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oGc following xsrs the bid is' .as
February 4sc bid. Soc asked March and April 4se bid
a's tor
os Pare 'sa sas s%' prm
sruas 81 o5 es oil bleseIsd winter 81 ao
SisncSsd Sniei Zoe; natural do Ssc extra SisasSed
winter siched dsh. $50 crude ash sound s5c. Maine
frrnoItux.-rhsre was no change in refined and the
market rsmsined nominal 1000 cases sold 100 10.
is.. il,y asy' s yiN sss.s :osrsds il sae,
as as IN cases nsnna i5e a odnay nss
ss:n, 1ssris1 Ss Is Phil
wp wa; , ds and md
Tern q. aYea to prime ne Jersey s.oa 70 p1@s
:sss 10 .,ss s
ls % GOOD good TO 0%s 10.
lie Jersey good to prime. ioc 2c do tar good,
F. GOOD g p%s os e 81 se
Jersey and ID nsysnd Is wsserS
en 81 o. ros.s.r as ~ Cnsse"s'o'oy' De- ioc West
ss IS s.. ass s. ss s
pacssses; bacon s. ,.eIees and as7t boxes; beef %
was dql and nominal closing follows At the second
sa ss Ess:s.s s g ys IS
srfs sassH e a s9s ss,s
& IT.. As III. e on S &c S. and .s
FL 50 ~ o. II II a.. .s.
Beet hams steady former prices. Lard quiet
Sis e
4ss' Ess1asy ns .'s' s.s
s'sf se.vs | % SS "ss ssso
10 ana ess1 ss
fairly active choice grades and aIm The Ito
State cream~ry ssc. do, s5c. state
Cheesekscepts AGA boxes Choice were in fair
Dp; t. sH"as were Fn
sss 6es The market steady but no. very active Wo
and sps 4sa sy
Li%sa-ss.is iss iac: Ms.teI. iso i7o ,,u
%s yss ~? L.
81. pG"a pS%s 70 ss " e. Gu Currency
soon IN bond s,Sc as'.s; s., gold r,. x.. ..
quiet Sas ss inc .1' '''a
ss ass Ms;'sSs.' good s' sFaSS
saas sa .Ssa
:s; s:y @ s ssss cen s qSs: sSe
sS Z m @ es ieans ca" ps a%a
Sxe sfoesry 'isS far zoe shsss Ne tsa"oS
,a9as.d n a. & @ & 20 srsnaiaeS s s
esl:. q sTsarsssd, sss sSs s.f i.s xSiss s
s.lss of asdn yG.'sS extra o' ' other
& ss 1 Of .s 's 7'
and 100 6loibs on private terms %
nominal; so bbls. we're sold ut 81 06 cash.
FnEiGITs moderate business generally reported.
rates sed. EngaGemcnts:io Liverpool,
by sail 100 hhds t.iow, 3os; and steam 1000 boxes
cheese 45s 500 bales cotton Nd 900 boxes bacon.
los 500 canned goods 25s. Bristol. steam 20Ol
aud 2UO boxos bacon at an rate 2oO
cases canned goods. sos. Hull steam, 1900 bushels
grain e1sd. go lbs GLASGOW. steam ioo boxes bacon
300 cnuned goods, 25s London, sail. 5000
bushels wheat Sd. 5000 bhs flour, Is T1d and steam
bacon. 4Os 500 do cheese, AS 100 tierccs
sd. 800 canned goods 3Ds 10 tons
25s 40o bushels wheat sHd; 800 bales hops via Liv-
erpooi" on private terms Charters: Norwegian ship
500 tons London with -four and grain chiefly laid
tho berth arke rates; American schooner 200
terms; Aorwesian bark with 200 standard deals
from Savannah to United Kingdom direct. AT - l5s- ;
British bark hence TO Glasgow with 5'UO bb Hour. at
3 Italian bark. hence to Cherbourg with 5000 quar-
tcrs grain at 6s The In last Tor grain vessels
hence CORK for orders. should have been ,s sd Ger
ship hence to Bremen with about 800 bbs refined
petroc un, 3s Cd American bark, hence to Mar
settles with 1900 bbis crudc petroleum. Mt 49, Sd
American schooner henct Corunna with 100
fined petroleum, on private terms.
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TROUBLES OF A TRnAsURER.

