Show LATEST TELEGRAMS governor butler assists at the earthe yard ird college resti festivities vides chicago city liquor license war is waged wrathfully severe re rain storms cause cave ins i 11 pennsylvania mines adulterated teas arrested in the port of new york by fly to the HERALD allyer Keo edloff ST louis mo june 27 word cornea comes from east st louis this morning that the river continues to fall slowly and in all sections odthe of the country vest west of chicago and the railroad track at newport nameoki Name oki and I 1 mitchell the water lias has fallen nearly ihnot if not quite a foot exalt except in that part of the bottom east of the above named road into which a steady stream is still pouring through a arev asse near newport new port KANSAS CITY mo june 27 the river is on a standstill bince seven last night at st joseph it fell five inches luches durin 11 benight he night rains orain sare are re reported pored in t this is region since since monday morning and strong hopes arc are entertained that the season of excessive rains has ceased in which caso case the present flood will most likely disappear to a great extent before the june rise rise comes ballot Cos CONCORD conD M N II 11 june 27 the ballot for united states senator at noon oon resulted as follows whole number necessary to choice cli olce gilman marston I 1 14 4 aaron F stevens 18 james F brig briggs 98 30 0 james it M patterson 34 edward 11 II rollins harry bingham rollins stevens marston and pat rat terson temon each gained one from yesterdays vote cave in ini pa june 27 heavy rains the past few days and the bursting of a dam dain caused an extensive cave in at the baltimore in mines ines the residents in the neighborhood are alarmed LANCASTER pa june 27 A disastrous storm lias has broken out in this county in many cases tobacco and corn crops were ruined the trains onabe on alie pennsylvania road were detained tai ed owing to embankments caving in in pa june 27 at 1 great excitement prevailed at the scene of the cavo cave in it lias has extended for a considerable distance and lias has already engulfed one house this building was carried down with its contents to a depth of 75 feet and c completely 0 T buried A large portion 0 of athe the branchi of the delaware hudson it it R is now endangered and may disappear at any moment several houses are in in peril peri 1 the occupants seeking safer qu quarters arters up to this time there is n no 1 loss of j life but it is feared there will be still further lose loss of property pulling ceclie re clie MADISON june 27 tho 1 first rl aloe pea clies were pulled id day majr epa ments will begin on saturday haul washington june 27 J 31 wilbur testified before the hill investigating committee today to day that he had an account against the government fur for work done at the new york post office he ile presented the account to hill who said it was all right but he lie fiill fiill ought to have something for a settling wing e such ati an old claim he ile referred fe the witness to gannon an ena wn pl aloyce 0 ee in his office who took him asile aside and told him they ought to have ten per cent for settling the bill the witness did not assent and subsequently the claim was disallowed the matter was wits considered by congress and the committee on claims made a favorable report at the hearing before the senate committee Hill appeared and opposed the claim gannon teok took the stand for the defense fe nse and swore that no proposition had been made by him to wilbur for ten per cent of his h ia claim for passing it the firm he was connected with never had a contract with the government while lie was in government employ alpy no reason reason was ab signed for his dismissal from the department the partnership co of simons johnson sona gannon was dissolved belore before hill became supervising architect hill then took the stand and said a portion of the testimony of wilbur was true and part false falee 1 I never had any conversation with wilbur in which it was either said isaid or intimated that I 1 would receive receive or brinit permit any compensation to be paid for or the settlement of I 1 lie claim the charge of wilbur is is absolutely false adjourned isaid on oat the nond june 27 tho state auditor yesterday levied upon all the rolling elock stock of the baltimore ohio railroad Kail road tills this place and awaiting the arrild arrival of lie the 10 a in freight and passenger trains levied upon the engine seven freight cars and one ono passenger pai car to satisfy a claim of due the state for back taxes the road denies the liabilities and will endeavor to obtain an injunction today to day tea trade zw YORK ir june 27 07 davies the tea appraiser lias has completed the inspection spec tion of the cargo of teas b brought rought to this country by the VI mashire ire and found that a largo proportion