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New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
WAR scENEs AND MONO.



The two Russian engineer. who fastened a
tcipedo under he how of Turkish monitor in the Dan
uc and on thcrrct1n 20 the northern bank discharged
IT M means Of am electric battery and destroyed the YES
s,l have taken hint from Lieut.. WIN j.. Cuslnss OK
pl.t in he Roanoke lie slipped up the river in steam
launch under lcrcc fire from the Confederate ram Abe
uac which was lying ID her dock behind hariicate OF
lo. He lowered topedo-ooat. rOwed ID up TO tie Al
I.luarlc and fired &c. THE went down like stone
At tho same instant Of the euemys shots crashed
through tho torpeao-b3at and utterly destroyed u, and
thc launch WIS also disabled; but Cushing ealing upon
his men to save themselves best they could dropped
into tLe water. swain down stream half mile crawcd
out at day break TO hide himself i'm swamp ana finally
found skin aud escaped % the Federal lcot The BUS
engineers roNct ashore and called cl"ciTrliA t1
their ad; Cushing hat mo- such luck Iotrcd.cr were
not used tO auY-CXtaut during tine American War. Ic
iron Tecun.ch WIS shattered 90 fragments in Mobile
harlor b one Of these deadly implements. Al the si 90
of Charles on monitor stood close t0 Fort sumter
tMt for 20 minutes she ay mmo diatcly above large
Confederate torpedo connected 10y wires WIN magnetic
battery on shore. The electric ud Was suot along lhc
wires uIt tncy we're rchot but 1he Iorpcdo facG To-
explode and II subsequently, found iiat cart hJd
passed over the wires While they were exposed upon the
fu-il the sctcust, and tdt tAclr power TO CON
Ncy electricity was thereby ncutIalzCd.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
RorMANIAs cRooKED RAILWAYs.

The crooked nature Of the railway from
Galatz westward parallel with the Danube isapecuarfy
winch there nothing tic surface Of the land 70 ac-
count for correspondent Of Le TEMPS explains that IN
following out on the map the caplicous zSzlgs which
tie principal Roumanan railway describes. a crcum-
stance which becomes complicated u Tie eyes Of
the traveller by reason OF .mbor Of curves ola utility
more than Cucs 0uabc one asks himself the OF
this oxraofdnary autipay for straight lines, which
has placed under the cannon OF the Imk an important
point in the line Of communication so valuable, since il
would have been both direct and safer TO have
line run ten cOoi leagues distant in the interior Here
the singular xplanatou they give, such 40 il E The ROu
Inanisn railways were undertaken hy Sroushcrs ltWas
a memorable imp1uCcHcc, 10 speak with prudence ono
Ot the stpuiaOns O The contract Yas mat there should
be- "a certain suhNcutou per mile, ana tis accorded
before tie line laid out. Tie contractor accordingly
Il
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
THE ADVANCE ON ERZERUM.

uOpr FIGHTING NEAR KARS-MOkh FAs"A noiN-
rrl-RUMon or THE REcAPTURE OF ARDABAN:
ST. PETERSBURG. Monday, May 2S ls7~
Official reports from lihis state that the greater
mart If the Turkish garrison Of Arabian has been
dsnorsed Some have fed toward Batum. The
Russian Erivan column is stationary near supa-
lanes collecting provisions.
LONDON. Monday, May %, 1877.
Reuter- telegram from Constantinople contains
tlis report. which Is deemed unfounded: The
Porte has received intelligence from the sub-Goy-
erpor of Lazisan that Arabian has been recaptured
by the Turkish corps under McusSah Pasha''
A Dolly Telegraph dispatch from Constantinople
saws: "The Council of War has asked Mukhtar
Pasha what his plans were. He replied thaJ lneIc
was scheme in process Of execution certain 10 III
sure success and begged to be left alone cavalry
fight took place near KarS on Saturday between
1000 Turks and 200 Russians. heavy ram
stopped the fight as soon as commenced An
Trzerum telegram. May 27 referring pTooaoy 10
this combat saws: "In a recent cavalry hght zen
mules from Kars the Russians lost $50 killed. Inc
Turkish loss is not reported. No news has been re-
eeiyed from the direction Of Van or Olt"
LONDON, Monday, May %, 1877.
few davs AGO number Of Circassians in the
Pns,iaD service were sent home from Roumania. 1t
WIS rcursseuted at the time that they were dis
CHARGED on account Of laWlcss conduct toward the
Poumauians The Vienna DeutsC5e Zatapg now as
serts that a conspiracy was discovered among them
and colonel has been expelled from the army and
five other officers shot at Krajoya.
The Standards Bucharest special saws there were
three railway accidents in Roumania on Sunday
md lives lost in each.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29

