor had not been ap-
proved; neither had the bond OF the new Assist
ant Treasurer. The Law requires that these
bonds shall be approved either by the Secretary
of tha Treasury OF Solicitor, or both: There
as - Blnford Wilson's resignation took ': elect
yesterday at midnight. BY this curious COM
bination OF circumstances it chances, therefore,
the Treasury was without head in ell It's vital
departments. A panic follows among the
officials, and business vas suspended. There is
no doubt that the difficulty will be arranged to-
morrow either By the acceptance Of Morrill, or
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TAKING VOTES.


Now that both Presidential tickets are in the
field, the public-spiritcd idiot who goeth about
seeking from whom he may take vote will soor
be there also. It is well, therefore, to be pre-
pared for him, and SO be enabled to treat him
without that degree Of consideration that he
docs not deserve. To this end, and for the pro
lection OF its numerous readers, The TRIBUNE
has collected some interesting facts and docu
ments bearing upon the subject.
Blackstone, in his Comnentaries'' Vol. v,
Chap. II, Sec 9, page 1861, says:
So It hath been wisely holden by the mConon
whiles that he lD) is engaged in felony, as
housebseaking, murder, d stealing OF sheep Q,
horses, robbery upon the Kings Highway, q tax
ing 81 ro'<s on ne Prssadsn:yt1 any place Of pub.
yIer BY Iaad or sea, and for the good OF society
slayeth him, then is guiltlesa and the blood Of
lieth upon bis own head, for that be WIS when he
the VOLTS head tcapn !Hpin,tns). and 30 was nc
more entitled to the lawsprotcction than the wolf,
wild boar, OF other beast Of prey.
sage with approval OF its soundness and eulogy
Of its humanity. In the case Of Rex Us. Cooper
civ. Mansfield, 6G9-712l one of the bestrknowu
cases on the books, Cox, Chief Justice, said:
The prisoner is charged with killing one Nicholas
Stapleton- He admits the deed, but pleads in ex-
ASNI<4SE4 "%Aa aI11lu WQIlG 0CE0-
pied in IN Illegal and felonious pursuit, to-wit:
The taking Of a vote in tap-room parlor so as to
ascertain the political preferences Of those present
and that consequently the act was justifable nv
brothers and myself concur in the belief that this
plea is good both In law and equity. The prison.
er is therefore discharged, and will be given by
the Clerk of the Court ESQ towards his expenses.
Al the other Judges concurred, and Raron
Blocksleigh, afterwards Master OF the Rolls,
went SO far as to hold that the prisoner could
on action recover exemplary damages from the
estate Of the deceased for false imprisonment,
Illegal arrest, loss Of time, etc. This advanced
Interpretation OF the law did not, however, meet
with favor from the other Judges, the Chief
Justice rcmarkng that Kit would appear too
much like rubbing 1t in.'' This decision has
beca frequently quoted in courts OF Law, and has
universally commanded great respect. Sir
Samuel Romilly in one Of his treatises speaks of
it as "a noble piece Of justice, fit to be classed
by Englishmcn with the Magma Charta, the
act OF Habeas Corpus, and all the great enact
ments On which rest the civil and religious lib
critics OF Englishmen.''
How the man who took yote was treated in
the early ages Of this Republic cannot now be
stated with as much accuracy as Is desirable, on
account Of the inadequacy Of the records pre-
served. This meagreness NAV perhaps be at
tributcd to the fact that they had no Presidents
in those days, but only Governors, and these
were appointed By the Crown. We do, how
ever, find that in 1864, at Boston, ia man of
syn and base fellowe,'n one JutLam Hallden.
was ordered to be "fgned $ pounds, set In ye
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'CRIN1:E.'
A FEARFUL TRAGEDY

