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Makes Such Stir as to Compel the Gov
eriior OF Oregon to Call Out the
Militia-A River Patrol
Organized.
The Noble Red Man Monarch Of All he
Surveys In John Day Vailey-The
People Of TerrOr-Strieken
Village Take
Refuge i'm a Tunnel-And Yet We sup
port an Army of $4,000 Men, Sew
eraI Dozen Lazy General Off
GERS, and a Blasphem-
ing Chief.

PORTLAND, July AT a meeting held
here last night to take measures to aid the
settlers in eastern Oregon, four militia COM
pauies of Portland volunteered to start at
once fot the scene of the Indian troubles, if
their services were required By Governor
Chadwick. The governor telegraphed that
plenty of men could be obtained in eastern
Oregon, if desired, and that there was great
er need for arms and means. If the citizens
desired to lend assistance they could do so
more effectually by forwarding
ARMS AND MONEY.
than to send nien. To-day a volunteer COM
pany of seventy five men was organized here.
This company, together with the other four
military organizations, will hold themselves
ready to march should their services be
needed. Great excitement prevails over the
alarming condition of affairs. Under date of
Walla Walla, July 9Th, the following dispatch
was received; 'The steamer Northwest left
here this evening. She will be used as patrol
boat between here and Umatilla. She Is in
command of Captain Wilkinson, who has
twenty men hired and twelve soldiers, we'll
armed. There is a gatling gun aboard, and
he will receive two howitSers from Van
Couvers. Captain Wilkinson teels confident
that he will catch the Indians in crossing the
river between here and Umatilla tonight"
THE sAvAGEs MONARC5s OF ALL THEY SUR
vEY.
A Silver City dispatch says: ga dispatch
to the Apalanehe from John Day valley, in
speaking of the recent depredatious there
by the savages. says that the latter are
of all they survey. The area of
territory now invested by them embraces
some four thousand square miles, combining
all the natural facilities for prolonged war.
There are hardly eight hundred people in
Canyon City, and less than one hundred of
the male adult population are armed. The
main street of the town is within easy rife
range of the surrounding eminences, which
afford many points of vantage for an attacking
party, and the whole village is completely at
the mercy of an inconsiderable number of
savages, who were disposed to sack it. The
terror stricken inhabitants have taken refuge,
for several days, in huge tunnel built for
mining purposes, which affords a very safe
retreat in the place. The John Day valley,
in the immediate vicinity, is sixty-fve miles
long, and the greater portion of it has been
devastated by the savage hordes.
In all of the engagements that have occurred
the savages outnumbered the volunteers four
to one. Even when Hammond gets up, his
force will be wholly inadequate to cope sue
cessfully with the saVaQes."
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BRITISH AGRICULTURE.
tering Prospects-The Trade
Shows small Supplies
and Less Demand.

