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THE IOWA TORNADO.
Forty TO Piftv Persons Killed and One Hun
dred aud Ftiiy Houses DESTROYED.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, July later ad-
Vices show that some twenty-five persons were
killed In Warren county alone that six or eight
were killed In Madison county; that probably
$50 houses were completely destroyed and AS
many more badly injured, and that the destruc-
tion OF crops, fences, and animals by Tuesday
nights storm was immense Ine names of the
persons killed and wounded cannot be ob-
taiued. Tney ale mostly the wives aud children
~ farmers. some reports place the number
killed In Warren county alone as hieh as forty.
HOwe's circus is waterOound at IndidnOla, and
lne train on the Des Moines aud lndianolA X IL
road which left here last night Is waierbOund
between the North and Middle rivers.
DES MofARs, July 7.-Further details OF the
terrible tor ado In central Iowa ON tuesday
night show that the actu | facts are much
worse than ut nrst reported. Mrs. j, Z. Nor
ton and child were killed. Charles III ger
was badl inj ured, as were also 4. :. Bran bic,
Mr.. ana Mrs. ureaves. NJ =. Delay and her son,
and Samuel Pulse and his wiie. Snow Moody
was seriously injured. MIR. Elderly was killed.
Many families are left with only tneir clothing,
aaG the scene Is heartreDding.
Reports from other parts Of Warren county
About nf y houses were blown away, aud tneir
inmates u lied OF badly injured. From Madison
county reports are equally disastrous.
Reports from NOrwalk state that Mr.. Gideon 4
residence WAS swept away aud his wife and
three sons drowned. Between Wintorsot and
NOrwHlk eleven persons wero kiled-seyen
drowned aud four struck by lightning. rhe de
vastation IL ter ible, and cannot be made known
until communication is re6stabished.
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TIE EARLVILLE MURDER.
Revenge for an Old Grudge against the Father
Of the NicIim.

UTICA, July 7.-Matthew Brady, n ped
dler, laoorer, and lumoerman, nfty years Of age,
who shot and killed william II. Jones OF tho
Earyilo House, at Earyile, Chenanao county,
on Wednesday nigbt, without aword or known
act Of provooation. claims that tho deed was
done IN revenge for a grudge against John Jones
OF BoonNlle, the father Of the deceased and
MS son.
lie says that twelve or 1fteen years ago he In
terfered with two men love affair In some part
OF Canada, which no will not name; that the
lady wanted neither. and TINT IN revenge for his
interference, the disappointed suitors have
caused him To be followed IN all parts OF the
country ever since He claims that the elder
Jones aided or assisted them, and The son after
ward did the same. Brady voluntarily surren-
dered himself, and Is IN J4il at Norwich.
He says the love Gnair and letters he wrote
from this State since created excitement In
high circles. be Canadian affair Is supposed
TO he u hallucination, IA the victims father
knows nothing OF such an occurrence. Brady Is
OF medium height, dark complexion, side
whiskers, appears lpey educated, and says he
travelled unuer assumed names TO avoid assas-
sins. lie says he Is satisfied with mis- act, and 10
ready 10 die,
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GEN. CUsIER's OFFICERS.
The Honorable Record Of some Of the Brave
Men Who Have Fallen.