Special Dispatch to 7hs tribune. 80
NEW YORK, July la domestic tragedy oc-
| cured at Lawrence Station last night Q. A.
House, noted divorce lawyer OF New York, ar
rived home IN the evening, and while waiting
for bis supper had some words with his step-son,
q lad Of Is years, named William Anderson.
House, who Is Of violent temper, beat the boy
and knocked him down. The boys mother in
tcrfered, when House turned upon her
and struck her over the head He caught
her by the hair and kicked her in the
abdomen. The boy then interfered, when
House placed his hand upon his pistol-pocket,
in which be always carried weapon, and swore
lie would shoot the boy and any one who inter
fcrcd- Mrs HOUSE. ran into the, house, got a
pistol from her bedroom, ran down stairs, and,
seeing her husband about to draw his pistol,
fired, the ball taking effect In the right temple,
killing her husband instantly. Some persons
near seized the pistol from Mrs. House, and
prevented her doing injury to herself.
The murdered man was a lawyer, engaged nj
most exclusively in procuring divorces. His
advertisements were in the name of N.
House." but his real name, or the one at least
N. House." He had acquired fortune in busf-
ness, and had lately bought large farm near
Lawrence Station, in New Jersey. He WAS
about 70 years old, but looked much younger.
His appearance n was that m of aas9}ng nan nan
high, and wore handsomely trimmed mus
tache, but no wtliskers. He dressed without
regard to expense. His wife had been married
twice before. She is 80 years old, and hand
some, ambitious woman, She has practiced
for the stage, but has never, according to in
formation, appeared before an audience.
roseate complexion, regular features, and large,
husbands Office, . plainly indicate = a
nu1ne before her first marriage was
Van Zandt. Her father is said to be ,vell-to-
do merchant, living III Taunton. There had
becn almost continuous pickering between the
couple for u long time, Each was extremely
habit to come over to her husbands Office in
New York and look over the papers in his desk
during his absence Their quarrcls and mutual
rcproaches In the Office were loud and frequent.
Young Anderson, her son, who was engaged
in the last fatal quarrel, was once employed in
SO vigorously in quarrcls that House sent him
awny. Two oil portraits Of Mrs. House hung In
his consulting room.
This morning the Office was opened Us usual
BY small boy who was employed by Mr., House.
He had no knowledge Of the tragedy that had
occurred since his employer LETT him last
evening, About 10 o'clock brother OF House,
living in this city, came in company
with his wife to the office, and said they were
going on the dav-traiu to Lawrence Station,
because he had received tclcgraphic dispatch
from Dr. Robinson that his brother had been
murdered. He made some inquiries as to when
his brother left the office, aud then went away,
the dispatch he had received. Mrs. House was
taken to the Mercer County Jail at half-past
2 O'Clock this morning, and an inquest was
begun.
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Ing them to go home to their respective parties.
For one, although may be the only one here, I
am in favor Of holding together that element
which is In favor OF reform, and trusting to
chance in regard to party, rather than to throw
aside nl1 reform for the sake Of party. ZAP
plause.l
Mr.. IT. F. 31illigan remarked that Perry H.
Smith had stated that the Democrats were fgur-
Ing on nomination for Mayor:
Mr.. shipman moved to lay the resolution on
the table Carried.
Mr. Hoyne's resolution to proceed to an in
formal ballot was then agreed to.
PAT OF EMPLOYEES
The vote was then taken Upwards, Upon Its
conclusion, but before it's announcement, ex-
Aid. Campbell offered the following:
Rcsolped, That while we are in favor Of prompt
and speedy adjustment Of ELL city Indebtedness the
authorities requested to prefer, as far prac
ticable, the payment Of those to whom the city is
indebted for services and labor whose families
dependent upon their daily earnings for support
Objection WAS raised to tho consideration Of
the resolution at this stage, and it was tempo
rarily withdrawn
THE VOTE.
The Secretary then announced the vote, which:
WAS as follows:
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pylory for and during ye space Of houres, well
whipt bye ye common hangman, branded In ye
foreheadc wythe capitalize 'X,' and themes
to hare: hys cares cropt-",; His offense, it
| appears, Was taking vote at q corn-
husking as to whether Or not, Brother
Brand from ye-Burning Tildcn had been guilty
