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TWO RAILROAD DISASTERS,
Great Loss of Life.
SITTING BULLS DILEMMA,
he Must Starve or Fight.
KEARNEY'S INSPIRATION,
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS,
TWO RAILROAD DISASTERS.
SITTING BULLS DILEMMA,
He Must Starve or Fight.
KEARNEY'S INSPIRATION,
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

LONDON, August The Times this morn:
1pg, In ITS financial article, says" Prices of
U. s. bonds continue weaker, owing to the
noticeable diminution of American purchases.
these seem to fiuctuate more or less with the
shipments of grain. When the shipments
We're large, buying was brisk; when they de-
ably, therefore, with the renewed activity
recently observed in the American wheat
trade, the price OF bonds will again harden.
IL VIII De extre mely interesting to see whether
ment under the resumption scheme will not
now lead to the withdrawal of gold instead of
bonds, for should gold go in in any quantity
during the coming autumn the European
money money ), markets might be seriously embar-
The Paris Awards.
ful competitors at the international exposition
will soon be made public The presidents
Jury will hold its final session to day, and the
official list of the awards will be publ shed
ABOUT the 10th OF the present month.
Gen. Walker.
Gen. Walker, of the American deleg alton to
the International monetary congress, has ar
lived here.
Capt. BOgardus, the Champion.
the American, who on Tuesday won the title
of champion shot of the world, will sail for
home on the 10th inst. He will shoot no more
matches here.
Germany Short.
LONDON, August 7th-A dispatch from Ber-
lin to the Times announces that the confer
ence OF the ministers of finance of the several
German states to devise means for increasing
the revenues of the empire, began its sessions
at Heidelberg on Monday.
Surrender of Varna and BatOum.
A dispatch from COnstantinOple to Reuters
Telegram company says: The important po-
sltlon connected with Earna will be delivered
up to the Russians next week, but the removal
OF the material from the fortress will require
two months. The Russians have addressed to
the Porte friendly inquiry as to when it will
surrender Batoum, but the communication
has as yet received no answer.
The Race for the Brighton Gun.
LONDON, August In the race for the
Brighton cup to-day, Mr.. GrettOn's gelding
Pageant was the winner, with Rhidarrach
second aad Julius Caesar third.
Thirty-Three Men Killed by q Coal
Mine Explosion.
LONDON, August THE Globe reports that
an explosion occurred this afternoon in a coal
mine at ScremerstOn. near Berwick. Thirty
five men were in the mine at the time only
two of whom have yet got out, and they were
severely burned.
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A Brig Struck by lightning.

BALTIMORE, August THE British steam
ship Nova Scotian. Capt. Archer, which ar
rived this morning, brought i'm tow the brig
kaluna. Capt. Curtis, picked up at sea, dis
mantled. The kaluna was on a voyage from
Philadelphia to GreenOck, with a cargo of
sugarhouse syrup: On Friday, August ID, at
ASA: M. lat. IS 81, long. 1924, she was struck
by lightning, carrying away the main mast 40
feet above deck, and the foremast i'm the tres
tie trees, with all yards. All sails were lost
except the f1ying-jib and middle-stay sail. and
the brig dismantled. On Monday, August ),
she was.fallen In with by the Nova Scotiau and
taken in tow. The Kalula is 34S tons. owned
by F. Talbot 4 Co., of New York, and A. G.
Nash. of Harrington Maine
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SarafOpa Racas

SARATOGA, August THE track is heavy to.
day from yesterdays storm. The first race,
for all ages, one mile, was won by Grecian
Bend flly, Bertha second, Bennett third
Time, las.
The second race, handicap, for all ages. two
miles. was won by Princeton. Bushwhacker
second. Shylock third. Time, 3:44.
The third race, for three year Olds one mile
was won easily by Bramble (the favorite)
Pique second, Eugene N. Robinson third
Time, 1:47k.
SARATOGA, n. V, August THE fourth
race. for all ages, one mile and quarter. was
won easily by RhOdOmanthuS: Gov Hampton
poor second, and w. j. Higgins third. Time
2.16l/
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Plans of the WOrkingmen.

