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HFgat Notices.

CT NTE OF VERMONT, Marlboro, SIS.
~ By The Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the Estate Of WILLIS
CUTTING, late Of Wilmington, deeeafed, Greeting.
You hereby notified that this Court will decide
upon the allowance OF the account of Milo II. Crosby,
Administrator upon said Estate, and decree
session thereof to be held at Crosby's office in Will
mington, the last Wednesday of August AID. 1877,
when and where you may be heard in the premises, II
you cause.
80 ASA KEYEs, Register.
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RatIroa0g.
VERMONT VALLEY RAILROAD.
nOS, and 1 NJ is July yo,a iS s
.l.l..s.sl..l a'.st.k lSaye BRRrTiERoro Tor ali

rys.,55s,. O1ON and ,'1'5 81, }ul ;o,s iS1i
1870 - = ~ leave BRATTLEBOEO for all
--A--- ->-points North at 1885 4. M,
3 :0j p. m, as p. m, aud 10 ;1Op. m.
The :05 y. M train runs direct TO the White Noun
tans, with drawng-rOom car attached, aud does not
stop at any station between Bratllcboro aud Bellows
Fails.
The 1910 p. m. train is express for Montreal with
sleeping car attached.
The 10: 1875 IN. train Is mail train for Montpelier,
ST. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal, the Pas
sumpsic road and the white Mountains.
The C:45 p. m. train is mail train for Rutland and
White River Junction.
Trains leave BELLOWS FALLS for the South, con-
Meeting with the Connecticut River line at Bratebo'
70, follows: Montreal express train at 40 M;
mail and accommodation, 40 a. M. mail and accom-
mediation, 2:25 p. M; white Mountain express, 100
p. m. The 40 a. IN. train arrives in New York at
~ 100 m. the 7i0 a. M train at 4.15; the 100 p
express at 10 49, stopping only at principal points
the line. This train runs with drawing-room
attached through TO New York, without change Of car
All these trains make close connection with Boston
Albany II, r., both east and west Of Springfield.
20 s. NJ WAITE, Vice President
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WIlIinnlsVilIe.

Rev. w. N. Barber of Wilmington is
expected to preach here next Sabbath, Aug.
9th, in exchange with Rev. w. A. Pratt.
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New York Stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK, July 81. Money 1-264 b cent
on call Gold los 9-s. Government bonda-
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GraCe's Celebrated Salve

Is a vegetable preparation for the Of all Sores
cutaueous diseases and erupons generally. Prepared
by SETH w. FOWLE ~ SONS. SO Har-
, 1877-05-07

+, Yesterday morning, 1t an early hour, Thomas
o'Conor and JAmes Taugney, two well'kno"n
thieves, broke into William Mutphy'a grocery
stoFc No. 3o2 Dcspla!ncs atrrtt, And stole seyoFal
hundred dollars' worth of goods. O0aeer Wllliam
Cuscy captured O'Conor yesterday forenoon. and
recovered portion OF Tho goods, ana 1t 'ate
hpur ja4t nixht UAlces Michael Mecabo captured
Iaaauty and tho touis. Entrance weA gained W
boring ont panel in tho door.
Yesterday afternoon q row occurred nt the laEEl:
son Court Hotel. corner Of Harrison and t!alGteA
streets, between two b1Afdcra named j. Z. frazer
and ii. r. Mclaughlin. caused by the latter mating
Fraxcra board. Frazer int,1tcd upon sctrRctlon
bcinR 1do. OF fighting It ont III fair and squ4sc
battle. Mclaughlin btuhEotnly refused to 20
ctshes, aud Ia the ERht wh!ch ensued dra" Potk.
et.knifc and atabbed biz nagontit IN ~ IT. s1'e
W wound ID which Dr. i: NJ: Landis does not tAink
daugceous Mclaughlin than ran Into Atas smith
room, locked tho door behind him: and bio nway
unlai tho bed. MIss Smith retured 10 allow ohcat
John 4nns.sM y fsll9w. 5at aas'5, ~ ns VIZ sn ~
tho otlccf burnt In tls door and captured hs nah'
10th are young mcn Of respectable antccedcn1.
Quite serious nGsay Is reported to hayc trans
ihs place Il occupied ty William Gibhs and wlfe,
Mad yesterday th1y had row, dEankeh y! eoatse1
in which qtbas hammered hls Wits oyGr &ho heaa
wlt bes;.E.:s '.t!ie'lng guy, t.,o, 'stS;e IT,
KoSan, who attended her, thinks 4he VIII
recover howevcs, but asserts that ths wounds wesf
Of terribly malicious nature. 1ibbs WA ntteNfa
by Officer rxlrlck Lawn. and booked at the MALI.
carly hour tlls morning. the eAutss ~na With,
drawn. Il ba!Ax rumorcd that tue case had nssan,sS
y peFloua aspect, nnt that fracture OF The skul
might eyuntually csuse dc4th,
, 1877-05-07