In Pursuance Of Instructions received from tho
Common Council OF Long Island CITY, Corporation
Counsel J. Ralph Burnett has made a formal demand
upon exCuy Treasurer John Horan for the money So
somc s33, ,00o--claimcd to bc duo from him as such
treasurer and also as city tax receiver. Mr. Burnett
reports that Horan declines to pay over the
mandcd, aud that the alternative Is suit against
him. Mr.. Burnett, having been counsel for Koran Ia
the criminal suit tor cmbezzlcnicn tried months
ago, he asks the Aidcrncu designate some Que OF
hall "A dozen gentlemen named by him assist In the
prosecution now, 10 prevent any suspicion OF preJuUce
on his part hornn Insists hat no has been treated
unfairiy IN The Investigations already made. add
presses his rcaoiness lot just and equitable scts>
menL
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There a slight decline in governments to-day,
but the market closed steady at the following quota

TnE poRE'Gs MARKET
The London advices reported consois at o4X o5 at
tho opvnIng, aud e5H s61 at tho close United
States bonds showed decline Of y u at tho close,
but later recovered Erlo sold at SX a o. Illinois
Central le OF u per cent to TAX. New Jersey Gen.
trail and Reading each advanced one per cent, selling
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON SPOT 1-Sc. LOWER FUTURES CLOSED
VIRM-FLoUR oU1ET-wHEAT HEAvY-CoRN
UNCHANGED OATS DULL AND LOWER
wHIsKEY NoMINAL-PoRK NoMINAL-LARD
LowER-PETnoLEUM DULL-oILs STEADY
SPIRITS TURPENTINE QUIET-RosIN QUIET
COFFEE QUIET-sUGAR FIRM-FREIGHTs
QUIET
MONDAY, Jam l4-6 p. NJ.
Business remained quiet aud slow In almost all
commodities. On and or 'Chanso the demand for
merchandise light Flour quiet Wheat was
dun and heavy, but without decided change. Corn
was dull. but unchanged. Oats dull and heavy and
lowor. Whiskey nominal. Pork dull and al.
Lard quiet and lower Cotton the spot was Nc lower;
futures closed frm Coffee quiet Sugar firm.
Oils generally steady. Petroleum dull, and naval
quiet.
CovYEE-The market for Rio quiet. We note sale of
2443 bags. Humboldt. At l6ySc Mild cofee quiet.
The stock Rio and Santos coffee here January 1873
Sj6S7 bags Arrived sinc,-January 10. J. j. Is.
with 45o0 bsgs January H. Esclla 5000 bags; total
o5oo bags Sales since (includng to-day, os23 bags
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NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET.
MoyDAY. Jan IA, lS7S

