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Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-27
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The Republican Campaign fn New York.
 NEW YoRK, July 6--Recognizing the fact that in the State of New York there will be great fight for supremacy between the Republicans and Democrats, the former have, through their State committee, called 8 meeting for August 5, at which Generals Garfield and Arthur, the members of the Ma tional Committee and about one hundred prominent Republicans connected with nei- ther the National or State Committees will be present. The meeting is called to discuss the most advantageous mode of prosecuting the campaign It is stated on good authority that one hundred men who participate in the proceedings are chiefly large capitalists, who have signifed their willingness to assist the party financially as far as legitimate.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Arrived, the City of Richmond and the Erin from Liverpool, the Gallia from Liverpool.
 Philadelphia-Arr the British Empire from Liverpool.
 Antwerp-Arrived, the Vaderland from New York.
 Liverpoo1-Arrived, the City of Berlin from New York, the Sardinian from Mon treal the Palestine from Boston.
 Plymouth-Arrived, the Gellert from New York for Hamburg.
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Manhattan Beach,
 Steamers John HI. Startn, Capt. McAIister, and Erastus Corning, Capt. Spoor, in connection with regular New line will issue tickets from New Haven to Manhattan Beach and return for the low price of $1.55. Passengers can leave New York every hour of Starin's Manhattan Beach boats from Twentysecond street. North River Leroy street, North River, or Pier 1, East River.
 No intoxicating drinks can be obtained on the boat which is sufficient guarantee that nothing can occur to mar the pleasure of one who choose to avail themselves of either of these excursions. Liberal discounts made to Sunday schools or so- cieties
 For further information apply to MoALIsTER B. WARREN, T Church street, or
 ". B. MILLER, Agent Starin Pier Send for Map of Long Island Sound, giving routes
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Michigan.
A WouId-be Suicides Sad Story.

WouId-be Suicides Sad Story.
 MILWAUKEE, July 26.-This afternoon Her man Pitche, aged 56 years, made an unsuc- cessful attempt to commit suicide by cutting his throat. Pitche is a resident of Sedalia and was on his way to Sheboggan. His story is that he was living happily at Sedalia with his wife, younger than he, and he had saved S2, 800 in cash. His wife became enamored of young man named Rudolph Wolfe. stole the S2, 800 and eloped with Wolfe. Pitche followed the runaways to Chicago and there learned that they had left for Europe. He gave up the chase and concluded to go to Sheboggan, where he has friends He threat ened that his next attempt would be success E,,1
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MARINE LIST. GEEE PORT OF NEW HAVEN. G&@5
 ARRIvED-JULY 26. Sch James M Bayless, Snow, Kennebec River ice to B Dickerman. Sch Sarah Jane Smith, New York. salt to sperry Barnes
 CLEARED. Bark Henry Norvell, Burgess New York. Sch Jennie F Wiley, Chadwick, Kennebec River, to load back by E Weaver.
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THE NEW DOMINION.
Another Knee in Prospect,


 HALIFAX, N S., July 26.-Some hotel keep CTS of Geneva N. Y., proposed having single scull regatta there for $500 prize, between four first-class oarsmen. Warren Smith, of this place, was asked to enter. He replied that he would do so if the prize was made larger. This would not be done, so Smith did not enter. Tonight at the rowers' asso citation his packers at the meeting decided to challenge James H. Riley, of Saratoga, N. Y, to three-mile race the course to be here after agreed upon, stakes $1 900.
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PENN NSYLVANIA.
A DruRs1st's Fatal Mistake.

DrugG1st's Fatal Mtstake.
 BRADFORD, July 26.-The coroner has held an inquest on the body of A. w. Carroll, a resident of that city, who is supposed to have died from poisoning. On Tuesday last, Dr. H. R. Hopkins prescribed some powders for Carroll, who had bowel complaint After taking several of the powders, Carroll be came insensib1e and remained so until Sat urday morning, when he died. An analysis of the powders and of the dead mans stom- ach is now being made by chemist It is surmised that morphia was accidentally sub stituted for calomel in making up the pow
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POLITICAL.

The Color Line fn Virginia Politics.
 WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Richmond Dis patch of to-day, in discussing the proposition for a compromise between the readjusters and the funders, says that no negro will be or ought to be permitted to vote in any Dem ocratic primary election in any county in the State and that such voting must be confined to white voters.
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DEATHS.

