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torneys-general, but l suppose he included
the Solcitor-general,a assistant attorneys and
all clerks in his list Each of these seventeen
men has special duties to perform in the work
of the department proper, which keeps him
busy, and for which he is paid, and for moth
ing else. The Solctor-general and one OF
the assistant Acknowledgment have charge
of all government cases before the Supreme
Court, and have to write opinions in addi-
ton. Another assistant Attorney-general
has charge of the governments interest in
the Court of Claims, and to aid him in
the laborious work required OF him the
six assistant attorneys of the depart
ment are assigned him. These men at
times are required to travel from court to
court for the purpose of taking dispositions.
The third assistant Attorneys general is by
law assigned exclusively to the Department
OF the Interior, to look after the law part of
that vast Department The fourth assist
ant Encouragement is assigned to the Post
office Department, to do similar work. Then
from the seventeen assistants must be taken
the Solicitor of the Treasury, the Solicitor of
the Internal Revenue and the Examiner of
Claims in the Department of State. Three
of the four have clerks in the department
One has exclusive charge of the examination
OF titles to property sold to the government
for public use, and is required to make the
annual digest of the Attorney-generafs opin-
ions, Another has charge OF the auditing of
the accounts OF all the marshals. district
attorneys, assistant attorneys, clerks of
courts, United States commissioners, and
other like officials. A third has charge of
all applications for the pardon of criminals,
place which keeps him busy day and night.
The fourth one is kept busy answering cor
respondence of legal nature"
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THE SPANISH SCANDAL.
New Light Thrown on the Tiffs of King Al
fonso and Queen Christina.

fonso and Queen Christina.
Paris Gil Bias.
King Alfonso, who at the instigation of a
Jealous courtier, the Duke de Sesto, gathered
all the fruit from the Garden of the Hesperi-
des, was one morning subjugated by the
charms of young woman of high lineage,
Mile. B. E., Marquise dA. Still young,
beautiful and of supreme distinction" saws
Ell Globo, mentioning her under a borrowed
name, "she captivated the heart of the sov-
ereign, and, as she did not possess virtue in
harmony with her other qualities, she yielded
to the royal passion that she had inspired.
The two lovers at first concealed their pas
sion, and then observed fewer precautions.
1t was not long, therefore, before Maria
Christina entertained suspicious which.
thanks to the Duke de Sesto himself. were
destined to become certainty. queen is
a woman still. Maria Christina forgot that
she was Queen, and remembered only that
she was an outraged spouse
To the great astonishment of the ladies' of
her court, she ordered them to escort her to
the Casa de Campo which sheltered the
royal lover, and was received at the entrance
by the Duke de Sesto, who endeavOred to re-
strain her Majesty from proceeding further
Maria Christina pushed him roughly aside
and found the King and his mistress in an
adjoining room. The inamorata fled. and
Alfonso XII, exasperated, so far forgot him
self as to raise his hand to the Queen On
her return to the palace Maria Christina de-
clared that she would leave Madrid All ex-
hortations were fruitless and it was with
the utmost difficulty that she could be in
duced to show herself for u few moments in
public with Alfonso XII to dispel the bad
impression produced by the report of this
incident. AT one moment however, it
seemed likely that a reconciliation would
take place between the royal pair. |. had
been agreed, in fact, that the Queen should
make n short journey TO Vienna, and that
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THE IMAGE OF FORCE.
A Frenchman's Vivid Impressions at the
Coronation of the Gar.

