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A retired English staff officer ut Constan-
tnople writes to one Of the English papers
TO the effect that the Porte has decided to re-
main On the defensive in Bulgaria, and to
limit Its offensive operations for the present
to the blockade of the Russian harbors on
the Black Sea- He also adds that great
efforts will be made to stir up an insurrec-
ton in Poland, and that Polish and Hun
gnr1an legion will be formed very shortly.
AS to the consequences of the impending
war he thinks :. It will lead to the complete
devastation OF European Turkey, as the Turks
are actuated by such a fanatical spirit that
they would rather burn Adrianople, Sofia
and, above all, Constantinop1e, to The ground.
than see the Russians enter these toxzns
as conquerors." With regard to tie STRENGTH
of the Turkish positions, he saws:
Owing to the naral superiority OF Turkey m thu
Black Sea and the Danube, the fortrcssea of y,-n.
slistria, Rnstch1k, Widdin, and schou,n1a .rn ~
direct communication with Constantinon1e. .rbr,ca
they can easily procure troops and supplies ~ ~
kinds. These fortrcsses are sufficiently nror,d.d
to withstand siege Of fout or five months: and r.
inc turkish 1ron-clan gunboats on the DAMN.
should enccced in destroying the Russian pontoon-
osao2cs On that river, and thereby cut OF the Rus
: saan army In Bulgaria from its supports in Rou-
manis and hesssrahia, that army, surrounded by
enentes, and uuable to procure food In a country
"nese the people are already dying Of hunger.
might oc placed In as desperate a position AZ that
ol the French at Sedan,
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little distance at the south end, next to
Montenegro. Austria clasps Bosnia in he1
arms, SO to speak, and the Inhabitants Of
Bosnia are of the Same race and language as
those of their Austrian neighbors. While
the Bosnian Christians are Sclaves, they arc
not all members Of the Greek Church, but u
considerable portion are Catholics. And this
is an additional reason for the growing de-
sire of the Austrians to occupy and annex
that territory. The population of Bosnia is
estimated Mt about million and half, Of
whom something less than one-third are
Moharnmedans, and they constitute the land
Of the province, while the Chris
tians are tenants and laborers.
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Total...- 421 2221
AL this tax, though unpaid. and, for the
time, legally set aside, is still lien on the
property. No sale Of the property can be
made nor any mortgage given thereon which
must not be subject to the lien for these
taxes. During the nine months preceding
January, 1877, over $3.50, 600 of this tax was
voluntarily paid, the owners Of the property
finding that they could make no transfer OF
the same, nor in any way borrow money or
otherwise dispose of the property without
first paying the taxes. The tax generally
bears an interest of 10 per cent, which is,
by the second and subsequent sales, COM
pounded, and is therefore accommodating at a
much greater speed than is warranted by the
ordinary rates of interest Owners are find
ing out that it is cheaper to pay the tax,
after Ill, than to persist in efforts to defeat
its collection. Practically, the tax will re-
main lien until paid, and no person will
buy the properly or lend money on it while
the tax, though disputed, remains unpaid. -
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The newspapers will have to sustain thel1
share Of the reduction Of Government ex-
penses which they have been demanding on
behalf Of the public, and which the present
Administration is determined to make. An
instance Of this may be found in the an
nouncement that Secretary ScHunz will re-
duce the expenditure for advertising in the
Interior Department from the sum Of
$40, 900 year, which Was the rate two yenrs
ago, to s., 600, which is all he proposes to
spend this year. This is an admirable de-
cision, and, while some of the small news
paper concerns that require Government pap
to sustain life may howl all the more at the
Administration on this account, respectable
journals, as well as the public generally,
will heartily approve the decision.
, 1877-05-06