4 quantity OF arms and ammunition was re-
Gently landed in Cuba and Is in the hands OF the IN
surgcnts These supplies some months ago ~
Grccuyie, n j. whore they were secreted in house
Of German gentleman. The Cubans subsequently
learned that Spanish detectives aware OF tncir
paus aud accordingly they took stops TO ship the
concealed articles Lately, however they succeeded in
placing the supplies on board tug at BayOnne. from
which they transferred to schooner. which took
them 10 Florida whore small craft conveyed the cargo
to It's destination After landing its cargo the craft set
sail Tor Jamaica where II arrived safely eyadng al night
Spanish cruiser. The insurgents reJoced greatly on
receiving the arms and ammunition.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
GRAM TRADE or WESTERN EUROPE.

NJ Leroy Beaulicu Of Paris, writing re-
Gently of effect OF the Eastern the grain trade
ofWcsern Europe says that ne does not believe that the
countries Of Western Europe viii suffer much account
OF the cutting or Of the supply from Russia and the
Puncipaiucs if tie remains localized. The reason
is that the imports from the United States the countries
bordering ON the Mediterranean. and British India would
iii up tie void left by the closing Of the Black sea. The
United states and India could also furnish the oil seeds
hitherto ex ported from Russia 10 Western Europe NJ
IcauIcu remarks that 10 remains 10 be seen whether
when current OF imports shall once have set n from
the United states aud India Russia Will be able after the
uecc To bring IL back her southern ports. for is
frequent II not common result Of great wars TO dlsQlaCc
tho course gf trade sometimes for a long period.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
THE NEW FRENCH ADMINISTRATION.

The displacement of Republican projects,
sub-prefocts, and other department officials continues
extensively Nearly the entire number Of projects have
been changed Three new ones are gazetted TO-DAY
and 60 changes Of minor officials.
NJ dc Fourtou Minister of the Interior addressing the
mayors and heads Of departments at the Ministry o the
Interior in Paris, said the programme OF the Govern
ment may he summed up thus: "The Marshal Is order
and peace.' ,oo ,e--
It understood the additional changes IN the Admins
tratvc staff will number 27O The Legumist newspapers
continue to declare that their party must maintain
reserved attitude, IS MacMahon's Government Is lnHu-
enced by party motives. The Lcgnist can only foIo"
MacMahOn in o general combat against revolution
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
thousand stalls for transport vessels are being de-
nyered at Woolwich by contractor
THE ATTITUDE OF GREECE.
THE PEOPLE VERY wARLIXE-THE MINISTRY OVER
THROWN.
LONDON, Monday. May %, 1s77.

LONDON, Monday May %. 1877
The Greek Chambers opened to-day. The opposl-
tion being very strong, the Ministry were defeated
in the Chamber of Deputies to-day aud announced
their designations.
The correspondent of The Daily Nclrs at Constanti-
noplo tclegraphs: 1t is stated that Greece has
sent note to the Porte asking that the same priyi-
lcges should be accorded to Thessaly and Epirus as
to the Slavonc provinces. The Porte replied that
the only privileges they had right to were already
accorded by the Constitution. Greece communicated
n second note stating that as the present war might
prevent the Porte carrying out the Constitution,
Greece demanded guarantees The Porte has not
yet replied to the second note"
ATHENS. Monday, May %, 1877.
a large crowd assembled under the windows OF the
ROYAL Palace to-day Speeches were delivered urg-
ing military preparations and the formation OF a
strong Ministry.
The King was absent at the time of the denonstra-
tiOn.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
GREAT SUFFERING N WDIA.


