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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
INSTANTLY KILLED BY LIGHTNING

INSTANTLY KILLED BY LIGHTNING
MAcn,N Ga Aug. 3.-LlghinIng struck the chm
ne ~ house in East Macon this afternoon and instantly
Lilled Mrs Lawiess. lady hfty years OF age
SELLING THE sPRAGUE ESTATE;
Ar-df-sTA Me- Aug. 3.--lhe Spiague nllS IN TINS
. rre sod at auction to-day for Sl5lOoO The property
Va parclased by company Of Boston ana Augusta cap
italists. - .,r,-..,,o,,,,.
NEW ROLLING MILL AT AILENToWN.
HARRIsBuRG. Penn, Aug. IA cnarter was
,a a. ne state penartnent to-day TO The Allentown Roll
etti. tr IN manufacture and steel, with cap
its1 of : OOo business ONCE VIII pe ooatou III
philadel phia the mills al Allentown
TORPEDO CLASS EXAMINATION,
NEWPORT K L. Aug. 3.-Ihe torpedo class was
minutey examined the theory and chemistry Oh al kns
~ Ynnsives his morning. TO show tnelr
edge nfty-pOund torpedo Of dynamite was succcssiuy
planted and fred la ten feet OF water'
THE LIBERALITY OF AN UNKNOWN fbsSoS.
PITTsFIELD Mass, Ang. IA berkshire Ieeideht, ed
xhose name and seI remain secret has gVe ~ 70
tie Boston Eye Ear in urinary 10 estADsn ~. -, ost
shal 20 10 The House OF Mercy Pttsneld ana examine c
didates for admission 10 the Intrmary
THE SCRANTON STEEL COMPANY ,
SCRANTON Penn, Aug Sat a meeting oi @ .ne
Scranton Steel Company today the sonne and
elected directors W W. scranton Wiilam 20 anu
George /. Dickson OF scranton Louis "a bfisso !"
Haven Frederick BIlngs OF NeW.r"tk ,,ennas y,
Ames, OF Boston. and walter scranton oi V'S"S'' ' -
w. W. scranton was elected presidehh
A PROPELLER ASHORE IN LAKE On Ani0. -.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Aug. 3-Ihe propener CIUs,' thr
lote having sprung aesk the lake dninK 80 sso
sought hsbor tc prevent sinking she DAD y, ths
gers and general cargo. The Clay Of Aenuesi "" INV ~
Passengers 70 Toronto
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UNFOLDING ARABI PACUA

CAIRO, Aug. 3.-Ihe official rebel journal has
published the decision Of the great national meet
ing held on Saturday After considering the differ
ent DEGREES emanating from the Khedive. including
the order disIDissiDg Arab Pacha from
the office of Minister of War, the meeting
declared that i'll consequence of the occupation of
Alexandria by foreign troops, the presence of the
English squadron in Egyptian waters and the atti-
tude OF Arab Pacha in repulsing the enemy, Arabi
Pacha must be upheld Minister of War and that
the orders OF the Khedive and his Ministers in
Alexandria were null and void, as the Khe-
dive acted contrary to religious and civil laws
Tue Under-Secretaries of State were intrnstad To
submit this decision to the Sultan. The deciS,on
is signed by the Princes lbrahm, Asmed and KsniI.
seven Princes of the Yeghen family the SbeiI5
of FL AzhaT Mosque; the Muftis of
the four Sunnite rites; the Grand Cadi
of Egypt the COptic Patriarch; nine various Wears
and sneikhs thirty judges eight under-secretaries
twenty-e ght civil pachas, including Benz twelve
Mudrs, and 100 notabilIties of various religious
denominations.
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NOTES AND INCIDENTS.

