The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-09-15

1SuCc WILL 10 lOCaV00 HololSi VAIL oAN
very heal to the Wabash, striking such
important centres as Lpgansport, La
fayette, Fort Wayne and Defiance.
Los PINos, Col, via Lake City. At
the Grand Coun,il Chief Sapovonari
was elected as the successor of Ouray.
There were only two other applicants
for the position-Guero and Peah. The
former claimed it by right of promotion
as second in rank, but his known hos
tility to the whites prevented his pro-
motion. Sapovonari is 50 years old,
and has considerable strength of char
acter. His following is large, and he
enjoyed Ouray's confidence to such an
extent that he was left in charge last
winter during the latter's visit to
Washington. He is the best man for
the place, but he is far from being the
equal of Ouray. The Utes have killed
five Of Ouray's best horses, that they
ma accompany him to the happy
hunting grounds.
Observation-Disclosures Clark, Of
the Capitol, pronounces the specimen
head frescoed by Costiggini, in the ro-
tunda, superior to the ~frescoes of Bru-
midi, his predecessor. Costiggini will
proceed With his work as soon as he re-
turns from New Yorg.
Reports received daily at the Agri-
cultural Department show that APP
thous fever exists iniall parts of the
South and West among all cloven-
footed animals. This explodes the the
DRY of the Department that apthous
fever did not exist ihtAmerica.
The first and second volumes of the
official records of the late war, the pub
lication of which was authorized by
Congress at its last session, have been
completed under the direction of Col.
Scott, Of the War Department, and are
now in the hands of the Public Printer.
Congress ordered 10000 copies of this
work, and also authorized its sale to the
public. These two Volumes will soon
be issued, and copies can be had of A.
S. Childs, Chief Clerk Of the Govern
ment Printing Office. at 81 per volume.
The charge d'aflairs ad interim Of
the United States at Rio de Janeiro, in
a recent dispatch to the Department of
State, in commenting on the trade be-
tween the United States and Brazil,
uses the following language:
II have observed with much interest
and satisfaction ths, rapid growth in
trade of Amelic lean goods and wares in
the markets of Brazil. They are grow
ing in favor constantly, and in the sale
of notions, so-called, and household
goods the impetus has been great.
importers Of American cotton are
meeting with splendid success. A test
of the westinghouse air-brake took
place a short time ago in the presence
his Majesty the Emperor, and I learn
that the agent has re- eived a number
of orders. R~egularand rapid commu-
nication is accomplishing much in the
interest of our exports to Brazil"
FOREIGN.
The Queen of the Netherlands has
been delivered of a daughter.
Russia has DECIDED to transfer the
new Kuldja neg citations to Pekin,
The Roumania Liberia says that
Prince Ferdinand. second son of the
hereditary Prince Of H~ohenzollern, has
been adopted by Prince Charles, of
Roumania, as his heir.
The V;ceroy Of India telegraphs as
follows: "a messenger who left Can
dahar on the 26 ult. reports that Ayoob
Khan's force wason the Argand- Alb,
%, 900 strong"
The House of Lords passed the En-
ployers' Liability bill as amended in
that body. A motion to reinstate the
section emitting claims to be preferred
against an employer, In case of injury
caused by negligence on the part Of any
person in the service of such employer,
was negatived without a division.
Che large withdrawal of bullion from
the Bank CT England for New York
was on German account, and is ex-
planned by the difficulty of obtaining
gold from the Imperial Bank of Ger
many, which, having exhausted its
stock of twenty-mark pieces, preferred
to avail itself of the option of paying
its notes in silver.
The House of Lords went into COM
mittee on the ground-game bill.
Amendments were carried against the
Government limiting the rightto shoot
to the occupier and n other person
and establishing the close term from
March to August. The amendment
for allowing landlords and tenants to
make mutual arrangements concerning
game was withdrawn. The bill passed
the committee.
The vote bywHfeh the House of Com
mons passedSthe Irish Constabulary
bill was los to 20. The Governments
majority was 7e. Two Englishmen,
Joseph Cowen member for Newcastle
on-Tyne), and Charles Bradlaugh
(member for Northampton, both Radi-
calls, voted in the minority. About