Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 16, 1875, Page 1

“REMO ~ The Chicwgo Dailp Teibur, VOLUME 28, “TRUTH NO LIE! "CROQUET AT GOST, Mo make room for othor atock, Prices from $1 to §8 por set. BAR- GAINS SURE. HADLEY BROTHERS & G0, BOORSELLERS, 63 & 65 WASHINGTON-ST, CHINA, GLASSWARE, &o. AT COST. QUR ENTIRE RETAIL STOCK, COMPOSED OF DECORATED AND PLAIN CHINA, Dinner and Tea Sets, Sitver-Flated Ware, Chamber Sets, Table Cutlery, and Voses, Glassware, Fancy Goods, POSITIVELY AT COST UNTIL CLOSED OUT, {nclu- ding Bhow Cancs sud Tablew. BOWEN & KENT 202 and 264 Wabash-av. Wl continto onr Wholeasle Bualners aa uau igunpowder, per 1b, 80, 09, Tie—Standard Yampg‘l'xunnr,' per ih, B, 649, Tso—8tandard. Japan, per 1b, 50, 60c—Blandard.....eeis Odlong, por i, 4), 50, Gto—Standard English reokfast, por b, i), Glo—Ht . 0ur Standard Tean arn unanrpased for ex y of ‘favor. SentC. O, D. to all norts of the United Statos, Je IO SONT, 147 Sonth Clnrkant. LeSa * Al “Wo wish to inform our friende and customers that wo have removed to - 914 i 216 EAST MADISON-T. LEOPQLD, EUH & CO. OFFICHEHS ‘T0 RENT : ¥ TEB TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, ROOM 10. MEDICAL COLLEGE. RUSH. MEDICAL COLLEGE, FBES, (00I0AG0) 855.00. Thirty-thinl Anuual Bossiou bogins Bapt, 4), For ldross TR, DLASKIE MILLER, 628 Wabsar, Chtasy” FINAN 0!_@}:. " Money to Loan. Cashi in hand to loan in sums of $5600, $:400, $1,000, f £1,300, 81,600, aid £2,0%, and in dargor sudw io sule * [ CHIGAG0 : ® Twenty-nith s, ¥ bo ol +ou Qhicago and Hyde Park propert ty, TUKNER & BOND, 102 Washington-st. MORTGAGE LOANS, t carrent rates of intorest. JOSIAK . REED, % Nussust, New York, roprosoniod by 1 JOIN L AVERY s00. L Eheral westiut Forea i Lion fucilitien lo-tront hoass, u":%:ll. 12 ¥ & batgain, O WA LK1, 13 Chambar of Gomsero ‘Tha splenild &lwvfi and bavement m: (ot ordor; And uninubored. Wo 0. H. &4, t Qomault your iuterssta and send us your olajms for djuatimedit 1 ul paria of the country) No eollectians iarges; and no atforney's fees {n suits, ¥RASIERS COLLEGTION AGENOY, Car, Ktate and Monroe-ats, o NOTICE. GLOBE INSURANGE COMP'Y, 110 LA BALLE.ST. Citcaao, July 16, 1675, ‘The watement {n the Post and Mall of thie eventn ¢hat tha “ Olobe™ loses $1, \bacos ot Ouies anihr o oot ) 1% Sbwendng of o unpald premiumy a0z, Siatthy do hoy exceed §psgr e 1t 48ued tarough ours respectfully, 8. I WALKEIR, fec. A FINE BUTTER and Dalry, direct from the mnmhl Counties, Hamilies wupplied. FO¥L S, A A one-third intereal tn & Vaper Biii) with » valusble ‘Water Power, doiug & good Lusiuess, well sltusted for ebipment v Chicsgo oF 5t Touls, [avs been muking zag news. A practical faper-maker preferred. Boxt of reasons fur wanting 10 sel), aud will bo made kuowu toapplicant, Address O o4 Tribune vitice. a— PRISON Borsavisun's Orrios) New Jesary Sxave Putsos, s AVRisstion may be Bia tor the s SR o R L i A e AR UParTcs, 4. s akers {n Lake Laria or small quantiiicar AYERSE DENIRON. 111 Jackson-st, FOREIGN. Republicans Denounce Rouher’s Spoech in the French Assembly. The Ministry Recelves a Vote of Con- fidenco at tho Close of ihe Debates A Strict Watch to Bs Kept on Sus- peoted Bonapartists, Loss of Lifs and Property by Flood in England and Wales, Another Million-Dollar Fail- ure Announced in London. Parlfament Votes His Royal Highness’ Pocket-Money for His In- dian Tour. Detalls of the Recent Volcanic Kruptions in Iceland, FRANCE. ROUMER'A RPEECIE DENOTNCED. Panrs, July 16,—Io the Assombly to-day M. Savarv delivored & spooch in which Lo dwelt upon the nocessity of arresting the progroas of Bonapartism, and ottacked M. Roubor, whom he stylod the abottor of & coup d'otat, M. Buf- fet defonded tho Prefoct of Police from the attacks mndo upon him yestorday by M. Rouher, and said the Profect was porfoctly right io point- ing out tho double danaor by which the country waa throatoned by both rovolutionists aud Bona- partista, The dangor from tho formor was moro serions, aud tho Governmont would keop & watchful oye upon them, The Bonapartiats and membors of the Right chaeered this statoment, while the Left protested against ft. M. Dufnure suid the Government would dis- plav vigilanco in regard to the Booapartists. He would not romain s member of any Goverument which uegloctod that duty. M. Gabetta onllad atioation to the divorzence in the statements of tho two Ministers, and with mauch warmth socused the Govarnment of sup- ortiug the Bonapartists, maintainiog Bovapars- f:«. functionarios iu ollics, and following in the stops of tho Broglis sdministration, B{‘. Dnflot assert~d that perfect agroemont pro- vailed in tho Cabiet, cspocially. botween M. Dufaure sud bimeclf. o considered tLut he waa rendoeriug & great sorvico to the countiy by runintaining the old functionaries, who were loyal although thoy had sorved under the Im- 1o, " Tho Loft violently protested againat those re maiks of M, Buffet, wbilo tho Right and Boos- partisis londly cheered. Aftor further soimated debato tho resolution was passod by & voto of 483 to 9, siating that the Assombly, confiding in the Guvernmont's declarations, passes to the order of the day. o= The Bonapartists who bad agroed to support the motion were woll matistied with the 1esult. ‘Tne Left, who abstained from voting, wero pro- portionaioly d.spleased. M, Dufaure subse- quentiy aflirmed tlat there was no divergonce between the Ministers, The Government bad nothing to add to or withdraw from the doclara- tions It hind already mado. Luspox, July 16,—The Paris correspondent of the Times Aummarizes the roault of yeatorday's dobato in the Acsembly as followa: “The Gov~ erumenty soparatod from the Left are thrown back on the Right. The diffioulty arwming fa: How can tho Governmout remmn in ower suppoited by s majority which s opposed to ftho constitutional bills ? Anit cannot bo supposed the Governmont will resgn withoat cumpleting its coostitutional wurfi. will it rely upon the mnjority of Inst night, or upon that from which it has violently o ratod itsolf # The coming eitt.ngs munt voivo this problent. Meanwhilo viotory bolongs to the Bouapartistd. THE YLOOD AT AGEN, Aoz, Juno 30.