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The New York herald., 1876-07-13
THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN.

AN INDIANS REPORT OF THE BATrLE-BAR-
BARoUs TREATMENT OF THE BoDIEs-A
GRAND WAR DANCE AROUND cUsrER's
HEART
CHICAGO, July IL, 1874
Specials from Sioux City say Indians arriving thero
from the battle with Custer gvo account OF the bar
barous treatment of tho bodies of the deceased
soldiers Rain-in.the Face
CUT THE HRARr
from Custer's dead body, put 1t on pole. and .
grand war dance was held around 1t. The Indians
were jublant, boastful and sangunc OF making bot
ter terms on account Of their successes
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ENGLAND.

DIsRAELI SAID TO HAVE TAKEN THE DIRECTION
OF ENoLAND's FOREIGN POLICY INTO HIS OWN
HANDS.
EDINBURGH July II, 1875
The Scotsman's London correspondent says:-T
havc occasion believe that the direction Of foreign
affairs has been large extent taken by Mr. Disrael
into his own hands Lord Derby is playing so
secondary part in the Foreign Office to excite
ment In official circles "
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III NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE
Tor August. 1876.
contains:

WELLESLEY COLLEGE BY Edward Abbot. With II
Illustrations.
THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND. BY John W. Chad.
wick. With nine illustrations
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY TO THE JORDAN. A
Story. BY Albert Rhodes With three illustrations.
HIS FRIENDs." Poem. BY James T. Fiolda With
Portrait Of John Brown.
MODERN DWELLINGS; THEIR CONSTRUCTION,
BY II. Hudson Holly. With % illustrations.
THE LAUREL BUSH: AN OLD.FAsHIoNKD LOW
STORY Part Ill by tho author Of John Haifs
Gcntlemsu-"
ASHES OF ROSES. Story. BY Li.zIe W. Champney.
GARTH. A novel. BY Julian Hawthorne.
HYMN TO FREYA pocm BY william Gibson.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. BY william L. Stone With u
illustrations
REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM BRANFORD SHUBRICD
BY Susan r. Coopcr With portrait.
A WOMAN HATRR.-Psrt IL
THE JUDGES FILTRATION. A story By Sara L. Bus
DANIEL DERoNDA BY Gsorre Eliot. Book vL-Rcvs
latons.
EDITORS EASY CHAIR.
EDITORS LITERARY RECORD.
EDITORS SCIENTIFIC RECORD.
EDITORS HISTORICAL RECORD.
EDITOR,S DRAWER
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OPERATIONS DELAYED-TcHERNAYEFF soB-
TIES SUCCESSFUL.
LONDON, July IL, 1876.
The Times Ragusa special says another Turkish ex-
pcd,on against Kuch has been rcpulsed after lighting
all day They wcro driven to PodgortzA
The Montenerrin army under Nicholas is intrcnched
at Tchcrniza wrtchine the Turks who intrcnchcd
at Mctochia
The Monicncgrins delay hostlliiics pending the
decision Of the Hcrzcgovnese Mahomcdans, who
are disposed accept Montenegro pro-
lection. 1t u reported that Nukhtar Pacha has re-
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REHABILITATION.
GENERAL CUsTRR's WIDOW.

To THE EDfroR HERALD:-
win you permit an old officer to mako suggestion
based upon your recommendation that o monument
should bo erected to the Custers2 Instead OF erecting
monument TO General Custer would It not be better
TO make q collection among our married mon to assure
Mrs Custer competency for lfes She is now reduced
to bcggary and will have to await tho tardy action Of
the Pcnsion Onco to insure her $50 per MONTH Do
you not think that II Custer himself could speak he
would prefer bread for his widow . stone for him
sef2
During our latc war 30 many officers were compli-
mented with swords when their children needed shoes
that have often thought how much better It would
have been 10 have presented their families with paid
up policy for reasonable amount, rather than giving
them sword for which they had use tho ono they
already owned being quite sufficient to all prac-
tica purposes.
When Custer went into battle he was we'll man.
What would DO the pocuniary condition Of his wife n
no fes But he no doubt, thought that apprcci-
ativc, generous people would take Of his widow
II you will take hold Of this matter with your usual
spirit and vgor, and mako Mrs. Custer's cause your
own, she will bo quickly placed above want Yours
truly, NIB.
MICHIGAN'S LOVE FOB HER DEAD
HERO.
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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND.

