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A WUOPPING STORY.
Revelations OF II Tennessee Gave, til
.,' RciltiexvOu4 or the Jnr.,ex (;NuE

Revelations OF II Tcnnes.ce Gave, the
Kcn.Iexv"u+ OF the james Cling.
GALLArIS, Tenn, June 1.-alr. D. X.
Spillers, appointment merchant OF Gallatin,
and Maj. W. S. Munday, while exploring
the cave recently discovered Oh the farna
OF Col. james Alexander, which for the
lust five years las been the rendezvous oi
the james brothers gang OF outlaws, dis.
covered large flat rock i'll one OF the
chambers aud thinking that some OF the
secrets OF the gang might be hidden away
under it, removed it with great difficulty
when TO their utter astouishment large
cast iron sugar kettle filled with specie and
jewels OF various kinds met their view.
They could hardly believe their senses
but finally managed to examine the treas
! ure and found that there was over S400,OO(
IN specie besides numerous gold watches,
rings, diamonds and other jewelry OF greal
value. Maj. Munday guarded the great
treasure while Mr.. Spillers has.ened tc
Galatin, aud securing his horse and wagon
returned rs speedily us possible to the cave
They placed the kettle and its contents III
the wagon aud drove rapidly to Gallatin
land at once deposited their treasure in the
vaults OF the Sumner Deposit company
The greatest excitement prevails, and the
Sumner Guards have been ordered 10 the
cave 10 prevent q hungry horde Of curiosity
hunters and treasure.seckcrs from com
plctcly ransackiny it. go.
This is The second lot Of valnables fount
in the cave since.tiie death OF Jesse Jumes
Thousands OF visitors have been denied
admission by Colonel Alexander, and it is
only by strenuous efforts that any portion
OF its contents are spared from seekers O
mcnentocs OF the great bandits. ..,
4 considerable portion OF the jcwelry is
i'll the original boxes rs they left the jewel
ers, and contain the addresses OF fmau,
jewellers throughout the West, and ilso q
few in the East. A watch bears tile in
scription Of Joseph Grover, Natcllez, Miss.
and pair OF bracelets nre marked Mrs. W
J. Johnson, Natchez; Miss Many othcn
arc marked in full, and will be returned tt
the owners, provided they can be found
and can prove their property. Colone
Alexander has already sent n great many
OF the former lot to several parties in yari
GUS portions OF the United States.
Further explorations will be made n
once, rs it is thought other valuables ma,
still be hidden in the cave.
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STAli ROUTE TRIALS.
They Open with Levity and Light Re.
.sls purtcc OH tho Hnrt or Counsel. .I

They Open with I.evity aud Light Re-
pnrtcc OH tho rnrt or Counsel. s.
WASHINGTON, juno LIN tho Star
Route trials this morning, Ingersoll asked
leave on behalf OF his clients, the two
Dorscys, to withdraw their pleas OF not
guilty, and enter motion 10 Quasl the in.
lic,ment OH the ground that the Grand
Jury was not selected in accordance with
Section . Of the net OF June, 1870. The
motion was denied, and tho defense IN.
nounccd their readiness TO call n jury. 4
Discussion arose upon the number OF chal'
lcngcs 10 be allowed tho defendedant
whether four to each person named in tho
indictment, or four to all, only one part!
dcicndent. In answer to inquiry from cour
Ms to challenges to be allowed the govern
ment, Alcsweeney, ot the ;sounse
for defense, replied; Sufficient aunt'
the day is X the evil thereof. The!
have eminent counsel engaged . to Slool
after their interest. Z Welre skinnying @
our own side" He asked whM woullab
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THE PUNISHMENT OF GUIrEAU.

