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Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.
OF FPHILADELPH
Office, No. 92I Chestnut st.
Assets

Assets %, ,S4u,Uuo oI
ASSETS.
United States five and six per cent.
bonds, Philadelphia, and city loans,
seven per cent. mortgage, railroad
bonds, bank and other stocks..... 81 1853 IA 48
vailed at Sc, 900, O,OOO....... 2,31s 662 50
Premium notes secured by policies.... 722, 384 35
Loans on colIaterals etc........ 167 O45 "a
Agents. balances secured by bonds.. 90 551 26
Premiums on policies not reported, net 62,313 40
Deferred PAYMENTS due in 1877, net,... 43,207 35
Interest due and accrued on loans... 9O,8S7 80
Cash on hand and in trust companies. 122, ,977 Of
Real estate owned by the Company. 404 $50 25
Furniture at home Offices and agencies 1883 Of
S., $40 006 81
LIABILITIES.
Death losses, etc. not yet due $1O1, 1856 90
Reinsurance reserve, ~ per
cent. Actuary s table, etc. 4,635, ,232 IA
"Surplus for policy-holders
AZ per cent basis ,20Z 978 23
Number of policies in force. 10 643
Amount OF r1sK ,ooo, i5O w
%The Penn has the largest ratio of surplus to liza
bities Of any Mutual Life Company in the country.
| Samuel C. Huey, Pres't.; Samuel E. Stokes, Vice
Pres't 81. S. Stephens, I'd Vice-Pres't.; Jas Weir
| Mason, Actuary; Henrie Austie, Sec'y; Henry
C. Brown, Asst Secretary.
W. lREDELL, Jr, Genl Agent, SO W. Sd St, Cin'ti.
IF feel dull, drowsy debilitated have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appetite and
tongue coated, suffering from torpid fever,
| or !" "bliousness," and nothing will cure you
| speedily and permanently
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01

Millions of bottles of BURNETT's COCAINE
have been sold during the last twenty years,
and the public have rendered the verdict
that it is the best hair dressing in the world.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01

ASK the recovered dyspeptics, Bilious sufferers
victims of Fever and Ague, the mercurial diseased
patient how they recovered health, cheerful spirits
and good appetite-they will tell yoa by taking Sim
a. 1,iv Iofpr
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01

twenty more Bulgarians, charged with
completely in the May insurrection, have
been sentenced each to twenty years penal
seryitude. Chenkel Pasha, of atrocious
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01
The South.

Four parties, named Holt, were arrested
at Nashville, by United States Marshal
Wheat, on dispatches from Chattanooga and
Atlanta, charging them with having partici-
pated in the murder of Lieutenant Nc
Intyre, in Northern Georgia, recently, while
the latter, at the head of force of revenue
officials, went to break up wildcat dis
tilleries
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-01

TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
, 1877-09-18

Of Augstt, reports that fourteen 1sraclttcs ri
krzau'sx, r,n<sarrch by the Russian. and Hui
Carians, llavo hrrn burned III ihc synapo=uc,
with tic exception II uur, who was drvourc'i l'y
dogs. Among these victims were n woman ami
gill. the latter ngel Ii, namca Tlo3l 1srafa, nni
Of great beauty. 9In was slaughtered after
having !'ccn violated by frntu eight IN .on Rus.
slams and DnlKarnns. For.y-thEcc 1sracistes ot
wounded and sick, i1avo bcen kaycs1 with Mus-
s,il1nan 6r the Imperial troops; others, to the
number of 900, havo hcen carried out by The
cncmy into Bciipka Pass"
in MoSrEsEaRo.
LONDON. Sept. 11.-Tl,c Tnwn and Fortress OF
B!'ck hase Internationally surrendered 10 tho
Nfontencgrins.
n Cetttn3c correspondent Aavs in consequence
Of tho SURRENDER vi Bilck the Turks must bring
atl their supplies by way of Kick, as nI1ek en-
ttrcfY commant1s the road frosu Hagusa to all
the interior Of Southern Herzegovina.
eEAyA.
BELGRADE, Sept. 17.-Tho EcrvInn Govern
ent publishes Official intelligence that tho reg
ular nrmy has not CONC to t],c frontier, but re-
turned to Its quarters after completing tho
usual anuual nancurrcs.
JHErAn1xo FOB w1NTEn.
vienna, Sept tilt is reported TINT Gen.
Totllcbcn, Tho defender Of scyastopo1, has rc~
ccivcd orders to prepare rlans for fortifytng
the winter camps at Matcltn, ufrzona, sis.ova.
mud SikopolIs. II 1t comes 10 tho worst,
NIkonotis, w}ero the s!rong tc,c t1u pont Is to
be established, will be hcfd at all iaza.,ls. All
fresh troops meanwhile arc directed to the
Jahtra line.
, 1877-09-18

THE IOWA DISASTER.

