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, 1877-12-08

Letter from ThnfIow Ercet1--lsldlculo No
Answ+r to Pronf Of tho Usa of Silver bT
tho .Trwa.
Nkw YonK, Nov. 30, f877.-To he Editor Of
tie Nep lork Trsb.ae: Mr. j. u. ifaycs thinks
that have not done Justice to Ills sertp.ural
quotation, In which 1t appcass "that silver was
not. III tho days of King Solomon, anything nc
counted Of for drinking cups" And yet IN his
next sentence Mr. liarcs says: II FULLY un-
n s eiean es syef IN sc poes sss nc"
this admission bring Mr. }iayc. nnon tho stand
ns a Witness against h1nscIfi Tho nnlY nh}ctt
Of my letter, tu which Sr. f[aycs refers, Was to
merchants, even when SO plentiful that gold
was preferred by bacchana!fa,,. for drinking,
cups: Mr. Hayes now aslntts this, and that
question Ia no longer In issue between Us. hare
il my previous LITTER shown Historically that
hotll In .Jew1s! AMI Roman ares silver and gold
were occasionally 81 plentiful as to hare beer.
| used In tho construction and alornnscnt Of
temples. etc.@ tut during al! tllose ages silver
| did not ecasc to bc money current With tho
! merchants.
sfr. Itaycs, following tho llno a.loptcl BY
other wors|,spcra oi gold when their argd.
mcnts break down. tsics hIs land as
rtats,e' ta ~, II rcRy to tho syens' n9as , pro-
Jotcph was sold 10 Tho Egyptians, Mr.. Hayes
says: '.llo unuet have bcel u very poor Joseph
or else the 1shnaeI!tus got goo1 bargain. On
| one uccason they could. no doulst, havc sold
him at profit. lad 11arkia been Wiling to nc
cept tic sttuatinn." The advocates Of an cx-
elusive goll Standard had not, 81 far as know,
gone further tt,au to rilic,ilg " tho dollar Of on,
aat1dfes." afr. Hayes now amuses t,!msclf hs
turning ono Ut thu most important and touch
culc. The un.lenlallo fact that silver has beer
u money standard current with thc merchants
Tor more than 3,03D years, and that In our NV,
country 1t was equally With gptd O stnildart
until # was irau!u1ently lcfnoncttzca IN 1sG'
content to stand; MIR Ia their position likely Il
be wcakcnr1 by rlltrliing either the "dollar o
our fnthurs " or tho ''rt0Ty Of Joscph.'
, 1877-12-08

The sches Skdmore a,,d 4. II. iIolmea arrived
yesterday with cargoos Of lup,brr, and after dis
charging will lay Ep....Capt James II. Dtkscll.
owner md as,or Of the schr I1arrcy Dfssoil, left
tho city yesterday for his home In Toledo. Capt.
Waters was called 10 Detroit ns witness In law
suit pending there. schr Aaes!o Dull was 10
taye made another trip acroIa tho lake.
but Capt. Da!! concluded not to send
her and she was stripped ycstcrluy md hid
up ...Tho schEs W. II. Vanderbilt md !. ".
Doeno having boon. chartered sat corn deliverable
next sprtnK at HutIalo, went TO elevator lapt oycn
in9 tu load The steam barge Monitor has arrived
at Detroit with tho anchors and Chains Of tho schr
Empire state. the sseeing Of the tnhr potlan en.i
and Tribune Ut yesterday uses up . stickfnf cf
epacc because THE CiIirA10 TitiRuNr'a correspond
pt at llltfEA9o was Inadvertently made 10 ray De.
trot lllvcr, Instead Of Dalalo lver, br tho tels'
Erapt.opesAtor OF the composition.
, 1877-12-08

