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Emma who married Prof. Fowler, of Durham,
and Miss Sloan was quite intimate with her.
Mrs. Sloan's daughter and her husband, at the
time of their recent visit, wanted to see the
parlor where they did their counting many years
ago. They sat down in the window seat and
remained nearly two hours during which the
lady alternately laughed and cried. She in
quired whether Mrs, Nichols had seen in the
hall chamber pane Of glass upon which Miss
Websters name had been cut with diamond
ring The windows had been changed about
but the glass with Emma Webster on it vase
found in the east parlor. Mrs. Nichols yester-
day pointed to the glass, which had been re-
Gently broken directly across the name. Il am
very sorry it is broken, she said for / had
promised it TO Professor Fowlers son.
Mrs. Nicholas visitor made brief inspection
of the house The main hall is divided into
front and rear halls, each one broad and spacious
enough for room. In the parlors, one on each
side of the hail. are deeD window seats, 50 fire.
quent in wellappointed houses of a century ago.
In the kitchen was broad fireplace which might
take in half cord of wood On opening the
attic door, by turning big key which certainly
is suggestive of secrecy and exclusiveness, the
hard wood stairs were assembled The attic is of
the same size as the whole ground surface of the
house, two immense chimneys being the only
breaks Here and there in four different places
the floor timbers were visible where the boards
had been removed The flooring of the attic, as
well as that in all the other rooms of the house,
n~ 80 cast chimney on the west
side, two vaults, formed by the proJov,s
of the fireplace, were discovered d few
days ago on removal of the flooring.
They are partially filed with straw
and broken glass, and upon close inspection
seem to have had some special purpose. Some
people have suggested that they were built by
Arnold for the purpose of secreting himself
when traitor to his country, but the house was
built many years before the treachery of the
builder
Several people who have visited the house
before these places were found claimed that
Struggled goods were stored there Mrs.
Nichols explained, adding Mrs. Moulthrop
who lives near here, and whose ancestors lived
in this vicinity for several generations, has told
me that her father and grandfather told her that
struggled goods were stored in the Hoadly
place. but that she had never been told any were
stored here
Still it would be fair to presume that the
mysterious vaults in the old Benedict Arnold
house have been used for the safekeeping Of
goods that had not paid an entrance fee to the
country The big key in the attic door, which
would serve well for an ancient jail, would seem
to indicate that something unusual occurred in
the dim and dusky attic above.
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FRANoE AND CHINA.

The Latter Determined War-Chinese in
the United States Taxed for Funds.
SAN FRANCISCO, July l0.-Bearing on a dis
patch from Paris, last night, that war between
France and China is believed to be inevitable,
the Call, this morning publishes an article on
information previously received from high and
reliable sources confirming the statement. It
also publishes a letter from Tso Tsung Tong
Military Secretary, dated Tien Tsin, May 10,
1884 to wealthy and influential Chinaman Of
this city, announcing determination to combat
the French, and ordering a tax to be levied
on all Cinnamon here, in Denver, New York, and
elsewhere in the United States for the purpose
of providing funds for the imperial treasury.
For this object $500, 900 raised in this way was
sent to China July LIST on the steamer Toxic.
and a like amount will be forwarded by the next
steamer. Another letter, received through Tong
King Sing, president of the China Merchant
Steam Navigation Company, referring to the
previous one says: "a secret treaty wasimade in
December, 1883. between Germany and China,
whereby the former will support the latter in a
war with France in return for which Germany
is to exercise a sovereignty over the island of
Formosa, and construct naval and military sta
tions at different points for the Chinese govern
ment China will refuse the payment of the
250, 900 900 francs indemnity to France"
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THE CROP REPORT.
The General Condition Little Better than
at the Same Period Last Year.