LONDON Aug. 3.-The War Office has issued a
notice that the number OF newspaper correspondents
allowed to accompany the Army i'll Egypt shall be
limited to eight for London newspapers, four for
provincial papers, two for Scotch papers and two
for Irish papers.
General Sir Evelyn Wood has left Chatham for
Portsmouth to embark on the steamer Catalonia,
which sails tonight for Egypt
The steamship Palmyra, with two batteries of
artillery aad large quantity of ammunition on
board, sailed to-day from Portsmouth for Egypt.
LONDON Aug 4.-The Iimess Calcutta dispatch
says the whole army contingent will be dispatched
for Egypt by the 10th instant
The Lascar seamen on board the ships engaged
refused to proceed. They regard the mission as ag
gresive toward Mahometans.
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Mr.. Miller, of New-York reported from the Comnie,O0
vide for deductions from gross tonnage OF vesseS
the United states. It amends section ALDO Oh '"0 ~
vsed Statutes by allowing deductions for the spaces
gross tonnage In steam vessels the spaces for ma
chnery also to be deducted, and spe-
cial allowances made for paddlewheel and
screw steamers but the deductions here are
not to exceed so per cent OF tho gross total
The remeasuring foreign vessels in American ports fs
to discontinued when like rule is adopted abroad as
promugat proper scale OF fees for the readmeasnr
OF the spaces named in the basis Of section OF
the Revised Statutes. -.
Mr. FRYE said he thanked tho Commerce Committee
for this BILL the first gan that has been fired III 'ayor o
revival OF American commerce. IL was welcome HSiS'c
tO.his
The bill passed. ~,
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on Foreign Eeia-
tons, reported with amendments the House OH, % vo
amend section 400 OF title 50 Of tho Revised Statu
concerning the regulation OF steam vos se''et. 70
extend TO foreign steam vessels the proy;,s,@ons p;c @
of the inspection laws applicable TO doneeuc VIZ %
sells concerning freight and cOn0usuDle mttcI 49,. y. 20
carried II provided for the appointment OF inspectors
for this purpose -, .,.
Mr.. Frye said the bill was the second gun from INC
Commerce Committee.
Mr.. Sherman said that sometime since he prepared en-
amendment relieving American vessels engage. III
foreign trade from local taxation. lie had not hu n
opportunity to present this, but prepared 10 o."
monstrate its proprey whenever he could 90 So uuI
believed that il would in five secure to the Uneo
States Onethrd Onehalf of the ocean carrying tio
Mr.. Miller, of California, hoped that this proposlup
would be offered immediately and Incorporated III Vne
pending bill. . -,
Objection was made and after further discussion the
committee amendments were agreed TO, ana the Oih
passed
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should refuse to concur in the proposal the

should refuse to concur in the proposal the
distrust wi Il not he unwarranted c.,soro,ce will
CoNsTANrrNoPLE, Aug 3.-fhe Coniene; Con ea,tt;no The
sit again on Friday. At Yesterday nr sn'",a canal
1sS W"s discussed "' the Russian fGaP rfD tie
laws binding ho Conference reGgtTes sGstaTs order rds
in Fgypt. Should Turkey not succeed III ~
this endeavor then the Powers sho1ld
the task. Baron Won Hirshfed the German reprc fIi
sentative, and Baron Won Calice. the Au:tro-h"'i-
garian Ambassador. concurTed in this opinion. , +,
Lord Dufferin the British Ambassador, sain ne
desired Turkey TO take action on condition tha' INC
Porte declare Arab Pacha a rebel. -.
Said Pacha, the Turkish Prime Minister n, man da
tanned that il was impossible for the Porte 10 de-
clare Arab Pacha rebel until the Ottoman
flag was raised in Egypt when the conduct OF
Arab Pacha would be determined aud measures DC
taken accordingly. ,r
Count Cort the Italian Amba ssador, demanded tilat
the reply of the Ottoman representatives, tnat tcy
accepted tho con itons of the identical note pe puV
in writing to which the Ottoman representatives
replied that they must first obtain the SANCTION Vi
the Sultan.
The Conference is awaiting fresh instructions to
the Ottoman representatives thereon, whch, IL Is
believed, would not be needed if the conditions OF
the identical note had been accepted by Turkey.
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IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The Chief OF the
Bureau OF Statistics reports that during the month of
June there arrived in the customs districts of Bati-
more Boston, Detroit Huron, Minnesota, New-Orleans,
New-York Passamaquoddy, Philadelphia and San Fran
cisco 9O,971 passengers of whom 84,78e were immt-
grants The tota number Of immigrants who arrived In
the above-named customs districts from the principal
foreign countries during the month Of June 1881 was
s5 535. The number OF immigrants arrived during
the year 7S9003, being much larger than during
any previous year the history OF the country 1t
cesded the number during the preceding fiscal year by
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NEW CoNsPIRACIEs AGAINST THE CZAR.

BERLIN, Aug. ga private telegram re-
oeived here St. Petersburg says The imprisoned
Nlhilist Kyrilow has disclosed long list of newly
planned crimes against the Emperor and certain high
officials Immediately after this revelation the Iinpe
rial prosecutor accompanied TOlstoi the Minister
the Interior, 10 Imperial Palace OF Peterhof.
where long council was held in the presence of the
Czar consequence OF which the prisoners better
el
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KILLED IN 4 FIGHT WITH APACHES.

