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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-30

And general assortment Of ell kinds Of fur
niture that the Vancouver market demands.
Furniture manufactured TO order. and repair
ing done. Glass cut for pictures, etc. Go and
zee for yourselves.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Vice-President Wheeler has gone fishing.
Rebel General Hood made 100000 by the
rise of Louisiana bonds, and so did Warmoth.
Josiah Clifford of Allenstown, N. H., hung
himself Monday.
Lady Foxey and Chester were the winners at
Beacon Park yesterday.
Ex-President Grant visited Fairmount Park
yesterday.
Dartmouth Athletic Association holds it's
spring meeting May 23d and Oath.
Russian corvette Vastocks sailed from San
francisco yesterday under sealed orders The
balance of the fleet will sail later in the week.
Hon. G: II. Bryan, ex-Judge of the Supreme
Court OF Colorado, was strangled to death yes.
terday by piece of meat.
The dwelling house, barns and stock belong
ing to Horace Fales of Waterbury, Vt. were
burned Monday, Loss $4,000; insured $4,000.
Rev. AIvah Wiswell of st. Johns Guild. N
Y, has been exonerated from the charges of
immortality.
Bertha Won Hillern has just completed a
walk Of 100 miles in q hours, 4S minutes, 27
seconds.
The wife and children of Dr. j. G. Aver have
petitioned to have guardian appointed for
him.
At Lockport N. Y, Monday uight, J.L.
Breyfogle, prominent merchant, was dan.
gerously shot by burglar.
bishop Gibbons of Richmond has been man,
ed coadJutor of the Bishop of Baltimore wifi
the right OF succession. "-'n
In the case of the Atlantic Mutual I,fa r,
Eur t. company Judge Westbrook has denied
Tine petltlon for review, and has ordered an
examination OF the assets and funds. WI
Miss Cornelia Chisholm, wounded in tho
Kemper, Miss, affray, died yesterday of gan.
creme in the arm, resulting from lack of promnt
surgical attention.
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NEW YORK, May 15-Eyening market ia
and Alabama SIC; ordinary New Orleans and d Texas
at 9tc; ordinary stained at Ssc middling upands and
Alabama at 10 1866; do New Orleans and Texas at
firm at "a points advance; delivered ON contract
500 bales Flour dull and strongly in buyers favor
demand mainly for immediate use local trade closing
dull; NO 2 at 50 q 40; Superfine Western and
State at Z 20 q 60; common to good choice Wes-
tern and State IS g 05; common to choice White
Wheat Western extra at 10 q s 90; Fancy White
Wheat western extra at 8 25 q 10 90; common to
good extra Ohio at 80 a 10 90; common to choice
extra St Louis 80 q II 25 Patent Minnesota extra
at 10 80 @ u 25 receipts 6S12 bbls; sales 5000 bbs
Southern hour dull, heavy aud unchanged; sales $50
bbls; comon to fair extra at 80 q 8 so; good to
a 90 for superfne. Cornmeal heavy and unchang-
ed; Western, Jersey and Pennsylvania at As "a
65 Wheat Is dull and in buyers favor and scarce
ly any export demand with only very limited city
milling inquiry inferior Spring at 45 No Mime
sofa at co. inferior Winter Red Western 60; No 2
Chicago 9 Ds%n hnIh at So No. Milwaukee, at s5
900 bush for export 90 in store and
O13 aoat. Barley and firm; $500 bush feed.
ing at 60 q &c, part to arrive. Barley Malt quiet
and firm. Corn at q lower and rather more do
ing for export and home use and futures; unmer-
7Osc; YelowWestern zoe; White Southern 70 "a 7ac |;
Yellow 40 on track alc; receipts $4,000 bush; sales
10000 bush; also 5000 bush steamer Mixed last half
May at 66ic; IS 900 bush steamer Mixed for NAV at
65a 6Ste; 70 Ooo bush No seller May at 66s q &C.
$4,000 bush No seller June at &C q sc; 5000 bush
steamer Mixed last three days in May at CSC; No 2
nominal mixed Western and State at 419 CSC White
Western and State at so q 6Sc rejected at Ale; New
York No White at 4Sc; New York No2 at Sic;
sales $4,000 bush. Cotee-Kio dull and scarcely SO
firm at 16a 2O3 gold for cargoes; 16a % gold tor
hhds Mufcovado at 100 q 1oIc; refined firm with
fair inquiry at 115 q 12c for standard A; 12s for
granulated 12ac for crushed and for powdered. Mo-
lasses-refning stock firm grocery grades unchanged
with moderate demand. Rice is steady with moder-
ate inquiry. Petroleum is dull: crude SC; refined at
1is l4ic 25O refined at 14s q 4l; 900 bbls unit
ed crude 129 "a 15-nearly all on spot. Tallow is
FIRM 1000 lbs at 50 q 50 fair to prime Naval Stores
.Rosin is quiet s at 50 g 50 for strained Turpen
at IL q 133c Pork about steady but quiet at Is Is
for new mess 100 bbis do on + $50 bbs seller July
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ON THE DANUBE.
A Russian Corps Acros. the Il