A Frenchman's Vivid Impressions at the
Coronation of the Gar
Albert Wolf, in Paris Figaro
The Emperor alone stands up; the metro
politan still kneels between his Majesty and
the Empress; upon the twelve steps of the
estrade the kneeling priests form a double
line which stretches away beyond even TO the
Holy Gate. Dominating the whole assembly
the Gar stands bearing all the insignia of
empire; near him is the imperial standard. 1
can not even attempt to give my readers
an idea of the real grandeur of the move
ment and the image of awful power
which the whole figure of his Majesty SYM
bolizes. | may well say that this power
actually territies; for to us, men of another
civilization and more modern institutions,
such enormous power concentrated in the
hands of any one man. whether the Gar or
another, must appear even more terrific than
astounding. 1t must also be observed that
the Cars stature we'll befitS his right to ap-
pear as the incarnation of human might He
Is very tall; his shoulders are huge; his fea-
lures recall those OF the Emperor Paul, whose
portrait | saw in the Kremin; the ex-
preston of the face is energetic with
out harshnesS his blonde beard
deeply blonde-and blue eyes give much gem
tleness to the countenance and attenuate the
strong materialism of the general aspect OF
the sovereign, who is the very image of force
The Emperor is considered one of the strong
est men i'll all his vast empire--his is a truly
Hercuiean nature, which repeats with mirth-
ful ease the great deeds of the strongest
knights OF old-twisting horseshoe in his
sInewy hands, or breaking a coin between his
fingers, with as much facility as thOush it
were fragment OF glass.
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The ChoIera in Egynt.

ALEXANDRIA, June 27.-The panic over the
cholera in Egypt is increasing and the flight
OF Europeans continues. A commission has
been formed to devise means to protect Alex
andra from the malady. The festivals usu-
ally held on the anniversary of the Khedive's
accession to the throne will be stopped. All
ministers have been recalled to CAIRO. Strict
quarantine is ordered at all Turkish ports
against vessels from Egypt.
There were four deaths at Port Said yester-
day. There are $50 refugees from Damietts
in quarantine in the vicinity of Port Said
News is received at Alexandria that seventy.
three persons died at Damietta between
and II A. NJ. yesterday. No confidence is
placed in the sanitary Gordon around Dami-
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CHINESE POWER.
General Gordon Thinks the Celestials Able
to Give France Much Trouble.

General Gordon Thinks the Celestials Able
to Give France Much Trouble.
New York Special.
A cablegram from Paris says that in reply
to telegram sent to Chinese Gordon, who is
now summering on the top of Mount Car
mel, the following letter was received this
morning. 1t may be well to recall the fact
that Chinese Gordon, who was then only
twenty-nine years of age, was sent by Queen
Victoria to the Emperor of China, and in
fourteen months extinguished the Tapping
rebellion that had lasted over ten years Gen.
eral Gordon was more highly exalted by the
Emperor of China than Lord Napier, of Mag
dala, or Lord Wolseley, of Cairo, has been by
the Queen of England General Gordon,
aided by few brave Americans, fought with
Chinese troops against Chinese, and of him
it is recorded that he has gained more pitch
ed battles, taken more cities, and more men
have laid down their arms to him than to
any British general living. The following is
the letter:
ain reply to your telegram, beg to say that
the Chinese are sufficiently powerful TO give
France a good deal of trouble, for it is not with
Pekin by land. The approach by would need
n very much larger force than IN 1850. II the
Chinese were educated they would be able TO re-
sist all the world. China has not signed the
declaration of Paris in re privnteers, and she
will make full use of her rights, have no doubt.
telegram, but have not the data here with me
to enable me TO say more"
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Ex-Rebels Honoring Their Leadors

BALTIMORE, June 27-About fifty ex-Con-
federate soldiers, members OF the Society of
the Army and Navy OF the Confederate
eral George H. Stuart left to-day on special
train to take part in the Lee memoral serv-
ices at Lexington, Va. tomorrow. MANY
OF these ex Confederate soldiers were attach
ed to the army Of Stonewall Jackson, and
they took with them a bronze bas-relief
tablet to be placed on the tomb of General
Jackson. The tablet is nearly three feet in
diameter. and a fac simile of the great seal of
Maryland. On the upper edge is stone
wall" on the lower from the survivors of
his men in Maryland"
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WHEAT AND CORN,
Four Hundred and Forty Million Bushels of
the Former.