A special dispatch from Calcutta to The
Times saws: There has been extremely heavy rain
i'm Madras Town but IL dad not pen r1tc far inland The
Official account Of its effect on the prospects Of the famine
district has not been published hut Il doubt, Sc did
some good There was far fan of rain In the affected
district during tic week ending the i1th. Tne numbers
ON the rrcf works stl increasing. but not greatly
There las ueru uo MvopIo sad Tue distress there
is ur.e intense There has been considerable increase
iu the number Oh Tine relief works ln boIlDay, ana "A
slichr the price Of gain. but ou tho whole there ~
l, change ibis week IL Tie condition or prospects Oi
the famine district
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
BOAT RACE on THE THAMES.
BOYD WINS TIE CHAMPIONSHIPS

LONDON, NONIlI1 My - ~ y
The race for the championship Of the Thames
and iOO over the usual course took place to-day he
tween Robert Watson Boyd OF Gateshead and John ls-
gins Of shadweu. The race resulted in victory Tor
Bovd The attendance Of spectators was good hut the
weather was very rough. storm OF wind and ram al
half the distance nearly threw both men out Of their
b,ats When the men came out for the start the betting
which had previously been 10 in favor OF Higgins el
TO and eycn with Higgins Cor choice. Al the hist
stroke BOYD gained an ADVANTAGE Of nearly two lengths
and increased it to three at the Point five az Hammer
smith, and won by nearly quarter Of mile IN : inA-
utrs II seconds
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
RUssO-TURKIsH WAR NOTEs.

IONDON Iut-ddI' My u I0'''
The Turkish fleet, numbering 10 vessels,
has arrived az Crete
Tho steamer Essen, owned by f. Krupp Of Kicl and
laden Will Krupp guns for Cronstad has ioundeed of
tie swedish coast
A Vienna telegram to The Daly Ncrs says: "The
sultan has been advised by some of the Diplomatic
Corps TO change bis minister's
Tie Vatican is seriously bent upon decisive conduct
against Russia in Order if possible to force her TO make
explicit declarations as to her religious policy in Poland
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
A vIND1cATIoN soUGHr pY INDICTMENTs.

SAN FRANCIsco, May 2S.-Ihe Grand jury
Of Eldorado County have indicted tho proprietor5 OF
4he ChrOuee on the complaint Of Senator Sargent and
Congressman Page. based on the publication by that
journal Of Pinney's statements rejecting upon them
Messrs Sargent and Page intend 10 bring similar com
plants before the Grand Jury Of each county IN the
State that time for their action IN order 10
bring the matter before the public 10 he available
for their yndicdtOn durug the present political cam
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
slit FOR CONSPIRACY.

MONTREAL, May 2S.-The International Ex-
press Company Of this city have begun legal action
a-ainst Daniel Shields, Geo. sharpe aud John sharpe
ir for s24 OOO for alleged conspiracy between tie de-
PENDANTS to deraud the plaintiffs and obtain possession
~ tteir uroptrty order tnat the defendants might
carry on the business themselves.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
AFFAIRS AT C0NsTANTNOPLE.
IsMAI BEY EXILED-THE MINISTERS CALLED OfON
TO ATTEND THE CHAMBER or DEPUTIES.

TO ATTEND THE CHAMBER or DEPUTIES
LONDON Monday May %. 1877
A Constantinople telegram to The Daily Tel
cgraph says: "An excitement las disappeared and
everything is quiet"
The order suspeudng The Lerant Herald has been re-
yOkCd.
Reuters telegram from Constantinople says: " The
Turkish Chamber Of Deputies have unanimously passed
resolution that all the Ministers should he invited 10
attend the sitting Of the Chamber TO consult with the
Deputies upon measures which arc urgently required by
the military situation.
Ismal Bcy q former Governor OF Tultcha who was
suspected Of completely in the Sofia demonstration mas
been arrested and cxlcd to Broussa. Several others
b, beer arrested and banishcd and seizures Of arms
have becu made"
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.