nosGos, May 1.-THE Cuuar.l steamer China
arrived here to-day from Liverpool. On the
3otll Ut APRIL, when three days from Queens
town, she sienaled tho Anchor steamer Siaon"
ian, eastward-bounl all in distress. A sur
ceon was asked for, and DR.. Hing WIS sent On
Board. liz learned that, on the previous lay.
Lcr boilers 'latl exploded. aal that Capt Ed
wust.s the nfst, sceoad, mud third engineers,
nalncI i. Dean, 4. j. Wllkic. md James Gray,
two lirenlcn. named Harry Duggell and James
Power, auA trimmer nnnle1 John llo1Ee,
(ou been killed. Robert Nuteh!.-
son, cook, who was at work tn
thr galley, was severely scAl1ed. All the bodea
wcrs horribly uistRurcl. The cause Ut the e1-
n,osou was not ascertatael, tue only men n the
en.iuc-room at tho tlfnc having teen Killed.
Tho China then Left the Sldontan to proecc1 on
her way under canvas, III cl,asgc Of the arst
oi!iecr. Her hull WIS untnjured, and tho cruz
was reported to b. In good health. She left
New York April 20 for Bristol, England, with q
iarRc carEo II general merchandise, but, It Is
believed with no passengers. e.
When tho surgeon Of tho :China went on
board the ncu wcre oil dead but one fireman.
When asked tho cause OF the explosion, ho ILL.,
swercd: II viii tell you In the mornings" nut
l,p died IL few minutes, aud It Was Impossible
to learn the cause. Tho etlonian proceeded TN
der sail, aud will not nsrlva At her destination
uudcr two weeks.
, 1877-05-07
THE WAR.


much Improved since they campcd under tents
0n the hills close to the lntrcnchmcnts they are
ttil1 nsdunasly working al. Sercn rct1otlbts,
with central fort on the uppcsmost sumn,!t,
able Y pr'tsrt each nther hy crnss-1lrc, trown
the ridge of heights around kuatci,nk towanl
the land aide, anil fo',r othcrs dcfcnl The plain,
stretchng along tho river side behind
tic railway station. Tho parapcta Of
these carthworks. however, arc not vet COM
pletcd, nor arc they provided witt, palisades or
other artificial fmpctlfments The number of
battslIons has increased here already IL twenty
slx, reLseaenitnH total Ut at0Mt lS,oCx) runl-
batantA; otllcrs arrive daily, Or arc On the way
tnVarna from Constantnoplo The Turks intend
to concentrate hefcEraduaIfy about r., LOO men,
with the vfcw to cross tilc Danul,o Immediately
sitter tho declaration Ut ~ar and occupy uinr-
9cvo... The boassfn.. Of tho, Turk. cam
nut hut come very soon to an cul. NutHttl,.
staining .hcsr utmo,t eff.,rts, IL Is cicar that
their tr1ops TN tho Danube. Including the ifrcg-
ulars, cat, never exceed @p.Un men, wlerssis ~
cosn!atants and 1000 field pieces at their ds-
pusal for the attack. Thctc figures nre exact,
anil other reports from tho Russian camp In
brssAsabia arc based Tn ERRONEOUS Information.
, 1877-05-07
CRIME.

