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The Court House.

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OPENING OF THE BIDS AT NoON--A
PHILADELPHIA CONTRACTOR THE
LOWEST BIDDER.
The Building Committee of the Levy
Court met this morning at their ofilce,
Tenth and Market streets, for the pur-
pose Of opening the proposals for build
ing the new Court House. The bids
were opened promptly at II o'clock, and
were read by Chairman A. ii. Silver.
There were eleven bids in all five Vi
tlicn being from this city, and six from
Philadelphia.
The proposals were as follows, in
Guiding the levelling of the banks:
PHI. Mitchell, Wil..........f94, 600 90
James d. Doyle, Phil. ....... S0,7S7 90
Philip Quig!ey & Son, WILL. $1,000 90
Warner j. Kinderdin'. Phila.. ,S5,943 90
Arthur II. Williams, PHIL. 79,504 90
Harry Lape, vii. ..... S0,236 90
j. II. ID. Seeds a. Sons, Will, 90,700 90
A. Given, Will, 97,44s 90
W.. J. Given, Phila., 0G,44S O0
L., q. Gibbon, Phila., 0O,SOO 90
E1acOb M yers, Phila., 00,224 0O
In Will be seen that the lowest bid Is
that Of Arthur II. Williams, Of Phila-
delphia, the amount being S79,504.00
The next lowest bid u that Of Harry
Lape, of this city, for $40, ,236 90, being
S732 more than that Of MIR. Williams.
During the reading of the proposals
the roum was crowd d. and after the
reading had been concluded the room
was cleared and the committee went
into secret session. II viii alsn he seen
that all the bids exceed the amount
apDropriated,
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Local Stocks and Bonds.
Wilmington Markets.
WILMINGTON, Del, July 81,

WILMINGTON. DEL. July 81, 1879
Ouotations at the Brandywlne N Ills fol
Flour and Grain, furnished by W. Il
pennypacke h Co. Corrected naily.
Hest atent Process Flour. 7.OOs & OF
Choice Family................ b00a hC
Suoeriine -Four. 0Oa s OF
Wheat ,.......,..... Il
New t,orn. -. A
Rran ner 100
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GIX CENTS REWARD.-Rana away ON
Appoquinimink Hundred, near Taylor's
Bridge, a negro boy, about ten years old,
answering to the name OF William Seth !;
had on when he went away dark cotton
end no csat. All persons are hereby forbid
harbOring or trusting said boy on my ac-
count. JAMES r. COLLINS,
l 3I-1t* .s r. ~
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II II a IIorsefKfrsiI FFI

Last night about 10 dclotkS hs tle'
empty train which Tad taken asi excur-
sion from Harrington TO Ocean City was
returning to this city, the locomotive
struck horse that was on the track at
|, Gepp's Crossing, short distance below
Niadletpwn. he animal was thrown
seversf feet Aud was7 inst tanfy killed.
ascerained.
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HEALt} e CO.,
HANK ERS & BROKERS',
AND DEALERS IN

AND DEALERS IN
STOCKS, BONDS, LOANS, MORT
CAGES u COM NJ ERCIAL PAPER.
CLAYTON HOUSE, WILMINGTON, DEL
Interest. Coupon, and General Collec-
lions. Tickets to and drafts on Great
Britain amt other parts OF The world.
jams 1yd
Financial anu Co snInerciai.
WILMINaToN. Del, July 81, 1873.
l. trst stock quotations furnished bs
,eald A Co. CLAYTON House Building
Viii, in.ton, Del. at IL NJ. to-day:
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
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Totals, .s42, ,74o 2s $25,4so 80 500. 2So os
Tosals for the whole city City tax,
S1O2,985 96; school tax, $46,361 Us ;
total, S147,347 04. --.
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NJ OTICE.-A meeting OF the Democrats
~ OF the Eighth Ward, will be held 1T
No. 81 East 7th street, on Friday evening,
August LIST. at o'clock. A general attef-
dance Is requested. sAN
BY order of the Vice President. St.
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ts WATCHMAN SWORN IN.
Mayor Almond swore in W.. Zanes
this morning as the Front street wharf
watchman.
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PEACH SHIPM ENI'S.

