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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator voorhees, is expected to take the stump 10
Name.
Western politicians are OF opoion that Hendricks
Presidential days are over.
Dnereat sections OF the labor arssnback party
are 10 hold meeting IN Washington this wcsx.
Montgomery Blair is looking for the democratic
nomination Congress In the sixth district Of Mary
land
Senator Lamar openly announces that in the iu-
turs he viii oppose .'shs shotgun" pslcy In Misss-
sippL n t'st
Wisconsin repuDlss. tsasasIs state tba. Mat csr.
peners chances for The Usnsd states Senate are on
the decline.
tho Congressional Dcmooratio COMMITTEES will
shortly arrive In this city and confer the shining
lights Of the party relative 10 tho fall campaign
Judge o. n. Roberts, who mas been nominated by
the democrats for Governor OF Texas, was president
OF the convention that passed the ordinance Of seces
sion.
Southern Illinois Is already In the midst OF an active
campaign Ogiesby. Logan and various State eand-
dates addressed a large republican meeting at
vandaiia on Saturday.
81. LOUIS Globe Democyat:-"Mr. Hayes would DO
sstonisbed to know tho amount Of enthusiasm which
the omission Of his creates In republican oon-
vsnlion In shese parts"
Boston Trapetkr:--"Thsrs never was period when
demasogues toll tho people shoy were suffering
from 'nard timss,' aud when they did not promise
millennium II put into tho Offices thoy sought"
Cincinnati Cd1ete:-.'In the Tcnth district Tom
Ewing nnds hts pillows filled with thorns instead Of
rosos. IfH v. Horton can be prevailed upon 70 nc
cspt tho republican nomination Tom will DO beaten
vicksburg (MisSJ Heroid:-iThs southern demo.
cratic conventions hapksrng alter tho grecnback
doctrine In that indicates they will 10
tied to Tldcn's coat tail In the next National Demo-
cratic Convention"
Boston Josrnai:--"If General Butler will send Nc
the OF tho day which hts yacht will any
city wharf for tho purpose Of giving the poor and
needy free excursions and iroe lunches tho same will
DO announced In these coumns."
Jefferson Davis, SO II 10 stated In the Mississippi
Journals has an idea OF running fer United states
Senator In place OF Senator Bruce Hts friends are
urging him stand his chances before senate
the removal OF his political Liabilities.
Mobile Reoister:--"rhs Colonel II. IL Lee, who
wants TO 80 to Congress from the Eigbsh district OF
virginis, now represented by Eppa Hunton, is not
son OF the late Gcnsrd Robert Il. Lee He Is the son
OF tho late Edmund Jennings Lee aud grandson OF
Richard Henry Lee, Of Revolutionary fame lie 10 q
cousin OF General Lee, and the Same gentleman who
read The Declaration OF Independence At the opening
Of the CapiAnniAi EshiAlaiAa ~ PAilaAAaAiA- .p.U
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KENTUCKY ELECTIONS.

MAJoBIrIEs FOR THE NATIONALS IN THREE
couNrIEs-FUsIoN AND INDEPENDENT TICK
ETs GENERALLY ELECTED.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, August Q, 1878
The journal has reports of the election from sew
ersl points In Kentucky, including Louisville. OWENS
boro Henderson, hadisonvis, Hopkinsvilis, Lsxing-
ton and Newport
Lexington, Frankfort and Newport gave msjorisss
for tho nationals. In Louisville the Catholics and
antrCashol,cs opposed, the anstcathelics WIN
ming At Greensboro the democratic candidates
for county Offices were elected By large ma
s s%s vote n' A, %asisonSie, Eopsiss county,
the democratic candidates for County Judge
and jailer slscsed by 800 majority. They wcro
the candidates OF fusion OF wing Of the democrats
with republicans. There were NO contests tor inc
Offices except magistrates OF which the ropubli-
cans have probably gained three or our Al Hopkins
vile tho republican ticket, except assessor and jatsr
elected.
The republican nominees for Marshal aod Judge OF
Hopkinsville were defeated by about one hundred.
CINCINNATI, August o, 1873
At the cou nty election In Covington, KY. yesterday
the democratic ticket was generally successful A.
Newport tho independents were victorious.
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MURPHY'S MISSION.
ENrHusrAsIIc TEMPERANCE REVIVAL AT nouyA
LAKE.

