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Council Elut1s f'ust E1prcs4-..,
hansus Clty, sLeayenno1th s. At
culsun Fms. Express ..,........
Mtu1capo4ts = t. ESlul Express.
Peru Accommodation. uon...,..
t'ouncsl bluns Ni.ht Exprce$.....
knnsas City. f4curenwurtu j. At
Gibson Nigh. Express...,........
II M.4.itHpit:.t It > .Itauf Fast EI.-
Eiue Island Acco2modnttor....--
Bluc Island Accommodation. .-.~-
Blue Island Recommendations.
Btno Island Accommodattoss-.....
Elue Island \ Accomlnodat tton., .-.~
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South t.h:enEo Accommodation. j.
Snutf. Fbicuso Accommodation.
Theatre Tfystu.
Church Train
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Kansas City, Denver. Pueblo Ex.
huussla Elty. cuIlix Re, New aiex-
= -tG1-artxOua1xs4s4Il1ur;,iu t.usE Gx
SL lOu4,. cprluraelu = Texas,
e. Louis. <l,rii.g1.lt tE Texas.
S. Louis s.x-- va jacksonville.
Nlubtse 4 New Orleans Express.
pe0taA. ktsIkuk X bur-, via
ftnRtun Fast Express Chanua
Pekttl i Pturi;t r.x.> wa Joitel.-
strenlur. L.sc.,tI. Washington Ex.
JOitel Il Dwight 4Accutut ut.itt.tat tiuu.
7saLUrtaas excepted. SUNDAY {
excepted. SDalfy- -
1li1ilOI~ Central RI
Depot ft'D1 Of Liske-si- A17d f7Ut ..
1'cset Uhlcas, II X R.nuO,ph-st-.
fAca1c Hotel, and Palmer Hou5
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WI s"Fs' os*1 11a'He 10's % CUTIE Vs111@
-4'AH'a* CHE AA1AA-- - --%A+As A&lV3F%
Union Depot State and TTefftb-sts. An Etate-st.
cars run to the Depot and Wentwor1h-a9: CARS Ease
within one block. Tckes 0inces, 81 South Ct6fkst.
Palmer House. uud Grand Pacdc Hotel.
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GllutswOr.h Expreas..........-..
Gilman i'asseis.ef-......
dubuque X afuuI CITY Express. :.
Dubuque X St0us city ktpre,s.
e'n SATURDAY nisht TO Gilman
con SHturuaY pisht rms tn Pa.
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'Dasiy excep: Sundays. tDni1y except Saturday,.
tDsiIy excep. Monaass-. sThussdaYs and Saturdays
only. lsuutlays only
Michigan Ceatrnl Hniirnad~
Depos foot OF l.ake-scand foot OF fTwcu.y-sacond-s
Ticket Oiccs, i t:lnrx-sI, southeast curer OF Ran
dplph. GRIND Pacific IIotel, und Palmer AUuse-
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A SHIP BURNED AT SEA-:

The Survivors Tsvensy-ttree EnTx In
Nh Ope" Boat-Thc Sad STORY Of Their
SnAer1h%s-The Cs.isain:s Wife u"d
Two L.ttle Ghlldroa Among tiae Nunl-
, 1881-09-04
Gen. -Hazen Thinks that Capt.
Howgate Will Return and
Stand Trial.
The Sudden Drop in the Price Of
Wheat Unaccountable to
-. Spectators.
Tho Brooklyn s. Eagle" Walls Over tue
Rey. Mr. Minis Chicago
Ideas.
The Hon. Samuel P. Morley, II. P, on the
Proposed Tariff Convention.


tAE =. 41o " NF.AIE.
GEN. uAzEN THINKS lie WILL STAND H1a
TRIAL
Sptetat Dispc:ch to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW 1oEK. Sept. :;.-Gen. William B.
llazen, of the United States Army, and Chiet
of the Signal Service Corps, now III this city.
says he has no doubt III his mlnli that Capt.
11owsate will return to Washington for the
purpose of standing his trial Although not
aware of the exact place where Capt. How.
gate IS now residing. it WAS the Generals
opinion thut, being iii invalid, he was merely
away for the purpose of receiving that ,nrtii-
tal attention which he cultitl not obtain III
Washington. Tile Captain had laft his
fAn,ly behind, though 1t was reported
that he had a female companion
with him. lie had given S4o.000 bail to ap-
pe:tr for trial, :,!ut as lis bonds1ncn were per-
sunnl friends, he WINS mt likely to leave
them to pay tile amount when such a pay
nlellt might ruin them. It would he
NO CSE FOL: GAIT. llnWG.ArE TO ATTEMPT
To ESCAPE
lyum the country, for he coitld he extr1lliteti.
und lero lle was too well Known to try and
hide himself. II alive ut the time Of trial.
Gs t;,id azen zer'.,ix thought u capt 1lo%fas
asked how the defalcat!ons were
first disclosed t:cn. llazcn said: "'rhat
was not 50 difficult Il matter rs might ut first
appear. When persons live ut Il rate Of tour
times their known income, and have llo pri-
waite fortune to fail buck upon, it Is very
natural for others to think there mt1st be
something wr"nS, and Wien 1t was fotlint
any one IN Washington seemed to be sur-
urfsrh -
, 1881-09-04


LONDON, Sept. 3.-The Herdld's special
says: 4 Naples correspondent Of the Times,
writing on the 2stl ult., says: Yesterday
we had visit from what was prob
was announced would ;ss Ge in England
about the 25th. The spondent adds
that the barometer fell slightly for two or
three days previously, and~then there swept
over the bay one of those violent storms with
which we are familiar in the South. Vesu-
vius has worn its crest OF flames on several
nights during the past week.
THE FUNERAL. OF rIERno CoSsA,
the italian dramatic poet. took place yester-
day Mt Rome, and was made an OCCASION for
popular demonstrations. 1t was Cossa who
in q large measure caused q rcyl-
val of the dramatic art in Italy.
The cortts of tile pail were held by Virginia
Marini (tlle celebrated tragic actress), the
Marquis Darcais, olenotti Garibaldi, Alberto
Mario, Signor Petroni, and representatives
Of the Chamber and Cabinet. The funeral
car was completely covered with w-eatt1s of
flowers and crowns OF laurel leaves. Among
the societies aud guilds was noticeable
group Of the dramatic artists of Rome, all i'll
deep mourning.
LORD urEoS's sw1M ECL1rsED.
italian papers state that the celebrated
swims Ut Lord Byron and Leandcr have
just been cclipsed by Lord Clandeboye,
the eldest son tf Lord Dufferin,
who swan across the Bosphorus. from
Thcropia to- Deicos, in little
over all hour. The swim is considerably
longer than Byrou's swim from Testos to
Abydos.
rf1E INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL con-
GiiESS
and exhibition which opened ut Venice Oh
the 1st Of September is attracting lnucl in
terest on the Continent. Russia, France,
Italy, and Sweden exhibit largely. England
is poorly represented. The Government OF
India send a aspleudid collection.
The municipality has caused Il colnnemo-'
ratiyc tablet to be affixed to the houses
wherein famous travellers have resided.
Among those this llonorcd are Marco Polo,
Sebastian Cabot, Nicolo and Antonio leno,
and Marino TorsellO.
, 1881-09-04

JEWS 10 co TO SYRIA.
LONDON. Sept. "A Constantin0p1e cor
respondent says: Germans and Englislmen
Interested III the welfare of the Jews have
set movement afoot to obtain 4 grant Of
land i'll Syria from the Porte for allotment to
Jews dcslrin. to clagrate from countries
where tilsy are ROW subject to persecution.
4 delegate is how here trying to secure the
Porte's approval. The Sultan fayors the
scheme.
ENGLAND WILL. Sor ALLOW
tile Cyprus tribute to bc transferred to the
Turkish creditors, and insists that Cyprus
shall remain entirely out Of the arrangement
for the settlement uf tile Turkish debt.
THE CHEERS.
ATHENS, Sept S.-'ri1e Greeks have occu-
pied karditza and pllan:tri;,.
EGYIT.
CoSsrANT1SorLE, Sept. 3.-Mnlct, tic
British diplomatic agent at Alexandria, has
arrived here. Ills visit is considered to inui-
cate that England desires the cooperation 0f
the Porte in Egypt, where she will lo moth
ing without the porte's sanction. The in
structions Ut Granville, Foreign Secretary.
are THAT England recognizes absolutely the
Sult:ml's sovereignty In Egypt, desires IL
tighten the bond between that country and
Turkey, and dcpr2c:tes tendencies toward
Egyptian Independence.
, 1881-09-04

SAH FfuEcistb Chronicle.
II lO 50 pity these lncn OIL the ktugetS.'
remarked Mrs. Max, passing the Major the
honey, which hc always insisted upon having
will, lis ricc-cakcs.
:. Hes, Indeed replied the Major, ,who ; waS
lis i; III "iouth With coffee. ies, l,tieea, NY
dcnr, the life of All Arctic explorer must bc
hard. They are so isolated from the world.
just imagine, II you can, the f1oEror Of livin:
three years aut If the dust, and wind, AMI
vi 1ot meeting ;sil that time the
man ut your club who thinks tic
nftclcr !. story is told the better it is; OF be-
ing without the col'solatl"n afforded you by
tho b;tstcfi stock operator who Knows you
afu glad of III opportunity. 10 leh'l him Il
twenty; Of being where millinery aud Japan-
Use decoration storcs do not dnily c1ltrup
ONES wife; Of being"
Wty, Majo:, low YOU do talk! l was
only thinking Of the horrid things the
"Iiow's that" asked the Major, Instantly
Interested over the subject ut steaks. which
l,c holds Of m!lct! :;reatcr Importance than
"Wllat know about it, resumed Mrs.
Max, II r;9d i'll a fashon paper, md thought
" 1t certainly ought to be, Mrs. Max, if
only on account Of IFS old ,aGc:"
on .hcr fuyurit reading, .stIlnt Arctic cx-
piprers wien they want to kill Polar bear
| plant Il big knife il, the Ice with the blade
| Sticking up. They tlaub the blade with blood,
aud the bear comes along and iicks it and
| cuts his tongue. 1t is SD cold that he don't
| feel tile cut but, tasting his own blood, coll
| tnucs to lick the knife until his tongue is
all trayed::. and lie blecds to death. Isn't it
| drea.lfulo"
'Quiet your fears, my lcar,'' said the
| Major wllcn his wife lad finished. That Is
the way they killed the bear when that story
| WIS first published, but III the last twenty
| years an Improvement has been made,
Which 1 will tell you about il you will
| kindly give mt just drop more uf
coffee, with cold milk this time. Tho
| way the thing is done now is rs follows:
| Wien Capt. Berry, Of the Rodgers, wants 4
| polar bear for dinner, he gives a mldship-
| man a copper bett-spring and chunk OF salt
pork. The midShipman congresses the
spring perfectly fiat, wraps the pork around
it tight, and holds it so until it freezes soll.
Then tile frozen pork. stuffed with the bed
spring, Is thrown ont to the nearest iceberg.
where it is promptly swallowed by polar
bear. When the heat Of the bears stomach
ttlaws out the pork 1t releases the spring,
and the bear soon dies from pain in his
side.'
"A[ajor." said Mrs. Max, with much
warmth, II don't believe that story IS true" :"
no, my dear, and you won't Until III
few years you see it i'll some fashion paper,
and then you will swear by it"
, 1881-09-04
SINFUL BROOKLYN.

4 pUIEFEt. NAIL FT:OM THE ''E-AG1.E-"
Sptetat LHspl,eh to The chteaco T1oune-
. New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE brooklyn Eagle
lues not like the statement Of the Rev.
Grorge 1fil1., now of Chicago, that the moral
condition Of brooklyn will not compare
favorably with that OF Chicago, and that the
Brooklynites know how IL hide their wicked
hess better tlan ito C!lic;rguans, rs was rt.-
ported in the dispatches last night. Quoting
Atr. Alill's statement the EtsUlc says: This
is all alarming statement. We ctrust that Mr..
Min speaks rather from the Chicago stand
point Of great Jealousy than Us a neutral aud
intelligent observer, for il there las beeu
anything concealed from view of.an immoral
character i'll this city, and it cali be added to
the public scandals, then indeed Brooklyn
must be
THE w1CKEDEsr FI.-AcE uS TIE FACE or
TIL. E.AlsrIt.
Why, for twenty years Or more, the misdeeds
OF Brooklyn people lave furnished the eou1'"
try with themes for gossip when virtua
sccncu to brood over the land. If We are to
believe that there is still i, fraction Ut scandal
in this city that llas been covered up, that in
fact we arc worso under the surface than we
appear to the world, We tsl.all begin to despair
ofcyer seeing the City of Churches I'LL example
|
give way to this feeling uf llopeleslless. 1t
is possible that Mr.. Min was guilty OF
heterophemy-s saying one thing and meaning
another Doubtless what lie meant to con-
yey WIS ths conservatism and cauti0usnes4
OF the Chicago lnalt It's compared with the
candor AMI otItspokenness Ut the Brooklyn
sinner. Anybody who h;.s studied
THE GUILEFUL c1I1C4tGo.AN
must have been impressed with the tte,nure-
ness Of his viilainy. Who ever heard Of
the contrary, it is alleged against him thai
50 deeply engraven into Ills cl!arnctel
is the vice of Hypocrisy that he calls milk oy
the dcccitful nalllc Ut cream, and neditates
his most tllabolcal conspiracy against Ills
nciglbor in the Sunday school, anu even in
seldom, it ever. patronizes one Of the multi
tudc of liquor saloons IN his neiEhborhood
in the daytime lest his tongue should he
fo0sea and III Il moment OF exliilaration he
should babble some OF tho guilty secrets in
his breast. lie wears kit-glOyeS to business
to yiyethe impression that he can at1ort! it.
and when he steals lte always arra1lges that
it shall be BY embezzlement in order that the
confusion in
HIS HOOKS SHALL. DEFY EXAMINATION.
A. for the other forms of immortality which
constitute the principal stock i'll trade ot the
more candid ErOOklyaite, the cautious Chi
cagoan has So arranged his divorce laws
that they pass OIL the records for cruelty, de-
sertiou, anil incomp;atubility OF temper. We
fear that llr. 11iln las quite mistaken the
Chicago Mail, and has been deceived BY Ills
quiet den,eanor and sanity aspect. his te-
cUrOus manners and sOnlbrc attire. 1t fs tue
CAV and tIashing GroOky1 mat whose faults
are OIL the surface. not the solnbre, sedate,
and calculating Western SINNER"
, 1881-09-04

