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THECONFL1CT IN THEOLD WORLD.

The number of the Russians south of
the Balkans is estimated at $4,000. Various
correspondents at Turnu Magureli fully con-
firm the capture of the Turkish garrison and
artillery Of Nikopolis. The surrender seems
to have been brought about by encircling Mix
opolis with an overwhelming artillery fire, to
which the Russian and Roumanian batteries
at Turnu Magurelli contributed. There was
three hours fighting on the glacis. The
Turks have abandoned the line of defense
from Tchernavoda to Kustinji. An official
order announces that the Sultan has decided
on the immediate formation of ten battalions
of auxiliaries composed of Nussulman and
non -Mussulman inhabitants of Constantinople
for the reinforcement of the army of Rou-
mclia.
A Vienna correspondent tclegraphs as
follows: Not eighteen, but forty live battal-
ions of Russians crossed the Balkans It re-
mains to be seen whether Sulieman Pasha viii
arrive in time to bar their further progress
Sulieman's force numbers $4,000 or 10000. He
will cndeavor to hold the Russians in check to
enable Osman Pasha, from Widdin, and Abdul
Kerim from Shumla, to fall upon their rear.
Abdul Kcrim is holding himself in readiness
to assume the offensive at the first convenient
opportunity. A private telegram announces
that a battle has already begun. Raouf Pasha,
who at first believed he had routed the main
body of Russians on the other side of the Bal.
kans, merely drove back small body sent
against him as feint, while the main bulk of
the army passed behind.
It is officially announced from Con-
stantinople that Abdul Kcrim has been dis
missed and Mchmct Ali appointed to succeed
him. The dismissal of Rcdif Pasha is reported
probable, but not yet confirmed officially.
Mehmct Ali is Prussian, whose real name
Is Schultz. He has shown himself capable
as q division commander in Montenegro. Su-
licman Pasha has been appointed commander
Of the army in Roumelia. Assim Pasha, now
minister of justice, has been appointed gov
crnor of Adrianoplc. Mukhtar Pasha tele-
graphs from Kars under date of the 7th that
the revictualing and organization Of the Kars
garrison is now complete.
Osman Pasha telegraphs the Porte from
Plevna, July 10: At noon to-day We COM
menced desperate engagement, lasting until
evening. We inflicted considerable loss on
the enemy and forced him to abandon the
greater portion Of his position. A second dis
patch from Osman Pasha, dated the Goth
says: To-day three strong Russian corps at
tackled our lines, but were routed with innu-
merablc killed, and also the loss Of three am
munition wagons, one train of artillery and an
immense quantity of arms and equipments. A
dispatch from Widdin says: After a conflict
of ten hours the Russians were defeated and
rctreatcd, abandoning their dead and wound
cd. The Ottoman loss was comparatively
small.
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Latest Aaflkets.
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and dull,

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GRA1S-Wheat, No. 2 Chicago spring,
$40 cash; $l37@i:$s seller July; $1:14S5
47Ac cash; 4616 seller August or September.
Oats, 2S9lc cash; 27sSc seller August Rye,
new, SIC. Barley, Tic seller September.
PRovIs1oNs-Pork $3.50 cash; @13. .42ha
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pushed the mass against the round house.
From this the building caught but not
burning very rapidly, other i9nited trains
were pushed up. Having done this the
mob left the doomed building and from
midnight to 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
devoted themselves to firing buildings
and cars along the track. The besieged
militia then left the burning building
and on their retreat becoming known
they were pursued by the blood thirsty
mob about 10, 900 strong.
Shots were exchanged between the
militia and the mob along the line of
march when the former being refused
admittance to the U. s. Arsenal, con-
tinued their fight across the Alleghany
River and scattered in small parties.
Meanwhile the city was completely in
possession Of the rioters and that portion
Of it containing the Pennsylvania Railroad
Companys cars, shops, depots and other
buildings, completely gwen over to fire
and pillage. In addition to all the COM
panys buildings.in that locality over 1000
cars with valuable merchandise; and 125
first class locomotives were DESTROYED by
fire-the value Of which is variouslv es-
timatcd at from three to five millions of
dollars.
During the day the citizens, after sew
eral Intellectual efforts to stop the terrible
scenes of arson and pillage, formed vig-
ilance committee which guarded the de-
pots of the Pittsburg & Fort Wayne and
other roads. At 1 o'clock on the morning
of the @3d, the last named road notified
its men that their demands would be &C.
ceded to and wages paid as before the re-
duction of June 18TH. The situation
elsewhere is at last accounts as follows
New strikes at Cleveland, Harrisburg,
Altoona, Easton, Columbia, and West
Philadelphia; in Chicago and Indianap-
oils, situation grave and threatening and
strikes imminent. In Baltimore all is
quiet, the city being strictly patrolled by
a large force Of State and United States
troops and a heavily increased police.
force
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The sun sinks, and the earth closes her
great eye like that of dying god. Then
the hills smoke like affairs; out of every
wood ascends chorus; the wells of day,
the shadows, float around the unkindled
transparent tree tops, and fall upon the
gaygcm-ike flowers. And the Furnished
gold of the west throws back dead gold
on the east, and tinges with rosy light the
lowering breast Of the trcmulous lark, the
loveing bell Of nature.
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The ElIenton Riot Prosecutions.

