iiurican. 8. MASSER, WILVERT. Editors. SUX13UKY, JULY 3, 174. TliEtlisponiliiiz n'u s f "lianl tinu-s" which we have heard for long dreary months are about passing away, aud Hie people of the country now show a difijwsiuon lo ac cept the situation. Those cries were sad enough, aud represented maiiy sorrows, but as we look back upon the panic through clearer aud a calmer atmosphere, we arc able to discover that the fault was our own the result of speculation, adventure, wild enterprize aud other recklessness both in ourXatioual, tatc, busine ss ami domes tic relaiious. Iu real estate and stocks, for instauce. iustead of honestly purchasiug what we wanted, aud payiug lor it as a property, the custom was to deal with them as with everything else as a speculation to buv aud sell ou "margins ;" to pay practically as much for worthless stocks and fancy lots of ground as for the best slia res and the most desirable lots in tho market- False values were thus oi igiuatid and sustained, not only iu the larger opor ali(us of capitalists, but in the everyday trading aud purchasing of merchants of moderate means, mechanics aud other conducting business enterprises, aud by cv. n the operatives who live upon their scanty earnings. The pauic was the end of this ami of the bystciu of falsehood upon which it is based. We are happy to note that the signs of jztnuiiie prosperity are auspicious. From all rts we have good tidings of abundant crops. Western dealers and mcrciiauis have unusually short stocks on baud, and Kastern manufacturers are able to dispose of their goods. The export trade for the balance of the year is likely to be fully up t the preeut standard, and presently, it is hoped, there will lie employment aud work for all. People, even if they would, can no longer run in debt,merchants,;rocers and business men generally in our own lo cality where the credit system has so long and so ruiuously pevailed, refuse louger to "book" making only cash sales, and compelling rigid economy where before there was thoughtless and reckless expen diture. These lessen s are being hard and dearly learned, but we cannot fail to profit by them. Tiik News fkom Spain. Disjwitches received on Monday by the government, give the intelligence that the Carlists will soon be driven from the Spanish territory. An unhappy event, however, has just oc curred. Marshal Concha, comander-in-chief of the Spanish army, in an attack upon the Carlists tutreuchmeut at Muro, ou Sunday last, was unfortunately killed. As soon as this was known lo the troops they withdrew without loss. General Za bala, the President ot Council and Minister of War. at once assumed the command. Marshal Concha was eighty years f age, and was a soldier all bis life. Subsequent dispatches show that the He publican army before Muro, were roughly haudled. aud were obliged to fall back eight miles. Their loss is set down at 1300. It is now said that the fidelity of Concha to the Hepublic was much doubted at Madrid. The Fay ofKoad Vjewels, Kevikw r.its, Surveyors. &c The legislature passed a law at its late session declariuj? that the pay of viewers and reviewers of roads, aud of commissioners appointed to run township lines shall be S:i per day, aud the pay of surveyors for the same purpose Co jn-T tlaj. I JJ;in tw ttlClr per diem pay they shall be entitled to mile age at the rate often cents per mile neces sarily traveled by each viewer, reviewer, commissioner or surveyor, from his resid ence to the nearest poiut of the road viewed or reviewed. This law went into etlect in the 1-ilh day of List May. There was a reduction of the public debt to the extent of S2,1S0,P.;.94 during June. Since June 30,1 8"3,there lias been a decrease of sf 4,750,472.41, notwithstanding that dur ing several mouths of the year there were considerable additions to the debt. The revenues, both from internal taxes and cus toms duties, were greater last month than in tlie corresponding month of 187:5, which j shows not ouly a gratifying condition of the National Treasury, but also that busi ness must already have experienced au en couraging revival. Many of the roost im portant brauches of industry arc still suf fcriug, but other trades must be doiug un usually well, else the revenue returns would not be so favorable, aud much as our cur rency system yet needs to render it ade quate to the fluctuating demands of busi ness, there is every reason to anticipate a season of exceptional activity this coming fall. The Iemocratic leaders have been greatly disappointed iu getting material to work on in the coming c-aiupaisu. They were in gt)od hopes of the results of tho late conventions. They expected somethin;; tin y could take hold of and use with effect, but fiudiug nothinsof the sort, they now cla mor against Republican platforms. Their hopes in '-ougres were also damaged. There is little doubt Dial the Democratic leaders were prciaring to make a great hue and cry in the ensuing elections if the Republi can majority iu Congress had adjourned without passing any fiaauciul measure, af ter being iu sessiou so long. The solution of the matter by the passage of a measure which is satisfactory to all scctious of the rouutry, takes the wind completely out of their sail., and for the time being they are thoroughly nonplussed. Political. After tweuty-one unsuc cessful trials tlie Legislature of Rhode Islaud have port poo ed the ckicUou of a United States Senator until January next, to which it etands adjourned. In Ver mont, the Democrats have nominated W. II. II. Bingham as their candidate for Governor ; and iu Maine they have nomin ated Joseph A. Titcotub for Governor. Hou. Henry I D.iwes and Hon. George V. Hoar, both of Massachusetts, aud among the ablest members of the House of I.cprcseutati ves.bave declined a re-election, On Saturday the New-Hampshire legisla ture legislated out of office the Republican Judge of Probate, ditto Register, .sheriffs, fcolicilors, and a number of police judge, the Democrats being determined, now that they arc hi power, to enjoy the loaves and litlics exclusively. Iowa's Republicans, in session at Des Moiuw on Wednesday, come out with a Iwld and ringing platform, endorsing the paper currency of the country and free banking. The voice of both parties in tho West is unanimous on theso points. Theofficer of the Pennsylvania Railroad 4 Company have issued an order to the effect that until further notice fivo' days will con lituU a. week's work iu their shops in Al (ootia, foiwequently thers will be no work .done ki the bon ;n that city on Saturday ofi?cb week. unburn The lJrsiXKss Outlook. There is reason to believe that the hard-times of the past six or eight months are pretty nearly owr. We have watched the tone of our exchanges since the adjournment of Con gress and the approval by. the President of the compromise financial bill, for some indication of an improvement in