Surplus. .........r..s..". a0toI
The Trustees believe TINT. with the confidence
Of the public, tho storkholdcrs' Interests will be
projected.
s5scfat Lisn4tea to The Chicago Tribune.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Dec. 7.-bauk-Examincr
Lynch has completed Ills examination ok tho
Second Natioral Bank. The total resources
are $3.50, 4!N.1t1; liabilities, exclusive nj capital
stork, e2l&, 4ai61 !; amount nf paper discounted,
S4,EEt.6l; oycrtlrafts, $i,bU}; nmount due from
other banks, sa0l o; individual t'eposi,s, s20o,-
3S4.85; amount of Cashier AIayn's dcfatca.ton,
e5S,Gs7.87. Tho question Of resumption
is stlll undecided, The proposition fos
Lafayette National to rclliscount $4,000 Of
their paper las been conslltionally accepted, and
Bomc IT thu l,cnvicat detosttora arc being In
tcrvEcwrtl. II they tai bc instnccd to walt n
reasonable time, spcudy resumption ls prut,s.
bic. Cashtcr Mayo Is sotne better to-day, but
very weak and haggarl. lie Is abic to ill up,
and talks OF bnnk lnattcrs freely. Ho denies
TINT hs haa lost any considerable amount In
grain spccu'attons.
, 1877-12-08

MANSFIELD, O., Dec. GA terrible murder
Was committed about midnight laat night ut tho
residence Of William y. Finney, three miles
southwest Of this clty. Tho occupants Of. tho
house consisted Of William .. FInacy, aged 10,
hts wife, hta sop-tho Row. Jamcs Flnncy-
and wife mud ilvc ct.ldrcn, aud hired maa.
The murderer entered tho house evidently fur
p'4ndert a. The parties had recently sold lot OF
hoss. It ls supposed the OLD pcouia wero
sxake1cd by tho bus1lar. when 10
siubbeA tho old gentleman with \
sooa after. Tho old Indy was also clubbcd, and
70 badly injured ttat sl9 caAnnt' recover. Mr.
Ja'nca Flnncy and wIis,who weru sleeping In tho
next room, hearing o strange noise, they went
70 investigate, when tho murderer turllcta on
them, knocked Mrs. Finney down, aud severely
Injured Mr. Kinney, aud tEen ma,!o hts escape.
4solorea man mined Edward Webb, formerly
IN the employ Of tho Finneys, was nrrcsted md
ioskc.l up. 'rherc Is pretty strong proof that
be Is tho guilty party.
, 1877-12-08
THE KALAMAZOO LlREL CASE.

6stciai NspatcA 10 IN CAica7o Tribune,
KALAMAZOO, Mtth., Dec. THE libel case Of
Bailey ". tho Kalamazoo Tttyroph Company,
tn which the plaintiff sued for damages in the
sum Of 33O, 600, wus concluded this morning,
the Jury bringing In verdict Tor tls defendant.
The rase bus ATTRACTED great Rtteltion, aud IT.
result IL generally satiatsetoEy to tha luhsol-
tauts Of this ylgtultf.
, 1877-12-08
Mr.. HENDRICKS INTERVIEWED.

1spiAsAroL1s, Ind, Dec. 7.-Tho Daily taf3s
,o~JaY 1sas au fntrrvisw with ex.loy. Hendricks
IN relereneo to tue rcporta that Mr. Tllden
took tho oath Of Office last year, and
would soon Degt1. = contest for the Pres.
ldcney. Nr, Hendricks says OF this; ~
know nothlne whatever about those state
lncnts. Of course, cannot knuH afr. Tllden's
acttons-wllat he lins been doing Of what he In
tcnds to 10. 10 far ns AM concerned, Str.
Whrcter has hce,I sworn Into tho olilco OF Sieo.
President, and he Wilt stay thcrv Tor four years.
When hs was sworn In that cndcl tn
, 1877-12-08
THE PARlSfAN ri ONDES.

MEMPHIS, Teno.. .Dee. 7.-Hclea D. Estes
Pasts.an biouAs gave IN exhibition 1t tho
Opera-House Last evening, and to-day tbs Pollce
Commissioners Instructed tho Chief OF Pelics
to prohibit repetition On tho grounds Of In
decency and immortality. but this evening au
injunction xas obtained from Judge Ray. ot the
tesfegiug, aud another exhibition Wa given
, 1877-12-08
+" souTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.

