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4 Madrid SPAIN cable to the New York
Herald gives some thrilling details OF the
horrors Of the cholera epidemic prevailing
in Spain. 1t says: Murcia city. according
to the last cencus. has "a population al
nearly 10000 and the suburbs about co.
900 more. Thirty thousand persons have
fed from the place since ho epite,nic broke
out. Its streets are deserted: 80 per cent
Of its stores are closed. and hardly a house
remains in which "a cholera case has not &C.
Cured. The yellow covered stretcher on
which the cholera-stricken sick and dead
are carried through the streets il one Of the
cOmmOnest sights. Deaths ha We become 50
frequent that the tolling Of the church
bells, usual there ON such events, has
been forbidden. Beginning on June 3, the
cholera has since then attacked 3,215 per-
sons in twent y-four days, and Of these l,
800 bodies have already heen buried. In
Guiding the full normal population OF near.
~ 1000 people. one person IN each thirty
has already had the cholera. and one per-
son In each seventy Of the population
has been buried within three weeks. Under
most favorable conditions 10000 more
deaths are expected by the physicians be-
fore the fall. A vile smell came from one 81
the many closed houses. BY order Of the
authorities the doors were forced. and the
rotting bodies of its occupants were found.
They had apparently died 81 malignant
cholera after closing the house. and SO sud-
denly that they had been unable to sum-
mon aid.
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A Battlsfor,l. n. W. r.. Special Telegram Of
July 5says:-Col. A. 7. Williams, command
ing the Midland battalion. died while on
the steamer Northwest yesterday morning.
The body was brought here packed in ice
and under the escort II Lieut.. Reed and six
men will he sent to swift Current across
country, and thence east by rail. An inn
posing military funeral was held here to-
day. His loss is felt by every one, as Col.
Williams was beloved by all. His disease
was Inflammation OF the brain. and he was
sick but four days. Three minutes after
Col. Williams died Sergeant Primes a the
Sixty-fifth died also on the Northwest. He
will be buried here. News has reached Mid
dleton Of the capture Of Big Bear and one
other lodge 81 his camp by Gagnon and the
police near Carlton this afternoon. More
Indians are expected in, and it is evident
that the whole outbreak has fzxlcd. The
steamers crorsed to Queens Own to-day
and they will 90 east and he in Prince Al
bert early this week. Col. Otter will prob
ably command ut Battleforsi. A battery
and part OF c school taking the garrison.
B battery vent to Prince Albert overland.
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the Roman Catholic university, for $23,-
500.
Mr.. Cannon, controller of the currency.
has called for a report Of the condition 81
national banks at the close of business "n
Jan. 1.
The secretary OF the treasury has al,-
pointed Walter +. Girard assistant inrI"c-
tor of hulls at New York, vice Ii. L. Howell,
resigned.
A Democratic subordinate in the mar
shal's office at Washington has been re-
moved by the marshal for offensive par
tisanship.
A brother Of Vice President Wilson is a
guide in the bureau Of engraving and print
ing at S1.5O day, but he is to De given II
better place.
Thomas T.. Nash Of Ccntralia, Wis. hns
been appointed chief clerk III the postoi.i,''
department, To succeed {. NJ. Walker I'll ln-
diana. resigned.
Henry T.. Williamson. Of Holly Springs.
Miss. Henry Ton; pncle. n member al thu
Omaha Indian tribe. and Edward l.. Thorn
ms, 81 Atlanta, Ga, have been com'siission-
ed to Npprai-c "a ipart & the Omaha Indian
reservation in Nebraska, comprising about
5000 acres.
The following appoint nents were uadeby
the president recently: Darius IL. Ingra-
ham ~ Maine. To I've consul at Cadz James
Tanner Lee Of Maryland. to he secretary 81
legation to Austria Hungary; Nathan IL.
Gatchel. appraiser 81 mere anslise in the dis
trict 81 Buffalo Creek, New York.
One IL the female employees dropped from,
the rolls in the bureau 81 engrav wing and
printing. made her appearance and demand.
cd Immediate reinstatement. When told
that such IL thing was impossible she became
violently abusive. and threatened to blow
up the whole institution and then kill her
self. She was quietly talked to. and finally
prevailed upon tn leave the building.