The following are the remedies for social
Ills SO far suggested to the Congressional com
m1ttee on the StagnatiOn of business and in
dustry: Abolish capitalists: abolish interest ::
abolish private ownership of land: abolish
private property: abolish the patent laws;
abolish tine customs duties abolish all laws
for the collection of bills of credit; abolish
private ownership OF machinery; abolish the
practice OF giving government land to rail-
roads; prohibit employment of children under
fourteen: prohibit the employment of any
body but citizens on public works; prohibit
the Chinese immigration lay graduated tax
on incomes to prevent large accumulations of
property: furnish government work for the
unemployed: open Industrial schools at the
expense OF the government; raise the income
of the government by direct taxation build
two hundred war vessels; put the soldiers at
WORK on the pralrleS; enact universal eight
hour law; create a bureau of labor statistics;
create department OF industry make it il
legal Tor women to work long hours: have all
machinery be run on the cooperative princi-
pie for the benefit of the people amend the
constitution for the benefit of the labOring
men; establish government cooperative So
gratultous: give everybody the right to vote
women included: let the general government
control public education; establish minority
representation let the government issue un-
limited greenbacks: call in all government
bonds and national bank notes: let the gov
graph lines: keep politicians out of office:
submit all laws to the people for approval or
condemnation free travel to be furnished to
all persons on the railroads, which should be
managed by the state: a general law making
Worklngmen'S wages paramount lien: the
establlshment OF food and lodging asylumS, TO
be always open, and maintained by taxation
OF large incomes
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&The sail boat Nautilus has left the har-
Dor She made near the Lands End and re.
sumed her voyage to Havre.
AThe authorities of Morganf1eld, KY,
nave just issued an ordinance fOrbidding
snow. .balling and playing baseball within the
limits of the town.
ArThe Chicago Tribune wishes that some
communist should answer this question =
who IS to pay the labOrer when the employer
is losing money?
ASThe collector at Boothbay, Me-, has
among his curiOsities god. marked T" Heathen
Christian Idol"
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LABOR STRIkEs.-Six hundred jOurneymen
an advance of wages from SO to $l2. They have
refused an offer of the employers to compro-
mise for $l0.5O per week. The employers de-
offer, and that ii it is rot accepted they can
and will get their work done in the east at less
prices: Thele are LOCO shoemakers of this
class in Chicago, and those who have not al
cludes all the leading wholesale houses. 49,
The. miners employed at the Big Mountain
colliery. at ShamOkin. Pa, struck yesterday
for an advance of 10 cents, which has been re-
fused them. There are now, owing to this
Stlike and the one at the Buck Ridge colliery,
reported Monday, nearly 500 men and boys
idle at ShamOkin.
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DAMAGE BY MONDAYS STORM.-The follow
ing additional damage to property by the
X street market S. panes of glass were broken |:
Mrs Ellis, corner I'd and c streets, plate glass
show window smashed, and contents of win
dow injured; Methodist church, corner llth
down, damage 81 300; c. Bannan, 107 H street.
area wall destroyed; II. V. Hudson, corner H
and Sth streets, show window broken besides
numerous Easements in various locations
flooded with water
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Shot by a Burglar.

SARATOGA, n. Y, August 1.-The rooms oc-
cupied by John ID. Candee, of the Bridgeport
STANDARD, and family, at Temple Grove
O'Clock this morning. Mr. Candee seeing him
go into room where his child was, got up and
followed. A scuffte ensued. during which the
burglar shot Mr.. Candee, the ball entering his
glar then escaped by a ladder he had placed at
the window. Mr.. Candee is not dangerously
burt.
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THE NATIONAL RIELE ASSOCIATION met in
New York yesterday afternoon and adopted
a plan for an International military match.
open to teams of II from the regular army and
navy, national guard of each state; alsO
teams from England, Ireland, or Scotland and
Canada. Weapons to be any military rifle !:
distances 200, 500 and 600 yards, the first prize
to be trophy, second a badge for each mem
Der OF winning team, and other prizes in
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THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION AND THE
SENAToRsHIP.-The Raleigh IN. c. Nets
classifies the members elect to the general as
ocrats 80, republicans II, independents g.
doubtful 5. House-DemOcrats 81, republi-
cans 81, independents and nationals 6, doubt
Joint ballot, after conceding ali the doubtful
districts, II, to the opposition. The NeUs says
this showing ought to end the Senatorial
squabble in the newspapers, unless it is the
purpose to prejudice and operate upon the
minds OF the jury of the legislature, and that
as far as Gov Vance is concerned, he is can
didate before the legislature, in the event of
his nomination by the caucus, otherwise he
will not be candidate.
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New Orleans is taking steps to import ice,
which is absolutely necessary in the treatment
of yellow fever. The government will not pay
House and other employees have to drink warm
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ATTEMPT TO SELL GREENBRIER WHITE SUI.
PHUR SPRINGs.-In accordance with decree
OF the United States District Court for West
Virginia the entire White Sulphur Springs
(Greenbrier, West Va.) property, about 5000
acres in extent, was offered for sale yesterday
the sale was adjourned until to-day
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No Home.

