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The New York herald., 1877-09-03
HANGED HIMSELF.
IpY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. I

lDY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HARRIsBuRG, Pa, Sept. ., 1877.
Robert Bell. a respected citizen Of Harrisburg,
ha nged himself this morning in the garret OF bis sis
ter's residence His carpenter shop caught dre dur
ing the summer, and In extinguishng the flames no
received which are supposed to have resulted
in the impairment o. his mind
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
TRADE OF THE NEW DOMINION.

OTTAWA, Sept. 2. 1877.
The imports OF the Dominion, exclusive OF British
Columbia for July S. 294 oOO Of which g. s51 900
were free goods Tho duties collected ST. 20 OO0
The exports for tho same period were 81, ,0s5, ,OO0
All tho Provinces OF the Dominion will unite in an.
pointing day of thanksgiving for the blessings OF
bountiiul harvest and returning prosperity Noyem
bcr 20 Is the day proposed.
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
JUDGE JOHN S. EMMoNs.

John s. Emmons, leading democratic politician,
OF Poughkespse, died on Saturday. aged nfty.two
years. He twice q member Of the Legislature,
twice associate juge OF the county ana several
times supervisor. HIS death sudden and was
Gil used by typhoid fever.
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
THE wEATHEg YESTERDAY,

The following record Will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty.four hours In com
parison with the corresponding date OF last year,
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy,
H. nIlIlN M.
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
HENRY TYSON,

Henry Tyson, well known citizen OF Baltimore,
formerly President OF the City Passenger Railroad,
and few years OF the vice presidents OF the
Erie Railroad, died yesterday.
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
FISHERY COMMISSION.

HALrAx, n. s., Sept g 1871
Tie evidence In support OF the British case before
the Fishery Commission will close during The coming
week. About sixty witnesses have been examined.
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
REV. ABRAHAM MARSH.

Rev. Abraham Marsh. ono Of the Oldest Congregs.
tionAl cIergymen in the State, and for some time
President of the Connecticut Bible Society, died a.
Toland yesterday.
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
DOMINION BANK COUNTERFEITs.

MONTREAL, Sept 2 1877
Counterfeit fours on the Dominion Bank are In cir.
cuation here Tho CASHIERS signature Is Autographed
while on the genuine II is written.
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
AN OARSMAN DROWNED.

BosT0N, Sept 2, 1877.
James W. Walsh, Of Brooklyn, n. Y, while rowing
a single scu boat on tho Charles River to-day. fell
into tho water and was drowned. HIS body was re-
covered.
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HEALTH OF FERNANDlNA.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 2, 1877.
A special to tho DAILY Sun and Press TO- night from
Fcrnnndna says there case OF yellow fever there
ana but one bad OF bilious fever. All the other
cases arc easily managed and OF a very mild form
These reports confirmed by medical commission
there from this city.
CERTIFICATE OF THE HEALTH OFFICERS.
FERSANpiyA Fla, Sept 2 1877.
There Ia not, has there pecn, any Of yellow
fever in our city or narbor this summer
W. H. POPE,
Acting Health Ofncer.
SAMUEL T. KEDDEIL.
Nsyor and Chairman Board VI HcalIh
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GENERAL JESSE LAZLAR.

General Jesse Laz!ar died in Baltimore county yes.
tcrday morning aged seventy-three years He was q
brsadier general OF the State militia Of Pennsylvania
and connected with tho Bank OF Waynesburg he
was member OF the Thirty seventh and Thirtyeighth
Congresses He came to Maryland Al the end OF his
second term 1867 lie man of large wealth,
and senior member Of the firm Of Jesse Lazlar Co.,
OF Baltimore,
The New York herald., 1877-09-03
AN AGED MONSTER.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
WILMIsGroN DEL, Sept ., 1877.
Patrick Mcbride. married man. over sixty years
Of age, committed outrage this afternoon Mary
Duffy, aged eleven years. The offence is a capital
felony in this State.
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Average temperature yestorday Bs5s
Averag 20 temperature tor corresponding date last
year us.
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. RaL0ncse Sem

1875 1877.
$l1, 500, sos SO $ll, $685. 537 96
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-08-10
stanat.ss ARMY wanted.

