Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1877-06-25

              W& piste Mfrtrrtrar u VOL. xxxvni. COLUMBUS, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1877. NO. 153. SIEBERT & LILLEYp BLANK BOOK i MANUFACTURERS. Priatera,Bindra, Stationer and Legal Blank Publisher. BOOK BINDING Of every Description, by the Edition or Single Volvmt, ' Opera Hone Building (Up Stain), ap4 ' COLUMBUS. GEO. T.DUVALL, MERCHANT TAILOR 157 SOUTH HIGH ST., COLUMBUS, O. augl7 ly lp OBicf : Hiffb, Pearl ami Chapel KU. 3. U. COHLY. A. W. YHAKC1IC0. COMLY & FRANCISCO, rroLisucns and fiiofbietobs. JAMES II. COJILT, Editor. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE OITY Indication! for Tennessee and the Ohio Valley Stationary or higher pressure and temperature; southerly winds and clear or partly cloudy weather. Gold closed in New York Saturday at 105. Card Irom nr. rolufl.xter. Columbm, 0., June 24, 1877. To the Editor of the Ohio atate Journal: The Columbus Herald in this morning's issue expresses itself thus : What's become of the stinging letter Evarta was going to write about the Cbis-holm murder? The promise of that letter was Foindezter's only consolation. If neither that letter nor Haytien mission is forthcoming the good gentleman may cease to give it a fair trial. The Herald does not tell his readers what it is I may cease to give a fair trial. The presumption is, however, that he refers to President HayeB's Southern policy. Will you, dear Bir, indulge me with space to set him right? First, as regards Evarta's stinging letter, I have to say that, with all well informed citizens, I concur in the opinion that Mr. Evarta has the ability and the integrity to wisely dispose of all questions in his department of the Government. If a letter from him is needed none will be quicker than himself to perceive it, and if he does Dot write one, I at least shall believe that there is no need for it. As regards the Haytien mission : if the President thinks me the bent man for the place he will appoint me; if he thinks another preferable, he will appoint him. This is right. He is not acting for himself, but for the American people; and neither his nor my desires are to be gratified at the sacrifice of the interests of the whole people, whose servant he is. I cave asked for the appointment and should feel myself highly flattered if I should get it. But although my papers are signed by some of the beat men in the United Btates, nevertheless, I have conscientiously submitted the matter to the President's own judgment, and 1 feel assured that he will as conscientiously consider it, and act in the light of his oath of office. In any event I shall patiently abide the result. Two years more and 1 ahall have earned my bread for fifty years at the barber's chair and will have ' been a preacher of the gospel for forty years; and to lift me out of these pursuits into the dazzling one of a foreign mission may be highly injurious to myself and by no means advantageous to the public service. Hence, I am not worried about the Haytien mission. I think the American people acted wisely in making Hayes President; and I think he acted equally so in the choice of his Cabinet. W ben I was advocating his election, I felt that success would give us an efficient, honest and economical administration, and I feel so still. I may not be able at the time, to assent to every act of the Administration, but convinced of the honesty and capability of those at the head of affairs, I shall comfort myself with the trust, that the end will prove that every act has been the dictate of patriotism and wise statesmanship. James Poindexteb, WASHINGTON. ARMY MATTERS. Washington, June 24 The Chief of the Ordnance Bureau has given orders for the issue of one thousand stand of arms to the State of Oregon, five hundred to the Territory of Idaho and five hundred to Washington Territory. The opinion is expressed that when Congress convenes a joint resolution will be parsed appropriating the necessary money to pay the rank and file of the army, but on account of the determined effort to reduce the army the regular appropriation bill may be put off until the last of the extra session or first of the regular session. Should this ba the case work in the arsenals, which will be suspended on the 1st of July, can n-t be resumed early in November, as anticipated, and six hundred men thrown out of employment will be kept idle until the passage of the regular appropriation bill, A Brace of Faiallile. at St. Louie. St. Louis, June 24. The southern bound freight train on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern railroad which left the depot here shortly after one o'clock Ibis morning, ran over a man lying on the track near the old arsenal and lulled him. The man t name was subseq nently learned to be John Duffy, recently from Galveston, Texas. He has relatives in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was a clear case of suicide. About eight o'clock this morning .Henry uottman, sixty years old, a rest, dent of this city, while under the infill- ence of delirium tremens, threw himself under an express train on tbe same road at nearly tbe same place Puffy was run fver, ana was almost instantly amea. BY TELEGRAPH TO TUB OHIO 8TJ.TB JOURNAL FOREIGN. The Russians Cross the Danube at Galatz and Ibrail. A Plunge Into the Dobrudscha and a Fight with Bashi-Eazonka. The Crossing Looked Upon as a Mere Diversion. Details of More Important Military Movements " Elsewhere, And Arrangements for a More Demonstrative Passage Pur-th9r Up the River. The Strength and Disposition of the Russian Forces. Royal Entertainment for Ex-President Grant at Trinity House. ' Crossing; tbe Danube. By Cable to the Cincinnati Commercial.! London, Jane 13. Our correspondent at Bucharest telegraphs that all day the troops have been pouring over the pontoon bridge at Braila, without opposition. The Czar arrived last nigbt, and devoted to day to the inspection of the men, taking up position with General Zimmerman and his staff, at this end of the bridge. A large force is engaged constructing the road across the marsh in the direction of Matchin, which has been already