New YORK, July IL, 1875.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Enclosed please find fifty cents, contribution towar
the Custer Monument fund. L. G. w.
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CABLE NEW S
From All Parts Of the
Old World.
THE EASTERN WAR.
Turks and Sergians Claim Sue
cesses in Battle.
rCHERNAYEFFS FLANK MOVEMENT.
)israclrs PerSonh Direction Of EDsland'S
Eatern Policy.
THE FRENCH MUNICIPAL LAW
THE WAR IN TURKEY.
FCHERNAYEFFS FLANK MOVEMENT.
THE FRENCH MUNICIPAL LAW.
THE WAR IN TURKEY.

Ex THOUSAND INSURGENTS CLOSE THE ROAD
PROM xLEK-srGHT1Na BETWEEN TURKS AND
NoNTENRGRIB.
RAGusA, July IL, 1915
General Paulovts with 5000 insurgents has arrived
IN the ncighborh,od OF Kick He met with rosist-
ance BY this movement tho by the way of Kick
70 the interior iscosed.
Intelligence received here from Sclavonc sources
announces that he Montcncgrins and insurgents
pied Init, Turkish territory, southeast OF Montenegro,
but dsloGed by the Turks from Scutar. Both
sides suffered considerably. Another body Of Monte
ncgrIns, under Prince Nicholas, is marching In the
direction OF Gaschko
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MOVING TO THE FRONT.

MOVING TO THE FRONT.
ATcHIsoS Ran, July IL, 1875
Six companies Of the Sixth infautry, under the
mand Of General Miles, passed through here this
evening, en- route for the Sioux country They
from Fort Leavenworth.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-14
Some Particulars OF the ExplO-
sion.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 13.-This morn.
ms an engine OF the l., B. & W. Railroad
just ready to take the mid train west
exploded. The train on the C., Il. & l.
Railroad had Just arrived and the en-
gine which brought the train was stand.
ing along side the l., B. & W. engine.
Both engines we're completely wrecked.
The engineer Of the c., II. & I. engine, A.
L. Moore, was Instantly killed, and the
fireman or the same engine, Isaac Bal
lard, was badly scalded and bruised
though not dangerously hurt. The whole
west end Of the wall OF the depot and ten
or fifteen feet Of the roof was completely
demolished. Fortunately there were no
other trains in the depot ut the time Of the
accident, and it being Sunday night but
few people were around or the loss OF
life would have been much greater. No
cause is assigned for the accident. The
engineer reports that he had plenty Of
water in the boiler and only 105 pounds
of q;eam. All the windows in the west
half OF the depot were broken by the
explosion. The loss is cstimuted At
SiE ono
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VOLUME XXIv-,,NUNIBER l74.

Mr.. Herman dissented from tho Senator
from New York (White). He did not
think the President pro tenn had any right
to decide which were the true and valid
returns, and be did not think the Constitu-
ton warranted such n conclusion. It
said he should open all returns and that
they should be counted. II any question
should ever arise as las been spoken Of,
then lie would prefer to have the House
decide as they more clearly Represented
the people.
Mr.. Morton said il the House vote on
it by States the State which had but one
Representative would have Just as much
voice in the matter as the State OF New
York, which had thirty-three Represen-
tatiyes. He said he had once made COM
putation OF hismatter and had ascertain
ed that forty.fvc members Of the House
voting by States and representing eight
millions OF people, would out-vOtc the
other PAT members representing thirty
five millions Of people. Could anything
be conceived OF that would come further
from the will OF the people. The princi-
pie lHNUlNtu III tIllh blll 10 plCSAaGIy Wv
same MS that upon which all legislation
OF the country depends. If the two Houses
cannot agree on the bill before Congress,
il fails of courAe, and there is no power to
refer it to a third party as arbitrator
or referee. If power can be delegated to
the House to decide on the valid returns,
it can be delegated to the Senate. 1t eau
be delegated to the Vice President or the
President, and the entire will Of the peo-
pie be set aside, and the idea Of selecting
an umpire or referee to decide question
OF this character was an assumed one.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said that was MS alb
surd as the idea was. There were several
precedents for it, and he instanced the
case Of Iowa, wherein n Governor had
been declared elected, and question ari-
sing, the Court Of Claims was delegated us
the umpire.
Mr.. Allison introduced n. bill provid.
ing for an agreement with the Sioux ma
,ion in regard to portion Of their reser.
vations and for other purposes. Referred.
The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
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valuation in this county comes Of course
mainly upon the city, and we are not
able to say what the valuation per acre
il now on real estate outside OF the city.
Hancock, more fortunate than most
Of the counties, has experienced slight
reduction in her valuation, which seems
a natural direction, while Marshall has
been raised from sS,552,7Sl S5 up to sS,-
Sl9,2SS So, or something over : per cent
Her valuation however is low enough,
and she has no room TO complain OF it.
Indeed, we presume, that were 1t ndt for
the inequalities that characterize the val
uation for the State at large there would
not be much to complain Of. Some few
OF the: counties are perhaps put tooihlgh,
but this is the exception to the rule. The
trouble ia that some OF the variations
seem to be too wide, as, for instance, in
the cases Of Brooke, Hancock and Mar
shall. There should be more of an equal
ization, either upward or downward.
No doubt the State Board will do jus-
tice TO all complaints. They will not be
influenced by local considerations, such
as may have operated upon some asses
sors, and coming as they do from the three
grand divisions of the State will be able
to form pretty good idea Of fair average
values.
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The Kentucky Flesh Analized> :

