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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-07-11
War News !!
Special Correspondence from the
Seat Of War.
MIR. CLIPPERS, Correspondent.

Bucharest, July 4.-Of eighteen
gunboats and monitors which were
on the Danube at the commence
ment of the war, six have been de-
stroyed, three or four are water
bound near Matchin, two at Silis-
tria, one at Turtukai, two at Rust
chuck and one at Nikopolis. The
latter is reported surrounded by
torpedoes and helpless. All on the
Danube will fall into the hands of
Russians unless destroyed.
A Turkish account of the cross
ing of the Danube at Sistova says
there was only one Turkish COM
pany at the point where the Rus
slams landed, and the latter had
established their positions before a
sufficient number of Turks could
be concentrated to repulse them.
Constantinople, July 7.-Redif
Pasha telegraphs from Schumla,
under date Of Friday, as follows
The Russians attempted near Baba
redoubt, five hours march from Sill
istria, to disembark troops with ar
tillery, crossing the Danube on
twenty RATS, flowed by three steam
ers. The Turks bombarded the
RATS, which precipitately turned
hack. One large raft, with troops
and stores, sank. The stores were
damaged. a ers
London, July The military
situation now appears to be as fol-
lows: The Turks have changed
front and faced to the westward.
Since the entrance to Bulgaria, the
Russians are deployinq, with their
left flank resting on the Danube,
to face the Turkish line, from Rust
cbuk to Schumla. When this
movement Is completed, q general
battle may be expected. unless the
Turks fall back to the Balkans, or
the Russians mask the whole qua
drilaierial and turn It by passing
the Balkans. The forces coming
through, the Dobrudscha are APP
preaching the rear Of the Turkish
Rustchuck and Schumla line. This
column Is too strong TO be opposed
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Discovery of an Old FowIing Piece,

Discovery Of an Old Fowling Piece
The Portland Observer says
Thursday last Mr.. Charles Hast
ings, living in Sebewa, while en-
gagged in logging, discovered at the
side of large ash stump hollow
piece of iron, the end of which
had been exposed about two inches
by the burning of the leaves and
rubbish around the stump. Mr.
Hastings then dug down by tie
side of the stump and found it to
be the barrel of gun, and that il
was firmly Embedded in the roots
of the stump, which had grown
around it, and by dint of consider
able hard chopping cut the gun
out. In getting it out the barrel
was broken in two near the center
where it had become very much
rusted. The only means of esti-
mating the length of time it had
been there was by counting the
circles in the grain of wood from
the outside of the gun, indicating
that at least 144 years bad rolled
around since the gun had been left
at the tree when it must have been
very small sapling.
The gun barrel, to which a por-
ton of the stump still adheres, is
about two feet longer than the
modern shotgun, is eight square at
the breech, large smooth bore, and
resembles an old-fashioned French
flint lock fowling piece. Neither
the lock or any traces Of the stock
had been found, though careful
search will be made for them. Oc-
cupying a horizontal position,
about six inches below the surface
of the ground, and almost directly
through the center of the tree,
with the ends protruding on either
side, it is evident that it must have
been dropped there either before
the tree took root or while it was
very small, as it was within an
inch and a half of its heart, and
the growth of the tree shows
century and half to have elapsed
since the tree began encircling the
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pared to make great sacrifices.
Rather than surrender the seat l
hold in the Senate to Democrat, l
have already trampled upon the
only real ambition / ever had.
But there is limit beyond which /
won't go. Twenty years ago, you
remember, would not surrender
a conviction to retain seat in the
Senate. am DOT likely now to
surrender my personal independ-
ence to retain that seat. And !
won't consent to stand in the pillory
and be pelted with bad eggs, not
even to prevent a Democrat from
taking that seat" 1t is to he in
ferred, from the passage in which
the Senator says that rather than
surrender the seat he holds to a
Democrat he has trampled upon
the only real ambition he ever had,
that he might have had a place
on the Supreme bench if he would
have taken it. We are inclined to
believe that the country will be
glad that the prospect of a Demo-
cratic successor to the Senator
spared it the infliction.
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The Indian War.