CoLuMn1A, 8. c., Dec. 7.-John 9. Sheppard
Of Eu9eaeid, has bccn elected Speaker u tue
lIouse Ia plaee Of Wallace, elected Circuit
Judge. s.''
The resolution 10 forward the Investigating
Comu,!tsce's report In reference to SENATOR Pat
scsson to Washington Was referred III the scR-
uta to tho Committee on Federal RELATIONS.
port back lbs resolution III tlye days was de-
feated by . large n,ajusity.
, 1877-12-08
SUICIDE,


6utctat Iispatea IL 7As C4ieauo Tribune.
DKfnoIT, Mtc!l., Dee. 7.-ThIs AFTERNOON
Ucorgo T. WcLcr seated himself iu . chair tn
ills parlor, put revolver 10 hEs face nnl shot
himself In tho brnlu through tho mouth. no
liel instantly. Jealousy Or insanity II as'
signed.
CINCINNATI, Dee. 7.-W. ", I.arnel, Of l}os.
tan. v drummer for 4 housa ln that elty, eon.-
United sulvlle It tho Gibson l1ou&e this after.
noon, shooting hiwsele ia tas breast with
natal,
, 1877-12-08

The Northern Transit Company hnsc completed
arrangements 10 run Two Of their STEAMERS dur.hG
the wintcr between this p@t and t.ud!nGtcn In
connection with the Flint & Fcsn Marquette md
Grand Trunk 1lallroasa. The buats chosen fds tho
service are the Nashua ami City Of Toledo, and tho
wusk nf lruntng tho former and putting her In
shape for winter NAVIGATION wnh begun .yeflcrday
Already freight !e BEGINNING to accumulate ~ tho
that tho steamers will have ill They attend TO
nftrs oAco making stast.-.utiraaAfs, Sentinel,
IN.
, 1877-12-08
El1tE.,

EtfffHI HI1rd1fh u TIE CH5fd1e 11TbHHF,
EntE, pA.. Dec 7.-Thc prop lfussh was
Tho Inst vc.acl to arrive from, tho Upper Lakes.
Navigation horn hna closed. The Anchor Line
received duflng tho scaeon &. ao'. 4o1 bushels Of
grain. Hi. 120 barrel. Of -four, g. ST., 017 feet Of
lumber, and 0, 1!ra hs,o pounds OF merchandise.
t,ne hunllrcd md two miil!ons throo hundred and
NINETY. .four tl.auaanA onc hundred and seventy
three pounds u freight wcrc shipped west by this
1hr. sllci. during tho tntirc season. ow!n: to
good management aud good fortune, hhs not hnd
MI accident.
, 1877-12-08


The Nlssons! q Texas ltallroad has decided 10
yel round. trip excursion tickets from taclF ticket
ptlccs At Chicago Hannibal, Rnd st. Lout~to Gal.
yeston aud San Antonio, Tex, anl return, At Tho
following low rates: To Galveston and return. from
Chicago. $7H. 2h from Hannibal, SOL 80: from st.
Louis, t0l.bo. To San Antonio and return, from
chlea{o, sol. got from llannibai III, ,6O} from w.
Louis. 374. 10. Thesa 1ickcts ATo 4Est.class, and
are gool until May j, 1876.
Thu sunors that NJ. T. II, Funds, City PRsaen-
ker Agent os The Baltimore 4 Ohio. would soon %
teleyed from b. position sfs sald 70 30 without
Nossrs. Dorscy anu Harry. the Assistant Nenu1al
TasscaGes Agent and Wsstufu General rasaen9vr
Agent OF thissFoad were in tho city only y few
days AEo, and expressed themselys& ~ being high.
y satlsted with Ar. fouda's services. u IL bs.
!ls!ed that tlo tamors wsts started By > Mr. Ae.
road who, u alleged u very anxlous 10 got As.
% md sftes Dec. 10 ths Southwestern Railroad
Nats Association will charge .tbs following s.hIr
traElcs upon bus!neas from baltimore, Fhtla-
dslphla. Nav York, au4 bos.on, From
Sa K:.: .n t:'; ;b2 e. ~; y s:e.
class, so csata. FEom 1t. Louis. LoulsIsna. llan.
nlbal, OF West Quincy to the *ame point. First
eI4ss, b8 centai second c}a.., ~ ecpns third
chs4, ~ cents; fourth class. IL cent?.
The III. Louis tnsn .ss gssaliy sxssctsad because
tue rato on castos.ull has been u,ads arst class.
They elst@ thst the Chicsya nen - Eespon.tsls b
Louis has II nearly ALL and for thla tea.on ST.
Louis w&s squaszed, ~ 1t |. slways when tho Chicago
p,eu have majority at tho meetings. They ssy
ahey will not staua L. and lnsAn 10 hxso It rscslasd
atoucs oE slss there will bo 4 row IN ths family.
, 1877-12-08