,,s.s L. as; 1ss s. ss5 $40 issSs
quality generally inferior being and lean;
.f'' s" H Ss. .is'. a
s s so S for % 7s rs A. Of sn eas
81 fns: :ssr. per H. ssishs ?swfj % illIao..
st ct xsi:S & ws IA * ssS sSi sS Illinois
st ''s % at es Per S w'sa IT, Weight. sT ' sT' e~ 's
ss..; g , miss: ..:::. At lGxs Pc. r. weight
,~t sssA. (. 'l'is s .o' %
sw le Ks..1eky "a steers =, 9G per % oSo S weight
wesiss Ssss Coon r5s%p;sn ,s% x;sh, 70.
e. weigh. sw a~ Is pd IL .s sss.r. .s' s m psr sr
ss s a. s per .s oa 81 IS Df r sss wsss
d a per H. r. wssn; 50 " Is ss sseTs rs
Ht frs
81 $ S "a ss iss'" @;sS ;s's 3 ss~'
Ss T:ss issss. pss ss
i t's% r mp s'slti L s~ at
p: VII VI Hssf e aSs ss ss 1ss
.rs%"S eo,S yards oI GG.oy Msrasrson hers sold for
u v;,s T,.. ID s..ss steer. :s i J Ss .s, wiz
lobe per ~, wesh,s ea es. II ews 70. Iron,
"a ew is. j. A. M,,ehs 80 tennessee steers; y. Sc por
ss: ssni' XIV As"ssNy do %sa
ews 1Ss g 8 % ""s @ ss,. e sr b. ss,sn
~ illinois soers ~ stac per d. wh 81 or head.
iuesy nsers a. Ode per b weigh, ia cwt: 81 Ken.acky
oAeI dhead as sc per l6 IS head s,se b 2Icsa
kenarky stecrs a. sc per ID. VIVA 81 on per head.
e,sc one. per ID weights Ga cwt ~ ewt IS Ken.
iS.S Pc, +. head, TiSs j Oh per ass% Al
9Ss get y .n,ey - mead " io' pei s 0e ws'Ia e "a eI
egt sbus. i've weight ol' e' per head AZ &C. Perlo
neil aa .o yS SSi y S at { per Ss
psi iS Ts' TS Weigh. cr '"Iii Illinois ''' steer. 's
p g PER % Sa OK Ssso s~ ''sH' x.su, ss,
9;ac, vita IS OF head, os.c per H. weight ga
Sc per h.. veisGss eews GSl sss cwi H. s Rossnthai
sold io y k'opisr % MISSOURI steers Z, sac s9c per ~
s~ sold @ A. unan Is ohio S wss.
o ps t No. e nsi q o Ds. % x ossS d
81 cw % ss e Meye1 ,c ps s s
nInois steers a. sss ioe pee Ill., weight y, ss i,r
MeMa..crs; 20 state steers, fsc sse per H., weight,
Missouri s,eers and oxen. mixed s.c per ie weisnt
"a cwt "b Illinois steers nt oc per 10. weight c~t.
cws L. scgrnMcia .od for se,i and Mcccs bull i've
weight 800 los. q a. per 10 ~ illinois steers.
head nj o2ic per b.. weights "a cwt ak cwt 30 ih
.o' 1.ees vsv. Il o,S iSs pc, o w ys'ss, o e sw' "a
at ee per 70 With SOC on hoad is head 20 head
S.r es head per yosG, & >, essa s s per * Win sge q
Tor \. Morris ny mixed Coorado Missouri
a s.c % per n wc,sh, "a ewt Ioney Sons solo or y
~ Illinois secn At DC per ib with aQc per head on
per 's'a % ~s .is' ss % "s %S' steers a. SIC &c
per PEI d.: ss,sn, ala ,a u,@s sws "sssi @ ga
per d. u mead at 0hc per b. rs head At s1,c per b.
.'tn Slo on az - eo-a c VIII M h', ~ CO. "a sw Nswsn
sssss. " ssi. X sss ;ssA sws. sssnss Suiis I'VE
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The closing prices Of Philadelphia stocks were
MINING SHARES

