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THE TEWKsBURY CASE.
A Hot Personal Discussion Between Men,
bers of the Committee.

Bosros, July 13.-In the Tewsbury hear
ing, to-day, Attorney Brown closed the case
for the defense. During the discussion the
chairman said the committee would, after
while, resont the Governors slurs upon it.
The Tewksbury committee held secret
session this afternoon, and authorize the
statement that it was voted that Wolcott re-
port to the House the fact that Theodore
Marsh, jr., refuses to produce his memoran-
dunn books as to the disposal of bodies. 1t
is also ec;i there is no doubt that Marsh will
produce the books, and that he has all the
time been willing to do so if the names of
the bodies sent for dissection be not pub
lished, so that friends too negligent to take
away the bodies for burial need not molest
him for sending the bodies away for dissec-
ton.
During the investigation DR.. Macarthur
and Representative Mellen, q member of the
committee, protested against the rulings of
the majority of the committee, and turning
to the Ti',APss asked him to say if there was
a practice VI sKinniig bodies at Harvard
medical school. The discussion over this
query which followed between the members
OF the committee was even more personal
than any which has characterized the hear
ing Millen claiming that majority of the
committee deliberately voted against the
minority in order to smother the evidence
The majority claimed that the Governor was
seeking to introduce totally new evidence
Mellen's right to question witnesses was
voted down, to 3. Adjourned.
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Colored Press Association Convention

ST. LOUIS July 10.-The fourth annual con-
vention of the National Colored Press Assoca-
tion assembled here to-day. All the delegates
had not arrived this morning, but will arrive
tonight. President w. A. Pledger, collector
of customs at Atlanta Ca, and editor of the
Atlanta Vindicator, called the convention to
order at noon, with an appropriate address.
In the absence of the secretary, Miss Sadie
G. Patton, of the Galveston (Tex Spectator,
was elected secretary pro tenn. A committee
on credentials was appointed. About twenty
five delegates are in attendance.
AT the afternoon session G. H. Tandy de-
livered an address of welcome The creden-
tial committee reported IN favor of admitting
as delegates everybody who now or have
in the past been connected directly with any
newspaper. The committee on resolutions
was then appointed, and the convention ad-
journed till tomorrow.
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One Hundred and One Deaths Yesterday at
the Former Place-The Disease APP
preaching Cairo.
The English Commons Forbids the
Importation of Live Cattle.
Consideration of the Touquin Question in
the French Chambers-Miscellaneou
News by Cable.
THE CHOLERA DISTRICT.
Fears in England Concerning the Spread OF
the Disease.

the Disease.
New YORK, July 10-A special from Lon
don says: The troubles of the ministry do
not decrease as the session progresses. There
is great apprehension as to the spread of
the cholera All the reports come through
official sources and are believed to be much
underrated as to the returns of the number of
deaths The disease is believed to have
broken out among the troops IN Cairo and
Alexan dria. AT the cabinet council, to-day,
it was seriously debated whether or not to
recall the whole British army from Egypt,
and send them to Malta or Cyprus The mat
ter was referred to Lord Wolseley and on
his report it was decided to retain them in
Egypt for the present. So far the disease
seems chiefly confined to four towns on
the eastern branch of the Nile. In Damietta
about 1000 have perished, or about one in
every thirty of the inhabitants AT Sherbn,
small village of mud huts thirty miles up
the Nile, there have been nine cases within
forty-eight hours. In Mansourah twenty
miles further up, the death rate has risen
rapidly from six to sixty day. The two
towns contain about 10000 inhabitants, and
are local center of trade. From this point it
has spread to Menzaleh, on the lake of that
name. The next outbreak is at Samanoud,
small village on the Nile, about sixteen
miles further up. 1t is noticed that the dis
ease, as in former instances, is steedily fol-
lowing the course of great river. 1t is now
only seventy miles from Cairo, and should
it reach that city terrible mortality may be
anticipated in the Arab and Jew
quarters, which consist OF mar
row streets, many ending in
cul-de-sac, without drainage or sanitary ar
rangements of any kind. The papers here
point out that the disease was due in 1877, hav-
ing appeared regularly every twelve years
years since 1881, spreading always to the
west, and taking about two years to exhaust
itself. In all previous instances the epidemic
has developed energy among the oriental
races, whence it has spread to Europe. The
exodus which has taken place from Egypt is
likely to carry the infection to the adjacent
towns CT SYRIA and particularly to Beyrout,
whence it may spread to any point On the
Mediterranean. The disease is undoubtedly
Asatic cholera of the most violent type. Most
of the cases occur among the poorer classes,
and large majority are fatal. All the
European governments have established strict
quarantine regulations as to vessels coming
from EpyDt
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Apaches at Their old Work in Mexico.

