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The Abolition Of Nayies.

Mr.. Stewart Sanderson, of Shelby,
Orleans county, N, Y, in memo
rial to Congress, proposes novel way
of compelling oil maritime nations to
withdraw their war vessels and keep the
peace. He says that, after twenty-seven
years study of the subject, he has come
to the conclusion that steam ram can
be built with sufficient power to force
all maritime nations to withdraw their
war vessels. His plan, therefore, is to
order the Secretary of the Navy to arm
and equip for action the best iron-clad
gunboat owned by the United States,
and to invest sum equal to its cost in
the construction of one or more steam
rams in accordance with the best plan
than be devised. When everything is
ready, he proposes that battle shall be
ordered between the iron-clad gunboat
and the ram in the otfing of convenient
harbor, SO that the people can see if the
steam ram will be able to sink and de-
stroy the iron-clad vessel, before the
latter can be brought near enough to
lombard any seaport town or city. Ii
the ram is successful, he thinks that the
exhibition will compel all nations to lay
by the gun, suspend the building of
seaport Notifications, and disband their
armies. W ashington Cor. Neao York
Tribune
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.


Mrs. Catherine Holt and her mother, Mrs.
Catherine Brady. aged AZ years, we're fatally
burned in their house at Philadelphia few
nights ago. Kerosene.
Solomon Strauss & Co., dry-goods iobbers.
No. 60 White street, New York, have suspended.
Liabilities, s14o, 900; assets, $4,000.
The Keith paper mill, at Turner's Falls.
Mass, burned last week. The loss Is $500. 600.
the insurance s265,0O0. This mill had n en-
pacity Of five tons Of paper daily, and emplovea
800 hands.
Walker F. Bartlett. the Receiver OF Taxes ~
Trenton, N. j., and proprietor Of the American
Hotel, is defa1lter Of from els, 900 to 100000
He has been arrested and lodged in Jail.
The carriage works of Charles s. Carrsv. A.
Camden, N. j., have been burned. Loss
s1O5,O00.
The fight over the estate Of the late Comma
dore Vanderbilt has opened in earnest in the
Surrogato's Court Of New York. A married
daughter of the dead Observation-Disclosures.
Mrp. lie Bau, who was cut off with pittance
of $500, 600, now comes forward to assert her
claim TO an equal division OF the enormous cs.
fate. the bulk OF which was hequeathed TO VIM.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

The President has appointed Henry S. Sand
ford, of Florida, Minister to Belgium.
The President has appointed Col. William
c. Goodloe, of Lexington, KY, Minister to the
Netherlands.
Paynlaster General Watmough, of the Navy
Department. has rendered his resignation.
The President has urged upon the heads of
departments q reduction Of their estimates of
appropriations for the next fiscal year, and the
War Department has set good example by
reducing its figures as origin uy prepared
$4,000, 000
The Secretary of War has order Maj. Ben
vaurd to remove the raft in the Red river above
Shreveport, and keep the river open. A Gov
eminent vessel will be placed at the disposal
of the city of New Orleans for the improvement
of the harbor there.
delegation of Ponca Indians was in Wash
ington last week, and had big talk with the
President. They poured into his ear long
chapter of their grievances, and were assured
in return that their wrongs should receive at
tention and rectifcation if they would go back
home and be good, peaceable and industrious
Indians.
An order has been issued by the War Do
partment directing that, until further orders,
the names of battle-felds shall not be printed
in the army register at the head of the regi-
nents which took part in them.
The commission appointed by the Secretary
of the Treasury to inquire into tho conduct of
and the business transacted by the Bureau of
Statistics have submitted their report to the
is accused Of serious Irregularities, while his
tables of commerce and navigation are grossly
incorrect. The commission recommend a thor
ough reorganization of the bureau and radical
change in the manner of gathering and pub
fishing statistics.
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ii. Vanderbilt. The lady has for her counsel
Scott Lord and Jere Black.
Tramps are becoming exceedingly bold and
troublesome in some parts, Of Pennsylvania.
Two trains were stopped near lewiston by
them, and it was only after desperate resist
ance upon the part of the conductors and their
assistants that they were driven OF. Tramps
stole quantity of property from the railroad
cars at West Chester Junction. The railroad
employees made a raid upon the tramps, and
recovered the property, but not until two rail-
road men and four tramps were injured.
man named Henry Hausman living in
Christie street, New York, shot his three chill
dren and himself. The intemperance Of his
wife is attributed as the cause. The wife OF
Robert Stuart wealthy citizen of New York,
committed suicide the same day on account Of
the drunken habits of her husband.
West.
Kinney d Co., bankers Of Cincinnati, have
suspended. Liabilities, as stated by the firm,
nearly $780, They claim to have assets
more than sufficient to pay all indebtedness.
An association has been formed in Indianapo-
lis for the purpose of raising funds to build a
monument to the memory Of the late Gov.
Morton.
The county treasury of Clermont county,
Ohio, has been robbed of S24, 900 by unknown
thieves.
Shaffenburg, ex,United States Marshal Of
Colorado. who was convicted of stealing $40, 600
from the Government, and sentenced a short
time ago, to the Kansas penitentiary for the
term of two years, has been pardoned by Presi-
dent Hayes.
A fire in st. Louis last week, destroyed
Steinberg's hat-store and John Brunet's res
taurant, on Fourth street. Loss, over $780,
600.
A San Francisco dispatch announces the de-
struction by fire of the North Point warehouse.
Loss, $4,000.
A Columbia Is. CO. dispatch says ga verdict
of guilty was rendered in the case of ex.State
Treasurer CORDOBA. B. F. Whittemore,
cused of accepting bride when member Of
the Senate, has been indicted by the Grand
Jury.
Reports from Texas say that there are two or
three regiments OF State troops now on the
Rio Grande waiting for authority, express or
tacit, to cross the river and give manifest
destiny" boost They are restrained only by
the presence of Uncle Sans boys in blue.
A report comes by way of Galveston that
''Lieut. Bulls, with small party of scouts,
crossed the Rio Grande near the mouth Of the
Pecos river, and was attacked by body of 500
Indians and compelled to retreat. Loss not
stated. Col. Young has left Fort Clark with
200 cavalry to reinforce Bulls"
Ex-Congressman Smalls and ex-Revenue
Collector Carpenter on trial at Columbia, S.
c., the former for bribery and the latter for
forgery, have been found guilty.
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Bird.Lime.