The following were the opening prices Of mining
stocks ut San Francisco to-day Gould h Curry, Z;
Savage 1o1s; Cbolar Potos, 3lN; Ophir. Al; Hale l.
Norcross, o.; Crown Point, 6X; Yellow Jacket, 0;
Bolcher, 4;virgina Consolidated, 1ot California
Ovcrman, Is; Raymond Ely. 8; Best Beloher, IS;
Kcntuck, g.: Union Consolidated, 8; Alpha, I2x;
Sierra Nevada, 4; Mexican, i2 Eureka Consolidated,
81; Justice, 10; Utah, IA; jackson, 3h
Assessment paid. lex dividend.
The following the closing Official prices Of mining
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Tho total sales of stocks the Board to-day aggre
gated LAG, COS shares.
The imports of specie for tho past week were
$780, 949, OF which $685. 600 gold coin and tho
remainder In silver
The receipts and shipments OF wheat and corn at
Milwaukee and Chicago to-day wcrc:-
Aitioa,tkee Chica0o.
Receipts (wheatl bushels. ......... 7O.2O0 92023
Snipments..... ..-......... 0O,lOO ~, 40
heceipts (corn) lO,5OO 107, 1853
Shipments.... ..-........... 1900 26,6SS
The earnings OF tho Wabash Railroad Company Tor
the first week in January were:-
ioto..... o. 227 OF
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We quote Ordinary cargocs. I5zc i5tsc: fur do.
l7,zc: good do, 17s4c prime do Isic Isic extreme
range for lots i5l4c 2O,sc Santos fairto good i6Sc
174c, gold. 90 days. Java. government bags. 22c.
40, grass 22c 24c Singapore 17sc 1875 Cey-
lon. lie. lshc Mnracabo loc. 1870. Lsguayrs i7c
1876 Jamaica. Ice. 17c. St. Domingo l51Sc IGc
Porto Rico iG1sc i9sc.; Costa l,ica 1870 I91sc
Mexican l66c lSc Macassar. lie 1asc ;Angostura
tie. lBc savnnila, Ice &c.,: Curacos, I5,ac. u
1870.
CorroN spot c lower, the market closed
steady at tho decline Future deliveries quiet The
market opened points lower but the loss after.
ward red and tho market closed firm and
higher than Saturdays closing The official closing
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porant change The sales between the calls 10000
bushels a 56l4c 57c. for steamer and 52izc 53c.
Tor 40 3 mixed. The sales AZ the calls were
i"OOo bushels January steamer. 3dzc 2fooO do FEB
ruary, steamer. At 59'le 5d4c. closing as olows;
January. No. 2 oo1sc bid 62sc asked February, No 2
sss. od, Ssse a,ksd Ma.ca steamer 5o1ss bid S7e ;
and heavy CLOSING deeded lower and nominal q. the io
4ic. 42e No do 3se 3ske No 40. 3sc- extra
mixed. aslsc No. do 3Si4c.; No. do. 3sc; No do,
a71sc The sales 270DO bushels Rye quoted ct
Tie. I4c. for Western and Toe Tie. for Barley
was quiet and unseled 500 bushels State sold at Toe
Barley malt quiet.
HEMP AsD JurK. The market quiet Tor both hemp
aud !ute butts. but unchanged We quote ,--American
dressed 81 Sis2 SO single S2l0 S2l5 double
and sI3o S3S for unaresed, Russia clean s2o5 s2lo.
gold; Italian S27O S275 gold; jute. 4c &c. god lne
butts 2s.e PAS. currency, cash; Manila hemp. &c
Sisal 5tsc = iste, &c. sac. all gold
soS MoLAssss1Sew Orleans was quet 400 bills sold at
eentriia al and mixed 22c 2se eayed &C. s3c;
Porto Rico SIC dc English Islands, s2c. 4oc. New
Orleans. crop. zoe. 47lsc. old CROP 3Dc 42c
NAVAL sroREs-There was no important movement and
the market nominal We quote :-sprits turpenine,
merchantabe orner SIC rosin good strained 81 726
strained. si e5s 80 25 81 y72; pich. s. I2a.
Advices from Wilmington follows -Rosn quiet
strained 81 i0 good strained, 1rm. 81 an bid Tar firm,
firm, 291Ac.
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PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Jan H. 1878.
Printing cloths insctive p,ces nominaliy unchanged
HAVANA MARKET
HAVANA, Jan. II, 1873.
Spanish gold, 223S 224 Quotstons tor othor article es
unchanged.
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

