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ST. LOUIS, July 10.--E. c. Graves, who
was arrested near 0tterville, on Saturday
last, on suspicion Of having been con-
cerned in some way in the railroad rob.
berry near that place on Friday night, was
released Sunday evening, 1t being clearly
evident that he had nothing TO do with
the affair. Information has been re-
ceiyed from General Montgomery that
the robbers were reported Saturday
night in the bed Of a stream,
some three miles from Florence, and
since then the trail has not been discov.
cred. At last accounts the belief was
That they were in the brush several miles
south OF Florence, and surrounded by
several parties who were closely watch
ing all the outlets. The Usage river is
very high and can only be crossed at the
ferries. These are all guarded by well.
armed parties, and II is, not believed
that the robbers can get away, at least not
without a fight. Gen. Montgomery will
stay on the scout as long as there is the
slightest possibility OF capturing the out
laws. The express and railroad compa-
MES are doing everything in their power
10 effect the capture Of the robbers, and
the citizens throughout the whole coun-
try are on the alert and rendering all the
assistance possible. :
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HouoHroH, May 1O.-Last Sunday
morning about 2 o'clock the propeller ST.
Clair, Capt. Robert Rhymes, belonging
to Wards line on her way from Duluth
left 0ntonagon for this port, having on
board eighteen passengers and crew Of
iourteen'persons, when of Fourteen mile
Point n FIRE was discovered in the fore
hold Of the vessel, and in less than FIVE
Minutes the boat was enyeloped In smoke
and flames from one end to the other.
Owing 10 the rapidly with which the
flames spread but one boat was low.
cred. Life preservers were brought
on deck and all Of them succeeded in
putting one on, when a rush was made
for the yawl, which was swamped six or
seven times. The water was very cold
and it was not long before alf but one Of
the passengers, sixteen in number, had
perished, together with ten Of the crew.
When the boat caught FIRE she was about
Eve miles from shore. The following Is
q list OF The saved: Robert Rhymes,
captain; Daniel ]. Singer, first engineer;
Thomas @. Bathman; wheelsman; John
B. Sntphin, passenger. II is reported
that among the passengers lost were
number Of residents from 0ntonagon and
Marquette counties. The boats cargo
was made up Of cattle, flour, feed, &c.
Tugs and boats are out searching Tor
the bodies. No further particulars. 4
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VOLUME XXIv--NUMBER 275.
FOREIGN NEWS.
TURKEY.

LONDON, July 10.-A dispatch 10 The
Standard from Alexandria says that the
Egyptian troops were starting yesterday
from Turkey. Il Is rumored that the
$4,000 men are undef'orders for Turkish
service. ...
A special TO Estafiette reports that
Tchernayeff is retreating toward the
Servian frontier. His army Is demoral.
lied, and there are rumors Of his fight
A Paris correspondent Of the Times
reviewing the Eastern situation, says
II Is the opinion Of competent judges that
nothing decisive has yet occurred. All
that is now tranSpiripg must be consid.
cred as amere series Of attempts by the
Seryians 10 join the MOntenegrins, and
such junction, when effected, will be the
real beginning Of the war.
A Ragusa special to Tinus, says, the
montenegrim operations were delayed in
order to give the insurgents time to re-
organize and arm; this being completed
the Mohtenegrins resumed pursuit Of
the Turkish army.in Herzegovina. Act
cording to the latest reports Dervish
Pasha was preparing to attack the south.
ern frontier.
VIENNA, July 1O.-Intelligence recety-
ed from Herzegovina state that Mohame-
dan population Of Micsico, Presjecto,
Goransko and the Peatsn Of Gatschka,
have petitioned the Prince OF Montenegro
to protect their lives and property.
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wodo M, remember within our expert
enee a letter Of acceptance from Pre'i-
lentiol nominee that seems better caIcu.
ln,eJ 10 win the good feeling and favor ot
,LS beople than the letter printed .yester-
i.y from Gov. Hayes accepting the Gin
cinpuli nomination. The letter is frank
and unpreteuding, and gives the country
uplain statement Of what may be expect
ed from the writer in case he is elected to
the high Office for whichhc has been nom
mated. He will go in for wholesome
reforms in the public service, and to this
end he will at once discard all idea OF a
second term in office. He intends to
spend his time not in laying ropes fora
reelection, but in making an adhinistrH
ton that shall win him a place in the
esteem OF his contrymeu far beyond any
selfish qualification that a second term
could confer. 1t seems to us that this
part Of Gov. Hayes letter is most oppor'
tune. The people have been waiting for
some such words as these. They are
almost in despair over the greed for
office in high places. They want. u
man who will go into the executive
chair determined to know nothing save
his duty to the whole country, and who
will not spend his time, like the giant who
wasted his strength in simply cracking
nuts, in settling personal and partisan
ieuds between rival cliques within his
party or in pedlling out offices to those
who will work for his renemination.-
All Gov. Hayes antecedents show him
to be man who can be thoroughly re-
lied OH. There is no guile in his record.
What he means he says. This was
the secret Of his strength before the
people in the Ohio campaign last
year, as Il was also Of his availability be.
fore the Convention that nominated him
for President. He means to give the
country an administration that will for
ever represent the centennial era Of the
Republic in the esteem and affection OF
ils future citizens.
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CommitteeI on Foreign Affairs.

