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The Portland daily press., 1877-07-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Changing the Gauge of the K. 81 N. A.
RniIraad

Changing the Gauge of the K. ~ N. A.
Railroad.
BANGOR, July 16-The New Brunswick au-
thorities having decided to change the gauge of
the western extension of the European &
North American Railroad, it has been fully de-
cided here today to change the gauge of the
whole line. Work will commence at once.
'Long Shore Pirates.
SACo. July 16-James M. Corbitt and Chas.
E. Taylor are river pirates who have been op-
Grating along the Maine coast of late. They
were arrested the other day in Portsmouth and
taken to Gardiner, where they were bound
over till August on the chargesof stealing a
yacht from Gardiner. They also stole yawl
boat at Bath. Major Andrews of the tug Aid,
of this city. which was raided on last week, has
recovered $3.50 worth of silver and clothing
stolen by these thieves from his boat.
Thieves i'm Kennebunk.
BIDDEFoRD, July 16.-Three dwellings on
lions Hill, Kennebunk, were entered by bur-
glars Saturday night and small quantities of
silver ware and other articles taken in each
case, namely, Capt j. Lords, Capt. Charles
Thompson's and Capt. M. G. Malling's.
The Grant at Passport.
EAsTPoRT, July 16.-Secretary Sherman and
party arrived here today from Mount Desert in
the revenue cutter Grant They inspected the
custom house this morning, and afterwards
held reception in Collector N. B. Nuts
room. Business men and others called. At 9
o'clock the party went on board land the Grant
left for Rockland.
Fire.
CALAIS, July 16.-A fire was discovered in a
barn belonging tolMr. Bspj Hutchings this
evening The barn, sheds and ell were totally
destroyed. The main house.was damaged. In
surance 500; loss $500.
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master, Mr.. James. is justly amenable to
apprehension, but his proposition to put all
his subordinates in uniform does appear
trifle absurd. Liveries are always objection
able, and that is precisely what this regulation
will amount to. 1t is not in keeping with the
spirit of civil service reform to make lackeys
of the men who give,the government honest
service for humble wages. 1t is matter of
some doubt whether an indignity was not put
upon them, by the issue of a ukase that their
political rights were to be arbitrarily abridged.
That stretch of authority however has the
excuse of being meant to cure the evil of too
active participation by government officials
In the control of political organizations But
this rigging them up in special costumes will
inevitably wound their self respect, and be felt
by great majority of them as degradation.
They are for the most part gentlemen Of good
education and social standing, and their aver
sion to wearing badge, even if it is mere
prejudice, deserves to be respected because it
springs from that genuine American pride
which is OF afraid of work but is ashamed of
anything that savors of funkeyism. guess if
Mr.. James were to take q vote of his clerks
upon the subject he would find his edict over
ruled by vast deal more than a two-third
majority. YARMOUTH.
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@OREIG N.
The TurcO-Russian War.
THE RUSSIANS CROSS THE
BALKANS.
Reported Defeat Of Grand Duke
Nicholas.
Troops Marching to OOnstantinople.
THE RUSSIANS WITHDRAW
FROM tKARS.
THE AsIATIC CAMPAIGN.