LAKE.
RousD LAKE. N. Y, August o, 1873
Great enthusiasm prevails at Round Lake. Ths
great camp meeting OF the Nations Christian Tsm-
peranoe Union, under tho leadership Of Frsocis
Murphy, commenced with On opening service II
three o'clock luis afternoon Mr. Murphy was 10.
roduccd a audience oil 5000 people by Mr.. Joseph
Hiliman, President OF the Camp Meeting Associates.
the Rev. H. II. Robinsou, or Bsllston Spa delivered
an address OF welcome, amer which Mr. Murphy
rsspondsd In nttng terms aud introduced several 49,
sistants, among whom were Captain Cyrus Sturdc-
want OF Portland, Ne, Colonel Luther Caldwell Of
EimirA, ~ Y. General Robert H. Love, Of stsu6so.
viiv, ono; Mr.. X. r. Booth, OF Ithsoai
George n. stewart, Of Waterford, snd many others
The grandest temperance revival which has ever been
seen prevails here "a. night aud It's results will un.
ooubtediy be felt throughout the land. judge Crit
nth, OF Troy, signed tho pledge donncd the blue
RIBBON amid the most unOounded excitement. An un-
pnracied rush ensued aud the secretaries were uua.
bic TO record ons-,cnth Of the names vI these WAC
every train.
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GREENBACKERs AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. August O. 1878.

WASHINGTON. August 0, 1873
meeting was held tonight by greenbacksrs rcprs.
sen,ng the various states In the Union for the pur
pose Of Organizing q central national committee
Ex-senator Fowler, OF Tennessee. presided A large
and respectable assembling was preseps and perfect
harmony prevailed. decIarat OF principles, pro-
sent.a by Colonel NJ X. Incrds, Of Texas freely
discussed and met with general approval.
Tho meeting did not succeed In deciding upon Q
central committee, and the session was adjourned
until Thursday evening next when II 10 probaoie tnat
the appointments will DO made.
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PORTSMOUTH MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Augpst Q, 1873
The municipal election took place to-day. Tho
result Is rs iollows.-wiIiiam siso (rcp.), $50:
Samuel T. Troadwell (dsm.l 500; Luther 4. Marin
(greeuback), los. Siso . plurality, 397 The repub-
iicans elect OF nine aldermen and twelve Of
eighteen councilmcu.
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to effect the remedies hs proposed the people would
resort 10 violence
Mr.. Hswts-Tnis idea Of violence IL foreign idea.
Whenever the majority OF The people want II they
using violence against the msjority is totally foreign
to American principles loud applause)
MT Hewitt then adjourned the investigation for two
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SITTING BULL DESTITUTE.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO The HEnALp.l

BISMARCK, d T., August o, 1878.
Motor Walsh again reports to your correspondent
that Sutug Bull 10 destitute OF everything; that bis
camp 10 daily narangusd by chiefs Who The hos.
tiles 70 return TO the American side aud accept
reservation rhoy had SUI dance beginning on The
10Th OF july when tue young endured all tue lorturos
Of nssh to mako them tried aud brave soldiera
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MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS.

ST. PAuL, August 0. 1875.
The Democratic Central Committee, In session In
tuis city to-day, called . state Convention 70 meet
mara Senianhsr q
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THE KEARNEY MOVEMENT.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT TEE YANEuIL HALL
MEETING.

0GSOLOI1ONo AOOFx1O Az TIE <ANEOAb HALL
MEETING.
BosToS, August 9, 1878.
The following were the resolutions adopted At the
Kearney meeting last night
Whereas this republic. instituted for the avowed pur
pose Of advancing conserving the Interests of the
mass, has been reduced to plutocracy that
poys the republican and democratic parties In the per-
hdious work of establishing thievinK monopoes
aud class privileges tnat sap she blood OF the
national industries, that IL Tapped the
OF capital and whereas all laws acted that
In the direct interest the producing and
classes crime against the spirit aud prosperity
OF this republic which the egsasor should BIO branded
with tho infamy Of criminal imprisonment and, whereas
Infamous, not criminal clans Legislation has been
heaped the industries OF the nation BY political
parties until the burden has become the torture
Of the from which there IL except BY
uniting the mutual interests OF the producing and labor
give them their rghtfu control Of state and national
privileges which have been plum
aeredand thereby restore this to tho just
lofty purposes for which IL instituted by
patriot fathers. Therefore be II
Resolved By tho citizens OF boston, In Faneu hai as.
sembed that In the highest and truest interests OF all
classes New England shat should
tend hearty, cordial and united support to Dennis
Karney tho and efficient apostle OF the aboring
California who them for tho noble
Of uniting the he has their brothers
his state, In that political action which Is nsceAy to
this the just and humane
for which 1t instituted that tho prosperity OF this
people may DO recalled and firmly estsblished
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soc1ALIsrrc MEETING.

