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East SAalNAW, Mich, June B.-Abuut mid.
night fro broke ouL in the llarswars Store Of
Pic Il Smith, at Holly, and communicated With
Hadiey's agricultural warehouse, 7. u. Rlrhard
sol's drY-9oods stnrc, j. II. stoEe's clothing
store, Mrs. Snokc's md Mrs. Jswett's miliiR.
cry stores, NJ. q. Norris' livury burn II. u
Cotlerill's carriage shup, md Stewards black.
smith shop, all Of which were ueariy destruyei
The total loss Is $24.003, with only 2,loJ III
sllfAnce.
, 1879-06-07
ITALY.
~ 16tR

FARRAht, juno 8.--1aeyersl thousands aro
rendered homeless by iuundas4on In thq h!y~
Ct 20. ,,:-
LONDON, June IA ,d!spatch from Osttglla
says thu whols course Of OF The htncio below
Mautua is lined with y&st !a2oob&. Tte Rreat~
cat dan,aGs Ia at Mulara. Aftsen miles below
Mpntua, whors tho 70 hRs formed lake thirty
Kilometres long aud fifteen vide. Tho iuhab.
ttanta Of the flooded districts arc encamped on
, 1879-06-07

THE CTNCINNAT1 UIAABTEIE+
C1NclNNAT1, Junu B.-rhe Coroner bus or
dcrcd MI work in and around Post & Coz
building to cease until Tie walls arc tcstcd.
One workman who 10 known to have beou Ia tho
building whcn tile hoors fell has not been scetl
snce, a1,d is supposed to b. still buried In tho
tlphtfa. .N-.-..
, 1879-06-07
Ing whether thrro was any moncy In It; that
Httnesa told him =;

Ing Hho1hcr t1eFo was any money III vi @"at
Hitnesa told him :;
r,iEnH WAS NOT CENT,
ard asked him what l,a knew nl,out IL. Wataon
then told him that It was hc who Ind voted IN
Thomas na1no TINT tav, and no fad got his
"sttgar" for It, too. Thomas was now desd.
llttle darker In euInr. Witness introduced Wat.
son to Cavanac tspoftor1's counso'l, Int he told
Cnyat,ac tint In llia upInion Watson MAS IN
dirty .scoun.lrcl." Watson had sillco, pnt Into
the Nov Orleans custon-l House, mud wttnuss
thought tint that was Watson's game.
Adjourned.
, 1879-06-07
DO12NEO.

slxoAroRs, juno q 0+-Accor1llng to the tele-
graphic instructions from London, the Co..
crnor Of Labuan, With two men-of-waE, tas WIS.,
ttcd Sandalan Bay, Doti,eo, to protost against
amy atto,npt to hoist the Spanish Gag titro.
, 1879-06-07

Special UI5Nd1ch 10 116 7f757iH&-
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June U.-Ih!s evening 3
mllk-wa2on. drtyun by William Assendap. With
whom Mrs. parnuy kitchon WIS riding, wllile
coming down Oakland Hill, In this city, was run
away with. Mrs. Kirchotf either jumped or waa
thrown out, breaking lcr nc1k allu killing her
INSTANTLY. Asscudap had aume OF hfa RIBS
brokou.
, 1879-06-07

tho ombaukments. Thousands Of hcrcs OF
vines, rYo, md wheat have been ruined. Tie
pccup,afy loss far c1eceds TINT by tho great
foods Of '79
, 1879-06-07
SOUTH AMERICA.
tvi31a flipf.rtT

BERLIN, June 0.-The German Government
has decided to address other European Govern
utents on tho subject Of the improper, and, in
sumo cases, lnhuman, mauner in which the war
In South America Is carried on By tho bclltgcrent
States, mud to suggest joint Interference.
, 1879-06-07
SWEDEN.
EITENsiVR BTHtEE,

LoNnoN, juno G.-T'he strike Of workmcn In
tie timbcr trade at Sundswall, Sweden, 1t the
end Ut May, has cxtenlod to atl leading ports Of
suderhum districts, Cult Of Bothnia. Some
10000 men wcre ltlio at last accounts. Tho
uovcrnmcnt IL taking precautionary measures
against acts Of ylolonce,
, 1879-06-07
HYMENEAl.