—On Thurvday last at 4 o'clock the otd Town of Agon was suddonly loodad from two differont quarters in losy tiwe than it takes to toll, The Ituca Biaille, Bt. Avtaine, avd Ht. Hilaire, the Profecturs, the Cathedral of Ht. Caprais, bullt it the eleventh century, the Quar- tors of Bt Augustine and Hte, Foi,—In short, overy part of tho town was ynder water; in fact, only the Jacobins' Church and its immodliate noighborhood, the Lycos, tho Hallos, aud ouo or two mtreets escaped. Iu the Cathedral the water was soon_over b foet deep, a8 also in the Church of 8to, Fol. The Collogo of 8t. Caprais wus completely inundated, aud rallway communication with Tarbes, Toulouse, and Bordesux cut off. Tho Palais do Juatics was surrouuded and the magistratos escaped in boats. The Publlc Treamuy, tho Post-Oflico, the ofllces of the Department, and tho Tax Of- fico wora quickiy flooded. Most of tha wrotchod iohabitants spont she night on the roofs of their lottering houses. Oue of the causes of tho rapidity of the flond was the burating of the ralway ombankmont near Pont Ht. Fiorre do Usubort. ‘Through the broach thus formed the wlntnr peuroed liko a torrent ovor the thon fortile plan, I found this morning that railway com- mavication with this town waa stopped at Loyrao, The country through which 1 Smm beyond that ~ town Is complotoly ovastated,—tho vinayards, the ocornflelds, tie pusture-lands, calied with mud, the trees bent aud broken in every diroction, and tho Liodges, solid walls of mud’and hiay, carrica away from tlo fielda. The trees on the rosdsido nre filled with the mame substances, 1In short, everywhero the progresa of the Inundation is painfully apparent. 1n Jome places are ruined cottaged ; in others, wwamps of rotting maize sud clover. One houso hiad on it an inscription denoting the height of the fluod in 1830, The wator liue of the present luundation fu at loast 4 feoat higher, close under the firat-flor win- dows, Birauge to say, nono of the bridgos ovor the Garonue have beon destroyed, and conse- quoutly the roads are for tho mout part open, At Agen itsall the sceno is mont distreseing, The beautiful promensde, the Gravier, by the river, where staudy tho statne of Jacquos Jasmin, tho cobbler post, ts & loug lne of uprooted treou, Witk at one end pilea of fallen houses, In tho streots the inhabitauts are drying their furniture or, x‘mmpu:m the water from tleir collars, 0 slow the force of tha floods, I may men- tion that in the nnlx centre of tho town aro large stones from the bod of the river. Throe inbab- itants of Agou are worthy of the bighent cown~ mendation for their exertions during the time the town was inundated, ‘They are Liout. Pey- tolle, of the Lwontisth Rezimont of the Lina; rousset, aud a uadlor, M. Auri For throo «layu theso gallant vouog mon_went about from house to house in & boat, despite the rapil current aud falling housos, convey ing provisiona and rolief to tho eufferers, flow wauy livos they saved it would be dificult to nB for thelr modosty :flunh their couiage, ** Don't praive me,” vaid M. Poyrolle, *for 1 can swim " and yot how few swimwors would have run the risks which bo and his companions d)ldl 1 am glad to say tho upal made M, Poyrolla Chevalior of the Legion of Honor Lo~ day, At Bi, Bixte, Serignan, Laugon, Puusago, aud Bequin, ~ willages 1o ‘the beighborhioad, housea have failen, cattle bave beon drowned, aud, in some cases, also human beings, *The inundation,” said ou Agenois to mo, “'iu like & soourge from God for the plagues of Egypt, our sins.™ THE COMTE DX PABIN' HOOX, Pants, June 29,—ichel Ly y Ushed the $hird and fourts vajusmes oy wiss :{:.‘m of tho American War," by the Oomte 4 DooTazss, ph sz LR R et Borboune, Lias doflhuz 8 ofer :l w'.%é%‘:.‘.‘n.'." : - e e A e, CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1875. alelnn to the Sultan's harem on condi- T B tag mqtaids the bulidiog. e will attend tha harem, but will practice in Con- stantinople like other doctor: " Tuo legend of the blowin June 80.—The legend of o - upP:lm?ha Vongaur, stigmatized by Mr. Carlylo an the largost and most inwpidng pleco of hlagque manufactured for nome centurios hy any man or nation, I8 wtill & favorito subjoct wth French artists, and reprosontations of it aro frequontiy Lo be aeon in the windows of nocond-rata print-ahiops. A provinelal paper ro- ria the doath at Rlieimn of Joacliin lleaw, the mt anrvivor of the Vengeur, who, it says, was 18 veara of ago st tha timo, and who, wien the Captain blow up his dismantled atip rathor thau surreudor to tho English, had the dinting nished houor of being blown up with it, and tue good Inck of falling 1nto the acs, aftor goiug np 20 motros, and without any other hurt than a brokon arm, Ho wan picked up, it atds, and retained an a prigonor till tho pence of Amione. 1lis funor- al was attended by a brothier of U8, a sister of 97, and won of 78, tho age of the deconsed boiug 9. Sore may bo fucline to doubt whether Bunu wasover in the Vougeur atall; but, however thin may b, it ia aurpnsing to find this atory ro- produced without eomment in auch papers ax the Jichats and tho Tempa, when it has hoen proved to tlis matisfaction of I'rench investinators that 1lte whip sank in thoe ordinary way, and that the Cantain and 200 of the craw giadly escaped in English bonts, —_—— GREAT BRITAIN, P THE FOREIGN VISITONS, Loxpoy, July 15,—>Moody aund Sankay, the evangeliats, will sail for the Unitad States Aug. 4. Tho Bultan of Zanzibar leaves to-day for the Continont, Very hoavy rain-rtorms hnve taken place in Eng'and. Animmense dam in Cinderford Val- Iny, Gloncestorshire, burst, flovdiug the forest of Dean, PAILTRE. Lambort Drothors & Heott, conl morchants, bave faitod. Laabilition, §1,000,000. ALDERT EDWARDS' PROFOSED INGIAN VISIT. In tho House of Commous this afternoon Henrv Fawcott offored a motion declariog it in- oxpedient for tho ludisn Government to pav any part of tho oxpensos of tho I'riuce of Wales' Esntern tour. Disrnoli opposed tho motinn hecanan the Prince would 'be the guest of the Vicoror of India, sud Gladstone supnorted Disrso'l. Toe motion was finally rejoctod by a voto of 67 yeas to 379 nayn. 110 grant to dofrar tho oxpensos of the Prinea of Walon' virit to India was passed by o vote of 238 yoas to 16 uayn, TRY. BLAYVE TRADE. Mr. Bonrke, Undor Foreien Secretary, in ro- sponso to an Inquiry of SicJohn Kenuawar, anid doubts having boon ralsed reepecting tho fulfiliment of tho troaty of 1873 for the Bupprosslon of tho elase trade on tho Enast coast of Africa, anothet troaty wan completed while the Sultan of Zauzi- bar was hore, which, it is to be hoped, will bo fully oarried out. THNE CANADA