THE IOWA I>lsAsTER.
DEs MoISEE, 1a., Sept. 17-Thc CoroDcr's
Jury III tho Four-sIllc Creek disaster on tic
Chicago, Rock Inland {; Piu:ihc Railroad return.
ell The followlnR verdict:
!. We end that cn1rert M. ao3 os the ChseApo
1foek fsta..tt + Pacific RalroaA wns OF sn.Ncirnt
tnnacity 10 tAss the water Of what hare heretofore
been known a. our greatest t!nsnls Or falls.
We fnd tho material nfcl in the construction
al ead enl*tst was Of rood quality. hnh tar work.
mans hip was fat fob Of -econdcae* snasonry.
takr tia aallh wero not pt"v!ica fur said
cnrcr. aHhon:h 4 IN the opinion Of tho Jury that
tht existence Of x!nr. NRlf In this particular
wnahl nut hare prevented The destruction ot shih
calvert. owing 10 the sudden ami unprecedented
G:,od si,e on The nfht Of Ans. 70 anu the morning
4. W. believe from the evidence taken that the
rainfall which occurred Tn the night Of the
.hth ani the mo.n!ng Of the 10Th of AuxuAt. 1877.
n!hng Little fonY Nile Creek and vicinity. to have
s:atc. and Nas thc primal and rerpontbe cause Of
ihr accident.
=. From tho testimony Of Witnesses rcsl1sng at
Altoona. anil near the sctne Of the late wreck; the
testimony o! engineers ard conductors who hal
na'sed cntsctt No. III on the niKht Of AUG. 70 and
stous I" the dlsa.ter. toHeihcr With the testimony
Of the conductor and fireman Of the fAtcd ira We,
the lHrt. 10 nns think the engineer. william
akcstraw. who tost his life BY the accident. conid
sse reatt,ed the chsractr. and terrible eerersr of
tue storm In the vicinity Df the ruIsest.
q. We, the jury. believe from recent data NJ
rainfall. which hare occurred during the past year.
aa1 In tcw OF the late accident. !has e!rt} cnef.
urcrt s1ond ptnttde much larger aIeIs for aft.fclat
waserwlys than haa been the pfactee hsscsolore,
ts,gned} !. II: WiSnsoR,
1. ". Foau.
THDxAs noxp.
, 1877-09-18
y DEEP MYSTERY.
s rstiuk l1ispateA 10 TAk TtiAMh<.

GALEsA, ILL.,, Sept. l1-1aTb Ably, farmer
5cklding 1u tho Town 0f Council Hill, III this
county, WIS assassnutcd by some unknown per-
son about o'clock last night while he wa cn-
gagged in reinoying milk from tho sprinchuusc
to the cellar for tho night. The weapon uac.l
was undoubtedly gun, which was loaled with
buckslxt. Two SLOTS were fired, both of which
took cft,ct, Que In the hcad, making great holc
III the skull over tic right eye. while tho right
brcast was pierced by nine halls. A
l,ul'ctholc also WIS found directly behind the
left shoulder. Strangu to say, Ably 1iycl
until Q O'Clock this morning, aud was In pos
session Of Ills full faculties up TO within an Hour
Of h{s death. Ile N3ecuts.l Ills will daring tho
night. and taikol ffeelv about the alla!r, but
did tOt know from wlCnct ll.c Slots were
!irel or Who WIS tho author vi tho ertnlc. THO
,gllolc thing Is Involved In q mystery. battling
the skill Ut tho 0slltcrs engaged Investigating
Tho ..urtlsr Wcu Your correspondent left thu
sccne Of thu tragedy thu cutoncr was engaged
III holding aH Inquest. 4 p0st.lnostc,n exan,ina-
ttou took place, and. ut 9 this evening, the bury
took q recess uutli morning. The terrible alIais
> nctghborllDod, Anl vigorous acarvl Ia being
,,aalu through tho woods fur tho murderer.
Tracks were discovered thls forcnuon leading
FROM tho tiOust ncsuss q meadow and through q
potattrpateh to small atrenln about leD yards
distant from tho prcn1t6es. Tn the morning Of
the 4tE Of January last tho wife Ut Ably was
found hanging lru,n thu limb ot tree back oI
tic houee. The coroner pronounced It a ease
VI suicide, the cyjlctIep tending IL ah0w that
tho WOMAN I,asl stealtly left the house at mt,l.
night and committed tho deed.
, 1877-09-18