evacuated by the Turks. It is not anticipated that any fighting will take ulace until they reach Herzova. it is reported mat several squaarons oi Turkish, cavalry nave oeen aispatcnea irom Shumla and BuJtchuk to harass the Russian advance. The passage at Galafz has been made with rafts. The trooos thus far across tbe Danube at Ibrail are the Seventeenth and EiBhteenth divisions of infantry and one division of oossacks. News from other portions of tbe line is scanty. It is reported that a crossing has bsen effected at Olternilza in the fece of a heavy hre from batteries. Pontoons floated down ins Aran is river irom ktivbiz. Tbe Line on Ibe Danube. London, June 24. All authorities contin ue fo assert that the crossing opposite Ibrail is intended merely as a diversion, because the pestilential climate and flooded condition of the Dobrudscha forbids operations on an extended scale. In this connection It is interesting to note that as any danger from the Turkish flotilla or army at Galatz has passed away, a majority of the troops have been withdrawn to Giureervo to re place the forces who proceeded to the Vode and Aluta. No less than seven or eight t rains a day have been leaving Bucharest wun trnnns. artillerv and Donioons to redace at Giurgevo tbe troops who marched down to Islasch and Turnu Magurelli. The number ot troops now between and at Simnitza and Giurgevo is no less than 96,000, while at Turnu, Magurelli and Islasch. nDto Korabbia, there are upward of 40,0u0. A portion of the reinforcements at titantina are now being sent westward to Krajova, and the troops whose place they take there, to the number of 80,000, are moving toward Kalatat and Gladova. Between Uinrgevo and Kanraacn mere are 36,000. There are thus between Kala-rasch and the Hungarian frontier 232,000 men for the first line of attack. In the second line of Slobosia, Bucharest, Stantina and Krajova, there are 78.000; and further north again a reserve of 40,000 is stationed half at Ploiesti end half at Pitcbi. There are thus 350.000. exclusive of troops at-Galatz, Ibrail, Beni and the reserve camp and barracks at Tartarbumar and Boltrad Tbe total number of Russians, of combatant and non-combatant services, who are now in Roumania, is reliably estimated at 417,000. Their heavy guns are supplied with seven hundred rounds each, and they have ou the Vode and Aluta sufficient pontoons for tbe construction of six bridges across the D tnube. It is believed tbe mnin passage must be attempted in a few days, although the Dan-uba is still rather high. The spring floods, caused by tbe heavy rains, have in a great measure subsided, but before long tbe summer floods, caused by the melting of snow on the lower Carpathians, will commence. The interval must therefore be utilized if an attempt is to be made under favorable conditions.The position of tbe Russians at Turnu Mairurelli and Siminitzs, gives them com mand of four favorable passages namely : at Turnu, Magurelli, Siminiizi, Rustcbuk andOrsava. Within twelve hours the Rus sians could, by drawing trrops from Simin itza and Blabnsia, muster 132,000 men at and around Giurgevo, or by moving troops at Mmimtza northward to Turnu, Magurelli, they couU in ten hours mass 136,000 men there and at Islasch. It would also be possible, by moviug the troops at Turnu Magaiilli and Islasch, to threaten Oreava with 40,000 men and fileo-polis with 96,000. Thus within twelve hours the four points can be threatened by a force of 130,000 men, supported on tbe left by the Giurgevo corps, on the right by the Kraiova corus. and in tbe rear by a second line at Alexandria and Ruscbi Dewede, or Slatina. The crossings therefore now need only to be a matter of a few hours and good espion age. Of course, whichever of the foregoing four points is chosen depends in a great measure on the movement of the Turks. It is an important Doint in favor of the Russians that owing to the greater straightness of the road on the northern side ot the river they ran march faster than the Turks. The troops at Krajova and westward (hereof, numbering 60,000, combined with the Roumanians can also threaten three noints namelv : Widdin. Folanka and Lownolanka. and can act as a rieht wine of the Oreava attack; or if the disposition of the Turks should render such a movement necessary, as the left wicz of the lunok- rallev attack, with the Roumanian and Servian troops forming the center and right. Of course the latter eventuality is inv nrobable at nresnt. There have been floating rumors during the wees or the possibility ot the Turns at- tnmntino- the nffVnfiivK hv a faint fit Kalafat. and a real attack below Reni, to be support ed by a fleet. Uf course this would conetd. erablv alter Russia's plans, bat it is consid ered improbable, although the Russians have strengthened their forcesat Bolirrad.and are erecting redoubts at Satanova, Jibrani and on ths road from Barda to Ismail. In Asia the most important strategical event has been the re-establishment ot connection between tbe Russian left and center. as proved by tha fact that in a previous battle the Ztidkekan left was strongly reinforced from the center. All known of sub sequent operations has been contained in previous telegrams. aeral Grant Eatertalaod at Trini ty M.u... London, Jane 21. General Grant was present last night at a banquet given by the corporation of Trinity Bouse. The Prince of Wales presided. Prinoe Leopold, Priace Christian, Prince of Lelnlngea, Prinoe of raxe-eimer, unroot Wellington, Marquis of Hereford, Earl of Derby, ari of Carnarvon, Sir Btafford Northcote, Mr. Cross and Chief - Justice Sir Alexander uocktrarn, were anions' tha distinguished company present. The Prince ot Wales, referring to General Grant in toe course or nis speecn, said : "On tbe present occasion it is a matter of peculiar gratification to tie, Knglish-men, to receive as onr guest General Grant Cheers. I cm assure him for myself; and tor all loyal subjects of the Queen, that it has given us the greatest pleasure to see him as a guest in tnis country. Karl Carnarvon proposed tha health of the visitors, and coupled with it tieneral Grant's name, lie said: "Strangers ot all classes, mea of