ANOTHER GRAyEDI0GER's SCENE.
Spteiat Dfspa'eA to 9ns 7r4sunA
MENDOZA. ILL.,, May ia den of thieves has
lust been discovered that has had no visible
trace of suspicion associated with It, or even the
locality, tn an evening Or two bincc. Tho
authorities have fur long time been bafllcd,
anll their greatest excrtt0ns rendered abort!yc
III trying to locate the headquarters Of tho rob-
bcrs who have been from time 70 time burglar
king the stores and private residences Of this
city. The following fnci1eht1 however, le1 to
tho solution Of tho mystery. Msrshal For
rcatal was Informed that Katie Coz, tho wlfo
Of cur cemetery sexton. was known to
be on terms OF familiarity with suspictons-look-
Ing strangers or ttan,ps, and that On ThufsdaV
last she md icr husband were entertaining
party Of that class at their residence, which Is
built In the burying.grounds. Twu kegs OF
beer were taken there for the OCCASION, md
great jollfleation was held. The Mnrslml
thought he would visit the house quietly.
lie did 50, mud saw clothiuR, shawls,
und trinkcts which could not hasc
been como by honestly by poor EraYesllgg-
ger. lie nlso picked up quantity Of PRICE
tickets that were scattered around tho straw in
The gard, which Ind been taken off clothing.
Several stores having been robbed on tho night
previous in Earlvtl'e, an adjoining town, hc
took the first tralu for that town, where tile
tags wcrc quickly recognized, and The burglar
lied stotckecpcrs cano to Mc,ldotn that Friday
night with tho Marshal. 1oing 70 tic
scxton's house, thoy got the, family M;
nude ti,c!r b,,slncss known. and commenced
a general search. Portions Of tho stolen prop
crty were found In thu house., and Cox nntl his
wiic, hoping to get out Of tho scraps thef1-
selres, confessed that the goods wero brought
there by Owen Coghlan, Gill Riley, md Jenny
Mckenzie, nll Of LsSallc, md that they were
buried IN several places In the cemetery, but the
exact Bpota were unknown to thu sexton. AZ
Ter mulch digging md searching, however, a
sack containing alhrge quantity u silk. md q
largo lar with cossly shawl, mid variety Of
other things, wcrc discovered. These
wore evidently .Cox's portion, for
it does not near1y amount TO thu
quantity stolen, but the rest IL pretty certain
to be found, as lvo Of tho gang arc arrested,
nnl as many more arc being looked after With
q certainty Of being found. At tho trial ycster'
mltted nS ID bonds q ssoS cssl,, and Cox ard ii.
wife Ia the sum Of $500 each. Cox had lithcrtc
burpp an excellent character. 1tr has been a6lt
to purchase oG0 acrcs Of land IN Iowa and eight,
acres In Michigan recently aud It !. now tcarst
TINT tho dead may have bscA disposed of II
some instances. and In others rpb6el. Tine
Will tell,
, 1877-05-07

tho door. 4 kfx-,,arreled revolver lay on The
floor with ono chamber discharged; tTo pool"
nf blood tl!scolors.l tho floor and \ hole near
tile temple showed TINT he lad aint himself 70
bl,od-spot tic Coroner concludes that lie
tlrst made all hts arrangements for hanging
himself. closed the door IN LIS braces and
found Ills feet touching tic loor; TINT he then
struggled Til he threw l,l,,sclf to tile other
si.lc a'f the d7or, where hc wns found hanging
with Limits drawn u,I a. II IN death agony. The
iM'dy waa brought 70 th!s. city tonight, re ne
afternoon, From hts actions In Central Park
and subsequently, there i 10 doubt NJ. DAILY
was nado insano by his financial embarrass-
mcnt4.
, 1877-05-07