Sptcfai ptspateA 10 ia Ttttuns.
bLooKlAoToa, ILL.,, June U.-Mrs. Dr.. Shaw,
formerly physician OF bloomington, recently
q missionary 10 tho Indians III tho Far Wust.
was tnasrle1 to-day to Maj. luRalls formerly Of
fremont, TAxewetl County.
, 1879-06-07
SERVIA.


VIENNA, Juue 8-The Russian commander in
Bulgaria sent au energetic notc to scrvta May
70 sntumoning her to eyacuato tho. d!aputod
frontier districts Of Bulgaria within fortnight.
, 1879-06-07

OGDEN, Utah. June 0.-An excursion trutn on
tito Utah Western Narrow-GauRe RuiroAJ was
blown iEosn the track this afternoon neaT Black
Rock, a brakeman Killed, and the conductor
Slightly Injured, No pnsscpgers were burt.
, 1879-06-07

HATiBFAuTlON DEMAND

MAnnIp, juno G-spain has demanded satIa-
faction from San Domingo for tho shooting OF
two Generals at Puerto piata who Ind sought
the protection OF the Spanish Representative.
, 1879-06-07

snnw Ut rructanro on the nnrt of tho witness,
''M tt:e nrl'vrc,llnEs tl,roughant wcrc cnItveM.d
With humorous ealies, which botlpred ~n'lc
thy nnused the conllsei.
THE TESTIMONY.
IN ths irf4tsFl Atsoftaftj FrksA
WASHINGTON. D. G.. juno 6-lllc senate
Committee On ptiytleges md Etcctto's to-day
resumssl tho spoifori.KcllogR Investigation, T..
cvilcnce tho ntltdnvt of Joseph !. johnson to
inpeach the crcdib!1Ity Of Joanson's oraa dcnala
Of tho truth of fts contcntsi also TO lay the
Foundation t9s foof tss ths Tnei' ~ sS 4S"
Influences Of seductive benefits anu tnttmldn-
1ir, shelIabnrrer, Of counsel for Mr.. Kellogg,
obtcctxd, antl the Committee requested counsel
to submit tho legal authorities upon which ho
relied.
Thomas Murray teoforcdA se.eeaut*at-Arnss
pf tho House Of Representatives In the l'acknra
Legislature, testified that Col solcr occupied
room next 10 his, and Cor. kal,oRg, on num-
ber OF occns!ons, directed the Wltnuss 70 conauct
members Of the Legislature 10 Soucr'e of1ico,
which tho witness did. .,..
Answer-Somc Of them have.
- Qucstlon--Wha did they tell youa
Mir. 8hcllabargcr obtcctcl OH the ground that
the question proposed to elicit
MsRE1Y 1tEARsAr EVIDENCE.
Finally slr. IlItl moved tint the question DO
Carricd-1Iftl, Vance, Houston, and Bailey
vatinr in the nfI1ru ntiYc n111 Ipva}1k md Cam
cron ia Tie negative.
The Witness said Tint tho mon who can1c be-
forc ,lle rlect!on OF tho Senator wrrc harr up
nntl vlru ti,eY carno they generally went 10 tic
0nycrhpr Tor d little money. Some OF the mon
ho took up to souer's uf1lce. They told him
tl,ft they went to acc whcn tl,Gfr warrants
wntl]i be rcaty. md others to get money.
Oucsliou-Monoy for wl,at1
Gnsxer--votInr Tor aov: Kellogg, saw
thry rot for voting for Kellogg: but they wcso
cofurcd meu, aud do not RELY on everything
thev say.
'ihu j;omnIttoo here ind a pstYatQ co;1sulta-
tton.
After rcopcn!ug the doors tho crnss.c1arufna-
tfou of Thu1nas Murray was resumed By Mr..
Mcrrick. lis ila heard generally nround the
oicc tl,at members of tho Legislature Ind got
money. Four or i,yo 1,aA tn,l hin, of Il, and
shawn him norton OF TIC money, Lis could not
teil how many Ind told him Of
-.,,,,,, ,,,,,.,,,,,,., ,,o,,,
@ nAsasu y. sh1AAJ s' ill., ~ 1'oNna sn,'a H..
without showing II 70 n'to.. LIS ol'lee was Tue
hrndUllnttGrH where tlltf Oil came, lI1u AOfgH OF
, 1879-06-07
Memorial at Winchester Of Those
Who Fought for Slavery.
Maasing Of a Confederate Army al
Large as That Of tho United
States.
Moderate Sentiments Of the Orators, and
Absence Of tho JEFF Davis,