letttrs, art, science. State, and all that has been most worthy and great, have, as It were, come to this center of old civilization. I venture, without disparagement to any of these illustrious guests, to say tbat never hat there been one to whom we willingly accord a freer, fuller, heartier welcome than we do to uenerai urant, on this occasion, not merely because we believe he has performed the part of a distinguish- d General, nor because he has twice filled the highest offics which a citizen of his great country can fill, but because we look upon him as ri preientin; that good will and af-ttetion wmch ought to subsist between us and the United States. It has been my duty to be connected with the great Dominion of Canada, stretching several thousand miles along the frontier of the United States, and during the last three or f.iurve.rs I can truthfullv say that nothing impressed me more than the interchange of friendly and good omces wnicn took place between the two countries under the auspices ot General Grant." General Grant replied that be felt more impressed than he bad possibly ever felt before on any occasion. He came here under the impression tbat this was Trinity Bouse, and that Trinity consisted of the army and navy and peace. He thought it was a place of quietude, where there would be no talk, or toasts. He had been therefore naturally surprised at hearing both. He had heard some remarks from UisKoyai Highness which compelled mm to say a word in response. He begged to thank His Highness for those remarks. There had been other things said during tbe evening highly'gratifying to him. Not the least oralitvine was to hear that there were occasionally in this country party fightB, as well as in America, tie had seen Deiore now a war between three departments ot state, the executive, the judicial and legislative. He had not seen tbe political parties of England go so far as tbat. He would imitate their chaplain, who had set a good example of oratory tbat was shortness and say no more lhan simply to thank His Royal HiBhnesa and company on oenai: oi the yisitors. Auetrla and Montenegro. Vienna. June 24. Austria has formally refused to intervene in behe'f of Montene gro unless the latter acknowledges herself hopelessly prostrate and makes direct application for assistance. Anatrla'a Preparations. 4, Tiksni. June 24. A Galatz special says the Ninth Russian army corps, which forms the right wing, is marching along the left bank ot tne Aluta toward toe uanuoe. The same paper publishes tbe following seml-oilitial note, as to the truth of the various reports concerning Austrian prepar ations: We can state positively that tne Government can not escape the duty imposed on it by the present situation of promptly and most gravely considering all no.-Bible eventualities, in order to protect the interests of the monarchy from injury. With regard to military measures, however, no positive decision whatever has been taken up to the present. Kantian I.ua. la the Baabt-Bazouk Engagement. London. June 24. A Ploiesti telegram states tbat the Russians lost seven killed and ninetyfour wounded in the. engage ment with Bashi-Bazouks near Macchin, which was fought by some companies of infantry who crossed from Oalalz. The Czar has decorated the two officers who first reached the Turkish bank of the Danube. Uoulan Flaa Known to tbe Turks. ConKTAtJTmoPLB. June 24. It is stated in official circles tbat the TurkishCommander-in-Chief bas been aware for Borne time of tbe intention of the Bussians to cross into the Dobrudscha, but that it entered into his plan of operations to permit them to do so. The Bey of Tunis has expressed apprehension to the Porte that the Bussian fleet might bombard Tunis. Tbe Tnrbiab Advance Into Monte- ueyro. Constantinople. June 21. An official dispatch from Podgoritza announces that the united divisions of Suleiman Pasha and Ali Saib are successfully advancing in Montenegro. The Montenegrins have evac uated Cittirije. Three thousand wounded have been removed thence to Cattaro. Tbat Cool Treatment Tbe Hussions at Bayacld. London. June 24 A St. Petersburg te'e- gram denies that Colonel Willesly,; Unglisk attache, has been treated with coolness and suspicion at Bussian headquarters. Further accounts from Turkish sources relative to the recapture of Boyazid, state that the Russian garri-on have entrenched themselves near the town. Republican Frencb Sonatore. Paris, June 24. The Deputies belonging to the republican union decided that no Republican candidate thall be put in nomination against any of the 363 Deputies who voted the other day censuring the Broglie Cabinet. The Republican Senators nominated an extra parliamentary committee to draught a manifesto. 11. Simon is a member of the committee. BaaalnnK Sefeated Sear Bayazed BataZ&d. June 18. The Russians, in an engagement between Bayazek and indieren; were defeated with a loss of 4:0 cavalry and 100 iufantry; Tbe Adventure, of an Indlanauoll. fluruer.r. Dayton. O.. June 24 Captain Forbes, of the Indianapolis police, yesterday left Dayton with the prisoner, jonn iope, arrested in Dayton last Thursday. Cope, and another mannamed Wilson engaged in an affray in a bar-room in Indianapolis September, 1373. Cope struck the bar-keeper on the head with a pitcher, killing him instantly. Me escaped, out Wilson was arrested. A reward of $200 was offered for Cope, who went to West Virginia and married there. Another wife and a daughter are living near Indianapolis. He came to Dayton over a year ago under the name of Charles Thomas, but was only recently discovered Dy tne detectives here. Captain Forbes had known Cope in Indianapolis, and identified him by a broken finger of the left hand. Cbeater Park Aeaoclalioa. Cincinnati, June 24. The trotting meeting of the Chester Park Association of this city, which commences Saturday next, June 30, and continues July 2, 3 and 4, promises to be the best tbat has ever taken place. The four-year-old class haB seven entries; the 2:28 class nine; the 2:45 class fourteen; the 2:37 class sev enteen; the 2:32 class seven, and thefive-year-old class sis. The 2:24 and 2:18 classes failed to fill, but the Association have