Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 25, 1878, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. \ AUGUST 85, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. - FOREIGN. Another Brilliant Royai Marriéée at the German Capital. The Crown Prince William Frederick’ Son of william II. of Holland, L the Groom. Princess Mary - Elizabeth, Daunghter of Prince Frederick Charles of Prus- sia, the Bride. Princs Milan and Francis Joseph Ehake Bands Over Servia's Inde- . pendence. 4 Crazy Fanatic Killed and His Followers Seatteréd by the Roman Police. * ROYATL WEDDING. A DUTCH PRINCE AND A GERMAN PRINCESS. By Cabie ta Ihe Clicago Tribune. BERLIN, July 26.—Another royal marriage took place to-day in Europe, which may prove of considerable importunce from a political Dpoit of view, the high contracting porties being the brother of the King of Holland and the daugbter of Prince Frederick Charles of Pruseia, *the Red Prince.” Prince William Frederick Heory was born at Socstdyk, June 13, 152, being the second son of Wiliiam 1£. of Holland, and of Queen Anne Paulovna, a daughter of the’ Emperor Paul of Russia. He was married Maj 19, 1853, to the Princess Amelia Marie da Gloria Augusta, daughter ‘of the lute Duke Bernbardt, of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. She died, child- less. May 1, 1872 Prince Henry js Licotepant-Admiral and Commander- in-Chief. of the Dutch fleet, and the Kine’s Licutenant in Lusembourg; he slso holds an honerary position in the Russian naval service. Though pearly 60, Le is, thanks to a vigorous constitutivn and a very rcgular life, strong and well preserved, and at home is very popu- Jar, baving been an culightened patron of afl 1movements for the morul or material benedt of the people. The mateh, it is said, is one of aifection, the o1d widower having, at the wed- diwz of the German Princesses recently, cut out a youoger rival and fairly won his bride. p THE BRIDE is the Princess Mary Elizabetn Louisa Frederica, cldest child of the Emperor of Germany’s war- like nephew, Prince Frederick Charles Nicholas, and of his wife, the Princess Mary Anna, aaughter of the late Duke Leopold Frederick of Anhalt. She was born Seot. 14, 1855, and is therefore thirty-five years younzer than her husband. She is described as zood lookipg, aminble, dever, rather inclined to seriousness, and a hard student. Since bier epgazement she has, bein especially recommended thereto by Ler great-aant, the Empress, taken to studying the Dutch language and literature, with a view to rendering berself popular With ber pew people. Her mext sister, the bandsome and pich-tempered Princess Elizabeth, was married in February last to Prince Augustus, beir appa- rent to the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and the pext, the Princess Lonisa Margmaret, bas just been betrothed o the Duke of Connaught. 1t was at first intended, owing to the Empe- rov's ill-health, that the marriage should take vlace in A COMPARATIVELY SIMPLE AND INFORMAL MANNER, but before leaving Babelsberg for Toplitz the Emperor announced bis inteation of returning yesterday in time for the wedding, and ex- pressed a desire that it should be celebrated with ali the ceremonies prescribed for the mar- riaze of a Priucess of toe house of Hohen- | zollern, with this exception, that the number of invitations should be lessened, as there was not g0 .much space to spare in the new Palace. Amoug the «tistinguished guests present were the Emperor and Empress of Germany. the Crown Prince Imperial and his wife, the King of Holland (who arrived on the 22d and was Jodced in the spartments formerly occupied by Fredel the Great), Prince Frederick Charles and his wife, the mewmnbers of the Grand Ducal avd Ducal familics of Saxe-Altenburg and Anhait, and the usual formidable array of Royal, Princely, Ducal, and noble personages, -Ambassadors, etc. The marriage contract was signed last night, 1in the presence of the most distinzuished of the Tuiatives and cuests: this morning the contract was completed by the performance by the civil registrar of the dynasty, Baron Schieinitz, only tho nearest relatives of the bride and groom being presens. - THE FORMAL CEREMONY took place this afternoon. The coronet worn by Russian’ Princesses on their wedding-day— . =in this Instanceit was a plendid diadem of seventy-four jewels, the giftof the Emperor and Empress—having' becn brought into a cabioet adjolning the room where the Royal personages were assembled, by officerz of the TRoya! Treasury; escorted by Life-Guards and Paluce Grenadiers, was placed on the bride’s head by the Empress, assisted by the Countess Perponcher, Mistress of the Robes, the pro- ccesion was forméd and proceeded to the chnpel. As almost all the gentlemen were in uniform and wearing their decoratfons, and as the ladies all appesred in trains, supported by maids of honor or pages, the sight was an un- uaually splendid one. After the Marshals and Chamberlains came the briae -and groom, the former wearing a #hite silk dress embroidered with silver, and buving a train of thirteen feet, and the latter tbe uniform of an Admiral. They were attended by ladies and gentlemen in waiting. Next came the Imperial party. preceded by the erand functfonaries of the Court, and followed by the usual retinue of aides, officials, maids of honor. cte. The Crown- Prince Imperial with his wife, the bride’s pareots, and other distinguished puests, fol- lowed; then the train.of Princes, Dukes, and guests of less degree. The briefana simple ceremony having been performed by the Court Chaplaln. Dr. Koegel, rings were exchanged amid salvos of artillery from a battery vosted without, and the guests returned 1o take part in the procession, tech- mcally known as * La Cour, the whole assem- Uiy deflling severally past the throne and bow- ing to the Emoeror and Empress. . THE NEWLT-MAKRIED COUPLRE LED, followed by the ambassadresses and wives of envoys and sceretaries, the wives of German digpitaries, and then the gentlemen in due erder. Supper followed, and the whist des maries, the bride and groom playing partuers against ile other Royel personages by pairs. The teremonies concluded with “the famous Fackeltanz, or torchiight procession—for it is not a dance at all. The sovercigns and the groom aud bride being seated, and the other Royal personages ranged on both sides.of the Guiz, the ladies on the right..the . Prussian Cabi- inct Ministers. headea by the Grana Marshal, spproached the Ewmperor, carrying immense lizhted tapers of wax, bowed, and turned to-the rizht. The bride and groom rose and made the ircuit ot the all, . preceded by the Ministers, the band playiog 3 polonaise.” ‘Then the Em- peror went round with the bride, then the Em- yiress with the groom, and £o on till every Royal lady bad *ganced ™ With the groom aud every Privce with the bnde. The Ministers then bavded their fambeaux toattendant paces, who eacurted the bridal couvle that now retired, while the distnbution of the bride’s garters was peing made,—the garters being sk ribbons beariug a crown and the bride’s witial, **M.” Prince Henry and bis wite, who are temporari- Iy lodzed at thie chaweay, Wil to-morrow attend in state the Church of Peace ( Friedens Arche), and in the eveniog entertain the most distinguished of their guests at dinoer. The festivities will be prolongedtili Tuesday, the newly-married couple subsequentiy i .. BETTING OUT FOR PARIS on their bridal tour. -The bride’s troussean— whicn was wonderfully rich, her father being wealthy . and liberal, even without tak. in%’ into copsideration the 90,000 marks (332,500) apphed for this . purpose from the Civil List—has been on exhibution at Ber- Yo Itisali of German mannfsciure. Among 1he numerous presents, the most costly are'a ciamond newilace to mateh the diadem, the gift of the -Emperor and Empress. 