which would be secured if Bulgaria and
Wallachia were united ip an autonomous State
under German Prince. It is hardly posi-
bic that this war can bo carried out to its
legitimate results without division Of terri
tory, and such division as we have indicat-
ed, giving Moldavia to Russia, q fraction Of
Bosnia to Montenegro, Egypt to England,
tho North of Austria to Germany, Tripoli to
Italy, Tunis to France, Bosnia and Herze-
goyina to Austria, the incorporation Of Wal
lachia and Bulgaria, and, possibly, the rcctifi-
cation of the Persian and Greek frontiers
would be feasible at least The geographers
may yet hare to reconstruct the map OF
Europe on the basis suggested By this theory.
, 1877-05-06

ihe foreign news indicates that Austria is
oy degrees reconciling herself to the idea
that supreme necessity is arising for the
occupation Of Bosnia and Herzegovina tba
two northwestern provinces of Turkey.
We have believed from the first she
would come to that conclusion when
Russia and Turkey came to bloxs
notwithstanding the opposition of the
AagJars Of Hungary. Those provinces are
located IN . very tempting position, and
seem naturally to belong to the Austrian
Hungarian Empire. One of these provinces,
-Dalmatia, which is long, nauow strip Of
land: lies between the Adriatc and Bosnia.
and shuts Bo6nia Quit from that sea except for
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The population of the district of Cattaro,
in Delmatla, are said to be taken with the
idea of IN occupation Of Herzegovina by
Austrian troops These people have always
been the aunliaries of Sclaves in insurrection
against Turkey. In q reunion which took
place March 81 at Kr1voscie, and in which
NIL the villages of the district we're repre-
scented, it was resolved that, in case the Aus
trim Government decided upon the occupa-
ton of Herzegovina, all the competent citi-
zens, to the number Of 5000, should place
themselves ut the disposition of the Com
mandcr-in-C Chief.
, 1877-05-06

The fate Of the first batch of crooked
whisky men Las been sealed Secretary
SHERMAN yesterday decided in favor of Judge
FHEScH's ruling, that they had no legal or
just claims for civil immunity. The verbal
agreement which promised them criminal
immunity has been fully carried out, and the
Government can grant no further concessions.
This decision was reached in the matter Of
RoEI1E, JuSKER d. Co., who wanted to COM
promise claim against them Of over half
million for one hundred dollars.
, 1877-05-06

The Pal Nail Gazette records that an old sui.
or, who served on board the English fr1gata
Shannon when shc fought the famous duel with
the American frigatc Chesapeake off Boston
harbor juno l, 1913, is still living. His name IS
THOMAS SALMON, and he Is now, at the age Of
81, hale and hearty, serving as cook in the OK
onJ Of Victoria. The Gazette says: " he ap-
pears likely to do goo days work for several
years to come, and is only too willing to relats
the particulars of the naval conflict in which b.
was concerned. a little senile garrulity with
regard to such m event is not wholly ine1cusa-
h1e
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Inc county ting evidently makes goOt
use Of its stolen moneys for its own protec.
tion. It seems impossible to reach the
county thieves by public clamor, through
the newspapers, or Courts, or the Leg 'sla-
ture. Not only do the thieves make the tax
payers pay the money which they steal for
their private purses, but thoy also levy upon
the public the money with which, in one
way and mother, their immunity from pun
ishment is purchased. It seems now that
the Commissioners who were indicted will
escape, not because they can demonstrate
their innocence to the satisfaction Of IN i'm
partial Judge and jury, but because the wit
nesses against them have disappeared along
with the importance evidence of record on
which they were indicted.
The story of the indictment of these fel-
lows and their probable escape is interest,"
ing, as showing how helpless the public is,
under the present laws, to save itself from
the thieves, or to punish them when their
yillainy becomes palpnblc. The County Ring
is empowered by law to select the Grand
Jury. Of course their selections were for q
long time Of q kind which did not in the
least disturb their peace Of mind; they ap-
pointed Grand Jurors who would not prob
ably have indicted them under any circum-
stances. One month, however, the Com
missioners neglected to select Grand
Jury within the time required by law, and it
then became the duty Of the Sheriff to
impanel the jury. A number of leading citi-
chance for presenting rascally County Com
missioners before the same tribunal that e1-
amlned criminal charges against other men,
The result was an Indictment of several of
them along with theirprincipal outside opera
tor Ihe law was found to be inadequate to
reach their cases in a simple and diract
manner, as other thieves are indicted and
tried, but the evidence was sufficiently strong
to warrant finding true bill for conspira-
cy to defraud the county. Then the indicted
Commissioners began to squirm about to
elude the penalty Of their crime. Most of
them Immediately took the ground that thev
were SO odious to the community that amono
all the Judges Of Cook County not one could |
be found, and among all the citizens of Cook
County competent to serve on a iury not n |
dozen could be found, who would try them
without prejudice. This was humiliatinr. |
but it was better than going to the Peniten-
iary, SO the Commissioners took chanoe NJ
7enue outside of Chicago and outside of
Jock County. Had it not been for this, it is
likely that the County Board might have
been purified before now by transferring
ome of its members to Joliet.
Ihe conviction seems to have grown, how
Ter, that even change of venue would not
are the fellows, and surer protection has
'een achieved Tho principal witness be-
ORG the Grand Jury against the Ring was a
oung man named CARpEsTER, who had been
mployed In the hegrocery house of FoRsrrm&
o. (PzR1o1A7), which furnished supplies to
, 1877-05-06