The General Condition Little Better than
at the Same Period Last Year.
WASHINGTON July 10.-The crop report Of
the Agricultural Department says: The area in
corn increased about 2 per cent. The total
area will be between $4,000, 900 and 70. 00O 900
acres. a few States report a decrease Maine
Massachusetts New York, Louisiana and
Minnesota. There is a good degree Of uniform
ity in the increase in Southern and central dis
tricts. 1t is 5 per cent. in Iowa, 20 in Nebraska
and 30 in Dakota There is also an increase on
the Pacific coast The comparison of area with
last year is as follows in the prin-
cipal States: New York, 81; Penn
sylyania, 100 Ohio 1O2; Michigan, l02;
Kentucky, l00 Tennessee, 101; Indiana, I02;
Illinois. 100; Iowa. los; Missouri, lO2; Kansas
101. The crop is now generally healthy in color
aud growing rapidly. The average condition is
SO. and has been exceeded but twice in July in
ten years in 1879 and 1880, It was SO in 1881,
50 in 1882, and SO in 1883 The principal State
averages are New York SO; Pennsylvania, 49,;
Michigan, 80; Ohio, 3d. Kentucky 80; Tennes.
see, 95; Indiana. 97 Illinois, 09 Iowa, l02;
Missouri, 49, Kansas, OF Nebraska SO. The
prospect is most favorable in Iowa. which prom
ises the best yield since 1879, and the largest
crop ever grown in the State.
The condition of spring wheat is up to the
normal standard 100, the same as in
July Of last year. Wisconsin and Minnesota
stand at 10I and Dakota 102 Winter wheat
sustains the promise Of previous reports; its av-
erage condition is "a, one point higher than in
June, and the same as in the May report VIM
ter wheat covers an area of about n, OOO,O O0
acres, and. unless threshing records should prove
disappointing, or injury result in the shock, the
outcome would exceed 350,OO0,O00 bushels,
The condition Of barley is good, 50 against 81
last July.
Oats average 9si last year at this date 90.
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AN OLD LETTER.
How General Rosecrans Came Near Being
Substituted for Lincoln.

How General Rosecrans Came Near Being
Substituted for Lincoln.
Washington Special.
A letter recently received by Gen. W. s. Rose
Grams has created a marked sensation at the
capital. The letter referred to is written by
James B. Gilmore. well-known author, better
known under his nom de plume Of James
Kirke." AS the letter refers to every known
epoch in the late war, it is creating sensation
among army officers and politicians. Mr.. Gill
more, after complimentary allusion to General
Rosecrans in connection with the pending Demo
cratic national convention, says:
II presume upon the friendliness of former
years I urge you not to decline such a nominal
ton as you did in 1868. This is the medium of
assuring you the first place Had you not de-
clined then the country would have been saved
from Andy johnson and from Grants eight
years which did more than anything else to de
grade the Republican party. With host of
other independents, / shall vote for the Demo
cratic nominee, if he be a good man. Yours,
truly, J. R. GILMoRE,p
Mr.. Gilmore was selected with Ben Wade,
Horace Greeley, and several Others and was ap
pointed to visit the commander of the Army of the
Cumberland to induce him to accept the nomina
ton of the Republican party.
With the exception of the letter above it was
never understood that Rosecrans was to be sub
stituted for Abraham Lincoln as the candidate,
The above is corroborated by A. B. Mullett late
supervising architect
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SPORTING MATTERS.

SIipaway, Mission Bell, Boatman and Gen.
tennial Win at Washington Park.
CHICAGO, July 10,-The first race, one mile,
Slipaway, after driving finish, won; King
Troubler second, Hyde third. Time, LAO
In the second race, Quickstep stakes, sweep,
stakes for twoyearo lds, one-half mile, in dr. v
ing 1nish, Mission Bell went to the front and
won in hand; Lady of the Lake second, Lady
Hayward third Time, 40 seconds.
The third race, Great Western handicap,
sweepstakes for all ages, mile and half, after a
Furnishing finish, Boatman won; Fosteral sec
ond, Lizzie third. Time, 2:39
Fourth race, mile heats, the first heat Centen-
NAL won easily Dick Brown second, Joe Starks
third Time, las The second heat Centennial
was never headed, winning easiln, Dick Brown
second, Nimble-foot third. Joe Starks broke
down and was distanced Time I:45I,
& Fifth race, free handicap steeple-chase, for all
ages over the short steeple-chase course In the
lower turn Fisherman bolted, and was out Of the
race, In the upper turn King Dutchman bolted.
Katie Creel won by ten lengths; Beachmore sec
ond, Drechant very bad third Time 3:08B.
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Illinois Items.