/ In the height of The riots. the y Y
Herald published a telegram from
I Washington reporting the giew=o f Mr.
William VI Egarls on the topic Of The
hour. We quote
MIR. Evarts. the Secretary Of State. re-
CARDS the natter from q legal and ThiI5
sophical standpoint. and in the course of
an interview this evening said I'm et.c-
that, although there is much O. GeTtore
in what has happened, it is likely that
much good viii come out Of 10, and that
as q nation we shall learn some very
good aud practical lessons from IT, The
foremost and most important of these, be
thinks. will he that which viii come home
to Congress in the way OF what is most
sanitary in regard 10 The regular army
lie remarked, with o somewhat sarcastic
tone, that il had been popular heretofore
to say that this country did not need "a
large standing army, and hence there "a@
no necessity for Keeping up the expense
Of useless and superfuous military es-
tabli.hmeut But now IL could be plain
" seen, in tile ight OF recent events. .
how POtentia! and acceptable they were
III preserving the public peace and in the .
restoration Of law and order. IL was
evident that they were much more aeslr- .
able and ethcacious in cases ~ popular
csmmotiou and disturbance than the mill
tia, who could not always, from the ma
ture Of things and their home -ympathIes-
be entirely relied upon to suppress mob .
violence The superior discipline and
absence Of sentiment in the United states
military organization had always proved
equal TO The duty OF eSertiug the power
required TO repress iawles-uess. This
had been spicuously Shown ia our ne
cent Southern political history. Se.etar.'
Evarts thinks that in view OF the expert
ence we have lad lately that Congress
viii not object At its next session 20 pro
vide more literally for the army.
There is no reason TO doubt that this
is the utterluce of Mr. Evarts De
Too Is in favor OF large standing ar
ny, and he thinks Congress viii not /
now object TO provide more literally
for the army. He wants great and
powerful military force ready TO obey
The Executive and put down opposi
ton.
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The worlds Ear.

Ii ought TO make every citizen of the
United States ashamed for his country 10
know that for the great world fair of
our sister republic, France, TO be held
next year, there has been no commission
appoiuted-no representative empowered
10 stand As agent between the thousands
of Americans who are eager TO exhibit
and the French Government which j.
equally eager 20 have them. 1t would be
M uncommonIy popular thing if the Ex-
ecutive of the country should suddenly
prove itself equal TO the emergency and
make temporary provision, at least, for
what was most unwisely neglected y
Congress- Brooklyn Monthly.
The young men who conduct this
little monthly ought TO spend some
time in trying to understand the Con-
slitution of the United States. Then
they might become aware that il the
Executive should. undertake to follow
their advice, he would usurp authority
that does not belong to him, aud that
the proper punishment of his so Do
ing would be impeachment aud deposi
ton from Office
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s1nfe Treasmry vnic.

