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OswEdo, N.Y. July 3l.-Two steam
yachts lashed together, containing pleas,
uIe party, had not proceeded more than
twenty rods from the dock when the
head lashing loosed, and one OF the yachts
was capsiled and sunk, drowning Mrs,
Persells, OF Binghampton; Mrs. Sarah Bost.
wick, Mrs. and Miss Burkelew. Of Kirk.
wood, and Miss Hattie Pollock, Of New
York. - -, '. -
The. party which met with an accident
here this morning was from Binghampton
N. Y ;, and vicinity, and numbered about
twenty-five persons. They were spending
q atew days on the ST. Lawrence, and had
this morning hired the steam yachts Ear.
rngton and Josephine, with view to
view to visiting Kingston, Ontario and
other points. They steamed up the river
from Thousand Island Park to this place,
and as the Josephine wasa slower boat
than the Harrington, Il was proposed to
lash the two boats and thus keep the party
together. - = = =
AS soon as this was done they proceeded
on their Journey, but had not gone forty
rods when 1t was found that the STAYS
were not properly adjusted, and the Jo-
sephine commenced taking water. without
lessening the speed an effort was made to
loosen the stays. The bow line was let
out until the Josephine had swung around
sideways, when 1t caught in q knot and
she capstzed and sunk in eighty feet Of
water in half minute. As the boat tip
ped over every one on board fell into the
water, and many were drawn down Us the
boat sunk. : r.
Nothinghappened to the Farrington, and
many were taken out OF the water by her
and others by small boats, which were
pushed out from the shore rs soon as the
accident occurred. Five ladies were
drowned; None Of the bodies have been
recovered: Divers arrived tonight, and
efforts will be made in the morning to
ma me bodies and raise the Josephine.
both boats for their mismanasement and
lack OF judgment.
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councilmanInISsire,. f,a.o

MlDDLEBoRo, MASS, July sl.-oharles
W. Baker, counsel for Councilman Angus.
tus F. Clarke, made application at Black
Island to-day to Justice Strong, Of the su.
preme Court Of the United States for q
writ Of habeas corpus. Justice Strong fin-
ished the hearing Of the application on the
boat going to Newport, and made me fol.
lowing order: "Writ Of kabeal corpus Al.
lowed and directed to be issued by the
Clerk Of the supreme Court Of the United
States, returnable before me forthwith n
the Catskill Mountain House, Greene
county, New York. Writ 70 be directed
70 Jos. Q; ullery, Esq, United States Mar
shal Tor the Southern District Of Ohio,
Signed "W. STRONG, JUSTICE
~; The necessary papers have been sent TO
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ENGLAND, give notice Of a tlye per cent n
duction OF WaROa, :. n

England. give notice Of q Eve per cent 70
duction Of wages. ~ - III
The most favorable accounts are re.
celyed from Gastein Of the health Of TIC
German Emperor.
A small bomb was exploded In the
Church Of St. Louis at Madrid yesterday.
No person was injured.
PROT Rohlf has reeonsidered his de-
termination TO resign the command Of the
German expedition into Central Africa.
In recognition ofthe lSbors Of Professor
Priest, President Hayes has transmitted
him collection Of volumes ON the his
tory Of jurisprudence.
Official returns show that twenty Off.
GERS and four hundred men died OF chol.
era and other diseases on the return
march from the Afghan campaign, while
only one hundred were killed In action.
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In Regard o Cornorni,nn..

HARRISBURG, Pa, July Sl.-In response
to numelous inquiries, Auditor General
schell will tomorrow issue a circular re.
latiye to registration Of corporations unds,
the general revenue laws. he says all in.
corporated companies and institutions or.
ganized under the laws Of the State or do.
ing business in the State, including banks,
National and State, and banking, bridge
cana, cemetery, coal, gas, iron, Improve
ment, insurance, manufacturing. mining.
market, navigation, oil, plankroad railroad,
telegraph, transportation, turnpikes, road
and water companies, building and loan
associations, savings institutions and all
other incorporate companies and insti.
tutlons excepting churches, and all limited
partnership are required to register with.
out regard to the nature Of business OF
taxability. The Auditor General SAYS he
Is aware that the recruitment Is sweeping,
but the law having made it inconvenient
on the department 10 ascertain and deter.
mine what corporations are taxable, there
is no way TO attain the object except by
the registry at the department. The
new registration of corporation and limi.
ted partnerships Is required W without
regard to former registration. The regis.
Try must be filed on or before September
1th, 1873, to relieve corporations, ETC., from
the penalty OF $500 imposed BY the new
law. This penalty will berigidly enforced
on those failing to comply with the re
quirements Of the law. Companies and
partnerships claiming exemption from
taxation should accompany the registry
with sworn statement showing the ma,
ture OF their business and the grounds
for exemption. The registries will be care.
fully examined after September 7th, and
the corporations, etc, not liable to taxa
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KENTUCKY coNVICTs
Make strike for IIberty-Most or the
Escaped Party Ilecaptured.

