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,TTiDAyITs oF the CAPTAIN AND NATE or
TIE sCHOUNE; ETHEL \. MERRITT.

AFFiDAyITs oF the CAPTAIN AND NATE OF
TIE SCHOONER ETHEL \. MERRITT.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, July IS. The owners
of the American schooner Ethel \. Merritt,
recently fired upon al STA ly Il Spanish war
vessel, received letter to-day, from the
State department. requesting further inform
alton in regard TO the distance from shore at
which the firing took place In reply the
the aiiidavits of Cant. Rand and first mate
Thomas Barr have been sent to Washington,
In his affidavit, Capt. Rand says: ] have
followed the sea for - years; for Is years
have been captain of 4 schooner, for nine
years making the voyage to the West Indies.
and am familiar with the southern coast of
Cuba When | first observed the gunboat
it was from the Ethel \. Merritt of which
was in command on tie 3Oth of Nav. 1850.
She was between US and the Cuban shore
toward which was heating to take advan-
tagc of Il land breeze which | expected in
the evening. | first saw her about two
O'Clock in the afternoon. She appeared like
4 little sail boat. took Il look at her through
my glass but could not tell what kind OF Il
vessel she was, whether sailing or proceeding
under steam. | was sailing ). knots an
hour. The vessels continued to approach
each other for about threc-quarterS Of an
hour before the gln-hoat reached us. | an
positive that at the time We Were lirel upon
we were more than six miles from the
Cuban coast. and that in my former aillda-
Wit rather undorstatcd than cvcrStatcd the
distance we were fro.n land WHEN fixed upon.
When The cuahoat lrft us her course was
towards the Eunicc Ncwcomh, which YES
sci was several miles further oat ir0Ei shore
than was the Ethel \. MERIT she was at
least twelve miles from sl.ar,, when reached
hy the gunh0lt.
Earr's affidavit states that lie has been
following the STA fur seventeen years and
has been sailing Ia the West Indies ten
Years lie had hal read To him the affidavit
of Capt. Rand and the facts therein set forth
are true. Believes Capt. Rand has under
stated rather than oversiaicd the distance
the MERIT and Eunicc Ncwcon5 were
from the Cuban shore whcn fred uron by
the glInboat.
Both aililavits are subscribed before the
United States commissioner.
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CRIMINAL RECORD.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 21.-lIorace
Shoemaker, on Saturday, shot and killed
VIM. Teggert in Ninth District, Montgomery
county Teggert had interfered some time
ago IN one of Shoemaker's fights and this
was the cause of the murder Shoemaker
has taken refuge with his friends and defies
arrest
Thursday at Dover, Stewart county, a
masked mob took George Washington (col-
ored) from Jail where he was confined for
murder committed some weeks ago and
hanged him to a tree.
NEVADA CRY, July 21.-T.W. Sigourney.
Il prominent citizen, was shot and killed III
the postoflice, yesterday, by Geo W. Smith,
ex-sheriff of the county. The cause was a
foreclosure of mortgage by Sigourney
which dispossessed Smith Of all his prop
erty.
DAYTON, o., July 27.-Gus. Peulard and
John Westerman have been arrested on the
charge of the murder of Valentine SChoet of
the Soldiers Home, who was found shot
through the head in the road near this city,
last May. They were arrested once before
but discharged. Since then detectives have
obtained testimony of the strongest charac-
ter against them
CINCINNATI, o., July 21.-The Colored
Baptist camp meeting at Danville, ten miles
south of Hillsboro, Ohio, was the scene, last
Friday night and Sunday afternoon of bloody
fights. Friday night aparty of drunken roughs
went TO the camp about ten O'Clock and began
an attack with pistols. clubs and stones. They
were repulsed and one of the number was
shot through the abdomen. Sunday after
noon, party. said to number two hundred,
again attacked the camp and a desperate
fight followed, ending in the breaking of the
meeting. 1t is thought some of the colored
people were killed, but they dispersed 50 rap
idly that facts could not be gathered No
arrests have been made.
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VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN GUATE-
MAl.A.