CINCINNATI, June 27.-The editor of the
Cincinnati Price Current, Charles B. Murray,
will publish tomorrow the result of an ex-
tended investigation through the producing
States of the West concerning the corn and
wheat crops. He places the aggregate of the
wheat crop at 100000 bushels, against
504, 000 900 last year. The corn crop is re-
ported in good stand generally, the acreage
considerably increased, and the condition
averaging we'll, though backward Many
sections now have drawbacks from excessive
rains, which interfere with tilling. Seventy
per cent. of the returns report fair to good
supplies of old corn on hand.
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CHICAGO, June 27.-The National Millers'
Association concluded its annual meeting to-
day. sub-executive committee reported
that the long and tedious work assigned it
of fighting the various patent,infringement
suits against members had been successfully
carried through, and, for the first time, the
association is without lawsuit on its hands,
and with its cases all won and handsome
balance in the treasury. The subject Of rates
of transportation, with view to overcoming
the advantage to grain-shippers who could
hold and ship at the most favorable seasons,
was referred to a committee A member
who lately returned from Europe reported
that large quantities of -four were in store in
unusually well. He predicted that fancy
prices would not rule for -four during the
current year. Reports on crops from their
sections of country by members indicated
about the average production
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ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS.

The Correspondence Concerning Those Ar
irving by the Furnessia.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-fhe following is a
copy of the correspondence, conducted by
telegraph, between the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the collector of customs at New
York with regard to pauper immigration:
NEW YORK, June 26
Hon. Charles J. Folger Secretary of the Treasury:
The commissioners of immigration notify me
of the arrival per steamer Furnessia, after they
are landed, of sixty families from Ireland. The
commissioners do not certify in the language of
the law that the immigrants are unable to take
care of themselves, but they are from poor
houses, their passage is paid by the British gov
ernment, and nearly all heads of families are
furnished with drafts for small sums Please
instruct me what action, If any, | shall take
under the law. The emigrants are being
detained by the commissioners.
W. II. ROBERTSON, Collector
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GENERAL NEWS.


claims Allowed and Rejected by the French
and American Commission.
WASHINGTON, June 27,-The French and
American claims commission entered the fol-
lowing awards against the United States:
On behalf OF Theophile Frois, for 5000; A.
Perrault $3.50; Jean Strenna, 500; David
Kupnagel, $3.50; Arthur Denis, SO 200; R. and
NJ, DeLactigrie, "a, 5CO; G. A. Coignet 5000.
These awards include interest at per cent
per year from about 1864. The claims of the
following persons against the United States
were disallowed: ]. c. Medoux, Jean
Strenna (two), Hippolte Piquet and Isadore
Porel. The amounts claimed in the above
mentioned cases aggregated about $780, 600.
The recent treaty between the United States
and France provides that no evidence shall
be presented to or received by the French
and American claims commission after the
first day of July 1888. Inasmuch as the
first day of July falls upon Sunday. the COM
mission has given opinion that evidence can
be filed in this commission as late as Monday
night, July 2 but not later.
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Notes and Personalities.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The marriage of
Lieutenant Hunt, of the Navy, and Miss
Drum, daughter of Adjutant-general Drum,
occurred this evening President Arthur,
Secretary and Mrs. Lincoln, and Secretary
and Mrs. Chandler were present, as were also
most of the prominent army and navy Off
GERS stationed here.
Secretary Chandler has decided to permit
Commander Frederick Smith, who was court
martialed for duplicating pay accounts, to
resign. The Secretary said that although
Commander Smith had been found guilty of
duplicating his accounts in more than one
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CaLle Notes.