| Of carnal sin with sister Eunice Praiseworthy
| Pcacher. In the famous " Blue Laws" the man
the stake; but where the Judges were of
opinion that he was not an habitual offender,
then they might "mercifully ordayne u that he
| should only be- broken on the wheel. In all
cases the body was buried at four crossroads,
with stake through it's heart, like suicide or
The case Of Rex vs. Cooper, above
quoted, has always been received as" Z
| standard authority BY American judicial
tribunals. 4{see Il n, r. 137, People Us.
the Commonwealth, an appeal; y Wallace, g,
People OF Wisconsin ex rel. Crooks Us. Randall,
etc, etc.) Chief-Justice Taney has an indirect
allusion to the principle in bis famous decision
IN the "Maria Bascombe'' case, which SO agfta-
ted the politics Of the country generation ago.
he says:l'
To assume for moment that in any court Of
law removed from tho sphere Of vulgar influences
and actuated only by Of abstract and
appe1lants ss Counsel M could for moment bc main
tained, il to hold proposition us utterly fncon-
sstent with fact right, and law Us that pesceable
citizen is not justified In shooting down or other
wise abolishing from the earth the n1iscrcaut who
tit may be on the busy train or crowded steamboat,
it may be in the hotel parlor where he is resting
from the fatigucs Of the day. approaches him with
malice in his heart and pencil and notebook in his
hand and ae5s him it be is for OF agin Polk-.
It may be added in conclusion that, though In
recent legnl history no case that can properly be
cited as q parallel case has arisen, tie opinions
OF several distinguished jurists whom reporters
Of The CHICAGO TRIBUNE have consulted have
all agreed that the man who goes round to take
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
La CROSSE, Wis, July Ia preliminary
meeting Of Republicans was held at Holder.
mans Hall last evening for the purpose OF
organizing Hayes and Wheeler Campaign
Club. Gen. Van Stunerek presided Speeches
were made by the Hon Charles Seymour and
Judge Bryant. The meeting throughout was
the most enthusiastic and the most satisfactory
gathering Of Republicans had in this city for
years. Over 400 names were enrolled as men,
bers Of the Club. Gen. George Wilson was
elected President; E. E., Bently, ice-President;
]. l. Wallace, Secretary; Charles Vo1mer, Cor
responding Secretary. The national ticket i'm
proves with age. Lacrosse will give q good
account Of her stewardshipsnext fall.
DAVENPORT, IA
n Special @ Pi;patea t9 2 7ne 5f1ouTa M an
cation meeting was held here this evening in
the German Theatre. About 1000 people
were present. Speeches we're made BIZ Senator
Murphy, Mr.. Claussen, John P. Irish, and
others. few guns were fired, and one lone
some bonfire kindled. The enthusiasm for Til
den and Hendricks Is not very enormous here.
DECATUR, I'LL.
Special Wspafeh 20 TIE tribune.
DECATUR, H., July 1.-Politics are warming
up here rapidly. The Republicans of Decatur
organized three companies Of sixty-four each
u iptE6 ltEot Elpl1t7 Anu Juveniles Or
ganizcd one company Of boys under II years
Old.
The Democrats are to organize fully the first
Of next week. Several township Democratic
Clubs were organized to-day in different parts
Of the county, and great activity prevails.
CARLISTHLE, ILL.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune
CARLTNyl1LE, Ill, July IA ratification meet
ing is being held by the Democracy in this city
tonight The attendance is small, and but little
enthusiasm is manifested over the nomination
OF Tilden and Hendricks, while the Republi-
cans are united on Hayes and Wheeler, and are
confident OF victory.
LEAyENwoRTH, Kan.
>~~-: 6pectai Dispatch 70 The Irfoune ~.-<~~
LEAvESWoRTH, Kan.,. July 1.-The Demo-
Gratis had mass meeting to indorse .Tilden and
Hendricks tonight at the Mansion House 4
big crowd was present, but there IVES little en-
r.. = LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS: ....
NEW ORLEANS, L., July 1.-The fifth DAYS
session OF the Republican State Convention sue
ceeded finally in permanently organizing, with
F.: B.. S. Pinchback as permanent Chairman.
After adopting q platform the Convention ad-
1ourned till Monday, when ba1loting for the
nomination OF State officers will be first in order.
FOB CONGRESS.
hEMPHIB, Tenn, July 1.-The Democratic
Conyeat1on of the Second Mississippi District,
At Oxford, yesterday, nominated Van Il. Ma1l-
ming for Congress. Els principal competitor,
Capt. Taylor. WithdreW before the Convention
met
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RAILROADS.