President HAYES yesterday issued procla-
nation calling an extra session Of Congress
for Oct u. The particular business to be
transacted is the appropriation for the main
tenauce Of the army for the fiscal yenz end
jng June 30. 1875.
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their product. Limestone Of an excellent
quality and unlimited quantity is found adj
jacent to all the coal end iron fields. With
such possibilities in cotton, quinine, tea,
jute, tobacco, coal, iron, and stone as articles
Of commerce, and with such splendid capa-
bilities for becoming manufacturing coun-
try, the English jealousy Of Russia becomes
more intelligible.
, 1877-05-06

| AAV AGEoA1 40No9Ho VI tud 2t{t5t 1ullA tC0
pany, touching the production of India an
its capacities for, manufacturing industries
furnish at 1east one very sufficient reason t.
account for the jealousy with which Englan
watches every movement of Russia that ma,
damage or even menace her Asiatio posses
sions. From these reports it would appea
I not only TINT India has made rapid stride
during the past few years, but that she i
destined to be q great commercial empire,
and the focus and distributing point for al
| Asia. Some Of the statistical information il
these reports is Of extraordinary interest.
Twenty years ago India had only three cot
ton mills. In Bombay Island alone there
are now thirty-o and in short time the
Presidency will have fifty in operation,
owned by natives, and schemes of the same
nature ara contemplated in Madras, the Cen
trail Provinces, aud Nizam, $50 that before
long the Hindoos will bo competing with the
English in the cotton markets of the East,
The same rnpid development characterizes
other articles of commerce. Thirty years ago
ciuchona cultivation, from which we obtaiu
quinine, was only theory, and now there are
millions Of trees in the gardens Of Sikkim
and the Neilgherries. In 1850 they were e1-
perimenting with tea; ten years afterwards
the export amounted to 1,500, 600 pounds.
and now Assam rivals China with m export
of twenty-four times the quantity, and yet
the Indian tea trade is only in its youth. In
1857 the exports of jute amounted only to
eighteen tons, and now jute is the chief
staple of Bengal. next to rice. Jute fac
tories are springing up in every direction,
and the exports are 1000, 900 cwt. per m
mum, valued ut S21, $50, 600. The tobacco
production is beginning to be developed.
All that is needed is skilled cultivation. no
tobacco grows in the utmost profusion. al
though, in their hurry to produce large guam
titles for the market, the producers have
paid no attention to the quality, but have
shipped leaves which are only fit to he
ground up into snuff. The English have
already suggested to the Government to
make tobacco instead of opium it's monopolv
and are confidently looking forward to the
time when 1ndia will compete with Spain
and America in the European markets. The
flrst surveys of the Indian coal and iron
helds were only commenced five years ago.
and already the possibility of m iron in
dustEy is alleged to be beyond dispute. Tie
London Times says:
The richest ores are, perhaps. confined n ,ho
"ardha Valley, Central Proyinces-thc ..5ndion |
Black Country, ~ as some are even now ycntnrinr |
o call IT, hlr. HUGHES. OF the Lohara field in that
listr1ct, describes it one Of the marye1s of Tho
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HARMS regret now is that he was not abroad
six months ago to-day the foundations Of tha
Turkish war he believes he could pile the
Turks into the Bosphorus and bring in bill OF
It e1tras " for change Of plans that would maka
him a hundred-mlliouaife. HARMS believes
that experience is the mother of contentious.
, 1877-05-06

+ Can't We call it something other than "tho
seat Of war"s How wouldsome other portion
OF the anatomy dob We snow how taking wss
the " Elbow Of the Migtio." As long as this
struggle is for freeing ~ Christians, "hy NOT
write and speak of it 3s the right side Of VA,
and let the seat be leffs
, 1877-05-06

Judge BANGS says he never heard of any
agreement whereby JACOB RKHM was to have
civil immunity for squealing. No such
agreement was ever made.
, 1877-05-06

The verihcation Of some. ofthe assertions ofom
weather prophets -T1cEs, for tnstance-bsfngs
sadness to hearts unused 70 mourn. For It IS
seen that as soon as man becomes valuable to
his country be dies, and dead prophet Is no
better than live man who is not a seer.
, 1877-05-06

Its proposed to Introduce bill in Congress
to prohibit ELI PERKEs from going to tho
Black Hills. If this tydone it may enable tho
Government to ASCERTAIN the truth in regard to
that section of the country.
, 1877-05-06

In New York on Saturday greennacks were
worth 33S@933.
, 1877-05-06

The Turks are vindtctive1y cruel to con-
queFed foe, especially to women. Even tho
name OF their farorite weapon proves this. It
Is contraction for See him eat her," pro
uouuced shortly sciucter. ::>:~
, 1877-05-06

THoAAs cAnIr1a has written letter CO
aemnatoEy Of D1sRAht1. It is the first bomb
from Enrlaud's side In the var '-;::
, 1877-05-06

There Is probability Of Republican sttiks
IN Ohio, because the fellows who:hayc done TIA
riding Tor years noH have to foot their :xaT:>>A
, 1877-05-06

The Hon. THOMAS A. Scorr's step Is reported
as "e1astie and yigorous.'e9 It Is necessary to
DC that II he wants to kedp up with the tinea
aud his railway opponents.A *@H4 .
, 1877-05-06

On the LIST Of january, 1877, the uncollected
taxes Of the City of Chicago of prior years,
ell previous to 1871 being struck off the
books, were as follows:
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a correspondent wants to know what tho
meaning Of Is The Bosphorus II Is in English.
Phorus Is Greek word, meaning !" ferry" and
in English It would, Of course, be called thA
"boss !" ferry. 49,
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coEISTH1Ay CHATTER. no. @. r A. M.-spe
c1al Conyocztion Monday evening. May T. 1t o'clock
NoTk on the T. II. DeErce- BY order
J. A. CRAWFORD, Il. r.
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| receive an annual pension of ssfn ard s,oo ~.
travelling expenses. Ao'
III frrthcrance Of t1c scheme ~ or+-oa,,,.,o.
which her predecessor bai, in.nr,pa.as .aT
press Elizabeth founded tha soodarI. ~ ~ 1n O.
Petersburg in 176s eleven xsors ha;..s ~ ~" ~.
Royal Academy of rnndon rros .stas,,.,a s sne
The successive soycrcirns # Rnrs,a sueo' ha..a
lated the example Of PrTrn the Great nI .mu
lyexnenacd th. 80 .ha, .ns ureat ano lavish
n1vanco,na,+ ~ 49, ~ 1NIii eoo'"ana 1of the
, 1877-05-06