1t is reported thar President Grevy refused
the request OF the Radicals of the Cham Der of
Deputies to commute the sentence of Louise
Michel to exile.
The chairman of the Loughrea Union has
declared that he never knew the outdoor re-
liei list t. he so high, and it is necessary to
increase the relieving staff
The Amcrcan rifle team arrived at Queens
town yes. erday in excellent health and spirits.
They Will proceed to Liverpool accompanied
bv Sir Henry Halford and Mr. Waller of the
British team, VINO met them there
In the Commons yesterday, Joseph COwcn,
Radical, gave notice that he would submit
the question whether it was true that Ir,, 4
pauucrS have been sent 10 America with tie
knowledge and consent OF tho government
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
ParneH and the Land Act--Important Do
cision by the Court of Appeals

Parnell and the Land Act--Important De-
cision by the Court of Appeals.
DUBLIN, June 27.-Parnell in q speech at
Monaghan, in the interest OF his candidacy
for the Commons, said his party intended to
endeavor to amend the land act so as to
make the reduced rents date from the time
OF application therefore, and that the court
be ordered to provide that tenants shall be
allowed for improvements made within
thirty or forty years, arA so that lcasehoders
shall be admitted to the benefits of the act.
The Court OF Appeals rendered decision
in an important test case of Chain vs.. Nelson,
on which 40 600 other cases depended. The
court held that new rents became payable
from the first gala day after the act was passed,
and not from the day when they were fixed
by the commissioners
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Exchange of Mail with Mexico.

WASHINGTON, June 81. = Arrangements
have been completed between the Postoffice
Department and the Republic of Mexico for
an overland exchange of mails between the
offices OF San Diego, CAL, and Tijuana, Mex
leo. to commence on the 1st proximo. The
exchange for the present will be semi
monthly, and mails sent from San Diego
should include all correspondence for Thu
ana and Raj del Castillo, and that for other
destinations in Lower California may also be
forwarded in this exchange, if specially
addressed to go via San Diego Cal.
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The Hunrarian Murder TrIoI

LONDON, June 27.-In the trial at Nyregh-
haza, to-day, Police-commissary Barza, of
Debreczin, deposed that Moritz Scharf had
confessed to him that he had seen nothing;
that he had made the statement that he saw
the girl murdered in the synagogue because
he feared he would be imprisoned for life.
Barza repelled the inuendo of the president
that he had been bribed Moritz was again
confronted by his father and mother today.
The boy adhered to his former statement,
but he used terms which showed that lie still
feared imprisonment.
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instance, he thought his actions were not
such as should prevent his being allowed to
resign.
The President approved the findings and
full sentence of the court martial in Pay
master Wasson's case. An order will be
issued from the War Department tomorrow
officially announcing his sentence, which is
to be dismissed from the army and TO be con-
fined at hard labor for eighteen months in
some prison to be selected hereafter.
Information has been received at the War
Department that Major Nickerson sailed for
Europe on June 16,
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CROOKS CHIRICAHUAs.



WASHINGTON, June 27.-The following
correspondence has taken place between
Generals Drum and Crook relative to the
report that the captured Apaches had been
forced on the reservation at San Carlos.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL's OFFICE, I
WASHINGTON, June rs. 5
To General George Crook, commanding Department
of Arizona:
Secretary of War telegraphic dispatch from
Mr.. Wilcox saying "The renegade Indians were
forced on the reservation on The Oath inst. AS
the Secretary of War, in his dispatch of the 18th
inst, gave special directions to keep the pris-
oners apart from Indians who continued peace
full, he supposes, OF course, the agent is
incorrect in his statement as given above
But If his orders in this respect have
been misunderstood he desires to
repeat his instructions OF June 19, and have
them fully carried out. R. G. DRUM,
Adjutant- general.
WHIPPLE BARRACKS, U. T., June 26.
To the Adjutant-general of the army, Washington:
The report that the Chiricahuas have been
forced upon the San Carlos reservation is moor
rect. Tue facts in the case that those who
had surrendered were sent forward under guard
OF four companies of cavalry and indian scouts,
my instructions TO Captain Crawford being that
the Chirtcahuas should be kept with the scouts
until other arrangements could be made.
The Chlricahuas who went after their
families told me they would join the
column at the line, or, should we have gone too
last then they would follow along the noun
tains and come in at Carlos We have means of
communicating with them till they come in at
the agency, and II the first arrivals find those
who started back with us are not with the scouts
we destroy all chances OF ever reducing them to
a state of peace. The Indians at San Carlos are
In no danger OF being contaminated by contact
with the Chiricahuas. As matter of humanity
am anxious TO get in the last of this band as
to leave nothing undODe for the recovery of the
captive boy GEORGE CROOK,
Brlgauter-geDecdI.
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Free Masons Subject to Penalties