a Preachers Statement Which His
Hearers DisnpprOvcdO Of.
: VsnASA,o.,JUn l,-During the discussion
hweeA Rev. Carlton, OF the Uniyersalist
Church, and Rev. Pence, OF the old School
Baptist, at Wcstyillc last week, the future
destiny oI the assassin Guiteau was dis.
snssed' Nr. Pence put the question Of the
NAL destiny OF Guiteau to Mr.. Carlton,
'ed his answer caused deep feeling
diSpprobation from the audience.
W. Carlton said; "Was Gui-
Y VANS punishment Lett 10 me, ]
SOaM not give him us Aluch us Il scratch Of
y. pm" The declaration, however, was
.le'Ha'd modified by the theory Of oppo
!: : .'0a to capital punishment, and while
Z as theory would take care Of Guiteau in
,a's worle, God would take care Of him in
The next, so he comes out hes, nd first i,
she final end. Mir. Pence wis Of the opin
lSu that this arrangement Of Mr. CarItor
about men living long enourh ~ ] c~n;Ht,
Aelr crime In this life by 4 ruilty con
SSe'enee would be materially; in,erirrnl viii
June. >'e "oli' aay
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GREAT LAND SPECULATION,
Tho Details OF the Scheme Formed In
Montreal, GNnRslu.


