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BUSINESS TROUBLES

Samuel Straus, manufacturer Of cigars, at No. "a
william street, has failed and has gone into voluntary
bankruptcy. He owes about $4,000, and his aSseta
consist OF open accounts $1a73o "a; stock in trade
and machinery, 2,434 81. II 10 probable that soms
arrangement will be made for q settlement with
the creditors. Tho following arc the principal
credi.ors:-s Rossn, 81, 1872 rs; Hamburger & Co..
s1,4o9 55; Simon Auerbach, ,34e 20; n. Brod,
sl2sl 2s; FIRST National Bank Of Michigan City, In
diana, 81, ,as9 go; Fox, Dills Co., 81, ,26+ IL
The failure of Lenormand, Lynch Il Co.. sugar rs
nners, at No. $40 West Fifty street, is re-
ported. Their liabilities viii probably not exceed
s. ooo Two OF the partners being non-residents, a.
tachmonts were recently obtained by . number Of
creditors aud all the properly Of tho rm sold out
by the SHERIFF and realized about $1,000, sufficient 10
satisfy two oil the attachments Tho legal judgment
was In favor OF Docey n Furl tor sos 9S.
meeting Of the creditors Of Asbcrg Jordan, whole.
salc dealers In gen,emen's furnishing goods, a. No
20 Lspenard street, took place yesterday At the ocA
OF Register Dwight FOR the purpose Of receiving the
report Of John IL pjatt the assignee, and 10 receive
dividend. The firm failed over year ago. with liza
bilitiss amounting $4,000 IL appeared from the
report that the estate would probably realize suceni
10 pay a dividend OF twenty-five cents on the dollar,
but alter discussion It was decided to ADJOURN thu
matter. 30 enable the assignee 70 complete his caiou
lationa
Henry l. Scranton has nlsd q voluntary petition In
bankruptcy before Register Allen His Iiabilitics
amount 20 about $50 000 and he has no assets what
ever, aud no book. ledsers or vouchers 70 producA
Tho following are the largest cTcditors:-Augustus
Bartlett 50, 900; John Morales, 1900; Jonn r. SWIM.
erton, 81, 500; sloane h Co.. $1,048 "a; Newman
Capron. 81. .O23 so. Edward 4. Hale. LOCO.
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THE TAMAQUA COUNTERFEITS

Townsend and Sidney Wright, who we're arrested .
few days since ana held the charge OF buying up
counterfeit money order to prevent testimony being
brought against Jamos Drake and Others arrested for
passing same, before United States Commis
sioner Winslow, Of Brooklyn, yesterday, for trial.
Assistant District Attorney Hull In opening the case
stated that prisoners charged with conspiracy
In destroying evidence tho purpose OF obstructng tho
due adm inistrauon OF justice. He would DO able TO
show, no said, that pending tho examination OF Drake
who was arrested At Bresau, l.. l.. Townsend Wright
destroyed the evidence OF guIit Mr. James Cooper
was the nrst witness oaed He testified that he was
justice OF tho peace for Suffolk county, and that
charge against James Drake ior having IN ms posses
sion coun terisrt bills the National Bank of Tama-
qua Pa was made before him u Was dismissed for
want OF proof; . second complaint Was made ana on
this tho accused hcld the warrant and compliant
were sdiuitted in evidence.
Charles Wagner was next called and tcstined 10
conversations between himself Wright aud others who
had received counterfeit money from Drake Mr. Fol-
lows saloon keeper ~ Breslau, and Eiiza0eth Wd,
also OF Bresau next called and testified 20 nav
ing changed ave dollar bills which came from Drake
Mr. He'll stofokeeper st Bresau, testified that on the
18th Of October Drake and another man came into tho
store; Drake asked toa and offered hve dol.
bill VII ich he thought 10 be counterfeit; witness
refused II: the men went out and came In again. ac
companicd by Sidney Wright and after drinking somo
beer Wright offered the samo bil and anerward paid
for tho beer with othcr money. Tho Court then ad-
iourned.
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POCKET PICKING.