of Northcote last. evening to the Sheffield
Conservatives, to whom he pointed out the
aisappointmept Of the anticipatlous OF the
earlier free-traders. that all nations would
adopt their principles. lie said that lie had
always bcen i free-tradcr, and was one still,
hut desired to sec free trade universal
nlld fair The Putt 0ldtt Guzcttc, i'll u
leading article, commenting OIL the same
speech says: "The spectacle OF All English
Statesman sitting Oh the fence, auxiously
waiting the turn of events before le can de-
eide whether 10 assert or rcpudiate his life
long convictions, is not one that Enslishulen
of either party care to behold. Possibly, as
he knows that return to protection is abso-
lutcjy impossible, he thinks lie can do 10
great harm in encouraging agitation, ii he
can thereby win seats"
AZ THE WOOL SALES
today, $500 bales were disposed of, conlpris-
iuy Port Phillip and Sydney. 4 fair spirit,
ami prices firm. ...
COMMERCE. WITH FRANCE.
LONDON, Sept. ;.-rhe invitation of the
Queen referred to by the Paris Temps yes
tcrtlay, III connection with the negotiations
for an Anglo-French treaty Of commerce, is
the paragraph relative to q treaty III the
Queens speech on the prorogati0n Of Par
lament, as fellows: 1.-The commercial nego-.
tiations with France have been suspended,
but continue aesirous, on every ground, to
Use my best efforts for conclusion Of Il
treaty on terms favorable to an extended ILL
tercourse between the two nations, to whose
close amity attach so great yal,ie."
, 1881-09-04
RUSSIA.
IMPORTANT 1:Usso-cIilN1:sE CONVENTION.


Sr. PETERSBURG, Sept- 81 most impor-
tant Kusso-Chinesc Convention has just been
signed. China has agreed to allow teicgraplls
to be laid down across the Celestial Empire.
md Russia has already inirustcd the
work 10 the Danish company which
laid down its own wires. aud Which
is virtually; though not ostcnslbty,
!. Russian enterprise. When the linz is COLL
pleted it will be possible to tr1lsinlt mes-
sagcs from Fr;.1,ce to the Pacific Ocean with
ont their passing through Germany. The
English monopoly will thus to IL great cx-
tent be destroyed. :
THE S111lL1sTs.
Altar three months Of silence tile st.
Petersburg organ Ut tile Nihi!ists las reap
pcarcd. 1t is iuorc outspoIsen than ever. 1t
began By publishing :. proclamation ten days
ago, and Thursday last contained all exact
list of the names of all the Nihilists who
have recently been assasinated.
CHANGES IN TIE MINISTRY.
10 the 1Vester11 Associated PTtas-
LONDON. Sept. "A St Petersburg dis
patch says: It is rumored that Count 1gna-
lief will be created Vice Chancellor Of the
, 1881-09-04
What All Albany Han Said.
DftFUfE FFfk PTTAS
. Itlrrt}u.r dealers il