or the hve commanders of companies
who perished with Custer and their men, four
had made glorious records In the volunteer
army and owed their commissions In the regular
service to meritorious services In the war Of the
rebellion. Brevet Lieut.-Col. Miles W. KeoRh
was II native Of Ireland, and when the war broke
out WIS serving in the Papai army. He and two
associates offered their services TO President
Lincoln. Keogh was given Lieutenant's COM
mission, and was assigned as Aide-de-Camp 10
Gen. Shields, who was then operating In tho
Shenandoah Valley. He received hoqorablo
mention for his services In the battle Of Port
Republic. He was soon afterward transferred
TO Gen. McCleilans STAFF, and In that position he
served with distinction In the battles OF South
Mountain. Antietam, Boonsboro, Beyerle Ford
and Mine Run. wneo Mcclellan turned over
the Army OF tina Potomac TO Burnside, Capt
Keogn was assigned to Gen. Stoneman's stan
ne accompanied that ontcer when ho beo me
commander Of tho " estern cavalry he was
promoted 10 DO NJ Jor, and nls gallant services
Ia the battles Of Kenesaw Mountain, Allatooni,
and ID II swerertnoRnzed oy bteVeto OF Lieut.
eutnt Colonel. In May, 1895, he was commissions
u be Second Leutenant In the Fourth Cavalry.
He obtained his company in the Seventh Cav
slry 10 1868 and with Il brevet rank of Major
| Brevet Lleut.-Col. Wnliam W. Cooke. another
| OF Clusters massacted company commanders,
was u dian by Dir h. lie held various COM
| missions IN tho Twenty fourth New York O "
| airy during toe war, and WIS mustered out az
Lieu enanL- Colonel. lie was RaZ stted Second
Lieutenant In tue Sew nth Cavalry In 1900. lie
Obt ,ined his Captaincy IN 1881, and slso
cessiyely breyeted Major and l.eqtsnant-Colo;,
mel for mentori0us services In the battles OF
Petershur1, Dinwiddie Court House, ana BIiei's
| Creek, Va.
| LIsut. Col Thomas W. Custer served with the
Michigan Cavalry during the war, aud although
be never he'd bIxher full rank than that or Gap
tain, he W a. for long periods IN oommand Of ma
gimsnt, and " 's breyetod Lieutenant Colonel,
when mustered out. lie soon n!elwafu oD'
| tained n commission In Sne ftrst Infantry. lie "
| ootained his O ptAinoy and brsvst rank 10 iboI
In his bI others reglnent
| Capt. GeorRe ~. Yates served hrst as Lieuton-
| ant Of Michigan Volunteers 10 tho three months
| levy. lie then Joined tho Missouri cavalry ANA
| ooulm andsd q coinpany during the remainder
| OF the war. Ho held the breyet rank OF Lleuten-
| ant-ColoneI when mustered out. lie was ap-
| pointed second Lieutenant OF tho Second OAval-
| ry Regiment In 1855. aud stood nIth In 'hc RANK
| OF Cap aims wnen he WIS KILLED. 49,.
First Lieut., AlTsrnon >. Smith also won bis
| spurs ~ tho late war. He served AS Clptain In
| the One Hundred anu Seventeenth N. Y. Volun-
tssrs. Hls entry into the regular service was Va
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SCH UMAKER AND KING.
The Right Of the iisuse TO INQUIRE whsther
they are Fit to Hold their seats.

WASHINGTON, July THE House Com
mittee on the Judiciary to-day considered tho
case Of Con9ressmen Schumacher and King. In
connection with the Pacific Mail subsidy. IL has
been long subject OF discussion among tho
me nbers OF the committee whether this Con-
Gress mad any power TO inquire into the charac-
ter OF its members previous TO their election.
The question was settled by a decisive vote of
the committee that the House did have the
Iteht to examine into tee Pacific Mall trans ao-
tion, In order to determine whether Messrs.
Schumaker aud King shall DO allowed to retain
their seats.
There was only ons vote against this determi-
nation, that Of Proctor Knott, the Chairman.
Two members were absent. Messrs. McCriry
and Lynde. The former would have voted In
the afii NATIVE, and The latter with Mr.. Knott.
The committee also decided that II would be
useless 10 waste Its time with this case when 1t
Is already overburdened with work, and de cded
To refer the testimony taken by the Ways and
Means Committee In the Investigation to tue
Committee on Civil Service Reform for "a furt or
Investigation ana report.
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THE LATEST OLD WORLD NEWS.


An Exciting Debate ia the French Chambers
-CaHsaanac's Violent speech.
VERSAILLES, July THE Chamber Of Depu-
es to-day after excited debate declared invalid
the election OF NJ. Peyrusse. Bonaparstst The vote
standing 33i yeas To 100 nays.
In the OF the debate, NJ de Cassagnac made
violent speech declaring the intolerance OF the Rrpub
can party was producing close alliance OF all tne
stc ions OF the Right against that common enemy tue
republic.
Tue speaker called TO order but refused TO with
draw ms remarks unless tney appeared N any way TO
apply TO President Mac Mahon.
NJ. de harcere, Minister OF the INFERIOR denounced
the speech attempt uf the declared enemies OF the
repub &c to insnuaie themselves Into the confidence OF
the President Inc attempt would tall for President
Mac Mahon Loyalty accepted the repuOic.
Nj. Keller OF the kgnt, ueclarfd, the OF the
Legitists that although they Srre often found voting
win the Bonaparsts, they repudated any connection
VITA them.
NJ Jolsoois Bonapartist hoping to expose the d,yi.
among the Republican Deputies, moved that the
committees report the Municipal Dill be lard before
the Chamber within week.
The y lnapartsts again suffered cheek. The motion
rejected without dcoate and the report
diGttlY dftcrNa ard lai0 on the laOi'.
Al meeting to-day the Left Centre resolved TO give
the MlnistTy vote Of confidence by adopting tue
mlttee's report on tue MunlclDal bill.
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THE WIFE or GEN. CUSTER.
What IL said BY n Physician who has X nown
Her from Girlhood.