810 two wonder tul sets of pearls, from the bride’s tather and her husband. The it of the people of Hollaud 10 Prince Henry, raised by smali_popular sub- scrpuons, was & sum of nearly $25,000: . *"When the marnage was first_announced last spring 1t made some comment in European dip- Jomatic circles. The King of Holland 15 an old man. and it was feared that his passion for the Freuch _ cantatrice, Mlle. Emilie _Ambre, whom he bud taken up with as soon as his - wife, Queen Sophta, was desd, would lcad him to. abdicate and marry her, since the people of the Nether- lands were not willing to see her elevated to the throne. Tue beir-apparent, the Prince of Or- aoge. 15 a bachelor of nearly 40, a saa scape- grace and noted Parisian character; the King’s other son, Prince Afexander, is unmarried, and 1s said to be of weak health. It was, there- fore, thought that the present marriage 'vasone of Bismarck’s coups, and the prelude to some arrangement whereby the elder line of the fam-. 1ly woutd-abdicate 1n favor of Prince Heory, thus establishing the descendants of a Hohen- zollern on the throne of the Netherlands, and perbaps paving the way for the admission of Hoilandwmito the German Empire, which would “thus secure a splendid coast line on the Germal Qcean, snd the coveted Duchy of Luxembourg. THE EAST. ATSTRIA AND SERVIA. ViENNA, Aug. 24.—The Folitical Correspond- ence says: **’Lhe most friendiy communications Lave passed between Austria and Servia on the occasion of the celebration of Servian fude- pendeuce. The Emperor Francis Joseph has assured Prince Milan that he and the Servians might rely upon the most cordial support of Austriz in all matters afting their welfare.” PODGORITZA. Racusa, Ang, 24.—It is stated that the Turk- ish commander of Podgoritza has requested the Prince of Montenegro to wait three days before commencing hostilities in order to cnable him to obtain instructious from Constantinopic. The Prince has granted the delay. HEFUSED. Prstm, Aug. 24.—The cty sutborities have refused to txecate a military order makiog re- quisition fur 500 wagons. DIPFERENCES. LoxDON, Aug. 24.—The Deutsche Zeilung an- nounces that differences have arisen between the Porte and Austria of a nature to retard the conclusion of a convention. KEW PROJECT. Loxpoy, Aug. 2t.—A Vieona dispatch says Count Audrassy bas submitted a new project of the convention to Caratheodori lasha, aud the Porte is considering it. A HEAVY BLOW. Viessa, Aug. 24.—Gen. Jovamovich tele- graphs that bis defeat of the insurgents at Sto- Jutz on the 21stiust. was a heavv biow to the Herzegovivian insurrection. The resistance was not obstinate, Most of the insurgent chiels were Killed. Stolatz has been fined on account of the treacherous attitude of its inbabitants. NOT PEACE, BUT A SWORD. Purt_ Mail (Londan) Gasette. ‘The Go'os holds that the Treaty of Berlin has not brought Rmz:‘ but aeword. The political situation of Russia since the Congress, 1t sars, is such that a war with Austria must be looked upon as incvitanle, and one with Eneland us very possible. The latter is, of course, possible in case England should not change her pol that of attaining ber vational object, the exten- sion of her commercial intersts in Southwest- ern Asis, by unvatural and _violent means. If the immense expenses which England would have to incar in the event of a war with Russia do not bring tbe fantastic policy n‘f her Govern- the ment to a _standstill, rospect, of a long and obstinate strugele with- out any definite * cause would _hardly be welcomed by the English veople. Russiad diplomacy can Dow render a great service to the country by standivg on the basis of the real in- terests of the Russian nation. ‘‘Many points of the contact,” the Golos proceeds, “could be found between the interests of Russia an - rland which need ot touch the susceptibilitics of either country. By duiy estimating the ad- vantazes to Russia of a practical development of these mutual interests, one micht casily come o the conclus.on that an agreement between England and Ruskian in Asiatic aflairs is not only possiote but useful, and that a basis exists upon which questions in dispute between the two Stdtes might besolved beyond the sphere of the political affairs of the Balkan Peninsula. The practical common-sense of Euglishmen wmust rightly appreciate the advantage of separating speclally English intcrests from the chaos of the natfonal and religious strugzle into which Russia will have to enter, being unable to avoid it. To bring about an acreewent with England in order to_simplify the approaching struegle with Austria-Hungary,—such is the next and great- est task of our diplomacv. So long as this i3 not done, Russia must collect her streneth for a new struggle, with Austria chicfly in Europe, and with Turkey and England in Asa. The Berlin Congress has _brought to Russfa, instead of peace, the immediate prospect of a new war which wil} be more serious thun that which has just concluded. We must ot onee prepare for this war, as there arc numberless incidents which might preeipitate it.” FANATICISAM. THE LATEST SPECIMEN IN ITALY. RoME, Aug. 21.—Lazzaretti, the fanatic of Grosseto, who proclaimed himself prophet and King, was killed at the head of 3,000 followers, who first fired upon the gensdarmes afteg they had been ordered to disperse. Loxpox, Aug. 23.—A Roman correspondent of the Times gves an account of the Grosscto fanatie, and the circumstances of his death: Lazzaretti declared bimself to be Christ come again, and bad chosen twelve Apostles. On the morning of the 18th inst. tbe prophet, at the head of 2,500 followers, started for the Vil- lae of Arcidosso. 1lis purpose, it is said, was not peaceful. A huudred believers dressed in white tunics, like the ancient Jewish pricsts, led the column. At their head walked David the Saint, attired io half-regal, half-pontifical costume, with a diadem on hishcad aud an irou- studded club in his hand. The procession sang a bymn with the refrain, Long live God and the Christian Republic. Praise be to Chnist come a second tume on earth. The mob was not_half-way by a Delerate of Police, accompanied by nine carabineers, who jnvited them to disperse. Upon this David cried, “Iam Kiog,” and ordered his followers to disarm the soldiers. As he spoke the police were tired upon, and a shower of stones fol- lowed. Araio the Delegate gave the requisite warning to disperse, which was followed Ly the prophet aimning a blow at him with a club. The “Fohw then, finding themselves sur- rounded, opéned fire, and among the first to fall was the prophet, shot fuil in the forehead. His Tollowers, secing their leader down, gave | way. GREAT BRITAIN. QUABREL IN THE HOME-RULE RANKS, Mr. lssac Butt, Mr. O’Donnell, and fifteen - other Irish Lome-Rulers supported Disraelt and the Jories in the recent debate and vote in the British Partiament in support of the Berlin Treaty and the Turkish protectorate. The trish Home-Rule papers pitch into them and give them fits therefor, aftes the following fashion: The ** National ™ journals denounce Mr. Batt for supporting the Government