Special fll4patcA to TAs cAtcado TrtoHns.
DE1nolr, Mich. Dec. 1.-THE tug Witch md
two Lighters, With twonty.onc men on ooard, arc
missing slnco Saturday last, aud arc aupposcd 10
have foundered In Saginaw lay. They left case-
vEtie on the 1st inee for BAY City. md have not
s1nco hccn hsard4 from, Vigl1tnt search Il being
plHdH for them.
, 1877-12-08

Or persona unknown, the hall roia1 tlrtn,g', tic
rte}t arm and tuto tho right side,
entering the lung. On the 10th Of UctoMr last
baker stabbed man named foc1,m ift Lament.
md II Ia thought that aon,c Of Yncum'a friends
kfot Baker Inst night. 1t 10 thought Baker vii
die. No arrests.
, 1877-12-08
FQHG EISYs

DAr7os. O., Dec 7.-F. A. Webb was a.
hstsd a. tho b., kol nouaa In this city this
morning for Implication In ! forgesy to tue
nnount Of 3laDo recently committed
f2 Sseee .sls,. g. - e a., hs w&. St% q. .ss e.,
.Mayeling agent Of tho drua. ua registered
aauer ~ assumed name. and had been stopping
~ ~ the caty. Officers had been On hls track TOT
, 1877-12-08
MURDER AND ARSON.

TOLEDO, O., Dec. 7.-Last night tho dwelling
" William Tainor, IN Springfield IoHuship.
0ls county, burned to the ground, and this
morning portions oi ths remains Of TainoF vsso
%oad - ta the rutna. Tue fire Is supposed to DO
sM;. mS work q NJ tnceadtary, and q Tsltor WAS
}ssts WEALTHY, foul play u suspected. us va
;" Years. Ut age, aud bachelor.
, 1877-12-08

CONF1DENCE MEN N1sKF9TElss
Cr,r7oH, Ont, Dec. 7.-W. C. ucnry and
John lfart, Chicago coudlence-ncn, vcro az
rested hero today while attempting to operate
on a passenger ell ronte to Enninnt: They
had several bogus thousand dollar United Statcs
bonds, bosllcs drafts anti checks.
, 1877-12-08

PORT OF CHICAGO.
The following wsra tho arrtvnls for tho twenty
four hours cudinK At 10 o'clock last night:
AsHtsALs-rrop. Co'9s.ds: Buffalo, s3ltt Celia @
Campbell, In11nron, lnlibcIs IttY Of T1lsIns Gca
Hsfen iiinbsF vchre j. 4. Ho.r,rs. Man!stec, 1um-
BERT Il. !. HkIlRure, fsntwntcr. lumber.
, 1877-12-08
FINANCIAL,

NEW YonK, Der. 7.-Thu Committee on Ex-
animation report tho condition nr tho Sc:Ional
Trust Company on Nov. 2lst US follows:
Asscts ..:..''........ ..." ..'. ..*.$i. IL, Ivy
, 1877-12-08
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Epxeial DtssMlcA 70 7AA CA4a04e nfSuA&~
MaAporA, ILL.,, Doc. 7.-Ata regular conclavs
OF tho Bethany Cumm&ndery No. a, Knights
Tsmplas. tbs following sif Knights were elected
aud installed In ollico for the ensuing year:
CASHIER RuelY. Eminent Commander: ". n.
, 1877-12-08