Tucson, Ariz.. Aug. 3.-The Prefect of the
District of MOntezuma has sent the following to Gov
ernor Ortiz 81 have the honor to inform you that
the oath ultmo the Apaehes attacked Colonel Lorenzo
Torres Eucino eighteen miles from here, who was
companicd by a number OF Federal troops The fight
lasted three hours resulting in the death OF Vccente
Provincio the desperate OF the district, and all the
troops except of the Federas aud Colonel Torres
who was wounded. The Indians took all OF the horses,
equipage and stores They were strongly fortified aud
completely ambushed the troops force OF troops has
sent i'll pursuit of the Apaches, who are moving
toward the Arizona border"
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THE NATIONAL MINING EXPOSITION

DENVER, Col, August 3.-There was a good
attendance at the National Mining Exposition to-day,
the visitors being the part from different points
in Colorado Some Eastern people arriving but the
great crowd from that direction is not expected for
week OF two disorder incident TO the first week OF
all expostons is being rapidly removed and all the
hbts will be in place in few days Leading business
men are making great preparations for monster
barbecue August a. which all business men Of the
country are invited
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WILLING TO PAY FOR DAMAGES.

The East River Bridge Company and Coney
Island Steam Transit Company applied yesterday 20
Mayor Low, OF Brooklyn. for commission Of three dis
interested reehOders under the law passed by the last
Legislature to compute the amount OF compensation to
propertyowners along its route, to be distributed
after the completion Of the road The application
set forth tna the company was organized prior TO tho
act, but comes under the last clause, allowing
gained company TO apply within ninety days ater tho
act was passed The company has constructed part
OF its ronte, but has gained of tho Brook
local authorities 10 much Of the route as lies Ia the
CITY.
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ITEMS FROM CANADA.

MONTREAL, Aug. 3.-Dennis Duneen, farmer
on TIE lower Iachine road is about to the Society
ior the prevention OF Cruelty Animals for having
porteu Hpafrows he declares that they have already
eaten up trty acres Of barley destroyed his potatoes
and In general made havoc with his early
5000. - ~
TORONTO, Ang 0-hsnan proposes holding @ regatta
IN Toronto Bay In about three weeks time He will
raise 81 900 Tor that purpose and will invite all the
leading oaIsnen OF America, barring Ross Among the
names mentioned are Riley, Lee Plasted and Hosner
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PASSENGER AGENTS IN CONFERENCE.

There was a meeting of the Trunk Line
Passenger Agents yesterday at Commissioner Finks
office General Agent Lord Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company, was not present, and that company
was represented all. The only discussed
were minor details respecting the trunk line pool Tho
subject Of joint agency OF the roads for Castle Garden
immigrant business which left from the ast
meeting of the trunk line agents, was not considered
in tue absence of Mr.. Lord. The meeting adjourned
without taking any impOrfant action.
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AGREEMENT ON THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The Conference
Committee on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill reached agreement the sixth
section, which the only point in controversy and
which provides the transfer of medical records from
the enstody of the that Of the Adju
tant. General 1t is understood that the Senate con-
erees practically receded frOm their disagreement to
this clause. senate the conrerees reported an
agreement and the report was adopted.
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ACCIDENT ON THE UNION PACIFIC.

BELoIT Kan, Aug. Sat 6 o'clock this
morning an eastbound passenger train on the central
branch of the Union Pacific Railroad met with serious
accident at Granite Creek sixteen miles west Of here
The engine and the mail and cars fell distance
of over twenty feet through burned bridge. The
engineer BritOn Croft and tho fireman. c. McGee, were
badly bruised and ded by steam that both died be-
fore reaching this city. Mahafey, express messen-
ger and Wentworth and Chamberlain, mail agents, were
injured but not dangerously The passenger coaches
remained ON the track.
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Il DENLAL BY DIR. COLLINS.