The vote for Tate for State Treas
urer, 10 this county and throughout
tive State generally, exhibits marked
falling Off This was because of the
irregularity of his candidacy. He
was not the nominee of the Democra-
cy. Those who should know. aceredit
him with having made an excellent
officer, but there are many who think
be has held the Office long euoungh.
Among this class are we. If demo-
crat of ability and reliability had
lave taken the field against him, the
COURIER would have helped him, with
naught against Tate, but his long
service.
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y vivid idea Of the responsiveness Of
military operations was given in re
cent despatch Of an English CORES,
pondeut with the Russian army at
Kars lie said that ~ to the time
when the siege of kars was raised the
Russians had thrown into it rs 600
bombs, the cost Of which was 81 500
600 roubles, or about 81 POO goo Il
is estimated by British military
writer that the cost to Russia Of he
double war in Europe aud Asia Minor
is considerably over one million dol
lars per day This sum does not come
out OF the pocket Of the Car, nor does
the Sultan pay the expenses of the
other side
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Al PIevna the Russians have suf.
fered telling aud di-as;rcus defeat
Late messages to the y Y Herald
giving full particulars, satisfy every
body that first accounfs Of this impor
tant battle we're in no wise over3ra@u.
Its effects have been terrible upon be
ardor OF the Russian troops as we'll as
upon the plans Of Alexander. Tie
strong advantage heretofore gained
by the occupancy Of territory s9nth 81
the Balkans. and the holdiaL Of passes
10 that range Of mountains, must now
be abandoned, aud The work done over
again if done at all. From what we
gather now of the relative strength Of
the two armies, thar Of Russia seems
to have been overratel, aud that G.
Turkey moderated Tie number of
troops engaged at Plevua did not ex-
coed 80 600 on either side. but the
fighting was furious and bloody. The
bayonet seems to have been freely used
and both armies displayed splendid
courage
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OUR REPRESENTATIVE ELECT.-
capt Henry Campbell Is the repre-
tentative elect of Fulton and Hickman
.ounties, distancing his competitor
Mr. Finch. by the very respectable
majority of $40. We predict that he
ALL make a clear headed, practicsi
.ensed. useful member of the Legisla
IRE. He is true democrat, a man
# strict integrity, and one of the clev-
,1est men in America. In some dis
lets, prior to the election, some ter
.ibIe misrepresentation obtained about
i'm. But, those men, who have been
9 deceived, when they know the man,
ill reverse their opinion. He makes
pretensions to oratory. and was so
ircumstanced in the race just closed.
5 not to be able to visit some portions
f the two counties, and personally
iisabuse the errors which prevailed as
70 himself. Campbell was ruined
financially, by being on a sheriff. bond.
Those who knew the facts, we're en-
husiastic in their admiration of him,
Or the manly way in which he met
his misfortune. 10 some neighbor
FOODS, it obtained, that he had actual
made little fortune out of this EN-
arrssment. There were other such
damaging errors Time will set all |
hings even.
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There is strike among the renters of
Lake county. They are organizing clubs,
holding meetings, etc They propose
that unless the land holders rent their
lands cheaper they viii not cultivate
them. We arc Informed they propose to
FL the rents at six bushels per acre Land
rented at ten bushels per acre, when corn
is worth 50 ceuts-S3 80 per acre. The
land is worth SO per acre. Money is
worth 10 per cent.-S3 50 per acre. So
we see that land rented at 10 bushels
will only pay interest on mouev invested
in the land; allowing nothing for bpiid-
ing fencing. sc. our farmers cannot
and will not rent their lands any lowe,
than rem or fifteen bushels per acre THIS
organization is confined to Lake county
1t has not yet reached the Kentucky nor.
ton of the Bend, and, we sincerely i,ra
that none of our Kentucky farmers vii
ever disgrace themselves by belonqiag ~
any snch clan, and eudeavoring 10 av1o,.,
from others, their property at less i'm,
its real value: or in other words pstl;e
plumber. 1t is highly probable thai man,
of these strikers viii strike them~alvas
out of homes, and we hope out IF tIe
country. Several Of the prominent LAM.
holders have averred. that those beIor,~
ing o this clan, shall not cultivate IT.
lands on any terms. This is what H.
deserve. Run all plunderers ont of -,
country. Let our land holders bso.,,,
farmers and cultivate their own lana
rent it to those who win not take 10
land together with the rent
Observer.
MADRID BEND, Aug. 6, 1877.
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Cora gsRsanEsGn ard Sgsisxes---
Their appearance ia Es0s-
ksfGM


The Bread Winners League is a
well known Commupi~,ic society Of \
I Y. In the midst Of the recent great
railroad strike and riots, this society
/ published declaration Of principles
of which the following was the first.
"That the Government Immediately
take, control, own, aud operate the rail
roads.
Mr. Justus Scbwab is one Of the
most noted Communists u this coun
try. He was leader in the recent
Communisiic meeting in Tompkius
square in that city. In stating hi~
views the other day for publication.
he laid down the following as fuuda-
mental in his theory Of labor api -
government
''The Government viii con trc'the rail
roads and work the mines. Passengers
will travel more safely; freight VIII ns
trans ported at cheaper rttes, and "2f4-
men will be better Off. The only monoP-
oily wiz be the Government.
The same ideas were more fully de-
elared in the formal propositions OF
The Tompkius square meeting as fol. .
lows
.NixrH-To secure the greatest ajvant-
ages If economy and convenience result .
ing from the improvements OF he age,
and TO guard against the cupiaIty OF con- F.
tractors, the fraudulent principle q m
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a kentucky Militia 10 be Organ