THE AsIATIC CAMPAIGN.
The Russians Withdrawn from kars.
New YORK, July 16.-A London correspon-
dent with the Turks telegraphs under date of
Kars, July II, as follows:
Mukhtar Pasha with the main army is in
strongly entrenched position on ridge, eight
miles south of the CITY. The Russians have
completely Withdrawn from the siege. have
visited their batteries, which are constructed
with much skill. but show traces of the accura.
cy of the Turkish fire. The Turks have very
fine force here The men are in excellent spir.
its and very confident. doubt the possibility
of the Russians gaining any more successes on
this side this year unless they receive very
strong reinforcement At Atkalsik and Tiflis
the Turkish supports are steadily flowing IN
The Russians despite their strength have sus-
tanned a heavy reverse.
A correspondent with the Russian army tele-
graphs from Zalm July II:
Tomorrow we shall fall back some distance
lance towards Alexandropol, on account of san.
itary considerations.
Mukhtar Pasha Following the; Retreating
Army.
LONDON, July 16-A letter from Zaim july
II, says Il, 900 bombs were fired at Kars, at an
expense of 100000 roubles. Three Russian
officers and 100 soldiers were killed in the bat
teries. The army is slowly retiring before
Mukhtar Pasha. His camp was moved three
versts today in the direction OF Alexandropol
Reinforcements are expected.
Attempt TO Relieve Bayazid.
Ismail Pasha telegraphs from Bayazid Satur-
day: On Tuesday twelve battalions of Russians
endeavored to relieve Bayazid. We defeated
them and drove them to Karaboulak with a
loss of 600 killed, quantity of provisions, bag
gage wagons and their entire ambulance corps.
An Insurrection ithe Caucasus.
BERLIN, July 16.-A Tiflis letter of the 4th
says the Abchusians, Circassians and Leschians
are in full rebellion, and have killed many
thousand Russians. Only the middle pass Of
the mountains, with the important road from
Vladikawkaz to flfiis, is still faithful and to
be relied upon.
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A STRIKE.
The Firemen and Brakemen on the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad Refuse TO

The Firemen and Brakemen on the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad Refuse TO
Work o-to Allow Others to Take Their
Places.
BALTIMORE, July 16-About 40 firemen and
brakemen of freight trains on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad in this city refused to work
this morning on account of reduction of
wages which went into effect today. The
strikers assembled at Camden Junction about
three miles from this city and stopped freight
train, persuading the fireman to leave and re-
fusing to allow another to take his place. 1t is
also said a train from Locust Point was stop
ped at Riverside station within the city. Forty
policemen were sent to Camden Junction and
dispersed the strikers and no further difficulty
occurred.
Arrest of the Strikers.
Three of the strikers at Riverside junction
within the city limits, were arrested this even
ing, charged with attempting to incite riot,
and were afterwards released in $1,000 bail for
hearing tomorrow afternoon
Tonight large crowd is assembled in the
junction and considerable excitement exists,
but no further difficulty occurred.
A Continuation of the Strike.
The following despatch, giving the particu-
lars of further strike along the line of the
road, was received to night:
MARTINsBURG. W. Va, July, Is.
The firemen of all the freight trains at this
place, % or 80 in number, struck this evening
and left their trains. The company put new
men on the engines at once, but the strikers
interfered to prevent them from starting the
trains.
The New Men Intimidaied.
A large mob assembled at the depot and
riot at one time was imminent. Col. A. T.
Shut, Mayor of the tow, with all the police
at his command, arrived and arrested the
ringleaders of the strike and attempted ia pro-
tect the new men in the discharge Of their du-
ties, but the strikers were reinforced
by large body of citizens, swelling
the crowd until it had reached the
proportions of large mob. the strikers sue
ceeding in rescuing their comrades The new
firemen are now completely intimidated and
there is no prospect at present of any freight
trains being able to pass this point tonight.
The strikers have done no damage to property
and passenger trains were permitted ito pass
uptrouhlpd
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CAUTIoN.-A 'party calling himself -
Walker-an ominous name-is selling some of
our Eastern friends recipe for coloring NOR
occo with Persian berries of various hues. He
furnishes with the recipe an order on highly
respectable drug house in Philadelphia to let
the parties have all the Persian berries they
wish to buy-and paw for. The Philadelphia
firm have no Persian berries, and declare that
there is no such article or if there is they never
heard of it, Neither do they know nor did they
ever hear before Of George Walker, represented
to hail from No. 26 South Charles street, Balti-
more, and they think he is a fraud, and that
his berries are myths. We advise everybody
who may happen to fall in with the fellow to
abbrevate his surname and exclaim-Walk =
Shoe and Leather Reporter.
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WASHINGTON.
Rem Wade Still Uuconyerted.