A HEARTY WELCOME BY TIE MAYOR AND CHI
zFNs-To-DAYs PROGRAMME THE GENERAL
GOES TO LONDON THIS AFTERNOON.
LIVERPOOL, Monday, May %, 1871
Ex-Presdent Grant arrived here on the Amer
lean line steamship Indiana to-day. Col Adam Badeau
United states ConsulGcncra at London and the vice
Consul here Tin Consul Farchilds aDsencc) with seVea
prominent Americans. went on tender TO meet te SUPP
Hearty cheers followed Gen. Grant and his fanny "s
they left the steamship The Mayor OF Liverpool many
members of the Common Council and large number OF
citizens received Gen. Grant with cheers upon the return
OF the tender.
Tho Mayor formally welcomed the eXPresldent nj the
landing stage and extended TO him tie hosptalles o
the Gen Grant returned thanks and accepted to
invitation The party then drove off in the Mayor
carriage. Tomorrow .momng Gen. Grant VIII VISIT the
docks at the invitation Of the Dock Board, ana AT Z
O'Clock he will lunch with the Mayor at the Town HaiL
He purposes going TO London later in the afternoon
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
AREcEprIoY TO SENATOR wooDN.

AUBURN, n. Y, May 2S.-Ihe Adrertiser
publishes the signatures Of 200 prominent citizens. ire
spectiye OF party, rendering Senator Woodn public
reception for Tuesday evening the 29th inst Senator
NOodlu has accepted.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
THE loss or THE DAKOTA.

ITNTVN, IN07TTIJf
The court Of inquiry which las been lnycs-
ticang tie loss OF the steamship DAKOTA las rendered
verdict consuming tine captain and second and fourth
officers for car ,.suess but not considering the careless
ness sufficient to warrant the withdrawal Of ther ccrtlh
Gates.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
GREAT BRITAIN AND TIE WAR.

LONDON. Monday. May 70. 1877
a feet of 10 ironclads is assembled at
plymouth. The ironSad turret slip Thunderer has
~iled " Portsmouth vii. machinery disabled -Four
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
BOLD VENTURE FOR A SMALL CRAFT

NEwBEDFoRD, Mass, May 2S.-The schooner
wBedford 20 feet long, with capt Thomas Crapo ana
Lis wife on board, sailed to-day fOr London An Immense
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
THE GREAT ORIENTAL WAR.
cPFAT ANXIETY AT CONSTANTNOPLE.

RUSSIA.
Hukbtar Pasha has replied in hopeful tone to
demand for explanations from Constantmople
uo desires TO conduct the Armenian cam
raicn without interference. lndecisiye hgnt-
inc continues near Kars. On the Danube
,be Russians are busy at Galatz, sound
ing the river, and prcparingtO cross IT. Greece has
assumed a more hostile bearing toward the Porte
having demanded guarantees that Epirus and ines
,aly shall have the same privileges as the siayohc
proyiuces An absurd report that Arabian has Dcch
,ecaptured is credited at Constantinople.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
u,


TIE COMING RAGE FOX HE DEhbi'
Lo>DoN Monday, May 4s-EyeWns.
Rob Roy is now the fayorte for the Derby
the latest odds asliust him bcue TO ., while Claimant
rules az to J. being reported that the latter Las gone
aIuiss.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
rIr nI.lnLEn cIrY 0F nPrssELs.

ouErssroVN Monday, May 29-lo:3o q. N.
A fresh breeze is blowing from the west to-
day which is favorable for the City of Brussels TO 20 Oh
to Liverpool.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29