Death Of New York 1Iotcl.Kecper Who
During the War Gained Great Many
FFlsnds-in the Ennt1t.
Special DI&pafcA to zat Tribune.
NEW YonE, Sept. 17.-Nr. Hiram Cranslon,
tho well.knowu keeper Of tho New York lIutcl,
died suddenly this morning. Tic Tusta says:
!" afr. Crauston was perhaps as we'll kpuwn rs
any yhntelkeepcr tuthe United 9tatcs harsu4 been
engaged IN The business for nearly tlfty years.
Though naturally Of good constitution two
serious assaults upon him Iurng Ills life threat
ened to end 1t violently, and 70 impaired his
gcucral health that for the last few years he
hus contenued for existence. Tie was horn
Sept. 10, lsl4, In Rensselaer, County. When
scarcely % years of age he carn tu this clty,
entering tile FaelIle Hotel. In 1850 he became
Its keeper. lie also leased the Pavilion Hotel
Ut Rockaway, anil conducted that establishment
In style considered ut that time rs the very
best, tho hotel MAS the reso.t Of the most
were une1ceptfonablc, and tho only real popu-
ular watcrug.placc nj shas time was
IN dccrre made 30 b. tbs superiority Of Mr.
Cranston'a hotel accommodations. In the win.
ter OF 1siG ile became manager Of tho Eutaw
House iu Baltimore. and raised 1t to the rank OF
a frss-class establishment. At this time he was
stabbed In tho right lung b., M exasperated
scrrant, and ncyer recovered fully from the
wound. From Baltimore he went 10 Con.
ncctlcut Tor tuo years, aud then came
here md conducted the Sew York
Hotel, which lie manugcd solely until 1871. ln
1915 lie again narrowly escaped death at tho
lnuls OF DR.. Qa!llardct, who struck hin with 4
champagne bottte teeauae Ut an assumed i'll
suit. liasiiarlct was found guilty aud sentenced
to seven years. tulpttsantucnt, but escaped to
Frame through tho atu Of ID arnsy otftccr.
When tho War troke out, 3lr. CrAatton was
known d AT uutspokcn synIp2thtzeF With the
extreme Southern pyuplc. alId his position malo
HIN M ob}-ct Ut great ottcns1 tu Cni0n men.
Ills homo was tho resort Of prominent South.
cyncgs aud Democrats. During thu War aud
utter, VT. CFanaton was friend IA sentiment
aull act to all 4outhcraers. III Augu.t, ls7!, he
ylpticl the ltcbe! prisoners III FuEt Lafayette,
aud tnn1c complaint Of tue treatment
they received. ~ opportunity offered lio
took helpless Southern men, discharged PRISON.
era nul Others into ILL Aotel aud provided for
thcm. liz supplied tho Marylatnl Legislature
will, everything they ncedcI while In Fort
LAFAYETTE. When l.cc surrendered, moro than
54D Confederate cltIceEs weru quarterca tn the
house. III lstju hcetEpg of Democrats held
III tho hotel raised f4U.0Ju with which to stem
thu Fremont tide IL Pcnnsylrana. III 1858,
when thu Democratic National Convention met
iu tlis tity, 5iU delegates wero entertained ut
tbs New York lloteF, which had retained lts
reputation rs a farurite naetttpg'placc f0r
Democrats apd SoutherneFs."
, 1877-09-18
FRANCE.