"Been off on lark, ell 2" woman's
voice came dropping out of second
story window out on West hill, at the
solemn hour of midnight. been out
on lark, eh?"
"But your life, replied a deep manly
voice, about eighteen inches thick.
"All right" she said; "go roost in
the cow-shed."
Won't do it." he persisted !;
there's cattle linnet."
Then she told him he had been robin
his family to pay the bar-keeper; and
he said if she didn't hush owing he'd
whip her well when he got in the house.
"You try it," she screamed, "an' I'll
up an hawk you down with fat-iron."
Gull-long," he yelled, eye couldn't
do it. Let me in and let's stork it over"
And, if the neighbors hadn't inter-
fered and stopped it, there is no telling
to what extremes they might have gone.
Burlington HdtUk-E ye.
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VIEWS OF THE WEEK
THE WAR IN THE EAST.

The London correspondent Of the Chicago
Times telegraphs on the 9th; at is believed
that Turkish resistance is approaching an end.
The humiliation OF the Turkish army in Arme-
mia substantially ends the campaign in Asia,
although it may be few weeks before the Rus
ians occupy all the principal points. 1t is
so patent to all parties that the
Turkish power is broken that the terms
upon which Russia will make peace
are now the subject of discussion in the
London journals. The Russians have con-
cluded the investment of Plevna with a force
of 1870, 900. tbs impossible for any supplies to
get in or for Osman to get out, and, unless the
Russians commit some extraordinary blunder,
the capture Of Osman and his army is near
certainty"
The Porte has demanded the withdrawal of a
Servian corps of observation from the frontier
upon pain of vigorous military measures.
Constantinople dispatches report an eleven
hours engagement in front Of Erzeroum, re-
sulting in the repulse of the Russians with
severe loss.
Constantinople dispatch says there is great
uneaEness in that city. Placards have been
posted summoning all patriots to rise, as the
Government was secretly negotiating with the
Russians. The placards also urged the murder
Of Mahmoud Damad Pasha.
From Constantinople dispatches Of the 18th
we CLEAN that the Turks have resolved to de-
fend Kars to the last extremity that the Rus
slams have recommended a vigorous lombard
ment of Batoum that the Turks acknowledge
q tha Df
their artillery in the battle of Deve-Boyun
that there are discussions in the Turkish Cabi-
net on the subject Of peace or war that forty
of ex-Sultan Murad's servants have been strap
gled because Of a conspiracy TO reinstate Murad.
report comes from Berlin that Turkey has
communicated to some of the powers draft
Of the programme for the conclusion Of peace.
Rumors have been set afoat in Constantine
pie, representing that the Prophet lately reap
peared on earth, and paid visit to the reign
ing Sultan. The object of the interview was
to warn Abdul Hamid of the peril of longer
persistence in the war, and to urge that peace
I've made with the Car on the best terms that
could be obtained.
Plevna is said to be provisioned with six
weeks provisions. The Turkish losses are os-
timated at 200 to 800 daily from the concen-
trated fire of the Russian artillery.
The prospectus has appeared of a new Rus
sian per cent. loan Of 100000 roubles,
which is to be issued for subscription in Berlin
Amsterdam and Paris at 7615.
Nearly 10000 Russian soldiers are officially
stated to have been put hors du combat since
the beginning of the war /; the Turkish loss
during the same time is estimated at 200, 900.
The increased mortality among the Moslems is
attributed to the wretched condition Of the
medical department; the insuficiency of the
commissariat the aversion of the soldiers to
the amputating knife of the surgeon, and a
meagerness of pay which prevents the pur-
chase of little delicacies for the sick
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A Terrible Indian. Killer.