LONDON, July 9.-The Mark Lane Express
says: THE agricultural reports, although
somewhat variable, are, generally speaking,
favorable. As to the appearance of the wheat
fields, the growth of straw is everywhere
abundant. The plant is now strong and the
season so far advanced that the chances of
damage from any future untoward weather
are greatly diminished. Unless the summer
proves exceptionally disastrous, a yield OF
rather over eleven million quarters may be
looked for as the product of the home crop.
Barley has improved slightly in some dis
tricts, but the crop is too much injured to
yield otherwise than badly. Beans are still
fairly promising. In other respects the agri-
cultural situation is unchanged. Small sup
plies and less demand have been the charac-
teristic features of trade for English wheat
during the week at Mark Lane and in the
country, but no further decline has taken
place. With moderate arrivals at the ports
of call, the floating cargo trade for wheat has
been fairly steady, with some inquiry for the
United Kingdom and the continent, but prices
closed sixpence per quarter lower. Maize is
unchanged. Barley has slightly declined"
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WASHINGTON.
Mexican and Indian Matters Discussed
at Length in Cabinet session
The Eight-HOur Law-POs-
tai Matters, Etc.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The cabinet meet
ing to-day was of unusual length. Messrs.
Thompson, M'Crary and Sherman were alb
sent, Mr. Sherman left for New ork this
morning. The treasury was represented by
Assistant Secretary Hawley.
Mexican and indian matters were both the
subjects of consideration. Mr.. Evarts read
letter from the minister at the City of Next
Co, but it contained nothing new.
THE EIGHT-HoUR LAW.
The following is the substance OF the opln-
ion of the attorney general on the eight-hour
law:
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 8, 1878.
To Hon. R. W. Thompson, Secretary of the Navy:
SIR-By circular issued from the navy de-
partment, under date of March Il, 1873, 1t IS
announced that the department will contract
for the labor of mechanics, foremen, leading
men and laborers on the basis OF eight hours
as a DAVIS work. but that all workmen elect
ing to labor ten hours day Will receive a
proportlonate increase of their wages. The
inquiry really suggested by you Is, whether
tents of section 1888 of the revised statutes,
which declares that eight hours shall oonsti-
tute DAYS work for all laborers, workmen
and mechanics who may be employed by or
on behalf of the government of the United
States. In view of the decision of the su-
preme court, am of the opinion that the cir
cular of the navy department OF March Fl,
| 1873. is in accordance with section 1873 of
| the revised statutes, which embodies what is
commonly known as the eight-hour law.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CHARLES DEvENS, Auorney-General.
FOUR PER CENT. SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Subscriptio to the four per cent. loan to-
day were two hundred aud forty-seven thou
sand two hundred and fifty dollars.
POSTAL MATTERS.
| During the twelve months ending June 80
| 1878, the issues of ordinary postage stamp;
by the postofice department amounted tC
| $19, ASS, 6lS, as against $18. 181 ,676 the pre-
ceding year; the issues of newspaper stamps
increased from 81 900, sos to 81 ,O93, 845; thu
| issue of stamped envelops and wrappers from
$4,616, 932 to $4,905,7 TIA. aad the issue o
postal cards from about 10000. 900 to 200,
063, 900. The total amount of increase IN is
sues for sale to the public was 81, 975, l69 O
7a4 per cent, as compared with the previou
| year.
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THE INVESTIGATION
orleans Pans Out but Little Of
Interest ar Vas,a.a.v,s S..s,o-
Smiths Liss sessioh-
Employees.

NEW ORLEANS, July 9.-In the Potter
sub committee to-day there were present
Messrs. Stenger, Blackburn and Cox. Geo.
questions by Mr.. Stenger, gave the date OF
his appointment and that of his predecessors
He also submitted list of regular employees,
showing all persons employed or discharged
since Judge Kings appointment; also the
books showing the laborers employed In the
warehouse and other departments at twenty
five cents day. There were about forty
persons SO employed. Recess to three.
[NoTE.-The object of the committee in
calling for list of the customs employees was
probably to get the name of Simpson S friend
who witnessed the bribery of the returning
board.
The committee reassembled at three o'clock,
but there being no witness present adJour ned
until to- morrow.
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DisastrOus Fire,

BUFFALO, July "a fire broke out this
morning in E. & B. Holiness barrel factory,
cooper shop and machine works, and entirely
destroyed those buildings; A large number
of stoves in the yard of George S. Sigison,
and quantity of lumber in the yard of Tay-
lor & Crate were burned. The fire burned
over a space of quarter of mile in length
and nearly an eighth of a mile wide, sweep
ing away ten tenement houses and the old
forge works of Druilard & Hayes, used for
storage purposes. The course of the fire was
checked by burning to the waters edge of the
Ohio basin. The total estimated loss is one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and in
surance ninety thousand. Superintendent
Rodgers was Frustrated by sunstroke, but
will doubtless recover.
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The Democracy Of Shelby county will as
semble TO night in grand mass-meeting on
the bluff for the purpose of rahfyiDg the
nominations of the convention and rallying
10 the ticket the full support of the party.
We trust that every Democrat will be pres
emit, and that the ward organizations will
be prompt IN their attendance. This is
the most important political contest VIC have
had in Shelby county in years. Upon it de-
ponds our success in the congressional and
Presidential elections. If we lose in August
we lose in November. and. in all likelihood in
1880. Looking to the race for congress, the
enemies Of our party are bending all their
power to defeat the county ticket which meets
with such general approval. the Republi-
can national committee confidently counts
upon electinR a member of the house of
representatives from this district To do so
they must first make an exhibit of their
strength in contest where they think them
selves more nearly matched with us. With
the help of the so-caled Nationals and few
Democrats whom they assume to be dis.
affected toward the party, they hope to be
able to send the news TO Hayes that old
Shelby has turned her back upon the party
that defended and protected her from a ra-
pacious and Tobbing crew, and has willingly
Al
the party whose enmity to our Sec
ton is marked in the recent utterances
of General Grant. Scratch Russian and
you End a Tartar Scratch National and
you End a Republican. Every vote cast
cast for the Radicals, and TO elect the Radical
ticket now is to introduce the domination of
party for whose course we have only to go
back TO the days of Barbour Lewis to find
what it would he. For these and many other
reasons we lrdst that every Democrat will
turn out tonight, and that above all
other wards, those OF the first and second viii
make it point to appear in full force, and
thus give a positive and absolute denial to
the statements of Irish disafFection which
have been banded so freely the past two
weeks. The speakers for the occasion are
among the ablest in the city. They have
consented to appear solely and altogether for
the welfare of the party, yet we venture to
assure our readers that their arguments will
be found worthy the intimate attention of all
classes of our people, and all are invited to
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TELEGRAPHIC BREyITY.

A Paris dispatch says that Robert Carter
An American merchant of Rue Auber, whose
BODY was found iu the Seine last week, com
nittsd suicide 10 consequence OF Ill health
Three British regiments have been ordered
20 prepare TO embark for Cyprus lmme'
diately.
Cincinnati is making grand preparations
for the narrow gauge railway convention 10
10 meet there on the seventeenth.
party of editors from Pittsburg passed
through Philadelphia Monday night, on their
way to Cape May and Long Branch.
The examination into the Delavau scandal
case at Madison. Wisconsin, has resulted IN
exoneratIng the principal, ID. + Motto, mild.
ly censuring Mr.. Woodbury., the steward, and
showing up Williams, the accuser, to be
frst-class rascal.
A FIRE broke out, at FIVE o'clock yesterday
morning, IN the drying-room OF the Western
steam tobacco works, in Milwaukee, owned
Inv II. Lsidersdorf q Co. The stock Is almost
a total loss. which is estimated at seventy
Eve thousand dollars, insured for fifty thou
sand. The building was owned by Fred No
oeI. loss twenty thousand dollars.
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Board of Equalization.

MEMPHIS June 81. 1873
1-,1.p poard Of FcualizsfIon composed of the FOL
| lowing named gentlemen: Aessrs. GodTlu'
BROOKS. Goodbar LeubTie Hsddsn, Aaisnel1, JOY
neT Semmes williams, Negsom and Holman:
have oryanjZed and are now holding meetings -
The ONCE OF the Phoenix Insurance Company el'l4
izing merchants capital for 1878, from the po.Ss
nrenared by the assessors recently appointed .! ue
General Council Any person or firm "; ose ASSES
nant ts nnsafsfactOry 10 them VIII make their COM
niaint in nerson AT once, as the board Is anxious
mar ali shonId be assessed upon the principle "i
Justice and equality In taxation. ~, 81, ,,r,.,
wednesday afternoon, July ION, Al oe Is;,,
q n ATxT Secretary.
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ttere is a government loan mentioned, and
sundry loans for Austria, Hungary, Turkey
and Spain, while railway and other industrial
projects may be expected to creep up in great
numbers. Portugal comes with the second
portion of her loan, which refused to float
entire last year. The first Installrnent of
the French railroad loans Is als5 expected by
the end of the present month, and its az
preach seems to be heralded by extreme &C
tivity IN and high prices of French rentes.
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to gather snything about his family have
heretofore proved fruitless. He had been.
until about six months ago, a victim of DISH
ration anc sharpers, but had stopped drink
and was living a retired life on Usage street,
With a : hackman whose name is
Waller He has q brother somewhere
in England or Australia named Hugh Percy
Greer, and sister somewhere in Germany.
Thee is considerable mystery surrounding
the whole affair of his residence here and his
utter reckiessness at times.
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The Ohio Smugerfest.

COLUMBUS, July 9.-The Ohio Sangerfest,
now in progress here, is attended by musical
societies from all parts of the State, and was
inaugurated with fattering prospects. Bush
ness houses are generally decorated with flags
and notices, and the attendance resembles a
State fair time. The guests were welcomed in
an address by Mayor Hulmann at the opera
house, where the first concert of the series
was given tonight. The fest will continue
dau
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Connection Made Between Sutro Tan-
mel and COmstOck Lode.

SUTRO, NEV., June y.-C0nnection be-
tween the Sutro tunnel and the Comstock
lode was made last night. The air sweeps
through in powerful current. 1t Is most
important event to the mining interests, as it
gives new lease of life to the Comstock lode
and mines-the product of hundreds of mil
hons of dollars in bullion from low grade
ores alone-now valueless on account OF the
expensive mode of mining.
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Marine Chronicle.

BALTIMORE, July misunderstanding
Hibernia, Liverpool.
Boston, July misunderstanding Vic
toria, Liverpool.
New YORK, July g. Arrived-Steamships
State of Georgia and Bolivia, Glasgow; Vile
de Paris, Havre; Herder, Hamburg.
SAN Francisco, July 9.-Arrived-French
ship Garrone, London; German bark Eliza
beth, Havre.
LONDON, JULY g. Steamships Utopia and
Necker, New York; Atlas. Boston; Walden
STA, Quebec, have arrived out.
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:. A stonishinx state of Corruption =

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-Victoria dispatch:
Evidence taken before a royal commission
now sitting here has disclosed al astonishing
state of corruption at Kootenay: 1t was
sworn that votes have been seen to be bought
openly at the polls; that American citizens
cross the border into Kootenay, take some
sort of an oath before magistrate, and con-
troll the elections. Kootenay is situated on
the southern boundary line, and has forty
five registered voters, who return two mem
bers, one-twelfth of the whole representation
To parliament.
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Mysterfous Death OF an Eccentric
Young Englishman.

LEAvENwoRTH, July 9.-Henry Arnold
Green, an eccentric young Englishman of rich
parentage, was found dead on Twentieth
street, near the government reservation, at
about nine o'clock this morning. As he bore
evidence of having been In a scufhe, 1T was
FIRST supposed that he had been murdered,
The body was taken to; the coroner's office
and an inquest held, which resulted in post
norton examination and a continuance OF
the case until tomorrow. Deceased has been
living IN the city for about three years. But
little is known of his history, except that he
drew an annuity from England amounting to
eight Thousand dollars per annum. ALI efforts
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ST. Lsuis ENTERPRISE.

ST. LOUIS, July 9.-The city council has
passed and the mayor signed an ordinance
authorizing the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railroad to extend Its track along
the river front to the northern section of the
city, distance of about SIX miles. This will
be great advantage to business In that part
of the city and add valuable franchises TO the
CITY
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A Game OF Base Ball Ends i'm Murder

ATLANTA, GA, July 9.-In game of base
ball, yesterday, an alteration occurred be-
tween William Lowshe, twenty-one years of
age, and Samuel Venable, aged fifteen.
While Lowshe had Venable on the ground,
Carl Mitchell, boy sixteen years old. aud a
friend of Venable's, came up with bat and
struck Lowsche two terrible blows on the
head, resulting in his death to-day.
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Ghapeery Sale Of Real Estate.

ed in the above cause on the 9th day of May: 1877
will sell, at public auction. to the h1gbest Dldger IN
front of the Clerk and Masters ONCE, courthouse
Saturday, August 3, 1SSS.
within legal hours the following described properly
situated In Shelby county, Tennessee to wit: Ger
tain lot IN the Butler division of the city OF Aem-
phis in block u Beginning at the north east corner
of a lot formerly owned by NJ J; Causey on the west
houn street. and running thence west TO the center
of the bayou about 500 feet, more or less; thence
down with the center of the bayou to point so feet
from Elliott street, thence north 30 feet TO the soutn
side of Elliott street, thence east ABOUT eet 70
the forks of the bayou; thence southeastWard with
Elliott street to Casey street, thence south with west
side of Causey street to the beginning.
Terms of Sale-On credit OF six montns; pur-
chaser to execute with approved security bear
ing six per cent interest from date lien retained on
property till purchase money Is paid Equity OF re-
demption barred. This July 10, 1873.
e. A. COLE, Clerk and Master:
Minor MeriWether. Sol. for compInt. VlO Wed
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Foreign Finances

LONDON. July 9.-The Times says the ex-
pectaiion that money will be cheap tends to
induce fresh spectators to come forward,
and an upward movement may be renewed.
Many new loans are talked about. In add
ton to the Russian loan of fifty million pounds
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R5Y =

a SPLENDID QPPSkkEuNiES 10 VIZ
n a Fortune. Eighth Grand Distribution. iSLS'
at New Orleans. Tuesday. August I0th-
uoUtsIAEA STATE LOTTERY co.
This Institution regularly incorporates Dy hhe
eoisIafIlre of the State for Educational and CiIt
Me purposes I'm 1858, with capital OF 81 ,OoOUoV'
to which II has since added reserve fund OF sou
non ITS Grand single Number Dlstrls
buttons viii take place menthly on tns secv ,n
Tuesday IL T7eUe- scales poStpoaeS. LOOK 81 TIC
following Distribution:
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wKArHEx IsDECATIexs.