An aged couple, Mr. Solomon Jennings ana MS vile,
nearly eighty years OF age, were Yesterday selecting
their seats or Chicago the OILS A. N. train al The
Erie depot. Hobokeu, when the old gentleman gave
tho alarm that his pockets mad been picked and that
his wallet, with his money, tickets and checks was
gone and such proved 10 be the iact The train was
lust movug and II too late 10 get The old people
on 1hcy directed 10 proceed, ana toid tnat ar
conductor, hnding thoy had no tickets proposed 70
set tbem down al Pa<srson. Nj Abbott, the General
Ticket Agent OF The Eric, was Al once appealed TO- and
tecQraphcd TO the conductors TO not only pass the
aged couple through TO thor destination, but 10 iur-
nish tnem with any needed funds.
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THE LEWIS WILL CONTEST.

The examination In the Of the contested VIII oi
Joseph A. LOWS continued In Jersey City yostcr-
day before Mr. c. 8. See, Master In Chancory. Mra
Lewis tho alleged widow oil the testator, resumed the
stand and was subjected 70 . severe cross-oxam.
nation by ex.Attorney General Gilchrist The
animation occupied the sntro day. She testified IN
regard 10 hor different places Of residence IRON the
date Of her marriage TO Mr. Lewis, and all atsompN -
shake her direct examlnAtloA we're HulhssA
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POLITICAL.
A.
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JOHN ,. HENRY.
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ELzo11oSss oSss11 1sD SeEifIss EEitfERs 81 rsnlsyIxs
sFsS sSS5F. SSss NJ siss
PEPrBLICAN cANDTpoAIEs
SAVE aosEa HSDEgrSResEo oARNaRAEifs AFEisr1so
ArraofS$siF4Ssss RSsf 3s AZ e ,S$ 81 IT. OFFICE.
TO VOTERS OF NEW YORK.
There only days Of registration in this
ey,oday and Every who fails to regis.
urge upon yOu earnestly tho your regis
terius at once order that may approach
ing election such candidates Legislature
submitting the proposed constitutional amend
ments for the beer cities 70 the popular
VOTE ws urge this upon ron duty which we all owe
10 the public beg you consider heavy rssponsl
billy which every who negiscts perform It tskcs
upon himself 1t not too much say that bankruptcy
ssres tho city Of New York the Tho permanen
debt has increased from siooooooo Is4o to sum the
exact amount of which it is impossible ascertain
Mayor wickham message, he could
not seli 1t Tho present Comptroller mskest
over ssi.oooooo. whie the Municipal Commission
ported IL At s2o exclusive Of large floating debt
Worse than this. IL is continually increasing and
soon roach point ss which she interest cannos paid
By taxation. For this state or trings some effective
% b. sS. rs,
ernor Tden ths authority Of the Legslsure This
h. ss.::s e;
Scheme now on foot. 70 sine sns in the essa
that necessary that should candidates OF
the Legislature. Ample inform alton will DO furnished
before tho day Of election as to the stand which wiz 30
In tho Legislature on the amendments by ndvtd
ua candidates. aud every effort made bring large
vote All ask In return II that you will register
and vote.
James II. Brown Oswald Ottendorfcr.
William II. Webb. Henry r. Spaulding.
Benjamin b. sherman. William II. Onion
D. Willis James, A. P. Man.
William D. Morgan. William A. Cole
James aaiiatn. Howard Potter.
samuel d. Babcook. W. II. Appleton
James Emott Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Day John A. Stewart
john A. Weeks. Lloyd Aspinwal.
ID. N. Turnure Cornelius n. Bliss.
Alfred Z. Hoe. William H. Morrefl.
Charles g. smith. jackson =. Schultz
simon Sterne Henry Y. Dimock.
Henry A. Cram. Marc EldlitS
4. X. Robinson Willy Wainch -
Henry N.sBeers. Alexander u hamilton.
Henry ClAusen. Joseph "A. ChoAte
Theodore w. Dwight. John h voofhis
Henry A. Huriburt r. b. Thurbcr.
Elliott Z. shepard. James +. Wenman
John II. Sherwood. Arthur q. Sedgwick.
j. NJ RequA Douglas Taylor
Amos Il Emo. Corneius vsnderbilt.
W. Ii. Peckham. Havlah NJ. smith
Constitution al Anne ndment Committee.
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I ST CLASS CLEANING AND DYEING, i,2l2 BROAD.
lway so Division 532 aud 534 9Th works 6l4 Vest
46th 81 method: reduced pree. CHAs. FRANK.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS.

