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That Spracua Estate Syndicate.

New YORK July 21.-PubIicalion hav
ing been made that asyndiCsac had been
formed for the purpose Of purchasing
the Spragne estate and settling with the
creditors, Gen. L 4. Pryor, one Of the
lawyers for the estate, says: No settle.
ment has yet been definitely arranged.
A proposition is now pending between
the creditors and the Spragues which
will probably result in the purchase OF
the property by William, Amos, Mary
and Fanny Sprague. II settle,
ment can be effected, all
litigation will cease. There never
has been syndicate in the matter.
Gen. Bntler never proposed to purchase
the property, nor will he. in the event
OF its purchase, have any interest what
ever Neither will either OF his asso-
ciates The arrangement contemplated
is the purchase OF the property by the
Sprague's. who will secure the funds 10
pay for Il mortgage on it The amount
to be paid is something like S3,5UO,OOO
or $1,000 600, and this will give the
creditors Is or 80 per cent. OF their
claims
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Iron Works Gold.

PoMERoY. July III. p. Merriman,
a practical iron man from Pittsburgh,
has concluded arrangements by which
he becomes owner OF the Crescent Iron
Wnks l,,.Ni" probably remove it to
nn,tuvr place VA "ss he gets donation
from the business men OF this city to re-
tain it here. The terms are cash ana
private.
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Criminal Immigration.

BosTox, July 27.-At a conference OF
the charities to-day, Dir. Rogers, ol New
York, urged National legislation upon
the subject OF the immigration OF crlm'-
mails and paupers into the United States
The question provoked a long discus
sion. 1t was asserted that the panper
immigratian was to the west,
and that certain countries OF Europe
made organized shipments oi their Grim
inals to this country, and that Canada
had also sent many criminals here.
There was some opposition to National
legislation on the subject.
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DEN M A X X.
Stormy Election Proceedings.

Stormy Election Proceedings
CoPKNHAGES, July 27.-The election
for members of the Folkething took
place yesterday and resulted in this city
in the return OF the COnstltutOnalists
The returns from the provinces are in.
complete, but the election proceedings
are known 10 have been stormy. The
Radicals in several towns instituted a
regular system OF boycotting, compel
ling the tradesmen either to support the
Radica! candidates or to abstain from
voting.
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DsstardIv Assault by Guide.

Troy, y. V, July 27.-Chas. Parker
a guide in the Adironacks, while guld-
ing Mrs. George Bull from Forked Lake
TO Long Lake, where she was to be the
guest of ex-senator Platt, made a das-
tardly assault on the woman. All the
guides in the Adirondacks are hunting
Parker, swearing to capture him dead
or alive.
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sNo sa'cs. tOHerci.
PRODUCE.
NEW orr.

New YoKK, July 21.-C0ttOn-QnIrt
and firm at llfal2c; futures ..trady.
Flour-Weak; receipts 5000 harrla,
exports 400 barrels; supcriinr state
and western - lJMi GJ; common in
good extra Il SOmj ~; good To- choir"
- :5Od6 -. whit" wheat extra 3 2jrl
-: extra Ohio II S5CaG 70; II. Louis
Il 81; Minnesota patent process, - -
as - Whcat-!Gtl!c lover, closing
firm: receipts -, 900 bushels; exports
$4,000 bdsiIcIS; ungradrd spring Sicrl
- 22: No. Chicago II 22l Ungra!rd
red - l0dl IS! No 3 do. II lSiml q,
No. 2do. II 23.rrl "5l; steamer do. II -
Gl 2l; No | red II 214Ml s; mix"I
winter 81 u ungraded white 81 -: 80.
> red seller July, sales - OOJ bI,h~.s.
at 81 23} "a -. closing ~ Il -, seller
August, sales $1,000 bushels. at - -.
al 25s, closing al II 2jj; seller Sept .,i.
ber. sales 6iS,GUO bushels, at II 2g.
21l closing at 81 ~. Coru--fr'Ic
receipts All 900 bushels; exports GLu'J
bushels; ungrahcd ijIj5.: No. : 5llc.
steamer 53lT5ic; No. >, % i"IH3 rir.
vator yellow SOC; No. whl'" s"ii"r JTiy
57I657 &c; seller August j7"jGic. Da;H
-I1lR'lcT, TeGtIntS Ip'''' '''''' 80 7" ~
ern mixed 42lG ijc; white western ifGj
49c. Hay-Demani fair and makrt
firm a. 50G55c. Hops -S'ca iy ari in
moderate demand; yearIiHg' l2niS":
eastern and western HAZE, NnS York
State POPS Coffee QIiet bu, s.cIly.
Rio cargoes quoted at 9iG9lgic: Ih.,
gIMl3Ic. Sugar-Dull; lairtD v;~i r..
fning 7tGJ1,c. MOlasses b III amlun.
changed. Rice-Quiet but steady.
PetroIeum-Dull; United ~; c.uic
6!G7c; refined &c. Tallow-St"ady
and unchanged. Eos;n n-Npmin.l.y ma.
changed. Turpentine-DI! ana weak
at ilic. Eggs-Firm fat pr,mc at I5r.
l6c. Pork-Opened lirmer and c'o.ef
heavy; new mess quoted atSlS.J Beef
Quiet; city mess and extra India >.5UJ
(a21 90. Cut Meat3-ClIict hut s.rz,,..
Lard-lleavy: prime steam S.2 uyo,
l50 90. Butter-DulI and unsettled a.
ll@22lc. Chcese-Firm; choice a, ~.
l04c. Observation-Disclosures Conner
Dull, new sheathing nc; Ingot lake lGi
@lG!c. Pig lron-Quiet and frut:
Scotch $50 0OG23 30; American so 90
G24 90; Russia sheetlng SI3 O0G5 %.
Nalls-Cut - 9)Ca,3 -; cIinch = GTm.
) %. Laather-DulI; hcmlock syIe 80
pc. Wool-Firm; domestic Aecc" 3irr,
45c; pulled 20GD iOc; uH "ashed IG; BE;
Texas .4G SOC.
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SPAIN.
The Spanish Primate Wants a Religious
War.