COPYRGHT LY passed its second roading. Sir Charlen Dilko offored a motion that, in the opinion of tho Ilouso, it In the duty of the Gov- ernment to inquire into the varions mothods for » juster distributton of potitical power, with n viow to mseeuring more complota ropresentation of the people. He called atton- tion to tho tucresae of population iularge towns, and decronse in small horoughis. Dixraeli roplied that such annmalios were in- evitablo, nud o periodical revimou of tho consti- tutlon was nccewsnry to provent thom, Ho declared tho presont system was Lthe ndmiration of tho world. Tho Houso divided, sud the mo- tiou was fost by a vote of 120 yoas to 190 nays. MOLE FLOODS. Henvy rains havo cansed much damago in Walos, " Tho River Ogworo haa overllowed its banks, inundating tho town of Brigend. Ouo Lito was loat and much live-stock drowwned. Tho water in a rosarve pond for supplying the AMon- mouthshire Canal at Coucarvan buemt throngh s banks, nud thirteen persons wero drowned, Thore is & flood at Cheorwoll Valley, England. Crops, espocially hav, suffored asverely. Much damago has beon doue ta Devonshiro by rTain storms, ‘Uho rivers and streams nro swollen, aud at soveral places thore are inundations, Dy tho burating of Mg Monmontushire reser- voir a factory and n numbor of_dwellings were entirely destroyed. Tho Hivor Ebbw bas over flowed, Toata are plying in tha main streots of tha Town of Monmonth, Himilar reports of in- unantions come from Lloes, Ho-eford, and Ceor- leon. Fours aro entortained for tho safety of the foundations of tue Itoss, Monmoath & Nye Valloy Nailtoads. Tho water is still risiog. The River Frome haa risen 9 foat abova tho ordi- nary lovel. and the lower portions of Brintol are flooded. Tiionsnuda of acres Iving betweon the Frome and the Sovorn sre undor water. AN PNOMUH MOODY. A praminont buriness man hiaw boncht Vietorin Thentre sud intouds titting it up for roligions work. —_—— ICELAND. DETAILA OF THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION—WIDE- RPUEAD DESOLATION. The followiug account of the rocent volcanlo eruption in Iculand is furnished in a report by the Nev, Doan Kigurd Gunnarsson, dsted Mal- lormastad, in Mulasyels, April 24: Oo Faster Monday, early in the morning, lond rumbling notees were heard 1o the westwurd, aud up- Jacently traveling towards tio uorthieart, in the ditec: fon of tho niountain ranges bounding the valley of Fljotsdalatierad to the north, Iresently the sounds turnod_baokward slong the southern monntaina as well. Thealr wan hoavy and jet biack towsrds the norlh snd northeast. About 0 o'aluck whitish sray rcariaconus sand bogsn to fall from tho aky, the partie clos averaginy the sizo of u grain, but {n shipe longer, The dark column moved nearer and nearar, and the durkness rapiily fucreased, while tho scoriaccous bl thickened al the same rate, A full hour bofurs twon eandles had to Ts lgltel in the Louscs, and st noon the diwrkucsa was as denma ' ms flat of a windowless houre; oven abroad the fingers of the hand could not be dis- tinguised at the distance of n fow inches from the eye. "This pltch darkness lated for about an hour, During the dark all glans windows appearod Jiko mirrors to tioue Inaklo, roriecting the Objecta. on whlch ihe it foll ma if thoy had boen covered outedde with a coat of quickuiiver, * For four consscntive Liours % wan neo- easary o huve bighted candles n tho houses, During ul thine the nahos and tho sand woro faltiug toick . Ligbtolug and claps of thander were at tio 0 sces aud heard in raptd mucceaston, aud the oarth and overytiing seemod 1o tremblo ogain, The air wan chargedd withi electricity {0 such an exteit that tanncies, sud stall-spikon of lron when turned into o air, and oven one's hands whea held up, sramod allablaze, But tbe thunder differed from ordiary claps in this, that it travelodTin rapldiy-repeated ech crovs the skice. When tlis darkuess wore off tho ashes abated, The dark column now moved fuland towards the upper valieys ; but, bang there met by a counter-current of air, It remained at first stationary for & while, and afterwarde n:oved slowly down cauntry agaiu slong the vallexs, so that once tore the daylight wan changed into dusk, which wa accomplisbed by tho fall of Hino ashes, After the fall ho earth waa covered with a layer of ashes and scorlw from 1% inches to # nches doep; vcosrsest whore 1t .lay thickest, in many casea eshibitiug umico boulders twico as lirge sa thy Ol i theso places the eaties foll hot ss embers on the ground, At first ho fall of the mslss was sccompanied by a foul sulphurous suuk, which, howevar, vory suon vanishied, When ihe ushes hind wny percoptible taste It was that'of walt and iron, For threo days after the fall atill weather prevailed, and thoashes lay undisturbed on the carth, Befure the fall of tho ashce the lund wus snowiess unil pasturo plontitul ; but after it not a creaturo could be lot out of doats, nd tho shoep, if they were let out, would run ae if mad fu sll directions,” On the fourih day a fretty T southwest gala lew the asties away frum be billocks wud mounds, avcept the fnest part, which remnsined on the sward, presenting the appearance of & compact scurf, Dt What litils good thia galo mighit Liave done wan undano the nest day by s wind blowing from tha uorthwest, Thia fouriul visltailon has brought with it sn fm- mense destiuction of pasturaga aud fodder for caitle ubout thees diniricts, “Butit iv s great wmercy thatour Heavenly Futher haw, aw yul, apared sonie of the Dortiieri aud southiers @iiiricie. bf Mulaysia. - Into thesa districts, therefore, people Niavn fied with (ha frester pars of their Lerds, aud shorily tho digut wi ave to bo yerformed with every remuiaing beast, cowa ucluded, which miay escaps fhe wlatghterers kuife, whou tho country not affected with the wcorla sball have developed suiliciont vordure, The dwall- €ru 0 the unafocted diatricts have everywhers shown Lho grouteet readiucws to asaint us, who dwoll fu thia axh-coverud country, with A1) hielp'ln theie power, A most pralseworthy zeal o ALis rospect Las been sbuwn' by tho inbabitants of Vopoafjord, Hiid, Tuuga, Haltaatadarthiugha, Brelddal, sud elsewhers, 1uto theso dintricts enornioun wultitudea of shoeplave 0 driven from tho ash-covered | watched there by numbers of hordsmen, soutlierly country sidea have alao viudicated telr hou- ©r when thelr clarity Lan beon called fu