PANAMA, July 1.-THE volcano Fuego,
in Guatemala, IS in active operation. The
whole heavens for miles around is filled with
smoke. At San Beneto and even beyond
that point in Mexico and down the San
Salvador coast the fine dust thrown up by
the volcano falls in quantities which render
it certain that in the immediate neighborhocd
the effects must be calamitous.
The outburst occurred at 3 a. Ill. of June
80, and was equally surprising and terrible
for the jewellers in the villages and country
about As seen from the deck of the PACING
Mail steamer Wilmington at a distance of
nearly fifty miles, the spectacle was magnifi-
cent. From the highest peak Of Fuego great
columns of flames dashed up into the air TO
the height of 400 to 800 feet and the sur
rounding country to the east an! south
was Illuminated by the glare of the flames,
while to the northward and eastward clouds
of dust and smoke which accompanied the
confagration obscured the whole country.
An eyewitness says the first grand column
of fire rose at least 500 feet in height, solid
and smooth and then the top expanding OPEN
ed out like an umbrella, sparks corruscating
like those from brilliant rocket. The pull
sations of flames during the first two hours
of the eruption were about 50 seconds apart,
strong and regular.
PANAMA, July 25.-Less than half an hour
after the eruption began, two streams of
lava were seen, making their way slowly
down the mountain, one southwark toward
the city of Antigua, the other westward
toward the sea. As the molten masses moved
along, consuming everything combuslibic in
their track, destroying forests and licking up
small streams. great volumes Of smoke and
steam arose from their desOlating track,
and until the morning dawned the
lava streams could be clearly seen
moving toward the valleys below,
while above, the red flames and their attend
ants, smoke and dust. shot upwards into the
air. The river Guacalate, which has its origin
on the western slope of the mountain, had 4
sudden and remarkable accession of water
of considerable increase in temperature.
No damage is reported as the result of the
eruption, although fears were felt at the be-
ginning of quick and terrible disaster. The
volcanic smoke and ashes will, it is said,
kill the grasshoppers which just now threat
ened all growing crops with complete de-
strurtion
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News by Telegraph.
sECGSD D1Syt3CC REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.
::.c nominations.