not founded. Thcso charges were Of very &C"
Ttous character, and wcro u the ef7oct that Bur
nett was Interested IN great many of The pat
cnt appliances which STEAMBOATS,, under tho
particularly complicated rcgulationst were cona-
pelle1 TO uas.
stuLLnrr.
Latest information hers seems to relieve
Afuflctt frutu responsibility for tho accident NJ
tic New York PostO Otllcc. Tho truss which fell
did not brrak. but Wns twisted out ol place ~
t1uta not properly secured. Illtsc Who set II
appear to 10 tho responsible partfek, anu ting
work WAS done after Mullett ceased to control
nlfatrs. ...-...
TIE NATIONAL DEBT.
10 fAs R9tt<rn Atsoetaled Hftaa
WAHnfN8ToN, D. T., slay 6.-An ottclal
statement issuel by the Treasury Department
shows thnt tho decrease Of the United States
debt from March /, 1869, to April 8o, 1877, was
s455, ,l04.G42.
GOVERNMENT ApvEnTls1Hu.
WAsutNaToN, y. e., May G.-l'ostmastcr-
General Key, Secretary Thompson, nj the Navy.
aud Secretary Hciurz, Of the Interior, i'avc
maGe tulnMcu1altr move concerning ndVcr-
Using In their departments. Tho departments
will, rs usual. designate Tho papers, but tho
advertisements Will bc placed by tlrtn of MI.
vcrtstng experts, who will examine and correct
all bills In the light Of experience obtained y,
commercial advertising busfhesa. Under i9is
system the Government will par no more ior tta
advertising than Il commercial firm pays for
haye been possible ID former ycasb Will exist 70
longer. Tie leading papers u tho country IN
dorsa this systeuI, ind the officers VINO !nat,
Euratc1 tho needed reform have alrcauy rceelse
mnny letters warmly commencing tie new
metljufl1
, 1877-05-07

Judge ba'y. the Missing Proprietor OF the
Vlndsor, Pound to Hnvo Cosnultted Sui
clao pn LunE Island.
Eptetai Dt.pasea 10 7as TFtaunA
Nuw YonK, 3iay G.-The body Of John T.
DAILY, builder and owner Ut tils Windsor Hotel,
was found thta morning hanging trosu the door
Of deserted dwelling III Wood1ldc, u sInall ylll-
age near Long Island City. air. DAILY disap-
pcarcd Tuesday morning, aud no clue to hia
whereabouts could bs obtained by Ills family till
tho news Of his suicide WAS brought to then, u
day. Ills SOU At onco Visited tho
spot, aud identified tho body a. that
Of hls father. In Lis pockets WIS
his gold watch and valuable papers, and about
Ills neck hung his car,trumpst. Mr. DAILY was
offered $100. 600 reut for the Windsor Oh the
morning of his disappearance, but refused 1t,
saying lie would return Id q fcw minutes. lie
paid bill at his butchers. ordered fayorIto
roast for his dinner NEXT day, and wandered
tl,euco To Central Park, wheru he was seen late
1T tho afternoon by u lady Who knew ltul, hut
whon. le dll not recognize, though they sat on
the same bench. 6he says he WAS acting very
strangely, counting OF on hla fingers
thu nalacs Of various city banks, and smuttoring
10 himself. II seems 10 next proceeded to the
Astoria Ferry. at Niuety-seeoad street, csossei
10 Louy Island, and wandered about the coun-
try until h0 reaclcd tho hamlet Ut Woods1de,
whcre 10 stopped Ut the hotel for gla4s OF
lemonade, borrowed few matches, aud DIS
appeared. Text morning he eane agIiu to tbs
hotel, got something 10 drink, ana again de-
parted. During the day 10 was seen ssrolllnR
about tho village In au aimleks way, but notLlnt:
was thought Of his strange actious. At even
Ing Ao wsa 1t tbs hotel, md made some
Inquiries of airs. Bowers, the laadlady, regard
Ing an old house in tue ytcintty. Ehe told hin,
II IVES not occupied, excerpt by trniups IT. hight.
Bo0a after ha went away and tiothlpg Lnuru W0a
sGeu Of blu. Mrs. Bowers spoke to her husband
| uhout hlm, aud when tAu papers ca1nu from
New York telliug Ut Dir. Daly's dlsappcaraues
| they concluded he waa tho stranger they had
seen. As An did not fcappcas, however, they
| thought NJ more OF tho matter, Mr. Bowers
| not credttiug tAe ldeA that such gentleman
| iuQuiee4 about the deserted hou40 from ANY
motive uthuE than curiosity.
This morn!uH ~ George uagtey, Of Wcst
| FiuRAuE, waa uut ou walk hu saw that the
looEa snl windows ot tho old houss were opeu,
aud wa4 attracted to investigate the tumble,
down structure. lle was aurpriaed 10 6nd IN
| tho lover room silk hat aul cullxF, anl cou-
ttnucl Ills search. Nothing WAS tlo result TIL
| la reached tic coSner room uf the second slury,
when he was mortified 10 SEQ tho toly Of u ~
| t&uxtug from tile top VI q door. Stopping only
| to seV that tho Man WA dead, Ae
lastenel to call Constable Hart anA corones
Carroll, who went With hio TO sle spot. Mr..
D4ly VIZ Suspended ty Ills white silk handkcE.
! chief, knottta about hIs throat aud fastened to
hts hf*ces. which were thzown over tho toP ol
, 1877-05-07
Three Prominent Liberal Editors Have
Conversations with the Pres
ident.
The Removal of tile Sioux Tribes
will Not Be Attempted ut
Present..
Nnllett Not to Bo Blamed for tla Falling
to Pieoes Of thu Now York Post
Office.
,sorsass Of tho National Uobt In Eight
Years. @4s5,1o4.e42.
TIE pEIlIN RING.
yrFKuAM's CHARGES AuAtKsT MERRIAM.