The agricultural department has issued
the following in relation To the coming crop
Of peaches: The past winter has fully de-
monstratcd the unfitne>s oithe more north
crn ATTITUDES for peach growing. From the
upper Ohio valley and the lake states there
comes but one report. II tells III trees all
dead, whole orchards even in the most shell
tered situations having succumbed to the
severe freezing.
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Another milestone has been passed
in the progress of the suits against
Archbishop Purcell Of Cincinnati. The
United States circuit court has affirm.
ed the decision OF the district court,
which was that the archbishop did not
own the churches, but held them in
trust, and that the trust property
could not be held for the archbishop's
personal debts; but that where the
money Of the creditors could be traced
into any particular church that prop
erty can be taken. This decision yields
the creditors very little money, and
they will take the case to the United
States supreme court for final decision.
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Disposition Of Grants Property.

Gen. Grants city residence and his cot
tage at Long Branch have both been Of
feretl for sale, though there seems to be- no
disposition to sacrifice them, the prices de-
manded being up to their present value.
The understanding is that the general,
knowing that half his present income-that
arising from his place On the army retired
list-will stop at his death. leavingas a GER
tainty to his widow the product Of the en-
dowment fund only, is anxious to unload
the real estate by converting IL into "a safe,
Welding investment. In this matter his
counselor il ex-Senator t'haffcc, whose adj
vice as to the Ward business. had il been
promptly followed. would have saved most
Of he money lost therein. The plan Of Mrs.
Grant is to retire into some quiet home after
the death III her husband. while the Other
members of the family will scatter. The re-
lance ofGrant on the profits ofhis book for
his widows benefit has frequently been pub
lished.
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John Bright has written letter to Dcpu.
ty Possick Of Paris, in which he says:
II European nations would accept COM
mercial liberty that is moderate or abolish
customs, Europe might soon tend to an
era Of perpetual peace. At present all re-
sources are swallowed up by military ext
cences. The peoples interests are sacrificed
to the most misera BILE and culpable fanta-
sizes Of foreign politics. The real interests
OF the ma sses are trodden under foot ia
Difference to false notions 81 glory and ma
tional power. cannot help thinking that
Europe is marching toward some great ca
tastrophe of crushing weight. The military
system cannot indifferently he supported
with patience. and the population, driven
to despair. may possibly before long sweep
away the royalties and pretended states
men who govern in their names. hope
your country anil mine will remain at
peace and be real friends.
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At Howell, Mich, tho trial OF man
who fired into a party of men engaged
in q charivari about the house of O
newly married couple, whereby one OF
the hoodlums was killed. has Just ter
minated in a failure of the jury to con-
vict. The Geographic dispatches tell
Of a similar case in Illinois. where
brother of the bride fired twice at the
charivari party, and killed one OF
them. He will probably be acquitted;
at least it is hardly to be expected
that any jury will convict him. Popu-
lar feeling is such that every person
who joins in a charivari, or "horning,"
a. the rural roughs call it, takes his
life in his hand; and ii he is shot by
the victim Of the insulting hubbub, q
jury will be almost certain to take the
view that it served him so nearly right
that the shooter will not beconvicted.
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It is alleged that Queen Victoria is
greatly pleased with the change Of the
ministry-that She never liked Premier
Gladstone, because he could not fiat
ter, and was impatient as a state SER
want to the throne. Besides it is alleged
the Queen and Mr.. Gladstone were new
er in harmony about England foreign
affairs. D'Israeli was the Queens ia
vOrite Minister-he was obedient to
her will to the extreme of fawning OBJ
seuuiousness.
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A Case Ut Leprosy In Wisconsin.

The Dane County Medical society held it's
annual meeting at Madison, Wis. Aninter-
esting and unusual feature of the meeting
was the exhibition by Dr. settlers Of Slough
ton 81 a young Norwegian named Iverson
who was suffering from leprosy. The pa
tient presented ~ horrible appearance, his
lace being bloated and covered with ugly
blotchcs. While red in color and strangely
unnatural the skin was thick ON the face,
hands and feet, and could bc prickcd severe
ly without the patient feeling pain. The
disease developed in IvcrSon two years ago,
being preceded 10y 10 rheumatic sensation.
The disease is hereditary in the lverson
family, though previous to the present case
il had not developed for several general ions.
Leprosy il rare in this vicinity, and Iver-
som ease caused a sensation not confined
To medical circles.