II. G1KYT.
PANS. Sept. 17.-Mr. Grcry las written q
letter declaring tic statement that hc rutuscd
tho Republican lca1crst1r calumny,
GAsinLTrA AND MuKAT.
Ga,nbctta and Afuras 9avr nolire to-day Of an
appeal from their recent sentcncc. This notice
having only been given urtcra full legal inter-
view, shows that the accuscd tnscnds to protract
proceedings. The trial Of uasnbctta On tho ap.
peal is ilxcd for Saturday.
TnH puKE DKCAZEs,
at Ltbourno oil Sunday. malc IN important
speech, evidently intendeI Us Il contradiction ol
tho seports TINT tho Cabluet would c.slcayor to
distract attciton from llomc nifairs by an ~.
gresslve foreign policy. lie said: II can affirm
that there IS not single rnweF which doubts
tho sincerity Ut tic Prcsblcut's pacific scntt.
lncnts, which nrr shared blythe whole Ut F.ancc.
All tho Powers are awarc that the tioyprulcnt
woutl lcfuse with tile utmost energy to nsst,rl-
atc sssclf With 4 propaganda, fruni whatever
quarter It might conc, which might hc thu
SOURCE Of trouble Or datgcr to our Ne!Ghbors.n
BARON 1lArssMAHN
ANNOUNCES thut Ills candidacy for AJaccio Las re-
cctved o1llcfai appreciation of the Government.
ELECTION MAN1FE3To.
PANS, Sept. 11.-Iho tnauifcsto tu tt.e Etec-
tors to be issucd ly President AlaG3Iahon ,ras
rea1 at to-lay's Cabinet council.
, 1877-09-18


ePR1NorlrLp.1 Ill., aept. Ill. ]. Drlnus1lolf,
aetlng Chief Clerk Vt tho Insurance Depart
nlcnt, isaa gunc to st. Paul to rrpscacut illinuls
IN tho 1nsuratco Commissioners Con Fc,s7Iou
WHICH assemblies there.
The State noard of Equalization tsa nsacacl
no business to-lay except to refer local assa,s-
tncnts Of railroad property TO the Committee
Oh Hrneral EaualtrasioA,
Master III Chanrcry JOucs, Of the United, Statjs
Interested gentlemen from atl pnrts ri tho
countty. lo sell under foreclosure Ut trust
deeds thu g00O0 acres 0t swamp laptl tbcrr,
cuhycyanca OF whl:n to procure u railrn II tas
ported, aud extending to lhu Enlte4 States
Supreme Court.
, 1877-09-18
A Mysterious Assassination at
Council Hill. Near
Gaiena, III.
Mortal Wounsllng Of a Farmer
by an Unknown As
s0f1ant.
The Disappearance at Grove-
port O., Still Entirely
Unexplained.


THE GRnvEponT 131sArrEA,AECE
sstctai Lt,paseA to The Tribune.
CoIpxRra, o., Sept. 17.-Notx1thetandtng
scnrctt has bccu continued to-day for the body
Ut Mr. Dyer, tho stock-tlca1eF who was supposed
tn haVe been murdered OIL fFi,lay ntKht sever
miles southeast Of 0rovepnrt. M trace has ret
fecn Ills nvcrcs1. Every rod of ground ior t!s.
tancc Of fotr tniics iIas becn Eonc pver, and It
seems NOV evident that the Young man was mot
tnurd cre.l or. II 10, his body must have been
cnrrit i awas n greater distance than 1t Hould
appear po ss'6!e under the circumstances. In
m tntervk:w with slle father Of the missing
man this evening, he tali that hc
had he eoit. almost convinced that his son f,nl
not be et murdered, or 1lfs bois must hare been
recoyc rcd nftcr such liligcnt stnsct. At the
Fane ne, he cannot sec any rraao't f',r !lit sou
to play - deceptive mart he states that the
d part 'of the time at Chicago. Fort Wayne, nnl
in thIs secton; that he owed t'osssne. and, had
l'e pstsntedttaied }eayinR tho country. DC
~ htt, tlrait ior st0,0oo would iare
$1,000 rcll lle had when iast seen. Mr. Dyer,
sr.,, Is quite overcome hy tue susrcn,s md
consult as to what co1rsc should l'e adopted u.
clear IN tho ,nyatcry. tic has also arranget!
with ~ rites near tho locality IN which ILLS son
was Ia st seen tn keep up tie stnscs1 until gil
n1Pt G1 SUCCESS has Dcen eSnaHsteH. 4HG
County Commissioners Of lrcIaway County
Will Off It fcward for the body of the missing
.nen, dt x,l or allyc. An evening uIpcr says Dyer
was ena aged to young lady In Grovcport, and
.vas ~ hare been married In a shust tnef anil
that the lt,cket found belonged to her. The
LITTER At zite.ncnt Is true. but the yutlhg Jnly
referred to t.rnlrs crnpllatira1y that there wa.
at,y trut In the report; that, while she 'lasl
known ycr for son,c time and met lin III socl-
ely nltcn, there was nuthfnR existing Il, their
teiatons With each other that could IN any waY
connect her nnnic with the mystery. Tier
father. y r. Cheney, Is very Indignant TINT hls
daughters name should be pasaIed before the
public iu II case of this kintls
, 1877-09-18
TEtEGRAPHlc NOTES.