of it is grossly adulterated he ile today to daf day presented his report to the Q collector ector 4 showing that lio lie had rejected 31 packages which izsold if inthe market might have realized reali about these teas consisted ot of greens of all color colors sizes and descriptions some of which ware were mixed with sand some w with ith gravel others composed compo eed of exhausted leaves and still others boine being composed of dirt and paste rolled into pellets about ai lie ive hundred packages of colored japan dust were also rejected on the ground of high color and the admixture of mineral substances intended tomake the tea heavier in weight this tea was also brought to tills this country by water on board of the Flint shire the collector and appraiser of the port of st louls have forwarded to davies samples of so called teas sent to that city by way of san francisco an examination of these liaa has clearly shown that the stuff was only wild leave leaves indiscriminately collected and sent to this country to bo be palmed off as tea this was in tended to be sent to parts of the country tr y remote from regular markets and there disposed of ofaf as tea regardless of the fact whether or not it would work an injury to the consumers davice davies said this morning that the new crop now arriving overland appeared to bo b of good quality keturan Ke ne turn turns I 1 june 27 the mutate I 1 ment prepared at the office of the commissioner comi of internal revenue shows the aggregate ag regate receipts during may M ay 1884 were s greater than the same month in 1882 there was an increase of from froni a spirits piri tsan an increase of from tobacco an increase of from beer a deu decrease crease u of from banks and bankers and a u decro deci case itse of from miscellaneous in he the taxation of tobacco there was an increase of on cigars cigard a decrease 0 of f 31 on cigarettes an increase of 17 on snuff an increase of on chewing ami and smoking tobacco a decrease of from dealers in manufactured tobacco a decrease of 9 from all other sources A comparative statement of the collection of internal revenue during lie the first eleven months of the fiscal year ending june SO 30 1882 and 1883 shows yar 0 ws the following total receipts from spirits 1882 tw 1883 increase from tobacco 1882 1883 decrease i from fermented liquors liquor a 1882 1883 indrea increase from banks and bankers ba 1882 1883 3 decrease lj miscellaneous 1882 1883 decrease 1 l total receipts 1882 1 im 1883 58 increase low republicans DES S iowa june 27 the republican state convention was republican cal called d to order Ilo hon nJohn john anasson was made tem temporary ch chairman aman mr kmon on ta taking ing the chair very briefly reviewed the successful management age ment of the republican party for twenty years in the nation and in iowa lie ile said whatever may be honest bonest differences of points on two things all iowa republicans were viz opposition to free trade and free alcohol mr kason kasson was frequently interrupted by cheers at the afternoon session D 13 henderson was made permanent chairman and senator tames james F wilson chairman of the committee on resolutions legislation Citi CHICAGO cAGe june 27 it has been discovered that the saloon ordinance passed by the city council to the effect te to escape the harper high I 1 license bill pill for fora a period of six months is defective by reason of the fact that it grants lic licenses enies for six x days longer than the municipal year A special meeting of the council will be held tomorrow to morrow evening to remedy th the defect if possible but the situation is made worse by the ahsert lon that three thousand saloon keepers will be compelled at once again to procure licenses flooded field fields ST lovis june 27 A computation based upon information derived derive from well informed sources makes the number of acres of farm and land overflowed in three townships in madison county seven thou thousand acres this land is covered with wheat cor and potatoes which reckoned at 30 dollars an aero acro rather a low estimate makes the total loss to the crops alone in that section of st clair county east and south of east carondelet Ca so far as at present known acres of wheat corn and potatoes are under water these crops are estimated to be worth 40 dollars an acre giving an giving aggregate loss of these icae losses are in four townships and comprise only a small stall part of tile damage done in in american bottom butkera But lera Harou clie june 27 governor butler and a nd lieutenant governor ames left for harvard college this morning with the members of the staff and the national lancers for escort the governor was driven in an elegant barouche drawn by six horses he lie was dressed in citizens clothes butler was received at the college by president eliot without any formalities mali ties the