HARRISBURG, PA, August THE board of
pardOns has refused to recommend the pardon
OF 0. +. Bullard, eXmember of the legisla-
ture, who is serving out sentence of impris-
onment for embezZling building association
funds
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NEW YORK, Aug. IA dispatch from Har-
riSburg, Pa, says that it has been discovered
that there was an Overissue of 100000 sinking
fund bonds in the 1853 loan, but by whom can
not be ascertained as the books have been
DESTROYED.
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Mr.. TILDENs HEsITATION-A Washington
special says that several Of the best informed
democrats in Washington, who participated in
every step taken by the party during the cleo
tOral discussion, do not agree with Manton
Marbles elaborate statement in regard to
Mr.. Tilden'S persistent opposition to the cleo
tOral commission, and assert most positively
that 1t was mainly due to Tilden's hesitation
at the critical moment that the democrats i'm
Congress felt themselves obliged to agree to
the electoral bill as finally passed
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THE INFORMATION THE LABOR COMMITTEE
WANTs.-BefOre the adjournment of the Con
in the New York Post Office, Tuesday August
10Th, Mr. Hewitt read the following Questions
which the committee Submit to the people.
The committee also invite suggestions and
recommendations relating to the subject under
investigation from representative men in all
departments OF business. What were the sell
ing prices OF your products in 1860 and in each
subsequent year down to 1878, inclusive?
What were the wages paid by you in each of
these years for labor employed? Where the
persons furnishing information are willing to
do SO, the committee invites them to state the
percentage OF profit made by them in each of
these years upon the capital employed in their
business. What were the wholesale and retail
prices of the leading articles of family con-
SUMPTION during each of these years in your
vicinity? What is the difference, if any, be-
tween the rents of tenements occupied by
operatives in the years 1866 and 1878 in your
vicinity? What was the comparative amount
OF the products of your business in quantity
and value in the years 1860 and 1878? State
the comparative steadineSS of employment of
operatives between the years 1860 and 1878,
inclusive. The committee invites suggestions
from employers and employed as to the extent
and causes OF the present depression of busi-
ness, and as to any special federal legislation
which, in their opinion, would tend to relieve
the same.
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The MONTREAL ORANGEMEN have declined
the proposal Of the Catholic party to test the
legality of the order by civil proceedings in a
test case, to 60 before the privy council, and
the prosecution will be proceeded with in the
police court.
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AN UNPRECEDENTED THUNDER SHOWER
occurred at Providence, r. l., yesterday af
ternOOn, and caused great damage Sewers
OyerfiOwed and streets became river, in many
places the water flowing over the sidewalks
and into cellars
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Police Court, when the case of one Desmond,
charged with vagrancy, was called, it was
found that the officers at the second precinct
had by mistake released him, and had sent
down in the Maria i'm his place a man
named John Ellis. 1t. johnson having dis
missed Desmond, Judge Walter dismissed
Ellis
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THE HOSTILE INDIANS IN IDAHO-Fiye men
Indians Thursday last on Bruneau river Ida
no. Five OF the victims were the family of
George Miller, heavy stock raiser, including
daughter and son. The Indians attempted to
cross Snake river below the mouth of the
Weiser on Sunday, but were driven back by
the volunteers and few regulars. The noun.
tainS are full of hostile Indians.
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TIE MUNICIPAL ELECTION at Portsmouth
\. H.. yesterday, resulted as follows :-Wm. H.
Sise (rep) 9S9; Samuel p. Treadwell (dem. }.
562; Luther E. Martin (greenback), l65-Sise's
plurality 39. The republicans elect six of nine
aldermen and IL of Is cOuncilmen
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ATGeorgie Drake, the variety actress who
was shot in the neck by q jealous lover at San
Antonio, Texas, Saturday night, died the next
day,
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A Picnic Party Struck BY Lightning

