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PREPARING FOR lHE COMMUNISTS.

WHY TROOPS ARE DETAINED on the ATLANTIC
coAsT-oESEEAL sHkRMAS OK ma AVAIL
ABLE FORCE IN CASE or ouTDREsK
WASHINGTON, May ~. 1873
General Sherman stated 10 an interview to-day that
none OF the companies Of artillery would be ordered
to duty at the frontier posts, as has been requested
Ito said, IN answer 10 direct questions, That
ho thought the troops tho frontier could look
for their gus, aid no needed all tho troops
the sca coast Tor possible contingencies lie was
asked II he really thought the scacoast troops an3
tnosc tho lakes would be ncoded, aud he sad hc
DID no., but thlt things looked little u there
IN ight DO an ouibrcaK.
riE roRcG AVAILABLE.
lie said that NIL tho TOUR cgimcns Of artillery were
tho Atlantic ana lake coast, and the Thirtc nth
Eighteenth and Twenty infantry were In such
a condition that he could move every company ~ nvc
minutes notice by telegraph. except, pcrbaps. tho
i've batteries az tho Artillery school at Fortress Mon
roe anu they could reach Washington OF BALTIMORE
less than twelve hours notice
In addition To the force above mentioned nine com
panics oil the rweutythird infantry are concentrated
~ Fort Lesvenwortb, Kansas; tnrcc com panics OF
the Sixteenth, under General Gaiusba Penny pack
oi Fott Fisher iamel at Fort Riley Kansas, aud four
companies OF tho Ninth iniantry at Omaha, under
General Joan KING
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FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
Eighteen Persons D.Owned by the Up
setting OF Boat.
N 0 B O d Y S A v L ID !.
Names of Some OF the
Deceased.
SEARCHING FOR BODIES

TORONTO, ont, May 81 1878.
The pleasure steamer Empress OF India, with
party OF about eighteen pc rsons on board. became
unmanageablc and capslzed over dam on Grand
River, ut Calf, Ont, tonight All the passengers
were plunged into the river below. Only one body
has been recovered that OF Harry Jalrray, OF Gait,
newspaper reporter
THE DEAD. @
Among the missing arc
EDWARD WREN
THOMAS ELLIOTT
FREDERICK KANE.
JOHN FRAZER
JAMES MONTGOMERY OF the proprietors
Of the boat.
ANDREW JACKSON.
DAVID SCOTT.
Great excitement prevails throughout the town.
and digent search for bodies is being made at
and below the scene or disaster. Little reliable
formation Is obtainabe.
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NATIONALS.

INDIANA STATE CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL
GREENBAcK LABOR --NoMINATIoNs--A
FULL STATE TICKET PRl sENTED-THE PLAT
FORM.
INDIANAPOLIS May % 1878.
The State Convention oil the Nationals met this
morning at the Opera House. After organiz ng with
james Buchanan us Chairman, and listening 10 ad.
dresses the Convention procco Icd 10 nominate state
ticket as follows:-For Secretary OF State Henry
Jamos OF Grant county Auditor Jacob Bird OF Glib
son county; Treasurer, H. r. Main, OF Floyd county
Attorney General. David Moss, OF Hamilton county;
Superintendent of Public Instruction. Professor Jonn
Young, OF Marion county.
The PARTY PLATPoRM
Tho resolutions were as iolows:-
Tue national greenbnck party In lana iu con-
vertion assembled, declares:-
@ ~, ssaton Of nj sauk 'hv u th 1r @ NY
n,ssa coinage ssd silver is.ai"s BY the
H sT''I ess'' for IL
ss, to Ss tho CIV. SaS sai To-
all e enable n .s people 80 do sa
the industrial and c"mmercia classes tue slaves and
sond We deelsre our opposition 70 every measure look
IN. to s Of % R %
trade and commerce in the hands Of few and enforccs
proclaim sa our hostility 70 tho
which intended TO bind unborn generations In
the bonds bosrdsd for resumption and
cancel ou.;t .ndins bonds and .a.. y should make
pose that the issue Of future interest bearing
should = y III sn 50
acted and 80 administered - TO secure TO each man
We dsnaunes all lawssnss. yiolnee and fraud
the WIN q tho people honestly
NO sYxrArmY wirm coxxusIss
fVM-Ws denohnce the flag unism I'm ort ed
from which ... 70, - squat division o. Popsry
Tic bond snaes.ss ana Of the ,iaated
rAtiops winch secured aud sing unequal
a. 10 rops oa s p.p
soranlg Oh repre- enisyss ana servants OF :ne people,
capacity w.,en have been Implanted BY turc In the
wards OF toll and OF the Incentives 10 industry and
| srtion.
| sirM-Ws declare tina, until tie american monetary
posss that i, and reduss the rsio Of in.
crease crease Of wealth y Dro.sssvs IN .u.,ry
no s"s" ms p. mAs sSs 1 .saesme
ment: laws possDi. and they rigidv enforced:
CO To saS ws s"'s Tie % ss.s
all sssse offices "c,. s.d the svs,'h,ow o. the sys
pnnceiy Is the nrst duy Of the
make Il impossior any local g. rec.ive
than adequate pay Tor MS services and when
| salary.
| Resolutions Nos. s, o and 10 denouncc tho scheme
for costly state House Tor Indiana. weak and cfi-
Gent election laws, unfair apportIonment aud
partisan appointments. No. ii demands iuii
protection Of miners and that employees oil
IL approves the bankrupt law and advocates tue
cmption TO housenod~rs of property 10 tho value OF
ST. OU0 from execution. No. IL opposes any enlarge
ment OF the army.
Fs,benn We IND rse and reahrm the platform Of pru.
cipss adopted To edo February 1878. We con.
su6se, wing society in ons party
which shall aosanes ~, decree 81 nigh.r aud better
tor ali and tn At all shall work.
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER. REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE or TIL. tniEs SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, May 23-l A. 81.
-.