A man who has been in the Black
Hills and returned is big gun at the
village drug store, and feels called upon
to tell the truth when narrating his ad'
ventures. Such a man, named Curt,
was telling, the other night, how many
Indians he had killed during his three
months residence in the Hills.
After he had talked half an hour, one
of the listeners, who had kept track OF
the number killed, exhibited the figures.
81 find" he exclaimed, "that you killed
800 savages in three months" "Is
that all 2" exclaimed the unabashed
Black Hitler. "Why, believe you
have left out weeks work there some
where" eff you had such good luck
killing Indians, why didn't you stay
there p demanded another suspicious
listener. "Well, the truth is, gentle
men, l was afraid of running my left eye.
I'd squinted along my gun-barrel SO
much that my face was being drawn
out of shape, and the sight was so far
gone that / had to be led about by a
dog
"And you killed Indians while in
that condition ?" .lf
Il did; though I've always felt little
mean about it. i couldn't see to shoot,
and so / run 'em down and kicked 'em
to death. 1t wasn't manly in me, and l
want to ask the forgiveness of You, gen.
tlemen, right here and now.
There was long spell of appalling
silence, and then some one said that Eph
Francis had bought new coon dog
Bismarck Tribune.
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The Largest LandhOlder i'm America.

Probably the largest landholder in
America is ex-Gov. Coburn of Maine.
Incredible as it may seem, he is the
owner of not less than 500, 900 acres, di-
vided up as follows Maine, $50. 900
acres; Canada, 10000; Wisconsin, 3d.
600; Dakota, $4,000; Michigan 10000:
Minnesota, $4,000. His latest purchase
is that of the tract in Dakota, and was
taken of the Northern Pacific railroad
in lieu of stock, in which road he invest
ed some 100000. His agent, Mr..
Whipple, has just returned from the
West. where he has been to look after
Mr.. Coburn's interests and see about
the last purchase. He reports the land
in Dakota as among the finest held by
the Governor. He says it is well adapt-
ed to growing cereals, and fine crops of
wheat have been harvested in the yicin-
ity the present season. The Governor
is said to be besieged with beggars of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-16
Gov. MOrtOn's Will.