LONDON, July 27.-A dispatch from
Madrid says that the Cardinal Arch.
bishop OF Taldo, Primate OF Spain, in a
pastoral letter read in every church OF
his diocese, has most violently attacked
the Italian people and Government, in.
citing all Catholics, even Princes, states
men, politicians and journalists, to com
bine, and, If necessary, use iOrCc and
arms to restore the independence and
temporal power OF the Pop" in Rome.
The Italian Minister at Madrid imme.
diately protested and the Spanish Cabl-
net declared that it severely blamed the
Primate's language, and would cause
strong remonstrancest to be made to him.
The government has not submitted the
pastoral to the Council oi State, but will
verbally express 10 the Primate their
disapproval OF his language, and will
make no reply to the communication OF
Cardinal Jacobine. PapaI Secretary OF
State, on the subject. The Spanish am
bassador at the Vatican viii, notwith-
standing, have instructions TO commu-
nicate to the Pope the regret OF the
Spanish government ut the disturb.
ances attending the removal OF the re-
mains OF Plus IN.
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m Another Cut IN Passenger Rates.

Ntw IoEE, July 27.-Passenger
tickets to western points continue to de-
cline in price. The Baltimore and OHIO
railroad company arr sriin, tickets to
Chicago to-day for s. 80, and TO ~. Louis
for Sl3 Other agents are selling tickets
to s.. LOUIS for 80 70 $3.50 Tickets
to Cincinnati can be purchased for -
Soms 'scalpers" think the fare to CHI.
cagO will be reduced 10 - III a few days
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I'U RKEE.
The Sul,an's Murderers Sent TO

The Sul,an's Murderers Sent to Arabia.
CohsrANTlSorLE, July 21.-Midhat
Pasha and all the others convicted OF the
murder of A bdul AHiz, except the actual
assassins, and Izzel Pasha and Sevd
Pasha, who are implicated in the crime,
embarked on Monday lor FL Psdjaz,
Arabia, where they will remain in exile
fnr Ifs.
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After Bishop Tuigg Again

PIrrsrURGH. July 27.-Father Sheean
Yesterday morning brought suit against
Bishop Tuigg for the sum OF 800 dl e.
as salary for two years and eight months.
Father Sheean bases the amount OF this
claim upon the usages OF diocesan
statute which regulates the minimum
salary OF a priest at $500 per year.
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Findlav's Female Forger.

Frxpl>Y, . July 21.-Miss Florence
Ducat, OF Wood county, has been ar.
rested for negotiating a 5000 forged .iote
with the Farmers Bank. She acknowl-
edges the crime. and says she alone is
responsible. She is in Jail.
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VICINITY VARIETIES.
Rr;ckIaver,' Strike al Akron, o.

AKRoH,O, July 27.-The Union brick
masons have struck for an advance from
three dollars to three and hall per
day. Nearly all work is suspended, tie
contractors not aCCedlng to the demand.
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FIRE RECORD.

At Oneonta. N. Y.-Loss $4,000.
OSEoNTA, July 27.-Fivc business
houses on Main and Broad streets were
burned to-day. Loss 81 ,0OO; insurance
SD 0DD
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Massachusetts Republican Convention.