One Of the lumber dealers in this State has
for the past three years been supplying Il
dealer ut Albany. For the first year every
thing went we'll out az le'fth ea the Aiota s,arf5
age and culls in every CARLOAD sent him and
demanded discounts therefor, and this spring
it was impossible to please ilinl; No matter
how carefully lumber and shingles were
back thai. they were not up to tue standard.
Two weeks ayo carload Of star" shingles
was sent him. Tile "star" shingle beats
anything ntadc In the country, and
they knew it ut Albany US we'll as III
Michigan, but " sooa Il, ;ts the CIR 1 arrived
test. The shingles were hardly clear
butts" and he could not unload the car
until assured Of Il discount Of - cents per
Thousand.
Tile Michi=ander hal suffered long, but
the end was nigh. lie had Inspected every
bunch Of shingles OIL that etr, itltu he made
up his ul;ntl to go to Albany AMI inspect
them over again. The dealer there l.nd never
seen lin, and tho Wolverine walked into
his Office us a woultt-be purchaser Ut some
extra fine shingles.
1--we got exactly what you want pronspt-
lys replied the Albanian. = l've got Il car
Load "f Michigan stars out liare which lay
over any shinEle yon ever saw
Are they A!t perfect"
- Every one ut theN.."
"NOuuifs in the centre vi tho b,1hccs
''i'H cat every cul you tntl. | gut them
from Aiciligantlcr wllu is :ls straight as the
Ten Commandments, anu he las never yet
sent ne Il stick of sccUnd-class stuff. Come
and st.r 'cln."
Tile Wolverine quietly pulled out his busl-
1,ess-cartl and laid it Oh tile desk.
Tile dealer took it up, read the nan'e, and
sut .Ipwl OIL Il stool with queer feeling i'll
his Enees.
There WAS III, awful silence rs they g!areat
:,t t.n.h ntIlcr 11l il was Il full minute betUr.:
the victim slowly extended his hand AMI
I,uarstly whispered:
..Uiu ynu ever Sue 4 mai, make such an ill
ferl,at ass Of himself? Sllake!"
, 1881-09-04

AN UN.ACC0CNTAEI.E. Dl:QF IN lTS I.lCE-
Special D.patch to The CHICAGO Tribune
NEW IonK, Sept. 1.-THE bEenk i'll No.
Chicago wheat from S1.:E to Si.2;I4 in t&is
market yesterday was most sudden and un-
expected drop, aid was wholly unnecounta-
BILE upon legitimate influences OR even upon
ordinary speculative llanipnlatlons. and 1t
gave rise tU much comment. which has this
morning settled lnto tile positive conviction
that it was III engineered break Of the Gill;
cinnuti wheat clique to force down this mar
ket aud thus break Chicago, which they 1!att
been unable to DO even with their
enormous deliveries OF Thursday last.
This clique lad gone short Of thu
market before the dAn.aye to tho British
harvest occurred alHi after they had u1'-
loaded OH tile outside crowd On the boom of
three weeks ngo. The bad prospects Of our
winter wheat seeding OH account OF tho
lroutt, followed by tile rai,ls i'll Great Brit
ain, brohSltt III Il new outside crowd, who
bought on tl,esc legitimate reasons for high
wheat. who yuuld not touch it when it was
run up OIL :; gamble. The clique thus found
all their long and short wheat quickly ab-
surbed BY this outside buying Of stroug anu
conservative parties, and they were left in a
bad box.
HENCE THEIR ORDERS
to their agents II. this market yesterday to
throw all their spring wheat here and on me
market. 1lnl sell it. 1iow this " as dona
sltows why it was done. The exporters were
in this market bidding SIZE: all the forenoon
fur this, wheat, which was held by Armour,
who Is not now III, this clique, at S1.;H In
store. About O'Clock Hustled and Iazeltina
hurled nearly D,0oo bushels No. 2 Chicago
spot aud to arrive npon the market in big
blocks; smashing it from sl.a6 last nIehs
;jlont 10 sl.s;E in Il few moments. with the
highest sales Ut Sl.yf>3, at which prices they
disposed OF nearly 40, ,UD bushels. After
Change another block Of &c, ,00o bushels was
thrown on the market. and sold at sl.:o, al
though the shippers we're running around
:II Tie afternoon and bidding Sl.3:2@i. i.::'h
fur It, and 1t is said William Powers 4 Co;
Offered Sl.3o for the whole lot for export, and
could get none, as ii was all sold. When it
was found that only soule 15o, 600 had gone to
shippers there was great curiosity to know
who the specu1ator who bought it was.
, 1881-09-04