Tho El1enton Riot Prosecutions.
1t is announced authoritatively that
Attorney General Dcvcns will soon order the
discontnuance Of all prosecutions growing
out Of the Ellenton riots in Sonth Carolina
last year. The recent agreement be-
tween the white and colored people of that
place that the prosecutions should bc sus-
pended, was nrst suggested by President
Hayes to the committee: which came
from South Carolina on the subject. The
president said that If the people could be-
come rcconciled to each ather, and act in a
proper way, that the prosecutions should be
discontinued; he would order it done. A
meeting recently held at Ellenton, which
passed resolutions asking that the suits be
stopped, was held In pursuance of the sug-
tions made by the president.
- ,~As.E A sasnat tho Presla~nt,s order
1t is announced that certain members
Of the national republican committee holding z
federal appointments. intend to take issue
with the president and decline to retire from
either Of the two positions. It is their< pur
pose to carry the matter to tho senate in ex
pcctation that that branch ofthc government
will not consent to the suspension of officials
merely because they are members Of the ma.
tional committee. There is considerable feel.
ing over be matter, but the general opinion
is that tho majority, Of those holding federal
appointments will resign their connection
with the national committee In order that
hey may continue:to draw their salaries as
overnment officials. ~
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Inc 080l1FO1O RAOyO08 Otx9Aes
The railroad strike which first mani
tested itself at Martinsburgh West Va, has
now spread to other states and other railroads.
No violence has yet taken place but the strik-
ers are numerous and evidently determined to
persist in their movement. At tMartinsburgh,
the blockade has been broken with the aid Of
the United States troops but in other To-
calities the movement has gained more than it
lost in the place Of its inception. The strike
and consequent cessation of business now
extends from Martinsburgh to Parkersburg,
Benwood, Columbus, Newark and Chicago, and
strengthens as it extends westward. A call
has been made upon the Governor Of Ohio
for troops. At Newark and Columbus freight
trains only are stopped-passenger trains
being allowed to pass unmolested. At noon
on the 10Th, the freight men on the western
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad stopped
work, and at night large and enthusiastic
meeting was held at which was expressed q
determination to continue the strike. The
fight was based upon the reduction of wages
of June LIST and also upon the doubling of
trains.
The railroad employees strike which
was 'inaugurated few days ago at Martins
burgh, on the Baltimore s. Ohio railroad, has
steadily grown until it now extends to the
three leading trunk lines to the east, and
from present indications, seems likely to in
clude many more Of the principal roads of the
country. The situation has become serious
and alarming and the troops have been called
out In four States, but it appears, the force
thus far called into requisition, is ut
ter]y inadequate to stem the current and ar
rest the strike. Commencing at Martinsburgh
the strike extended westward to Wheeling,
Newark, Columbus and Chicago, at each
which places On almost entire blockade of
business was established. At Martinsburgh
this was in measure raised by the appear
ance upon the scene of United States troops
sent there by order of the President, but only
to be re-established at Newark and Columbus.
In the emergency Gov. Young has been ap-
pealed to and has ordered to Newark four mil.
itary companies to suppress the rioters. AT
latest accounts, however, nothing has been &C.
complished In this direction and the strikers
were still masters Of the situation. The next
point on this road to be affected was Cumber
land, Nd, where all freight trains were
stopped and the crews taken from them b,
he strikers. Thereupon Gov. Carroll ordered
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a Now RAID On tho Treas,rx.

~ NJ" 1S31O o. tho Tree DWEy.
Solicitor of the Treasurer Raynor, has
given an opinion which, unless disapproyed
by Secretary Sherman, will have the effect to
make lively times for claim agents, and lead to
big raid on the Treasury. Early during the
late rebellion, Secretary Stanton fixed the rate
OF compensation to be paid to railroad compa-
MES for the transportation Of troops, at two
cents mile for each person carried. Many
OF the roads accepted these rates under protest.
Since the war closed, repeated attempts have
been made, but all claims were disallowed
Since Mr. Raynor was made Solicitor of the
Treasury one OF the claims was again present
ed, and by some means referred to him for his
opinion. He has acted on the case and written
an opinion favorable to the railroad COMPANY
To allow this claim would be to open the door
OF the treasury to hundreds Of others, and it
would take hundreds of thousands of dollars
from the treasury. Secretary Sherman has
yet to act on Solicitor Raynor's opinion. and
1t is believed that he will not approve it, Us he
has uniformly refused to open claims disal-
lowed by his predecessors.
The Central Council Of the Labor Le.xue.
The Central Council of the Labor
League Of the United States at recent meet
Ing in Washington passed series of rcsolu.
tions on the depressed state of labor through
out the country and anticipated the evil re-
suits to flow therefrom, cnjoining GOODNESS
and moderation upon the members of the
order, especially warning them rs we'll as
working men in general to beware of cmissa-
ries, who 60 around exciting strikes and vio
lent measures which injure labor in general.
disturb order and end in the conviction and
punishment Of the participants therein; and
resolved that moral agitation is strength and
power by which labor can acquire tangible
reformation, and that mob violence and riot
lead only to anarchy and final destruction of
human liberty, and it is better to submit to
any despotism for the time being than to have
no government Mt 0ll
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The strike among. the, railroad EN-:
.ployes OF the Baltimore d Ohio road in West
Virginia has assumed alarming proportions,
and, the State being without military compa-
MES, tho Governor was forced TO call upon
President Hayes for troops to assist in rcstor.
ing order! President Hayes has accordingly
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SUAAARY OF THEGENERAL NEWS,

1setang Of westos1 Associated Press.
The annual meeting Of the Western
Associated Press was held at Detroit Mich.,
on the 18th inst. The attendance was larger
than on any former meeting for ten years. A
large number Of ladies accompanied the
members and Joined them in delightful ex
cursion upon the river The thanks of the
Association were voted to members OF the
Detroit press for their kind attentions Reports
Of officers were made, which showed the af-
fairs Of the association to be in an admirable
condition. The following board of directors
was elected: JOS. Medi]l, Chicago Tribune;
Richard Smith, !Cincinnati Gazette; w. N.
Haldcman, Louisville Courier-Journal; A. j.
Keller, Memphis Avalanche; D. NJ. Hauser,
st. Louis GLOBE Democrat; w. w. Armstrong,
Cleveland Plaiadeoler; j. F. Mack, Sandusky
Register. The board Afterwards met and or.
ganizcd by election Of tho following officers:
President, NJ. Halstead, OF Cincinnati CON-
n'e'c'al; vice president, E. A. Martindale, of
indianapolis Journal; secretary, E. H. Baker
Detroit Tribune; executive committee, Mcdill,
Smith and Haldeman.
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Les Exploits in tho Black Hills.


