, 1879-09-04
TcELEGR.APNIC.
EASTERN STATES.
Arrears of Pensions.

llI IO-uuy lle -ESANtuA AN"' "'S
opinion TO the effect that arrears of pensions
under the late war went to the inmates OF
homes for disabled volunteer soldiers, and
not to the homes as claimed by their man.
ayers.
Clearing House Statement.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Clearing house ex.
changes for the week ending August 23d, ac.
cording to the Public, are smaller outside Of
New York than those of any other full week
for the four months. Still there is large
increase in comparison with the correspond
ing week OF last year. though not so large as
has been observed in several recent weeks.
Exchanges at all cities, New York included,
fall short OF more than one hundred millions
of the high water mark OF May, but are
nevertheless larger by 3.G2 per cent. than
those of the corresponding week of last year,
portion ef the gain here being due as
usual, to greater activity in speculation
Outside of this city, the most notable fea-
ture is the unprecedented gain of 30 per
cent. at Boston, exchanges there being the
largest reported in any week thus far this
year, excepting in one week of April. The
increase at Philadelphia is also very large.
On the other hand, any decrease at Chicago
seems extraordinary and losses at San Fran.
CISCO, NlllWhuhlG ANGW OllSubn, tuouSA
doubtless due to usual causes, are especially
large. The following shows the gains and
losses in comparison with corresponding
week of last year:
Gains: New York, 46 per cent; Boston,
So; Philadelphia, so; st. Louis, go; Cln-
cinnati, ~; Louisville, 1874; Pittsburg,
25.2; Providence, 10; Indianapolis, So;
Cleveland 3,5; New Haven, eos; Lowell,
11.2. Hf
Losses Chicago, 90; San Francisco,
31.9; Baltimore, 90; Milwaukee, 3l,5; New
Orleans, 42.4; Syracuse, l1.9.
Crop Reports.
CHICAGO, Aug. q. - The Commercial
Bulletin Of. this city publishes advices frou
30S counties in the middle west, regarding
Spring wheat. The increase in acreage is
IL 56 per cent. The average yield per acre
is 12 90 bushels against ii AZ bushels last
year. The aggregate yield is placed at 137,-
$40, ,615 bushels against 108, 744, 374 bushels
last year. The quality is generally reported
to be better than last year.
Sitting Bull 10 be Fired Ont.
New York, Aug 2S.--A Herald's special
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, yesterday, says
that the situation in the Canadian north
west is grave, and daily becoming more
critical and complicated The Creeks, O
powerful tribe who have repeatedly pro-
tested against Sitting Bulls hunting buffalo
on their ground, and have been pacifled with
assurances that he would soon return to the
United State, are restive under the rapid ex-
tinction OF game, and 1000 warriors under
Great Bear assume threatening attitude.
The American scourge have slaughtered
nearly all the buffalo south Of Battle river,
and the buffalo have fed south or to the
limits OF Athabasca district. The destitu-
ton Of the Canadian Indians is extreme.
Many cases of cannibalis.. have been re-
ported, and one or two Hudson Bay posts
have been plundered by starving sayages.
Lieut.. Gov. Laird, whose seat Of govern
ment is Battleford, has sent his family into
Winnipeg, and his position Is very critical.
Three weeks ago the Chief Indian Commits
sioner endeavored to arrange matters with
Great Bear, who consented to keep quit un-
til the government had finally decided the
course to be pursued. Sitting Bulls band
was removed 10 north of Wood Mountain,
but isolated conflicts were going Oh between
them and the Canadian Creeks and Sauteux.
A dispatch arrived from Fort Walsh Tues
day, saying that they anticipated very seri-
Gus trouble. Col. Osborne Smith, in COM
mand OF the Canadian forces, left for the
scene Of troubles Friday. The police force
numbers only $50 men, and the Dominion
government is hastily organizing six com.
panies Of mounted infantry. No particu-
lars have been received of what has hap
pened, but the message from Fort Walsh
was most urgent. There are three compa-
nies of infantry, one troop of cavalry and a
feld battery here---all volunteers. The Do
minion forces were disbanded year ago.
This account represents Sitting Balls fol-
lowing to be 5000 men, women and chill
dren-probably too high an estimate.
Periis OF the Deep.
BosToN, Aug. 2S-.The schooner Stephen
Bennett, from this port for Baltimore, caL-
sized. Captain Bennett and crew, five per-
sons, and three passengers are supposed to
be lost
Rowing Race.
DETROIT, Aug. 2S. The four.oared race
in the "open to all' regatta, which the UNI
pire decided yesterday should be rowed over
on account of the fouling of the Shoewae.
canettes by the Wyandotte crew, was pulled
this morning, the Shoewacaemettes and
Michigans participating. The Excelsior
four, first over the line in Yesterdays trial,
refused to pull, claiming that the umpire's
decision was unjust. The race was Won
easily by the ShOewacaemettes in 1855, dis
tance one mile and half, with the current
War In Cuba.
HAVANA, Aug. 2S.-Two bands of insur.
gents have made their appearance, one in
tho Holquin district and the other in the
district OF Santiago de Cuba. The band al
the former place is aboat 100 strong and the
strength of that at the other place is not
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