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and J. E. Johnston Quartermaster General.

and J. E. Johnston Quartermaster General
Besides this evident Executive appreciation
OF the State virginians were highly valued
in the Legislative branch of the government
Hunter was chairman Of the Finance Com
mttee of the Senate. Mason of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, and Bocock
and Letcher were respectively chairmen of
the committees on Naval Affairs and Claims
in the House. Generals Sherman and Sheri-
dan are Ohio men, as Winfield Scott, who
was Lieutenant General under Buchanan's
administration, was virginian by birth;
but officers who have risen to the head of
the army on their merits can scarcely be re-
garded as ''office-holders. Justices Waite
and Swayne. OF Ohio, are on the Supreme
Bench, but were not put there by President
Hayes. and Judge Swaynes seat will soon be
vacant by his retirement. II Virginia and
Ohio should enter into o contest Tor the
crown Of modesty we leave our readers to
decide which would carry off the prize.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

When the Arkansas emigrants were mas
sacred at Mountain Meadows their property
fell into the hands of the Mormons. 1t was
VIGOROUSLY the richest train that had ever
entered Utah. What became of this prop
erty?
Brigham Young was then not only Gov
ernor of the Territory but Superintendent
of Indian Affairs. Our Washington CORE
spondcnt sends US strange story about
Young's transactions in this latter office. It
seems probable that the Mormon prophet
not only ordered the destruction of the emf
grants but afterwards, with cynical thrift,
gave their effects to his Indian allies and
charged the United States for them, thus
actually receiving large reward from the
government for the most atrocous assassina-
ton on record. We say this seems probable;
the documents we print elsewhere may be
susceptible of different explanation !;
but we have reason to believe that
when the federal District Attorney puts
them together with the still unpublished
part of the confession of John ID. Lee, Brig
ham Young will lind it difficult to show his
innocence of the murder of the Arkansas
cmigrants.
All honest men, Mormons as well as Gen.
tiles, have reason to rejoice that the Presi-
dent has taken this Mormon question Wig
orously in hand. For the first time the
federal power sustains its officers in Utah !;
and there is promise and prospect that
justice will be done upon murderers and
robbers whoever they may be. Will Brig
ham try again, through his agents and
secret friends, to get whitcwashing bill
from Congress? We doubt his success this
time
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20
The Frontier Troubles.