Following is the last will and tesla
ment of the late Senator Morton. The
estate is valued at about $50, 900:
/, Oliver Z. Morton, Of the city Of Indianapo-
lis, In the State Of Indiana, do make and pub
lish this as my last will and testament de-
wise and bequeath all my estate, real, personal,
chooses in action, and property of every kind
whatever to my dear wife, Lucinda NJ. Morton,
and her heirs and assigns forever. ! request
my said wife to pay 500 to Anna Maria Hart.
Request my said wife to have my son, Oliver
L. Morton, to complete his collegiate educa-
ton, and to aid him in doing so, and
also in the study of the profession he
may select and also to aid my son Walter to
complete his studies request my said wife
to render such assistance and aid 10 our child
rem as she in her judgment and discretion,
may deem necessary or proper, she being the
sole judge Of what aid shall be rendered.
request my said wife to give such assistance to
Sarrh Z. Gill, Rachel 4. Scott, and Mary K.
Burbank as she, in her judgment may think
right. request my said wife to give to Will
lam II. Holloway and John A. Burbank some
testimonial of my regard and appreciation of
their uniform kindness to me. / request that
my said wife administer my estate for the
common benefit of herself and my three sons,
John, Walter, and Oliver, as far as in her
Judgment she can do so. l make no be-
quest to Mrs. w. r. Holloway. because
she needs none; but my love
for her Is none the less. request my said
wife to give fine copy Of "Websters Die
tionary" TO Eddie Morton Holloway, and also
to Oliver Morton Scott, and also to Seymour
Scott. request my said wife to give copy Of
Bryants collection Of poems to May Burbank,
and also to Josie b. Gill, and also to Margar-
eta Scott. request my said wife to pay to
Mrs. Abbie Caldwell 300. II il my desire that
my old friend, Jesse p. Siddell, act al attorney
for my estate. / request that no bond or in
ventory of my estate be required Of my execu-
ulx. appoint my dear wife, Lucinda M. Nor
ton, executrix of this will.
Witness INV hand and seal, this 18th day of
September, 1877. OLIVER p. MoRros.
Attest: JESSE p. SrDDELL,
w. CLINTON THOMPSON.
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FIVE Chiname I in wagon were en-
tering Oroville, CAL, week ago, when
man with a rifle met them and de-
manded their money The driver start
ed the horses and the mar fired, killing
one, whose body fell from the wagon.
On the body was 81 900 in money. The
other Cinnamon rode into Oroville.
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bon hieh aA.l low standing, and scarce
ly day passes but he receives letters
asking aid to help build seminaries,
churches, and charitable institutions.
He is reported as giving away upward
of 800, 600 per annum. Mr.. Coburn Is
probably worth SO. 900, 900.
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THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.

Elections we've held in twelve States Of the
Union on Tuesday, Nov. 6, namely Massachu-
setts, Connecticut, New York. New Jersey,
pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Missis-
app, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Kansas and Ne
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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

The schooner Gypsy Bride, from Pictou for
Georgetown, Prince Edwards Island fonnd-
cred of Rollo bay. All hands were lost.
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The London Telegraph has an aver
age daily circulation of 265, 900 copies.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-31

TWO cAEs WRECKED. sLyEgELY NJuE;No SIX
TEEN PRISONS.
INK rELEGEAPH TO THE HERALD

fELS FfEsoSS-
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
wnMSGroS. Del. July 80, 1877.
The quarter TO twelve A " train IRON Ihladclpha
ran over q COW ut Brandywine station, within
the limits OF the city. In strange
way the wounded animal GOT between second
and third cars disconnectng them and throwing them
of the track. they completely wrecked, MUIR
ing sixteen per and blocking travel en- that
track until a late hour this evening One Two OF
tho injured II is feared will die. The
or the disaster was WITHIN miie OF
tho locality OF the terrible accident
Oh the road In the winter OF 1874 The victims were
imprisoned debris aud had to be Cut out by the
workmen 0. Bowers, Duro x ca, and others, WHO were
nj hand IN few minutes
The names OF The wounded as far as could be ascer
tanned, are as follows
Mrs. L. \. Pollock OF No 90 North Howard street,
hurt In the breast Her two children, Flora ana
Nettic, were slightly injured.
Mrs Orme, oil Georgetown, d. G. injured GU the let
side aud unger broken.
Mrs Supplcc OF Baltimore, elbow disocatec and
right aria broken
Mr.. supplce. wounded right cheek
Celcna Madden colored, nurse with Mrs Supplcc,
Lett leg and right arm broken.
Mrs Cochran Is spine injured; head hurt. Mr. Sup
plces child was unhurL
Harry W. Wells, OF Baltimore had les amputatcd
and is very low.
Two men were badly hurt; ono with confused
and hand and the other had his leg mashed; they re-
fused to give their names.
William Orme and his mother, OF Georgetown, re-
turning from Cape May. were both injured
Nrs Freeman, OF Brooklyn n. Y, had her leg
sprained
rho Rev. John McNabb, OF Abingdon Va was badly
Every attention has been paid 10 the wounded.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Senator Agcrnon s Paddock, OF Nebraska; General
RUFUS II. King, OF Albany; Captain Bald. OF the For.
ty-,ourth regiment. British army, and D.. Thomas
Vail President OF tho Troy and Boston Railroad COM
pany arc at tho Windsor. Ex-Governor willianLP.>
Kellogg, OF Louisiana; OK Governor G. @. washhurn,
Of Wisconsin; Major Marcus A. Rono and Charlie.
magne Tower, Of Philadelphia, aro at the fnti
Avenue. General Henry W. Bcnhan, United
States Army. Is at tho Grand Central
Robert =. Lincoln, OF Chicago, Is at the Hoffman
John T. Ford and Thomas $. Wilkinson, OF BALTIMORE
are at tue Union square paymaster A. S. keony,
United States Army, is at the Westminster. l.'cuten.
ant W. W. Mead United States Navy, Is at the Abe
marie Ex-Congrcssman Hamilton Ward, of Belmont,
N Y. is at the Asor Captain J. Dancsi, Of the ltaL
ian army Is at tho Everett. George do u. Koin and
james r. Gowen, of Philadelphia, are at the Brevoort
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CHARTER OAK REORGANIZATION.
THE MOTION FOE A RECEIVER WITHDRAWN By
COMMISSIONER sTRDMAN.