IMEINL IIIOI NAND tUIIILhN VN 0I'INI'
LONDON. Tuesday, Nay %, lsaI.
The Northumberland collicrs finally struck
to-day and removed their tools from the pits. Twelve
thousand men are Idle in consequence Of the strike.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29

crowd witnessed the departure OF the boat, which Is the
smallest that has ever attempted the feat.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29

A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE cOMMIssfoN-THE
ORDERS OF PRESIDENT HAYES AND SECRETARY
.suERMAN.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRrBUNEI
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Thc partial report Of the
New-York Custom-housc Commission. with Presi-
dent IIayess approval Of it and Secretary Sheman's
instructions to Collector Arthur, have been given 10
the public to-day and will be found in full ia
the General Press dispatches, given below. The
Commission discuss in this first report tho
topics Of delinquences in the service, par
tisan appointments, reduction Of force, and
hours Of work. They recommend a pro
longaton of the hours of work from Q a. m. TO p.
N. and reduction of 90 per cent in the force,
recommendations which the Collector and other
principal officers approve. Secretary Sherman re-
forred his report to the President, who has replied
in brief note. Tho President declares that tho
collection of the revenues must be organized on
strictly business basis and freed from partisan con-
troll aud that there should be assessments on EN-
ployGs for political purposes, and that no employees
should take part in any caucus, convention, or cam
pagn. Tho Presidents letter is in entire har-
mony with his every private utterance on
this subject since his Inauguration. lie has
determined that tho people of the couu-
try who held 10 offices shall hereafter
have no just cause Of complaint that the officials OF
the Government use their positions for the purpose
Of exertng undue influence in caucuses and conven-
tions. He understands perfectly that the enforce
ment Of a rule Of this kind will cause a complete
revolution, especially in the New-York Custom
house, and knows that it will meet with opposition
from influential politicians; but he is determined,
at least, to try the experiment of conducting the
business Of the Custom-hOuses strictly business
principles and IN this his efforts will be seconded by
those Of Secretary Sherman and the officers Of the
department here. The order that no assessments for
political purposes officers or subordiIacs Is TO be
allowed will, il is eXpected DO rIgidly enforced.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-29
NEW-YORK CUSTOM-HOUSE.

A REDUCTION OF FORCE ORDERED.
A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE COMNIssIoN-THE
ORDERS OF PRESIDENT HAYES AND SECRETARY
The Cecil Whig., 1877-12-15

One Column, So per inch for year Three changes
lowed 10 yearly advertisers without additional charge
The Cecil Whig., 1877-12-15
GLEANINGS.

AS an entertaining study, phrenology
stands at the head.
"A young man shouldn't It 60 beyond his
means by no means.
People who use bad language should
not throw grammers.
A man cannot win golden opinions by
an exhibition of his brass.
-" Boots Blacked inside is sign on
a New York hotel window.
The man who knows nothing and de-
clines to tell it has arrived.
No one can know the value of three
dollar chrome until he sees it printed for
ten cents.
Poser for merchant captains.-W
the authoress Of Uncle Toms Cabin" is
mot at home,'' can she be considered
Stowe-away
1t is amusing to occasionally find an
ignorant person calling a newspaper a
"lying sheet If sheets were not made to
lie in, what were they made for?
An Irish NJ. P, who was afraid of
new trick which was going the rounds told
his servant never to take in anonymous par
GELS onlss ye know the quarter whince they
emanate."
AT the restaurant the guest called the
waiter to him and remarked: "This goose
with wine sauce would be most palatable
but for slight mistake. The age is in the
goose and not in the wine.'
The vessels which sail on Polar expe-
ditions may be said to belong to the 'Polar
STAR line. Investors may be sure they
will avoid that great drawback to trunk
railroad and Atlantic steamship lines-com-
petition.
"A newspaper tells us that "Mr. Eras-
tus Corning is the owner of orchids valued
at S25, 5,000," but, adds the Courier Journal,
whether they are apple or peach orchids, or
some of both, it doesn't say.
Since the disclosure of the fact that an
old apple woman of New York had large
bank account, her survivors of the trade now
appeal to the public sympathy by card:
"My saving are no more; invested in an
insurance company
-" Father, did you ever have another
wife besides mothero' "No, my boy
what possessed you to ask such question:"
because l saw in the old family Bible that
you married Anna Domini 1886 and that
isn't mother, for her name was Sally Smith"
-Johnnikin and the goblins.-Aunt:
Now must take away the candle, J ohnny'
Johnny: "N-n-o, please, aunty." Aunty
" Why, you're not afraid, surely. You
know the angels watch over good little
boys" Johnny: "Yes, aunty; but then
they can't see to watch 'em in the dark"
"A calculating housewife lately applied
at register office for new servant. She
stated that she had disch arged her last on
the suspicion that she was dishonest, be-
cause she had given her seven apples to peel
and she had only returned her twenty seven
quarters, when there should have been TWEEN
ty-eight.
The Cecil Whig., 1877-12-15
For Tie Cecil Wing.
Historical Researches that Quilp Made
as Bohemian.
CHAPTER NIII.
HERMAN's sEPULCHER.