HOT. j. VI. Tyler FOL; REPRESENTATIVE ~
CONGRESS hon. 9. THOMSON OF lyndon
FOE PRESIDENTIAL ELEcTOE-OiD Dis
TEiCT COMMITTEE REFLECTED.
WHITE RIvEE JrNcTIoy, Vt, July IS.
The republicans of the Second Con
grcsss.aaa' District Of Vernon, met in
convention L.rr nj > p. III, to-day,
Cor the purpose of nominating & can
,litaic for Representative in Congress. for
the term cpmmcncin" March I, 1881 also
for the purnosr Of nominating a Presidential
clctior, and clcctng 4 District committee for
the ensuing two years. The convention was
calle,! to order by The Hon. Kitiredge Has
kns Of B.utllrbnro, chairman of the district
committee and on his motion IIOa. W. c.
French ofW'ou!,,ock was chosen chairman Of
the convcn;i,n NJ. O. Perkins, editor Of the
Windsor Journal Wis chosen secretary,
and Edward Urham Of The Randolph
Herald and VI. u. Yancor were chosen
assistant secrc,aric5 pn;. hundred and sixty
delegates were present Hon. kittridge
IIasiins then nominated Hon. J. VI. Tyler
for representative in Congress. This was
seconded 10y Hon. j. I. Dcanc of Cavendish,
Hon. y. L. Boy,ltn Of Randolph, and Hon.
L. 7. Poland of y. Johnsbury. On motion
Of Hon. J. F. Dolnc the nomination was
carried by reclamation. Hon. i. ID. Harris
Of Bra,tlrboro. Hon. L. f. Poland of st.
.Iohusbury AMI lion. J +. Dcanc Of Cavendish
were appointed Il committee to inform Mr.
Tyler of his nomination. In the interim
Hon. L.. G.. llnklcy then nominated
Hon. :. :. Thompson of Lyndon as
candidate for Presidential clectOr. This
was seconded by ). VI. Davis. Esq, of Gale
donia, Mr. Waterman Of WinGhain, and was
carried 10y reclamation. Hon. j. NJ Tyler
was introduced and made a pertinent speech
accepting the nomination. The present dis
lrict committee was rc-"l.ct,d lOg two years
The convention WAS ad,:r, ssetl by Hon.
l.. +. Poland ami others. Hon. George
Nichols was present AMI gave information
relative to the work laid ont by the state
committee for the present canvass. ;.
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THE result of the Convention of the Sec
ond District, held at White River Junction
ON Wednesday, were so entirely a foregone
conclusion, as hardly to call for remark.
There was some murmuring in the District
against the denomination of Mr. Tyler,
chiefly from his connection with Wate's
Bank but no open opposition, except that
of the Springfield Republican, which pro
badly helped rather than hurt Mr.. Tyler.
So he was unanimously renominaied 10y az
clamation, and will be elected by the usual
large majority
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Gen. Hancock has the support of the solid
South, but Gen. Garfield is backed by gener-
al prosperity. This is backing whic. is
worth something.
Senator Drucc of Mississippi will make his
home in Ohio, where his wife's relatives
reside, when his term Of Office expires.
[ ndcr orders from Gen. Grant, command
erin chief, the Boys in Blue" are being
organized for the Republican political cam
paign. The New York H,rdN states that a
grand Republican ratification meeting is pro
icctod for tina, city, at which Grant will pre-
side, and Conkling and others will speak.
The Chicago Republicans have entered
upon the campaign with closed ranls. Their
first meeting, on Saturday evening, with six
or seven thousand people present, was en-
thusiasric and orderly The first speech was
made hv Gen. n T. Banks who spoke con-
filcn,ly Of a Republican victory. lie spoke
of Hancock as a superb soldier, and said all
the harm he did to Tie rebels at Gettysburg
was more than made up by the good he did
them in Texas after the war.
A committee of wo,kinsmrn called upon
Gen. Hancock on Monday to get his opinion
on various questions in which they are in
tcrcs,ed, but rs he hal no opinions 20 give,
he gave none
Anon. the latest notable assertions from
the Democratic party is \. X. Lambcrton
of Rochester, " Y. Mr.. l.. was the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress At the last cleo
ton.
judge Barnes, member of the Democratic
National Committee for Georgia, of course
expects clean sweep by his party in that
State. He says at will he SO one-sidcd
that | verify believe that We shall have 10
hire some men to vote for Garfield 30 that
we can fnl out our majority by dcduc,ing
the Republican vote from the Democratic.
But unless we can hire some one TO vote for
Garfield there will not lie any Republican
vote to deduct
The SARATOGA correspondent of the Utica
| HTaH says In extended talks with n p
+, sentative men frum various sections, some
Of them senators and cN senators, | have mol
seen single Republican who swcrvcs from
Garfield OF an independent voter who leans
towards Hancock. The one potent arsu
mcnt that the business men from the cities
use is that it will not now he safe to risk the
present business prosperity OF the country by
a change of administration though many OF
these iinancicrs, bankers and merchants ID
not claim To ,rrrccIate either candidate on
personal Grounds
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TO reE.!er oar mortuary statistics perfectly
July /, 1850, 22l deaths, including 10 still
births, are registered In 1879 there were
22S, including 1G s,ill-bir,hs. During these
two years there have been To cpl
denies and no more prevalence OF
disease than is incident to healthy
inland Ncw England city of its size
yet, on the basis of a population of II ,3j7,
the ratio of deaths TO one thousand inliabl-
tant5 list year was 1896, a ratio but little
lower than the largest maritime cities, an!
higher than the larscst miami cities, tn
city of New York with |, 209, 5Gl inhabitants
being - 80 Philadelphia with sl2 900 in
habiian;s. 1880; Chicago with sol 600 in
habitanls. Is 10 Cleveland with l51, 900
people, Is; Buffalo with Il population of
1ij 900 l., Il i, incredible that burlington
shogld have any such death rate and this
fact alone Mus; cas-: strong doubt upon the
reliability uf the rccpn, enumeration.
y significant fact came TO The knowledge
Of DR.. Ii. II. Atwaicr, ll.. Health Officer,
in the investigation made 10y him rs a mem
her Of the committee on Tie census. lie
discovered that The census enumcrltors, who
are required 10 report the number of deaths
daring the year, omitted in their eaumcra-
ton NJ less than SgsHty -seclH of the 2O3
deaths that actually occurred during the
'th.t- crtl,s..su,t,tl,- st,nylia1 tho
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-07-30