WASHINGTON, July 16.-The Republican this
denying the statement i'll the Republican that
ne nad become reconclied to the PRESIDENTS
policy. He quotes the Republicans paragraph,
and says:
while am now as ever a. Republican anx.
ious Tor the success of that party, believing
that 1t has done more to sustain the rights of
man and to promote the principles of lust gov
eminent than any political organization of
which we have any account, cannot permit
my sentiments to be misrepresented. Now
should like to know who or what is your srelia-
BILE authority for the above statement. Ger
tainly have authorized no one to make such a
statement or any other since my letter to Mr..
Painter. which was surreptitously published.
l have written to no one upon the Presidents
policy and have spoken to very few persons
upon the subject, and then always in defence
of the sentiments of that letter, which few
hereabouts oppose. l regret to say that all that
has since TRANSFERRED in the South and in the
North has but confirmed me in the correctness
of the sentiments expressed in that letter. l
will add that greatly fear this policy, under
color of what is called local sef-government,'
is but an ignominous surrender of the princi-
Piles of nationality for which our armies fought
and for which thousands upon thousands of
brave men died, and without which the war
was a failure and our boosted government a
myth.
Respectfully yours. b f. WADE"
The Cotton Crop.
July returns of the condition of the cotton
crop received at the Department of AgIicul-
ture, cover total area of 36l counties, produc-
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Two more prisoners escaped from the Wash.
ington county Jail at Kingston, r. l., Sunday
night
Ann Winsor got on the track of the Spring.
field Railroad near Aldyville, yesterday after
noon, and was killed.
A thief was captured yesterday in the act of
removing $4,000 worth of linens from the
store of Scott & Raston on White street, New
York.
The Bank of st. Louis has closed its doors.
The President says the depostors will be paid
ia time.
j. 81. Pierce, U. S. marshal of the northern
district of Mississippi has rendered his resig.
nation.
A delegation of members of the chamber of
commerce of Char lesion, S. c., arrived at Gin
cinnati yesterday morning.
Alt is stated on good authority that all the
large banks in st. Louis have declared their
purpose to pay no more time certificates except
in cases where distress and unusual need of
money is clearly shown,
At Pittsfield, Mass. yesterday, Francis
johnson for stealing horse and wagon was
sent to Jail two years, Charles Osborne.
tramp, one year for larceny.
A fire at Marysville, CAL yesterday morning
destroyed the depot of the California & Oregon
Railroad, seventeen freight cars and large
quantity of goods. Loss $50 O0O 1t also de-
stroyed the Dentor House, large hotel, and
number of small buildings. Loss not stated.
1t was incendiary.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Wholesale Incendiarism i'm Boston.

Wh0lesaIe IncendlarIsm i'm Boston.
BOSTON, July 16.-A series of bold attempts
have been made during the past few days to
set fire to several public buildings on Back
Bay, for the supposed purpose of robbery. In
successful attempts were also made on the new
Trinity Episcopal church and Exeter street
school house yesterday. The police arrested
John Allen of Providence, on whose person
was found material which fully identified him
as the incendiary.
Railroad Accident.
A broken wheel on freight train threw sew
en- cars from the Boston & Albany track near
Worcester, this evening Their con tents were
scattered along the track. The loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000. Travel was INSTRUCTED for five
hours.
Contract Awarded.
SPRINGFIELD, July 16.-The Governor and
Council have awarded the contract for arching
a little tunnel at North Adams, together with
wing walls and facade; also for building IA
cade at the east end of the Hoosac tunnel to G.
McLlallaw & Son.
Spanish Authorities Anxious for q Sc T.
Element.
PRovINcETowN, July 16.-It is rumored that
an agent of the Spanish government has been
here, trying to make an adjustment concerning
the seizure of the vessel Ellen Rizpah, but the
owners refused to accept any compromise, OBJ
serving that 1t was matter to be settled by the
government. He left town without accom-
plshing his mission, or divulging his name.
A Social Scandal in LeOminster.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT, July 16.-Friday night
a man named o. X. Owens of Leominster,
Mass, came here with lady parportng to be
his wife and put up at a private boarding
house. Saturday night another man arrived
looking for his wife, and found the lady above
mentioned to be the guilty one. The lady's
folks are prominent citizens in Leominster and
request the Withholding of their names. She
lett husband and three children and Owens
left wife and three children. Owens was ar
rested and confined until Sunday night, when,
upon the intercession of the lady's friends in
Leominster and her promising to return home
with her husband, Owens was released to quiet
the scandal The matter causes great Interest
here and evidently there is deeper history Of
the transaction. The lady is quite young. at
tradtive and we'll educated. She and her hus-
band left on the morning train for home, and
Owens remains here,
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NEW YORK. July 16-Evening.-F dull, but
no decided change prices closing dull receipts 4sS
Western and States rs q 25; common to good extra
Western and State at 40 @ IS: good to choice ex-
ira Western and State at G 80 a 05; common to
choice White Wheat Western extra at ZOO a rs;
Fancy White Wheat Western extra at 80 a. rs;
common to good extra Ohio at 80 a S75; common
to choice extra st Louis at 6 so "a 10 rs; Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime 8 IS "a 10 50; choice
to double extra at 10 30 q II rs; Southern flour In
buyers favor and unchanged; sales 800 bbls. Rye
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The Receivership of the Charter Oak.


