Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-08-16

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nament contest off Fortress Monroe
Saturday for silver cup offered by
the proprietor OF the Hygela Hotel.
The course was five miles and return.
The race was won by the Nettie r.,
the Eldorado being second and the
Widgeon bringing up the rear.
The Georgia State Treasurer has
made statement showing that the
State debt is $lO,645,S97. The
State is also liable for the first mort
gage bonds of the South Georgia and
Florida railroad to the amount Of
1854 900, and has floating debt of
100000.
A tramp, arrested in the vicinity of
Worcester, Mass, recently, on being
searched, was found to have copy of
Boston paper with the names of
parties in Boston and other cities who
were at places ofsummer resorts. OPP
poslte each name, in nearly every
case in lead pencil marks the street
and number Of the residence with one
or more signs.
A worthless husband in Chicago
was deserted by his wife, who took
with her their three children, intend.
ing to return to Germany. lie tele
graphed to New York Saturday to ar
rest her as a kidnapper. The woman
and children were arrested on their
arrival at New York, but will doubt
less be dismissed without trouble.
Gen. Grant has arrived at Lake
Maggiore, Italy His stay there has
already been one grand round of fes,
tivities. The evening after his arrlv-
al he was serenaded at his hotel, af-
ter which a concert was given i'll his
honor, followed by a display OF fire
works.
William Blake, a gentleman Of six
ty-one years, who has been occupy
ing the rather obscure position Of a
clerk aC Kingston Springs, Tenn, for
the past two years, has Just been no
titled that he has fallen heir to E9, 800
in England, provided he quits Ameri-
ca for Great Britain, which, he says,
he. will DO He is first cousin to Sir
William Blake.
Captain Baker, depot quartermaster
at San Antonio, Texas, against whom
there have been charges of Irregular
ity in his money affairs, has asked for
an investigation, as he says with the
purpose Of clearing himself. Persons
who are acquainted with the facts say
that unless most shameless case of
whtewashing is done the charges will
be sustained.
The State Department has received
from the United States consul at Mad
rid a lengthy protest agalnst the I'M
positions practiced on him hy the peo-
pie of this country. lie says they
make request, as though he was man,
aging a general commission business,
and insists they have 10 right to
make any such eXtrayagant demands
upon his official time.
General Canpos, an experienced
soldier, plainly tells the Spanish gov
ern.aent that he must have 10000
more troops to suppress the rebellion
in Cuba. He further tells the home
government that If these troops are
not furnished the island might as well
be abandoned. This is the same in
vincible General Campos who was eX-
pected to crush out the rebellion in
ninety days.
Official information has been TO,
ceived at military headquarters con-
hrming the rumor received here few
DAYS since, regarding a fight between
Indians and United States troops in
Texas. 1t is ascertained that q disas,
trous encounter was had on the
Staked plairs, in which there were
two officers and twenty-slX enlisted
soldiers killed. The remnant Of the
party continued its march, after hay
ing suffered this loss, and has since
reached Fort Condu, with an addi-
tional loss Of five privates and forty
horses and mules. The unfortunate
command was without water for eigh-
ty- six hours, and the suffering they
endured in consequence was terrible