A Portland Press dispatch of the Goth,
gives an account of battle with the Indians
at Camas Prairie, on the 18th, on which day the
regular cavalry and the Lewistown volunteers
overlook the Indians at Camas, amid much
undergrowth-1ndians being corralled in the
timber. The attack was made by McConville,
with 18 men, when it is said the regulars fed
and the whole persuing force returned to Ka-
miah, leaving Joscph's band masters Of the
field. Joscph's movements are uncertain and
no one can tell whether the war is ended or
not.
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ZAcharlah's New s1eath Piece.

The new Republican organ at Wash
>sngton Is to be launched about August LIST.
The building formerly used by the Congress
sional Globe establishment has been rented
for term Of five years. Presses and types
have been brought, and the thing is said to be
on a sound foundation financially. It is stated
that Secretary Chandler has put capital into
the concern, and that his former private sec.
rctary, Mr.. Partridge, will be employed in a
business capacity on the paper.
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Another Twist In the Civil Service Screw.
The question whether members Of the
Republican national committee came within
the scope Of tho recent order of the president
forbidding all government officials from hav.
irfg any connection with political organization
was discussed in tho cabinet, and it was de-.
cidcd the members Of the above named COM
mittcc who arc in the employ Of the govern
ment must resign from one Of their positions.
The conversation between the President and
Gov. Mccormick, from which a different opin
ion resulted, was wholly Of casual nature
and not Of a decisive character. The dccis-
sion reached to-day will ncccssitatc the resig-
nation ftom the Republican national commit
tee Of Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury Nc
Cormick, Postmaster Filley, St. Louis, and
perhaps some others of its members.
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NM der BY InAlans In the Hills.

The Black Hills Times of the 18th pub
fishes the following: I'VE learn from Mr..
John McKelvy, Of st. Paul, that this after
noon as the Bismarck stage arrived at point
two miles north Of Bear Buttes, and ten miles
rom Crook City, they came upon the bodies Of
two men and Il woman, lying in the road The
men were shot and scalped, and the woman
was shot scalpcd and horribly mutlated. The
murdered party were travelling by OK team.
Contents OF their wagon were scattered prom.
lscuously around. The Indians, abont twelve
in number, after killing these travellers at
tackled a party Of teamstcrs who were cor
ra1ed few miles but ran away at the first
1rc. Freighters coming in picked up the
bodies Of the two men and woman and brought
them to Crook City.
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Something New Under tho San.