business and of a more promioing outlook. We may le too hopeful, but. we certainly think we decern gleams of sunshine through the clouds which have so long overcast the business sky. The Philadelphia Mijer, always reliable authority in financial mat ters, says : "On the whole the business outlook seems to favor an early and decided improvement. There may be some few further failures, but these only briug the bottom which must be first touched, the nearer, and so insures the earlier arrival. While some railway corporations have de faulted, others have got upon a good basis aud are doing well. Farmers at the West are doing letter this year thau last, and every wherc rooney Is pleutiful almost be- voud precedent. California has secured her wheat crop, with probably S-2"j,000,UK). Oregon has also a large surplus for ex pert. The 1st of July is 6eiui-annual dividend day, when millions of dollars will be paid in interest. Where all this money is to find safe and profitable investments is a question uot easy to decide. With so much capital scattered all over the country, and interest so low on all money put out on call, with the grain crops full of roinisc, and the cotton crop to be, in all probabili ty, far more than wc anticipated six weeks since, there is every hope for a better state of business in the coining autumn. That the business outlook is more encouraging than for auauy months is not disputed by auylxnly except chronic croakers aud such professional speculators as have money staked and "stand to win" on a continu ance of the depression of the past few mouths, aud on a further decline in the prices of securities and commodities. The Miners' Journal, authority in the coal and miuing regions, chimes in its ap proval of this view, and adds, "While busi ness, unquestionably, is dull, still the fu ture has less of a gloomy aspect than a month ago. The people of this country have been compelled to exercise more rigid economy than ever before, and, as a conse quence, business affairs have a more healthful promise. Encourage hope and confidence, and nw that Congress Uasadi journcd and no further legislation can bo expected this year, there is no jcruoa why the backbone o$ stagnation should pot be broken." National Lumheh Association. The session of the National Association of Lumbermen at Williamsport during last week, was one of extraordinary importance and interest. It was the initiatory step of the union of the many diversified interests appertaining to the same industry, and was attended with many unexpected de velopments from the first. Delegates were present from Main, New Hampshire, Ver mont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Mi chigan, Maryland, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, Minnesota, Ohio, and Geor gia. Michigan had the largest representa tion. The officers elected to serve for the preseutyear under the new Constitution are as follows : President L. D. Wetmorc, of Warren, Pa. Vice Presidents Hon. J. G. Thorp, Eau Claire, Wis.; Ezra Hast, Saginaw, Mich.; T. H. Marston, Hartford, Conu. Secretaries James R. Smith, Buf falo, N. Y.; II. H. Colquitt, Savannah, Ga. Corresponding Secretary J. H. Sim mouds, IJoston, Mass. One of the princi pal acts of the Association was to protest vigorously agaiust the Reciprocity Treat', which proposes to admit Canadian lumber to the United States freo of duty. It id to be hoped that other bodies representing the other American industries that are jeop arded by the treaty, will take like action and utter similar protest before the meeting of Congress iu December. Fortunately the treaty was uot ratiGed by tho Senate during the se-sion just closed, and there is therefore plenty of time for the press of the country, aud for the interests threatened, to express opinions which will defeat the treaty when it cornea up for oorwideration next winter. HCOM WAMHIMiiTOS, THE I'CKT MASTElt CiKNKRALSUIl. Hon. J. It. I'-kr Mei.tUMrd ms the KurrrMr oI'Mr.Crrsiiwtll. l?prcial Dispatch of tlie Pliiladelplii i Iuquire. Washington, July 1, 1874. Hou. Eugene Halcariivcd in town this morning, and about noon called upon the President aud informed him that his health would absolutely forbid hia remaining here this summer, aud as Mr. Crcsswcll was firm in his determination uot to stay any longer, ho could not accept the place of postmaster-General and undertake its ar duous duties for the next sixty days. Last Saturday he felt so much better, aud Ids L health so invigorated by the mouutaln air. that be decided to try it, but on Monday tha hot sjiell so debilitated him, and 1'rought ou a return of his malady, that his physician on his ai rival here would uot listen to his taking the portfolio, Mr. Hale started for Maine this evening, aud will at once look after his Congression al campaigu. His recent advices from home indicate his return without aqy serious op position. r,tj:sVW.L will remain in the departpient. for a few days louger, and attend to such bubipess only as cannot be delayed. There was some discussiou at the Cubiuut to-day oyer the successor of Mr. Cress well, and the drift of general opinion was to give the position to some Pennsylvania man, and iu that connection the names of Johu 11. Packer, chairman of the House Postal Committee, and Hou. Glenni W. S.ofield, fchaiimaii of the House Naval Committee, were tsnyaksed. Is here, - having arrived u-t night with General Cameron ou some depai tiueul busi ness. Judge Scofield is at home iu War reji. Pa. It is not certain that Mr. Packer would accept the place if offered to kirn. Ife represents the Dauphin District, and wa9 born in s.i;4b;ry, where he now re sides, in March, 1824, was admitted to the bar in '4 1, served two terms iu tlie J'enusyb vauiu legislature, aud is iu his third term iu Congress. He is a gentleman of wealth sufficient to be entirely independent of business or position, but of a judical turu of mind and a great student, thoroughly mastering the details of everything he lakes hold of. The iK-mocracy are taking an unmistak able position for free trade. The Demo cracy of Maine, in their State convention, "Resolved, That a protective tariff is a most unjui-t, uoequal,oppiessive and waste ful mode of raising tho pubUp re-vepue." It is a ma ring (hat people do not sea that free trade must prove ruinous to the pros perity of the country. Without a judici ous protective tariff the labor interests of the country must become prostrate. From the X. Y. Tribune, of Monday. MOKK IIYIHCOI'IIOHIA. Another Fatal Case. DEATH OF A HUTtllKIt WHO WAS MTTKK WY A DOG A MONTH AGO AflON Y IN A STRAIGHT JACKET. Those who have doubted the existence of hydrophobia were taken aback yester day by the death of William McCormick of No. .'500 East Firity-first street, whose case exhibited all tho most pronounced symp toms of that disease. A little over a month ago, Mr. McCormick, who. is a butcher, aud also follows the express business, was bitten by a small dog. The wound was upon tho baud, and was so slight that it seemed to be only a scratch, and of uo im portance whatever. His wife aud family expressed great auxiety on account of the stir about mad dogs ; but be laughed at their fears, assuring them that the dog was not mad, and that there could be no dau ger. The dog was lakeu to the pond aud killed, so that there has leeu no chance to prove whether he had rabies or not. Ou Mouday Mr. McCormick began to experience pains in his neck and about his : shoulders. lie believed that be had rheu- I mutism aud again laughed at the fears of : . . .- , r -i it ,.,i;n,iinrml On Monday our readers were lirst inform- his wife and family, lie continued to grow ,,,,, . ... , .. . .. , ... l f i., ed of fresh troubles in Centra! Asia, coin worse and applied hnameuts and fotueuta-. ,. .. rt ..n . ..i...;,m in.l plications that bade fair to end in another tions. He did not consult n physician anu J .... , . , - .,.,! llussiau invasion and a further subjugation continued about his business as usual. . " , J " . .... -.i.....i.... , in Mr r,.r,.rm-,.k ! of the Asiatics. Yesterday the previous iu t? L'uucauaj v w . I coiuplitintd of feeling a peculiar creeping sensation coining up bis back and spread ing over his shoulders and the back of his ueck. He told his wife that he Jelt taint, and she brought him a glass of water. He j took the glass iu his baud and placed it to j bis lips to drink. His teeth closed upon j the edge of the glass, his lips became pur- , pie, aud his face picsctited the nppcaiancc ' 1-4 11 i,,,!.;,, . rp. t of a person asphyxiated by choking. I he, , , . i - 1 . , . ....... ! muscles about his neck were conti acted, ; iiml be i-au'ht his breath rapidly, and at : intervals could not breathe at all. Dr. Hed ,1.,.. ,.f V.. 1 V. Vaat Vinv.fi rat n'rM't wna sent for and he reached the house as the spasm was passing off. The physician ex- j amined the patient carciuny, ana pro- nounced the case one ot true liydropnooia, ! TI0Xs.The several Republican uomina He prescribed anodynes, and went out j tiu convenl,on9 cf Philadelphia were held promising to call again at Hi n clocK. j iilSjt wcck For Congress the following Dr. Heddori called upon Dr. W. E. Ia-' ,,ominations were made ; 1 st district, Chap vitt of No. 140 Eist Fifty-first street, and man Frmnan . oj district, Wm. D. Kelly; requested him to call witn nun upon .Mr. , McCormick. At 10, as agreed upon, they met at McCormick's houe, and went to tho paticul's room. Without hesitation Dr. Ixiavitt said that lu; considered the case one of pronounced hydrophobia. Since the former visit the case had advanced very rapidly, and the convulsions followed oach other with gieat rapidity. Seeing the pa tient would soou be beyoud tlie control of the family, male nurses were sent for. The most powerful anodynes and narcotics seemed to have no e fleet, and the disease increased rapidly toward a fatal termina tion. At 3:1." yesterday morning the convul sions were so terrible that the nurses could not control the patient. He would straight en himself out aud theu spring with his might and throw himself from the bed. His jaws snapjied together and froth ran' from his mouth in streams. Perspiration rolled from all parts of his lody, wetting through his shirt aud the bedding. His face was livid, and from lime to time his throat seemed to contract, until the large muscles stood out iu cords. His. agony was in teuse, and even chloroform could not be giveu lo quiet the convulsions. At length a patrolmau was called iu and sent to the fifty-ninth street I'olice Station for help and a straight jacket. Sergeaut Fanning sent Roundsman West with the straight jacket and to render such assistance as minht be necessary. With their united strength the straight jacket was applied aud tlieu more couliol could be exercised over the palieut. The physiciau remained with Mr. Mc Cormick all night, but their efforts were unavailing. Yesterday forenoou Drs. William A. Hammond, Hogan, C. V. Kus sel, Hamilton, Yiele of the Board of Health, Tuttle, Creiniu, E. D. Lcavitt aud other scientists were called in to see the patient. They made a careful examination of the facts connected with the case. Each symp tom was weighed with the greatest oare, and every point upon which issue could be taken was discussed fully. At length they decided that the case was one of true hy drophobia, and that no doubt could be cast upon its genuineness. The time that had elapsed from the bite of the dog agreed with the usual lime of incubation. The slight nature of the wound did uot militate against the diagnosis, because mauy of the most prouoiiuced cases of hydrophobia ou record have come from just such punc tures. The healing of the wound was na tural, and this is usual after the bites of rabid doga. The lirst symptoms aud the rapid progress of the disease agreed with the scientific investigations iu previous cases iu Loudon and Paris. The fatal termination must goon come, and then a scientific investigation is to be made, and the. microscope may revea. important facts. The treatment Jiad been the free admiuis tratiou of auodyues and narcotics, as far as possible, but the constancy with which the convulsions rapidly followed each other made the admiuistraliou of any remedies uncertain and difficult. During the afternoon Mr. McCormick was constantly in a slate of spasm. So rapidly did they follow one another that the convulsions seemed almost contiuuous. About 4 o'clock signs of weakness were shown for the first time, and it became evident tljat a change was uear. A little chloroforin was administered, and after wards the patient wad a littja easier, and tried to speak. Before his seoteuce could be finished, another spasm came on, more terrible than auy. His back was bent like a bow, aud the entire weight of the body rested ujkiu the head aud heels. His jaws crashed together, aud once his teeth went through his tongue, causing it to bleed pro fusely. The blood and froth ran from his mouth spattering over his face aud the bed clothes. Then giving a tremendous strug gle, almost bursting the bouds of the straight jacket, lie brew himself over upon his side. His jaws were clenched so tight ly that they cracked iu the terrible strain. The agony was intense. Iu a few minutes, just as the clock was strikiugo,an ashen hue began to spread over bis- face. The muscular contraction relaxed. The jaw dropped, and Mr, McCormick's terrible sufferings were over. Death was welcome, for no person could haye suflereil as lie did. Ha was evidently conscious all through the terrible struggle, as was shown by his at tempt to speak just before his death. The straight jacket was removed, and then the rigor mortis began to set in. No evidence could be gained as to the effacy of any kind of treatment, the rapid progress of the di sease to a fatal termination making every effort futile bcyotld man's control. - Canada waut9 to become the back-door of Great Britalu, through wbielj shall pass, duty free, all of tho hitter's iimnufacuturea of wood, iron, wool, paper, and other arti- 1 des. .Stoums on Monday Evenino. There were several thunder storms at Cohoes and Ponghkeepsie, X. V., on Monday alu-r-noon. At (.'oboes, a barn in which two laborers took refuge was destroyed by light ning, and one of the men was Trilled and the other severely injured. At Poushkeep sic, trees, fences and chimneys were blown down, and the roof of the Vassar brewery was carried a distance of 400 feet. A schooner laden with pig iron was capsized iu tin: Hudson and sunk, but her crew escaped. The storm passed ver Wilkcsbnrre, causing considerable damage. (Jeo. War ucr, a miner in the Mollit mine, was struck by lightning while a mile and a half under ground, but not fatally .injured. The light ning followed the railroad track into the mines. Memorial church was struck, and the rear end somewhat shattered. South street wire bridge seemed to be a place of lire. The telegraph otlice in the First Na tional 5ank was visited by the fluid, but did no damage. During the storm the wind blew down the scaffolding around the court-house. Hundreds ot trees were up- rooted or brokeu, causing the breakage of some streets. . . . - intimations of renewed difficulties are con firmed. An uuwise but belligerent Orien tal sovereign is arming against the Czar, and the fate of the Khau of Khiva will be the result of his temerity. Further still wc are told that grave differences exist letween Russia and China, and that an actual ' col lision between the two Powers is possible : ....,..,,..,.. O. ..,!. I !, f oti, r, li.no J , . r become involved in a war with the giant of ,11111 Northern Europe all Asia would be likely . , . . ' . i at the end of the tremendous conflict that would ensue we .should sec a quarter of the Kbe prostrate and utterly helpless at the f hu9slil aud (;""at l'nm- 1'jmladkli'Hia Rkithlican Nomina- -,h district, Alfred C. Ilarmer. Senatorial nominal ions--2d district, Da vid Morratt ; 4th district, Christian W. Jvneass ; "ilh district, Elisha W. Davis ; (5th district, Anron R. Dunkel ; 7th dis trict, Benjamin W. Thomas ; Sth district, Jacob Crouse. The Judical and County conventions made the following nominations : Judges of the Orphans' Court, William B. llanna, T. Bradford Dwight, and Dennis W. O' Brien ; Judge. of the Court of Common Pleas, J. T. Pratt ; District Attorney, Wil liam B. Mann ; City Controller, Samuel P. Hancock ; City Commisioner, Joseph R. Edmiston ; Coroner, Jflseph R. Ash. IiK'lir' of KinplojeeM A l'uiuTuI Krrne. Washington, June .'. The Treasury Department employees were considerably agitated to-day iu view of the anticipated reduction of fore. The ladies were par ticularly disturbed, and collected in groups in various paits ol the building discussing the subject. This morning the heads of all the bureaus handed to Secretary Bristow the list of those to be dismissed. The heaviest discharge was made iu the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the services of three hundred and seventy-five female employees hiring dispensed with, leaving twelve hundred still employed in that buieau. The scene of dismissal was marked by sadness, aud fourteen of the women who ware discharged fainted when the announcement was made to them, and physicians was called to their assistance. Forty cltrks were discharged from the Second Auditor's office and other dis charges will be made to-morrow. It was recommeuded by the bureau officers that only one of a family be retained, and this recommendation was generally followed. This wholesale discharge will cause much suffering, which, however, will be some what alleviated by the payment of two mouths' extra pay to every victim of Con gressional economy. Trouble Mt the Mint. THE CONSTERNATION CAUSED MY THE KOKK1GN DETECTIVE. Ou Monday, among the many visitors who applied for admission to the United States Mint was a well-attired foreigucr of pleasant manuers and address, who stated that he desired to make an examination of the American system of coinage for scien tific purposes. It fell to his lot to be es corted by Capt. Ruloti, one of the geutle mauly ushers of the institution, who gave the gentleman all the necessary informa tion as they strolled through the establish ment. Arriving at the smelting room, the foreigner confidentially informed his at tendant that he had leally been sent by the authorities at Washington to discover whether any jeeulation8 was being in dulged in by the employees, and that al ready he had detected one of the workmen iu the act of secreting silver coin. To make good his accusation he took from the pock et of this man half a doyen silver dollars of the coinage of 1874. Governor Pollock was sent for at once, but before he arrived the foreign detective had implicated half a dozen others of the employees in similar practices, and had his ockets filled with coin of all denominations, which he had taken from the pockets, hats, aprons, ami shoes of the workmen. As soow as the (.jouernor came down stairs the facts were made known to him, when to the astonishment of the spectators it was discovered that not only had Mr. Pollock himself secreted iu the folds of his shirt-bosom a half dozen silver pieces, but that lie had actually picked from the pocket of one of the bystanders a cigar case. Things began to assume a serious aspect when the foreign gentleman presented Governor Pollock with his card, bearing the inscription : "Professor Herrmann." After a hearty round of applause and laughter, the Governor took charge of his light-fingered friend aud devoted a consid erable time of his entertainment, which the professor reciprocated by some re markable improvements in ociVA money tiinlinij.J'hUndflliiit Vf,s. The I.cbanon Courier says : Iron brings now but 8 J to i per ton, which probably does not pay for its manufacture. Large piles of it surround our furnaces. Two of the North Iebanon furnaces arc idle, and it is not li';e!y that the two new furnaces at Cornwall will be blown in while the pre sent depression in business continues. - The Joint Committee on Printing have leave to sit during the recess of Congress, and it is hoped they will investigate the management of the Government Priuting Office under Mr. Clapp, and devise some means to bring about a change in that con cern, whereby f here will lie a saving to tho govepnmpnt. ;enkkai- xemn itf.ms. Governor Dennison has accepted the office of Commissioner of the Dist rict of Colum bia. Charles Behrans, of New Orleans, has been sentenced to death for the murder of Edward Coleman. James Gleason, wife and child were burn ed to death in their house on Monday at at Everett, Michigan. Joseph S. Sprague, a Boston bank clerk, shot his daughter and then committed sui cide uear that city on Sunday. The latest defalcation turns up iu Heury county, Ohio. It is a Democratic county, and never had any but Democratic officers. The county loses 100,000 by its dishonest officials, as far as ascertained ; but as the county books have all been stolen, hidden or burned, the exact amount is still unde cided. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company has declared a quarterly div idend of two and a half per cent payable ou the 24th of July. On the Fourth the corner stone of the new Public Buildings of Philadelphia will lie laid, and the grand bridge over the Schuylkill nt Girard aveuue opened to the public for the first time. Delaware has raised about seven and a half million quarts of strawberries this sea-1 son. There is a good deal of gold in this kind of quartz. A floating island of several acres in ex tent in Lake Monomanauk, between Mas sachusetts and Rhode Island, is creating a good deal of interest thereabouts. Little Rhody should attach it. It would double her area. A number of far western journals affirm that the Indian scare ou the frontier is simply the result of the marauding of horse thieves and other desperate white outlaws. A New York party who believes in ad vertising paid a bill of $7S,000 the other day for a -ear's work, but it was money well speut, for the earnings resulting from that advertisement, which were divided among four persons, footed up SGoO.OOO. The Turkish Vessel Kars,with 340 per sons on board, was run down in the sea of Marmora, ou Friday, by the Egyptian ship Bchra. The Kars sank in a few minutes, carrying down with her human beings. Last year the National Secretary of the (irangers, at Washington, received uearly $7000 for salary and arrears, beside other perquisites. Better than farming, truly. A fire at Newport, Perry couuty. Pa., on Thursday afternoon, destroyed nine stores, four dwellings and a hotel. The to tal loss is over ?2",000. John Hoy, of Bellefontc, owned a fine saw mill in West Virginia. The other night, he dreamed that this mill, with its coutents, had been burned. He was finally convinced that the dream was based 011 reality, but his family and frionds ridicul ed the idea. Two days later, Mr. Hoy's son arrived at home, bringing news that the property liad been destroyed on the night of the dream. The Society for the Prevention of Cruely to Animals would call attention to the suffering of horses in our streets during the hot season, and recommend to drivers and others having animals under their care the most considerate treatment. It would also recommend the feeding a small bundle of wet hay, or a couple of qua rts of oats in the middle of the day ; to use butlittlc corn, as it is very heating, and to soak whatever is used for twenty-four hours in salt water before feeding ; to use the wet sponge on tho head ; to furnish a little drinking water as often as practicable, when not overheat ed, and, as further means of refreshing the animals, to throw water upon the legs and such parts as are liable to chafe by perspira tiou or otherwise ; to drive slowly, and lessen the load usually imposed in cooler weather; to loosen the check-rain, or bet ter dispense with it altogether ; to cover the animal with a fly-net, or preferably, with a light sheet. The New Postmaster General. Hon. Eugene Hale, of Maine, has accepted the appointment and enter upon the duties of Postmaster General the latter part of this week. Tho Philadelphia livpiirtr says : Postmaster General Hale is a young man, the youngest iu the Cabinet, having completed his IVth year iu the same month wherein he is summoned to the council board of the President. For his age Mr. Hale has had a remarkably long experience in public affairs. A lawyer by profession, he was admitted to the bar in 1857. Soon after his admission he was elected county attorney for Hancock county, Maine, filling that office for nine consecutive years ; leav ing it to enter the Legislature of his native State, of which he was a member in 1807, and 18'S, retiring from the legislative halls of the Sunrise State to. take his place in the national House of Representative, where he completed his second term on Tuesday last. In Congress Mr. Hale proved himself a fearless champion of what to him seemed the right. Of the measure of his adminis trative abilities the county will soon have practical evidences. The following ticket was nominated by the Republicans of Union county : Congress, Scott Clingon ; Assembly, C S. Wolfe ; Prothouotary, C II . Hassen plug ; District Attorney, Alfred Hayes ; Couuty Commissioner, George Schoch ; Couuty Surveyor, R. F. Brown ; County Auditor, J. II. Brown, Coroner, John Mc Fadden. According to a statement in the l'otts ville, Pa. Journal, the largest locomotive in the world is the "Pennsylvania," on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. The dianiuter of the cylinder is twenty iuches, the stroke twenty-six inches, the number of driviug-wheels twelve, the diameter of the drivers four feet, and the weight of the engine alone sixty tons. During the last session of Congress, nine hundred aud sixty bills aud joint resolu tions were introduced in the Senate, of which one hundred and thirty-one became laws. Three thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven bills and joint resolutions were introduced in the House of Representatives, of which four hundred and twenty-six be came laws. Two bills have been vetoed and two have been pocketed or become laws without the Presidents signature. On Saturday last, one of the inmates of the Insane Asylum cscajted from his keep er, while biking a walk, and came down to the I & B. depot, quietly taking a seat on the platform. Soon his keeper came af ter him and the lunatic was peaceably re turning, when the keeper struck him on the head with a large club, kuocking him down ; he arose, crying, whereupon the attendant beat him over the head and back, which brutality was soon checked by Mout. Gearhart and some bystanders, not, how ever, until the poor fellow's body had been beaten black and blue. Dr. Shultz was informed of the conduct of his subordinate, Who will probably be made to suffer the full penalty of the Jaw. Ilaugina s too good for suph a villain. We have since learned that the attendant was promptly discharged. T"nriVe Amer'n-nn. The Most Wonderful Natural Curiosity in the form of a floating island has recently made its appearance upon the northern part of Monomonock Lake in Ridge, N. II. In extent it is variously estimated from four to six acres ; the soil is firm and many approached it by boats and traveled over j it ; the entire surface is covered by a thrifty growth of ve gelation, consisting of grass, cranberry vines, bay and whortleberry bushes I,.. or,. .r.r.. Il.on f...lr l.l, IK l-4.ll trees by count, varying from five to twenty- j