LONDON, Sept. iZ-Thc ship Star Of tho
West, ffans New York, June ,, for sys1ney, n.
h. with l05 cmtgFants, reached her des tiaatlou.
pks MoisEs, H., seps. l7.-lcn. J. u. Tut.
tle slossd out hls lpFk on Saturday. selling
Gutefai D*pateA 10 1a4 Tt1ouax.
New LENox, ILL.,, Sept. n.-rie rcuuton Ut
The eS.xtyfvuEta Regiment l|l'noia W tseeau Vol
u, Princeton. bureau Cuiniy, on the 9th VI O..
tobes instead Ut tue 7th, Us at first atlycttlsed.
The F!tty.aayeath, Twelfth, sinl f{4nety-tiitti
Ksx!'aenss r.; WI also meet theFo At tnS sans
, 1877-09-18
The CENTRE QF VITALITY.

Tbs life Of the nrsh and tho brain, the bones and
tho usc!es. IL the blood 1t ID tho centre Of vital.
ltY. tho nuttinens of the system. Not only must
It he purc. but rich. In order to retain health In
The feeble and dceital!ktd, tho life current ii
~atery and tta circulation aluE9tsh. The muscles
1t auch persons 'ack 4o,dtY, tho nefvcs ase weak,
the ritagc hugrard. md tho oye 1psttntcss, 4
course at dostettcs's Stomach nlltcrs. howeser,
improves hot only thc health but the appearance u
the dcbilitaicl and nervous. Nutrition then be.
comes complete, because digestion receives m I'M
pctua from this bcnisnant tonic, which fert!zes
The blood. brings back :t1,c roap tint OF health !"
10 the wan check. brightness 10 tho eye, md gives
power of eniutancp to tho muscle. Inya!9ds,
hasten 10 ugc 1T
, 1877-09-18
CANADIAN NEWS.