Her from Girlhood.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUS-Str: The
newspapers have It that the wife OF Gen. q. A.
Custer was a sister OF Lieut.. Calhoun. This Is a
mistake. speak from knowledge, as I have
known her from childhood. She is the daugh-
ter and sole surviving child OF the late Judge
Daniel s. Bacon Of Monroe. Mich. She Is not a
niece Of Senator Christiancy, though her father
and the then Judge Christiancy were intimate
friends. "Libbie" always accompanied the
General In his campaigns during the war, and
was with him out among the Indians. She will
probably return to Monroe, where all er frien ds
are. Gen. Custer had no children. 1 well 70 =
member the morning on which he started from
Winchester for Appomattox. l was standing
on the porch. He mad kissed his wife good by,
and mounted his hot o. shook his hand, and
turning into the nol >. found her sobbinR.
said. ell. Lboie, he has gone" "Ye'," said
she, all the world has gone. In an hour or so
was SO soon aud 30 joyfuliy TO meet him again
after the surrender at Apponattox.
w. II. BowLsBY, NJ. D., East New York.
WHAT DEAD SHOT SCOTT" SAYS.
Gen. Custer married niece of the late
Postmaster Wells OF Paterson, n. j., and had a
large acquaintance In that city. Capt. II. NJ.
Bennett, the great scout, commonly known ns
Dead Shot Scott" whose family are living In
Paterson, and who Is now at home on aylsit,
was three years IN the frontier service with Gen:
Custer, and loved him like brother. His grief
At tae death OF his old companion was very
great He says the Gener II must have had bad
scouts or must have been led into smoush, or
be would never have got into sucn uap. The
General, however, often attacked parties ten
times the size OF his own command, often m ani-
Testing a degree Of bravery tbat was almost fool
hardy. Capt. Bennett secuted several years
over the same ground where the massacre oc-
CURED, aud Is familiar with every foot Of II.
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SOME WAsHINGTON TOPICS.
Counting the Money In the Trensury-Oniy =
Five Dollars Deficiency.

WAsHISGTos, July The counting OF the
money and oonds the ONCE Of the Treasurer Of thu
United States preparatory 80 turning the fSce
Mr wiman. the new Treasurer. has Just been COM
peted The amount OF bonds heid by the Treasurer
seturr hans circulation hnd deposits was tound 10 be
precney the snOunt called for by the boOks-s35S..
072,32b. TIE amount OF money on hand was founu .
oe go zoe 39 Is which ws within less than IS Of ths
am unt called tOrthe discrepancy arising from trnng
err, rs IN making change The count m zoe under
the direction VI the Secretsry by Mr. j. N. Upton Of
OF THIS cItv. asss ed by large corps OF expcrts do
tail d from different Offices.
NJ. wyman has quah-d and will take charge VI Tie
offcc at tae close Of business today.
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The Dayonno Council recently ordered Chief
OF Pohoe Whitney to arrest all persons dealing in
hqsor without license. and nifty OF the saloon
keepers held TO ball Yesterday the test case Of
August Mehnken was called before Recorder Mayors.
Notwithstanding the Cnirfs testimony that he saw
liquor exposed or sale on Mehnkens counters and the
charge OF the Recorder. which favorable TO the
prosecution. Mehnken was acquitted. There 10 great
rejoicing among the saloon keepers
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Robert 8. Arndt, a clerk until recently for
Goldsmith Rosentha Co. OF III Chambers street was
arrested on Thursday by Detectives Fields and oConor
OF the District Attorneys once. aud committed TO
the city Prison yesterday Arndt Is 10 yesrs OF q e.
Some time ago he obtained large sums OF money on
forged checks dra ON the NatiOIal PARK Bank. He
abscOnded and few days ago returned " this city
He intended to sail In the steamship Rheln.
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Tho Ma,ne sena.or-hlp rendered TO plaine

AUGUSTA, Me-, JuyT.- news OF the Hon.
Lot NJ. Morrs entering upon his duties as Secretary
OF the Treasury WAS the occasion Of much rejoicing
here Coy. Consor called upon MIR, Blame In his sick
room and ten0Aed nm the appoint pent NJ United
States Senator saying mat he believed 20 be hs very
general expectation and wish OF the tepuOeans OF
Name that he should MI the vacancy ciused BY MIR.
AOrrls resgnNlOu. IL ls understood that Mr. Blame
will accept tnt place Mr. Blaine has not been quite
well to-day as Tor Two or three DAYS past.
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Jersey city. Water supply Threatened.