HydTophobia is prevalent among the swine in
the neighborhood of Rockford and many have
died from the disease.
Andrew Sible, freight brakeman, fell between
the cars of a moving train near Elgin and was
killed. He lived at Savannah.
The illinois Midland depot at Oakland was
struck by lightning Tuesday night and burned
to the ground, The loss is about 81, 200
While engaged in moving near Metropolis
his body near the shoulder, and was otherwise
seriously injured His team became frightened
and ran away throwing Casey in the way Of the
machine. When medical assistance arrived he
was nearly dead from loss of blood. He is now
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Hugh Murray. of Hamilton, has been elected
grand master of Masons Of Canada.
The Toronto Mail and Globe have secured a
sufficient number Of non union printers.
The National Association Of Commercial
Travellers elected Thomas A. Young president
and J. R TRASHY, Of St Louis, vice-president.
AtCentralia Pa, John Kiamus, Abner Rice
and Borie Sponenaith were fatally injured last
evening by the premature explosion Of blast
The wooden factory at Notre Dame Destau-
bridge Quebec, belonging to the estate of Jos
Couture, has been seized for infraction Of the
customs laws.
At jefferson, Texas saw-mill and l. 00O, 900
feetof lumber, the property Of ". J. Williams &
Son, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night.
Loss, $25. 600
A warrant is out for the arrest of Reuben
Petit, excashier Of the Erie County Savings
Bank, Buffalo, on acharge Of robbing the bank
Of $4,000 Petit has fed
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Ornamental panels.

A very ornamental panel can be made at q
very triffing cost; it is, however, necessary to
have a stock of well preserved flowers and dried
grasses Daisies and buttercups will bear hav-
ing the life squeezed out of them particularly
we'll also pansies: and such flowers as viii not
bear it can be initiated in silk, or even in paper.
A long, narrow panel of thin wood is covered
with olive green canton flannel or sateen, as
their color will show the flowers to best advan-
tage But the peacock blue or olive color will
also be found desirable for anything but pansies.
The flowers and grasses are then arranged as
gracefully as possible in a long cluster, and
fastened TO the panel here and there with gum.
A narrow ribbon loosely tied around the stems
has very good effect.
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The Book Of Mormon.

ST. LOUIS, July lO.--A dispatch from Rich
mond, Mo, says James Smith, son of the founder
of the Mormon Church, Alexander Smith, T. w.
Smith and w. H Kelley, the committee APP
pointed by the Mormon conference at Salt Lake,
are now in that place comparing the Book Of
Mormon as at present published with the origi-
nal manuscript in possession of David Whitmer.
of Richmond Mr.. Whitmer claims to be one Of
three persons who saw the angel give the craven
plates to Joseph Smith, and this manuscript is
the copy of the plates made by the Prophet him
self, and is the only one in existence Why
comparison is made is not stated. Miss Kate
Field, the wellknown writer, is now at Jefferson
City, examining the records in the State Depart
ment in regard to the Mormon war in this State.
years ago, with view to obtaining information
for her Forthcoming book on Mormonism.
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A VICIOUS CUSTOM.
The Bad Precedent of Voting Public Money
in Aid of Expeditions.

The Bad Precedent of Voting Public Money
in Aid Of Expeditions.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsHrNGToN July 10-In congressional cir
cles since adjournment there have been some
comments madeupon the bad precedent set by the
last session in voting money to aid expositions at
Cincinnati, Louisville and New Orleans, and
there has been prediction and prediction that in
the future this win be an avenue which viii
carry off many millions every year, unless it is
cut of. Already the i'll effect Of the precedent
is being seen. county fair association out in
Mryaand has petitioned Congress for an appro-
praton of &, 900, and tri-county association in
Georgia thinks it should have $1,000 The latter
says that if Cincinnati's exposition, which is al
legged to make money, is entitled to the sum APP
propriated surely it 1.-THE Georgia fair associationl
should have aid, since it has long been main
tanned at a loss.
departing member Of Congress- said TO-
day that unless there was precedent
set to refuse every petition of this character Con-
gress would be harrassed continually henceferth.
asked if he did not think it looked clannish to
begin these contributions South.
ssAhl1 calculated the statesman, you ought to
know that Cincinnati got her little gift contribu-
ton of 0,0O0as an Offset to Louisville and New
Orleans. There is where the rub will come.
We are likely to fear clannishness in this mat
ter, and being interested in securing little for
our home people. refuse no request until it be-
comes more general and more notorious than
even the public buildings grab. We must put
our feet upon the matter now Thus far and no
further must be the motto. True, it is neon
sistent and unjust to give one and refuse an
other with equal claims, but this has been one
of our misfortunes in the line Of profigacy.
Really. between you and /. don't believe we
given the New Orleans show They don't have
to repay it.
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A Queer Case in Canada.