WASHINGTON, July 10. l. James S.
Mackey, President Of the Maryland
Mining Company, testified to-day before
the Foreign Affairs subcommittee that
Talmadge, American member Of the
Venezuelan Claim Commissioners, when
spoken 10 about the large claims, Of
which Mackey had charge, referred him to
one Whilan, who told Mackey he must give
him 80 per cent OF the claim il be want
ed 1t considered. Mackey refused to be
blackmailed; and the claim, which amount
ed to near 100000, was rejected by the
Commission. Mr.. Mackey also said Mr..
Murray, Secretary Of Legation, kept
Mackeys Venezuelan consolidated bonds
for half year before he would give
them up.
The Senate confirmed W. P. Dunning.
ton, Register Of the Land Office, Red
Wood Falls, Minnesota; W. B. Her
riatt, Receiver Of Public Moneys, at
same place. Jacob Vara, Of Indiana,
Indian agent Omaha agency, Nebaaska;
James F. Hastings, Michigan, Indian
agent, Red Cloud agency; postmasters,
luuluub III. w ulhcLy HIlct a't nhh0h
Campbell, Miles, Ohio; J. Fl. Haytord,
Laramie, Wyoming.
From official advices received at the
State Department to-day in relation 10
the reported insult to the American flag
at San Domingo, II appears that cx-Min.
lister Of War Villenueva, formerly Of
Dominica, a fugitive from justice, took
refuge on board the steamer Tybee, lying
at San Domingo. The authorities there
demanded his surrender, but the Captain
Of the Tybee refused to comply with the
demand. When they went aboard and
took him off no insult was offered to the
American flag, the United States Consul
or the Captain Of the Tybee, and there
was no violation OF the international law
or treaty stipulation. The Tybee carries
Dominican mails under subsidy from
the Dominican government.
The President has signed the bill ex-
tending for ten days from to-day the late
provision act.
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Weather Report.
WAR DKpAKrNRST,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OYYicK OF THE cHXY sIoNAL oHHcRR,
WASHINGTON, D. C., July l0.-i A. n.
PROBABILITIES.
For the New England and. Middle
States local rainy and slightly cooler and
partly cloudy weather, with light south to
west winds aud stationary or slowly ris-
ing barometer. .-
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
clear or fair weather and higher tempera-
ture in the western portions, light winds
from the east and south and light changes
in the barometer. -. ,.,l.. ...,
In The lakes, cooler weather than on
Monday, with areas Of rain, light south
to west winds and rising followed by
falling barometer.
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PHILADELPHIA, July lO.-Rain is nov
falling abundAnly and the Intense heat
is somewhat Abated. During the fore
noon and up to the commencement Of the
rain the thermometer stood At l02' in the
shade. A great number Of persons have
been Frustrated by the heat and fifteen
deaths from sunstroke have been report.
ed, besides which there have been several
not yet officially reported. Three wagons
are regularly employed in removing to
the hospitals those overcome on the
streets.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-oi the numer.
ouS persons prostrated by the heat yes
terday, six have died. The thermometer
registered 1882 in the shade, and the
weather continues very hot and op-
pteaSivc.
NEw YORK, July 1o.-The intense heat
o. Saturday and Sunday caused some
MY cases Of sunstroke, nineteen Of which
are fatal.
Up to 3 o'clock to-day there we're 80
cases cases. ot sanstrOke, the majority Of which
proved fatal.
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NEW YORK, July 1O.-A special from
London says Gen. Zach's force Of Ser.
yians was almost annihilated by Turks
at Sleniza. The Turkish women fred
from the windows upon the serylans.
Four thousand men left Belgrade for the
frontier on Saturday, and all the heavy
guns have been transported TO the fort
ress. Torpedoes are to be placed in the
Danube, the Turkish fleet having passed
the iron gates.
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MILWAUKEE, July 1O.-Jsdge Dyer
OF the United States Circuit Court, to-day
pronounced the sentence in the whisky
cases as follows: Samuel Elias and Jacob
Rindshoff, rectifsrs, each one days i'm:
prisonment and fine Of 81, 600; Leopold
Wirth, distiller, six months imprison.
ment and a fine Of ST 900; Aaron Schoen'
field, distiller, five months imprisonment
and a fne of$l 900; VIM. Bergenthal and
Charles Gran, dfstillers, each four months
imprisonment and fine Of 81, 900; Chas
Ants, distiller, three months imprison'
ment and q fine OF $500.
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The Late Representative Par