San Francisco, July 6-News is
received from Gen. Towards camp
on the Salmon river to June 30th
So Indians passed along Bald
mountain opposite the camp on the
Goth in full view of the soldiers
Gen. Howard is hurting with all
possible dispatch in order to pursue
or find direction taken by the In
dams. The trail indicates that
Joseph intends escaping to the
Buffalo country. Gen. Howard
will Immediately retrace his steps
to Lewiston, and endeavor to head
him off by way of Hangman's creek.
capt. Conville, of the Lewiston vol
unteers, starts to-day to the Stair
mish territory, in the vicinity Of the
State creek, TO find the direction 10
seph has taken. The Malheur In
dian of Baker county, Oregon, are
restless. Fears are entertained
that they will effect junction with
the hostiles.
The squaw women say Joseph
has gone toward Spokane river
mill, and taken up his position in
the impossible gulches and canons,
intending to stay and fight it out
in the Willow valley. The opinion
at headquarters is that he will
strike for the Buffalo country.
Joseph has now day and half
start of the troops. Gen. Howard
has telegraphed for a regiment of
regulars, which it is understood
can get here in ten days from
Omaha. He has now about 500
men, and bowitzers and two Cat
ting guns.
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to death, because their store OF
nuts was not exhausted when they
died. The only explanation that
seems reasonable is that they en-
tered the tree in the fall, through
a small aperture, when then grew
too small to use as an exit. In
time the wood grew completely
about them, sealing the dead
bodies Theoretically, and preserving
them. The moisture Of the tree
may have penetrated the bodies,
and through lack of atmospheric
air, assimilated the animal matter
which was vegetable until the sol
idification of the mass was effected.
1t will be observed that the vege-
table substances remained distinct.
The meats Of the nuts were dried,
and crumbled to dust when
touched. The color of the animals
remains brown, but the hair has
disappeared.
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The Revolution in japan.