Montreal, cnnadn.
MONTREAL, June Ia company has
been organized here, with capital Of S3,.
1000, embracing the Duke of Mauchcs.
ter Land Company, the Hartford Land
Company Of Scotland, and II number Of
English and Canadian capitalists, with the
intention OF taking over from the Canadiun
Pacific railroad all the remaining lands
held by the company in the Northwest not
already allotted to settlers. The lands
will be paid for in Canadian Pacific bonds,
and 4 most advantageous Offer llas been
made the Bank Of Montreal ior the re.
mining $9.000090 OF bonds still unsod,
and another issue Of 81, 900, 900 will be made,
Which will also be taken up by the com.
pany. 1t is, understood The Canadian
Pacific Railroad will accept these bonds in
payment for land at 10, their selling price
being par now. The transaction is being
put through by Scarth, of Cochranc, Scarlli
4 Co., Toronto, for the company, and it is
stated that 5000, 600 OF stock have been
subscribed in Toronto. The Canadian Pa.
cilic Company will build the road and run
it, while the land company will look after
settling and disposins OF lands on a cash
basis. Tie officials oi the Bank OF Mon
treai and those employed by the Canadian
Pacific Railroad are very reticent Oh the
subject. :, lI
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w.. . y . T D.. !
TOLEDO. June l.-wheat .,cady;t No, 2 red sno,
s. 81 June g 29,<; July 81 iSjs August 81 6ysS: 6
Ssrmsna SSeremaHsr bih@ ~ CO ye%sr & Con-, IN sood
June 1i4c July 7l74G year 57c. Oats puIsi I'D I'D
steady; No. 2. btc. Closed-Whcat Arnlrr: No. 3 rcd
sPot y ~; June 81 $e Juy 81 ~: August held At
u va: september held al 81 cox: year 81 0ss..
Corn shade heiser: No, . xpot 73Hc: June rye;
July 7aAc year held at a7s1tc. = = :,
NEW York. June l.-DnY GooDs-c.tton goods
continue ~ request for miscellaneous assortinents
70 meetacttlal wants. but the market Is not active
however. and desirable qualities arc IN no ascumu.
lation Of moment. tcnfrcw dress styles and rrg
hain arc reduced s9 o. Kentucky Jeans Is In request
and very tatr sales are reported Woolans are In
moderate inquiry. and through now xalca and do.
liycries fair business is reported.
5T,TusvILLE. Pa June .--OIl opened at L,<f
highest ~ e!sze: lowest h5}c closet, a, Coz SLIP
.PrHnuRoI, pA..t June al.-petroleum : acnvc
United eertihGates Irregular closed al Coke r.
lined 71Sc for philadelphia delivery, ~ y
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The striking miners ut Clearneld, Pa,
yesterday, voted almost unanimously to 20
TO work. III NJ - -
Advices from Farewell, Michigan, state
that heavy rains llave extinguislcd the
forest fires, and TINT no further danger is
apprehended. 7 st = Il. =.
a Joliet. Illinois, dispatch says: Three
separate attempts were made Inst night by
lncendaries to burn the city, NIL Mt about
tho same time. The only loss incurred
was that OF Hawland X Clark, liyerymep,
amounting to ten thousand dollars. 2s@f=.,'
A Chiffon, Wisconsin, special says, that
lead i'll paying quantities has been discov-
cred near the town Of S,ockbritge, and
considerable machinery bus been pur-
chased TO work tho mines Iron orc has
also been discovered there. -,7,
The brick makers OF Chicago are starting
up again, and are refusing 10 take work.
men who belong to the union. They have
suffered considerable loss OF time by tie
stfiket ana 10 not propose 10 be dictated
% lurther. They have experienced no
difficulty in securing laborcrs. l..ll724 4
Quite scandal is likely to bsdeyeloped
by filing bill in chanccry at Flint, Miclti.
gan, to set aside tho will .of Churles L.
Decunick. a Catholic priest, who died sud.
denly at Big Rapids some two years since
The bill IS filed by his sister, the only sur
viving, relative, who claims TINT the pro.
perty he possessed was really the fathers
given TO the priest in trust. The property
involved amounts to $4,000. ~ -
In the Mulley trial, yesterday, Capt
Tuttle, Il boatman, testified that on the
afternoon OF the dny before the body O
Jennie Cra,ner was taken from, the beacl
he saw an object in the water which an
pcared like the body OF tho girl he saw OF
the beach the next morning. Mimi,
Quinn, in the employ Vi Edward N]alley
testified 10 seeing James Malley, ir., n
home on Friday night Mt supper, and tha
he took bath md went 10 bed. HIN I7s1,
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Sr. Louis, June 1.-The high water at
present prevailing in the Mississippi has
stopped almost entirely the work Of i'm
provemont going on, under Mnj. 0. H.
Ernst. Within the pust two days he has
discharged between 500 and GOO men. lie
issued orders to lay off all men who could
not be proii,abty employed. This will dis
charge all the brush force. It will leave
but about 100 men ut Twin Hollow, and
about twenty-five at llorsetail. The work
Of bank protection Soin. nn ut the bank
opposite Twin Hollow, III The Arsenal and
nt Boards Island will continue without in
.crruption, so long MS the brush which is
on hand will last. This will be in ten OF
twelve days. Maj Ernst said TINT in all
probability it would be two or three weeks
before work could be resumed.
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NoEwALE, June 1.-The W. al. f., peo.
pie have compromised their suit with DR..
D. D. llcncdict and the Severance heirs, by
giving them $1,000 for the land on Water
street, and n triangular piece on south side
OF railroad track.
ClSClSSATI, June 1.-Gcneral Warner,
president OF the Cincinnati 4 Ohio River
hallway, is still ilard at work. The new
directory will be elected OH The 18th Of
mex tmontl,, and 1t may be positively
stated that Secretary OF State j.. 6. Blaine
will be represented, either Ii, person or by a
''ncxt friend" on the new board.
PlrTsnunon, June 1.-The latest new
project discussed is n railroad bridge across
the Ohio river, few miles below this city,
to connect the Pittsburgh, CHARTERS <
Youghiogheny Railroad with the Pitts.
burgh 4 Western and Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne & Chicago. 1t is 10 be joint stock
concern. The Pittsburgh, CHARTERS 4
Youghiosheny will hold 10 per cent Of the
stock, the Pittsburgh l. Western 20 per
cent, and the Pennsylvania Company the
same amount. o}lr. II II +. Ar
CLEVELAND, June 1.-The Valley Rail.
way extension south OF Canton is now COM
ple,ed ior distance OF about fifteen miles
At North Sandusky the road has tapped a
coal mine which promises to pay well. al.
ready it turns out Il dozen carloads or 50 i,
day, and its capacity must steadily increase
This week freight trains will be put OH iu,
the purpose Of caring for this traffic. It has
been found too great tux upon the con.
struction train TO impose upon it daily this
burden. The Valley Railway Compan,
have finished the work OF replacing the
iron rails at this end Of their road with steel
PlrrspuRun, June 1.-The work OF de
capitation among the employees OF tho rail
roads centering here continues. Yesterday
about 400 men on the PENNSYLVANIA rail
road, between this city and Philadelphia
: we're relieved from duty and nearly 3Ot
, more received notification that their ser
vices we're no longer required by the Pan
: handle company. The "steam paddy
! which has. been Mt work on tho hill aboy
i the Union depot is also silent to-day, an,
z the force OF nearly 100 men employed in II
/. running have been discharged. II The caus
q Of this wholesale slaughter is attributed t
I the extreme dnllncss prevailing ut presen
Freishts fromall parts OF theS country ar
], reported as very light,
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CAstEIsON'S THREAT.
The senator Thinlts TINT the Story is Too