Tile pEKIN RING.
FTRKHAM's CHARGES A0AtKsT MERRIAM.
Special Dfspdiea 10 1Es Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May B.-ln his CHARGES
.eainst the Collector Of tho Eighth Revenue
district OF illinois, Maj rlnl;hau,, who was for
asriy the Chief Clerk for the Collector, seta
forth that Col. MlrFian, was unable to sign most
Of the sax-paid or Warehouse stamps, and that
be waa called upon to do the most Of this work
himself; also that tho Collector was the
ptinrlpai owner VI thu Farmers National
Bank OF rc!s'n, ILL.,, tile h1ost Of the
stock being held for hin bY lis Deputies
throughout the District, anl that The bank was
Carrying some OF The rcklu distillcrs for sums
rangiu9 from $1,000 to $4,000; and Tor the
truth of these charges Mr.. plnkhu1n referred tho
Department u Kuvcnuc Agents William Gavctt
md JeG Kinney. Upon learning that these
charges had been made py Ills FORMER Chlcf-
Clerk, the Collector nsked Commissioner Rautl
tr tou-Jays leave OF absence, but TINT Official
failed to sako cugn1xance OF Ills request until
the Collector called Secretary 8hcrHan'a notice
ol suria request, when
IT wAs onAEzED.
The records In tho Department show that tho
Collector oi tho Eighth Illinois District has
r.use4l something like twenty members Of The
Etklu 4AAH W paE"A k1'sb} VI ASAA@uAtoA bAS
,ercnuc, md It was through Tho lenicncy Of the
Department that the imprisonment Of most OF
,ba criminals was waiycd, and II Is owing to this
tac. that tho late plot to Gust tlIe Collector was
started BY those who were directly unl in1i-
rectly connected With the Ring. The Collector
Ac1p pcctcd In Washington In few days.
THE PEELlS1 At rEKiN.
8ptcial Bfspatch to 1ns 7sdbuxA.
PEK1v, ILL.,, May 8.-Thu exposition Of tho
plot on tho part of tic Hing tu remove tho Col
tettor Of this district has caused Much dcpres-
siou a,long tho disttlIers aud thu convicted
regenuc thloyes Of tllis place. 1t u tho inteu-
tton Ut the Collector to coll for an Increased
band from tho lisstlleries now IN operation feru
This Will propably cause another conlmotion
among the Hing. Since tho expose Of tho move
mcnts Of the Kug, tho chief hgurers, Il. r. Vest
ernan, Bob We!ner, aud Ben awaysee, hnyc
MT been sccn upou tho atrcets. It is elni,Eed
that the failure Of tl,ls movement on the part
Of tho Ring Will, Ia sou1e way, affect the bond
given by tho 6tltu Printer, j. W. Lusk, WHO
formerly published paper III this city, Ia which
H. ?. Mcatern,an was Interested to the sum Of
s..tDU, This last struggle anu tailusc OIL tho
part Of the Ring at this end ot the line is caus-
lng mich satisfaction among tic busncss pur-
TIN Of tue community outside Of tho dtstillcrs.
, 1877-05-07
TRANSVAAL.