TOEK CHAPTER, No. 148 R A. M.-Halt n. r.
cor Robey aud Aadtson-srs. There will be Special
Conyoca.iuu Thursday evening. May TO- for work on
the Z. A. Degree Visiting Companions cordially 1uvtt-
, 1877-10-05

burglars ycstertay got away With 500 worth
OF clothing from tho residence OF Nrs. E, Allen,
No. l08 Despialnes street, anil Sl00 worth OF
lcwelsy aud clothing from the residence OF ].
L. Otis, No. 1914 Wabash avenue,
Waiter II. Miller. only four weeks married,
aud driven from home, No. 333 West Madi.on
street, thus carly BY the festive ,nothcr~i,.law,
committed sutrt,le. lie IL ycars Of agr, i've
teet.ten lh height, rather stout, and NeAss full
black beard, but Ito m1staehc.
Oucc more has Mother Robinson, Of Pike
Joncs:scandai, snale ncFsclf known to tho pub
lie. ucurgu A. Elton, undertaken o., Statc
street, near Twelfth, Inst evening tad Alice
brand, aliaa brown, locked up al The Madison
Street statlon upon warrant ,ehaE9!ng her
Roaiasonn woman put her up to IL,
aud she wsoto q threstenipg let
ter asking for hush-money or tho publicity
Of I scandal IN which Eltoa's naMc would be
atithc heaa. Elton owns up to haSe transacted
70 have the fuets publ llshea lar and wide rather
than submit 10 biaskuall. Mrs. Brand u =
medium EcceRtiy from Germany, and has for
soms time been eousortipg with Ars. Robin
son, Tbs case lnay, P1ore rich and smutty IN
characters Of tho Fourth avenue denIxens.
Tho biggest s.chuup p'' In America has bceu found
At lust. Ills name Il Frederick Dah1quHt, aud
be came up here several days ago With hlS part
ner from black River, Miss, hoplux to get men
TO 20 down thele ~ cut slaves aud make bar
rels. lie and 1ds partner while walking about
.osa Low ls.d ;l.,}a sXes on the koek L. l.lsn1 Depot
F.ssax on ayeDas Sss1 aG1e &
lined With The huts Of the lowest VI the low,
they were Eezdy xa1na fos the glrls. They en-
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report favornhly upon AID. Cnl|cston's rcsolu-
tnn establishing anew the grades nt MI tho
streets IN the city except tho dtrcc.a in tho
lumber district.
The employees nhout Tho C!ty-1la'l arc mucl.
disappointed To learn that there Is no truth in
the rnmor that the Department Of Public
Works has ordered tho janltor Of tho bult'ltng
tn TT up bathroom for fis Own exclusive
use.
TIE monthly report Of tho Registrar of vital
Statistics shows that there were 64s deaths dur
causes: Cholera infantur,. gu; conyu1stons, q;
eiarrhea. 81: dtphther!n, %; scarlet fever, q;
typh9id fever, 10; phthists rulmonali', #;
smallpox. !. Ting greatest mortality vas n
deaths; in Tho Fifth Warl. 10; First Ward. 3:
VI tho tttceAcnts a05 vcrc lcss than ono year Of
age, anil iot between one md two years of nge.
The Dcpartinent OF Public Works opened
hids yesterday ft>r tho sut,:hasenent of the ncw
lowcst Wa y: Harrington II ta!,5lo' II buffalo
Akron, $3.50 Utica, and sl0,s43 Portland.
The highest hid was TINT Of George Mcdonnell,
portlanl cement. l.. i. Leach was the nc1,-to-
lowest bidder. md his figures wcrc: 1lutlalo,
l.ou,avilas, Akron, and Ut.ca s42, ,H'D, and Fort.
sat naa a There s ,ass. WIS much h ast9nLs %L,
b.. 80 much iowcr than any Of tho
others, and II !*n matter Of history that the
maker Of tllat bid Inns not rroycd Responsible In
various paving contracts heretofore awarlen to
him. II the Committee should make the nwarl
to Him. sfr. Harrington would, III the opinion Of
some peraons, l1ntl himself In a tight place, f1r
4 would ccrtaluly appear that, 4 responsible
bladcre col,ld nETnrl to do tho work for no less
tilan sl0,O0o moro than Mr.. Harrington nsks,
Mr. 4. catnot expect to masc anything II ho
fllflf!s the contract In manner satisfactory to
the cit5. And II the hid was put Ia (as the al-
legation Eoct) for the purpose nt getting the
mi n1t Aj.
doubtless doomed tu disappointment, for they
have very much oycrshot tbs mark.
, 1877-10-05
WEST SIDE PARKS,
MBKTlao or TUE COMMISSIONERS.