Jabez w. Abbott, employing mason, OF
Passaic, Y. j., has received orders from R. Neill
& Sons, builders, of Manchester, England, to
send between 200 and 800 skilled carpenters
and joincrs to Liverpool. Every man must
have complete kit of tools. Steady work is
to be guaranteed to good men. Wages are
at the rate Of 81 pence an hour. Fifty-one
hours week is the working time. OF 80
masons who went hence last year only six
have returned to this country.
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issued his proclamation, commanding the
rioters to dispcrse, and has ordered six CON-
panics Of infantry to Martinsburg to preserve
the peace. But at latest accounts the mob
had not dispersed and were still defiant and
increasing in numbers. 1t was feared that a
serious conflict would cnsuc bstween the
troops and the rioters on the 10Th.
Ranpus Over tho late oall for Troops.
There is considerable criticism in
Washington of the President for responding so
promptly to the call of West Virginia for
troops. The fact is he declined to send troops
when first asked to do so, and did not do 80 at
all till Gov. Matthews had made out such a
case that the President could not longer delay.
The facts being plainly such as placed coll
within the requirements of the constitution
and laws the President was bound to act. The
war department responded 1t once moving a
heavy battalion nearly 100 miles by rail as
fast as the speed Of lightning express train.
Asyes' Contemplated Tsur so.th.
The President will visit Norfolk and
Richmond next week. There is probability
that he will endeavor to arrange his pro-
kIa"AuC % No " AuCAuuc wy 1OIAI auU 1ctcIS-
burg. He will place himself in the hands of a
committee having the matter in charge, and
will endeavor;to carry out their wishes in his
movements. A number of prominent Virgini.
ans have written to the President, expressing 4
desire that he should 20 over their State. He
shows warm appreciation of the compli-
ments thus paid him by the Southern people,
and an earnest disposition to comply with their
wishes.
Les Exrloiss In tho Blaek HILLS.
The Indians attacked a government
surveying party and Lieut.. Lemley's COM
pany near the mouth of the Redwater in the
Black Hills ON the 18th, capturing the wagons,
surveyors guns, ammunition and instruments
and killing two teamsters and the blacksmith
and five mules. The fight lasted two hours
and at last accounts the party was still sur
rounded and needed aid. A detachment of
Cavalry had been ordered to their relief and a
company was also being organized at Dead
wood for the same purpose.
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I'm" 31u3At08A H1n0C III C01caB0.
Unusual activity being noticeable at
the counters of several Of the Chicago Savings
Banks, as also considerable run upon the
State Savings Banks, on the 10th, inst. by
agreement Of the several banks, notices were
posted to the effect that the thirty days rule
would be strictly enforced. This course, it is
thought will remove all possibility Of a panic
and cause all excitement to subside in few
days at least
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the capital they have in charge, will be
best promoted and secured by such ma
terial reduction of the rate of interest as
will build up the solid industries of the
State.
Of another class of dealers in money
have this to say, and only this. refer to
the sharpers who follow in the track of
the grasshoppers, or others unfortunately
like these poor settlers, to whom money is
doled at rate only measured by the
dire necessities of the victims. Of such
men I have this to say, that IL would
put whip OF scorpions in the hands Of
every honest man to lash such scoundrels
naked through the world.''
But again, it seems to me that the high
rates for money here are becoming ex-
ceptional as to the general rates Of the
country. Money is freely loaned in the
East and portions of the West at from 4 to
6 per cent. per annum. Capitalists there
have already conceded that such rate is
all that business will bear, and to charge
more is to PROSTATE business and jeopar-
die capital. There surely can be no
good reason why the same wise and safe
policy should not be adopted here. Should
this he done I am confident it would be q
long step in the revival of business, the
right adjustment of the question and for
the general good of all classes.
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The 'hoppers have done but little dam.
age in Buffalo, aud that only in. spots. -.
The joists are laid upon the second noor d
the new Court House at Buffalo. .. Archie
Guthrie, formerely conductor, is now purchas.
ing agent for the st. P. & P. r. R. IL. F. Mil
ler, OF Montrosc, is making brick At that place.
He has kiln Of 10000 now ready to burn.
The st. P. s. p. r. r. Co. is about to put
new bridge or trcstlework over the crossing
of the Delano and Watertown road just west
of the Crow river bridge: H. Ferguson, Of
Silver Greek, while standing by the gate wait
ing for horse to pasa through, was kuockcd
down by a sudden spring ;of the horse, and
shoulder and otherwise bruisinR him..
Crops are looking finely in ,Monticello....
Napoleon Stcinmartz, aged 65 years, one Of
the old pioneers Of Watertown, died ON the
18th inst Of hemorrhage Of the kidueys. H.;
G. Pendergast, who is under arrest for obtain
ing money under false pretenses, sold rail-
road lands to different parties, and gave deeds
therefor, with intent to defraod tho purchae~
crs. -
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The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-10-18
Milk Instcnd Of soar.

A lady writing to the New York
Times says: without giving any re-
cipes for making soap, wish to tell all
the hardworking farmers wives how
much labor they may save by not using
such vast quantities of this article. For
nearly five years I have used soap only
for washing dishes and other kitchen
purposes. My family has ranged from
three to twenty-five. l have used tis-
tern water, limestone water, as hard as
possible, and hard water composed of
other ingredients besides lime, and /
find with all these my plan works equal
ly well. Have your water quite hot,
and add very little milk to it. This
softens the water, gives the dishes fine
gloss, and preserves the hands; it re-
moves grease, even that from beef, and
yet no grease is found floating on the
water, as when soap is used The stone
vessels 1 always set on the stove with
little water in them when the victuals
are taken from them; thus they are hot
when am ready to wash them, and the
grease is easily removed. find that
my tinware keeps bright longer when
cleaned in this way than by using soapor
by securing.