reuuisition, From thle fearful’ visitation all husbundry in this €30% country must comie Lo utter ruln, ano famine snd distreas are imuiinent. All thy country sidea Lere which used 1o be considered aniong the mout prusper- ousln the counley are tow the wort ot} and the Doighboring distriots, which are free from the ssbes, un!:l ibly bear up sgoiust the heavy atralg whith this distress must briug 4o baar upon them, A letter to the London ZVm, 1o privote laltess which § bave - — - L calenlated that pastires to the extent of from 2,30 to 3,000 squars milre bawy bech destroyed. which suppiied the noceamary fond for 40,00 ahiseps, 2,100 catile, and 3,000 horses, The apread of the dintreas'into Uioas very ‘districtn whoes chintity 12 supporting tie firet muflerers fn fiacll increasing the ovil to an alarming extent, so thet any aid, W ba efoctual, muat maka proviaiom, nob only for the {n- Mant wanta of the people, hut alro for the ensning winter, an all prosgect of & hay Lsrvest (the only Liarveat known n Icaland) 14 gono for thin sear in the mmadiately affacted diatricta, and is larguly Impatred in the tnvadud onea. Iy & letter to the New York Sun it apnears that rovera] diatiicts of the bea: part of Icelaud are destraved : ashon Iving #o thick thst 16 in enti- matad that 16,360,000,000 bushaln of ashos havo fallen on an aten of 21,090 squara miles, Thore aro Iava hoops at the apota of crupition as much as 1% milon lony and from 500 t0 10) fathoma broad, From anolher nourco, & nawspaper publiahed at Akuroyri, in the north of Ireland, during tho explowion, wo find that the noise of the boiling of the cratara coutd ba clearly hoard 29 milas away ; aud an intonse red plare filled the aky at niglit. Tho writer describon thoglara na thrown in s compact colnmu nome 30 fent Lizh Wefore break- ing, accompauied by s bluish atream which ex- randed and whitenga, and rose rirmght into the 8ir many hundreds of fathoms in spito of strong wind blowing, ———— CHINA AND JAPAN, chNA. Baxy Frawcisco, July 16.—Arrived, steamer Groat Ropublic from fopg Kong, via Yokonama. Among the paesengers are Rear-Admiral Ven- nock and staff from the command of tho Asiatic squadron. Shen Pao Chon, Iato Fatal of Fukion, and con- spicuous for servicos in Formosa, Lay boon ap- pojuted Vicoroy ot Kiangsu, Kiangsl, and Anhal, and High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in the south of Clunw, headquartera at Nanking. Diflicultics with tho Kashgar were apprebonded by the Peking Cabinot, The rnlers of that province aro belioved to be in aflisuce with suthniized emisesries from Wertorn natlons proparing to throw off the Chinese rule, Aftor repoated dofeats by the aborigines the Chinese troops are esid to_have ganed a victory in Bouthorn Formons. 'Two hundred savages aro reported killod, Particnlars not given. The insargont outbrenksin Manchuriacontinye, The troopn dispatchied from Now Chwang have not et cominenced oporation Tlio flag ship Hartford left Hong Konz Juna 16 for Singapoie, on ronte to the United States. > JAPAN, Yoronaws, June 24.—The Mikado vikita tha Inland of Yezo in July, and will be abacnt from tho Capital about thres wooks, Tho Japnuess contiibutions to the Australian Exposition aro valued ot £14,000 only. A consultative sasambly ol provincial officialy metat Yodo June 20. Thoproceedings moro opencd by an addreas from the Emperor, Tho fuuctious of this body are limited, The event 18 jportant ovly au astablishing a syetom which will be earried to greator leneths hacesfier. Iutolligence 18 rocoived that Rusain han declded in favor of Japan fa the acbitration of tho Maua Luz caso. —_—— ITALY, PATXTINGS OPFERED FOR BALE, Roxr, July 15.—~Tho Pawnbroking Depart- ment of the Italisn Government annonnces the ssle of an unredeemed gallory of paintings, in Novembor next, in cleven lots. If, however, an offer of #15,000 francs for tho whole galiory ia wado bofore tho time fixed for tho Aale of pict- ures, they will bo auctioned off 1u ono lot. ety SPAIN. DONBEGARAY ESCAPES. Maonm, Jnly 16.—The Ofiicial Gazetle sn- nounces that the Carlist Ganoral Dorregaray haa entorod Catalonis, by way of Tromp Valley. Ho I prrsuod by the Alphonist Gonorals Weyler and Alartinez Compos. —_— AUSTRIA, TMFERIAL COURTESTES. Vizwxa, July 15.—The Emperor of Garmany has arrivad at Techl, where Lo 18 the gueat of the Lmporor of Austria. i BURMAH, AN INAUBBEOTION, TLoxpon, Jaly 15.—It In reportod that an Insur- rection nas broken out noar Bbhamo, in Burmah. s ek THE POPE. RIS ADDDRESS TO TIE ROMAN NODLES. New York Herald, Roxe, Juno 26.—Tho Popo fs in excollent healtt, and his various spocchos aro reportod aud commented upon by all the Italan papors, eaneciallv his 1ast, delivered to the mumbors of the Roman aristocracy who waitod on Lim us the Vatican, which runa as follows : Your proscuce, oh, most beloved sons, gives me grest causo for rejoicing, for I recoguize in you & nobls puraoveranca in boly principlen und in lovo to- Wari (i 1oly Hee, Your Silelily caiises mo o touder thanks (0 God, becauss from the first days of Sevtember, 183U, it sugyonted my rmaining in Rome. Anitd contlicting counaels T havs siways beld fast by the reaalation of remaining i Rune, with the Retmatun awd for the Rorasna, How could I act otherwiso? 1 bad alrendy recelved 50 many proufs of atfection, o many demonstrations of fove from this population, that o motives could induce mo to aepsrato mysull feom you. And here let e briedy trace tho Lano- ful evonts of that momorable mouth, Tho anul- vormary of the birth of the Bicwscd Virgin had scarcoly pawssd when o wubalpine cavalier brought ms a Infter from a Catholle monarch, fu which this monarch doclared himmelf Teaponsibie ‘for aud gusrdian of tho destinies of all the Hialisus, laced {n his haud by Divina Providence, sdding that v felt it his duty to asauma the_responsibility of the malatenance of order fu the Peulnanla and of the security of the Holy Seo, Then Lo weut on to du. clare thiat, in order 0 socond the dewdrs of tho Romans, ho hiad oriicred Lis troops 40 advance and to oocupy Rome, Thia fortho purposs of malntaining order, Finally ho athrmed that ho should coutine. Lizuself to conservative action, Horo 1iis Holiness narrated the facta of tho entranco into llome, stigmatized the I'russian Ministor ns the voritable Achitophel of vur day, sudadded: Once maaters of Romo, where dowe find ths con- servativo action promised? In