MINNEAPOLIs Aug. 3.-Dr Collins, of this
city, brother Of Jerome Collins the meteorologst of the
eannette expedition denies the accuracy Of the recent
report of an interview with him by local reporter
which was telegraphed to the press He says he saw
Lieutenant DanenhOwer once, but did not see DR.. New
comb while in York, and the ground upon which he
asks a Investigation into the loss OF the Jeannette IL the
Information been given 10 the pubic FROM other
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FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

,>-,o>, Aug "A dispatch to the Exchange
aob Company. dated Alexandra, $3.50 p. m,
anonnces that all the British troops have been or
dered 20 the front, an attack being expected.
ALEXANDRIA. Aug Sit has been discovered that
Arab Pacha has again destroyed the railway at
Mahalla, which was recently repaired.
Last evening and to-day alarm was caused py ru-
mors of an impending massacre of CHRISTIANS Inc
natrols were ordered to increase their vigilance
and the police to confscate sticks from the natives
Criers paraded the native quarters of the CITY, en-
;oning the people to remain at home at OClock III
The Afternoon the hour which, it was reported, had
been fixed for the massacre =, .
News from Cairo to July 80 states that seventeen
pachas were imprisoned i'll the citadel Among the
number was Ali Sheriff Pacha, who was arrested
because he employed Greeks to guard his house
LONDON, Aug. 4-The Daily Ae,oss Alexandra m
core, pondent telegTaphs that H. NJ ,: bitterh mas
returned from AbOukr and reports having seen sew
eraI trains arrive at Aboukir full of soldiers The
correspondent denies the report that Arabi Pacha
T6e Times has the following dispatch from Alex
apdra: Arab Pacnas proclamation states:
"The Egyptian soldiers, WIN e&cmSsGo * hes,io
Europeans and killed only those detected ID com
munlcatiug with the enemy. Inc traitor hheulye
having opened the gates OF the city 70 the
English troops for tins act is deposed by the Sui
tan, who will send troops 10 assist us to drive out
our enemies ARABI.
Commanding In Egypt as representative of the
The Timers correspondent at Alexandria telegraphs
that he thinks all attack from Abouklr along the
seacoast is probable on Friday.
The correspondent of The Daily telegram at
Alexandra sends the following: " Persons who
arrived from KafreEDwar this Thursday after
noon estimate Arab Pachas force at 10000.
Arab Pacha has issued proclamation accusing the
English Of cowardce taunting them, and danng
them TO attack hun. There was shght hrlng on
Wednesday near Pompey's Pillar. Arab PacLa has
forbidden lnha bants to supply fresh provisions TO
Ihrlstldls, Oh pam OF death"
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ANOTHER sTALwART REWARDED.
my rELgsRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-S. K. Crumbaugh, VINO
was to-day confirmed as Collector of the lind Ken
lucky District is stalwart of stalwarts lie wrote
to Messrs. Conkhng, Logan and Cameron that he
was for Grant previous to the Chicago Convention,
that an accident prevented his election as dele
gate to the convention and that had he been elected
he would have added one TO the glorious band OF
3O6. He was now for Arthur in 1854, and the
Brlstow men were opposing nun because OF this
in the executive session to-day. IL was made
known also that he had been an applicant for posi-
fion under President Garfield but ON that occasion
he did not make known his preferences for General
Grant.
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A SMALL RIOT IN TRIESTE.

TRIESTE, Aug. 3. While the Society of
Veterans was marching through Corso yesterday
salute Archduke Charles Louis brother OF the En-
peror petard thrown into the ranks, and several
Of the men injured. An angry crowd subsequently
broke the windows III houses frequentcd by the Italian
faction.
Tine Irredenta Club had issued manifesto exhorting
Its partsans 10 participate In the festivities
nection with the opening OF the exhibition here.
by the explosion of the petard the right foot of Dr.
Dorm Editor NJ the TrieseT Zeitttng. blown of.
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THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN FRANCE.

PARIS, Aug 3.-M. de Freycinet absolutely de-
clines to join any Ministerial combination.
The Chamber of Deputies met to-day, but adj
ourned until Saturday pending the formation of a
new Ministry.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The Iimes's Berlin dispatch an
nouneIng that Prince Bismarck had instructed
Prince Won Hohenlohe to express to NJ de freycinet
regret at his retirement from the Ministry, also
saws At the same time the wish has been ex-
pressed that NJ. de Freycinet could be induced to
resume Office in which case Germany would be
willing to support his Eastern policy as much as
possible"
The Paris dispatch to The Standard reporting that
Baron de Cource will be French Minister of Foreign
Affairs, says: The policy of Baron de Courcel IS
that Of abstention from action in Egypt, while re-
serving all rights and liberty of action, should
France cease to take part i'll the Conference"
LONDON, Aug. 4Ihe correspondent OF The Daily Ye1cS
at Paris says Senator lie Blond is designated
Premier
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THE DEMAND FOR THE NEW BONDS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-More than l,ooo
packages OF ahaf per cent bonds were re-
ceyed at the Treasury Department to-day for exchaneo
into the three per cent bonds 1t is impossible as
yet to make approximately correct estimate OF the
amount of the offers of surrender far received Three
packages postmarkcd Philadelphia contained nearly
s3,OOOO0O worth Of bonds each. package was re-
cefved from Cincinnati to-day containing $4,000 in
threeanda-haf per cents The great majority OF the
applications so far received postmarksd August l.
1882, 10 a m" showing the great desire tpr priority
the methods adopted for determining precedence While
the details of the plan OF awards not yet Completed
il is pretty well established that the decision Will be
made by lottery. The drawing will be made by disln-
teresed person. who will be unable mako any discrim
nation lie 80 desired. The packages will be numbered
and opened by lot.
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STATE PROPERTY RESTORED.