ia the late debate, The Nation eays it vpened up a splendid_op- portumty for rendering good service to the Irisn cause; that when the welfare of England is to a great cxtent ai_stake, and wien Europe is in- terested in the jssue, ~then is the time of all times for the Insh phalanx 1o declsre flsclf bodly and vigorously for its own particutar encs; tren is the time to show that it stanas spart from British factions and Britisn oolitice, and hias a mission of 118 uwn, the accomplishment of which is 1ts first 3nd most sacred duty. Bnt when such opportunities afise the Insh purty lave misuscd them aua lost their chance; sometimes {hey mercly effaced themselves and were melted down, some into the raoke of the Opposition and some 1uto the crowd of spectators; but on a recent occasion they did a worse thing; the leader went over bodily into the camp of the enemy, and went not silently, but with a loud proclamation of mo- tives and show of arcuments which has deepened the graviy of the olfence and increased scandal. **Why," 1t askas, *-has Mr. Bult gone over o the eide *of the power which,' to use. his own worde, *is at war with the Irish neople, and wita which, tnerefore. the Insh members shomld ve at war? Why did he not call a meeting of his party before the debate and endeavor 1o get them to act unitedly? Why did he not lay before them £ome pian for turning the occasion 1o 200d account for Ireland* Why did he ignore Lhe Irish question and the very exietence of Ireland 1n his speech? Why did he desert tne Irish for the Engiish or *Imperial’ standpoint of the debate, and talk oniy euch rampant Britonism as would bave be- scemed the most thoroughored Saxnn in the whole Assembly? As 2 pnivate member, he was free to exhibit as muck: solicitude as he pleased for the greatnesa and glory of England, the preservation and ecxtension of the Bntish Empire. and the eafety of British Interests; but, as apokesman for toe Irish nation, it is idle to say that he is free Lo descant ¢n these things in the strain in which he lately addresscd the House of Commons. Russia, 1o doubt, is dealing very hardly with the Poles; bat. land is dealing very hardly with the Irish. Xueeia persecuted the Catholic Church; bot has England done nothing of the kind? Russia .has Siberia for her political prisoners; but canput Edgland manage to do her wish equaily well with such persons in Cnatham, Portland, Spike Island, . damage the already tottening Western Austraha? The Poles are ot &olicit ;ud for the extension of the Russiar Enipire, and the Irien stand in exactly the same relation 1o, En- Siand. 1t says Mr. 0'Donnell’e speech is ecarcely t to tbe Insh mind: both specches have' mven & ¥hock to Irish feeling, and Mr. Burt has acted the part. notof a leader..pat of & mis- leader. 1f be challenges these statements. he can appeal to a frec public meeting of bis country. Men in the ' Kotonda. The ~Jrishman far tically acnounces the formation of a mew Parhamentary party, 10 be composed almost excla- - Eively of Home-Rule memuers, They ure 10 be called the Dibernian Jingoes. ~ They are tovote an Incresse of rish taxetion. and to support the Gov- ernment in_every important debate; but op such minor questions as Home-Rule are Tree tode- clare againet England. but good taste requircs them toattend as hiileax possivle (o the unplegsant topic. position in_the House will be at the will of Mimisters. The Weekly News writes 1m the same tone as the ANation, and the Flag of Ireland remarks that ** The'effect of the actior of the Irisk Parlinmentary party must bs_ to irretrievably THome-Kule move- ment. Mr O'Donnell, ae the honorable Sccretary and Vice-Presideut of the Irish Home: ule Confed- eration;, has issucd a sort of ofiicial proclamatior to the eftect that, whereas the pational conferences sllowed men of the Home-Rule party toactaccord- ing to their individual judgments on ali questions on which the party had uot resolved to act as the party; and whereas, mevertheless, four members of the Execative, st an orainary rootine meeting, held without_notice, and in ihe absence of the President. Vice-President, and Hon. Sccretary, had proceeded to censure Mr. Butt: and whereas, not a single instance could be adduced to show that Mr. Butt acted against the Home-Rule party— therefore, as Hon. Secretary charaed to zuard the Tegality of the proceedings, he aenicd tae rizht of any memoer or members to condemn what had been sanctioned by the highest authority, and ne protested against this saia pretended censure.™ POPULAR EDUCATION 1N ENGLAND. London Times, Aug 9. Lord G, Hamilton, in moving the Education vote for England and Wales, stated its amount. at £2.148,000, which, taking into ‘account the Supplementary Estimate, is un increase of 2178,000 oo last year. The increase was due, he said, almost entirely to the larger amouut o1 erants earned—viz., £165,304, representing an increased attendauce io day-schools of 140,000 cluldren, - and_in night-schools of 16,000, al- tuouxh the addition was caused not merely by increased attendanee, but also by increased efli- clency. In tlie last school year the accommoda- tion bad increased by 227,000 places, making o total accommodation of 3,626,000, and the num- ber of schools inspected rose from 14,278 to 15,187. OI these, 10472 were connceted with the Church of England, 1,974 were Protestant Dissenters, 657 Ioman Catholics, apd 2,032 Bogrd schools. He mentioned next the satis- factory progress visible in the supply of teach- ers, and, cealing with the agency by which the improved attendances had n affected, he pointed out that out of au entire nopulation in England and Wales of 22,718,266, about 13,000,~ 000 are under Schuol-Board jurisdiction aud 9,700,000 under Schoof Attendance Comumittecs, and about 15,000,000 altogetber are under by- laws of one authority ot the other. Ouly two School Boards had ~been dissolved under the act of 1876, and, passinx to the question of expenditure, he mentioned that the volnntary subscriptions last vear amounied to £756,000, the rate to £447,000, and the school pence to £1,133,000. The Vie:-Presi- dent next went into a mixute comparison of the cost ‘ol muintaining’ children in board schuols and voluntary schoals, bringing cut the general 1t that a system of cducation by which the voluntary schools would be extineuished would impose an additional burden on the rates of be- tween six and seven millions sterling, and con- ciuded with some remarkable statistics illus- trating toe ereat increase in every item of the vote since 1570. - So_gzreat ap advance, he con-. teuded, was never before made in the education of any country, and by pursuing the present policy of utilizing and” combinini the various agencies the system in a few years might be made equal to the ever-increasivg demands of the nation. [ NEW CALEDONIA. REVOLT OF THE NATIVES—TREACHEROUS SCR- PRISE AND SLAUGRTER OF TUE COLONISTS. San Francisen Aa. 8ydney was greatly excited July 11 by the news of rebellion and butchery at the French Colony of New Caledoniz. In a letter from Noumes, dated June 29, it appears that the natives made a terrible revolt in the districts of Ourail and Boulerpari, distant sixty and vinety miles from Noumea: On-Weduesday news ar- nved that the environs of Ourail were in flames, and twenty-one whites known to be massacred, the revolt soreading towara Boularpari. thirty miles nearer Noumea. Thursday morning in- teliigence came of the massacre ol the residents in Boularpari and