ST. LOUIS, no., July 1.-The Union Trust
Company Of New York, as mortgage in trust,
took possession to-day Of all the property Of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company,
and appointed ". 4. Bond, late Receiver, as
General Manager. There will be no change Of
officers, agents, or employees Of the road.
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On motion, the nomination Of Mr. Heath was

4ulA1 -."~....4to o<
On motion, tie nomination OF Mr. Heath was
made unanimous
CAMP8ELL'5 RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Campbell called up his resolution and
Mr. Gill. on the ground that he disliked to
to lay on the table. [Cries of 1'No!' 'No!'']
A delegate said it was evident that the move
mcnt to lay on the table was in the interest Of
t21-ighters.
Mr. Scanlan spoke in favor of the passage OF
the resolution, which was then put and carried
BY strong majority.
On motion, Messrs. Campbell, Brentano, and
Taylor were appointed committee to apprise
LII. Heath OF his nomination
REnA.
Mr.. Hoffman offered the following:
WuEEEAs 1t has become apparent that the at
eotneyE representing the Government in the trial of
the whisky cases in the United States District
Court have entered into M agreement with Jacob
Rehm and his counsel tending to secure immunity
to said Rehm for the many crimes committed by
him upon the revenue laws Of the United States;
and
WuKaEAs 1t appears that said Rchm vas known
to them from his confession to nave been the chief
conspirator in the frauds upon said laws; there
fore,
I,esolred, That we regard such agreements as
against public policy corrupting to the public
morals, and worthy Of the seyerest condemnation:
that it wns the duty OF the Government counsel,
when they learned from said Rehm his relation to
said frauds and crimes, to have insisted On his
prosecution and conviction, and the scverest pun
ishment provided by law.
Mr.. Carter moved to lay on the table, which
motion was Immediately voted down.
Mr.. Carter then moved as On amendment,
which, however, was not entertained, that "the
Judge be instructed to give Rehm 100 years i'm
prisonment and 81, ,000, 600 tine" Laughter aud
Mr.Olscn said, although he concurred fully In
the sentiment Of the resolution, it seemed to
him they should not adopt it at this Convention,
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=. NEW YORK, July 1.-The Gold and Stock
and other Exchanges, and numerous business
houses, having resolved to close nom 3 o'clock
to-day until Wednesday, when the hour arrived
the celebration Of the Centennial Fourth was
began By the screaming of factory whistles, the
pealing Of Irinity's chimes, and the ringing Of
bells
The egenjng newspapers viii issue but an
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,ouuced the vote, which

Total votes cast, 1853; necessary to choice, a.
Scattering, Woodward, l; Kellogg. 2; Wentworth,
]; Fairbank, s.
The Secretary erred in announcing the result
the only fact which was apparent from his return
beng that Heath had majority.
the vote he retaken. [C1ies Of ''No"1
Mr., Edwards moved as an amendment that the
Convention proceed to formal ballot Carried.
THE FORMAL, HAIfnT
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CROPS.

Hpec1dl Utypd1ch to TIE 7F15K7A
CARL1Hv11LB, ILL.,, July 1.-This portion Of
the State has been visited for the last week by
series Of heavy rains, Which have been very in
furious to the wheat and oat crops, which are
just being harvested. Corn looks finely. The
Weld will be large.
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New YORK, July 1.-F. A. Francisco, an In
surance agent, has abscondcl with $4,000 be-
longing to several companies
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Last year there were published n Japau tn
new daily, four weekly, and one monthly PED
odicals, one novel, one dictionary, one geoga
phy,- grammar, aud history combined, and !.
number Of official statements, the Latter acf1a@3
bound in blue.
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NEW YoRK, July l.-During fight, yester-
day, in Washington street, between Michael
Dolar, aged IS, and youth known as Rocks"
Dolan was fatally stabbed. 'sRocks y Is not yet
arrested.
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WILL BE SENT BACK.
Special DISPATCH to 11e Tribune.

HAMILTON, Ont, July 1-Judge Sinclair has
decided that the prisoner Jones, who broke Jail
in Canton, Ohio, and escaped into Canada, be
handed over to the American authorities.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-02-10
Something About Fishes.