Sily ~ sulN ADOut. ""
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The story OF Sem
ator Cameron's threat TO oppose the tariff
in the Senate unless those who are inter-
csted in the tariff come to the rescue Of the
Cameron ticket is still being actively cir.
culated and commented on. His friends
denied the truth Of it from the be.
ginning OH the ground that it was too ab.
surd and outrageous and altogether unlike
the senior Senator from Pennsylvania.
The Senator himself to-day, when asked il
he would say anything on the subject,
bluntly inquired: what could I say in sucl,
case? You could answer your own ques.
ton He refused distinctly to be quoted
or interviewed, as he always does with
newspaper correspondents, yet talked quite
freely about the matter. From this converse.
ton it was plainly gathered that Senator
Cameron thought that the story that he
had threatened 10 stultify himself and in.
suit the people he was chosen to represent
in the Senate OF the United States was too
silly to require denial OF any kind. There
was no man in Pennsylvania more honest.
ly and earnestly a tariff man than he.
Mr.. Cameron feels that his party is identi-
fled with the tariff interests lis he is idcnti.
fled with it. When men jeopardized the
success OF the Republican party in Penn
sylvania they jeopardized Pennsylvania
tariff interests. That was all there was
about il; that was what he told the bust.
ness men OF Philadelphia, and that was
the extent Of the threat. Mr.. Cameron
intended going into the campaign in per-
son TO assist in elccting the Beaver ticket
because he favored the tariff. II he wanted
to fight the tariff he would have to fight on
the other side or strive to divide bis party,
as some nre doing, and break 1t up. He
was not a man to make threats OF what he
would 10 under any circumstances.
These are not the Senator's words, but
they fairly indicate, it is believed, his sen.
timen!S expressed to-day. II they ial1,
strength ..-a
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NEW York, Juno Yesterday after
noon Dibbero, the champion swimmer, at
tempted to swim across the East river with
his hands and feet tied together. Shortly
after 1 o'clock, in the presence OF great
crowd Of people, he jumped, or rather fell,
into the river ont Of Il rowboat, Just outside
Of the Fulton Ferry slip. lie first sank,
but soon came to the surface, aud, turning
on his right side, kicked vigorously, with
his tied legs, sending himself along rapidly
for short time, but the strong cbb tide
was too much for him. and he was, s,carrieG
rapidly down the river, all the Willie fight
ing tho strong current, until of the Bat
terry and close 10 Governors Island, wher,
he gave up the contest an.! was taken int
one Of the boats which had accompanied
him. His next trial will be OH the ISL
instant .o FH.fra.- Isl 81
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who prefer, professional athletics, however,
Will have tho opportunity 10 witness a trap.
eze performance by n good artist In that
KNIGHTS or THE AWARD.
Tho Coming Mil between James WectleI
W NJ hnu owen sinlOncy. T1a