the surroundivg districts. Fugitives began to arrive in town, and the excitement was intense, verzing duringz the day upon- a panic, Mountea civilians to the pumber of twenty, armed by the Govern- ment, had started to the scene of carnage at midnight, -but _the demons bad done thar work. They arrived to find the place in ashes, corpses lying in every direction, cut and hacked, as savages delight to do. The number of vie- tims is pot yet known; but family atter fumily were found murdered in heaps, no merey hay- ing been shown to men, women, or children. Treacherous surprise was the lot of all. Per- haps none of the victims had a moment’s idea of the fate which awaited them, aceustoned as they nad been for many yearsto daiiy and fricndly intercourse with the natives. Up to the present_time the outburst is confined toa very limited area, and as_yet no sign has been given of its extending to the otber parts of the island. The Canala uatives bave taken up arins aguinst the revolted tribe, headed by the great Chiefs Geiemah and Kaka, the former of swhom has been_slightiy wounded. News arrived dur- ine the day of the capture and execution of eleven natives on the Dombea River. SONDAY, Junc 30.—Everything remains auiet in the other parts of the islund. ~ No sigm of the revolt extending, and_the bjood-sated murder- ers scem 1o be pausing to consider how to ¢s- cape. Military, gendarmes, and a targe number of armed civilians are in pursmit, and 150 Can- ala natives are aiding to surround rthem. Eu- gene, a friendly Chief of Paiti District, cuptured six of the revolted blacks and delivered them to the military, by whom they were execuied. The list of victims whose bodics have been found numbers at present eighty-five. July 79 8. m.—The wail leaves in "au bour. The latest news is that yesterday eizhty-four houses of the natives were burited near Boular- pari. Some captives were taken and executed. All remains periectly. quiet throughout the otlier parts of, the Colony, and evervthing is prozressing to the complete satisfaction of the authorities. EGYDPT. NILE RISING. . ALEXANDRL, Aug. 8.—The Nile is doing bet- ter, though its hight remains below the average. But there are now twenty cubits at Khartoum, the Atbara is brimming, aud heavy rains have recently fallen in the still more distant regions. So we shatl be saved from a repetition of last year’s low Nile. Meanwhile every pumping rrigating appliance—the prinutive pole aud bucket, the water-wheel, and the steam pump— 1s working day and night; and the vast network s, ereat and small, which covers the now filed frow thefertilizing stream. all given to the cotton, in order Lo repair, if possible, the damage already done to the most valuable crop by the Nile's déiay ; con- sequently, the Indian corn erop is dowg’ very .badly, and there has been a great demand for American ludian corn in the Alexaodrian mar- ket and Jarire orders have gone to Liverpool. “Fhere lins becn great anxiety as regards water from auothier poiut of view. At the beginnng of this ceptary there was in Alexaudria 300 pub- lic cisterns, and the winter ramliall thus stored put the city beyond the reach of a water famine. Most of these cisterus have been destroyed for building material. Onply fifty-one remain, and even these are not all utiliz The city; con- taining a quarter of a million inhabitants, now depends on the Mabmoudich Caual, which brings down watcr from the Nile at Atfeh, thir- ty miles away. When the river was at 1ts lowest the otver day, this canal was almost empty: at one point people could walk over it dry-shod the water supply stopoed for two days, und the city was in a panie. The pumps at’ Atteh .were not workiug, cotton lands cn route were stealing water, the cisterns were empty or their water was foul; but the water cawe aza, aud the public was appeased. The International Sanitary Commission, bowever, cumpused of foreien Consuls and doctors, bas now addressed 8 remonstrance to the Government, where news- lect and want of furethousut are charged in the strongest language. ‘T'he case, it appears, is ag- gravated Oy the fact that the Alexandrian me chants offered lase January to spend 47,000 on tne canal and its pwnps; but the offer was. re- fured, because the subscrivers insisted on se {‘mr for.themselves tuat the work was reall one. & MISCELLANEOUS. ¢ ITALIA TRKEDENTA. Roxe, Aug. 24.—The Central Committee at Genoa of the Itatia Irredenta party has been reconstituted on a larger busis. A meeting wal be held at Moate Feltre Suaday. NO RESULT. BerLIN, Aug. 2{.—Negotiations between Mer. Monsels, the Papal Nuncio, and Prince Bis- marck have led to no result whatever. - The Ul- tramontanes will therefore continue to oppose the Government in the Reichstag. - NEW RUSSIAN LOAN. 871, PETERSBUG, Aug. 24.—Anew 5 per cent loan of 300,000,000 rubles ;is snoounc The igsue price is 93.° The Russian lmoerial Bank undertakes to issue the Joan. - . TIE MA~AGA GRAPE CROP. i MADRID, Aug. 34.—One hundred and seventy thousand vine stocks in the Malaza district have been attacked by phylloxera. SAN DOMINGO. Havaxa, “Aue. 24.—The fall of President Gonzales, of 3an Domingo. is considered inev- sable. * Luveron 1s to succeed. At Hayti seven prominent persons had- taken refuge 1o the British and French consulates. The President's lije being threatened, a strong guard was main- tamed over bis-residence. = 4 GRANT. VIENNA. Aug. 24.—C. Kasson. American Min- ‘tster. gave a banauet to-meht in houor of Gen. Grant, who Jeaves Monday for Steiermarll. FIRES. AT GALENA, ILL. Special Dispateh to The Tribuns. . GALENA, IIl,, Aug, 24.—The JoDaviess Coun- ty Jail, in, this city, was sét on fire, as is sup- posed, by an incendiary at an early hour this morningz, and totally destroyed, despite the cfforts of the entire fire deparvment to save the buildiog.. The jail was & two-story’ stone structure, built in the side hill, and had done duty as a prison house since 1839. It was a damp, dark, and poorly ventilated concern, and will probubly be replaced byanew structure that will orove o credit to the city and county. “Fhe cast cod of the jail was occupted by Sheriff Borner and his family. who eseaped through the rear entrance, saving wost of their household furniture. The prisoners, four in pumber were sccured and taken to Freeport this afternoon, where temporary quarters -have been provided. for them by the Sheritl of Stephenson Countv. “The juil was insured for $2,000 ia the Hartford. AT - ROME CITY, IND. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Forr Waxxg, Ind. . 24.—The Lakeside House, the largest h in Rome City, Ind., was totally destroyed by fire this morning with all the contents. The wuests narrow]y escaped with their lives. The hotel was owned by William R. Truesdell, and occupied by 3. W. Dodwe. Loss, S10,000. Insurance as follows: $1.875 eact in the Etna, Home_of New York, aud Hartiord, and $300 in tne Niagara of New York., 'The fire was the work of au incendiary. CRICAGO. Astill alarm to Engine Compuny No.6 at 4:30 yesterday afternoon was caused by a gas explosion under the sidewalk at No. 602 Canal strect. Some wmen at work laying telephone wires allowed them to pecome entangled about the foor of astreet-lamp, and, in extricating thew, broke the pipe. Then one of them wett under the sidewa?k with a lamp to repair tue pipe, when the explosion took place. The damage was slight. CAPITAL AND LABOR. HEWITT'S COMMITTEE. . NEw Yong, Aug. 24.