THE MOTION FOE RECEIVER WITHDRAWN By
COMMISSIONER sTRDMAN.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HARTFORD, Conn, July 80, 1877
Final legal action was taken this afternoon the
matter Of appointing a receiver OF the Charter Oak
Life Insurance Company, the application being
withdrawn by Insurance Commissioner Stcd-
man and the temporary injunction dissolved.
Tho case came up before Judge Parker Mr. Perkins,
counsel for tho Commissioner stating that tho
for tho withdrawal was that Mr.. Stcdman was now
satisfied tho existing impairment Of the assets was
necessary or advisable. and further than this
tho assets are in tho hands OF an entirely
new management satisfactory both to the Insurance
Department aud the policy holders Mr stednan
fully believed that the impairment II not twenty per
cent on either u u tour and halt per cont basis
o,ncrwse u would be obligatory upon HIM to demand
tho appointment Of receiver. Tho necessary legal
techuicailies being arranged tho Injunction was DIS
solved. and the application for receiver was then
withdrawn. subsequently meeting OF the new al
rcctors held and preparations wero made for an &C
i've resumption OF business. including the settlement
of pending claims account OF policies.
Nsw oFFJOERs.
No appol uiment Of officers other than President has
yet been mde and ~ understood that the selections
insurance circles, as It Ia tho wish Of Gov
ernor jewell TO have as subordinatcs men
with whose business lives bc Is personally
familiar Secretary Stevens and Assistant Secretary
Sourcs, OF the old management have not resigned
and Il is possible that they Will be retained tenn
porary at least as II advisable to have the services
OF those who familiar with the affairs OF tho com
m n the past
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NAVY INTELLIGENCE.
EXPERIMENTS IN DISTANT sIGNALLING-TH
RANGER AT ADEN-oRDERs.

EXPERIMENTS IN DISTANT sIGNALLING-TH
RANGER AT ADEN-oRDERs.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 80. 1877.
Captain s. Is. Luce, of the Navy, has been conduct
log series OF cxpcr mens board the United Satca
steamer Hartford with patent magnetic electric
machine and automatic lamp, which II Is proposed
introduce tho navy for distant signalling night,
in detecting the approach OF boats picking up buoys
&c. Tho machine produces steady light, visible
fifteen miles and continuing three and half hours.
One has been purchased aud placed the Hartford Tor
further experiment
MOVEMENTS OF THE RANGER.
Commander II. d. Manly, commanding the Unteo
States steamer Ranger. under date OF Aden, Arabia,
June -, reports the Navy Department the ARRIVAL
short stop az PORT Said and Suez Very hot weather
experienced during the passage of the vessel
through The Rcd Sea- but the health OF oil on board Is
good. The vessel, after remaining nj Alden few days
was TO proceed TO Point do Gallo.
ORDERS.
Commander James ID. Graham Ia detached from the
command OF the Wyanlotte and ordered to command
tho Passac. Lieutenant Edwin Longdeckcr Is de-
tachcd IRON Wyanotte and ordered To thc Passac
as executive officer. Licutcnants w. =. Day and Q.
X. Curtis Assistant Surgeon IL g. Boyer Assistant
Paymastcr W. G. Gowan, Passed Assistant Engineer
H. II. Cine and Assistant Engineer John u. Sloan,
are detached from the Wyandottc ordered to the
P.ssac Lieutenant Albert Ross IL detached from tho
command of the passac and ordered " command tho
Wyandottc. Midshlpmcn f. n. Heath, II. W. Harrison
and Is. A. johnson arc ordered 10 the Swatara, at
Washington, u. G. Assistant surgeon 4. H. Green II
ordered special duty at Baltimore