HERMAN'S sEPULCHER.
After much tribulation, the Governor and
Council ordered resurvey to be made,
which most likely was done, and the pat
ents of confirmation were made to Her
man. These patents were dated the 14th
Of August, 1862. In them is recited the
fact of the quarrel between Herman and
Holland; and it is stated that within the
original bounds, as recited in the first pat
e1ts, there was contained 1900 acres Ct
swamps, barrens and pocosOns, from which
we may infer that, as the forest was re
moved, the water in the swamps dried up
and the appearance of the surface of the
Country changed. The tract called Mis-
fortune " probably so called on account of
the trouble he had about his other landl,
was granted to Herman the same year and
day. This is the tract that he afterwards
called the "Three Bohemia Sisters lit
included the land upon which the northern
part of Chesapeake City stands, and con-
tanned by estimation 1,339 acres and rented
for 27s. and Sd. 1t was north of Bohem ia
Back creek and bounded on the west by
Long creek. 1t would seem that Herman
was successful in establishing his title to
Little Bohemia. and that right and justice
were upon his side, and that the old gen.
tleman had reason to congratulate himself
upon the successful vindication of his title.
Probably he died in the belief that his son
Casparus was legally invested with a good
title to Little Bohemia; but such was not
the fact, for we find, by reference to the
land record of the county, that, in 1715,
thirty-three years after Herman obtained
his patent of confirmation for Little Bohe
#This word pocosOn is a word of Indian
origin; its primitive meaning is hard to
ascertain, for, like many other words, it
has changed. 1t is defined by Webster as
being used in Virginia, at the present time,
to designate reclaimed marsh, which Ger
tainly was not the meaning it had when
the Indians used it two hundred years ago.
There is reason to believe that the word
was originally used to designate the low
wet land along streams that was overgrown
with brievs and bushes, and submerged
with water when freshet occurred.
The Cecil Whig., 1877-12-15

mans sepulcher is unknown, and the me-
mortal stone that once marked his last rest
ing place lies broken in the door yard of
his descendants; though perhaps few of
them know ought of the last provision of
his will, the one in reference to the charity
school and house of entertainment, still his
name and nationality have been perpetuated
by being applied to Bohemia river Bohe-
mia Manor, St. Augustine Church, and the
pretty little town of Port Herman.
OUILP.
The Cecil Whig., 1877-12-15
For The Cecil Wing
when nations are to perish in their sins,
'Tis in the Church the leprusy begins

1t is such frequent thing to hear per
sons make the remark that things are not
as they used to be when l was young"
and to sigh that "the former days were
better than these that the republication
of the last century may be of interest to
some readers of this, who are not familiar
with all the writings of that age, and those
who are will not take any offence at it.
Where there are none to whom the scath-
ing rebuke will reach, the remark will not
seem personal.
The Cecil Whig., 1877-12-15
Articles for Christmas.

The present condit of has created demandf
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS which combine
for the distance below
many things beauty lasting which
large $ filed 70 overlowng: