The Somerset Herald. WEOESDAT July . iTT. Themwm paid 1 4,832.000 for iremranee ia tbis State, last year. Ik the New Hampshire Legisla ture, on Tuesday of last week, reso lution endorsing the Southern policy of the Administration, and the order prohibiting the connection of office holders with politici was after a li re ly discussion toted down on motion of Mr. Stone, Republican, by a strict party rote. . The President is receiving quoit an oration in the New England States. Everywhere he goc3 lie is received by great crowds who cheer Lim to the echo, and he is entertained by the authorities with the heartiest respect The people, apparently without distinction of party, join in extending bim a most hospitable welcome. A dispatch from Washington re port! to bave said on Saturday last sneaking of his late order that office holders shall not interfere ineaoenses, conventions or electionE "I am determined to bhow ray "sincerityj and earnestness to pro "duce reform :'n thin direction by "making an example of the first Fed- l L t...ll ! . 1 1 I n V 1 3 "ordpr Another dispatch from the same place, states that on Monday, beo retary ot w ar .Mcureary, icu Iowa to use his influence to ind tha KiatA Prvnrntinn tn endorse for luce the Sontbern policy of the Administra tion, "Off with his bead ! So much for Buckingham !" ' A Washi.vgtom correspondent of the X. V. Tim informs that journal, that an officer of the army now in Vicksburg, -writes a friend, that the work of conciliation 'is almost com plete in Mississippi. He says: "The truth is that while a Republican in this State who keeps qniet may be tolerated, if he takes an active part ju politics with a fair 6how of suc cess, he must be "squelched," even if a bullet bole has to be put through Lis carcass. Jnst now they are not killing very lirely in the State, but if the Repub licans should so far elevate their heads as to show signs of dangerous life in political matters, you wonld frequently hear of unfortunate affrays, tragedies, fatal occurrences, but oever nnder the correct designation of infamous and diabolical murders." Here is another little event show ing how rapidly the South is being conciliated. The late Democratic Legislature of South Carolina expelled from the House seventeen Republican mem- tars elected Irom the City of Charles ton by an average majority of C.OOO, because in the first organization of that bod r ther took seats in the a Republican, or Chamberlain House, and afterwards refused to hnmbly apologize for so doiog, when the Slate was surrendered to Wade Hampton, and the Democracy obtain ed fraudulent control of the House. ' To 'fill the vacancies caused by the expulsion of these 17 'Republican members, a special election was held on Tuesday of last week, at which 1 7 Democrats were eleeted, and the journals of that party proclaim it to since the war." Cause why? The Republican voters were so effectually intimidated that they placed no ticket in the Geld. Thus C,000 Re publican majority has been obliter ated in Charleston county alone, and the Democracy are entirely concili ated, for the present The Maryland Republicans are measorably controlled by two fac tions one of which, under the lead of Fulton of the Baltimore American has, since his inauguration laid siege to the President with an eye to cap turing the Federal appointments in that State. Tbey have apparently succeeded at last, and the President having appointed John L. Thomas Collector of the Port, has requested the resignation of Col. Wilkios, the present Collector, who has held the office about a year. Bat just here there is a hitch in the . game. Col. Wilkios declines to resign, and as there are no charges against him as an officer or a man, the President can only get rid of him by peremptorily removing him. in which event he will be compelled to "go back" on the an nounced policy of the administration, that "oo removals shall be made ex cept for cause." - It is aa unseemly wrangle between two political factions, which has placed the President In an unfortu nate p?Mljonbeforethe nation. It is now aa undeniable fact, that the Republicans of Iowa the ban der Republican State of the Union are unequivocally opposed to the President's Southern policy, At the State Committee, held at Dcs Moines on the 27 th of June, in which every . county of the State was fully rcpre seated, a resolution endorsing tbe Southern policy was voted down by an overwhelming majority. The pru dent mea of the convention, desiring to avoid any expression of antago oisai to tbe administration, while at tbe same time determined that the Hag should" not be lowered,' nor tbe i V it?' . etauuara oi iepuwican(&m . in toe least depreciated, reported a platform of resolutions eminently conservative and non-committal, but a less viae admirer of the administration com pelled an expression of sentiment,!' pressing a resolution of endorsement, and thi precipitated a declaration of boBtnrty : ' , While, all wffi regret this occur rence, no other course was. .left the tardy Republicans , of Iowa' who would not be forced into an en dorsement of what their heads and hearts condemned. How tLe cons.tttrtiou and laws tf tbe State are respected by the Dem ocracy of Louisiana, and Law the Democratic Governor IXicbolb) is disposed to keep plei e "'J biiii at tbe time tki State .tvasirned, over to hinrjjy tbjjj, National jWmirU istration, may be jaaged from the following dispatch to the X. Y Time under date of June 2Clh : A Nk ao (lov. NichmU' School Hoard, of this city, had a proposition sub mitted to them through a committee ol it Wly'rcllUu1otilc i.r:8iotiol white and colored children hi ULnibclivc schools. oral citizens, being an impending viola lion of the Stale Constitution and statutory Jaws, as well as a renunciation of direct pledges ly the Governor, that a committee representing the mc&llhy colored peP'e and more recently enfranchised citizens railed o Gov.Nicboll u day, and threu'li their Chairman, Mr. Aristide. reminded the Governor and his sulxrdinates of the N hool Hoard of their sworn obligations to the Constitution and State laws, and his expressed duty as Chief Executive in (he premises. The committee, representing $20,000,000 ol real estate and taxable property in the city, besides a constituency ol one-third of the native Ipopulation, im pressed its views very ably and forcibly on the Governor. In reply Governor Nicholls asserted Wb disposition tor: non interference with his School, lioard. and unwillingness to do aught to change its purpose. The colored committee then stated its intention to oppose tins flagrant violation of distinctive pledffes and con stitutional obligations, and left the Gov ernor's presence determined to defeat and overcome the proposed violation of their common rights. When it is rcuieiiibered that the public schools of New Orleans have been common lor the past ten years, and that even before the war classes ot colored citizens had access for tueir chil dren to the schools, the outrage of tin proposed act is the more glaring. Indig nation is a mild term for the tcelings of this class ofcitizens whose rights are thus threatened. i . An I'acanrlllated Nanthron. Fnm Uic OMooa tl.) Southern Stater Reconciliation