SCHENECTADY. n. Y, August Ia heavy
thunder storm visited this city yesterday af-
ing picnic in TivOli park at the time. They
sought refuge in a building on the grounds,
which was. struck by lightning, stunning Is
persons, three OF whom were seriously though
not fatally injured.
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Where kearney Gets His Inspira.

A special to the Herald from San Francisco
says: "kearney's debut at Boston has been
looked forward to here with great interest. 1t
was rumored before his departure that parties
here were preparing speeches for his eastern
audiences. He repudiated the very thought
OF such humiliation, affirmed his determina-
ton to be guided by pure, unadulterated sand
lot inspirations, to the CONSERVATION of his
admirers. His speech in Faneuil hall comes
over the wires radiating with science and elo.
quence which is perfectly bewildering His
grand eu!ogium of Gen. Butler was taken
textually from Tom Fitch. the 'silver-tongued
orator and ex-Congressman of Nevada, on
the occasion Of the ratification meeting OF
Hayes and Wheeler, held June q, 1876. To
console the wounded spirit of Speaker Blaine
Fitch said: Let me give brief utterance to
the feeling Of the hearts Of many thousand
sages of love and greeting to him who ,' is
lesser than Macbeth yet greater, fiery yet un-
c9nquerable, the Rupert Of debate, chivalrous
white -plumed Navarro of the platform, saga.
cious statesman, greathearted leader, gifted,
gallant, glorious Blaine Take out Blaine
and put in Butler and there you have Kear.
ney's eulOgism in Fanueil hall"
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A Death Mvsterv.

LOUISVILLE, August "A brakeman on the
Louisville, Nashville and Great Southern rail-
road passing strawberry station Monday dis
covered the body OF a man lying in ditch
near the track. The neck was broken and a
deep. cash was, visible in the forehead The
locality has bad reputation, and it was at
first thought he had been murdered Subse-
quently. when the train from New Orleans
reached Louisville, a lady eighty years old got
of, and her strange conduct caused suspicion
She was interrogated, but responding in
French could not be understood Her baggage
lad been checked through to New York,
and, therefore, it was impossible to as
certain her name. She also manifested
symptoms OF sickness and vomiting freely,
was thought to be suffering from yellow
fever. and was sent to the Quarantine
Hospital by direction of the railroad officials.
Her rawlings continued stronger than before.
New York Herald OH her person was ad-
dressed to j. B. Godfrey. New Orleans. and
the same name was found on the dead body.
Interpreters could get nothing satisfactory
out OF the woman on questioning her. and the
matter remained mystery until yesterday
when a French gentleman, who secured an
interview with the woman, aScertained that
her name was j. COuret, New Orleans He
SAYS the dead man was her nephew, but will
relate nothing more.
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. INSTANTLY KILLED BY LIGHTN1NG.-Last
sattnrday tanaay even evenlpg Lew Baker M was seated on
lightning struck a tree close by. The cleo
tricity rebounded from the tree when about
halfway down and struck the young man On
the head, instantly killing him. There was
but one mark of the stroke on him, and that
showed a slight burn on his hair, yet every
bone in his body appeared to have been
broken.
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ESCOBEDO TO BE PARDONED.-Dr. DreSSeI.
OF Monterey, confirms the capture of EscObe.
count of his services to the Mexican republic
in the execution of Macmillan and in the war
with the French, he will probably be pardon
his adherentS to accept the situation
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KEARNEY, THE AGITATOR
Ask ed to Come to BROOKLYN and De.
nOunce HeMitl.s COmmlttee

telegraphed Dennis Kearney, inviting him to
address public meeting in Brooklyn on Sat
urday, but as vet has received no reply. The
hall and is called for the purpose of denOunc-
ing the Congressional committee, of which
Mr.. Hewitt is chairman, at present sitting in
New York
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Ihirty:nve new cases of yellow fever
and nye deaths were reported at New Orleans
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STIRRING TIMES IN DAKOTA.
Sitting Bull Must Either Staryc
Fight. or Give Hin.