—J.J. Hinchman, of Brooklyn, gave his views to toe Labor Devres- sion Congressional Committee to-day. He did not think the depression of business was §o great as reported, and Gelieved that the Govern- ment should not interfere by legislation. F. B. Thurber, a. merchant of this city, testi- fied that he believed the primary causes of the* ills which both the laboring aud other classes are complaining of arc the develupment of steam and clectricity, which, in con- nection with labor-saving = machinery, have, within comparatively a few years, revolu- tionized production and commerce, aitered our manners and customs of life, and now absorb the attention of the statesmen of the day in the adjustment of an orzanic law to meet the chinged condition of the age in which we live. An overstocked markec means a commercial sis, with all 1ts attendant phicuomeua of de- Clining prices, idle manufactories, and_distress amone operatives. The ouly remedy for this is to wait until consumption catciles up with pro- duction again, ° Some tarther testimony of a similar quality was given, and the Comumittee adjourned until Monday. . ' —_— THE WEATHER, OrriceE or TiE CuIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WasniNeToy, D. C., Aug. 25—1 3. m.—Indi- cations—For the Teonessee and Olio Valley. inereusing cloudiness and raln, warm southiwest, veering to colder moruhwest winds, falling, fol- lowed by rising barometer. For the Lower Lake rexion, cloudy and rainy, followed by cleariug weather, warm southwest, veering to colder northwest wiuds, rising, pre- ceded in the east portions by falling barometer. For the Upper Lake Region, colder, clear, or partly cloudy weather, preceded in the south portion by light rain. Winds mostly northern; rising barometer. - For the Gpper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Vatleys, clear or partly ctoudy weather, preced- d in south portions by occasional rain, north- casterly winds in Missouri and lowa; lower temperature, rising barometer. Thoe Lower Ohio will slowly rise. : LOCAL OBSEKVATIONS. o CuicaGo, Aug. 24. {Bar. [ Thr W, Wind. | Vel Ten.” Weather 7|8 29.805, fe: ~50,Cloudy. Clear. h.. lcar. LI Threst's. bl rain, gentle.. centle.! San Fracclaco St. Paul. Vickshurg. Virgivla City MILWAUKEE GRAIN INSPECTION. MILWAUKEE, Wis,, Aug. 24.—The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce have )| reconsidered the recommendation of the 13th inst., in reierence to the amendment of the rules roverning the -inspection of grain, and have given their approval to the following, which was unanimously adopted at the noon board to-dav: feeolyed, That Rule 20 be amended by etriking ont of Sec. 1 the words ‘*hard fife or Black Sea wheat,” and substituting 1n place of- these the words, *“the hard varicties of spring wheat.” No. 4 tobe fiL for warehousing. otherwise unfit for higher grades, weighing not less than ffty-one pounds to the messured bushel. Rejecied shall comprise all wheat fit for ware- housing, but too low in weight or otherwise unfit 10 pase 35 No. 4. Resolred, That Rule 20, Sec. 1, be amended by the addition of - the following: **No. 2 white ovats shall be sound, reasonably clean, reasonnbly free from other gram, and compused mostly of white outs. No. 1 white oats to be white, sound, :ml glteun. free from other Arsin, and reasonanly Tght. — KNIGHTS "OF PYTHIAS. Speial Dispatch to The Tribune. Couxcir Buorrs, Ia., Aug. 24.—It is the earncst desire of Sthe Order of Knights of Pythias in Jowa and other ‘Western States to see the Hou. John Van Valkenburg, P. G. C. and 8. R., elected as the Supreme Chancellor of -the World by the Supreme Grand Body now in on at Indianapotis. He is the author of several Pvtan works, has been G. C. of lowa for two terms, is & man of high culture and excellent education, and in every way adapted to fill the gl and prominent position of 8. C., and the meubers of the Order West feel ihat the East sbould coucede this position to the West this time. —— OBITUARY, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. MCTSCATINE, la., Aug. 24.—Fred Tappe, aged 43, died at 10 o’clock to-night from a congestive chill. He was ili just two bours. He wasa ‘prominént merchant bere for many years. The cause was o cold cootracted during Monday nignt’s flood. He was born in Liebenburg, Kingdom of Hanov ; ———— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. CoLuMBUS, 0., Aug. 24.—~At the closing ses- sion of the instructors ot the blind it was de- cided to hold.the mext Convention at Louisville on the 3d day of -Augzust, 1880. * Sax FRaxcisco, Aug. 24.—Steamer China brings news of the death of . the infant Prince lmpenal of Japan. i POLITICAL.. What Transpirét_j ‘at. the Demos cratic Conference at .Saratoga. The Anti-Tilden Faction Largely 3 in the Majority. Republican Plans-for the Pending Oam- paign in North Carolina. Reprcseutfitive Foster’s Opening Speech at Springfleld, 0. The President's Intentions Honest, but His Southern ®olicy a Failure. TILDEN AND HENDRICKS. POLITICS IN SARATOGA. Speciat Dispatch to The Tribune. New Youx, Aug. 24.—A Saratoga special says: Tilden's opponents in the Democratic party have been actively discussing methods to pre- vent his regaining control of the machigery of the party of this State. “The Tammany Demo- crats here from New York City, and those who who sympathize with them, geem more con- cerned about the matter at present thau about any other political question. They express great coufidence that they will control the State Convention, and the State Committee to be named at-thet Convention. Therc has been cou- siderable talk about reorganizing the party in those counties in which Mr. Tilden’s influence is = strongest, and some of the leading men hostile to the ex-Presidential candidate have been consultine in an informal way about the means to accomplish that object. A STRONG EFFORT will certainly be made in the Convention to ex- clude the King’s County delegation sent by the McLaughlin Democrats, and the mazy Brooklyn politicians here are nervous. Prominent. Tam- many Democrats talk bitterly abont the leaders of the rezular organization in King's County. ibility of any combination between ‘The post 'y Chief-Justice ~ Church’s friends and Mr. Trden's followers to coutrol the party is denied by well-informed ~Democrats. The Chief Justice has covstantly shown no evidenceof any change of base while in Suratoza. Senator Kernan: Allen C. Beach, William Pur- cell, and other prominent Democrats have de- parted, but John Kelly, Henry L. Clintou, Mayor Ely. Charles Walker, Sherifl Reilly, and other politicians remain. EX-GOV. HENDRICES has arrived in Saratoga from Newport, where he Lias been arguing m the ereat railroad case be- fore Justice Harlan. His visit was chictly on professional_business, snd he had a talk with William H. Vanderbilt about rairoad matters. He is at the samehotel withJohn Kelly, and last vigit the two party-leaders met and Tetired to one eud of the pinzza for a private conyersation apart from their fricods. It is well known that some leading Tammany Democrats prefer Mr. Hendricks as' a Presidéntiul candidate to any other Demacrat whose uaine is now prominent- 1y mentioned. Politicians wio saw the two men torether bewan to talk with great mterest about the campaign of 1830. . TUE SOUTH. REPUBLICAN PLANS IN NORTH CAROLINA—THE SENATORIAL FIGHT. By Telearapn to New York Tribune. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 21.