A letter from Yokohama in the
Allgemeine Zetung says that, al
though the government does not
publish any information as to the
losses suffered by its troops in the
campaign against the insurgents, it
has been ascertained from private
sources that the average number of
killed and wounded has amounted
to upward of 200 a day. In the
Osano hospitals there are more
1000 wounded, and at Kobe more
than 5000. The operations on
both sides have been limited to
small and more or less sanguinary
engagements. The most important
success of the government troops
has been the raising of the siege
of Kumamoto. There were sever
al thousands of soldiers in this for
tress, and the besiegers consisted
Of only 500 insurgents; yet the
latter retired without losing man,
and the relieving army did not en-
ter the fortress until several days
after the insurgents had left. Al
though the government troops are
far more numerous than those of
its opponents, every effort is being
made TO procure recruits. Mean
while the press is Subjected to a
rigorous censorship on all matters
affecting the civil war. Several
papers have appeared with blank
spaces which have been reserved
for articles and news afterward pro-
bihited by the censors others are
published in half sheets only and
when the losses Of the army are
referred to, the figures are almost
always omitted.
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The Michigan Central Railroad
company has issused q circular
which notifies all persons in its
employment that, commencing July
LIST, salaries in every department.,
from and including the president
down, have been reduced ten per
cent Those who have been re-
ceiving pay at the rate of $50 a
month, one dollar day, or ten
cents an hour, are not cut down,
nor wages reduced below those
rates in any instance.
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OF Kars and Erzeroum, when-the
Turks occupying the right flank to
prevent an attack in the front and
rear-Gen. Melikoff, before pro-
ceeding futher west, had to turn
north and attack levin. The at
tempt failed and Gen. Melikoff fell
back to the Araxes Valley, where
he heard that the southern column
under Lieutenant-General Tergu-
kassoff, which was to have met him
there previous to the joint march
on Erzeroum, was likewise defeat
ed near Delibaba, and had retreat
ed. Lieutenant-General Tergu-
kassoff is seemingly determined to
retrace his steps to the frontier and
rescue Bayazid, while Gen. Nell
koff, according to the latest intelli-
gence, intended to take up a posi-
ton in the Araxes Valley and hold
the road to Kars against the victo-
rious force from levin.
Erzeroum, July The follow
ing is the position of the forces in
Armenia. The Turkish right
wing confronts the Russian left at
Utsch Kilissa. Fall Pasha has a
fresh body of 10000 Russians
opposed to him near Bayazid.
Another Russian division of 10000
is marching toward Abraham.
Mukhtar Pasha's advanced guard
is within fourteen miles of Kars.
Battles are expected at Utsch
Kilissa and Bayazid. 1t is also
believed Mukhtar Pasha will be
engaged soon. The provisioning
of the belligerent armies is now
matter of great difficulty.
Constantinople, July 7.-Mukhtar
Pasha telegraphs under date OF the
9th that his army had arrived at
Kerkpounar, five hours march from
Kars. Communication with Kars
had been restored, the Russians
who occupied position near HodJi
Hall having retired beyond the
fortress. Grand Duke Michael has
gone to Tiflis.
st. Petersburg, July 1t is Of
ficially announced that the Erwan
column armed on the 9th inst. in
the vicinity of Igdyr, to complete
stores of provisions and war ma
terial previous to marching to the
relief of Bayazid, where the Rus
sian garrison maintains its position,
through surrounded by twenty
battalions and 10000 cavary.
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Many postmasters throughout
the country, fearful that the ad-
ministration was in earnest in its
recent order to Federal officials
have fastened to step down from
their posts at the machine. Some
of them have even written to Post
master General Key, rendering
their resignation of memberships
of Republican committees, as il
the Postmaster General were the
political custodian of the party. II
the postmasters in question had
only waited until all the explana-
tions of the order had been made,
they would have seen that they
were under no necessity of resign
ing.
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Senator Howe, Of Wisconsin, Is
rapidly getting into a frame Of
mind which will prompt him not to
care a button how Wisconsin goes
ia the election this fall. Ina recent
letter to the Milwaukee Sentinel,
replying to certain charges against
him, he sage: mo man more
earnestly than myself wishes to
maintain Republican supremacy 10
this State To that end ! sm pre-
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Karakal is q station on the Kra-
iowa branch of the Roumauian
Railway. II is said TO have found
ed by Caracalla, and a correspond
ent Of the London Standard, who
dined there early in June, with the
staff of Gen. Radovitz, thinks that
the Emperor must have been q
very wicked man. No words can
do Justice to the sqnalor Of the
town. The entertainment took
place under she'd, in a meadow
stream, with old plnnks and broken
bottles. The restaurant keeper
had only one lantern, which was
irrevocably fastened in a corner Of
the she'd. He had candles without
candle-sticks. which be tried TO
keep alight Eve seconds together,
but the attempt failed, and the
company sat like ghonls and
awaited the dinner. Shadowy
dogs roamed among them bats
and night birds fitted in and ont.
What was given them to eat in this
obscurity nobody could tell. 1t
seemed to consist Of old rags and
candle ends tied up in cabbage
leaves and set afoat in sour milk.
This dish was altogether too ma
tionsl for the eclectic gentlemen of
the staff, and after few heroic ef-
forts they fell back upon boiled
eggs.
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ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
Wednesday, July II, 1877.

Hayes denies the soft impeach-
ment conveyed in Blaine's grafton,
and declares that the country has
all the territory it can manage al
ready. He adds the somewhat
ominous intimation that such views
as he has in respect to territorial
expansion turn northward rather
than southwark. 1t is to be hoped
this mysterious utterance will not
give our neighbors of the Domin-
ion q cold chill.
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1t is reported that Mr.. Wheeler
is displeased with the order recent
ly issued by Mr.. Hayes to the Fed
eral office-holders. If Mr.. Wheel
er is much longer left unnoticed
by the administration, he will have
as great a grievance as the late
Vice-President Wilson had. The
latter felt deeply cut because he
was qnietly ignored by President
Grant in all matters of policy, and,
spite of the declarations of Hayes
that Wheeler would he made much
of. Wheeler seems to be as much
of a nonenity, so far as the Cabinet
is concerned, as ever Wilson was.
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The last debt statement shows a
decrease of public debt during
June of nearly three and quarter
millions of dollars, and for the year
ending June 30, of more than thir-
ty-nine millions of dollars. This
is upwards of ten millions better
than last year. During the year,
also, the interest charge has been
reduced some three millions of
dollars or more. The apparent de-
crease Of the year, however, is
more than the real. There are IN
paid bills, floating debt, unliqui-
dated and unaudited, which have
now for some months been accumu-
lating and which must continue to
grow.
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A Curiosity I'm the Heart Of Tree,