ErEuEIft ia man of wonderful cf,.Ip,s.
Here are a lew nf the p'fii5 h'' lr,' met ana
overcome Sumr;in,s Wh"n | ln'E lack
over my life, am amazed ia see how the
rnr,s Of lis rrcnld are d"tt'o! rilh i'it'r
iuirhr.n,lih cseapcs ESCAPED the dau-'is
and hnr,lshirS of the revolutionary wa by
vg;Iiu.s until the war had h,cn OYER ahcGl
I'D wears before | was born. When thc
Ernrliyn theatre burned ! was in Burlington.
When The yellow fever lr"kr ont IN Nrw
Orleans was in Mime IA and Immediately
slinnrd ont for Canada When ! was =
hny nI s,hn.l one lnv the boys in school
were il,s.,,d all around Toy robhinr IN ap
plr orchard and the ilo%.iug didn't Il" q llt
of ,sonl for every hrs%ar ct them Had tn"
rh,.l-r, mnllMS all tia, nl"!t, Just The Slmr.
lnJIs | was attending another school, -
mics distant. When all nv brothers and si3-
tiers were down with the scIrlrt fever, ! was
dawn Snulh in the army, and when read
the I,ii,r3 from home | laughed aloud To
think of my nr,a, .ood fortune, ami thhi
would only have Ia lie SHOT al once or Twice
a week instead ui having t. take medicine
three times A ,lay. When man come To
the Office with little bill, min times "lt CT
ten am out. And if, hy some astonishing
bunrlcr | nm in, then, indeed, am more
unfortunate hut the man is in no better lGch
than before
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\ CANADIAN SENSATIONAL sensation has
been created in business circles in Montreal
by the mysterious disappearance Of AlcNan-
der Campbell, managing director Of Camp
bells tobacco factory. Mr. Campbell had
been formerly manager of Macdonald'stoha
90 factory for eighteen years AMI was cont
sidered the kcencst expert in the cuisines.
About three years ago he quit the city with
out giving his employer or family army warn
ing. and for two years he was mourncd IS
dead II was believed that he had drowned
himself He Ultimately turned mp, hut de
rlinrd To reveal where he had been, AMI sin
plv accounted for his absence 10y attrilntin"
it tn domestic troubles Sore months since
Ia, induced a number of influential merchant :
to establish company for the minu
facturc of tobacco ON an extensive
scale. \ charter was obtained, premises
erected and machinery set up, AMI when
lust about to start the enterprise Campbell
nbsconds For ten days past the directors
have had detectives out in all directions but
no clcw has been obtained of his W whereabouts
II is openly ALLEGED that he has been bought
to leave the city by other manufacturer
who fear competition with such an CNpr-
rienccd man in the trade. In the mraniirir
the company is greatly embarrassed, rs they
were depending altogether upon 'anrl''ll s.
special knowledge to carry un the business
They have already expended over 1:''ano0
in preparing for the enterprise.
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LATE ADvIcEs from Japan announce the
arrival there of L. 5. Minister Angel and
the Commissioners 10 China, on the Sth
of July. After few days there they were
to proceed to China, probably in the United
States steamer Richmond, assigned for the
purpose Advices from China state that the
former apathy respecting the arrival OF the
American Commissioners had changed to
deep interest and eager inquiries at Picking
as to the object, scope and seriousness oil
their GRAND, and as to the powers entrusted
to them Throughout China an anxious feel
ing existed in consequence of their visit being
coincident with those of the Spanish and
Brazilian ENJOYS. \ suspicion Of joint
operation prevails, and distrust of the AMIGA
BILE intentions of the Commissioners is said to
be freely declared in high quarters.
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Summer Encanpmenf of the &. :. Il.

BoEDENrowS, n. j.. July a6.-Arrangc-
ments have been made for Il midsummer
encampmen nj of the Grand Army of the Re
public on scale which. it is expected, will
make it the most extensive affair of III" kind
yet attempted. Bonaparte park, situated
north of this town, the famous residence of
Joseph Bonaparte, ex-king Of Spain, has
been secured. President Hayes. members
of the Cabinet. the republican and democrat
ic nominees for President. and other ,iistir-
guished men have been invite,l \ sham
battle in which a flotilla of gunboa's and
eighty pieces of artillery will be employed,
will be prominent feature. At night the
grounds will be lighted by electricity.
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sEsOss SEH .cl:s..


I'I-7"F'7 u III II 7 u - ~
New YORK. July 3S.-rhe anti rannany
democrats held grand ratification gathering
tonight L. endorse the Cincinnati nomina-
tons. said To hc one of the largest ever held
IN the city. Meetings were held in the
academy of Music and Irving and Nelson
halls. besides which there were two or three
stands for speakers outside. The principal
meeting was held in the Academy OF Music,
over which Mr.. Ii,den presided. Randall
and Gen Ewins were also present.
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SINCE the year 1910, the United States
have gained in population five and one-half
times faster tLan Great Britain, six times
faster than Russia seven times faster than
Germany, AMI eleven times faster than
France. At the present time nearly one
eighth of the white people of the globe live
in the United States, which have larger
population than any European country, ex'
cept Russia.
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PANAMA, July 2S.-Joseph Eneas, alias
Hoffman, an American resident in Aspin-
wall, and claiming to be merchant, was ar
rested recently on the charge of putting into
circulation counterfeit greenback United
States currency. He was yesterday set at
liberty on straw bail" the judge having
it is openly said, been bought over. The
Superior court ordered Eneas re-arrested, but
he may escape Eneas figured prominently
as Il swindler in Brooklyn in 1877.
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For Congressman.
WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT,
OF BARTON.