Il
LOUISVILLE, July Sl.-A Frankfort
special to the Co,rirJ Journal says: Alittle
alter o'clock this morning, the citizens
Of Frankfort, residing in the neighbor.
hood Of the Penitentiary, were aroused
from their slumbers by rapid firing Of
small guns and q loud clamor Of voices.
Some fifteen or twenty shots were heard
In rapid succession, and loud shouts, in.
dicating another exodus from the "blRck
hole" -
Those who got 10 their windows or doors
early enough were witnesses Of the esca.
pade. Two men were seen coming down
the rope, descending from the west wall
about forty feet from the corner. They
reached the sidewalk aud paused 0 mo-
ment, then they struck out toward the
hills. -
The firing was from the guards inside.
One man, the last to come down the rope,
was apparently wounded, but he struck
out with determination, and managed to
keep up with his comrades until hidden in
the undergrowth Of hill path.
A large party was soon In pursuit, and
UelOFe seven o CLOCK Lnfe6 OF GQem were
returned to the prison. The plan OF
escape was well laid and well executed,
and but for the vigilance and promptness
Of the attaches Of the penitentiary oil OF
them would have effected their escape.
The early hour was propltious and II was
ct Q time when there were fewer guards
on duty than at any other time during the
day.
Nfhe adventurous convicts were Willy
NJ Barnett, q life convict, sent from Mason
for the murder Of q man named Tale;
Moses Barnett, his brother, sent from Ma
son for the same ohense; John Terrill, q
life convict, sent from Lincoln for murder;
James R. Martin, sent from Logan for five
years for horse stealing; Joseph Lambert,
sent from Fulton for five years for grand
larceny.
Those recaptured were Moses Barnett,
Jas. R. Martin and Joe Lambert. Moses
Barnett had received two pistol shots,
each passing through lobe OF his sit
down, both deep flesh wounds and in the
fleshiest part Of his body. VIM. Barnett
and John Terrill, both lie convicts, are
still at large.
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wAsH1SaroS, July Sl.-The following is
statement Of the operations Of the Ma.
tional Bank Redemption Agency for the
month of July, as compared with the cor
responding period last year: National
bank notes disposed Of during the month
and notes ct for circulation assorted and
returned to banks OF issue, S5;265, 900.
Notes unfit for circulation assorted and de-
livered to the Comptroller Of the Curren-
NJ new notes, ss,o66, 800. Notes of failed,
!iquidating and reducing banks deposited
1881, 800. Total for July, 1879, SS,9lS, 400;
total for July, 1878, 2l ,965, ,l60. Decrease
SIS, ,05l, ,760.
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NE1GHBoRHooD NEWS.
REL2RuRa.
Large weOl Purehasss-cultlvatIsn OF
Forest Trees
WRfJanfypo Tall, Of

