, 1877-06-30

il effected by the order, will probably
causc stampede. The New York and
Pennsylvania Republican Associations
here have been1in existence dozen years:
The effect Of the order will be more gen.
eral in The States than has been thought.
1t is stated TINT more officials in Penn
sylvania come within the rule than any
other State, and that ut least forty one
are members of local committees which
they will be required to leave. Chief
Mcpherson, Of the Printing Bureau, and
for many years clerk Of the House, is"
member OF the Republican committee OF
his own county. lie will resign this
week.
HARRISBURG, June pa heavy wind
and min storm passed over this place
this morning. The bridge spanning the
Susquehanna from Harrisburg tV Lang
nicker's Island was unrooled anda por-
ton oft put ont Of position. The dam
age is small. One OF the turrets was
blown off OF the Catholic cathedral; a
number of dwellings were unrooted
and badly damaged by water. Reports
from different sections trom the north
west say the dansage Of yesterdays storm
WAS not very lSyge in any one locality,
yet the results taken in the aggregate
have been dsa strous, and crops have
suffered in all places to Il greater or less
degree.
SPRNaFIELD, Ohio, June 28.-Dunng
a storm last evening, child OF Mr..
WindiMm was killed by a falling barn.
The residence Of Mr.. Click was blown
down, breaking a leg and arm OF Mrs.
Click. A dozen large buildings, ihclud-
ing the St. James Hosel and the Sewing
Machine Factory, lost roofs, and the
damage to crops is incalculable,
not onlYin the vicinity of Springfield
-hus all along the whole pathway of the
storm.
At Reading, Ohio, the stable of Henry
Reese was blown down, Instantly killing
the proprietors.
Al Lancaster the residences and stores
were usroofed and the Catholic Church
steepla ilown down. w
WASHINGTON, June ~ Chief Of the
Ordnance Bureau has given orders for
the issue Of one thousand stands Of arms
to the State ot Oregon, live hundred to
the Territory OF Idaho and Eve hundred
to Washington Territory.
Two hundred Mormons who have Just
arrived from Eunpe, ieave this isafternoon
for Salt Lake.
WASHINGTON, June est has been
asccrtained at the State Department that
no diplomatic representation has been
made to our government regarding the
presence of Sitting Bull and his band of
Sioux Indiands on British soil, nor any
diplomatic negotiations on this subject
now pending between the swo counties.
New YoRK, June 23.--The Worlds
Washington special says the President
win issue an order July 1st. prohibiting
all federal oftice.holders from holding
membership in political committees:
Office holdeys must resign os retire from
Republican, commitsees In looking oser
the lists, it is 10 Ind this will necessitate
a reorganization Of the National Repub-
lican Committee, snd committees in
most OF the States. There is much op ,
position to the scheme, but the President
persists.
The Tribune says Adolph Girudt, %
German banker, who disappeared about,
ten days ago, leaving number of credit
ors in this city, among the poorer classes
of people Of foreign h;rth, whose proper.
sy to the extent of Dearfy, $4,000 be
bad missappropristeb, WAS arrested last
night by Sergeant Weho, of the 18th
precinct. The opinion generally prevail.
ed chat Girudt had Acd from the country,
and no steps had been taken 10 search
:or him, The risa0g hirAcr was found
secre'ed iu ycFr gcrlor III he bas. me :
0: his house