Courier des Etats U mis-.
M Labeau the sexton of the Catholic Church
of st. Laurent, in Montreal had an old grudge
against Mr. Turcotte, prominent member Of
he took novel method of doing it One Sum
day, while he was taking up a collection, he
omitted to present his enemy with the plate al
though the latter had his money IN his hand.
The sexton passed him by with a contemptuors
glance, and Mr.. Turcotte was obliged to put his
money back again into his pocket. However,
he determined to get even with the sexton.
For having thus 'wickedly and deliberately"
omitted to present him with the plate he sued
tried before the Superior Court Of Montreal, and
resulted in Judgment against the wicked sex
ton, who was compelled to pay over to Mr..
Turcotte the sum of So to indemnity him for
the injury he had caused.
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.
"Reminiscences by a Member of the Execu-
tive Committee.


syracuse IN. " Courier
L. j. Ormsbee, the stationer, sat in his back
Office, Saturday afternoon with his legs crossed.
feeding scraps of meat to his fat dog, Muggins.p
No, said Mr.. Ormsbee, in response to the
Courier reporters inquiry Il never was an
anti-slavery man. That was too mild for me. /
was a rabid AboEtionist.
Haven't you gotten over it yetYs
''Got over it, No, stree! am stronger every
day Yesterday morning woke up and thought
1 was the strongest Abolitionist in the country.
This morning 1 crawled out of bed and saw that
yesterday was weak, Did have anything to
do with the underground railway Well, yes, /
was one of the executive committee 1t is
a long story, and it was long job / guess
my work on the matter covered period Of
seventeen years. The Jerry rescue was, of
course, the most prominent, but could tell
you other stories about it that would make
your hair curl The other members Of the
committee were Samuel J, May, James Fuller,
Cyrus Prindle W. e. Abbott, Abner Bates
and one other whom can't remember There
was colored man named J. ". Loguen. He
came here3an unlettered slave, but we saw there
was a good deal of worth in him, and after he
was educated he became very useful man. He
had house IN the Eighth ward 1t is standing
yet--an old white house, on the corner of East
| GeneSee and Pine streets. That house was a
rendezvous for escaped slaves. He worked in
the fugitive business until he died A short
time ago his daughter married a son of Fred
Douglas. You see the underground railway, as it
was cal16Q was a lln0 OF SpdblOnS D6bW60u undSOu
and Dixon's line and the border. The refugees
were helped on from one station to another and
enabled to reach Canada 1t always baf1ed the
Southerners Loguen collected millions Of
money almost for the purpose.
This handling Of fugitives was risky. work.
| l have had nine slaves under the sidewalk
in front of my store when the space between
| their heads and the feet of the marshals who
] were after them was measured by the thickness
| of a flagstone used to keep them hidden till
| after nightfall; then I'd smuggle em out and up
| Adams street, over across University Hill and
| leave them hidden somewhere undeIAa tree.
'sThen I'd go down to Loguen's house, and
| whistle him up and tell him there was a certain
number of darkies under a certain tree who
needed looking after. We could only get them
| a little way each day. It was gradual. but il
was sure, and hundreds of runaway slaves
passed through our hands into freedom. You
| could always tell runaway, if you knew any
| thing about EN-. They had timid, frightened
look, and were always turning around to see if
someone wasn't behind them. AS soon as we
set eyes on such fellow we took him in charge.
1t was great work / live it over every day"
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BENEDrCT ARNoLD,s HOUSE.
Incidents OF Its. Early Use Recently -Discov-
cred Hiding Places.
New Haven Palladium.