GEN GEORGE ]. SrASNARD informed
prominent Republican of this city, day or
two since, that there was notruth in the story
circulated by the Democrats that he was out
for Hancock. He respects Gen. Hancock as
a soldier; but says he shall not vote for him.
Gen. Stannard is Greenhacker, and says he
shall vote for Weaver.
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PAINE.

%ayr: get ont al temper with barber.
\ gentleman not long since was sitting III
"a BARRIERS clinir TRYING to read the morn
IN. newspaper while having his hair cut.
Tia. barber in the meantime was worry
ins: INN with II long story about the bar
hcr'S bpy AMI the ,,hncinakcrs daughter
at Il bail, II story that WIS strung out I'M
tai f,rhearan..c =, iis-,l t. he Nlrtuous,
VI hen the man bong clipped looked up
somewhat unuoyed. and exclaimed. "oh,
c.,; IT short - whth remark the barber
understood az referring to the head OF
hair l., vss operating cn 80 he cut 1t
shorter and went 81 with hls story. 'Cut
ii short. again sail tine customer. and
the hl.h. cut It still shorter HIS story
VS. = long ON, anj the unfortunate Gus
TONER had u,.cIsiun to- rinculatc ''cut 1T
short dozen Times before hc got
through Tie barber did eat ii short.
When that man lift the chair, he was as
bald rs II newborn baby. Tie wears II
smoking c:ip ia church now.
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THE Springfield Republican says Lawyer
Phelps, the Democratic candidate for Gov
crnor of Vermont, is far superior in every
respect TO the Republican candidate, Colonel
Farnham That Mr.. Phelps has had a larger
experience at tie bar, and has higher repu-
tation as a lawyer, is conceded, but it should
he borne in mind that Colonel Farnham gave
up his legal practice and legal studies for
some of the best years of his life TO serve in
the army. lie is, however, the leader of
the bar in his county, and is regarded as a
sound and able lawyer. But aside from this
Colonel Farnham is in no respect inferior to
any man in the State Of Vermont. He has
had legislative experience, and has held I'M
poriant trusts, and is known as an honorable
ard honest and capable man Vermont has
not for many years had an ADLER man in the
chair of Governor, and where both are known
his friends have no reason for shrinking from
a comparison between him and his worthy
Democratic opponent. -BostoH Trdrelifr.
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'ehc Coal MARKET.

Pun ApEi rIuN. July 2S-The anthracite
coal interests of the Schuylkill region to-day
agreed TO continue the suspension Of coal
mining on the last three days Of each week
through AUGUST.
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Secretary Ramsay with Adiuiaul General
Drum and party arrived this forenoon and
will inspect tie works Of the har!. and
ravN Narh
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II is in order To inquire, What steps have
h,ru taken To apprchcnd Silas VI. Waite, the
er,at Brnttlchoro driaultcr? Massachusetts
I.ujs such fellows in Concord prison, We shall
s,'. wiiat efficiency there is Vermont virtue.
SrraqfeH Hygbli,dA. 96N.
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From WARRINGTON.
Orr IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

WAsuINGrov, July 26.-The statements
of the bureau Of statistics show an excess of
exports of merchandise for June Of 81 ,Sa3,-
900 against an excess Of Sc, 90, 900 in June
of 1879. The excess of exports for the year
ending June 80 is S1G1, Dos, 900 against an
excess of 1854, 66l GOO the previous year.
The excess Of imports or Of exports of gold
and silver coin and bullion was as follows {:
June, 1880, excess of imports SIT, 900 !;
June. 1879, excess OF exports 81 1852, 900.
For the twelve months ended June 80, 1889,
the excess of imports was So, sol 900; for
the twelve months ended June 80, 1879. the
excess of exports was SI,.0l 900. During
the year just closed 10th the imports and cx-
ports of merchandise were larger than dur
ing any preceding year in the history of the
country. The exports Of merchandise dur
ing the ended June 80, 1880, exceeded those
OF the preceding year by Sl25, 600, OO0 or Is
per cent. The imports exceeded those of
the previous year by SOS, O00, 600 or 50 per
cent. The imports and exports OF mcrchan-
disc during the fiscal year Just closed
amounted to 81, SOB, G19, 600, being about 81
per cent greater than the imports and exports
of 1879