E1 anu owen Mnioncy. T1I
PirrsnrR0iI, June l-James Wecden and
Owen Afaloney who arc matched TO fight
on June l9th, Ind q final conference yes.
ter'lay and arranged the details for tho bat
tic. Very little disposition to laggle abou.
places or hours was shown, and the indi.
cations were that both men were anxious
to get into the ring and haye a square fight
The hour was SGT at between four and five
in tho morning Of tho day mentioned, and
the place chosen was fine plot Of ground
near tho Virginia state line. Boats whicl,
will take the spectators TO tho place will
leave Mekee's Rocks about eight o'clock
The evening before, and the referee will be
chosen at about tho same time at n house
which has been designated. both men
arc looking we'll, and Wceden, especially,
shows tho good results OF his trimming. His
rheumatism has entirely left him, and there
is no fear that his movements vii! be i'm.
peeled by any stiffness OF the muscles.
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Trouble ctwecn Churc,, s,,,o

EAGLE Pass. Tex, June : Serious
Trouble between church and state is re.
ported in the state Of Coahuila, Mexico,
During !he Faster holidays the Catholic
SSe1Yy OF Saltillo, the capital, ATTEMPTED 10
aSS h9m street professions which are ior.
! oiloen by the government. The COVER.
aor, SlSnor Maedro, forbade tho process.
( Won and an angry dispute arose between
! se clergy and the civil authorities. sev-
eal priests we're arrested and imprisoned,
" SHae'capon the bishop OF Monterey ordered
" priests TO leave Coahuila and especially
siI'illo. Divine worship ceased and the peo,
ae naye to travel clear to Monterey to sct
Melf children baptized. This created grea
uessS:.ts'aetion among the people and. the
sssilemcnt sss has run 80 high that outbreak.
3 any any feared and troops arc being concentra
s, sSl; The Mexican press is divided on III,
snplsts, some, papers siding with tho cler
aeton. I8EE ~ ~ n 80 - so's. y ,.1'Sa' 80
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Short Horn Cuttlc Snlcs.

CnlcAco, June Ia Springfield, Ills,
special says the Central 1llnois series Of
short horn cattle sales yesterday WIS largely
attended. Twenty-Five cows OF prathcr's s
herd averaged two hundred dollars, five
bulls two hundred and seventy-six dollars.
Smiths sixteen COWS averaged over
one hundred and sixty five dollars, nine
bulls one hundred aud ninety dollars.
Beams shlrty-tour cows, one hundred and
iiorty.eisht dollars, three bulls, ninety.six.
No very high prices were paid.
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ATHERTON'S ATTITUDE.
He REFUSES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
Propounded by aSenats ln1estIsating Committee
The LeecheA OF the Lobby-The Siander on the
House Committee on Elections -Dapen.
hOWtr'a Rercpt ptl0n-Capital Notes. Ia
Special Dispatch to tho lu,clllscncer.