opened a purse of five hundred dollars free for all pacers with the exception of Sleepy George, the entries to close Tuesday, June 28. The winners at Jerome Park on Saturday were Oriole, Mary, Viceroy and Coronet. TRIPLE TRAGEDY. A Terrible Affair Near Gore, Hoeking County. A Man and Two Woman Mur dered far Money. Horribly Butchered With & Corn Cutter and an Ax. Confession of an Accomplice Arrest of tbe Principal, and Crowd! of People in Logan Great Excitement. and The Prisoners Rensved to Lancaster to Escape Lyaohlog. Special to the Ohio State Journal. Logan, O., June 24. A horrible triple murder occurred near Gore, Hocking county, Friday evening, between five and six o'clock, but was not discovered till the next day. John Welden, an old bachelor, resided with his sister, Susan McClurg, and her daughter, in a house located in an old orchard about one mile and a half from Gore. The tragic end to which these three people came Friday evening waa not known till Saturday af ternoon about two o'clock, when a neighbor boy, who had been sent to borrow a saddle, knocked at the door of Welden's hoUBe. Receiving no answer to his summons the boy looked around, and encounteredA GHASTLY SPECTACLE. Lying on the ground near thsv house was the body of one of tbe women, dreadfully mangled the head presenting a terrible gash, and the neck being nearly severed from the body. Subsequently the body of the other female member ol the family was found in a similar con dition. About the time of the sickening developments at the house, a dog barking in a fence corner in a neighboring field attracted the attention of some farm hands, and led to the discovery of the dead body of Welden, mangled and bruised. These simultaneous discoveries led to a general alarm, and soon the whole community waB in a high state of excitement. BILL TERRELL was arrested in Logan Saturday evening, having been found in the street drunk and flourishing a revolver. After being lodged in prison he commenced talking about the Gore murder, in the hearing of the turnkey, and expressed curiosity as to whether the murderer had been arrested. His remarks led to suspicions which were communicated to the Marshal, and that officer and a friend proceeded to Terrell's cell, and bad a conversation with him. On being assured that whatever disclosures he should make should not result in harm to him, Terrell admitted that he knew about the tragedy at Gore, and made A FOLL CONFESSION. He declared that the murders were committed by Joseph King, with whom he (Terrell) had been rambling in the woods. Happening to see Willen :'a their travels, King remarked that he waa reported to be very rich and suggested to Terrell that there might as well be a digiston of his money, Terrell says he agreed to take part in the robbery of Welden. whereupon King, without fur ther consideration of the subject, fired upon the proposed victim three or four times. Nearly if not quite all of the shots took effect, and the examinations subsequently made at the Coroner's inquest tended to the conclusion that the shooting must have been sufficient to producs death; but Terrell says that Welden, after being shot, ran for some dis-tancsand then picked up A OBN CDTTEB, and threw it at King, who was in hot pursuit. King dodged, and then got possession of the corn cutter and resumed pursuit of the wounded man. Welden, in attempting to get over a fence, fell to the ground, and King overtaking him beat and chopped the life out of him with a club and the corn cutter. The murderer then contemplated his work and announc ed to Terrell that proceedings had gone so far that THE WOMEN must be killed. The guilty pair then proceeded to the house, and Terrell, ac cording to his confession, sat on a fence and looked on while lung ouicnerea tne women with an ax. Terrell claims to have been a witness of the murders, but not an actual participant; but after bis confession tbe Marshal went to his home and secured the pantaloons which he had been wearing, and which were found to be clotted with blood. ARREST OF KINO, Joe King was found in a saloon in Logan, Boon after the exposure made by his part-aer. Upon the approach of the Marshal he made a break for the back door, and when overtaken and captured, commenced protesting his innocence, before any accusation had been made; in fact, without there having been any reference to the frightful tragedy at Gore. He was taken into cuatody, as were also two men, named Buble and Lanning, who had been in company with King and Terrell on the day of the murder, but against whom there is no evidence except their evil associations. THE MURDERED MAN was an industrious citizen and enjoyed a good reputation among his neighbors. The object of the murder is supposed to have been money, although it Is not believed Welden had enough ready casb to induce murder. There is no indication that the house was ransacked for valuables, though there are spots of blood on the floor. The Coroner wbb soon on the ground and summoned a jury, and nearly five hundred people assembled at the scene of blood, so rapidly did the horrifying news spread, dreat Excitement la Logan Last Night. Special to the Ohio State Journal. Looan, Ohio, June 24. Two men, King and Terrell, are in jail, arrested on suspicion of murdering Welden s family. King pleads innocent, Terrell says he was with King and witnessed King kill ing the old man in the field. He went with him to the house, sat on the fence, and saw him kill the two women as they came out of the house. At least two thousand people visited the scene of the murder to-day. At this hour the town is full of excited and infuriated men, threatening to lynch Terrell, A nob of five hundred men are re ported at the place 0 murder, armed and preparing to come to Logan to hang Ter rell. The mllitlaeompany is under arms, A locomotive has been detained at the depot, and other preparations made in tne event the lynchers advance, to carry tbe prisoners to .Lancaster or uoiumDus, The Coroner's inquest will meet again to morrow morning. The a.atees Prl.snera Removed to a.aaeaatoi. Looan, O., June 25, 12:60 P. If. King and Terrell, guarded by officers, have just been sent to