is a failure. Tbe Radical party has made up ids mind that the North and South shall be foes forever. It is, therefore, useless, and worse than useless, for us to hold out our bands across the bloody and Gery chasm in tbe vaia, mad hope that tbey will be clasped in broth erhood and good will by our tradi tional enemies on the other side. It is useless, and worse than usoless, for our friends and allies beyond the Ohio and Potomac to further lift their, voices in our behalf ; to further pro long their noble and unselfish strug gle for our vindication, or to nuiko further personal sacrifices in order to better and build up our social and political fortunes. ' Hide bound in tbe creed of hate, with skinny souls and hvena hearts, tbe Puritans will not Helen to reason, i Whenever they pray for tbe human ;. race, tbey wish God to distinctly understand mat we are not included in their, pe titions to the tbrono of grace. If it were in their power tbey would hang the last one of us, confiscate our property to their own use, aad tench posterity to regard us in the light of devils who have been swept from time and the world because of tre mendous Crimea i - .. . Tbey have persecuted us with un relenting ferocity from the-days of Washington down to tbe present hour. - . . - -: They have never let an opportuni ty slip to malign, ' torture, plunder, and crucify us. Tbey bave thundered anathemas against us frcra their pulpits. Tbey have made the school books of their children tbe eonduits of false hoods and slanders against our in stitutions. Their papers have recked and drip ped with loathsome lies concerning our habits, customs and morals. , Their orators have fulmioated tbe most abominable misrepresentations concerning : our mon, women, and children . i . t . They bave marched an army through tbe constitution and the laws of heaven and all humanity, in order to ulay and mangle tbe pick and flow er of onr youth, bofu or pillage oar property, lay waste our plantations, and trample us under the feet of sav. ages, jail birds and tyrants, i . - After tbey had triumphed over us ; after they bad gorged themselves on tbe blood of our kinsmen, and fat tened tbeir pockets with our gold ; after tbey bad subjected us .to every conceivable and inconceivable humil iation and indignity, a few of them, like- the man Hayes, and the man Matthews, and .the man Foster, be gin to relax 1 a lilt'e.t Tbey are tired of the fon. .They. want a resting spell; but the- Mortons, and tbe Dlaines, and tbe Wades, and the vast majority of the Puritans are insatia ble. Tbey can not be filled ; and they are now preparing for a. new crasade against tbe South r crusade i more fierce, more cruel, and more un bearable thanthey bave visited upon us yet Tbey are massing their columns and drumming up fresh recruits. i We think it very probable that tbe followers of bt. LUza 1 mkstoa wtii succeed in luring tbe - fraudulent President back to bis first and only love.-' His eyes are already turned yearningly in tbe direction of the old eaotp that he deserted whan be- step- jed into tbe u htle House, and he is trying to make peace with tbe carpet baggers, scalawags and niggers by appointing them to high and lucra tive ofbees, in deGanee of bis Civil Service reform professions. He sees that bis plaa of making a . break in the Solid South has provoked a blank failure, be sees that be is . rendering biiu-wlf vopopular with the- vast mj rity -f hie old followers he sees that tbe Democracy of the 3orih are ebujoieg him as they would shun a leper, and be aoes that there ia- oaly on way o " releasing himself from bis dilemma, and that way lies through a surrender of hia "experiment." In this conjuncture of uncertainties it behooves tbe people of the North; as well as the South, to watch well and narrowly their own interests? it behooves tbetn to prepare themselves for whatever may befall ; It behooves then to organize the State- militia, that tbey may stand shoulder ' to sbooldor and shield to. shield as a unit for the cause ot State rights a caaae that ia threatened from with out and frosi altLia and to be fully prepared to inaugaraU- lb next President of the UoitedState whan they have duly eleetod hint.' :i Terrible Arrldrat. "fc'Kvr Yo, Jtrnfr'2T.--While a portion bf the large sngar pan, weigh ing about 'eleven tons, was being hoisted into position, this morning, at tbe new sugar refinery, south Sec ond street, tbe aheara of the derrick ' broke in two, and the pan went' with a thonderingTrash do wo into the Cel lar Charles Snmuer, who was struck on the head by tbe-falling shear, was instantly killed. 'John Cors'ioai, car penter, had his ankle -ana left arm broken, besides other-iojories: Uea ry Town, who was -dragged off tbe roof to the ground, bad his legs and ribs broken, and it is doubtful if be will recover. If GWv- St. Louis June 2G. A Democrat special from Mahomet, III, savsthe heaviest storm for. 15 years passed over tbat place thislafternoop, and -v extended a number! of miles around. Thelarra house j and bain of Wf;o Davis; a few miles SacUi, was destroyed, and a Mr. Campbell seriously iojared. The house of Wesley Nelson, near Mausneiu, was blown down, aad Sylvana Nelson was very badly hurt. Some cars were blown from the track Gf the Cbi cngo andPaducah Railroad at Calcf. Whcct, rye, and oau were blown flaKiikthardiir.d, . ...... A special to tbe Banie paer from Champaign, III., says a violent storm racd there, IVbana, and other- pla ces. Several hundred fruit sod o:h- cr trees in ' Champaign were blown down, and nearly 100 stores and dwellings in Champaign anil Urbana were more or loss damaged. AH tbe grain was badly broksn, and n groat deal of it entirely prostrated. A large quantity of rain fell. Omaoa, June '25. The storm of last nigbt was very general through-' out tho West. , It was first heard of at Cheyenne yesterday afternoon, aud consisted of heavy raia and hail, witb wind. It cxtcaded north of Sioux City, south ' of Ktaaas City; and over the S:ato of Iowa No par ticular damage is beard of in' the west, but sjuth there were several wash-outs on the railroads. In fowa the rain falljcxcecds two inches Some considerable damage was'done oa the 1 roads. Tho Chicago and North-western Railroad had a bridgo washed away near Logan. At Pear Grove several dwellings were blown down and the town almost destroyed. Tbe rainfall here exceeded one and a half inches. A large bridge was un dermined and a" number of cellars flooded, entailing considerable loss. CnicAr.o, Jono 2G. Tbe damage In Chicago will not exceed $20,000 at the ou'ido. It consists chiefly in brokca glass, unroofed houses, broken fences and signs, and overturned vehicle's. Two small houses on tbe North side were destroyed by tbe wind,' and about five hundred trees in Douglass Park were blown down. A carpenter named Fred Kissner, working on the corner of eigbteenth- street aad Centre-arenas, wa? throjco out of a second-story window by the farce of the wind, and struck on nis head, and la3t tiight he was in a dy ing condition. ' The following storm items bave been collected from specials: 'The storm strnck Dixon, 1!!., at II o'clock yesterday, and did great dim age. The fair grouad, with