The shipment of peaches yesterday,
over the Delaware Railroad, as near as
could bo ascertained, were as follows:
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Visitors from Afar.
. Quite a number of people from Many
mk, Pa, were on the banks Of the
Brandywine yesterday.
, 1879-04-19
LITERARY NOTES,

t,.. ft.An =.
~ ~" "o'e " 'Nto. !'us"' .oo'e ~
Lysc," Is announecc lor publication III May.
Col. Draysotts now book, uThc Art Of prac-
,,,m, vhe, !, win In nph,Ishod norlv In Anil hv
s".'. W>,,to,,aa T. sons - - a.,1,aa.a,, ~,
.,nro,,ssto,, r., III. ruso ~ Conn.rrh,
W
MIR. j, Brander Mntthows, tic writer OF the
article on HMo)lerc tic Lifp w,,l tEp Legend, -
in LIuuueotts tor April. Ii cueuccl on a fuil
rs,.,,, ~ ,,,., ,,,.ut E.on,,, ,,-a.nn,,s.
ulohtppa' o. ''e I'sat t''"s'' "'''"at'el'
Ado1ph StrodtHan, who died recently In Ger
mnny, WIS Tho bIoerap,ler nt HeIuc aul Kipkrl,
mi lad tron.]r.r1 ,rcnnysor shollrv. t,cnrco
Eliot. aud either prominent English writer's, Into
German.
A rcno,t ,ote1v Issu.a ty thc mun,e,oa,,,v q,
III I'p Bookstores, tss % nsl lc5 b.Scrles. Tlcra ha1
h".n . urnat nrr"nsa IN h,lst,,t,.s siucc iSiS T.,
W. W. tx hnt.s .shnd wVrs yoi,a, ~ - nj
@ w oInsn a,sa dncs v.st h,aiue. a. ~, ,rs
wv w. - 1,s', o ~, ~, ~. ~ Na.. s - se'''
The Presidency Of TIC New Shakespeare stc!c-
~. ~, w., :" ,raotcst nyinr noota uc.s In, H.
% ~ T. "a' ~, MI - y hns i., a,n.s ~, m,,ar'
Hrow," ~ w i,rnses "rd nuhto i9ukes nsyo I,"sn
VIA. t,rooidcnis hit nnv n.,et was nII,,ih,c fr
fscs'aeal'
Dickens, when over here, said onc oren'pg
| TINT he always tounl thu people H.ost like his
characters oblCct!n 70 them Aa improbable aud
| extreme. Mrs. Ntcklcoy bud talked to llm
~ W Piuuani s.a' LIN .a. ~ s,as,
uoot tassfe.sI sue as Eo,S ~ SnIs.o ~, muw'.n
p.. .'sF @ Ill., 'ns y owu tto,v rv ,n"a,ra ~
nose,Fo w wy Slatasvl 10 ut'e'S uA'"asa'a'
10 WIN eeVcfa' feeRsh'aS'
| Shakspearcan scholars will ho Elad 10 hoar
| tllat Mr.. Furniynl! I,as Nndustaknn to supern-
tend the ISSUE OF scrcs of plivto.lithostaphtc
fAc-similcs Of all tho n,ost Important Shakespeare
uu.Ttos, to be executed hy Mr., ". tiriggs. Tic
! Dukafoi Dav0nsItrc. lie Trustees af The Iir.ish
| Museum, md the Muster nliA FuIows Ut Trlpity
Cot!cGe, tasnulloee. HaVe pttlhllscu 70 as!nw ,N
their nooH.tfeasuses 70 10 opno'os'apneo'-"4'0sss
an" EfseF"s' .....
Thu publication Of the DUO tto BroelIc's new
work, t.IAc Ktug's Soctot." mud the Interest 1t
, 1879-04-19

4Nsto 1hFN UhFiH.
The dcnth-nrobably suddcn-ls announced
Of Jean utppolyto Curticr, dit dc Villemcssaut,
who was born ut Roucn. April g, 181o, l,orp TIL
the age OF IA the pame Of his fntller, Col. Car.
tier, when he took TINT OF his mother, married
ut 10, md after carrying on for some tinlc tho
trade Of O rl0bon-1ncrcer went to Paris III 1889,
md soon afterwards eutcrcd journalism. In
1870 he founded ut much expense La SYlphidt,
uud became coIlaboratcur upon La Pratt, for
whicl, ho wrota feul!!ctons over tic signature
Of I" Louise de Saint J.oup.' Immediately a{trr
The revolution OF February, 1878, be founded IL
Lampfoa. which Wns suppressed two mouths
later, ,iss editor earning ten days 0tlniprsonment.
la BoMcht at Fsr, Its SUCCESSOR, was stranElcd ut
Its BIRTH, nld La ChroWiYHe dc paris, publication
Of which was begun Jun l, 1851, was suppressed
fl June, 1S52 In April, 1854, he rcsilsrltatcu
TOR the third time, aided by ns sons.ln-aw, NM.
]. d. Juuytn at,4 bourdln, lie Figaro paper
then already famous Tor Its lawsuits mud prtiae-
eutIons. From n semi.weekiyit 1t grew to daily,
certainly thu most widely known of n1l lii,
papers of France, and ono Of tlle most profit
ahsc. Its founlcr-for so he may truly be call.
cd--sct himself from tho very tirst tU make
pupcr thai would be talked abu,1t, and succeed
ed; 1t snowcd wrlts asItl challenges III the
oilce. Hu picked up every brilliant young
eAroniQueur that appeared In Paris aud employed
him at iaucy prlcu to write fur IL Figaro, tile
engagement ccaslIlE Us soon ns the writer began
to nut too little pepper III hts crcuultarts, ami
usually entltttH in q rn.nE quarrel With thu
rtlttor. lcnrl Roehefurt wns tile most famous
of tllrse, atd Il may bo sud that his chruniqt.e.
in Ii Figaro, first airy a1lll touching upoll tho
most trivial subjects. aud at last bitterly. II
yuardely, crtttc!snE the Empire, a,ld especially
thu EMPRESS, wcre tic first ahocks that set tue
edtfee trembling.
, 1879-04-19

,s t.i,o,. H. nnn,-,t,,r ,o,t T. NJ,
3 eo''aaa s"ns" ~ oees",oe' -aot ~
pears that ille pohuiat'oi' ot Japan no" mum
6crs 81, es3.3Ol 6onis. fcudo, which ut one thno
Ind the reputation of being tho most populous
c,,y in the wor,,i. rontuina l,UW,771 Inhabitautf
NH n.Yi MI, hnDfcs.
u'a "o.'''' .s'
Mt- Francis Galton g not Inclined 70 consaef
consciousness 9s capable q mucl' useful service
" ", ra oxo,,rnn .ho ,.arTir,Is ~ mv oy,
,ripH he Las rcsnact f"ci for sl,n nart ,,ayei
hv ..a1nsc,cnannss he,in. ,,ith n.i,.rs. To
,,,ht - ,,sn ai,nTe,isr az hclnf,,l st,ntrvI.or
auS ~ shtnt ti~t ,nv hc4t hrain.,vor Il whniiy
t,"Srncmi"nt n T. ia nssitinn onnears to In
timt ~ n l,clnicsS ancctatnr Of Gut minuts
t.s"t;nu ~ n hmvo o,.,o,,nt IT automatic hraIn.
..nss.I,' ,,.1.s1 !, " "esS ""''"'' ~
"u'ns .--
Leyant. IN Egypt It Is still more common. anu
in 1ndiA our countEytnen ulso sulcr from u. IN
Syria The chalk districts nTe thosu where u pre-
Yasls mosl io1 ~ "ts T. al. III I'M ia t,.s ~
t.y'E " ne so T. ~. - ;ho hnst nrnsmrv"fvos
houea ~ shr u{es ~ = ,t.aasc nnntholmn IL IN.
h9asa lL,s ae, rstrtmS trt caro- mr., cltani-
ness WIZ 10 naen 10 - .s. T., a.""r
Rcfous at'u lily WV =, ,..ra w. ~ efIt tsnan ~
csses Aas FIss s4'Hta'1 ~10|'
-ua94S'"e'
In thu has!n Of tho Tcplitz stadtbad, alo
recent stopPagc Of Which hns caased 90 much
aluFm In tEIG ctartntnH Austrian watering. place,
[{nuan coins md antiquities have bccn found.
On unu uf tic coIns tG,lale hust IL represented
will. tho eIrruu.scrptlou "Sabina Augusta y
{wIfo OF the Einporor llAurtant A. j. ilI-l35}.
'l'hu sourco must, tllercforc, have becn we'll
, 1879-04-19