HARTFORD, July 16.-At a hearing before
Judge Pardee today on tie question of APP
pointing a receiver for the Charter Oak Insur-
ance Company, Charles e. Perkins, the couu-
sci for the insurance commissioners, and A. p.
Ayde for the management of the company
asked tor delay, on the ground that an effort
was being made to rescue the company by
placing it in the hands of an entirely new board
of directors, and that arrangements might be
made so as to render the appointment of re-
ceiver necessary.
John r. Buck appeared in the interest of
large number of policy holders the ones who
were likely to lose by delay. He urged prompt
action as there was danger that the policy
holders would lose by letting their policies
lapse while the question of attempting to save
the company was pending.
Judge Pardee said there was much force in
this suggestion. The injunction was modified
so as to allow if necessary payments of moneys
for wages of employees for taxes to protect
mortgages and licenses for transportation of
material in carrying on the daily business at
the West Virginia mine. The hearing on the
appointment of receiver was then postponed
until Tuesday of next week.
1t will appear by that time, whether new
management can be secured and the deficit be
made up SO as to save the company.
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YOUR LIFE CAN BE SAVED by H UNITS REMEDY.
Dropsy and all Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder,
and Urinary Organs, are cured by HUNTS
REMEDY. Hundreds who have been given up by
their Physicians to die have been saved by HUNTS
REMEDY, ana are now living witnesses of its
value. july17dlwT, Th&S&w
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
PortlandsWholesale Market.

MONDAY, July 16.-The mark cts are rather more
active to-day Lard is stronger and prices are very
firm. Pork is also looking up. Flour is steady and
in good demand. Corn remains firm to-day at Csc
for car lots and CSC for bag LOTS &c for Meal Sugars
are off slightly aud graduated is quoted at 15c and
Extra G. at 11sc.
FREIGHTS are still dull and the engagements are
few; all taken at low rates. We note the follow
ing: Brig liza. to load deals at st. john N. B., for
Barcelona at s0s Brig j. B. Brown, to load deals at
Fox Creek, N. B., for Queenstown at IT'S Cd; Schr
Stephen Bennett hence to Matanzas with shocks and
heads at 25c Schr George K. HATCH to load deals at
st. John, N B., for Caen, France, at 15s Schr David
TORY, loads brick at Bangor for st. john N B., at
80 per NJ, thence to Windsor, N. ST. to load plas-
ter tor Richmond, Va, at $175 per ton; Schr Bran
hall loads piles at st. John, N b. for Philadelphia,
at &c per foot and Schr Alice Borda loads ice in
the Kennebsc river for Washington, D. G. at 6Oc per
ton.
Daily Domestic Receipts.
BY water conveyance-1O00 bush corn meal to q
W True s. Co.
Foreign Expo2Is.
ST. JOHN, ND. Scbr America-45,O00 bricks.
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Condition of the Pike County Bank.