WAR DEPT. OFrfcx On. sra. OFFICE, [
WAsllI2sTO0, July 10, am.
For Tennessee aud the Ohio ru!isy and
lolcer lake regions, south 10 icest ,cinds,
slight change ia temperature and pressure,
aud partly cloudy ,ceather.
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CLOSING RATPu

Yesterday Of cotton assS gold: liverpool cot
ton, 5-f6d. Memphis cotton, lie. Neie
Orleans oattsE, lie. Eeio York cotton,
II 10. Neio York gold. 100 r.
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Baseball scores.

London, Ont.-Stars, 6; Tecumsehs, ).
Chicago-Chicagos s; Milwaukees, 2.
st. Louis-Bostons, 6; Indianapolis, ).
Observation-Disclosures II; Providence, 4.
Observation-Disclosures, 10; Manchesters, g.
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PROMISES kept inspire confidence, and Dr.
Bulls baby syrup never promlsed relef In
the diseases of childhood without at once
effecting it. Hence the popular reliance upon
it. Price twenty-five cents a bottle,
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lower than ever before sold In the city ordersifo
0'U"'i' WIN. K. THIXTON IRVING BLOCK,
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Notice.--FetaiI Grocers Union.

r,uE raouIar monthly meeting of this Union VIII
be held this CTUESDAY) evening, July 9th' al
223 Second street. south or Adams. BUSINESS vi
importance. full attendance eApecleu-
nv order of the President
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SpecjaI Notice to Tourists.

rT1HE Lake Superior Transit Company Is running
i Ten Splendid Passenger steamers eetT Tisa
Buffalo and Duluth and intermediate ports Five
saiIines weekly For Information apply to
IT, T. EVANS. Genl Manager. Buf1alo. n Z.
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WADE HAMPTON

Makes a Speech to the People OF Barn.
well County, S. G., in which he Re-
peats his Pledge of 1876, Pro.
lection to All Glasses in All
their Rights.
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But He Declines 10 say n Word about
the Letter he Addressed to Weber
and Anderson. in which he
offered to Brike them TO
Commit Felony.
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MILLIONS -
ELECTRIFIED!

Science holds the lightning in her hand. What was
once the terror of millions the mniserng angel
of other millions. What killed, cures. EtcG-
tricity, as a grand curative and restorative agent, il
eQualed by any other element medicine in The
history healing Unless the vital spark has
fed the body, restoration by of electricity IS
possible. 1t is the last resort OF all physicians and
surgeons in suspended animation, and has succeeded
muscular action and life when the breath
had apparently left the body. The value of this great
element treatment of such diseases as llSunl-
tism PARALYSIS, st. Vtus' Dance, Inflammation OF tho
Kidneys etc, remains unquestioned by the highest
medical authorities. But how apply it to any
the body confirm Ously, cOnvenieIt!y. ard eco
uOmicalIy The invention OF Collins tOltatc
Piasrer meets this great popular want furnishes
electricity millions of unhappy invalids in SO perfect
manner to challenge the admiration of the medical
faculty Collins Voitaic Plasters consist OF silver
zinc plates carefully attached together and i'm
bedded in a highly Medicated Plaster. For Local
Pains. Iameness, Soreness, NumbneSs, Weakness and
Inflammation of the Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Spleen,
Bowels, Bladder, Heart, and Muscles. Collins, Vol
faic Plasters the speedy, safe. and effective
remedy ever offered the afflicted and warranted
superior to every other plaster before the public:
Price, 25 cents. Sold by all Wholesale and Retail
Druggists throughout the United States and Canada
by WEEKS IL POTTER, PropT1etorS, Boston ASK
and insist upon having
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Nashville has just organized Forest and
Stream gun club. with twenty-eight crack
shots.