A Russian Corps Across the Danube.
LONDON, May ia Constantinople des-
patch received this morning says news has
been received that Russian corps with caval-
~ and artillery has crossed the Danube and en-
tered the Dobrudscha.
The Telegraph's despatch dated at Matchin,
Monday, says heavy artillery firing was then
going on. The inundation has decreased in
the Berlat valley, and 5000 troops were march
ing down toward Galatz.
The Vienna correspondent of the News saws
the Russian army for actual operations now
numbers nine corps. Only two are destined
for the Dobrudscha. The main body, accord
ing to military calculations, will cross near
Giurgevo and move southeast toward Varna
The front will be covered by ten regiments of
Cossacks.
The Telegraphs Bucharest despatch confirms
the capture of the Turkish gunboat which tried
to pass Kalafat.
The ROnmanian Army.
The Times Berlin despatch says the portion
OF the Roumanian army fit for active opera
tons cannot be estimated at over 30, 900, iE-
efficiently armed and equipped.
The Navigation of the Danube.
The Times Vienna correspondent says &C.
cording to advices from st. Petersburg the
Russian government is quite ready to give the
assurances required by Austria that the inter-
ruption to navigation shall be only temporary
and that 1t shall in no way prejudice the prin-
Clplo VI Tue freedom Oh the river as settled by
the treaty Of Paris.
Tuitcha 10 be DESTROYED.
Pera despatch says that Taltcha in the
event it has to be abandoned will be DESTROYED
by the retreating garrison. The aliens. how
ever, have timely warning to be able to provide
for safety of their persons and such property as
they can remove.
Various Matters.
The Standard has the following war news
from variOns points:
The Grand Duke Nicholas reception at Bur-
charest was remarkably cold. Not a single
cheer was heard.
The Turks have dispatched 10000 men from
the Widen garrison in all haste to Dofruds-
cha.
Roumanian official reports estimate that 400
we're wounded during the recent intermittent
turkish bombardment of Kalafat, but do not
mention the number of killed. No Russians
are farther west than Turnseverein.
The Roumanian party which demands active
cooperation with Russia is still held in check
by the influence of foreign minister who fayors
the temporizing pallcy.
Servlan volunteers are constantly passinp the
frontier to join the Bosnian insurgents
The Circassians who have risen in Russians
trans Caucasian Provinces, DESTROYED ali tele-
egraph wires in their neighborhood.
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with him, judge him to haye plentiful sup
ply OF those qualities which made the two Ad-
amses the conspicuous failures among our early
Presidents. and great lack of those character
lstlcs which, with all their faults and failures
as Executives, still made them Justly illustri.
GUS in our annals,
The Presidents who were great leaders of
men and OF parties have been our successful
Presidents: Washington and Jefferson among
the early Presidents, Jackson and Lincoln at
Among the men who possessed in pre-
eminent degree the talent and aptitude for the
station were Hamilton, Dewitt Clinton. Henry
Clay, Seward, and Stephen A. Douglas. But
in not single quality of any one OF them can
you find the least counterpart in Charles Fran
els Adams. Stat Daagrai nominis unabra. And
only the shadow!
Very sincerely yours, j. G. BLAINE.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.