Thu Provincial AnE.sc~n 8ynol~-rllErtnas
md Miracles ~FIshinK In Uctrult Islver-
Tho Halifax xCosns.slasson-Otl.ceM Matters.
.srveiai Dt.pateA fo ne 7tt4unt.
MONTREAL, Sept. i7.-The Provincial Apeli-
ean Synod waa to-day again briefly occupied
viii. tho revision OF tho canops relating to The
conservation Ut D!shops. 4 number OF I'M
portant alterations to different .rettons Of tho
cahons wero adopted, aud further discussion
postponed untl members hatl It before then, Is
a..aenIed ia prtns. Bishop Williams, Of Co,,-
ncctttut, who Is u mall Of rare ctoquencc and
power ~ prcachcr ahil platform orator, left
for houlo sulay. In hEacf farewell address lo
thanked thu Syno.l for the great kfalucss with
which they received the deputaIion frotn tho
Church III the un!teu States, aud for honorng tho
latter BY appointing a dsputaiion to it, ocxt
Convention, who would 10 cordially welcomed.
The ucssage irum the I1ouss Of bishops con-
yeylng thu report oi this iuias Committee on In.
tercom,nunlou With tho Church In tue UuiteI
States, WAS Aiscussed and adopted, After Oh
sesrlug that thu Committee had had the benefit
ol tbs assistance Of thu h1EAt-llcy. Dl4hup of
Connecticut and other ,ncnbers OF the leputa.
ton iron. thu United States, they recommended,
rst, that great caution DO exercised with respect
tu tsld testimonials produced by cicrgyncn
from tho Unitp1 Etatcs; srcond, that lcttcrs Of
votl,.neulaton anl Information bo given to
fatsl]Ies or ln.llYlluala c.ugrattny to tho United
States; third, that bishop auspendng at de-
poslnE q clergyman fro,u tho ,nlu!atrY shall
give notice Of the SANE to Ill other uishops ar
tho Church In thu United 6tatcs and British
North America; fourth, that the metropolitan
be requested to take steps tor tho appo!ntueut
uf III editor u furnish missionary lnte!lfgtnra
from Csrada for insertion In ths Spirit VI -1ts-
Tbs 1Hsh. Catholic pilgrim. to q. Anuc's, BE-
afteruoon. They cxpress themselves well
pleaacd With tue trp, aud report that
j tu!recle was wrought on an oil wou4sa
psst, ana connpsl led to u&H rrutshes. she Was
helpea to the shr:ne and partoox u tt,e sacra.
a4eit. s4c lett thu church cufcd, aud returned
Thr sssuuship Like sreganttc ha, becu rot OF
luineward trip.
straetea ths fishery oi'i:srs not to enforce
"close" ttne tur whltcl.is III tas Detroit River
during tbs preseiit srasoH. Tsae pfesauttouS
tasen to eneouFSgc ehe pfopasat!ou ot
the !tncrscan au.hor:lic. rvtuslux 10 O. operate
Ia the matter, thus aliowlug their a*hrftnep
tu operate during TIC ".aosu seaxon, while
Canadian Asher,nen werc srstfalnel. Tlle only
W., - remove ,Ais inJustlcs has been found to
put the hahrsmen of both eouutslct ou IN equal
feotin3 By suspeadIug tue opcsatloa Of thc
"elose season 10, tue present.
6kttt4t ptsa4trs - .:13xpa
HAL1rA3, sept. l7,-The Fishery Commission
Was lp sess!on to-day hearing eStucuce uu h.
half Ut shv British Government. The testimony
III that side clutea tu-lnufrow, aud ou Wvdnes-
Dwight Foster, counsel tor the AmcrleAu Goy-
esuIleut, tu. arrived with = number VI Wit
nea3eS,
SIsetot bt4pdtca 70 Tss 7rshant,
QCEREC, sept, l7.-1ha Canadian y2ett
Counties VI u31csin. On hrr Wy tuuu3 ttuu
, 1877-09-18

1lors1os, Tex, Sept. ia storm. similar
to that Of September. ISIS, struck Galveston
d. m cartY hour tt1ts morning. prostsatinc tue
wires anI covering the bridges With water, thus
cutting oil ali Communication. An engine,
which left here at 10 A. IN. to learn the extent OF
the damage, found the track under wafer for L
nile west I'll the bridge. Tc Wind had velocity
ii from th!rty-ilyc to forty n,'Irs an hour ali
day. M trains irpn Nasyeston stf,ee yesterday.
Tho wires are a,i dnw,,. 1t ly tnpo*sfb!e to find
ostt Anythlng at,.ut the damage IN Galveston.
nnuta Il reached q velocity u df.y.two mttcs au
hour,
, 1877-09-18
INDIA,


THE FYs1iEE NiSfn{CT8.
CALCUTTA, Sept. 17.-The weather reptsets
from bengal, htadras. Mysoro, ami central
provinces continue favorable, but tho prices OF
gralN ase still h.gll. Imports coutiutio on a
large seals, Tho public health ia not much tm-
proved.
LONDON, Sept. 1s,-Au oll1cia1 telegram fron,
tho ficeroy Of India rcports fsvuea1lY cohccrn-
!ng most OF tho districts of lei,Ril, Madras. N.Y.
sorr. the ccntral provinces, unl particularly
Bombay, w1lcrc there llas been favorable rain-
ytyctt, and most Ut them arc ts.ycd. The wtntcr
crpt's arc progressing. Frtces, however, con-
ttauc rery high. anu the sllstEss ansoue Tho poor
4 severe. The prospects IN twaiior arc had.
provinces the raln has been insufficient.
, 1877-09-18
1ANGU1NAI,T WORK.