the expulsion of monks aud nuns; o the usurpation of ecclesiaatical wealth ; in tho oponing of Protestant schools aud templos, Nor is the work yet endad, for day by day all that has bitherto eacaped the inozoral the revolution in belng gleanol, To this sad frievous speatacts 1a opposed tho sdmirable conduct of Cliristianain Rome, Italy, Europe, aud the Catbolic world, As soon an vur volos usted from the Vatican, millions oo _millons responded to our fuvits. ton, uniformity of bLeart and thought forma s solamu contrast with iho discord that relgns mmong leghlators n Varllsment, wherr, among othor scandals, wo Bave heard tho Government which now rules Italy no- cused ss the authors and c1ocutors of the wost exe- crable crimes, Aud here I desire, oli, my Leloved ones, that you waru thass who seck’ ever frosh plans of reconciliation, if not of concord, who aeseri that this state of uucertatuty fs 100 prolonzod and readers 1t neceasary (o find some means that alinll Inad to com- mou peace, that it {s by no mesn to walk over volcatoes,” Tha earlh trembles under their foet: s tremendous rumbling that ahakes the siden of (he moubtain {ndicales now eruptions; hence it 1u neves- wary o withdraw from ke daugerous patn sud to clidusa & road less oxposed o tho Hames, Hero the Holy Fathor passod in roview with sntisfaction the progresa of roligion in Iialy, Franco, Vienna, Belgium, Bavaris, America, and Bpain; eucourages the Rowmans to &:em-l- in their ploty and firmnoss, sud concluded ; Aa for me, I unlte with the universal prayers, and in fulfilliment of my duty and in order 10 quarunice] the #ighta of this Holy Beo, I ropeat the proteal often miada before sgalust ihe usuryations consummated lu evory form, which stand out in strauyo contrast with tho ex- it romise made to maiatain & conservaltya policy award us. PRASANT PILABINS, Lamis, June 30, —A telegram from Rome In the Univers wayss According to oustom, & erowd of peasants have coute toceleheale Bty Peter's Day, aud slopt under tho culunnudes swaltiug e, Yeatorday they beslegad tho gatem of the Vatlcav, eryiug, * Wo want L soe ths To i1 IX, ondered (liem all 1o be admitted, and wong them, Then vecarred o troly spostolio ,—the Fope bivssiug the pigrime, and” the latter worphig at tae sight of him, aud protestivg tieir love and adelity. 3 T SOUTH AMERICA, THE LATE EANTUQUAKE AT CUCOTA. *Mork Trivune, The following is the ofticial roport of the Con- sul of Venezuels at Cucuta to his Government in regard to tho éarthquako CONSULAZE OF THE UNITED BTATES OF VENE! 1 QucuTA, MaBacar of External Relatuna ‘enesvels ¢ Ou Buuday, the lcth joat., at 5:20 p,m., the frst movement of tha carth bagan, withony' X Oa tha following day, Monday, t SROLLAT SLOCK Was exparienced, 2UXLA I{/Am. 1876.—7 the Minkster toytencee howsrer, Dul thy fatlowing day ho 18th, st 11:56 », m.. with clear stmo- d an ardent aun, the' earth shook 80 rapidly aud so suddenly tbat o fonr seconds the city wan campletoly * doatroyed, not a singie houss, and acaroely & aingle wal, remaining standing, whils fineath their ruing were burisd narly 3,000 peruns, Thiowe who, by the grace of Providence, had their liven nyarod n thed awfal moment, wers nearly stphyeiated by tha dense cloud of dust tiat covernd ux to extent that we coutd not distingulal mietera dlstance, nntil a violent” gost thie atmosphere sd enabiled ua Lo roapire piurs sir. snd thna return to lifa, A pumbor of buildings in the city, atuoug thew Aome agotheearies’ stores, (natantly ame {gnitad, but m strong min conteotlel] tha fire somewhat, Then folliwed a rerion of shocks for aix_muccearive nighits, wncoseding each other hour after hour, each shock being preceded Dy one, two, or threa detonations very aim{lar to Lhat proceeding from tha explosion of n jince of artillery of Linmenxs calllre, Ko violont wirs these shocks 1hiat it wan necranary 0 Iay on the ground and, firmly graaping soms obloct, thu pravent dangeroun resulta, Thie terror, an depiciod in the connteuances of the wurvivor i tha manruing and desperation of hnatands, wives, and chiliiran, who, with ths utmest anxiety, noficifed each otber ' for sympathy aud (idiogs of the 1oat 3 the crin and grosus of tho victima expring be- noath the ruine—tbis (a a pictirs which the most vivid imagluation eould not deacribs, Lut the worat of all was tho frevence—sithin thre hiours after that awful catastroplis, wiicn in fta terror and pattios would bave recched the neart of liveni— of bitls of thisves who, with machete in hand, trod under fuol the bod:es, and, d2af to the cries for ad of theauifercrs mill under tha ruina~theso men, s ro proach t the buman race, ranssckad the rutns for thn #o-4 that the hon Ve libor of mauy yesrs had ac. camulated, The ColormUian Guard etationed in that ity If they had been inspired by philantbr senlimentn, coult hava Jent, by thelr a importatt services to the unfortuns's inhalttanin, eaving many livea and intereata and elavating the natioal sentinent, but with o conduct that T abstain from qualifying, they tok np their march n 21 hourw, by way of Pomplons, Mot of the merchanta of Ban Jose o Cucuta, wern' Veurzuelans, Rutch of thoes a4 di unt Jeave thelr bodtes uuder th ruinm of their homes, and their widowa nnd children in mourning for then, saw Lurled in the frightful rainw {he fortunea they had accumuiated, Acourdiug to the advices obtalned fram trustworthy poruons who had left the unfortunate place for thin city np to May 7 hers had leen deatroyet by the carthquaken the following Veneziels townn: Ban Antono, Capachin, Turibi, Han Cristolul, Labatirs, Miclieluus, Cilo, San_Jusn d= Urena, and Gunjamos. Of the townn Lelougiug to Colombia, bo followiug wero destroyed: Ban Josa ds Cucuta, Howario, Pueblits, Bsn Cayetann, Santingo, aluzor, Galurdo, Arbaleds, Chutacota, and Caculells, The totl value nf the property lost at San Joso do Co- euta in s follows = Value of buildings.. .. +$2,500,00 CofTea and ofher produ +72'000,00 Other merchandisd. .. ... * 1,000,000 Juwels, furulturo, and oifier personal effectu. 1,500,000 RUESIA, AXRK DESTROTED DY FIRA— LONT AND ONE THOUSAND HOUALS DESTROYED, London Standard, Br. Prrensnrno, June 25.