Our Washington correspondent sends US
an important piece Of news, that the de-
sire and intention Of the administration is
to establish a new Mexican boundary, and
that the line which is most favorably looked
on lies along the crest Of the Sierra Madre,
being that marked on the map published in
the HERALD on Monday. The report adds
that the administration looks with favor upon
Mr.. Lerdo as the constitutional President
of Mexico, and, while not meaning to inter-
fere with the internal affairs Of the sister
Republic, gives him its moral countenance
and perhaps hopes to get from him, If he
should presently return to power, ces-
sion Of territory to fix new and more
practical boundary line.
The proposed new boundary would give
us about three hundred and seventy-seven
thousand square miles of territory, and the
details become interesting in view of the
supposed intentions of the admins
tration. The Republic of Mexico con-
tains, according to the best Mexican au-
thorities, TAI 1862 square miles, with popu-
lation of 8, 343, 40 The States north Of the
proposed boundary, and which would fall to
no have the fol LOWING area and pODulation.--
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and there are votes enough to give effect to
that intention. This possibility will add to
the dissolutionst party enough votes to Sc
cure the result the government desires. 1t
will be- therefore, in France a summer
filled with the excitement OF campaign
unparalleled for the fierceness of the animos-
tiles on either side. 1t is well to remember
that the Germans are watching it all with
outward calm, but with intense interest.
They see that the Papal party is desperately
aiding the monarchical factions They know
that that party never helps without price,
and they are watching till events shall de-
velop the nature Of that price. IT it shall
only remotely seem to their acutely excited
perceptions to mean the use of French troops
in the interest of the temporal power the Ger
man troops will march. This recognized
attitude of the Germans is an enormous
strength to the republicans as the one party
whose supremacy will assure the country
against the horrors of an unequal contest.
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A Virginia paper takes Ohio to task for
desiring, as it alleges, to secure from the
President too liberal share of the federal
patronage. 1t is little amusing to find
Virginia complainant, even if its asser-
tons were borne out by facts. No doubt
the Ohio politicians are quite ready to serve
their country in places Of honor and emolu-
ment We are not aware that the Ohio peo-
pie are any more troubled with modesty
than are the people of other States But ut
present Ohio has only got Cabinet officer
Secretary Sherman n Minister to the Sand
wich Islands--Mr. Comfy, and n Minister to
France-Mr. Noyes, appointed, but not yet
confirmed. Our Washington correspondent
OH Saturday last showed that Ohio has not
quite her full quota of subordinate appoint
ments in the Treasury Department. where
the places are allotted to the several States
according to population. But how was it
with modest Virginia under Buchanan,
who owed his nomination mainly to
that State? Floyd was in the Cabi-
net as Secretary of War, Faulkner
was Minister to France, John M. Daniel to
Italy, Henry Bedinger to Denmark and II.
X. Meade to Brazil. Beverly Tucker was
Consul to Liverpool, II. G.. Scott to Rio and
q number Of less important consulships we're
filled by vireinians. p. v. Daniel was
Judge Of the United States Supreme Court
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THE WEATHER.'rhe temperature continues
unusually high southwark OF the lakes, but over
that region and the Northeast it is low Conse-
queutly from the isothcrm of 20 degrees there
II O sharp decline northward which cannot fail
70 produce local disturbances along the line
from Maine to Kansas. Along the Lower Mis-
souri,, over ST. Louis and southcastward to Nash
Vile, Tenn, thermal belt of over 30 degrees
extended yesterday. In addition to these causes
of atmospheric disturbance in the Ohio Valley
region, or that between the Mississippi and the
Allegheny Mountains "a baronctric trough ex-
tends with areas vi high pressure to the north
ward and southwark, and deep dcpressions Mt
either end, in the West and Northeast Torra-
does may be expected in the vicinity Of st.
Louis Cincinnati and along the lakes also in
Minnesota, New England and Southern New
York Rains have fallen in the Northwest, tho
Gulf and Atlantic coasts, the Ohio and st. Law
renee valleys. a severe storm is evidently de.
vejoping over Nova Scotia which will be iclt by
incoming ships from Europe. Another will prob
ably move from the Northwest toward the lakes
during this morning Tho weather in New York
today will be warm and clear or partly cloudy,
psssibly with 40 evening thunder storm.
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That is to say, these States contain,
roughly speaking, one-half the territory of
Mexico and one-tenth Of the population.
OF the $4,000 people in these frontier
States about four hundred thousand are
Mexicans and the remainder Indians. BY
way of comparison we may add that Texas
has an area of 274, 3G6 square miles and a
population Of about two millions, or five
times as many as the whole border States
of Mexico
Mr.. Lerdo is now in New York, and we
print elsewhere his views on the border
troubles and the question of annexation.
He does not seem to us very practical per-
son, and his protests, we ore sorry TO say,
are not Of nature to have much weight in
leo is weaker nation than the United
States, and many of US here were
during Mr. Lerdo's Presidency of the
opinion he now holds, that the trade be-
tween the two countries ought to be in
creased. We do not remember, however,
that he did much toward this end while he
was in power President Hayes demands
that the border raids shall be stopped, and
that policy has the support of both parties
in this country. If Mr.. Lerdo were now on
the Rio Grande with an army, and should
send word to Washington that he would put
down his bandits, there would be no more
talk of new frontier. But we remember
former plea of his, that if he sent troops to
guard the border they would all desert.
Nero protests are idle. What we want is
security against pillage.
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The Crops.

A Kansas correspondent sends glowing
account OF the crop prospects in that State.
Halfa million of people have five millions of
acres under cultivation, and expect to har-
vest one hundred and twenty million bushels
of grain this year. Kansas has passed from
q cattle raising to grain producing State,
and her rich soil. eighty thousand square
miles with scarcely waste acre, will make
her presently one of the great granaries of
the world. The crops all over the West are
said to promise abundsntly, and the farm
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Governor Hampton on south Caro-
lima Prospects.


On his way to Auburn, yesterday, Gov
ernor Hampton conversed with HERALD
reporter on the situation in South Carolina,
and gave cheering account. He says that
ell classes of the people are contented and
secure in their rights that the colored peo-
pie have once more gone to work that
fair proportion have been appointed to
offices, and that all prescription for any
cause has disappeared. That all parties
are now agreed upon the wisdom OF the
policy which gave the State self-govern-
ment and he anticipates considerable
emigration into the State, being in the re-
ceipt of numerous letters Of inquiry on the
subject of lands. The credit OF the State,
he says, will be honestly maintained, and
oil its debts paid. All this seems little
hard on the people who oppose the Presi-
dents Southern policy. But such is life.
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The War News.