GRKAT BRITAIN GoDDLEs UP THIS INFANT RE-
l'pDL1c,
CArErowN, May 0.-Transvaal has bccu nu-
ne1el 10 tho British Empire, and the Dri.leh
flag hosted ut Pretoria. Afr. shepstone III
formed President Burgers that lie could walt nj
longer, aud proclaimed Transraal British terri
tory April IL. President Burgers has issued q
protest against annexation, but has ut tie Same
time counselcd peaeeahle submission. Afcasrs.
korrIson mud Paul Kruger, two leulIug tnhau'
ftoNtx. will
pRoCEEp 70 EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATE.
tn protest aguiust annexation to the poH'cra Whe
have recognized the Republic. a body III Brit
tsh troops bare entered Trnusyaal. SUmt
rloting IS thought likely, but ur1nctl rcslstutr.
Is Improbable e. AF shspstge .'as u;i ao1lise IT, IT,
a9rccti. In accordance with Lord GurtIsryon'4
wishes. to incorporate GFIqualaud west witt
Cape Colony.
, 1877-05-07

NEAR HII)GEFET4LE. IND.
c,s.ins FHe,,t.f-k IN 1I< TrfbnHA

foRT WAyxE, Imt., stay c.-1bis morning tho
Hickory Grove Touring tnIlI, near Kidgeyi'lr,
1ml., was totally destroyed by are, together
tlGOo0. There Has no insurance. Tho mill
Was owned hy 4. McKtw.
10 liz Hffsern Assodatsd Rrss.
C1rc1nNATI, May U.--Tic Commercially
special reports tho burning Of McKew's mills
al lsilRevillc, 1ul.. this morning. w1tl, 5,ool
bushels Of grain and rumtcr Ut agricultural
Implements stored therein. Loea csftmated Mt
3l5, ,uN to t20,tm.
, 1877-05-07

tn6Ing sum-8180, do annually as tribute
money, Rnnmania has remained practically a,1
tnr!olatc from foreign invasion. ono OF the
specification. which IIussa. by her recent ac-
tt1on, has Of course set at nauRht. nT Art.
p of the Treaty of Paris, the snblmc
l,r1neipaltties (tf.cso conditions WIRE nut
altered Wien they became united, and wcro
naInetl lsounaufa) an independent anil national
nd.oinstfatios', as well as full liberty OF wor,
Il is stipulated for in Art. q that '*nn armed
Intervention can take place without previous
agreement" between tho high contracting Pow.
crs.
by Art. as IL Is provided that scry1A shn]l con.
tinlc TO BIC dependent upon "thc Sublime
poftc," etc. National administration, liberty
OF worshipt frye commerce nn1 navigation arc
guaranteed. Turkey reserves her ttgnt 70 gar. =.
bc permitted without the consent Of tho whole
Ut the grrat contracting Powers.
These arc tho principal features Of the Treaty
2. o. "a !: and the appended conventions Their
The treaty h,.niliatetl Russia nnl left 1t the
only nation In Europc which vas not allowed to
erect III her nwli coasts such fortrcsscs ard
srssna' it = a. she eemfa s9 s tcf ro p1
t'rccks. scryIaus, Wajachians. Mollayians,
na!gaHan,s etc. which she alleged
The war s1s sss.t rarsey e ofa # 1855 4 +
worthy OF notfcc that In his recent nlan!fcsto
hs rsatx ,eran, ~ H., s9atn ~, o. tnc ictas ~
-, .. yas.rsi ~ 'atns9, ny c.a..a "
Ch,t.ti,n .,,t;ec, ~ Il. pr., l"T uptssseTt ~
Tie war lid not only leave Russia llum!1lated,
.ta - III ~ Va-tn ho'A '"e c"eeI' VI WHICH
snT Tr.hsr ' ~ ,hat o-r. .,,,. ..,,a, =, a.,
,eS.,.5 ~ .,'a s.a,.. ss I'VE ..e f4.. ~ .s
~ W. 1.,nttn, nnv ~ r,.rsaas n.aga
H. .au nr.,.,se H.. ~ ~ .!ts.,s..~ E,1 "a
nnistin. 81, ~, .ho ,'ar
H. ~ .,reat ",on tt,rnr1 V.tn,r % cr,..tn,,
H. rr,tn.;nr frrcio,n ~ mosshn n t.hrist;on
.yt!nr,. snH9 ,.,n, ,rar,inr ,nans nt rrnn,is n.
r., % ahn Ennt:.I, III Ern.,n,. .,astot. n-tt.
fasf1 - nt;,l, ~. :.n. a. s..,, IT, .ri,,,i
nrnntrttnns. In nsi+1.sr .rte ,'as shc kcnt hcr
VIII h,t .ha ha. rcnr~n,,,scJ hsr nrtrv a,,I1
, 1877-05-07
SpIiINGFIELD, Ill.
Rnsrfof FXtnafeh In TNs 7tibnNk,