commencement procession was formed governor butler being etcor escorted ted by president eliot who led the lino line and following in the usual order came tho the fellows Fel lowa overseers headed by president ident hoar tile lieutenant governor and the governors staff and the harvard trustees fa on reaching tho the yard the seniors acted as RS escort to san sanders do rs th eater which was rapidly tilled filled when governor butler escorted by charles francis adams mounted the platform there was a slight applause ap plaue which the governor did not acknowledge the degree of B A was conferred on graduates bachelor of agriculture 1 I doctor of dental medicine f 9 doctor of medicine 70 master of art arts 12 doctor of philosophy 6 5 bachelor of law 7 honors were awarded to 21 peck and the brince LoN LONDON Dobr juno june 27 the london sporting society has been greatly scandalized ever since peck won the oran orange go cup at ascot it is said peck felt so sorry orry to learn that the tile prince of wales had lost heavily by betting against the winner that he lie tried to make amends for his own good luck by compensating a 11 Is royal highness for his 1 envy losses in presenting tho prince nce with tho the very valuable cup as a gift to make the matter woree it was alleged the prince of wales accepted tho the cup and had it bent seat home the story because tho the talk of tb the town and it became necessary for forth the princes friends to make some explanation this forth forthe came ame today to day and it has ills been given out that a although though hia ills royal highness does at present pos sass the the cup won on the tu turf A by another man and rival in the successful race he lie did not obtain it as a gin gift but paid for it with of hard bar d cash tina this explanation has bas madette mode the matters much worse and there is some talk of having both peck and the prince disciplined lined according to the turf ethl for dealing in prizes rhe the princes friends claim the cup cu was at first offered to him bl in as a gift gift and that finding peck was bent beat on securing curing ic some royal recognition in exchange chango ix for the prize accepted it finally for the purpose of preventing it t reach reaching rea chius inz the market and suase sent peck a check for thet coo ilie the fact that peek pack got the cashed ie is pointed to as a proof that lie the prince of wales properly niebas red the winner of hoftke ake cup prohibitionists warrensburg juno june 47 4 the annual cession of the prohibitionists of missouri convened here yesterday r d Y th they e were er 0 called to order I 1 by dr r jolin t 33 brooks 0 0 of f st louis president n t 0 of f t the e state alliance A large number of d delegates e were present among the I 1 letters r of regret was one from ex governor B gratz brown president t brook brooki in his annual address reviewed the conditions which worked to the mo movement ement last year for securing the submission to the people of the question c f constitutional preparation he ile urged a more earnest union the for adequate funds with which to put active men 1 in n the field an and d counseled against an any y org organization as a political at party t that I 1 a t this I 1 s movement should be in in the interest of prohibition re gard lessor NJ views therom the committee on resolutions was appointed and afler after several brief add addresses remes the convention adjourned in 11 the evening lion 31 bennett delivered an address before a crowded house tho vio session today to day promise t be interesting the th disel dances CHICAGO june 27 the tho daily charleston IV W va special saya says Be beirne irrie one of the richmond editors baa has been at Ranc evort this morning accompanied by friends and it is thought hid his hostile meeting with elam elgin is about to occur washington june 27 it was reported arted at a late hour last night that elam and Beir netho nethe richmond duelists were in this vic vicinity anity and would fight at sunrise this morning within ten miles odthe of the cita As nothing no lias been heard from the front and the weather ie is stormy it is expected the encounter has lins been postponed on this account gali gait djos oll june 27 S sir ir alexander gait said yesterday the right of canada to make her own commercial treaties has been practically conceded by england the ibe nodus operand operandi was that representatives of canada be associated with the british Britis li minister and tho the proposed terms bo be submitted for approval approval to the british Britis li government in 1 n these conclusions england received the ri right I 1 t of judgment especially in cases afe where re the treaties were considered objection objectionable or likely to produce national complications the independence pen dence question was not only a dead issue but never had been a live one |