Extensive preparations are In progress among the
sooialiso sbsr party Of Brooklyn for tho
ton and meeting 70 DO hold on The stops OF tho
CITY Hall on Saturday evening next Last evening
Jus,us Schwab the following telegram Dennis
Kesrnsy, the California laber agitator:-
No. so FIRST STRkKr, NRw YORK
DEAR KEARNxY- 20 speak ut public meeting Sstur
"-' JUsrUs H. scHwAB.
An answer In the Affirmative 10 confidently OF.
pectsd By schwap. Tho speakers GU the occasien
Will DO Messrs Drury, Alexander Robb aud, IL Is
hoped Ksarnsy Resolutions will DO presented the
meeting denouncing the Hewitt Congressional CON-
mittec.
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ALL KEARNEY's ELoQuENcB ABOUT BuTLH
STOLEN FROM A sPxEcz OF Ex-coNaRxssxA
FITCH.
Lex TxLE0RArx TO TEE KEAALD.1
SAN FaAxoIsoo, Cal, August Q, 1878.

FITCH.
[BY TxLEoRAPx TO TIE HEAAxD.l
SAN FaAxosoo, Cal, August Q, 1873
Kearney's debut at Boston has been looked forward
to here with great interest," II was rumorsd before
his departure that parties here were preparing
speeches for his Eastern audiences; ne Repaid
ated the very thought or such humiliation; an,rmed
bis liberalization TO DO guided BY pure
uuadurated sandiot inspirasions 10 tho constsrna-
ton Of hts admirers. His speech in Fanouil Hall
comes over the wires radatIng with science
and eloquencs which IL perfectly bewiidsr-.
ing. HIS grand suiogium Of General Butler
Was taken textuaiiy from Tom Fitch. the ''silvsr
tonsued orator" and sx-Copgressman Of Nevada, on
the occasion Of the ratification meeting Of Haye and
Wheeler, nsd June 81, 1915 To console the wounded
spirit OF Speaker Blaine Fitch said, Lot me give
Ssf 70 ss
and send message Of love and greeting q him who u
ssssr thai naoss y; srs.s: r:ry yet ms In
man, great hear.sa leader; gifted. gallant gloriou:
there you have Kcarnsy's euiogism In Fanusl HALL
WHAT THEY THINK or xsA1Nxx IN oALIron-
MA ROW.
From the sacramsuso Record. Uaiou, .July SOL
We think II quite possible that Kcarnsy will attract
considerable audissoss at the East Il has never
been supposed that there WIS not large ignsrsus
element there and to that element such he appeal
Unless somsbody coaches him and writes his speeches
for him. howsvsE, be Will seem csasa 70 draw. for his
psouas styis - in sAeaiAtsa for sny eshsr latitude
than that Of San Prancssoo sand lots. Meanwhile
there Is one point upon which Ksarney appears In
danger OF shpwreck. 1t may DO safe for him to tell
any he please 1t the East but he does not
seem TO realize that these stsrss sure TO be
produced here and that 10 Calforn,a dupss arc liable
to be undsosrved BY them. when, for instance no
gets up Boston and gravey declares that the WORK.
ingmen In California have q complete victory.
and that 'Iabor won there, and to-day labor 10
CT owned king" what arc his friends 70 thinkS Do
they feei thai they have participated any OF tho
tF umphs he ev Olives from hs imagtnationf And IT.
he says tho werkngmen OF the East arc, under his
guidance, TO do what has been done here. do they
think The general outcome will be very Substantially
Kcarney has done virtually nothing here and he do
ciares that he will do tho Same at tho East On the
whole, thin 10 quite possible that he may 10 right
socIALIsTrC MEETING.
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xrARNEY coNrRADIcTED.

kEABaEx CON1HAOIOI8D'
BosroN. August 8, 1878.
Ksarney. IN his haransus last night, used much OF
his vocabulary 10 Witty the Associated Prosa Read
Ing from The San Francisco Chronicle despatch he
attributed It to the Associated Press. No such
despatch sent from this once The only despatch
We have sent beside . simple announcement Of his
arrival the programme for the meeting last night
was the report Of an interview between Butler and
Kearnoy, furnished BY Ksarney's private SECRETARY
and afterward peddsd out TO tho Boston morning
papers for SIS each by said secretary.
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CIxcINNArI, August Q, ISIS.