BosToN, July 27.--The Republican
State Convention has been called TO
meet at Worcester September 2lst. Yrs.
Blackwell and Miss l.eavitt asked that
there should be appointed chairman, OF
the Committee on Resolutions VINO
iav0rs woman suffrage, the former urg-
ing the rrqrest on political grounds and
he l,t,pr ru 49, ~ temperance.
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BULLETINS.
Passed a Comfortable Night.

Executive MANSION, July -, 80 =.
Information this morning from the
sick room is, in effect, that the Presi-
dent passed a comfortable night, having
obtained during the night intervals oil
rullv six hours sleep. Alter midnight a
slight rise OF his temperature occurred
but soon passed away. There Were no
indications OF rigor during the night.
The President has expressed himself rs
feeling better this morning.
First Official Information.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, 5 =. M.-The
President slept sweetly last night from
about ) - VI 10 > \. VI with but single
break OF short duration ut IL T. VI. Since
) o'clock this morning he has doZed
quietly, awakening at Intervals. There
uave been no rlgOrs. lie takes his
nOuriShmeut we'll aud his general con-
ditIon is improving HeeXprcsses him.
sell as feeling better and more rested.
Pulse 81, temperature 9S 4lO, reSpira.
ton Is.
Signed ID. W. Bliss.
J X. BARNES.
J. J. WOODWARD.
ISpHT. hEl II IN.
Official Bulletin at 1890 p NJ.
ENkCUTIvE MANSION, July -, 1880 p.
M.-The Presidents wound was dressed
lust after the morning bulletin was is.
sued. II looks well. and the puS. which
is healthy IN character, Is diScharging
freely. Since then he has rested quietly
and takes his nuurShmtut readily and
without gastric Disturbances At pres.
ent his pulse is -, temperature - / 10.
respiration Il.
Signed II W. Bliss.
j. h BARNES,
) J. WoopukID.
RoET REYBURN.
In Excellent Spirits at l2:f5 =. NJ.
ENECUrIvE MANSION. l3:45 p. NJ. -
DR.. Boynton has Just come from the
Pres dents chamber and reports the
patient IL excellent spirits. tie saws
his unulsturbed sleep last night has
greatly rested him and he has partahen
ui increased nouriShment this morning.
The favorable change in the Presidents
coalition Is plainly visible on the cuun-
tenlnceS OF the Imme1l rr attendants of
the sick room, who. during the period
Of fever which occurred Subsedr mt" 10
the incision, bore exuressions ni anxiatv
and looked generally rareworn. This
morning the same persons may h.
: rn about, bearing cheerful connie.
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Steamer sunk.

Ngw ORLEANS, July 27.-The steamer
Cornie Brandon, loaded with railroad
iron and supplies for the Northern Pa
cific railroad. sunk Monday evening
near Cotton Point, and will, it is thought,
prove total loss.
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nances and an apparent air OF gratiica-
ton. When asked what truth there
was in the statement that Mrs. Garfield
has suffered extremely from the effects
Of the strain on her mind in the past
few days, DIR. Boynton said there was
no iounlation whatever for the report
which had gone abroad to the effect that
she was ill. "In fact" the Doctor con-
tinued, "Mrs. Garfield is feeling brighter
and in better spirits this morning than
at any time since she was sick, YOU may
say. She went to ride last evening and
returned feeling refreshed, and her hus-
bands present condition is very en-
couaging to her"
Favorable at p. Nj.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, , p. M.-The
very favorable symptoms noted in the
last bulletin still continue. The Presl-
dent is free from fever, and is resting
quietly. DR.. Agnew returned TO Phila
delphIa to day, but DR.. Hamilton takes
his place here to night ar tomorrow
morning
Continues TO Improve at AIS y. III.
Executive MANSION, 4:l5 ? M.-At
l:l5 P NJ DR.. Bliss reports continued
and steady improvements in the Presl-
denis condition. He has been very
quiet throughout the day; has taken
nourishmcnt in increased quantities
without any symptoms OF gastric dis
turbance, slept peacefully at inter-
vas without anOdynes and up TO
this hour has been entirely free from
fever. All his symptoms, i'll the juig-
ment of the surgeons, are lull OF encour-
agtmUnt
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Bale OF a Portion Of tie 3prague Estate.