Lancaster on special train .which had been kept in waiting at the depot. The removal was oa account of apprehension of mob vio lence from the great crowds of excited people who have assembled. The trans fer was effected without interference, although the popular indignation was very high, A Call tor Militia. The following dispatch was received at the Governor's office in this city last evening: Looan, Ohio, June 24, To Eis Excellenoy Governor of Ohio : Two men charged with a horrible mur der are confined in our county jail. The excitement is such that it is thought by our best citizens that the jail should be guarded to-night to prevent a riot that is threatened. Shall we use the militia for tbat purpose, and can you send us help by special train this evening 1 U. w.biehm, Mayor. S. H. Bright, Captain Logan Guards. Governor Young had left the city for Cincinnati a short time before tbe receipt of the above dispatch by Captain Foos, his Private Secretary, ijaptain r- oos repeated the message bo that the Governor would receive it upon bis arrival at Cincinnati, and then unofficially advised the Mayor of Logan that if an emergency arose before be could hear from tbe Uovernor he should not hesitate to call upon citi zens and the local militia to aid in pre venting violence. We understand the Logan Guards were in their armory awaiting a call, but the transfer to Lan caster has probably dispelled apprehen- POLITICAL. Democratic Nominations la Kaoi County. Special to tbe Ohio State Journal, Mt. Vernon, O., June 23 The Da- mocracy of Knox county met in Conven tion to-day and organized by the election of Wm. Dunbar esq. President, and L. Harper and W. A. Siltott Sicretaries. The following ticket was nominated : Hon. Absl Hart, representative; .Lee A. Bell, Auditor; Lewis Bell, Treasurer; Daniel Kunkel, Becorder; Moses Dud geon, Commissioner; and Andrew Caton, Inhrmarv Director. Ibe following new delegates were apponted to reprenst Knox county in tbe next State Convention : John D. Thompon, J. S. Braddoclc, K. 8. Tullosa. Ueorge W. Morgan, J. K. ilai- den, Daniel Paul, Leckey Harper and William Dunbar. At tbe close oi tbe Convention General Morgan opened his safety valve and relieved himself of some superfluous gags, much to the amusement of those present. 1 STOEM. 81, Joeepb baa a Dlaaitrons Wind Visitation. St. Louis, June 24. The moBt de structive wind storm that ever visited St. Joseph, Missouri, paesed over that city about ten o'clock last night. The storm was about eight blocks wide and passed directly through the center of the city. The Pacific Hotel, Tootle's Opera House, and a large number of business houses were unroofed, and numerous buildings, including dwellings, were badly damaged. Many walls, fences, trees, etc., were blown down, and Borne streets were blocked with roofs, awnings, trees, etc. Several persons were more or less injured, but none are known to be fatally hurt. Rational Bonk of Missouri. St. Louis, June 24. Mr. Howenstein, National Bank Examiner for this district, has compleUd his investigation of the condition of the National Bank of Missouri, and forwarded his report to the Comptroller of the Currency. It has been supposed that a statement of the affairs of this bank was being prepared for the benefit or stockholders, depositors and others interested, but such is not the case, and the probabilities are that no exhibit of the bank's condition will be given out until a receiver or other person is ap pointed to take charge of the bank makes report. Killed Herself and Child. Sikq Sins, N. Y. June 24. A Mrs. Hubbell, of Brooklyn, who recently ar rived here for the Bummer, shot herself ana last night, while temporarily insane. SUMMARY OF SUNDAY'S NEWS. The settlers in Idaho are going into forts for protection. Sidney Pulsifer & Co.. bankers, of Peoria, Illinois, have suspended. Ten illicit distillers were arrested on Saturday near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, The Secretary of War has advised Gov ernor Emory that an effort will be made to strengthen the military forces in Utah. A Washington dispatch says : G. Wiley Welle, of Mississippi, will be appointed Consul General of the United States to China. A Pottsville (Pa.) dispatch reports that George Fostler, teller of the Mahoning City National Bank, is sick with hydro phobia. The incendiaries are Btill at work in the fire stricken city of St. John. Several supplementary nres have been extin guished. A fire broke out in Werlz & Co.'a paraffins works, in Pittsburg, on Saturday, and communicated to adjoining property, Loss, $10,000. William Kulen, a Memphis butcher, has been arrested on a charge of murdering bis wife, who was found dead in her bed Saturday morning. A Montreal dispatch says the office of the raymaster ef the Grand Trnnk rail, way was robbed Friday evening, of $23,-000. No clue to the thief. Judge Hilton's order excluding Jews from the Grand Union Hotel, at Saratoga, was generally noticed by the Babbi in their sermons in JNew iork on Saturday, J, Howard Jenkins, editor of the Wil mington (Del,) Commercial, is spoken of as tbe probable successor to General Ba- deau, Consul Uenerai to .London. Mr, Jenkins is pressed by Governor Hart-ran ft. Tbe jury of inquest Inquiring into the collision on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, near Point of Bocks, reported to the Coroner on Saturday that there was an irreconcilable diversity of opinion among tuem as to tne cause 01 the collision, and were discharged. At the Cleveland races, on Saturday, the Weddell House stake was won bv Verdigris, who took the second and third heats, in 1:44 and i;15J; Bell Bruce took the fiist heat in 1:45. The 2J mile dasn was won by Inspiration, in 4:31? The hurdle race, two miles, over eight hurdles, was won by fort .Leonard in 3:51. At the Lexington trotting meeting, on Saturday, Lucy Fleming won the first race, taking the second, third and fourth heats in 2:29, 2:29 and 2:35; Orange Girl took tbe first heat, in 2:28). The seoond race was won by Lady Lumber, who took tbe second, fourth and nfth heats, in 2:291. 