The Paducah Neics, argues that the
rxigeney of the times, demands that
kentucky should proceed to organize
er State Militia. This is the argu
inent of many papers.and many people
In our opinion a State militia is a
most useless humbug, in Kentucky or
uny other State They are efficient 10
nothing, except au annual or semi
annual botheration to citizens to at
END "musters. TIE recent troubles
with the strikers, show bow little use
hey are in such times Our older
citizens will remember the militia OF
anti-war days, and what a monstrou,
nuisance it was. 1t mustered about
once year to the command of civil
ans, who, for the most part knew
nothing of military drill; aud if they
had been ever so accomplished, wha I
could they do in one ortwo "musters
a year.
Ia time Of riot, strike, mob, or any
civil disturbance, the militia would
always be so scattered as to be entirely
useless for immediate service
Besides, in any civil disturbance
the sympathies of the militia ould be
divided between the disturbers and the
law, IN most eases, precisely as with
The "strike" In the Northern States.
In time of war they would have to be
organized aud drilled, precisely as
.,ther citizens or volunteer soldiers
So we think a renewal of the militia
system, would be some expense to the
State, an infnite pest to the people,
aud of no practical earthly use.
The recognition of private military
companies as State guards, when, of
their own accord and pride they meet
aud drill, would be very well, the
State loaDing such companies the use
Of arms, but the s'miitia" is nonsense
The wheat crop of California for ex
port this wear il Is estimated will he
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The New I ork World says

Fifty carpenters left New York VOC.
terday for England They 90 under 80,
tract with firm of builders in Alanc5.5-
ter, who agree to provide them wort -
six months at s. pence per hour. Tbsse
men arc only detachment. Tie NJ
chester builders have instructed -,
agent here to send them between two -
three hundred workmen. The obiee, If
the Manchester builders is said to bo -
defeat strike of carpenters in Mancboss
ter by employing American workmen ~
less wages than the English carpenters
viii accept. This seems to be temaar.'
~ measure. so far but it is WORTHY ii
n, mat out OF loo masons that went on
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4 TELEGRAM from Washington
says; There is faint effort being
made to awaken the Mexican sensation
Of annexation, but matters will natur-
ally remain quiet for the next six
months. Diaz has paid the first in
<tallment' Of the award made BY the
Mexican Claims Commission, and the
second is not due for six months. lie
has been recognized enough to receive
this money, and will be further recog
uized as time oes on. Diaz Is con
iradictiug by his acts the supPositiou
hat he desires trouble with this couu-
trv
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S5Ea gJsaar Request Thai
Must Rgo Granted.

Z HAVE time and again requested The
Z Tax payers OF Fulton county to come
forward and pay their taxes. Some re-
spouded cheerfully, while others have
thus far failed to comply with this rea-
sonable request. l shall hereafter cease
80 Imporluue with those ip default-bnt
will ask their horses, mules, cattle, hogs,
sneep corn, wheat, tobacco, household
ana kitchen furniture land and teue-
ments 10 pay their taxes. These will
certainly respond to the demand under
the mauipulations of the Sheriff and his
Deputies. This. January 20th. 1877
b. Il. WALKER, Sheriff
fanoB If
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The ProhIbitioui-tS Of Missouri have
held a State Convention and adopted
platform upon which they intend 20
place caud'd4fes for rbe next election.
The first article Of their platform pro
e:de- for tbe prohibition Of she miau
tac'ure aad sale Of intoxicating beyer-
ages; aud the hst article provides hat
the national Government shall Issue
paper none as legal tender for all
purpose. We do not at first sjshf.
see the connection Of these Two ar.
tle.es.
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.
A discussion Is already well under
my ia the press a. to the ability OF
he country 20 resume specie payments
On the frs, OF January, 1879, 10 ue-
rlance with the promise OF The Re
symptom bill, so called
- 1t wiil.regu much larger basis
81 gold 70 resume thap can by amy
possibility be accumulated before Jan
uar5, 1879 Indeed, resumption viii
not De reached iu that way. either az
that time ar alteIward. But ID would
seem as though our financial officials
were determined not to believe it tjl
they have tried their foolish expert
ment aud failed Resumption has got
to be brought about by reduction of
'he volume of the sreeubaeks preHm
mary 10 the act; and We make bold 90
-ny tbat IL eau be doue in 40 other
way II seems curious enough that
our tic.a'~ do rot see this. bat must
run their Il a3s against a stone wni.
Hejore being satisfied it's stone wall.
II would seem as if it would NOT need
much argument or historic example 20
show that With some seven hundred
mI.'lous of paper money aG9at, 1t is
impossible 20 maintain coin payments
on an accumulation Of one or two
hundred millions Of specie Yet this
rs what our resumption managers pro
pose. In the FIRST place even his
comparatively small accumulation
could not ZEE made without creating
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THE President has decided to visit
New Orleans during the vacation Of
Congress at next Christmas holidays
He will 20 via Richmond, Charleston,
Atlanta, and Mobile, and return via
Memphis, Jackson, Louisville, aad
Cincinnati
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The eolorea convention, which as
sembled at Nashville last week, met
with generous designs. but was only
attended by about two hundred and
fifty blacks, with few whites Among
the objects were ..to promote spirit
Of reconciliation with the whites and
blacks, and "to devise some plan to
save he race from crime, degradation
aid ii. hgnar.e
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Free scnnoI Pro Rnfa.