President Bartlett Is among tlv best classical
mil Bh1Ica] scholars of thf. country 1,is ,r,v
,na,, -, ~ ro,. ~ ~, ~ @ ~ ILL.,. ..a no W"
-. puo1 u ''usete 70 III os1afo VI "pou. oao pages.
The mapa and illustrations arc reliable and s1f-
accnty numerous. The author, after TWO In
troi1uctory claDtcrs whIcl, ara hlrhtv ;ntnreet.
IN, mn, ,n.trc,ivo nrorcc,a ~ hie mai, oh,as.
~ ~. pnsee ~ ~ I.la' o"lsc''
WINCH Is tac loVest'gauon ot .he 1aetB anu Ills
torlcal evidences that tcud to confirm tho
Scriptural record Of the experience oE the Is.
.as..s ,,.a 1s, ~ NV . 49, "M .. ~ eu-
teflpG u'o lau" u ptuli'se, toeetacF Win no.
tices OF tho localities ID which occurred
thu chief events ~ their history dur
inE this lmportunt period Ut their
, 1879-04-19


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THE AGEs BEFORE MOSES.

tnonarch!eal-lta tendency Republican. j. X.
THE AGEs y,ltrf,rr AfOsra.
~, ',s,ss,, ...'.,' :" ,ls Fosu'ns a.l'aes.
" Eeuc'A' asseal'ob whe'f tllcy were hellsercd
III tlsieako last year IN the Second Presbyterian
Church a,ltl In FarwelI IluIl DR., G1l,son has
evidently stu1tc,l tho xh,u,, ~ ,.s, ttsr,,,,+.os
with rora t ,st, ~, nu"'s..s ~, ~ lss.
s,. au VIII '''' usu y. lae oes neips' II
ID LIS oplect 10 clcar up difficulties aud to chow
, 1879-04-19

vrt,. 1,,t ,,mt,.. ~ Y,i., h,. n o.,..,h,,,,on
1ne tast nu1a.c1 " tn's nAs eohl.su"taoh
from the Rev. DE. II. N. Towers On tho Dcc0Eu~
tive Art Society Of New York.
r,,crc o,c rumora Tint t,e New yo,I 7rnnb;r
nn.'o VI = 4u"ol" 8, ."as 'ns A,s" "" u."pi'e
VIII becin tile publication u snnday edlt!oll to
deal largely With church and religious topics,
aul 10 contnin portraits and sketches OF tie
lood,r,v 1I,,po. ~ iii t1c,,,,,na,l,,s
''au"'s 0''i'o' " u'' oeuo'"'n"''o"s'
u. Acrotd Is the now prefcct Of the Seipc;
aud "beu he recently took poss'sslon Of bis ot-
:. i. - ~, -a,".a,.,.',. .,. H.
Vcty uustv. ~ o. uE"', tnpteseotnlt INT he-
sr.rt @ ' treo'ur 3 Nh y. hr fept e5 Tnss na
The signature ia .Ccro,ne. 1Bts.n
49,. ,,. .,,. u,,,,,,au, -, .,,.
in Parls Is tho American artist, Henry Ducon,
who has been rapidly rising Ia tayor Of late,
1l,a pars correspondcnt of tia l,ou,lon standard
says tie picture to bo exhibited this yearls lSey
10 make hit' lt represents burial az sca,
, 1879-04-19
stale ds1, In a ba,ciut light Of corruption and

MtEHJs
The authors style Is good for fts pr1rpose,-a
dliluee yet continuous narrative, personal. III
rnct, nut givcn u rcncralfzng Or noraliztsi,
Tie translation, harrns II fow lneleganrcs In ita
linglaht fecEns Il very GOOD one, doing fufI tlls-
tico to Its original, Mhl making us quito forget
tl!at u is not ttsclf that original.
This curious monograph concludes Al follows I:
Il Royalty hal appreciated, II the ncpubIlc
had aparod, Thy ciass II would ha!c Lent steady
support to limited monarchy. tic only orm ii
government which haH hitherto ceu able 10 secure
70 great e1HntrY stability Of law md tie hcncits
Of public llbcrty.
Thanks, NJ. 10 Due; accept the assurancc Of
our distinguished consideration, mil allow ua
to aak your attention to cuilntry mt atst,-
lutcly insignificant, but w'Icl, acetis to lnya rs.
eanss! your notice. rot.ntry Fj we'll satisfied
with Its century Of law md liberty tsat il hol,ls
some millions Uf inel really 10 tic III tIr boots
rasler than submit IL thr syatum ,p,1 uplIoIu NJ
tl,e "only Government" And tsiia a,l,ic cou,l.
try loves Franco we'll enough tu hone TINT sllo
haa definitely enterctl u,,In a parallel career.
.e. Ata therefore wo think you for uncotsctouely
nntng your part Qlku tic Ministers Ut Louis
Ky: who Wero not 10 thc "setret" y 10 establish
tlsat state Ut things In FRANCE wrf, is f,1Etlltst
IRON your wishes. I'e MIN of your bpok Is
tnonarchscal-lts tendency Republican. j.
, 1879-04-19