At the county election In Covngton, KY. yesterday
the democratic ticket was generally successful A.
Newport tho independents wero victorious.
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SENATOR BLAINE.

THE srNAroR FROM MAINE SPEAKS AT
MASS MEETING ON FINANCE, BANKING LAWS
AND TAXED BONDS.
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Msssrs. Henry Schroeder, George Winter aud Alex.
apdcr Jonas also told their stores Mr.. Jonas the
editor Of the Yoisseitg, said that he agreed with the
views Of Mo.srs- Uonas and Mcneil Hc also advo-
Gated the eight-hour law. As tho constitution was
changed 10 abolish black slavery 10 might 40 we'll be
amended 70 AZ least initiate the abolition Of white
slavery.
Mr.. Jeremiah H. Thomas, young coiorcd waiter
and porter, complained tna having been attracted 10
New York by the promise OF higher wages, no aud
his trends now left here without employ msnt
II government would only give them money 10 20
South and support them tnerc for eight months
they could mud work.
q. You want government to give you money TO 10
eisewnoref A. Yes, cir; put mo farm and then
l walk about Independently on q full stomach like
every body else. loud laugoter.)
Mr. A. Merwiu, who methodcalIy explained his
theory by chain Of circumstaucos each represented
by carefully printed slip OF paper, raised roars Of
laughter every tme he put by Of these slips The
suUstancs OF his statement that The present
trouble caused by parsimony, because people
would not spend any money, and ne explained this
part by an elaborate array OF arguments showing
was because they hsJn't any. He read the following
suggestion from printed paper vital remedy -
TRY TO ind come Institution, arrangement or
means tending 10 always make the holders OF cash
funds part with their money soon possible after
recsivng u Coud augherl by buying commodities or
purpose OF Tor tho purpose OF repro
duot,ve Investment" tIaughter)
Mr. Harlan, who said ne was n temperance preacher
OF tho blue ribbon denomination, declared that IL
beer ruzzing and wbiskey swiliing which was the
cause Of the depression. (Laughcr He thought that
doubted ts power In this RESPECT, ana Mr. harlan
stepped aside.
thrcatanad that II Abe cnnsutntinp was nat chnsssA
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A Strange Shark.