A Curiosity I'm the Heart Of Tree.
The Marshal Statesman describes
what was found in the heart of a
tall maple tree, five feet In diameter
at the stump, and recently cot
down at Grand Traverse, forty-five
feet from the butt, where the tree
measured but little less than three
feet in diameter. In the very CEN
ter of the trunk, surrounded by
about q foot of sound wood, was
discovered a squirrels nest. Fine
grass, bits OF cedar bark and beach
nuts filed the cavity almost full.
The slightest touch reduced the
contents TO dust, and further re-
search revealed the little occu-
pants Of the nest, coiled snugly
under the covering, and---turned
to wood. There they lay almost
perfect 10 forrL, smotbered to death.
They had become a part OF the
tree itself They had not starved
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Geo. NJ. Sauage &c Co.'S, Column
Persons answering any of these advertisements,
will please state where they saw the same.
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Leaders and others engaged in the formation of
bands OF orchestras should send for our new de-
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New-York tribune., 1877-08-06

BSN4RUK 1T NONE.

4 century ago, when Berlin was surrounded
bv ,s y isn con .1ut iO 'llt u1ti aD1ht 1861 tle
the Town chirlg atf r-cl by ministers nnd dirioma~l
R.n,rcS's resiIeIce. buS exactly halfway 1r'ween
+I,o T,ipz,.r and N h,usrs+' f,a Un'-~ irlri Nili-
ins t.god ~ every external ornament. The fronilsr
a. ov.u..yc and embraces about twelve Windows Ii"
rtrl,. ~ le hOusc /. on the rgAf-hand side Aver
ig nL crossed through tn" large porlfp one arrives ~
,tirca-p syabolcily guarded hy tNp sphlnNt' lciiS
on the grouui-hlor are the Official bureaus, and up
stairs tI3 private rooms, OF tho C,ahn'"'t;;
These apartments. furnished ~ me pt-lhnh- ol
fne rcutur consisting " large d1ncln2r1on over tne
-i,yiy and large drawiEg-ruoms reserved iof the
reception Of guests ana o,Iyt sY. ;n. po1 '",e i. ,
CaJucello - situated ai me oack an tonnin, We"
ot tIc aa-u'hcnut etfdcn. Nihc' h,hii'H it .ui,'
course witl foreign dipOmail-s 90 Baron Hho". ine
, ID, ,.,sfniin, n, For.gn Oi.e Private tle
.rtp wire, Keep Nun informed of tht cota, ot aH mo-
,c bours ch.rf, devoted BY Bi-.uars work n
thr ui-u La,c.ly, however, ah increase pi ms hru
f,G,Is,fy-y adm nislcd by D, d0ctola he no lIn-cr
nlll.e, 80 the heavy druk+-notatly, porter MIXED
VITA Champagne. wuich used 10 br his u1orte never
ags. AT 4' meals O"ly tn h~h'J 'nu n9' u's ''o
d.,.ts make their appear NEE -. Wn'el u""o "p
dly: AMI even snDa .-adO.. usc wau. N the dnt,-
cuaa4b,.. tie COOK IS received N'th"Ut 49, ~ D'It
1Se % & e% ~ pas sr', IS Owe. 6y ns adursrs
w.. rn yti provinces excel siith ss W. 'iin hiu,
'u,r or FRA Gfolt siisi srs, StsnUrg tdcs lively
t .ntf i "a nI-t pos, iir si.I, ttrn Do ~ O.
u4u- Il c0tsere: and whilst 40 P'ilEtm ht uh iuOhc
,..el,, IT,. IL Iiy,.e .ta lAiul. t1,t,.
ID. 10 Ia private au cas! AID uacoh,tuhcd conversations
ais. ..- .-.. ...
ny .4. VA.Z.u, wuIrI hc ptlc.J-tI airr Llr War ui
1850 I'm tc uit.l ar - rarely urt beyond tIe pro
lu,.s of O. Foreign ONCE gardens lis co. -ttut fou
pJu IA his Ala- 81, cIiiI, - icA ma Dtlirh iliHli'
r, 5. nt.o to lim ~ a friend m south Germany. lis
,l,u ia corpueuce however displuporunudio 90
i,. .rs.t-aas lied utI 40 sN' up rduG IA, prf
so r..acc is almost 600 well known o. ucrd uc,cr-
in small eel aud hands bald bead iU.ty brow. u.i
lit eyes ia ice socket, almost hn.ien hl Uushl cIc-
blovs auI martial mu,stdclc. HOW nearly while,
wucu covers his mputI, are the features chiri-
A uyt
for l.c mos. part that Ol thr Itu tuirassors-Wu,h
c,.,l5 either ol white coat, Nlth c'.s ANA Large
rriu.4. or ble undies, COAL Wih yellow collar lie
only apprars Court STAGE occasions, a.'gtbs a. cN-
.t., D,t his abssncr, lhAt standing iaugucs nin The
more correct explanation II thai among l.c iradns pei
.uas IA the entOtgc Oi h Majesty ar1 several Of his
!t.f.,t personal and pOtCd ioci. MOr, thAu once he
t. ,aoSi conn 50 blows OF his fellow
uers In imperial autscuulnorr, aHi an utftcation
three years ago Nith Count Ncrsvtote the Lord ish
Cn.iubrrl.iu uf me Eluptcss stiucn Caihouc,
o,.owcd Jy mutual challenges 10 ddct. wac hf inter-
ference OF Tie Emperor alone prevented.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-06
PETER COOPER TO THE PRESIDENT.