—The firo which destroyad the town of Morschansk begnn abous 4 o'elock fu thoe afteracon in one of the fau- bourgy, at a dintance of nearly half s mile from the town proper, nnd within a few hours the whole town, over an extent of five vornts, was tho proy of the flames. A violent wind drovo the flamos in all directions, causiog them to overleop all the open squares and even the rivor. As the firo grow tho wind bocame a tempest, ang enormons plauka and wheota of iron, tori from tho falling nou-en, wore hurled 28 high aw the sacond atory of Lowses still standing. Cases of goods atlowed to float alung the river wero burned on the water. Homo of tho papers of tho public offices hava been found at s distance of sixty versts from the town, sod the glow of 1he five lizhted uo the hontzon to s snca of ninety versts. The fire spared about a bnndred wooden houaos 0 _end of tho towi but of tho brick Imildingchaedly ten liave escaved. All the public edifices, with the excoption of tho Achool and sevoral churches, have boon destroyed. fhe destruction of property s been entirs. Many of the inhabitants trusted to cel'ars and vaults, but they nearly all fell jo. As tho fire spread, furniture and oflier effects wero removed to gardens and othor opon spaces, but it vain; the flnmes soon reachod them and roduced sl to ashes. Oaly one of tho corn depiota waa naved, It is calcnlated that 1,000 buildings have besn burned, and that tho loms cannot be le«s than 8,000,000 roubles. About 200 tives wore lost, and several thonuand persons were wounded. Buccor, in tha shapo of provisions, clothes, and money, was instantly forwardod (rom Tam- bof, Riezan, and other placen, to the unfortu- Rt citizons of Morschansk, litorally wandering nhapt the woods or sheltering under carts, hav- ing’lost eversting, and the numbar of the homo- Iess and dostitute oxceeded 10,000, Throe davs stter tho fi o tho corparation of tho town peti- tioned the Government for & loan of 8,006,000 roubles, to bo redeemod in thisty years, et PROF. MARGSIL An tnterview with #:m at New York s City. Special Dimvateh to The Chicago Tridiine, New Yong, July 15.—Prof. Marsh passed through this city this afternoon on bis return to Now Haven from Long Dranch. He had a long interview with t'restdent Graut in the morning concerning Indian affairs, but declined to say anything about it, except that the Prosidont had #hown much interest in the subject, and had ex- prossod & wish to bave all oxinting evils eradi- cated. Ho thought it would not bo courteous to tho President tosay moro at prosent. Integard to the publishiod statement of Commigsioner Bmith, Prof. Marsh sald that it was eutirely in koopiag with tho past, and did not suroriso Lim. His showing eamplos from Red Cloud Agency to Commigsionor Smith had been purely au act ot courteay, and lio did not rovard it an at all obliga- tory on bim. He bad promised Red Cloud 1o preannt the nmrlu to tho Prowidont in per- #on, Ho bad fulfillod that promise. Wich ref- oreuco to Smith's starement that Hecretary De- 1auo had asked that I'rof. Marsh should give him in_writing sny grounds of complaiut that he migbt bave against tho Indiau servica st Rod Cloud Agency, in order that Delauo might investigato tho mattor, Prof, Marsh said thut tho Bacretary had ssked Lim vorbally for his groundas of compiaiut, and he had given thom verbally, at the same time stating that, when the Committeo to invostiuate the charges shoutd ho appointed, ho would make spocifio charges in wniting for the benoiit of the Com- mittee. 'Chis he bad dono. CASUALTIES, UPSET, Special Diepateh to The Chicago Triduns, Foxv pu Lac, Wia., Julv 15.—~Two youug men, Willlam Cburch and Trunman French, went on Lake Winnebago to fish yesterday afternoon. They were about 2 miles from tha shora when & hoavy wind storm cawmo up, their boas was cap- sized, and they thrown i{uto tho water. Ueing good swimmers they roached the wricked boat, and bung to it until it neared the east sbiore of tho Jake, wud thon wam aslioro. RUN OVER AND KILLED, Special Dispateh to Tha Chuajo Tribune, Ixpraxarouss, Ind,, July 15.—Andrew Kelly, aflreman on a weatern bound frelght on the ‘Vaodalis Railroad, in sttempting to board his ongiuo this sveniug at Fillmoro, slipped and falt undor the whoels. The entira train paswed ovor him, He lived at Torre lisute, aud leaves o widowed mothor. THROWN FROM A WAGON, Special Dupateh ta The Chicaun Tridune, LaSacue, 1N, July 15.—A teamstor by the namo of Micuaol Mulooly was thrown from lis wugon in this city this afternoon, and had hls ngbit arm badly’ broken abuvo the elbuw, his right thigh badly bruised, aud ukriowly escaped with Jus life. sy A HORRIBLE DEATH, Dernorr, Mich., July 15.—At Port Huron, Miob., yesterdsy afternoon, Ald. Hendricks and his sou, a lad of 14 yeare, wors soverely injured st his brewory by the bursting of su alo vat. Mr, Hendricks, after intonsa agonv, diod laat avoping, His son bas a bad tlesh wound, but it will probably not prove fatal, BTRUCK BY' LIGHTNING, Svacial Dupateh o The Chicagu Tridund, Foun pu Lao, Wi, July 15.—Peter Rae] was sbocked by.s stroke of Lightning last o?nlnfi He has not been able to spesk since, and ¢ sazed 10a¢ e was fatally Injusod, NUMBER 326, * Report of the Present Condition of Alaskn and Its In- habitants, The Word * Unoocupied” Likely to Give Valentine-Serip Sharks Trouble. A Contraction of #2,306,326 the Resnlt of the New Currency Law. Oocke, MoCQalloch & Co. No Longer the London Bankers of the Government. Badeau Nominated as United Btates Ministor to Belgium. Gen, McGrow Apparently Talking Six or Eight Dil- ferent Ways. ALASKA, AN UNPLEAJANT PICTUME. Bpecial thapateh to The Clitzano Tridwne, Wasiinotox, July 15.~Elliott, the rpecds’ agent pent to Alasks, has submitted his repoit. The roport in, for the most part, directed to an inveatigation into the habits aud valua of tho fur-seal, tho condition and extont of tho Ssher- ies, and the condition of the prople. From tho report1t sprenra that the landin practically woitbleas for agricultaral purnosen; that tho fiehierios aro not extensive and arefscarcely profit~ ablo; thst tuero are no evidouces of muworel depusita of & commercial value, and that the .omly considerablo Industry in that of tho annual eateh of scaln anda few losn importsnt far-ho: tha protits of wiich o to the grost manopuly in tho Alaska Commorcial Company. Likiott neemn to have takon considarablo troable to 16fun auy atatoment which may roflec: upon the Alaskn lompauy. 