Indications.
For the Middle Atlantic States rising followed by
falling barometer cooler northcrly winds, vcerng TO
warmer east or south, increasing cioudincss and Ia
tho western portions, during the night, rain.
For the South Atlantic States, stationary and fall
Ing followed by rising barometer, east to south winds
slightly cooler, clear or parity cloudy weather, aud
possibly In the southern portion ra q areas.
For Tennessee, the Quiz aud Upper Mississippi val
eys and upper Iako region decided fall In barometer
increasing easicriy to soutbcrly winds generally
warmer, threatening and rainy ~euher, accompanied
by thunder storms and followed Ia tho western Lor-
tons by rising barometer and ", storly winds.
For tho lower lake region, decided TAIL 10 baron.
ctcr Increasing esstery to souihcrly WINDS station.
AIRY TO rising temperature, partly cloudy weather.
followed by rain.
For New Enaiand higher pressure, northwcsteriy
Winds becoming varlabe nearly stationary tcmpcra.
turc and clear weather, except In Mano occasion al
ram.
The Mississippi River will continue rising at Caro-.
Cautionary signals continue nj Eastpou aud Iluth
and arc ordered for Marquette, Escanaoa, Chicago.
Milwaukee and Section One
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Mr.. TORBERT'S Defence.
he DENIES THAI HIS CONDUCT HAS BEEN
CONTRARY TO LAW.

he DENIES THAI HIS CONDUCT HAS BEEN
CONTRARY TO LAW.
(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
PARIS, May %, 1878.
The following letter has been sent to the
Paris Office Of the HERALD:-
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
I see in the Washington dispatches
printed in the New York HERALD files just
arrived here that charges have been made
against the Office of Consul General at this
capital before n committee of Congress. The
evidence upon which these charges are
based is falsely given. / made full ex-
PLANTATION to the State Department Of the
facts rs they really exist, showing that I
acted entirely in accordance with law and
custom and that no ground exists for any
complaint. Yours respectfully,
A. Z. A. TORBERT,
Consul General at Paris.
PANS, May %. 49,
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Congressman William Cislin. Of Massachusetts,.
and James r. Partridge formerly United states hiL-
lister to Brazil are at tho Aston Judge Lafayette
:. Foster, OF tConuccticu, Is at the Grand. Judge
George r. Comstocx and Mayor j. J. Belden, OF
Syracuse and Edward Bacon OF Buffalo, are at
the Windsor General Arson stagcr OF Chicago, Is
al tho Giscy. Clayton McMichael oi Philadelphia,
Is al the Metropolitan. A. T. Wood, NJ. r., OF Ham
ilton Canada, is at the Finn Avenue Francis I. 3.
barley, OF Philaaephia, is at tho Everett.
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The ANNUAL CyCLoPEDIA Of 1877 Is an unusually
reader OF tho volume That.
fr instance internaitonK Commerce has
~ the En gsb Languages ~ sh survey IL given 81 the
~ the whole civilized world the ntermn
and overlooking streams nf all nations the swelling
snd the Gibbs, With the or the rise ani
tho dcprcssous o. each The great sonhict 10 Europe.
Involving the highest diplomacy OF tho ace, The
latest improvements IN military skill and science
iurth with very complete aud graphic accuracy Tho
Currency, great question beior. the public mind Ia
isfi with Its varying standards discussed IA
congress In conventions. IN books reports. all ~
which presented To illustrate the principles
VOWED AMI the ftcs which thew rst. Neither Is the
overcoming Eastern Question" overlooked which will
not cease 20 come hong con.tsntiGapc remains
the foremost military position OF the civilized world unless
u ain becomes the seat OF universal empire In word.
each has article which includes history of
the year statistics Of population politics &c
oach state Of the hnn " separately noiiccd. aud
each department of the Federal governments. there
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With IT,. cfs principles. - uily treated: there
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WATCHING HE RUSSIANS.
PHILADELPHIA, May ~,