Reliable hetp for weak and nervous sufferers.
Chronic, batnfal. and prostrstlng diseases curoi
Without uod!ctnc. pnivc.mnchcfa Electric neita
The grand dcsideratum. Avoid limitations. Book
md Journal. with particulars. mailed free. Ad-
dress Pulvermachcr Galvan!e Co. Cincinnati, Ohio
, 1877-12-08

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 81 q. u.-For tho
Tcnuesscc, Ohio Valley, and Upper Lake Re-
gio;11, rising barometer, southwest to northwest
winds, colder and generally clear weatacr. ex-
ccpt In the Inst district. occasional light snows,
aud followed In the wcstcrn portions BY falis
lug barometer. .
, 1877-12-08
FIRE AT MILLeRsTOWN, PA,

tho MlllrrstQYu fire " estimated at 500 oU.
tbs ars, which bsoks out shortly before mld-
night In Aldeuscr's cigar store, extended rap
idly I'd Afaiu street, aud thu entire block
, 1877-12-08

1gptrtai Dtap.scA to 7At CafcaGn 1tib4tns-
Fonr WAYNE, Ind. Doc. 7.-john Wciser, =
iarsner Irving In Jay County, was Instantly
killed Thurtday by tree falling on him. He
was 80 years old, and leavea wifc and child.
, 1877-12-08

LoxpoH, Dec. 7.-Steamships Montann,
Scandinavian, August Andre, md Hansn, from,
New York, and Caspian, FROM Baltimore, have
arrived out.
NEw YoRK, Dec. 7.-Arrivcd, steamers Call.
fornta, from Glasgow; Cambria, from Hamburg.
, 1877-12-08

eapAI1A, Nh, Uoc- 7.-Last evening about Z
s.!o<k William Baker, living In Lamont, twelve
1lsa sess Vt Sslalia. was shot by some person
, 1877-12-08

6ynAcuer, n. T.. Dec 7.--The Middle Division
of the Ertc Canal c!oscl to-day. AL boats reached
tbutr JDaRtNDtion. .'
, 1877-12-08
CAIRO u ST. LOUIS,

SpFt703 Wspd}cR N Tn E@t00o 7F76N1f.
Kxoxux, la,, Dee. I'll. n. Juhnton, Of this
city, has been sPpolnsol General Manager Of tho
Cairo & H. I4ouls Itnilsoad, which went Into tho
bands Of 4 Receiver on ThuFsdsy. 1Io has ac.
cepted and assumcs the duties Ut Tho Office Jan.
ViCe President Of tho kcokuk i Des Mo!ncs Ka,l.
Ioal. ana for several years has been fi!nR tho
pos!tio Of Chief Engineer md paynastcr Of thai
and experience. LIS duti9s a. General Manager
viii Include thoso OF General Superintendent aud
IHEchssinV ARt4t.
, 1877-12-08
AnnESTEI1

ARRESTED.
!: New YonK, Dec. 7.-Wttlfam Brown, who
has committed series OF highway ay-rohbcr'cs
l,oth in this city and Chicago, wns arrested here
this afternoon. -"
, 1877-12-08

RIOTERS SENTENCED.
DAIrrNonE, Dec. 7.--Thirtccn July rIoters
were ecntenced to-dny from SIX to eight months
in fall. Forty moro arc awaiting trial.
, 1877-12-08

HERSHEY HALL.


p1s. JoHv IO!lD's Complin,~at.ry 1,ensnt Lecture
on RAtprtAr Afternoon ut will b ''lJANIEI. WEB.
KTEIl- and hs ler yces To ths couut.y T!ekcta slc
, 1877-12-08

THE BASEBALL LEAGUE.
4sAstG Ht5aseA - 9hE Gatsa1Q 1fitsAs.
CLEVELAND, o.. Dec. 1.-THE Lca4 10 closed
its sessions to-day by adopting aa exa ulent sce.-
tim m tho Jurisdiction Ut umptfes aud tho
, 1877-12-08