five feet in height, scattered over its sur- ; ' face. This island was first seen in this part of the lake on Saturday, May M ; per haps uot liking the harbor, duriug Sunday night it weighed anchor and majestically moved about two miles down the lake ; Wednesday, June 3, it returned lothe same place, and took a smilar position, except a quarter turn, where it has since remained. Lake Monomonock is situated partly in New Hampshire and partly in Massachu setts, in the towns of Rindgeand Wiuchen don,and covers an area of 2500 acres. This tract of land was originally a part of Winch chdon, Mass., and was probably started from its natural location by the lake being un usually high and a strong southerly wind prevailing. The natural curiosity , together with the beauty of this sheet of water and the surrouuding scenery, is attracting a large number of visiters. A Mrr.DEK iiy a Congressman. The j Hon. J. II. Sloss, a member of Congress j from Alabama, shot a mau named George j Long, while he was walking on the oppo i site side of the street by Sloss' house, in Tuscumbia, Ala., on Monday. Long desir ed to pay attention to Mr. Sloss' daughter, and beiug forbidden tlie house, nearly a year ago, was charged with giving curren cy to a report effecting the character of Miss Sloss. As soon as her father returned from Congress, his daughter told him of the conduct of Long, whom he shot down at the first opportunity. Mr. Sloss is under arrest. Those v ho suppose that the preseut dull times are confined lo the United States are laboring under a great mistake, the returns of the British Board of Trade for May con tinuing to show a decreased movement, both as regards exports aud imports, and the fact is dwelt upon quite despondingly by some of the principal English journals, In Cuba money matters were never known in a worse condition, and in fact the world over there is hardly a large country which can be said to be in a flourishing couditon The appropriation bills passed the past sessiou aggregate $37,703,7.77 less than the appropriations of previous sessiou. Surely, in this Congress has shown a most proper regard for economy, a thing very uncom mon in the legislative record of the country, The people at last trust Congress, which is in fact their direct representative, iuvested with all power over the great interests of the country. 1 he President lias signed tlie 0111 in creasing the pensions of totally disabled soldiers and sailors. The act provides that all persons now entitled to pensions under existing laws, and who have lost either an arm above the elbow, or a leg below the knee, shall receive $24 a month. A gentleman afflicted with the chronic rheumatism says, 'No description of my case can convey the va9t amount of benefit I have received from the use of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. I believe it is the best article in the world for rheumatism. If a horse has a good constitution, and has once been a good horse, no matter how old or how much ran down he ma' be, he can he greatly improved, and in many re spects made as cood as new. by a liberal use of Sheridan's Cavalry Conditiou Pow ers. Correspondence. out :h yohk lettkk. THE 11EECIIER-TILTON TROUBLE WHAT TILTON SAYS BUSINESS, AND THE WEATHER. New Y'ork, June 30, 1874. THE GREAT MEECIIER-TILTON IMBROGLIO. The topic of the town at this present mo ment is the revival of the Beechcr-Tilton quarrel. The last number of Tiltou's paper, the Uobhn Aye, contains a letter over tlie signature of the editor, addressed to Rev. Leonard Bacon, of New Haven, which puts Mr. Beecher in a rather awk ward position. The situation is something like this : Your readers all remember that some years ago the notorious Mrs. Woodhull staled in her paper that lleury Ward Beecher had been guilty of criminal inter course with the wife of Tilton. Those who knew Mrs. Tiltou knew that the charge was false ; but those in position to know, felt that there was something the matter somewhere. Tilton withdrew from Ply mouth Church, and the talk circulated with great freedom. Since this time, some friends of Beecher have jiersecuted Tilton unremittingly. Dr. Bacon, in his address to the council, spoke so pointedly of the magnanimity of Beecher toward Tilton in refusing to "crush" him, that Tiltou felt obliged to give to the pub lic the facts in the case, to the cud of show ing who was the magnanimous man of the two. Mr. Tilton states that after he had beeu for fifteen years a member of Plymouth Church, and had become meanwhile an in timate friend of the pastor, knowledge came to him in 1870, that he had committed uyaintt him em offenec trhivh he forliort to name or characterize. Prompted by his self-respect, he immediately and forever ceased his attendance on his ministry. Then he gives a long account of how he closed his connection with Plymouth Church. The church had knowledge through Wcodhull's paper of the charges against Beecher, but it refused to believe them. Mr. Shearman, the clerk of the church, was reported in the Brooklyn Un ion as saying : "As for Mrs. Tilton, she had occasioned the whole trouble while in a half-crazed condition. She had mediumistic tits, aud while under the strange power that possess ed her often spoke of the most incredible things, declared things jiossible that were impossible, and among the rest had slan dered Mr. Beecher. Mr. Tiltou himself had acknowledged that all the other things she hail told him in her mediumistic trance were false and impossible." This language, however, Mr. Shearman afterward retracted. But in all the discussiou of the question, great stress was laid upon the fact that Tilton had slandered Beecher ; that he was bringing reproach upon the church, and that Beecher's sparing him was really saint like. So Tilton proceeds to show directly who is the magnanimous man, and he pub lishes a letter he wrote Mr. Beecher, dated May 1, 1874 : Henry Ward Jieerher. Sir : Mr. F. B. Carpenter mentions to me your saying to him that under certain conditions, involving certain disavowals by me, a sum of money would or could be rawed to scud me, with my family, to Eu rope for a term of years. The occasion compels me to state expli citly that so long as life and self-respect continue, to exist together in my breast, I shall be debarred from receiving, either di rectly or indirectly, any pecuniary or other favor at your hand. The reason for this feeling on my part you know so well that I will spare you the statement of it. Yours truly, TlIEODOKE TlLTON. . Why did Mr. Beechcr desire the absence of Tilton enough to raise money to keep him aud his family in Europe for a term of years ? What were the disavowals upon 1 1 1 .1 r WHICH UIO nilSlDK Ol MSB UlUUeV WSS COOU1- lioueu r 1 ucse oe conunurums 1 ..... .... , t In Mr. Bacon's speech on the Brooklyn Council, the following occurs : "Another part of the theory is that Mr. Beecher's