Especial to the Press.l
FAIRFIELD, May ia large freight house
nearly opposite the station at this place took
fire this morning from sparks from a passing
train and was nearly consumed before extin-
guished. Thomas Gage of Benton loses seven
tons of hay. A strong wind prevailed. and but
for hard work on the part of our firemen, as
sisted by the Waterville boys, our village
would have suffered greatly. SETH.
ITO the Associated Pressl
Fourteen Years for Arson.
ELLSWORTH, May 15.-In case of State VS..
Prescott P. Heath. indicted for arson in burn
ing buildings in Bucksport last October, the
county attorney entered mol. pros as to such
allegations as required life sentence. Heath
then plead guilty guilty and was sentenced to
fourteen years in etate prison. Heath is now
over 60 years old.
The European q North American
Railroad.
BANGOR, May 15.-The bondholders of the
European & North American Railroad held
a meeting this afternoon, and advised the
trustees to adopt the narrow gauge as soon as
practicable.
Fire i'm Athens.
SKowHEGAN, May ia building belong
ing to T. J. Calden of Athens occupied by
Jacob Jewell and Samuel Donnell was
destroyed by fire yesterday noon; also all their
household goods, clothing, hay, farming tools.
&C., including a valuable gold watch and $3.50
in money. Calden's furniture was packed in
the stable which was destroyed. Loss $1,000.
Buildings insured for $500 in the Home New
York. 1t is supposed the fire caught from the
woods. Several heavy fires has been raging
in the woods around at Athens village Stree
Saturday, endangering life and property.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Serve Processes
ON the Eastern Railroad.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., May II. On the
arrival here to-day of the pay car of the
Eastern Railroad with paymaster Hobbs, who
has been settling accounts with employees of
the road along the line to this city, trustee
process was served upon him by the sheriff at
instance Of the Merchants National Bank of
Salem, which has recently made several
attachments on the property of the road.
Paymaster Hobbs disclaiming any connection
with the Eastern in paying off men, another
process was Immediately served upon another
gentleman who occupied the same car, pre-
Stunning that he held funds. He also dis
claimed any connection with the road, stating
he was acting for outside parties, and paying
no attention to either process proceeded on
their way
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WASHINGTON.
Order in Regal

Order i'm Regard 10 Supplies for the Army.
WASHINGTON, May Is. The Secretary OF
War has issued the following order:
WASHINGTON, May 14.'1S77.
Discussing officers are notified that there will
be no funds available for the purchase of sup
plies for the army after July l, 1877. Under
Section 1882 of the Revised Statutes contracts
and purchases for clothing, subsistence, forage,
fuel, quarters and transportation may be made
to meet actual necessities till Congress shall
have had time to act upon an appropriation
bill. That is to say the indispensable require
ments of the service from July to December
81, 1877. All advertisements of contracts un-
der this section. as well as the contracts them
selves, will state that the payment depends
upon future appropriation for this purpose.
Upon the delivery of supplies under such
contract discussing officers are authorized to
issue certified voucher stating in substance
the sum due, to whom due, on whas accounts
and that it has not been paid for want of funds
General order No " of the series of 1873 inso-
far as it conflicts with this order is hereby sus-
pended till further orders.
(Signed) GEO. W. McCRARY.
Secretary of War.
Secretary Sherman Refuses to Compro.
mise the Whisky Suits.
Secretary Sherman in the order made TODAY
declines the propositions for compromise
with HesiDg, Powell, Rush, Dickinson and
others of Chicago in certain class of whisky
cases. They are allowed an opportunity to
appeal to Congress for relief, but in the mean
time the Department will put all claims in
judgment and see that the property of the de-
PENDANTS is not put beyond the reach of legal
process or their ability 10 evade the law in
creased by this delay
The Ellenton Gases.
The Ellenton cases came up before the U.
). Circuit Court to-day, Judges Waite aud
Bond on the bench. The defence challenged
the array of the grand jury on the ground that
IL mad been packed for political purposes, and
pending argument on validity of the objection
the court adjourned.
Various Matters.
The North Atlantic squadron will pass the
summer in some Northern port to avoid the
yellow fever.
The U. S. steamer Plymouth will leave after
getting supply of coal at Pensacola for Vera
Cruz to take the place Of the Essex.
Commander Selfridge and Lieut. Command
er Horace Elmer have been ordered to Newport
for attendance on a course of torpedo instruc.
ton.
Internal revenue receipts today $247, pa;
customs 1884, 904. The collections of internal
revenue for May, 1876. were $13.711 ,356SS and
for half the present month 81, 667, 1888 80. The
total for the present fiscal year date is $103,
600,09S 36. and the estimate for the full year
ending this month is 120,000,000.
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New York Stock and None, mark.,

