| Show BY telegraph TELE arsa R vw nom now delra TELBa rava nAra J A 1113 R I 1 oan CAN washington 28 the Post postoffice office departments report shows the deficiency for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending june to be 2199 estimated deficiency for the they year r or less than for any previous year since 1867 the value of the exports of petroleum products during the 11 months ending may ilay 1880 was for the same period of theare the previous year secretary secre barf sherman an has bought m rn bonds for the sinking fund NEW YORK 28 according to to morrows p u ll 11 bithe the clearing house exchanges exchange s fo for r the past week will show the following c gains and losses expressed in per enrages cen c en as compared r with the corresponding week last ast year losses chicago 82 82 milwaukee gains new vork gork york boston philadelphia st baltimore CInOn cincinnati nati san francisco 20 20 pittsburg louisville new kansas orleans providence kansas kaneas city cleveland indianapolis di igl igi new now haven syracuse lowell igl igi the owners of the american schooner ethela ethel A merritt recently fired upon at sea by a war wa r esel vessel supposed to be of the spanish navy received a letter today to day from the state department at washington requesting further information with regard to the distance from the shore at which the firing took place in III reply the affidavits of capt rand band and first mate thomas barr have been sent bent to washington the captain says I 1 have been following the sea for about twenty five jears years for about thirteen years I 1 have been captain of a schooner and for almost a nine years I 1 have been making voyages to the west indies and am familiar with the southern coast of cuba I 1 first observed the gunboat on the of may she was between us and hud the cuban shore towards which I 1 was heading to take advantage of the land breeze expected in the evening a little to the windward of the course in which I 1 1 was sailing the vessels continued to approach each other for about three quarters of an hour before the gunboat reached us I 1 lam iam am positive that at the time we were fired upon vve ive gewere were more than six miles from the cuban coast when the gunboat left us her course was towards the eunice P F newcomb wk which jeli jell vessel selgas was at least twelve miles from the shore when reached by the gunboat thomas barr following the sea for about seventeen years and sailing bailing to the west indies for about ten years says I 1 have had read to me the affidavit of captain A C rand band and the facts therein set forth are true I 1 believe captain rand band has understated rather than overstated the distance of the ethel A merritt and eunice P newcomb from the cuban shore when fired upon advises advices from mexico sta state te that some of the land owners along the lindof symons railroad between the city of 31 mexico exico and have applied to the courts for an injunction to prevent work upon the rd road on the ground that the concession was declared for forfeited felted for noncompliance in 1876 and that it cannot constitutionally be revived clu CIU CHICAGO CAGo 28 the following was received by mail from new york As asit it created much comment in democratic and republican papers in the east fast it is sent in full iian IlAx MANITOU iTou col july 21 1880 colonel drake mckay adjutant general Oene raty raly eoys boys in blue elue rew vew jew yora york city publish the order telegraphed in my opinion the best interests of the whole country north and south demand the success of the ticket headed by garfield and arthur U S GRANT G R A NT UNION VETERANS ukio union BOYS IN ix BLUE new york july 22 ISSO J GENERAL ORDER ordee NO L the members for each state att e of the national committee of union veterans will at once proceed to organize the boys in blue in their respective spec tive states to promote the election of garfield and arthur the organization of the boys bays in blue will report to the depar department con commanders i in their thein respective states stater by order of signed U S GRANT commander in boys in n ue ile to drake mckay monay adjutant general la in accordance with gen grants orders the boys in blue are being rapidly organized all ull over the country and addresses are being issued to the end that it may be carried into effect especially in new york the journal washington special says the surprising census returns Ps from the southern states showing large gains are giving rise to stron strong g suspicions of fraud in nearly every very e southern city and village A an n increase from 30 to 40 per cent is reported in ten years while it is generally known that with the exception of some towns in virginia virgin las lai k florida georgia arkansas and texas there has been no increase e in the south by immigration either from the north or arr farm m foreign countries it is also known that the natural increase of population has been discounted by death and removals how bow comes it then that census returns from the south show allow a rate ritte of increase almost equal to that of the north which has been receiving large accessions by 1 immigration from europe euro and from the south youth itself this question will probably be asked at the next session of congress