its' building, fences, stands, trees, sheds', &c is a complete wreck. The Chi cago ana ortn-we.stcrn latiroaa wind-Will, engine-bouse, and freight bouse were parttallv destroyed. Many buildings In tho town were unroofed. Lumber In ; tbe ; yards was scattered and a few buildings demolished. Trees three feet round wore twisted and broken of. No liven were lost. At Lincoln, Iowa, the fetorm dam aged all ' grains. Rye suffered heav ily. Nearly every cornfield in the vicinity is flooded. . From Danville, III., the damage to grain and grass is reported' as very great in that section. Hailstones as large as ben's eggs fell near Moline, 111 , aad great dim age to tbe crops is reported. ' " From Springfield, 111., the reports say the storm left tbe grata lying flat, and considerable minor dim age. The dam lge to wheat in Morgan county by yesterday's storm is ts-' timated at ?I00,000. There was also mnch ' other dimsge. Tu8 creeks are overflowing and tbe low lands are flooded. i The country about Champaign, III., suffered a severe loss r by the storm, l'robablv 100 houses and outbuildings are damaged there and in Urbana. The rain fell in torrent.' and ' trees were' uprooted by the score.' '' ' " ''The 'storm completely destroyed , tho unSniihed Methodist Church at Fairbury,' 111.,' entailing' alo?s of $7,000. A number of other build ings were unroofed, moved from their foundations; or blown about. The wind carried John Load's house, 13 by 23 feet in sizs, at Dsvight, 111., about 20 feet, bat none of the inmates were injured. " ' " J'durteen buildings' were nnroofed in TJrooksrillc, 111., yesterday.'' ' crops are reported to have been heavily damaged by the storm about Galesburg. 111. " ' " ' ' At Muscatine, Iowa, hundreds of trees were destroved and thousands of panes of glass were broken by hail-stones. Nobody was injured. Cincinnati, June 1C No materi al damage was done to proparty in this city by the great storm ' of last evening. At Springfield, Obto, a child of David Widdenbom was kill ed by a falling barn, aud two other persons were seriously lojqrcd from the same cause. The residence of Mr. Click wa3 leveled to the ground Mrs. Click had aa arm' and leg bro ken. Two students of Wittenberg College Were knocked senseless by fall ing bricks; A dozen large buildings, tbe St. James Hotel and a sewing machine . factory,' lost tbeir roofs. Tbe damage to the crops is incalcu lable, not only Jo' the vici jity ' of Springfield, but along tbe wlolepath way of the storm. "At Reading, 0,'i the etable of Henry Jleiariberg wa blown down,' instantly killing tbe proprietor. 'At Lancaster, Oaio, res idencesand stores' were unroofed. Tbe steeple of the Catholic ' Church was blown down. ' , ' TlARRisBVEfV June 2(5. A henry wind and rain storm passed over this city between 4 and 5 o'clock tbis af ternoon. ; The 'IJarrisburg " Bridge, tp&nnipgtbe Susquehanna from tbe Harrisburg " side to Longnecker's Island, was unroofed, 'and a portion of it was blown out of position. ' Tbei bridge is damaged to tbe extent ' ot about ' $2,500. One 'of the turrets was blown off the Catholic Ca'.hedra', and a uu ruber of dwellings tbrongh out the city were unroofed and badly damaged by water.' The storm las ted shoot, 45 'minutes. ' ' ' Kk bcrr V a Ktape C'aack.' 1 Hot Creek, Wyoming, June 2G. Last nigbt the coach from Dea'dwood waatopped by two' "road agents-'' near LbereQoe river. , The live pas sengers wererobLed of about $l,.r00 in money, watches, ' A c- George Crystal, a 'freighur," lost W id' cash and a valuable gold watch. The treasure-box was rive'.eJ to tha irijflt work of the coAcb, and, after working at it for over half an hour, the rob bers left without succeeding in open ing or removing it. St - 1 1 sw i : u.. Killed a-jr JUI asalres. Phi iadclpbia, Jane 2G. A. CUi patch from Plymouth, Pean., fays :, Late last night, - near .Aaoucose, aJ party of drunken Mollie Magsires at tached a number of miners, injuring all of them more, oe less. -Martini ilclntyre, one of tbe colliers was bo badly wounded that be died this morning. ESKt ar Repeat Storms. Piiyilt Fire at M arblebead. Bosl ve Juno 25 At o'clock this U'.fc-biotr a fire broke oufin the rear Of tbe Marbiebcad ' IJ;cl, jfu Pleasa f street, Marbleheii, bd Tleasa street, Mar I from it small bnginni ng EfJcaJ un til fiftd 1 acres of buildings, itcloding evcryJUjeo factory but fksUio thflLlne c?mrj; dedided tjut.it ia.auaecesi- town, had been destroyea. The fire department rallied witb all paaeibie dispatch, but it was soon seen that tho fire was beyond their efforts td control. Despatches were sent to Salem and Lvnn for help. The main source ol tno w-aicb suudiv was n brick pond reservoir',' and over Ibfd'rnriBcinlc-. It i Vervimtio'rtant to the aMaUafifALaiaf In tbe rear of tbe engine house was the buildie owned bv John- 8. Mar tin, and occupied by Lyons "A Collins, shoe manftfactarera. 'Oaly 1 a few feet from tbis factory wis the barn in the rear "of the MarWehead Hotel. The hiitH itself stood about twenty feet from 'the engine-house.''- ' A SCANT'PV l'Pr.'T OF WATEtt: , ' ' ..Thus the .Erst result of thofifo wa3 the , simultaneous ' burning ' of tbee four buildings) and consequent ly the fire department was virtually compelled to waUuatil these were burnt ia order to get any reliable sup ply of Water. Close, to the bote! on tbe eastern tida wad the large Pope IIlock,Toecapied by F..W. & T. M Monroe aud Jacob M. Cropley, shoe inauuiaciurcrs, wutcu .was soou , cu vclopcd . iu flames; next camo the factory of E. ". llartlett iV,Co.'f then the Kechabito Isuilding ana. Aatnan- iel Glover's fa.tory, thus taking tv.ry building in tbe space between 1 leas ant street. School street, and the rail- rofcd track. The" fire now leaped both Pleasant . and School streets. At tbe same time, tbe south side of Pleasant street,., containing the bouses of Mrs. Cbapruaa and Joshua O. Lefavour, and tbe ..east side . of School street and. Sewall street, were' on fire. Tho flames from Glo- vcr'd fictory' caught that of Messrs. Wormstead & oodua, at. the cor ncr of School and So wall streets, and the dwelling pppoaite, occupied by uliam sennatt, aad at the . same time tho building of T, T. Paine, at tho corner of Pleasant , and School streets, occupied as ' a store ' aad dwelliag by Vrm, II. CTaswelJ. . . ' The house of Nicholas P.' Pitman, oa Spring . street, was ignited by falling cinders, thus insuring tbe do structioa of every building on . the west side of that street., Joshua O, Lefavour's shop, at the corner of School aad. Pleasant, streets, wa3 now on fire. : From Lefavour's build- iug the firo quickly couimuuicated to tho drt'clliog bouso of the other, cor ner, owned bv John H. Rrown, and occupied by Joseph , W. Forsyth! Next ia that vicinity qufckty follow ed the Alleaton Clock, Nathaniel G !ov er Jiotiso aad the South Church, together with Henry U. bymond s hardware store.., Oa the opposite or western side of .1'ieuaaat f street tbe flimes had now burned T. T. paiae's bouse, the. Humphrey House, next to it) and then the Eastern Railroad de pot, with four passenger cars. From the depot the - flames . commuuicated to T. T. Poine'd new stable in tbe rear, tboa to. tbe burn and , hoyuse of IJecjaraiQ U. Hathaway, and next to adwvlliug house .owned by H. , F. Pitman, and occupied by Mrs. Trasb ( r as a boarding bouse.' Then the houses on both bides of Sewall street caught fire, and in a, very short time everything was down between Pleas ant, School and Spring, streets. In the meantime the tire ha 1 crept al jng School street toward ' Washington, destroying ia its course the .frame bf .L ine new engine uousc, tqe carpenter ibop of S. S.. Mesenvey and the stable of G- H.; Wheatland, of Slem,' occupied by Eaocb L. Pedkias; the South Church (Third Congregation al), which stood at the junction of School, A. Washington aad ;' Eisex streets... Ry this time steamer No. 2 of Salem had arrived," and. Booa' bad the fire at the south, extremity under coDtrol anJ prevented its further spread in that,, direction.. Passing down Essex street on both' sides the destruction . of the. houses of John Wadden, Amo3 r Evans and a small building used by a Crm of. marble cutters soon followed, while ,on the eastern side of Essex street " tbe flames uestroved , tbe larire factorv formerly occupied by. 4 oha. H. Wil kios, the. dwelling houses of Ifen'ry Paine and Wm. C. Wybdfia, the Mises Dook and tbe bouses .on the other sde as far as that of 'II. F. I'Umaus., At this point the ' fire in this direction was stopped, . ; During this tiuio the, lire had work ed along Sewall street,"takiug in reg ular order , on the east tiuO J the house and shop of W. A. Stevens tbe factory formerly used by Jobrj Ware, the house of Thomas Staceyj the bhe bouse and stables of T. T., Paine and tbe houses of William Stockwell and J. C. Wymaa.' Oa the west side of Sewell street , commencing . with the house of Tbouias Foss, these sue cuaibed in , qiick. succession T The house of George Church, the factory and barn of Philip Lefavour, the house of Joseph Chipraan, the house", aad barn of P. T.,Woodfm, the bouses of J M. Mason and, Eleazar Graves, where the fire was finally 'stopped at about ;C:30. John F. WoodGo, a fireman, was fatally iujured. At4 A. M., looking from the side of the Gen. Glover Engine. House, a. clear,. view (obstructed ouly.by. the . standing chimneys of the destroyed buildings) as b4 of nearly fifteen acres of land, ea Joscd by F,ssex, SchobL, PJeasant, Spring 5,nd Se well streets. ', In a few hours the flames bad destroyed tWQ tbirds of the old town, aad left .with out a prospect, of employment fully. tbreerquarters of lbs male and female workers of MarbleaeaL Seventy.two buildings were destroyed, including oarns lactones ana tvellings, and it is a ia r, estimate to place yue loss at not less than J.jOQ.OOO.. , -'. . .lj U Ji. Ti rrua piatiira.L band of lawless men, baadcH 'togeth er for the purpobe pf illicit' dutilling of w bily. ueputy Collector House men, iwf .this , place, accompacied by lJe veaue Agent G rimeson and Stcro t-eeper t IJaddon,' " called at ' tbe dis tillery, 'where Ihey' were1 confronted by tbre.c armed merii and deemed it b?st to return and say farewell at horse before, bcconilng targets for uutlpts. , A requisiuoa tf. as"a once made to the'pepa'rt'ment for autnority to u?e a squad of " firieen" min " who left Pitt'sburgh'on 1be"22pil: of" J doe an J captured the party, ""who' "were brought to Pittsburgh 6a ' Saturday,' narped as follows; Patrick Gleasbn, C, -j$..,'."IIart,'" lie wis" Frankh'ouscr, Joseph trPIe, who Was left' sick' at ynioptowo, Edard,."Th6s'. B;.; An drew and. Ellas Dean,' ljiram and Elias S'avage "aad" Emory"' Maple. The accusea claimed that 'theY "were dnl distilling'' wintcrgreea, 'used by perfumers, soap makers and drug gists. Ureensburg Democrat. ".fiarjy 'ant week,. CfoHeclor . I)av!a regei vedy bforuiatiorj that " some six teen jpihis frorn Uniontown," near the Yirgraia"State line, 'there' existed - a Kcallahl Paper. ImjHirlanl lhxuion by the Su preme Court. Below we give tbe o&jnioaVof tba fprrte coart, acliv eq.1 try Jiv'gif'Sh: fswtfTd, iuithe ca( fof-uivj Nq: error to1 tbe cqutmpn pleaa or IJw tington coqaty. sary quality of negotiable paper that it should be simple, certa in, un conditional, not subject to any con tingency.' lit Weald be a mere af fectation of learning to cite the elc meatary treatises and tbe decided cases which bava established this be maintained in all its rigor. Applying it to the note sued upon in this case, we are of the opinion that it violates tbis rule. 'If it had been payable at sixty days, with' per cent, ft would bave been objec tionable as usurious on its face. It would not; however, on tbat apeoont bave invalidated tbe note or destroy ed its negotiability. : A negotiable note may be made payable witb in terest from its date, and if more than lawful interest la stipulated for, ft'doei not ia Pennsylvania, - make the contract Told, bntonly the usury. Heuce such a note is sufficiently cer tain. It is payable at matnrtty with lawfnl interest But in the paper in noc8tion '' there 'enters, as to tbe amount, an undoubted element of uncertainty It is a mistake to snnnose that if the note was unj.iid at maturity the five per coot' Would le payable to tbe holder by " the pr hties. 1 It mast go into tbe nana of an attorney for collection. ' It is not a sum '' necesarilr ' pavable. The phrase" "collection' fee" neceaajrily implies this. ' Not only bo, but tbis amount of per centage cannot be ar bitrarily determined by tbe parties. It most be onlr what would ba rea sonable compensation to an attorney for collection. ' This in reason, and tbe usage of the legal profession,'' de pends upon tbe amouut of tbe note. Five per cent would probably bo con sidered by a jury as a reasonable compensation upon tbe collection of a note of three hundred and seventy- seven dollars. ' But it it were three thousand dollars tbey would proba bly think Otherwise, and portaiuly to if it were thirty thousand1 dollars. Now, then, can this note be said to be certain as to its amount, ; or tbat amount ''unaffected ! by any contin gency?"" ' ;' ' ' ' Interests and costs of protest, af ter, non-payment at matority, " are necei8ary legal incidents or the con tract, and this insertion of them in the body of tbe note would not af fect its negotiability. Neither does a claose waiving exemption, for that id no way touches tbe simplicity and certainty of the papar. 'Bat a ol- lateral agreement as here, depending, too, 8,3 it does, upon its reasonable ness, to be determined ' by tbe ver dict of a lury, is entirely different. It may be well characterized, like an agreement to confess ; a Judgment was by Chief Justice Gibson, as luggage," which uegotiable paper, riding as it does, on the wings of the wind, is not a courier able to car- If tbis collateral agreement may be ntrodoced witb impanitv, what may not .be ?' It is tbe first step in tbe wrong direction which costs. These instruments may come to be lumbered up with alt sorts of stipu lations, and all sorts of difficulties, contentions and litigation results. It is the best ' rule oltnta rrinoi- pies.' ' lodgment reversed: : 1 The effect of tbe above opinion by tbe supreme court will be to relieve indorsersof notes on which, there is the printed stipulation tbat ' five pgr cent collection fee shall be allowed. The supreme oourt holds tbat this claose destrovs the negotlabilitv of tbe paper so far as the Indorser Is concerned. The incorporation of tbe claose in mortgages and. bonds has been held to be legal, and in view ot this tact it has been suppo sed by bankers and others tbat ne gotiable notes would not be impaired by having it introduced into them. Thousands of these notes have been given the last few months, and the decision of tbe supreme court (rever sing the judgment of the Hunting don county court in a cae raising the question of the negotiability of such paper) will," in 'uumerous in stances seriously affect the interests of those who have loaned money on these notes. It is said that ' several millions of this kind of paper are held by bankers and other business men ' :. .'"- Attempt t Break i Easton, Pa., June 33. Easton was startled tbis morning on learn ing that Allen C. Laros, the young man who poisoned a whole family, now under sentence of death, bad been discovered iu a conspiracy to break jail. Warden V bitesell bad received intimations that tbe attempt would be made, and the guards were instructed to keep a strict watch up on the prisoner Laros, who was be lieved to be at tbe bead of the con spiracy, as it was known that he had manufactured a key out of a tin cup, strong enough and made to unlock every cell ia tbe prison, add which was kaown to ba ia bis possession.. ..The warden having . learned tbat the attempted break was to bo made last nigbt, at two o'clock made a de scant upon tbe cell occupied by . Hen ry JJircb, a Philadelphia boy, con ho ed for burglary. ': Hia pel door was found unlocked and the key made by Laros on his person. The plan was that Birch was to libera.e Iaros and four other prisoner aerviug terms for , btrglary, , After, tha six prisoners would rcacq tbe i nau-vay, ; they ex pected to force their way out through tbe "sweat bouse" into tho yard and thence the f way to liberty" would bate been comparatively easy. On tbe fial ot Laros bis counsel set up the plea of insanity, and it was tended to ask tbe Board of Pardons to commute lis sentence on the same plea., This attempt, at jail-breakiug Las abowo that there is "too much method to hia madness," and has re moved tho laat hope of saving; bim from paying the penalty of bis , crime opo tba scaffold.: Tee crime was the killing by poisoniog of hia father, mother aud a friend named Sobag, ia an effort io rvipe cat the entire family that be might obtain sufficient money to read, law. Tbe crime j waar com mitted on May 3L, I87C ... i. ' .. n. ' . i. s -" 'iu - 1 ' .' ..... ,.. . " - ; "LryijijviLLf; June 26. A' special to-uigbt Yrbnt Clarksvllle '"Tenn., ja the i" C'utirur-Journat states that M.jor'J,' P Frood.4 editof'df tbe Stewart 'County (Tenn ) " Accord, Attorney -a t-Law and Postmaster ' in that section, has confessed to have stolen several thousand dollars from registered letters. His reputation ha3 ' b.een high aii '' his'popnlarity verv crreat' He' was recently cho3ca Yice President Vol "'tho' Tennessee Press Association.'.' Tbe d'rscovert of the crime produces quite a sense tlon. i I From Oar Spwlal Ourrciiuiltl. . orasorruEBX LETTEK. Dear Herald. Tbis whole coun try has been tbe scene of. many ex oi t"th la ancient aad modcra times, sod the legendary ; history is Interesting aouV romant'c. Iligbt ia tbis region De Soto a said to -hive passed months, and from somewhere near he took immense treasures of silver which Im- transported in gal leons to Spain. The great Cave of Iticbvona bears sonic resemblance to tbe traditional mines where be work ed ami found jsucb - treasures. A practical minel has just mado an ex &o4 begtv I as his opinion tbat it has never es it opinion that it Das never been worked as a mine fn the ages past This cave is about a mile ia length, and has numberless tide caverns and wells and chambers which have never been explored. Millions of bushels of guino bave been deposited there by the bats. Tbe entrance is narrow and low, aud a man cannot stand upright for some distance. The descent commences immediately on entering tbe first passage and is gradual for full half a mile where it is arrested by another cave, or more properly speaking, a well of unknown depth and about twenty fret across. The passage grows wider and in many places there are lateral caverns, and many small openiogs which evi dently lead into other chambers which bave never been ixplored. There are oot many stalactites though you find them occasionally, though uoue are very beautiful. 1 be cave has an ouilet full two miles from the opening. I would like to explore it thoroughly, but owing to tbe narrow ness of tho passages in some parts and tbe inclines made dangerous for me bv tbe humidity, I am afraid I shall bave to forejro it. '"Twas ever thus from childhood's hour," you know tbe rest I am trying now to find an old woman wbo is well versed ia all the ancient lcre and legends and shall some day astonish you with their recital. But, with the search for traces for mines, I succeeded in undiog other things uulooked for at the time, and some that I did not know the exist ence of. Within about two miles from tha Cave, is a lead mine of uubounded richness. I bave forwarded some of the ore whichisor'.ihtva,.it may be cut witb a knife, to Philadelphia to be assayed. . Inside tbe Cave is a bed of clay about sixty feet from tbe entrance. It is of the richest and most plastic kind such a id used for statuary and it will also make the best kind of bricks. Tbe quiutity is unli mited. Tbere is a marble qua ry also, about a mile and a half from here where marble of the purest and w 14.031 kind is found. tew vears ago a Ualifornlan was here, and after making an excursion over these bills and mountains said that if there was not gold aad silver here, then all tbe signs that indicate their preseuco in California failed in this place.' There is plenty of the crystallized quartz tmong the rocks on tbe mountains,' but 1 bave seen very little of anything resembling auartz rock. Ibere is plenty of granite, but tbe prevailing rock is limestone, I have found any quantity oi petrifications here, the most part being of shells and wood. There are also quantities of Indian relics found, and distinct trace of worked mines, in rocks which have bad tbe precious metals extracted rjy lire, but tbe mines we paonot lud or at least have not yet. Since my last letter I bave been looking about the pountry aad I have been made sad by tho signs of ne glect and oarelesjuesj in manage ment of farms, and without wisbiug to give offer.ee I am going to tell some thing of how the most of the people live here. Other people can see at a glance what a ruinous system it is, and alsl I wish tbat new 1 comers may 'n-ot ' ba disappointed - ia ' any way: -''''' In the first place they all live in log cabins with one or two excep tions. : This building will have gen erally but one room to it, though sometimes there are two or even three, but they are always built separate as the" lcg3 will generally not run longer than enough for one room. ' The log3 are laid criss cross, leaving just the width of a log be tween each, to be filled witb clr.y and sticks. There is al ways a chim ney most often made of sticks crossed and plastered with mud than any thing, thongh there are many made of stone and cement These build ings are low ceilinged, and never bave any windows, therefore you can imagine how cbeertnl they must seem. Some of the people have stoves, but the mrgt part cook over the opeo fires.' I have -never seen but two carpets since I have been here. ' Everything: in tbe houses is of tbe simplest kind, and so few that a northern housekeeper would die of despair yet habit makes them sufficient for their necessities. Farming implements are very lit tle in advance of the household uten sils in variety or quantity. They never use subsoil plows, they usually plow with only one horse, and rarely plow over six inches deep. Tbey turn tbe soil six inches deep and sow one bushel of wheat to the acre broadcast and harvest from twenty to thirty bushels. . Tbe same rule is observed in sfjwing oats, rye and corn. The orchards are planted and then left to bear frait or not. just as it happen. - Suckers . grow out from tbe roots and becqme nearly as large as the trees, grass and brambles grow around the roots and branches split off and bang by a little strip of bark. ' Even with this miserable mac oer . of caring for the trees they sometimes hang full of fruit of ex cellent quality. . . . .;. " When it rains here, a farmer in stead of mending bis harness or nailing shelves fov hi wire, or d ling one of tbe thousand and one things needing badly to be done, aad woieh other farmers take that day to do, tbey alt down and smoke or lounge all day, " -'5. . ..i . 'When they come In from work they leave everything just where it falls and let tbe horses loose to do what tbey like-and run loose all night. They never pot them ia a stable: ' Tbey take the saddle off and throw it down anywhere and let it lie, trustiug to luck to find it all right when tbey want to use it They give tbeir horses corn iu the eat "aud in the husks also, - Tbey never feed tbetn-on oats or barley, ihey bave a feed tbey call "fodder" made from tbe leaves ftf ooro, pulled while green' and dried, and tbey make bay from millet, bat tbe staple food is corn and such grass as tbey find in pasture. No attempt is made to sow gras, nr ci!vert' and very little grass (s cut Tb borsps are not very enduring, and I thiuk it is mostly owing to lack of care and poor food. The cattle are less cared for even than tha horses, and it is a wonder tn ma hnw the ixMinle iot any butter at .if raw never irets anvtbinz to eat here ia the summer, except the natural pasturage, aad io winter, sometimes a little cotton seed and P.vt hnrk ' Sometimes noihtaar ia winter either. Tbe cow is let oat io tho m. rning and comes up at night, not t lie fed, but to sucklo her calf. Tho milch cows here suckle tbeir calves until thtv wean iheuisclvea. It is droll to see how they milcb here Tbe farmer turns cows and calves to gether and then witb a little liu cup be goes up and milks from one side leaving the calf at tbe other, be gets about a pint and then empties it into a larger basket, aad continue t il be gets all be cao. . He can only milk witb one band and never sits down, generally tbey only trilk the cows once a day leaving all the morning's milk U tho calves. Thin it take four or five cows to supply one family with milk and butter, whereas one good cow should give all and more than a family can use. The breed ot cows here needs improving as well as tbe treatment 1 got a heifer with ber first calf and the uJy gave about three quarts of milk a day aider the old regime. I separated her from tbe calf entirely and feed her nigbt and moroin ., and now get about ten quarts per day. Every one about here prophesied that she would not return to be milked if the calf were not allowed bis usual meal, but she comes regularly for her feed. I think she will still improve. Cows cost from $10 to $15. The people here ?eetn to have fallen into an apathetic sort cf life, and bave no care to improve it. Corn bread and ''hog meat" ia tbe wioter, and in tbe summer greens form the staple of tbeir diet and tbey seem to desire nothing more. I think this diet continued is tbe cause of much of tbi) ill-bea'tb oa the bottoms. There is a treat deal of of chills aad fever there but none up here. People Sock to tbis place la tbe fall of the year to avoid the malaria. Tbe corn bread used continually must impoverish the blood, and tba pork cannot tend to suuain tho sys tem and enable it to battle success fully against attacks of illness. Since I have been bere I bare seen no fresh meat at all except once some mutton. Oae man here will bave a yearling to kill and he will go to all tbe neighbors and see bow much each will take aad then vhen all is subscribed for he will kill. Beef and veal cost from four to five ceats a pound, a sheep dressed, a dollar aad a half to two dollars, a lamb $1, a kid $1, chicken? are from 10 to 25 cts. apiece, geese, 50 cts. a (rood turkey, 50 cts. Butter is very poor io quality, for the most of the peo ple do not know bow to m ike butter. but it costs twelve to lilteen cents a pound, lard is twelve, trood bonev the same, wild hooey cheaper. Best corn is fifty cents a bushel, hides twelve cts. a pound, ginseng sells for a dollar a pound, but there is very little gathered, while the country is full of it. The woods aro full of chestnuts, walnuts, beechnuts aad acorns. Hogs fatten on tbem ia autumn aad are hen killed and salted. I have uever asked tbe price of pork, but think it very cheap. I never saw such a wealth of wild blackberries in my life as there are here, they bave commenced to turn red, and I do believe thero would be millions of pounds if gathered- They are sold fur 10 to Kiets a quart la Nasbvi'iie, ad ala ia Philadelphia. No one gmhers tbem, only bere and there a person who makes a little preserves or aiao. There are im mense quantities of whortleberries near by, and complete forests of per simmons, and the forests are full of wild grape vines and muscadines Tbe orchards are run wild witb black raspberries, and what tbey call "dew berries" here, a very sweet berry par taking of the qualities of blackberries and rapbriied both. Wild plums and cherries weigh tbe trees down on all the hills. So you see tbat if peo ple bere lack the comforts of life, it is because they are too iodolent to gath er what Nature so amply provides. Game abounds and fish stock, every stream. Tbe people bore don't make very good fenced and the stock are contin ually jamping tbem or the pigs root ing theai down. .- I doo't waat people to thiuk that I am i-ayiog this to ridL-jb the country here or tbe people, for the opposite is my intention. I only wish to show to tiLixraot tbe actual state of thiug, so that tbey may not feel dis appoiuted and dishearteaed by such signs of poverty, imagine it to bs the natural state - of affairs because of poverty of soil aad gifts of nature. This country is rich and beautiful, bat the devastation of war bus made it seem a ruin, and the lack of ambi tion and knowledge to properly culti vate tbe ground has mile it seem to bo what it is not, . .There arp here aud there farms where an intelligent system of agri culture proves tbe truth of what I advance, namely that proper uiaaage ment will bo productive of excellent results. 