—Letters which have been received here from prominent Dem- ocratie voliticians in North Carolina say that since the State elections carly this month the Nationals and the Republicans have determined to make a vigorous fight for the First, Fourth, Fifth, aud Seventh Congressional Districts. Mr. Cobb, the Iudependent Reoublican candidate in the Fust District, is running as a zreen- back man. In the Sccond District there is no op- position to the Republican nominee, Mr. O’ Hare (colored). 1t is probable that Mr. Brogdon, the present Representative, will run as an Inde- pendent Republican. ‘Ihere is no opposition to the Democratic nominees, Woodell, Steele, and Vance, in the Third, Sixrh, and Eizhth Districts. 1t is understood that the Republicans will no bring out a candidate in the Fourtn District, but will vote solidly for Josiah Turner, Independent and Greenback Detnocrat, te defvat the regular Democratic nominee, Mr. Davis, the préseut Representative. In the Fifth District, Mr. Winston, Independeut Greenback Democrat, is opposinz _Mr. Scales, the : Democratic pomince, with some torce. Mr. Tourgee, the rezular Republican candidate, has come Lo the front to reunite the vote of his'party, which has been divided on the greenback question. There is a great division among the Democrats on the mouey question in this district. The friends of Mr. Scales claim that he will defeat both of his upponents, as he is himself a Green- back man. ‘The Seventh District is being can- vassed by a man named Helper, a relative of the“duchor of tne **Impending Crisis,” as au Independent Republican Greenback candidate. Mis chances for success are represented as not wvery promising. The Senatorial fight has become very bitter and personal detween the friends ol Senator Mer- rimon and Mr. Vance. The indicatious are tiat a third man will e brought out, and the names of ex-Scnator.Clingman and ex-Representative Leach are mentioned. Leach’s membersbip ot the State Senate will give him the advantuze over Gen. Clingman, and his liberal views on in- ternal improvements and cducational matters .will add much to his strength. Gen. Clingman 15 an avowed enemy of Mr. Vance, and this will Wfi::ken his chances. Leach is popular with both sides. TUE MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS—A MOVEMENT TO REQRGANIZE THE PARTY. Marshal Hunt, ex-Marshal Lake, J. M, Wells, and William Price, ex-Postisaster of Grenada, all of Mississippi, are in town. These gentles 1men, with others, are interested in a movement to organize the Republicuns in that State. For this purpose they visited the National Repub- lican Committee rooms to-day, aud had a talk with Secretary Gornam. They” report that the Republicans thers seem to look upon all at- tempts to organize as unpromising ot good re- sults, owing to the terrorisin created amoung the colored people by the threats and demon- strations, and gometimes crimes of tuc Bourbons. They say that a lurge num- ber of mative-born” Southern men in the State, who call ‘themselves Demo- crats, are outsvoken in their denunciation of violence and intimidation, as practiced by the Bourbons, and make no- sceret of their opposi- tion to the rule of the latter class. In thisidea lies the principal strength of the Indepeundent movement, which has taken definite shape in the First District, where Gew. Reuben Davis is making a Vizorous canvass in oppositiou to Mr. Muldrow, the present Representative in Con- gress, and in the Fifth District, where Roderick Scal bas been placed in nomination for Con- gress as au Independent candidare. The pros- pects in favor of these gentlemen cannot be said to be brillians, but they are daily gaining strénirth, and it i8 not impossivle that tie Re- publicans nay join forces with the ludepend- cats, providing they can do so and vote withont risking their lives. Representatives Singleton and Money, Democrats, will be returned with- out opposition. DEMOCRATIC FEARS IN TEXAS. Advices rceeived here from one of the Demo- cratic Scnators of Texas contaiu some interest- ing facts in relation to the cowning . campaign in that State. Thae Senator speaks with some alarm aboat the wonderful spread of Gre back doctrines throaghout the State, and say that, as this strength comes more from the Democracy than the Republicans, the former’s majority will be seriously curtailed, the loss peing probably one-halt. “In the Austin Dis- trict, where Judge Hancock has been nomi- nated, he fears that the Republicans will elect Mr. Jones, their nominee. JOE JOUNSTON OPPOSED. A member of the Democratic Central Com- mittec of Virginia, who was here to-day, gives it as his_opinion that the combination forming against Gen. -Joseph. F. Johnston in the Rich: mond District will be strovg enouzh to defeat his pomination. They are urging against himn the fact that he is opposed to any reduction of the army. [t is thought tbat Col. Jolin B. Young, of Henrico County, will carry the Con- vention. p OHIO. FOSTER'S SPEECH AT SPRINGFIELD, ; Spectal Dispaich to The Tridune SpriveFIELD, O., Aug. 24—Much interest has been manifested in the speech of the Hon., Charles Foster at the opening of the' campaign hére to-night. On the day of bis nomination for Congress in the new. Sixtn District he made = speech which some of his friends claimed - was 8 repudiation of President -Haves’ policy. It was aunounced that the speech to-night would explain this speech, and that was the reason of the interest manitested. A lirge audience assembled in Black’s Opera-House, and were: apparent}; much pleased with the effort of the spe;k_er{ he best of condition, and spoke his pleasantesu Sty He takes the same ground as all Ohio Republicans do tbis year— squarely in favor of the Tolicy of resumption, He insists that the President's motives were all nehi. but the policy has been a failure, &nd its character 15 quite questionable. Mr. Foster makes otber speeches in his new district. There {5 mucn more than 4 passing chance that he will be elected. CRIME. MYSTERIOUS MURDER. . Special Disyateh 1o The Tribune. Keokuk. Ia., Aug. 24.—A horrible murder has_just come .o heht near Kahoka, in-Clark County, Mo: Last evening the dead body of a man was found under a culvert ona public hirhwav with 2 gunshot wound in the back of his head. The shot had evidently been fired at stiort range, as the back of the head was badly torn by the. charge. The hat. ceat, vest, and boots were missing. The hody was that of a wmeldium-sized man, ahout 35 or 40 vears of age, weiehing about 160 pounds, vartiv bald, und small side-wirskers. it had been jn the cul- vert at least two days. aud was in an advanced state of decomposition. There was nothing on the person that would lead to its identitication, and only 25 cents in money. A man who stopped at a hotel in Kahoka Wednesday night, and who aced very strangely, is suspecied of havine been the murderer, He left the next morning, zaing West. An effort will be made to appretiend hiin. The murderis a complete mystiry, and has produced intense excitement in’that locality. RUN AGAINST TIIE JAILER. Drapwoop, D. T., Auz. 24.—Shortly before noon to-day, as Jailer Maoning unlocked the door of the maln cell of the city juil, the oris- oners, acting on & preconcerted plan, made & dash for liberty. The jailer was knucked dowr, and the prisoners all succeeded in getting ont- side the jail vard before the alarm was eiven. Uuder-Sheriff Mabon and deputies, ussisted by alarge number of citizens, were qui band and began a hot pursuit of the jal swho had taken to the mountuins. The was 50 well manazed that in less than sn all the prisoners, excepling one, were recap- Several shots wepe nred, but no ove injured. ‘The prisovers pturcd were Wite snd Keiscr, borse-thieves, und Dale and Martin, cattle-thieves: Bell, the alleged mur- derer of Charles Leg, did not attempt to escape. STILL AT LARGE. Speciat Dispaich to The Tribune. GRAND RapIDS, Mich., Aug. 21.