. ap+t,a. D,,patth Ia Ths Tribune.
B.1r,moRr: Nil, juno e,ITl,c Confederate
memorial aervico ii Winchester to-day WA All I'M
no,,nr offatr, The proces.fon Ind noarly 1000
pes.'' "e"' - s1.N -. - ,.,s.,!t
uniformed men IN line, NIhe ohhaa Q! music
played martial airs. All woro tho grhy, but tho
pnr.. III s.ors ona str,rc. varn carried
too'4 oit es1's 1"1 p~" -,
in the trout, and ehcercu. lho MarFIa
1t,rpat3on If rnnresnntat.yr8 OF TIE Confederate
.s1 ~ .,,,..,. 49,. .t. ,,.t in 1Irn l.,
army ahu NAVY "u!cn "a8 tne 'ao' !" 1'''o' -
n1attiou 10 their b'uo memorial na3s, carried
ton stop5a NJ co1ors. wifi, tbe familiar rcf1,
.,, ''".ao ..,.. o,,:,,sa .1,,,, ~ ,,,,I.t,
"nte' anu 1co, q",'e tua!eu "!.' $ac ~. nv,
holes of many hard'iouglt patties' ING Aait'-
morenns werG checrcd throughout the route,
hnsI, ~ 1o,aratton ~ i,,n cavalry In formerly
i"., ~ " ,s...,a: .t,o ar.t
!td. Gen. Joe Johnston, Hie hFst
commander-tn.Chicfo Of tho Confederate forces
who led TIC line, vas also chcored. Tho Wcst
Auy,,.ta t4unr,.. md staunton Auxiliary maln d
nna '''e ~. n,,raatan fnyo1rv
hae appeafanee' inc basnte.on .s., oasus,
numbering forty uniformed troopers, attfaetcn
unlvessa. attcntlon. NoaenbauEch's Battery,
frnm Martin.hurr: Fjutx's Battery, from
''0'As He~1 %AAe1""@s A'"*"
, 1879-06-07

RELIEF VOTED.
RoMs, June 8.-rlla Chamber Of Deputies llas
voted booooo lire for tne rellot Of sui1orers BY
Tic esups!an O! Etna,Sn4 .ha Installations Of
tho Po.
STILL GnuMntING
MEssiyA, Junu 0.-Tie crlption Of Mount
4Etna Is diminishing. The spreading of lavn
has about cease1, although ono stream contiu-
lcs to flow towards the River Alcantara At MI
average ratio OF fifteen alctrfs per hour. Loud
rutnbllnE and denso smoko continue, nnd It Is
feared tho lul Is only temporary.
, 1879-06-07