ST.. LOUIS, July 16-A Globe-Democrat spec
ial from Louisiana, Mo-. says that at a meeting
of the stockholders of the Pike county bank,
of the bank to be $4,000 and the net value of
the assets about $4,000 Statements were
made that depositors would receive dollar for
dollar if time was granted. There seems no
doubt that the indebtedness of the bank will
soon be maid
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Foreign NOfee.

Prince George, the second son of the Prince
of Wales, is seriously i'll
The rinderpest has broken out at Bethenel
Green.
Ex-President Grant and family left for Luz
cerne, Switzerland. yesterday.
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NEW YORK, July 16-Evening.-Money easy at II
camille paper. Foreign Exchange weak and lower
leading dealers having reduced rates to 486t q 1851
actual business was at concessions.
b Gold opened at 1853 and closed at 1854, with all
sales the day at these figures The borrowing rates
were 4, 8 OF per cent. per annum and 1854 Of per
SIG a for thirty days for use 7-i6 q for sixty
days, for ninety days and q for all the year
The clearances were SIS, 447 900. The customs re-
ments were $1l6,0OO for interest and $29O,4O for
bonds. Governments active active and firm with
good demand Books for subscription at par to the
dull.
The following were thelclosing quotations of Gov
arnm
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Tornado in New Jersey.

PORT JERvIs DEPOT, July 16.-A fearful
eggs, swept over Montague Township, Sussex
county, N. j., seven miles from this place, this
evening. Buildings were unrsofed and the
crops and vegetables completely destroyed.
The storm lasted nearly an hour, doing untold
damage in that section.
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AT phia-Athletics TO- Philadelphia
T.
At Providence-Rhode Islands 2, Fall Rivers
O.
At Observation-Disclosures of Rochester 10,
Mutuais of South Adams 6-sx innings.
At Pittsburg-Allee hanies 5, Tecumsens
At st. Louis-St Louis 8, Hartfords 2.
At Chicago-Bostons s, Chicagos 3.
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The YermanfDefauIter.

ST. ALBANs, July 16.-Further examination
into the affairs of Rev. A. j. Lamson, the al
legged defaulter to several estates for which he
has acted as trustee executed, shows his defal-
cation to be above $4,000. He will be prose-
cuted to the extent of the law.
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DIED.

In Waldoboro July H., Mr.. Alden Jackson aged
81 years.
In Sidney, July 8, Mr.. Thomas whitehonse aged
81 years months.
In Pittsfeld, July 1. Charlie H son of Miner r.
and Eta Kicker, aged years months. -''n', -''
In Union, July q Miss Caswell, daughter of Len
dali Caswell, aged IS years.
Al, IN Union. July 4, Mrs. Mary Robbins, widow of
the late Pierce Robbins, aged 81 years,
AtStella Plantation, Paguemine La July 7tb.
MT. William Rand of Cape Elizabeth, aged 81 years
II months. '0''''
- nB~ The funeral services of the late Miss Nellie
sheppard Will take place this afternoon. at No. 81
Newbury street, Burial at convenience of the family
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FOREIGN PORTS.