COMMERCIAL.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. l4-5 r. ".
CottonTbe sales of tho day included 400 bales Amer
can. Futures quiet; uplands, low niddng clause.
crop. shipped December, sal. 932d
ASrwrRr. Jan IA. 1878.
Petroleum. 2s,sc for fine pale American.
LONDON, Jan i4-5P M.
Produce.-Tallow 3os sos Sd pcr cwt. Spirits OF
pentinc. 24s. Cd. pcr cwt
sEw YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE REPORT.
LivERrooI. Jan. -, 1878
Pork-Eastern duii at GA Western dull 5Js Bacon
Cumbsr dull a 3ls short rib dull S long clear
dull at 30s. I'D. short clear dull 3s 81 Hams-Long
steady AIS shoulders dull mt 2ja Beef-lndlA
dull Obs steady at 1I6s prime steady
Mt 35s. Lard Prime Western dali at i0,. TaoS-
Prime city dull ut 4os Sd. rurpcntineSpirits
Cd. kosin-Common steady at s. i'd hne dull los
ChecseAmcrican choice steady at 63s I'D Lard oil dull
46s Flour-Extra state dull ~ 2Ds I'D Wheat No.
spring steady at lis I'd No. spring STEADY at los 3D.
winter steady lis. Cd. Corn-Mixed soft steady ut
29s I'D for old; do dull at 2ss 3D. for Cutonced
oii-Nelow American. none IN the market Receipts of
wheat for the weekFrom Atlantic ports. lo5O quarters;
Pacific 900 do from other 40 do.
Kec ccipts OF corn, 1900 quarters.
FINANCIAL.
LONDON Jan. lf-4P NJ
Consols 95 il6 for both money account. New Jer
sey Centrnl consois, 67lS
Paris quote hvo rcntes 1OS Soc for tho
account.
Silver is quoted NJ old. per ounce
PARIS Jan. Ia, 1878
Exchange on London. 25E Isc. for short sight.
LONDON, Jan. IA 80 r. NJ
United states four aud half cent bonds IOf1:
Gvss loo1s lso7s iO6A; ten-fortes coupon lOs Gem
ss 10 3 III for both money and the account ErIe Rail.
way shares. % Eeadng Railroad, 174 Pennsyvania Con.
,ra 33ta; New Jersey Central In
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Wheat dull but without decided change. The sales
between the calls about 60 bushels part lac sat
urday evening NJ 81 33 No Milwaukee, 81 81 Tor do
IN store aud III ~ or No and No. Miiwankce sold to-
gcthor 81 - xl A. Tor No. ! white Michigan
The sales the calls 5pp bushels No spung, tor
February. at 81 2pls 81 2Dst. CLOSING follows NO
bid ~ 4Oa asked 40 March Yl 81 BID 81 " asked No
spring. tor JaDnary. III 25 bid I'll 30 asked No North
west Tor Jaupary. 81 Sl bid ST 80 asked February
Sl 3lh bid. 81 80 asked Corn dull. but without
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- TOBY. Sat- Ev'g. rosrl
Delivered on contrnct 800 bales future delivery the
sales were as follows :-snturday: after one r. M-Janu
ary 500 at IL 2S. February. l7OD IL. DE,
1L34c, 100 ut ll35c. JU at ll3Jc. March. 1000 ut
life, 700 at H. 4Sc, 1900 1T l5Dc 3. 100 H. 4Oc
April, 500 at 6Oc 5O, IL Gle. 2uO l.6ic Nay
2tU ut 1l77c., 500 ~ IL 7bc June, 100 Al IL SIC
August 10Datl l2c Total 10 300 bales To day M two
y. MJanuary 400 Mt IL 25c.. 100 at IL 26c mo notice
,oday, 800 a. i2sc; @ February 2oo a. is2c 400 at
100 a. ii.s2c. ioo .. il3ie zoo AZ i35c., ioo9 AZ
u t5e 500 at 4ie 700 at iia2c 2.ioo m Il 4sc.
il.4ec.. goo at Ec.. zoo at li!e.; April. 300 At
May 800 st 9pc. i1est 1. Zoe June. 100 at ii.spc
1850 bales The receIps At the ports we're ioows
Savannah. 2sis; Charleston 1,7ss, Wilmington. 4e2;
Norfolk Ia, New York. S7u; Boston 45i; Philndc.
phia I65 Toai 80 73s bales. rnis day week 81 5s
Dales This last year 232i bales Total snco Sep-
tember 1, 2,67a454 bales. Cotton frcirhts closed
follows;-ro uavro, by steam. f.i6c. compresscd by
sail Lc Sc To Hamburg by steam, zsr., conlprcssci.
10 Bremen, ny steam, &c. compressed TO Liverpool. bv
steam. I'D: by sail. Jad
FLOUR AND --kcceipts- 1851 bbia wheat,
iJ4 bushels meal CO bbls 3tf sacks corn,
81 i,y bushels. oats, La,6Sl rye lSOD birey
GS. $50 do. barley malt. 700 10 Flour steady, but
quiet rho snios intending state, Western aud Southern,
were 94lrl bhlS. the annexed quotations Rye Hour
steady, With fair demand Tho sales 2T5 bbls
vt full prices. Corn meal fairly active and quite
steady The sales embraced $50 bb within the
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HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The highest and lowest prices OF stocks to-day and
the number OF shares of each sold were