LOUISVILLE, March 13.-After the pub
LEGATION OF Prof. J. Lawrence Smiths
analysis OF the flesh that fell in Bath
county other scientists admitted the
plausibility Of his theory, but inclined 10
differ, basing their objections on the belief
that the Batrachian spawn contains no
blood traces, Of which none were observ-
ed on the shrubs and fences after the
phenomena. To-day Professor Smith
in an interview says: in the re-
marks l previously made to the Asso-
ciated Press agent, havesaid critical
examination was made for blood corpu-
scles, but not the slightest evidence of any.
thing Of the kind was found. The matter
obtained from the specimens was simply
unorganized and gclatinous. The mere
brown or red color is no evidence Of
blood, rs most all original matter in a
dessicated or semi-dessicated state
when in contact with air assumes
brown color. The matter examined
was simply gelatinous, aud as it fell from
the heavens we must seek among
gelatinous products for its origin, and as
this Is to be found in the spawn Of GER
tain reptiles, and as the spawn Of Batra'
chan species have been known TO have
been transported in this case see no rea.
son for altering my opinion. The tiesh fall
continues to excite wonder not only
among the people OF this State but almost
everywhere, and hundreds OF letters Of
inquiry have been received.
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Compulsory Education fn New
York.

From the Philadelphia Iedger.l
Mir. EDIroR:-Permit me through your
columns to call the attention OF our Leg.
islature (now in SESSION. and the public
to the report OF the Superintendent Of
Truancy for the city OF New York, under
the operation Of the Compulsory EduCa-
ton law recently enacted by that State.
The report covers ten months Of practi-
cal application OF the law, from March
to January last.
1t would appear that there has been an
increase in the number Of registered
pupils in the public, primary and gram
mar schools in ten months OF S,S2I. In
the industrial and parochial schools there
has been n corresponding increase, al
though, us the latter are not under gov
ernment supervision, there are no definite
statistics from them. From the best in.
formation obtained by the Superintcn-
dent OF Truancy, it is sale to assume that,
in one year, this law has added $4,000 10
the number Of children receiving regular
instruction either in public or private
schools in the city Of New York alone.
The daily average attendance in the
public primary, grammar and industrial
schools has increased 1914 in ten months,
or in other words in ten months at an
expense for that period of only Sl4,-
1856 SO, nearly 5000 children have been
induced to abandon course Of idleness
and vagrancy, fitting them 10 become
paupers and criminalsSan to enter upon
n life Of industry and instruction such US
will pepare them to become thrifty and
law abiding citizens.
To the happy surprise OF the truant
agents they soon found that the parents
instead OF opposing their efforts were
ready to aid them in every way in their
power, and in many instances the parents
themselves would send TO the truant Off
Ger to come and help them to put their
children TO school.
The Superintendent goes OIL to say that
"this llattering result is due in large
degree 10 the enforcement OF the com.
pulsory education law, and it may from
year to year be steadily and greatly in
creased without materially adding 10 the
expense simply by u more systematic
application Of the law" Would it not
be wise for our law makers at Harris
burg to give this law their attention.
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EaiInre nfnnnieID DreM.