NEW YORK, Aug. IA dispatch from Bis
marck, d. T., says! Major Walsh, of the Do
miniOn mounted police, reports that Sitting
Bull and his people are destitute of food and
that the cry for an American reservation is
daily heard in their camps. He thinks the
crisis is fast approaching, and that the hos
tiles must starve, fight, or give up.
Fatal Fight-AbOuf q Woman.
On the S0th of July at Fort Keogh. Crow Col.
lins, gambler, shot Bigler Thomas, of the I'd
cavalry: The soldiers of his company sur
rounded the Jail and wounded the sheriff.
The sheriff then abandoned the Jail, and a
fight ensued between Collins and the soldiers.
soldier named Hurley was killed and another
named Sanders was wounded. Another COM
pany OF soldiers put down the riot. The row
started in dance house and was about a
woman.
The Bear Paw Gold Dfggfngs Played
Out.
The latest adviceS from the Bear Paw noun
talns report that the excitement is over, and
that only 40 men are left IN the gold diggings
There are several boat loads of miners on the
way home. The placer diggings are played
out
GrasShOppers.
Ihe graSshoppers were here yesterday and
ate uD half the cronS
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A Boy BEHEADED.-A terrible accident oc
Cured yesterday morning at the Franklin
named Milton Willard. aged about I9 years.
while working in the chopping mill, was
caught in the gearing of the crusher and had
his arm torn off and head severed from his
BODY.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued TO
8. Armstrong and Carrie Bolding.
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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
e eSenue, $3S1, ,lQ0.0S: customs. $54i,2i II.

GEN. SHERMAN, accompanied by Gen. Alex
ander McCOOk. will leave here next Sunday
for a visit to the Navajo Indians i'm New Mexi-
co. The military posts on the route will be
ipSDectpd.
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@The "to0 unanimous ~ Sam Bard has
turned Temperance lecturer.
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dent has made the following appointments "
Asa c. Prindle, of New York, as consul a
Para; VIM. Thomson, of the District of Co
lumbia, as consul at Southampton; and Eu
gene j. Ball, of Indiana, as consul at PeStb.
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You are no more dissatisfied than we are az
manufacturers. For five years have kent mn
my factory, and given comfortable living to
my employees, but at loss of &lOO,O0O a year.
We want to remedy this state of affairs. and
not to suggest changes that NAV not be-
reached before the millenium.-TMr. Hs,siH
naHrho 49, -.-.-,. :.
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ports to the Comptroller of the Currency,
giving the condition of the national banks
June 10Th, show loans and discounts to be
Ss3l l55,0G9; specie on hand $29,25O,000; and
the total resources ST. 754. .(s4 0s0
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THE SIXTY-SIXTH CALL.-The Treasury
department this afternoon issued the sixty
sixth call for the redemption of five million
5O consols OF 1865. Half of these are regis
tered and half cOunOn bonds
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Nos. AND 2.-Messrs. c. Michler Ray of
Washington, d. c., and NJ. C. Mcdonald, late
manager of Wizards hotel, in this city, come
out Nos. and 2, respectively, in the recent
competitive examination for position of as.
not, as yet, been Officially appOinted
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republicans in the 14th Ohio district, and Hon.
I; j. McGinniss nominated by the nationals
The democrats OF the Sd Ohio district have
nominated j. A. Mcmahon for Congress- r.
L. Gibson has been renOminated for Congress
in the 1st Louisiana district and E.W. Robert
son in the 9th. j. H. Acklin, the democratic
been renominated by acclamation to represent
the Sd district. The national greenbackers
now have candidates for Congress in all the
district of Iowa have indorsed the greenback
candidate for Congress. The democratic can
didate for Congress in the I'd district of Michi-
gan Is retired Methodist minister. The ma.
tIOnals of the 18th district of Indiana have
nominated the chief owner of a national bank
for Congress-