San Francisco, July 10-A special to the
Examiner from Opusuro Sonora. the head
quarters of the Mexican army commandant,
says Aguirre, with $50 men, is pursuing the
Apaches in the Sierra Madres, who commit
ted the outrages at Bajuedarachi on the 18th
ult,, after Crook had concluded peace with
them. These Indians committed several
murders and stole stock. Lieutenant Pares,
of the State troops, reported that the Indian
trail was discovered by his troops on the 25th
ult., made over Crooks old trail and that
signal fires were visible on many mountains
within the last ten days preceding his re-
port. Aguirre is still in the Sierra Madres
in the direction of Guaynope. He is ex-
pected to return shortly. when he would be
able to report that the Indians left the noun
tains, and if Ghey were in earnest about COM
plying with Crooks treaty of peace.
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1888, receipts, $33, 946 1885, expenditures, $751;,
436, 914; surplus, 81 500, 442.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorized the Anoka National Bank, of AnOka,
Mich, to begin business. Capital, 100000
This makes the 3,000th national bank organ
ized
A delegation from Erie, Pa, headed by
ex-Representative Watson, called on tho
President, to-day, and asked the retention Of
Bair as collector OF customs at that port.
The Treasury Department has been in
formed of the arrest at Port Townsend, w.
T., OF nine Cinnamon, who were smugged
into this country through British Columbia.
The fact has been reported to the President,
who will order their deportation.
A telegram was received at the PostOffice
Department to-day from the postmaster OF
Memphis, Tenn, reporting that numbers OF
money orders and registered mail packages
were being received there for the Louisiana
Lottery Company, and asking if the recent
decision of Postmaster-general Gresham was
pany. Chief Clerk Walker, in reply, tele-
graphed that the decision applied only to
agents 10 New Orleans and New York.
Com missioner Evans has instructed Col
lector Harvey, of Chicago to make de-
mand upon the manufacturers of ''rock-and-
rye for the payment of special taxes as recti-
fiers and liquordealers from the 1st inst,
and to require all persons in his district who
sell that compound to pay special taxes as
liquor dealers.
The Treasury Department yesterday and
to-day issued warrants for the payment of
Sl460o,00e on account of army and navy
pensions for the fiscal year ending June 80
The Secretary of the T, easury has referred
to the Court of Claims the case of Benjamin
I. Runkle against the United States claim
for pay as q retired army officer. The case
OF Florine A. Austin, administrative of the
estate of Sterling S. Austin, against the
United States has also been filed in the
Court of Claims under special act of Con-
gress. This is claim for S367, 500 for cotton
seized during the rebellion.
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OUR INDIAN GUESTS.
Ex-Governor McCook Writes Letter Con-
tanning Some Truth.

Ex-Governor McCOOk Writes a Letter Con-
tanning Some Truth.
WASHINGTON July 10.-Ex-Governor Ed
ward NJ. McCook, of Colorado, has addre ssed
a letter to the Secretary of the Interior,
warmly approving the stand taken by him
relative to the final disposition of the
Apaches and hopes he will be sustained by
the President, He says these Apaches, with
in the last two years, committed more than
1000 murders and committed outrages upon
women and children too horrible tc
mention even in a letter to an official.
He hopes the outlaws will be turned over to
Mexico, where they will meet the death
they deserve. He cannot see any good
reason why they should be placed on a reser-
walton and fed for any longer time than will
suffice for trial and execution. Indian
criminals should be punished like
white ones and the proper fate of men like
Red Cloud, Mana, Juh and Loco would be to
swing from the gallows instead of shaking
hands with the President holding solemn
councils with the Secretaries of War and In
terror, being feted and feasted by men and
women in the East who forget the blood of
their Western kindred in their thirst for
new sensation
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TONOUIN AFFAIRS.
The French Force Sufficient for Any Oppo-
Sition.