SARATOGA, n. T., Aug 29.-After the ex-
element the few days people are settling down
quiet enjoyment Of the hops the concerts IN the
park and pazzas and the great variety OF social
Entertainments public and private, that are gong on
constantly at the various hotels The ride TO the lake Is
now the fav0rito amusement; UniOn-ave is thrOnged
daily with elegant turnouts and Us the mornings ana al
ternO0ns cool aud saubrious, 1t makes one o. the
pleasantest features OF Saratoga life
An unusually large number OF guests are booked Tor
the first week two Of next month
Another telephone concert announced for tomorrow
evening at the United states Hotel
Tee arrivals to-day large, and among them are
the following registered at the leading hotels:
At the Clarendon: Mrs D. Lathrop, tine Misses La
thrOu VIM f. Martwell OF Albany, C. W. Peed and wife
and Miss Peed Brooklyn Geo. Wilcox, soa and family
OF Nyack
AT the Adephia Hotel: The Hon. T. C. Whittmore
and vile Of Boston, Mrs. &. S RUSSELL Dr. Gro Gray OF
Nashua, n. H., II. slauson, r. C. slaUson, C. 5lau-
Miss Hattie 4. sauson, Miss Anna Powers Oh "est
Rutland.
At Congress Hall: W. W Rugges, ". B. spooner and
wife OF Boston, K. 5. Ripley OF South Carolina. l. W
Lewis Of Brooklyn Mrs. Geo. Cecil Philip A. Reeves OF
New-York p J. Carmody of Albany James 4. Parkill
schenectady, A. Rogers Of GAINESVILLE, A. T. Dean Of
Taunton.
At the United States Hotel H. o. Brewer Miss Brew
err Mrs. MecAln VIM. j. Mcclure, J. A. Townsend,
Montague, John Austin Stevens OF New-York, C. W.
Marshall and wife of Ohio H. James and wife OF Balt-
MORE Victor Meyer, wife and two children Of New
Orleans, G. p. Johnson Of ST. Louis the Rev r. Gar
Mrs. II. @. Garrcts0n Miss L. Garreison OF Jer
Mr.. n ". Pike and Larry Pike OF Pa ersOn, Mr.. and
Mrs Deraune Miss D.renue of Georgla L. De- Ouna Miss
De Onna and Mrs T. Dc Onna OF Sharon springs.
At the Grand Union Hotel: Mr.. and Mrs. II. s Grey
of Camden; F. K. Delano and wife of Niagara Falls
John Roberts, wife and child Of Louisville; Thos. Z.
O'Ne aud wife of Utica; Geo. ". Roderick ant wife Of
Brooklyn; Mrs Agcsterar Miss Agesterar l. l. Cortina
Gen Julio SaDguiy Of Havana; A. l.. Baxter and wife.
NJ. 4 duyeU 4 Bg
Wr E. Caldwell VIM Conant and wife, Charlie COnant,
Mrs James C. Robertson, Miss Ella Robertson, Miss
Mary Robertson, airs. NJ l. Boycey OF Boston, MIS- g. D.
C0uant Miss Ida Harway Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. HarWay
Miss Gertie Harway benjamin side, Fred. W lutte, ".
T. Smith, Miss j. c. Beuan Miss VI. Beman, .. Nanden-
bursh OF New YORK; Gen. \. K. LawtOl or savannah
judge H. e. Van Hiue OF Pttsburg
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NEWPORT.