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At the late meeting OF the American
society OF civil engineers, a paper was
read on the preservation of Forests"
in which it was said the supply of white
pine in the United States is certain to
be exhausted at the end OF the century
and probably in Canada, also, of
southern pines at the present rate of
consumption. There is stated to be
$50 years supply of spruce and hem.
lock east OF the Mississippi. There is
probably twenty-five years. supply of
hard wood. The supply OF black wal
nut and ash israpidly exhausting. The
supplies Of other kinds of woods are,
however, SO abundant that a famine
cannot be pred Red. When tree-plant-
ing is intellieently undertaken, in re-
gions where timber is scarce, a fair re-
turn is made on the investment,
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During the past year in Boston only
1918 licenses were granted for the sale
OF distilled liquors, as against 1 ,535 in
the previous year. On the other hand,
the number of places licensed to sell
only malt liquors and wine rose from
SO to 236. Thus, while the whole
number OF saloons remains nearly as
large as before, the number in which
the milder kind OF drinks is sold has
increased fOurfOld.
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Grant Steadily Failing.

Dispatches 81 the Both say: To-day it mas
been two weeks since Gen. Grant WAS moved
from New York. Dr. Douglas admits that
while the change has been beneficial, HE pa
tient il still growing weaker and the disease
il progressing steadily. There is "a DISPOSE
ton ON the generals part tn economize his
strength, and there is lessened interest in
his literary work. Gen. Dent, Gen. Grants
brother-in-laA~, said to-day:
am afraid the general will not last many
days. To-day received information from
the family that the cancer had commenced
to infiame the jugular vein and death is .
question Of few days, in the opinion u bis
doctors.
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The trial Of Mrs. Dudley in New York for
shooting O'Donovan Rosa, resulted in q
verdict Of not guilty on the ground Of in
sanity. A motion was made to send Mrs.
Dudley to the state insane asylum, which
her counsel opposed. The latter asked that
their client might he permitted to be re.
turned to her native country and be placed
in an institution there.
DR.. A. T.. Mcdonald, superintendent Of
the asylum for the insane ON Ward s island,
testified that he was convinced that Mrs.
Dudley was suffering from chronic mania.
Mrs. Dudley had told the witness that there
were three men she had determined
to punish with death. and that Rosa
was first on the list. DIR. William
L. Harding gave similar testimony.
Mrs. Dudley testified for herself. Among
other things, she said: II I am homcidai,
IL is queer that never shot any one before'
I have carried a pistol, and had it loaded,
too. since Twas sixteen years ofage. Atthat
age was teaching in the country, and there
was q great scare about mad dogs and by.
drophObia, 90 that everybody capable OF
carrying revolver did so. gave O'DonO-
van as fair a trial as prisoner has ever had
In your court. shot him, and l am willing
to take the consequences. ] certainly shall
not appeal. Even in thi: land OF liberty,
don't think q man should be permitted to
20 about advising indiscrimate murder.
did not come here to shoot him. ! am q
GOOD nurse, and was willing to take a
position here. While in prison ! was per-
tectly bewil1ered by offers from managers
who wanted me to lecture. ! answered
them all by saying that I would consent
only on condition that ODOnOvan should
come with me and would give "a practical
illustration, aided by O'Donovan, Of the
effect OF dynamite upon the human frame.
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The officers Of the French ships OF

The officers Of the French ships Of
war in New York, have been over
whelmed with generous hospitality.
In addition to numerous private en-
tertainments at the homes OF the mer-
chant princes, and at the clubs, they
attended q grand banquet at belmont
cos and listened to a long speech from
Senator Evarts, were taken to the
camps OF the Seventh regiment, and
shown everything Of interest about the
city. The Frenchmen were delighted
were profuse in warm acknowledge
ments of the greatness and goodness
of the Americans.
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London Cable; The death oil Emperor
William promises to he the next great sen,
sntion in Europe. lts immediate political
effect will he to bind Germany and England
together ia "A very close union. Ihecrown
princess oil England will be the empress oil
Germany. and the coningemperori known
as an afectinnate friend oil the prince oil
perfume for the new Tory government on
England could possibly occur. IL Is ru-
mored that all this WAS counted uponint the
very highest circles Of the two realms before
Lord Salisbury finally consented to take
office, and that II very largely influenced
his decision. There are hints al second
treaty al Windsor that had really more to
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a Years Operations ofthe National Treas
ury.