1 take for example Green Grove farm, a place belonging to Mr. Thom as Jemar, a man born and raised in this country. - He has 700 . acres of land, 350 of which are under cultiva tion in corn, cotton, grass and wheat. Tbe rest of tbe land is ia tiaiber. Oa all bis land you will not see a weed where crops are ia, whereas in soaae places you caa scarcely see tbe coru and cottqa for weeds. Smooth roads are (aid oqtia every necessary direction, good, fences and good gates keep stock out and afford egress and iogreds without stopping to pull down and put up a rail fonce every time. He keeps thirty bands regularly, to work for him, furnishing them booses to Ijve iu, and food. He has twenty horses and ipules, twenty oowa aad sixty pigs. Of bis horse i I can spuak., two of them are as fine roadsters as any one can possibly desire, and the rest are all in Cue condition. II bad a cort. mill and cotton gin on the place, and has six acres of orobayj, ail well kept and oot a spear of grass ia sight For bis cows be has a pas lure sown iu orbard grass, aud ihey give all the way frjnt two jfil.us a day to five. Ue realizes fifty bushtls .f corn per acre, and SOU poiiads uf cotton per acre, aud 30 buxbeU of wheat per acre. Wheal i worth fiu $1..10 to $2 per bushel here; c ntu weed id uatd for cattle feed aud costs 10 cents epr pound. Mr, Jemar built at bid own expense the first food road iu the county. from hid place to Huutsvlile. He is tbe first person who bad tried uoder- drainuge to improve tho laud in this neighborhood, and the result has shown already what proper treatment will do. His orchards are kept as we keep ours, and the fruit almost breaks the trees down, - and everr- jthiog shows thrift and abundance. J The farmiag iaipleauats are ?;".! ; briKbt and ia order, aad the boue i ; a model of neatness and good tatc. ! Hero ia the middle of bis fertile i lands, and under the sba lo of tbe j great ireea, Mr. Jetnar lives wild bid fa in'ly of iove'y daughters, gr jwiug Hike fair fhwers around him. Tbe whole five girls are beauties, but tbe next to the youngest is budding, into maidenhood and she is as baau.if.il ai aav picture tbat wan ever pained, j M'lkhtar I ba tewgrapbed to I. i and she is so entirely' une n-io u or i I Pa.sb to jiu biu with uiue .f it tbit sbo Charon "oae a huab-el jibe 12 battalions forming the Turk times more by ber very n live to ofjihlefi wfojr. Mukutar 'quilted hid maoncr. Her naino i Ad t. May he id quarters at Ziwio. on tbe night she ever bo happy as now, and may! of June 17. for Delibaba, t take she guard to the last of her life all I command of tha Turkish right win -her lovely graces. ' Pyrdcn- Ou tho following day he Thero are mny fami.ies here and , received rthforceraenta, which raised nearlvall of tbe girld are unexceo-! tl e strength of the right wing to li lionably pretty. Tbey are not afraid j batiallion-s four cavalry reifinieotd, of wo'k, and are fearless araazous aud three batteries. Tbe Russians and are all fairly well edurat -d. j ,le Delibaba Pass numbered 20, Thero id a good public tehool Le e, 000. with fire batterie.-. Several with an average attendance of 2.". skii mishes were fought on June 20. There is one other thing I would J Oo the 21t Mnkhtar attacked tie mention to show why iho poor po !ps-- Tbe figbtiui; lasted frcu it pie keep so poor here. They urejo'd ck ia tbe morning until 8 ia tte nearly always behind ia payiuy, ecd j evening. The Iluians were firot ia the Spring have no raeaus to get t driven from their positions, but tbey seed to plant tbeir crop'. Tbe store j afterward recaptured theiu and at kecper sells tbem goods on lime at! ta k,-d the Turkish positions on the an advanced price. For one bushel j heights with charges ot infantry and of corn worth 50 ceents be ask them cav.icy.. The Turkish front gave 73 cents and so on and takes a mort-jway for a short time, but afterward gage on the crops, and thus tbe store rallied, charged tbe Kastiand and keeper reaps the benefit and tho peo-1 drove them buck. Tbe Turks then pie are reduced to a bare subidteuce . - i corn,- bread and hog meat The store keeper generally gets rich and retires from business, while tbe poor work on. I hope to bave understood sufti cieutly tbe political question to be able to write un tbat subject ia my next letter. Olive IIaiu'e;:. Army It 9 a las. Pa I pence, June 26. Tbe Grand Army Reunion begun to-day. Visit ing bodies were received and enter tained by the local veteraus. Tbe city was profusely decorated with Qagi, streamers a d bunting, numer ous appropriate ruottos intermingling, and the btreets resou tided with mar tial music. Gov. Hartranft and hid council of Administration, and Posts 2 and 5 of Philadelphia, together witb the representatives from New York and New Jersey, arrived early. Prescott and Slocum Posts, of tbis city, escorted tbe visitors to their headquarters at the Hotel. Subse quently one of the Philadelpbra Posts proceeded to Lyna. At a late hour tbe Kbode Island department of tbe Grand Army received the Commaod- er-ia-Cbief, Governor Hartranft, and the members of tbe N ational Encamp ment, at tbe hot2l, and escorted tbem to tbe place of meeting of tbe Nation al Encampment, wmcb id now in ses sion. .Mayor Doyle delivered tbe ad dress of welcome to tbe Encampment, and after tbe transaction of some busiaess ai excursion was made down tbe bay. At the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, Com-maader-ia-Chief Hartranft eloquently re.-pocded to Mayor Doyle's speech of welcome. General Burnside- also spoke and was enthusiastically ap plauded. Tbo following cable dispatch was directed to ex-President Grant : General UIyxe$ S. Grant, cure of her MajeMij, Queen Victoria, Bncl inj- Itant Palace, Lomlon j Your cqairajes, ia annual encamp ment assembled at Providence, aeud the heartiest greeting to their eld oomrade, aud desire through you to England's Queen to thank England for your grand reception. Johx F. Hartbanft, Commander-in-Chief, G A. R. The visitors took a trip down tbe Bay, under the auspices of the city authorities. At the session held when they returned the following minute was adopted: "Inasmuch as tlere has been some difference of opinion as to the latent and meaning of Memorial Day, this Encampment hereby re solves tbat the Grand Army of the Republic seeks thus to preserve the memoiies of those wbo fougbt ia de fense of the national uuitv." Alter tbe passage of various resolutions the National Encampment adjourned. A Miucnlar C'aoa. Coi.iMiti.s, O., June 23. Oae of tbe most singular cases ia the annals of criminal law was decided to-day by Judge Bingham iq the Common Pleas Court Some years ago Vrs Sarah M. Victor was convicted in the Courts of Cuyahoga county of murder ia the first degree, having poismed her brotbt r, aud sentenced to be bang ed. Sentence was commuted to im prisonment for life. Since then she has been confined ia tbe Ohio Peni tentiary. She grew tired of life under such circumstances, and spont the hours, maay of them, io a-oliurv' con finement in tears, la January. H7C, she made application to the court in ibis city to bave theorigiual seuteuce carried out, op the grouud that sho bad not consented to commutation. Tbe case was without parallel in his tory, and presented iteylf to the