PHILADELPHIA. May ~, 1915
Tne British Vice Consul at this place stated IN an
interview with reporter to-day that the English gov
crnment fully advised OF all purchases made of
vessels by agents OF Russia in this country He said
there authority To prevent the purchase
Of vessels IN this country by either Russia Eng.
land under tue treaties, unless the purpose
arm them THIS country, and then there would DO
inierpvsition expected OF the American government
There was no proof that vessels already purchased
wero TO DO used Tor cruising purposes ami unless
there no Interference could DO offered.
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The WAR CANARD

OFFICIAL CONTRADICTION OF THE OTTAWA RU-
NOR THAT TuE HERALD pIscREpITED.
OTTAWA, Ont, May ~ 1878
Although the report that tho Dominion govern
had bccn notified from London that war between
Russia aud England Is inevitable printed In tho
Canadian papers, Is now understood mat there Is
no fou ndatluu Tor the report
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ACCIDENT TO rRIcRgTr.
A STILL HUNT.

SIX REFRESHMENTS DESTROYED AND TWELVE
PRISONERS BROUGHT IN.
[DY TELEGRAPH To rHg HERALD
THANKSGIVING, Va, May %, 1873.
United stltcs revenue Cni. crs on FRIDAY made an
extensive raid upon parties carrying on illicit dis
t,lIlng Ia the mountains OF Floyd ana Ffaukiin coun-
ties, southwest Virginia s K Illicit distcrics were
destroyed aud 200 gallons OF whskey cap urcd, WITH
twelve prisonera THIRTY or forty shots were hrod
into one dIvision OF the revenue posse none being
struck. Two horses wcro wounded. Tho distillcrs
fired from bluffs aud cns, screened from the view of
the United states marshal and his iorce Thoso men
aro well armed and prepared tor any interruptions by
tho representatives OF the law. Tue raiius party
was ordered by Collector X vcs. at Lynnhburg.
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COUNrERFEIrERS SENTENCED.

[Dy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HARRIsovHuRG, Va, May % 1878.
J. J. Phillips and Hottie, the counterieiters con
vcted a tow days since, and Shls Thompson,
another couoierieiter, we're sentenced to-day
Philips ana Hottie to cigaI years and Thompson "a
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BIG GUNS FOR RUSSIA.

DosIoS, Mass., May %. 1878
The Russian government, through It's agent, Cap
tain Grppcnburg, has opened negotiations with tho
South Boston Iron Company tor the manufacture Of
heavy ordnance, anu special price list with iuli par
ticulars the capacity Of tho works present
operated under tho highest pressure, has sub
mittcd nj tho n a ucst of the II ussaD agent
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SEIZURE OF 4 SAMOAN VESSEL Dx DniT'sH
0UNBoAT.
San Francisco, CAL, May %. 1878
Advices from Samoa represent that the British
gunboas Sapphire had seized d small vessel Of the
Samoan navy, In satisfaction OF Indemnity claimed
by British subject Tor losses sustained ~ tho time
OF tho Steinberger troubles.
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MURDER FOR A PIECE OF CHALK.
[BY TELEGRAPH 10 rus nER,Lp. I

lDY 1ELEGEApH 10 THs Herald.
WHEELING, W. Va, DAY -. 1873.
An atrocious murder was committed to-day In q
coal mine al Charleston, Va. DAVIS and
summcrhsid, two miners, began quarrcliing about
little piece OF chalk, aud presently Summerled
threw stone the other man whoa Davis crew
a large knife and hurled It at summeraeid II strucI
him Ia tho head and buried itself deep In tho brain.
killing HIM instantly. Davis mas disappeared and
cannot Dc found
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THE wEtTaga YESTERDAY.