Many Of the methods which man has
found most effective in hunting. or in
that inhuman occupation-war-are en-
ployed by fishes. There is scarcely a
sport which men practice. OF a weapon OF
offence which they use, TO which they do
not present n parallel. Mr.. Francis. in
"Frazer's Magazine gives many instan-
ces in illustration Of this fact, from which
the following are taken:
Daggers, spears, and swords, are all
possessed by fishes in a very high state
Of natural perfection. and even guns are
represented among them. The Ch1to-
don, a fish which is found in the eastern
seas from Ceylon to Japan. has the power
of propelling a small drop Of water, with
considerable accuracy and force, through
its nose. which is a kind OF beak. With
this missile il kills the insects which con-
stitute its food.
There are also fishes which fish for
their game with a rod. line, and bait, as
skillfully as any angler. The Fishing
frog is sometimes five or six feet IN
length, has a huge head and mouth, and
is provided with large sacs attached TO
its gill-couers, in which it slows Its vac
tins. IL is an indifferent swimmer. and
Is too clumsy to support existence by the
prongs spring from the creatures nose.
which taper away like fishing rods. To
the ends Of these is attached, by slender
threads, a glitlering morsel OF mem
brane. which is the bait. The Lophius
conceals himself by stirring up the mud
on the bottom with his fins and tail. lie
waves the bait to and fro, so that Il ap-
pears like living insect glancing
through the water, and, when the prey
are attracted, he rises suddenly, seizes
them, and deposits them in his bag net,
where they remain, to be transferred TO
his stomach at leisure.
There are also fish which hunt their
prey singly or in pairs, or even IN packs,
like hounds. Porpoises have been seen
driving sand.el together, gradually sur
rounding them. and then, making dash
at them, deyouring a dozen at a mouth.
full. The pike and trout are examples OF
fish which hunt their prey singly; and
the way in which one Of these will course
and run down a smaller fish resembles
nothing so much as a greyhound couTs.
ing a hare. OF fish which hunt their
food like dogs or wolves in packs, the
| Bonito, which chascs the flying fish, Is an
| instance: and one, perhaps, OF the tierc
est. most savage, and resolute OF these u
/ the Prirai Of South America. The Pri
raj has a fighting. looking kind OF nose
and a cold, cruel eye. The jaw is square
/ powerful. and, for the size Of the fish
! locked into a very large head. Although
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-02-10
Machine Mercy.

While crossing one of the ferries be-
tween this city and Brooklyn, the other
day. We formed one of n knot of persons
who curiously watched an individual
who had clambered up on the walking
beam of another steamboat that was pass
ing us, and who. clinging to the beam,
was swayed up and down as he coolly
scrubbed at some portion OF the bright
work. The general sentiment of the
people about us seemed to be one akin
10 admiration at the mans daring; but
in that view we profoundly differed from
our neighbors, and thought to ourselves
that the workman was, TO say the least, a
fool. Why could he not wait five min
utes until his boat came to rest IN the
slip, and then clean and polish to his
hearts content while the beam was sta
tionary2 In fact there was no reason
that we could perceive and hence we
were driven to the above uneomplimen-
tary opinion, as we always are whenever
we witness a presumably rational human
being peril life or limb uselessly.
Familiarity breeds contempt is a
trite old proverb, and one which appears
TO be especially true in regard to people
accustomed to dealing with machinery.
IL is not so in many other cases; sol
diers who handle fire arms and explo-
siyes all their lives are proyerbially the
most careful persons with their deadly
weapons. They seldom blow of their
fingers or.the tops of their own skulls,
through pure negligence, as many an IN
fortunate sportsman has done: for the
reason, perhaps, that long experience
with gunpowder impresses them with
the merciless nature of that material
when it is ignited. But machine attend
ants somehow manage to get different
idea, and almost, it appears, arrive at
notion that machine is a sort OF sen
tient being which knows them, and won
smash or bite off their limbs as it vii
those OF other people. What scores o
workmen we have seen with stumps o
/ fingers! Machine and circular saws 6
pecially are peculiarly partial to suei
diet We read of a case recently OF