II is rather odd to receive by way OF Con-
stantinople statement Of the severity of
the Russian discipline in Asia Minor in pro-
lection Of the inhabitants of that country
from the consequences of the expansive pas
sions Of the Muscovite soldiery. There is,
perhaps. some confusion in this report but
if the Russians have really shot battalion
of their own men because some individuals
of that battalion have been guilty of ex-
cesses, the Turks, in spreading the report
of this circumstance, have not comprehended
its significance but have thought it was an
evidence Of Russian inhumanity and fact
likely to turn the opinion OF the world
against their enemies. No doubt such an
act on the part Of the Russians would even
tually be seen to be wise from the mere
point OF economy of life, since the con-
fidence inspired in the people thereby would
enormously lessen the difficulties Of the
campaign. 1t is not possible to disguise
the fact that the Russian operations in
Armenia are scarcely impeded by the Turk
ish armies outside Of Kars, since the Rus
SLAMS move these from their path whenever
they choose, and will scatter them absolutely
whenever the fall of Kars shall indicate this
as the next necessary step. On the Danube
the critical moment can evidently not be
much longer delayed. If the report is true
that the susceptibilities of Austria will be
content with the quiescence Of the Servian
armies and will not oppose the operations
of the Russian army on Servian soil this
triumph of diplomacy will greatly simplify
the passage of the Danube.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
o Ben McButlcr.


Shoe fly. o, oh-o--.
Mr.. Arthur Cheney Is at Saratoga.
''Brook Farm" isto DO graveyard
Senator Lamar has increased In weight
Lawrence Barrett is at Cohasset Harbor
Mr.. Segman says no Is rs good as wheat
Judge Hilton has had kind OF jew d'spree
Bathing stock ings this year will be flesh color.
Senator Morton Is fatiguod by bis Pacific tour.
Lester WalIack will summer aboard hts yacht.
Tomcats ut midnight talking pnwheels.
Moonlight blue Is The shade for lawn dresses
Mrs Justice Swayne will summer at Long Branch.
Admiral and Mrs. Porter are nj Warm Springs Va
Tho President will not 20 to " hiie Sulphur Springs
The Breton is the favor.e style for travelling
tunes.
wenaell Phillips is one OF those teetotal ardent
spirits
Colonel Dolanccy Zane will draw lines Of new dc.
parsurc.
Cancels hair grenadine Is considered very stylish
material
The newest kid gloves are made with halt fingers,
like mtts.
Senator wadIcigh, Of New Hampshire is at Lynn for
the
Mr. olivor Dtson. of Boston, has Como to swampscott
to summer.
Senator Henry l.. Dawes. Of Massachusetts, b at the
rlnh Avenue
Danbury Neos:-"Wil somebody pass the wing
party n chair.''
Tho ny that anchors right down at you for the
son is here.
his own opinion.
Tho why Illinois papers call tornado ''sho'
is because sho blows SO.
Bouquets worn with evening toilets arc arranged in
the form OF an open fan.
Senator Window, OF Minnesota, is In Washington
finishing his new house.
Thin white dresses be skirts OF pale
blue or rosc-colored lawns.
General Humphreys is worry popular as a candidate
for Governor OF mississippi.
New linen collars aud CUTS have the edges ombrod-
cred with red blue or grav
Gambctta has round, rctreating forehead, curly
hair, and deep. full chest.
Black silk dresses tor summer wear are trimmed with
knie-plstings OF grcnadIne.
Tho fountain that Lolita gnvo 10 San Francisco is
popularity patronzed during the phenomenal scorch.
Lightning never strikes twcs In the same place.
any more than two strawberries hit the same short
cake.
Smaley's breakfast TO Grant was evidently much
moro friendly than his last otter from London about
Grant
Dir. Bcecher declines to lecture In California in Au-
gust and cptembcr, and goes the White Mountains
as usual.
Danbury News'-"Now that thorc is field work on
the farms ramps with Nicsic nppettes keep closer
the towns"
Count Augustc Zieley and Count Joseph Zieley, Of
Austria arrived from Europe yesterday and at tho
Hotel Brunswick.
Hon. George 8. Hillard, whom Daniel Webster once
called the smartcst boy In Massachusetts. but who
turned out to be sort OF Mcclellan literature, Is
doing literary work at LoDgwood, mis- home.
The Governor General and the Countess OF DuYcrin
arrived at Montreal last evening from Ottawa at
embarked on the government steamer Druid and
proceeded down the ST. Lawrence tor cruise In the
auir
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