NEW YORK, May 15-Evening.-Money easy at 2
81 cent. Sterling steady at 467 for 60 days and
4S9k for demand
Exports ofaomestic produce for the week S4,O31,-
49, against for the corresponding week Of
last year.
Colo opened and closed at 1O7 with sales early in
the day at 1913. Carrying rates q II per cent. !;
borrowing rates fat att g per cent The clearan-
were $224,O00. The Treasury disbursements were
$4,000 for interest and S6l3,OO0 for bonds. Gov
eminent bonds firm.
The stock market with the exception of Michigan
Central was firm in early Dealings prices advancing
to in the general list and La 2t per cent. in coal
stock; subsequently, however, the whole market was
heavy and lower with coal stocks, and Michigan Cen
trail was the most conspicuous in the downward
movement; A decline from the highest point Of the
day ranged from O. per cent. the latter Michigan
Central, which fell off to All.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ed 137, 900 shares including New York Central 240
shares, Lake Shore $4,000 shares, Northwestern pre-
ferred 1850 shares Rock Island 1850 shares, Michigan
Central $40 shares Ohio q Mississippi 1900 shares
Western Union 1000 shares, Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western 80 4S0 shares, Delaware & Hudson Can
al 9456 shares, Morris q Essex 1856 shares.
The following were the closing quotations of Gov
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DOMESTIC POETS.

TACOMA-Sld 5th ship Alex Mcneil, Sproul, for
San Francisco.
PASCAGOULA-Cld 9th, sch Eugene Bunker, tor
Pensacola.
FERNANDINA-Ar sth, sch L A Edwards, Miller,
New York.
SAVANNAH-Cld 9th, sch Mary Augusta, Holt,
Brunswick, TO load for Ellsworth.
Ar 18th sch j Ingraham, Packard, New York.
Ar 18th, barque Matthew Baird, Greenleaf, from
WILMINGTON, NC-Ar 1ltb. sch Dione, Dutch,
Rockport.
RICHMOND-Ar 18th, sch Agnes. Hodsdon. Bath.
BALTIMORE-Ar 18TH schs g nj Porter Allen,
st John, NIB; Jennie f Wiley. Wiley, st John, N B.
Ar I4th, brig Giles Loring, Anderson, Cardenas.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar 18th. schs Clara w Elwell,
Long, Calais; E Hallock, Moule, Saco; II Hol-
way, Thompson, Cienfuegos.
Ar 18th, schs Grace Davis, Davis st John, NIB;
Mahaska, Williams, Portland; Titon, do.
NEW YORK-Ar 18th, scbs David Ames. Flan-
ders, Mayaguez le days; Joe Carlton Thurston. I'm
Dreamer, Providence; Geo Prescott, Mills, and L S
Hatch, Hatch, do.
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Foreign Notes.