Uf.sNfitc]: |tT01N1HH. ~. .
Tho handsome little fat-back IS among tho
fntfost and richest tis cslhght tn T!ds"ater t17-
riuln. 10 sCclire thcu 1t + necessary to 70. nt
,;.rj,r in Il Hut tottn1m 5k.n with lfgnt. Tho
isl on seeing the Light jump nut Of sne .ss.tcr
into the buat. Mr- Thomas Simpson or l}raiu-
eating into large school, the fish jumped into
Fla boat so fast that it sank, losing ali bis fish
and compelling him to swim for hts :ufes he
reached tha 21Q1e a1teE. -
, 1881-09-04

LONDON, Sept. 3.-Thc Iicruld's special
says: The German elections are fixed for
the eth of October, the anniversary OF the
capitulntion Of Metz. Our Berlin CORE
spondent writes: In three Of the electoral
divisions of Berlin anti-Se.nitic candidates
are in the field. One, at least, Pastor stocker'
is considered to have good chance,
but Is opposed by Prof. Virchow. The
Guelnh narty Of Hanover hare issued .man-
, 1881-09-04

OrcYvn ptpcrs tell of au cixhty-f fouF pouni
salmon tiu1 filled sixty nue cAsss when packrd
fur tho markci. -.
i large fish lying perfectly sti'l ami apparent
1y dead was discovered by Il Miss Jarvis. of
lthuc:, y. r., in tile wuter of Ca*cadilia Creek.
Shc huiIc;i .Juh'I hOuns an Old fisherman, who
IN ss,t, ;,5 he slw the fish declared 1t tn be MI
i,nu,c,,sc pike t1kIny mp. Thomas entered
thu wntcr cautiously, aud by watt!ng quietly ne
succeeded III getting within reachtl.s distance OF
tIa yAtnc. wncn b., with quick scoopne
motion or both hands. lifted the pike from bis
tutive element to terri. 1irn,a. whcro he dis
patched him. The pike was a ten- -pOunder-
, 1881-09-04

NEW Yonk, Sept. 3.-Lorenzo Delmonlco
died at Sharon Springs yesterday, aged Cs.
UNITED STATES CONSUL TO LoSpU<.
Gen, Merritt sailed for Liverpool rod-h
, 1881-09-04


LONDON, Sept. 3.-A Paris correspondent
Of the Times says the electqns were undoubt-
edly hurried in the belief that large rein
forcements would be shortly sent to Africa,
and no sooner are the elections over than
preparations for the dispatch of troops to Al
RIGA are apparent III oil directions. Al
though. according to the calculations Of an
opposition paper, fifry-nine battalions, each
500 strong, are already there. being one-sixth
OF the peace effective. Nobody disputes,
however, the necessity Of these reinforce
ments The Bey has lost all authority over
the tribes and his soldiers. Europeans
dare not stir out of the coast towns,
and the cry of all unofficial kilograms
is for more troops. 4 military newspaper
asserts that the ambulances are crowded.
Typhoid fever is raging. One battalion
which was Cos strong in July is now reduced
to 40. An equipage train hns fifteen deal
and twenty-five sick out Ut lou men, and the
mortality in some regiments is las out Of
LOU. 1t Is evident that France will have to
subjugate Tunis inch by Inch. Persons at
qunintcd with the country allow three years
for the operation. It IS certain. after four
months occupation, that French authority is
now at the lowest point. In Algeria also the
prospect is liscouraging.
TILE RETREAT OF GEN. CUt;HE.tED.
LONDON, Sept. :;.--S correspondent ut
Tunis who personally visited tile scene Of
liostifities shows tllat GelI, Correard was
really compelled to retreat, because he was
surrounded by Arabs, and feared his whole
party would be cut Off, us they were running
short ol ammunition. During the retreat
Gen. Correard w;ts perpetua1ly attacked by
swartns uf Arabs, who were Fortunately
nntler no regular organization, or they might
have CAUSED Il serious disaster.
Another French column which is near
Seas1ouan is III Il critical position, us tile
Arabs, clatcd by their SUCCESS against Gen.
Correard, are surrounding 1t. Even the road
from BiZcrta to Tunis is becoming unsafe.
Gen. Colonieu las withdrawn from Machc-
ria Oil account OF the lack Of troops and
scarcity Of provisions.
THE NATIVES.
TCNIs, Sept. :.-~-4A large number Of natives
are leaving this city with arms and aMmunf-
lion. 1t is believed it will be necessary for
the French troups to occupy the place.