TIE INSURANCE, 6WINDLE1fs. -,
NEW YoHx, Dec. TIN the court proceed
luRa yesterday, In connection With Robert L.
Case, tho convicted President Of tho Security
L!fc-lnsurat,ce Company, 1t turned out that
William, c. Gilman, now 4 convict In tho 6tatc
Prison, was on3 OF tho Grand Jurors who tn.
dieted Case.
T. 8. Lambert, Prcsdcnt OF tho late Popular
ute-lnsurancc Company, md nov on trial for
aState Prison otrcnsc, was called yesterday as d
juror in onu Of tho criminal courts. lie was
e1.usu1.
NEW YohK, Dec. ia stay Of proceedings
has been granted III the .nlattcr OF II. l.. Ease,
President of thu Security Lifc-1nsurancc Com
tany, sentenced for Swearing tot false stato-
Mcnts Of tic Company,
Aldermen !. Sullivan appearod In tho Oyer end
Iermlnc1 after the announcement that Judge
nvkcman had granted stay OF execution Of
tue srn.elcc, and informed Judge l3rudy that
the application wna made pendnE his decision
under is,isapprchcualon, md TINT application
would Immediately ho made to hsye tho star
saeased, counsel having moved before Judge
Dsykeman. thinking that Judge Brady had H.
NAuy refused It.
, 1877-12-08

Pullman Pslhca DtninT. Cars tlsed far patIpK pu1.
roses oniv md Pullman a wheel Sleeping Cars {ussd
foY s1eeolng pursos.s enlrl run between Chicago
sad unlsha IN the Fsli1G Etprssa
The New York herald., 1877-07-22
that the Agincourt and the accompanying
ships will proceed to the Mediterranean.

that the Agincourt and the accompanying
ships will proceed to the Mediterranean.
EEvENox FOR THE BuLaAnIAxs.
A telegram from Shumla reports that all
villages between Rustchuk and Kustenje
which were evacuated by the Turks have
been sacked and burned by the Bulgarians.
Whatever justif cation there may be as to
reprisals, there is little doubt that the Cos
sacks, Bulgarians and Russian troops are
committing the most fearful atrocities on
the helpless Mussulman non-comb batants
and fugitives Men, women and children
are alike subject to their cruelty.
PARLIAMENTARY PROOF.
Jeni Saghra has been burned by the Bull
garians. Official papers to be submitted to
Parliament soon will, it is alleged, fully
confirm some of the serious charges of COM
mitting atrocities made against the Rus
SLAMS.
WAS ANY DUREss EMPLOYED?
The Porte published in Constantinople,
yesterday, report signed at Shumla by the
correspondents of the leading English.
American and Continental newspapers, con-
firming the Russian and Bulgarian cruelties
CLOSING THE DANUBE.
Friday nights Gazette published the fol-
lowing:-"The Board of Trade learn from
the Foreign Office that telegram received
from the Consul at Galatz states that four
vessels, containing about 26O cubic yards
of stone, have been sunk by the Russians
in the Sulina branch of the Danube, q mile
and q half below the upper entrance.
About 500 cubic yards of additional stones
have been thrown on top of these vessels
and the depth of water in the channel re-
duced to four feet"
RUsrcHUK AND wIpDIN.
The Vienna Political Correspondence says
the bombardment of Rustchuk by the be-
siegers under the Czarewitch will be com.
menced without delay. The Ninth Russian
army corps is marching against Widdin.
IN THE DoBRUDsCHA.
A heavy siege train has been sent to the
corps in the Dobrudscha.
DIFFERENCE OF FOUR THOUSAND.
Only 1000 Turks, instead Of G, 1000. were
captured at Nicopolis. The rest were killed
or wounded, or escaped.
THIRD BRIDGE BEHIND THE INVADERS.
third pontoon bridge over the Danube
has been constructed ut Rahova.
The New York herald., 1877-07-22
w WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