New York, March l3.-The Sun says
that Daniel Drew has filed petition in
bankruptcy.
Mr.. Drew states that his liabilities
would probably amount TO $500, 1000. The
endowment Of the Drew Theological Sem.
mary at Madison, N. j., for $3.50, 900, and
that OF the Wesleyan University at Mid.
dletown, Conn.,, for 100000, are secured
by mortgages on his farms. This was
done soon after his first troubles when
he felt the need OF protecting them as
executor OF the estate OF his grandchild'
ren. Mr.. Drew is liable for 100000 ad'
ditional, but this he says is secured by
mortgages.
Mr.. Drew has been in Wall street ior
thirty years past. He dates the begin
ming OF his financial misfortunes to the
loss Of $l,000,000 on a corner in North
western two or three years ago.
Daniel Drew, who has filed a petition
in bankruptcy, Is liable upon an endorse
mcnt note OF the Drew Theological Sem.
mary at Madison, n. j., in the sum Of
100000, and also on IN endorsement!
note to the Seminary at Middleton, Conn.,,
in 100000. These two notes are unse'
cured. His other unsecured Liabilities
amount to between Sl0O, 900 and $500, 900
The amount OF all his. liabilities secured
and unsecured is about 81 100000.
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A Fire lIat Needs Investigation.

MEMPHIS, March 13.-At half.past
twelve this morning fro was discovered
in the office OF the Surveyor Of Customs,
over the Bank OF Commerce, on Madison
street. The police and bank wa,chman
found the doors locked. After breaking
them in they found the clerk OF the Sur
vcyOr, who stated that he had been work
ing there until that hour, when the lamp
exploded and set the papers on fire. The
alarm was sounded aud the fire extin-
guished, not, however, until tho papers
OF the Office were either burned or badly
damaged. The remark OF the clerk after
the fire that it looked Belknapish causes
considerable comment. General Smith,
Surveyor Of the Port, left for Grand
Junction last evening.
Gen. W. ]. Smith, Surveyor Of Gus
toms, who returned this afternoon, says
hut few papers of value and no money
was lost by the fire in the Custom House
this morning. He forwarded all the gov
ernments money ITO Washington last Fri
Lac
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BELLAIRE IoCAIs-The dwelling OF
Mr.. Duncan, on Gravel Hill, which was
partially consumed Saturday morning,
was set on fire again at about three
o'clock yesterday morning. Such persis-
tent and extreme malice should be dealt
with summarily, and no pains spared to
discover it for that purpose.
They call the way up Cemetery. Hill
"Zion" now, because it is hard road TO
travel.
Mrs. Hess has torn down her frame
house on Union street next to the Globe
House and will erect handsome brick
business block on its site.
The Ladies' Presbyterian Sewing So
ciety are making rag carpet to be sold for
the benefit OF the Board Of Missions.
Mr.. J. Gorby, the dry goods merchant,
was victimized to the extent OF $50 by a
woman "shover Of the queer" last Satur.
day.
The steamer Hudson took 1000 kegs
OF nails from the Bellaire works for st,
Louis on her down trip.
The call for Democratic primary and
township conventions is out this morning.
The revival meetings at the U. p.
Church will continue all this week.
Mr.. Longley is still too weak to resume
his duties MS editor Of the Independent.
The readers Of his paper will be glad
when he can.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, March 13.-A meeting OF the
Republican Senator's was held here last
evening. About 800 were present. They
resolved TO uphold the resolution pre-.
yiously taken affirming the necessity OF
superceding those iunctionaries who are
opposed to the Republic. Gambetta
made speech insisting upon the neces-
sity Of this measure. Referring 10 the
new ministry, he said the Republican
party should await its acts and pro-
gramme without distrust and also with.
out confidence. On Saturday next
Victor Hugo will move in the Senate for
general amnesty for offences committed
since 1870. Kapail will make aSiuilar
movement in the Chamber Of Deputies.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, March lS.-Robert Buchanan,
the poet, writes to the London Daily NsWs
concerning certain extracts from the West
Jersey Press, describing Walt Whltmans
impovcrishment and suffering, and makes
an earnest appeal for his relief. Mr..
Buchanan says. ii suggest the formation
OF committee TO collect subscriptions
for the purchase Of Whitman's complete
works, which the latter is now preparing,
to begin with say 800 copies, and the
number could be extended to 1000 or
more; so much the better for the poet, so
much more honor for England, 40 much
moro shame to the literary coteries
which cuascula,e America"
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GheGntelligetrter.