Large woOl Purchases Cultivation or
Forest Trees-PersOnals,
1 WRIIsBuRo, July 81.
Correspondence etths Intsllgenesr.
Charles N. Butcher, OF the Globe Wool.
en- Company, Utica, New York, left Tor
home this week. While here he bought
three hundred thousand pounds Of the
fine wools Of this and adjoining counties,
for which he paid the growers consIdeta.
bly, over one hundred thousand dollars.
This amount Of money, when circulated
among the farmers, merchants and me.
chAnics, cannot fail to improve the times
In our vicinity. Mr.. Butcher has been
purchasing the Brooke county woods for
many years, and II they are not Of q supe.
nor quality why would he do so, when he
can buy elsewhere at less pricesS We un.
derstand the Globe Mills make the finest
mems woolens In this country and compare
very tayorably with foreign manufacture.
II y to be hoped that our wool growers
Will continue to raise fine Wooled sheen.
mr. Butcher was very ably assisted In His
work here by Col. II. ". Crothers and
Thomas Everett, the wool being handled
q the warehouse OF Everett, Bracken &
70. Mr. Samuel George has also handled
large quantity Of wool this season. OF
which we shall speak again when more
fully advised. '-'SN
Passing along one Of the public roads
recently we were reminded, by seeing 30
much barrenness on waste places, OF an
act OF the last Legislature OF the State Of
Ohio with reference 10 the announcement
Of the growing Of fruit trees. Il seems 10
US that our State cannot do better than
TO otter premium for the cultivation and
protection OF hardy trees along our high.
ways. There are many reasons apparent
% Q careful observer why this should be
done, among which Is the comfort alford-
ed to travellers, q protection TO the lands
from the scorching and penetrating rays Of
the sun, barrier to resist the strong
winds, also that the raintalls NAV be
checked and not come sweeping down the
valleys with destructive force, such az off
en- occurs on Butchers Run, at Pittsburvh.
Our Legislature would do well 70 consider
this matter at the next session.
\ The maintainance OF watering troupha
along the highways Is another thing that
ought to be fostered by the State. MANY
miles have to be gone over in some sec
tons by travellers without being able to
find water for their animals. These thiues
can be done, II properly encouraged, and
will add thousands OF dollars 10 the
wealth OF the country, not to say what
they Will do towards the further ciyiliza.
ton Of mankind.
Miss Angie Harding and niece, Miss
Mamie cumberland, left on Tuesday'o on a
Viat 70 Ghagtaqua and Buffalo, n. Y.
mrs; =. d. Rose and sons, Joseph A.
now OF Allegheny City, are visiting friends
here.
pr. $. T. Dodd is back after lengthy
soiourn at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Mr.. John Tweed is quite Ill.
Hon; Lewis Applegate Is still indis.
posed, being unable to leave his residence
most Of the time. G.B.C,
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DETROIT, July sl.-A special from Bat.
tie Creek reports the burning Of the
pleasure steamer Lew Clark on GognaC
Lake this morning; also the dwelling oil
James Cleveland and three boat houses
Mrs. Cleveland and her infant persisted in
the flames, and two other children were SO
badly injured that they are not expected
to live. Mr.. Cleveland saved his own and
one Of his children's lives by jumping
with 1t from the second story Of his burn.
ing house into the Lake. The fire orig.
mated in the steamers engine room.
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The @. A. d. Enrn,nnmen,

ERrE, Pa, July Sl.-several additional
posts reported to the G. A. r. Encamp-
ment to-day. The veterans were received
by Gen. Negley. The semi.anuual con-
yention was held, at which reports showed
an unprecedented increase In the mem.
bership. The organization Is out Of debt
and has a surplus fund. The G. A. R, and
military, tomorrow, will participate In
the ceremony Of laying the corner stone
Of the Wayne monument. lI-
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RoYa for the Nnrr

sr. Louls, July Sl.-Dr. L. ]. Draper,
Surgeon in the o. S. Navy, arrived here
last night to conduct the medical exami.
nations Of boys who offer to enlist in the
navy under the recent orders OF Secretary
Thompson. Commander Potter, OF the
navy, has recruiting Office in the Custom
House, and the work OF enlistment will
commence at once. Scores OF boys are
already here from various localities In the
West, awaiting medical examination, and
there will be no lack Of material TO select
ffon1. f5fSg =
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SOUTH AFRICAN WAR ExPESsES,

In the House Of Commons to-day the
Chancellor of Exchequer stated thi the
Government proposed to ask vote ofthree
million pounds on account for the expenses
Of the war in South Africa, which sum, Il
not sufficient, would at all events suffice
for the expenses until the next session Of
Parliament. The new credit thus asked
for, will raise the expenditure for the
Zulu war to four million five hundred
thousand pounds. The Chancellor of Ex.
chequer stated that the new credit would
transform the surplus estimated at the in.
PRODUCTION OF the budget, into deficit Of
el, 5000. BE said the Government
hopes TO recover this sum from the South
African Colonies, and would ask authori.
ty to raise the remainder OF exch equel
bonds.
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WAsHiNaroN, July Sl.-The mint At
Carson City has been reopened and coin.
age will be recommended as soon as the
necessary bullion can be procured at the
market rates. The New Orleans Mint Is
running at It's full capacity, with plenty Of
bullion on hand. Much Of the bdliion
purchased there has been in tie form o.
Mexican dollars. The Treasury is making
arrangements TO avoid the necessity O
running the Philadelphia mint night and
day during August, to make up the de.
ficiency in the coinage OF standard silver
dollars for the present month.
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what's Your NuInbe.r .