MONTREAL, June 27.-The opinion of ex-
Judge Badgley, of the Superior Court, just
issued, states that the Grand Lodge of Free
Masons of the Province of Quebec is subject
to the penalties imposed in the act of 1887
against secret societies Those only exempt
under the law are the Grand Lodges of Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland or Canada the four
named having got special acts passed grant
ing them immunity from the penalties. The
Grand Lodge of Quebec contemplates taking
the matter into court.
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Thinks America Is Right.

LONDON, June 27.-The Morning News
says; 1t is perfectly within Americas right
to prevent the landing of Irelands paupers
on her shores, The gross negligence shown
in shipping them is most cruel. If assisted
emigration continues it must be conducted
differently There is no reason to believe the
government has co-operated with any other
agency than Mr. Tukes.
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Increased Revenne and IFS sonrce.

WAsHINGToN, June 27.-A statement pre-
pared at the office of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue shows that the aggregate
receipts during May, 1888, were $346, ,s1s
greater than for the same month in 1882.
There was an increase of $231 729 from spirits
an increase of 1920, 527 from tobacco and an
increase of $167 1863 from beer; decrease OF
$S4, ,049 from banks and bankers. and a de-
crease of $685. 1852 from miscellaneous
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ALEXANDRIA, June 27-The trial of Said
Bey Khandeel, late project OF Alexandria
for completely in the massacre here last year,
was begun to-day. The prisoner pleaded not
guilty. The prosecution said that cypher
telegrams had been discovered showing that
Said Bey Khandeel had organized the massa-
ere, and that he was the agent of Arab
pnSha
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Let Them Fight, and Relieve Suspense.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-It was reported
last night that Elan and Bierne, the Rich
mond duelists, were in this vicinity and
would fight at sunrise this morning within
ten miles of the city. As nothing has been
heard from the front, and the weather is
stormy, it is presumed the encounter has
been postponed on account of rain.
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Efforts to Effect a settlement.

LONDON, June 27.-rhe Standards corre-
spondent at Hong Kong says the American
minister to China is doing his best to effect
a settlement between France and China, but
his personal influence is slight.
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SPECIAL COUNSEL.

Mr.. Brewster's Response to the Charges of
Senator Vo rhees.
Washington Special.
Attorney-general Brewster has been inter-
viewed regarding Senator Voorhees, severe
and powerful arraignment of the present
management of the Department of Justice.
He says: There are only four assistant At
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A Letter from His Holiness to President
Grevy, Which Is To Be Answered
in Conciliatory Spirit.
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EVENTS IN THE OLD WORLD.

Conclusion of the Negotiations Be-
tween Russia and the Vatican.
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Secretary Folger said, in speaking of this
subject, that the act of August, 1882, pro-
vides that the Secretary of the Treasury may
enter into contract with the State commits
sion, or board, to be designated by the Gov
ernor of the State and put upon the body so
chosen the duty of examining into the con-
dition of passengers arriving by sea. The
Governor of New York has designated the
commissioners of immigration at the port of
New York to act in that capacity for the
State of New York, and arrangements have
been made with them to execute the law.
They have been instructed, in case they find
the immigrant unable to take care of himself
without becoming public charge, to report
in writing to the collector of customs. and
such person will not be permitted to land
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, June 26.

To the Collector Of Customs, New York:
Though it Is inferable from the report of the
commissioners that the immigrants spoken of in
your telegram, to-day, are within the purview of
section of the act Of August, 1882, the section
gives you jurisdiction only when the commits.
siouers report conclusions, we'll as or instead
of facts. Refer the case back to them for their
Judgment, whether these persons unable to
care for themselves without becoming a public
charge. If the commissioners report afrma-
lively, put the persons back upon the vessel and
do not permit them TO land. If negatively, or II
they decline to report conclusions, let the immi-