wAsarsoros, July q, 1871.
RETURN or SECRETARY SHERMAN.
Secretary sherman has returned TO washington- He
will resume his Official duties ut tho Treasury Depart
mont Monday.
SECRETARY scHuRz IN NEW JERSEY.
Secretary Schurz Is absent IRON the department TO-
aav having left this city a visit to New Jersey. Hs
Will return on Monday
NO FUNGI on WHEAT ROOTS.
Mr. Thomas Taylor, microscopic OF the Department
OF Agriculture, has returned from Northumberland
county, Va, having completed his iuvests alton OF the
so-caed root disease OF wheat in that county. He re-
ports 10 the Commissioner OF Agriculture that be has
made thorough examination OF the socalied disease
and finds that there is evidence whatever in sup
port OF the statements made About three years ago
farmer observed barren spots his wheat field, and
on making sn examination Of the wheat such places
he discovered, he supposed, fungus the roots,
but by the use OF the microscope Mr. Taylor has
dom nstra,ed tina. the so.caed fungoid matter con-
sists wholly OF microscopic rootets aud has TURNER
shown that the land which gave the largest Yield say
thirty-seven bushels OF wheat 70 tho aero, produced
corresponding increase IN these rootIcts The farmers
had observed that wherever barren spot appeared In
their wheat fields tic socaled root disease appeared
but they failed to investigate the the success.
ful whea. crops. which show that socaed disease
is but tho normal condition Of healthy root growth
the webke appearance arising from the ramiGcat ions
OF numerous microscopic roots
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT.
The President to-day appointed John b. Raymond to
DO Marshal oil the Territory OF Dakota
OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL TREASURY.
Tho Treasury now holds s3,7, ,22o 100 in United
States bonds to secure the national bank eircula,on
slss67,o 900 10 secure public deposits United States
bonds deposited for circulation for tho week ending to-
day, $2,7'7700 bonds held for circulation withdrawn
for week ending today $2,376 oOO National bank cir
culation outstaading-currensy notes. $3l5, ,323 1883
gold notes, 81, ,430, 100
The receipts from internal revenue to-day wero
$S72 500 06, aud from customs S473. $50 Al.
Receipts Of national bank notes for redemption for
the week ending today, us compared with the cor
responding week OF last year,
The New York herald., 1877-07-22
ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE COM
PANY.
THE COMPANY NOT YET AUTHORIZED TO RESUME
BUSINESS HELE.

THE COMPANY NOT YET AUTHORIZED TO RESUME
BUSINESS HELE.
[YY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEE,LD.
ALBANY, y. Y, July II, 1871
The statement teIsgraphed to the New York oircc Of
the Royal Canadian Fire Insurance Company that the
Insurance Department, had issued certificates Of au
thory TO II 10 resume business In this State. for
wardcd by an agent Of the company yesterday, Is
premature. The representatives oi the company
showed ory proof lc the department that tho
impairment OF It's home capital had been made good ?
but under the law foreign company as required 10
have 500 600 capital this state and file satisactory
proof OF that fnct, aud the superintendent
will require proof that they have that amount
here before he will tue certificates ~ rs very
ky that such proof will De forthcoming by Monday,
and In that case tho certificates Will be issued the
method OF making up the impairment ~ the home cap
tal was by reducing the capital from SUOO,OOO 10
$780, OOO witch they authorized TO do under law
OF the Dominion Parliament, passed last WINTER and
by provding by subscr ption Tor the payment Of tho
oh Ia Ire
The New York herald., 1877-07-22

DAKOTA INDIAN TROUBLE.
LEMLYs SURVIVING PARTY FIRED

LIEUTENANT LRMLY's SURVIVING PARTY FIRED
UPON AND sUGECUSDED.
DEADwoor, July n, 1871
Deputy Sheriff Wiser, who Jast came from tho
Red Water. about twenty miles from here reports
that he met sergeant In command Of ten SOL
oiers, who warned him to return 10 town with tnem
The sergeant reported that the government sur.
veying party with Lieutenant Lcmly's company wore
attacked this morning by Indians SIX miles apove tne
mouth OF the Redwatcr. Tho light lasted
about two hours. The surveying party lost
two tcamstcrs and blacksmith killed: also
1--WE mules. The indians captured the wagons
OF the parry, taxing the surveyors guns. ammunition
and Instruments The party H. siiIi surrounded and
needs AID, which Is hclng organized TO 90 10 their
sIstnnce. Colonel Evans, commanding Fort LARAMIE
has ordered Il detachment OF cavalry stationed at
Cheyenne River to the relief of Lieutenant Lcmly.