2:301- and 2:32. The Jewess took the first and thud heats, in ttzbi ana jj:s:sj. . A special from Mauch Chunk. Penn sylvania, says Molly Maguires have mur dered William O'Conner, near White Haven, and also assassinated John Grady. a miner, employed in one of the Lehigh odlieriee; and James McDermott and Michael U'ilrien, who were witnesses against several of the executed Mollies, have mysteriously disappeared, and fears are entertained that they have been foully dealt with. A dispatch of Saturday from Indiar- apolis says: Dr. J. T. Strong, physician at the House of Befuge, viBited the Indiana National Bank this afternoon and turned over $840 placed in his hands by Kennedy and Fairbanks, the robbers, at the time of their arrest, three or four months ago. Tbe prisoners claim that they gave Strong $1800, and to-day he intimated that the bank might expect an other payment next week. Chief Clerk Adams has finished his roll of the members of the next House, as far as he proposes to prepare it, for the purposes of organization. He will call neither the Republican nor Democratic claimant from Colorado, and leaves off for the adjudication of the House the names of Pacheco and Wigginton, and Metcalf and Frost, contestants from California and Missouri. The roll, as pre pared, gives tbe Democrats a majority of eight. Uenerai Adams has gone to his home in Kentucky, where he will remain till the 1st of Octobsr. A large number of the operatives em ployed in the iron manufacturing estab lishments in bchuylkiil, Lehigh and Sus quehanna Valleys, in Pennsylvania, are now on a strike against an announced- reduction of wages. All the puddler'g at Laight's rolling mill, at Lebanon, and those at Pott's iron works at Columbia, are now out. There are between 1000 and 1500 men now on the strike, and it is possible that this number wili be largely increased in a few days. The severest reduction is tbat announced by tbe Hilh- lehem Steel andiron company, being from 5 to 20 p?r cent. The New Orleans Custom House Com mission beard a number of prominent mparting merchants' camplainfs against the Custom House management on Saturday. Their complaints were confined the excessive bonded warehouse charges, drayage, sampling and regulation, requiring a bond from importers in cases where triplica'3 invoices fail to come to hand from the Consul. The Commission will recommend changes in the regulations covering these specifications. General Sheldon, a member of the Commission, says : "Merchants spoke very freely, pointing out many abuses heretofore unknown to leading officials." Ohio. J. C. Allansworth was suffocated in a well near Pomeroy on Saturday. The Waynesville people raised $530 for tbe Murphy movement by a fair. A boy three years old, son of Albert Lsaaure, was killed by a street car in Bellaire Saturday evening. William Bumgardner, of Mechanics- burg was drowned in Buck creek, near Springfield, on Saturday, while bathing. A young lady named Laurence, living near barnesville, attempted buicioo lor love Friday night, A Doctor interfered. A union camp meeting, of white and colored citizens, is in progress at Walnut Grove. Logan county, and is largely attended.A Lancaster special to the Cincinnati Commercial sayB: The suit of Thomas A. Scott against General Thomas Ewing, involving several thousand acres of coal land, has occasioned much talk, it is tbe unanimous verdict though that the General can not be implicated in dishonorable transactions, and he will exonerate himself thoroughly to the perfect satisfaction of the public. A tramp giving the name of Pat Welch, and claiming to be from Scran-ton, Pennsylvania, made an attempt to outrage an old lady named Coatee, seven-tyfive years old, living alone, at Youngs-town, Friday evening. Her screams attracted the attention of neighbors, whose appearance frightened Welch away. The old lady reoeived such a shock in the struggle she had with the scoundrel that it is feared she will die from the euects thereof. A special from Pataskala says : A son of John Innia. aged about eleven years, of Waeram, Ohio, was killed here this morning at 8 o'clock. The particulars of the sad accidentare as follows : Mr. Innis brought in a load of wool, and after leaving it in the warehouse went about town to attend to some business, leaving his son in charge of his team, which became frightened at the cats, and ran away, throwing the lad out and breaking his skull, from which injuries he died in a few minutes. , Civil Service Reform. The President on Saturday addressed the following circular letter to all the prominent Federal officers throughout tbe country: Executive Mansion, 1 Washinqton, June 2J, 1877. 1 Sir I desire to call your attention to the following paragraph in a letter ad dressed by me to the Secretary of the Treasury on the conduct to be observed by officers of the Uenerai Uovernment in relation to elections: "No officer should be required or per mitted to take part in the management of political -organization, caucuses, con ventionB or election campaigns. Ibeir right to vote and to express their views on public questions, either orally or through the press, is not denied, provided it does not interfere with the discharge of their official duties. Ho assessment lor political purposes on officers or sub ordinates Bhould be allowed." This rule is applicable to every de partment of the civil service. . It should understood by every officer of. the General Government that he is expected to conform his conduct to its require ments. Very respectfully, E. B. Hates, Foreign. The Porte's reply to Lord Derby's note in reference to the Suez canal was dis patched on the 21st instant. It Is under stood the Porte accepts the principle of free navigation of tbe canal by neutrals, but reserves the right of fighting an ene my s vessel. A Constantinople dispatch says: In telligence received to-day announces tbat Mukhtar Pasha bas been engaged, since Thursday, with the Russian army at Tatkhodia. between Khorasan and Deli- baba. The battle was proceeding all day yesterday. The result is unknown. A telegram from Mukhtar Pasha states that CABBAGE CAR LOAD OP MARYLAND CABBAGE AND NEW POTATOES ! Prime RASPBERRIES and 100 Bushels of Choice STRAWBERRIES, the Last of the Season. 