I9aw shark of strange sort one
day when we were q thousand miles from
land. It had fallen dead calm. There
was not sign of breeze anywhere be-
tween the north and south poles, so far
as we could tell. It was just the day
for turtle, and, sure enough, we sighted
brace of them sleeping on the surface
half mile off. The starboard quarter
boat was lowered, and we went off and
picked them up. After that, We caught
three more, but breeze springing up
the boat was called in. When we we're
hosting it up on the davits, it got a
little jammed, and, through the clumsl-
ness of the man who was minding the
falls, it also caught under the channels
and got a little strained. Well, the
evening was as glorious night as ever
was seen in the North Atlantic, the
moon at the full lighting up the sails
that loomed like great ghosts against
the stars, and the bar k Jogging along
with six.knot breeze just abeam.
The captains wife was on deck, look
ing over the rail and enjoying the scene.
Suddenly she called the officer OF the
watch and asked him if that was shark
under the quarter following the ship,
He said it looked "mighty likea shark ;
in fact, he though it was some big fish
or other. / looked over the side, and
certainly there WAS something there
that looked like q fish eighteen or
twenty feet long, following the vessel
as sharks often do, and vaguely seen
near the surface in the light of the moon.
The captain, who was below, was now
summoned. On looking over, he IN =
eouivocally pronounced it to be shark.
and rouser at that, and called for q
harpoon. To quiet the anxiety OF his
wife, he stood in-board as he balanced
the murderous weapon to hurl it into
the quivering flesh of the bloodthirsty
! monster.
call ready! !" said he to the men who
we're at the line attached to the harpoon,
to haul in the fish. Cali ready, sir"
they replied. taking firmer grasp OF
the line, as the harpoon vas plunged
with accurate aim into the shark. I've
got him |" cried tho captain, with en-
thusiasm. and the men pulled with a
vim, and fell flat on their backs as the
line came home perfectly slack. They
had not got him after all, and this was
the reason-because there was no shark
there to catch. It was nothing but the
shadow of the quarter.boat which had
been out after turtle that day. When it
was hoisted up, you remember, it had
been strained, aud that made a small
leak in two places on each side OF the
bilge near the stern, and through these
holes the water in the boat dripped
drop by drop in the boats shadow, just
about where the gills of the fish wonld
have been, which only made the shadow
seem more life.like. They did not get
over laughing in the forecastle about
that shark for some days.-Appletom'
| T0ffrnnl
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was broken off and was lying on the
bottom of the bottle. The creature is
almost six inches in length. It's body
is round, smooth and of very light
brown color-approaching dun. The
head is not clearly defined, but eyes.
mouth and nose can be discerned upon
close examination. It is difficult to
describe the appearance OF the head, but
it can best be compared to cross be-
tween that of an impish-looking baby
and of terrier dog. Feet it has none,
and in no respect does it resemble q
lizard. It cannot be compared to any
thing known to ordinary mortals here
abouts.
The queerest part of the story remains
to be told. The other night, after going
with few friends up the rivcr to Pea
Shore, Mr.. Markoe, only after considera-
BILE entreaty on the part of his compan-
ions, entered the water and found to his
amazement that he could not swim. His
appetite, however, has resumed it's
normal condition, the uncomfortable
lump has left his stomach, and he says
he has mover enjoyed such good health
since before he entered the army, fifteen
wears ago.
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of the dish is transmitted to him. More
over, sense of repletion is experienced
proportionate to the quantity OF food
consumed-or rather the length Of time
the wires are held in the mouth. But,
unfortunately, as soon as the wires are
disconL ected from the battery, the feast
remains only a pleasant memory, and
the guest is as hungry as before the
banquet, and as thirsty DIS ever. Whether
viands and wines are consumed or not IN
this process is not on record. such ls
the inventors dream.
Modern playwrights on the watch for
new sensation could hardly ask one
more dramatic or more dire than the
catastrophe that happened at sea not
long ago, on the African coast. Two
dozen boats full of Greek sponge fishers
were getting water at Mandrouka, when
party of Arabs tried to make them pay
tribute of money and food for the privi-
lege. They were driven off after a
bloody fray, with their ammunition
gone; but just then contraband
seller of powder came on the scene with
his vessel, The fishermen hurried to
him, and got his promise not to sell
powder to the Arabs till after their own
departure next morning. He gave the
pledge, but then, rejecting what good
thing he had lost, broke his word, and
landed few barrels at midnight. The
fishermen rushed aboard his vessel,
voluble with reproaches, and, it is said,
struck him. The enraged trader drew
his revolver and fired into his powder
barrels, when a terrible explosion tore
to shreds the vessel and all on board.
OF the seventy Greek fishermen that 30
perished, fitty.6ve were from the Isle OF
Halkis; the others were mostly Rho
dians and sailors from Calymnos.
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Effect OF Electricity on Vegetation.

Probably every one who has entered
a wood or forest has noticed the stunted
or scraggy growth of the underwood,
and the cause of that peculiar condition
has always been attributed to the fact
that the shrubs or smaller trees were
overshadowed by the foliage of the larger
ones and deprived Of the light and
air necessary to their full development.
A French paper says: NJ. Grandeur,
professor of the Ecole Forestiere, states
that his researches on the subject led
him to the conclusions that, although
certain effect WAS to be attributed to
that cause. it was not sufficient to ac-
count for the great depreciation in the
vegetation. After long reflection he
came to the conclusion that the large
trees acted as conductors of electricity,
and thus deprived the underground of
an element necessary to their full de
velopment. In order to test his views
he tried a series of experiments on
various plants, but we need only refer
to one, which, although not the most
striking, will fully elucidate the princi-
pie he advances, the means he employed
and the results obtained. In April,
1877, he took two tobacco plants, each
weig Ching three and half grammes, and
having four leaves. They were both
planted in boxes containing mold of
identical quality, and placed side by
side in q position favorable to their
growth. But ole of them had placed
over it cage, consisting of four iron rods
one meter fifty centimeters high, Joined
at the top and covered with wire gauze,
which permitted the free circulation Of
air, light and water, but completely pro-
tected the plant from the action of at
mospheric electricity. They were un-
interfered with until the middle of
August, when the results obtained were
as follows: The plant in the open air
had attained a height of three feet five
inches, while the other was on ly four
inches the former weighed 273
grammes and the latter 140 grammes ;
when dried, their respective weights
were thirty grammes and fifteen and
half grammes. Similar experiments
made with maize and wheat gave pre-.
cisely analogous results, 80 that M.
Grandeau has come to the conclusion
that the electricity of the atmosphere
| is equally necessary to vegetation az
sunlight, air and water.