The heGt parched the turf and brushwood
covering the main pipes that supply Jersey City and
Hoboken with water. on Thursday, and the spsrAs
from the eomotives Of the fennsylyana Railway set
:Ae dry sun nre. IL eKtlnguished BY the nre
department. but sterdaN The nre oroxe out anew and
along the eutre four mile - pipe running from
the water at Beeyie to the Hackensack me ad-
ows, IL feared that the intense heat might melt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08

August schuer Of us Chrystie street started
for raj PARK Yesterday saying that no intended to
pick out comfortable place In which 70 kill himself,
lie returned home last night, ate his supper and tlen
went ~ MS room. few minu'es afterward his wife
heard pistol shot and on going to his found him
upon the door pistol In his hand blood
from his rlghl temple. lie Was sent to the Chambers
street hospital. HIS wound In pronounced fatal.
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WORCESTER, Mass. July This morning as
Prof. Geo. Prentice OF Wesleyan College OF Middle.
town. Conn, and his wife making tour of Pur-
gatory In Sutton Mrs Prentice shipped and fell
precipice striking on her head on the rocks seventy
feet beluW. lloT skull anu breast bone terribly
fractured Dy the fall but a o'clock this evening she
still alye No hopes are entertained however, OF
hnr
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The officers OF the Richmond Staten Island)
"Tilden anu Hendricks Club" are. President VIM, y.
DenysoI Vioe-PresIdents, Hon ~ j. Wyeth, Lawrence
seayer, Mlchae Delaney, Bllopp S. Bennett, Richard
&. La Ourettei Secretaries, DAVID II. COrieyvu and
Henry A. luyeri Treasurer, JnO W. Goddard Ser
geant Arms Fra Kiln lNtell, Inc cluD wul meet
in Shapes Hotel every SATURDAY evening.
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A Good Exam pie.

Tho Rev. J. Halstead Carroll, who was forced
TO disbsnd the Bedfora Avenue Reformed Church DO.
cause OF tho heavy debt which It w@ unsble 70 pay.
hss accepted an inyt.son 90 preach in the Twelfth
Street Reformed Church the absence OF the Pastor
the Rev u, ID. Quick. The congregation OF the late
church IN bedford avenue contemplate building less
Thrtoenth Regiment. No e. N, Y-of whion Dr. Carroll
u Chaplain. Intends TO assist In he enterprise,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08

Cnpt. Craig, OF the steamship Acadia, who ar
rived Yesterday picked up the s5th ut In lat Ao
AZ and long 34s o., longboat belonging 10 the snip
ZemindaT OF Liverpool Near tho boat were coltou
In Tho boat were remnants Of provisions, DayoEoL
and other articles hastily gathered.
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A Railroad smash-up In switzerland.

BERNE, July IA passenger train from this
city for Lausanne IN collision to-day at PaezeuH
with another coming from Lausanne. Bon engines
destroyed, several cars demolished, and ten per
sons were Killed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08

LONDON, Juli THE Cunlrd Line steamships
Scotia, Cuba and CaAbrla are advertised for sale. IL
Is stated that the company propose n those OF their
vessels winch are tAe least suited 10 the American
tade aud replace them "a new and better steamer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08

Ex-Sherin Joseph A. Osborne died on Thurs
DAY night at FranKford Sussex county, having taken
Parts green He vas about 90 years old. and pr umi-
mem Democrat. He had suffered for several months
from mental aD-rraton, watch was greatly agGrnNst
ed Oy tho heat Of The season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08
Tn. Twentieth Ward Roushs A gain.

Robert Gerrity, Young rough OF the Twen
eth Ward struck woman IN the face In Thirty eighth
street. noar Eleventh avenue, on the evening OF the
Fourth and John Smith, of 500 West Thirty.eighth
street seeing the assault lntsriered Ihersat uerr'y
cart rung anu then ied Smith died yesterday lie was
sDsut iory years of age. The murderer has not Yet
laan
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08
Dop CarIos IN yi.,t Wa.hipg,or.

: wAsHIN0roS, July Don Carlos passed
through Noodle on tho Montgomery road last night.
lie will stop In Richmond, Va. ana then come here.
RIcHNoSD. July IA party OF strangers ar iyed
here this evening eunOnt AR Line hAIlrOad
route tor Centennial Exhibition, said 10 be Don
Carlos and suite travelling iHc00 They stopping
AZ tno Exchange Hotel aud are 'gistered Is from
Mexico.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08

Capt. GlennY Of the Oakland avenue police
station. Jersey City preferred charge Of noIicaton
against his son, Ocer Cnas. r. alenny prosecuted it
with vigor and aided In having hm dismissed from the
department.
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An Ecouom,ea, ana safe Ba.h.