and there will be a fine nine chance for a Be searching arching investigation into the subject by a congressional committee it is is more than suspected that a scheme concocted by southern political leaders has been carried by southern census takers to fraudulently magnify the population of their section in u order to maintain and increase their proportionate representation in congress certain it is that almost every official census return thus far receive received daston astonishes the people of the census bureau by the incredible largeness of the figures thos delana who was stabbed by his paramour died this morning the coroners jury juny brought in a verdict according to the facts and held minnie dixon the woman without bail ball SAN FRANCISCO 28 the steam yacht lancashire witch nitch sailed for lor socorro island this evening no new developments nt yet in the Iia lia lafevre fevre murder case the public feeling in oakland seems mainly in favor of the murdered man though there is much sympathy expressed for schroeder whose act is attributed to excessive excitement by his cifes disclosures A vallejo dispatch di gives an nn interview with secretary Thompson who expresses himself in favor of ex tended improvements of the navy yard and resumption of work on vessels now in stocks he is nirm firm in the opinion that the tiie shoaling shorling sho aling of the harbor harba ris cis is more due to agricultural deposits from napa creek than to mining debris fr from i om the sacramento river biver the se schooner booner fada freda sailed for socorro island today to day as promptness of relief by her will depend upon the weather sir thomas hesketh has bag decided to go at once to the island with his steam yacht lancashire he declined the oben ober of coal for the tiie trip preferring to pay the expenses himself PORTLAND agn 28 mr henderson chief engineer of the oregon nall pall railway way and navigation companas Comp anys steamships steamship authorizes the following statement to Edi sons electric light as employed on the new steamer co lumbia on her passa passage go from new york to portland the light as applied in the saloon and stateroom gave perfect pern act satisfaction and came up to all expectations exhibitions made at blo bio janeiro and valparaiso attracted much public notice at sea in all kind kinds R of weather vibration jars and general work working ing the steamship did not interfere with its operation and in fact made no impression upon the light when required the s simple simpie i m le opening of a steam valve is a all nil lip that is ne necessary cesary to light up the ship instantly and in ordinary skill of the engine room is perfectly sufficient to keep the light in running order di DENVER jmj 28 the republicans leadville Lea le aville special says general mccarthy stage driver asserts that simms bimms the murderer who was hanged at fairplay last Frid aywas res resurrected and is isi alive nilve in leadville he says two men stopped a team near fairplay Fajr play on friday night and forced the driver to carry the sick man whom he recognized Simms assimis as to the wagon when within five miles nilles of leadville he was ordered to drive back under strict orders not to breathe a word of it the denver and rio grande railway company commenced grading graft ext extension sion slon under dundei the tiie ordinal charter through tigh a 10 0 rit pit mile a pass and d expect to have the road finished to kokomos kokomo within 60 days roston BOSTON 27 kb no m material change in wool 1 considerable inquiry is made for most kinds but nine fine grades of ohio pennsylvania arnd arid west virginia are less inquired fon for than other kinds and appear more dim cult to sell at satisfactory prices there is however very little pressure to sell at present manufacturers who use combing and delaine wools are now free buyers husers and hild thee these wools of the thi best grades are quite firm better grades of california inquired for with sales salem of bf spring at NEW IN ew LONDON 28 testimony in the narragansett disaster was continued today to day some witnesses testified to the bad discipline poor equipment of the life boats and preservers and the general careless care ess management one witness said baid he never witnessed such disgraceful conduct as that of the crew crow they went on the principle of every man for himself the officers were not to be deenon seen on the tile boat a short time after the fire broke out boor BOOK ISLAND ili lii billj 28 tonight to toni night ni the employees of the bock rock island and arld peoria regnia road when opening a through car ear from cincinnati loaded with sulphuric acid Jound found the body of a man whose who head and upper portion of the body were alive with vermin the car left cincinnati on july suly reached hero here on the and has haa been on the track ever since no ideal identity ty has ben been n established QUINCY ills 28 A fire browe broke ce out at noon noo n in E C Q mill corner of jhio onlo into and fifth streets street the mill is burned and gov gardner Gard ners works bonnet duffas foundry harris bee bees tobacco works wit wH hother bother small buildings rire are burning afan so loss is and is without insurance teetotal the total loss will not be lesa less than and perhaps more NEW YORK yorm 29 at 