ArGr,r,, MG, July 2I-The SAFE OF
the Sprague Manufacturing Compsny's
property in Augusta took place to-day.
The cotton mills, dam, saw mills, board.
inghouscs. etc were sold to Samuel
IIaines OF ,rrcenvilie, n. H., agent for
Wright, Bliss * Fabyan, OF Boston, for
S25O COO
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New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, July - Coffee -
Dull ani unchanged; Rio caryors. ordi
nary to prime, 9tlgl2!c. Surar-Dn...
inferior to good common GiM5:c: CON.
mon to good common 7!@7.c; yeIlor
clarified 9G95c. MoIasses-SteaIv ~.
common GOA y2jc; fair 25@%Oc; prime zoe
Rlce-Quiet and steady; ordinary TO
prime iC1Gc.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

Money Active at21.2 to d Per Ce7.-Goy.
ernments Strong-fIour Steady and
Unchanged-whsat Unsettled
and Lower-Hogs Firm
and Steady.
FINANCE.
New YORK.
NEW YORK, July 27.-MoSEr Easy
at 2l@4 per cent Prime mercantile
paper 3@4 per cent. Sterling exchange,
bankers bills weak at 1872; demand
1851.
sILvER-At London SID per ounce;
bar silver here ll2!; subsidiary siive
coin per cent. discount.
GovERSMESTs-Strong on moderate
volume OF business.
U. 3. Coupons llsSll sSll.".."."..................
New
New Four-and-one-halts..."...
New FouS-...................-..... ...".-lla'.
racine Slxes ol
RAILROAD BoNDS-Genera'i firm.
STATE SECuRITIEs-Duli.
SToCKS-The market opened irregular,
Louisvi.la and New Albany being per
cent. lower, indianapolis, b oDminglou
and Western y, san Franc SO prefer.
red ., and Rock Island II, while the
rest of the list WAS generally /, 10 ! per
cent higher. In the early dealings prices
advanced to II per cent, but At tho
tirst board speculation became weak and
a decline OF ! to y per cent. was
recorded which was most marked
in Denver and RIO Grande, -. Paul.
coal shares, Louisville and Nashville and
New Jersey Central. Toward noon the
market assumed firmer tone, and nm
der the covering Of short coutra"'s,
prices advanced steadily during the r.. i
OF the day, the closing quotations s:h""-
ing an advance from the lowest point 1
the morning of !@il per cent. ,th" ial'rr
for Texas Pacific. Missouri Pacific.
Louisville and Nashville, MobI,,a,I
Ohio, Denver and Rio GranJr %,%
Jersey Central and Nashville a-i Et....
tanooga were also prominent III ;ay rn,-
provemrnt. Among the low r.u,i
stocks, Cincinnati, Sandusky and ti.yr-
land early in the day dropped 10 per
cent. from the last reported sale, - IIl
in the late dealings the stGcE sold al iS.
The Commercial Bulittm says: The
stock market was irregular and at inter.
walls rather depressed. The Weakness,
however. was more apparent than real,
reactions invariably reeu!t'pg in large
purchases and leading to Il higher range
of pricen. In the afternoon when the
advices from Washington concerning
the condition OF the President continued
favorable, the buying movement D"-
came general and there Was IN advance
ranging from to Il per cent. South
western shares, Vanderbilt stocks, ruion
Pacific and Western Union were taken
freely and closed at the highest figures
OF the day. Some OF the fancy stock cN.
peienceG sharp changes.
IrnnSnriinna mnrn In- lll sLnnns
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T .lifAi,d T,isgroms on F0mM P0yg. !
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'Add'ti)aa' N.;,', 9rFwE. Fay..
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'7-fF - - --1'7777777777-
POLITICS AND RELIGInN.

We are not going to indite exactly such
an article as one might suppose from the
above heading, yet we shall have something
TO say in the wayof comparison or parallel
Hobbies it was, who,said the natural state
Of man is war, and We believe that Hobbies
was right about IT, The world would grow
stagnant if there were not different political
parties contending with each other, differ
ont religious crceds, that the mind and
heart of man may find faith for the peace
Of his soul, In New York we see the two
great political parties of this country
divided against themselves There is
the republican party, made up OF
stalwarts and haIfbccds as they style the m.
selves at bitter war, Mr. Conklng at the
head of the stalwarts and Judge Robertson,
collector of the port of New York, ut the
head of the halEbrecdS. The internecinc
war they are waging is fierce and terrible
we may say, The democrats of that state
could SID quietly down and look on with
complacency and perfect peace and salts.
faction, but for the fact that they are in the
same unhappy and lamcntablc condition.
The democratic party proper Of New York
is rendered unhealthy by weakening
fungus known as john Kelly, with his
Tammany Hall organization, by means of
various tricks and manipulatons, he is
enabled to control about 10000 votes in
New York, principally in New York city,
the ril-raf and scum of the party,
and with those 10000 votes he
manages to make immense money
in every canvass and to elect
or defeat anyone helpless, as he de,
icated Hancock in New York for president,
and Robinson for governor lie is opposed
to Mr. Tilden, the head of the democratic
party, in New York, because Mr.. nldcn is
honest and refused obc dictated to by him.
Kelly, when he, ridden, was governor.
Not only do We see these unscumly wranglcs
in the political parties of the country, but,
also, for Christianity and religion, we see
them in the churches. The conference OF
the Methodist church Of Illinois has been
in session for some days past. and the
ministers who belong to that conference
have been wrangling and indulging in
ordinations and recriminations over DR.
Thomas, Of Chicago, who is charged with
hercsy. Dr. Thomas, II Is alleged, claimed
in private conversation and, perhaps, In
eome Of his sermons, that he did not belicy,
implicitly in the Methodist doctrine o
anu eternal future punishment-that Is L
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-11