A regular meeting Of the Wcst Park Board
WAS hcll yesterday afternoon. President Llpe In
the chair, and Commissioners Stanford, Holden,
Auus. MliIarl, and Schultz present. A dozcu
or morc ice-lealers, each anxious to secure the
privilege Of cutting Ice In the parks during the
coming winter. brought up the Esar aud awaited
the opening OF ths bids. After tbs reading Of
the minutes, the Secretary opened large num-
bcr Of thcse tenders, which were, on motion OF
Commissioner Holden. referred TO the Finance
Quantities, with Instructions to report thereon
next tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Tbs President reported that ho had signed
thres vouchers during September for gravel,
amounting to $2,o0a75. The vouchers were ap-
proved
The report Of tho Finance Committee showed
that the total receipts for September were Sla,-
0U:a5; total expenditures, &1iOS587; BALANCE
on hand 81 4395. The report WA adopted.
The I1eaideut offered q resolution uuthurizinu
and requesting Mr. Henry Gsceuebauln to cen.
vey t0 Nelsun aud Beuaon tha lots cvnYeyed 10
Dir. Greeneb2utn last year by Magttu Antiraxk
Swain and Nelson are the parties to whom tha
Board recently sold tbs lots. Tbs resolution
was adopted.
Commissioner Nuns offered = resolution pro-
Wiling that Mr. C. @. bonnsy be lusnuhed 4
copy OF the report Of the expert, BIZ. Mechelke,
and that be examine the saule, coules with tbe
Governor aud the West Town Board, and advise
what zctlon ought 10 10 taken eoueesninx the
, 1877-10-05
cASsiitS IL. CLAY.

WHITEHALL Posr-Orrlcn, Madison Co., Ky.,
Oct. 2. 1s77.-7o the Editor 81 The .y<tc lork
IivaM: In reference to the shooting Of the
negro, Perry White, beg to say that the un-
fortunate affair has no reference to party poll
tics or 10 raco prcJudicc.- Sly anteccdcnts will
Justify inc in simply sayiug that was wasiald
by tho dcecnscd on Sunday, the both ult., nt
about halpast 10 o'clock Il: I'LL, as was riding on
my mule, going to church, In nv own lot. /
was on unfrEelllly terms with the family of
Perry White, The deceased colorcd man, who
Ind been In my employ several ycars. Tho
family had bcen 1,nid OH and ordered oil my
lands. l acted strictly IN self-de!ense, and at
once appealed to my country, having given
bai'-haitl for $1.u00 for my appearance before
tho Grand Jury In March ncxt, II required.
will aal tl,at the tleceascl had threatened
ms life In letter which was Intercepted and
which ranscd me for several days to -p armed
a thing nut before loue by ti,c since 1911; SO
that Was under the necessity Of arrnluE my
self, ey0n on tho Sabbath. Yours truly,
CAs3lUs n, CLAT,