{who either spent half his li(c disguised as =
woman or the other hall disguised as q n1uu)
relied with his colleagues ln the Embassy TO El,-
gln1d {not sllnrcrs III the secret ", aud With
drcw himself from them; then for weeks u,al
nlontbs tile mighty an!l glorious ruler ot Franco
triple, auldrup1u dealing should bo discovered
by his Cabinet, tly Euglnll. ut.l by thu world
nt'large. To brlba D'Eon to silence untt tiu
rcstitlit!on Of documents. la,0o0 fFal,rs annuity
what can QUO tun9ine Louis allowed to bs offer
ed htIna mortgage on tile property Of De
BroglIo anahis w1tu!
Tie Aohc .la Brog1ic, uncla Of tic Count, Is
one OF tlo most refreshing characters IN thu
book. lie seens 10 hnye stepped bodily out OF
some old French COMEDY. 6otnu paragraphs In
Als woridly-wise old letters uro too good to bo
lost:
''1know how 10 spsak and how to keop sIfence,
according TO the occaslon; and when talk to my
cat do not call him by bis nanse. do not ray to
him,. cat! ea.' .lhdhoush sss very eg.sly t..t
" ss m Sat pds + IL ycs
i Il. ts' IT. "; ~hs sss i.
fuy. to dod bricty. but with fcryos,
and laugh u fools. but take caro- nut to
se ks, # s anss sTsts s I'll Ms ons to ss s
Z ~: :ssst !;ppsf ~sss would si1a espa:
~ have sesn your mother, That taithfal and
aud .enHbla person In all the world. aud the rast
ways right and tbat IL Just wfere sl,c il wr0ug."
ll,e crown!lig achievement OF thls old sInucr
10 for2'ug letter from his uicse to her father,
mt'lslrc With ilie pslraaos, which arc aimed a. q
derness. details aGuut househuld matters uld
her own health; tuch ns daughter would write
only to her parents" This precious doculucnt
h. reads as Esiu!nt n 70 tns @ @na9ph,u end there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-19
Secretary Sherman on sesumptiOn,

HIS ANSWER TO THE SENATE RESOLUTION,
The Senate to-day received from the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury response to its resolution
of the 10th inst, by which he wa, directed to
report what amount Of United States legal
tender notes have been redeemed In coin since
the first day of January last, and "also what
amount OF coin he considers himself authorized
to retain in the Treasury for the purpose of
maintaining resumption Of specie payments
under the provisions Of the act OF January IA.
iSI5.' Secretary Sherman after acknowledging
the receipt OF the resolution and quoting its
language, writes as follows "In reply, I
have to state that there has been re-
deemed in coin since Janulry 1st, 1879
OF legal-tender notes an amount of 81. l33 5l3
AS to the amount of coin authorized to be
retained In the Treasury for the purpose Of
maintaining resumption OF specie payments
have to state that under the provisions OF the
resumption act authorizing the Secretary of the
treasury, In order to prepare and provide for
the redemption Of United States bonds, to use
any surplus revenue In the Treasury not other
wise appropriated and to issue certain bonds of
the United States. The coin reserve Of the
Treasury has been increased to Sl3S OOO 900, that
Delrg about forty per cent. OF the notes out
standing to be redeemed. and believed to be the
smallest reserve upon which resumption could
ma1Dtained-as fully set forth in my last annual
report This reserve arose from the sale of
S95. 5.00O,OC0 bonds and from surplus revenues as
authorized by law. and it must, under existing
law, be maintained unimpaired for the purpose
for which it was created.
Very respectfully, JOHN SHERMAN,
Secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-19
GEN. GRANT On THE CHINESE
QUESTION.
His Reply TO a DeputatiOn OF Chi.
No