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 29.-The funeral ser
vices of Mrs Mary Stevens Rhinelander of New-iork
daughter OF the late Gen Ebenezer Stevens OF NewNork
and wife OF Mr.. F. W. Rhnelander, were held In Ola
Trinity Church this noon. and we're attended ny many %
the leading Summer residents. The remains were IN
closed IN massive black walnut casket, ana "a
the same material extended the length OF the hu' 1n
remains were placed in the vault for the present
The Italians will resume the game OF paone to-hlor-
row on the polo ground
The United States practice ship Constellation VIII To
main here about week She will then start Tor Anna
polis and the Summer cruise will be ended The rcceiV
nship Saratoga is expecte She will recruit WINE 1
these waters bows Of right ca3re being the ueSTeu
applicants.
The arrivals at the Aqudneck House TO-DAY lnciuueu
DR. Edward Fowler, II. II. Hasted, G.. W. Jenkins
w : Halstsd F. jenkins and II. M Gordon OF New
York. r Peabody and g. J. Hoitt and wife OF Boston
& r. Weller II Bridgeport, and C. a. Gordon ana family
OF Philadelphia
Mr. onn b. Anthony President OF the Providence Iooi
Copapy is at the Ocean House Other arrivals at this
bonse this morning are r. N Laurie Of London; W. l..
Van Nest Henry Eeben, W. A. Pond and wife, d. r.
Natter s l. Ferguson, H. NJ, s. = Cox and wife, Mrs
Heame and Benjamin A. willis and family otNew-York
Geo Keller Of Hartford II. A. Lyon and wife OF Koch
ester n. Williams OF London; s. b. Pierce ana WIFE
Mr. Pafrey. ". o. Grover and wife OF Boston; ;. ".
Goodwin and family Of Watervile; A. p Nichols Miss
Rochester f. L. Pratt OF Buffalo +. = Hayden OF water
bury; Mrs G. h. Crockett Of Springfield; ii. C. 10 K
wood of Troy; j. +. Zimmerman, 6. Engl'n' e. u Eng
lish, OF Philadelphia; L. n. McCOOk OF Colorado.
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DIED.

cHIcHEsrER-AtFortw Worth Texas SUNDAY, Aus 10 >,
lnntnalailoh on ~ -, 2iin ti,sstsr =, e,,t~u
DAVIEZ-At wfiamstown, Mass, Monday. AUG ~,
Thomas Alfred, fourth child oiJuen ana Alee 81 Da'ez'
Relatives and friends are invited 70 attend the funeral
the residence 81 hs paets no. % west 0o'A-
The VIII be taken 20 HUDSON Tor inief
menL
Thomas Alfred fourth cnd OF julien T. aud Ahce AbaFes
pe,rvs9 and friends are invited attend the funeral
services The residence Of his parents No so West ooths-
Ss l be- TAKEN to Fiski on Hudson
by reaching there AZ 1881 D. ~
FALEs-suddenly 27h inst at Saratoga springs n
sr,%i y; ~ t M sloi r. T. on THURSDAY 3oth inst
FLEET-In Brooklyn aug p, 1877, T. Edward Fleet aged
He died IN the hope Of a blessed Immortality,
Funeral M his iafe residence 80 81 Lafayeteave
Thu SHAY afternoon Aug 3D. AZ . clock. - 49, g. .
Relatives friends and members of stella LoiSe No 49,, p q
A. a., are invited % attend
FREEMAN-In brooklyn. Aug p, Llcy Freeman widow o.
John NJ Freeman, NJ D. 10 the ,Sth ear o her age g.,
her residence, No. 10 Bea!orlaye on Thursday at
O'Clock D. m.
town. Phebe, widow OF Jarvis Frost IN The SSH year
Rs.fiy and friends Of the family are invited
from her late residence on triAy Ang' 81 a. IL
William A. Gamble and daughter OF Harsey r. Au5ry OF
THE 1n5d. u the family are invited attend her funeral
on Friday TIE 3lst inst, az o'clock p M tirm NAilst
church. corner OF clinton and Harrisoa SIS, Bro)klyn
MARsILY-In this city, Aug 20, OF perit0nits Anna ID.
wife Of Ferl a. Marslly Of Antwerp, Belgium.
The remains will be taken Philadelphia Tor inermenL
sHREyE-On AUG -, George NJ infant son Of George
services Thursday afternoon at O'Clock 10 West
wALLACE-At West Farms y. Y, Aug9 2, 1871 Mrs Mary
d widow OF tie late Dr. John W. Wallace
hayss an an Fta S1 aug g AZ O'clock ~ from 6sr
late residence West Farms.
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PREPARATIONS IN THIS CITY.