Tho Trades SAVINGS Bank, xs4 West Twonty-
third street. between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
managed upon stnotly economical principles. sad
one safest banks in the city for the aoposs OF
ouunts received o. any amount from VI 70 toVVo. ana
drawn against By checks when desrod.-Aav.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08
The Molly maau,re Trials,

POTTsvILLE, Pa, July TN tho YOst murder
case this morning. the c3urt rrfn ed tc apple tion
for change OF venue UP 10 tnr hour OF adJvurnment
four Jurors had been obtained ana no trouble antio
pAted IA securing the remainder immediately,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08

WASHINGTON, July 7-Senator Morrill, took
tn oce secretary OF the Treasury tins AZ.
ternoon the ceremony taxing plce at the Executive
Mansion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08
aov. rildon'. Ward Wide Awake.

The Young Dem ocrats OF the Eighteenth Ward
organized . Tildeh oluo last evening. 1 Leon was
elected President, and NJ sahion and N. Fox. secre
tares MOsI OF the members will cast their nst vote
this year The club 10 to raise banner Friday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08
IN, W,lIi.m,bur. h Tragedy.

Mrs A. H. Siars, who was murderously assault
by burg ar her mono corner OF south First and
SIXTH Streets Williams burgh. Thursday morning. 10
growing worse, Aad will proDaolJ dio.
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A Valuable Remedy
Tho Qraefen berg Vegetable Pills fot bilious
ness, h0Adache, and indgesti0n.--Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-17
GENERAL VIEWS.

Mrs Scott Siddons is now on her way to Aus
tralia.
\ Georgia preacher recently delivered a sermon
from the text, "And the vale of the Temple was
wrapped in twine."
Miss Anna +. Dickinson is at last to make her
appearance upon the stage, in Boston, on May s.
at the Globe Thestcr, in play Of her own COM
position, which is described as historical melo-
drama.
SO much maple sugar has been sent through the
mails from Vermont since the opening of the sea-
son that the department has had to issue an order
directing postmasters to refuse to receive any
more.
Mr.. Edwards of San Francisco, has no little
Ratchet, but says that he gave away his cat and
kitten TO friend Santa Clara, forty whine miles
away and that the cat came back the next night
carrying the k itten in her mouth.
Monday was one of those dreary rainy days
when man stays at home all day and pulls out all
his private papers, with view to strengthening
things and, after looking them carefully over.
leaves them in heap on the table for his wife to
put away"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-17
Gal. for The Republican, Na'iolal
Convention.

The next Union Republican National Conven-
.;,p for the nomination of candidates tor Presl-
dent and Vice President of the United States, will
he held in the city of Cincinnati, on Wednesday,
June I4th, 1885, at IL o'clock noon, and will con-
sst of delegates from each State equal to twice the
number of its Senators and Representatives IN
Congress and of two delegates from each organ
ized Territory and the District of Columbia.
In calling the convention for the election of
delegates the committees of the several States are
recommended to invite all republican electors and
all other voters, without regard TO past political
difference OF previous party aifiiiation, who are
opposed to revivipg sectional issues and desire to
promote friendly feelings and permanent harmony
throughout the country by maintSnlng ana en-
forcing all the constitutional! rights OF every cit
zen. including the full and free exercise oil the
right of suffrage without intimidation and with
out fraud, and who are in favor OF continued pro-
secution and fuller punishment OF all ohciaI DIS
honesty and an economical administration
of the government by honest, faithful and capable
officers who are in favor of making such ieietmS
in the government as experience may from Tune
to time suggest, who e opposed 10 imparlng the
credit of the nation by deprccia;lng any OF ITS OBJ
ligsfions and in favor of sustaining in every way
the national faith and financial honor; who hold
that the common school system is the nursery OF
American liberty, and should be maintained alb
solutely Zee fro sectarian control; who be-
lieye that fo- lie promotion OF these ends the
direction of the rovernment svoQ'd continue to
be ccntiaed to those " no adhe to lhe prime pies
of l776 sanpeTs them q Incorporated III the con-
situation aad laws aud who are in favor o. recos-
rixins AID strengthening the fundamental prlnei-
pie OF national unity II this centennial snn.Sers-
sary az the birth of the republic.
fSiruedo.r e n. MoRa.S
Chairman Of the Republican NStioBSl Committee
WV. K CHANDER, Secretary.