THE MONEY xARKBr.
Money call easy at n per cent, with
ccplion at per cent.
ghe following the rates Of exchange On New
York at the aforementioned nah, buy
ing of, selling e off; Charleston, 3-lo H, par Cin-
clnnati firm, 90 discount, 30 premium; Now Orleans,
commercial q, bank H 81. LOUIS, 1.lO premium; Chi.
cago, 50 discount, and Milwaukee par Foreign ex-
change quiet at 81 or bankers sixty day ster-
ling bills ana at e. 81 for demand.
MARKET.
Gold opened at l02k and closed at 1915, at which
figures all the Of the oay made. The carry
ing rates were q, ~ and per cent
cLEAHIyGs THE NATIONAL
NEW YORK.
Oolu .................
currency ,ze
CLEARING HousB STATEMENT
Currency cxchpnges.. .$14, $40 4S6
currency Dniahccs.. o,oO2,Ol1
i<ifoco"V
GOVERNMENT
There was a slight decline in governments to-day,
but the market closed steady at the following quota
luns:-
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MOB LAW IN LOUISIANA.

FOUR NEGROES HANGED BY MASKED MEN
MONROE, July 80, 1878
A party of masked men, variousiy estimated ut
from forty to nvo hundred, rode into Monroe at
O'Clock this morning and iorcbiy took from the par.
ish jaiI four colored named J.. Philips, Henry
Atkins, John Beatty and Tom Ross, who wero
nnsd there charged with murder. Trey took
them 10 tho Court House square and hanged
them TO The limb OF oak tree Three
Of the victims were implicated in tho
killing in May last of W. c. Fitzgerald, white
stable, who had attempted to arrest them, Is al
ieeed Tor dsordcrly conduct In the streets o rren-
tou. They had been tried, and one OF them
fenced tho Pcnicntary for l!ic and the other Two
rcmanded Tor new trials The fourth victim
charged with wayiiying and numbering another ne
gro IN cold tlood and had been sentenced by the Dis.
tr,ct Court 10 tho Penitentary, but had obtained
now trial. Al inquest was held on the four bodies,
and the Jury returned verdict THAT said parties
came to their death by hanging, and that tho same
was don . by parties IN known"
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTxEsr,
UFYfcE OF THE CHIEf SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, July 3l--l A. n.

WAR DEPARTxEsr,
OPY1cE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, July 3l-l A. n.
Indications
For New England. partly cloudy weather, frequent
rams, winds mostly iron northeast 10 southeast,
stationary higher temperature, falling barometer
For the Middle Atlantic states, partly cloudy
weather, occasional rams, variable winds, nearly
stationary temp craturs ana pressure.
For tho south Atlantic and East Gulf States. partly
cloudy weather. occasional rains winds mostly south
erly and nearly stationary Temperature and pressure
For tue wss, Gult States, Tennessee and tho ONO
Valley, cioar partly cloudy weather light varablo
winds, mostly southerly. and nearly stationary TEN
perature and pressure
For the lake region warmer. partly cloudy weather.
occasional raius Winds mostly southery, stationary
or laug barometer. followed In the portion by
rising barometer and colder north wsst winds
For the Upper Aiss'ssipp Valley, partly cloudy
weather occasional raias, warm southcry wearing 10
colder northwest winds, rising barometer.
Fer the Lower Missouri Valley, clear or parity
CLOUDY weather, cold nortnwestcry shifting 10
warmer souihcastcrly wiads, stationary or lower
pressure
Tho rivers viii remain nearly stationary. Caution
ary signals continue NJ Cape Lookout Cape Haloras
Kitty Hawk, Cape May, Atantic CITY, Barnega,.
Sandy Hook, New York, New Haven, Nov London,
Bpston and ThAIchor's leland.
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MEXICO.

SAVAGE ARMY oFFICER--sAN LUIS forosI
AHEAD OF NEW YORK.
CRY OF MEXICO, July Is, 1878
Tho political horizon 10 Mexico seems quiet Con.
eral Meta has lett the country, aud tho prospective
Presidential candidates breathe with since
thor nightmare has disappeared.
ON the 9Th inst army officer was walking undsr
the portals OF tho plaza when poor wonder OF nrtin
cisi flowers happspsd 70 stumble against him. With
out word the officer turned about and shot the poor
man dead. The people tried to inclte the policemen
arrest the murderer Dut tney snsank from laying
hands on IN oflcor.
THE ELEcTRiC LIGHT.
San Luis Potosi has placed Two electric lights on
Top Of the Stato House, and on concert nights the
plaza u bright rs day.
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FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
TDY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
HARRISBURG, Pa. July 80, IS