The French Force Sufficient for Any Oppo-
sition.
PARIS, July 10.-In the Chamber of Depu-
ties NJ. Challemel- -Lacour Minister of For
eign Affairs, replying to questions, said that
the French force in Tonquin was sufficient
for any opposition it was likely to encounter.
In the event of unexpected difficulties dur
ing the parliamentary recess the government
would Immediately convoke the chambers.
M. Challemel-L Lacour continued: 1T is now
evident that Taduc is Frances enemy; there
is no longer any question of negotiating
with him. France must now resort to fight
ing. NJ Harmand, the French civil commits
sioner in Tonquin, will recommence treating
as soon as possible after the opposition to
France has been subdued. France will oc-
cupy only the Tonquin delta. She has no
intention of conquering AMMAN. The re-
ports of Chinese aggression are unfounded,
and am able to state that pacific relations
will be maintained with China Frances
policy is to insure respect for her treaties
China at first objected to the occupation of
Tonquin, but after the Hanoi affair she
recognized Frances right to chastise Taduc,
The Marquis Tseng, the Chinese ambassador,
did not deny the possibility of an under
standing between France and China. In the
last interviews between NJ Tricou, the
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Notes and Personalities.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-Captain John P.
Walker, of the Third cavalry, recently ad-
judged insane at Jefferson Barracks, Mo-,
has been brought here and committed to the
Government Insane Asylum for tire atment.
The President has appointed John H. Liv-
ingstone United States Marshal for South
Carolina, vice Absalom Blythe, resigned.
During the third quarter of the last fiscal
year the receipts of the Postoffice Depart
ment were 81, ,912,376; expenditures $1O,-
792, 400; surplus, 81, 119S S77. For the nine
months of the fiscal year ended March 81,
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case was concerned, and Mr.. Thomas began
the presentation of the case for the defense
by calling E. L. Bartlett, of Baltimore. He
testified that he was member of the firm of
Bartlett, Hayward & Co., successors of Bart
lett, Robbins & Co. Wherever posi-
Bile the material used in extra work
upon the New York postoffice
was charged for at contract rates. There was
no corruption between his firm and Mr..
Hill in any shape or form; did not know
that the firm had been favored by Hill in
any particular. In regard to the allegations
of excessive charges in refitting rafters in
the New York postoffice, witness said the
bill had been made up from data furnished
by Evans, foreman of the firm, and not from
his (witness's) own knowledge.
The cross-examination was deferred until
tomorrow.
Benjamin F. Kelly formerly time-keeper
for Bartlett, Robbins & Co., described the
method of keeping the record of the time
consumed on extra work done on the New
York postoffice. The returns made were ac-
curate, The witness was cross-exanined at
length. Couldn't tell where the time book
and bIotters used by him could be found.
Pending the preparation of further evidence
the committee adjourned.
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FRAUDULENT LAND ENTRIES.
Results of the Investigation by the General
Land Ofice

WAsHINGToN, July 10.-Over 900 reports
have been received by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office from
thirty special agents engaged in in
vestigating fraudulent land entries up to
July l. In many of these cases supple
mental reports have been called for covering
points which are not sufficiently specific to
warrant official action. About $50 reports
show sufficient evidence of fraud to justify
the Land Office in summarily canceling the
entries. The records show that without ex-
ception the fraudulent entries, whether
homestead or pre-emption, cover the full
area of land allowed by law namely:
100 acres. The land already restored to the
public domain upon reports OF these agents
aggregates about 1000 acres A great deal
is located in rich valleys, and is held by the
government at double the minimum price
s. so per acre. The approximate saving to
the government already effected by the Sc
cret-service division of the General Land Of
fee is estimated at S125,000. and it is main
tanned that these figures will be doubled
when action is reached upon reports yet un-
examined. The presence of these special
agents has had the effect of checking many
fraudulent schemes not yet consummated
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