LouByrLLE, July 1O.-Thc remains Of
the late Representative Parsons arrived
here this morning in charge Of the conf
mittee appointed by Congress. The body
during the day laid in state at the City
Hall, thousands Waiting and gazing on the
face Of the dead. The funeral services
were preached by Bishop Kayanaugh, oil
the NJ. E. Church, the Knights Templar
and great number Of citizens attending
the obsequies. -.t..
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NASHVILLE, July 1O.-The Americans
special from Clarksville, Tenn, says at
the Democratic Copyontion OF Montgom-
cry county held here to-day resolutions
we're adopted endorsing Tildea and Hen
bricks and the.st Louis platform; also,
declare for reform in State affairs,
prompt payment Of interest on the State
debt, validity Of which should be refer
red to the courts. Hon. Charly Smith
was nominated for State Legislature. A
grand ratification meeting to.nightsand q
long procession. D..
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GheGtttelliqenrer.
The Republican Convention Next
saturday.

We desire TO remind our Republican
friends in the city and country Of the call
that has been issued for county cOnven'
ton at the Court House next Saturday
afternoon at2 o'clock. The object Of this
convention is to choose delegates to the
State Convention at Parkersburg on the
9th, and likewise delegates to the Con-
Rrcssional Convention which will be call
ed, we presume, to meet on tue sAm' ~
day, after the State Convention has aa'
iourned.
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CLEVELAND, July 1O.-The iron moul-
derS international Association to-day ell
ected the following officers: President,
VIM. Satin, Of Cincinnati; Vice President,
John G. Grace, Of Albany; Francis sulli-
van, Of st. Louis: John Nolan, Of Toronto;
and Depnis Gum, Of San Francisco; Sec
retary, NJ. F. Mayburn, Of New York;
Treasurer, 2. ]. Meany, Of Brooklyn.
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Secretary Robeson's Bank Ac'
count,

WASHINGTON, July 1O-Robeson in
his examination before the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs to-day produc-
ed his bank book with the State Bank Of
Camden, New Jersey, commencing in
September, 1875. He showed that for
the corresponding 81 months before he
became Secretary OF the Navy his depos.
its were nearly $4,000 larger than they
were with Riggs & Co. for the same peri
cd Of time since he held that office.
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LONDON, July liza dispatch to the
Pae from Berlin reports that the Nation
al Commission engaged at Geneva in pro-
curing reunion Of Nice with Italy, have
solicited the aid Of the German people.
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Nothing I'm REGARD 10 Crook.