The June debt statement, issued July l
closes tho accounts Of the government for
the fiscal year ended June 80. The de-
crease in the debt reported for the year is,
in round numbers, $G5, 500, 900. Large as
This sum appears il is far below that for
either 81 the five preceding years, the aver
age for which was nearly $4,000, 900.
An examination 81 the column Of interest
bearing debt shows that the reduction for
the past year was but $50, 412, $50, while
the reduction in the debt on which
interest has ceased was $15,6OO,OOO. The
cash balance now held in excess ofthat held
one year ago. added to the actual reduction,
makes the reduction reported ia this state
ment. There has been no change in the fig
ures Of the bonded debt since November
last. no call for three per cent. bonds hav-
ing been made since that date. When the last
call for bonds was made the treasury bal
ance was 1 ~ 900. 900.
The valuable balance on hand is the larg-
est ever held by the treasury, compared
with Jan. 1, 1879, when specie payment
was resumed. 1t shows an Increase al $780,
OOO, 1000. and the gold fund not covered by
outstanding certificates was then only
Sill ,OOO, ZOO, whereas il is now over l 90
100000. According to the new form Of
statement adopted by Treasurer Jourdan,
after deductins all outstanding liabilities,
800 ,0OO, 900 for reserve and $50 ,0OO, 900
for "una vailab BILE assets" the net balance 10
nearly Sal 100000.
During the year there has been decrease
In the amount Of bonds held by the treasury
to redeem national bank notes Of S22, OOO,-
900, the amount now held for this purpose
being $31 2 100000. The aggregate receipts
Tor the twelve months show falling off Of
sec, OOO, 900 compared with the preceding
twelve months, Of which loss $4,000, 900
comes from Gust oms and S9,OOO,OOO from
internal revenue. The expenditures for the
year just closed also compare unfavorably
with those for the preceding year, being in
excess Of the latter SIS, 100000.
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From waslsingtOn.

The Baltimore 4 Ohio Telegraph COM
pany will put its wires under ground in Wash
ingtOn.
Secretary Manning orders Owen Kellar to
he given his clerkship and the civil service
commission Is happy.
The Middleton property, near the soldiers
home at Washington, has been bought for
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1t is argued that the best days OF
base ball are numbered, owing to the
policy of hiring men to play your
game. When men play for hire, and
are inspired by no local pride, the pos
sibilities Of ''funny work are ever
present. These are increased by the
rivalries between managers"
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Casualty Record.

The widow of the late Richard r. Mer-
rick lies at the point ii death ignorent of
her husba nd's deseaee; her father il very
seriously i'll; her seven young daughters are
all afflicted with chronic diseases, and "a
young boy. ten years old is the only men,
Der Of the family able to be about.
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The mackerel fishery is proving a failure
this season. Out Of a Gloucester fleet al
more than 100 sail at the South one-half
did not pay expenses aud the average
earnings Of the fishermen for two months
work were 81. Since returning from the
South most Of the feet have done nothing.
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Apprehensions of cholera have not
been without useful results. New York
and other large cities have been
cleansed more thoroughly than ever
before and the effect is s,cn in a low
rate OF mortality.
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The st. Paul and Minneapolis Passenger
association. comprising all the railroad and
steamboat lines centering in st. Paul, has
prepared "a circular quoting the revised
through Eastern rates from st. Paul and
Minneapolis. The rates. quoted in the circu'
lar are:
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The mercantile failures for the past six
months are reported by X. q. Dun K Co.
as 6,OO4, against 5.5lo Tor the first six
months, 1854. In liabilities, however,
there is "a marked deminution. the amount
being for the first half al 1855 $4,000.
900, as against $12i. 900. 900 in the first
six months Of 1854. The fact is dwelt upon
that an increase in failures of less than
500, among traders now over one million,
is not surprising. while their diminishing
importance is shown 10y the low aggregate.
and the average III liabilities Is commented
upon as Indicating "A more favorable con.
dition OF things than existed this time last
year.
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Mr.. Leowltx, q well known nurscrym.sn OF
Ohio, has been authorized by the COM
missioner oil agriculture to procured in Russia
such seeds Of timber trees. hardy ornament
al tree plants and fruit trees as in his
opinion may be acclimated and made to
thrive in the exposed regions of our North
western states and territories. Peaches,
plume, apples and other fruits Of excellent
quality, and in many varieties and many
kinds Of woods, flourish upon the steppes
OF Russia under conditions ofexposure which
prove disastrous to the indigisOus fruit and
forest growth Of America. The department
pays simply the expenses Of collection and
freight.