The special committee appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce TO make arrangements foI the
proper reception OF the Governors Of the various States
or-anized yesterday by eecng Elliott G. COwdn chair
man The following named gentlemen were ad ed t.
the committee August Belmont, J. . I. Stranahan,
B. Chittendeu, r. LenOx Kennedy, James 4. Wenman,
william A. Cole, and Noses Taylor.
Invitations 10 partc pate the reception will be ex
tended 10 the officers OF the Produce Exchange Stock
Exchange. Importers and Grocers' Board OF Trade,
Cheap Transportation Company, Cotton Exchange.
Sounding stating that proposed to exclude the
Board OF Aldermen. for which he hal no respect.
committee appointed 10 meet the Governors 10 Cape
MAY and escort them to this city THIS committee con
isis Z. G. COwdu, George = COe Benjamin b. Sner
man. Jacob d. Vcrmilyc, Eenry f. Spaulung, and ThcO
9ore Roosevelt. The Fifth Avenue Hotel vas selected
"a the place OF entertainment TIE following named
gentlemen were selected Committee on Details and
Invitations: Henry +. Spaudng Henry NJ IdDer. l.. j.
~ stark Capt. Ambrose Snow, William H. GuiOn and
Charles NJ. Fry.
The visitors viii be met at the train on Monday, and
Will taken board steamboat. and after short
SAL Hudson River viii De- landed al the loot OF
Twenty-thrd-st and taken 10 tue Motel. On TUESDAY
morning 10 O'Clock, they will visit the CITY Hal and
receive visitors Governors Room. and will be
sented to callers by Mayor Ely. At l. O'Clock they VIII
start from the foot OF Event, ths in large steamer
and after a sail through the NarTOw5, Will BE- taken on
tour of inspection backwels and Wards Islands On
the trIp collation. viii be served speeches VIII be made
and music VIII be furnished On Wednesday the
visitors will be permitted enjoy tine sights according
to in vidal Incies, and they Will leave tue city
on Thursday l.
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PUBLIC OPINION.

III. sJbany Argus demands renoml ma ZION
tHe yo,t sfafe officers asa yindicauon' ~ NV
OF he - - tbot they needed vindcatlon - ,Lat
NOT 49, ,sf,tesmen," suppose, that fepui0 '
~ ~ tfhinc-lsyracuse Courier lDem) ,
c.. Rohinson. like any other citizen OF 'ne
- ri-ht 70 entertain views, but me oItu a.
EIltS 9nital mas no right to parade them IuI ~ ~
VT 1 r,ses at such juncture as TINS, auE I'm
soli =. f,v Robinson will agree Win US IN 1niS Jpn
~ TYatertown Dispatch (Dem9
The friends of Senator COnkling should see
49, tSe hest men In the Senatorial districts are PS -
.ninaf,ou this Fall The Republicans cannot auor
~ Sin gle Republican district aud should nhe
Torp ~ secure one or senators IN the - I'm
S,rcts No greater calamity could befa the pa ,i'
- an in returning Roscoe COnkling 10 the iu'eu
ssnate-IN \. Commercial Advertiser thepJ
Workincmen. remember that when denla-
ores or thohghtess agitatOrs ask you 10 put pm; a.
1or afforms opposing subsidies 70 steaIlsuP L., -
r. the Tpxas and Pacific Railway, they are uIlnS 49,
,,sa actIon by the Government that WOMB Ien l 80
many of your dstresses by opening lp nc"
Observation-Disclosures Press lRepJ
IT. Democratic press of the State-perhaps
tbere may he "A few exceptions-wiu not siuIly .se
"a eat drf nv advocating the reelection OF
OF Sate who abandons his office aud leaves te s1I ~
a. county for months while c0ndemning the
absencr Of Republican officials IRON their PoSIs o. Eoc6
on i1lukefingrxpedt0n for few day sOf NeeAS' h0
ester Union and Advertiser (Deinl
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TIE COST DE GOVERNMENT.