1030 last night dr tanner was suddenly ta taken kensick kensler sick siek he complained of pain in il the stomach and nausea and threw up csome some mucous fluid much alarm was felt at first for fear the sickness would prove fatal to the doctor in his hia feeble condition an alcoholic vapor hath bath was ordered by the physicians to quicken his circulation and secure if possible a free perspiration after taking the bath tile thi c doctor lay jay down and fell feil at midnight he was once more resting 3 quietly quiet lk behig being very closely watched at half past one on this morning dr tanner was sleeping ed ed temperature teni pera tuff 74 respiration on 16 at last night he drank eight aunce as of bf m mineral water M much uch a against a dinst the advice of dr miller under whose care he be was at the time the great democratic ratification meeting mt betig occurred at the academy of music musie last evening tilden presided and spoke brielly briefly most of celebrities announced to be present including mcclellan llan ilan and seymour wrote letters oft of regret egret the times summarizes thus the d democratic meeting last night in the academy of music musie irving trying hall wilson hall and adjoining streets did not alto aito altogether wether aether meet the anticipation of an imposing demonstration the academy of music was filled but the attendance at the other meetings was small averaging about while the meeting was called to ratify the nomination of hancock and english all references to these persons was received with indifference while tilden met with a tremendously enthusiastic welcome and was again and again made the object of prolonged applause the principal in nc 10 I 1 speeches were made by randall bandall ewing randolph rhudolph tucker and senator jones jonets of florida tuckers speech had bad a strong anti bellum flavor and evidently pleased the audience better than any of the others the tribune says tilden presided and struggled through a very short address I 1 in he set up the fraud cry gry once more and insisted on the thu importance of a change in the party at the head of the government ile he shows much agitation and pitiful physical weakness john kelly sent no letter and tammany hall took no part in the afraim the fifteen or twenty thousand were present the herald calls it a monster meeting the sun places the number at 2500 the h e star says it was ivas one of the largest mass meetings 0 held here for a dozen years preparations on a magn magnificent 8 seale scale have been mado made for the reception of the knights Temp lars on their trig trim triennial lial beginning brinnin bein nin agust august loth it is certain the gathering will be ie much the largest at and nd most noteworthy ever held bold and the decoration decorations S are ate in keeping kee hoe ping with the expected grand gradd outpouring of delegates the commit committee tet iet in in charge have already assigned hotels camps and boarding houses to knighted and women hundreds of mess posters are arb yet jet out mild all will not be in before the aidt hist there are yd yet accommodations for people and even those not masens can secure apart apartments ments menta upon application to the committee if endorsed by a sir knight it is known that the procession will number to The erection of the asylum arche arches and grand encamp encampment ment meat have been commenced one hundred thousand invitations have been issued to a grand bali ball at the ex exposition 1 building one thousand arr three m hundred and e eighty nine tents sire are erected in the camp and people will be accommodated in them four thousand dollars dolla rs in prizes will be awarded for adril drilling fireworks and calcium and elee elec electric e lights will be a feature of each night ts s celebration BOSTON gen gan wm D burt hurt B urt postmaster under grant ayar if the el election edtion of garf Gari garfied garbled led depends on OU the establishment of the tho fact that oakes ames prevaricated pre in the credit Mo bilier biller matter Garneld garfield will wili never occupy the presidential chair ames statements were vere true in every particular he would not compromise his honor for the purpose of shielding another the bookis book is yet in existence to prove my assertion I 1 have always been a republican but made up my mind how bow I 1 shall vote this year washington 29 grants election to the presidency of a mining company in new Bl mexico exico is is a shrewd scheme of tuck grant who already ranks as oneff one of the most brilliant financiers in the country hels he is said bald to have made for himself in speculations and oooo for the general chehad he had some aid from secretary sherman and flood jenver DENVER nenver col 29 the tribunes 8 santa anta fe advises advices from mexico state that on the dinst col adolfo vall vail s in command of the cavalry and infantry federal troops of mexico attacked the apaches under victoria about aff miles wiles from old fort quittman the fight was indecisive the mexicans jost lost three men killed and und IQ horses horles he horses ses les thein the indians jost lost four warriors and six horses on the the mexican Mexica iq force again attacked the indians in hi pine mountains about 50 miles from the hrib une after a long I 1 fight the im th deans |