At Bombay June s, ships Cora, Coombs and Wing
ed Hunter, Panno, unc.
At Calcutta June 8, ship San JOAQUIN, Waite for
Mauritius
,,s Sid fin Manila May 10, snip Grecian, Dunbar, for
At Manila June Is, baruue Am Lloyds Ames for
New York.
Passed Anjier May 14th. barque Nicholas Thayer,
Crosby, from New York for Sourabaya.
AT at Greenock LIST, brig Fanny Tucker, Tucker,
Portland.
Ar at London 18th, ships L sturges Linnekin,
new foIk; Emerald Isle ,Staples, dol Chas II South
Ar at Falmouth, E. 18th inst, ship Astoria, Potter
Boston; Darque Teekalet, Tracey, Akyab.
Brunswick, Ga.
Ar at Deal 18th inst ship Kendrick Fish, Henry,
New York for Bremen.
OFT Torbay June 90, brig Ernestine, McAleyy from
London tor Pictou
AIT At RIO Janeiro June 14th ship Louisiana, Oliver,
Buenos Ayres. repairing rudder.
Ar at st Jago prev to 18th inst, brig M Tinker,
Hill, Cow Bay. CB, Qor Trinidad to load for Boston.i
Sid TN Cienfuegos 4th, brig Wauban, Spencer, for
Trinidad, to load for North of Hatteras.
Cid at Cardenas 9th inst, barque L Stocker, Ty-
Ter. North of Hatteras
Ar at Havana 9th inst, briggs Keystone. Beatty,
New YorR; 18th, G Colson. Packard, fm Port Gale
Sid 5th, sen Alfred Keen. Heating, for Delaware
for North oil Hatteras.
Sid FIN Matanza July Ct, sch Carrie NJ Richardson,
Sparks, dol
Ar at Sagua 9TH inst, barque Cardenas, Herman,
:. Sid FIN Cow Bay June Goth, sch Sarah Harding,
Smith, Providence. %
g. IN port 7th sch Sadie Wicutt, Watts, for United
States dg.
Cid at Pictou 9th inst, sch Albert W Smith, Lor-
Ing. Portland
Ga at Windsor, Ms, 9Th inst, sch Spartel, Halo
well, New York.
New York.
Ar at st John, NIB, i4th inst, ship Olive S South
ard Walker. Liverpool.
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DOMESTIC PORTS.
CoLA-Ar 10th, brig R W Messer, Hewett,

1PENSACOLA-Ar 10th, brig W Messer, Hewett
CaibarIen.
WILMINGTON, NC--Cld 12th, scbs Mary. Pendle-
ton. Rockland; l. L Knight. Walker. New York.
Cid 18th. brig Nellie Hustled, Brewster Jacmel
RICHMOND, War 18th, aehs + Odiorne
Crowell Boston; l. w Wheeler. Brown, Kennebec.
BALTIMoRE-Ar i4tb, sch ID H Ingraham Ames
VinahaVen.
Cid 14tb, sch Philanthropist. Shea, Boston.
PHlLADELPHIA-Cld 18th, schs ID b Diverty,
Nlekerson, Augusta; Norman, Hodgdon, Boston.
CID l4th, schs Lunet, Kinds, Boston; Emily Cur
tbs, Harding, do.
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MARINE NEWS.

Seizure of a Vesseliby a Spanish MaH-of-
War.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The Treasury De-
partment has received from 3arnstable, Mass
an official report of the seizure of the whaling
schooner Rising Sun of that port by Spanish
armed vessel off Cuba. The report is substan-
italy as published. The department has been
officially acquainted with the arrest and con-
fiuement of Capt Dunham of the schooner
Ellen Rizpath, which also confirms previous
reports
Ship WeIling ton Disabled.
BOSTON, Jolly 16.-The ship Wellington,
Miramichi for Britain, deal laden, put into FL al
flax to-day, having been disabled in collision
with the bark Capri.
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NEW YORK.
The Presidenf.s Cousin.

NEW YORK, July 16-The New York Ex-
press Washington despatch says Gen. Hayes,
cousin of the President, is to succeed Internal
Revenue Collector Freeand of Brooklyn, but
the removal of the latter will be deferred
short time at the request of Henry Ward
Beecher.
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EGYPT.
More Troops for Consta ntinople.


LONDON, July 16-An Alexandria despatch
to the Daily News reports that the Khedive is
sending more troops to Constantinople. Egypt
ian steamers are now embarking horses, troops,
guns and ammunition.
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MEXICO.

Gen. Trevino,sNot to Assist in Furnishing
the Raiders.
New YORK, July 16.-A Washington special
says official reports from Gen. Ord state that
the Mexican Gen. Trevino has withdrawn from
his agreement to cooperate against the Next
can raiders