Court in tbo shape of a very knotty one. Judge Biogbani, after having the mu ter under advisement for eigbteea months, rendered aa opinion tbat Mrs. Victor in law is an escaped prisoner after conviction, and Usued aa order to the Sheriff for h.er delivery to tbe authorities of Cuyahoga county to a- wait acuoa by, tbe Courts of sjid, county, bbe will be taken to Cleve land sooq. Attorney General Lr.ile, legal ad viser of ibe Vardea of the 1'euiten- tiary, subsequently made application to the Supreqa Cvurt for permission to file a tietithn ia error, which was granted, and a stay of executiou of Judge Biugham'd decision ordered till the case can be finally beard. Mrs Victor wiil, accordingly, remain in ibe penitentiary. Tbe opinion of high legal talent is to tbe effect tbat Judge Bingham's order will not be sustained by tbe Su preme Court Tbe vase excites great interest bere, Tf al fc.lroaNt Uraut Lnxnox, June 27- Geo. Graut a id wife left London yesterday by the 5 P. M. traiu from Paddiagtoo, and ariived at Windsor at 5:3. Tbe Myor, several members of tbe Cor poration, and a number of specta urs were assembled oo the platform to witness the arrival. Tne G-oeral and Mrs. Grant, who were aec taopaii ied by Minister Pierrepont, wera con veyed ia one of her Majesty's carnag es to tbe uAstle, where tbey -ere re ceived by ibe H ieeo at the bottom of the staircase at ibe (Queen's entrance and conducted through tbe State cor ridor to the While Irawiog room. After a khort interval Geo. Grant aud wife were conducted to apartments over tte Waterloo Gallery, overlook ing the Home Park.' Ia the evening a grand d nuerparty was given ia Gen Grant's booor, duriug which tbe bind of ibe Grenadier Guards played io the t iadrangle. Geo. Grant will return to London to-day by the 10:10 A. M. train from Windsor. Tba KMirrafaaat!. Lo.nij Juan 23- Beuter's Tel- ' egraro Uoropaoy Has received tbe ! f )lliiijjr dispatch fr m Lrzeroum : .ii er ia nui s.jiueaaa. ou Jjtielli. the Turk, having fail.n b.iek J3 Dolibib, tbe llu-tsi&ad' left wia? t ok p-Mses-ii-.Mi .f the Delibaba Pajs and f rtrud it. Tn Uassiaon' riUt wing hivio retired somewhat, opened a terrible artillery fire and compelled tbe . Russians to fall back with heavy loss. Tbe Turks ac knowledge a loss of 400 killed and about the same uumber wounded. It id reckoned tbe Russian losses were at least double. Oa ihe 22d Mukbtar again fought a severe battle. The Russian caval ry were placed ia an iotrenchment to act ad infantry, but ultimately the Turks drove tbem out and pursued tbem, the Russiand retreating; iu dis order as far a Zeidekan. Tbe whole of the fighting lasted .13 hours. Tbe Turkish loss accord ing to the latest accounts was upward of 2,000, and the Russian much heav ier. Tbe Turkish head-quarters are still at Zswin, where 24 battalions and two but eries are otcpy in an e.t ceileut posilioo, which id unassaila ble ia front Oa tbe 2:U Itt.OoO Run. ,-ians begao to advance agaiost this positiou. Tbe main body of the force id at Saricaiuich, five hours' march from Zeaviu, and its advance guard is at Yenitokoy. It id very probable that a battle will be fought ia this quarter. Tbe Turks afait the as sault, and if it id not attemp'.ed ihey will advanca and endeavor to crush ibis cocps. Ismail Pasha, Governor of Erzerouni comaiaous the centre during the absence of Mokitar Pas ha. So far all attacks on Kara have been repulsed with loss. A Coatt nt'bople ui iftch taia tbe Turkish newspaper J-laitniret an nounced tbe recapitulation of ibe Russians at Baysxid. Dervish Pasba telegraphs from Batoum oa June 23: "We Lave re pulsed several attacks of the Rus sians, and finally compelled them to wi hdraw their batteries and retrrt with ibe losd of 1,500 killed and wounded. Darkness coming on e could not bring up our artillery, and, therefore did uot occupy the intrencb ments which ibe Russians abandon ed, but returned to our former p-U lions." A telegram from the Governor of Treb:zond stated tbat a frigale assist ed in the foregoing affair by bom barding the intreoebments of the Rns.-ians, and acknowledges that 7 Turkish ottLers aud SO men were killed. Loxpox, June 26 .Tbo TV.MfVs dispatch from Krzerousa couGrms there-port that Mukhiar Pasha was suc cessful iu the Kghiin? of June 21. Tbe bon.bar'lroeot of K arsis very se vere, and the- garridoa id suffering greatly. A Terrible I ImO. Ou Thursday evening Parker City offered from a cloud burst similar to that which visited this city three years ago, and bad there been a lo- calitv io tbe town like that of Butcher's Run, ia Allegheny, a simi lar destruction would have been wit nessed. Tbe. atorut broke about 5 o'clock ia the evening, and the rain fell ia sueb torrents, that it was im po;ible for the natural outlets from the bill district to carry it off as fast as tl came. Down Church Kuu came trees, boulders, household fur niture, etc., witb a sound like the loudest thunder. A frame boue in habited by h colortd man named Johnston stood near the bridge at tbe mouth of tbe run, and Mrs. Johns ton narrowly escaped witb ber life. Tbe bouse wad lifted from its fouu dalions asd carried witb tremendous force agaiust tbe bridge, which gave way, and all went into tbe Alleghe ny rive, uefore reaching it, howev er, tbe railroad trestle was struck and ibe supports carried away. Oth er property damaged was tbe rear of the La veil. House and Geasey'd house, ia which were tbe cilice uf tbe S'eet torpedo Company and Algeren'a tailor shop. Tbe latter building was totally wrecked. Along Railroad avenue houses were flooded aad earth and rock were forced through the Baptist Church edifice. The. greatest damage done was at Tonal' Rn. 4 The bridge was car ried t ff euiirely, and deposited oa tbe bar a mile bow tbe eiiy, though the. giving way of tbe bridge saved ruqch other property. The I'uioo I'ump Station was flooded and dam aged considerably. Tbe uioo I'u-ap Station waa. almost entirely carried away, and also the pipe lined traversiugiha run.3, aad a number of small buildings. Oae cireumstanee that causes apprehension id, that a Dumber of nitroglycerine cans were carried away from tbe magajiue on Toms' Run, and deposited ia tbe Allegheny. It is not known wheth er they were full or empty, but if empty they have contaioed the ex plosive, and are calculated to lift S-me boat clear of tbe water thould she ground on one of them, ad an ounce would do incalculable biischitf witb a steamboat. for tamping. The loss is estimated at $15,000 to $20, 000. Fortunately no lives were lost . . Oatra-c by Trampa. Wii.UAMspoaT, Pa.rf June 27. This morning about tea o'clock three tramps effected an entrance into a house oa Washington street aad were leaviug with their plunder whin they were challenged by a Mr. Nagle wbo keeps a store close by. O.ie of the three drew a large koife and inflicted a severe cut oo Mr. Nagle'd baud. The latter iheu drew a revolver aad shot bid assailant in the abdomen, after which tie tramps fl.-d. The wouuded man baa since been arrest ed, aud it is thought ttat be cannot lire. He rifusis to give bie name or to answer any qucBlions whatever. He i- apparently aa Ealisbmaa, about twenty-five years of age.
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