aatctsl Di1odtcA 10 TIT 7rfsuaA
WASHINGTON, .. G., .1tne 8-Thero "a a
prospect that there will bo a sharp contest in
The Senate next week On the subject Of dis.
charging tho Finance Committee from further
consideration OF tho Warner Silver bill until
December. That Committee this morning, by
ono majority, d7cidcd to postpone further con-
sllcratton Of the bill until December. There
mas somo sharp work It, connection with this
postponcmont.. Tho trtonda Of tho blu In tho
Senate yesterday bad docilcd to call d caucus
to ecc II tl,a bill could not be foscoi
out Of the Committee. Bayard md Ker-
nan, who opposed tho BILL learned OF
tho purpose Of It's friends, and determined that
no CAUCUS should bo held Yestcrdny afternoon,
and accordingly The session was prolonged until
It wng too 1ate for caucus. This morning 'FAs
the day for the regular muetlng Of the Finance
Committee, an.l tho oppononts Of the bill were
successful after two hours' heated contest BY
one majority In postpoutnR the vote until Dc.
cc1nbcr. The Republicans, with the exception
Of Jot,cs, OF Nevada, nil voted for tho postpone.
ment. and were insisted by Bayarl md Kcrnan
OF tho Democrats. Now resolution has been
introduced to discharge tlle Committee. md to
bring the Warner bill bcforc the 5cuatc. This
will probably be considered Monday.
10 The Nt,str,t Aasotiut<d PYt.s.
WASHINGTON, n. C., June G.-The Senate
Committee On Finance had a special meeting
today to decide whether ths Warner Silver bill
should be taken up fur action at the praacnt
session. The mutton peudfhE at the ndjourn-
sncnt Of the previous meeting was the one sub
nittcd by Mr.. Voorhees,, thut tho Committee
prlcccd to consideration Of the measure. Mr..
Morrill, to-day moved to amend the motion By
adding: "And for tl,e nurposr Of having time
for Its full consideration further actinu thereon
shall be postponed until the 'trst Monday In
t)eccpbcr next" The amendment was adopted
by the following vote: Ycas-B4ynrd. KcrnalI,
Ferry, mud Allison, Says..pccls. VOORHEES,,
jules. Of Nevada. Senator Morrill, was uairctl
with Senator Waliacr. The latter, II present,
! would haze voted mo" The motion, ttt,s
amended, waa adopted by thu same vote, uni
the Whole subject WAS laid asido accordingly
, 1879-06-07

Fila OF your corn4 With tho ''lspane4s Corn,
Fll1." II will surely cnsa and and nstu. IL: confs,
, 1879-06-07

STUBBORN,

PAR1a, juno 6.-In conscouaacc OF tho pcr-
s!stsnee Of Olivier IL his refusal to modify tho
draft OF tho speech which he proposed to de-
lIvor on tho occasion of the reception Of Ucnrl
Martin. tho historian, Into tho Academy, tho
academcInns. by a vote Vi 10 to IL decided to
commission MarmieY to make the reception
auccch.
, 1879-06-07

NAsHv1LLH, Tcuu., Iuue o.-rhe Cumberland
Lumber Coupany's mill was burned this moF'l'
tng, Loss, St5,110. Insured III thu Roya! aad
North Atiiuricau companies for S5,23M
, 1879-06-07

TRENTON, Ont, juno 0.-Ihc custoa1.tlou
at,1 ad1oiniug stores wcro damaged hf u'a
$30, ,000; insurauce, 8l5,000.
, 1879-06-07

PARIS, Junc G.-Lo Francs says there Ia mucl,
excitement among members Of tho Republican
Union AMI Extreme Lci. At tho failure Of thu
q joint Interpolation itas been resolved upon.
, 1879-06-07