THE MOLLY MAGrIRE prisoners ten in nun.
Der. will be executed tomorrow. There arc
somc fears of possible disturbances, but they do
not seem to have any foundation in fact. The
authorities, however, have acted wisely in pre-
pairing to put down promptly any riotous demon
STATIONS that may be made
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

NEW JERSEY PoLrrIcs.-While most Of the
politicians of New York and other States have
gone to Europe New Jerseys politicians have
chosen Trenton for their summer resort; and
that pleasant capital was yesterday ctokc-full of
people who would like to succeed Governor
Rcdlc The Commonwealth across the river is
happy in having dozens Of men ready to serve
her as governors but these are secretly unhappy
because only two of them all can receive the
nomination, and only Of these two can hope
10 be elected. This is wicked world but New
Jersey is happy in the possession of lots of
statesmen,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

MARSHAL FRED DOUGLASS latest speech is
much more sensible than the one preceding it
assailing the city of Washington. Ia his address
yesterday ut his oil home in Maryland, which he
revisited after an absence of forty-one years, he
gave some sound advance to the men of his race
which they will dowcl to take. Douglass visit to
his old master may be looked upon as another
sign Of the end of the era Of hate and hostility
between the sections. The negro rs political
factor is dead, and it is well for linn that such il
the fact
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

JUDGE VAN NoRsT gave an important deci-
sion yesterday in the suit brought by the city to
cancel the lease Of the Union Ferry Company.
In denying the motion made by the defendant
to dismiss the complaint the Judge held that the
action of the Sinking Fund Commissioners in
leasing the ferries at nominal sum in considera-
ton OF concession in the way of fares between
certain hours was Il violation OF their duty and u
sacrifice of the interests Of the city. The lease
has thus far cost the city six hundred thousand
dollars
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Thc stock market
was dull and without any interesting feature,
but prices were steady and generally higher
Gold opened and closed at 1O53s falling in the
interim to 105l4. Government bonds were
steady. while railroads were dull. Money ON call
was easy at u 2 per cent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

PRESIDENT HAYES intends to spend some
weeks ut White Sulphur Springs this sum-
mcr. Mr. Blaine will possibly look upon it as
good ground for impeachment.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

Dock COMMISSIONER VANDERroEL has some
very positive opinions in the reform line in the
matter of the management of the docks. His
associates on the commission, it seems, are not
very anxious to give him much information and
are letting him find out things for himself. He
NAV find out too much
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
L RIPPLE SH e e Il .
NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 90, 1877

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that The ,rcathcr ia Near York today ,ciH be
searm and clear or partly cloudy, possibly ,cits
an ereaing thunder storm.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

prices and keeping their eyes on the forty
or eighty acre lots which most Of them need
lust to round off the fence corners, and
to get which they hope this year not to have
to make mortgages. We trust their bright
est anticipations will be fulfilled.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

The END OF the Cuban struggle seems to be
near at hand No negotiations have yet taken
place, but when all parties, as it is reported,
desire peace it cannot be long delayed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

In THE DISTANT PACIFIC WATERS last month
a rowing contest took place between picked
crews Of the United States war vessel Ten.
nessce and Her Majcsty's ship Audacious for
the championship OF China and Japan. The
Yankee crew won.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

MIR. TOWNSEND promises Tweeds story to-
day; not as fully as it was given Attorney Cen
eral Fairchild but sufficiently specific to let us
know who benefited by the Ring frauds.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

TIE BOARD or HEALTH takes credit to itself
that our death rate is below thirty-two leading
European and Asiatic cities SO far from being
q good this is really bad exhibit, for owing to
its position the death rate in New York ought to
be far below what it is in Europe and Asia
New-York tribune., 1877-06-02