—Despite the most dilizent search, no clew has been obtained as to the whereabouts of the four prisoners who escaped from our County Jail last might. A span of horses was stolen near the ity very early this morning, and it is believed that two of the fugitives rode them off. Sherift Peck came hume to-day, and there is no doubt of his ability Lo recapture them, as hets an excellent and ibdefatigable detective. He will doubtless succeed. WALKED OUT OF PRISON. Covvssus, 0., Aug. 24.—Watt W. Jones; a five-vears’ convict from Cuyahoza County, es- caped from the Penitentiary this mornk He wus dressed in a.citizen’s suit of clotbes’ and presented o pass Of the toreman of the shop ub tne prison #ate, and walked away to freedom without trouble. A WHOLESOME LAW. PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 24.—Our vew Tramp | law, under which tramps are sentenced to thirty days’ hard labor in the chain gaog, break- iug stones on the streets, is working beautifully. ‘Lhe tramps seldom Iurer long in the city alter being.released, and the community uever was freer from them than now. £ PINNEY. Sax FrRANCISCO, Aug. 24.—The cases of the Savines & Loaas Socicty and Masonic Bani agaiost W. B. Carr, to recbver money loaned to Georee M. Pinuey, was dismissed on motion of plaiotids, _ CLEAR LAKE. CLEAR LAKE, Ia,, Aug. 24.—The tenth day of the Clear Lake assembly was bright and agree- able, only somcwhat hotter than beretofore, driving many to the baths aud other cool places. President Magoon, of Grinnell College, delivered a masterly discourse in the forenoon on the modernJews. In a scholurly and elo- auent manuer he showed us our duly of brotherly love and zeal for the bonored race from whom ame our Savior and His Apostles. At 3 o'clock another business wceting was hela, at which the following Board of Managers was . chosen _for - the coming s The Rev. J. M. Lasier, of Lemars; the Rev. R, W. Keeler, of Epworth, the Hon. [saac Garmoe, of Fort Dodize; Col. Ed Stiaw, of Clear Lake; Prof. A. Townsend, of Waterloo; the Rev. A. L%, Groves, of New York; 3. E. Waterburv.of Fayette; Samuel Burus, of Omaba; and Prof. AL M. Gilehrist, of Clear Lake. The business mecting passed a resolution re- questing the Board to e two days of the next session to temperance, one to bea Sunday. Thev will seek to huve for speakers such wen as Neal Dow und Gough. A number of denominational meetings were beld in the after part of the day, in which Sab- bath-scnuol interests of the several denomina- tions were considered, and Prol. Richards, of Chicago, guve his closing scientific lecture, a most prilliant affair. “The audienee was large, there being several new arrivals to-day To-murrow tumni day, and Dr. Crook, of Minnesota, delivers the discourse, Mr. Scoville, of Pittsburg; occupving the pulpit. Sunday evening will present a tine entertain- ment, Vresident Magoon, the Rev. Dr. Case, aud the Rev. Dr. Corucin being the preachers. “The ibterest continttes uuabated, and will doubtless be so. The late President, Gilmore, tetezrapied Supt. Sunborn to-day that the ate- fee wonld be reduced to 25 cents to all comers by railroad on awl aiter Saturday. Miss Lottic Cruiksbank, of Chica; charming siger, 15 lylg guite i1l at Dr. cottage. s SUICIDE. Svecial Dispatch to The Tribune. BroomiNGTox, Lil.,, Aug. 24.—About 8 o’clock this morning, the Hon. William Haines Cheney, one of the largest land-owners in McLean County, was found hanging by an old strap and rope to a wild crab tree in 2 hedge seventy rods west Of his residence, one mile gouthwest of Saybrook, aud Lwenty-five miles east of here. Five years ago he tricd to haog himsclf, but failed. Since then be bas suffered by the wear ing away of the braip, but was copstantly watched” by bis famly. Tle bad been away irom his sons, Harry and Charlie, about twenty mmutes when found by them with his feet touching the grouad. The deceased secmed to think his family would €oou be poor, but had no occasion for thinking so. He owned 1,200 acres of the best land in McLean County, on which there wasa mortgage for 312,000 due to the Northwestern Mutual Life-Iusurance Compauy of Milwaunkee, which Company bad also insured him for 12, His residence is a two-story brick and stone, and cost 35.000. He was worth $0,000 over his debts. e came bere in 1325, and mar- ried first, in 1842, Mary Jaue Orendori, by whom he bad nme clnldren, six of whow are now living. He was married azain in 1573 to Caro- lie Brown, daughter of Demas Brown, of Medina, O., by wnom he had three children, all. living. Mr. Cneney was elected to the Legislature in 1867, uud and was a lepding man in the county for sume years. e was well and widely known for his ‘sterling integrity. lhs death 1s wuch lamented. He wul be buried Suuday afternoon. y Spagiut Dispatch to The Trivune. GRAND 13ATIDS, Mich., Aua. 24.—Mrs. Marion Brower, of this city, comuitted smade this evening by cutting her throat with a razor. She had tried Ltwice before within a year past unsuce- cessfuily to destroy herself. Sho was aflheted with the.ballucination that she was aoomed to starve to death. though her husband was well off.~ She was about t0- years old, aud leaves a busband and tbree grown-up children. e —————— ARCH/OLOGICAL. MaxsrpieLp. O., Aug. 20.—The Ohio Suate Archieotogical Association holds its third an-, nual session in the university at Wooster Scpt. 3. Thecitizens have arranged for the enter- taoment of the guests. A number of suen- tific gentlemen from abroad have been invited. Valuable papers will be read, and it is expected that the meeting will be nousually intercsuine. The attendance of all those intcrested fo the antiquities of the State isrequested. —_— — NOTICE OF CONTEST. Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. New YoRs, Aug. 25.—It is reported in theat- ricat circles that & cablegram - has been sent by Miss Rose Massey to her Jawyers here directing them to contest the will of -the late Harry .\I;;nugue on the ground that she is his lawtal wile. WHISKY WAR ‘Tennessee Moonshiners Forcibly Resist the- Collection of Revenue. Uncle Sam'§ Officers, Armed to the Teeth, Ilove on Their Scrong- hold. Arriving There, a Pitched Bat- tle Ensues Between the Parties. Several of the Officers Wounded and Some of the Distillers Dis- abled. i Spectal Dispaich to e Tribune. i Nasuvirre, Tenn., Ang. 25.—Cellector Wood- cock; recerved the iollowing dispazch from Leba~ non, sixty-two miles away from the scene of bloodshed: We were attacked yesterday ut 6 bell, Morzan, and Gand. \ve . war tire for forty-five minutes. P Smun ore wounded. 1 left the when the fining commenced am patcaed Charlie Stram and myse men. Our aminnniddon 2 short. (i you can. L will try and get some horses hiere. 