The following members OF the new cabinet
have been reelected to parliament: Right
Hon. David Plunkett. first commissioner
OF works, and Mr.. Holmes. the new attor-
nsy general for Ireland, for Dublin universe.
ty. There was no contest in either case.
Sir Michael T.. Hicks Beack. chancellor Of
the exchequer; Hon. Edward Stanhope,
vice president Of the council Henry Chaplin,
chancellor Of the Duchy OF Lancaster; Sir
Richard Asheton Cross. secretary for the
home department.
The United States commissioner OF PEN
sions has reappointed the following special
examiners for one year: e. Il. lockwood,
Minnesota; s. W. Nc Elderly. Iowa, and N.
L. Paris Of Illinois. The following special
examiners were not reappointed: L. +.
Nichols, Connecticut; II. Y. Reeve, Iowa;
H. A. Richards. Wisconsin. The commits
sions Of all these special inspectors haveex.
pired.
The annual report Oi the commissioner OF
pensions will state that at the present rate
Of increase in pensions granted the amount
necessary for the ensuing year will lie $50,
OOO, 700 in excess Of that paid out the last
year; during the year just closed, the
amount was nearly $GU.OOO, 900. The
commissioner estimates that next year
SsO,OOO,OOO will be required.
Twenty clerks in the classified service Of
the treasury department will be dropped
from the rolls, and the force in the offices
Of the commissioner of internal revenue and
of the register were reduced by transfer TO
other offices. The former loses about
thirty clerks and the latter twenty. The
changes in the registers office were due TO .
reduced appropriation.
William Somerville oi Illinois, chief Of the
internal revenue bureau. has resigned, and
Frank NJ. Thorn. Of Erie county. \. Y, has
been selected as his successor. The vacan.
CIV in the office Of chief Of the customs di
vision, caused by the resignation 81 II. Ii.
James, it il said will be filled by the pro-
motion Of Capt. j. u. McGregor, assistant
chief.
Under the readjustment Of pOstmasters'
salaries, which has just been completed,
there will bea saving oil SOS, 900 during the
next fiscal year. For the year beginning
July, 1854, 3,S2S, 700 was required for
the salaries OF pOstmasters; but for the
year beginning July l, 1855, only ~, $780,
900 will be enough to go around.
United States Senators Eustis and Allison,
speaking at IA private dinner party in Paris,
said it would be "a noble idea to erect
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-10
A DYING MANS REOUES7.
It Was Granted, and the Result Is ! Hor
ribIe Occurrence

ribIe Occurrence.
BALTIMORE, April 10 An infant child of
Mr.. Mary Carroll, wealthy widow OF
Washington county, Maryland, whose hus
lanlg died from hydrophobia a few weeks
ago, was killed Tue3iay and almost COM
pletely devoured by the same dog which
caused her husbands death The
babe was left alone by Mrs Carroll
ut play upon the kitchen floor while
she won't upstairs to attend to some house
hold duties The dog-a large-sized Spitz-
was confined by u chain to a dog house near
the kitchen door. For several days past the
auimal has shown signs of madness, and it
had been decided to shoot it. Wednesday
afternoon, a few minutes after Mrs. Carroll
reached the upper floor she was alarmed by
hearing q shout as IL some ono was in great
pain Rushing downstairs, Mrs. Carroll
WIS Mortified upon discovering her g. months.
Old babe being laceratedsby the brute. The
dog was shaking the baby as if it was a rat,
and tine blood was streaming from al
parts OF It's body. Mrs Carroll ran for as
| sistanc5. Upon the arrival OF neighborS, tbs
child was dead, and the dog found calmly
seated by the body feaSting on it. One arm
had been completely deyoured. A sho
from revolver soon dispatched the dog
| About four weeks ago the same animal b
Mr. Carroll while the latter was whipping
the animal A week later he was attacked
by hydrophobia, and died Wednesday last
| On his death-bed Mr. Carroll requested tha
| the dog should not be killed, and i'll defer
8nce 90 his request the dog was granted HI
life, but, us the sequel shows, unfortunately