JeiIre wriyht q H0ag sod 20 poor ue stat BINDS az
n &C. % Delaware 81 n, Sc; 10 jersey .. ~ - CT n,
T. Kirby sold iO5 Ohio sheep s5 r. tn, al - 90 A"' y"
81 p 20 BE-. less 80 on the lot 90 a. , ,ot..
hoffman q Anderson sold 80 Jersey l'ipt ~ il
Quck Reed sold p cul lambs at 54se ana ~ oi - %
Hoss-Arrvals cars nj ForothsL ana 1t jersey Cfy
making 2I92. Total since Saturday llW3t against -L
last week 81 IT sfrsy 40 1tN l ni o
heavy drc.sed for ZOI p lc. 0r iru NJ go iVi A,V
D. ald ~ ior .eht pigs. making vide range.
ALBANY n y June iCATTIR Receipts, b 0 cars against
f97 last week opened al an advance n @5e 100 DO
and ruled firm.
MILCH COWS Nothing done.
WA CALyE large supply milked fuh ~ 5ao Ic hnt-
tcrInilk
sHEEr- DE supply has been fair with m0lcuto demand
st decline In prices of he ioT common - x f laDs ab
0-sG7 &c.
BUFFALO, June l.-CATTLT-Receipts to-day. ll"O heaf
IN week. l31Z against lJZl hr1f et week -
30 f)r the week CONSIGNED through DID cars
reported fresh arrivals consigned through % cars
Of iiourh STOCK n le held '0r shipment o. morrow.
today, 300 heads tnii fni ihe
10000 head against LOO fld lst wees t9hsGhed
through. head sales ried cars shipped last IN
frs, bands AIT Of purchaser; cars iu .le yard un
bead head last week consigned thfoHNu ,SO
head. fllr demand sales carloads prcHs ntfaly n
CHANGED sales rather lower WORKERS, FAR 40 81 ~
goo Light ~ 50 20 choice at - 20 ops al 20 81 ar A'Y
II - 80.
COWS Receipts for week, $50 bead market dan, de
mand light quo1e fair - good IN ear lots at t2i qsoo;
CSLyRs-Rccepis for the woek 70 Gull light
demand quotabie, veais at - ZJ1tf 30 & c|t
CHICAGO June l.-CATTLs- Receipts 500; shipments.
200. se ldy and firm far 10 good steers - fo3tO oOj
choice smooth shipping - C5 g. -.
HOGS, Receipts, 10000 shipments, $500; tAiB acuVe'
Sieafy. and unchanged.
sHEEP-NoBlinaliy unchanged receipts ZOO
New-York tribune., 1877-06-02
THE STATE OF TRADE.
EUROPEAN MAHKErs.


lNEMoor June l.LuA !. .'.l ,t = = ".steln
dul 20 95 ,'ou ~ ~ ,1 ", ~ ~ -tar. fioss
~. nul Al O. i|nk ,e l,i a., - Ill
.'' THd. Sis.s dsu af o. Fxtra Mess anil
A. - ,I-I al -far.r,e Veefe~,
~ - az 1,f,~ rir,o Cv inl, qt al Tllrrrrfine--
si..y A. f.tr i,o-l',, ,,ii an - z IN, duI. az
'''-' ~ 20 AL O,i .toaTv
~ & ei -, 10 .,s5, af m 40 / Snr.ur
f9rr ~ -rtr ,- 81 ~ st ~ s Winter -Outberl
stady ~ ~ - = IL ~ t,r .ter, None h, tbc n.Tet
- H W nsli.'e ~ u. .,,' IA ''''- - 10 ~
N"i 49, - ~ me roc.irts of Coton N dov
~ 80 t,,,r.es ct.1ff f,rfIafy
WY 49, - .irca hrcore frrl.r ylfl bityfs AZ
l,.s ,ices r-~tarF. ~ efiJlIrr clause Tfna aud
l n.-,, Ia = aio s,les N fbe same 5g5 IuaTds
Ty RriiIy clause ,lV and Areusf livery 5asa. also
80, ~ tI .5ne 5i5d. frpauds Low Kidding clause Au.
.t ert -er+ernher delivery 6l. al-O aalcs same,
CI Trl9rts low Middlng clause september Ocio-
ier ,sliy,ry 6i a
OJi TlRe r-rzsO D. m-Cotton frmer MiGdIing
UuIasts 5-i Mddug ORLEANS. Gsd, sae-, 10000 bales.
iloludng 1000 for speculation aLd c1ioiti tlanH, -"
Afiug CLAUSE crop. shipped November and urcember
SAIL 6ie sales of the week, 5iOO bacs exporters took
800 bales Ameriean 7ixOQ0 Dalesi to reccpt, $4,000