+ OIeA MUM 1ItCtos
New Haven Palladium.
The fact that Thomas Alling & Co. removed
some of the attic floor boards of the old Bene-
dict Arnold house on Water street has given
currency to the rumor that the old house was to
be torn down. This is a mistake. visitor to
occupying the building in well-appointed, COM
Portable homes, The house has been well kept
and view of the spacious halls and rooms
would hardly suggest that it is over 100 years
old and that there clustered about it SO many
historical associations.
Mrs. Nichols, the present lessee, is an intell-
gent lady and shows much interest in the history
connected with the house. q leased the house, ?
she said, five years ago, just before thecelebra-
ton Of the evacuation by the British At that time
and ever since have had great many people
come and look over the house. think have
had people from every State in the Union. A
great many Ohio people have been here, and
they seem to take more interest in the historical
incidents connected with the house than any
other class Soon after we came here, five
yard, found a silver spoon. It had the letters
]. and T. on it. Thomas r. Trowbridge
claimed that the spoon belonged to his ancestors,
as Joseph Trowbridge once lived here but a
family by the name of Thomson lived here
later, and it may be that the spoon belonged to
that family Mr. Trowbridge wanted the spoon
and promised my son good position if he should
ever want one, and my son gave it to him.
Soon after that an agent OF the Philadelphia
Historical Society was here and said that he
would gladly have given 300 for the old spoon,
as he thought it belonged to Arnold's family.
The house has been owned and occupied by
some distinguished people. Benedict Arnold
built it in l771. After it was confscated on ac-
count of his treachery Il was bought by Mr..
Sloan, and Noah Webster bought it Of him.
Webster lived there about ten years. and the
west parlor was used as the great photographers
study Mr. Sloan hada daughter who married
In Philadelphia, and she visited the house year
or SO ago, she stated. for the FIRST time in thirty
three years. Noah Webster had . daughter
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THE CHOLERA SPREADING.
Cases Reported from Various Ports---
Deaths Increasing at Marseilles.
Reports that China is Determined On War,
and Will Have the Assistance of Ger
many on Certain Conditions.
THE CHOLERA.
Deaths Increasing at MarseiIles-The Plague
Spreading to Other Cities.

Deaths Increasing at Marseilles-The Plague
Spreading to Other Cities.
PARIS, July 10.-Two cases of cholera are re-
ported from Pennsylvania A ship from Mar
settles arrived to-day at Port Mahon, island Of
Minerva, in the Mediterranean, with three cases
Of cholera on board. One patient
has since died Refugees from Mar
settles to-day died at Nismes, France, Of
cholera There were twenty-six deaths from
cholera at Marseilles to-day Several French
doctors reject doctor Kochs views in regard to
cholera They insist that the incubation Of a
number of animals with Asiatic cholera failed
to give them cholera.
The national fete, July Il, in celebration Of
the fall Of the Bastile is virtually abandoned.
There are many scenes at the depots Of travellers
evading or refusing to submit to the fumigation
regulations The panic at Marseilles is increas-
ing, 10000 persons having left the city.
DR.. Koch considers opium the best preventive
Of cholera He believes no genuine remedy ex-
lists He has poor idea of the spirit Of the Mar
settles population.
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INDIANAANDILLINOIS NEWS.
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings Of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
The Mutilated Body Of a Man Found near
a Railway Track Shooting ARRAY in
Hamilton County -Gleanings.
INDIANA.

The Mutilated Body of Man Found Near
the L., N. A. s. @. Track.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
CRAwFoRDvILLE, July 10.-William Frazier
whose home was near kirkland, Clinton county,
was found dead at the side of the L., n A. &
G. road, about one mile north of the city, with
a bad cut in the head and large hole cut in his
right side Several ribs were broken and also
his jaw Frazier was seen about IL o'clock last
night, in an intoxicated condition, and tits sup
posed that while in that condition he sat down
d. the ties md was struck by the south-bound
- r-, "-e+v wears
of age and unmarried. His mother resides near
Kirkland, Clinton county.
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a railroad President,s orooksdness.

C1NcINNArI, July TO- The painful discovery
has been made that the late W. r. McGill presi-
dent of the Cincinnati g Eastern railroad who
door Of baggage car to the bottom Of trestle,
near Winchester, had been raising money by
faudulentpractces. This gives color to the theory
that his death was suicide. He had been in
easy circumstances, but by connection with the
railroad had been much embarrassed
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Gable Notes.

The Belgian government will restore the Bel
gian embassy at the Vatican.
At Madrid the flags, armor and tapestry in
the royal armory were burned yesterday
An explosion in the powder factory at Como,
Italy, yesterday, killed six persons. A number
were injured
The Supreme Tribunal of Hesse has decreed a
separation between Madame Kalomine and the
Grand Duke Of Hesse, recently united in NOR
ganatic marriage