OMAHA, July 10.-The report that
Gen. Crook hal been killed and several
companies Of his command annihilated is
not credited here. Nothing has been
heard of at the Department headquar-
ters in Cheyenne. There Is no truth In 1t
az fay M known.
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LONDON, July 1O.-The' steamships
China, from Boston; Ohio, from Philadel.
phiA, and sardinian, from Montreal, have
arrived out.
PmIGpE1PHrA, July 1O.-Arrivsd =
Steamship Indiana, from Liverpool.
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FIRE RECORD.

OMAHA, July lO.-A FIRE last night de.
stroyed 3 row Of uuoCcupied buildings
on the bottom belonging 70 q NJ FORBES.
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Custer's Comrades Propose n
Monument 10 the Brave Sol

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-At meeting
Of q number Of Gen. Clusters old com.
rades in arms, held tonight, resolutions
OF respect to his memory and Of his
fallen soldiers, and in sympathy for their
surviving relatives, were adopted. A
movement was also made to organize a
Custer Monumental Association.
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AN IMMIGRATION BILL.

Tie House Committee on Commerce
to-day agreed TO report and recommend
for passage the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Cox, to regulate immigration
This bill embodies the main features o.
the New York immigration law, which has
been set aside by the recent decision oi
the Supreme Court on the ground that
Congress alone has jurisdiction OF the
subject. The forieitures and penalties are
to be paid into the United States Treasury
aud from the fund thus created the sever
al states arc to be reimbursed amounts
that may be expended by or in them for
the maintenance or return OF pauper i'm.
nipranta.
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Two well known citizens returned last
evening from Deadwood, in the Black
Hills, bringing with them gold dust worth
over $500. t,. 49,,
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Gov. Hayes letter Of acceptance was
enthusiastically receiYed by the Repub.
lscvns Of this city and the papers comment
fayorably upon II.
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wAsHrxoroS, July 16.-Joha Edward
Cooke, the stock broker, has failed. Liza.
liabilities $3.50, 900; assets $4,000.
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.FORr BuFoxp, D. r, Sept. @, 1875.

FoRr BuFoEp, D. T., Sept. %, 1875.
Ny DEAR GENERAL BELRSAP: AS
mentioned to you while here, l wish, in
perfect frankpess 10 express what Think
Iii ajduty to myself TO do. II is unneees-
sar5 to discuss the fact that have felt
that you have felt unfriendly- towards
for long time pGst, and | have no doubt
with apparent good occasion. For three
wears before you became Secretary Of
War /, with others, did what we could to
do away with what We then thought md
still think to be unwise and pernicious to
the army. That Is, our system Of sutler-
ing, now called post trading, with view
to substitute the plan employed in nearly
all other respectable armies OF supplying
articles necessary to officers and men
at cost by one of the branches Of the
army itself. This was finally accomplish
ed and the law passed, requiring the
commissary department 10 perform that
duty, that the department. was opposed to
the law, and upon the representation
no special appropriation was excused
the tirst year from execution OF the law,
other reasons were afterwards found for
similar actfons The Commissary Gen.
eral making no estimates for II, till final.
ly the law was passed, giving us our'pres-
ent system which is by faf, more objec-
tionGble than the original plan. have
always believed that this law for the
post trader was put through Congress
under false representation as It's pur-
pose specified In the text makes II for the
benefit Of the travelling public, while II
gave Us back the old sutler in which the
travelling public is not interested the
Goth part that the soldier h. This has
also acted TO have the law causing the ar
my itself to furnish these articles, n
dead letter. Seeing that we were defeated
and the army encountered again with the
old system which IS nothing less
THAsA SYSTEM OF LEEcHEs
applied TO the pockets Of the army, nj.
though personally the present suffers are
not Objectionable men, and that the objec-
tions q the Commissary Department vir-
tualIy blocked any action in the matter
and would defeat any attempt through
the army. iiseli looking towards corree.
ticn,' 1 endeayored 70 call the attention.
Of Congress to the subject through my old
friend Gen. Garfield. l naturally gave
the worst instances Of the working Of the
law / knew Of and there were instances OF
farming out business at heavy rates
which were Of course
A TAX TO THAT AMOUNT
upon the garrilons, In this there was
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The President has approved Of the
act authorizing the construction Of pom.
toon railroad bridge across the Missouri
river al Nebraska City, Nebraska.
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rug ELECTION LAW.