The French mare La Sautes wJn the New
market spring handicap.
$4,000 deaths have taken place at Akyab
from cholera, and also large number from
pestllential fever.
The Times special says that levy of conscripts
will be made at the critical moment in the
Basque provinces of Spain. In several districts
the young men threaten to take refuge in the
mountains.
Gen. Paz Valdes has pronounced for ex.
President LerdO of Mexico, and is now in pos
session of the whole district of the Rio Grande,
except the town of Piedras Negras, which he is
threatening to attack with 500 or 900 men.
Boiler of the French frigate La Franche
burst at Villa Francha yesterday, killing two
persons and injuring 60, 20 mortally.
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Chicago Cattle Market,

CHICAGO, May -Cattle-receipts OF 5000 head
shipments $500 head; sales at 70 q so; prices are
generally steady and unchanged butchers and stock
natives 10 a IS.
:, Hogs-receipts 5000 head; shipments $500 head
the market is very dull; packers holding off; ship
pers doing only limited business sales 10 a ga
heavy shipping at 80 q 8 60; a Jew light al 5 20.
Sheep-receipts 1870 head; nominal: light to fair
Wooled at IS q 25 choice to extra at so a %;
light sheared 80 q Is; fair to good at 90 q Is;
choice so IN d ca
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THE BELLIGERENTS
Russian Criticism of Lord Derby.

BERLIN, May 1.-THE Journal de St. Pc.
tersburg criticises Lord Derbys speech made in
the House of Lords May 9Th, relative to the
Cars Moscow declaration. The Journal
says there is no contradiction between The
Cars Moscow speech and his assurances to
Lord Lotus at Livodia. The Journal regrets
that the action of the parliamentary opposition
should lead the British ministers to sometimes
make incautious and extreme statements.
Friendly relations between England and Rms
STA should induce frankness not groundess sus.
picions.
No Insurrection in Poland NIetlitated.
PARIS, May 15.-The Defence publishes a
letter from Polish Count Ladslas Plaster de-
nying that preparations have been made for a q
instruction in Poland. He says any such
movement now would only promote the views
OF the enemies of Poland whose hour of de-
ilyerance has not yet come
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THE AsIATIC CAMPAIGN.
soobgoom-Kale Bombarded by the
Turks.

Hin ASIA OAM lUNs
Soobgoom-Kale Bombarded by the
Turks.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 15.-It is officially
announced that the Turkish squadron bonn
barded village near Sookgoom Kale, and it is
reported landed 1000 Crcassians. The COM
mander of Sookgoom-Kale sent some cossacks
and militia in pursuit. Six Turkish iron clads
appeared before Sookgoom-Kale May II.
LONDON, May 16.-The Standards Constan-
tinope special gives some particulars of the
great success of the Turks in Asia Monday.
Admiral Hassan Pasha after bombarding the
Notifications of Sookgoom-Kale landed a num-
ber of soldiers, who were Immediately Joined
by 5000 natives. A violent combat ensued,
The Russians were driven out of Sookgoom-
Kale today, Upwards of 10000 natives joined
the Turkish forces, wko hold the Notifications.
The town is in flames. All the surrounding
country is rising in support of the Turks. Tele.
graph communication between Constantinople
and Kars via Ezeroum remains intact
Turkish Barracks Burned.
VIENNA, May 15.-Intelligence received from
lara says that on the 18th inst an insurgent
band burned the barracks at Grab and two
block houses, two magazines and the custom
house at Zubruy Turkish soldiers made no
resistance, but fled, leaving considerable ammu-
milton and provision.
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Miners Poisoned by Striker,

NEW YORK, May ia Chicago despatch
says the old miners at Streator, ILL.,,
put poison yesterday in the dinner
buckets of the new miners, and it is believed
some sixty will die.
Another despatch says it is thought that but
five or six will die
STEAToR. ILL.,, May 1.-THE miners poisoned
with arsenia yesterday, by supposed envious
fellow workmen have generally recovered,
though a half dozen are in precarious con-
dition. The city is excited and the perpetra-
tors of outrage if discovered will hardly
escape summary punishment.
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Tidal Wave.

this morning tidal wave five feet in height
came rushing to the shore accompanied by a
loud Kissing noise The wave lasted but few
minutes and as quickly receded, followed at in.
tervals for an hour by smaller waves foot and
more high. There was very little wind at the
time. Lake Erie was almost calm.
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED

Ar at New York 18th, sch Grace Andrews, Watts,
Matanzas.
Cardepas; 18th, barques Harriet S jackson, Bacon,
Sagua; schs Emma Hart, Hart. Matanzas; Edw
Waite, York, do: Sth, barque Joshua Loring, do
brig Merry, Bradley, do; Albert, McCalder, tor
Sagua.
Sid I'm Cienfuegos Sd inst, sch Charlie Morton,
Pike, Boston.
Ar at Cardenas Sd lust, schs NJ M Rivers Rivers,
Aspinwall; 4th, AIiadne, Dyer, Troon Jos Souther,
Watts, Havana.
Sid, sch Mary A Power. for Havana.
Ar at Matanzas 9th inst, schs Emma Hart, Hart,
and Edw Waite. York, Havana.
Cd 9Th, brig Clara j Adams McFadden for North
of Hatteras. 49,
ar at Sagua 9Th inst brig Akbar, Thompson, from
st Jago; Lie Houghton. Rose, Havana.
Sid TN Valencia Apl 81, barque 1ronsides, Tapley,
Almera.
AT at Valparaiso Apl 8, barque Hosea Rich, from
New York; 4th, ship Hattie Tapley, Montevideo.
Ar at Hamburg 18th inst, ship j Lincoln, Lom-
bard, Point Lobos.
Ar at Queenstown nth, barque Henrietta from
Portland.
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LONDON, May 15-12.30 P. M.-Consols at "a for
money and account.
LONDON. May 15-12.3O P. M.-American securi-
ties-Erie 6S.
LIVERPOOL, May 15-12.30 PM.-Cotton market
easier but not quotably lower; Middlng uplands at
13-16d; Orleans at Cd; sales 5000 bales including
1000 bales for speculation and export; receipts Of
cotton to-day were $500 bales, including $500 Amer
lean,
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MARRIED..

In Ferry Village, May II, by Rev. G. W. Barber,
Capt. Arthur S. Crane OF Charleston S. CO. and Miss
Josie NJ. Guiltord of Cape Elizabeth.
In Ferry Village. May u, by Rev. g. W. Barber,
Alpheus L. Lombard and Miss Julia f. Moody, both
of Cape Elizabeth.
At White Rock, May ~, by Rev. w. j. Twort,
Benjamin Haskell OF Gorham and Miss Maria Nor
rell of Gray.
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Base Ball.

Lowells II; Rhode Islands s.
Brown Stockings 6; Hartfords 2.
Live Oaks 1; Rochesters 0.
Athletics of Philadelphia II; Delawares 3.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Local Option Bill Vetoed.

BOSTON, May Ex-Governor Rice has vetoed
the local option bill, principally on the ground
that the existing license law having been in op-
Grafton but a year,its efficacy has been but par
TALLY tested.
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DIED.

In this city, May IA, Mrs. Phlena NJ, wife of Capt
j. S. Winsow, aged 45 years.
Funeral services Wednesday afternoon at p o'clk
at No. IA Deering street. Burial at convenience of
the family.l
In this city. May Is. Essie NJ Pike, aged % years.
In Ferry Village, May 8, of Giptheria, Cora b.,
aged years Fl days; May Ii. Howard r. aged 8
years 10 months IA days,-chiIdren of Capt. A. and
Louisa A. Henley.
In South Freeport, May 4, after many years of
sickness, Mrs, Bachel Bragdon, wife of j. Bragdon
aged So years.
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For New England.


NEW YORK, May ia Salt Lake dispatcb
says the Gentiles are apprehensiye of tba
movements of the Mormons in their drillinps
and warlIke preparations and Governor Eme-
questing that the force at Camp Douglass be
increased.
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A despatch from Constantinople says a Rus
sian corps has crossed the Danube at REM. No
fighting is reported. The Turks have won an
other victsry in Asia Miuur. The Russlans are
concentrating around Kars. An analysis of
the vote on Gladstone's resolutions is given.