Salt River herald., 1878-08-17
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 NEW ORLEANS, Aug. II. Forty-four new cases and r deaths from Yellow fever have occurred during the past twenty-four hours. At Port Eads, r. new cases are reported. The laborers on the jetties have be- come panic stricken. consequently work has been suspended.
 SARATOGA, Aug. II. The banking association has passed resolutions endorsing and promising aid to the government in the event of the resumption of specie payments, and urging reduction of taxation.
 COLUMBIA. $. C. Aug. II. The Republican State Convention has elected the Executive Committee but made no nominations of State of ticcrs.
 CHARLESTON, s. C., Aug. II. One hundred and thiriy-eight it. licit disiillers plead guilty yesterday in the United States court, with the understanding that judgement be sus- pended.and they would no more vio- late the law.
 CINCINNATI, Aug. II. Considerable excitement has been occasioned by the discovery that manufacturer of this city was making hand grenadeS. He has an order for 26.000 from California.
 The Dcmocratic C meeting last night did not pass of as harmoniously as was hoped. Three delegates quar- relied and one was struck in the tenn pie, being killed instantly.
 NEW YORK, Aug. II. A Washington dispatch says: Gen Shcrman's plan for recognizing the Army is similar to that upon which many European armies are organized. To secure large body of trained of ficerS capable at all times of incrcas- ing its force with new organization, he proposes to make the Army con sistS of regiments of artillery, ten of cavelry and twenty infantry regiments each consisting of twelve companies, or three battallionS. The field officers of each regiment would include two majors; each company would have a captain. two first licutenants, and one second lieutenant and siXty.one enlisted men, including non commis- stoned officers, musicians and artifi- ccrs. Under such an organization the Army would comprise 1890 officers and 2j.100 men. This gives an az gregate peace establishment of 21 $50. and the Army would be capable of being expanded, by strengthening or ganiZed companies, until an effective force of 210,000 men, under expert cnccd line and field officers would be obtained
 ALynn, Mass. dispatch says the ele- ements prevented q big demonstration to Keaney on his arrival, but a crowd afterwards went to his hotel where he talked to them for short while telling them to take up the battle cry of the workingmcn of the Atlantic states. ! The Pacifiic Mail and Pacific Railroads have not come to any un- dcrstanding yet.
 SANBURY, Pa. Aug. TO- Four men were killed and three ia tally injured by boiler explosion at saw mill.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 10. 1 4 terrible storm accompanied by | frightful flashes of lightning and an intense wind passed over New York, | New England and Canada. Loss of life is estimated at 100, and that of | property at SlO0,000.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. The Secretary of Interior confirms the grant of the Rancho de las Pa los, Colorado, to Morgan and Bernal.
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 ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. Il. A terrific explosion occurred a few day since in the mines of the fortifi- cation around Kars. The best portion of the city was destroyed and many lives were lost.
 The O6icidL Messenger dwells upon the smallness of the advantages ac. cruing to Russia by the Berlin Con. gress, and says the task of Russia is now to see that the conclusions reached are carried into execution to the smallest point, and that if the Porte does not observes strictly, the condi lions of the treaty, it signs it's death sentence.
 LONDON, Aug. II. In the House of Commons, Sir Saf ford NOrthcote, said the Government proposed to give careful consideration to the administration of Reforms il Asiatic Turkey.
 FREBIzAIDE, Aug. 10.
 Dispatches say the natives are gath. erin" in great nuWbcr. iu the dctilcs