CLARK-The funeral services of Mrs. Elizabeth Mansfield Clark, who died at the house of her cous- in, Capt. s. P. Crafts, Hamden, July 23 will be at the Episcopal Church in Ansonia, Wednesday after noon. Interment at Waterbury at D. same day.
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News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. PLEASURE SEEKERS LOST. An Excursion Steamer Cap
 sized ill a SquaI.
 THIS TIME IN SWITZERLAND. Seventeen Lives Reported to
 Have Been Lost. APPEARANCE OF YELLOW FEVER. Several Cases and Deaths at
 Mobile.
THE OLD WORLD,
Great Britain.

Am Excursion Steamer Capsized-Seven-
 teen Lives Reported Lost-Other Drown
 ing Accidents.
 LONDON, July 26.-A dispatch from Berne states that passenger steamer was to- day cap sized on Lake Brienze, Switzerland, and sev- enteen lives lost. Lake Brienze is body of water in the interior of Berne, about sixteen miles northwest of that city, and three miles from Lake Neufchatel. It is about ten miles long, and from one to three miles broad The steamer was from the town of Brienze at the northern extremity of the lake, and carried party of excursionists It is SUD- posed the steamer, which was small one was capsized by one of the sudden and ter rife squalls which sometimes pass over those waters It is reported at Berne that the steamer had on board some English tourists from London, but the story has not been verified.
 A rowboat was run down by steam launch on the river Thames Saturday, and 8 gentle man and lady and two children were drowned.
 The steamer Hazeldean, from Bilbao for Newcastle, has been sunk by collision in the British Channel and five of the crew drowned.
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Tennessee.
, rrurderer Defies Arrest.

NASHVILLE, July 26.-A Clarksville special to the Banner today says that last Saturday Hoxace Shoemaker shot and killed William Tasgeert near Oakwood in the lower part of Montgomery county. It was an unprovoked rs,urder. Shoemaker is still in the neighbor- hood with his friends, swearing that he will not be taken. Assistance has been asked for from here One hundred dollars reward Is offered for his capture.
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THE WEST.
Missouri.
A Farmers Fatal Econo

A Farmers Fatal Economy.
 AKRON, July 26.--A farmer at this place was attacked few days ago by his savage bull in high-fenced yard, and could not escape hired man came with gun to shoot the beast s.Don't kill him ID cried the farmer, thinking of the loss; 'just hit him in the shoulder" The man fired as directed, only infiicting wound that maddened the bull and melted it to gore the farmer to death.
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Genern1 Grant,s rrining 1nterests.

General Grants Mining Interests.
 NEW YORK, July 26.-Mr. G. w. Bal lou, the banker in Wall street, who until re- gently was vice president of the San Pedro Mining Company, and who was with General Grant in Colorado two weeks ago, said to-day that there was no reason to doubt that the General would accept the presidency of the San Pedro Mining Company, to whichhe was elected on Saturday. Before MT. Ballou left Colorado it was understood that the General would accept, and at meeting of the direct ors held in Boston on Saturday, acting in accordance with this understanding, he was elected unanimously 'tOur property said MT. Ballou, comprises mining lands about 36 miles south of Santa Fe, and which originally were Mexican grants.
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New York City.
NEW YORK, July 26.

NEW YORK, July 26 It Is stated that legal proceedings are about to be taken by the late Mrs. Wet more's lawyer against the Marquis of An glesy, based on money engagements said to have been entered into on her part by his lordship and attested to by evidence of let ters
 Brooklyn is making generous preparations for the reception and entertainment of three hundred or more delegates from outside, places, who arrive tomorrow for attendan&e upon the semi-annua State encampmentS Sof
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"ANTEn


aeen BY TWO LADIES, 3 Rooms, centrally loca- gii1 ted for light housekeeping rent not to exceed &iiI $7 per month. Apply to or address
 -~-~- MRS l.. HALL,
 FI1u traat
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NEW JERSEY.

Camden Visited by SmaIlpox-A Panic
 Among the Inhabitants.
 CAMDEN, July 26.-There is great excite ment here over the presence of smallpox. Upwards of fifty cases have been reported within a week and new cases are added to the list daily. In that portion of the city mostly afflicted by the disease there is almost a manic
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PACIFIC COAST.
California.
Death from a Kittens Bite.

!
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-E. L. Bradley, a wealthy citizen, died few days since from the effects of bite on the ball of the thumb by kitten with which he was playing four weeks previously. MT. Bradley had been a sufferer from sciatica for many years. Short ly after receiving the bite, his left hand be- gan to swell, and the poison extending up the arm, finally resulted in death. His age was 54 years.
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DY young girl to do general houHework or sec } ond work in a small family. Inquire at
 MIR MICHAEL BRANDON'S, iv97 If. IT York Street.
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The Irish Compensation Bill.

LONDON, July 26.-The House of Commons this evening, by vote of 3O3 against 237, passed to it's third reading the Irish compen- sation bill. Several Liberal members spoke against the bill, but the majority of dissent ing Liberals abstained from voting. Colonel Tottenham, who moved the rejection of the bill, caused a sensation by reading some sta- tistics showing that the majority of evictions had occurred in districts to which the bill does not apply.
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CmtinTWain hxa smw.

SAN FRANCISCO July 26.-On Slate Creek, Washington Territory, on Saturday last, tree fell on the cabin of Andrew Erckin, and oross-cut saw, hanging on beam fell, cut ting Erckin in two
 Chinese Advices-Dixtrust Of the Ameri-
 cam Commission.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-The steamer Gaelic which arrived here this morning, brings the following adyices
 SHANGHAI, June 29.-Two British men-of- war and one Russian visited Corea, but the Coreans made & forcible showing to prevent their landing. There is no further authen- tic news about the Kuldji question.
 HoNG KoNG, June 29.-There is great interest manifested in the coming of the American mission, and some distrust in high quarters as to the anicab1e in- tentions of the commission. Fears are expressed that they will unite with the Spanish and Brazilian envoys in some un- explained unfriendly way.
 Vigorous efforts being made in and around Ranking to suppress opium smoking. The Ranking authorities exclude the entry of petroleum for the reason alleged that 1t has dangerous qualities. Probably it is the fear of it supplanting the home oil trade. A large Russian naval force is expected in these wa ters Mr. Wade, the British minister, and L. I. Kung Chang, viceroy to the Chilhi pro- vinces have had @ conference on the subject of Russian war Wade is strongly urging peace, L. l. Kung Chang agreeing generally, but the question is still undecided. Opinions as to the future totally at variance. There is a small majority confident of 8 peaceful issue.
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A ,krzssSsSsfS757zS Brewery street, at 8:30 every Thursday during the season for
 Glen Island.
 Returning leave Glen Island at 3:30 D. Starin's Glen Island is most delightfully."- situated opposite New Rochelle, on Long Island Sound about twenty miles east of New York; formerly called Locust Island has been purchased and fitted up by MT. Starin at great expense and will be opened during the of 1880 first-class summer resort One of the principal features of the Island will be old-fashioned Rhode Island Clam Bakes which will be served daily under the supervision of Hiram D. Maxwell, well-known, experienced caterer from Rhode Island Everything that be obtained at any seaside resort be had here and at reasonable rates. No pains or expense will be spared to make Glen Island favorite resort and of the pleasantest and best conducted water ing places in the country. daily line of boats will be run from New York, leaving piers North and East rivers {see New York papers) every two hours Excursion tickets will be sold from New Haven to New York via Glen Island, which will enable people wishing to go to New York to enjoy delightful days sail the Sound and opportunity to stop at the Island two three hours arrive in New York in time attend to business and return the regular boat New Haven, leaving Pier 18 foot of Court landt street, at every evening except Saturday.
 " C {" and return .75 :. :. New York via Glen Island: 100 S t' I" and return, via Glen Isl-
 and and Pier 18..... 150
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peaceably in the same cage. He has finally secuted birds of the same size, and which eat the same kind of seed, the red bird of species known as the Napoleon, from South America, the blue bird, an indigo bird from the same country, and the white bird, spar row from Java.
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FIRE RECORD.
9tabIee Struck by Lightning.

Stables Struck by Lightning.
 QUEBEC, July 26.-At Lachine during Q terrific thunder storm this afternoon the sta bles of Dawes & Co.,, brewers, were struck by lightning and destroyed. A span of hor- ses and calf were consumed with the build ing. The loss is heavy
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Employment Office,

jy9 Inn IJI IueItuoW StTeet.
 WANTED, " WNIRST-CLASS Operators on Wheeler Wilson Ma chine, No. 2, to make fine custom shirts Apply between and 12 a m. to Superintendent
 AT WALLETS, iva Chanel and Temple Streets.
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NEW YORK.

The Red, White and Blue Gagged.
 ROCHESTER, July 26.-George W. Par shall, bird fancier, has been at infinite trouble to get the national red, white and blue represented by three birds which live
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 DY respectable girl to do downstairs work or \ S general housework in a small private family; good city reference Call for two days at iv27 If# 2O6 HAMILTON STREET.
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THE SOUTH.
Alabama.

Yellow Fever nt Mobile.
 MOBILE, July 26.-The English bark R. w. Wood has arrived at quarantine with yellow fever. The second mate is very i'll. Every body on board has been down except three men, and two deaths have occurred.
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CUBA.

Yellow Fever Ravages at Havana.
 HAVANA, July 26.-There were sixty-one deaths from yellow fever during the week ending Saturday last.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
JOHN H. DAVIS X Co.,, Bankers and Brokers, IT Wall Street

Bankers and Brokers, IT Wall Street,
 NEW YORK, July 26, 1880. ) The market was strong from first to last. The stocks of all railroads Northwestern States strengthened by favorable reports of the spring wheat harvest there. The rise in stocks to-day was led by. Wabash Denver & Rio Grande, Iron Mountain, Kansas & Texas Lake Shore and Northern Pacific. The other active stocks, all of which have been strong, have been Erie Northwest, St. Paul and Pacific Mail In the miscellaneous list Quicksilver preferred declined from 57 to A. selling at 15a154.
 The Bond Market.-Government bonds presented no new feature, but remained strong at full fig res In State bonds there nothing doing, but in railroad bonds large and active business at strong prices was reported.
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Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON. July 26. The agent of the secret service division telegraphs from Council Bluffs the arrest of David W. Clark for passing counterfeit sill yer coin
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DURANT'S HOTEL,
 A Nos. 12S and 132 State street, New 5SS Haven, Conn, has just been remod- Ifsfff eled, reitted and put in frst-class shape. lIh@1I The rooms pleasantly situated and tran A-Asent or regular boarders will find this good place to stop a The prices moderate Only three minutes walk from the new depot Special rates to Commercial Agents. Good stabling in the rear.
 F. A. DURANT, Proprietor. A. Clerk jy27 I'm
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Yellow Fever at Sen.

LONDON, July 26.-The English steamer Derwent, which has arrived at Havre from the West Indies, has yellow fever on board. Three persons died from the disease on the passage, and eighteen are convalescent.
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TMants.
STTUATION WANTED,

NF GOOD experience at the grocery business wants J situation above would make himself gen orally useful, would go at other business latey come from Ireland. Call at - -,
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MARRIAGES.

GoODWIN-GREEN-In this city, July 26th, by Rev A. c. Eggleston, Chas. D. Goodwin and Lilla F. Green. No cards. FINKLE-JOos-In Seymour, July 4th, James L. Fin kle and Miss Leontina Joos.
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Shelter Island.
 Commencing Saturday, June 18th, 1880, the steamer John H. Starfn, Capt. McAllister, will make the trip each week, Tuesdays and Satur- days, to Shelter Island-leaving dock foot of Brew cry street at S3O Returning, leave Shelter Isl and at 3:3O p. m. These excursions. so immensely popular last summer, will be continued under more favorable circumstances, the boat having the past winter been heightened 30 feet and thoroughly hauled and repatnted throughout 65O0 people were carried last year without accidental spoke in the highest praise of the s the boat and courtesy of the officers.
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Wanted Immediately,

GAY BROTHERS, iv24 256 Chapel Street.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Revenues From Spirits and Tobacco.
 WAsH1NGToN, July 26.-The annual official statement of receipts from the two great sources of internal revenue-spirits and to- bacco-shows an increase of the former from 1852, ,oOO, ,ooO to $6O, ,OOo. Last year spir- its and tobacco furnished 81 per cent. of the internal revenue receipts, and for 1880 it is even greater. The nearly completed tables show that Illinois produced nearly one-third of the entire revenue from spirits. The Chi cago district paid $7,oOO,o GOO, Peoria district $10, 25o, ,00O and Springfield district $7O4, GOO. The receipts in the Chicago district were increased S7OO, GOO, in Peoria district $3, ,5oo,ooo and in Springfield district de- creased $6oo,ooo The receipts in the First Ohio district were $9,OOO,0oO, being an in crease of $1 ,5OO, 900. In the St. Louis dis trict the revenue varies only slightly, being $1, 900, 900. In the St. Louis district ST. 7OO,O0O were paid for taxes on tobacco, an increase of $2O0 GOO, notwithstanding de- crease in the tax from 24 to 16 cents after May l.
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HOthOuSe Grapes, nF DIFFERENT varieties fine quality, price mod O crate, in baskets from to pounds each. jy27 E, E. HALL < SON. Rose Street House and Lot at
 Auction. IhfA THE HOUSE No. Rose street, with Lot 30 Bs by 11S feet, will be sold at auction to the high EiII est bidder without reserve, Saturday next, July 31st at 12 o'clock NooN The sale to take place the premises For terms and particulars apply to
 GARDNER MORSE, Trustee
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Our Foreign Commerce - It's Rapid
 Growth Strilzin&ly Exhibited.


 WASHINGTON, July 26.-The chief of the bureau of statistics reports to the Secretary of the Treasury as follows During the year just closed both the value of imports of mer- chandise into and the value of exports of mer- chandise from the United States were larger than during any year preceding in the history of the country. The total exports for the year amounted to $835, 793, 924, and imports to $667 1885, ,565. The value of exports of merchandise during the year ended June 30, 1880, exceeded the value of exports of mer- chandise during the preceding year about $125, ,000 1000, or IS per cent. and the value of imports of merchandise during the year end ed June 30, 1880, exceeded the value of such imports during the preceding year about $222, COG, 900, or 50 per cent. The increase in the value of imports of merchandise ex- ceeded the increase in value of exports near 1y $919, ,0OO, ,OO0. The value of imports and exports of merchandise during the fiscal year just closed exceeded the value of such inn ports and exports during the preceding year about $347, 1000, 900, an increase of 30 per cent. The rapid growth of the foreign con- merce of this country is strikingly exhibited by the fact that the value of imports and ex- ports during the fiscal year just closed amounted to $1 ,5O3, ,670, 4S9, being about 81 per cent. greater than the value of imports and exports of 1870, and nearly 119 per cent. greater than the value of imports and ex- ports of 1860. During the year just closed, for the first time since 1861, the imports of coin and bullion exceeded the exports of the same, the excess being $75, 691, ,391. The ex ports of coin and bullion during the year ended June 30, 1880, were about $7, 300, GOO less than during the preceding fiscal year, and the imports of coin and bullion during the year ended June 30, 1880, exceeded the imports during the preceding fiscal year about $72, 70O,000
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Heavy Rainfall in New nexieo.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-A heavy rain has fallen almost necessarily throughout the northeast portion of New Mexico during the past week. The streams are flooded, doing great damage to the New Mexico and South ern Pacific railroad. All the bridges between Las Vegas and Santa Fe and many between Las Vegas and Trinidad have been washed out. Trains are delayed, and no mail has been received at Las Vegas for four days
 There has been @ serious drouth in the State
 and the rain will greatly benefit the growing crop and insure plenty of grass for the stock
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A Negro Rnvisher Captured-Given Till
 Daylight to Prepare for Death.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Diggs, the negro wanted at Rockville for an outrage, and for whom the country was secured yesterday, last night and to-day, was captured tonight at Mechanicsville Md, by an armed body of men, taken to Rockville and lodged in jail He admitted his crime and begged for time to prepare for death, as the intention was to lynch him on the spot He was granted un- til daylight, when the mob swear it will lynch him. The sheriff will attempt to prevent them, but the feeling of indignation is so in tense that it is feared the sheriff and his weak posse will be of no avail.
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An Ultimatum to the Porte. LONDON, July 27.-It is generally believed the ultimatum of the powers to the Porte is imminent
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r.,.o.,cLe.t Tr1p on Record.

NEW YORK, July 26.-The steamship Ar1- zona arrived at this port yesterday from Llv- erpool in seven and half days, being the quickest time on record.