LouIsvlILE, KY, July sl.-The tenth
regular drawing Of the Commonwealth
Distribution Company took place at Mac.
Oauleys Theatre to-day, in the presence 81
alarge crowd. The following were some NJ n
the principal prizes drawn: M al 4gI AZ dSey' "
SSSS9g'y,yV; ~ no, o., ,6lS drew so 900; No. a..
~ = a. erew =, 900; No. 1921 drew 81, 900; No
l,os9 drew $1,000. The many ticket
noloers apparently were pleased with The
manner manner In which the drawing was con
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ST. Paul, July sl.-Gen. Terry, com,
manding the military dempartment at De.
kota, received, tonight, dispatch from
Gen. Miles, dated at the camp on Rock
creek, Is miles south OF the boundary, say.
ing that Sitting Bulls band OF Sioux had
fed northward TO the Wood mountains
leaving their property scattered along the
line Of the route for so miles. The Siou1
are estimated to number 5000, with 2,00C
fighting men. Gen. Miles says he believes
that he has force enough to deal with al
the Indians Sitting Bull can muster.
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ITALY.


RoME, July 3l.-The final decision Of
the German government on the religious
question at issue with the Vatican has
been communicated to the latter. Il is as
follows: All Of the exiled clergy who ask
permission will be allowed 10 return to
Germany. The May laws will be tacitly
suspended, provided the clergy obey the
common law, and all fresh nominations
are to be submitted to the government.
The Pope is satisfied with these terms.
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CURRENT discussion in the Virginia
newspapers is mainly confined to the pro-
posed funding of the State debt. The Rich.
mond Wig seems to be the foremost oppo.
nent Of the plan proposed, which Is gem
orally admitted to be very favorable to the
State, and its viewsmsy be taken as repre-
senting fairly the attitude OF those who are
Unwilling to see the funding scheme car
ried into effect, One of the arguments 1t
puts forth to show that the Old Dominion
cannot bear increased taxation, is based op
the assertion that "she pays more tax per
head to the Federal Government than any
other State save one; and pays more taxes
State and Federal) than any save four"
In other words, the Wig would have the
country believe that the taxes collected of
Virginiatobacco manufacturers are paid by
them instead Of by the consumer, and that
so loug as these Impoverished manufactu-
rers are thus bled by Congressional enact
ment, Virginia should not meet its lawful
obligations. The Record considers this equal
to the proposition Of Senator Conkling,
who sought to gaugethe amount of Federal
taxes paid by New York State by the re-
ceipts at the New York Custom House.
To prove its proposition, the WIG should
have shown that the patriotic tobacco men
do not add the tax to the selling price Of
their products, but instead meet from
their own incomes the demands Of the In.
ternal Revenue Collector.
The ,Whig, however, lays great stress or
the argument that TO accept the terms ol
| the funding bill will be to abolish the
public free schools unless taxation is
greatly increased. It is admitted that Yir'
ginia now acquits herself creditably in
providing free instruction in the elements
Of knowledge for the children OF both
races. She should not neglect 10 main
tain the efficiency OF the free schools, but
| Il were far better for the present genera
ton OF Virginiaus to leave their child
rem an honorable example than an
excess OF book.learning without this
object tesching Should the tradi'
tional honor OF Virginia become q by
word, and o jest through neglecting toIsus
tain It's credit, the i'll effects upon the ris
ing generation will far outbalance the
i good influence OF the school teacher. The
WIG appears to determine what Virginia
should do for her creditors by first seeing
how little some other States have done and
then dropping one peg lower. Happily
for her moral and material welfare, thu
WHO does not, so far as we are informed,
represent the real impulses OF the Virgi
MID people. From all that can be learned,
lit appears certain that the terms Of thl
debt compromise viii be faithfully carried
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TIE West Virginia Journal o. Education
this week contains the text Of al address
delivered by Prof. Alex L. Wade, County
Superintendent Of schools in Monongalia
county, this State, on the subject OF "a
graduating system for country schools"
The address is too long to be reproduced
in these columns, but it is worth the atten-
ton Of educators, as the plain and simple