ri.gvNA.
Lospos, Sept. 1'.-fhc official Russian bnl-
1etls, .tatcd Porctltn. Saturday, says: "The
bon,arlmcnt Of rIerna continued yesterday.
The TusEisls batteries scarcely replied.
PROMOTED.
"sta3.-Gens. skolleletI, Dragomiroif. and I'M
er'tnssty have been pso1notej to bc Lieutenant
G;oncra}s.h
INTERMITTENT rtntxo.
1oSno-, Sept. 15.-Tho following spee!a1 ia
received:
brcMAhEsT. Sunday ntRht.-Cot. Wellesley
has Just arrived from Tho lsussfan headquarters
brforc Pfcvna. Hc reports MI quiet, except In
tcrlnfttent firing nrolnd Griyicn redou1t. which
is still held lby tho al1cst forces.
Nor SUPPORTED.
Tic military operations really closed Nedncs-
t!as evening when thc Turks rccapturcd tho
double Ec,iorbt taken BY akobc1cff. When TIM
Russian Ccmmantlcr.fn-Ch contl not or wontd
no. send rctnforce,mcnts 10 hold this tctlnubt,
II waa un1y too evident the attack was at an
end.
rKAnrrI, LOSSES.
Gen. skobclct1 lost 2,oUo men in attacking tho
rcdonbt; he lost 3,coo more holding IT,; All i'm
mcnkc proportion Of officers were either killed
or wnnnle.t. Only bnc commander of n rcRi-
tnent IS alive, and searrc1y head Of battalion
Is left. Two officers OF tic stall arc kilich--
me vi wl,on, WIS vorastel,actn, lsothcr Of the
great artist, nnI another brot1lcr was wounded.
eEonELEFF.
4 correspondent writes: " I saw Gen. Skobc.
left In hts tent last night. lie WIS quito calm
nn1 to1l~etcd. Iic said: have donc ny hest ;
could do no more. Ny detachment Il half de-
stroycI; mv regiments flo not exist; have no
officers left; | have lust three guns.f Why did
, 1877-09-18
SPECIE RESUMPTION.

N8w foRk, Sept. l7.-The plan for resump-
tion ot specie payments submit.el bY GeorKo
y. Coe, Of this city, 10 the Bankers Convention,
was discussed lScely-and fayorably at N Informal
meeting OF the Nc : York nank Presidents few
days N.Y., AMI resulted ia tlse appettt4sas of i
committee tu mature plan Vi uctiou, u ba
submitted TO Secretary Sherman utter It shall
layo becn approYel bY &Au New Yosk bAuk
officers.
, 1877-09-18
0hiTt}AhY.

e.nAcuss, n. T., Sept. 17.-1en. J. ".
D!anelsard, ot Albany, n. T.. died suddenly lu
tllis city yesterday. fko was formerly Captain
Of tho burgess Corpa, and was a brisadier.G Gen.
ssal n command at New Orleans during tho
Ciyll War.
NEW fUaK, Sept. 1I-lffram cranstou, pro-
prictor OF tbs New York Hotel. died this tnorn-
iny.
.sAx FaASclsco, Sept. H,--ffeney .aptecklcs,
hight.
, 1877-09-18

New York to The Upper Lakes, has arrived here.
S2<ttn Dnrafth tn Tht Tr1hnn..
TonoS7o, SEPT. 17-Thnna, Walls d. Co.,
wholesale dry.G'uds Dealers OF this citg, i'arc
su.penlcl.
Petroleum. V. Nasty II IN town.
, 1877-09-18
FOREIGN aIISCELLANY,


SEw YonK. Sept. l7.-A letter from HAVANA
says: "On Saturday evening The Chirf Clerk Ut
the american Consulate Of this city was y ,bbe,l
BY Two hichwaylncn, who wore tho upitor rus o{
cavalry soldiers. No aoatt that tho 10 bbers
were rial cavalry soldiers"
GItEEtE.
ATHENS, Sent. 17.--Thu King has sctus7,s.l to
AthelA 10 confer with thu Ministers about tlelr
rrs!slat1ons, consequent upon tho death Of II,
EanerIx,