Special Dispatch to tho lntelllgcncer.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The refusal o
Mr.. Athcrton, OF the Dis,illers' Association
to answer certain questions before the Sen
ate Committee OF investigation to-day, pu
tho Committee in n quaudary. lie says he
was approached viii, offers Of assistance ,t
push through Congress tho Legislation
which the whisky men wanted, but none
OF tho propositions were accepted. There
were no newspaper correspondents among
those who approached him. There was no
member OF Congress Or Government official
involved in these offers, and this being the
case, the witness thought it would be Il
violation Of confidence md correct princi.
pie to make public his private relations
with Others. The general sentiment among
business men is that Mr.. Atherton is right
in refusing to answer.
The simple fact Of tho matter Is that
Washington is, and has been for years, full
OF lobbyists, who are always ready, for
hire, to take hold OF any bill and help it
through. They are lobbyists by profession,
and until Congress in some legislative or
other way pronounces their profession
it has no right to compel any
witness, situated us Mr.. Atherton is, TO
disclose their names in my partieular-in-
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cincinnati commercial Of yesterday. =.
The most serious labor strike OF the year
begins to-day. The proprietors Of the Pitts.
burgh iron mills having refused 10 sign the
new scale Of wages, u strike is ordered.
Some thirty.tlve or thirty.six mills in Pitts.
burgh and vicinity will shut down, and
more than eighteen thousand workmcn
will be thrown out Of employment. In
Wheeling upwards OF Eve thousand men
will 60 out, and some seven hundred or
eight hundred knock OF work on the other
side ofthe river, in mills whose proprietors
refuse to adopt the new scale, at least until
it is accepted by the Pittsburgh mill-own.
era. The strike is likely to spread to ali the
iron mills west Of the Allegheny Mountains,
and will be long ond obstinate. 1t is i'm.
possible to measure the loss to the product
i've interests Of the country which this strike
will entail, or to compute the hardship and
sulIerikg it will bring to the families OF the
workingmcn. 1t cannot be regarded other
than al a public calamity.
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Stnr Route TrlmIx On.

Special Dispatch to the ln.cllisencer.
WAsHISGToS, Jnne l.-Aiicr nearly Il
years preparation, the Star Route trials are
ready to proceed, and un officer connected
with the prosecution said to-day that no
honest jury could fail to convict; that every
charge the Government had made could be
proven, and that there was no chance Of
escape for the defendants. On the other
hand, the Star Route wsappear to have
lost no confidence, and, judging by their
conversation and demeanor. entertain no
such possibility rs conviction. They seem
especially well pleased with the jury that
was selected today. It is composed Of re-
spectacle citizens, but the opinion is quite
general that it will never agree.
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A 1lniiugcd Committee.
I NtSnut,N, tntbn 1utnllt,h,,pur

Special Dispatch tothc 1ntellgcncer
WASHINGTON, June l.-That the House
Elections Committee intends to make q
clean sweep Of all Democratic coutcstees,
as charged in the Democratic papers, is
not sustained by the facts. There are two
cases, Davidson in Florida and King in
Louisiana, where the committee has al
ready ruled ont the Republican contcs
tants. 1t is also pretty well understood
that in the contest OF Buchanon against
Manning from Mississippi, they will lie
eide in favor OF Manning, the sitting mem
Der. In NIL instances, however, where 4
Republican has good case he will be nc
corded the full advantage Of it in spite oil
Democratic tiIibustering and bluster.
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\ SERIOUS CIIAKGE
Preferred by MI Editor Agaiist Senator
Roberts. Of IcuusylyNnIn.

Preferred ty M Editor Against Senator
Nohrrt.. OF Pcnnsy lvnnin. =
HARRISBURG, IA; June l.-patrick G.
Boyle, editor Of The OIL Echo published at
Rchburg, Alleshany county, New York,
has made information before m Alderman
IN this city, charging Senator Roberts, OF
fltusvie, with having secured his nomi-
nation and election by improper means,
aud with having committed perjury in
taking the oath as Senator. This prosccu-
ton is the result OF proceedings instituted
IN Nckean county for libel, and in New
York for $4,000 damages against Boyle
and others, connected with the Oil Echo,
The paper i'll question having contained
articles highly deiamatory Of Senator Rob
e''s, Roberts has entered bail for Il hear.
/ isS to be held in this city on tho 18th inst.
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4 PrrrsnuHoll, June l.-preparations for
the Amalgamated Association picnic and
reunion at Beaver on Saturday next have
been going on quietly, uninterrupted by
the din OF talk about the. strike, and from
present appearances everyone who visits
thegrouuds will llnd all the opportunities
for enjoyment they; can wish. 4. In fact it
seem probable that the coming picnic will
be even more pleasant tlian those which
preceded it. The races and other, athletic
events have, already been mentioned, and
the entries guarantee that this pnrt OF the
programme will not luck for interest. Those