The indications now are that the House
conierces will strenuously insist on re-
tanning the provision for the repeal OF the
National election law, They make the
point that tho law was enacted on an ap-
preparation, and that so far as the meth:
ods Of legislation are concerned It's repeal
by the same means would be equally pro-
mar
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The Senate Committee on Appropria.
tions made considerable progress this
morning in their examination Of the
river and harbor appropriation bill, and
will probably complete It's consideration
tomorrow. None Of the Conference Com.
mittees on the appropriation bills held
meetings this morning, but tue Commit
tee on the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill have arranged for another session
this evening,
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Lame, Pierce & Co.'S, tannery at Sand
Bank, N Y; burned yesterday. Loss
100000; insured for SIS, 900,
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MILWAUKEE, July 10-The propeller
St. Clair was burned on Lake Superior.
TWenty.seven lives were lost.
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auICIpED.

: One Of the cooks at the Biddle House,
named VIM. Humphrey, suicided to-day,
He has been in q respondent mood lately,
He Is believed to have family at Akron
Ohio. =,
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WASHINGTON, July l0.-The Secretary
Of War has received large number Of
dispatched from the West offering yolun-
teers for the Indian war, but there is no
provision Of law which will. admit Of
these offers being entertained. Up
tonoon no official reports from the Indian
country had reached the War Depart
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The HsraiGs special says, between one
and two o'clock this morning a party Of
masked ..men overpowered the guards,
entered the jail and assassihated Hank
Dodge, who was to be executed on the
2lst July. Dodge was confined in an iron
cage and chained. Considerable excite
ment prevails. The peoplelhere looking
upon The deed as a. foul cowardly murder.
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WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, July l0.-Great excite
ment was caused this afternoon by The
report that General Crooks command
had again met the Indians, and that
Crook had been killed. Up to . o'clock
this afternoon nothing had been heard at
the headquarters Of the army TO confirm
the report, and il was believed to be
without foundation.
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TROOPS FOR THE West.

Six companies Of United States inian-
try leave here for the West tomorrow tc
reinforce the troops operating against The
Indians.
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F., The weather for the past few days has
been clear and warm, and the crop re.
ports very favorable. and the fruit pros.
poets very encouraging. :"
IaaI IRaTy ATTng
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SOLID wEAITH
ssoo,ooo IN GIfTsl
onndssi Scheme srr Presented 10 ihs PublIel
;AFoRTUHE FOR ONLY SI2.

Tho KENTUCKY CASH DISTRIBUTION CON-
PAEY, authorized BY special act Of the Kentucky
Legislature, for the benefit Of the Public SCHOOLS
OF FRANKFORT, will have the trSl Of their series
Of Grand DnEings at Major Hall, In the City Of
Frankfort, KY, on THURSDAY, AUGUST 81,
1876, on which occasion they will distribute 10 the
tleket.holderI the itnmAnAa uim Of
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coMMI1rEE UNABLE TO AGREE.

The Committee on Banking and Cur
rency came to no conclusion this morn,
ing concerning the bill to repeal the
specie resumption clause Of the act Of
1876. Several Democratic members be-
ing absent, the committee are nearly
evenly divided. Some OF the members
are dcsirous Of coupling with the pro-
posed repeal a provision for the resump-
lion Of specie payments by the accumula.
tion Of acertain percentage Of coin, but
40 far the committee are unable to agree.
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A TAX 10 THAT AMOUNT
upon the garriEons. In this there was
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- WEST VA, TUESDAY MORNING JULY L. 1876

nothing Whatever intended to be personal
to the Secretary Of War, but merely ex-
amples made Of what l believed an odlouS
law. l had no reason for being inimical
to the Secretary and l state but the exact
truth in saying that only the highest re-
gard Ind kindest feeling towards him
always actuated me with the exception
referred TO further on. My letters TO
Garfield were TO have been confidential
SO far as concerned their authorship, as
my motives only referred to action on
the law, which l believed necessary to the
army. [ desired expressly