A GENTLEMAN from over the river begS
leave to inform us that it Is not Upde'
grail, nor Knox, nor Dunbar, but Co..
Taylor, Of Guernsey county, who Is the
coming man to succeed Capt. Dantord. 1t
would seem, according to this informatlon'
that the Col. is the man who really Sc
cured the Capt. his first nomination four
years ago, and that he is also the man with
whom m understanding exists for the
rich, Of succession. lie will go into the
coming Congressional Convention with
Guernsey county at his back while Jefler.
.rson will be divided between Updegraff
and Dunbar.
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BANGOR, March l3.-W. B. Hayford,
Republican, was elected Mayor to-day By
925 majority. Last year the Democrats
had l6l plurality.
BEDFORD, Me-, March l3.-Burnham'
Democrat, was elected Mayor by 40 ma
iority. Last year the Democratic ma
jority was l59.
Augusta elects Republican Mayor by
$50 majority. Belfast is Republican by
\ moinritv
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Meeting OF tho West Vn. Land
Committee Tomorrow.

The Board OF Equalization appointed
by the Governor at the late session Of the
legislature will meet in this city to-mor.
row, to hear complaints from all parts Of
the State in regard to the valuation put
upon real estate in the different cOun'
ties. In view OF this meeting we publish
this morning a table that shows the valu'
alton throughout the State in 1874 and
the increase and decrease in the various
counties in 1875. As will be seen, there
HAdecidcd increase in the aggregate val
natiOn Throughout the State. In
some counties, as in our own,
this increase has been very decid'
ed, Our Board OF Commissioners
think We have suffered in this respect,
Audience they have appointed n commit
Tee to bring the matter before the Board
oiEqualization tomorrow. The increase
here has been from 50, ,446,5lO in 1874 up
'o$l?O2i,oO9, or about 25pcr cent. Con-
NdeFing the fact that everything has been
on the down grade since 1874, and con-
'ldeFing also that at this time the lowest
prices since the panic are making in
every department Of business, including
real estate, this increase is naturally re-
saFded as peculiar hardship, and one
that needs revision by the hands Of the
State Board.
We judge, from letter before us, that
This same feeling exists to a greater or
less extent in Brooke county, where they
nave experienced raise from S2OSO,.
soS Oh up to s9,llO,594 .O4, about 81 per
sent. Land is now valued close upon $50
~ Brooke, which is nearly 80 per cent
higher than in Hancock, and almost 90
Fer cent above Marshall. The increased
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The Great snow storm.

OMAHA, March l3.-The passenger
train due yesterday at Bitter Creek
passed there to-day, about fourteen
hours late, having pushed through! the
snow and storm on Creston Hill, about
thirty miles east Of Bitter Creek. The
storm is reported to be fearful one.
The snow is three and four feet deep on
the hill, with great gale blowing. There
are eighteen inches Of snow at Bitter
Creek. All the rest Of the trains, emf
grant and freight, are laid up on side
tracks at different points and will not
likely move till it clears up.
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The Panhandle Agricultural AS
SOCintiOn.

A friend writes to us from Brooke
county touching the objects Of this organ.
italion now in process Of formation. It
isintended to be, in reality, n County Fair
AssOciation-a successor, as it were, TO
the old Fair Association Of Brooke that
vas discontinued many years ago. 1t is
thought that the agricultural interests OF
the county are important enough to serve
asa nucleus for an association that will
soon embrace the neighboring counties
on both sides the river. The capital
stock is fixed at minimum Of $4,000,
an amount that was readily raised, sev-
eral hundred OF it having been subscribed
in Wheeling. Fifteen acres Of land have
been leased for five years in the bottom
Just above Wellsburg, between the rail.
road track and the river. and committees
have been appointed to build fences,
houses, sheds, &c. Brooke county has
within her limits rs much really first
rlass stock, except perhaps horses, Ms any
county in West Virginia, and in sheep
she is no doubt ahead OF any other county.
As Wellsburg is convenient point to
the people OF four or five counties in the
three States that meet at the Ohio river,
there is no reason why an agricultural
society, such as is proposed, should not
make display, in every department Of
iarm life, that will be highly creditablc
it. The Grange interest is now 40
large throughout this country, and the
theory OF combination and cooperation
40 omuch better understood, and SO much
more effectively reduced to practice, that
an Agricultural Association ought to be
live organization these days as compur-
ed with days gone by.
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EIopement in High Lite.

New York, March l3.-A Londondis.
patch says Lord Aylesford'S vile has
ciopcd with the Marquis Of Blandford,
eldest son OF the Duke Of Marlborough.
The Marquis OF Blandford is notorious
for his social escapades, and tho Marlbor.
ough grounds have been, it Is said, sold
to pay his debts. He is brother of Lord
Randolph Churchill. Lord Aylesford,
the unfortunate husband, was called home
from India on urgent affairs some time