100 8 WTW FOURTH STREET. the Turks attacked, on the 20th inst.,a Bussian division encamped at Hiliatz The fight lasted until nightfall. Tbe Bus sian division was cut in two and fled in disorder. A Floiesfi dispatch confirms the report tbat the Li rand Duke .Nicholas received the English attache, Colonel Wellesley, very brusquely, lie put forth stipula tions as tbe condition of bis accompanying the army which must trammel bim as an independent representative oi Eng land. His freedom of action would be supervised strictly, and he was warned tbat it was expected that he should not testify in an unfriendly spirit. Colonel Wellesley remains at Bucharest presuma bly awaiting instructions from borne. DELAWARE. Commencement Week-Tbe " Pub lic " of tbe Alhenecnui Society. Delaware, Ohio, June 24, To the Editor of the Ohio S(ale Journal : A pleasant hour's ride over the " Bee Line " from the Capital brings you to the shady town of Delawsre. This is one of the most pleasant summer resorts that our State affords. The beautiful Olentangy passes through the eastern part of the town, spanned by a suspension bridge, which as nearly rivals the one at Niagara as this river approaches the latter in dimensions. But the sulphur springs, which, as Granville Moody once said, "smell so strongly of the hereafter," form the great natural curiosity and attraction. In this hot eeason they are thronged all day long, and till the "wee hours o' the night. This town is intensely Methodi8tic, both in num bers and influence, justifying the facetious remark of the passenger on the train sometime since, who, in response to his fellow-traveler's inquiry of the name and size of this town, replied : "This is Delaware; it has about eix thousand inhabitants, and seven thousand of them are Methodist." Here is located one of this Churches' numerous educational institutions for ladies, viz, the "Ohio Wesleyan Female College." The College is in a flourishing condition, as is shown by its attendance during the past year, which wa something over two hundred students. The long agitated question of a union of this institution with the Ohio Wesleyan University, also located here, bb usual at this season of the year, now occupies the public mind. One thing is certain, whether the two institutions are ever married or not, their children will be. Many, many are the happy pairs at all stages in the voyage of life, who now look back to tbe college days spent here, when they first learned to know and love those who nave become their sharers of life's bliss and woes. The annual Public of the Athenseum Society of the O. W. F. C, came off Saturday night. The programme was as follows : MuBic Orand March de Coneert(eiKht hands) wolienhaunt Misses. Tipton, wicaersnam, uavis ana rneo. rresser. l-rayer. Music Protect Us Through the Coming Night uursenmana Misses ianon, Upton ana Davis. Salutatory Ida C. Oetman. Vocal Bolo The flow.r tiirl Bigivannl Florence 8. Willis. Recitation The Young Grey Head-St.lla Mather. Piano Bolo Titania Woly Jennie Davis. Oration I Serve Belle Evans. Vocal Solo oing, Smile Bleep Gtounod Edith Weloh. Dinserlatiou Professional Women Mame Brlttain. Valedictory We Meet to Part Florence Han-niafarMusic Good Night Schneider. Chorus, Clais. Presentation ot D.jilomas lienedliction. This entertainment waa given in tbe Colleee chapel hall, which was pleasantly decorated and packed with an audience to its utmost capacity. The music throughout the entire pro gramme was first-claBS. Miss Jennie Da-vib, of your own city, Bhowed fine ability, both as a vocalist and instrumental per former. But "The Flower Girl," by Mies Florence B. Willis, thirteen or fourteen years of age, I Bhould judge, was the finest thing of the evening in the way of music. The recitation was well ren dered. The oration, both for thought and delivery, wna the meritorious production of the evening. The speaker's enunciation was clear and exact. The dissertation was a humorous burlesque on professional women. The writer scarcely sustained throughout her essay, the excellence with which she began. The valedictory, it is said, was very good, but it was inaudible to the larger partol the audience, ice conclusion of the exercises was the pre sentation of diplomas to the eleven of this Society who graduate tbis year, me address waa by a former graduate, Miss Eunice Hughs, and was excellent. The ladies were all dressed in modest, tasteful attire. To-moraow is the Sabbath of Com mencement, when there will be the Students' love feast, the Baccalaurate sermon, etc. The town is full of visitors and returned alumni, Each day till the end of the coming week, will bring its own peculi ar interesl; but the great day of the least is Thursday the University Commencement day. EXPRESS ROBBERS. A Brilliant Police Achievement on tbe Lake Hliore Hallroad. Early Saturday morning a desperate at tempt was made to rob tbe express car of a Lake snore train irom tnicago to loie-do. The express train known as No. 6 arrives at Toledo at 2:40 a. m., and just as the train left Ligomer, Indiana, four men. two of them masked, and two with their faces blacked, entered the car, and presenting revolvers at the breast of the messenger, attempted to gag and bind bim. Tbe Chief of the Toledo Police, two railway detectives and two policemen were concealed in the car, and a fierce fight immediately ensued. The robberB were finally handcuffed and taken to To ledo. They gave their names as Milton N. Laddy, farmer; A. O. Bellman, a former Lake Shore conductor; Enery Christie, formerly a brakeman; and Frank Hathaway. It seems the United States Express company had had sus picions that the attempt would be made, and the Chief of Police and other officers had made several trips on the same train, concealed in the express car. The names of the officers and men who accomplished the arrest are W. K. bressie, agent for C. Cone, of the United States Express; Chief of Police Purdy, Detectives libbitB and Cavanaugh, of the Lake Shore road; Officers Brown and Sullivan, Timothy Hart aq.. Transfer Agent, and A, Carle ton, Messenger of the United States company.Chief of Police Purdy gives a B'ade reporter the following account of the affair : "I stationed