magnanimity is unspeakable. I never knew a man ot a larger and more generous mind. One who was in relations to him the most intimate possible, said lo me, 'If 1 wanted to secure his highest love, 1 would go into a church-meeting and ac cuse him of crimes.' This is his spirit. But I think he may carry it too far. A man whose life is a treasure to the Church Universal, to his country, to his age, has no right to subject the faith iu it to such a strain. And I think Mr. ISeecber would have done better to have let vengeance come on the heads of his slanderers." Whereupon Mr. Tilton publishes the fol owing which he has held in his possession four years : Brooklyn, Jan. 1, 1871. I ask Theodore Tilton's forgiveness, and humble myself before him as I do before my God. He would have been a better man in my circumstances than 1 have been. 1 can ask nothing except that he will re member all the other breasts that would ache. I will not plead for myself. I even wish that I were dead. II. W. Beecher This letter was written by Mr. Beecher at the demand of Mr. Tiltou. The act for which he begs forgiveness is stated to have been an attempt upon Mrs. Tilton of the most gross nature, which Mrs. Tilton in dignantly rejected, and which Mr. Tilton as indignantly resented. Whether it is true or not lhat Beecher made base pro posals to Mrs. Tilton, there is no doubt as to the genuineness of the letter. What is omitted from it no one knows but Tilton, Beecher and the friend who was present when it was written. It is presumed, how ever, by Mr. Beecher's enemies to be the confession of a specific sin, while his friends insist that there is no such a thing in it My opinion is that Mr. Tilton has said either too little or too much. If he has proof positive that Henry Ward -Beecher did make infamous proposals to his wife, no delicacy should stop him from making that proof public. If he has this proof he owes it lo himself, to his wife, and to the public that such great hypocricy lie un masked, and so great a hypocrite be pulled from the place he dishonors. But his charges are vague, indefinite, and indirect. He says Mr. Beecher committed an offence against him, but he does not state what that offence was. He addresses a note to him, declining pecuniary assistance, but docs not give the reasons therefor. lie publishes an apology from Beecher, one- half of which is omitted. I submit that if the public are entitled to any knowledge of this thing, they are entitled to know all about it. Mr. Beecher is guilty or not guilty. He cannot be tried on indefinite statements. So great a man can only be killed by indefinite charges, with proof enough behind them to carry conviction. Nothing else will do. If Mr. Tilton has the proof and it looks as thongh he bad he makes a mistake in not putting it forward. It is what the people who be lieve in Mr. Beecher will demand, and they will take nothing less. The course Mr. I5eecher's friends will take is foreshadowed in their remarks last night. Tbey propose to ignore the whole thing. They say that an offence for which an apology was offered and accepted, could not have been any thin serious, or anything beyond a misunder standing. They reiterate their confidence in their pastor, and express their determi nation to stand by him. This will compel Mr. Tilton to make specific charges, for nothing else will vindicate him. We shall see what he will do. business has a Utile better look. The action of Con gress in fixing permanently the currency, so lhat business men may depend with some degree of certainty upon what to morrow is to bring forth, has done some thing toward reviving trade. That is to say, I usiness men are gathering themselves together aud getting ready to do something The settlement of the currency question, and the prospect of a glorious crop encour ages them to hope at least. May their hopes be realized. But the times cannot by materially improved here till next spring, Men who wanted to build and improve were afraid to in the spring, and it is now too late in the season to commence, There will be a great deal of suffering this season and next winter. THE WEATHER. New York is parboiling now. The ther mometer gets up to 05 degress just easy as possible and it stays there too. Everybody is out of town who can get out. Would that I could go with the crowd I PlETRO. THE 1 i HEAT PHIZES or THE Fourth Kentucky Girt Concert or THE Public Library WKKF. DRAWN AS FOLLOWS : The firnt prize of $IS7,500, the capital prize, by clubs in Memphis, Tenn. The second gift, $75,000, was paid to State Bank, Maduon, Mo.. J. II. Wakefield aud A. L. Sims, of Trenton, Ky., II. II. Bollinger, Pem broke, Ky., P. W. Doon-T, Los Anirelos, Cab, W. ;. Bvrrly, Portsmouth, O., Flint & Cham brrliu, Waco, Tex., and others, the ticket! har iutr been sold in coupon. The Farmers' National Bank, of Richmond, drew the hall of the third prixe, 37,500. Wm. E. Oates, Vioksburg, Miss., J. M. Copeland, Franklin, Ky., Armstrong & Sawyer, (iransbnrg, Ind., each one-tenth. The remainder was held in clubs. The first prize of the third drawing was all in one ticket, and owned by L. II- Keith, Esq., King'ton, Mass., to whom was paid 1100,000 iu cash. THE FIFTH GIFT CONCERT, which is positively the last which will ever be given under this chatter, will come ofl" in Public Library Hall, at Louisville, Ky. Friday, July 31,1H7I. 2,500,000 divided into twenty thousand gifts, will be dis tributed among the ticket-holders. LIST OF GIFTS. One ( rind Cash Gift f tJjO.OOO One (irand Cash Gift 100,000 One (irand Cash Gift 7..000 One Grand Cash Gift 50,030 One Grand Cash Gift 25.000 And 10.993 gifts, ranging in value from 20, 000 to 30. Grand Total, 20.00U Gifts, all eash, 3,500,000. PRICE OF TICKETS. Whole Tickets - 850 00 Halves 200 Tenths, or each Coupon 00 11 Whole Tickets for 500 00 Foi tickets and information apply to THOS. E. BRAMLETTE, Agent Public Library Kv., Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky. Or THOMAS H. HAYS A CO., jnlyn.74. iW.i Broad wny. New Tort. Stto Sbberlisemtnts. LI.ttESTOXE FARM PROPERTY! WILL be exposed to pnblic sale, on .Tf day, the 20th day of July, 7J, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the Court House, in the borougU of Sunburjr, all that certain LIMESTONE QUARRY, nd all tho limestone and minerals in and npon 11 that certain tract or piece of land sitnate in Point towusliip, Northumberland county, adjoin ing land late of the estate of Charles C. Kay, de ceased, now Mc llliaras, lands formerly of Charles Uulick and others, containing fifty-three acrea, more or less, with the right?, at any and 11 times to enter npon ana over the same to search, dig, mine, quarry and take away the limestone and miuerais thereon, and to ocenpy go much of the surface of said land as may be necessary for mining and quarrying purposes. Together with all that certain lateral railway leading from the