Peter Cooper mas addressed TO the President
AN open letter, in which, after ain tog 10
the recent strikes, he describes at cnnaldcrabIe
length the causes which produced them. deciar-
Ing that the financial policy Of the past twelve years
has led the land from prosperity to aiyrlsity MI
Cooper finds the oDy remedy ia reracing our steps,
ana be suggests that the Government should ke the fo
lowing steos:
F,gl-Giye immediate relief 10 unemployed labor.
either through definite methods ~ help given 70
of unoccuued lands the est, OF hg great ara Obvious
Dahc improvements which seen 10 DE- ucr -eiiF &"
Ibr prosperity and safety o. ti" co'Iti i'--'hth
a, "a Northwesteru and q Southwestern lf"ii oai'
81, 9d-N.estOIc ihe silver cniUagr as FE'' tcnntf
Ihi-d-tdopt pei uanent policy oi hllr hi'hce
thai shall hereafter control both the volume &Af
b ya'uc he national currency tuc uic est OF ue
whole ucO; ir aud hUt of c.aSs
I0i0t1-rrpmofe and instruct industry, all over me
larl 10y foa1jiug under National, State ana nidncpdi
cucopragcm. industrial schools o every Ad that '"h
a1yo. CO. Skill Iu labor.
F.Dh-Adopt % jsiicious tarn upon an lmporiatipns
81 country h.s fle raw mJteiIu ih 'liitbcc'
ANA tar labor ready to Dc employed ia t1e po.u'i ion
S3Ifh-Pr1yiae a civil service a. wei organized ana
specit. as tho military or naval service.
Nj Cooper says 70 Pre- deni Hayes, by waJ of preface
10 THESE views: From your past patriotic life and
action aud from your present wise aud concatns con
d,r m the political affairs - ths country, we sc every
-asou 10 hope aua straight paih d. rrhei VIII ne
found the mauics; evils under which THIS country IS
Iahuriu-.'
New-York tribune., 1877-08-06
ovrR1oADTyG EXCURSION STEAMERS.

United States Supervising Inspector StrattOn
on SATURDAY. made application to Collector Arthur Tor
detail Of Customs officers ia accordance with tc 81 Of
he Revised Statutes Of the United states. whose duty II
viii be TO keep close inspection OF all excursion steam
ers to prevent their being overloaded carrying more
messengers than is allowed by the certificate. In
where steamer makes landing, 1t viii Dc the duty
Of the officer thus detailed 20 travel upon the steamer to
prevent any violation Of the passenger law.
Many complaints have been made recently through The
press by Anonymous writer's, thai excursion steamers
were beng overloaded daily but direct complaints
have been made tie Inspectors, consequently
vesticaton could be ordered Both Mr stfatton and the
local Inspectors have msdc repeated announcements tha
information a. % the ONtrOadng Ui stednDOa Nuuid
be most gladly received by them, aud acy now hope ta
n any possesses such knowledge he VIII report tue
same 20 fhe inspectors dat they may take action.
thorough investigation Is beng conducted as 10 the
cause of the steamer Norwalk running ashore about ten
da,s ago when nearly 900 passengers were Kept fiom
Their homes all night Tho lHspcct1 VII De able 10 le-
port the result OF the investigation IN few days.