NRw YORK, May ia correspondent with
Gen. Grant writes that while I'm the island OF
Penang he was waited upon by q deputatton OF
Chinese merchants who presented him with an
address soliciting his influence to procure the
removal OF restrictions imposed on chinese
emigrants to America by the bill which had
been passed by Congress. Gen. Grant said ft
anorded him special pleasure to receive the
ADDRESS which had just been read He was
about TO visit China, having received q warm
1nvltation to DO so, and he was anxious to eo0
with his own eyes the Institutions and peopl0
OF that country. To be met with a welcome
from Chlnamen in this country, therefore was
gratifying. He had not seen the bill and knew
nothing about ft except from the telegraphic
dispatches IN the English newspapers ne n
represented as saying In all questions ike this
tnere were demagogues who In America as In
other countries, pander to prejudlces against
race or nationality, and favor1ng measures OF
oppression that might advance their political
interests: But In the question OF Chinese emil
grafton there was something to be said in favor
OF those who advocated bill limiting emiora-
uon OF the Chinese TO America. He tnen went
on 10 show the evils arising from the system
un0er which Chinese had been imported to
America. He felt sure that the Chinese gentle
men who had honored him with this addreas
and who represented the fiourishing Chinese
community OF Penang, would agree with him
tnat emigration 10 the United States under
InoSe circumstances was not an advantage to
Us, ana was wrong to the people who came
unoef such degrading conditions.
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THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Gen. Grants Views.
THE BRITISH In INDIA.
Threatened Mutiny of Natives.
Gen. Grants Views.
FOREIGN AFFAIBS.

FOREIGN AFFAIBS.
1he Afghan Treaty.
SIMLA. May l9.-Tne Vice Regal Council has
oeen specially summoned for TO-DAY ID consider
the draft OF the Afghan treaty. The Ameer has
agreed TO such terms as will secure the chief
objects Of the British policy
Distress I'm Cashmere.
News from Cashmere is very bad The tn-
crease or urgent distress and famine Joined to
incompetency, corruption and want Of organIza-
tion on The part OF the officials is producing the
most serious state OF affairs.
Asiatic Cholera.
Cholera in PeSha Wur Is threatening 10 raise
an obstacle 10 the prompt Withdrawal OF the
troops flom Aighanistan. The disease has ap-
peared In most OF the cities OF the Pu1Iaub.
Organized Bands Of teObberN and In
cendi iarics.
Dacofty or robbery oy armed gangs Is ASST
ming alarming proportions In the Deccan, eS-
past bands OF decorites have been securing the
country, committing daring attacks on houses
ana villages. They seem 10 form part OF a
regular organization, under the command OF
one Wassadeo Bulwund. lately a Clerk In the
financial department. They are suspected OF
having set the fire which destroyed the govern.
ment school, the Boodwax palace, the law
courts, the post Office, the police office and nifty
houses In Poona Oh the night OF the 18th inst.
IN THEIR REMARKABLE MANIFESTO
10 one BOMBAY government In which they
tRIedten 10 raise another mutiny and put
prlce on the head OF the governor unless their
olstress is relieved, they inform the govern
menu mat g. eat distress prevails I'm thatcoun.
oIy, ana unless extensive public works are at
once opened, employment provided for the peo-
PIE, she native trades encouraged, taxes ne.
auceo, ano the salaries OF highly-paid Eu-
IopeanS cut down, they will not cease no Mum.
ueT, OUT Will extend TO the Europeans What
tney nave hitherto confinel to the natives.
!hey viii Kill the governor OF Bombay, hang
tne Judge or the court OF sessions of Poona
carry murder and rapine throughout the coun
uy, and stir up another mutiny aud massacre
OF europeans. The manifesto ends by warning
the governor that unless he at once compiies
Win the requisitions the price OF one thousand
rupees Will be put on his head Four persons
lncluolng Wassadeo Bulwund append their
signatures and seals TO the manifesto Tine
government, which at first was Inclined to
leaVe the matter in the hands OF the local
ponce, Is now taking more energetic measures.
considerable number OF troops have been
loia @ on 10 patrol the country, and reward OF
900 rupees has been offered for the Capture of
Wassadeo Bulwund ~
The Drought nm India.
Ram still holds of In B9ehr, ChoJar, Nagpore
and the districts round Calcutta The Indigo
crop VIII be very short, and other crops must
suner IL showers do not fall very soon Peas
are already rising. There has been some rain
in the other districts OF lower Bengal, but more
is wanted.