DR.. Henderson, Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, has Issued a letter
70 commissioners, trustees, and teach
ers, in this State. In it We see, that
he white per capita for next year,
1878. is only 81 %. decrease of %
cents on 1877 pro rata. We believe
here has been an annual decrease
zach year since the present system was
inaugurated. The cause is attributed
% the increase of children and the
decrease Of property valuation The
solored pro rata is 50 eents-a de-
rrease Of three cents
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THE WAR.

Since our last the line Of victory
has been on the side of the Turks
They have inflicted some terrible blows
on the Russians, driving them back
with terrible losses. But for the over
whelmping power Of the Russians they
might not recover, but they are rush
ing forward armies larger than the first
aud equally determined The Turks
are also increasing 10 strength There
will be some heavy battles the next
few weeks
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...ros. me Continent.

v-do not fud, in the endorsement
ia for By the Texas Pacific Compa
= .pvfhing more than fair busiue )
y ,,olna.ition. to which the assent Of the
pssple might readily and sajely be Civ
+ and to which the approval Of Con
.e.s ought to be extended
Fer more than thirty years we talk
about grand trans continental
'Saronehfare that should supply the
ssmmsrciaI wants Of great nation,
ss3 make speedy transit from ocean
90 ocean
Tie Union Pacific is completed, bns
:. line through the mountain, i, peril
:. or impossible one fourth Of the
ssar and traffic on thotcomes 10 soil
INN pause in he midst Of hyperboTean
SHOWS.
upder these circums'auces. the
.anntry demands some better way 90
zach the Pacific coast The Uoiou
psciic cannot meet the wants OF lorty
Millions Of people The whole coun
~ demands measure of this kind
sad 40 better plan has been suggested
10 secure il. Tie Government really
risks nothing. The South aud South
gsst Aould join hands, aud act as "a
aait to procure The Government guar
antee.
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FRESH EDrucs.

"A Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils aud
GIass-for sale Cheap for Cash, at
HOLCOMBE Drug stove.
june8 II
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TIE Mississippi Democrats have
nominated Governor Stone for re cleo
ton.
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The gold fever at Searcy. ARK. Is
abaunZ somewhat. 4 shalt has been
sunk over thirty seven feet. No poy-
ing gold in quantities has yet been
discovered but It's discovery has not
been anticipated at the depth reached.
Perpendicular seams in the slate are
thickIy covered with PARTICLES Of gold,
about half the size of a pins head or
smliIer--evidentiy forced upward
through the seams by igDeous action
These particles are Undecided in the
rock, and there Is no possible doubt of
their genuiDeneSs, or of the good faith
OF their genuineuess. or OF the good
faith Of the original discovery The
question Of pay gold has as yet to be
determined This Is the report OF an eye
witness, not interested
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There are persons in Henderson,
the richest city Of It's size ia the state
who favor repudiatiDg the muiciPai
debt,
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The wheat crop of California for ex
port this year, i is estimated, will be
.J0,000 tons.
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Total losses pablo date ........
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Going 10 Europe for Work.

MADRrD BEND. Aug. 6, 1877. h.