srn1NoT1kLD, ILL.,, MAY o-llughcs. tho Lin
coin tou,brobbcs, Ia convascseent, and an
nounccs that be will be rcady for trial. The
May term Of tho sangnmon Circuit Court COM
mcnccs tomorrow. Tho docket is quite
lengthy, and embtaccs several suits Of general
iutcrcst-thc trial Of the Lincoln tomb-robbers
mud two 1nurler cases.
, 1877-05-07
OBITUARY,

er. LOUIS, sfo., May e.-capt. Barton Ablct q
prominent and ono Of the best known citizens
Of St. Louis. died to-day OF paralysis of two
years. standing. Capt. Able was extensively
known aa u ateambost-man, was Master Of
Transportation IN this Department under Gen.
warln n.lhcrcl,t Of. aud q eo-worker With, Frunk
lslalr. Nur1ug aud after the Wur ile was also
President VI inu Msrchsnta' Exchange, mud had
tho confidence and reapect Of all claascs ot
citizcn&.
, 1877-05-07
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.

Nav YoRz, May 6.--ArF!yed, tAu steamer
NGYala, from Liverpool.
QurkasTows. May a.-Arriycd. the steam-
ship OhIo, from Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. May 0.--Arslyed, tho steamer
Indiana, from Liverpool.
LONDON, May 0.-f4e steamships City Of Her-
lln md V!lle d. pasts, FROM New York. have ar-
Rived out.
FAHruga POINT, May O. 0.-ArrIyed-stesmship
W4ldensiau, trom Glasgow,
, 1877-05-07

James Mckay lias six bulfalos on tab grazing
fartu At Long Lake in sIanItuba; two Of ahoso
srn calves brought Ia from tho Ncst laat fall !;
the others ars oller, some ot then, full grown.
They feed with cattle during tho wipter, ~
company them to tho river fur water every day,
aud arc thu arst s1nong tho herd to enter tue
WARN stables for shelter ut ught. Tho buf-
lalos, iron, natural tnsttnes, arc conscious Ut
al spproarltng storm somc time before lett.
aud retire to comfortable quarters In thu stahls
sometimes IN hour or two bcforv the atosM
aftAeS,
, 1877-05-07
MUNICIPAL POLITICS,

@sutrldI D101&ch 10 3As 3FjbuR9
plooMIsaToa. H., Aiay 6.-Scycsal caucuscs
hayo bccu held by members Of tho new City
Council III order 10 urylvr at mutual UNDER
sta,,ulng In rcgarl to salaries, committees etc.,
tor tho coiulug year. II II understood tllat the
plan Of rrtrenchment In municipal affairs al.
iude.l 10 In these dispatches. TO 1Ma TAlHCHs,
ia to be followed, and that reductions to the
amount OF 81, ,0 will b. n,1do In tue salaries Ut
city 0t!ircts. Tho new Council anl MayUr take
seats to-tisat.