same to the Philadelphia k Erie railroad, and all sidings and switches con nected therewith. Also, at the same time and place IS railroad cars and a lot of blacksmith and quarrjins tools. FARM. Also, the surface right of all that certain tract or piece of laud above mentioned and described, whereon are erected a large frame Dwelling Honse and Kitchen, and frame Barn. There is a good spring of Water, and young Orchard on the same. The land is lirst quality, and most of it in a good state of cultivation. The said land will be sold reserving the limestone and mineral right. The above mentioned property is situated about two and a-half miles above the borough of Nor thumberland. The limestone is first quality and the quantity is inexhaustible. It can be shipped daily to Snnbury, Northumberland, Danville, Shamokin, Hazleton, Ac. CHARLES r. 8EASHOLTZ, RUTH SEA3HOLTZ, Executors of Jacob Seasholtz,dee. . WM. M. ROCKEFELLER, Executor of Ed. T. Brignt, dec. Wm. M. ROCKEFELLER. N. B. The above property will be sold either separately or together without separating the surface right from the mineral ngut, to suit par chasers, and will be sold on reasonable terms. Julys, 1874. tl. THE NEW IMPROVED REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE. AWARDED The "Medal for Progress, AT VIEXXA, 173. The Highest Order of "Medal" Awarded at the Exposition. No Sewing Machine received a Higher Prize. A Few Good Reasons: 1. A new invention thoroughly tested and se cured by Letters Patent. 3. Makes a perfect Lock Stitch, alike on both sicies, on all kinds of goods. 3. Runs light, smooth, noiseless and rapid but combination of qualities. 4. Durable runs for years without repairs. 5. Will do all varieties of work and fancy stitching in a superior manner. 6. Is most easily managed by the operator. Length of stitch may be altered while running, and machine cad be threaded without passing thread through holes. 7. Design Simple, Ingenious, Elegant, form ing the stitch without the use of cog wheel gears, rotary cams or lever arms. Has the Automatic Drop Feed, which insures uniform length of stitch at any speed. Has our new thread con troller, which allows easy movement of needle bar and prevents injury to thread. 8. Construction most careful and finished. It is manufactured by the. most skillful and ex perienced mechanics, at the celebrated Reming ton Armorv, Ilion, N. N. Philadelphia Office, 810 Chestnut street. July3,lS74.-2m. Keeoud meeting of the County Audi torsExplanatory Remarks Re garding the Last Year's Report. We, the undersigned, Auditors of Northum berland County, met at the Commissioners' Of fice, June 22d, 1S74, for the purpose ot making explanations to those tax payers of said county, who may have been misled by the erroneous charges made by Charles Hottenstein, as regards the settlement with A. Cadwallader, late Treas urer of said county; contained in our report of 1873, do certify the following to be a trne state ment of the several orders not mentioned ic the expense account, which were not considered ex penses of 1373, and were adiled to the list of orders paid by the Treasurer, who was entitled to bis commission for the same, amounting to the sum of $11,210 25, as follows : Countv order No. 346, First National Bank, Sunbury 1,500 00 County order No. 594, R. M. Cnm- mings .. 235 00 Connty order No. 610, First National Bank, Sunbury 2,000 00 Countv order No. 693, R. M. Cummings 44 27 " C94, " " 473 53 " " 095, u " 403 62 " " 698, " " 768 62 " " 699, " " 831 98. " " 826, " " 413 82 " 1,001, A. Cadwallader, Treasurer............ 1,263 67. Countv order No. 1,004, R. M. Cum mings 300 00 County order No. 1,079, First National Bank, Sunbury, 2,i0 0C County order No. 1,083, A. Cadwalla der, Treasurer.. . W 7T. County order No. 1,122, C. F. Martin, 5 0t' " " 1,143, R. M. Cum mings ... 430 00 $11,310 25. Order No. 346, amounting to $1,300 00, wis. for the payment of a loan mode in 1872 from th First National Bank of Sunbury, charged to the; Treasurer in the audit of that year. Orders, No. 610 and 1079, amounting to $41 500 00, were issued as payment of louns from said Bank, made in 1873, and charged to Treas urer. Orders, No. 594, 693, 694. 695, 698, 699 and 826, amounting to (3,202 S3, includes all expen ses for locating, surveying, advertising and sell ing the lands belonging to the connty, now lying outside of its limits, and investigating titles in reference to the same. Order No. 1,001, amounting to $1,263 67, was issued by Commissioners to Treasurer for taxes for laud sold to the county by Treasurer In 1868, 1870 and 1S72, for which they did not hold deeds. This amount is charged to the Treasurer in bis settlement, less the costs. Orders, Nos. 1,004, 1,083, 1,122 and 1,143, amounting to $$43 75. includes the expenses for locating, seated and nnseated lands, now lying within the county, and notifying such holders to . redeem before sale. It will thus be seen that the above amount of $11,310 23, added to the actnal expenses of the year, including old orders paid, and after de- . ducting Treasurer's commission, will exactly . balance :hc amunnl of orders Usned, namely, . $84,910 9S. We therefote claim that our late report is. und alwajs was correct, "General, Reader's" and Tax-payerV: assertions to the contrary notwithstanding; and that we closed; the same just as we intended it should be, know-. Ing that the Receipts and Expenditures and the: Taeasurer's settlement are two separate and dis-. tiuct accounts. We would also state that Mr. Hottensteiu was in error when he stated tkt the Treasurer bad the amount of outstanding taxes, Jtc, in his pocket, as we know the Treas urer is always charged with overpaid tale as well as with any other cash received. We would hereafter advise "General Reader,' alias Charles Hottcnstein, before he proceeds to. assail the honesty of the County Treasurer, and cast contempt and ridicule npon the board at County Anditors, to try and master the diSere-no between a settlement with the County Treasurer, and the real and actual expenses of the county for any one year. We have been most maliciously assailed by Mr. Hottenstein, his communications deserved only silent contempt, and would have been treat ed by us as snch had we not thought that other tax payers of the county might be led astray by his misrepresentations and misaonceptions. We shall take no further notice of his insolent at tacks upon ns but leave hiui alone in his glorv. J. M. FOLLMER, JACOB E. MUENCH, JOSEPH EISELT, Auditors. Sunbury, Pa., Juno 90, 1OT4. GEO. EVANS. E. G. MAIZeT Geo. Evans & Co., 914 Market Street, Philadelphia, TAILORS and MILITARY CLOTHIERS, Military, Band & Fire Organizations promptly uniformed. Samples of Cloth, with Photographs, sent free on application. Ours being the leading bonse on Military work v wc feel that we can offer indueement which can not be attained anywhere else. Jan. 23, 172.