Tho following record will show the changes In q o
temporal Tor the past twenty hours, In oom-
parison with tho corresponding date Of last year,
ina,cated by the thermometer at Hudnuls phar macy
HERALD Building. No as Broadway
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DIED

SoPER. suddenly, at Jersey City Heights,
Wednesday, May %, CHARLEY, son OF Mary j. and
the latc James Sopcr, aged 10 years
Relatives ana friends arc invited TO attond tho
funeral on Friday, tho 24th at three O'Clock T. NJ,
IRON bis late residence l07 summit av Jersey Guy.
For Other Deaths See Eighth Page
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Mr.. aILMoRE's GREAT SUCCESS.

mission"
MR. GILMoRE's GREAT SUCCESS.
P. s. Gilmore may be congratulated upon
achieving thorough success. The London
Times this morning in q cordial notice pre-
diets that the orchestra will take o prom
inent and distinguished part in the musical
programme of the Paris Exposition. The
Daily Ne,os is equally complimentary.
IN HIS HONOR.
Over thirty thousand people assembled at
the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, this after
noon, attracted by the grand military, choral
and ballad concert that had been arranged
In Mr.. Gilmore's honor.
AN IMMENSE COMPANY.
| There were 800 instrumentalists and 5000
vocalists on the seats of the Handel orches-
ira in the great transept. Gilmore's COM
pany formed group Of subdued color,
almost surrounded, as it was, by other
bands in brilliant red, scarlet and dark blue
| Fusilier Guards, the Horse Guards and the
Royal Engineers, and further back, in the
vast semi-circle, was placed the chorus.
Mr.. GILMORE APPEARS.
The concert opened with a march, after
which oliver Wendell Holmes "Hymn of
Peace" was sung by 5000 voices. Mr. Gill
more having then mounted the rostrum to
lead his band, received an exceedingly
warm and enthusiastic greeting. The great
glass structure rang with huzzas and shouts
of welcome.
"ooD SAVE THE QUEEN"
In response to the applause, the band
played "God Save the Queen" All through
the concert there was the same enthusiastic
greeting whenever Mr.. Gilmore led his band.
Encores were answered by American ma
tional airs, which were generously ap-
plauded.
THE SINGERS.
The leading singers were Mr.. Lloyd,
Nine. Patent and Miss Lillian Norton. At
the conclusion the band, after playing the
national anthem and "God Bless the Prince
of Wales" received quite an ovation.
ERA OF GOOD FEELISo.
The concert certainly developed great
expression of good feeling for America Ar
engagements will probably be made for Mr..
Gilmore by which he will give n series of
farewell concerts in London and through
out tho provinces on his return from Paris
and before his departure for America.
THE sHAKEsPEARE MEMORIAL.
A performance was given this after
noon ut the Gaiety Theatre, in aid of the
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Library and
Gallery now nearly completed at stratford-
on-Avon. It was great success A largo
proportion of the audience were Americans.
scene from Romeo and Jalict," which was
charmingly rendered by Miss Adelaide
Nelson and Mr.. Conway.
MUSIC by TELEPHONE.
During tho odr dcte the music of a harp
played at Shakespeare's birthplace was dis
tinctly audible through telephone which
was placed upon the stage. This feature
OF the entertainment highly amused and
interested the audience. Mr.. Cover, of
Providence, X. l., the inventor of the ma
chince used on this occasion, explained, in
modest, straight forward manner, 1.-THE
scientific principles upon which the instru-
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an TRUK ANU FALSE pRosrRArlUN-N.w KDl.
Oton Of the Philosophy of Marriage ADDRESS sRCdh.
rARf, Museum Of Anatomy. jas Broadway, Nsw YofE-
Free. 10. uampA
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THE SKIN Is IMPROVED AND THE GENERAL
health benefited by opening the pores with GLgSss SUI
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A.-NO MORE RED NOSES NOR PIMPLY ERUP.
tious tho face. BlacHheads Feshworns Warts Moea
and untimey Wrinkles panessiy cured by DR. b. y.
PERRY. 10 Bond st New York.
Moth Patches and Tan, ask druggist
for PrRiy's and
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Average temperature ycrtcruhy %
Average temperature tor corresponding date last
year. .....s......... ....... %,
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COACHING PARAs0Ls, AT MlLLER'S NEW
store, 10Th and Broadway, and I'D corner
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"The American government is asked to
make correction by complete publica-
ton of all the correspondence leading up
to, during and after the sitting of the COM
mission
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IN AP IEfoSs' ANNUAL CYcLoPEDTA
REGISTER or IMPORT ut EVENTS on TIiE YEAR