RALEIGH n. c.. Aug. 3.-GOvernor Jarvis
to-day took possession in behalf OF the State Of the
ses known as Camp Russell, the property OF the State.
which has been held the United States since 1863
Secretary Lincoln directed the sergeant in charge to
withdraw from premises. The order of the secre
tary exces favorable comment as the State Govern
mont been making efforts to regain possession of the
DrOpeI ~ ever SINCE 1877.
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MATTERS BEFORE THE CONFERENCE.

CoSsTANTINoPLE. Aug. Sat the sitting of the
Conference yesterday Count Corti the Italian Am
bassador. introduced the proposal formulated by
Italy in regard to the Suez Canal. The representa-
tives of Germany Austria and Turkey Immediately
Ignifed adhesion to the proposal but Lord Dutiern
and the Marquis do Noalles, the English and
French Ambassadors respectively, declared that
they must consult their Governments before coming
to q decision.
N. Onou, the Russian representative on rejoining
the Conference yesterday, gave no reason for so
polng. NJ. Onon announced that Russia also ad
1ered TO the proposal of Italy in regard to the Suez
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The Vienna RremdenblaH says
t9at the proposal establishing European protection
" tne Soez Canal viii be, to certain extent test
oi the honesty OF EaglanHs inteptiona II England
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TOPICS IN PARLIAMENT.

LONDON. Aug SIN the House of Commons this
afternoon SIR Charles Dixie Under Foreign Secre-
tary. said there had been no formal proposals for
the admission of Spain to the Conference. but there
had been confidential conversations on the subject
In reply to question relative to Wilfrid Blunt
who has been accused of acting as Arab Pacha's
means of information concerning the movements of
the English Government Mr.. Gladstone stated that
Mr.. Blunt had informed him that except receiving
one letter from Arab Pacha, which was published
and communicated to Mr.. Gladstone there had
been no communication between them since the
Mr. Childers War Secretary, replying to Mr.. Tot
tenham. Conservative, said that the question
whether or not the correspondent of The Daily 1ete
0raph should he excluded from the British lines was
under consideration.
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EDWIN BOOTH IN LONDON.

LONDON, Aug. 4.-The Standard this morn
lng says: "Mr. Booth hardly soen at his best
last night in the play of Don Cesar de
Bazan' In one sense his appearance was mistake
OF approval. His company, with exception is very
WOO
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FARES ON THE FOURTH AVENUE LINE.

A recent resolution of the Common Council
directed the Acerlnen's Committee on Railroads 10
ascertain whether the New-YOrk and Harlem Railroad
Company lad paid license fee for the horsecars run
in Fourthave. ana whether the right TO fix the fare
charged the line rested with the Aldermen. Tho
committee held meeting yesterday. J. B. Ecclesine
appeared In behalf OF business along The
line. f. " w. Rossiter, the treasurer Of the NewYork
and Harlem Railroad Company summoned .
witness but did not appear BY request OF the commit
tee Controller Campbell brought the original agreement
between the Common Council and the railroad company
This provides that the rate OF fares for passengers below
Twenty third-st shall he fixed by the Council The Con-
that the Council had never xed any rate. The
railroad company had paid the license fees for year.
about 1860, but before After informally
discussing the matter tor time. the committee sdourned
until August II, Mr.. Ecclesine announcing tnat he
should ask Recorder smyth for order compelling Mr..
R0ssiter 10 appear as witness on that day.
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A COLORED CLERGYHAN REFUSED ACCOM-
MODATION.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 3.-Tne Rev. w.
A II. smith. colored clergyman made persistent aI-
Ication for accommodation at the Adams House this
fc,noon aud was avowedly refused and driven out BE-
conse of bis color He has employed counsel TO prose
cute the land ri under the Civu laghts law