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Show GENERAL. Destruction by Worm. Montgomery, Ala., 31 The ball and army worm are ruining the cotton crop. Plantations which a year ago made one hundred bales of cotton, will now make but 50. There is great depression among tho planters, who consider themselves ruined. The Barnard Trial. Saratoga, 31. In the Barnard case to-day it was proved that Barnard had signed discharges of violators of the election law at his house. Horace F. Clark, president of tho Union Pacific railroad, testined that he knew no more disreputable men than thote managing tbe board at the time Barnard alluded to them as scoundrels. The removal of the company's office caused great inconvenience in-convenience and embarrassment. Tho counsel for tbe prosecution closed their case to-day. Political. Cleveland, 31. The Republican con gressional convention, of the 19th Ohio district, to day nominated Uen. Gartield for re-eloction. Boston, 31. The prohibition central committee this evening voted to hold a delegate convention b' re, August 28 1 a, to nominate candidates for Stale officers. Columbus, O., 31. Uratz Brown made a brief speech to the Democratic and Liberal mass convention here to-day, but the main speech was made by colonel Grosvenor of Missouri. A dispatch from Cincinnati was read to convention, stating that (ieorge K. Pugh tendered his services to the State Central committee commit-tee for (Jreeley and Brown. Evansville,lnd., 31. Acolored Grant club was formed to-nigt. At the meeting meet-ing live able speeches were made by colored men. Similar organizations are being formed throughout the several townships of this county. Savannah, 31. lieo. Washington Wilson, (while), leader of the Ogeecliee wing of iho Kepublicans was arrested by the United Stales authorities to-day for disturbing a .Republican meeting on Monday night. Indianapolis, 31. Two very largo political meetings were hold hero tonight. to-night. Senator Trumbull spoke for tho Liberals, and Hon. Kichard Thompson, of Torre liaute, at the Grant wigwam. Philadelphia, 31. Soualor YV il son arrived ar-rived this afternoon; this evening a large number of personal and political friends called upn him. Whoehug, W. Ya., 31. Tbe Kepub-lican Kepub-lican congressional convention of the ltkh Ohio district yesterday nominated captain Danford in place of John A. Bingham. Hunter's Point I'lro, New York, 31. Tho loss at tbe Hunter's Hunt-er's Point tire does not exceed four hundred hun-dred thousand dollars,mostly covered by insurance. Bank Suspension. Memphis, 31. The City bank suspended sus-pended U-day. Tbe liabilities are fifty-live fifty-live thousand dollars; assets unknown. Rain fell to-day, suspending the heated term of ten days' d uration, which has been tbe longest ever known here. Revenue. Washington, 31. The treasury do- Sartment has instructed the collector of lew York hereafter to exact a duty of filly er cent., ad rttoran, on silk "crapes, instead of sixty, as heretofore. Tbe debt statement to-morrow will it is 1 understood, show a comparatively low reduction in consequence of tho . small receipts and extraordinary large expenditures of the month. Colored Jurors. Atlanta, Ga., 81. The sonate to-day passed an act to al low colored men to bo excluded from jury lists. Street Car Troubles. Savannah, Ga , 31. Tho Btreet car |