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CmCAGo's population viii foot up
trlne over an even half million, according 70
the revised and enlarged returns.
The Secretary of The Treasury an
nounces that he will hcnceforth personally
direct the appointment and removal Of gau-
gers, storekeepers and inspectors Of tobacco
and that all applications for such places
must lie msde 10 the Secretary in the hand
writing OF the applicant, AIT GHH ElI
THE Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Greenback- labor party met recently
in New York and adopted measures looking
to an sctive campaign. Gen. Weaver, can
didate for President, was present. 1t was
announced that he would at once start on
Southern tour, opening the campaign at
Dallas, Texas, on the 10Th Of July. ehT
THE Virginia Readiusters met in
State Convention at Richmond, on the 9Th,
whom were colored. 1t was resolved to
nominate an Electoral ticket, and that such
Electors he instructed 10 cast their votes for
Hancock ard English. The Republican del
egates endeavored to force reconsideration
of the resolution, holding that if the Repub-
licans were ignored the Readjuster party
would go down. Without any further action
the Convention adjourned ltLlh GlD
CONFESSIONAL kAUM has received q
telegram announcing the arrest under State
process of several Deputy collectors engaged
in the Red Oak affair, Campbell County,
Georgia, in which one of the party was killed
by revenue officers, who allege the firing on
their part was in self-defense. Gen. Raum,
after comforting with Attorney General
Deyens, telegraphed the Assistant District
Attorney 20 appear in behalf Of lthe revenue
officers who are under arrest, and to take
writs OF habeas corpus, with a view TO
transferring the cases to the United States
Court. .T|TTrTT OH aT-Efl
THE Fourth of July at Chicago was
marked by two fatal accidents Of similar
and unusually distressing nature. While
Mrs. Quintal and her son were firing at
target, with pistol, the son, a young man
aged 90, was shot through the heart by the
mother, inflieting a wound which proved fatal
within three days. The mother is literally
crazed by grief. Harry Harmon, son Of
Capt. VIM. Harmon, Of the river tug Salts.
faction, while firing q salute with pistol
shot his father through the breast, killing
him almost instantly. 81 vFFTE0
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GENERAL SHERMAN has received a
very cordial reception in the Queens Do
minion. He was received on the interna-
tiOnal boundary by the Premier and several
other prominent citizens Of Manitoba and
escorted to Winnipeg, where there was a
military display on his arrival. % VISA $50
LAWRENCE r. JEROME, JR., and Ed
ward N. Patched, young New Workers., and
members Of the most aristocratic families OF
that city, are under arrest charged with be-
ing in possession Of $751;, OOOin railroad Sc
curities belonging to Brayton, Ives & Co. !,
and lost by a messenger upon the street. 1t
was shown on examination that Jerome and
Patched knew who were the owners Of the
bonds. They were committed for trial on a
charge of grand larceny.
AMONG recent appointments by the
President are the following: J. S. Bigbee
United States District Attorney for Georgia,
vice II. p. Farrow; Roland B. King, Of
Pennsylvania, Register of the Land Office at
Yakima, Washington Territory; James L.
Wharton, Surveyor Of Customs at Ports
mouth, Ohio; Andrew J. Dumont, Naval
Officer at New Orleans, vice James Lewis,
suspended. .-...... ..--r
A SPECIAL from Washington says it is
understood among personal friends Of Cen
eral Hancock that he will, prior TO the pub
LEGATION Of his letter Of acceptance, tender
his resignation TO the President as Major
General of the United States Army. ~
RATHER than enforce the DEGREES
against the religious orders 10 French mag
istrstes have resigned.
A LATE dispatch from Dublin says:
The weather all over Ireland up to the pres
ent has been most favorable. 1t is expected
that the potato crop will be enormous. 1t
promises 10 exceed any thing seen in Ire
land since period anterior to the famine of
1S47. The root and cereal crops are also
luNuriant. ..' 81. ...r-. -.
THE boiler of steam thresher ex-
ploded near Dunkirk, O., on the 9Th. Rich
ard Rosacll, Washington Pisle, George Pisle,
Ansy Harmon and VIM. Frederick were in
stantly killed; Rudy Thrush was fatally in
jured; Jesse Frederick and John NIcVetty
each had leg broken; and Mr.. Bowers was
slightly hurt. The boiler was 4 new one,
never before used, and the cause of the ex-
plOsiOn is unknown. .-..r
The Mississippi Valley Cotton-plant-
ers' Association has decided to hold a series
of inter State fairs in Memphis, Little Rock.
New orleans and Montgomery, to create
fund for the encouragement OF inventors Of
improved plantation machinery, snld 70 put
several lecturers fnthe field. whose especiaTl
duty it shall be to travel over the Cotton .
States and form branch associations.
a WASHINGTON dispatch of the 10Th
saws: Alta Cabinet meeting to-day there was |
some discussion as 10 the ACCESSIBILITY ofthe /
exercise of the Presidents power to with,
hold the expenditure of some portions Of .
the money appropriated by the last River,
and Haroor bin, but it was decided that the
entire amount Of appropriations should
be expended, As far a the War Department
in each particular case may consider desir-
able. rHFaieLcHE .MlEIE = .FT
DISPATCHES from various points in
the Northwest show that the wheat CROP
promises TO be an average in quantity and
quality. In some localities there are COM .
plants OF rust and chinch bugs, as is usually |
the case, but the general outlook is a favora-