: HOUSE,
The sdnate bill creating the Northern judicial
Tie Army Appropriation hill was reported.
Ordered pristId antl rccommfltct.
This I'LL is Identical with tic Army bill
previously passed at this session, will tic TX
Oti,aha unl the substitution OF tl,r following as
bi!i: " ''"'
sko. Q. That no uoney appropriated In this act
is appropriated. or shall bo paid. for the Sub
ststcace. equipment, TRANSPORTATION. Or compen.
sntlon OF any portion Of the army Of the Unltcl
StatcH to bu used ns a police force to keep tho
peace at thu polls at any election he'd within any
The House went into COMMITTEES Of tho
Whole ubon tho hill making additional appro-
prIatlons for tho Post-Utllce Department.
hIr Cox characterized tl'e bill as tia tneanest
mean, SO pnrsinouious, SO coarsc, 30 despitublc
Us to bring in Till to repeal law passed at tho
Inst sesston, ail to cut down tlr pay Ut l,lcn
Whu were worked fourteen houra day TT New
Yurk City, BECAUSE Tho gentleman from Illinois
{CAnnon} did not want that sort Of work upon
! thc prnlrit. 1.aughter.l
slr. Cannon replied that the gentloinan from
New York tCox} wantcd to get tu,o son,e
eon!e shouts from lhe slums OF New York City.
| Mr.. cux {al1uo]nE to the favorlte geAturu oi
| CauMon's)-l) shake your iinger ut ruc. II
seares Inc. u.aughtcs.1
| [aunou-lnAt IS tWlcG't0Id R1t, ns the gentle
man once sail to hlr. Butler. The gentleman ID
| dccayng In lls old age. tLauxhtcr.j
Ar. Muuroe opposed The bill. liz was IN fa.
vor Of the frco delivery system as being al In
strument Of civilization, md thought tint i,
dhoull he introduced into tho yo,lng atiss oi
lie country. In regard 10 tho pay OF carriers
he 4d not believe that 81. .000 und $StI0 was toe
u!tch. II wRs not Acent too much for faltlI
ful, honest, upright man WIN gnyc The best the,
had to the service Of their country. [Appfause.
Tbs d9bato was continued by atetsrs. Towns
end {Ohl0h Keller, ald Hsone, aiter which, with,
ont aeton on tho bill, the Committee rose, al,t
thu House a1lonrued.
, 1879-06-07
TEE RECORD.


WAsn1Naroa, D. e., Juno 6.--Mr. Lamar,
from the Bcleet Committee on the Improvement
OF the Mfsstsstppi River aud Tributaries, report
cd With IN amendment the House bill to pro-
vian fuY the appointment Of the Mississippi
Rivcr Commission. Placed on the calendar, us,,l
Mr. Lamar said he would ask leave to call II up
for consideration at an carly day.
The Senate concurrcd In the House amend
1ueut to Bcnatc Bit M. SIC. to extend the time
Of tic special postal service until service can he
obtainca by advertisement, sail amendment
being to limit the c1teusion to Cite wear.
atr. Coke askcu Mr.. Dayard, CHAIRMAN OF tho
Finuncp Committee, wl,nt action lind becn taken
on tic Warnpr Silver bill. liz had understood
that The Committee had agrccd to postpone liz
consideration until ncecmbor.
htr. Bayasd did not fec! authorized to say
what had taken placo iu the Committee. lie
would only say TINT no mcmber had bocn In.
atrueted to report on the bill.
lit. Coke then said that lIA dcnso of duty led
him 10 offer resolution to discharge the Corn-
tnittce from further consideration OF the bill.
and to declare the bill botore tic Senate for
aetIou.
Messrs. Edrnnds, Whyte. and others objected,
aud tile resolution went over.
The National tribune., 1879-07-01
The French Army

This nearly 100000 Frenchmen will actually serve
with the coors for longer shorter period OF these
4aoooO belong to the active army, $40 and $3.50
ohcers to the reserve of the active army and 800
and $50 officers to the territorial army The armed for
OF the republic consist of the active army in which
man serves, nominay for five years the reserve of
the active army, into which the soldier passes on the com
peton of his five years service in the active army and
IN whch he remains for four years of the territorial
army into which pass after completing the service
IN the reserve and in which they for
OF the reserve OF the territorial army into which
passed tor SIX after serving their five years the
territorial army The active army consequently compr
ses ye classes OF yearly contngents of recruits the re-
serve four the territorial army ve and the reserve of
the latter six classes OF the five classes OF the active
army four actually present with the coors of the
TOUR classes OF the reserve the class the re-
crus who joined the active army in 1872 will be called
out for ~ days training during which time they will take
part In the annual autumn manoeuverS while portion of
two classes of the territorial armyhe classes composed
Oh the recruits who joined the active army in 1866 and
iob1Fe at the present time embodied for thirteen days
training The of the territorial army is there
TORE the only component of the armed forces France
OF which no portion will be exercised this year and as
none OF its members have been called out it must
Tor the present be regarded paper force only Next
year and every year afterward classes OF the territorial
army will be required to temporarily ejon the ooors
that every year nearly million men will be actually
drilled and exercised in France.
The National tribune., 1879-07-01
Good News for soldiers-An Important Pension
Act.