French ambassador at Shanghai, and
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese
commander, the latter adopted aconciliatory
attitude. Ii Hung Chang left Shanghai on
July for Tientsin. But China's objection
will not stop the course of France, who is
powerful enough to execute her projects in
regard to Tonquin without waging a war
with China, and France demands of China
not to embarrass her action. She proposes
subsequently to conclude a convention with
China with a view to insuring respect for
their respective frontiers. If China, con-
trary to the indications, should follow disas-
trous advice, the Chamber will not hesitate
energetically to defend the interests OF the
country.
NJ. Paul de Cassagnac made violent at
tack upon the government. He called Prime
Minister Ferry the worst of towards and a
liar. M, De Cassagnac was ceusured for his
language and ordered to be excluded from
the House for a fortnight.
Lacour said the French expedition to Ton
quin was on the eve of avenging the death of
Captain Riviere and his men.
An order of the day, expressing confidence
in the firm and prudent policy of the gov
ernment was adopted by vote of 81 to 81.
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A BOOM FOR HEWITT.

Washington Special.

Washington Special
Senator Pugh, of Alabama, not long ago
expressed the opinion that the Hon. Abram
s. Hewitt was the best man the Democrats
could nominate for President. This report
has given Mr. Pugh a new fame in his own
State, and has started boom, quite un-
expected by Mr. Hewitt. Mr.. Pugh tonight
says he sticks to his opinion about Mr.
Hewitt, not because he personally prefers
Mr.. Hewitt to all Democrats he knows, but
because he believes that as New York must
be carried to elect Democrat, Mr. Hewitt
is the most available man he can find. Of
John Sherman as Republican candidate he
speaks very highly, considering him the fore
most man, in view of his services of all the
eminent Republicans. Going further in his
usually earnest and frank manner Mr.. Pugh
added: THE worst man you Republicans
have to put against us is General Arthur.
He is the best President the country has had
since the war;"
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Arrests for Defrauding Pensioners.

WASHINGTON, July 1o.-A clerk in the ex-
aminer's division of the Pension Bureau
named J. J. Alley and a pension agent
named J. G.. Aellmett were to-day arrested
on charge of having violated the revised
statutes in furtherance of the scheme to de-
fraud pensioners of the United States
Officials OF the Pension Bureau say they
have evidence of conspiracy between clerks
in the Pension Office and Aelmett by which
applicants for pensions have been defrauded
on representations of the ability of the con-
spirators to push along their claims and Sc
cure them pensions in advance of the regu-
lai proceedings of the office. During the lat
ter part of June this year they became
aware of the existence OF such a conspiracy,
and an investigation was instituted, which
resulted in the arrests made to-day, and will
call for the arrest of other clerks as soon as
further evidence is obtained.
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The Yield of Both Varieties Now Placed at
Four Hundred and Twenty-Five
Million Bushels.
Discovery of Extensive Frauds in Land
Entries in the West.
Inform alton About Cancellation of Stamps
Arrests for Defrauding Pensioners
Notes and Gossip.
CONDITION OF CROPS.