New series. vol II. wnoe series vol XVII
Uniform Ia tne. stylos OF binding -nd price with the
"Amcrcan CyclopcdIaN
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A So PEARL OR MINED DERBY, 81 90 MACK
inAws 81 90, worth So. IS New Church st. up stairs.
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HAVE you TRIED The PERFECTION BLEND OF
Mocha AND JAVA COFFEE in glass jarsf
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|. EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
Belgium Asserts that She Has Been
Unjustly Treated.
The UNITED STATES MUST EXPLAIN.
Gilmore's Band at the Crys-
tai Palace.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION
Thirty Thousand People in the Audience and
Three Thousand Singers.
IN MEMORY OF SHAKESPEARE.
Matinee Performance at the
Gaietv Theatre.
Thirty Thousand People in the Audience and
Three Thousand Singers
IN MEMORY OF SHAKESPEARE.
Matinee Performance at the
Gaiety Theatre.
HONORS WON BY MISS WARD
[pY CABLE TO THE HERALD

lBY CABLE TO THE HERALD.
LONDON, May %, 1878.
The HERALDs correspondent at Brussels
telegraphs thus:-"The Belgian govern
ment learn is about to forward COM
plant to the Secretary of State of the United
States, to the effect that, owing to an in
complete publication of dispatches, Bel
gums action, as well as that Of Mr. Del
fosse, it's Minister ut Washington, in regard
to the Canadian Fishery Commission has
been placed in a wrong light.
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-02
Intermarriage of Relatives.

Mr.. George Darwin, after search
ing investigation, concludes that the
widely different habits of life of men
and women in civilized nations, espe-
cially among the upper classes, tend to
counterbalance any evil from marriage
between healthy closely related per-
sons" Mr.. Darwin's views are in a
measure sustained by DIR. Vorni's in
quiry into the commune of Batz. Batz
is rocky, secluded, ocean-washed PEN
insula of the Loire Inferieure France,
containing over 5000 people of simple
habits, who don't drink and commit no
crime. For generations they have in
termarried, but no cases have occurred
of deaf-mutisn, blindness, or malform-
alton, and the number of children born
is above the average.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-02
A ROugh-and-Tumble Fight with
'.".'' q Bear.

I u The New York World has q thrilling
bear story from Goshen, Orange Coun-
ty, N. Y: A few days ago Mr.. John
Ackert and three companions started a
large bear from its nest and brought tito
bay on a ledge 10 feet high, where Ack-
ert shot the animal as it was battling
with the dogs. The other hunters were
scattered about in the woods. Ackert
approached the PROSTATE animal and
shouted to his comrades. The bear was
not dead, and, to the hunters surprise,
arose to his feet and rushed toward him.
Ackert fired his other barrel, but did
not kill the bear, and in another second
was defending himself in hand-to-hand
fight. The crust was so slippery that
the bear had the advantage, as the
hunter could not keep his feet, and he
slipped and fell. The bear had him in
his embrace in a moment. The move
ments of the CONTESTANTS had brought
them near the edge of the rocks. As
the bear threw his paws about the
half PROSTATE form of the hunter, the
latter dealt it a fearful blow with
his hunting-ax, which felled the
animal. The ground was sloping, and
the animal, maintaining its hold OF
Ackert, slid toward the edge of the ledge,
and before it could get a hold in the
crust with its claws both hunter and
bear fell over the rocks, and striking the
icy slope below, shot like cannon-baH
down the mountain. Two of Ackert's
companions came out upon the rocks
just as he and the bear went crashing
into the tangled laurels at the foot ofthe
ridge and disappeared in the swamp.
The hunters were compelled to make
detour of half mile to reach the swamp.
They found Ackert sitting with his back
against hemlock tree. He was covered
with blood, and his clothing hung in
tatters. He was alive, but it was half
an hour before he was able to realize
where he was and how he got there.
He remembers falling off the rocks,
starting down the mountain Rugged by
the bear, and crashing down into the
swamps, and that was all. The bear
lay 10 or IS feet away, covered with
blood, and dead.