The following the act Of Congress passed the recent
extra session. aud approved June 81 1872 which has ref
erence to payment of arrearage examination Of pensions
&C., and about which we have many inquiries
That sections foryseven hundred aud seventyone forty
seven hundred and seventytwo and fOryeven hundred
and seventy of the Revised Statutes of the United
Staes providing for biennial examinations Of pensioners
hereby repealed Pr00ded That the Commissioner
Pensions shall have the power heretofore to order
special examinations whenever i'll his Judgment the
may be necessary and to increase reduce the pension
according TO right and justice but IN Sha pen
SION De tthddaoh reduced except upon notice 10 me pen
sloner and bearing upon testimony except TO
the certificate OF the examining surgeon In order to
vide for the speedy payment Of Greorages of pensions the
Secrerary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and d
rected to issue Immediately in payment thereof they
may be adjusted, the legatender currency in the
United States Treasury held special fund for the
dempton Of fractional currency under section of joint
resolution number seventeen of the Congress Of the United
States approved July eighteen hundred and
seventsix and fractional currency presented for edemp
ton shall be redeemed in any moneys in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Our next number will embrace editorial in regard to
this bill
The National tribune., 1879-07-01
The Insolence of Official Position.

l can never forget the amusing remark made in
my hearing by private, during the war; who had been
tyrannized by captain he had ardently aided in
choosing Why said he does it make a cursed fool
not answer the query but mentally said " NV friend
your captain was and is very little fellow mentally, and
his selfimportance, when he stands the pedestal of
capain brings him. in his estimation far above the
level OF ordinary He has read probably the
lines of the poet
Pigmies pignes still though perched on Alps
And pyramids are pyramids in wales
Pomposity and insoence the double hedges which
ignorance builds around it to prevent the discovery of the
weakness of the orticaton Men truly aud learned
honest men, whom Bulwer terms g The gentlemen of
nature need none OF these barriers BENJAMIN Frank
n the printer the philosopher the patriot the idol of
France and America, was as genial and approachabe
while Minister to France when Postmaster General
as any ordinary citizen John Marshall America ables
Jurst while Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States would spend evening socially in the
slttngroom OF Virginia tavern conversng freely with
the people on everyday topics and Sias Wright New
1of&s great Senator, would work in his hay field with
other aborers and when Eoon time would expound
TO MS companions the nature of political institutions
and general knowledge interesting subjects. Frank
lin, Marshall or Wright needed hedge to prevent
familiarity The closer you approached them, the
the clouds they Methink here are noble examples
few OF our prominent officials might more closely mi-
tate They appear to forget that they are nstru
mentaltes to accomplish temporary purposes and then
subsde into obscurity IL is recorded certain Persian
king that having been chosen to his elevated solely
through his intelligence and vtue-for his wardrobe was
oft scdnty and atteredhe kept those garments in
view to remind him of his former humble position so it
would be advisable for the American office ehoder to
bear III mind that his official prominence grows out of
popular favor and when that is lost on his retiring TO
private lfe will sink into condition of contempt if
his public career has been unmanly and tyrannical
ORDERLY SERGEANT.
The National tribune., 1879-07-01
The Three M onths Extra Pay TO Mexican
Veterans.

Some OF old Mexican soldiers wish to see the free
text of the bill making this grant. Here it is
BE enacted bg tie Senate and House of Representatives
ct tie United States Of Aaerca in Congress assembled
That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby
directed out of any moneys ID the Treasury not other
wise appropriated pay the officers and soldiers en
gagged Ia the military service Of the United States in the
war with Mexico and who served the time of their
engagement or were honoraby discharged the three
months extra pay provided for by the July nine
teenth, eighteen hundred and fortyeght and the mta
tlons contained III said act in all upon the presen
taton of satisfactory evidence that SAID compensa
on has not been previously received Proesed That the
provisions OF this act shall include also the officers petty
officers, seamen and marines of the United States Navy
the Revenue Marine Service and the officers and soldiers
OF the United states Army employed in the prosecution
of said war.
Approved, February 10, 1879.