71 place of suack 13 uine miles n .mrufiifi-v&“ Overton County. ©ULiE Lo Avens. in response, Woodeock teleerap®ed Avers in. quiring how miany horses he could get, and whether anv of the narties were seriously hurt. Avers answered nim as follows: Can et no horses. Piaillips is skot throyal Ll-[l:.': Fippens is wo nded under the ;:E{:‘y? Sy 0% in the left arm in ture A be: down on the evening S Collector Woodcock immediately teles 2 i 2ra the avove fav Commissioner Raum, ua'&h:: ceived the follewing in response: You- are aothorized to employ as ma; s may deenr weceeeary lo constituie o paese ta id you in the «nforcement of the i -rev Iays in Overion Cauncy. & termal-reveone ee, Ayers, and_Charles_ Strain, who sent by Speeinl Deputy Colicetor Jame:“)rxa Dayis, from Overton = Cousty, to Collector Williamn Woodcock for reintarcément, have just :\rn\‘cd nul(’l en the lrl lowing details of yes- erday’s fight with il distiller county: SEIE It ‘The revenue party was composed of § Deputy-Cuifector Davis, 1 charge; }:m Brown, Ru! Rawls, C. E. Tippin, J. M, Phil- lips, Felix Young, Pres Saith, Milton Howe, C. W. Strain, United States Commissioner, 3. D. Mather, Spears, and ourscives. Ve, had stopped at the house of James Peek, on Spriog Creek, Overton Couury, for the purocsy of resting for the meht. We had dismounted, and Comiuis=ioner Mather and I were standine 2 m. by Camp- under heavy s, Tiopzens, and outside talking about Peek’s ap i i3 102 years; some of the x:.’enmi::& wone into the house, while Davis and Paillips went down into a earden. Then came a single sbot from an opposite hill 100 vards distent. T siruck Phiilips in the left sile,when hecried out In great pain, *Ob, lordy!” and then came a responsive ec..0 from the witd-cat men, “0p, yes; Godd—n sou!” Wi that cetween twen'y or thirtv of them showed thewselves, and reey- 1ar firing was commenced, lasung forty-five min- utes, 1t was for s time very rapid. The wild- cat men came 1o withwn fiity or serenty-five feet of us, huegiue close to the trecs. It was, - seen that Campbell Morzan, wonnded jo's fieht Jast spring, was in the lcad. I took aim at bim aud fired, and, as the smoke cleared away, [ saw Inm stuyger backward. Smith confronted six of the enemy at one time, stood out.fn the open ficld and cursed them, and told them' to come out from behind. the trees and ticht like men. He had been wounded three times in his left arm, which was bleeding protusely. Commissioner Mather asked for the . eun, but be said he wonid fignt until be Iell,’ Tippiu was wounded under the right eye. _Tha. illeit distillers tuen charged us, when we- drove them back. They came at us again, but we agan repulsed them. Then camea lull in the. firmg. Davis now ordered me and Strain to za at once to Nashville for reinforcements. Leas- g our zuns und aminunition with them, we made a hasty exit. When we got half a mile distant we again heard firing, as if heavy skirmishing was in prozress, and then came single_shots at intervals. We heard nothing from them after taking leave, and they may either have fought their way out or been it was' the opinion of ~ the citizens that the illicit distillers would ~ arise all “over” that locality. and 0 all probability put an end'to the whole party. Davis said he wonld die by Phillips, whom we believe to bave been mortally wounded, When we left. Davis be told ug, * For Gud’s sake tell Woodcock to send me 100 men as quick as possible. Go there or kill vour hprses in the attemph” Smith said he kitled one, and manv ‘of toem must have been wounded. One hundred shots had been exchanwed. We sent in Lanzford, of Cookiville, to the scene of action. Whenl left them they had over 100 rounds of ammu- nition, and Davis said he wonldn’t lose 2 shot. We had that moruing cut up Brown & Brad- lev’s brandy distillers, within three miles of where the fight occurred. The illfcit distillers were armed with rifles, shot-zups, sed pistols. They had been preparing for some time to” meet us. Collector. Weodeock applied to Guv. Porter to-dav far arms, and was furnished with twenty breech-loading rifles. Twenty men, armed with these rifies and twenty. rounds of cartridecs, left here at § o'dock on horseback to relieve Davie. and will arrive at | the scene of action at midnizht to-morrow, havinz to ravel nipety-two miles. Collector Woodcack says he has nformation thata box of guns was shipped to that locality a week ago —————— ROBBED -BY PIRATES. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. New Yors, Aug. 25.—The American schood- er K. C. Raukin, whose crew arrived here ses- terday, was boarded by pirates July 12 last off Saona Island, and entirely stripped of ber cargo. The pirates, native blacks, came'in swarm, and quickly overcame the sailurs by threatening to knife them, and had eversthing their own way. An appeal was mads ; by the Raukiv’s Captain to the Goi* eroment at San Dominzo, but, while- whlmg in expression, the aulhorities scemed unable Lo recover the goods or repress the piratical tendencies ol the Saonans. Ihis is the boldest case yet reportcd. ‘Thie Rankinis atotal loss, sud her crew came bome i & steamship. —_——— Indion Customs and Dritish Philanthropy. miton Week. Miss Florence Niuhtinzale bas contributed an interesting but misleading paper to the current nuinber: of the Nelenth Century. With the best intentions in the world, that cstimable lady bas taken a blue book for her guidsand the Decean for her region of opservation, and formulatedprineiples which s plies to the whole Empire—a mistake not _dissim lar Irom that comumitted by a torcigner who generalizc upon the English peovle from wlat he had seen and beard durng a hasty scamper throush the Black Country. Miss Nightingale is shocked inat the tiell-laborers should toil under 3 burn- ing sun_ without a rag to their back. I does secin rather disagrecabic, and some years aco 8 youug Kuglish lady, just arrived in the couutsy and marncd (o a planter, was so moved by stcht that she distributed two or three dozen stiirts Lelonging to her husiand amonz the cooties at work uear the house. . Un the follow- ing worping that much-enduring personaze in- formed her, with a smile, that tiie people wist- ed to thaok’ ber tor ber kindness. Sheacconty panied bun to tue veranda, and there I shirts, not covering their bodics, but board round their heads in the form of turbans, 3iss Nightingule also objects to the poor villagers drioking dirty watcr out of filthy puadles. I is to be_rezreited that they will do so, but €v¢D in Calcutta there was for a time some ditliculty 10 persuading sutne of thie simall shopkeepers to use pure water Irom the byuraots, in prefernce 1o the bpeasoup scéoped out of uelghboring ponds, in which all msuer of people bathed and washed their clothes and cookiug atensus. e —————— A Catholic Dog: Monseizneur Capel, whose portrait is drawn in * Lotbair ** nnder the title of Monselznent Catesby, has a Cathalic dos, to whom-_Charles War en Stoddard was_ recently introduced 3t Cedar Villa—the toymer bome of Mr. Sullwa- When the San Fraucisco Lraveier was formaliy presented, Beppo put out a paw and saluted the visitor with a sbort, low bark, *Beopo. said Monseigueur, *zhereisa moutbful with the complupents ol Bismarck,” A huge bi of A was piaced under the nose of the dogy’ who re- fused even to Jook at 1t. Being urired to et it he turned away aud retreated in the deepest diseust. * Tne Pope sends _it,”” cried Beppo's master, and the words were scarcely utier® a flash. ' Thred b cake disappeared in A whieathe & the host. Bepoo cheers for Pio Nooo,” cried ‘sprang to a table under a_finc porirait of the Fope, put his forepaws npou it, and barked thrice with enthusissm. Nor would the dogs ‘who bore unon bis collar this legend, -+~ Bepos . Friend and Protector,” quit the room, atthough ordered o do so, until Monseigneur had pasied out before bim. 3