story Of an earnest man, who sought to
intuse new life into the public schools
with which he was entrusted, and who
succeeded beyond his utmost expecta-
ton. It's introduction is taken up with
4 description Of the old time methods
and appliances which prevailed through.
out the schools OF the State at the
time the lecturers work among them be.
gan. The course of study, then as now,
was prescribed by the State, but there
was neither uniformity nor completeness
Mnong the pupils, for whom it was pre-
pared. In the language OF the French
Commissioners at our Centennial Exhibi.
ton, the course Of fstudy in our ungraded
schools, was "still in the tentative period,
not to say in a state OF chaos, and a prom
nent educational monthly feltcalled upon
to offer the premium OF It's commendation
TO any superintendent or teacher who
would Suggest any way by which order
eau be obtained and the confusion now
existing avoided"
Professor Wade's first efforts were di-
rected to aiding teachers to organize classes
embracing all the branches provided for
by the Legislature, and he sought to rouse
interest among the teachers and pupils
by making public the work Of each school.
This plan, inducing emulation among the
scholars, was found to be beneficial, but
when he came to enquire for the names
Of pupils who had taken up the full
course, intending to enter them on his
journal, he found, that althoughlthe full
course was taught in most Of the schools
scarcelyanyotthe pupils had taken up more
than two studies, The next step was the or
ganizing Of classes Of advanced pupils who
would agree to take up all the free schoo
branches, and this was accomplished IL
most Of the schools under his charge. Thl
same system Of giving publicity to- thl
names Of scholars who entered and pro
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CorSclL confirmed the plan Of letting
ont the street cleaning to District Contract
ors, last night, the First Branch concur.
ring in the action taken by the Second on
Tuesday evening last. The result Of the
plau will be watched with a good deal Of
interest. There is as fine an opportunity
for the contractors to earn their money as
we ever remember seeing furnished to five
gentlemen engaged in the public service,
and we shall be glad to notetheir progress
from time to time. ats
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SAN FRASctsco, July sl.-Judge Wright,
OF the County Court, to-day ordered the
case OF Geo. Schultz, Of Exchequer mine
notoriety, to be submitted to the next
grand jury. Atan election OF Excheouer
shareholder to-day over s., 900 shares were
represented, and unanimously resolved to
change the management and an entire
new Board OF Trustees were elected, as
follows: ]. B. Russell, @. L! Weller, Thos.
D. Shannon, II. N. Levy and B. G. Brown.
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LOUISVILLE people are reported 70 be
more inclined to enforce quarantine
measures this year, from the fact that a
GOOD many Of her yellow fever guests Of
last Il wear, alter availing themselves of her
hospitality, went on to Cincinnati to buy
their goods. ..t .'
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oslost Nos. IS and n Fourteenth street

TnE ordinance passed by the Second
Ranch last night concerning the Fire De.
partment, is intended to increase the pow.
sr, Of the Chief Marshal, and thereby en-
sbIe him TO increase the efficiency Of the
department. .HO
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ENGLAND,
rHREArEN1Na A cnNsr,I-

LONDON, July 3l.-A letter was lately
received by Horatio J. sprague, United
States Consul at Gibraltar, demanding
that s., 900 be deposited in a certain spot
on pain OF death OF himself and family.
The Spanish authorities Investigated the
matter, and arrested fourteen persons on
suspicion. Sprague has since received q
letter containing still more audacious
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GERMANY,
TAX on pfy1pEyps

BERLIN, July s1.-The German govern.
ment has decided 70 propose q tax upon
dividends on public funds, 10 reimburse
itself for the proposed reduction Of taxa,
ton on landed proprietors. It Is under.
stood that the government intends TO in,
sist upon the adoption OF this tax.
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FOREIGN NOTES.

The late Khedlye Of Egypt starts for
Rhodes next week, where he will reside.
Russia has formally declared that there
are now only three cavalry regiments left
in Bulgaria.
The bullion Withdrawn from the Bank
Of England on balance yesterday amount.
ed to G70, 900.
Iron masters Of the Cleveland district