STATISTICS COVERING THE PERIOD SINCE 1HE FORM
ALTON OF TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES INFoR-
NATION.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rPH rRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Capt. r. 4. Bayley
Of the Warrant Division ~ the Treasury Department. has
Deen engaged for the past SIX years, In connection with
his other dutes In the compilation OF the appropriations
and expenditures OF the several Departments Of the Gov
eminent from its foundation the present time. That
portnn Of the work relating to the Department OF State
and foreign Intercourse completed last year and was
printed ~ a Senate document during the last session OF
the XVth Congress II shows IN the language Of each
Appropriation Act with date and reference 10 volume,
mage and section Of the Statutes a large. the amount
voted by Congress for each specific purpose the amount
expended the year during which II was used and the
amount carried TO the surplus fund This ia followed by
rccaptuation by specific appropriations and also hy
annual appropriations From these tables may be learned
AZ glance the amount OF money appropriated each year
since 1889 ,Or purpose and expended by the state
Department the total amount expended under each head
TO the close of the fiscal year ending June 80 1916 and
the amount Appropriated and expended under direction
~ the state Department during each OF the eghtysix
years since the adoption the Constitution. The same
detailed information given n regard to the appro-
pratous and expenditures account OF foreign inter
course and the whole Is supplemented with complete
index making the whole available for instant reference
superficial examination, even, OF this book gives
much interesting and some very curious Information
For instance Che aggregate appropriations tor the STATE
DEPARTMENT TO June 80 1876, Slsl5i279 46, ana
for foreign dncudng the salaries OF Minis
ters Consuls ETC. expenses Of negotiating and giving
effect TO treaties relief OF American acamen abroad ec)
s1421ei2s6 Is The net expenditures under the for
er head have been 81 "a and under tie latter
1872 OPS 81 The total receipts on account or for
eign intercourse have been S33,7457s4 e., OF which
PSI a. has been collected by Consus Tl2O496O
was paid on account OF the award made by the first ar
Gle OF the Treaty Of Client S20i9033 IL was received
for claims under convention with the Kings OF The
Two sicies 2246l9 - for claims under the conyen-
ton with France and SI5,5OO,OO0 in payment OF the
Geneva Award.
The statistics several other branches OF the Govern
eut are now completed, nearly and Will probably
he printed by order OF Congress at the coming session.
The total expenditures the Navy from 1883 to 1876
were 1851 s2061s 81 divided among the several Bu-
roaus followa.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHISGToS, Wednesday. Aug %. 1877.
substitute the following for the item sent this after
about the Secretary OF War issuing order to
close the War Department at O'Clock F. "The Adm
tantGenera to-day, with the approval OF the Secretary
OF War issued order allowing all clerks in his Ofce,
who have their work done by O'Clock D. TO leave
their desks for the day until further orders though the
Department will be Kept open until o'clock as usual
This order issued Ia reward the clerks OF the AGutan
Generals Office. many OF whom kept duty night
and day kurng TIE rarcad srike. The Secretary
OF the Navy, some weeks issued an order allowing
the clerks ~ that Department % leave their desks dur
ing the warm weather &C O'clock p m.
TIE sailing vessel Gerard now being fitted out at the
NeWIurk Navy Yard, viii sail from tnaE port about tue
1st or October Tor Lisbon, from which point she Will be-
gin operations towards connecting the longitude OF
certain points. The vessel will be manded by Lieut.
Commander II. VI. Greene, and will sail from Lisbon TO
connect the gtude 81 the Madeira Islands, the Canares
and the Cape Verdi Islands with the coast OF Brazil she
Will the gItude OF MOntevdeV and BuenOs
Ayres, which @ enable 10 connect the Longitude or
tie West coast Of South America at convenient time
The vessel viii chen connect the longitude VI PernamDc0
vita the North coast ~ Brazil and with tine Island OF
Trinidad which has already been determined By the same
officer year ago. This expedition will complete
The crrut Of determination between Europe and America
and will verify both lines OF determination.
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CAPTURE OF A MURDERER.

WATEnTOwN, n. Y, Aug. 29.-The muir
derer Of stephen Barber Belmont, arrested last
evening ON sage-oach between Dannemara and Patts-
burg and taken Malone. lie has been recognized as
tb. tramp who was in the neishborhCod Of BARRIERS
house on Sunday last the day Of the murder When Ar
rested he had Es possession SD IL money, revolver
lot Of silver spoons gobels and other articles OF silver
that had been hammered together The shoes he wore
NJ the blood marks outside the window Of BARRIERS house
IL dr.ncs 10 lye any account OF himself He evidently
reared that he would be ynccd last night, ana mani
tested feeling relief when he got inside the jan ne
viii he raken into the presence OF Mrs. Barber to-day Tor
idntiucatIon Yesterday afternoon the ply scln sue
cede in extracting the bullets from lrs Barber neal
ana strong hopes entertained OF her recovery
Me funeral OF Mr. Barber took place yesterday afternoon