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct. l0.-rhe cases of
the three mon who robbed the passenger
train on the Iron Mountain road on Septcm-
Der ID and who were captured, tried, CON
victed and sentenced to seventy years i'm
pnSonment assumed new and sensational
phase this morning. In the special term of
court held Friday, each Of the robbers
pleaded guilty to fourteen indictments.
making the term Of punishment seventy
years for each man. The pursuing party
that captured two Of the robbers, StcIhcns
and Delaney, consisted Of four men, named
lluddlcston, Bcllvics Moore and Dallahand,
were arrested. The robbers had about So
900 m their possession when these men
c.ptgFcd them, HuddIcston pro-
posed to his comrades To
divide the money among themselves. Bell
ylc> objected saying tina. the money ought
to be returned to the railroad company. but
hrunally agreed to its being equally divided
among he four officers and to give the
'rain robbers $1,000 and leave no means
untrlrd 10 secure their release from the
penitcntiary after conviction. The party
reached Hope, Arkansas, turned over their
prisoners to the authorities. and came to
this city, where they received $4,000. the
reward offered by the state for
the capture. All the captors
appeared atthc trial, when Bellyies divulgcd
the whole matter to Superintendent
buchanan, Of the Iron Mountain railroad
lluddleston, Moore and Dalahand were cx
nmined separately. Each made affidavit
that he knew nothing of the whereabouts
otany of the money, but subsequently an
preached Mr.. Buchanm and stated that
the money could be procured,
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say the seething sea Of he'll and damnation,
preached by Methodist ministers. For this
alleged utterance charges were preferred
against him. and the conference has for
some days been wrestling the subject as
Jacob wrosted with the angel It is per
haps well enough for every church organi-
cation to maintain its peculiar religious
tencts and articles of faith, even unto the
trial and dismissal if necessary Of any min
lister or member of the church who may
gainsay them, but it should be done decor
ously and privately and not in n broil and
contention in which unsecmly cpthets arc
banded, and ministers of the gospel ac-
cused of lying and SANDER. just such or
GIGS do religion harm, make worldly men
dcspisc it the more, and give handle to
the Knockers and unbclicvcrs TO assail
the cause Of christianity. \ minister of
the gospel. the man who breaches
Christ andllim crucifed should be so cir
| cumspcct in his walk so consistent in all
his acts, in his language and above all in
| his behavior that the respect he wins for
himself will begct respect for his calling.
| If preachers abuse each other in their pub
lie church meetings, show anger and bitter
ness, and use harsh language toward each
other, is il not calculated to disgust laymcn
and sinners? Let political parties wrangle;
let their meetings he but as gatherings Of
bowling Deryishes, but by all means let
church members and preachers dwell to-
| gcthcr in peace, and if differences Of opin-
ions arise among them, let them be discuss
ed in moderation, in cyenncss of temper, in
Esprit of brotherly love, in gcntlcness and
mcckness. Too often we see ministers,
preachers, in this church, that church or
another, who dabblc in politics, who preach
political sermons thereby bclittlng
the sacred cause ofreligion. Only last year
a preacher in Brooklyn, New York, was
elected to congress, and few weeks ago it
became incumbent upon him TO rcnounco
either his ministry orpolitics, and he re-
nounced his ministry. This was blow at
the cause in which he had laborcd, and it
would have been better for that cause had
he never cspouscd IT, \ minister Of the
gospel, a carpet-bagging political divine,
who lived for a while in the sosth, hurting
anathcmas from the pulpit at southern
rebels and traitors, is spoken of for a posi-
ton in President Arthur's cabinet, and two
or three preachers have been in the United
States Senate, Pomcroy, of Kansas, and