1t nas boeen confidently prodicied in Congreas that anv agent who might Lo eont 4o Alwska would sreat the great monopoly with con- wderation, Tho only communication with tho fus-seal iniands in by the Compauy's vessols aud the United States fovenuo cutter, which pnss oniy an annual Finit. The Comnpany bay, there- fore, & monopoly of tha trade, and tres:s the popuistion oDracticaily ss vaesala, Tiis William H. Dall, of tho Coast Suivey, who has lived for ten yvosrs lu Alauka. reports ia in fackthe caso. Dall shows that the uatives arv in a uroud- ful condition of ignorunce aud poserty, and greatly sutfor a1 the bands of the commercial traders. Gen. O. O. loward, within whoso military di-trict Alaska iv situtod, has rocently medo en inspeciion tuur there, In a privato letter to a friend here o alyo represonts the con- ditiou of tho peopla an vory dovlorable. suid sase that they aro greatly in beed of schouly and toschera. ing aoimala, S THE WHISKY FRAUDS. M'OREW'S CROOKED TALK. Brectal 1nsvaten to The Chiaor Tribune, Wasurxeron, D. C., Julr 15.— MeGrew hnan groat many covflicting stories to tell concerning the sllegsd complicity of Governmont olticinly with the whisky ring frauds, or clse he has boon grossly miereprosented by hie frionds, Tho charges wore begun here by publicatlons which stated thai mouey had been pad to Avery in this cityin tho presencs of scveral witnosees. The latest official ntatemont of McGrew ia tunt he has no porsonal knowlodge whatever upon tbe subject except what has been told him by Joyce. ‘Tuere is good remson for stating tbat Josco eays that ho knows of no such corrupt combination whatever. Tho whole affair is 80 complicated, and is connocted with such contradictory stories, that tho truth will probably not bo roachied ez~ copt by jury trial on indictment. AVELY AND HOLT. The latost {nformation from $t. Louls is that the iudictment of Avery is sare to bs found. Socretary Bristow suvs lumself that he bas no caso bofors hitn, as tho wholo matter is in the charge of the Qraud Jurr. Dispatches havo been received from Bt. Louis stating that the Grand Jary will not aljourn uutil all the affairs conuectod with the whisky ring bave been thoroughlv inventis goated. Exciting dovelopwents are therefors oxpected ju that quarter wlen the Graud Jury thall present their indictmonts. There sdoms, from tbe outwot, to havo bect no foumiation whatever for the charges nzaunst Col. Holt, the present Cluel Clork of the Interual Rovenus Bureau, The disputel to the Aswociated I'ress omitted 8 negative by which Metirow was madn to stato that he had mado cbarges against Holt. McGrew says that tho negaive snould not have Loen omitted ; that bo wade no charges agatunt Holt, and knoiws of no canuecttou that Holt ever had with the ring. Hott himeelf i not a per- soukl axquaintauce of Mctivew's, ——— NOTES AND NEWS, LRUMMOND'S SCHEME, Spectal Disatch to The Chicasn Tridune, Wasminarox, D. C., July 15.—Tho ofticers of the Land Office Lavo givon tho law authorizing tho issue of the Valoutine scrip a vury carcful examination sinco they Lave been advised of the movement of Wilis Drummond. The imipres- wlon vow prevails that the word * nnocoupiod ™ in tho original act can be constraed aa not ro- ferring to tho United Ntotes, but to private per- wons, whether they huve any papor title to the laud or not. If this should vrove to be tha cun- struction of tho Court, Drummond's eutry would be ioperativo, us tho Innd doubtless ut the time the entry wos mado wan occupiod by the llinois Central Railway Compsuy, even if that Comipany had neglectod Lo take the propor etops 10 purfoct tho titlo to tho land recoverod from tho lake, DEFAWTED INDIGNATION. Frank Eastioan, of Chicago is here, It is bo- leved that hiv mission Iy to endeavor to secure some compromise of the sults vow pending agmost Goldon Eastman., Those sttemgts, however, will prove uosiaccosaful, as the oo tary of tho L'rossury Lus fully decided upon the policy of accopiing 1o cemoromise {n the whisky cases undor any clrcumsiauces, THE WORKING OF THE NEW CUBRBENCT AUT. Roverat suggestions buve boou rocorved bere stating that the recest publications us to the opurut:ons of tue new Oarreucy acticannot bo oxe act, In that statement wich was prepared by thia Comptr dler of the Curreucy it was waid in substauce that tho wetual chango producod by the Curreney act iu the amount of currency s a roduction of §2.896,826. Tls statemcot's in fact coriect, sud shows that theio bhus been sn fncroase of bank circula- tion of ¥L0T482G, and & rotiroment of greonbacks by the Tressury of $5.223,420, and & doposit of grernbacks i the Tremsuty for the reuromont of bauk circnlation of #19,704,- 660, 'Ihis Jast sum 1 not fu legal-touders de- positad withs the ltodemption Burcau as a part of the resorver, but 1 dopodited for tho purposv of permauently retirfug o corresponding amount of Lank circulation. Thuse who had eapeeiod that the Currency act of Jan, 11, 1475, would ro- ault in Iullation, ‘mey find in these tigurea their suswor, THE MEXICAN EXPEDITION. The naval oxpedition of thiw Uovernment to Mosica to rebuko the Corbum raids had not you proved very formidavle, ‘Fho Navy Doparbient bas wformation that s)l (hy vessols sent to the Itio (irsndo sro atill ugluw m\mlh‘ir: Iflx:: river, sving yet Loen ablo to cross th % Hoe uu{:m FISCAL AUENT AULOAD. Tho mavic of Jay Cooka's naue i departed. ‘fhe Uoverumont now permits the ausouuce ment o be mado that Hohgman Lroa., of Lon- don, hiave been appoluted sgouts for the Inland N Fund, This s & brsoch of tha N e bonse. Tils “frm hks Cpractl oally held tho ofice for s yesr, and s perforwed the dutles for six montbs. The appointwent has not been made public iu order that the suvouncement might nob embarass MecCulloch {o his efforts to rvorganize tho wreok lett by Jay Cooke. McCulloch & Co. THE CIIT0AQO CUSTON-TIOUBE. Hoaretary Lristow doss not acoupt the theory 3 to the Chieago Custom-Tlonse mud-str scoording Lo which, when the baoilding lnfifi plosed, tho water from that mad-bed will exuda, and Jeavo a solid besis. Bristow says that, frm tho evidenco befora him, sho troubls witn that theorysia that the building nob} bo equally heavy at all points, and that} if it ware, all portions of it do not rest u; 00 the same foundation. It is trus that tho leans Custom-Honss was conatrncted upon such | & baeig, but th hmldl? wAs of equal weight; throughout, and rested everymhecs upon the same foundstton. OFX, LONGRTREET fato have the asmstance of the Confederats archives 30 prove to bia Honthern compauiona| that ho wan not