Brown, Cavanaogh, and Tibbits so tbat if the robbers entered the car those officers would be in the rear of them. Sullivan, Hart and myself were so stationed that, should they enter the car, we would face them. The others were stationed on either side. There was a narrow aisle through the stacks of baggage just wide enough to allow a party of men to pass through single file. Manager Carleton Bat in the center of the car in a small area where the express matter had been cleared away. The train got under headway, and was about two miles away from the station, running at full speed, when the door was opened, and four men, two with blacked faces and two wearing masks, entered tbe car. The messenger was quietly and coolly looking over his bills. I had previously instructed him as to his method of procedure, or rather more, non-procedure. The men walked into the car single file, and Detective Cavanangh reached his band quickly out and closed the door. They did not notice the move. One of them laid his hand on the shoulder of Messenger Carleton and said, "Hello." Carleton, who had before been oblivious to all surroundings, started up and saw three revolvers pointed toward him. It required the utmost coolness for him to sit still in that situation, but he acted as if it were the most usual thing in the world to pass through the ordeal which he was then undergoing. ' Ibe man with his band on the Messen ger's shoulder was about to pull the ropes, , with which to gag and bind bim, from ' his pocket when I gave the signal and we all sprang from our places of conceal ment. The robbers started to rush out of the car but they were intercepted by officers Brown, Cavanaogh and Tibbits. We pounced upon them from all sides and-each selected his man. Then occurred one of the most desperate fights I ever witnessed. The men knew that they were struggling for libirly, and they were desperate as tigers. The air was filled with yells and the sight which presented itself was that of a confussed mess of struggling, yelling humanity. "It was a long time before the men were overpowered. At last they were hand-cuffed, and utterly exhausted, we eat down to contemplate the result. I expected to find that Borne of the men had been seriously injured, but aside from some bruises, the moat severe ones being administered to Laddy, no one was injured."Finance In Assorted Sixes. New York Tribune.l The State of Ohio produces more finance and of a more diversified quality, one year with another, than any other territory of equal area on the habitable globe. No able-bodied citizen of Ohio considers ' himself equipped for the ordinary duties of life unless he possesses a fiscal system of his own, bo that fiscal systems are as prevalent in Ohio as theories of the universe are in less favored lands. This year the growth of finance has been stimulated by an approaching State election and the depreciation in value of Alexander Ham ilton's silver dollar, until everybody has a little more than he can consume, and consequently Ohio finance in large quantities has been thrown upon the gen eral market. It is noticed vbat the arti cle doesn't "run even," no two lotB being found which can be graded in the -same class; but they all have cheap money and stretchy measure ot value as central characteristics. The more modern of these Ohio financiers may be at daggers drawn on other points, but they are sure to agree in longing lor a dollar with fewer than one hundred cents in it, which will expand and contract with the weather. The gutta percha com movement Is now very promising. A gutta petcba dollar would be cheaper and more pliable than silver even, would give more aid and comfort to the debtor class, would be more effectual in swamping credit, and would enable an Ohio gentleman to think he was rich when he owned very little except hie fiscal system. But the civilized world is not educated up to the Ohio level, and the Government of tbe United States can hardly afford to experiment with any more or more elastic standards of value. There are certain obligations of honesty and honor and cer tain laws regulating exchange which cannot be violated outside of Ohio without some inconvenience to the violator. It would not prove wholesome for the Government even to entertain the question whether or no it is not proper to violate these laws just a little for the Bake of carrying Ohio. It would be more assuring if the Administration would let Ohio politics and Ohio finances se verely alone, and disavow tbe incoherent opinions which have been credited to it for tbe purpose of bulling the stock of some candidate for Governor or Senator. Everybody approves the sound doctrine of tbe President as expressed in Mr. Sherman's letter concerning the new 4 per cents, and the Administration will invariably be supported if it entertains no thought of compromise with the silver delirium but takes an epen and positive stand upon those financial principles which have been demonstrated to be fixed and certain. A Woman's Hotel. San Francisco is to have the first Woman's Hotel. A fine new five story brick building has been built and furniahed by the munificence of a private gentleman, who put it into the hands of business managers on the sole condition that it shall "be so conducted as to carry out the purpose of its establishment, and pay running expenses." Its circular informs us that the purpose is to have "a first-class house, of moderate expense for respectable women of the city," and for those "living in tbe country and on the Pacific coast, whose duties, pleasures or business" may lead them to visit the city. It is to be managed by a lady of experience. A Virginian's Discovery. Colonel Mayo, of Virginia, has discovered what every one at the North knew a generation ego, that it was slavery which rendered labor disreputable in that State, and drove off white immigration from its borders. Slavery is now abolished, but its spirit still lives; and Virginia will never feel the influx of tbe tide of immigration until the people have learned to look with as much favor upon the citizens of other States as she bestows upon those of her own. Song of the baker "I knead thee every hour."