Report of the Department of Agriculture
for the Month of June.
WASHINGTON, July 10,-The July report of
the Department of Agriculture says there
has been some improvement in winter wheat
in Connecticut New York, Virginia, South
Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and California,
which advances the general average condi-
ton from rs to 70. The spring wheat aver
age advanced from 9S to 100. Indications
for July point to winter wheat crop of full
ly 300, 600 bushels, and product of about
125, 100000 bushels of spring wheat.
The area of the corn crop has been in
creased about 2, SOC, 900 acres, making the ag
gregate 68. 10000 acres. There has been
some extension of area in near
ly every State. The proportion
of increase is large in the North
west, and in the Southwest On the coast from
Virginia to Mississippi the advance has been
small In some places the reduction of
prices from the enlarged supply of last year
had discouraging effect. There has been
too much rain in the great Western maize
districts and the failure results from plant
ing poor seed-making the crop late and the
growth small; but the improvement has of
late been rapid. Taking all the States to-
gether, the average for corn is 88, against S5
last July, 80 in 1881, and 100 in $780, The
averages of the principal States are as follows:
New York 81. Pennsylvania SO, Ohio SO,
Michigan 70, Indiana 80, Illinois so, Iowa 80,
Missouri 50, Kansas 98, Nebraska 81, Dakota
78. In the South the averages range from
90 in Tennessee to 103 in Louisiana.
The prospect for oats is nearly as good as
in July of last year, the average being 80
against 103. The condition of barley is rep
resented by 81; last July it was 96; average IN
New York, SO; Pennsylvania, 81; Wisconsin,
102; California, 60 There has been an in
crease of about per cent. in the area planted
in the North in potatoes; they are reported
as in high condition, averaging 101. The
area of tobahco appears to have been dimin-
ished per cent Its condition is 95.
A cable telegram from the London agent
of the Department of Agriculture received
to-day says the weather for the first ten days
of July was hot and forcing. Wheat esti-
mates are increasing generally throughout
Europe.
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THE HILL INVESTIGATION.
The Prosecution Closes in the Bartlett, Rob
bins s. Co. Cases


WASHINGTON, July 10-Before the Hill
investigating committee, Mr.. Coleman pre-
sented some additional vouchers in the Bart
lett, Robbins & Co. cases. In explanation
of his offer, he said the vouchers showed
that Bartlett, Hayward & Co. prepared the
plans and specifications for heating appara-
tus for the custom-houses at St. Louis and
Chicago for which they were paid 81, 800 for
each building. The ground plans were pre-
pared by the supervising architect. The firm
was afterward awarded contracts for supply
ing heating apparatus at Chicago for $94 000
and st. Louis $146000. In this way, said
Mr., Coleman, they became superintendent
of their own work.
Francis L. Morrison, steam-ftter of this
city, was examined. He said he had worked
for Bartlett, Haywa.d & Co. in the Treasury
building in this city during 1880 and 1881.
The workmen received So per day and help
ers $1.25. They signed no pay.lolls
The prosecution announced that they had
closed, SO far as the Bartlett, Robbins & Co.
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Reports from the West and Northwest Show
General Improvement.

sue tomorrow will publish an exhaustive re-
port on the condition of the crops, based on
returns from 1000 points in the West and
Northwest. A general change for the better
in all crop prospects has taken place in the
last two weeks, owing to the cessation of
rains and the advent of hot weather. Last
ward late corn and push on spring wheat and
oats. The weather has been very fine for
the early winter wheat harvest and the
crop is now going into stock. The spring
wheat and oats crops are unusually promis-
ing, and are both now nearly assured. 1t is
believed that the corn crop is rapidly coming
up to its condition in 1882
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A BAD, WICKED PRINCE.
A Revolution Expected When the Prince of
Wales Becomes King.

wales becomes hlng.
Washington Sunday Herald,
Talking with an intelligent young English.
man. of good family, baronets son, who
has been investing largely in lands in Texas,
| asked him how it was that so many OF his
countrymen were buying land in this coun-
try just at this time
II will tell you," he said. There is
very general feeling that there will be great
change in England soon, equal to that made
in the South by your civil war Although
they would laugh at the idea if you sug-
gested it, nine out of ten men in England
believe that Albert Edward, Prince of Wales,
will be the last king that England will ever
have. A revolution is silently but surely
preparing that will uproot all the remnants
of the feudal system.
For instance, the House of Lords will
have to CO. The hereditary legislator is not
in accord with the spirit of the times; the
royal family, too is beginning to be burden
that people are not slow to complain OF. All
these things show that what are called revo-
lutionary ideas grow. Twenty-Five years
ago no English gentleman would have dared
to give utterance to such sentiments as these.
Now you can hear them everywhere.
"A good deal depends upon the Prince of
Waless conduct when he becomes King, If
he is careful, sober and prudent he will put
off the evil day; but ii he continues his loose
living and disregard of the social deceucies it
will come very soon. The besetting sin OF
the Prince is that he cannot or will not let