[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HARRISBURG, Pa, July &c. 1873
This afternoon the Niagara express, gong north.
ran iato = covered wagon at MilIcrsourg, about
shrty miles west OF this city, and threw the occu-
pants (nve In number) in different directions The
wagon was entirely demolished, ana Martin Weaver.
an aged citizen OF MiIisrsburg. landed on the
catcher and received Injuries which resulted
fatally IN two hours Ho was found the
eowo ltcnsr alter the train had been stoppoJ
John Grabau, who sat ny the side OF Weaver,
sas severely bruised about the breast having been
dragged Distance VI about hundred feet Ferris
GraDilI brother Of John, was cut IN several pAces
but not seriously injured. He was thrown head FORE
most into q cuivest. Joseph ksmU was severely cut
about the head and legs Au.usius Milor bad his
arm be- dly tract about the elbow. Tho accident
occurred at point where the train could not nav We
besn any distance from the public road along
which the party were driving.
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HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
(BY rxLxoRApa TO THE HERALD. !

10y TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NORWICH, Conn.,, July 80, 1878
william Naloney had his preliminary triai to-day for
killing Michael kennedy. The indictments changed
from murder to mausl.ughter Tho States witnesses
testified to Malonsy's sIrking ana kicking Ken needy
and sjecting him from his store. Tho doctors pro-
nounced tho cause OF death to DO rupture Of tho In
testine caused IRON kicking officer Lllbrop vas the
only witness Tor tho defence. He kne~ Kennedy ~ a
man; arrested him three years ago, and no
laid The witness up y week. Alter the summing up
and arguing by counsel Judge Kellogg helu MaIouey
In $l5 900 bail 10 appear before the superior Court
MAoney was unsuccessful In securing accepiabe sure.
t,es aud an effort will DO made TO- to reduce
the amount OF bail. He occupies cell night near
David Richie. . raving maniac, who 10 worry turbu-
AMI
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GENERAL SHERIDAN.
rpY rrLxonArH TO rnr nEn,Lp.1

tBY TELKonAPH TO THE HERALD
BISMARCK, d. r., Juiy 30. 1878.
Lioutsnant General Sheridan arrived to-day IRON
the Black Hills, who're has boon huntn: sito for
nav military post. lie thinks that Camp j. "a. siuras
nj Bear Butte Just the place Ho ie this evening
on special train lor duluth, where lao viii ,ske The
Lar stoa m, or for Cnicny0.
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MEXICAN TROOPS ON THE RIO
GRANDE

Nav YORK, July 30, 1878.
70 ,rax Enron OF THE HKRALD:-
sIx-1ne report published today In your popular
paper about conversation with me In regard 10
Mexican matters contaIns q mistake which am 10
ciinsd ssCrDs the printer than TO able
reporter. The number Of regular Mexican troops
stationed on Rio rando line seight thousand
not one thousand men. As this mistake could con-
vey an erroneous idea OF the efficiency OF the
used by the Mexican governments 10 protect the bor
der interests I would consider myself very much
Obliged II you would DO kind enough 10 publish this
rscIiacation. Your most obedient servant,
n. DE ZAhACONA.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Captain uriponberg, OF the Russian Navy, Is NJ the
Everett Jerome b. Parmcnter, OF Troy, 10 at the
Westminster. Ex-Mayor c. Anderson, OF savan.
nah, Is at the Now York Judge G. q. W. French, Of
Arzonn Is at the Astor George w. Miller OF Albany
Is at the Brunswick.
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE

wAsnrSGroS, July 80, 1878.
Leave OF absence for twenty days IRON August 2
is granted Captain t. b. Savage, Eigbih infantry.
with the approval Of the Secretary Of War leave oil
aLscpce Tor SIX months Is granted Captain Thomas r.
Dewees second cav Try by dir.ciion of the Prcs.-
dent, Licutcnant Colonel H. g. Wright, corps OF En-
pineers will dufing the Temporary absence oil Brga
dior General A. a. Humphreys, act as Chief VI In