the cause of the loss of the, ¥sttie of Gettyaburg, e to-dsy obtained pen. ission fromt Beorotary Bristow to have sccem | 4o tne rebal archivos to enable him 10 refate the' charzen of thin mort which hava beon mads' Axainet him from Houtborn sources. MINIKTED TO DRLOIUM. . The encoessor to J. Russell Jouos, as Miniater. to Bolgium, has been decided upon. Gen. Badeau, at prossot Consal-Geners! at London, mill Le sppoiuted Mimster to Belginm, vics Russell Junes, roniqued. The resignation of aud Jlun:uili!: r{un 10 continued ill-health, t nites aten District Attorney Fisher haa 5::;:::11‘041; Drauch to andaavor{n provent his (70 the Aesoviated Prom,) Wasnixatoy, 10, C., July 15,—Ninco Iaat Dae cember eight of the letter-catriors of the Washe ; ington o Loat-Office have bLeon detoctod tam- | pering with and abatracting mouey from lottars, They wero promptlv disminsed, ona of them to- day. ‘Tlevo canck wero referred to Distriot At-] tarney Fishor, but o indictmnat was fotnd by tho Grand Jury in auy ca-o. This iact led to & complaint agalnat Fisher by the Postmastere | Geuoral, and Kceretarios Boiknap and Brisow, it ia eaid, alas found fault with the loose sdmin. iutrution of his otfica, 1n conwequance af whiah' Ius resignation has bean requested. COUNTING THE MONEY, Tho conntiug of the funds in the roserve vaultnof the Troaaury bas been comploted, and' evorything waa found correct, The Committea ix counting the bond« deponited by the National Bauks a8 accurlty for circulation and publie de- posity, and will report the result Tacaday next. QOMMISBION BIONKD, Tho Proaident has eigned tho commirsion of Charlos Pettingill, as Collector of Interual Rey- enuc o the Eighicenth Oluo Distnice, e TIIE CROPS, 10WA. Srerial Correspofidence of The CAleoqa Tribnne, Mawox €11y, 1a., July 13.—The prospects for 82 abundant harvost wore nover botter than nuse in this and adjoining countios, Wheat, osts, aud bartoy eapecially look fine. Corn is growing rapidiy; and, sinco tho rains ceassd, the farmers aro working amoug it ith ronowed coursge. Thero has boen more prairia broken this your than for some time bofore, .. Swecia: Inapath to The Cleamn Trivune, 100 CrTY, Ia., July 15.—Crops naver botter ; farmorn Julnlant. . Aecias Dipateh to The Chieam Tribune, Mc@Guroon. Ia., July 15.—In Clavton, Allams~ keo, Winneshiek, and Fayet'o Countien Crops aro looking unusually promising. The wheat- crop 1 particalar promises woll. Wheat to- coints aloog thia Linos of tho Chicago, Dubnqus & Minnewota, aud Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Panl Budroads tor a woul past bave boan largs, and ate increasing., NEBRASKA, Spectal Dirpaten o fne Chieaom Tribune, O:taua, July 15,—Specials {rom points along the Iine of the Union Pacifle and the Sionx City & Pscifio toad, and Otoe, Cass, and Sarpy Couns tios, ropresent tho crops as looking fdne overy where. ‘The farmora oxpect to harvost at Jeast a two-thirda crop. ‘The grasshoppors are still iy~ 1ng northwest over somo points. larloy and rya uro already being hurvested in mauy places. fa- porty from the southern and southiresiorn parta of thim Slato sro vorv favoratle. Tho weather is bot and dry. North of the Platte River thora biag beon a little too much rain in somne localitiea COTTON. Wasmmvoroy, D, C., July 15,—Jaly raturns to the Dopartument of Agriculture wero unusually tull, sbowing an improvement of tha cotton crop during June iu all the Cotlon Btates sxcept Toxas, The ft.to averages aro as followss North Carolina 95, an improvemont of per conty Bouth Carolina 99, improved 2; Georgia 07, im- proved 6; Florida 101, improved 7: Alabama 103, imyroved 1; Mississippi 103, fmproved 3; Loulss isua 105, improved 10; Texas 1, dochined 3¢ Arkansas 104, improved 11 : Touncssae 109, ime proved 10, PROSPECTS OF THE CAGPS IN EUROPE.A Losuvoy, Tuesday, July 13, 1875.—The MarR ZLane Erpress lu mta weokly review says the crops have boon maling favorabie progress, and sho reporta to this effect bave produced a quied fealing on the Londou market, whore pricea had begoo to adrance, Ilat thore has been further n tho country, prices in many win ono to two shillings dearer for whoat. and as theides of haviog s orop equal to laut yoar's is given up, sad siocks decrease, there is plenty of room for a further rise. In France, tho damnzas to the crops from the looda ling boen very oxtensive in tho provinces, and tha thrures show o rise In wheat of from one to two shillinga. TENNESSEE. Special Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribune Nasuvniwe, July 16.—A hurricans awept ever Jolinsonville yestordsy afternoon, breaking timber, tearing up corn, and generally damaguwg cropy. Bince the heavy raina it is estimated thas; one-third of the wheat crop will be savod es-; tircly, one-third saved partially damaged, snd tho other third badly damaged, The damsgeto! the corn will not prove so bad as was expected, | though much injured. The tobaoco crop will be * cousiderably curtailod. MINNESOTA. Svecial Diapalch to The Chicaan Tridunt. 8r. Pave, Mion., Jaly 15.—Reports to-dsy from tho sonthwestern couotia promise mora . than an average crop throogh all the sections recently occupied by grasshoppers. THE WEATHER. ‘Wasnmyatoy, D, 0., July 15.—For the Upper Lake Region, Uppor Minsissippl sod Lowar Mis- souri Vallov, partly cloudy wosther and ooca- sional raing, fallowed by rislug barometer, wosk and rorth winds, clearing and cooler weather. LOCAL ONSBBYATION, Cuicaao, July 15, Trweiie] _ Wind, [Rain Wither OINEBAL OBSERVATIONS. Cu1i3ado, July 15, Wind. ™ JRamy~ Wealher. 6O[N.., frealy, TnlS, [ Statan, ’/Efi.l'l'l.r e 7 MAuA, July 15.—To-day at 2 o'clock the ther Eunite: utood 03 10 the shado, tho hottess day o 0. Stecrat Disnateh to The CAkaoo Trioune, Bioux Crry, Julv (5. —To-dsy was extremely hot. Yankton, 100; Vermullion, 1103; hers, 103 in the shade. THE AMERICAN PHILOLOGISTST. Provipence, R 1., July 16,—~The Americsn Plitological Assoclstion, in Newport, R. L., yes- torduy afterucon, lateued to the resding of pa- pora by Mr. O'Kuefe, of Brooklyn, upou *The First Sontence of Cmsar'y Commentsries:" by Drof. E. W, Emut, of Provideuoy, ypon “Tha Conatruction of Germsn Bunteuceay™ by Prof, W. C. Merriam, of Columnbls C 6 upom + Hecont Explorations in ‘I'roy sud Oyprus;™ aod by Frof. Marah, upon * thsdimilated Germani~ tiven.” To-Uay the Ansocistion i3 on an exguse wion up Nurcagunsett Hav to Racky Polak